Monday was terrible…and not for the reason you might think. I did go back to work, but that actually went pretty smoothly. Unfortunately, as soon as my shift was over we had to head to the doctor for Finley’s two month check up. (First of all, I can’t believe she’s two months old already. Time is just flying by.) Anyway, for those of you that have recently had a baby, you know what happens at the two month check up - vaccinations galore. I forgot how horrible this is. She had to get three shots and as soon as the first one went in, there was this 2 second delay and then the shrieking scream that no mom wants to hear. I contemplated leaving the room. What’s worse, watching your child scream in pain and looking at you like ‘why are you letting them do this to me???’ or leaving the room and having your child scream in pain and wonder ‘why did my mommy leave me???’ Luckily Mike was there to hold her still while I stood by the waste basket thinking I might throw up.
On a positive note, going back to work went pretty well. Finley actually decided to let me get some shut eye for my first day back. It’s amazing what 3 straight hours of sleep will do! When I was leaving for work, I went to give her a kiss and she just looked at me like ‘who is this lady with all the make-up on?’ (I kind of let myself go while on leave…) I only cried for a minute and then focused on trying to remember how to do my job. Bill brought me in some pumpkin bars and made some of his famous gumbo for me as well. (I was taken aback ’cause he’s usually not this nice.) As much as I have enjoyed being home with my darling girl, it’s actually nice to have a reason to shower and brush my teeth everyday. (oh come on - you know you had days when you couldn’t remember if you brushed or not!)
on Mar 3rd, 2009 at 1:47 pm
I,m glad to find this…actually I am tring to find out when the job fair is this month…so now I can say what I was thinking yesterday when I saw Jennifer was back..I am new to the la crosse area and always watch Jennifer and Bill Grawl…jus love those two..well some weeks ago I was maybe on your website, and found little bio’s of you guys…neat that Bill is from Colorado….daughter used to live in Woody Creek…also saw Tom at parade couple of years ago and thought he was darling..just the nicest on T.V….and ofcourse I love Jen..I had no idea that J. Livingston and Tom were husb and wife..that just struck me as the neatest thing….I am 53 and don’t pay much attention to these things but it was neat to find out this stuff…Jennifer you looked so tired monday, but as usual a simply delightful personality….you are a great girl and really professional…congradulation on your baby girl..I too have two daughter, 34 and 31…I wouldn’t have it any other way…just love girls…take care and I will continue to watch
patty randolph
holmen wi
on Mar 3rd, 2009 at 6:34 pm
hey Jen and Mike!
so i just had a baby christmas eve and our daughter too just had her 2 month check up last friday. I know how you felt…lucky for me i wasn’t in the room with her and daddy…i had an appt. right after she did so the dr started my appt while the nurse took her and daddy to get the shots done…they were in the room right next to me and as soon as the shots were given i heard the horrible scream cuase i knew it was her and it broke my heart..i wanted to cry so bad and my fiance said she just looked at him like she wanted to know why he was letting them do that to her
on Mar 3rd, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Jen! So glad you’re back to work! Yes, many, many of us mom’s know EXACTLY what you mean about the immunizations and about the reason to get dressed.
on Mar 3rd, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Dear Jen,
Glad to see you back on the morning show! You look great! Bill seems more giddy now too since you’re back….LOL! (It’s funny cuz I always hope for you to get the weather quizzes right…hahaha).
I know how difficult it is to see Finley screaming her lungs out. I guess that goes hand in hand….babies getting immunizations to strengthen their lungs!
She’s growing fast, you’re great at Motherhood Jen, just as you are a news anchor
on Mar 5th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
i think she should be nice to bill bring him some bars and coffee he does great job….
on Mar 8th, 2009 at 10:50 am
It was just like old times when I saw Jen back on Monday! It made me happy to know that things are getting back to normal and life is as it should be!
on Mar 12th, 2009 at 11:03 am
Jennifer~
A friend just told me about your blog. I want to thank you for letting us into your life. I have a 22 month old daughter. She came as a surprise to me and my husband. But since then we have struggled with many miscarriages/ectopic pregnancies. I too have had the sono-HSG test done many times. But just recently I found out that both my tubes are blocked. One due to endometriosis & the other to my ectopic pregnancy only 4 months after. I am actually having surgery done to reconstruct the one tube in hopes of having one more child.
I just want to say that reading your blog gives me hope.
Thank you - JoEllen