Doctors Appointment (1/1)

For koala_pandaDoctor's AppointmentToday was going to be a big day for Jaemin. At the age of six months, he would be having another immunisation. The first few times, he cried and cried, but he didn’t really have a clue as to what was going around him. Now, he was a curious and precocious baby who was more aware of his surroundings. Sadly, Taemin couldn’t attend the appointment, but he was going to be the one to pick Naeun and Jaemin up from the hospital. Since Taemin didn’t want his wife and son to go by themselves, he asked a special favour from Eunji to accompany them. Besides his parents and grandparents, Jaemin was especially close to his Eunji Imo. His face would light up whenever he saw her, and if he wasn’t in the vicinity of his parents during APINK and SHINee gatherings, he would always want to reach out to her, prompting his other Imos and Samchons to pout with jealousy.“Eunji-ya! Let us have a turn! You’ve been hogging him…”“Hey! It’s not my fault that he loves me. I was the one who he saw first when he was born, even before Naeun.”Naeun and Taemin walked in and Naeun interjected.“Unnie…he didn’t see you first. He saw the nurse first…”“Still…I was there when he was born…”“Eunji-yah! Can you stop reminding me that? I’m his Appa but he saw you first!”“Ahrasso…Jaemin-ie, why don’t you go to your Omma and Appa first and they can decide whose arms you can go to next…”Eunji handed the little baby to his parents, and as soon as he was in Naeun’s arms, he fell asleep, to which everyone groaned because Jaemin would be asleep for the rest of the night and would be in his stroller, which meant that no one could carry him.The morning of his vaccination saw Taemin walk into his son’s room to find him wide awake and staring at the mobile that was dangling above him. As soon as Jaemin saw his Appa, he outstretched his arms as Taemin picked him up.“Good morning, buddy! Did you have a nice sleep?”The baby gurgled in response as Taemin went to prepare a bottle of milk for his son.“Is Jaemin-ie hungry? Appa will make you some delicious milk for breakfast.”Taemin finishes preparing the milk and poured some water on it. He squirted a little bit on the back of his hand to test its temperature and then when it was a little bit cooler, he gave it to Jaemin who latched onto it hungrily. Taemin carried him into the master bedroom and still found Naeun asleep. He climbed into bed with Jaemin in his arms, and watched as Jaemin continued to suck on his bottle even though the contents were almost gone.“You must’ve been really hungry, right? You know, Appa still remembers the first time he fed you a bottle. You were so small, I thought I was going to hurt you, but your Omma helped me, and I swear, even if you were only a few days old, you smiled just a little bit.“Oppa…I think he’s hungry…”“Ahrasso…let’s feed him…”Naeun handed baby Jaemin off to Taemin, as Taemin carefully and slowly sat on the bed. He was so stiff and awkward that Naeun laughed when she came back from getting a bottle.“Oppa…why do you look like that?”“I’m scared that I’ll break him.”“Just relax a little bit.”Naeun shifted Taemin’s arms so that he was cradling Jaemin.“He fits in the crook of my arm…”“Like this Oppa…make sure you support his head.”When Naeun saw that Taemin was in the correct position, she gave him the bottle and Taemin started to feed Jaemin. When he finished drinking, Taemin took the bottle away and Jaemin’s eyes fluttered open.“Naeun-ah…look! I think he’s smiling…”“He’s not smiling, Oppa…”“Whatever…you’re just jealous because he smiled at me and not you…”Naeun pinched his side, and Taemin yelped.“Yah! You can’t do that! What if I dropped him?”“Fine…”As if understanding what his Appa was talking about, Jaemin smiled at Taemin. He heard Naeun speak up softly beside him.“He’s got your smile, Oppa…”“Morning, babe…”“Look…he’s already inherited your high cheekbones...”“He’s definitely like me…whenever he sees uri Naeun-ie, he just can’t help but smile…”Taemin bounced Jaemin up and down in his lap.“Right, buddy? We’re the luckiest guys in the world because Omma is so pretty…”“He’ll probably become as cheesy as you…”Naeun opened her arms and picked up Jaemin. Taemin gave her a kiss on the cheek.