16.5 mths old - Fake measles!!

She had fake measles on 16th March. Before the red dots popped out, she had very high fever, sore throat & diarrhea. Fever went up to 41.2 degree on Saturday night. I was terrified and took her straight to shower. Then the fever came down to about 38.4 degree. It was midnight about 3-4am. Quickly, we put her clothes back and gave her medicine. While waiting for the medicine to take effect, we sponged her. She was very hot like charcoal. I felt extremely heart-sick and hope she'd be ok. Although very sick, she was still very good. She didn't even cry when i showered her to bring down her body temperature. She said "yao" when i asked her if she wanted to shower. I gave her suppository few times but i think that makes her temperature fluctuates even more. We went to the Columbia Asia on Saturday morning and Puchong Jaya Paedic Dr. Ting on Sunday. Dr Ting gave her a booster jab called Rosaphine (i m not sure how is it spelled) but it's to prevent her temperature from going higher than 39degrees. Then Dr Ting also gave her a suppository on the spot. She cried when she got the jab. It was a big syringe and alot of fluid inside. Looked very scary to me. I told Pin that this better be good cos she had to cry so much for that jab. I felt really heartsick what she had to go thru but i was really worried what if her fever shoots up skyhigh again. The jab turn out to be good cos her body temperature didn't shoot up to more than 39 degrees. I didn't have to give her any suppository anymore. i hated the suppository cos it makes her temperature shoot up real high after 3 hours and it only takes effect after half an hour (so long right?)!! However, i can't deny that suppository is crucial at times. I would personally suggest to shower the baby if her body temperature is more than 39 degrees, then wipe her dry and put her clothes back and continue to sponge her.

 

Her fever was pretty scary this round as it doesn't really go away. The lowest before the jab was 37.2. That's still consider a mild fever. Last time, after taking paracetamol, her temperature would be 37 & below. She even have diarrhea few times aday and didn't have appetite to eat/ drink.

 

On Tuesday evening, i saw spots on her lower cheek when i rushed home from work at 5pm. Mom told me she was crying terribly probably missing me too much. I got back within 15 minutes and held her the moment i reached home. She was sobbing intensely and stopped the moment i held her. Poor baby. She must be feeling horribly due to what i don't know. So i brought her to Dr. Ting again at 6pm. Dr confirmed that it's fake measles. At least i know it's only fake measles that she's having and not other scary virus.

 

 

Baby's development at 15.5 mths

Sometimes, when she woke up at 6:30 am, she'd sit up and start scaring both of us with her latest "scaring ppl" trick whereby she puts both her hands up and show her 6 teeth and hold her breath for few seconds until her face is red. Nobody teach her that. But she never fail to make me laugh everytime she does that. She knows "da gu" always laughs at her when she does it. So, everytime she sees "da gu", she'll do that. Nowadays, we have maid. She always scared the maid. Last time, she'd do the monster roar.

 

Last 2 days, she woke up around 6:30 as well. It was still dark. She sat on the bed and waved her index finger & said "zai si" (hokkien). I think she meant she has done something wrong cos she pee in her Huggies. Mom said she only told her once or twice last time. But sometimes, she'll suddenly remember things that she leant before and say it out. Made KP & I laughed at 6:30 in the morning with our eyes half open.

 

She only climbs the grill when the auto-gate controller & the keys are on the key hole. Hehe. So, we always make sure we keep the keys after we lock the door or open the door.

 

She will put both her hands under her both cheeks to show that somethign is cute...for eg, the bear, baby, or any cute pictures/ toys she thinks is cute. Then she'll kiss the picture or the soft toy many many times with the "muax muax" sound.

 

She can call her own name "zhing". Hahaha!! When she sees her photo in the laptop, she'll point using her index finger her chest and says "zhing".

 

There was one time, i was at work. Ah Yi Hwa showed her my video carrying other baby. She was so upset she called ma ma..and ask me (in the laptop) to hug her (bao bao). I saw her act in the video taken by Hwa at that time. Poor baby.She was so sad cos she miss mommy so much.

 

Everytime she did as told, she'd clap her hands to say that she's very clever. Hahaha!!!

 

She loves to laze on granny's bed. Then she'd hold both her legs to clap clap & say "pai pai". Then she'd laugh.

