Ugh

That's how I feel right about now. We had Regan's two-month checkup today and it was not a fun experience. Actually, everything was pretty cool up until the dreaded vaccines. We had a grand total of 5 vaccinations today, delivered via 3 syringes. Regan was delighted to receive said vaccinations. She smiled and laughed the entire time. Back to reality. Regan started screaming *before* they came in with the shots. In my limited experience, I swear that kids have ESP about this sort of thing. Anyway, things managed to unravel from there. Regan screamed like crazy (naturally) when they shot her up. By the time we made it out to the car, she was actually calm again. She was kind of fussy the rest of the day, which is pretty standard fare for post-vaccination behavior. Then 3:30 rolls around and she comes unglued! She started to scream like crazy, in a way that frightened me because I had never really heard it before. This kept up for about an hour. I spoke with a nurse at the doctor's office about what was going on. She said that they occasionally see this kind of thing and to basically grit it out with liberal doses of Infant Tylenol.

Regan fell asleep (probably due to exhaustion) around 5:30. She slept right up until 9:00, when I kind of poked her awake to eat. This is one of the situations where being a hopeless neurotic actually works against you. I'm freaked out when she's crying, and I'm freaked out when she's sleeping. I actually got her to smile a bit after she ate, so I'll just have to be satisfied with that. I think everything will be OK, but the last thing we need is more drama in our lives at this point. Regan needs to return to 'perfect baby' mode ASAP.