Doctor Visit
Oh, what a day! We had an appointment to go see Victoria's ENT Dr. Shah at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia today.
Of course it all depended on the weather. We were lucky. We had some ice during the night, but it wasn't as bad as it could have been. We might have had the .25inch of ice that the forecasters were talking about, but just barely.
Victoria slept in this morning. Was actually a good thing today as she's had the sniffles lately. Not too much trouble with getting up and dressed. Hasn't been eating much though. Again, we think because of all the mucus draining out of her sinuses. Anyway, she managed about half a Nutrigrain bar and licking the butter off a half a muffin.
Jeff cleared off the driveway while I got Victoria situated. Some difficulties getting Victoria out the door as she didn't want to go visit the doctor. So, it took a little more coaxing.
Roads were pretty much clear. We drove slower than normal, gave ourselves plenty of time to get there, and arrived about half an hour early. I think we still managed to get into an exam room before our appointment time and see the nurse practitioner. It was still after noon by the time we saw Dr. Shah.
Victoria did really well. She sat in my lap and cuddled in the waiting area. She was just starting to get off my lap and make a move to go find something to play when we were called into an exam room. She roamed around the exam room for a while as we waited. I'd packed a backpack of a variety of toys for her. She got up and down from the exam chair, but no jumping. Of course, she jumped around everywhere else. She also spent a good deal of time crawling around on the floor. Ugh!
For the most part, she cooperated with the exams. Goes to show that we've been to the doctor's office too much. She let them look in her ears, in her mouth, and up her nose. The only problem area was when Dr. Shah removed the tubes. He had to use one of those stirrup shaped speculums to snag them. They're the tiniest things. The one was in really good shape. The other one was gunked up with wax and detritus. We opted not to keep them, although Dr. Shah offered. And, that was it. We go back in three months to see how she's doing. I've got my fingers crossed that Victoria has outgrown the ear infections. She at least seems to be fighting off infections better.
Well, we got out of the offices and headed off to lunch. We went up the street to a Chili's at the corner of 38th and Chestnut. We managed to get a parking space on the street. Jeff and I enjoyed our meals. Victoria ate ice, goldfish, and a couple french fries. <
> But she managed to occupy herself while we ate so that a fair accomplishment.
After that it was head home by way of Chestnut Hill. We stopped at our old Chinese place for old times sake to get a take out order for dinner. (And it was as good as I remember.) Victoria caught a nap about halfway home. Wish we could have driven around the block a couple more times to extend the nap. Unfortunately she woke up as I was getting her out of the car seat. I made an attempt to get her into bed, to no avail. All I got was a wiggly child and "Downstairs!".
So that pretty much covers the excitement for the day.Labels: doctor, winter
