Polite little 2 y/o and 9 mths toddler

You're so polite recently. You've turned into a polite little girl. You'd say thank you while looking into my eyes when you're given soemthing to eat, a toy or etc. Sometimes you forgotten but most of the time, you'd say it. When you sneeze, you would say excuse me. When you need to ask daddy to move abit, you'd say excuse me too. You're so tiny and you sound so cute...You never fail to  make me smile.

 

When it comes to sharing, you have improved too. I'll tell you "It's oK if you're not ready to share now. Rest for a while okay? When you're ready, you let me know." Then after 1 minute, I'd ask again " Are you ready now? " If you're not, then I'd say OK again & asked you to take another rest and let me know when you're ready to share. After awhile, you'll sure to share your toys and pass it to whoever who wants your toy and give them a big hug. I'm happy with this improvement. Magdelene is also better at sharing her toys with you now. I'd tell her that it's OK that she's not ready now and tell her to take a rest until she's ready to share her toys. She'd share after taking 1-2 minutes rest. Sometimes, if you take like ages to rest, then i'd say, OK, i'll count to 10, after that you let me know if you're ready to share. Usually, before I count to 10, you'd tell me " I'm ready" and you'll make me smile. I'm really happy that you learn to share your toys slowly. You know, you did the same to kakak. You asked kakak to count to 10 cos you're not ready to have a shower. Hahaha! You told kakak you needed a rest "Kakak, wo yao siu si yi sia". "Kakak, count to 10". Hahaha!!

 

You know, you also likes to make Magdelen smile by giving her a very wide smile and look at her. Just sometimes, you're too loud, maybe you're too young to be aware of that, you actually frighten her.

 

 

Recovery from HFMD

On Saturday, Mommy brought you to Mian dui Mian for lunch and we had noodles, just to check if you have truely recovered from mouth ulcers. Indeed, you've 100% fully recovered. Daddy were resting/sleeping at home. You had almost a bowl of noodles & a bowl of soup. I was afraid it'd be too much for you but you just didn't want to stop and leave the place. So, I let you have a bit more then we left.

 

Granny has taken good care of you. You drank enough fluid and you only have 1 or 2 red spots on your palm compared to Carmella's palm. Carmella had so much probably due to staying under the hot sun too much during the weekend in Segamat. They went to Segamat to visit gong gong and they played kite.

 

Only yesterday, you manage to meet up with them ever since we came back from Phuket cos we went out for dinner with everybody to celebrate granny's birthday. We bought granny a new handphone. She likes to take pictures of you and Magdelene jie jie. It cost Rm1350.

 

Mommy gave Max & Carm your Cataflam and it helped relief their pain. Mommy's very heart sick to see them sick too. Poor Carmella's hand has so much blisters and I bet she had alot of ulcers too. Max gege drank alot of water in order to recover faster. Both of them were very brave & didn't cry except Carmella when she hurt her ulcers when she ate the cake..

 

Yesterday night, after dinner, you played lantern with ge ge jie jie. You had orange deer lantern, MAg had a bear lantern, Carmella had a red dear lantern & gege had a Ben10 lantern. You all had fun. We switched off the car porch lights and the living hall lights. It was lovely to see those lanterns. Min Chee ah yi was pleased that Max gege & Carmella Jie jie manage to join you & mag to play lantern this year. She said next year she'll come back twice. Mommy's very happy to hear that.

 

Yesterday, you were playing with the broom after getting tiRed of the lantern. Carmella wanted the broom too. You didn't want to give it to her. But I told you it's OK  that you're not ready to shAre with jie jie and to rest for awhile and told you "When you are ready, you share with jie jie". Then you went to a corner and told me you wanted to rest there for awhile. You were squatting down. Haha!!. After like 1 minute, you told me "mommy, I want to give jie jie". I thought your expression was very funny.

 

Yesterday, we played music & paint with Max & Carmella after Mag has gone home. Mag was very sick. She couldn't eat anything cos she kept vomitting. Doctor said she must stop eating for awhile. She's so pitiful..

 

You wanted gege & carmella jie jie to sayang you. You liked them so much. You always want to please Mag but sometimes you accidentally made her cry by talking too loud or tryng to be bossy or possessive over your toys.

