Knight vs. Food Part 2

Last Friday I took both the Knight and the Duke to their annual well checks.  Both of them were declared "well".  My poor little Duke got 4 shots... :(

I love our pediatrician.  He has been our doctor since Princess was an itty bitty baby and he is wonderful.  DadOf4 and I both went to the appointment because we had some concerns about the Knight and his not eating.  We wanted to make sure that we covered all of the bases so the doctor had all of the information.  I also brought a list of questions. 

After talking to the doctor, he said that it appears that our little Knight has reflux and that is making his little tummy hurt when he eats.  He gave us a prescription for a medication that the Knight will be on for about a month.  The goal is to re-build the lining in the Knight's esophagus.  The doctor said that the medicine would take a good week to start working.  He warned that we would not see an increase in appetite for at least that long.

My little Knight has eaten more in the last three days than he typically eats in a week!

He is not gorging himself - he is just eating. 

Instead of taking three bites of a piece of toast because I am standing over him, he will eat the entire thing by himself and ask for more!  Music to this mommy's ears!

And get this - he is even eating the bread CRUST! 

This is just such good news for us.  Encouraging this kid to eat has become a daily struggle, and maybe, just maybe it does not have to be anymore!

I cannot wait to weigh him on Friday!! 

Well check? Check!

The Prince and I headed out bright and early this morning for his 8:00AM 4-year well check.

He is all of 38.5 pounds and 41.5 inches! He is in the 75th percentile in both measurements and has grown three whole inches from last year at this time! He is a big, strong, healthy boy and I am so thankful for that! :)

This well check is the one I dread. I actually didn't sleep very well last night because I kept thinking about it. At the 4 year well check, the kiddos are given 4 shots. And they hurt. And the parent has to hold down the 4-year-old while the shots are given.

It pretty much sucks.

The Prince did great. He talked a mile a minute to the doctor and the nurses. He had his hearing and vision checked, and he cooperated with the nurses completely. He even tinkled in a cup for me so they could check out his kidneys and glucose level. I was so proud of him.

Then came the shots.

He did great, but I just hate them. He was so happy, even when I started to hold his little hands down. It sucks to know that your child is going to be hurt before it happens. Even if it is for his own good.

The nurse was great and explained to him what was going to happen: He needs the medicine to stay strong and they need to get the medicine into his body through his little thigh. She was honest with him and told him that it was going to hurt. I always request this nurse because she is FAST! Boom, boom, boom, boom done! Then I was able to scoop him up into a giant bear hug and tell him what a big, brave boy he was. He was so good.

This nurse is very kind. She noticed that he was wearing a Cars shirt so after the shots, she went searching for some Cars stickers. She gave him 5 stickers! Normally the kids only get one but the 4 year well check, as I mentioned before, sucks. He was all better within a minute of getting the shots. He was all excited to show Princess the stickers.

I am so glad that it is done, for him and for me!