double chins, just like daddy

its 20 minutes to midnight... three days away from christmas... THE WIFE just finished breast-feeding junior and is turning in, while i am in front of the comp hacking away... THE WIFE does most of the waking up in the middle of the nite to breast-feed, while i do most of the bottle-milk feed every other time... which is not often because junior seems to prefer breasts to bottle... hmmmm...

we were at the docs yesterday... it was our last visit to him... we were there for checks on THE WIFEs stiches and to run some test to see if everything is all right... we brought junior along and this would be the second time the doc meets him... well the first time was when he delivered him...

doc: hello... lets see... does he looks like the father or mother.....
THE WIFE: they say the father... got his eyebrowns and mouth...
doc: hmmm.... he looks a little like the both of you actually....
me: thats a first, most people said they looked like me...
doc: hes got big eyes... very alert.. right... today we are going to check the wound and do a pep smear... its shouldnt hurt too much...
THE WIFE: okay...

THE WIFE hop on the bed and the nurse readies her.. while i chatted with the doc

doc: she seems to have lost some weight...
me: is it? how heavy is she?
doc: 54.5kgs.... she was at her peak at 65 kgs....
me: how much was she when we first came?
doc: 45kgs.... slowly lah, it takes time...
me: can we take a picture together? you, us and the baby?
doc: sure....

the doc did the test and we took a picture after that....

doc: now the results for this test will be in in two weeks, if everything is okay, you dont have to come back but if theres something wrong, we will call you and make an appointment...
THE WIFE: okay...
doc: hope to see you again for your number two then...
me: for sure... in a year's time, we will be back.....

no tom dick or harry

its 10.30 in the evening, i just finished feeding junior and the wife is putting away junior's washing.... yup... thats been our routine for the past one month.. the night feeds, dirty diapers, cranky baby and the odd "shooting pee at daddy when he is changing me" stunt... hours of fun...




we went back to the doc for juniors injection last friday... its been a month since we got junior... yup, junior is one month old... this is a new doc, nice fella... shifty eyes though.... we got there at 10.50 for a 11 am appointment... the clinic was empty.. and according to the list on the wall, there seems to be a whole lot more boys than girls and tom dick and harry isnt as common a name as what everybody thinks... i am glad juniors name is not on that list... it wasnt long before juniors name was called...

doc: hello... how are you?
THE WIFE: he seems to be having a running nose
doc: yah, about the running nose.. theres nothing we can do about it.. hes still small, so hes nose is still small, he will outgrown the running nose when his nose gets bigger...
me: you mean we can actually wait out the running nose and he get better by himself?
doc: yah, its not a good idea to give him any medication at such a young age.. maybe if you like, i can suggest a spray solution... it will soften the mucus and he wont have any dried up mucus in his nose...
THE WIFE: okay...


the doc proceeded with the check up and gave junior his jap... junior was screaming at the top of his lungs... hard to believe someone so small can be so loud... the whole check up, injection and "ocean water" spray set us back by about $75... we got our next appointment in two months time, hopfully by then, juniors nose wont be running anymore... hmm...