Almost everyday for the past week I’ve been hearing stories about people getting meningitis here in Kuwait. I called up Rawda and Mishref mustawsif and still they don’t offer the meningitis vaccine to the public. what the hell are they waiting for, an epidemic?

p.s. A co-worker mentioned it won’t be available for the public until next year, so reassuring!

Yesterday I took my baby for his MMR vaccine. Rana was with me and she held him for me to the end. It was a quick shot and he didn’t cry much. I just hate needles. I’ve been told that he can get a fever after one-two weeks. I’m going to have to keep an eye on him.

On Thursday, I went to our weekly family gathering at my father-in-law’s place and we had an early celebration. I brought a cake me with Hassan’s picture on it. I fed him cake for the first time. He loved it!

I didn’t expect to get some more gifts from my sister-in-laws because they’ve already given him an early birthday present but we couldn’t say no when they did. Rana had a gift, she even cross stitched a birthday card for Hassan and it gave it an extra special touch.

On Friday, my sister said she’ll pass by with a homemade birthday cake. I was truly surprised when I saw her cake, it was shaped number one and it looked like a bird too. It was coated with chocolate and green sugary candies, it spelled “Hassan” in Arabic. It was so perfect. I wouldn’t have thought of that myself and I fed him cake but I forgot to use his birthday plate again. It was not meant to be. It was not planned very well but we had so much fun.

Today I’ve realized that my baby is a leftie. I saw him eat his biscuits and it’s always with his left hand. He hardly would use his right hand for anything else. I’m not 100% sure though! And lately my baby’s been saying a lot of gibberish, a language of his own just like Flinstone, it sounds like “bla bla ra ra ra gla gla bla” and I believe that’s called ‘jargoning.’ It’s funny looking at him trying to make all those sounds, twisting and pulling his tongue out!

I know I should be posting some pictures but I’ve been so busy packing our things. Inshallah we’ll be leaving to the UK this Wednesday. I’m looking forward to traveling with Rami and Hassan. It would be our first time together.

Baby’s travel bag:

1. Change of clothing.

2. Snacks.

3. Thermometer (just in case he got a fever from the vaccine).

4. Adol.

5. Burp towels (I can use them as compresses).

6. Four bottles.  

7. One blanket/jacket.

8. Creams (optional).

9. Bibs.

10. Diapers.

11. Empty plastic bags for soiled diapers.

P.S. I’m not only packing but I’m also cleaning out the closets. There’s so much charity clothes. It’s going to take me forever to get all this done!

I took the baby for his polio, 3rd dose (oral), and combination vaccines; this time … Tetanus, Dyphtheria, Influenza type B/Hib, and Pertussis (for whooping cough).

My son took his 1st TB vaccine today, which stands for Tuberculosis vaccine, I think, and he didn’t cry as much as with the combination vaccines he had earlier when he was in his 2nd month.

Anyways, afterwards I took him to ’2nd cup,’ and other than Doctor’s visits, family gatherings, etc., this should be considered his 2nd real outing.

Hmmm, his 1st day out I took him to Mothercare’s, and I believe that was on 29/10/05, yeh, the same day he had his very 1st haircut (I saved his 1st curl).

Yesterday, I was so amazed to see my son grab a toy and pull it towards his dribbling mouth (yep … he started doing that around mid-2nd month, maybe his body’s preparing for teeth). And, he’s still sooooooooooo fussy …

Today, dad went to Mothercare’s and bought a mobile for our baby. We had two choices; Winnie the Pooh, which really matched with his crib and our bedroom better, but had little features. And the one we bought (Symphony-in-Motion), having more features to it, like a remote control to play classical music for Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach. Moneywise, it was way too expensive compared to the 1st choice.

Honestly, it’s just too bulky. It has 3 animals, all with their eyes ready to pop out, and they’re definitely ugly, but our son really loved it, inspite of all that! We took a shot of his 1st reactions to that!

Two months later, which was Wed 5/10/05, he took his 2nd dose of Polio drops and two vaccines for hepatitis B … actually it was Hip for Influenza type B, tetanus, and some other childhood disease (Dyphtheria).