Earlier today, Hubby and I took Jaden to Dr Altaf's clinic for the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. It was first introduced to us when he was about 4 months old, and that was when we decided to give him the rotavirus vaccine first. Dr Altaf did told us that if Jaden is mostly home and does not go daycare or mix much with other children, then the pneumococcal vaccine can wait till he is a litte older, best when he turns 2 and he only needs a jab, instead of the 4 doses if he is younger then. So we waited till he turns 2 and la la la, he got the jab today.
I thought rotavirus vaccine was expensive enough, the pneumococcal vaccine turns out to be much more expensive but well, can't save those moo-lah on something so precious and important, can we? Nothing else really matters other than Jaden's well-being.
Each pneumococcal jab to the butt costs RM340.. so can you imagine those kids that has to take 4 jabs to the butt? How much would that set the parents back. Luckily for Jaden, it is just one jab and so today, RM340 went inside Dr Altaf's pocket. All for the greater good...
Kind of disappointed though that it was not Dr Altaf who jabs him, but Dr Wong. I think this is the second time we have Dr Wong attend to us and each time Dr Wong attends to Jaden is always for jabs. The first time was when Jaden had to have the chicken pox vaccine and now this pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Just somehow, its psychological but I think Dr Altaf would understand Jaden more because he has seen Jaden since Day 2 of Jaden's life! Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against Dr Wong but you know the familiarity sometimes do make you feel much more at ease... well.. its just that but Dr Wong is gentle with Jaden too so well, its ok I guess.
I have to say Dr Altaf is really really a good pediatrician. Jaden treats him like a long-time-no-see-friend whenever we have to go to the clinic. In fact, Hubby thinks Dr Altaf is expensive in a way, not only because of the postcode of the area, Taman Tun but also because he is so good, Hubby thinks its worth paying the price to see his son gets better in the hands of this expert doctor. So for those mommies out there, that lives around kota damansara, taman tun and damansara utama area, Dr. Altaf is really highly recommended. You can actually google his name and put ttdi behind and voila, all posts about other mommies' experience with the clinic is good. =) OK.. i took this pic off someone's twitpic but just giving you guys the faint image of how the clinic looks like...
Kind of disappointed though that it was not Dr Altaf who jabs him, but Dr Wong. I think this is the second time we have Dr Wong attend to us and each time Dr Wong attends to Jaden is always for jabs. The first time was when Jaden had to have the chicken pox vaccine and now this pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Just somehow, its psychological but I think Dr Altaf would understand Jaden more because he has seen Jaden since Day 2 of Jaden's life! Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against Dr Wong but you know the familiarity sometimes do make you feel much more at ease... well.. its just that but Dr Wong is gentle with Jaden too so well, its ok I guess.
I have to say Dr Altaf is really really a good pediatrician. Jaden treats him like a long-time-no-see-friend whenever we have to go to the clinic. In fact, Hubby thinks Dr Altaf is expensive in a way, not only because of the postcode of the area, Taman Tun but also because he is so good, Hubby thinks its worth paying the price to see his son gets better in the hands of this expert doctor. So for those mommies out there, that lives around kota damansara, taman tun and damansara utama area, Dr. Altaf is really highly recommended. You can actually google his name and put ttdi behind and voila, all posts about other mommies' experience with the clinic is good. =) OK.. i took this pic off someone's twitpic but just giving you guys the faint image of how the clinic looks like...
Jaden cried a little when the jab was administered. Guess now that hes older, he knows the difference between pain and needle poking but he did not cry long. Right after the jab is over, his crying stopped too. Not so heroic like previous times but at least it was not that "MURDER!!!!" kind of cry.
When we were waiting to pay, Jaden started running around again the clinic and wanted to be a lounge lizard but when he lounged on the couch, he sat on the no-jabbed butt side. Guess its pretty hurting and numb there at the moment. =) All in all, it was all good. No signs of the med side-effects. In fact, I doubt he has any slight fever after all the jabs he took. *pHew* *** touch wood***
Now at 24 months, only Jaden learned how to jump.
YES! JUMP with both legs off the ground but still sometimes it will be just one feet up followed by the other. Its really cute to watch because each time he attempts a jump, the expression on his face is priceless. Its lovely and happy-fyings to see him attempt new things that makes him happy.
