Doctor Visit

NOTE TO SELF: Do not ever attempt to bring both kids to the doctor at the same time again.

What a disaster. I thought it would be a good idea to take both kids to the doctor at the same time for their checkups. Someone should have hit me on the head like in those V8 commercials. OMG...as soon as the nurse called us back Makayla started screaming. Fred had to carry her. Come on now, she's 3! She didn't even want to stand on the scale. So I'm carrying Mason, the diaper bag, coats, the car seat and Fred is trying to make Makayla stand on the scale and then have her height checked. Mason is screaming because it's time for him to eat. And I'm sweating. We get in the room and the nurse tells me to undress Mason so we can check his weight. Makayla is still crying, Mason is now in hysterics because he hates laying flat on his back. I'm still trying to undress him and the nurse is simultaneously trying to measure his head and his length. Then we weigh him and get back to the room and she asks if there's anything specific we want to talk to the doctor about and I can't even talk loud enough for her to hear me over the screaming so I just say no.

By the time the doctor comes in everyone is settled down. Mason has eaten and Makayla is calm. So we start with Makayla. It actually started out pretty fun. The doctor asked her to play some games with him...she had to jump on the green square on the floor and then sing a song. She got to ask the doctor her questions (Can I take vitamins? Do I still need my ear plugs?). All was well until he asked her to sit on the table. She wouldn't let him look in her ears, which was sort of important since we were trying to determine if her ear tubes were still in place. She wouldn't let him look in her mouth. We even tried asking her to just open it wide and he wouldn't use the stick. Finally she was done.

Mason's turn. The doctor started by listening to his chest and belly. Then he wanted him to lay on the table and as soon as we did this Mason started screaming...the breathless kind where he screams so hard that he's out of breath and all red. After the doctor was done I picked up Mason and tried to calm him down which didn't work. So again, I had to just talk over the screams. I can't even remember what I asked the doctor. It was total chaos.

Then it was time for shots. OMG...as soon as the nurse came in the room Makayla started her meltdown. The nurse was simply having Fred sign the paperwork and Makayla was yelling at her "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...NOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHOTS". It was really heartbreaking to see her in that much of a panic over it. Thankfully it was only 1 shot for her. When the nurse actually gave her the shot Makayla didn't even feel it. She didn't even know it was already over. Then she got her sucker and the tears magically dried up. Mason had to have 3 shots plus the rotavirus oral vaccine. I knew he'd cry for a second and be done with it which is exactly what happened. The nurse got his left leg pretty good though and she said he'd probably have a bruise.

I'm so thankful that's over. Makayla doesn't need another shot until she's 4...whew! Just a note to anyone who has a baby and thinks shots are difficult, it only gets worse as they get older.

OK...now what everyone wants to know.

Makayla
32 lbs
37 inches

Mason
8 lbs 10 oz
I have no idea his length because he was screaming hysterically when the nurse was measuring him.