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June 14, 2007
Full exposure
I finally got around to getting bloodwork done for Jamie and I. She was supposed to have her cholesterol rechecked, according to her Maryland ped. Our current ped doesn't seem to think it's necessary, but I can totally see where the former ped was coming from. After all, Rex has decently high cholesterol, and I tend to skate the line. At the very least, it's nice to have a baseline for her, and we can always make an effort to feed her an appropriate diet. Meh.
My bloodwork was a recheck for my thyroid. Since both of us had recently had full appointments, I thought we were just going to run through the lab. I certainly wouldn't have called the day of, asking for a quick appointment since we had to fast, had I realized we were both going to see the doctor.
Anyway, nothing exciting at the appointment, so we walked over to the lab. I offered to go first, so Jamie could see what was going to happen. She watched me get stuck with sort of a horrified fascination, but she was nervous without being terrified when it was her turn. She sat on my lap while the (very nice) tech explained what was going to happen. She started to cry just before she got stuck, but stopped about the same time the tech was finished. It wasn't even her most freaked out of cries. She didn't flinch or try to move. I am extremely proud of her, even though she now says she doesn't like needles :)
Then for some reason I had to give a urine sample. I've never had to before for thyroid work, so I'm not sure what they were looking for, but whatever, I don't mind gifting my pee. Of course, I got to demonstrate giving a urine sample for the girls as well. Katie was particularly full of questions, from, "What are you doing?" to "What's in the cup, Mama?" My only consolation is that at least it was a relatively private bathroom, and I wasn't trying to euphemistically explain menstruation while a stranger listened in the next stall.
Posted by me at June 14, 2007 9:03 PM