Ugh, the doctor's appointment was awful :(
Don't get me wrong, I love our doctor-he was very nice & he has 3 kids from Guatemala and is the process for #4 so he was all up on what tests to run, etc BUT the blood draw was horrific!
The nurse strapped Nora down on something they call "The Papoose" which, in reality, is just a nice word for baby straight-jacket and proceeded to poke her a dozen times cuz she couldn't find a vein. All the while saying to me "Gosh, she must really be dehydrated, blah, blah, blah"
Finally, someone else stepped in and got blood right away (dehydrated? Humph! You should see how much liquid this girl consumes, plus her diapers are HEAVY)
Anyways, I seriously thought Ryan was either going to faint or smack the nurse!
I promised Nora that tomorrow wouldn't suck as much as today did ;)
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
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Poor baby! Blood draws are awful. My heart breaks every time they have to go in for lab work.
Izzie's hip to it now, and starts freaking out, screaming, shaking and holding on to us for dear life every time we walk into the doctor's office.
I'm glad to hear you're feeling better, and you've made it through yet another hoop of parenthood unscathed. It sounds like you guys are doing great!
Hi Katie and Ryan - Tideg had blood drawn on Monday and it was equally painful for all of us. The two nurses at the clinic couldn't find a vein after two failed attempts so we took her to the nearby affiliated hospital and they got it on the first try. Hope everything is going well for all of you.
Fred, Karen and Tideg
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