Argh.. there is a HFMD "outbreak" at Madison's preschool.
I like it that the school actually texts us ( the parents ) information regarding disease outbreaks. I got a text last week about a case in a N1 class, and yesterday received another regarding a second case in K1. I think there are guidelines about this, something like ?10 cases without a week's break can get the school closed.
Anyway, I kept Madison away from school today, since tomorrow is a schoolhouse holiday. I figured a short break away would be good to see if there is a chain of transmission. It's really fingers crossed that she hasn't already picked it up. It's a horrible bug, kids wind up with painful mouth ulcers, high fevers and skin rash. I can't even imagine if Annika catches it too. The kids are JUST over the last round of fevers/colds so I would like at least a short period of sickness free bliss.
The only trouble I have with Madison being at home is the ipad/laptop trap! She wants to watch videos off Youtube the ENTIRE day. So the next best thing is to drop her off at Novena with instructions for her to be outdoors doing ANYTHING. Bathing the dogs, watering plants, I don't care if she has to wash the cars! Maria is good at that and so I'm confident she'll be well looked after. ( in fact, when left with the grandpa she is more likely to be watching youtube!! )
Sigh. It's going to be A LONG weekend. Everyone is in and MONDAY is a PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Potty training breakthrough
We finally have headway with potty training!
It has been a frustrating and long road with the potty and I am glad to see the light at the end of the tunnel ( I think? )
The main obstacle that we faced with the potty was with number 2! Madison was actually able to pee quite well in the potty/toilet but she faced a seemingly insurmountable mental block with number 2. We had a debacle with severe constipation the first time we tried to go diaper free, and so since then I gave up completely.
When Madison started school the teacher was confident she could try going diaperless while in class during the day. Initially she ended up with wet undies, but within a week she managed to stay dry. In the afternoons we would put her back in the diaper so that she would poo, and I was wondering how we were going to solve that one.
Then Annika started using the toilet to poo! That credit goes to Warni. Her friend across the road ( at Novena ) told her to start Annika on the toilet so that she gets used to pooing on the loo. I then showed Madison that her baby sister was already pooing on the loo. ( No pressure of course...)
I think that did it. Magically she was suddenly able to use the toilet for number 2! It was weird. A real breakthrough!
Oh.. and guess what ? Chris FOR SOME STRANGE reason decided to take her night diaper off JUST before bed and FORGOT to put it back on. Guess what happened? At least her duvet got washed for a change!
Anyway.. lesson learned. Hopefully with Annika we will be mindful and keep her using the loo for poo. Who knew potty training would be such a chore!
It has been a frustrating and long road with the potty and I am glad to see the light at the end of the tunnel ( I think? )
The main obstacle that we faced with the potty was with number 2! Madison was actually able to pee quite well in the potty/toilet but she faced a seemingly insurmountable mental block with number 2. We had a debacle with severe constipation the first time we tried to go diaper free, and so since then I gave up completely.
When Madison started school the teacher was confident she could try going diaperless while in class during the day. Initially she ended up with wet undies, but within a week she managed to stay dry. In the afternoons we would put her back in the diaper so that she would poo, and I was wondering how we were going to solve that one.
Then Annika started using the toilet to poo! That credit goes to Warni. Her friend across the road ( at Novena ) told her to start Annika on the toilet so that she gets used to pooing on the loo. I then showed Madison that her baby sister was already pooing on the loo. ( No pressure of course...)
I think that did it. Magically she was suddenly able to use the toilet for number 2! It was weird. A real breakthrough!
Oh.. and guess what ? Chris FOR SOME STRANGE reason decided to take her night diaper off JUST before bed and FORGOT to put it back on. Guess what happened? At least her duvet got washed for a change!
Anyway.. lesson learned. Hopefully with Annika we will be mindful and keep her using the loo for poo. Who knew potty training would be such a chore!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Hitting new milestones.
Before I forget I should get Annika's milestones down.
She is really developing FAST these days.
She crawled at 8months 1 week.
She pull to standing not long after that, around 8 months 3 weeks
She is able to wave bye-bye, I think that happened soon after 8 months?
Her pincer grip is good, she did that at 8 months 2 weeks. Now she can feed herself small finger foods already.
