December 2

Today I had to take all 3 of my kids to the pediatrician's office for their well child check ups. Everything was fine in the car. I used some sort of bribe I can't remember.. lol. I think it was that if they were good we'd set up some holiday lights.


We get to the office and everything is still good in the waiting room. They played and shared well with the other kids. Walking to our room even wasn't a hassle lol, usually they're going in other peoples rooms or running ahead. They were cooperative with the MA and let her weigh them and measure, all that good stuff.


Then it came time to wait for the Dr. ummm that's when all hell broke loose. They were climbing on the exam table, climbing on the trash can (yes the trash can) opening the door, slamming it shut. Whatever could be done was done. Chase even ran down the hallway in just his johnny. Yup so fun! All the while I'm trying to feed Lily so that she doesn't scream her fool head off. Not quite what I'd call fun :)


The dr comes in and Hayleigh says I dont want a shot! over and over. We assure her 10 thousand times that she is in fact NOT getting a shot. She gets all mad when we start talking about her health and development. Keeps trying to talk over us, pulls the paper off the exam table. Whatever. Then Chase is sneaking out the door or climbing on the trash can again. I am trying to talk to the Dr. and reprimand them at the same time. It is NOT easy.


Finally it's time for Chase and Lily to get shots. The girl giving the shots is training and hasn't worked on kids yet. I know this because she was asking a million questions that if she HAD done it, she would know. So yeah my kids were her Guinea pigs. She is standing next to Chase holding his thigh. She starts to get ready to poke him and backs off like 3 times, she's shaking. She says to me "I get really nervous" I'm thinking great.. so glad they ASKED if this was ok. So she STABS it into him and I guess went too far because when she shot the meds in they splattered back out, so who knows if the damn thing even worked! He starts bleeding and screeeeeeeeeeeaming! Then the 2 nurses are talking about the meds squirting out and saying how the vaccines are always made to have more than what is needed to actually vaccinate a person. If that's true.. why??


Lily's went without event.


It was finally time to leave!


We check out, get our books, and leave. I sit in the car and just want to pass out!


I WILL NOT do this alone again.. Thank God I don't have to bring all 3 for another year.. unless they get sick. Lily has an apt. in Feb. so hopefully I only have 2 kids at that time. lol.


*sigh*

needless to say, we did NOT put up Christmas lights :)