Monday, March 31, 2008
NTUC @ Dawson Place
Seated happily in the trolley for the first time, shaking legs and trying to reach for things on the shelves.
Friday, March 28, 2008
MRT ride
Took Caden on his 2nd MRT ride to visit his grandparents in Clementi. Pictures were taken just before he fell ill.
Hmm..I wonder if I can pull down uncle's pants!
Hmm..I wonder if I can pull down uncle's pants!Monday, March 24, 2008
TVC
Some of Caden’s favourite TVC include (not according to ranking):
1. Ribena with Bollywood-inspired jingle
2. Health Promotion Board’s Hand Foot Mouth Disease (He actually laughs at this one.)
3. Goldheart Jewellery with ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ jingle
4. Mocca’s half-naked, muscle-flexing man who tried to sell his flat (Yucks!)
5. Cold Storage’s rolling apples, jumping cows ad sometime ago
He would stop whatever he’s doing and watch it intensely whenever any of these TVC comes on. Block his view and he’ll attempt to shift away.
1. Ribena with Bollywood-inspired jingle
2. Health Promotion Board’s Hand Foot Mouth Disease (He actually laughs at this one.)
3. Goldheart Jewellery with ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ jingle
4. Mocca’s half-naked, muscle-flexing man who tried to sell his flat (Yucks!)
5. Cold Storage’s rolling apples, jumping cows ad sometime ago
He would stop whatever he’s doing and watch it intensely whenever any of these TVC comes on. Block his view and he’ll attempt to shift away.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Cough, cough, sniff, sniff
About two weeks ago, our whole family fell sick. Caden, Vincent and myself was given 3, 2 and 1-day MC respectively.
Caden caught the flu bug somewhere first - though I suspect it was from my mom-in-law’s place – and was the worst hit. He had chesty cough, running nose, diarrhea, was vomiting and lost his appetite. He refused milk and water which might bring about dehydration.
We took him to our family doctor but the medication that he prescribed did not work. Thus, on 16 March (Sunday) evening, we decided to take him to KKH Children’s Emergency.
The doctor told us that there was no cause for alarm as his lungs were clear and it is normal for a baby to defecate up to 10 times per day. But Caden was diagnosed with Bronchiolitis (not Bronchitis) which affected his airway and indirectly his appetite.
Doctor ordered a 5-minute ‘smoking’ or ‘gassing’ procedure to open up his airway. I had to hold the mask near his face so that he could inhale the ‘smoke’ while his dad restrained him. That was a very terrible experience.
Caden wailed helplessly and struggled to break free. Tears rolled down his cheeks. It was heart wrenching to watch him go through that. Yet I can’t turn away or close my eyes. It was as if I was trying to put him to sleep.
I was amused when the nurse handed me Caden’s MC. “Who should I submit it to? My mother-in-law? To tell her Caden is sick?” The nurse replied that we could use it to apply for family or childcare leave. Why didn’t I think of that?
Giving him medication was another challenge. He knew it was time for medicine whenever we brought him into the kitchen and rested his head on our elbow. Fortunately, after several times, he was ok with it and did not kick up much fuss.
Sigh…it’s tiring when a child falls sick but satisfying when he is nursed back to health.
Caden caught the flu bug somewhere first - though I suspect it was from my mom-in-law’s place – and was the worst hit. He had chesty cough, running nose, diarrhea, was vomiting and lost his appetite. He refused milk and water which might bring about dehydration.
We took him to our family doctor but the medication that he prescribed did not work. Thus, on 16 March (Sunday) evening, we decided to take him to KKH Children’s Emergency.
The doctor told us that there was no cause for alarm as his lungs were clear and it is normal for a baby to defecate up to 10 times per day. But Caden was diagnosed with Bronchiolitis (not Bronchitis) which affected his airway and indirectly his appetite.
Doctor ordered a 5-minute ‘smoking’ or ‘gassing’ procedure to open up his airway. I had to hold the mask near his face so that he could inhale the ‘smoke’ while his dad restrained him. That was a very terrible experience.
Caden wailed helplessly and struggled to break free. Tears rolled down his cheeks. It was heart wrenching to watch him go through that. Yet I can’t turn away or close my eyes. It was as if I was trying to put him to sleep.
I was amused when the nurse handed me Caden’s MC. “Who should I submit it to? My mother-in-law? To tell her Caden is sick?” The nurse replied that we could use it to apply for family or childcare leave. Why didn’t I think of that?
Giving him medication was another challenge. He knew it was time for medicine whenever we brought him into the kitchen and rested his head on our elbow. Fortunately, after several times, he was ok with it and did not kick up much fuss.
Sigh…it’s tiring when a child falls sick but satisfying when he is nursed back to health.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
So fun!
Nowadays, Caden would
~ crawl towards me, stand up on his two little feet and stretch out his hands to be carried
~ make lots of funny noises if left alone in the room
~ put everything into his mouth, both edible and inedible
~ attempt to walk
~ stand up in the middle of the room without any support
~ laugh loudly when hubby rubs his stubby chin on his face or hands
~ stuff his face into the huge pillow we put on the floor
~ play catching with his cousin - he crawls while she runs
~ play hide and seek with me
~ squeak like a parrot when he’s excited
~ laugh when I laugh even though he has no idea what’s happening
~ shake his head not knowing what that means
~ reach for things on the table
~ give a smile so huge that we couldn't see his eyes
~ give granny or mummy a bite on the shoulder at times
~ play with buttons, switches, etc, and
~ drool all over the place!
On numerous occasions, I carried him under his arms and spun him around the room. He was so giddy after, he couldn’t sit up straight!
~ crawl towards me, stand up on his two little feet and stretch out his hands to be carried
~ make lots of funny noises if left alone in the room
~ put everything into his mouth, both edible and inedible
~ attempt to walk
~ stand up in the middle of the room without any support
~ laugh loudly when hubby rubs his stubby chin on his face or hands
~ stuff his face into the huge pillow we put on the floor
~ play catching with his cousin - he crawls while she runs
~ play hide and seek with me
~ squeak like a parrot when he’s excited
~ laugh when I laugh even though he has no idea what’s happening
~ shake his head not knowing what that means
~ reach for things on the table
~ give a smile so huge that we couldn't see his eyes
~ give granny or mummy a bite on the shoulder at times
~ play with buttons, switches, etc, and
~ drool all over the place!
On numerous occasions, I carried him under his arms and spun him around the room. He was so giddy after, he couldn’t sit up straight!
Friday, February 22, 2008
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