Overheard at the Office
4 year old boy: “I want my flea shot!” Dr. Pat to little boy: “What’s that on your leg?” Boy: “A mole.” Dr. Pat: “What’s its name?” Boy: “Jenny!” 5 …
Fun With Epi-pens
This was a letter sent to Dr. Krista by one of our patients. Her son, E, has a severe nut allergy that was diagnosed about 6 years ago. Recently he …
The Longest Two Months of Your Life
Wow, so yeah, I had a baby almost a year ago. Time flies! I’m telling you, I tried really hard to find someone else to take care of Mr. Asher …
New Baby Advice, Part Two
Well gee, so much has happened since I started writing about the first day of your new baby’s life! In just 9 short weeks, I’ll get to do this all …
Announcement
Dr. Krista is having her third baby at the end of June. Here are the answers to some commonly asked questions: Yes, the middle name is “Surprise!” (exclamation mark included) …
Summer Fun
Esme Anecdote: Esme just started first grade, and her homework assignment was to fill out a form with little squares and sentence starters so she could tell her teacher and …
New Baby Advice from Your Friendly Pediatrician: Part One
Hey! Lately it seems like we have a ton of brand new patients, and so I’m repeating my newborn spiel a lot. Therefore, I decided to publish it here for …
Snippet from the life of a pediatrician
Things my children have done between 7:15 and 8:00 am when I am in the garage on the treadmill and their father is sleeping: (part one) Opened the door to …
Otoscope Advice
Parents keep asking me if they should get an otoscope. As in, “if I had an otoscope, I wouldn’t be here.” Seriously….visualizing the ear drum is a pain in the …
First Real Blog Post
Since this is my first real blog entry, I’m going to start with a bang. Recently there has been a rash of teenage suicide in this country—and it is appalling. …