Chicken Pox attacked!

18th Nov marked the day mummy spot 2 blisters on me, one at left eyebrow & the other at back of my bottom.





We went doctor and since is still early stage, I was given this antiviral medicine - acyclovir(Zovirax) to stop the virus from further outbreak. This medi must be taken within the first 2 days for it effectiveness. Just this medicine alone, we paid $112 for it but it was worth paying as my outbreak isn't much, guess less than 50 spots for whole body.

The first 2 days I drink alot of cooling water like leng leong, barley & chestnut water. Eggs, chickens, beans, peanuts, cucumber & seafood cannot be consumed. Mummy cook porridge with pork floss & caixin for me if not will be fishball noodles.

Next was to isolate away from my sister. I was forbited to go inside meimei's room, only can watch her from doorway. Coz meimei is still young so this is the only way to help minimize the spreading. She can't take vaccine as she's not 1yr old yet. Mummy can only constantly checking on her and go to doc straight once spot blister. Doctor advise to con't checking on her for total of 3wks as symptons appear after the initial exposure can occur within the 3wks after contacted the virus.

Some information to share on Chicken pox

Chickenpox is very highly contagious. It is easily passed through airborne particles, droplets in exhaled air and fluid from the blisters. Patients are contagious up to five days (more commonly, one to two days) before and five days after the date that their rash appears. When the sores have crusted over, the person is usually no longer contagious. Symptoms tend to appear 14 to 16 days after the initial exposure but can occur any time from 10 days up to 21 days after contact with the virus.

So what's next? Yes! Shingles - is a skin rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. After an individual has chickenpox, this virus lives in the nervous system and is never fully cleared from the body. Under certain circumstances, such as emotional stress, immune deficiency etc, the virus reactivates and causes shingles. Chinese call it "Snake" disease.

His creative way of playing lego

He called me and say he had make a house with lego ... keep asking me to see ...
I went and to my surprised this is what he had done!



Next is TOY

Mummy back in action soon

Time files, Mummy is gg back to work next mon, maternity rest have come to an end. Is always the case, good & happy time passed very fast :) Both kids logistics have been resolved, am happy to see JQ happy to go CC every morning and have been eating & sleeping well there. ZQ is well taken care by Susan hence I will be able to go to work worry free.

Aunty Annie is doing well in St Luke, her maid is here learning how to take care of her once she master it she will be able to discharge and go home.

ZQ is getting cuter each day, here some pics of her @ 3.5mths

His Masterpiece

His masterpiece using my laptop to play this coloring

JQ in CC

Time flies, it have been 1mth since I switch him to Full day CC. He was getting better at least this wk he did not refused going school (Crossing my fingers & toes this will keep going). He did not cry when I walked him to school or have teary eyes when I pick him up end of the day! My boy is just like me so emotional, deep inside his heart he is so happy to see me picking him up but can't control his feelings so ended up I also feel like crying when fetching him. I can tell he's more settle, he can sleep and at times he will request to have 2nd round of serving for his lunch. I'm so happy and glad to hear this from his teacher :)

I like his CC K1 & K2 classroom as they are seperated from those playgroup and nusery class. This allow the learning environment to be more conducive. Only the curriculum will be more basic kind but I will know more in details coming Dec as they are having K1 & K2 curriculum sharing session with parents. The principal update me the special child Kylie will be moving with them to K1 next yr and I raise my concern on worrying the teaching will be distrupted or interrupted as teacher need to pay extra attention to Kylie beside the class. She reassured me next yr his teacher will be a senior teacher who have 14yrs experience and will be able to manage the class well. Reason why school make this decision is because she will be 7yrs old next yr and the age gap between her and the nursery toddlers will be big. Besides this the newly promoted nursery class need to get use to her and she need to readjust while she is already settle in boy's class. The special school Kylie is attending have encourage her to mix with normal child to aid her learning. Next yr she will be in the CC for half a day and goes to her special school in the afternoon.

