I hardly ever cook. every year I can practically count how many dishes I have cooked... hahaha... I guess I am the buy and eat type. In all honesty, I find that it's much more cheaper. I don't know whether it's the dishes I choose to cook or the ingredients that I choose but we always seem to spend lots of money when we try and eat in then if we just go to pelita for dinner/lunch/breakie.
Anyhow, this week I have tried to change and start on a new project... cook economically and expand my mastery in the kitchen. Well, maybe getting the groceries at Cold Storage wasn't exactly economical... but hey, when you're working and pressed for time... it's a great start yea? :P
So this week I have cooked chicken curry, beef curry, ayam merah and burgers... well the burger is a cheat on my part... I used Darabif burger patty that is oh so yummy! Anyhow, it has been a great success this week... all the food was finished (main contributor is that I cooked in super small amounts - in case tak jadi) and it was yummy.... :) especially the ayam masak merah... I have cooked this dish before, but usually I would use chillie boh bought from the shop for the tumisan. This time I made my own from dried chillie, onions, garlic and tomato... so the outcome was superb! :D oops... over pulak puji diri...
Recipe??
1. chili kering
2. bawang besar (kuning)
3. bawang besar (merah)
4. garlic
5. tomato
6. ayam
7. potato
- first you need to blend the chili kering with the bawangs and garlic...add on tomato
- in a hot pan, masak a little bit of bawang till its soft and yummy
- then masuk kan the chili paste and fry till you can smell it's cooked (you'll notice that it has lost it's pungent chili/onion smell and is softer to the nose.. there is also oil rising up... the color is also changed to a deeper/greasier red)
- some sugar and salt
- masuk kan ayam and potato (u can have these pre fried to make it easier and cut the cooking time)
- when it looks almost cooked, put in some potato and a dap of tomato sauce
Voila! ;)
Sorry no pics available... was too tired from all the cooking to care much about taking pictures :P
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Empire no more??
Subang is slowly becoming one of those places that you love and hate at the same time. You hate the bustling nature of the traffic and people... everywhere you go at all times of the day you're sure to get stuck in traffic... but... you absolutely love it.
Why?
Because of the convenience of having everything and I mean EVERYTHING at your fingertips... name it... food, entertainment, shops, schools, mosque, car services, spa treatment... and the latest... movie theatre... everything is there and within distance. For someone who lives half the month in Subang and half the month in Kajang area, believe me... you'll feel the difference when you have to travel way out of your way to find a good grocery shop just to make chicken porridge for your baby! :P
Anyhow, one major nice contributor to the rising sun and shine of Subang is Empire Mall. The first time it opened, I had my doubts... but the more you go there, the more you start to appreciate the fact that it's there... Jaya Grocer offers some nice choice of grocery list item selection such as for baby food and baby formula... and the price is quite cheap if you compare to the likes of Cold Storage or Carrefour. Then there is the many and many selection of restaurants from fancy to all time fav coffee bean... Last but certainly not least... there is Kizsports...
Shiya sweetie pie has only been there 3 times and already she loves to play the slide and the balls at the big ball pool... In fact we were supposed to go there last weekend but due to some timing error we didn't actually made it there.
There was some shocking news yesterday morning. Apparently due to gas leakage (so they say), there was a major explosion at Empire Mall! From the pictures it looks very bad and basically everything is ruined. Needless to say that it's closed until further notice. I know a lot of people that I love/care about/know goes there in an almost daily basis... thank goodness that it happened at 3.45am where there are minimal people around. Even then there were still 4 people who were injured.
As my sis was saying, now that there is an explosion, the place is dangerous to go to... you never know if the structure is still sound and strong. For all we know, time is all it needs to totally collapsed! Such a scary thought! Oh well... I will miss empire... many nice memories there...
Why?
Because of the convenience of having everything and I mean EVERYTHING at your fingertips... name it... food, entertainment, shops, schools, mosque, car services, spa treatment... and the latest... movie theatre... everything is there and within distance. For someone who lives half the month in Subang and half the month in Kajang area, believe me... you'll feel the difference when you have to travel way out of your way to find a good grocery shop just to make chicken porridge for your baby! :P
Anyhow, one major nice contributor to the rising sun and shine of Subang is Empire Mall. The first time it opened, I had my doubts... but the more you go there, the more you start to appreciate the fact that it's there... Jaya Grocer offers some nice choice of grocery list item selection such as for baby food and baby formula... and the price is quite cheap if you compare to the likes of Cold Storage or Carrefour. Then there is the many and many selection of restaurants from fancy to all time fav coffee bean... Last but certainly not least... there is Kizsports...
