4 year check

So my amazing Grace had her four year check-up at the doctors and amazed me once again. I don’t mind saying that I have dreaded this appointment almost since her 3 year check as I knew she was due another injection. I started talking to Grace about it a couple of weeks ago and told her that she needed an injection (never did we mention the word needle!) to make sure that she didn’t get any nasty diseases and that it would feel like a pinch on her arm. She seemed happy with that and we agreed that if she was a brave girl we would go and get a treat afterwards.

So in we go to see Dr Fath who asks the usual questions – does Grace know her colours (yep) can she count to 5 (5???? she can almost get to 20!) does she sleep, can she form sentences, does she ask questions (this one got a raised eyebrow as some days I swear the only word I hear is why!, she has also already surpassed my knowledge of the human body and I keep having to hit the internet to remember what various organs do!). Then it was off with her shoes for the weigh in – 36lbs and 3ft 3 1/2 inches so no booster seat this year – sorry Grace x Next she had to take her dress off and hop up onto the bed so Dr Fath could look in her eyes, ears and throat, listen to her chest and feel her tummy. I thought we were in trouble when the blood pressure cuff got a bit tight but no comments from Grace. Finally she got dressed and it was time for the jab. She sat on my knee, I cuddled her in so she couldn’t squirm and covered her eyes so she couldn’t see the needle and that was it. No scream, no tears, no wiggling, no complaining nothing. She was a superstar and I was really proud of her. I think the Dr did a great job and when we phoned Diesel to tell him she just said that she didn’t like the pinch but she wouldn’t get any nasty infections now. You can only imagine how pleased I was because I had imagined a million other scenarios taking place – none of which so easy to deal with.

If only I could find a way to contain Patrick all would’ve been perfect xxx