First Doctor Visit

We saw our pediatrician last Friday for Joshua's two week wellness checkup. He's also our family doctor...Dr. May (for those who know him). He's a really good guy...and as most women say, very handsome. I figure if any of that can rub off on Joshua, all the better.

FLASHBACK ALERT: He also came over to assist in the delivery with our OB. Our OB actually suggested contacting him once he knew Dr. May was going to be our pediatrician to help with the delivery. Dr. May used to deliver babies. Not quite sure why he stopped doing it. Didn't ask...didn't really care. Anyway, it was really nice of him to come and help out. He also came by to visit each day at the hospital (over the weekend I might add) to check on Joshua. He also did the circumcision...more on that later. One more anecdote before I proceed...while we were in the hospital and talking with the nurses about him, they all agreed that he was a good doctor and "he's not too bad to look at too!"

So, Dr. May walks in and asks how we're doing with a big smile on his face like he always does. We, of course, give the socially acceptable answer, "good..." before launching into more realistic responses. He then asks if we have any questions for him and so we whip out our list we had been preparing the night before...probably about 5 or 6 questions. We get done and he says "is that all?" Either he's pulling our leg or he really expected there to be a myriad of questions from first time parents. Of course, it's hard to ask questions when you have no idea what you're doing to begin with. I mean...what's there to ask when you have no clue where to begin?

He then examines Joshua including looking at his circumcision job and says "did I do that? Boy I'm good!" Yeah...Joshua will be the judge of that when he grows up. He thinks Joshua might have an eye infection and says to squirt breastmilk in his eyes to help clear it up...seriously...it's got the antibodies that would help to combat it. But in case we have a hard time with our aim, he gave us a prescription for some eye drops we can use. Seems it's cleared up already.

So, all in all a good visit. We'll see him in a couple of months, barring any illnesses, and he'll get his first vaccination then. Oh boy...can't wait for that day!