Poor girl.

One of the requirements for Headstart is that you have to get your kid in to see a dentist and a doctor and have them fill out these forms to show that your kid is healthy. Part of the doctor requirement is a test to see if there's lead in your child's blood. Wow, was that traumatic for Sadie. Me and a nurse had to hold her down while the phlebotomist drew her blood. I felt bad. They are really sweet at the lab - they give each kid a teeny teddy bear after their trauma. Sadie chose a purple one:

See her little inner elbow. Poor gal. I hate having my blood drawn, too. I used to faint every time, but I do better now. That's what having thyroid disease will do for ya. I'm getting my thyroid tested this Wednesday and I cannot wait. I have been so exhausted lately.

I had to take my two other munchkins with me when Sadie got her blood drawn, and when Dylan saw that Sadie got a teddy bear, he started crying. He wanted a bear, too. I told him that he can only get a bear when he gets his blood drawn, which made him cry even harder. The lab people felt badly for him and offered him a bear, too. He is such a punk:

Look at that satisfied look on his face, like, "Aw yeah. I got this bear through the sheer force of my tantrum. Sa-weet." Little stinker. He is a really big fan of stuffed animals. Sadie and Micah don't care about theirs, but Dylan plays with his constantly. It's interesting.

A random picture of Micah from that bloody day. :)

He didn't realize that he could have thrown a tantrum to get a teddy bear for himself. Which is fine with me.