We went for your check-up today. You were sleeping soundly when we brought you to the clinic, which helped a lot because you barely protested when the nurse and doctor did their poking and prodding on you. Only that you refused to open your eyes when they wanted to check on them! Daddy says you have inherited Mommy's stubborn nature. Mommy prefers to think that Boy Boy is displaying his determination instead... same difference, ya?
Growth-wise, Boy Boy is doing great and we can't ask for more! Jaundice is no longer a worry, although we can still see a tinge of yellow in your eyes. Weight now is 12 pounds 10 ounces (about 5.7 kg), which is double your birth weight, and according to Dr J, in the 75th percentile. Height (or should we say length?) is 23 inches (80th percentile)... Looks like Boy Boy is going to be tall like Daddy huh!
Dr J asked if you had a preference in the direction which you turned... We had to think a bit before we answered. Now that she asked, we realized that you turn your head to your left more than to your right. Dr J said she could tell because your neck muscles are tighter on one side than the other. So Boy Boy has to start doing some neck stretches now! Basically we have to make you turn your head to your right while you are laying down, and press down for a few seconds to stretch out those muscles. We can tell that they are pretty tense, coz you really don't like it when we do it!
As for the vaccinations, Boy Boy had to drink the oral sabin and get poked three times. I bet the sabin didn't taste good, coz you were spitting up so much of it, we wondered if anything actually went in at all. And when the first jab went into your big juicy thigh, there was a pause, followed by a big loud wail. While you were crying, the nurse quickly jabbed the other two vaccines in, and before we knew it, you fell asleep again! Phew!
We had to monitor your temperature to make sure you don't become too feverish. Fortunately, you only had a low-grade fever for about a day that resolved with Panadol. It was also a relief for us that you liked the cherry-flavoured solution -- don't have to shove it down your throat...
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