Shiya sweetie pie has only been there 3 times and already she loves to play the slide and the balls at the big ball pool... In fact we were supposed to go there last weekend but due to some timing error we didn't actually made it there.
There was some shocking news yesterday morning. Apparently due to gas leakage (so they say), there was a major explosion at Empire Mall! From the pictures it looks very bad and basically everything is ruined. Needless to say that it's closed until further notice. I know a lot of people that I love/care about/know goes there in an almost daily basis... thank goodness that it happened at 3.45am where there are minimal people around. Even then there were still 4 people who were injured.
As my sis was saying, now that there is an explosion, the place is dangerous to go to... you never know if the structure is still sound and strong. For all we know, time is all it needs to totally collapsed! Such a scary thought! Oh well... I will miss empire... many nice memories there...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Just an update...
My baby sweetie pie will be turning 8 months in 3 days! Oh my... the days are moving really fast... can you believe it... she's turning 8 months! :)
An update on my sweetie pie:
We are entering her 8th month with a bang as we're all going for a family trip to Jakarta... it'll be her first trip abroad... mummy's a bit nervous and don't really know what to expect, but super excited as it'll be a 4 day weekend bonanza with my darling baby...
Wish us luck! hehehehe.....
An update on my sweetie pie:
- She can give you kisses... with her nose or open mouth... depending on her cheeky mood :P
- She loves to cruise around... especially 'bertatih' around the house... she can't sit still now as all she wants to do is move and see the 'world'
- Her latest accomplishment is to start climbing stairs... in fact if she sees one, she'll head right over... so far I've seen her climb up to 5 steps all by herself
- She can stand and the longest she stood unsupported is around 5 seconds!
- She has clearly said 'ma' and 'pa' though her fav is 'papapapapapa'
- If she's thirsty..? she'll lick your hands when you try to wipe her mouth
- She'll show you she's sleepy when she lies flat on the floor and tries to bite the bed covers or ermmm... carpet (depends on where she's currently at)
- She absolutely loves baby bites... it's a rice rusk snack food for baby. She she finishes one and wants more, she'll start screaming and banging her hand on the table. :P
- She has started to make a high pitch sound when she's excited. It's almost as though she's singing her own melody
- She can drink well from a cup
- She has learn the art of playing... she loves to play peek-a-boo in her crib... and 'kejar2' with mummy and daddy...
- A new taste introduced to her is spinach, chicken and oats cereal
We are entering her 8th month with a bang as we're all going for a family trip to Jakarta... it'll be her first trip abroad... mummy's a bit nervous and don't really know what to expect, but super excited as it'll be a 4 day weekend bonanza with my darling baby...
Wish us luck! hehehehe.....
True Love's Kiss
Lalaa la la... "I've been dreaming of a true love's kiss..."...lla ala a.... :)
"Just find whooo yoooouuuu love... through truuuuuue love's kiss...." ....
That's my baby's kisses... my true love's kiss.....
"Just find whooo yoooouuuu love... through truuuuuue love's kiss...." ....
That's my baby's kisses... my true love's kiss.....
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Constipation Battle
I mentioned in my last entry that Jellybean was scared of the doc because of her last visit... well, the last visit had to do with her constipation problem that suddenly developed on 2 Sept...
I came to the office as usual, though a lot of my colleagues were still away for raya... The morning started out good as there were minimal traffic and no one from other departments to disturb my peace... Suddenly I got a call from hubby asking me where was the gripe water as Jellybean was having problems with her poo poo... angin kut...So I told him where to find it... I was still not that worried since my parents were home and well, everyone was there to lend a hand.
After that, I called my parents and found out that they were out doing errands. No wonder hubby dear was in a panicky mood... So I called him again, and he said he wanted to go to the clinic because Jellybean was crying too hard... I still wasn't that worried until he passed the phone to her nanny... OMG, my baby was crying to hard and loud that I knew she was in pain. I was shocked and there and then decided that I was going home.
