The little doctor...

Last semester one the classes that I took was a physical assessment class.  For this class I had to record and practice assessments on a lot of my relatives (who were amazingly willing to let me poke and prod them).

Andrew thought that the entire process was extraordinarily fun. Every time that I assessed a cousin, parent, or sibling I also had to assess Andrew.  Shining lights into his eyes? No problem. Looking into his ears? No problem. Percussing his tummy? No problem.  At the end of the semester I was even able to do a full 15-20 minute physical exam on him without him becoming bored or distracted.  He loved the process...and all the equipment required for it.

So when we were looking for "bribe" toys to reward Andrew during toilet training we found a complete "doctor's set" for him.  He has his own bag, stethoscope, syringe, blood pressure cuff, thermometer, band-aid, and otoscope.

Of course, as soon as he "earned" each of his doctor set pieces he had to instantly test them out on Daddy.

Using correct technique: pulling ear up and back

Cameron wants to try too!