Wordless Wednesday: In Training

Fear and Parenting Reviews: The Back to School Edition – Part II

The fun at FandPinLV continues. It’s Boo’s last week at preschool/daycare and things are starting to deteriorate a bit. Boo is caught up somewhere between little girl and young lady. Her politeness is going up, but she can still be a demanding little beast. For example,

“Boo, do you want some ketchup for your hot dog?”

“Yes please”

“Do you want it on the bun or on the side?”

“On the side, please. NO! Not there. Not THERE. NOT THERE!! HERE!!!!”

“Boo, it’s ketchup, not high level nuclear waste.”

She gets downright bossy when she gets too comfortable. So, needless to say, I’m kind of looking forward to a new school rocking her world a little bit.

So speaking of back-to-school, here’s the next installment of my reviews. Read. Enjoy. Comment. Please. Thank you.

===============================================

4. Doctor Doctor

If you haven’t already hit up your pediatrician for your pre-school physical and immunizations, you may be too late to get it in before registration. If you’re in the market for a local pediatrician, check out Muriel DeSimone at Fremont Children’s Clinic. We’ve been seeing her since our pre-birth consult for Boo and it was love at first sight. She’s moved practices a few times, but she can’t shake us. She started out as a nurse before making the move to medical school, so she understands the full spectrum of care and has a great staff to help her out. She’s always been thorough, accessible (Boo had some scary jaundice issues when she came out and we spent lots of late nights on the phone), and up to speed on the latest child health issues.

While we love Muriel, we love that she’s in a multi-doctor practice. If we can’t get to her, we can catch someone in the daily walk-in hours from 7-8 a.m. Even better, they have appointment and walk-in hours on weekend – yes Saturday AND Sunday. Think you get that in Des Moines? I doubt it.

Our weekend on-call is Vegas’ answer to Doogie Howser. I swear Dr. Santos can’t be more than 20, although I know he has to be nearly 30 (at least). Despite his youth, he has a great bedside manner (he didn’t make me feel like an idiot when I accidentally gave Boo nursemaid’s elbow) and knows his stuff. His follow up on Boo’s last infection was great.

If you need a ped, DeSimone and Santos should be on your list.

5. Smile!

We’re trying to get Boo into as many appointments as possible so we can minimize the disruptions in her school schedule. We hit the dentist this morning. Although Vegas is dotted with kids specialty practices, I’ve been taking Boo to my dentist, Dr. Steven Hall, since she was old enough for a toothbrush. She loves him and his hygenist, Lahuna. We’re yet to get a set of x-rays (note: the gag reflex on a 4-year old is like a Persian cat with a hairball), but she gets her teeth cleaned, polished and flourided in a half hour. Boo is thrilled with her bag “o’ made in China” swag and purple toothbrush. He’s keeping us apprised of what to expect when permanents come in (so we don’t panic) and how to start planning for her orthodontics (oh well, there goes my dreams of a new car).

That’s enough for today. Tune in tomorrow for the final installment (and just in time, too. Boo starts Pre-K in less than eight hours!)