Last night Nick woke up constantly and I lay in bed with him until about 1am. He kept startling awake and crying but we could never figure out exactly what was hurting him. And then there was Zoey. Bottom line, I got almost five hours of extremely broken sleep last night so today I am T-I-R-E-D.
And then there is Today. Today is the first snowstorm of the season so outside is beautiful, but good to be inside under heavy blankets. Nick is doing just that because today he is Sick. This boy takes after me and tends to be a bit on the… dramatic side so things around here are pretty pitiful. We tried to watch “Ratatouille” but the sight of that poor wet rat clinging to the cookbook while being hurtled through the sewer pipes proved too much for the young man to handle. He has a tender little heart, that one.
As much as I wanted to lay around in my pajamas today we had to venture out in the snow this morning to get to Zoey’s 6-month check-up. She’s growing beautifully (almost 18 pounds and 27 inches) and is very healthy. That’s the good news. The bad news is that no matter how much I ADORE their pediatrician I still have to watch her staff like a frickin hawk. A hawk on meth. Today they were clearly short staffed and it took an HOUR AND A HALF to get done with the appointment. Plus the lady giving the vaccinations tried to get me to sign a release that WASN’T EVEN FILLED OUT. I did not do that. I made her check the chart for what was to be given, then check the syringes to make sure the correct things were there. Guess what? Yeah, she had to go swap one of them out because apparently we are total freaks for not giving our kids Hepatitis B vaccinations. I find it very sad that it is just standard now. In fact she was shocked because I didn’t have a shot record. “Didn’t they give you one at the hospital when she was born?” Um… no, because we didn’t let them give her any shots! I can get past all this because I know it is my job to police them even though I wish I didn’t have to. What I don’t forgive is when she was giving one of the vaccinations she blew apart the syringe and needle. Almost all of it was in her already but I find that pretty inexcusable since all it takes is a little twist of the needle to keep that from happening. I understand being short staffed but I do not think that should cause any compromise in patient care, at most things should just take longer (which they did anyway). Mike was none too thrilled about this experience either and I have a feeling the appropriate people might be hearing about it.
The funny thing is that we were there for Zoey’s appointment but Nick is the one who ended up with a prescription and a referral to a Pediatric Orthopedist. We’ve got some work to do on his poor toes but in time they’ll be fine. I’ll let you know what happens when we see the other guy — hopefully it will go well too! I’m just looking forward to finally getting his feet and legs looked at professionally because the “wait and see” approach can only take you so far.
All right, that’s all for now. Unless you want to hear the one about Nick finding the condom in the sandbox at the park a couple days ago? No, I didn’t think so.
What’s your beef? Don’t you know you’re children are going to be having unprotected sex with IV drug users before they turn 10 :} :}
Seriously though, rhetorically speaking, what are you plans for schooling, and what are the requirements in the school system? You’d be surprised at the differences in vaccination requirements in different schools.