Oh What A Day!!!

The time came... Zach's four year check-up. I have been putting it off and putting it off, but I had to take him in. He's been having nose bleeds (occasionly) and two "24 hour bugs" in the past few weeks, so I needed to get him checked out. And Sophie needed a few shots to get caught up too. So I made the appointment and the nice lady tells me that I might need to have a few drinks before I bring them in, that the 4 year check-up is a killer. Especially if I have two children with appointments by myself!! Hearing that, I immediately call Gabe to make sure he can go with me. I definitely would need help. Sophie cries while the nurse is only weighing her! Sheesh!! :)
Zach's appointment: Went really well considering ALL that he went through.

Weight: 40 lbs (90 percentile)
Height: 40 3/4 in (75 percentile)

They then took him in to a special room to check his hearing. He had to raise his hand once he heard the beep. Only thing, he wouldn't raise his hand, he would just look at me when he heard the beep. I don't think this was considered "passing" but she didn't mark that he "failed" either. Then it was time for his vision screening. He did very well and passed with flying colors!
He had his blood pressure taken, he had to do a few tricks for Dr. Patel (like touch his toes, stand on one foot, etc.), and got all his vitals taken. Then it was time for him to give a urine sample. This was easy. Luckily he already had to go to the bathroom.

Sophie's appointment: Also went really well. She just gets upset so easily with strangers touching her. She doesn't appreciate it too much.

Weight: 28 lbs 9.5 oz (75-90 percentile)
Height: 34 1/2 in (90-97 percentile) Yes, she is a TALL GIRL!! :)

Sophie went first with the shots. She got four total! Poor baby. I feel so bad for her, I know she is so scared. :(

Then Zach's turn. I was holding Sophie trying to calm her down and Gabe helped the nurse hold Zach down (doesn't that sound awful). First shot...nothing. Second shot...nothing. I had to look to make sure she had actually started the process. Third shot... "Ow!" Fourth shot...all hell breaks loose! He screamed and cried bloody murder. He didn't even want the nurse touching him to put the band-aids on! And then Sophie started crying again because he was.

Next, it was time to go to the lab to get blood taken. I took Sophie first while Gabe stayed behind in the room to calm Zach. I don't think I need to tell you how this went. She basically cried and screamed the whole time. I think I needed MY hearing checked afterwards.

Now Zach's turn. His went pretty much the same way, but without the high pitch screaming. :)

For his nosebleeds, Dr. Patel said it is very common. Usually caused by scratching/rubbing the nose too hard or allergies. Knock on wood though, we haven't had a nosebleed in quite a while.
For his tummy aches, it was most likely just a "bug." He said that if Zach keeps complaining about his tummy hurting after he eats, then we could try Prevacid for a few weeks to help. Again, luckily he hasn't complained the last couple of days. So I think he is all better!

Every well visit the nurse will hand you a packet of papers. The first one will always have your childs' stats (like the height, weight, etc). And it will also include the shot information if they recieved any on that visit. It will also include some information that might be helpful like car seats, potty training, behavior control, etc. Well, look what I found in Zach's packet this time....

I couldn't believe it!! Oh my gosh, do I have to worry about this already?? I thought for sure I had at least 8-10 years before I had to worry about this!! :)

After the tramautic-filled afternoon, we treated the kids to some McDonald's. We thought they definitely deserved it for being so brave and strong!!

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that Zach thought his legs were broken afterwards. He was acting like an old, crippled man walking into McDonald's. He wanted to be carried because of his "poor, old" legs. Ha!

And...their test results came back good! I am so thankful for my two healthy babies (oh wait, Zach told me that I couldn't call him a baby anymore)!!!! :)