The drive took just a few minutes, thank God to the missing Raya crowd and I was soon home to my baby. On the phone hubby told me they went to the normal clinic and the doctor... (I must write this down so that I can tell to Jellybean later) put in wet cotton to push the stool in... According to hubby lah.... hmmm... I was so skeptical I told hubby to be ready and that I was going to bring baby dear to a Paed in SS15. The nanny told me later that it wasn't wet cotton by a laxative pill to help ease the poo poo process (we later found out that the pill was not put in correctly and in fact fell out a few minutes later at home).
The Paed felt her stomach and thankfully there was no hardness to indicate a worse problem than constipation. Unfortunately for my sayang, the doctor felt that the stool was too hard for her to get it out by herself and the doctor had to *gulp* physically get it out. All this while the baby was crying and she looked at me for help and held my hand tightly asking me to pick her up. I was so sad but there was nothing that I could do but just hold her hand through the process...
I was so scared afterward to wash her bum bum as I was scared to hurt her bruised bum bum even more. A little cry here and there again whenever she has to poo poo... but she was a little bit better. I kept on wondering what had actually caused her sudden constipation and though that maybe the rice cereal that she loved so much was responsible, so I immediately changed her diet to bananas... it helped a little bit... but papaya was much better at helping her poo poo... this is when I found out that she was allergic to it. A little bit will cause rashes to appear on her face and neck...we immediately stopped that and continued with the banana.
That was 2 weeks ago. And still her stool comes out as beef patty like.. It's no longer hurting her... but I don't think it's healthy for her tummy either... until last weekend. We changed her milk from Anmum to Frisolac... She loves the milk (we previously tried to change to Mamex, but she hates it as much as she hates S26)! And even better than that is her stool changed to a mashed soft texture that she should have been getting... oohhh... I am so happy for her... it's been 2 days and so far so good... :)
Well, now you know why she suddenly hates doctors... I can just imagine how hurt she had been during the last visit. She has a good memory now and somehow knows when she's with a doc ... Poor baby, I hope she'll be able to put the incident behind her... I also hope that she doesn't have to go through anything so painful again. I truly cannot watch her crying like that ever again... I wish to take all the pain away... Biar lah mummy yang sakit... demam ke... as long as Jellybean is well, healthy and happy...
I came to the office as usual, though a lot of my colleagues were still away for raya... The morning started out good as there were minimal traffic and no one from other departments to disturb my peace... Suddenly I got a call from hubby asking me where was the gripe water as Jellybean was having problems with her poo poo... angin kut...So I told him where to find it... I was still not that worried since my parents were home and well, everyone was there to lend a hand.
After that, I called my parents and found out that they were out doing errands. No wonder hubby dear was in a panicky mood... So I called him again, and he said he wanted to go to the clinic because Jellybean was crying too hard... I still wasn't that worried until he passed the phone to her nanny... OMG, my baby was crying to hard and loud that I knew she was in pain. I was shocked and there and then decided that I was going home.
The drive took just a few minutes, thank God to the missing Raya crowd and I was soon home to my baby. On the phone hubby told me they went to the normal clinic and the doctor... (I must write this down so that I can tell to Jellybean later) put in wet cotton to push the stool in... According to hubby lah.... hmmm... I was so skeptical I told hubby to be ready and that I was going to bring baby dear to a Paed in SS15. The nanny told me later that it wasn't wet cotton by a laxative pill to help ease the poo poo process (we later found out that the pill was not put in correctly and in fact fell out a few minutes later at home).
The Paed felt her stomach and thankfully there was no hardness to indicate a worse problem than constipation. Unfortunately for my sayang, the doctor felt that the stool was too hard for her to get it out by herself and the doctor had to *gulp* physically get it out. All this while the baby was crying and she looked at me for help and held my hand tightly asking me to pick her up. I was so sad but there was nothing that I could do but just hold her hand through the process...
I was so scared afterward to wash her bum bum as I was scared to hurt her bruised bum bum even more. A little cry here and there again whenever she has to poo poo... but she was a little bit better. I kept on wondering what had actually caused her sudden constipation and though that maybe the rice cereal that she loved so much was responsible, so I immediately changed her diet to bananas... it helped a little bit... but papaya was much better at helping her poo poo... this is when I found out that she was allergic to it. A little bit will cause rashes to appear on her face and neck...we immediately stopped that and continued with the banana.
