Today I went to the PD to get my 12 mths old vaccinations as well as a wellness check. The check went about as usual with the nurse measuring my height, weight and head circumference.
Then Dr Lo came into the exam room and chatted with Daddy and Mommy about my recent development, skills and diet. All went well. My height and weight is considered normal for Asian boys. I weigh 20.12lbs (9.05kg) and I'm 30.75 inches (78.1cm) tall.
Later, the nurse came into the room to give me some Tylenol for the vaccinations later on, just in case I develop a fever or something. The medicine was red in color and tasted quite yucky. I still prefer the grape flavor we have at home hehe...
Daddy sat me on his lap and the nurse used a needle to poke my left index finger. Then I saw a small red dot coming out from that poke. It was my blood. Then she dropped a tiny bit of the blood onto a piece of test paper, to which she stuck that into a small digital device that is supposed to read the level of iron in my blood to test for anemia. Hmm....so far so good. The nurse gave my reading as 12.5 which is normal. After which she dressed the wound with a spiderman bandage. It looked wierd on my finger haha.
Next came the 2 main injections. I didn't know how painful it was until the needle poked into my left arm and she pushed the liquid in from the syringe. I cried out loud immediately. It was really painful and Mommy could see that the area of injection popped up almost in an instant. Then the nurse applied something on a cotton wool and dabbed it on the injection site and dressed it with a round piece of plaster.
I thought that was the end of it....but NO! Daddy flipped me to the other side and held my t-shirt sleeves up. The nurse came to me with another similar syringe and poked into my other arm. AR!!! I cried even louder this time. Why must we kids go through all these?
As a brave boy that I am, after the bandages were in place, I stopped crying. Mommy dried my tears with a towel. While we were at the reception counter making payment, Dr Lin gave me a small rubber ducky to play with. It was kind of funny looking coz it was wearing a green hat and a compass that tells the direction. After thanking the nurse, we left the clinic. What a day.
Counting down to my big 2!
