It was a rainy day that disrupted many of our plans today. We took Zoe to the polyclinic for a vaccination.. Oh, my dear … what an agony! We have learned that whenever she cries we have to act promptly or the fanfare breaks loose! After lightly disturbing the waiting room in the clinic and receiving a lot of attention ( maybe later on, this may turn out to be a good skill!? ) , Cheryl had to breastfeed Zoe all the way into the doctor’s cabinet..then I was called in to keep her in a wrestling grip, so she would not slip way while the nurse gave her the jab…Oh, dear… she did not like that at all and her crocodile tears really swept away any dirt still left in her eyes!Then a bit of calm, having a tea and roti prata at a local muslim food stall and Mum took off to a nearby pharmacy to get some stuff. It only took 25 minutes and I thought I was going to enjoy reading a book in the nearby library. Ha! … as soon as we entered, Zoe started the fanfare again and I had to change her diapers .. so, back to the food stall. Then after being ‘pampered’ she did not stop crying for a full 20 minutes, and I thought I was going to enjoy watching a Spanish La Liga match on TV there … Ha! … it did not stop until the ‘milk provider’ returned and took her up to a friend's flat for a solemn breastfeed!
And if the food does not come immediately, Zoe has found a new way to pacify herself .. her thumb!!One learns to relativate the concept of time ...
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