Posts Tagged ‘Swine Flu’

5 months of waiting…

November 7, 2009

and Lillie’s first tooth is here!  Pat (well, okay, me too) thought it was coming in around the time she hit 4 months.  After all, she was drooling a lot and I got my first tooth at 4 months.  Then…it never arrived.  I later learned that all babies drool at about that age because their saliva [...]

The good thing about swimming lessons is…

November 4, 2009

….long naps afterwards for Lillie! 
Yes, we’re still in swimming lessons and probably will be for, um, the foreseeable future.  Lillie loves them and I think it’s good to get her used to the water.  I don’t really want to be taking breaks from lessons because I want to avoid her forming a fear of water.  [...]

No Luck

November 3, 2009

After waiting in line for 2 hours, Lillie didn’t get the vaccine.  While only “priority groups” were supposed to get the vaccine, they were giving it out willy-nilly.  I asked one of the DHS people about it and she said, “We can’t be the vaccine police.”  Um, not only CAN you be the vaccine police, [...]

Medical Response

November 3, 2009

Me: Should I get the H1N1 vaccine for Lillie?
Dr’s Nurse: Um, YEAH!
So, we’ll be heading out to the county clinic today.  Of course, I won’t be getting the vaccine, but that’s okay.  I rarely get sick as it is and, let’s face it, I’m not 8 months old.  And I did get the seasonal flu [...]

Waiting…

November 3, 2009

I’m sitting here waiting for the doctor’s office to call me back and tell me what to do.
Here’s the situation…I found I can get Lillie the H1N1 vaccine through the county today.  However, I’ve heard arguments both for and against the vaccine.  And Mr. Worst Case Scenario (that would be Pat, by the way) is [...]