My Baby is Sick

She is sick.. Caught a fever last Tuesday. Daddy did not realise that the little one is sick till when I came home from work. Daddy was complaining that the little one was rejecting dinner and was cranky the whole night.

I carried the little one out of the high chair wanting to clean her up since she does not want dinner only to find that she was running a temperature. No wonder she was cranky. Gave her a quick bath and measured her temp which was 37.8 degrees. Gave her paracetamol immediately and she slept.

Her temperature rose to 38.5 in the middle of the night and I had to bath her to bring her temp down. It was difficult to make her drink some milk before giving her another dose of medication. The worst thing was that I had to fly off the next day. I could only bring her to the doc in the morning and bring her to my in laws following that. Frankly, I flew with a heavy heart.

I am lucky that my in laws love her so much that they were willing to do anything for her. Hubs took leave the next day to take care of her as we were afraid that her temperature will spike at night triggering fits. He had to monitor her temperature faithfully throughout the night. Poor hubs... did not have sufficient sleep that few days till I was back. Luckily her fever broke on Friday and on Saturday she was feeling lots better.

They picked me up from the airport that day and I could see that she was very lethargic and weak. When I looked at her closely, I realised that she was having some rashes! I have heard that rashes were common after toddler's fever break. I heave a sigh of relieve but was still worried. The rashes did not disappear the next day hence we skipped swimming lessons and Zac's First Birthday Celebration.

Friends saw my post on FB and called me. Some also offered answers on why she was having rashes. A friend suggested that she was having Roseola Rash or Infant Rash. I googled it and the symptoms described on one of the websites really described what Janelle had.

1) Red or pink raised rash all over the body
2) Easily irritable

She had the runs today and we brought her to the doc as the rashes seem to have increased in numbers. I guess being a first time parent; we brought her to the doctor for confirmation. We were given some lotion to apply and medication to reduce the rash. Hope that she will be better tomorrow.

My First Mother's Day

This year's Mother's Day, we celebrated in School instead since Janelle has started going for her playgroup classes begining of May. She adapted pretty well in school although she screamed and cried whenever I dropped her off for the first two weeks. However, I heard that she had refused to go home when MIL picked her up!! Hahahhaa.

The school sent us invites to join them in the celebration, curious as what they have in stored for us, we agreed to join in the celebration. We met up with a few of Janelle's classmates and their parent when we arrived.


The invite which Janelle has afixed her thumb print. Really small isn't it?

The celebration kicked off with us doing a scrapbook on the family photo which we had to bring along. Janelle was not much of a help as she was more interested in making a mess of the things that were provided for us.


The completed project...


The family photo taken by Teacher Yaya


Janelle presented me with a flower

Which she broke into two....

Hahhaa... it was an unforgetable Mother's Day.

Janelle's Overseas Trip - BKK 29 April to 02 May 11

We flew the first time with Janelle in tow. We wanted to bring her overseas but could not decide on where we should go. The trip has to have a short flight and food must be suitable for a todder. BKK seems to fit the bill and there was a promotion for the air tickets there! BKK it was!

Packing a luggage with a todder is also not an easy thing to do. We had to ensure that she has sufficient food and diapers. Had to think about alternative food which we can bring over just in case she refuses to eat the food over there. We ended up with two huge luggages when we usually will need one!

We were lucky that Janelle was pretty cooperative during the flight, she just fall asleep whenever the plane is cruising along the runway and wakes up 30 mins before we reach our destination. I will say that our airport is the best! The presence of the baby stroller at the departure hall was something that really helped parents who are travelling. She was willing to be strapped in her seat while we have our meals at the airport. This aid us as there were no baby chairs around in the restuarant. Or maybe its just the one I went to.

Upon reaching the hotel, Janelle immediately checked out the bed! She just simply climbed onto the bed and made herself comfortable! Placing herself on the bed with the pillows for support, she just laid there while we busied ourselves unpacking the luggage and preparing to go for dinner! Talking about enjoying life. I think Janelle knows more about that compared to either of us.

