A big sorry to everyone who's wondering what the heck we've been up to. Right now, Nory is napping and Jet is playing in her crib which means I have a few minutes to spare! YAHOO!
Phil's back to work today after a four day weekend for National and Liberation Day. We did a few fun things, but yesterday's oral vaccination for Jet was NOT one of them. At least this story will prove that my last post (re: vomiting) was no exaggeration......
So ya. An oral vaccine. One would think this would be better than an injection. In fact, we even breathed a sigh of relief when we discovered it would be oral because we anticipated it would be more pain-free than a jab. HA! This mindset lasted all of about ONE DROP of the stuff until Juliet vomited all over the clinic floor. The nurse looked at us with BIG EYES and exclaimed, "but we still have one millileter to give!" to which we laughed and offered to give Juliet the vaccine ourselves. Since we're used to giving Jet her reflux medicine this way (and it is typically a long and slow process to prevent her from throwing it all up), the nurse agreed and decided to take a back seat. Daddy to the rescue!
Unfortunately, Jet wasn't willing to go the slow route either. A mere seconds after finishing the entire thing, Phil and I looked at each other with a big "OH NO!!!!!!" and...........let's just say the nursing staff called housekeeping in the same way they'd call a code red. It wasn't pretty. Not only did we disgust (and terrify?) the other parents in the room, we also failed to vaccinate our darling with a vaccine that wasn't covered by insurance. WHOOPS!!!!!!!!!!
Here's to another attempt next month. In the meantime, Juliet has stayed true to the Parkinson name and our legacy as a family of pukers lives on! #omg #whatifwetakemymaidennameinstead
Phil's back to work today after a four day weekend for National and Liberation Day. We did a few fun things, but yesterday's oral vaccination for Jet was NOT one of them. At least this story will prove that my last post (re: vomiting) was no exaggeration......
So ya. An oral vaccine. One would think this would be better than an injection. In fact, we even breathed a sigh of relief when we discovered it would be oral because we anticipated it would be more pain-free than a jab. HA! This mindset lasted all of about ONE DROP of the stuff until Juliet vomited all over the clinic floor. The nurse looked at us with BIG EYES and exclaimed, "but we still have one millileter to give!" to which we laughed and offered to give Juliet the vaccine ourselves. Since we're used to giving Jet her reflux medicine this way (and it is typically a long and slow process to prevent her from throwing it all up), the nurse agreed and decided to take a back seat. Daddy to the rescue!
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| I wonder if they would have allowed the same to happen in Canada... |
Unfortunately, Jet wasn't willing to go the slow route either. A mere seconds after finishing the entire thing, Phil and I looked at each other with a big "OH NO!!!!!!" and...........let's just say the nursing staff called housekeeping in the same way they'd call a code red. It wasn't pretty. Not only did we disgust (and terrify?) the other parents in the room, we also failed to vaccinate our darling with a vaccine that wasn't covered by insurance. WHOOPS!!!!!!!!!!
Here's to another attempt next month. In the meantime, Juliet has stayed true to the Parkinson name and our legacy as a family of pukers lives on! #omg #whatifwetakemymaidennameinstead
Poor wee Jet. xo
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