Mackay Madness: "shot or "no shot"...that is NO longer the question!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

"shot or "no shot"...that is NO longer the question!

(He did get a bath time baby doll out of it!)

I have been stewing about the H1N1 shot for weeks now. Should I get it, should I get it for my kids??? I was dead set against it in the beginning, because lets face it, I'm afraid of trying anything "new" no matter what it is! But the other night I was watching the news and had a feeling that I better check into it a little more.

Brandon told me to call our pediatrician who we just love and trust, and ask him what he thought. So today, I did that...and he said that we ABSOLUTELY should all have it!

Well, they are only giving it to high risk children and babies under six months right now. But the pediatric office out here in Saratoga is giving it to kids under three TODAY!!!
So off I went and got "E" the immunization shot!!!! YIKES.

I HAVE TO SAY, I FEEL RELIEVED! I would have never forgiven myself if something happened to him and I had been warned. Kids 3 and under are considered high risk! So CONGRATS to Easton for getting the H1N1....sorry to the rest of my kids that I have not yet found them the same gift! BETTER LUCK NEXT WEEK!!!

5 comments:

Amy said...: I have felt the exact same way! I was completely against it, and then did some more investigating, and decided we needed it. My kids schools are offering it through a well known clinic here. I just finished signing them all up. They're going to be thrilled! I think we've made the right decision on this one; November 12, 2009 at 5:28 PM
McKelle said...: Laine and Gwen both got the H1N1 vaccine on Saturday. I couldn't decide at first either, but my pediatricians office got them in and were making appointments. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get it done fast and easy. I was in and out within 15 minutes....but if you read my blog, you'll see that Gwen kicked the nurse that gave the shot to her. oops.; November 12, 2009 at 6:23 PM
Bell Family said...: Oh how I stressed about this one. Just yesterday both of my boys got it. I do feel better just knowing that they are immunized, let's just hope they don't have babies with flippers like Sam said could happen. (of course he was kidding, but I didn't think it was funny); November 12, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Natali Thompson said...: I felt the same way at first-I got the shots for the kids a couple of weeks ago (because Miles has asthma) but not for Dave and I yet-can't quite bring myself to wait in a line "hoping" to get a shot for three hours!; November 13, 2009 at 5:10 PM
schaars said...: Hey Liz my mom works up at Primarys and has heard that a lot of Smiths are getting doses of shots so try there! Sienna just got her booster friday and I qualified because I have lots of health issues and I have to say I am so releaved to be immunized.; November 22, 2009 at 3:00 PM

From the mouths of "our babes":

*Our doorbell rang. Chance ran to get it. No one was there. He said, "oh darn,it must have been a knocker-ditcher." (Otherwise known as a doorbell ditcher.)

*Chance climbed in the back of the car this afternoon, and said "ewww mom, the back of your car smells gross...it smells like fries and poo all mixed together."

There was a little boy acting very naughty in Chances primary class...he turned and told the boy that he was an "ANGRY ELF." The teacher told me that it made her whole day and she nearly peed her pants laughing. (We were visiting at a different ward, which makes it even funnier because he didn't even know the boy.)

*Chance's kindergarten teacher's name is Mrs. Rasband, he came home and told Brandon that her name is Mrs. Wristband! Close enough

*As we were driving through the farmlands, Addie blurts out from the backseat, "it's cool how HAY grows, it just randomly pops up in perfect little blocks!" (She was DEAD serious)

*We came home from camping and Addie turns to me and says, "Mom, it feels so good to be home and walk on the grass and have a cup of milk!"

*We ate at a "Thai" restaurant tonight. Addie was so sick of peanuts on all of the food. She finally looked at me and said, "what the heck, do they have a peanut tree in that kitchen or what?"

*Chance asked me, "Mom, why Jesus make me so fast?" (Basically asking why he is such a fast runner)

*Chance was looking through the neighbors fence at their dog and he came running back across the street and said " oh sick, that dog just bless you'd all over my face!" Apparently, that means the dog sneezed on him!

*Chance calls "Walkie Talkies"... "Hickey Tickies"

*Hannah told me that we are going to give her "arthritis" because we are making her camp in a tent this year. (We sold our big fifth wheel last year.) Poor kids!

*We went thru the drive-up at Wendy's and they were out of Frosty's. As we pulled away, Chance murmurs to himself: "damn, damn, damn!" (I will take full responsibility for that one!) Needless to say, we had a little chat!

*Chance says that "chocolate milk" is his favorite taste!

*Chance was picking the seat of his pants today, and I said "what's wrong son, do you have a snuggy?" And he said, "no mom, I don't have a snuggly, my bums are just stuck together.

*Tonight at dinner, Addie told us that her favorite solid food is BUTTER and her favorite liquid food is SPRAY BUTTER!

*Chance told me today that his brain was making him scared to go to school. (He just kept holding his head in his hands)

*We had a "chick" die this weekend. Of course the kids made us do a burial. Apparently it freaked Chance out, and he wouldn't sleep in his bed because he just knew there were dead chicks in the sheets, and his feet could feel the feathers!

Easton "Such a Big Miracle, in such a Little Boy"

For those that don't know, our little boy nearly drowned in a bathtub accident when he was just 7 months old. I had run a bath for myself and left Easton (who could barely crawl) in his room on the floor. I ran out to the kitchen to clean up a glass my daughter had broken. When I returned to the bath... Easton had pulled himself into the bathroom and was floating face down in the water. He had his feet pajama's on which helped him slip over the side. He was under for about two - four minutes and it took four minutes of CPR from his daddy before he took his first breath. He was taken by ambulance to "Primary's" where he stayed in the ICU overnight. He had a full recovery. We are so, so lucky! He is ONE YEAR OLD now and we're so happy that our heavenly father decided that we could keep him!!! He brings so much SUNSHINE into our lives. "We love you Eastie". I put this on my blog for my own journal, but also for people to always be aware of your kids around water...they are capable of sooo much more than you may think!