That was 2 weeks ago. And still her stool comes out as beef patty like.. It's no longer hurting her... but I don't think it's healthy for her tummy either... until last weekend. We changed her milk from Anmum to Frisolac... She loves the milk (we previously tried to change to Mamex, but she hates it as much as she hates S26)! And even better than that is her stool changed to a mashed soft texture that she should have been getting... oohhh... I am so happy for her... it's been 2 days and so far so good... :)
Well, now you know why she suddenly hates doctors... I can just imagine how hurt she had been during the last visit. She has a good memory now and somehow knows when she's with a doc ... Poor baby, I hope she'll be able to put the incident behind her... I also hope that she doesn't have to go through anything so painful again. I truly cannot watch her crying like that ever again... I wish to take all the pain away... Biar lah mummy yang sakit... demam ke... as long as Jellybean is well, healthy and happy...
Little Clingy... me
Throughout the journey of parenthood... there will be a lot of frustration... you'll find that sometimes the sparks that will fly between you and your spouse and it's inevitable as the work schedules come in between your time... stress of sleepless nights and financial burden stretch tight pile on both your shoulders... it's inevitable and it's how you come out of that fix that bonds you even stronger... isn't it true though that stress that test your patience and perseverance will unite your love even stronger than before... we can do it... as long as we have each other...
What others never talk about to parents-to-be is the other side to having children... the behind scene, that goes beyond the dirty diaper or spit ups and the googly and gummy smiles... it is the subtle kind of stress one feels when faced with separation anxiety... let me make myself clearer... anxiety that you.. as a parent feel...
Our kids will grow up, to wonderful and well balanced adults and eventually find their own foot paths in this life... regardless of whether you are ready to let go or not... it's what I guess they call the circle of life. I can't even imagine what I will do then... but I still have a good 18 years, God willing, to face that ultimate time when letting go is so important... how about now? What anxiety do I feel?
Well, it's the anxiety I get when I am separated from my baby... already I feel that she's growing up so fast without me. Everyday I go to work, I look forward to the time that I can step into the house and have her in my arms... to coddle and kiss her yummy cheeks... but lately, this past week I have been having problem with her need to be with her nanny. I know that it's inevitable for her to feel close to her nanny, as she goes in day in and day out with her. Often sleeping close and always being cuddled by her nanny... She sees her most of her waking time during the weekdays... and her bedtime is as early as 8 sometimes... So that roughly leaves me with 1 hour of wake time to be with Jellybean on weekdays. Maybe that is the problem... or maybe it's just a phase...
I certainly don't see other babies or mummies having the same problem... and the others work as well... so the question that I often ask myself now is... what am I doing wrong?
There must be something... I wish I could make it better... because I am inconsolably sad whenever I see her turn away from me... I don't know how to explain it.. and I doubt anyone could understand it.
In this that it proves no matter how much you have to give... no matter how much or what you give... eventually time and the care that you spend is the one that will win out. Unfortunately right now I come out as the losing party... for now.. right this moment... I'm hoping to change that.. I don't know how yet... maybe with more patience... and prayers.... maybe just maybe ... she'll want me more tomorrow...
What others never talk about to parents-to-be is the other side to having children... the behind scene, that goes beyond the dirty diaper or spit ups and the googly and gummy smiles... it is the subtle kind of stress one feels when faced with separation anxiety... let me make myself clearer... anxiety that you.. as a parent feel...
Our kids will grow up, to wonderful and well balanced adults and eventually find their own foot paths in this life... regardless of whether you are ready to let go or not... it's what I guess they call the circle of life. I can't even imagine what I will do then... but I still have a good 18 years, God willing, to face that ultimate time when letting go is so important... how about now? What anxiety do I feel?
Well, it's the anxiety I get when I am separated from my baby... already I feel that she's growing up so fast without me. Everyday I go to work, I look forward to the time that I can step into the house and have her in my arms... to coddle and kiss her yummy cheeks... but lately, this past week I have been having problem with her need to be with her nanny. I know that it's inevitable for her to feel close to her nanny, as she goes in day in and day out with her. Often sleeping close and always being cuddled by her nanny... She sees her most of her waking time during the weekdays... and her bedtime is as early as 8 sometimes... So that roughly leaves me with 1 hour of wake time to be with Jellybean on weekdays. Maybe that is the problem... or maybe it's just a phase...
