Edie's Appointment

She did great!! What a brave little girl. Little did we know she was missing an inoculation :"(

She was absolutely fascinated with all the babies in the office. She would go over to then tip toeing, hands out in front of her with her thumb and index finger pinched together as if she was holding up a princess gown. Most of the babies were still buckled into their care seats resting on the floor under the watchful eye of mommies and daddies. She would crouch down bottom touching the floor, knees under her armpits and say in a sweet voice. Hi baby, hi. So sweet.

We had a great nurse that weighed her in at 38.8lbs (2lbs heavier than her big sisters).

Heart, lungs, abdomen were all in good shape.

She suggested a multivitamin, and some cream for 'sensitive' areas.

Then the ear exam....

Left ear tube...

still blocked!

She did pass the hearing test! Let's hope we get that tube flushed out, so we do not have to repeat the procedure!!

She followed all the directions of the pediatrician.

Answering questions such as:

• your name: Edie E.D.I.E (yes she spells it!!)
• do you have sisters mmm mmm Adooo and LaLa (Doc looked at me for translation)
• age: she said 5 and then threw her head back laughing
• she drew circles on paper, and drew a person, with hair, ears, lips, arms, legs,
• she knew her colors, shapes
• identified all but one of the symbols and shapes on the eye chart. She did not recognize the '+'
• she answered questions the doctor asked in regards to water safety, and stranger danger
• we had a long talk in the car about those topics, and repeated them once we picked up sisters!!
• she then had to get the 'pinch', it surprised both of us.

After the 'pinch' she, wanted off that table and immediately grabbed my purse and her blankie and headed for the door limping, in just her undies and undershirt saying 'I nee Adoo and LaLa' In her moment of pain she needed/wanted her sisters, the Sesame Street Sticker was no prize.

She soon fell asleep in the car. I promised her lunch and a Mommie/Edie afternoon. We went to Applebee's and she pushed her lunch aside and dug into my soup and salad. She ate it all. I let her, she would offer me a bite of my lunch now and then and I let her feed me, she did so with a smile. I treated her to an ice cream, that she also polished off, peppered with the occasional offering to mom.

We picked up sisters, and she donned her shiny silver band aid like a badge of courage, taking time to pull her pants down around her ankles to show them the bandage on her thigh. They each hugged her and brushed her hair out of her face and said 'you ok Edie'. She was running around with them shortly after.

Where did my little Edie Baby go?