Somewhere over the rainbow…

What a long night…

Things can be very unpredictable. Kids especially!

Hubby and I thought that Isabelle would look so cute in her white gown, stockings, boots, white gloves, and all ready for her performance at school today, but what do you know? She was too sick to attend.

It all happened last night. I fed her dinner, and she puked suddenly. I was actually thinking….is my cooking that bad? But then, hubby said the yam rice was nice. So, it should not be the cooking. Or is it the veggie? If not, it MUST BE the weather, virus, heaty body and etc.

Whatever it is, hubby and I were awake the whole night cleaning up Isabelle, and changing the bedsheets, blankets, comforter, and tonnes of towels! It’s an ugly scene. At one time she even puked on her own hair, and I couldn’t give her a good wash in the middle of the night. She was screaming, so I just quickly clean off the watery stuff off her hair, and dry her up. I bet all 3 of us smelled so bad last night.

Oh ya, she pooped twice also, in diapers. Thank god I let her wear diaper as she could not control her motion. It’s watery too, what else did she have left in her tummy? It’s all FLUSHED out. At 4am, she puked again. This time, it’s nothing much but yellowish sustains and water. I really got a shock and urged hubby to send her to the hospital. I couldn’t sleep, so I updated in FB, kaypoh here and there before I totally knocked out on my bed. Then only I realized that I haven’t slept at all!

I thought I would get a call from hubby that Isabelle’s admitted, but they came home. It seemed like the paed said let her take some medication first, and see how it goes.

So this morning, the zombie parents got themselves very severe panda eyes, but Justin was very excited about his concert. We brought Isabelle along to school but she was not into it. So, we brought her back after telling the teachers that she’s not going to make it. The kids would only perform at noon, thus we skipped the morning session of the school’s anniversary function, and I went to work for awhile.

Hubby stayed home with Isabelle, and coincidentally, our cleaner was in today. We got her to help us to babysitter Isabelle for 2 hours while we went to watch Justin’s performance. Isabelle was too lethargic to leave home!

The kids took nap in the afternoon, and I found that Isabelle was having a fever. With her previous fever fit attack, I thought I better fed her some paracetamol. But she puked even worse, and her diarrhea had really scared me a lot. There was nothing in her system to flush out, after not being able to swallow anything for almost 24 hours. So, I decided to bring her to the hospital again. I packed, and grabbed both kids in the car. Actually, Isabelle refused to go because she was so afraid of getting poked for drips again.

Oh well, we had no choice. I know she had to be on drip because she couldn’t eat anything, nor taking her medicine. She screamed a lot when she was prepared for drips, and also her blood sample taken. I was asked to stand outside though.

As for hubby, he still insisted on going for his night golf! LOL! Classic …

Anyway, the nurses were a great help. They helped her when she needed to get her stool sample, and also pampered her a lot. She dozed off to sleep before 7pm, and didn’t wake much until now. Her fever was subsided too, so it’s a right decision to get her admitted.

Justin stayed for the night with me in the room too. He didn’t want to spend the night with BIL, but it’s ok. He packed his stuffs to keep himself occupied.

Right now, all 4 of us are in the same room at the hospital. The room is big enough for us, with one of those modern coffee tables, cupboards, and even 2 tier sofa beds! All of us have enough space to sleep comfortably tonight! So, I better go catch some sleep. I’ve fully abused the free wireless in the ward. LOL!

Over accessorized

Isabelle loves necklaces, bangles, and rings. She doesn’t like earrings anymore, since I told her that ear piercing can be quite painful.

I only get her those cheap kiddie accessories a our gal has a tendency to lose her pieces! I don’t allow her to mess up my jewelry box too, even if I don’t have anything precious like cubic zirconia engagement rings in it. She’s only allowed to put on her stuffs, but some times, she can go overboard with accessories. As much as I hate to see an over accessorized gal, I try not to interfere with her fashion sense. LOL!

Isabelle’s First Hospital Stay

I guess most of you should have known that Isabelle was admitted to the hospital last Saturday, and thanks for all your comments and concern. It’s quite a scary experience to us, but I’m glad it’s over now and she’s doing fine.

Like any other Saturdays, we would drop by my office in the afternoon for a meeting or updating hubby about the progress. The kids were perfectly fine as Justin had fully recovered, and Isabelle was feeling fine as well. She had a mild fever for days when Justin was ill but after 2 trips to the pediatrician, she was back to normal.

But who knows? She had a fever suddenly when we left the office and went for dinner. She was not herself when we reached the Japanese restaurant, and she didn’t have appetite for sushi. I got hubby to get her a blanket from the car and she slept on my lap, placing her legs on hubby who’s sitting beside me. Then suddenly, hubby felt that she’s jerking. She had a febrile seizure, and was totally unconscious but her arms and legs were twitching. Her eyes kept blinking and she was like having a hard time breathing. It totally scared the hell out of us!!!! Even FIL and BIL who were dining with us had a great shock.

We quickly rushed her out from the restaurant, trying to get her to the hospital. The other diner at the next table got hubby to go on his bike as the nearest hospital is just a stone throw away. I grabbed Justin to get the car, and it took me awhile to get the car out from the car park. I still remembered hearing the guard telling me I didn’t pay for the parking fee but what the heck, I didn’t even know where was the card! I just drove the car out.

It happened so fast, all of us was panic. Justin kept asking me in the car, “Is mei mei going to di*?” And I tell you, I got goosebumps hearing that and my hands were shaking on the steering wheel. Thank god that the hospital was only nearby and I managed to get a parking space easily.

