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Dora goes to the Doctor

Today my mami is taking me for a checkup at the doctor's surgery.

We have to go to the bus stop to catch the number four bus which will take us to the doctor's surgery. Then we go to the waiting room where the nurse will call us into the examination room for my checkup.

The bus took us to the doctor's surgery, but the door to the waiting room is closed. I press the buzzer. Nurse pilar opened the door to waiting room.

Nurse Pilar says that Dr Lopez will be ready for us in a few minutes. There are lots of books and toys in the waiting room. The puzzle on the floor is a picture of the human body. But the heart of it is missing.

The Nurse Pilar called my name and we can go into the examination room for my checkup.

The first thing Nurse Pilar does is weigh and measure me to see how much I've grown. Then she takes my temperature by putting a thermometer in my mouth. Nurse Pilar says my temperature is just right.

Now it's time for Dr. Lopez to come in and examine me. First she wants to listen to my heart with her stethoscope. She even lets me listen.  The next tool Dr Lopez needs is a little hammer to test my reflexes.  Dr Lopez taps both my knees and makes them jump all by themselves. Dr Lopez asks me to open my mouth wide and make an 'ahhh' sound so she can look at my throat. She takes a little stick called a tognue depressor and gently presses on my tongue so she can see my throat. Her next tool is something called an otoscope. It has a little light on it to help her see into my eyes and ears and nose. The last thing Dr Lopez does is feel my tummy. She presses it a little bit all around. That tickles!

My checkup is all done! Dr Lopez used all sorts of interesting instruments to make sure I'm healthy.  And I am healthy!
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