Thursday, April 7, 2011

Check-Up Year #3

PERFECT!
This was a nice visit with nothing but good news!  Joshua has had a very difficult time with blood draws…it usually takes 3 people to hold him down and his cute little face turns into a polka-dotty mess because he breaks a ton of blood vessels.  Not fun!  But, this time my friend and fellow AA momma, Jen, let me in on a little secret:  EMLA cream.  Why didn’t we know about this magic cream before??!!  Joshua sat in the lab chair by himself and I only had to hold his hand.  He has conquered his fear!!!  And, he won’t have to do this again for a while since he has now graduated from labs every 6 months to once a year.  Woohoo!!!!    
      
ECHO
Our awesome doctor, Dr. Kurre
  Voodoo doll with pretzel stakes and raspberry blood…yum. 
Joshua said this was the best donut ever!

WBC: 7.0 / HGB: 12.3 / HCT: 36.6 / PLT: 310