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Today Lucy had her 12 month check up. The appointment was at 9:30, so I arrived 10 min late, of course. I am late every single solitary place I go. You would think I would realize it does not in fact "only take me an hour and 15 min" to get out the door. In reality, it takes me about TWO hours and 15 min from the time I start getting ready to when i walk out the door. My brain never added and extra hour to my routine when I had children. I should have caught on by now since my first child is nearly 4, but I havent : /.
Anyway, I was at the pediatrician for a full TWO hours. I mean, even though I was 10 min late, that is a ridiculous amount of time for a well check. Especially when all Lucy wants to do is crawl around on the dirty floor. I try really hard to occupy her in my lap with books, or up on the exam table with toys, but after about 25 min she is over it and I give in and let her play on the floor. Go ahead, send me to mom jail.
She got 5 shots today. I have never been one to get upset or become anxious about my kids getting shots. I mean, it hurts for just a second, then they get over it. Today though I wish she didnt have to get so many, and I feel for her now because she is kind of irritable. She is sound asleep in her crib right now though, so Im sure she will be good as new when she wakes up. Her nap was a little off today because of the appointment, and then I met some friends for lunch afterwards at McAlister's. Let me tell you something, McAlister's has THE BEST Heath Bar cookies you will ever put in your mouth. I have always been a fan and cant go eat there without acting like freaking Cookie Monster. I wish I could just buy out their whole stash.
Im glad we are home and Lucy is sleeping. Naps are a top priority in this house. I have friends whose kids just dont take naps, or can take naps in the car and are cool. My kids arent so easy breezy. If they dont get their routine naps in they are crank monsters. That makes the day no fun for anybody, so we schedule our lives around Lucy's 9-11:30 am nap and Ryder and Lucy's 2-5pm nap.
Oh, I also filled my car up with gas today for the beach trip. My 4Runner was on E. It cost $75 to fill that car up! GEEZ!
I think that's it for me and my day. Oh, except for this nugget. When I was at the doctor in the waiting room this kid came in wearing a full out Batman costume. Another mom in the waiting room shot me a look like "I cant believe she let her kid wear that". I didnt return the snob look because if Ryder asked to wear something like that I wouldnt object. But this kid did come stand RIGHT next to me and started rubbing my arm very slowly. I did cut my eyes at him over that.
Bye!
I feel the same way when Cash goes to his doctor visits. The last one was three shots - including a flu shot. We have to go back at the end of this month to get the second flu shot. Not fun! But his previous visits always ended with four shots. When did they start giving our poor babies so many?!
ReplyDeleteAnd wanted to comment on the heavenly Heath bar cookies. When we go to McAlister's, we get a heath cookie and eat it while we are waiting on our food. Terrible - we continue to spoil our dinner! Man I want a cookie RIGHT NOW!