I am not sure where he learn or gathered the courage to jump but I suspect it must be from the Baby Einstein DVD. He twirls round and roung when the kids turn, he does the head, shoulders, knees and toes actions when the kids does it during the song in the DVD, he tries to copy Baby Bop doing the Itsy Bitsy Spider actions and putting his hands up high when the "Castle so High" song comes on. He is learning and picking up all these things real fast... Just wondering when he will pick up speech as fast as all those actions.
He has learn to chew his rice and other type of food instead of trying to swallow them whole, thinking everything could just slide down his throat like his baby rice cereals. I am glad he is starting to chew but it could take up to 5 minutes for each spoonfeed. He has not yet mastered the understanding of feeding himself. He thinks its a play thing if he is given the spoon and bowl so in order to avoid a big fat oily mess, I rather sit down and feed him. Sometimes though, I will take his hands and teach him that when he holds the spoon, it should go into his mouth. *gRin*
He is very interested in playing with his rubber ball at the moment. Throwing them and hoping we would play it with him too. If not, he will just throw it, run aafter it, pick it up and throw again. He don't really know how to kick the ball yet although Hubby has shown him countless times, and despite the ball sometimes ending hitting me in the face when Hubby kicks them, nope, he has not pick that particular skill up just yet.
The pediatrician did mention something about Jaden is a little behind time in speech, but well, I just think when Jaden is ready to speak, he will prolly be a chatter-box and we will wish we can have some peace and quiet for at least just 2 minutes in a day. So, I am going to allow Jaden to take his time to be ready to want to talk, but of course with some help to prompt him to see that talking can be fun instead of just MMMMMMMMMMMM... EHHHHHHHHH when he wants something.
Got to go now to bathe the sweaty little boy and off to Tesco to buy some stuff. Just my son and I. Ciao.
When we were waiting to pay, Jaden started running around again the clinic and wanted to be a lounge lizard but when he lounged on the couch, he sat on the no-jabbed butt side. Guess its pretty hurting and numb there at the moment. =) All in all, it was all good. No signs of the med side-effects. In fact, I doubt he has any slight fever after all the jabs he took. *pHew* *** touch wood***
Now at 24 months, only Jaden learned how to jump.
YES! JUMP with both legs off the ground but still sometimes it will be just one feet up followed by the other. Its really cute to watch because each time he attempts a jump, the expression on his face is priceless. Its lovely and happy-fyings to see him attempt new things that makes him happy.
I am not sure where he learn or gathered the courage to jump but I suspect it must be from the Baby Einstein DVD. He twirls round and roung when the kids turn, he does the head, shoulders, knees and toes actions when the kids does it during the song in the DVD, he tries to copy Baby Bop doing the Itsy Bitsy Spider actions and putting his hands up high when the "Castle so High" song comes on. He is learning and picking up all these things real fast... Just wondering when he will pick up speech as fast as all those actions.
He has learn to chew his rice and other type of food instead of trying to swallow them whole, thinking everything could just slide down his throat like his baby rice cereals. I am glad he is starting to chew but it could take up to 5 minutes for each spoonfeed. He has not yet mastered the understanding of feeding himself. He thinks its a play thing if he is given the spoon and bowl so in order to avoid a big fat oily mess, I rather sit down and feed him. Sometimes though, I will take his hands and teach him that when he holds the spoon, it should go into his mouth. *gRin*
He is very interested in playing with his rubber ball at the moment. Throwing them and hoping we would play it with him too. If not, he will just throw it, run aafter it, pick it up and throw again. He don't really know how to kick the ball yet although Hubby has shown him countless times, and despite the ball sometimes ending hitting me in the face when Hubby kicks them, nope, he has not pick that particular skill up just yet.
The pediatrician did mention something about Jaden is a little behind time in speech, but well, I just think when Jaden is ready to speak, he will prolly be a chatter-box and we will wish we can have some peace and quiet for at least just 2 minutes in a day. So, I am going to allow Jaden to take his time to be ready to want to talk, but of course with some help to prompt him to see that talking can be fun instead of just MMMMMMMMMMMM... EHHHHHHHHH when he wants something.
Got to go now to bathe the sweaty little boy and off to Tesco to buy some stuff. Just my son and I. Ciao.
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