Flu ordeal

Flu Flu Flu...

Shortly after Charlotte felt better, I caught the flu as well. My temperature lingered at 104F for 2 days...This flu ordeal is making our family restless. Charlotte and I took turn to wake up at night, and of course, so were Dad & Mom. They were just extremely sleep-deprived these few nights. As my fever gradually subsided, they could finally have a good dinner and hopefully some good sleep tonight.

3 out of 4 ppl in our family are sick. :( It has surely been a tough week, but we thank God that we passed it. While Mom, Charlotte, and I are slowly recovering, we pray that the flu ordeal will stop here... Daddy, stay strong!!!

Charlotte hospitalized

Poor Charlotte was hospitalized for 2 days & 1 night after having a fever of 100.3F. Dad & Mom stayed in the hospital with her while I was home with Goo Goo. Little Charlotte was surely trumatized, and so was Mommy. She cried whenever Charlotte cried. Thank God that all tests - urine, blood, and spinal returned negative, while the flu test returned positive as expected. Yea... she got the flu from Mom.

Thankfully, little Char isn't very sick except some stuffy nose and mild cough. Our doctor believed the flu didn't hit her too hard because of the antibodies in her body through mom's breast milk. Let's pray that she'll recover soon.

Itch

Something scary happened this afternoon... I suddenly had itchy rashes ALL OVER my upper body (luckily not my face). I didn't know what Dad did, but the rashes came out right after he changed my clothes. The rashes unmercifully grew on my neck, chest, and back within 5 seconds...there was at least one every 5mm... I couldn't stop myself to scratch my neck, to an extend that it almost bleed. It was the 1st time I've experienced such a thing.

Dad & Mom immediately dipped me into Aveeno Oatmeal bath and thank God that the rashes gradually went away, after around 10 minutes of soaking. Mom then put a turtle neck on me so I couldn't scratch myself anymore... and thankfully no more rashes coming out again. What a day! But good that Dad took the afternoon off to monitor me so we could play!

I know how to fall asleep

Daddy is extremely happy today 'coz...I finally learn to fall asleep by myself. Dad & Mom keep saying, "FINALLY".

I've got a viral infection these few days and I kind of feel irritated by EVERYTHING, including Daddy... So, I decided not to let Daddy rock me to sleep last night. Instead, I FELL ASLEEP BY MYSELF in my crib!!!

I didn't know why my Daddy seemed so happy about it. My Daddy, a 職業培瞓員, who used to spend at least 1 to 2 hrs to rock me to sleep, should be very upset that I wouldn't let him do it anymore...

Pneumonia attack

It has been a really miserable week for me... To make long story short, I was diagnosed with a mild case of pneumonia after dad & mom took me to Dr. Viktorin. My temperature went up to 104F on Sunday morning, and thus dad & mom stayed home with me without going to church. I vomited and coughed severely for 4 days that made me totally miserable. It was the most difficult time I've ever had in my life. :'( I couldn't sleep well because of short of breath... and so were dad and mom as they had to hold me upright all night to ensure I could breathe... Dr. Viktorin even ordered a nebulizer for my lung treatment at home. I really dislike it. But Mom let me do the treatment when I fall asleep to make it less traumatic to me.

I completely lost my appetite and couldn't consume more than 10oz of milk a day. Therefore, my legs which once described as 'Tree Trunk' by Uncle Eddie are trimmed down. And they're no longer 'out of proportion' like my mom used to say. After this week-long pneumonia attack, my weight goes down to around 2 months ago... But mom said I look more handsome and more like her with a pointy chin. Yeah~~~

I just pray that God will make me strong after each sickness like this... Bad times came and gone, and for sure will come again. Hope I have more trust in our almighty God that He's always in control and will take care of me.