4th Mth (Lunar) Shave & 'Stop Drooling' Ritual

Andre turns 4th mth today according to the lunar calendar. So we brought him for a shave at Hua Xia at Punggol Plaza after both boys woke up from their nap. We were so glad tat Andre didn't fuss or whine at all thru'out the shave unlike Amadeus when he was a baby. He was not bothered at all by the shaver and this is a gd thing n we hoped tat subsequent hair cuts will be this smooth and fuss free :)

By the time we reached home, it was already 10pm plus and we had to wake Andre up at 11pm plus to perform the 'stop drooling' ritual b4 it passes midnite. He was crying thru'out the short ritual as he wanna sleep...hope this ritual really helps in his drooling, if not I can foresee a 2nd Amadeus liao...

Not able to upload the shaving process so just post pics of Andre before & after the shave...

The 'Stop Drooling' Ritual...

My Convocation

I finally graduated from my business course after 4 long years (supposed to graduate after 2 yrs, but took a yr deferment and spread my remaining module over a yr).

My convocation was held today at 3pm at SIM headquarter. Hubby was there to see me received my certification.

Andre's 2nd Echocardiogram

Brought Andre back for a 2nd Echo to see whether his tiny hole in his heart had closed.

And the diagnosis is:
Small atrial septal defect/patent foramen ovale 3mm.
Patent ductus arteriosus spontaneously closed.

In simpler terms, it means tat the hole in his heart is still there but the doc is very confident tat it will closed by itself and no cause for worry. Need to repeat the echo in 8 mths time, ie, in 27th April 2010.

The damage is $105 and can use CDA to pay for it.

2nd Review

Brought Amadeus for his 2nd review and Andre there as well to see PD as he caught the flu bug from Amadeus.


According to the doc, his infection is clearing but not completely and hence, have to take another bottle of antibiotics and cough medication (When I heard that, I felt so sian lor, cos it was difficult to feed him the bitter antibiotics). He was also given Zyrtec and Zaditen (like a lung tonic) to take for his lungs and had to be taken for a cool 6 mths!

So if Amadeus no longer cough or doesn't have a fever, he does not need to come back again. We just need to come back to replenish his med when they r finished...

Andre is 3 mths old :)

Time flies and Andre is already 3 mths old...but for the last 2 mths, Andre had been sick on and off, all tks to his bro, Amadeus. We just hope tat he will recover soon from all his illness and remain healthy thereafter. This is my only wish as it is very heartache to see him not well and hence not much appetite for milk.

Anyway, Andre is also a playful boy, always want to play and 'talk' and when no one is there to entertain him, he will get angry and whine...really naughty.

Lastly, hope his on & off eczema will be completely clear soon.

1st Review

Brought Amadeus for review at the PD's clinic...still not clear of pneumonia yet but definitely getting better...have to complete another round of antibiotics, cough med and wheezing med (additional med and bitter).

I already have problem feeding him the antibiotics and now another bitter med...poor Amadeus. Now he had a total of 4 different kinds of med to take everyday and have to complete 3 of them...

Hb and I can only hope tat we will hear gd news when we bring him back for a 2nd review...but when he is clear of his lung infection, he will have to be on Zyrtec or Singulair for a period of time (it has got to do wif his lungs, forgotten wat it is for).

Tomolo, he will be going back to school after a weeks' absence. Hope tat his condition will not worsen when he goes back.

Amadeus has Pneumonia

Amadeus started coughing very badly last nite n even vomitted twice. He hasn't made a full recovery from his previous cough (still coughing occasionally at nite) and now started a new round again.

We decided to bring him to see the PD tat we brought Andre previously (Dr Cecilia is very gd in diagnosing the problem). Initially, we still had 2nd thoughts abt seeing a PD cos Amadeus was still very active, running here n there and playing wif us. Luckily we persisted.

Hb brought Amadeus to see the PD while I stayed at home to take care of Andre. I recived a call from Hb 1 hr later informing me tat Amadeus had to go for an X-ray to check for any infections since he keeps having cough. And it turned out tat he had pneumonia and was on the neubulizer at the clinic. According to Dr Cecilia, Amadeus had pneumonia for sometime and had since been stable but now it flared up again. I'm so shocked to hear tat. The previous PD we went to didn't detect the problem at all (she was Amadeus' PD and she knows tat Amadeus had been coughing for quite a while already).

Luckily we let Amadeus take the pneumoccal jab or else I can't imagine wat will happen to him since he had pneumonia for quite a while without us knowing. Now he had to complete a course of antibiotics and a cough med. The antibiotics is very bitter and it was difficult to feed Amadeus wif the med. We had to literally forced him down while I inject the med into his mouth. All along we had no problem feeding him wif med and he is happy to take them too. But this proved too much for him and he kept spitting out the bitter med. Just hope that he will gradually get used to the taste n not reject it.

Now my biggest worry is that Andre will be infected as Amadeus cannot go to school and had to remain at home. I'm seriously considering letting Andre wear a mask as Amadeus hated wearing one. Another thing is tat we definitely bringing forward the date for Andre to take the pneumoccal jab though he had numerous jabs to take as it is for the good of his health.

Now I just pray tat Amadeus will recover soon and tat Andre will not be infected by it.

*Amadeus is now 13kg and 93cm.

p/s: The clinic is located at Blk 139 Tampines St 11, #01-52. Paediatric & Family Medical Centre Pte Ltd. Tel: 6783 8743. Cash Payment only.

Offical Opening of Sengkang Sports & Recreation Centre

The centre was offically opened on 26 July 09, and Amadeus' sch also took part in the ceremony...hence, we decided to let Amadeus joined in and he needed to wear a traditional costume for it.

On tat day itself, after we dropped Amadeus off at the sch, we quickly took off to have a quick breakfast b4 going to the sports hall for the ceremony, awaiting the arrival of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Alas, when we went into the hall, Amadeus spotted us and came running towards us n refused to join back to the grp...hb quickly carried him back n we walked off ignoring his cries. Thankfully, he managed to calm down rather quickly n sat at his spot quietly...I tried to take a grp photo of the kids but Amadeus spotted me so after I took a shot, I quickly walked off...hee hee...

Amadeus and his friends was standing outside the hall, waving the S'pore flag to welcome the Prime Minister (PM)...too bad we can't take any photos...soon after welcoming the PM, his teacher brought him back to our seat n he joined us in watching the rest of the ceremony.

It was a very crowded day and the carnival was set up at the swimming area n most of the performance was located there...we stayed there for a while, bringing Amadeus ard to look see, look see....and all the while, Andre was fast asleep in his stroller even when the lion dance was being performed...oh yes, Amadeus was scared of the lion dance n refused to go near them....he run off crying when I tried to bring him closer...hahaa...evil me.

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Not happy to join his frens...he wanted to be wif us

Took this shot secretly and Amadeus' sharp eyes spotted me...

After the ceremony...

Happenings at the Swimming Pool...