Pacifier Holder?

My son had his 2 month checkup today which included shots. I was very surprised at how well he handled this experience. He received 3 shots and only screamed once. The nurse gave him his first shot and he took a big breath to scream. I thought "Oh boy, here it comes". She gave him his second shot and his face was bright red, his mouth wide open, looking like he was going to scream, for real this time! On his third shot his lips were turning blue-he has been holding that initial breath he took. Finally he let loose one loud scream and was all better once he was in my arms.

I am surprised he didn't let loose a giant blood-curdling scream that started a 10 minute crying session. The reason is because of a prior experience I have had with a crying fit of his. My husband and I were trying to relax with our son on the couch and unwind. The babe had just eaten, had a clean diaper, was wearing his sleeper, mittens, and a hat. Through all the comforts he was still screaming at us. We went down the "checklist" of possible reasons for his obvious discomfort, eliminated them all, and he still wouldn't relax. As a last resort I look at my husband and say "maybe we should take his hat off, he might be too hot." Off comes the hat and out tumble 3 pacifiers. Imagine that! Apparently my husband was the one who put the pacifiers in the hat because he was cleaning out the crib. He forgot they were in there and that is the hat that unfortunately ended up on his head that day.

Moral of the story: If nothing else works to calm a fussy baby, check his hat for pacifiers. Those can get quite uncomfortable in there. ;)