 

There was 1 day, granny went over to mag's house to take care of Sin Yee ah yi and Mag. You asked kakak " granny bu sayang zhi ying liow ah?" ZHi Ying huai dan bu guai ha?" Oh my, we're surprised that you could ask questions like this and surprised with your perception about granny going over to Mag's house.

 

Then another incident on Saturday. You were in the car with daddy & mommy. You couldn't sit stilll and I scolded you after you failed to listen to my order to ask you to sit down when the car is moving. You cried and asked for daddy who was driving. But daddy said "no, you were naughty and you didn't listen". Then you cried louder. At last, you cuddle you over and sayang you. Then you ask me "daddy hai you sayang zhi ying ma" in a very sad tone. Oh..you melted our heart intantly.

Daddy said he'll sayang  you when we reached home. So, after 10 minutes, we reached home. We have totally forgotten that you're waiting for daddy to cuddle you. So we went on unpacking things we bought from the market...busy as usual. Then you cried as if you're totally heart broken and asked daddy to carry you.

Only then we realised, you're waiting for daddy to carry. You lean your head on daddy's shoulder and sob sob. Daddy melted too. Hahaha!!

 

 

 

 

 

Baby's pitiful episodes of HFMD

You saw us eating wantan noodles for dinner on Monday. You wanted some. I put some on your bowl. You sat on your chair looking at the bowl. Then with some courage you took a small spoon and put into your mouth. Then you shivered in pain holding tight to your cheeks and you cried. Poor baby... i felt so sorry that you had to go thru this. You couldn't take ice-cream or vitagen too. They all hurt as well. You said "wo bu ke yi chi" while crying sadly. You wanted so much but it was just too painful for you. Since Monday, You've only been drinking milk, vege soup, barley drink & plain water. You couldn't brush your teeth as well & your toungue had a white layer on it due to milk & medicine consumption.

Since we were back from Phuket, I dare not mention about Max ge ge, Carmella, Min Chee Ah Yi or Uncle James. I'm worried  you'd cry and want gege to sayang you. But we can't have gege to come over cos you're very contagious. You loved gege so much. There was 1 mornign in Phuket, you woke up and asked for gege. You said "wo yao gege sayang zhi ying"..while crying. Then gege just woke up that time and came out from his room. He saw you crying & he came to our room. Then you hugged his stomach while still sobbing a little bit. Gege then put his hands around you. he looked half asleep though.

I'm so sad that we couldn't spend more time with them cos you fell sick & they are going back next Thursday - 26Aug. I'm extremely sad. But I'm also super extremely sad to see your suffer. I'm so sorry. I feel that probably it could be my carelessness that your immune system went low that allowed the HFMD virus to attack you.

I'm so sorry baby....

HFMD the 4th & 5th day

Yesterday was your 4th day of HFMD since Sunday. I remembered on Sunday, you still manage to eat a bit of noodles. But unlike usual, you just had 2 spoons. I guess that's about when your ulcers starting to hurt you more. So, we can count that as your first day of getting HFMD.

Mag got slight sore throat too. On Tuesday, Uncle Adam took her to Dr. Ting and was given Zovirax. Dr. TIng said that this medicine will cure her ulcers in 3 days. SO, I called Dr. Chan to ask about this medicine and also to ask him about your purging. You purged a little bit in your pants yesterday morning. So, I'm not sure if it was normal or not. However, Dr. Chan confirmed that there's nothing to worry about unless you purge alot for 4-5 times a day & as long as you urinate like normal, you're fine. He also asked to check the colour of your urine. If it's very yellowish, it's a sign of dehydration. But so far, your urine looks fine according to Granny & Kakak Yani. Dr. Chan said Zovirax is a very strong medicine which he only plans to give you on your 6th day if you still hasn't recover. I asked if i can start giving you zovirax as I can't bear to see you suffer anymore. He insisted that I wait till Friday. FYI, daddy & i didn't like Dr. TIng so much as he always give super strong medication. Like daddy said, what if 1 day this super strong medicine cannot cure you, by then Dr. will need to prescribe you with another stronger medicine which is harmful to your organs. Unless we can't get Dr. Chan or Dr. Cheok, we'll go for Dr. Ting..or maybe we won't.

