After a great morning at the pumpkin patch, it was time to get Little Miss E’s flu shot. We had told Ben about it, but that he wouldn’t have to get one (he had his at a previous appointment). He was very glad to be the helper and “talked” Elizabeth all the way through it.
Elizabeth knew as soon as she got in the room that only bad could come of this. She screamed for a bit and then got relief from her best friend “Sassy”. (We call her pacifier a “paci” and she has renamed the “paci” into “Sassy”.)
This whole time Ben had been eying the bucket of suckers. Finally Mom sheepishly asked the nurse if he could pick one out even though he didn’t get a shot. The nurse was more than happy to give him one. He searched and searched and then pulled out a red one. He then took it straight over to his sister and said “Elizabeth, you did a good job with your shot. You get a sucker!” It was too sweet. The nurse immediately got another one and gave him a sucker too and they both enjoyed their sticky treats all the way back home.
That Ellie is no fool and Ben is such a great older brother. He is learning more and more about caring!
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