Some backgroud on Kylie - a sweet girl who is normal looking but can't really speak. She goes to special school in the afternoon at 3pm. A harmless little girl who just sit beside teacher and follow whatever the children do in class. She still wear diaper and will only point to things she want, got difficulty in speech. Quite heartache when I first saw her, I was a mother too so I know how her mother feels. Postive thinking will tell me it will be good JQ mixed with her so I can let him knows not everyone is the same like him so fortunate. Recently he like to follow Kylie bite his nails. I told him Kylie is a special child, she don't know biting nails is unhygienic hence she do it. It will a challenge for me to teach and guide him the proper ways to prevent wrong learning in school.

As for Kinderland, I called up ask what queue number I was at and OMG I was #10. Think I wait long long bah. Now I did not think much, will only consider and make a choice if Kinderland calls. Recently there is unhappy indcident between Kinderland and a forum mummy not too sure what actually happened since we are just outsiders and not real party involving in this incident. Always believe there is 2 side to a coin hence don't listen only to one part of the story, who don't side themself right?

I will continue his phonics class at Tulip Montessori as I find he's able to read many words and also can make up the pronunication of some word he don't know which is quite close to the correct sound. Am considering him to learn Chinese next yr either Tien Hsia or Tulip still not decide.

Example of his Reading in short vowels
tom has ten hens on his lap
tim can hop and jot a lot
the lad has a fan and a yam
sam met ben in bus
bob has a job on a jet
an ant has a bag on the web

Some of his Phonics notes :

Happy Mid-Autumn

It was Mid-Autumn festival and my lantern was Barney sitting on a whale .. haha .. what a cute design chose by ah ma :)



I was out with Daddy to nearby park for a walk while mummy stay at home with meimei since she's not feeling well.

Nevertheless, I enjoyed the walk with Daddy very much.

I'm 3mths old

I'm 3mths old today on Children's Day. I'm a very happy baby who enjoyed laughing and always bring a smile to daddy & mummy. I will show playful smile to daddy & mummy even in the midnight when they changing diaper for me. I liked to sit in my bouncer or lie on my playgym to daydream. Cry only when I want milk, sleep or carry. Don't really like to drink milk as I prefer to have my beauty sleep. I can stretch till 5/6 hrs and cry for the next feed. I will get angry if being forced to drink, will struggling to turn my head left & right, use my tongue to push the bottle teat to one side or refuse to open my mouth. Daddy and Mummy always say I'm naughty girl.

I was taken care by Aunty Susan in the day and daddy at night. Mummy occasionally will do night duty if Daddy is tired. Wkend will be mummy in day so daddy can have good rest and night will be daddy again. Don't know is it daddy have been taking care of me nightly, I seem to be always looking for daddy. Daddy's voice can calm me down while crying and rock me to sleep while in sarong. Alot of ppl says daughter are closer to daddy and ah ma once mentioned before daughter are daddy previous life lover.

I'm 4 yrs old today :)

Our simple celebration at Da yi hse on last Mon. Mummy bought a Chocolat Thomas cake for me.

Today we went back to my previous Kindy to give out goodies bag to all my friends. Teacher Gim & Zaneta was so excited to see me, they carried me up straight away and ask mummy how am I coping in full day CC ... they went on with blah blah blah ....

I was surrounded by all my friends and they sang Happy Birthday song to me. As usual, I behave differently in class - instantly I become the shy and quiet type. Teacher Gim told me to sit at my usual place on the floor so Mummy can take a nice pic of me & my friends. The girl on the middle right is Faustina, the girl I miss and why? Coz she's my partner in school :)



My party bag goodies.

Mummy bought me to JP "The Icing Room" to DIY a cake. We DIY a Thomas bday cake which don't look like Thomas at all :)

Dearest JQ,

Mummy can really feel u like your kindy school and the care & loving you get from your teachers & friends. Mummy so much wanted and wish you can continue in this Kindy where you enjoyed so much. Mummy promised if you really don't adapt well to full day school, I will make alternative and let you come back here to study.

