Injection 101

Today Carson and I both received our flu shots. I wasn't worried about Carson's reaction because we had talked about a couple of times so he knew what to expect. He watched as I got mine and then he sat on my lap and I held his arms. When he was finished, he got a sticker and a lollipop. He was so brave and took it like a champ! He was so proud of himself. He kept saying, "knee, shot " Although in reality they gave him the shot in his vastus lasteralus (aka his thigh) he would still point to his knee. After dinner we were playing and he was pretending to administer shots to his stuffed bears. At first he would place the bears on his lap to administer the injection.


Then he would have me hold either the bear or as he likes to call it the baby bear while he gave them a shot. After awhile he said, "your turn." So he held the bear while I administered the shot...(pictured above) too cute. I love that kid!

Who Knew?

When we were young, we were the best of friends.
Sorry the picture has damage but it was a fun one so I used it anyways.

In the picture I was 14 about to start high school and she was 15 anxiously awaiting getting her driving permit. Back in the day we would share secrets, speak in English accents just for the fun of it and daydream for hours trying to plan our futures complete with lists of qualities of potential husbands, baby name lists and careers. We would even stuff basketballs under our shirts to see what we would look like pregnant!

Fast forward many years through high school, a few "scrubs," college, both of our weddings and a kid for me two weeks before her wedding.

Today we are both pregnant and due within four weeks of each other and she just found out that she is having a GIRL too!
I couldn't be happier for her.