"Thank You"

addison was such a big girl today. we took her for a well check at her doctor's. she hasn't been in months and is behind in shots and we put her on a schedule to catch her up. she was terrified of the nurse who listened to her heart and checked her ears, nose and throat. i don't understand why she is so scared, nothing they did hurt her, but you'd never know what by the way she screamed!

the doctor sent us to get some blood work for addison. in the lobby of the lab, addison was happy go lucky. running around chasing a ball. a group of teenagers watched her and commented on how cute she was. when her name was called and kyle picked up addison, the teens laughed and one said, "how sad, she doesn't know what's coming. she's so happy right now." i had to smile. i was very nervous for her, but knew she'd be fine.

the technicians asked kyle to sit on a chair with addy on his lap and as soon as he did, she started screaming as they came toward her. kyle held her down as they tied the rubber string around her little arm. i could tell she was terrified again, but this time, she was actually going to get an ouchy and i was feeling so bad for her. they swabbed her with alcohol and then inserted the needle. neither the pitch or volume of her screams changed because she was already screaming as loud as she could at this point. lastly they put a cotton swab and medical tape on her arm and she was done.

as i tried to calm her down and tell her what a big girl she was, kyle told her to say "thank you" to the technicians. "da-doo" she sobbed to them. that about broke my heart. i felt so bad that i made her go through this painful experience.

i told my parents later this story, and my dad laughed and said how sad it was that she was told to say thank you to the people that hurt her. it's true, kyle was mean to have her say that, and i will never forget her sweet little voice crying as she said "da - doo" through her tears.