He also had to get the same round of shots he had at his 2- month visit… an oral vaccine plus four shots. He cried, of course, but moments after I picked him up he stopped crying - so he did much better than last time. He even gave the doctor a smile before she left the examination room, so apparently he forgave her and her ridiculously long needles. (Although he probably won't be so forgiving once he develops a short-term memory that is longer than 15 seconds.)
In other baby news...Alexander has learned that when I pull the camera out, a big flash is coming. When he sees the camera, his eyes get wide and he starts blinking hard. It is hilarious. Here’s an example of what I am talking about… Alexander was happy and laughing. I bring up the camera and this happens:
OK, fine… so I talk to him a bit, get him laughing again, quickly put the camera back in front of him and I get this:
OK, we’ll try again. I tell Alexander his favorite joke (the one about the tongue that goes *pssssssbt*), he cracks up, I slowly bring the camera into view, and CLICK:
D’oh! One last time, and this time, I think I got it. I get him laughing again, take the camera out, he gets all wide-eyed and blinky, then instead of taking a picture I re-tell his favorite joke. He laughs, and I quickly take the picture:
YES! Ha-HA! I shouldn't feel so proud for having outwitted a 4-month old... but, come on... this is an "advanced" 4-month old. Let me have this victory.
OK, I've got to run out to Target because he has literally outgrown all of his clothes overnight. If I don't go now, we'll have to make him an emergency giant romper out of curtains.
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