Tall and Sans Pox

Alina's 12-month appointment at the pediatrician introduced something that I didn't really think existed. A Chicken Pox vaccine. The people who make Calamine Lotion must be reeling from this. I've always wondered when they were going to cure something new? Seems like its been a while. Smallpox, Polio, Measles, etc. Of course, they cure the virus that's probably the least profitable to the health care industry. It wasn't something that you needed drugs for or could be treated in any way. You just had to itch it out for a week unless you were one of the rare few that got shingles. I guess all the smart doctors were busy patenting male pattern erectile bicep milkshakes (Now with new flavors Rocky Rambo & Banana Hammock!). We're almost living in a Pox-less society if they can get a bead on the Monkey variety.

We also found out that Alina was almost 32 inches long. I looked at that graph thinger where they chart growth and I'll be damned if this kid isn't off it. Like 99th percentile in height apparently. She was 23 pounds which rests in the 75th percentile range. So, what should we practice? Jump shots from the top of the key or spiking one into the sand?