Always remember Daddy, Mummy & meimei love you alot. You are such a darling to mummy though sometimes u do behave cheeky but most of the times u are still very adorable and willing to listen. At times you will throw tantrum and want things to be your way but still able to negotiate if you think daddy & mummy is right.

Mummy wish you "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" and want you to be a Happy child everyday.

Lastly, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH :)

Sign off,
Mummy

First Aeroplane Experience

Hihi, I'm excited last sat coz daddy & mummy gg to bring me to take aeroplane. I always saw plane on the blue blue sky but never really sit on one before. Is my 1st flight experience and I'm looking forward to the airport ...

We were in taxi on the way to airport .. keep asking are we reaching soon? Where is the aeroplane?

Finally near to airport, we saw some aeroplanes and I start asking why they never fly? They flying to where?

Check in luggage and we going to have some food at the terminal then I start asking what time we taking aeroplane? The plane fly off already?

At last, we are on the plane and soon the plane going to take off but I was only interested in my psp and did not bother much on the take off. Shortly after take off, then I get excited and want to see the sky and it was only cloud and nothing much. I con't my psp again till we landed at BKK airport.









We checked in Hotel and mummy says this is going to be our home for next few days. Huh? I don't want le .. I want go back 219 ... S-I-N-G-A-P-O-R-E ... Mummy quickly bring me to the window and show me the swimming pool and I keep saying "swimming, swimming, swimming" ... They promised me if I'm good boy they will bring me down for a swim tmr morning.







The next few days was shopping, eating, swimming ...





Daddy will use this carrier to carry me if I'm tired and sometimes I will doze off ..



Soon the trip have comes to an end and we are taking aeroplane back home again.
When reach home, I told mummy I want H-O-T-E-L .. so mummy promised next time she earn enough money will bring me to HOLIDAY again. :)

Fidgets with Hazel on Teachers' Day

It was Teachers' Day and we decided to jio Godma/Hazel to go Fidget together. It was my first time to Fidget and I was abit reserved in playing partly dued to too many kids and the slide is too steep. I was abit scared to play.

Shortly I find a place I like which is the harmless mini balls, I was happily playing in that compound throwing balls ard. Another place is the Little Fidget for kid below 2 ... haha ... slide was just right for me and I enjoy the sliding with Hazel.

ZQ & me

Have been taking care of my lil gal for 2 wks since aunty left. Kind of settle down according to her routine. Being sleep deprived sometimes really drive me crazy especially when she was wailing loudly. ZQ have been quite 'ok' baby but also with the help of little assistant like pacifier and sarong. Initially I have been carrying and patting her to sleep but her eyes can open widely staring at you for hrs especially after her night feed. It can be really tiring as she will finally settle down to sleep at 11 or even 12 midnight. Got no choice but to introduce the little assistant to make things easier as a HAPPY BABY = HAPPY MUMMY

Our daily routine goes like this :
7-7.30am - feed ZQ and prepare JQ for school. Go back to Zzzz
9am - I will wake up and have my bf and prepare her bath
10am - ZQ will wake up for next feed, I will feed her after her bath
11am - ZQ go to sleep, I will quickly do the washing
12pm - Have a quick lunch
1pm - Wait for ZQ to wake up for next feed
2pm - ZQ go back to sleep after feed
2-5pm - my free time so sometimes will serve net, if not I will take a short nap
5-6pm - Feed ZQ and clean her
6pm - Prepare dinner
7pm - Daddy & JQ back home
7-8pm - Have dinner, play with ZQ if she's not sleeping and entertaining JQ
9pm - Prepare JQ to sleep and feed ZQ
10pm-12pm - Can be coaxing ZQ to sleep before I finally close my eyes for good rest
2-3am - Nite feeding
5-7am - Another feeding

This is how I spent my maternity leave at home which I feel not a "job" I liked as I prefer to go back to work.

Cupcakes!

Nice cupcakes for colleagues and friends to celebrate ZQ 1 month old. Design is nice but taste so-so only.

