One Year Vaccines

jmdinap — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:20:00 GMT

With all the vaccine chatter going on, I just thought I would pipe in with my two cents.

Jacob went for his one year checkup the day before his birthday. He was doing fine, and we discussed the normal things: eating (switch to whole milk- yay!!!), safety (still a little kid with a big head, so he has to stay rear facing in the car), diet (no peanuts until age three), milestones (says 3 words, and is trying to walk), and completely neurotic parental concerns (at what point do we worry about his large head? or does that just mean he has a bigger brain?).

Then, FYI you can't actually get vaccines until they are one year of age, and not a day sooner. Why? It is because of school records, I am told. They can't get the chicken pox vaccine until they are one, or the schools won't accept it. Huh.

Not an issue, we went back the next day for a quick nurse visit to get our shots. Jacob has handled them beautifully. A little sleepy, no other symptoms.

Thank goodness for that.

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jmdinap — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:45:00 GMT

Jacob will be 1 in a few days.

This is my second, and probably last baby to have a first birthday. It is a cliche, but truly bittersweet.

The sweetness: I am delighted at what a little human he is. He is laughing, playing peek a boo, taking steps, saying, "That! Mama! Dada!" He shakes his head no, and cracks up every time Asher comes near him. He snuggles, loves books, and is never going to give up his bottle. He naps twice a day, and sleeps all night. He likes to eat meatballs, challah, pizza, goldfish, fish sticks, grapes, cheese turkey, mac & cheese, peas, hummus, crackers, & bread, but dislikes sweets and most veggies. Without sounding conceited, he adores me. He lights up when I walk into the room, and he reaches for me and smiles.

The bitter: He is getting older. He is going to turn into a toddler who walks and never stops talking. He will one day look at me and go, "NO! I need my PRIVACY!!!", as my 3-year-old does. He is done with baby food, done with his cute little baby outfits, and done with most things baby. I no longer get to say, " I just had a baby, and that is why I have this poochy gut hanging out."

He is turning into a kid, and while I love him more and more each day for the little man he is becoming, I am sad for the baby I am losing.

Take It Easy, Baby : one

One Year Vaccines

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