Doctors' Appointments Galore!

On Thursday, August 2, we had too many doctors' appointments!!! The day started off with a dentist appointment for Dawson. He had one cavity to be filled and two teeth with no enamel to be fixed. He did really well and even wore the dreaded "elephant nose" (laughing gas) with no problem. He made it through the cavity being filled, before he started pitching a royal fit. Dr. Townsend, the nurse and I tried to calm him down and finish up to no avail! Now, we "get" to go back again to fix the other two teeth! This time they've prescribed him so medicine that will really calm him down before they get started. Fun, Fun, Fun!!!

Our friends, the Naugles, had appointments right after ours. So, Mary Elizabeth and I took turns watching each others' kids during the visits. They were all very good and it didn't take too long! After that, we all headed to the house for some playtime and lunch. Ethan, Ben and Noah are so sweet and my kids had a blast with them! Dakota just adores Mary Elizabeth and claimed her to show off all her "girly" stuff.

Doctors' appointments were next. Dakota had her school physical and an exam on her wart that just won't go away. She had two shots and blood work done. Poor kid! Imagine this! Her cholesterol is high (like her daddy)! We're waiting on the blood work to come back to find out if she needs to go on medication for that or not. Plus, she has to see a dermatologist regarding her wart.

I talked to the doctor about Dawson's hyperactivity and aggressiveness. He suggested several books by Dr. James Dobson and then did a quick physical on Bubba. Come to find out, he has an accelerated heart rate (like his daddy) and therefore high blood pressure. That could explain a lot of the hyperactivity. So, they have put him on blood pressure medicine for the time being. We are doing a little experiment to see if this works, and he has a follow up next week.

Donovan also has a wart, that has now spread to two. So, he will be going to the dermatologist with Dakota to have it checked out! Dakota is wondering why he has warts, because he didn't even kiss that frog. (She did kiss a frog - her Grandpa made her do it - her version of the story.)

All in all, the kids are really healthy. I am very blessed that none of their problems are major. The Lord has been good to us!