Baby Zhi Qi Full Month

Date : 26 Jul 09, Sunday
Place : Home
Guest : Immediate family members (~20 pax)

We did a simple & small bb shower for ZQ with only family members.

Morning went back to PIL hse to bai zu xian. Went back have lunch, nap and prepare for evening bb shower.





The mini buffet spread! Everyone commented NICE!
Let me know if u need the contact.

My conversation with JQ

Mummy: I go pump milk hor
JQ: Huh? Pump milk again?
Why need to pump so many milk?
Mummy: Give meimei drink lo
You want to drink my milk?
JQ: eeh, don't want. What is yr milk color?
Mummy: Yellow lo
JQ: Then my shee shee will be yellow leh
My milk milk is white color so shee shee is white

She's arrived!

Zhi Qi arrival on 37 weeks of gestation was a surprised to me. My c-sect was planned in wk38 on 8th July but she decided to arrive early :)

My unexpected birth plan:
30 Jun: Was feeling sored at vaginal area and painful when walking after work.

1 Jul: Went to see gynae first thing in the morning and Dr Lisa checked my cervix which not yet open but started to feel mild contractions hence asked me to do a CTG to monitor my ZQ. Shortly was asked to do the c-sect today as we won't know how the contraction will progress and do not want it to turn out to be emergency c-sect.

As this is too sudden to me, I have requested Dr Lisa to let me go back to office to do some handover job. As promised I must admit myself back to hospital at 12.30pm latest.

Was brought to the maternity ward at 1plus with nurse start to ask some question and signed some consent form, busy with all the preparation before the Op.

Ard 2.30pm was pushed to OT waiting area without hubby accompany as he had to wait outside the theatre. Waited till 2.45pm, finally being pushed to the OT. Dr Lisa was there and my anesthetist Dr Boey was on standby to KNOCK ME OUT! By the breathing of 1,2,3 .... was totally knocked out.

Awaked at 4plus feeling very nauseous & drowsy ... the feeling is terrible, want to vomit with the wound was so painful. Was drowsy throughout and recover the next morning.

2 Jul: Drip and urine tube was removed and manage to come down the bed to go toilet pass urine with the help of the nurse. Legs was wobbling but much better after a few trips to toilet :)

3 Jul: Requested for early discharged and was allowed by Dr Lisa hence was able to go home on evening.

Finally Home Sweet Home and my confinement start ....

School Reopen ~ 290609

School holiday is over and back to school today.
Auntie Annie was off today as she went Malaysia to attend wedding.

Mummy took off today to take care of me while Daddy on 1/2 day as he did not want mummy to walk to & fro to fetch me from school. See how sweet is my daddy (hey is bcoz mummy is already in 37wks so he afraid she's too xin ku ok)

Left home early this morning for school.

Long Overdued ....

Hello Everyone,

I'm back! Mummy have not been updating my blog for past few mths as she is lazy! Well maybe bcoz she's pregnant so have to forgive her ok. :)

Activities still goes on for me in May/Jun like :
1) Attend Hazel 2yr old birthday party
2) Visit Wee family new addition - Nephew Small J
3) Attending Teacher Kwan Phonics class every Sat
4) Visit to Lot 1 new rooftop playground with waterplay
5) Attend the meet-the-parents session in my kindergarten

Picture taken @ Hazel's birthday party (Mummy was 31wks)


Mummy testing her new hp using Panorama mode to take Hazel living room


A visit to the doctor during H1N1. Not allowed to enter the clinc, kids have to been screened and wait outside for your turn to see doctor.




On the bus to my Phonics class. Cheeky me hiding behind the recycle tote bag. Spot my eye??


Do I look sleepy? Zzzzzz


My profile photo on the front page of portfolio for meet-the-parents session.


Lot 1 Rooftop playground with waterplay, the playground is divided into Dry & Wet.
The slides belong to the Dry area.





The Wet Area with a washing area for kids to wash up after play.