That Was Fun

Ok. So today was a bit rough. Javen and Liam were as good as gold, provided the circumstances. I called their doctor in late Nov. to make an appointment for Liam's 1 year well visit this month. (He turned 1 on Saturday! More on that soon...). The only appointment they had available was today at 1:40pm. Prime time Nap time. Ugh.

I tried putting the boys down early for naps, figuring some sleep was better than no sleep. It literally took me twenty minutes to wake Javen. The boy was tired and he was O U T cold. So I load my crew up into the car and head off to Liam's appointment. Here's how it went down:

1:30-Arrive

1:35-Nurse takes us back to exam room and takes Liam's height, weight etc. Mentions that the Dr is running a little behind, but should be in shortly. I'm prepared for a little wait time so I've brought a few books, snacks and toys. This works for about 30 minutes, then Javen is ready to get out of there.

2:00-Still stuck in tiny exam room with two fidgety boys.

2:20- Nurse comes back in to inform me that a news crew is in the office interviewing the Dr. She wants to know if he can come into the room and use some footage of the Dr with my kids.

2:21- I kindly decline and she apologizes for putting me on the spot. Then she leaves.

Side note:: I say no for three reasons ::
1. Liam is half way dressed. I do not want my kids on television without their clothes on.
2. If I say yes, that only makes it that much longer until we get to the actual exam and can get out of there.
3. My kids are tired. I had to wake them up from naps so we could sit and wait. I'm not feeling super co-operative at this point and neither are they.

2:25-The Dr. comes in and the news guy is right behind him. (!!!!) He asks me if the boys can be on TV with him. I decline again and he apologizes for putting me on the spot. The news guy smiles and says it's not a problem, he just wants to get some footage of the Dr. walking into the exam room and closing the door. Fine. Whatever. Can we just get this over with already?

2:31- The Dr. has given Liam the once over and is walking out the door as I'm in mid-question. I only have maybe 3 things I want to ask him and he literally walks out on me.

2:36- Buckle kids into carseats.

2:40- Bang head on steering wheel in frustration/exhaustion.

So glad I had the opportunity to wake my kids up from their naps so we could sit and wait in a tiny room for an hour.

That was fun.