It's been on the 'To-do' list for a couple months now, but finally today we were able to put the hectic family schedule aside and make it out to the local Health Department to start our immunizations recommended for traveling to Ethiopia.
My hubby isn't a needle fan, at all, so he was anxious, although the outsiders' perspective from the following pictures make it out that he was as cool as a cucumber and that I seem a mess! Truth is, everyone did fine really, and our daughter did well too. Her arm ached a little this evening, but there were no tears over the shots, just a feeling of excitement in getting one step closer in preparing to meet the new children in Ethiopia!
Today we started our Hep. A, and all received our typhoid vaccine. Todd started his Hep. B too and will continue with that 3 shot series. So glad to have that checked off the "To-Do" list!
My hubby isn't a needle fan, at all, so he was anxious, although the outsiders' perspective from the following pictures make it out that he was as cool as a cucumber and that I seem a mess! Truth is, everyone did fine really, and our daughter did well too. Her arm ached a little this evening, but there were no tears over the shots, just a feeling of excitement in getting one step closer in preparing to meet the new children in Ethiopia!
Today we started our Hep. A, and all received our typhoid vaccine. Todd started his Hep. B too and will continue with that 3 shot series. So glad to have that checked off the "To-Do" list!
What vaccines did you get? Glad you asked! We all had our Hep A, Hep B, and typhoid, along with making sure that our Tetanus shots were recent. We also had our Yellow Fever vaccine and Meningitis shot too.
Before starting any of our vaccines we had our blood work done to test and see if our body was still maintaining strong enough antibodies to the childhood vaccines we had years and years ago. Fortunately, our systems were still strong and we did not have to get booster shots for such things as Polio, Mumps, and Measles. In the area that we will be traveling in Ethiopia, it is not suggested for anti-malaria medications. The elevations are high there in the capital city which lowers the risks. Although there is a chance of malaria and other diseases from mosquitoes we opted not to at this time.
Although we weren't sure what to budget for these shots we thought that our insurance would cover at least some of the vaccinations. But no. And just for the info of folks researching about adoption, the shots came to a total near $900.00. Remember this is for three people as we are planning to take our 10 year old with us when we travel. Just a heads up for your budget planning. You can read more about adoption expenses here.
Thanks for following us on our family's journey to adopt! Each new phase is exciting as we continueto gather the papers and prepare for travel! Please keep us in your prayers! Thank you!
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