I certainly don't see other babies or mummies having the same problem... and the others work as well... so the question that I often ask myself now is... what am I doing wrong?
There must be something... I wish I could make it better... because I am inconsolably sad whenever I see her turn away from me... I don't know how to explain it.. and I doubt anyone could understand it.
In this that it proves no matter how much you have to give... no matter how much or what you give... eventually time and the care that you spend is the one that will win out. Unfortunately right now I come out as the losing party... for now.. right this moment... I'm hoping to change that.. I don't know how yet... maybe with more patience... and prayers.... maybe just maybe ... she'll want me more tomorrow...
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| My baby when she cries.... still yomel! |
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| Smiling eyes... her little one next to mine.. :) |
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| Mummy's little Hijabi! |
On love... this Tuesday morning..
Do we make our own fate?
I think there is a fine line between fate, destiny and choices... after all, didn't our choices dictate what our future will be like? Or is it that no matter what path you choose and tumble into... somehow destiny was already pre-chosen and we will be good or bad in accordance to our life's fate?
I was listening to the radio this morning and it was about a girl who was in a dilemma, being in love with someone else's fiance. She didn't know what to do... she was stuck because the guy will not leave her alone. Hmm... is she really all that stuck? Though love is a chemically induced feeling and you can't help feeling the way you do towards a person... but whether you call/pick up his call... isn't that a choice?
I am not one to cast blame or start a morning sermon on fidelity and loyalty... After all, I understand the feeling... you can say that I have seen the coins on both sides. Hehehe.. those who knows me well would know this...
But one can't help thinking on how infidelity happens in the first place. Who's blame is it when one partner suddenly starts looking elsewhere for 'love' or 'affection'..? Is it fair to put the blame on the partner that is happily...or maybe unhappily oblivious..? Or is it fair to blame on the couple who are enjoying themselves at the expense of the other? Is it the girl...or is it the guy?
Love is such a fiery emotion don't you think? It comes unbidden and fills one heart with this fierce possession and all you can do is sit behind the wheel as it takes you for a ride.. it can be scary and exciting at the same time... it can even be your salvation from certain destruction. But can you love and betray at the same time? I don't think so. In that I think there is a choice... to love a person enough to let them go or love them enough to stay and wade through the difficult time together. Certainly to love them enough to not hurt them by betraying their trust in you.
Love is precious and should be cherished. People nowadays throws the word around like a days bread hot from the oven. Passing from hand to hand... they are forgetting the value of that sentiment and all the resposibility to it should you accept and take a bite out of that tempting treat.
Love should be nourished and kept alive... like a garden that is blooming with ruby red roses... if you let it be come rain, sunshine... you'll find that it would be overgrown with weeds and the once brilliant colors splashing will turn to a wild and dull growth of something that used to be.
Fate...is it ours?
I think there is a fine line between fate, destiny and choices... after all, didn't our choices dictate what our future will be like? Or is it that no matter what path you choose and tumble into... somehow destiny was already pre-chosen and we will be good or bad in accordance to our life's fate?
I was listening to the radio this morning and it was about a girl who was in a dilemma, being in love with someone else's fiance. She didn't know what to do... she was stuck because the guy will not leave her alone. Hmm... is she really all that stuck? Though love is a chemically induced feeling and you can't help feeling the way you do towards a person... but whether you call/pick up his call... isn't that a choice?
I am not one to cast blame or start a morning sermon on fidelity and loyalty... After all, I understand the feeling... you can say that I have seen the coins on both sides. Hehehe.. those who knows me well would know this...
But one can't help thinking on how infidelity happens in the first place. Who's blame is it when one partner suddenly starts looking elsewhere for 'love' or 'affection'..? Is it fair to put the blame on the partner that is happily...or maybe unhappily oblivious..? Or is it fair to blame on the couple who are enjoying themselves at the expense of the other? Is it the girl...or is it the guy?
Love is such a fiery emotion don't you think? It comes unbidden and fills one heart with this fierce possession and all you can do is sit behind the wheel as it takes you for a ride.. it can be scary and exciting at the same time... it can even be your salvation from certain destruction. But can you love and betray at the same time? I don't think so. In that I think there is a choice... to love a person enough to let them go or love them enough to stay and wade through the difficult time together. Certainly to love them enough to not hurt them by betraying their trust in you.
