healthy boy

i thought that i would let you in on our adventures the other day. 

our insurance was changing, and so i wanted to get bubba's doctor's/dentist appointments done so i wouldn't have to worry about them. :) 

brilliant idea no?

well, first came the dentist. 

bubba was so excited to go, because the dentist office looked like you were in an aquarium, which was admittedly pretty awesome. he couldn't wait for them to call his name to go back. 

we finally go back, and he goes and climbs into the chair that they told him to. 

they were doing bite-wing x-rays. 

yeeeeeeah. 

talk about screaming, crying, traumatizing experience.

the bitewing things made him gag, and he didn't like having them in his mouth. 

after they finally got the xrays done, he climbed off of the chair and tried to run out of the office. i then had to get him and try and sweet talk him into sitting in the actual dentist chair. 

finally was able to get him to sit there (with kaleigh's help) but he was leary about letting anyone near his mouth again. 

luckily, this dentist was AMAZING. 

seriously. he was able to get bubba to relax, and let him "squeak" his teeth as he scraped them, and put "muscles" on his teeth. at the end, he gave him some fake money to buy a toy from the toy machine. 

turned out pretty good, and his teeth are GREAT! with the x-rays we even got to see his permenant teeth coming in beneath his baby teeth. bubba thought that was pretty cool. :) 

next came the doctor. 

bubba was going around the house saying "i wanna go see doctor!" 

so we went and got right in (thankfully) bubba climbed onto the scale, and stood there, and then stood while they measured him. 

i'm not sure if i like the fact that he doesn't need me to hold him for that anymore. :( 

but he weighed in at 35 pounds, and was 38.5 inches tall. the doctor said he is on track to being 6'2'' or taller. 

basketball anyone? :) 

bubba let him check in his ears, and his eyes, and his mouth. all with me just sitting there. 

really...not used to that. 

and one of the things that he recommended was preschool, or playgroups. 

you see, he is used to adult interaction. he doesn't have any "friends" that he knows names of and plays with. so we need to get him more interactions with kids. 

sooo....ANY help there would be MUCH appreciated!! 

he is potty trained (doctor said boys are more commonly potty trained around 3.5 years old) which is awesome, and he is starting to talk more. within the last few weeks his annunciation and talking has gotten a LOT better. he can dress himself, and even put his shoes and socks on. 

overall, they said he looked completely healthy. 

i still can't believe he's growing up. 

in just a couple of weeks, he will be 3. 

wow. where does the time go. 

anyway, so those were our adventures from monday. 

enjoy, and ANY advice on preschool/playgroups will be appreciated!! thanks :)