 

Fyi, after we seen Dr. Chan on Monday evening, Mommy took you to Dr. Cheok on Tuesday for 2nd opinion & I wanted to ask for Cataflem. You've used Cataflem before and it works well to numb your mouth so that you won't feel so painful. It also has a little bit of Brufen content for fever & it works as painkiller. Dr said if you're taking Cataflem, you don't have to take Brufen anymore. Otherwise, I'll be overdosing you with Brufen. That was a good advice and i get to know more about medicine.

 

Daddy boiled vege soup "su chai tang" for you on Monday. It helps your recovery too.

 

Today you seems better. Few of your ulcers already disappear. Yesterday, i notice your red dots on  your buttocks were drying up and some have disappeared. I'm so glad that you're recovering. Thank God.

It's all mommy's fault :'( for causing you to get HFMD

We were in Phuket since Fri, 13th Aug. Baby had fever since Saturday. Then on Sunday, I saw 3 "pencil-dot" sized ulcer in her mouth. On Monday, I suspected that it's HFMD. She had red dots on her feet & hands. Upon reaching home, we took her to Dr. Chan and he confirmed that it's HFMD. He prescribed Augmentine (antibiotic) to kill all the germs, vitamin C, Brufen for fever & as painkiller, Inflammation tablet & Airloclaire to build a mucus layer on her ulcer. I realised non of these numb her ulcers. So, I went to Dr. Cheok to get Cataphlem. It works well to reduce her pain according to granny.

 

Doc said it'll take 5-7 days to cure. :'(. Poor baby. I'm so heart sick. I think it was my carelessness for not taking care of you well when we're in Phuket. Hence your immunity dropped and the HFMD virus attacked you. Even though doc said you got it from school, but I still think that you could avoid this if I was more careful. I thought i should quit being the most particular mother on cleanliness & be moderate. Ah Yi & granny always complained that I'm over reacting when it comes to cleanliness.

 

:'( I should have be more careful. It breaks my heart to see you suffer my baby. I'm so sorry.

Dreamt about Baby turning into a wooden block

I had a bad dream last night that you turned into a wooden block after you muttered 2-3 words. You entered the shop and you were standing at the wall there. You stood there and muttured some words and the next thing was you turned into a wooden block. I took you back to our villa. Tried to say some mantra to get you back but you remain as a block. :'(. I cried and cried. Later, there was a lady at the villa who tried to help me. She tried some mantras too. Until at last she got the right mantra and the wooden block suddenly changed into a twisted you, like how the wet clothes were wrung and slowly loosen up and you stood there. I quickly went over and hold you tight. I was so glad to have you back. You looked blur. Later, I gave you some water and I think I woke up after that. You were sleeping beside me and I'm so glad that it was just a dream.

 

In my dream, every morning at the villa, there's a man wearing yellow colour robe who would kneel down and do some praying. It's a peaceful place.

 

In the bed room, between the two beds, there's a stripe carpet.

 

Below the bed, under the place you put your legs when you sleep, was where you could put your dirty clothes.

 

Outside our bedrooms, there was a pond, like a garden, with lots of flowers, looked sacret, like a forbidden place.

 

What a spooky dream.... :S

Mommy is so tired today after that long dream.

 

 

 

Tweedle wink at last - 2 yrs 9 mths+

At last, mommy signed you up for tweedle wink classes. You've been in Shichida's waiting list for too long since January 2010. You're almost 3 yrs old now, coming to the end of the 0 to 3 vital years. I had to let you join something at least if we can't join shichida. I just thought maybe this would help your studies in future, help you to have that photographic memory ability so that you will not have hard time memorising facts in your studies next time. Also, hoping that you wouldn't end up crying everytime you need to sit for an exam. Since tweedle wink's teaching method is based on learning in a loving environment and learning through play, I feel that this is good as you will have fun as most activities would seem like lots of games to you. 

 

As next month Min Chee Ah yi will be back with Max, Carm & uncle James, you'll have to start the classes only on 28th August. As it was almost the end of a semester, we just paid for 4 weeks first ie. RM400. Registratiion is RM300 adn deposit is RM300. Total damage is RM1k. Mommy's broke.