Isabel went to the doctor today for her 2 year wellness check; she was not happy. As soon as they called her name and I began to push the stroller back into the exam room she was already saying “no-no, no-no”. To make matters more stressful, I had to take her clothes off and put a gown on. She didn’t want to be weighed. She didn’t want the nurse to check her height. She got extremely mad when the nurse drew her blood (from her toe). She started thrashing about on the table, screaming bloody murder! The nurse held her feet while I did my best to hold down her torso and her arms! She’s STRONG! After the doctor came to do his exam of her, things went from bad to worse. I tried my best to hear and answer all the questions he had for me. It’s a little hard when you have a toddler screaming in your ear and trying to climb over your head to get away from the really scary man! And if things couldn’t get any worse for my little girlie, she had to get 3 shots! Isabel received her fourth DTap (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), first Varicella (chickenpox), and first Hepatitis A. It just breaks my heart to see her like that and I totally understand what she’s thinking and feeling! Like I’ve mentioned before she remembers everything…her 5 days in the hospital last year! She was so tiny and still is. Isabel is in the 10 percentile for her weight (the doctors children are too!); she weighs around 23 lbs. Isabel is in the 50 percentile for height; she is 34 inches. Otherwise she’s doing wonderfully. She only had one ear infection last year, besides a few colds that we tackled together (if she gets one-I get one or visa-versa).
So it’s been a bit rough for my little girlie today…she’s sleeping now…thankfully. Tomorrow will be better…it’s supposed to be sunny (again!). Woohoo!