Giving Thanks – Day 7: Doctors

Today we are extremely thankful for doctors. First and foremost we are thankful for the doctors that's found, diagnosed and removed Mamommy's tumor. It was a very scary time for our family but in the end everything came out (pun intended) just fine. We are happy to report that there was no cancer and there is no reason not to think that mom will be with us for a long, long, long time.

We are also thankful for the great pediatricians we've been going to since G was born. We especially love Dr. Seidel who always makes us feel like great parents. She is the real deal.  She is not going to baby you as a parent. My favorite story about her was when we visited the practice for an orientation while I was pregnant with G, before we actually chose them.  Another parent asked about co-sleeping.  She went into a long diatribe about how it was a very common practice in most every country except for the US and she was supportive of parents' choice to raise their children as they saw fit.  And then she said, "but if you come to me complaining about how your kid isn't sleeping and how tired you are because your kid isn't sleeping, I'm going to tell you to put that baby in a crib so you can all get a good night's sleep".  Decision made! (as if MMG's recommendation wasn't enough). Today PJ had four shots plus a finger prick and he was none too happy about it. But we were also told not to worry about his wheezing (so long as he's in generally good spirtis, eating and sleepting, no fever, etc.) and that he was the picture of health otherwise!

Finally we are thankful for our very favorite doctor of all, Papa Mark. It's so nice to have your own personal physician on speed dial. He'll answer your questions, no matter how silly and no matter what time of the day or night. He hasn't even billed us for after hours calls (yet).     It's also nice that when you KNOW its pink eye he can just call in a Rx and you can get back to normal life without having to spend all day at urgent care (since inevitably the boys will get sick 5 minutes after the pediatric office closes for the weekend!) We don't get to see him nearly often enough we do get to talk to him pretty regularly. Unfortunately, we've had to make quite a few "business" calls to him lately for PJ's rashes, fevers and ear infections. Which is never a good thing. Regardless of the reason it's always good to talk to him.  FYI: We'd be happy to trade an airline ticket for his services!!