 

Lately, she could say some words. Eg: Shi (yes), No, yai yai (come come),  zho zho (walk walk), kakak, yau yau, while nodding (want), throw (she'll throw everything and make a mess on the floor). I'd ask her to put them back & do it with her.

 

When she sees toothbrush, she'll put her finger in her mouth to pretend brushing her teeth.

 

Whenever we're out in the restaurant, if she sees the vegetable, she'd point at it and demand we give it to her. Then she'd eat quietly there, enjoying herself.

 

Nowadays, her buttock is getting abit more chubbier. So sitting on the potty to poo is abit difficult. So, sometimes i let her squat on the toilet bowl cos her buttock is too small to sit on the toilet seat.

Baby's 15.5 mths - scary story by mommy

I think I scared her with one story.

 

Mommy: Come, lie down, mommy tell you a story.

Zhi Ying: (lied down to listen to story)

Mommy: One day, a mouse went for a walk in the forest and accidentally went into the tigers cave. The tiger saw the mouse and roared. "I'll eat you". The mouse was so frightened and said "Please let me go". The tiger then asked "have u been good lately?". The mouse said yes. Then the tiger said " OK, then u can go home". The mouse said thank you and quickly ran home.He told mommy what happened. "Mommy Mommy (The mouse was too scared that it called mommy in a very frightened tone) ...the tiger wanted to eat me just now.

 

Before i could continue further, Zhi Ying suddenly hugged me and wanted to cry and called "mommy mommy"  in a frightened tone. I think I made it too scary the last part.

 

Since then, I never tell her about the mouse & the tiger. Everytime I start telling, she calls me "mommy mommy" in a frightened tone and want me to hug her.

Hahahaha!!!Poor baby. So, i'll quickly change to another story.

 

So, nowadays, I tell her the bird & the rabbit or other animal story. If it's a story about the bird, she'd do the "chut chut" sound while rubbing her thumb & index finger  high up in the air to call for the bird. Hahahaha!!

 

The stories makes her calm. Half way of the story, she'd pull my collar and ask for milk. Hahaha!! Sometimes, she'd fall asleep while drinking her milk.

Maid - picked her on 6th Feb morning

She's been with us for 5 days already. So far, so good. She really likes children and smiles easily. She likes to read english books. I told her, if i have time at night, i'll teach her some sentences. I gave her ZHi Ying's ladybird series - Peter & Jane 1a for a start. She wrote on pieces of papers that i gave her the first day she came some simple english sentences. Those papers are the instructions on how to take care of baby, daily routine & cooking.

 

Every Friday we have a Philipine maid, Irene to come over to clean our house. My new maid, Yani learnt from her the house chores. Irene even wrote on Yani's notes the daily chores she needs to do everyday. She even showed Yani how to clean everything as she has never worked in M'sia before. I really appreciate what Irene has done for Yani. At least Yani has a brief idea what & how to do.

 

She sleeps with the lights on. I think she's afraid of the dark and the new surroundings. Well, I don't mind as long as she's nice. She always smiles and I like that alot.

15 months old – No more a baby

She could understand almost everything I say. As we’re going out, she quickly grabbed her sandal to bring along with her. I told her, “no, put it back. It’s not that sandal. Take the ones outside”. I said it repeatedly and then she put her sandal back to the original place and went out to look for her shoes. Haha.

The other day, we’re in the kitchen. She took something out from the drawer. I told her “we’re going out now” while walking to the living hall. I noticed that she didn’t follow me. So, I went back to the kitchen to see what she’s up to. She had just put back the thing she took just now to its original place! Haha! I did try to make her help me to put her toys back everytime we’re done with them. Maybe it does help to cultivate the habit of putting things back into it’s original place.

Now, she’s very good at climbing the grill. You just turn your attention away for a few seconds and she’s half way up the door grill. She’s very strong. So, now we make sure the wooden door is closed so that she has no chance to climb on the grill. Scary. There was on time, she climbed till the top and there were no more grill for her to grab to climb further. She cried so loud. Hahaha!! She was angry.

She’s starting to love soft toys more. She kisses them on the nose. Sometimes she just kiss & kiss & kiss & kiss for about 4-5 times non stop. So cute!!

