Shots AKA Pinches

Although today is Lyndon and my thirteenth wedding anniversary, I dreaded the day!  Don't get me wrong...I love my husband more than anything in the world, but with being a wife and now mommy I have to sometimes do more than just celebrate on this special day.  I had scheduled Andrew (now 4 and going to PreK soon!) for his back to school booster shots and well baby check-up for Monday, July 28th because I knew the 29th was our anniversary and I did not want to take Andrew to get the awful shots on our day.  Well, being the nice person I am, when the nurse called a last week to reschedule our appointment  to the 29th I obliged.  She is always eager to work us in or get a prescription called in for us so I thought it was only fair to help her out.  We dropped Buttercup (0ur new pet) off at the vet for "shots in his booty" and headed to see Dr. Moore.  Andrew thought that shots was funny and began to cakle.  I thought...if you only knew.  After waiting in the waiting room for 75 minutes watching Andrew play the gameboy he received from his MaeMae, Pa, and Nanny for his birthday, we finally got called back.  Andrew was reluctant to stand on the scale.  He did not want to measure his height.  He would not speak!  Julie, our wonderful nurse, asked me if he knew what was about to happen.  I said "NOPE!"  She then proceeded to tell me how she had been tricking children into getting shots without a fight.  I told her it was worth a try. (She remembered having to hold Timothy down a few years ago)  She told Andrew that she was going to pinch his arm and put a band aid on it.  He actually agreed.  I held his head to my chest so he could not see the needles, and being as shy as he is, he did not look!  She did two vaccines in each arm and put "Monkey George" band aid on his "Pinches".  He did not whimper or shed the first tear.  He did say afterwards that it hurt just a little.  I am so proud of my bigger boy Andrew!  He received his icee and his backpack for being such a good boy at the doctor and getting his "Pinches".  So, if you have a child needing a shot, see if the nurse will just pinch your child!  It sure worked wonders for Andrew.  And Lyndon, I love am so elated that you chose to marry me 13 years ago.  I look forward to making more and more wonderful memories with you!  I hope it is raining on Sunday!