“Naeun-ah…his appointment is today, right?”“Yeah…”“I’ll pick you up when you’re done. I almost forgot, I called Eunji yesterday to accompany you…”“Geurae? Ahrasso…”Naeun glanced at the clock and saw that it was almost 8 o’clock.“Oppa, you should get ready. You have to go soon.”“Okay.”He gave Jaemin and Naeun a kiss on their foreheads each and then went into the bathroom to wash up. He got dressed and then went into the kitchen to find the mother and son duo continue their breakfast.“Hey, I have to go now…”“See you later, Oppa…”He gave Naeun a kiss on the lips and then went over to JAemin who was happily tapping a spoon in his highchair.“Good luck today, Buddy! Appa loves you! Fighting!”Taemin gave him a small fist bump and then went out the door.----////----When Taemin came to pick up Naeun and Jaemin from the hospital, he found Naeun in a sort of distress as Jaemin had his head buried into the crook of Eunji’s neck, fists curled around her hair and screaming his lungs out. Eunji was rocking the little boy up and down as a helpless Naeun tried to peel him away from his Imo.“Jaemin-ah…Imo has to go now…it’s okay…Omma’s here…”The little boy just ignored his mother and put his arms further around Eunji.“Unnie! Mianhae!”“Gwaenchanha…Jaemin-ie…stop crying…don’t you want to go to your Omma?”The little boy continued to cry and Taemin arrived.“Naeun-ah…what’s wrong?”“He’s upset that I let him get the vaccination. Now he won’t let go of Eunji.”Naeun walked into the doctor’s consultation room with Jaemin in her arms, and Eunji following behind. The doctor asked a few simple questions about how Jaemin was progressing, and then started to prepare for the immunisation. Naeun handed him off to Eunji, who wrapped her arms around the little boy to hold him down. When Jaemin saw the needle, he started crying. He tried to push the doctor away with all his might, but Naeun grabbed hold of his hands and pulled up the sleeve of his shirt.The doctor quickly sterilised his arm and did the injection, but Jaemin continued to cry. Naeun tried to pry him away from Eunji but the little boy refused.“Jaemin-ah…it’s all over…”“Jaemin-ah…it’s your Omma…”The boy turned away from his mother and clung onto Eunji like his life depended on it. Eunji and Naeun quickly bowed to the doctor and then left. Naeun tried her best to console her son, but he ignored all her efforts and stayed with Eunji.“Wae?”“Eunji was the one who was holding him when I got the doctor to give him his injection.”“Ahrasso…Appa will handle it now.”Eunji tried to help Taemin by turning around and getting the boy to face his father.“Jaemin-ah…look who’s here…it’s Appa…”Jaemin stopped crying, and Eunji made the quick move and handed him to Taemin. This time, Jaemin didn’t protest and went straight into his father’s arms. Eunji gave Jaemin a pat on the back and kiss on his cheeks and quicly bid a farewell before leaving the young family.“Naeun-ah…gaja…let’s go home.”They walked to the car, and as Taemin was about to strap Jaemin into his car seat, he started crying, as if to say, Appa, don’t leave me.“Naeun-ah…”“It’s okay. I’ll drive. You stay with him.”They drove home, and Taemin put Jaemin into bed. He had fallen asleep during the drive. Naeun just sat herself down on the couch and sighed. Taemin came beside her and engulfed her in a hug.“Are you alright?”“I’m fine…”“Are you sure?”“Yeah…it’s just…feels weird…he always comes straight into my arms whenever he sees me…”“It’s alright…when he wakes up, he’ll have already forgotten about everything.”“I hope so…”“He will. He’s my son. He can’t stay mad at you for long. It’s impossible for us to resist you…”“Gomawo, Oppa…for making me feel better…”Jaemin woke up from his nap a few hours later. And just like Taemin said, he had forgotten his whole vaccination ordeal. Naeun went into his room to pick him up, and Jaemin gave her the trademark smile that he had inherited from his father. He reached out his arms and let Naeun pick him up. Now, Naeun had a big smile on her face and then saw Taemin leaning against the door.“All better?”“All better.”