Chicken Pox Vaccine - 02 May 09

A month earlier, I have made arrangement for Kyrell to go for the vaccine, the day has come. But the timing is just bad, with the swine flu going on, the polyclinic is packed! Masked nurses are standing at the entrance, taking temperature for everyone and declaration form has to be filled up - we have to indicate whether we have been to swine flu affected countries in the recent months. It was slow-moving.

Finally in but we waited about half an hour to get a Q number then up to level 3 and waited further half hour to go in. The nurse is about in her 50s, very motherly and friendly, she heard Kyrell talking away and commented that he speaks quite alot at his age. She is a teochew and so is many who lives in Hougang. So we asked Kyrell to speak his limited teochew words "Tor Ti Kor" (where is it?) and "Bor" (no/don't have).. we had a good laugh. The elderly nurse asked "Have you eaten?" in teochew and we get Kyrell to reply.. he din quite get it, close but very cute.

Then his weight and height is taken, very good at 90% percentile. Weighs about 11.5kg and 78cm tall.

He did not cry when he was jabbed, just a small cry and then he is ok, like always. My brave baby. Then when out of the room, he wanted his "baobao" aka bread, he must be hungry :p

We went on to Philips @ Toa Payoh to get something then to Ikea (read :AGAIN!) for our lunch. On the journey, Kyrell fell asleep but was up when we reached. We ordered broccoli, potato, pasta for him + he shared my salmon with me. He also had his fruit pudding+bread which I brought along. What a hearty meal and he loves his greens! Was pointing us to give him the broccoli which is really just plain steamed greens. I am so glad that he do not hate them.

At the polyclinic













At Ikea