My 24-Month Check-up

It’s time for my 2-year-old check-up.  Yeah, I appeared to be a bit shaken in this video… only because I’ve learned that I need to get on the scale, and I’m afraid that all the chocolates that I have eaten in the past few months are going to show on the scale. 

Anyway, my check-up went very well.  Dr. Liu said that I’m good looking as usual, and the outlook of my handsomeness is very bullish. 

Here’s the video that I was talking about.

My 1-Year Old Check-up!

Yes, can you believe it?  I’m at the Doctor’s office for my 1-year old check-up today! 

A couple of things have changed since my previous doctor visit.  Things like my height, and my weight, which you can see from the graphs plotted on the sidebar of this blog.  (Please tell me that you knew those 2 graphs are there all along!)  But more importantly, I have changed doctor!  No, it wasn’t because my former doctor had seen enough of me.  In fact, he got promoted to a leadership role within his medical group, and therefore he no longer sees good looking patients like me.  Hey, what can I say?  It’s his lost, not mine!

So here I am, at my new doctor’s office… the office of Dr. Annette Liu.  She had no idea she was about to meet the most handsome one year old in her years of pediatric practice.  But before I was introduced to Dr. Liu, I had to go through the routine procedures of weighting and measuring…

And after my weight-in, I was made to wait in the exam room for a while, and during this time, I had to find some ways to entertain Mommy, Daddy, and myself...

So what did Dr. Liu said?  Not much other than confirming the fact that I’m perfect!  Dr. Liu said my weight was just a tick under the norm, while my height is a tick above the norm.  Well, it seems to me that she’s trying to tell Mommy and Daddy that I’m tall and fit!  Just like one of those guys here?

Unfortunately, Dr. Liu must be jealous of my good looks and charm, she ordered a couple of shots (no, not liquor, but more like injections) for me.  Chicken Pox, Flu, and 1 other that I don’t even remember what they are called.  And yes, they hurt!

 

And after such a terrifying ordeal, I was left with no option but to leave this horrible (and painful) place.

Did I hear the nurse said I have to return in a month?

My 9-Month Check-up!

It wasn't a bad day at all to begin with. I slept well last night; I woke up at my usual hours, and ate my usual meals at the usual time. Mommy even took some pictures of me this morning, as you can see right here.

Then, when Daddy got home from work, it was time to go see the doctor for my 9-month check-up. If you have been reading my blog in the past 9 months, you know that I never had a problem with the doctor during my visit. As usual, the nurse always find an excuse to take my diaper off, and I did the usual measurements as you can see from this video here.



My 9-Month Weight-in from Addison Chan on Vimeo.


And then things didn't go too well!

I heard the word 'test', and I also heard the word 'blood.' I was expecting injection shots just like the past few times. But no, the nurse didn't come into the room with needles. Instead, the nurse was taking us to another room! I knew things were getting from bad to worse as Daddy was walking around the clinic, following the nurse into another room.

I wanted to tell Daddy not to go into the room, but it was a bit late. The rest is all captured on video...



My 9-Month Blood Test from Addison Chan on Vimeo.


I'm telling you, they just wanted my blood to clone me. They didn't need it for any stupid test!

Update: The test came back 'normal.' Whatever!

My 6-Month Check-up!

My 6-Month Check-up was supposed to be yesterday, but when Daddy (who took a day-off from work) took me to the Doctor's Office, we learned that my Doctor didn't show up to work! So we had to re-schedule the appointment to today.

So today, we went to the doctor as soon as Daddy got off work. We didn't have to wait long before we were called into the office. Just like the last few times when I was here, Daddy was told to take off my clothes to weight-in once we arrived at the exam room. It looks like all the exercise that I have done has finally paid off! My weight actually dropped by 0.2 pounds from a month ago.

My 6-Month Check-up -- Weight-in from Addison Chan on Vimeo.


