We Did IT!!!!

I thought I would let you all know that we did decide to vaccinate Ethan for the H1N1 flu. He received his shot last night at our doctor's office. He did very well, he is always so patient at waiting, we had to wait for about an hour to receive his shot. I could tell he was getting nervous though, as the little kids kept coming out of the doctor's office crying. He kept asking me if it was going to hurt? Thankfully, I did have some left over Emla cream that I used when he had all of his blood tests. I was able to use some of the cream to help lessen the pain of the immunization just a bit. Ethan said it still stung but not as bad as without it would have been, and so far the only complaint that Ethan has, is a sore arm.

I am praying that Ethan does not relapse from this shot and that he doesn't have any adverse reactions to it as well. I have been praying over both my boys constantly that they will be protected from this flu and any complications arising from it. I can tell you that I feel a great sense of peace and that a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Adam and I still have to wait until we are allowed to get the vaccination, I hope it isn't too much longer.... Adam woke up with a mild fever and a cough this morning, praying that it is just a cold and nothing else. For now, I am so very happy that this very hard and stressful decision is behind us and so very at peace with the decision we made!