Tate's 1 Year Doctor appointment

Tate had his 1 year dr's appointment today. Took him and Tyler while McKenna was in school. I wasn't surprised to walk in and see the receptionist with a face mask on her face, I was surprised to find the lobby/waiting room completely empty of patients. Seems to me to be a good sign of avoiding any floating germs, although we did use plenty of hand sanitizer while we were there.

Tate was a champ through the whole appointment-He had a male nurse who played with him. Tate loved the attention and rewarded the nurse appropriately. Tate's stats: 31 .5 inches long and 18.4 lbs. Under 20 pounds, does that mean I have to return him to the faceback position in the car? I can tell you right now neither of us is going to be happy about that, me not being happy because he lets me know how much he HATES not seeing forward. While waiting for the dr to visit Tate familiarized himself with the room-he bee-lined it as fast as he could when he saw drawers. Luckily I was faster than him.

Tate was even friendly with Dr. Grubb who played with his legs to make sure all was well with his hips. Dr. Grubb also let him play with his little hammer looking light-which is pry why Tate liked him: It's all about the Tools. We chatted about immunizations and the flu shots and after an extended conversation it was decided to hold off on a few immunizations and trade them for the flu-reg & H1N1 and catch up on the rest in 6-12 months.

Tyler who was nervous about going to the Dr's for Tate's appointment, so nervous that she asked to go to a friend's house (one of my friend's house) to be watched. I reassured her that this was for Tate and she just had to watch and politely say Hi and if Tate got nervous she could help make him happy. She was a great cheerleader! Even stepping in during the hip exam to make Tate smile. But when Dr. Grubb suggested she get the shot too....Poor Tyler.

Tyler did really well, there were tears from both her and Tate for the actual poking but when it was done, so were they back to their happy little selves. I'm actually still surprised how well things went with the whole experience. I'm so used to crying kids after shots and well this afternoon has been like any other. I'm a lucky Mom today!