A Visit to the Doctor

Kasia had her three year check up, and this time we were preparing for the worst. The whole day I kept telling her that we were going to go to the doctor, and that it was going to be fun. I told her that if she behaved, we would get ice cream after. I told her that if she behaved, she could practically do anything she wanted. I just wanted her to not scream during the entire visit (as in her visit to the dentist).
So we get there, and she's all in good spirits. We get into the examination room, and she's doing well. While we wait, she's getting a little restless, but nothing too bad. The nurse comes in and asks some preliminary questions. She does some quick examinations, and Kasia is behaving very well through all of this.
Then Kasia eyes some toys in the doctor's office across the hall. Whatever health problems she may have or will have, nothing can be said about her eye sight. That girl can see a toy or a school bus five miles away. So she sees the toys, and the nurse says that she can go over and pick one out to play with. She gets one and plays with it for awhile before deciding that she wants to swap it out for another toy. This goes one for awile before the doctor comes in.
Then the doc comes, and examines her. Again, she behaves perfectly She's a little shy and tries to hide her eyes when he's trying to shine the light in them, but other than that, no fuss. When it's all over, the doctor informs us that he wants to take a blood sample because Kasia is such a picky eater. So Kasia gets her finger pricked and blood drawn. Not a scream is heard or a tear seen. Nothing.
When does she scream? When does she start to fuss and throw a fit? When it's time to leave. That's right. She has no problem getting her finger pricked, but when we tell her that she has to leave the toys behind so that we can go, she goes ballistic. How many kids do you know throw a fit when you tell them it's time to leave the doctor's office??
So here are the facts:

Fact: Kasia is 38" tall
Fact: Kasia weighs 29.75 pounds
Fact: Kasia's blood (despite eating nothing) is completely healthy
Speculation: Kasia is probably taller than 38"... I think she was slouching

So now we don't have to worry about the doctor's office for awhile. Maybe next time we'll bring more of our own toys to the office.