Solids are a real HEADACHE. I started out with great enthusiasm and excitement but it has deteriorated since then... She is not a big fan of purees and it is driving me insane trying to work out a meal for her! I have tried the "western" Annabel Karmel style with ice cubes, various cereals and congees. I can't remember what I did with Madison, but I think she had the traditional Asian congees. I can't remember if she liked them either. Lucky her... being number 2 I am definetely more relaxed and so as long as she gets her milk in that's ok.
Which reminds me of the debacle just the past week. Annika's night diapers have been dry to say the least ( one night was COMPLETELY dry!) and that really worried me. To go over 12 hours without a single pee seemed rather abnormal. Anyhow, we decided to test her renal function, just to be safe. So she ended up with a needle and blood taking. The results were ok. Thank goodness. I think my supply must have been dwindling. Now I try to make an effort to feed her properly before bed. It's hard. If she is wide awake she refuses and FIGHTS me trying to give her a proper feed. Then if she gets too sleepy she also refuses to feed. Sometimes I feel so over breastfeeding and her being dependant on me to supply her enough calories and fluids! 3 more months to 1 year... then she is going to get more fluids from the cup! And she can have flavoured milk...ie MILO..
In Madison news, she too is growing up so fast! She is already 3! She is into dinosaurs, dragon dances and watching all manner of media... TV. Iphone. Ipad. Laptop. Youtube. Barney videos. It's endless. It's started. Thank goodness for school. I dread sick days.. all she wants to do is watch stuff! I am keen on starting swim lessons but she FAILED the swim assessment at the Pine tree club. IE NOT READY. Right now Madison goes to school 5 half days, art class at CANVASS on Wednesdays, music at Mandeville on Saturdays. Chris can't wait till she picks up golf. I want her to be able to swim. Gymnastics looks promising too! What about tennis? How do kids fit it all in?
Geok is expecting her 2nd in September. She has also bought her 3rd home, this time a house near my parents'. She has it all! 3 homes, 2 kids.. good job, all she needs are dogs! Good for her...
1 year old is bittersweet... my little one is no more a baby... I will be glad for the baby work to be OVER... night wakings, feedings, etc... BUT I will miss her babyness, the cuteness .. she is so huggable right now!
She is really developing FAST these days.
She crawled at 8months 1 week.
She pull to standing not long after that, around 8 months 3 weeks
She is able to wave bye-bye, I think that happened soon after 8 months?
Her pincer grip is good, she did that at 8 months 2 weeks. Now she can feed herself small finger foods already.
Solids are a real HEADACHE. I started out with great enthusiasm and excitement but it has deteriorated since then... She is not a big fan of purees and it is driving me insane trying to work out a meal for her! I have tried the "western" Annabel Karmel style with ice cubes, various cereals and congees. I can't remember what I did with Madison, but I think she had the traditional Asian congees. I can't remember if she liked them either. Lucky her... being number 2 I am definetely more relaxed and so as long as she gets her milk in that's ok.
Which reminds me of the debacle just the past week. Annika's night diapers have been dry to say the least ( one night was COMPLETELY dry!) and that really worried me. To go over 12 hours without a single pee seemed rather abnormal. Anyhow, we decided to test her renal function, just to be safe. So she ended up with a needle and blood taking. The results were ok. Thank goodness. I think my supply must have been dwindling. Now I try to make an effort to feed her properly before bed. It's hard. If she is wide awake she refuses and FIGHTS me trying to give her a proper feed. Then if she gets too sleepy she also refuses to feed. Sometimes I feel so over breastfeeding and her being dependant on me to supply her enough calories and fluids! 3 more months to 1 year... then she is going to get more fluids from the cup! And she can have flavoured milk...ie MILO..
In Madison news, she too is growing up so fast! She is already 3! She is into dinosaurs, dragon dances and watching all manner of media... TV. Iphone. Ipad. Laptop. Youtube. Barney videos. It's endless. It's started. Thank goodness for school. I dread sick days.. all she wants to do is watch stuff! I am keen on starting swim lessons but she FAILED the swim assessment at the Pine tree club. IE NOT READY. Right now Madison goes to school 5 half days, art class at CANVASS on Wednesdays, music at Mandeville on Saturdays. Chris can't wait till she picks up golf. I want her to be able to swim. Gymnastics looks promising too! What about tennis? How do kids fit it all in?
