What A Day...

Today we went to the doctor's office for a visit. Hyrum had his 6 month check up. (I can't believe he's already six months!) Madison went with us, of course, and she loves doctors. She started loving them once she didn't have to get shots anymore. Well, Hyrum didn't know what was coming to him today. I made sure he had a little snooze before we went to the doctor's, so he woke up nice and happy. He made sure to rip up all the paper covering on the patient bench before the Dr. even got in the room! He thought it tasted pretty good too. As soon as the Doctor came in the kids were both so happy. Madi started to "fake cough" to get the doctor's attention. (It worked!) I just shook my head. Madison then sang for the doctor the whole time she was checking Hyrum out. It was pretty comical. I am guessing she wanted more attention.
Madison is a very protective big sister and I didn't think beforehand about the whole shot situation. So, on the way to the doctor's office I told Madi that Hyrum was going to get some shots so he wouldn't get really sick. She was fine with that. But I think she forgot that shots are PAINFUL. As soon as the nurse started giving him his 1 out of 4 shots, Hyrum started crying. Then Madison started crying. She did not like seeing her brother getting those painful shots. I had to worry about calming Madi down before I could calm Hyrum down. Hyrum was actually a champ, he didn't scream bloody murder like he did last time. Don't get me wrong, you could tell it hurt, but he wasn't hysterical. Before the nurse left the room Madison made sure to give the nurse the dirtiest look ever. (She's really good at it too. Trust me, I've gotten plenty.) I felt so bad for the nurse, she said, " Oooh... that girl hates me!" Poor nurse.
Ever since we've gotten home Madison has reminded me that we need to be nice to Hyrum because he has "shots on his knees". (They're actually on his thighs, but Madison doesn't know the difference yet.)
I never knew that going to the doctor's could be so comical! I could have easily gotten so stressed. What a day....

Here are the stats, just for Grandma:

• Weight: 15.6 lbs (25th percentile)
• Height: 28 inches (25th percentile)
• Head circumference: 40-41? (Two nurses and the Doctor all measured, I guess he's not even on the charts! I had to remind Doctor how small Daddy's head is- but he's still a genius!)
• Perfectly healthy baby!!!! :)