D is for Doctor

Today Jack had a doctors appointment to get his final booster shot until his two year appointment. YAY for finally being caught up! I say that because when Jack was diagnosed with cancer as an infant, ourselves, along with our doctors agreed that it was in Jack's best interest to go on an alternative immunization schedule, meaning he would only get one at a time, in a 2 week minimum interval. Yes. it's more trips to the doctors office than we would like; however, it gives us peace of mind knowing exactly what is going in his body and what effect each booster has on him. The original reason for this decision was due to the fact that Jack's body already working double time to fight cancer, and when immunizations were added to the mix, his body was being overloaded, which lead to extreme irritability. Because Jack is such a frequent flyer at the doctors office, he has become very familiar with the practice and what goes on there. So much so that he starts to cry even before we get in the door, but not today. When we walked in, he kept a very close distance to me and  as I was checking him in, he held onto my leg, with his head buried. When we went to sit down, he continued to keep his guard up, but remained calm. The entire time we waited, he sat quietly and still on my lap, which is very unusual for him. When the nurse called our name, we followed her back, and I could start to see the fear come out of his eyes, though he still managed to keep his cool, and only fussed for a second or two. Then, when we laid him down so that the nurse administer the shot, he got really worried and began to cry, but to my surprise , when it was over, he pulled himself together and stopped as soon as I scooped him up in my arms. WAY TO GO, JACK!

Now for the fun part. The pictures from our day. Enjoy!

Helping daddy put air in his tires.

Such a good little helper! If only all mechanics were this cute. ;)

Bringing daddy a tray of food from his kitchen. He is becoming very good at dramatic play, which is so much fun for me.

I bought Jack an Elmo balloon when I was at the Dollar Tree today. He thought it was the Bee's Knees, so much so that he had to eat dinner holding onto it.

I wish I could have gotten a better shot of this one. Matt was blowing fake fruit out of his mouth, into the air and Jack thought it was hilarious. The things us parents do to make our kids laugh...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I realize it's a little early to put up Easter decorations, but I was just too excited. Can I just say that I LOVE the Dollar Tree. You can make adorable, crafty things, for a ridiculously cheap price. Everything you see here I either got from the Dollar Tree or it was something I already owned.

Cute, right?

Same here, everything was a ONE DOLLAR! The entire craft totaled to $4. Crazy, I know.

Don't Judge. It's hard work writing a blog every night. Just kidding, I just had an extreme case of the sweet tooth, and we never have any on hand, so my ever so kind husband made a late night run. He's a keeper.