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we go.
We were at K&C hospital yesterday because G's cough wasn't getting any better, and if anything, it was getting worse. It developed as a slight cough, into full blown phlegmy cough, and then it turned a few days ago into a hoarse, sharp and 'harsh' (quote from nurse at hospital) cough. He was coughing so badly, he was throwing up his food/milk :(.
I made an appointment at the Dr's surgery yesterday, and saw the same doctor we saw 3.5 weeks ago, and she remembered him. As usual, he was his bouncy smiley self, and so she said he was looking well (I guess when one is used to seeing listless babies, then a bouncing one tends to be viewed as a 'healthy' baby!). But she did think that because his cough was deteriorating, we should get him checked out at the hospital where they might do an x-ray!
It was great that we got to see the Paed at 2pm (our dr's appointment was 11am - go NHS!). She sent us for an x-ray, thought his ears were slightly red, and his throat was slightly red but nothing scary. The x-ray was clear-ish, meaning there was no bacterial infection, although there was white stringy bits in the x-ray (which she said might be due to the viral infection). hm.
So, the conclusion was, we got given some antibiotics which she said will hopefully clear up the atypical bug which she thinks he's caught. I guess it's all down to the fact that he's in nursery and mixing with a whole load of other babies and their infections!! :(
We go back to see her in 2 weeks time, and hopefully, he'll be much better then.
He was also weighed - and he's now 8.49 kg! (18pounds 11 oz). Which puts him between the 25-50th percentile. He's dropped slightly in weight but I guess it's due to his illness!
p x
Edited: to say that on his check on thursday with the HV, he was 8.52kg! yay! every little helps!
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
New addition to the family!
My cousin's baby was born today - George has lost his USP as the youngest member of the family (that lasted all of 8 months!)!
Welcome to the beautiful world Caitlyn Kho!! (2.96kg)
p x
Welcome to the beautiful world Caitlyn Kho!! (2.96kg)
p x
Sunday, 12 October 2008
Sunday, 5 October 2008
My son...
the beng wanna-be..! (taken in Orchard Road, Singapore)
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And a brilliant side profile, of G sitting upright! (outside Metro Paragon, Orchard Road, Singapore)
food...
that G eats... include chicken with sweet potato and apple (his current favourite), chicken casserole (leek, carrot, potato, chicken), and lots of food at the nursery including cheese scones, fruit, yoghurt, petit filou and various vegetable combinations, and fish pie!
Didn't think I'd like making food for him, but it's great and it's my mission every week or every half a week to make up a batch of food for him which we freeze and take out every day for him. He's on 3 solid meals a day and his meals typically look like this:
Breakfast: breast fed, then cereal (or currently, super porridge with apple and apricot from Plum) http://www.plum-baby.co.uk/baby-food-range/#Four%20grain%20super%20porridge%20with%20apple%20and%20apricotTitle
We mix that sometimes with a fruit puree pot.
Off to nursery (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays) where he eats a mid-morning snack of fruit and yoghurt (I was told that they'll give him an extra pot of yoghurt because they think he's hungry and that's why he's upset! - hm).
Lunch: Currently, home made chicken with sweet potato and apple (or whatever the nursery feeds him, last friday being fish pie!) plus yoghurt or fruit puree.
then breast feed (depends on what time I get down to the nursery during my lunch break!)
Tea: mid-afternoon tea. At nursery he gets scones, or biscuits. At home, he gets biscuits, or fruit.
Dinner: home made chicken with sweet potato and apple (this week's menu!)... or Plum's Parsnip, carrot and cheddar mash http://www.plum-baby.co.uk/baby-food-range/#Parsnip,%20carrot%20and%20cheddar%20mashTitle or any other variation. Plus yoghurt or fruit puree.
Before sleep: breast feed.
