shots and snots

so the hardest thing i've had to endure since being a mom is watching my baby in pain. and since she doesn't really move enough to hurt her own little body, it's been when she gets shots. it's horrible. she's just laying (lying? i never remember) there on the table all happy and smiling, and then, she looks confused, shocked, and somewhat betrayed. that sweet little mouth of hers lets go of the pacifier and she lets out a howl. i never really got differentiating my baby's cries until she received her first shot. then it all made sense. her cry when she's in pain is the worst thing i've ever heard. not that it's obnoxious, or really even that loud; it's just pitiful. of course the first time she got her shots i was crying along with her. but it's amazingly seeming to hurt less each time. maybe it's because she's getting chubbier. and i like chubbier.
in other exciting news, baby ella had her first fruit today...wait for it...pears! i've never really been a huge fan of pears myself, but i think she's digging them. i think i can tell when she likes the food of the day. as i'm scooping up a new spoonful, she'll bang her right arm on the high chair tray. she also uses her right hand to "help" feed herself. a right-hander, perhaps? i, myself, am a proud southpaw (um, i've never called myself that before, but there it is).
well, i was going to write some more about our breathtaking events of the day, but i'm just too plain tired. however, "the tiny" (as i often refer to ella) has had her first stuffy nose tonight. it's very sad. i just got over a nasty cold, so i figured it would just be a matter of time. i will say, the tiny does NOT like her nose being messed with. usually i'll just pick her nose (which i find way more fun than it should be) and she hates it. she balks. there are sometimes drama tears. but tonight the big gun came out - the nasal aspirator. oooo, she was mad. but it was effective. for now, at least.