Evie just held the sobbing toddler to her as she left the examination room and went to sign out at the front. She smiled a bit when Mal calmed down a bit as she spotted the Dragon Tale stickers. "I wan," the tiny crying girl told her sister as she reached for the stickers.
Evie smiled as she handed the stickers to her little sister and the papers back to the front desk lady as she headed out the door and towards her car. She placed the toddler in her purple rear facing car seat and buckled her up before getting into the car and heading for the store. She sighed when she heard the tiny girl start to sob again from the pain of the shots.
She really just wanted to go home and let Mal sleep it off and just relax, but she remembered that she needed to buy more diapers and possibly some pull ups as they were out and she was also starting to think about starting potty training as the doctor seemed to think she was ready to start soon. She also needed to get a baby thermometer as she forgot to buy one and she remembered the doctor warning her that Mal might experience a fever from the vaccines and she needed to monitor it. She also needed to get some baby medicine that would help with the pain. She was also planning on letting the tiny girl get a new toy as she felt bad about her having to get shots and the blood test.
She just sighed as she reached the store and parked the car. She got out and then opened the door to unbuckle her tiny sobbing sister who was reaching for her. "Mommy," the tiny girl sobbed out as she reached for her big sister. Evie let out a sad smile as Mal had called her mommy again and she liked that, but she didn't like seeing her baby sister in so much pain and suffering and she just lifted her up as she held her to her chest.
"Aw Mal I know. I know it hurts sweetie. I know you wanna go home right now, but I really need to get some things. It won't be long I promise and you can even get a toy," Evie told the tiny sobbing girl as she tried to calm her and stop her crying. She hated seeing her little sister in so much pain.
Mal just continued to sob as she clung to Evie. "Id huws mommy. Pwease ma wi sop mommy. I few how," the tiny girl sobbed as she held onto Evie, wanting her to make the pain and uncomfortableness go away. Evie just wiped away the toddler's tears and she rocked her back and forth as she began to quietly hum a song to calm her.
She smiled a bit when the toddler began to calm as her loud sobs turned to silent cries. She just held the girl as she walked into the store and grabbed one of the carts. She placed the small girl in the child seat of the cart as she couldn't shop and carry the toddler. She was relieved when the toddler didn't get upset about it like she assumed that she would.
After making sure that the toddler was situated in the cart she was about to head to the baby aisle when she heard her name. She turned her head in confusion as she wanted to know who would be calling out her name. She smiled when she saw that it was Jane, Audrey, and Lonnie. "Oh hey guys. How's it going?" Evie asked her friends as she didn't want to be rude by just ignoring them even though she just wanted to get what she needed and get out as Mal was upset and she was pretty sure had a fever.
The three girls all smiled at Evie, but stopped when they saw the crying toddler in the cart. "We're good, but um Evie are you okay? How come you haven't been in school for like two days? You left early yesterday and today. And also is Mal okay? Why is she crying?" Lonnie asked Evie as they had all been worried about her. She was missing school and she used to never miss school. And she was concerned by the tiny toddler who had tears flowing down her face while she held some stickers in her tiny hands.
Evie just smiled at the girls as she could see how concerned they looked about her and her baby sister. It made her feel good that her friends cared that much about her and Mal to be concerned about her missing school and Mal's crying.
"Everything is fine. I haven't been in school because yesterday Mal had some problems at daycare, so I had to go get her, but Fairy Godmother excused me from classes, so I wasn't skipping. And today Fairy Godmother told me that Mal was behind in her doctor visits, so she had me take her in for a check up. We actually just came from there. And Mal is crying because she had to get some shots and they had to prick her finger, so they could test for lead poisoning. She's not feeling very good right now and she is in a lot of pain. Which is part of the reason I'm here right now to get some baby medicine and a thermometer to help her," Evie told her friends as she watched her baby sister continue to cry as the pain just wouldn't go away.
The three girls all just looked at the crying toddler in sadness as they felt bad for her. They knew how badly shots could hurt especially for someone who has never gotten them before. "Aw poor baby. I hope she feels better soon. It's never fun having to get shots," Jane told Evie as she watched the tiny girl cry, making her feel bad for the poor toddler.
Evie just sighed as she looked at her friends. "Yeah I know. I just want to take all her pain away. Anyway it was nice seeing you guys, but I really need to get the things I came here for, so I can get Mal back to our dorm, so I can monitor her and help her pain," Evie told her friends as she waved goodbye to them and headed for the baby aisle of the store to get diapers and pull ups.
Evie grabbed the items that she needed and was about to leave the aisle to head towards the medicine when Mal started freaking out as she pointed to the pacifiers and tried to reach for them. Evie just looked at the screaming toddler and she didn't know what to do. Toddlers were supposed to be either already off or starting to be weaned off the pacifier by this age.
However Mal was in pain and she was feeling sick right now. And the poor toddler really wanted a pacifier to soothe her. Evie didn't know what to do in this situation. She didn't want to get Mal one and then Mal became attached to it and Evie wouldn't be able to get her off of it however Mal wouldn't stop crying for one and Evie already felt bad about Mal being sick and in pain from the shots and blood test.
Evie sighed as Mal's screams of pain and suffering became too much for her and she gave in. She grabbed a pack of purple pacifiers feeling so bad about buying them, but if it gave comfort to the suffering toddler she could deal with the consequences later.
"Mal if I buy this you need to promise me that you won't get attached to them and also understand that if I'm getting you this then I'm not getting you a new toy. Do you understand me?" Evie told the tiny girl as she knew she was going to regret going against her instincts and buying Mal the pacifiers.
Mal just stopped crying a bit as she nodded her head up and down letting Evie know that she was okay with not getting a toy because she wanted the baby pacifiers. Evie just sighed as she placed the pack of pacifiers into the cart already regretting her decision. She just pushed aside her feelings of regret as she moved to the medicine aisle and went to the baby and children section. She picked up some baby tylenol and a baby thermometer and placed them in the cart.
She then headed for the check out line, so she could check out and go home. When she was done checking out she paid the cashier and then headed for her car. She loaded up the car and then placed the tiny toddler in her rear facing car seat as she buckled her up. She was about to close the door and get in the car when Mal cried again, so Evie just sighed as she opened up one of the bags and pulled out the pack of pacifiers as she opened it and handed one to the toddler.
She smiled though when she watched the toddler place the pacifier in her mouth as she stopped crying and became soothed by it. Evie just got into her car as she drove back to the dorm. She sighed as she couldn't believe that she had actually given in to something that she was pretty sure was going to become a problem.
When they got back to the dorms Evie just unbuckled the now sleeping toddler who had fallen asleep with the purple pacifier in her mouth. She picked the toddler up as she grabbed the bags and headed towards her dorm room. She then grabbed some pajamas and a diaper as she changed the sleeping toddler and placed her in the crib.
She then tucked her in as she kissed her forehead and checked her temperature. She became a bit worried when she saw that the toddler had a low grade fever of 100 degrees, but she relaxed when she remembered that the doctor told her that was perfectly normal after getting vaccinated. She then sat at her design station as she began to quietly work while also monitoring the toddler's behavior in case she got really sick as she was told to watch out for that.