bummer

Mason's last blood draw was a huge bummer. He has never cried before blood draws, has always been complimented on how calm he is, and only cries for a few seconds during it. Until last time. Poor guy kept moving his arm away and pointing to the empty tubes saying "don't need that". It took an extra person to hold him down and me distracting him with fruit snacks (which luckily I had, and know to bring for next time!) to even be able to get it started. My only hope is that he remembers in the end that it wasn't so bad. He even said so himself, something along the lines of "that was quick"... And he loves band aids, so he was excited to have one in the end.

I have been giving him two different doses of medicine since his last checkup. This is the first time I've ever had to do this, so I'm extra curious to find out how this test comes back. They don't make the dose he needs so he takes one dose during the week and a different dose on the weekends to try to get to the level he needs.

One of the things I tried to do to calm him down was to tell him we'd grab a treat afterward. I whispered what it was and then told him to tell Andrew. I think it's so cute when they tell secrets. : )