Saturday, November 20, 2010

5th Month Check Up, or Not...

Dear Baby,

Monday mommy and daddy were suppose to attend this course but as the universe moved it turned out we were excluded. But that's ok, what we thought would be a nice slow start to the day got interrupted with a phone call from the clinic asking if we could come in today instead of the appointed Thursday. Well, all of us are awake already so we got ready.

When we got to the clinic it was just for your third polio vaccine dose, and the nurse said we just go straight in for your drops. She said we don't have to weigh you like we normally do but we did anyway just so we know...

So, as of 5 months and 8 days old you weighed in at 8.17kg and 69cm long.

While waiting for our turn the television at the waiting lounge was showing a programme about saving babies and it showed a preemie baby having surgery to it's head to alleviate the pressure the fluid build up. There were lots of blood. There was a little girl sitting with her mother covering her eyes across from where we were sitting. Mommy avoided looking at the television, not a thing a parent would want to watch. Was so glad when it was our turn for the vaccination.

Baby at first while we were waiting looked apprehensive, we figured because you thought you were going to get a jab and you cried a bit and daddy took you for walkabouts. When he took you into the room where they give the vaccination, and you came out you looked pretty happy, and probably relieved as there was no pain associated! Daddy said you sucked on the dropper, and the nurse was surprised.

We then went for breakfast before we headed down to Jerudong as mommy had to deliver an order. On the way you nursed and fell fast asleep. Had to hand you over to daddy to hold and waited in the car while mommy went to give the stuff. Handed you back to me when I got back into the car and you were still asleep. As it was a rainy day we headed back home.

Love,
Mommy

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