3-year checkup

finn and i went to see dr. nancy yesterday for his 3-year checkup.  finn has been to the doctor twice in the last year i think.  both times brent took him.  the first visit was last fall for a flu shot.  he felt big and proud and didn't have to sit in dad's lap, didn't flinch once and thanked the nurse when she was done giving him the immunization.  the second visit was to the emergency room after he fell into the sharp tile corner at the fire place while dancing.  he cried when it happened and i too wanted to cry too when i saw the swelling and the bleeding.  horrific.  at the hospital, brent said he did great and barely cared when the doctor cleaned the wound and super glued it together.  i didn't hesitate taking finn to dr. nancy to his 3-year checkup.  basically, it is just a check to ensure he is on the right track.  not a single shot scheduled at this visit.  finn and i arrived with plenty of time for him to check out the fish in the aquarium.  we got called in by a nurse who showed us where he was going to be weighed.  without shoes.  i bent down to help finn remove his shoes.  he wouldn't have any of it.  no.  the shoes were to stay put and he was not going to stand on the scale.  i got on the scale and showed finn how easy and fun (really..) it was.  didn't work. what happened to that easy-going kid who sat perfectly still when his dad took him to get a flu shot?  this nurse just wanted to get his weight!  we moved onto the measuring thing on the wall.  no interest in that either.  again, i showed him how easy it was and the nurse played along.  "now your turn, finn" in a chipper voice.  no dice.  so, i did what i had to.  i told finn (in swedish so the nurse couldn't understand) that if he let us weigh and measure him, he would be rewarded with m&m's.  it worked.  not like he jumped up on the scale all happy or stood up against the wall without me "helping him" along but still.  it worked.  situated in the exam room, the nurse asked some questions while finn happily looked at books.  she gave us a gown for him to wear after getting undressed.  right.  i got him undressed when she left and got the gown put on which lasted about 2 1/2 minutes.  not too bad.  the fact that the gown had pictures of that black cat (?) and the yellow little bird (tweetie?) and some other characters on it helped some.  as usual, finn didn't say two words to dr. nancy but she and i had a chance to catch up.  bottom line is that finn is doing great and all is looking good.  finn got a green lollypop and a truck sticker.  he was pretty happy about that.

stats from the visit are as follows:

Weight - 32 pounds / 14.5 kg (52% for age)
Height - 3 feet, 3 inches /  0.991 m (78% for age)