doctor, target, plaid.

Usually my sweet Benjamin loves to go to the doctor. He is never whiny, never fussy, and only cries during shots and shortly afterward. He loves all the attention he gets when he is at the doctor's office. I guess he understands that it is all about him, and you know how egocentric children are. Even though we try hard to teach Benjamin that it is not all about him by teaching to be considerate of others, he still believes that everyone in the doctor's office came especially to see him.

We went to the doctor today {not to be confused with the trip to the E.R. yesterday}. This trip started off like any other doctor visit - with Benjamin hamming it up in the waiting room and charming the nurse and doctor.

And then off came the diaper.

And then he was made to lay down on the table.

And then he was held down while they inserted a catheter.

I have never, ever heard him scream the way that he screamed today. My poor baby with tears streaming down his face, struggling so hard to get far, far away from that mean doctor {who was actually very, very kind}. It only lasted two or three minutes, but it was two or three minutes too long for I believe everyone in the room.

My poor sweet baby. When I laid him down to put his diaper back on after all that was over, he cried and drew his legs up like don't touch me! I felt so bad. He clung very tightly to me for a while afterward. We went and sat in the lab waiting area for a little while and then the doctor called us back and said she couldn't find anything wrong. So the specimen has been sent off to see if he perhaps has a UTI - and if he does, we will have to go see a specialist because boys rarely ever get UTI's.

Afterward, Benjamin and I went to Target and I treated him to some popcorn {which unless he's sneaked some, was his first taste - instant love I think!} and a cherry icee. We walked around a while, talked to Benjamin's Nana, and then Hubby came and picked us up for some grocery shopping. By this time, Benjamin was back to his usual self!

Grocery shopping done, we headed home, and Benjamin and I played outside for a little bit and worked on my newest photography project {more on that later}. I took a handful of cute photos:







Isn't that plaid outfit adorable? It was a hand-me-down from a friend and I have been in love with it since I laid eyes on it - before Benjamin was born! I have been waiting and waiting for him to be able to fit in it and my wait is over! So you may see that outfit a lot - I love it!

And I love my sweet boy.



Please keep my baby boy in your prayers. I need him to be ok!