clinic with both my boys

3 back to back to back appointments
2 crying fits
1 time out
and 1 lollipop later...
made for a very, very, long day!!

after my blood test, we waited a bit until we could get breakfast. baba went to get it while i waited with nj. while baba was gone, he really had to pee... doing his crazy pee-pee dance and announcing it: "i need to go pee pee, i need to go pee pee, i need to go pee peeeeeee!" i wasn't sure what to do since i haven't taken him to a public bathroom before. how will he reach? how will i pick him up if i need to? i called baba, he said he was on his way back. but nj's dance got faster and his announcement got louder! so i just took him... i'll just say it wasn't easy and it was pretty messy! but i wiped up, i was considerate! well good thing he only had to pee...

we all shared a breakfast of eggs, potatoes, sausage, bacon, and english muffin. nj enjoyed it and it made him happy to be fed. once he was done, he got to look out the window at all the cars. as each car passed (either going into the garage or to the drop off) we'd ask him what kind of car. he named almost every one of them. after a while, the ladies sitting next to us started giggling and watching the cars that passed too. that occupied him until the doors of the clinic opened.

appointment one, liver clinic. after scribbling in his sketch book and tracing both our hands several times, he moved on to some coloring and activity pages. one of the nurses was nice enough to print some out just for him. baba helped him color, which became a competition of who could color faster. silly boys. we haven't brought him to clinic before (not since he was a lot younger), so everyone was so surprised and all over him. it was cute and sweet of them. it's funny how people are different when you have your kid/baby with you even if they know you have one.

appointment two, endocrinologist (sp?).

no more insulin! woohoo! finally!

appointment three, kidney doctor. nj checking out one of the waiting room magazines. he chose this one because there was a car on the cover. surprise, surprise...

first lollipop! sugar free and all-natural. did my dr. just say that so he wouldn't feel as bad? he was surprised to see nj with us, he had never seen him before. he was so nice (as he always is) and asked us if he could give him a t-r-e-a-t. we said yes. we said it was his first lollipop, which made him (my dr.) feel bad. but it's ok, there's a first time for everything! nj really enjoyed it! the smile on his face was the same as him eating that free ice cream all himself! besides, he deserved it for having to spend half the day at ucla.

we were prepared for a long day and even longer with little nj in tow! i thought i had enough to entertain him... books, coloring book, sketch book, sticker book, cars, and snacks. nope, still bored and antsy! but overall, he was actually pretty good considering how much he had to sit still and wait around doing nothing. and to no surprise, he knocked out on the way home. poor baba had to go straight to work. our day started at 4:30am!