Jake had his five-year-old check up this afternoon. Next time I complain about him, can someone please slap me? He's just the easiest kid in the world, and I don't give him credit. He was so good with the nurse and the doctor today, chatting with them and making them laugh. I don't know why he was in such a good mood, but I suspect it was because they weren't the dentist...
Well, at any rate, he was in a good mood until he found out his mommy is a big bad liar.
To be fair to me, I had no idea he'd be getting a shot today. Last year after he endured 4 shots, I told him that he'd be done for awhile and wouldn't have to get any shots when he turned 5. Well, between last year's appointment and this year's, they changed the rules. The new Hepatitis A vaccine is now a requirement apparently. So he had to get the first of two of those shots. (Yeah, did you catch that? There's another one coming...)
So, when Jake told the nurse, "Mommy told me I don't have to get any shots today," she winced and left the room. I broke the news to him gently, with lots and lots of "I'm so sorry's" thrown in.
As it turned out, with the shot he made a quick "ouch" face, then said, "That was it? That was cool, it didn't hurt at all!"
However, the finger-prick to test his cholesterol was a totally different story. He cried and cried with that, as if he was dying. I have to admit, I got a little annoyed. It was just a stick to the finger. But then a friend pointed out that she hated the finger-prick, and I realized I hate it too. It's definitely worse than shots. So I'll let him keep the band-aid on that finger just a little longer...
Jake is 40.5 inches tall and 35.75 pounds. That puts him in the 50th percentile for weight and the 10th percentile for height. I'm a little surprised that the percentiles are so different now that I've written that out. He looks small in every way to me, and I thought the average 5-year-old was at least 40 pounds. But anyway, it's not something to worry about. When the doctor asked if he eats a variety of foods, I said yes. Because really he does. He'll eat McDonalds nuggets, Wendy's nuggets, Chick-Fil-A nuggets...isn't that a variety?? :)
I also had to fill out one of those bubble sheet things with developmental questions. To prove that he could skip and hop on one foot, Jake shot around the room 20 or 30 times, varying his method of movement. He most definitely has energy... Anyway, on that form, there were several fill-in-the-blank sentences for me to read and Jake to complete. Those included things like, "Ice is cold, but fire is ______." Or "The moon is out at night, the sun is out in the ________." One sentence read, "I throw the ball up, then it comes ________."
Jake said, "...down. Because of gravity." Teehee. I was proud of my little show-off, giving the doctor a science lesson. Like I said, I don't give the kid enough credit.
Well, at any rate, he was in a good mood until he found out his mommy is a big bad liar.
To be fair to me, I had no idea he'd be getting a shot today. Last year after he endured 4 shots, I told him that he'd be done for awhile and wouldn't have to get any shots when he turned 5. Well, between last year's appointment and this year's, they changed the rules. The new Hepatitis A vaccine is now a requirement apparently. So he had to get the first of two of those shots. (Yeah, did you catch that? There's another one coming...)
So, when Jake told the nurse, "Mommy told me I don't have to get any shots today," she winced and left the room. I broke the news to him gently, with lots and lots of "I'm so sorry's" thrown in.
As it turned out, with the shot he made a quick "ouch" face, then said, "That was it? That was cool, it didn't hurt at all!"
However, the finger-prick to test his cholesterol was a totally different story. He cried and cried with that, as if he was dying. I have to admit, I got a little annoyed. It was just a stick to the finger. But then a friend pointed out that she hated the finger-prick, and I realized I hate it too. It's definitely worse than shots. So I'll let him keep the band-aid on that finger just a little longer...
Jake is 40.5 inches tall and 35.75 pounds. That puts him in the 50th percentile for weight and the 10th percentile for height. I'm a little surprised that the percentiles are so different now that I've written that out. He looks small in every way to me, and I thought the average 5-year-old was at least 40 pounds. But anyway, it's not something to worry about. When the doctor asked if he eats a variety of foods, I said yes. Because really he does. He'll eat McDonalds nuggets, Wendy's nuggets, Chick-Fil-A nuggets...isn't that a variety?? :)
I also had to fill out one of those bubble sheet things with developmental questions. To prove that he could skip and hop on one foot, Jake shot around the room 20 or 30 times, varying his method of movement. He most definitely has energy... Anyway, on that form, there were several fill-in-the-blank sentences for me to read and Jake to complete. Those included things like, "Ice is cold, but fire is ______." Or "The moon is out at night, the sun is out in the ________." One sentence read, "I throw the ball up, then it comes ________."
Jake said, "...down. Because of gravity." Teehee. I was proud of my little show-off, giving the doctor a science lesson. Like I said, I don't give the kid enough credit.
4 Comments:
I'm glad that the visit went well, other than the shots. See, I keep telling you what an impressive kid you have :) The "because of gravity" comment reminded me of Sweet Pea. She like to give us encyclopedia quotes from time to time to show off, lol. Smart kids, or smart ass kids? Mine's the later :) Oh, and it also made me feel better to know that the pediatrician here wasn't totally nuts for checking my kids cholesterol, LOL.
He is just too cute! So I guess that means GV has more shots to look forward to at his 5 year visit. I am glad I know so that I don't have to be the liar!! LOL
I totally agree that the finger prick is way worse then the shots themselves. Glad the rest of the visit went well though!
With H's Finger test me, her & the nurse came out of there all bloody...I know some of the mom's had to be wondering if we chopped the finger off...if you ask H she'll say we practically did!
I am glad Jake is growing and healthy!!
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