Today was the big appointment for the boys....4 years and 18 mo! Gavin was VERY curious if he needed shots...and I decided to wait until the appointment to tell him...he would have been too anxious otherwise.
He asked the secretary, the nurse, and the lady walking down the hallway (a patient:) if he needed shots. He was nervous!
We did Austin first. He looks, sounds, and is perfect. He has a few words (Dr. C said a few is better than none;) and he is as active as ever. He loves to pretend play and he gets along well with others (As long as they are not taking his toys from him!) He eats just about whatever we put out in front of him, and he is nice and healthy. Here are the stats:
Head Circ-47.5cm (50%)
Height-34in (80%)
Weight-25pounds (60%)
We talked about his very strong will and stubbornness...and thats a normal part of development. He knows what he wants and when he wants it. There is no compromise! Testing limits is one thing he knows for sure!
He loves to stack blocks, pretend talk on the phone, turns pages of books, uses his spoon and fork, and had great eye contact. Thats usually when I know he is up to no good....he makes good eye contact for a second and then runs. Like he is telling on himself. :)
Next it was Gavin's turn. Gavin did things a little different this year. He had his blood pressure checked!!! He reads all about this in his books, so he was super excited. 97/50....a perfect 4 year old pressure:)
Next he was checked out by Dr. C. This was the first time he did not sit still....he was laughing so hard because it "tickled" when she had to press on his belly.
Gavin looked great and is developing right where he should be. Eats well, sleeps well, naps, and plays hard. He chats up a storm, and Dr. C said she could understand everything he was saying. Here are the stats:
Weight-40pounds (80%)
Height-43inches (90%)
BMI-15 (49%)
Blood pressure-97/50
Then it was shot time. Oh sweet lord. Austin went first. Got two in the thigh (DTap and Hep B) and he wailed so loud. He was NOT happy and continued to cry into Gavin's turn. Gavin got three shots in his arms (boosters of Polio, MMR, DTap) and he was so funny. He started to try to reason with Kim the nurse immediately. He told her "Oh, its OK, I don't need three. I only need one. Here, just do it very gentle....its OK, I don't need all those" HAHA! She did one, and he started to cry, and then he said "OK, I am done, no more!" Poor guy. Had two more, and those ones sting! (I just had my boosters last week, and they hurt for days!) So then we have Austin AND Gavin screaming at the top of their lungs! Nice! Kim quickly calmed them down with suckers. Phew!
Lastly, Gavin completely forgot why he was crying when Kim asked him if he could come do some "games" with her. She took him into a room to do his hearing and vision tests. He did great, 100% at both. He even asked her if he could do it again.
A very special thank you to Ma for coming along with us. At one point when they were both screaming, I thought, Hmm, I am so thankful that Ma is here!!!
I snapped one pic before the chaos.
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