I'm Anise

Did you know that at a four year old doctors checkup the following is done for the first time, blood pressure check, pee in a cup, eye test, hearing test, and shots.  Not only was my daughter shocked at all of these new procedures, but the usual wonderful nurse that we love was out for the day, and the receptionist is not as friendly.  We ended up rescheduling our appointment for when the nurse the kids like was working, which was today.  We were prepared this time, overall it was amazing, I didn't prepare her for the shots, once we got everything else done, I was telling her that I just went to the doctor and had shots, and she cried, and we also got an order for blood work, not sure when that will happen.  I remember my oldest son had the same situation, he had his shots, and then told me when he was ready for blood work, and he was amazing, didn't cry, and today he was telling his sister to close her eyes.  Thank God my brother in law came in town today, so right after her appointment he took her to ice cream and they visited her Safta, grandma in Hebrew.  She told me later she doesn't like shots, and I was explaining to her that it is only once a year that we need to go to the doctor to make sure everything is OK, then we do not have to go back again for a long time.

We were eating fennel and some people say it is anise, my daughter says I am a niece, here she is with the best uncle

These are the times in life when it is not pleasant, and there is no way to make it better for our kids, we just have to stand by them, hug them, let them know that we are there by their side.  I told her to pee in the cup and she said she only wanted to pee in the toilet, which makes complete sense to me.

So happy tomorrow is Shabbat, we have many friends coming for dinner, looking forward to enjoying my kids the whole weekend. 

Sometimes the unpleasant is necessary,

Preventive Maintenance,

Check ups,

Nutrition,

Healthy Active Lifestyle,

Treating yourself as good as you do your cars, material possessions, and pets,

Take care of you or who else will do it for you?

For now I will stand by my kids as they go through these unpleasant times, and make them understand that these are the ups and downs of life that everybody goes through,

It is the downs that makes us appreciate and be grateful for the ups,

It is really all good,

I am proud of my beautiful, strong daughter,

Coach Yulia