Preparing for yourself for your rectal temperature

During the ages of 3 and 4; back when my temperature was going to be taken rectally and when my mom had the rectal thermometer ready, I used to prepare myself by greeting my mom at the living room sofa.

Then I would drop my pants and underwear to my ankles and lay over my mom's lap. As I am laying there and less than a minute later, I would feel my mom take her hand and separate my cheeks and slowly insert the cold thermometer into my bottom.

My arms and hands would be sometimes hanging down to the floor or my left hand would be on the upper part of my mom's leg. When thermometer gets removed, I am off to play.

When me never being touched by a nurse for a rectal temperature and my mom being the only one taking my temperature, I did the samething by dropping my pants and get ready to lay over her lap.

Members, what did you all do to prepare yourselves for a rectal temperature to be taken?