One of the charms of life in a nanny state is that, when it comes to routine check-ups and the like, you don’t decide when you go to the doctor;\u00a0 the government decides when you go to the doctor.\u00a0 And so it came to pass that Tage’s 5\u00bd-year checkup (how random is that?) and my post-partum checkup were scheduled within a half-hour of each other, twenty miles apart.\u00a0 When we received the summonses in the mail a few weeks ago we tried to reschedule, but to no avail, so Petra tagged along with Olof and Tage to Tage’s appointment, while Brynja kept me company at mine.<\/p>\n
We swapped notes when we all met up again at the lunch table here at home, and I’m pleased to report that both the boy and I passed muster.\u00a0 Olof announced proudly that Tage took his polio shot “like a man,” and that he passed all his tests with flying colors.\u00a0 As for me, my lady parts got the stamp of approval from the midwife (I swear, they wax positively poetic about these things;\u00a0 I’m sure it’s meant to be encouraging, but I have to say that it falls a bit short), and my baby got a few oohs and aahs, as well.\u00a0\u00a0 We’re just in tip-top shape around here, looks like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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