How many nurses does it take to draw Josh's blood?

Four, and me. It is interesting because we have had to draw his blood at least once a year since he was born and almost every time the answer is his age plus one. If this trend continues I don't want to be a part of it after he turns 6.

Today has been insane. It was Josh's first day of school. He gets on the bus around 7:40 in the morning *blah*. Then I have to get to school soon after *blah some more*. Then I rushed from my school to his school to take him to a doctor appointment in SLC.

Can I just say I love Josh's pediatrician? He is fabulous. He gushes about how much he loves Josh. His last appointment of the day (at this clinic) is supposed to be 11:00 but he let us come in at 12:00 so I wouldn't miss school. He stayed with us for more than an hour without even looking at the clock. He was genuinely concerned about Josh and the best way to care for him. He finds us ways to get free services and even (hooray!) free diapers since Josh refuses to be potty trained. He orchestrates all of Josh's extra care so smoothly and seamlessly. I can count on him to get me into hard to see doctors. He suggests seeing specialists I didn't even know existed to best help Josh. Love.

So we have a wonderful talk and check up. Josh even enjoys himself until they pull out the needles. You can get kindergarten shots between 4-6 years old so I decided to get some of them done now and some done later and get it over with before kindergarten. Josh also needed some blood drawn for some tests (to see if there is a medical reason why the kid can't put on weight).

At first they only had 2 nurses come in. After Josh drew blood from one of them instead of the other way around (I am not kidding), they called for more back up. You should have seen it. So many nurses and one small skinny flailing child fighting for control.

We finally got everything done and I promised Josh we would get him some sort of kid's meal with a toy to make things better. First one we came to was Burger King. Go in and order, get food, start eating, find out Josh's toy is some stupid Moxie Girls thing. I take it to the front and hold it up. I asked the guy if he has a boy toy. Somehow, this guy doesn't realize I am talking about a kid's meal toy. Seriously. He starts talking and I realize he either thinks I am asking if he is gay or he thinks I am coming on to him...or both....which is weirder....

Long day. Strangely good day. I have a headache. I am SO ready to sleep. Gotta go make dinner though.