I Feel Her Pain

My poor Chloe, she is so hungry & requested me to buy her chocolate. But when she opened the wrapper, all she could do is feed me instead. It's too painful for her to eat. I tried to reciprocate by feeding her, all she could do is give me a faint smile & shook her head.

She opened the fridge to take a peek, closed the fridge door & walked away. She must be very hungry, if not she would not do this.

God, please give her the strength to fight the illness so she can be bubbly & smiling again.

Grounded at Home

HFMD - These 4 alphas spells trouble to me. Hand Foot Mouth disease is highly contagious.

Monday morning's routine temperature check @ Chloe's school detected a high temperature. Chloe was sent home immediately. Following that, I brought her to the doc to verify. Ulcers were found in her mouth. There were tiny dots on parts of her palms & toes. She was given a gel to apply & instructed to take paracetomol to bring down her fever. From then on, her condition got worse. She refused lunch & water & gradually her favourite milk. More dots were found on her limbs & she is very irritable & refused to open her mouth for us. Her condition was confirmed on Tuesday morning when I brought her for a review again.

It's exhausting for all of us at home, trying to separate the 2 kids. Chloe is whiny & will cry nonstop if we were to coax her to down anything down her throat. Icy cold watermelon, gummy, ice-cream, ribena, yogurt drink. We gave her everything we can think of. But she survived on merely 160ml of formula milk yesterday. The last thing I want is to hospitalise her if she is dyhydrated.

Luckily, I managed to give her 2 milk feeds comprising of about 120ml each since morning. Swallowing & eating is still an agonising task for her.

I really hope after the initial 2 days of severe discomfort, my poor girl's condition will improve gradually by tomorrow. I pray that all will be well at home.

My Hello Kitty Room

Remember we bought Chloe her own bed hoping that she will agree to sleep in her own room? Sigh, wrong. She still insists to sleep on mummy's bed. I have run out of ideas & hope with my persistence, she will eventually 'migrate' on her own.

Random Pics of Ethan

Ethan Is 1 Month Old!

We had a baby shower party for Ethan over the weekend. Time really flies & I've finally gone thru the much hated confinement period.

Preparation for the baby shower was not as smooth sailing as I want it to be. We changed the date once cos Pete was called back to work. After the change, Pete still could not make it for Ethan's baby shower. In the end, poor daddy has to rush back for a mere 2 hours just to be present.

As I was running about to entertain my relatives n close friends, only a few miserable photos were taken. I regretted this very much as I did not have a decent photo taken with my boy :(

Overall, I enjoyed the party. Food was good & I have some time catching up again with my friends. At the end of the day, I had a headache & aching back. But nevermind, my confinement is over!

Thank you everyone for your attendance, generous gifts & well wishes!






Ethan with Aunty Boon Eng/ Alexis & Jess

Exhausted!!

Just as I am nearing the last week of my confinement, my domestic helper is down with high fever. We brought her to the doc & have no choice but to handle the household stuff & kids without her help.

Handling a baby & an active toddler can be pretty nerve racking. As it's a weekend, Chloe is home. Needless to say, besides tending to the needs of Ethan, I have to take turns with Pete to care for Chloe as well. Chloe is constantly seeking attention. She would not sit still to watch any programme we play for her. If she sees me going into the room to breastfeed Ethan, she would want to join me thus creating extra frustration for me. She would step on the bed & disrupt the peace & quiet time I need. I am also careful not to hurt her feelings as she would cry at the drop of the hat if I reprimand her about hurting Ethan if she is not careful.

Chloe also takes forever to finish her meals whenever the food is not that appealing to her. In fact, she choked as she was not concentrating on chewing & bits of rice ended up splatted on the floor. Today is the first time I picked up the broom since the maid's arrival. Before that, I am accustomed to using a vacuum cleaner. As it's quite heavy to operate, I decided to just make do & use a broom instead.

My two dearies are fast asleep now. In no time, I have to get out the pump & start 'work' again. Hopefully, I will survive tomorrow without having an aching back & pounding headache!

Birdpark Visit With Papa

Even before Ethan is born, Pete & I had discussed that we do not want Chloe to get bored & lonely after little bro's arrival. As I am still doing my confinement at home & not supposed to step out of the house, Pete & Chloe went on a trip to the birdpark without me.

It was my company's family day & from the pictures below, I can see that Chloe is having a fun time with Pete not to mention the many treats like candy floss, ice-cream & jelly she gets to eat. The downpour that came down in torrents during the trip did not dampen her mood at all!