Whenever we go to BKK it was either for work or a shopping trip. This time round, we changed our plans and headed to Dreamworld in BKK. We met up with Phi, Tib, Wanida and family for a group trip. It was raining in the morning and I was worried that we could not go ahead with our plans. As heaven has planned for us, the rain stopped and it became a cloudy day with fantastic weather for out door activities. It was not scorching hot but it was still humid. Better then raining.

Janelle with Ing on the tiger

Janelle in the Giant's Boots in Jack and the Beanstalk

Dear and Janelle outside the Witch's House in Hansel and Gretal

Little Ing and Janellle on Cinderalla's Horses

Janelle's virgin ride in the amusement park. Amazingly she did not cry and tried to calm Ing down when he cried. She only cried when she realised that her companion has left the helicoptor.

Ing and Janelle having a very serious discussion about the sofa over dinner.

Both kids seems to hit off quite well with Ing always wanting to be with Janelle during dinner. He also wanted to eat almost everything that Janelle is eating. It was always amusing to us to see the two todders communicate with each other in their baby languages. It was a pity that we did not capture the moments when they were chatting. Both of them always stop when we bring out our cameras.

Shopping is something that we could not miss out in all our trip to BKK. However the little one was not very cooperative when it comes to me shopping. She insisted that I carried her almost throughout the day. I was unable to try any clothings. It was a good thing that we brought our carrier there. If not I do not think I will be able to carry her over long periods of time.


Daddy and Janelle taking photos while waiting for mummy to buy lunch


Janelle loves travelling on our luggage
Will we bring her out again? I will love to... but Dear thinks otherwise. He wants some couple time. So where should we go next?

Confession of a Guilty Mother

I realised that I had not been updating the blog for more then 6 months! Janelle has turned 16 months and not one blog since her birthday. What a mother!! Hahahaha. Now I don't know where to start.

Sometimes I really hope that she stops growing. I preferred and miss when she is just a baby. I can carry her and hug her. Now, she just wants to play and refuses to let me carry her unless she is cranky or wants to sleep. Been more active now, she has also lost her baby fats and is not as chubby as before. I miss her chuncks of meat. hahhaha.

On her verbal growth, she hasn't really called me or her dad yet. She just goes mom, mom, mom. But I don't think she is calling out for me. She also refuses to say anything till CNY. We brought her to the market and suddenly she shouted, CAT! We were shocked. When hubs brought her to the playground, she chased after a school of birds and shouted bird, bird, bird.

I read the Sleeping Beauty book to her and asked her to point out where is the dog in the picture. She just said dog and that was it. She doesn't want to repeat it again. She is so stingy with words. I know that she understands what we told her and wants her to do as she will follow our instructions. But she just simply refuses to talk when asked to. Wonder when she will really talk.

Maybe I should just enjoy the moments when there is peace and quiet in the house. Most mummies told me that once she found her voice, there will not be any moment of peace. Hahhahaa.

Watching her grow up has indeed changed the way I look at things. Now I dare to say that she is my first priority in everything. I am sorry Dear, she over took your position.

Darling Turning One

My little darling is turning one!

Seriously I wondered where all the 365 days went. It seems that she was only born yesterday when she came into this world quietly and screamed after the nurse hit her butt. After that, we know that her cries and screams are loud enough for everyone to hear her.

Looking back at the photos which we had taken of her since the day she was born, I am amazed at how much she changed since day 1. Did she really change that much?

From the crumpled skin her to the plump baby to her now (she slimed down a bit).

From drinking only breast milk to formula to solids now

From when she could not even lift up her head or turn to standing and crawling now.

From not being able to recognize any of us till now she knows who is mummy, daddy (whom she bullies) and grandma and grandpa.

She have changed so much that I start to question if I have taken enough photo of her? Am I spending quality time with her since I have more responsibilities at work and flying around more.

Wonder what mischief is she currently up to at this moment in time when I am not around at home.

Janelle Standing up

Took this video before I head to the airport. My little girl is capable of pulling herself up to stand!

7 to 8 Months

Janelle is progressing so fast. She has started on eating porridge and grown two teeth!! Janelle is able to crawl a little, flip, sit up on her own and even stand up! She will always use us or things around her to pull herself upright. I only realised that she could sit up on her own after we came back from Japan. Shugz, I missed her first sitting up. I have already missed her flips and standing up. I wonder what I will miss next....