Thank you for visiting my blog

This has been a wonderful journey. Before I was born till the day I turned one, this blog has taken the pictures and stories of my life to you. I may not have met you yet. Or maybe I have, just for a short while, but then we had to separate again in our journeys. But through this blog, I could be seen or be heard. And I know you have been coming to this site to follow on my progress.

This blog has made the world so small for me. I know you came from all around the world. No matter where you lived or where I was, you could see me grow or take my first baby steps. Wasn't that wonderful? What's more? I get to keep this as my memory as I grow old.

Many thanks for your loving thoughts and encouragements. I may not be able to read them yet, but be assured that my mommy and daddy tells me of them everyday. And I will read them when I grow older. I also hope that we'd meet soon - so I can tell you my story myself. Until then, do take care.

This blog ends here. But the journey goes on.

Happy First Birthday

So, the long awaited day finally arrived. First it was 29th itself. Mommy put together a small home pizza party. We had the cake, candle to blow, balloon to decorate, but in a small way. Think of it as a dress rehearsal for the event on 2nd. It was a cozy way of marking the first anniversary of my life. Everyone was very proud of me. And I had my first attempt at blowing the candles.

Then it was the big day on Saturday. We had booked a room in Eden Garden. The theme of the party was of course, In the Night Garden. Any surprises? None there. So with the garden all set to celebrate my birthday, all I had to do was wait for Iggle Piggle to arrive. That was arranged for too. Iggle Piggle and his mates joined in the fun and games and danced for me. Isn't that a pip?

The party had everything for little ones to have lots of fun. Of course, there were balloons. Lots of them. Then there was the ball pit. My friends loved to dive into it and swim around the balls. Even the bigger kids loved it. Then there was bubbles. You know I love touching those shiny large balls that can float in the air. That was instant hit too.

Then there were games. I couldn't join that part of the party - a. because I can't quite run that well and b. I took that time to take a nap. But tita Jebs, the games DJ, ensured all other kids (and their moms and dads) had some good laugh with musical chairs, news paper dance and finding Night Garden characters. There were some nice prizes up for grabs. Everyone went home with some gifts - souvenirs and loot bags and cup cakes, lovingly made for me by Ninang Wella. 

Lola Bing made a Night Garden themed double-decker cake for me. Titas and uncles gave up there sleeps for many nights to blow the balloons and make the table decors. They even handcrafted the beautiful painting and story books that my friends took home as souvenirs. Everybody chipped in their pot of love and the party was so full of it. They were smiling, laughing, happy people enjoying my birthday.

By the time it was afternoon, I was totally exhausted from all the partying. You see, I am not totally comfortable when I am the centre of attention. But then, I didn't cry at all. Just didn't smile that much. Mommy and daddy really appreciated my sporting attitude. Daddy was particularly worried that I might spoil the party by being upset. I proved him wrong.

The food in Eden Garden was great! I even sat down with mommy and tasted some of the sumptuous buffet selection. I can share any food just like an adult these days. Alina and Lachlan from Eden Garden were always at hand to ensure everyone had something to eat or drink throughout the party.

Towards the end of the party, daddy thanked everyone for coming and celebrating my birthday. He also broke the surprise news to everyone. Then it was time to go ... the gifts table was full of goodies that people have brought for me. We turned the music down, gathered our stuff and headed home. We had it all captured in video and pictures ... so when I grow up, I can see what a huge excitement have I caused by turning one.

Magic Moments: Birthday

The front entrance

Me in the ball pit

The bubbles are in action

Everybody enjoying Iggle Piggle's dance for me

The loot bag and souvenirs

The cakes table

The guests and me

Newsbreak!!

Those of you who were in my birthday party would have heard the news. Those who weren't, here's the birthday present I am gonna receive, hopefully in six months or so ... a little brother or a sister. Yahoo! So not only I became a year old, very soon I am going to be The Big Sister. How about that, hey?

As you know, I'd stop posting on this site soon ... but wait, not before my very special birthday edition! You can however, catch up on how I am doing in my sibling's site - poult.blogspot.com. Oh, I can't wait to get my hands on that cute little thing.

