13 months, 3 weeks & 6 days old....
Yesterday, hubby went to our apartment's management office to complain about the Astro reception and he heard a lady was complaining about something, which the management office can't do much but was rather scary. We met this lady a few times. She has a son, I think, who is same age as Ethan. So, what she complained was about her maid, who ran away leaving her SON ALONE at home! What a scary thought! I just couldn't imagine Ethan being left alone at home and cry for hours. The thought of it made me shiver and stop breathing. She said her maid could have fall in love with one of the guards there and ran away with him because she didn't take a single thing with her, not even the passport. Anyway, that's not the point lar. I will never ever leave my son with a maid alone at home. Even if you don't give her keys, she can still escape in many other ways if she wants to, right? And what about fire and other emergency? My my my...........
I'm not saying that she shouldn't do this to her baby (I don't know what happened in between also coz hubby also didn't 'kepoh' with her) but I'm just so scared thinking of what happened to her son. It's very traumatising. I know it's a very tough decision for working parents when it comes to child care. I believe whatever the decision is, we as parents have considered every pros and cons and do what we feel is the best for the baby and for us.
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19 July 2007
16 July 2007
HFMD Again!
13 months 3 weeks & 3 days old.....
The first time Ethan had it, it was very light and we didn't noticed it until he almost fully recovered. This time, he was not so lucky. Until now, we have no idea where he got it. Nobody at the day care got it and he did not spread it to other kids, thank goodness. It started with a fever on Sunday (8 July). The fever refused to go away even after medication twice and I began to worry when the temperature was still at 38 oc at 10 p.m. We brought him to the hospital and the doctor said he got throat infection. (I will never go to that hospital again!) Ethan was given suppository and the fever went down until it returned again early in the morning. So, I've decided to take half day off and went to my mother's house so that he can stay there when I go to work. At that time, the fever was under control.
Then, at around 11.30 a.m. I started to notice some red spots on Ethan's hand and leg. My heart beat shot up immediately! When I checked his mouth, I saw two ulcers on his tongue. That's it! Heart beat gone haywire! Call up hubby immediately and we went back to see Ethan's paed. The paed. confirmed it. Took some medication and went home. No need hospitalisation, just monitor him at home. The paed. said the ulcers on the mouth will recover in 3 days time and advised us to feed him more water. True enough, we went back for check-up on Wednesday and the ulcers were gone but the spots on his body were pretty bad. Some spots were like rashes and some like chicken pox. The spots were on his hands, legs, buttock and neck area. Some scars are still visible today.
....and mouth
I took the whole week off to take care of him at home. I tell you, it can be very stressful taking care of a sick child. He was extremely clingy and cranky. When he's in a good mood, he will play on his own while watching barney/ other cds. At other times, he just want me to carry him and walk around the house and refused to let me sit down! Refused to let daddy carry too. Even when he's very sleepy, he will not sleep without kicking up a fuss.
Ok, the bad thing is over. Something good also happened last week. We saw Ethan pulled himself up to a stand for the first time. He also made a few wobbly steps. We always encourage him to stand and walk but he was not keen. Sometimes, when we hold his hands, he will just pull our hands and bend his knees or even wrap his legs around our leg (like a koala bear). See the video below. (You have to tilt your head a bit because I cannot rotate it....hehehe)
The first time Ethan had it, it was very light and we didn't noticed it until he almost fully recovered. This time, he was not so lucky. Until now, we have no idea where he got it. Nobody at the day care got it and he did not spread it to other kids, thank goodness. It started with a fever on Sunday (8 July). The fever refused to go away even after medication twice and I began to worry when the temperature was still at 38 oc at 10 p.m. We brought him to the hospital and the doctor said he got throat infection. (I will never go to that hospital again!) Ethan was given suppository and the fever went down until it returned again early in the morning. So, I've decided to take half day off and went to my mother's house so that he can stay there when I go to work. At that time, the fever was under control.
Then, at around 11.30 a.m. I started to notice some red spots on Ethan's hand and leg. My heart beat shot up immediately! When I checked his mouth, I saw two ulcers on his tongue. That's it! Heart beat gone haywire! Call up hubby immediately and we went back to see Ethan's paed. The paed. confirmed it. Took some medication and went home. No need hospitalisation, just monitor him at home. The paed. said the ulcers on the mouth will recover in 3 days time and advised us to feed him more water. True enough, we went back for check-up on Wednesday and the ulcers were gone but the spots on his body were pretty bad. Some spots were like rashes and some like chicken pox. The spots were on his hands, legs, buttock and neck area. Some scars are still visible today.
The red spots on his thigh
....and mouth
I took the whole week off to take care of him at home. I tell you, it can be very stressful taking care of a sick child. He was extremely clingy and cranky. When he's in a good mood, he will play on his own while watching barney/ other cds. At other times, he just want me to carry him and walk around the house and refused to let me sit down! Refused to let daddy carry too. Even when he's very sleepy, he will not sleep without kicking up a fuss.
Ok, the bad thing is over. Something good also happened last week. We saw Ethan pulled himself up to a stand for the first time. He also made a few wobbly steps. We always encourage him to stand and walk but he was not keen. Sometimes, when we hold his hands, he will just pull our hands and bend his knees or even wrap his legs around our leg (like a koala bear). See the video below. (You have to tilt your head a bit because I cannot rotate it....hehehe)
02 July 2007
Rice & Soup
13 months, 1 week & 3 days old.....
