I so badly wish I had brought my camera to
\n Lex’s 4yr check up this morning. Sadly I just didn’t think to
\n grab it. He was happy all morning, then got a little stubborn
\n when it was time to get in the car. I had plans to go grocery
\n shopping this afternoon, so I told him if he behaved at the
\n doctor’s office we could go shopping right away, otherwise we
\n would come home for lunch\/naps and then go shopping. Funny that
\n grocery shopping is such a good motivator. He hopped right in
\n the car and was SUPER well behaved at the doctor’s. <\/p>\n
The nurse took his blood pressure and he was
\n so cute sitting in the big chair, feet dangling, with his arm
\n up and a cuff on. He sat still, but giggled and said it
\n tickled. Then he did an eye exam! He stood with the eye blocker
\n thing (no idea what they call that thing!!) and the nurse
\n pointed to shapes on a chart. He said “It looks like a heart,
\n and it IS a heart!” (or whatever the shape was) for everything
\n she pointed at. He listened so well and did everything she
\n asked. I was kicking myself for not having the camera. He and
\n Eve got a little wild when I was trying to talk to the doctor,
\n chasing each other around, opening drawers, etc., but then he
\n settled right down on the examining table and let her do the
\n full exam! I didn’t have to hold him or negotiate or anything.
\n He giggled a few times and said she was tickling him, but he
\n opened his mouth when asked, sat still, laid down, and did as
\n he was asked. It was awesome!! Sadly his reward for all of that
\n was three immunizations :( But even those he handled like a
\n champ! The nurse had him sit on my lap with one arm around my
\n back and me holding the other (for the shot), then we switched
\n sides for two shots in the other arm. Each time he cried, but
\n didn’t fight or pull away or anything. <\/p>\n
I think I’ve told him about a million times today how
\n proud I am of how well he did and how happy I am that he acted
\n so sweetly. By the time we got out of there it was 12:00 and I
\n was ready to head home for lunch and naps, but he reminded me
\n of my promise and off we went to the grocery store. Much to my
\n surprise they both acted super sweet at the stores too! We got
\n home at 2:00, unloaded groceries and then I said we all need an
\n hour break. Upstairs they both went, with minimal fussing,
\n stories and into bed. I laid down with Lex and we all snoozed!
\n They are still sleeping :) It’s probably going to be a late
\n night, but that’s ok after such a nice day!!<\/p>\n
His 4yr stats: 40″ tall, 38lbs, 60% on weight, 40% on
\n height, 20\/20 vision. Perfect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I so badly wish I had brought my camera to Lex’s 4yr check up this morning. Sadly I just didn’t think to grab it. He was happy all morning, then got a little stubborn when it was time to get … Continue reading