Hubby was already at the children emergency ward with Isabelle. The doctor asked a lot of questions. Isabelle was not having a seizure by then but she’s like too tired and taking a nap. Since the doctor found out that Justin just had influenza A, and even if Isabelle’s test was negative last week, she suggested that we did all the tests again. She checked her reflex, and examined her visually if she might have dengue. Then, Isabelle was sent for x-ray, and also taken her blood sample, urine sample and nose swab later on. Needless to say, our gal cried the hell out as she was too terrified by the tests. She has never been so sick before, and this was her first seizure.

The doctor wanted her to be admitted immediately to monitor her further since febrile seizure is no play play, even if it might not cause brain damage. She wanted to see if it will recur in 24 hours. My first thought was to transfer Isabelle under her pediatrician’s hospital, which is a distance away. But hubby and I were worried that we might not be able to get a single room there. Rooms are quite limited at that hospital, and it was quite late at night already. Most patients won’t check out at night.

So in the end, we admitted Isabelle in this hospital. There were single rooms available, and only I would be staying with her, so we don’t mind getting a smaller room anyway.

Another pediatrician came by to check on her. She gave her some med through drip to cease her fever. So she was on duo drips for the night.

Hubby went back for a while to pack for me, and I kept our gal company all the time. She’s still having a fever that night, and I tried to make sure that she’s not having another attack in 24 hours.

Changing into the hospital robe.

Lying there, totally lethargic but still wanna watched TV.

I found that the nurses didn’t come around that often at this hospital, so I dared not fall asleep much. Frankly, my heart would skip a beat when I saw Isabelle’s blinking her eyes in her sleep. It would take me a while to see if she’s just moving her eyes in her sleep or what.

The nurse came in to change her robe at 6.30am the next day, and after sponging, her temperature subsided a bit. The doctor came early too but he didn’t allow her to be discharged. Nonetheless, Isabelle was quite alert now and she was complaining that she’s hungry and where’s her breakfast? LOL! That’s my gal.

She didn’t want to share her breakfast with me. LOL!

The nurses came by once a while and Isabelle chatted with them. She even requested paper and pencil from a nurse. She’s so bored…

Drawing…

Before noon, she’s almost back to herself. Her temperature was about 38 deg, but she’s active and normal again. She kept walking out from the room too, pushing her drips along!!!

Walking around

She’s trying to find the playground. But too bad, that was the other hospital, not the one she’s staying. There is one at the children section at the 1st floor, but I didn’t want her to go too far from her room at the 15th floor.

I got the nurses to watch her for awhile when I went to grab some sandwiches. I tell you, the lower ground was so packed with out patients, I was totally paranoid with the amount of germs in the air. Sorry la, after so many frequent trips to the hospital lately, you can’t blame me from being too careful. That’s why I don’t want Isabelle to walk too far away from her room.

The nurses were quite surprised to see how active she was, and after another round of measurement, they called the doctor. She was allowed to be discharged in the afternoon, after taking her lunch and a nap. I guess she walked too much in the morning, she took a long nap before discharged.

Her X-ray showed that her lungs are fine, the blood test didn’t show any infection too, and even the nose swab showed negative on influenza. So, what could have cause the fit? Probably just a sudden fever. It scared us and after her first fever fit, we shall pay extra caution if she has a fever next time.

The aftermath for Isabelle? She’s so freaked out by her first hospital stay, especially the X-ray and blood test, and then the drips! She keeps telling us, no junk food, it’s bad. I will eat more fruits. LOL!

Oh ya, this time, hubby agrees on getting insurance for the kids here. He never pays much attention to insurance, personal nor auto insurance companies. But after a series of hospital trips and $$$ spent on the kids and us (ya, parents also taking meds) in less than 3 weeks, he very scared jor. LOL!

Vainpot

My gal is as vain as me. She loves handbags, shoes, putting on lotions and dresses nicely with her sense of fashion. I won’t agree with her taste in clothes some times, but I do like her opinion in matching up on her own. As long as it’s not too “outstanding” I will just let her be.

These days, she stopped talking to me about piercing her ears. I guess she knows it’s painful, and she is too scared to try. However she likes wearing rings now, but for her little fingers, it’s hard to get any rings for her! I would try to buy gold since the gem maker can custom the size of the ring, but I feel that she’s too young for one. Who knows la, these days, the economy is so bad, later got robbed wearing gold then how? So, forget about gold ring. Let’s look for something cheap for her, if possible!

Pink bedroom furniture

Some part of my garden, especially the spots surrounding the house is sinking. So our neighbor is hired to fill in the gap with soil and patch the surrounding walls with concrete and tiles to avoid it from getting worse. Thus, the garden looks like a mess now, and there goes the green grass and some plants too.

Isabelle is very unhappy about it. She said she doesn’t like to stay in a “dirty” house. The soil and dirt have obviously bothered her a lot, she asked daddy to buy her a new house. LOL! She said she wanted pink bedroom furniture, a nice garden for her pet dog and rabbit (which of course might not come true soon) and all the nice dining room furniture like those we saw in show houses. Just like her mother, she likes to visit show houses! LOL!

Like usual, hubby ignored her request on the bedroom furniture. Hubby said she will have to sleep on her own, if she wants a new pink room.

Our little princess thought about it for a while and came to this decision, “Ok la, I will stay in this dirty house.” LOL!