So shortly after my weight-in, my Doctor came in and started checking every part of my body. It turned out that both my height and weight are now slightly below average. However, the size of my head, according to the Doctor, is a bit above average. I wanted to, but didn't, tell the Doctor that the space inside my skull is no air! But since I overheard from Mommy and Daddy that I will having a few injection shots, I decided to be wise and stayed quiet. Overall, the Doctor said I'm in good health. But before he let us go, there were a few injections that I need to take. Crap!



My 6-month Check-up -- Injections from Addison Chan on Vimeo.


As you can tell from the video above, we left the Doctor's office shortly after the shots. My next visit is scheduled when I turn 9 months old. See ya!

Just A Bit Under the Weather

Yes, I think this past week I was partying too much! I've been sneezing and coughing. I couldn't breath because of nasal congestion, yet there were watery stuff flowing out of my nose. With the breathing difficulty, it just made eating and sleeping more difficult. Of course I wasn't too happy about it. Well, neither were Mommy and Daddy. So on Friday, Daddy left work early to take me to the doctor. Even though I've told them many times that I don't need to see the doctor, they insisted. Daddy even said he'll ask the doctor for some prescription strength Night-Quil for me. I think Night-Quil is some kind of medication for kids, right?

So we got to the doctor, and the first thing they did was to weight me. I came in at 18.6 pounds. Yes, I've gained weight again! But Mommy said I was above 19 pounds before I got sick. After the scale, we went to the examination room to wait for the Doctor. A few minutes later, the Doctor showed up. He pretty much checked me from head to toe. He checked my ears, looking for signs of ear infenction. He even stick this wooden stick into my mouth, and press it agianst my tongue to look for something. Well, whatever he was looking for, it wasn't there! The Doctor said I'm all good... looking! He told Mommy and Daddy that I don't need to take any medication, and they are to be on a lookout for potential fever over the weekend. Yup, that was it! I've told them I don't need to see the Doctor! When are they going to listen to me?

My 4-Month Check-up!

I had my 4-month check-up today!

It was really not big deal because I just had my 2-month check-up, well, 2 months ago! I was expecting the same old thing of weighting me, and listening to what the doctor has to say about my good look.

But wait! I think there's one thing that I have forgotten! The last time when I was there, I had to take 4 injections! But wait... was it painful at all? I don't seem to remember.

Well, instead of having me to tell you, why don't you just watch the video yourself.

Addison's 4th Month Check-up and Immune Shots from Anthony Chan on Vimeo.


Just for the record... I measured 25-inches in height, and weight in at 16.8 pounds. Dr. Kim said my weight is in the top 25 percentile for good looking boys at my age. The same goes for the size of my head. But Daddy said it only means that I am (going to be) a brain-iac. As for my height, I'm right at average for my age group.

By the way, were you able to tell that the nurse was totally impressed by my bravery?

Here are some pictures taken while we were waiting for the doctor.

My 2-Month Check-up!

I had my 2-month check-up today! Everything went well, except that I had 4 injection-shots! Four!! 4!! 四!! IV!! Cuatro!! I can't believe it! Luckily I was strong, and brave! As you can see from the video below. Yes, I did cry... a bit... only because if I didn't cry, I was worried that that nurse might suspect me of having some kind of neuro-related-issues that cause me not to feel any pain. Besides, both Mommy and Daddy were there and I wanted to pretend that I did feel pain... so that they think I would be scare of them when they threaten to spank me in the future, of course, for unjust reasons!

Anyway, the check-up went fine! I weighted in at 12.8 pounds! The Doctor said I'm healthy! Everything is good and wonderful! My next visit is not until I turn 4 months old!

Peace out!

My Second Jaundice Blood Test

The same routine happened this morning. My blood sample was taken. And this afternoon, Dr. Kim called Daddy to tell him that the numbers from the blood test were lower than yesterday's test, which is a good sign. It means that there's no big concern for now. Dr. Kim told Daddy to just monitor the color of my skin for the next 2 weeks, and try to expose me to as much daylight as possible.

