Check Up

I'm a bad Mom busy Mom. I don't take my boys to the doctor every year. It's usually when they are sick, when it's flu shot time, or every other year.

I had a list going of things I wanted to ask their doctor, it's flu shot time, Mica had a few vaccines (whooping cough and meningitis) to get, they are were off of school on Monday, so we got the boys in for a check up.

I'm big on vaccinations because Isaak had Meningitis when he was 2 months old, and my Mom had Polio. I've seen how scary some of those things are. We've all had the actual flu. I like to do anything to prevent us from getting whatever crap germs are out there.

They look huge on the table now!

Isaak looks freaked out in the picture because he knew he was about to get a shot. Neither boy cried, but Isaak was certainly wigging out about the 1 shot he got. Mica handled it like a champ. 

My Dad is super tall, both my Mom and Mother-in-law are taller than I am. I'm always curious where the boys stand with weight and height. 

Mica:

He's 61.3" which is 95% in his age group.

He's 93 lb 15 oz, which is 78% in his age group.

Isaak:

He's 55.2" which is 96% in his age group.

He's 65 lb 11 oz, which is 75% in his age group.

They won't go to the doctor again until they are sick, or for their next flu shot. 

The Tale of the Grumpy Household

There's been a few later nights this week. Our boys do better when they get adequate sleep. I think most children do. Since the boys have started school, bedtime has been 7:30. Early I know. Bedtime used to be 8 or 8:30. With more stimulation with school, they need more sleep.

Time will be switching soon enough. It's great that our boys have been going to bed earlier for that reason to. Day Light Savings Time + Kids = An Adjustment. Fall is among us. The weather today is gray. BLAH! I think I might start taking Vitamin D because I find myself feeling BLAH all winter. It's either that, or get some special lights that put off natural sun light.

Mica's been off of school Thursday and Friday. Mica's argued with me that it's Sunday 10 times today. He's stuck on Sunday being a day that he calls, "Sheriff Sunday." He wants to wear his Sheriff dress-up clothes and tells everyone that crosses our path about "Sheriff Sunday." It's totally made up. I love that he's creative. I don't really care that he does this. It's just that today is not Sunday. We had errands to do today. Everyone that he would have ran into, he would have explained "Sheriff Sunday" to.

Instead it's "Covered in Blood Saturday." That's my made up day, for today anyhow. Mica keeps getting bloody noses. This happened last year to. I put Carmex on a Q-tip and smeared it in his nose. I need to mix up a saline spray for his kid's version of the netti pot. He'll hate getting his nose sprayed. I also have a frog humidifier that I'm tempted to get out for Mica's room.

Another bloody event: Isaak got his flu shot this morning. It wasn't that bloody. Just enough to require a Snoopy Band-Aid, tears and limping for the rest of the morning. Isaak over exaggerates pain! He milks his tears to get attention. Is it bad that I laugh when he gets a shot? Not really out loud. I just envision our 3 year old crying for a half hour and limping for 1/2 the day; over a shot that takes a second.

Along with the change of weather, so is our food. I have a bean soup in the crock pot, spaghetti squash pie tomorrow and split pea soup in a few days.

Suspicious Mark

Mica's had a suspicious mark on his cheek for around 4 weeks. It wasn't a scratch, it wasn't a bruise. We really were not sure what it was.

We have washed his face plenty, but were sensitive to that one spot. It just looked painful. Well Daddy took him to the doctor today. He just scrubbed Mica's suspicious spot with an alcohol wipe. It was practically gone.

Now we can see a faint scratch.

Copay + time = 5 min from the doctor. That's how it goes sometimes. He got his flu mist out of the way while he was there to. The doctor asked Mica if he wanted the shot or the mist. Of course he picked the mist. I'm more pro the shot.