Geok is expecting her 2nd in September. She has also bought her 3rd home, this time a house near my parents'. She has it all! 3 homes, 2 kids.. good job, all she needs are dogs! Good for her...
1 year old is bittersweet... my little one is no more a baby... I will be glad for the baby work to be OVER... night wakings, feedings, etc... BUT I will miss her babyness, the cuteness .. she is so huggable right now!
Easter break
It's been a busy busy 2 weeks!
I had a fantastic Easter break just over the last weekend. The extended family were ALL away in Melbourne so we had the whole place to ourselves!
My second uncle( Dad's side ) was visiting from Sydney so we spent Thursday night with him and 6th Uncle. We had dinner at a Penang restaurant near us. It was great spending time catching up on the family in Australia.
Friday was BUSY! We were crazy enough to agree to go with our friends to the zoo ... on Good Friday ( public holiday! ), in the afternoon and in the BLAZING hot sun. It was so crowded and HOT. I didn't want to take Annika along initially but then the guilt was overwhelming and she refused to nap so she came along. BAD IDEA. Of course she didn't sleep EVEN in the car ride there, refused to sleep in the stroller ( too hot ) and was grouchy the entire trip. THEN it started to POUR. OMG. We had barely made it halfway. The other 2 families on the trip had gone ahead so we were split up during the downpour. Thank goodness we were stuck at the main F&B area. It was still crowded and there weren't any seats,so we waited by the strollers but at least we had access to drinks and shelter. And airconditioning from the main cafeteria. Of course after waiting 45 minutes I caved in and spent $20 on rain coats, and just as we put them on the rain STOPPED. Of course.
By that time it was 5 in the evening so I was ready to call it quits and go home but Madison had been patiently waiting to see her animals. She still wanted to see leopards, tigers and cheetahs.(She specified this!) So Chris and I made a rapid tour de zoo checking out the various animals. We were lucky cat country was a stone's throw away from where we were!
It was EXHAUSTING! Finally we managed to drop the kids off at Novena for their dinner while we went home to shower and recharge. Because we had dinner plans and we needed to be upright!
We had dinner with 2 couples at DB bistro moderne at the Marina Bay Sands. It is Daniel Boulud's first restaurant here and it was supposed to do great burgers. The food was great but better still was the company. We shared a nice bottle of burgundy and the conversation flowed the entire evening! It was a 3 course meal and by the time dessert was done it was past 11pm. The guys all ended up with the signature burger ( it came with foie gras), I had the coq au vin ( which was so tender! ) and the other 2 ladies had the fish and steak. Service was quick and attentive so no complaints there. The only trouble we had was PARKING! That was a nightmare on the Friday night! We ended up at the Ritz Carlton across the river.
Saturday morning we attended Joshua's ( Caroline's eldest son ) pool party at the Pine tree club. Again ANOTHER HOT day. It was fun! The kids loved the pool, I got in a short swim and then we had so much food at the restaurant by the pool. This time I didn't bring Annika so we had a much more relaxed morning. Caroline made an indestructible pinata that the adults had to break so the kids could get the goodies. Met some an old friend at the party so that was nice. Madison was bushed by the time the party ended. In the afternoon I went shopping! We had to buy a few birthday gifts for MORE birthday parties, and I got to get some new shoes! 3 pairs to be accurate. In my defence, they are good shoes and they were on a bit of a sale. Orchard Road was of course, by default, CROWDED. But we were sans kids so it was bearable.
Dinner was a simple affair. We bought food back from our Whampoa market, which seems to have more than it's fair share of famous hawker stalls. Nasi Lemak, Wanton noodles and Mee goreng. All from newsworthy stores. It was good though.
Sunday came around WAYYY too quickly.. It felt like the Sunday blues to me already. The family was due back in the evening. We didn't do much on Sunday... it was chill out time. We did go down to the pool in the morning, then DROVE over to the neighbourhood shopping mall( how lazy was that? IT WAS TOO HOT TO WALK!) to drop off a sofa cover ( that Madison peed on), buy lunch and wrapping paper ( for the presents bought the day before). Skyped the grandma in the afternoon then over to Novena house to await their return.
