I love going to the doctor with dd3, she often asks about the instruments, and the doctors usually really like to tell her about at least one new item. Today we learned about the opthalmoscope, dd already knows about the stethoscope and otoscope and a bunch of other stuff. She was asking about the bulb on the blood pressure thing ( I still can't say "sphygnomanometer" myself) and I was explaining the bulb makes the cuff fill with air, so it can press on the arm evenly and sort of tell how much the blood in the veins is pressing back. I thought, "I probably sound like an idiot, and the nurse is not going to have time/patience for all this.." But she was really nice and showed dd that, as well as where my pulse in my arm can be felt, and the big favorite, the stethoscope. I just now looked up the blood pressure meter so I can tell her a little more if/when she asks again.
Usually I start in on these explanations and only get nervous if there are strangers around, but just plow on through with something about on dd's level. Not too simplistic, because I will just be peppered with 'why?' a thousand times if I go too simple.
