Braden's 4 year Check-up

Thursday, September 3, 2009 Braden went in for his 4 year check-up with Dr. Roberts. He doesn't mind going to the doctor that much, which is good. Since I had Logan with us the nurse took Braden to be weighed and measured while I stayed in the room with Logan. He was such a big boy! He weighs 34.6 lbs (37%) and is 40 1/2 inches tall (53%). When he came back into the room he was giggling because the nurse told him he had to take this little cup and pee into it. Apparently that was the most hilarious thing to him because he talked about it all day to everyone he saw. He was very proud of himself too after he did his duty. He then had his finger pricked so they could test his blood. No problem. He just watched the nurse do it and was amazed by the process. He was supposed to get 3 shots next year (when he turned 5) and then a flu shot this time, but they asked if we wanted to half them (2 now 2 later) and I said yes. Braden didn't have a problem at all with the shots. A different nurse came in (nurse Lou, she has been seeing Braden since he was born) to give him his shots. He laid down and gave me his hands and that was it. He just said "ow" with each shot. Then asked if it was over and while the nurse was putting the band aids on he started laughing. Nurse Lou told me she has never seen a 4 year old laugh after having shots given to them before. Because he was so good with his shots while we were waiting to see if he had a reaction to the shots or not (10 minutes) nurse Lou brought Braden in a Popsicle. He loved it!