Much too soon, Monday came around and BACK TO THE GRIND... except that Geok is STILL on leave and Ma had the extra day off. I find it amazing that she is able to take so much time off work and still make so much $$!She has been on more holidays than I have and then usually AFTER the holiday is on medical leave or personal leave! Not forgetting her FULL maternity leave with more annual leave on top of that! Incredible. I must have made a career choice boo-boo... sigh.
I had a fantastic Easter break just over the last weekend. The extended family were ALL away in Melbourne so we had the whole place to ourselves!
My second uncle( Dad's side ) was visiting from Sydney so we spent Thursday night with him and 6th Uncle. We had dinner at a Penang restaurant near us. It was great spending time catching up on the family in Australia.
Friday was BUSY! We were crazy enough to agree to go with our friends to the zoo ... on Good Friday ( public holiday! ), in the afternoon and in the BLAZING hot sun. It was so crowded and HOT. I didn't want to take Annika along initially but then the guilt was overwhelming and she refused to nap so she came along. BAD IDEA. Of course she didn't sleep EVEN in the car ride there, refused to sleep in the stroller ( too hot ) and was grouchy the entire trip. THEN it started to POUR. OMG. We had barely made it halfway. The other 2 families on the trip had gone ahead so we were split up during the downpour. Thank goodness we were stuck at the main F&B area. It was still crowded and there weren't any seats,so we waited by the strollers but at least we had access to drinks and shelter. And airconditioning from the main cafeteria. Of course after waiting 45 minutes I caved in and spent $20 on rain coats, and just as we put them on the rain STOPPED. Of course.
By that time it was 5 in the evening so I was ready to call it quits and go home but Madison had been patiently waiting to see her animals. She still wanted to see leopards, tigers and cheetahs.(She specified this!) So Chris and I made a rapid tour de zoo checking out the various animals. We were lucky cat country was a stone's throw away from where we were!
It was EXHAUSTING! Finally we managed to drop the kids off at Novena for their dinner while we went home to shower and recharge. Because we had dinner plans and we needed to be upright!
We had dinner with 2 couples at DB bistro moderne at the Marina Bay Sands. It is Daniel Boulud's first restaurant here and it was supposed to do great burgers. The food was great but better still was the company. We shared a nice bottle of burgundy and the conversation flowed the entire evening! It was a 3 course meal and by the time dessert was done it was past 11pm. The guys all ended up with the signature burger ( it came with foie gras), I had the coq au vin ( which was so tender! ) and the other 2 ladies had the fish and steak. Service was quick and attentive so no complaints there. The only trouble we had was PARKING! That was a nightmare on the Friday night! We ended up at the Ritz Carlton across the river.
Saturday morning we attended Joshua's ( Caroline's eldest son ) pool party at the Pine tree club. Again ANOTHER HOT day. It was fun! The kids loved the pool, I got in a short swim and then we had so much food at the restaurant by the pool. This time I didn't bring Annika so we had a much more relaxed morning. Caroline made an indestructible pinata that the adults had to break so the kids could get the goodies. Met some an old friend at the party so that was nice. Madison was bushed by the time the party ended. In the afternoon I went shopping! We had to buy a few birthday gifts for MORE birthday parties, and I got to get some new shoes! 3 pairs to be accurate. In my defence, they are good shoes and they were on a bit of a sale. Orchard Road was of course, by default, CROWDED. But we were sans kids so it was bearable.
Dinner was a simple affair. We bought food back from our Whampoa market, which seems to have more than it's fair share of famous hawker stalls. Nasi Lemak, Wanton noodles and Mee goreng. All from newsworthy stores. It was good though.
Sunday came around WAYYY too quickly.. It felt like the Sunday blues to me already. The family was due back in the evening. We didn't do much on Sunday... it was chill out time. We did go down to the pool in the morning, then DROVE over to the neighbourhood shopping mall( how lazy was that? IT WAS TOO HOT TO WALK!) to drop off a sofa cover ( that Madison peed on), buy lunch and wrapping paper ( for the presents bought the day before). Skyped the grandma in the afternoon then over to Novena house to await their return.
Much too soon, Monday came around and BACK TO THE GRIND... except that Geok is STILL on leave and Ma had the extra day off. I find it amazing that she is able to take so much time off work and still make so much $$!She has been on more holidays than I have and then usually AFTER the holiday is on medical leave or personal leave! Not forgetting her FULL maternity leave with more annual leave on top of that! Incredible. I must have made a career choice boo-boo... sigh.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
New milestones
Before I forget, I think I better get this down.
