dr. stuff

the dr. visit went okay. the office is a lot nicer than our last pediatrician's. not sure i like the dr. we saw though. the kids were all restless & hungry. collin wanted up on the exam table. i let him. better than playing w/the window blinds. so, he was playing w/the mirror behind it and a little baby scale when the doctor came in, a very older gentleman. (rebecca..this was dr. w. )

he kept telling me to make sure collin wasn't going to jump off, of course when i was wrestling a cranky andrew in my arms. nice. then he kept saying stuff like "you're not listening, maybe you didn't understand", etc. and finally said i needed to hold collin on my lap. yeah..nice judging my parenting there while i have 3 restless kids, and oh by the way, i'm temporarily single parenting. collin was fine, and not jumping. i don't know, you'd think if he's a pediatrician, he's seen this 100x's over of having restless kids in a not very big room. i know i am not the only one whose kids are restless & cranky at the dr. office. so..i don't know from this that i like him better than the old pediatrician we just left.

the good news is he did listen to what i had to say & my concerns (a MAJOR thing i was looking for in a new doctor for the kids) and i got the referral without having to take tom w/me (another very good thing!). so, the approval came in very quickly to see the specialist. i guess they are more motivated then the old pediatrician's office(usually it'd take a week, and i'd have to be the one to call to check on status). this new office called me early yesterday about the authorization approval, about 48 hours after our appointment. so, now we're able to see the specialist, which turns out we got in the end of this month..much sooner than i was originally anticipating(i was told last month that it was a 2 month wait). and perfect timing. collin's really backed up.