I'm just glad that I don't have to go back to Dr. Kim's office for more tests!

Daddy snapped a few shots of me while I was taking an afternoon nap today. Check them out!

My First Scheduled Doctor's Visit

Today is my first scheduled visit. I had an unscheduled visit last week because of the Jaundice that was caught by Dr. Kim upon my hospital departure. Today, is my offical 2-week check-up. Of course I was excited! Because I get to go outside of the house again!

But what I didn't remember was that my doctor's appointment was in the morning. It means that I had to wake up early in the morning, which is totally not cool! The appointment was at 9am, but I was already awake by 6:30 because I wanted my breakfast. I didn't think Daddy was too happy about me waking up so early, but hey... "tough!"

Once I had my breakfast, Mommy and Daddy got changed, and very quickly, we were on our way to the Doctor's office, along with my Grandma. (Yeah, Grandma has been staying at our place for a few days to help out Mommy and Daddy.) We arrived at the doctor's office in about 10 minutes, and it didn't take long before the nurse yelled out my name again! Yes! I just like people calling my name. But from that point on... the rest of my morning just didn't go too well.

First, the nurse asked Daddy to take off all my clothes. Even though I pretended to be sleeping, I failed to avoid being undressed. Just like last time, I had nothing by my diaper on... and then I was butt naked when I was left on the scale. I came in at 8 pounds even! Yup! I've gained weight! Then Daddy took me back to the examination room, and we waited for Dr. Kim.

Dr. Kim walked in about 5 minutes later, and he immediately proceeded to checkout almost every bone in my body. He also told Daddy that my Jaundice still looks significant. Although not serious, Dr. Kim told Daddy that he would like to do a blood test to find out where the numbers stood.

"A blood test? What does that mean?" I thought.

Well I soon found out the answer after Dr. Kim left the room. The same nurse who took off my diaper came in and asked Daddy to hold me in his arm. She then grabbed my ankle, and used some kind of device to puncture my skin!

"wwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!" I screamed.

She took almost 5 drops of blood from me! Considering how tiny I am, I think that's a lot! Don't you think? It was so painful I could barely feel my foot!

After she was done with my blood, Mommy came over to hug me and told me that it's over! It was then when I started to have regain some sensation from my foot. I stopped crying soon after.

We went back home after the doctor's visit. Because of the trauma that I went through, I was exhausted, and I felt asleep in the car almost immediately.
As I continued my sleep when I got home, Dr. Kim called Daddy to tell him that the test result was not that good. Dr. Kim told Daddy to change my diet from breastmilk to formula for 24 hours, and redo the test again tomorrow.

Well, when Daddy told me that I have to redo the test tomorrow, he should not have told me while he was changing my diaper! I was soooo scared that I have to redo the blood test again, I peed my pants. The only thing was... I didn't have pants, nor diaper on. And this is what happened. Ooops! (Click on the picture to enlarge.)

Anyway, for the rest of the day, I was fed baby formula. The good thing with baby formula is that Daddy gets to feed me too! Meanwhile, I am NOT looking forward to tomorrow's blood test again!

Below is a video taken at Dr. Kim's office today. It showed that I was being weighted, and my height measured. It is so embarassing that my entire naked body is being video taped, and now published on the internet!

Until next time, please tell me that the blood test will not be as painful as today's. :-(

Mommy's Doctor's Visit

It's been a week and it's time for Mommy to visit Dr. Chen again. It also means that I get the opportunity to go outside! However, I forgot that Doctor's visit usually means waking up early in the morning! I don't like being waken up. Instead, I prefer to wake up others. But this morning, Daddy didn't honor my preference and woke me up. After my diaper change and a quick breakfast (me only. Mommy and Daddy didn't have time to eat), I was fastened into my car seat and we were on our way to the Doctor.

