See my blood

"See my blood." That's what Alekisio was telling everyone after he got blood drawn at the doctor. When he was pregnant I got blood drawn alot and he would always ask to see my blood. The expression stuck. Why were they drawing blood? For the past year maybe he's been waking up a few times a night crying and asking us to massage his foot. It won't happen for awhile, and then all of the sudden he'll wake up two or three times a night. The doctor did x-rays and drew blood in case there was an infection. However since it only happens once in awhile he said it's probably because he's such a big boy that he's having growing pains. In hawaii we wear slippers(flip flops) every day, the doctor said those are BAD! Alekisio needs to wear good shoes for support instead. He's got such wide feet we have to buy him New Balance so at least now we'll be getting some use out of them! Alekisio had fun taking pictures of his bones, but when it was time to take his blood I had to do alot of talking him through it. He sat in my lap and I covered his eyes. He was really nervous and whimpered a little when they put the needle in but then he just watched the tube fill up and was fine. He of course made sure he got a sticker. On the way out when I was paying he started talking to a guy standing next to us. Of course showing him his blood. When I was finished the guy told me Alekisio said, "I'm strong just like my dad." I hadn't told that to him, he made that comparison all on his own, but it's true!