Everytime I ask her to squat to wash her buttock, she’d make the “mmmm..mmm..” sound as if she’s trying to poo. Haha!!! Almost everytime you put her on the potty after every meal, she’d poo. At least I need not worry about constipation. When she’s about to poo, she’d make the “mmm..mmm..” sound. The next thing you see in the potty is her cute poo.

I like to ask her to show me gigi/teeth. She understands both. I also teach her to hug me tightly with both her hands. She’d do that to daddy & granny too. She can say “duo” means ear in mandarin. Everytime I ask her where’s her eyes, she’d make her eyes so small and smile. She would make the lizard sound “ chut chut chut chut” whenever we mention bird and she’d rub her thumb and index finger to call for the bird. Previously, that sound is to call for the lizard cos she heard the lizard making that sound before. I think she got confuse half way. Every time she cries, to make her stop crying instantly, I just need to say “oh..listen…is that the lizard?” She’d stop crying instantly and concentrate to listen if there’s any lizard around with that innocent looking eyes looking left and right slowly without turning her head.

Every time I say, “Lets shower!!” She’d quickly pull up her shirt and run to the bathroom where she usually gets her bath. After I took her clothes off, she’d collect them and put into her laundry basket and her diaper into the rubbish bin. She got a very cute tummy and buttock. Hehehe!! After I took of her clothes, she’d pat on her chest. If I haven’t take her nappy off, she’d try to grab it to take it off. When she sees the toilet bowl, she'd make sound too cos sometimes i let her poo there when she has hard stool.

Whenever I open the cover of the pot to check her food, she’d say mom mom. She wants to eat. Haha!! She’s still having porridge with broccoli, cauliflower/cabbage, carrot/pumpkin, and fish/chicken/pork.

No signs of new teeth. She only has 4 at the top & 2 at the lower gum.

Lately, I think she’s bored with “Ducky eats lunch” storybook and “posy the pig” book. I’ve both in my head already. She won’t lie down to listen to this story anymore. But if tell new stories, about the moon, rabbit or anything, she’d lie down and listen for a while. Later, if she finds my own invented story boring, she’d get up and shake her head as if telling me she doesn’t want me to continue.

Lately, her favorite shows are “Danny & Daddy” & “Bunny Town”.

There was 1 time she saw a paper bag with a picture on it showing a family with parents and kids holding some presents. She point to me the man in the picture and say “daddy”. She thought that’s daddy. Hahaha.

Mom bought her a magnetic drawing board about 2 months ago. Mom taught her to hold the magnetic pencil properly and mom said zhi ying is very eager to learn new things. So, there was one time she simply grabbed the pencil and scribbled on the magnetic board. Then I said, “Hey, hold it properly”. Straight away after that, she changed and held it the way mom taught her – the correct way.

The other day, yea yea (grandpa) taught her to show “gong xi gong xi” when we’re having dinner at the “Ham Cha” vege shop. Later, in the car, while having milk, suddenly she unlatched and showed me “gong xi gong xi” while lying in my arms starring at me. Hehe. Seems like she wants to tell me she just learn a new trick. So, I told her “ Oh, so clever”. She looked excited and happy.

She’s also very good at climbing stairs and now learning to come down by sitting on the staircase, leg down first and followed by her buttock. She’d do it slowly but seems abit clumsy so I always have to be with her whenever she’s going up and coming down. She always pulls our hands and leads us to the stairs to follow her up and down. Hahaha.

13 months old - baby teacher

1 year old onwards, she seems to grow very fast and more mature each day. She's able to communicate what she wants and what she wants us to do.

 

Every night, when she's ready to go to bed, she'd wave bye bye to everyone as told and she'd let me carry her up to our room without making any noise. She understands what is bedtime. Everytime I tell her "bedtime" and pass her a cloth, she'd hug the cloth and lean her head on my shoulder. So sweet and so cute...I'll tell her, ok, it's bed time, (pass her the cloth), zhi ying bao bao, tang tang (she'd hug hug the cloth & lean her head on it & on my shoulder).

