I feel like a horrible mean dad today.

Today was Declan's 1 year checkup. (It kinda goes with that birthday thing from a few days ago.) First, Declan seems to have developed a big case of stranger anxiety lately. Not really sure why. And he's also gone into super Cling-On mode...so taking him to the doctor and having him go into the exam room immediately resulted in screams, tears, and crying....

Then, add the 3 vaccinations. "Pin Cushion" syndrome as Zandra puts it.

Then add that mom had to go back to work and dad got to take him home. Fortunately, he fell asleep in the car on the way home and slept for 2 hours.

But then, after being all rested and fed, dad picks him up from his toys to drag him over to the local lab to have blood drawn as part of his physical. More pricks. More tears. More screams. More blood. More agony for dad.

Makes me wish I had had more meetings today....and it's not like those have been fun lately either...