Love is precious and should be cherished. People nowadays throws the word around like a days bread hot from the oven. Passing from hand to hand... they are forgetting the value of that sentiment and all the resposibility to it should you accept and take a bite out of that tempting treat.
Love should be nourished and kept alive... like a garden that is blooming with ruby red roses... if you let it be come rain, sunshine... you'll find that it would be overgrown with weeds and the once brilliant colors splashing will turn to a wild and dull growth of something that used to be.
Fate...is it ours?
Monday, September 19, 2011
Fun Facts on Roseola & HFMD
Some fun facts on Roseola:
How is roseola spread?
Roseola is spread from person to person, most likely by transfer of oral secretions. Roseola is not very contagious. The incubation period between exposure to the virus and onset of symptoms is nine to 10 days. Humans are the only natural hosts for HHV-6 and HHV-7. Unlike other viral infections, roseola occurs throughout the year without seasonal variation.
What are roseola symptoms and signs?
The signs and symptoms of HHV-6 (or HHV-7) infection vary depending upon the age of the patient. Infants and toddlers routinely will develop sudden symptoms with a sudden onset of a high fever that lasts for three to five days, irritability, bulging "soft spot" on the head (fontanel), swollen glands in the front or back of the neck, runny nose, puffy eyelids (due to swelling with fluid), and mild diarrhea. Within 12-24 hours of the fever breaking, a rash rapidly appears. Older children who develop HHV-6 (or HHV-7) infection are more likely to have an illness characterized by several days of high fever and possibly a runny nose and/or diarrhea. Older children less commonly develop a rash as the fever abates.
[http://www.medicinenet.com/roseola/article.htm]
Some fun facts on HFMD:
Illness
-The disease usually begins with a fever, poor appetite, malaise (feeling vaguely unwell), and often with a sore throat.
-One or 2 days after fever onset, painful sores usually develop in the mouth. They begin as small red spots that blister and then often become ulcers. The sores are usually located on the tongue, gums, and inside of the cheeks.
-A non-itchy skin rash develops over 1–2 days. The rash has flat or raised red spots, sometimes with blisters. The rash is usually located on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet; it may also appear on the buttocks and/or genitalia.
-A person with HFMD may have only the rash or only the mouth sores.
Cause of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
-HFMD is caused by viruses that belong to the enterovirus genus (group). This group of viruses includes polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, and enteroviruses.
-Coxsackievirus A16 is the most common cause of HFMD in the United States, but other coxsackieviruses have been associated with the illness.
-Enteroviruses, including enterovirus 71, have also been associated with HFMD and with outbreaks of the disease.
How Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Is Spread
-Infection is spread from person to person by direct contact with infectious virus. Infectious virus is found in the nose and throat secretions, saliva, blister fluid, and stool of infected persons. The virus is most often spread by persons with unwashed, virus-contaminated hands and by contact with virus-contaminated surfaces.
-Infected persons are most contagious during the first week of the illness.
-The viruses that cause HFMD can remain in the body for weeks after a patient's symptoms have gone away. This means that the infected person can still pass the infection to other people even though he/she appears well. Also, some persons who are infected and excreting the virus, including most adults, may have no symptoms.
-HFMD is not transmitted to or from pets or other animals.
Factors That Increase the Chance for Infection or Disease
-Everyone who has not already been infected with an enterovirus that causes HFMD is at risk of infection, but not everyone who is infected with an enterovirus becomes ill with HFMD.
-HFMD occurs mainly in children under 10 years old but can also occur in adults. Children are more likely to be at risk for infection and illness because they are less likely than adults to have antibodies to protect them. Such antibodies develop in the body during a person’s first exposure to the enteroviruses that cause HFMD.
-Infection results in immunity to (protection against) the specific virus that caused HFMD. A second case of HFMD may occur following infection with a different member of the enterovirus group.
[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/enterovirus/hfhf.htm]
Ohh... and mummies and daddies.. if your child is sick, please refrain from bringing them out in public... ;)
How is roseola spread?
Roseola is spread from person to person, most likely by transfer of oral secretions. Roseola is not very contagious. The incubation period between exposure to the virus and onset of symptoms is nine to 10 days. Humans are the only natural hosts for HHV-6 and HHV-7. Unlike other viral infections, roseola occurs throughout the year without seasonal variation.
