To the Doc we Go

Doctor's appointments....gotta laugh about the whole experience or you will cry.  This time, however, most of the lovely events of the day were all of crazy-mommy's fault.

First of all, why did I schedule an appointment on my day off???!!! Is that really something I want to do on my day off? Not really, but I did it.  It was time for Mallory's 18 month check-up, and I decided to do it on my day off....and give Lady B the day off...forcing me to take Faith and Cam along for the ride. Never fear, though. Poppy is always on stand-by and ready to give a helping hand!

I was feeling so good about myself (feeling that supermom feeling) as the morning went so smoothly. I was able to straighten the house, make the beds, throw clothes in the wash, put laundry away, and get the kids set up at the breakfast table long before time to go. YES!!! We may actually leave on time for something!!!....Yeah....WELL....note taken....don't get all big-headed because once you do, there is a tendency for all to come crashing down. My dad came on over early (thank goodness), and I began to dress the kiddos. Enter catastrophe. Syrup. All. In. Mallory's. Hair. It basically looked like a rat's nest. Great for me that I did not notice what was causing the rat's nest until AFTER I dressed her. Needless to say, off came her clothes and under the sink she went.....screaming all the while. Why did I do pancakes on an appointment morning? DUH???!!! #1 Crazy-mommy mistake for the day.  The situation put us rather behind. We walked out of the house with my hair barely brushed and my wearing wrinkled clothes. Atleast my kids looked good....except for Mallory had a wet head.  I would later towel it dry in the backseat in Watkinsville (a trip is NEVER complete unless you climb in the back for SOMETHING).

We made it there on time...EARLY, actually. Ha! That's when I hear, "Ms. Patrick???" Ummmm....Yeah, who got the appointment time wrong???? Yes. ME. For whatever reason, I was CONVINCED the dang appointment was at 10:35. SO convinced that I played back the voicemail that I received from the nurse to make certain that they did NOT tell me that my appointment was at 10:50. Well, they did. Now, 15 minutes is not THAT big of a difference....BUT....when you have three, busy little ones, it can be an eternity....AND WE WERE ALREADY EARLY!!!. We ended up having to wait about 30 or 40 minutes (just in the waiting room-not including wait time in the back). NICE. Crazy-mommy mistake #2.   I must say, however, that my kids were darlings. They always pull through when I need them to.

The rest of the visit was fairly uneventful...as it could be. Mallory checked-out just fine....23 lbs and 33 inches. She got the flu shot and I convinced Faith and Cam to get the Flu Mist!!! SO PROUD OF MY BABIES....but they aren't really babies anymore....Tear....sniff...sniff.

We went for lunch at Chick-fil-a and had fun on the playground. They deserved it.

I am thinking about going for taking all three by myself next time.....ha.....but I am sure that I will chicken-out!!!

Later that afternoon....