Toddler's Three Years Old Well-Child Doctor's Visit! [VIDEO]

We didn't prep her before going into this doctor's visit. Big mistake— always be open, honest, and forthright with your kids. Given their short lives and minimal experience, they appreciate knowing what they can expect, especially in potentially painful experiences like visiting a doctor's office (and getting shot).

Wary in the beginning, as the nurses to tried to take her vitals, and perform a hearing and vision test, we got around the former but there was no way we could get Nui Nui to take the vision and hearing test. I asked the nurses if that was 'bad', not that I was really concerned about either and annoyingly tending toward pleasing anyway. They said they would just have to write in her chart that patient refused to cooperate. Way to start her testing career, I thought... There are worse things.

Nui Nui's Three Years Old Well-Child Visit! [SNEAK PEAK]

Having audio sync issues with the video. Hopefully can get the video up soon. Be on the lookout for that! :> xoxo

ps. it wasn't pout pout fish for the whole visit but the mighty pout pout sure is cute.

I Got My Flu Shot

Did you?

We're curious. Let us know in the Comments below (or what you had for breakfast this morning)! :> xoxo

Flu Shot 2013

It was a priority for Nui Nui to get her flu shot, especially since she's in school. We missed the first weekend when her doctor's office had an open walk-in on a Saturday, so I took her to get it during a lunch break before Mom went away on her trip.

Nui Nui is always a trooper. Her pain tolerance is pretty high and usually gets over shots pretty quickly...



...I think now, though, it might take her a few seconds (seconds!) longer just because she's more cognitively aware and able to consciously be upset for longer. By the time we walked out the building, she was fine :>

I'm trying to find time to get my flu shot. Did YOU get the flu shot this year?

Share in the Comments below, we'd love to hear! :> xoxo