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Not your average day
By Moriah on April 20th, 2009
Today was anything but normal. I had to be at the pediatrician’s office at 9 a.m. sharp for Drew’s 5-year-old checkup and kindergarten shots. They also did a hemoglobin finger prick, which happened first, and he wasn’t watching the nurse when she did it and immediately yelled, “OUCH! SOMEONE HURT ME!” (As if it had been a ghost.)
She and I had a little laugh over that. Then came all 5 of his shots, poor guy. He didn’t cry much but certainly made a loud squirming ruckus. You try holding down a strong little boy when someone’s poking and prodding him – it isn’t easy!!
We pulled into the drive thru at McD’s after and got two small chocolate shakes, ignoring the fact that it was 10:40 a.m. Doesn’t everyone love shakes that early in the morning? (Although Starbucks would have been a better choice for me.)
The whole way home he would randomly say, “Mama? I don’t like shots.”
You and everyone else, kid.
Brite came over for a glass of sweet tea this afternoon, and we had us a little chat. Adelaide was already napping but the other two were running around, inside and out. Right before she left I held her baby so she could use the bathroom, and when we walked out the door together a few minutes later, both of my kids were down in the ditch, stripped down to their underwear.
Only me.
She even got photographic evidence (I still can’t find my camera). They had been playing in the rainwater that had collected in the ditch in front of our house and had obviously gotten pretty wet. I guess they thought that it’d be better to be naked than hampered down with soggy clothes. I’m just glad they still had on their skivvies. (You really never know with those two.)
(Being so close in age, well, my theory is that they come up with things together that they would never think of on their own. I.e. the sum is naughtier than its parts.)
So into the bath they went (and don’t tell them, but at that point I was actually very glad I wasn’t the one who had to peel off wet dirty clothes). We all got naps today, which I was very thankful for, especially after being out so early this morning.
The kids talked me into heading to the park after dinner tonight, and I’m glad we went because they really needed to expend some of that energy. Yesterday was rainy and this morning was still pretty wet, so they’ve been cooped up a lot the past few days. I even had them run on the bike track.
The last thing we did today was a quick run to get gas in my car and diapers at Walmart. The rest of this week is going to be pretty crazy and I didn’t want to have to stop for those things. Unfortunately, I forgot the toilet paper. And we’re totally out.
I’m helping in Drew’s classroom during lunch tomorrow for Teacher Appreciation Day. So I’m sure I’ll have a story or two from THAT.
7 Responses to “Not your average day”
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Your life is never dull, Moriah.
Wow…kindergarten? That’s a huge milestone. Does your state do half-day or full-day?
I hate shots for the bigger kids much worse than the little babies. After 5, they probably don’t get any more shots until at least 11 – that is has always been encouraging to my group!
Yes, and little babies recover/heal from anything SO MUCH FASTER!!!
Mer- our state does full-day but we’re actually doing a church-school kindergarten that is 4 half-days.
I know how you feel. Last week I heard myself yelling out the door, “Pick up all the magnets in the yard and stop putting the rake up to the power lines. You might die and I won’t be one bit happy about that.” Just another day in the life…
Hee hee hee…a few weeks back I scheduled Lil Chick’s 4 month appt for 8 AM…and it takes 30 minutes to get there…why why WHY did I schedule it so stinkin early?
I was pretty much worthless for the rest of the day.
This was great…not your average day but full nonetheless!
And I am so glad that I am not the only mom that gives McD’s to children who have had to have shots…
5 injections? Ouch!
I struggled with getting my 4 year old his 2 injections recently.
My dh sticks needles in babies all the time (he is a pediatrician) and does not really understand the big deal, but I feel SO GUILTY myself! I know they need them, but it is like I am betraying them or something!