WHY you don't take 2 kids to your OB/GYN Visit

This actually happened a few weeks ago, and I don't want to forget it, so I am sharing it.

It was the Monday after Easter and I had made plans with Uncle AZ, Elijah, La, and Isaiah and my 2 kids to go to the Aquarium in Dallas. I didn't have a baby sitter, and honestly, I thought it would be easier to have my kids with me so that I could just dash off to Dallas with the kids after the appointment. AND these appointments are quick! Right?

Well, I get to the appointment a little late. I sign in. I bring out the kids snacks and sippies, horse and doll. We sit there forever it seems. They finally call us back, which COMPLETELY threw Parker off when they called me Kathryn. I gather our items and to the back we go. As I enter the door and head to the dreaded scale, the nurse informs me that today is my glucose test! WHAT! No, today is NOT a good day. I weigh in, and head to the facilities to leave my deposit. Now, the kids go into the room with me. I threaten them with EVERYTHING to make them quiet so they don't announce through the thin door that mommy was going to go peepee in a cup. I do the deed, wash my hands, which makes E want to wash her hands...and off to the sonogram room we head. The nurse comes in and asks if I want to take the glucose test, this time I say, why not! I down that drink so fast, set my watch, and we sit there and read books as we wait for the doctor to come see us when Parker tells me he needs to go to the bathroom.No. He tells me he really has to go, and for all my long time readers: SHHEWWWEE. GREAT! I open the door to our room and see a toilet across the hall. Why have I not noticed that one before? I push him in and tell him I will be right outside the door, I didn't want to miss the doctor. As I begin to close the door, I notice this toilet is PRIVATE! Big sign on the door! I quickly tell P to pull his pants up and we will just have to wait, as he almost begins to cry, the receptionist catches my eye and tells me it is okay for him to use her private toilet. I shut the door and again tell him I will wait right outside. He informs me that he is done, so I open the door to find that Parker isn't feeling well, or at least that was the SMELL! I quickly pushed Emaline in the bathroom with us, and started searching under the sink of the private toilet for some airfreshner!!! I finally find something under the 100 rolls of toilet paper and generously spray the room like crazy. Back to the room, with Emaline asking if she can go potty IN A CUP! I just smile and quickly shut our door. The doctor finally makes his way in the room and the kids freeze. I tell them they can come stand by me and see the baby on the screen, they just stand up on the bench and lean, SAFE. The doctor finishes the exam, and off we go to the receptionist to make our next appointment. She tells me I can wait in the waiting room for an hour until they call me back for my blood work. NO. I inform her that I will take 2 suckers from the basket and wait downstairs in the lobby. She looks at me kind of weird and I tell her I have set my watch and I will be up when it is time...off we go.

The kids were good in the lobby, enjoying their suckers. Our time is getting close so we go back up to the office and go straight to the back of the room and get out our horse and doll. I look up to find that 2 or 3 women are kind of staring at me. Then one lady says: Mam, you didn't sign in. I tell her that I didn't need to since it was just blood work. She continued to encourage me to come back to the front and sign in and if I didn't then I would be waiting for along time. I thanked her, but didn't go sign in. Moments later..."Kathryn" comes for the door. I smile at the nice lady, gather my children, horse and doll and explain to Parker that Kathryn is my first name...again. This sweet lady takes us back to the blood taking room....which I DON'T do. If you have known me long, you know I am deathly scared of needles, blood, and even get faint in hospitals. If I have visited you in a hospital, please know that it took much strength to get me there! Anyway, I keep telling myself I will not pass out during the blood taking process in front of my children. I tell the kids to sit in the hallway and eat the LARGE baggie full of goldfish. The blood lady invites the kids in the room. I tell they are fine in the hallway, and she insists there is room for them to sit in the doorway. Great, right where I always look during the 'process' so that I can't see anything she is doing. During the process Emaline stands up and steps on the full bag of goldfish so Parker yells: OH SWEET MAMMA! The nurse looks at me and says: What did he just say? Here is the rest of the conversation:
N: what did he just say
Me: M'am do you have children?
N: No
Me: Then you probably haven't seen Snow Buddies, the movie. On the movie, there is a dog named Mud Bud who likes to say, OH SWEET MAMMA.
N: I thought that is what he said....but I wasn't sure

Now that I am totally embarrassed...and trying not to look at my arm...which was hurting and bleeding more than ever before, I grabbed the kids and pushed them towards the door. I got the kids in the car....and off to the aquarium we head....

Below are some photos I took this week of the kids...check out the photoblog to see more.....

AND if you are waiting on jumping on the Paris memorial day photoshoot, don't wait! I only have 1 more spot available...don't forget to email me if you are interested in the fall photoshoot!