It started off okay. We were put in an exam room rather quickly. We had to wait awhile for the doctor to come. He finally came and started their exams. The three of them got naughtier for every minute we were in that room (and we were in there for an hour.) I was trying to have a decent conversation with the doctor, but the kids were acting up horribly.
The girls got into the lipgloss in my purse. Mia took my carmex and squirted the entire tube into her hand. I wasn't paying attention to what she was doing because the doctor was talking to me. All of a sudden, the doctor says, "oooooh, that's not good. That's not good." I look, and Mia had taken the glob of carmex and squished it into her face. Riley was screaming because I wouldn't let her get into my lipgloss. The doctor was just staring at us. I finally let Riley put some lipgloss on because I couldn't hear a word he was saying.
It was finally Mia's turn to be examined. She had a scab on her knee. Ethan noticed it and then tried to pick it off every chance he got. The doctor kept telling him to leave her alone, as was I. I tried to talk a little about Mia, but the kids were fighting and screaming by this time. The doctor finished up in record time and booked it out of the room.
I then had to get them all dressed. I barely got their shoes on and the three of them took off running from the room. I quickly grabbed all of their coats and toys and my purse. By the time I got it all, they were gone. The clinic we go to is huge, so I really had no idea where they went. I found them, though, because they were all screaming at the top of their lungs. They had run into an exam room around the corner.
I caught them all and then tried to herd them out of the door. The three of them took off in separate directions and started screaming again. EVERYONE was staring at me. There were nurses on the phone trying to talk to people and there were my three kids running and screaming down the hall. I was so horribly embarrassed. I just wanted to die! I caught Riley first and picked her up but then started dropping everything in my other arm. I bent over to pick the stuff up and then whacked Riley's head on the wall. She starts crying, "ouie, ouie" while holding her head.
I finally caught the other two and tried to get them into the lobby. They took off running and screaming again. EVERYONE in the lobby was staring at me. I got them out of the clinic door and herded them into a corner. I was so mad and so embarrassed. I told them that they were all in big trouble.
I held on to Ethan's arm while walking out of the door. My other arm had their toys and my purse. Ethan then decided he couldn't use his legs. They became like jello, so I was pretty much dragging him. Mia and Riley took off running in the parking lot. Mia was almost hit by a van. I think the lady heard me screaming and that's why she stopped. My heart pretty much stopped.
Have you ever been so mad and embarrassed that you were about to cry? That was me that day. I put them in time-out for a very long time. They all knew they were in big trouble because they didn't challenge me. What made it even worse is that I know their doctor's nurse. She used to work on pediatrics and she would float to the NICU or I would float to peds and see her.
I really can't tell you much about what the doctor said. Ethan is in the 50th percentile for height and 75th percentile for weight. Mia is in the 5th percentile for height and 10th percentile for weight. They didn't get their kindergarten shots since they won't be going this next year. I should have requested them, though! If I would have known how they were going to behave...
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