 

Yesterday, something very funny happened. Mom, baby & I went for dinner. We brought along one of her book. Mom asked her in mandarin where is monkey. She pointed  the wrong one. Mom said, "chuo liow" i.e. wrong. So, bb waved her hand to express that she got the wrong one. Then she pointed again and this time she got it right. Later when we got home, I pointed to her the monkey and said it in english. She then waved her hand and make the "hmmph" sound like telling me that's  wrong. Hahahaha! Then she brought the book to mom and went "ah ah ah" i.e read to her. Mom asked her in mandarin and bb pointed correctly all the animals in the book. SO FUNNY!!!

 

Nowadays, i give her a hot bath before going to bed at night. So, last night, she dragged the pail out and pointed inside of the pail i.e. she wants to go inside the pail. Hahaha! So I put her in there while I get the hot water ready. Everytime after a hot bath, she'd feel very sleepy.

 

Every morning & evening, whoever goes out and comes back, would need to give her a hug. Otherwise, she'd demand for it until she gets it and it's really difficult to resist her. Hehehe.

 

Everytime we ask if she's a good girl, she'd pat pat on her chest. Meaning she's a good girl. When we ask her where's her nose, she'd do the breathing sound. When we ask where is her hand, she'd lift her leg up. She always get that wrong. So funny! When we ask where's her leg, she'd lift her left leg up. Hahaha! If her right leg is up, she'd put it down first then later lift her left leg up.

 

She knows how to "sayang" and "bao bao" ppl and she makes me melt everytime she does that to me.

 

Walking 1 year old baby

She could walk by herself steadily on her birthday.

 

The other day, she impressed me by showing me the flash card with the word "clock" which was half covered by the flash card with the butterfly word. Then she showed me which one is motorcycle in word. So, at least now i know, although she always turn the card to look at the pictures, the words did go into her brain.

 

Now, she'd choose a book and ask me to read to her. She has her own preference. There were 2 books, 1 about Hero Dog and 1 the Duncan Duck. She loves the Duncan Duck and always pick that one when i put the 2 books together. She'd point to me the fish, frog and the duck. She points with her index finger. It looks short, fat and cute. She loves Ralph the Rabbit too. She's point to me which is porcupine, fox, lorry and flower.

 

Sometimes she'd show me the thing on her hand and make noise like "ah ah" or something. I assume that she's asking me to tell her what is it. So, I'd tell her what is that she's holding and she'd then look at it as if analysing it further.

 

Everytime we go shopping, I'd let her walk for awhile and she'd hold my hand and lead me to wherever she wants to go. The other day she led me to a little boy. Then she went nearer and nearer to that boy. Hahaha!! so cute. That little boy's parents said that Zhi Ying is a very friendly baby. She was very happy that day and she kept grinning.

 

Whenever you say monster, she'd make the monster sound. There was 1 time she scared Sue Yin her 3 mths younger cousin sister till she cry. Then later she saw Sue  Yin, again, she made the monster sound. Haha!!

 

Then the otherday we took her for a swim. She vomited before she came up from the pool. She was so tired she fell asleep before we reach home. We then had to shower her eventhough she's asleep. Daddy held her and i cleaned her. She slept thru although the water got to her face a little. So Funny!! Then she slept for 1 more hour. When she woke up and gave us a big grin as usual.

 

Today she's got fever again. Makes me worry. 37.7 according to mom and she gave bb paracetamol already. Hopefully the fever will go off soon and not come back ever again.

 

Her upper gum has 3 teeth and lower gum has 2. Total only 5.

 

Everyday she wakes up, she'd point at the door. Everytime when I tell her that she can't touch something cos it belongs to someone, she won't touch it (she listens most of the time). Everytime she wants me to nurse her, she'd say "nen nen" and look at me and pull my collar with a special smile on her face - like she's a little embarrass)

 

She could pronounce dog, kok = clock, keh keh = cat cat, berh = bird, beh=bear, wish = fish..etc etc with her funny sound. She also tried to make Meow sound which sounded very funny. I should record it down when i have a chance.It's difficult to do that cos she'd grab my camera from me everytime i try to take a video her.

 

Now that she's a little older, she'd wave bye bye when we tell her to. When I say lets go lets go, she'd say go go go and walk together with me holding my hand. I love her tiny little hand.