Today was C's cardio appointment. I hate drs appointments with a passion…mainly b/c C hates drs appointments with a passion! I thought I did a fairly good job of getting him ready for this appointment b/c we have been talking for several days about the dr listening to his heart with her ears and looking at it with a special machine just like they used for the babies! C did a good job waiting to be called back to see Dr. Smith although he was a little perturbed that they had a super cool wagon in a space about as big as a closet that could not be removed. Duh! What were those dumb people thinking? Don't they know wagons are for pulling? Apparently not. Anyway, we went back and got weighed and measured (he weighed in at a whopping 32.1 lbs and 37.75" tall!) and then the fun part started. He had to get an EKG which means taking off your shirt and getting stickers taped to your chest. First, he was enraged that I would dare take his shirt off in this very public place (although taking your shirt and or shorts off in a restaurant is clearly an acceptable practice). Then, he did not want the stickers on…luckily, we had the best nurse in the whole wide world and she was able to easily distract him by asking him to name the "crayons" that she was hooking up to the stickers. He loved that part and he smiled really big and said "Cheese" just like she asked when she asked him to sit still while the machine took a picture of his heart. Then, in the office, he let Dr. Smith listen to heart without any tears, but only after she checked her heart, mommy's heart, and daddy's heart first! He did an AWESOME job overall! I was very proud! She was happy with the way his arrhythmia sounded today so we decided to wait until next year to do the u/s. She did give us a tip to use if he developed any SVTs (basically heart rate over 200 bpm)…turn him upside-down! We loved this tip b/c we know it would be fun and painless for him!
After, his appointment we went to the play zone in the mall and let little man run loose. He was having a blast until he had a run-in with the play zone bully. This little boy decided that it was his job to push all the other kids and grab them by their shirts and pinch them. His mom apparently thought this was a fine idea since she did nothing to stop him at any point. Maybe all of her brains were washed away by the copious amounts of hairspray she used to keep up her "big hair" do. (Yes, the bad perm complete with the waterfall bangs…was this play zone her first outing since 1989??) Anyway, C had enough of this action so decided to summon Momma Bear by crying his "hurt" wail and I was over there instantly! Big Hair claimed that her little boy must have just scared C b/c she was sitting right there and didn't see anything happen. Ummmm…okay…whatever… I just gave her my best "mean teacher" look and took C to another side of the play zone. Big Hair immediately gathered up her things and left. Who knew mean teacher looks worked so well on grown-ups too??
We also shopped for the mom-mobile and fell in love with the Chrysler Town & Country! Now, we just need to make sure we are getting the best deal around and we should have our new van by the end of the week! (Yes, my fingers are super crossed as I type this b/c I have been wanting to have my van for several weeks now and we just keep putting it off!)
Question of the Day: What do you do about other people's kids' behavior when you are out and about? As a preschool teacher, I tend to be a tiny bit vocal about things, but mainly because kids gravitate toward me and C and so then I feel like I can tell them about their behavior b/c I have been talking to them anyway.
Good Things:
* Awesome cardio appt!!
*Excellent mom-mobile test drive!! (Keep your fingers crossed that I get this van!!)
*"The Job" just called Jack to set up his interview. This is the one we have been praying about b/c it is soooooo much closer to home.
After, his appointment we went to the play zone in the mall and let little man run loose. He was having a blast until he had a run-in with the play zone bully. This little boy decided that it was his job to push all the other kids and grab them by their shirts and pinch them. His mom apparently thought this was a fine idea since she did nothing to stop him at any point. Maybe all of her brains were washed away by the copious amounts of hairspray she used to keep up her "big hair" do. (Yes, the bad perm complete with the waterfall bangs…was this play zone her first outing since 1989??) Anyway, C had enough of this action so decided to summon Momma Bear by crying his "hurt" wail and I was over there instantly! Big Hair claimed that her little boy must have just scared C b/c she was sitting right there and didn't see anything happen. Ummmm…okay…whatever… I just gave her my best "mean teacher" look and took C to another side of the play zone. Big Hair immediately gathered up her things and left. Who knew mean teacher looks worked so well on grown-ups too??
We also shopped for the mom-mobile and fell in love with the Chrysler Town & Country! Now, we just need to make sure we are getting the best deal around and we should have our new van by the end of the week! (Yes, my fingers are super crossed as I type this b/c I have been wanting to have my van for several weeks now and we just keep putting it off!)
Question of the Day: What do you do about other people's kids' behavior when you are out and about? As a preschool teacher, I tend to be a tiny bit vocal about things, but mainly because kids gravitate toward me and C and so then I feel like I can tell them about their behavior b/c I have been talking to them anyway.
Good Things:
* Awesome cardio appt!!
*Excellent mom-mobile test drive!! (Keep your fingers crossed that I get this van!!)
*"The Job" just called Jack to set up his interview. This is the one we have been praying about b/c it is soooooo much closer to home.
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