ben and dr. hooey

ben calls his pediatrician, dr. huey, dr. hooey.

when we visit dr. huey, i have to remind myself his name is dr. huey, you know, so i don't accidentally call him dr. hooey.

if you don't have kids or haven't been around kids for a long time, it's very easy to start talking like them. you don't even have to try. magically the refridgerator becomes refridgadrr-drr-drr or frige-i-frator. or dr. huey becomes dr. hooey.

dr. huey is a celebrity in our house. zach has this vet costume that ben likes to wear. he calls himself dr. hooey while he wears it. "i'm dr. hooey. who needs a doctor? i'll give you a shot and you can be brave."

yesterday we went to see dr. huey for ben's 4 year check-up. the last time ben went to the doctor was for his 3 year check-up. that's one year of good health. love that!

when dr. huey came into the room, he asked ben to sit up on the table. ben wanted nothing to do with the table, so he covered his eyes and yelled. loud. i was kind of shocked. he wouldn't look at dr. huey for a good 5 minutes. finally dr. huey offered ben a sticker. why didn't i think of that? ben was putty in dr. huey's hands after that. when his exam was over he shouted "dr. hooey, I LOVE YOU!!!!" dr. hooey said ben was his favorite and easiest patient all day. so sweet! too bad the appointment didn't end on that note...

dr. huey said ben had to get a shot. ben told dr. huey he was 3 and not 4, with the hope that 3 year olds didn't have to get shots. ha!

30 minutes later a nurse came in to give ben a shot. he wasn't happy about that. "i hate shots. shots are poopy and sucky. i'm gonna throw that shot in the garbage!" i had to wait for over 30 minutes listening to him sound off about how horrible shots are. but the nurse, she got the brunt of his complaints. she told us to hurry up and get the pharmacy before it closed. i'm pretty sure it had been closed for 40 minutes already and she was just trying to get rid of us. that place was locked up tight without a person in sight. i think it's poopy and sucky that i have to drive back there to get our prescriptions.

all in all, ben's appointment was uneventful. i did learn some interesting things though...

* ben is bigger than 44% of other 4 year old boys.
* ben can hide under my jacket for about 10 minutes before he's bored
* ben's teeth look "great"
* ben won't take no for an answer when it comes to dum dum lollipops
* ben has excellent eyesight
* ben is afraid of the table that goes up and down
* ben can sit still long enough to have his blood pressure taken--it might take
more than one try, but it CAN be done!
* ben is easily bribed by stickers
* ben has no problem yelling at strangers



gotta love that silly ben!