Granny and Mommy Down with HFMD

Both Granny and Mommy have been infected with HFMD. Thanks to the little one.

Granny's condition was very bad. Her hands were swollen and her soles were so painful that she can't walk.

Thank You Tessa!

This morning, the little one woke up relatively early and was a little grouchy. After a while, she came into my room, all smiley and chirpy, and asked to play with my phone.

As she walks towards me she said "Morning, Mommy." I reminded her that it's my birthday today. She looked at me innocently with her big round eyes and quickly said, "Oh oh, happy birthday to you Mommy. Love you." And gave me a big hug and kiss.

We break into the birthday song together, then out of the blue she said to me, "Daddy loves you."

Nothing beats waking up every morning to Tessa's adorable and innocent face, sweet smile, 'Good morning Mommy', hugs and kisses. I want to do that again and again, everyday, for the rest of my life. So I wake up every morning, thankful that I'm alive to enjoy these.

Tessa down with HFMD

It all started last Saturday. It had been a busy day for us. We went to visit the childcare centres in Sengkang, then had breakfast at Macdonald's before heading home for a nap. At around 3pm, we set off to the Little Skoolhouse to collect Tessa's "report card". After that it's Shichida time for the little one. After her Shichida class, we set off for our Fathers' Day seafood dinner.

Throughout the day, the little one was her usual active self. But as we reached home after dinner and prepared her for bed, she started to feel feverish. I measured her temperature and it was 38.6 celsius. Immediately, I fed her a dose of Paracetamol.

That night, she did not sleep well. We stayed home the entire Sunday as her temperature kept yoyoing.

Sunday night, Daddy started to notice some red spots on her legs and he suspected HFMD.

We brought Tessa to Dr Chong on Monday, but Dr Chong diagnosed it as a case of allergy rather than HFMD. Her diagnosis probably stemmed from the fact that Tessa's red spots are few and concentrated on her calves. There aren't any on her palms, soles and mouth.

However, as the day went on, the red spots started to grow in number and size. The next morning (Tuesday), I decided to bring her to Dr Chin for a second opinion. This time round, Dr Chin pronounced that it IS a case of HFMD.

There are now 3 cases of HFMD in the school - 2 toddlers and 1 infant.

Tessa is extremely grouchy these few days and have not been sleeping well. As a result, all of us at home suffer along with her. I hope she'll get well soon. It pains my heart to see her suffer and to see all the nasty red spots on her legs.

Mommy sayang sayang, ok?

Update [24 June]: Now there are a total of 6 toddlers and 1 infants down with HFMD at the school. Scary how fast the disease spread. Hope the other kiddies are fine and will all get well soon.

Our Cheeky 26-month-old

Hi, my name is Tessa Lee Yu Tong, I just turned 26 months old. Mommy said I'm getting cheekier and cheekier by the day.

Mommy took these photos of me while we were waiting for my turn at Dr Chong's clinic. I was pretending to be angry. Hehehe...

How do I fare in my acting skills?

Tessa & Meimei

Tessa loves to play with meimei. Whenever she sees Shihan, she'll be cheering so loudly "meimei meimei yeah yeah yeah!!!".

It is such a joy to see the two of them play together and how much Tessa loves to hug and kiss meimei. I just hope she'll love and dote on her didi just as much.

A Walk in the Park

Daddy brought Mommy and me for a walk at the Upper Seletar Reservoir. It was right after the rain and the weather's extremely nice and cooling. The best time for a leisurely walk.

Finally... 30 Weeks Down!

Finally, Didi is 30 weeks old. We'll be meeting him in another 2 months' time.

I can feel that Didi is doing well. He now kicks with alot of punch. We are all very excited and very much looking forward to his arrival.

Tessa & Her Jigsaw ABCs