Lindsay had a doctor's appointment about a week and a half ago. I don't know if it's a Jersey thing or a living in a very old house thing, but we were given a script to go to the lab and repeat her blood work from last year - CBC and lead.
When we sat down to do paperwork, the technician looked in horror at Lindsay's skinny arms. "It's for the baby? Oh no."
"She'll be fine." I replied brightly. "She didn't even notice last year."
She looked doubtful, but didn't reply.
As we sat in the scary looking blood drawing chair, Lindsay held her arm out and let the tech tie on the tourniquet. The tech's hands were shaking.
"They are just going to take a little blood out of your arm, Linds." I said calmly, as I held across her chest, pinning her right arm beside her. "And Mommy's giving you a special hug to help you keep still."
A second tech was there with the butterfly, sliding around the first who held Lin's arm taut. Lindsay watched, completely fascinated, as the needle pierced her skin. The second tech spoke quietly about the three tubes to the first, dropping each in her pocket as they filled. The first tech's hand was still now, looking at Lindsay's interested expression.
"I've never seen anything like that," she exclaimed.
"She doesn't mind needles." I replied.
The second tech stuck a purple sticker on Lindsay's shirt that read "I did very whale" with a cartoon whale on it.
"Tanks." Lindsay said.
3 comments:
What a big girl she is! (I think it must be the special hug from Mama...)
aww.....what a great idea w/ a special hug from mama! lol...she does better than a lot of adults i deal with! ha ha...
A girl after my own heart. I thought the needle thing was fascinating too. My sister hid under the table. I was the good child.
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