Vaccinations!

Today Melina goes in for her first vaccinations. I waited until she was 6 months old to get any shots, because it just seems unnecessarily cruel to subject a tiny baby to vaccinations (especially if she's not in daycare). Also, I wanted to wait until her system was a little stronger. Vaccinations are so controversial in certain circles - on one hand I feel like a terrible mother risking her life unnecessarily (especially after reading Mothering magazine). Dr. Sears, on the other hand (who is also on the alternative parenting side of things) is pro-vaccine. Anyway, I don't want her to get sick, and I generally believe in vaccinating kids. Today she gets the whooping cough and HIB vaccines. Whooping cough seems to pop up here every winter, so I think it's a good idea. I am not looking forward to it, though. Apparently I'm supposed to act like nothing is wrong, greet the doctor as if I'm glad to see her, massage Melina's arm before the shot, and then instantly distract her with a toy. She doesn't seem so into toys lately, but maybe a bowl of spaghetti would work...