Ethan had rice and soup yesterday for lunch and dinner. I've tried to feed him that a couple of times in small quantity. He seems to like it. So, I've decided to upgrade him to rice from porridge. The soup (the ABC soup) has tomato, carrot, tofu, potato, salted vege, chicken and onion. He took two bowls of rice with soup for lunch and a bowl for dinner. Pretty good result.
The little one was having flu for the past 2-3days and vomited twice due to coughing and phlegm. The coughing turned pretty bad at night. The first time he vomited was on Saturday morning after eating porridge and the second time was last night. After he vomited, at around 11p.m., he couldn't go back to sleep. Toss and turn, made some noise and screamed too! So, I was patting him on and off for almost 2 hours. I didn't loose my temper at all and wasn't angry a bit with him. Just in case you were wondering where is the daddy dearest, well, he was sound asleep. His snore was louder than Ethan's noise. Normally, in this kind of situation, I will be cranky too. But last night, I didn't. In fact, I was worried when he vomited. I fed him Chinese medicine for his flu and phlegm. And, I fed him rice also. I was scared that his tummy was upset due to one the things.
This morning, he woke up to his usual self and I was relief. But, I woke up late and reached the office late by 45 minutes. The alarm went off for don't know how many times and I kept switching it off, until it gave up and stop by itself...hehe. I almost take emergency leave until I remember that I have to submit something to the CEO. Dang!
Ethan had rice and soup yesterday for lunch and dinner. I've tried to feed him that a couple of times in small quantity. He seems to like it. So, I've decided to upgrade him to rice from porridge. The soup (the ABC soup) has tomato, carrot, tofu, potato, salted vege, chicken and onion. He took two bowls of rice with soup for lunch and a bowl for dinner. Pretty good result.
The balance. The rice is from Sarawak. It's a bit darker, softer and more fragrant. Cannot be found in the market.
The little one was having flu for the past 2-3days and vomited twice due to coughing and phlegm. The coughing turned pretty bad at night. The first time he vomited was on Saturday morning after eating porridge and the second time was last night. After he vomited, at around 11p.m., he couldn't go back to sleep. Toss and turn, made some noise and screamed too! So, I was patting him on and off for almost 2 hours. I didn't loose my temper at all and wasn't angry a bit with him. Just in case you were wondering where is the daddy dearest, well, he was sound asleep. His snore was louder than Ethan's noise. Normally, in this kind of situation, I will be cranky too. But last night, I didn't. In fact, I was worried when he vomited. I fed him Chinese medicine for his flu and phlegm. And, I fed him rice also. I was scared that his tummy was upset due to one the things.
This morning, he woke up to his usual self and I was relief. But, I woke up late and reached the office late by 45 minutes. The alarm went off for don't know how many times and I kept switching it off, until it gave up and stop by itself...hehe. I almost take emergency leave until I remember that I have to submit something to the CEO. Dang!
28 June 2007
Give and Take
When I was China, I lost 8 precious days to be with my little boy. I miss him terribly. I miss his voice, his laughter, his hug and his cheeky face. It was a hard time trying not to think so much about him. It was even harder trying not to think what are the bad things that could happen to him. Will he fall sick? Will he climb out of the cot when hubby is in the shower? etc. etc. I called hubby a few times and the first thing I always asked was ‘How is Ethan?’ He assured me that everything was fine. Somehow, I did not ask him ‘How are you’? I just assume that he was ok because Ethan was ok. What a terrible wife I am.
A week after I returned home, I slowly realise that I actually gained something out of the trip. Something I think I will not get without this trip. I realise that hubby can actually take very good care of Ethan. Now, he can even tell me what to do and what not to do and what Ethan prefers. I felt very proud when he did that, seriously. Before this, I’m always the one who was telling him those things. Sometimes, I felt like I talked too much but at the same time I also thought that if I don’t tell him that, he will never know. I always think that he didn’t put much attention or thought on Ethan and that upsets me very often. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe I was the one who always wanted to take charge of everything. Now, for the very first time, I felt like some of my burden was lifted away. I felt more relaxed because I know that I can rely on hubby when it comes to Ethan. I’ve learnt to let go and be less rigid about things. Maybe he has his own ways of showing his care and love.
A week after I returned home, I slowly realise that I actually gained something out of the trip. Something I think I will not get without this trip. I realise that hubby can actually take very good care of Ethan. Now, he can even tell me what to do and what not to do and what Ethan prefers. I felt very proud when he did that, seriously. Before this, I’m always the one who was telling him those things. Sometimes, I felt like I talked too much but at the same time I also thought that if I don’t tell him that, he will never know. I always think that he didn’t put much attention or thought on Ethan and that upsets me very often. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe I was the one who always wanted to take charge of everything. Now, for the very first time, I felt like some of my burden was lifted away. I felt more relaxed because I know that I can rely on hubby when it comes to Ethan. I’ve learnt to let go and be less rigid about things. Maybe he has his own ways of showing his care and love.
Love you guys!
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