So it turns out that our Utah bucket list that I wrote about yesterday mostly contains doctor visits. That's not quite as exciting as I was hoping for.
While Bryan was in school we were on the student health plan. It's... adequate. However, it does not cover immunizations. Our summer interim insurance does. Yesterday I took Cooper and Phoebe to the doctor and they are both now caught up on their shots.
Cooper just needed a few to be ready for kindergarten, so while it wasn't fun, he recovered quickly. Phoebe was really behind. Even with combinations, she needed five shots. And she got them all.
The nurse felt so bad after Phoebe's screams and tears (she was inconsolable for a good five minutes) that the kids were sent home with three lollipops each. I administered medicine to help ease pain and they were in good spirits by bedtime.
They both woke up much earlier than usual. And they both hurt. Cooper limped because the injection site was sore. And poor Phoebe flat out refused to walk until almost noon. We had to carry her. When she finally did stand, she hobbled. Her steps were tiny and so slow. I tried to massage the injection sites on her legs, but that led to more screaming. She was still unable (or unwilling because anything more caused pain) to do much more than shuffle at bedtime.
I told her that we would need to walk more tomorrow to exercise her muscles. She said no.
Still coming this week (for all three kids): the Allergist and the Dentist!
1 comment:
Oh man, that does not sound like a fun day! Good luck with your other "bucket list" items. :-(
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