Annika started crawling at 8 months plus 1 week. It was amazing. One day she was immobile, the next day she figured it out and started moving! I got it on video so I'm happy. She doesn't have alot of photos, unlike Madison but she's got quite a bit down on video.
We took her for her 2nd Prevnar shot yesterday and I was really dismayed to find out that she hasn't gained ANY weight for the past 2 months! How can that be? She grew taller though. Madison was 9.1 kg at 6 months, and Annika barely made 8.8 at 8.5 months! That really worried me. Plus she's not wetting her overnight diaper much. Is she not getting enough? I thought she was but this lack of weight gain is stressing me out. The paediatrician didn't think she really needed more feeds but wanted me to make sure my supply was ok. Maybe I don't feed her properly at night when she does wake because I kind of doze off but surely she'd wake more if she was hungry? This is annoying. She is sleeping better these nights though and it's SO nice to sleep 6 hours in a row. ARGH. She is difficult to feed during the day. She doesn't want the bottle if she is wide awake ( at her 3Pm feed she barely takes 50ml! ) and I can't be home to feed her everyday! She doesn't mind bits of food like small bits of bread and fruit but isn't really a big fan of my purees. I'm going Western this time round... Madison had the porridge with liver/meat thing but she gets more pasta/chicken or pork or fish/carrot/avocado type puree. And she gets them in cubes.
What to do? I know I probably shouldn't stress over it; if a patient came in with the same concerns, I'd probably reassure them anyway. She's developing fine otherwise, she's so sociable, happy and ACTIVE! Annika's really into EVERYTHING these days and it's really hard to keep her still!
Now I have to keep an eye on her weight and probably make an effort to try and feed her properly whenever I do. Sigh... so hard to get everything right. The poor 2nd kid.. always has to suffer the 'lack of time' thing.
Annika started crawling at 8 months plus 1 week. It was amazing. One day she was immobile, the next day she figured it out and started moving! I got it on video so I'm happy. She doesn't have alot of photos, unlike Madison but she's got quite a bit down on video.
We took her for her 2nd Prevnar shot yesterday and I was really dismayed to find out that she hasn't gained ANY weight for the past 2 months! How can that be? She grew taller though. Madison was 9.1 kg at 6 months, and Annika barely made 8.8 at 8.5 months! That really worried me. Plus she's not wetting her overnight diaper much. Is she not getting enough? I thought she was but this lack of weight gain is stressing me out. The paediatrician didn't think she really needed more feeds but wanted me to make sure my supply was ok. Maybe I don't feed her properly at night when she does wake because I kind of doze off but surely she'd wake more if she was hungry? This is annoying. She is sleeping better these nights though and it's SO nice to sleep 6 hours in a row. ARGH. She is difficult to feed during the day. She doesn't want the bottle if she is wide awake ( at her 3Pm feed she barely takes 50ml! ) and I can't be home to feed her everyday! She doesn't mind bits of food like small bits of bread and fruit but isn't really a big fan of my purees. I'm going Western this time round... Madison had the porridge with liver/meat thing but she gets more pasta/chicken or pork or fish/carrot/avocado type puree. And she gets them in cubes.
What to do? I know I probably shouldn't stress over it; if a patient came in with the same concerns, I'd probably reassure them anyway. She's developing fine otherwise, she's so sociable, happy and ACTIVE! Annika's really into EVERYTHING these days and it's really hard to keep her still!
Now I have to keep an eye on her weight and probably make an effort to try and feed her properly whenever I do. Sigh... so hard to get everything right. The poor 2nd kid.. always has to suffer the 'lack of time' thing.
House warming and PS gathering
I love having friends over!
Last night we had a successful BBQ party.
It started off being Chris' department gathering, but as the weeks passed it slowly snowballed and 10 people finally ended up being 35! Apart from his work mates, Joan, Adrian, Suyin, our neighbours Fanny and Russell, Po Meng and Bernice turned up as well! It was great!