Meanwhile, keep your eyes open for the grand birthday edition to be published soon, right here in "my crib". You'd understand, as the elder sister, I do need to establish some of my territory. LOL.

Birthday Wishes

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Then I get a rosy cheek

Tuesday night, my fever was looking well under control. Most day, I had below 38 temperature. So by night time, it was a surprise when my mom discovered red rashes all over my body. Not being sure what it could be for, we again rushed to the doctor's. It was late in the evening and we were hoping we'd still get a chance to see the GP - I certainly wasn't keen to visit the hospital this soon again. As we entered the GP, there was another lady in front of us who was told to wait and she will be fitted in if anyone ahead of us finished early. So we'd be second in waiting and chances of us seeing the GP that night was looking bleak. Mommy and daddy started to talk about driving to Westmead Children's.

We then saw the lady ahead of us smile at us and leave. Soon after, we realised the receptionist has managed to fit us in to see the GP. The lady just made way for me. That was very kind of her. We very much appreciated her kindness.

Shortly it was my turn to meet the GP. She managed to make us feel bit more comfortable saying this looks like a common viral fever pattern known as Roseola. The pattern goes like this - high fever, followed by red rashes all over the body which then moves to the arms, legs and cheek and goes away. There isn't any medicine really. And just to make sure it wasn't an allergic reaction, she also asked to stop the antibiotic.

Next couple of days went just as the doctor predicted. I had no or low fever but very red rashes all over my body. By Friday evening, I have red cheeks to complement it all. Meanwhile, I was eating and drinking pretty well. And doing some great walks too. I prefer to be on my feet now. I walked from the living area to the kitchen and back several times the other day.

Saturday night was the most uncomfortable though. For the first time my rashes became itchy and irritating. I started to twist and turn at 4 am at night - waking my parents up. Initially daddy was quite upset with me thinking that I was just being naughty. Soon he realised I was in a lot of bother. Mommy and daddy tried to soothe my itch by massaging my legs. Anyways, after an uncomfortable couple of hours, I fell asleep.

The rashes have started to disappear now. We still went back to the GP to find out if there are any medication I can take tonight to get a good night's sleep. It was good for me to go out and about too, as I have been pretty much locked inside the house. I even managed to catch a ride on a red car.

Mommy and titas have been very busy preparing for my birthday next week. They were practicing their skills with balloons and drawing up plans for the party. Everyone is just hoping that I will be fully fit and well for my birthday party. All that is left to do is to find a beautiful dress for me to fit the party mood. My night garden friends are dressing up too for sure.

Since I started playing with the soccer ball couple of weeks back, I became very fond of it. I not only like kicking the ball around, I even learned how to call it 'boh'. I love my game of 'boh' even when I am sick. And if I am in the bed, I settle for peek-a-boo.

Night out in the hospital

Trust me, it wasn't fun. You already heard I had high fever over the weekend. On Monday morning, mommy took me to the doctor with my fever still relatively high. The GP recommended to see till mid-day if the fever was under control and if not, take me to the hospital. At mid-day, with my fever at 39.5 and no sign of release ... mommy summoned daddy to come back home from work. We met up with him in Westmead Children's Hospital. After the initial triage, the nurse told us to wait for the doctor to become available.

With my temperature still very high, the pediatrician who saw me thought it would be safer to run some thorough checks to rule out any nasties in my blood. So I had to face the most daunting moment of my life - 20 minutes of gruelling by the doctors and nurses. Already tired from the high fever, I hated all the attention from those busy people. The poking with the stethoscope and needle for the blood felt equally annoying and I cried through the process. The doctor even left the little opening for the blood in place just in case I needed it again.

We waited for several hours for the result to come through. At about 1 am, the doctor came out to say it's all clear. Yup, after that ordeal, the white cell count in my blood appeared normal ... ruling out invaders in my blood. The urine was clean as well. So the only rational explanation was some sort of viral fever which doesn't have any direct cure. The nurse took out the bandage off my hand and we were free to go home. Mommy and daddy was told to keep a close eye on my fever and keep consulting the GP. My feeding pattern and how well I was coping with the fever would determine the next course of action. We are all just hoping I can ride out the fever.

Titas were waiting for me outside till early hours of the morning. Everyone was relieved there wasn't anything to worry about.