Well, we made it through the doctor visit.We had the height checked - great (Eli is in the 90 percentile rate for his age), eye check - great (not color blind either), ear check - great, spine check - great, pee in the cup - great fun/great, blood check - blood check? - blood check...it was at this point that Eli started putting two and two together...finger pricked, blood coming out...pain, suffering (Eli was hurting also)...tears...Eli declared that there would be no shots given. I told him that he had already come this far, we might as well finish...I hoisted my 72 pound son up onto the table and the nurse got another nurse to hold his feet. I held him down and the blood-curdling screams started...deafening screams... screams that could be heard in the other check up rooms (striking fear in other kids), screams that could be heard in the waiting room (striking fear in family members of children that were in the check up rooms), screams that could be heard outside (striking fear in arriving parents and children), screams that could be heard in Milwaukee (striking fear in ...well, I'm not sure who it struck fear in, but I'm sure there was someone)...and then the nurse said she was ready to give the shots!!! What??? Really???...you haven't given any shots???... under duress, stress and suffering, I doubled all payments and bribes...the shots were given,5 (6 if you ask Eli - because the finger prick counts as one) in the leg...many more screams, many tears...they were the shots heard around the world...but we did it! they are done...well...until next month.
After the grand ordeal, Eli reminded me of all of his rewards and we went to target and got two toys, he had two cheese pizzas...and the rest will be paid off in a timely manner. Not sure how much it will cost me next time...bribing Eli and Sherri!
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