Hand foot mouth party

A chinese proverb "屋漏偏逢连夜雨" best describes the recent unfortunate events which happened to Ya tou.

Just as i was recovering from the trauma of the past accidents Zhirui got into, another tsunami hits! Ya tou contracted hfmd..

The viral bug hopped onto her from little cousin when we gathered at Grandpa's house last Weds. Little cousin wasn't aware that he's had the illness too until that the next day.

For Ya tou, symptoms manifested on last Sun night starting with a low fever and then Mon when nanny noticed spots on her hand, foot and buttocks.

We brought her to see nanny-recommended doctor Dr Ho. He passed the verdict. Apparently there's no medicine cure for hfmd. The patient has to build its immunity against it. Dr could only prescribe medications to ease symptoms, eg anti-inflammatory & fever medicines. There's no vaccine and recoverers do not neccessary get immuned from hfmd in later life. Thats becoz the family of virus (Picornaviridae) causing hfmd is HUGE, with members running in hundreds. You may get immuned from one member but can still be sabotaged by the rest. So forget about vaccines!

Dr Ho issued us a 'warning' before we left, "Please please.. do not organise any hfmd parties, or any H1N1 parties. H1N1 cases are expected to peak in these 1-2 weeks." (I was quietly amused by his choice of words)

Today's the fifth day and Zhirui is on the road to recovery. Her symptoms are mild with only 2-3 oral ulcers. I might attribute that to breastfeeding, from which she's got an extra boosts from my antibodies. She's now able to drink from bottle meaning her oral ulcers are healing. Same good news for the lesions on her leg and foot.

Well done girl! We can look forward to our party on National Day soon! :)

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Zhirui in actions

Zhirui has been in good hands with her babysitter. A week more has passed, she is less teary now when mummy bid 'bye bye' at the gate. And the bonding with tz is getting better.

Some motor-sensory skills we observed on Ya tou since past couple months.

1. Wave and say 'bye bye'

2. Perform the 'ET' signature gesture. (see photo. haha.. this amuses my papa most!)

3. 'No more' hand action

4. Sways with music

5. Get down from platform/bed. (when we playfully put her on the library shelf one day and she tried to get down too though it's way taller than her! haha.. what a amusing sight!)

Accidents

It's been a while since I posted.. Apologies to blog followers who visited and find no updates. Still making some last adjustments to 'normal' life. Factory will be taking off soon~~

Some accidents happened to Ya tou recently, making myself 'som pa' never to take safety for granted anymore. :(
A bad fall- Poor girl fell from the high chair. Luckily she landed on her side. Thinking of getting her to have a doctor assessed. Anybody has other advice?
A bad scald- Blur daddy fed zhirui with hot water unknowingly and scalded her tongue & probably throat too.
A bad bruise- Felt a 'ba lu gu' on her head last night. It's still a mystery how & when she got that.

Transitions

Last week was a dynamic week with lots of transitions taking place.. Well this explains the low output from factory. :P

First, nanny-dad has to be back to camp. This leaves mum to transit to a full-time nanny. But in just two dayz, i raised the white flag. Zhirui wun let me off even from my toilet break! Now i truly understand the woes of nanny-dad.

Second, we found a babysitter for zhirui as sb will be back to work after reservist. Have been bringing zhirui over to tz's house for induction. Today is the third day. I was gladly relieved when she smiled at tz this morning & show willingness to be carried. Pray things will continue to go positive.

Silence is returning, I tot, sitting at the dining hall. Somehow, a sense of loneliness creeps up. Oh dear.. Ya tou, mummy is missing you.. :(

Brainiac: Is my flash card waterproof?

Just did a crazy experiment on my flash card to test on its water resistance..

Placed subject under running tap for 30 seconds.. and..

Voila!! No smirch! It passed the test with flying colours! Hee, with only a side slightly soaked. :P

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