I think by the second set of traffic light, I fell asleep already. From that point on, I was pretty much asleep for the most part of the trip. That's why I missed out on what Doctor Chen had to say to Mommy and Daddy. Luckily, Daddy later gave me an update and said Mommy's wound is healing very well. Dr. Chen also told Mommy that she can stop the antibiotics as soon as medication runs out. There shouldn't be anymore need for painkiller, unless Mommy's pain is unbearable. Otherwise, everything is a-o-kay!

Not that I remember a thing, but after we left the Doctor's office, Mommy and Daddy made a quick stop at Costco to pick up some pictures. Then Mommy and Daddy took me to this place called Target! It was my first time visiting Target! This place is so huge! Mommy and Daddy bought me some diapers and an outfit, and then we quickly left that place. Not that I don't like it, it's just that it was way past my lunch time! I was beginning to feel a bit cranky. It was worse when we walked pass Starbucks and Pizza Hut, and I couldn't have either one!

Anyway, we got home. I ate, and then Grandma and Grandpa (Tong) arrived! I haven't seen Grandma and Grandpa for almost a week now. Uncle Joseph (Mommy's younger brother) just got married over the weekend and Grandma and Grandpa were busy on making the final touch to the wedding party. I heard that the wedding party was great! I just wished that I could be there. Because both Grandmas told me that a lot of people were inquiring my whereabout. I bet they all want to take pictures with me too!

My First Doctor Visit

Today I had my first doctor visit. It was an unscheduled visit because I had a bit of Juandice on the day that I checked-out of the hospital. Therefore, the doctor asked that I check back with him at his office in 1 week. Otherwise, the normal doctor visit would have been 2 weeks from birth.


Mommy and Daddy took me to the doctor's office early in the morning. When we got there, I was half asleep because I didn't sleep much the night before. I don't know why, but I am just having a difficult time falling asleep during late night hours! Anyway, we waited for quite some time before the nurse yelled out my name... "Addison Chan!"


"Yeah, that's me!" Someone just yelled out my name!


Unfortunately, I didn't know that the first thing that they do was to take off all my clothes to check my weight. That nurse even told Daddy to take off my diaper!! OMG! That nurse is not even remotely good looking, and I had to sit in front of her... butt naked! It was so embarrassing!


I weighted at 7 lbs 2 oz! I gained a few ounces since I left the hospital! For those who didn't know, although my birth weight was 7lbs 11oz, I've lost almost a pound during those few days at the hospital. Before I checked out of the hospital, I weighted only 6lbs 12oz. So it's good to see that I have gained back some weight.


So after the embarrassing weight measurement, Daddy quickly put some clothes back onto me. I immediately felt calm and comfy. Thanks, Dad! Soon after that, Dr. Kim came into the examination room took me away from Daddy's arm. Dr. Kim handed Mommy some reading materials, and proceeded to check my skin color. Dr. Kim said I still have a bit of Juandice, but it was not at an alarming level. He told Mommy and Daddy to pay attention to my skin color in the next few days. He then turned me around, and checked various parts of my body. Dr. Kim seemed like a nice guy; that's why I didn't cry much.

After visiting Dr. Kim, we went back home for a short break before leaving for Mommy's Doctor. Yeah, although we just saw Dr. Chen yesterday, we had to visit him again because Mommy's wound was bleeding heavily last night. It was a rather panicky moment that Daddy had to call Dr. Chen at 3am last night to find out what to do. Fortunately, Dr. Chen told Daddy that the bleeding is normal, and arranged for a check-up today.

I felt asleep, again, at Dr. Chen's office so I didn't remember exactly what had happened. But Daddy later told me that Dr. Chen cleaned Mommy's wound all over again, and put some new bandage over the wound. Dr. Chen then showed Daddy how to cleam Mommy's wound, and that Daddy is supposed to clean the would twice a day from now on. Otherwise, Daddy said, "Everything is okay."

It has certainly been a long day for me because of the amount of time that I spent outside the house. Let's see if I will get some better sleep tonight.

Here's a picture of Daddy, taken right outside of Dr. Chen's office. Can't you tell that he didn't get much sleep lately?