Fun with the Lees

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Tessa Down with Viral Fever

It all started on Thursday night. While we are on our way home to Sengkang, Mommy commented that Tessa felt a little feverish. We did not think much of it as the little one is still extremely active.

Friday passed with her temperature slightly elevated, but we still did not think much into it. As the night approaches, Tessa got hotter and hotter to the touch. But she refused to let us measure her temperature so we did not know how high it was.

Mommy had to be at some teambuilding event on Saturday, but Tessa's fever exploded. We fed her paracetamol and the fever came down only to go up again 2 hours later. This made us really concerned. But the little one was still very energetic.

Came Sunday and Tessa's temperature was still yoyo-ing. So we brought her to the GP near to our home. The silly doctor checked her throat and said her throat was clear. But he still prescribed her Augmentin (anti-biotics). I asked him why and he said because it is likely a case of viral fever turned into bacteria caused fever. Sounds a tad unbelievable huh? In my head, I have already decided that I am NOT feeding my daughter anti-biotics unless it is confirmed that she has bacteria infection! What a doctor! And the consultation and drugs cost a whopping $50!

Despite the constant 6-hourly feeds of paracetamol, Tessa's fever did not come down permanently. On Monday early morning at around 3am, Mommy, Ah Gong and Ah Mah decided to send her in to NUH's Children's Emergency. Just in case....

Tessa has quite a traumatizing experience there I suppose. She was crying and screaming, even when all the doctor wanted to do was to listen to her with the stethoscope. Finally, the doctor asked us to go back home instead of staying there, and continue to monitor her temperature. We are to collect her urine specimen to test for urinary tract infection. Dr Diana at the CEMD told us that fortunately we did not start the course of anti-biotics, if not it'll be harder to find out what's wrong. Moreover, the dosage advised by the GP was far too high for Tessa! Can you believe that GP?

Monday afternoon we went back to NUH again. Urine FEME results showed that Tessa did not have UTI, so it is likely to be viral fever. Thus, all we can do is try our best to keep her fever down.

Last night, we had to rush down to Dr Chong because Tessa developed rashes all over her body. It scared us quite a bit. It turned out that it is a case of fake measles which will usually occur after viral fever, when the temperature started to come down. *Phew*

Tessa is currently still a little warm, but her fever is now kept below 38 degrees. So it is good news for all of us.

It has been very tough on Ah Mah and Ah Gong. Poor them. Losing sleep and worrying hard for the little one. Many many thanks, hugs and kisses to them.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Genius In the Making

I went to the Science Centre with Daddy, Mommy and Ah Mah.

Daddy said he wants to groom me into a little genius. Hahaha, Daddy is always so funny.

Look at him, pretending to be a bodybuilder.

Hehehe.. it was all quite fun.. trying to be a bodybuilder.

Watch me, Mommy! This is my little house!

Our last stop is the water play area. I had so much fun dashing in and out of the water fountains with Daddy. I only wish I can play here all day.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Garden Wedding

Mommy has been so busy that she's not updated her blog for so long. Finally she found time to backdate these posts.

On 20 Sep 2009, we attended Uncle Patrick and Auntie Vironica's wedding at the Botanic Gardens. It was a very special occasion as they are having their wedding together with many other couples.

I had a lot of fun running around and listening to the school band play.

Daddy even brought me to feed the fishes in the pond.

There are alot of pretty flowers and plants in the gardens. They are very beautiful.

The solemnisation ceremony is very special as it was held in the open under the canopy of a pavilion.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Swimming Day!

Yippeee!!!!! Another happy day at the pool. But the water is grrrr..... so cold!

Friday, August 28, 2009

Peek-a-boo

Today, Daddy & Mommy brought me to this super fun place called Peek-a-boo. It is a indoor playground. It has a playground that looked like a huge castle where I can climb and climb and climb.

I had sooooo much fun "swimming" among colourful balls.

Daddy & Mommy accompanied me up the huge playground castle. We had to climb stairs, crawl through tunnels, walk across hanging bridge and finally we get to slide down this super slippery bright yellow slide!

I had so much so much fun running around this place. I absolutely love it! I hate it when it's time to leave the place.

Daddy, can we come again soon?

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Boom Bah!

Daddy & Mommy brought me to my very first drama production today!

The title of the production is Boom Bah!.

I had a lot of fun interacting with the characters - the cat, the sheep, the chicken and the pig after the show.

This is the cat with the fiddle. He has a bell on his collar.

This is the chicken who plays the accordian.

There is also the pig who plays the horn, but I didn't really like him much.

I like the sheep best, because she plays the drum. I love the drum.

Can I have my turn again?

When is it my turn?

Wooo... finally...

*Muacks muacks muacks* Thanks Daddy & Mommy for bringing me here. I had so much fun!!

Mommy Notes: Boom Bah! is a picture book to performance project by Adelaide's Windmill Performing Acts to develop and promote reading, multi-media and performance literacy in very young children from 1 to 3 years. Boom Bah! tells the tale of a group of animals who experiment with the sounds they make using simple household objects.