I’m sure most mother knows the If you take a mouse to the movies book, and today that title kept playing in my head as I was at the doctor.
First off, if you take your son to the doctor, do not schedule it right at nap time. If you take your son to the doctor, do not let him take all his cars that he can get all over the floor. If you take your son to the doctor, you may have screaming, fighting, crying, and that is just when you try to see how tall he is, you can forget checking his ears, nose, or mouth. If you take a 2 year old to the doctor, he may throw a fit when he can’t take the bee pen holder at the front desk with him.
Yep, the doctor was quite an experience today. I have never seen a child so upset at the doctor before. I am now one of those mom’s whose kid screams at the doctor in terror, and he did not even need shots today.
However, if you take a 2 year old to the doctor, you may hear that he is perfectly healthy, his runny nose and cough is likely caused by allergies. You may find out that he is very small and barely makes the charts, but we will wait for 6 months to see if there is a reason to worry. You may also find out that it is ok to turn the car seat around.
If you take your 2 year old to the doctor you may be exhausted, be a little poorer, but you will be happy to know that at least you are doing something right as he is still alive.