...vaccinations
Today included a trip to the pediatrician's office. Let me start by saying this: we LOVE LOVE LOVE our pediatrician! Dr. K. is fantastic and if you're in the Spokane area and are needing a recommendation, I'd be happy to sing his praises to you! But I do not love that I scheduled appointments for two small boys at 2:30 in the afternoon. Which, for our family, falls dead smack in the center of naptime. {{WHAT}} was I thinking?
Both boys were due for their 'well child' check-ups. Mason's 4 year and Collin's 9 month. Going in, I was 99.9% certain both boys would end up needing shots. Since Collin could easily be soothed with some milk, I spent the majority of the morning 'pampering' Mason... in preparation. Picked up bagels so we could have bagelwiches for lunch. Extra special snacks, no nap, an extra "Mason" show on tv....
We get there and Collin is 3.5 minutes from meltdown mode. Poor babe is just too tired to carry on. And the green boogeys he'd developed a day prior raised some concern for Dr. K. He diagnosed him with Strep Nose. Strep Nose? Really? Not that I know exactly what that is other than an infection caused by the Strep A Virus that attacked his poor nose, but I quickly learn we can treat it with antibiotics. Ok, manageable.
Mason does well all thru the check-up. And the nurse asks me if he's entering kindergarten. Kindergarten? Kindergarten? He's four! We're here for his four year old well child check, not his five year check! Ugh. Are we really that close that the doctor's staff is asking me about his education future? Ok, mildly panicked there. .Ok, more than mild. Ok, downright freaked out about the thought that in one years' time, we will be doing kindergarten entrance vaccinations!
{{deep breaths}}
{{deep breaths}}
That aside, it turns out we won't need any vaccinations today. So, spoiled for not, Mason and I along with a now sobbing Collin, turn to leave and are offered a sucker for being such a 'good sport.' It's just sugar, right?
So, one final sucker and we were on our way home. No tears... from the boys.
Mason 4 years42" tall 75th percentile
40 lbs 75th percentile
Collin 9 months
29" tall 75th percentile
21 lbs, 13 oz 50-75th percentile
[Mostly] Healthy boys who are growing up far too fast!
love!
love!
3 comments:
Oh Amy, I know exactly how you feel. Every day Haylie tells ANYONE who will listen, "When I get 4, I'n goin' to pre-school." (Yes, I'n, not I'm.) And she will be 4!!!! in August. :( I'm just going to stop there, before I can't stop...
Oh boy...Tuesday Eli had his five year well child exam and he DID need shots. Four in all in his little thighs. He was sooooo scared but he did well overall and we treated him with ice cream afterward. I know about the nap time too...Addison was primed for her nap at his 1:50 appointment! Glad it went well and that they didn't need shots! And strep nose? Never heard of that...my kids have had green snotty noses all week too...gross.
Oh, doc appts. can be very stressful! My little Payton is only 15.5 lbs! At this rate, she'll be two before I get to turn her seat around.
Post a Comment