All the kids went along today for Jo's 18 month well-baby appointment (she was mostly well..has a sniffily nose/cough at the moment). She is fine. She is ahead on most things (lots of words, good movement, etc.). She is still like 70% in length and only like 25% in weight...however the doctor seemed less concerned about it this time (she FINALLY said that that might just be how Josie was and that a lot of kids taper off when they start walking...which Jo has been doing since she was 10 months old). She got three shots today. Yes she cried...but!
But Doug cried more for her when she got the shots then she did.
I do have to mention that
- Last time Doug got a shot he moved his leg and got a scratch and we still made him get the shot too.
- We had cleaned some ear wax out just prior to the nurse coming to do the shots and Doug was already majorly distressed from her screaming during that
- He was all for making a break for it from the check-up room all in the name of protecting his little sister so she wouldn't have to get shots.
The nurse was quite touched by his empathy for Jo and somehow my explaining that a little hurt now was better then a hospital stay later didn't get through to Doug. Andy was just ready to go by the end of it all and was draping himself over the chair in the room after he got chewed out for totally rearranging the furniture.
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Poor Doug. He not only has to suffer through his shots but empathize with Jo as well. Soon enough he'll understand logic and it won't be so hard.
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