I think I may have contributed to the mood by prepping him the night before that he had to get some... (shhh...) s.h.o.t.s. I think that just caused him a lot of anxiety.
But, I've also done the opposite before, and not told him the shots were part of the gameplan, and he freaked out.
Can't win.
So, after an hour of complete misery, a nurse and I then had to hold Brae down with all our might as they administered the round of shots. I held his face in my hands as I just tried to calm him down by talking softly to him, looking in his eyes. Poor little guy, he was just terrified. I think next time I won't tell him the shots are part of the deal, so he'll have less time to get worked up about it.
Sigh.
His stats are that he's just above 50% for height, and 50% for weight. The doctor said he's highly intelligent, and perhaps a little OCD. (Brae's organized his closet so that every hanger is evenly spaced; when he climbs into bed at night, he only disturbs the bed as much as absolutely necessary so as not to ruin in the straight sheets and blanket; I could go on).
We noticed that behavior as early as 18 months, when Brae would line up all his toy cars in perfectly neat rows. The doctor said we should just continue to watch it, but that he may just be an engineer in the making (like his Daddy!).
Little Miss Sienna definitely does not have OCD. The girl's room is in a constant state of disrepair, she loves to make huge messes, and could care less if she walks around in a wet and poopy diaper all day.
Maybe I can channel Brae's OCD into cleaning up his sister's room....
That's too funny! (The OCD part- not the horrible doctor appointment part) At least it makes for funny stories!
ReplyDeleteJust to let you know- we had an awful 5 year well visit too. Our doctor said it was typical, especially the reaction to the shots. Whereas Gracie has never had any issues getting shots, it took two nurses and myself to hold her down. It was horrible!
ReplyDeleteSeveral months later, I took her to the doctor because she was sick. The doctor thought she had been poisoned because she was behaving in such a...."unique" way. She was making guttural sounds, pawing at me, trying to crawl behind me to stay away from the doctor. Oh my! It was crazy! She was miserable that day, but I think it really had to do with being anxious about getting shots again. I won't bore you with our last experience at the dentist! Anyway- welcome to the club my friend!
Can he come clean Canon's room too? Definitely NOT OCD, He prefers all his clothes and hangers to be on the FLOOR rather than hanging in the closet. And all his books on the floor rather than lined up on his book shelf. I can't put anything within reach or it ends up on the floor.
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