She usually has no problems with being at the doctors office, but this visit was rough to say the least. First off, we usually only see our doctor & her nurse, Kat, but this appointment was different. Kat's CNA is the first one we saw, (I don't even remember her name) she is the one who took Brinleigh's vitals, measured her & weighed her. Brinleigh was fine letting the CNA listen to her heart & measure her. THEN.... she had to get weighed. Well not only did this CNA not seem very confident with what she was doing, but she also seemed to not know how to work the scale very well either. So after weighing Brinleigh several times, she laid her down on her back on the bed/table that is always in the doctors office rooms. As she laid Brinleigh down, I had turned around to grab a new diaper from Kolt. I'm not sure what this woman did to my baby girl, but Brinleigh started crying & screaming & turned a shade of maroon that I had never seen before. This cry/scream was the kind she lets out when she is physically uncomfortable or in pain, like something hurt her. Well this woman was just so convinced that Brinleigh was just so upset because she must not have wanted the CNA to put her down. B*tch please! My baby is not upset about you putting her down, you did something that hurt her & she is screaming because she is pissed. UGH! So of course I pick her up & I'm trying to calm her down while I examine her to see what hurt her. Kolt can see the anger forming in my face & hears how his baby girl is crying & Daddy knows that all of this is NOT normal. I don't know if Kolt has EVER heard Brinleigh cry & scream like this, much less turn herself maroon from head to toe in the matter of seconds. Thankfully, for this lady, she quickly left the room while we were preoccupied with calming Brinleigh down before I lost my shit. This Momma was NOT happy, at all. As this CNA lady skirted out of the room, Kat & our Doctor came in. They are excellent with Brinleigh & as she started to calm down, she became entertained with the doctor talking to her & feeding her compliments. You can't go wrong telling Brinleigh how cute she is, she absolutely loves to hear it. So we told the Doctor & Kat about when Brinleigh started crying & they checked her out to make sure there was nothing physically wrong.
The doctor said she is growing perfectly & was very pleased with all of the things she is learning to do. On Tuesday, Brinleigh had actually rolled herself over from her tummy to her back twice while laying in her play yard. I thought it might have just been the way I set her down but as the doctor was examining her, she laid her on tummy & Brinleigh started to roll herself over to her back again. The doctor confirmed that Brinleigh was doing this on her own & was pleased to see all of her progress. She also got to hear Brinleigh's new voice as she babbled to the doctor & witnessed the mass amounts of drool she now produces. The doctor confirmed my suspicions that Brinleigh has starting teething but no teethe are present as of yet. It's only a matter of time now. She is always chewing on her hands, she loves to suck on wet washcloths while in the bathtub, & pretty much anything she can grasp with her tiny hands is guaranteed to make it to her mouth. The appointment ended with an oral vaccination which Brinleigh sucked down with no problems & then 3 shots which understandably, sent her into a fit of rage..... again.