Sounds like a lot, huh? I think it's alot - but seeing how much he moves, I'm sure he'll eat more if he could. At the moment, he's eating about 100/120g of food (size of a small jar) plus dessert. And tonight, he had home-made cheese onion bread. Which he completely enjoyed chomping on! yum yum!
ok, gotta go have my bath. Before baby needs his feed!
p x
ps: If we're feeding commercial food, we go for Ella's Kitchen http://www.ellaskitchen.co.uk/, Plum http://www.plum-baby.co.uk/, Hipp Organic http://www.hipp.co.uk/, Organix http://www.organix.com/ or the Boots Organic Range. We feel they're the best and so far, touch wood, he's taken to their tastes!
pps: and our home made recipes are courtesy of Annabel Karmel..! http://www.annabelkarmel.com/
Didn't think I'd like making food for him, but it's great and it's my mission every week or every half a week to make up a batch of food for him which we freeze and take out every day for him. He's on 3 solid meals a day and his meals typically look like this:
Breakfast: breast fed, then cereal (or currently, super porridge with apple and apricot from Plum) http://www.plum-baby.co.uk/baby-food-range/#Four%20grain%20super%20porridge%20with%20apple%20and%20apricotTitle
We mix that sometimes with a fruit puree pot.
Off to nursery (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays) where he eats a mid-morning snack of fruit and yoghurt (I was told that they'll give him an extra pot of yoghurt because they think he's hungry and that's why he's upset! - hm).
Lunch: Currently, home made chicken with sweet potato and apple (or whatever the nursery feeds him, last friday being fish pie!) plus yoghurt or fruit puree.
then breast feed (depends on what time I get down to the nursery during my lunch break!)
Tea: mid-afternoon tea. At nursery he gets scones, or biscuits. At home, he gets biscuits, or fruit.
Dinner: home made chicken with sweet potato and apple (this week's menu!)... or Plum's Parsnip, carrot and cheddar mash http://www.plum-baby.co.uk/baby-food-range/#Parsnip,%20carrot%20and%20cheddar%20mashTitle or any other variation. Plus yoghurt or fruit puree.
Before sleep: breast feed.
Sounds like a lot, huh? I think it's alot - but seeing how much he moves, I'm sure he'll eat more if he could. At the moment, he's eating about 100/120g of food (size of a small jar) plus dessert. And tonight, he had home-made cheese onion bread. Which he completely enjoyed chomping on! yum yum!
ok, gotta go have my bath. Before baby needs his feed!
p x
ps: If we're feeding commercial food, we go for Ella's Kitchen http://www.ellaskitchen.co.uk/, Plum http://www.plum-baby.co.uk/, Hipp Organic http://www.hipp.co.uk/, Organix http://www.organix.com/ or the Boots Organic Range. We feel they're the best and so far, touch wood, he's taken to their tastes!
pps: and our home made recipes are courtesy of Annabel Karmel..! http://www.annabelkarmel.com/
surprise pressie!
from Dan... :) we took this picture when we were in Bintan, Indonesia for a 2-day break when we were back in Asia. He surprised me by blowing this up into a canvas and printing it at the photo shop. We're running out of walls to stick this - I hope we get to move house soon so that we can put up all the photos/pictures/portraits we've done! At the rate we're going, G will be at university by the time we get round to printing and putting them up!
p x
Thursday, 2 October 2008
A-crawling...part II
Since the last post, he's been crawling all over the place and he's quite hilarious when he moves. He moves his arms rather deliberately, such that he looks like he's doing a march - a rather extreme march. (been informed it's referred to as 'goose-stepping'). Will try and get a video of him doing it. He's pretty fast too, so the gates have to go up ASAP.
One of his favourite toys at the moment is a remote control. Not any ordinary one that works with the TV/DVD players...rather one that makes lewd comments (rather like a Bart/Homer Simpson type). It's quite funny. Let's just hope his first word isn't from that repertoire!!! Edited: the remote control was NOT purchased by us...it was from my brother-in-law. yes... such warped sense of humour eh uncle stu-ey!
p x
One of his favourite toys at the moment is a remote control. Not any ordinary one that works with the TV/DVD players...rather one that makes lewd comments (rather like a Bart/Homer Simpson type). It's quite funny. Let's just hope his first word isn't from that repertoire!!! Edited: the remote control was NOT purchased by us...it was from my brother-in-law. yes... such warped sense of humour eh uncle stu-ey!
p x
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
George & Phoebe...
Phoebe's the daughter of our friends Jen and Tim. She's 5 days older than G.
Here are some lovely pics of the two bubbas when we went to visit them at their new house in September!
p x
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