The food took some planning, but I admit, I enjoy the process. Keeps me busy, busy! On the menu: steak, chicken wings ( which we marinated 3 days prior ), gourmet sausages, saba fish, corn on the cob, garlic bread and mushroom pockets. Oh, and fresh satay courtesy of Eva. Fanny was also kind enough to bring along salad and 2 Hong Kong desserts. Buying the food took some co-ordination and timing, but we did it! Quantity was just sufficient too, with only small amounts of leftovers.
The guests were gracious too! So many bottles of wine! We opened 2 bottles (only!) and were left with 6 really nice ones. A few Bordeaux ones, some Aussie wines. But all clearly good wines. We provided some beer and spirits, which were the right drinks! I chose a mixture of Hoegarden, Tsingtao, Chang and Heineken which were all drunk. Makes me HAPPY!
BUT ! the piece de resistance was the CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN! We had so much trouble finding the pre-packaged chocolate melts for the fountain, so after going to Tangs AND Carrefour and WASTING time looking for the silly things, I decided to go couveture. We went to the BIY shop and bought 55% Valhorna chocolate and some cream, then melted the chocolate over a water bath( the RIGHT way ). Of course I didn't realize that the cream had to be heated too and I mixed it in COLD. And then the chocolate got THICKER AND THICKER! Argh! So I added milk and still it wasn't right. AFTER I poured it into the fountain, THEN Chris tells me the cream has to be HEATED. Oh well. Fortunately he fixed it. I think by melting some cream then adding it to the fountain? It was a HIT with everyone! I went to the market a few days ago to buy strawberries, pineapple, watermelon and grapes for the fountain too.
It was great that the guests were quite handy and a few of them took charge of the cooking. The food turned out great! We had some trouble with the pit though.. the BBQ beads that Chris bought apparently didn't create enough heat? Strange. So we brought our modified induction cooker down to finish off some of the steak and sausages.
I think everything wrapped up close to 10. Again a few guests were kind enough to stay back and help with the tidying up. I am grateful to them.
Hm... when should we have the next one??
Last night we had a successful BBQ party.
It started off being Chris' department gathering, but as the weeks passed it slowly snowballed and 10 people finally ended up being 35! Apart from his work mates, Joan, Adrian, Suyin, our neighbours Fanny and Russell, Po Meng and Bernice turned up as well! It was great!
The food took some planning, but I admit, I enjoy the process. Keeps me busy, busy! On the menu: steak, chicken wings ( which we marinated 3 days prior ), gourmet sausages, saba fish, corn on the cob, garlic bread and mushroom pockets. Oh, and fresh satay courtesy of Eva. Fanny was also kind enough to bring along salad and 2 Hong Kong desserts. Buying the food took some co-ordination and timing, but we did it! Quantity was just sufficient too, with only small amounts of leftovers.
The guests were gracious too! So many bottles of wine! We opened 2 bottles (only!) and were left with 6 really nice ones. A few Bordeaux ones, some Aussie wines. But all clearly good wines. We provided some beer and spirits, which were the right drinks! I chose a mixture of Hoegarden, Tsingtao, Chang and Heineken which were all drunk. Makes me HAPPY!
BUT ! the piece de resistance was the CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN! We had so much trouble finding the pre-packaged chocolate melts for the fountain, so after going to Tangs AND Carrefour and WASTING time looking for the silly things, I decided to go couveture. We went to the BIY shop and bought 55% Valhorna chocolate and some cream, then melted the chocolate over a water bath( the RIGHT way ). Of course I didn't realize that the cream had to be heated too and I mixed it in COLD. And then the chocolate got THICKER AND THICKER! Argh! So I added milk and still it wasn't right. AFTER I poured it into the fountain, THEN Chris tells me the cream has to be HEATED. Oh well. Fortunately he fixed it. I think by melting some cream then adding it to the fountain? It was a HIT with everyone! I went to the market a few days ago to buy strawberries, pineapple, watermelon and grapes for the fountain too.
It was great that the guests were quite handy and a few of them took charge of the cooking. The food turned out great! We had some trouble with the pit though.. the BBQ beads that Chris bought apparently didn't create enough heat? Strange. So we brought our modified induction cooker down to finish off some of the steak and sausages.
I think everything wrapped up close to 10. Again a few guests were kind enough to stay back and help with the tidying up. I am grateful to them.
Hm... when should we have the next one??
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