What are roseola symptoms and signs?
The signs and symptoms of HHV-6 (or HHV-7) infection vary depending upon the age of the patient. Infants and toddlers routinely will develop sudden symptoms with a sudden onset of a high fever that lasts for three to five days, irritability, bulging "soft spot" on the head (fontanel), swollen glands in the front or back of the neck, runny nose, puffy eyelids (due to swelling with fluid), and mild diarrhea. Within 12-24 hours of the fever breaking, a rash rapidly appears. Older children who develop HHV-6 (or HHV-7) infection are more likely to have an illness characterized by several days of high fever and possibly a runny nose and/or diarrhea. Older children less commonly develop a rash as the fever abates.
[http://www.medicinenet.com/roseola/article.htm]
Some fun facts on HFMD:
Illness
-The disease usually begins with a fever, poor appetite, malaise (feeling vaguely unwell), and often with a sore throat.
-One or 2 days after fever onset, painful sores usually develop in the mouth. They begin as small red spots that blister and then often become ulcers. The sores are usually located on the tongue, gums, and inside of the cheeks.
-A non-itchy skin rash develops over 1–2 days. The rash has flat or raised red spots, sometimes with blisters. The rash is usually located on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet; it may also appear on the buttocks and/or genitalia.
-A person with HFMD may have only the rash or only the mouth sores.
Cause of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
-HFMD is caused by viruses that belong to the enterovirus genus (group). This group of viruses includes polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, and enteroviruses.
-Coxsackievirus A16 is the most common cause of HFMD in the United States, but other coxsackieviruses have been associated with the illness.
-Enteroviruses, including enterovirus 71, have also been associated with HFMD and with outbreaks of the disease.
How Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Is Spread
-Infection is spread from person to person by direct contact with infectious virus. Infectious virus is found in the nose and throat secretions, saliva, blister fluid, and stool of infected persons. The virus is most often spread by persons with unwashed, virus-contaminated hands and by contact with virus-contaminated surfaces.
-Infected persons are most contagious during the first week of the illness.
-The viruses that cause HFMD can remain in the body for weeks after a patient's symptoms have gone away. This means that the infected person can still pass the infection to other people even though he/she appears well. Also, some persons who are infected and excreting the virus, including most adults, may have no symptoms.
-HFMD is not transmitted to or from pets or other animals.
Factors That Increase the Chance for Infection or Disease
-Everyone who has not already been infected with an enterovirus that causes HFMD is at risk of infection, but not everyone who is infected with an enterovirus becomes ill with HFMD.
-HFMD occurs mainly in children under 10 years old but can also occur in adults. Children are more likely to be at risk for infection and illness because they are less likely than adults to have antibodies to protect them. Such antibodies develop in the body during a person’s first exposure to the enteroviruses that cause HFMD.
-Infection results in immunity to (protection against) the specific virus that caused HFMD. A second case of HFMD may occur following infection with a different member of the enterovirus group.
[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/enterovirus/hfhf.htm]
Ohh... and mummies and daddies.. if your child is sick, please refrain from bringing them out in public... ;)
Roseolla Infantum
My baby doesn't do the ordinary in an ordinary way... even in getting sick she wants to do it her way :P
Anyhow, the first time she wasn't feeling well was when she got a mild case of HFM...yes, hands, foot & mouth disease... she didn't really have a temperature then... just felt slightly hot to the touch... what had worried me the most then was the possibility of ulcers in the mouth, which both my niece and nephew had suffered from... I was so distressed... but checking out 2 doctors, they assured me that she was just feeling under the weather.. I was so relieved! Until of course the red dots appeared at her feet and hands... classic case of HFMD... Silly doctors! However, we were lucky that she didn't suffer from any ulcers... the dots came and went and she was all fine and dandy again...
Recently Jellybean got sick... on 9/9/11 (nice date huh :p ) .. she started off with a hot fever... I was shocked when I woke up for work that her body was burning hot... her temp showed she was burning at 38.6 deg... I was immediately worried but seeing how the peads were all still closed we decided to cool her down with the Bye Bye fever strip and some cold compress... a visit to the clinic and the doc confirmed that she has the viral fever, Roseola Infantum... it's apparently common and would fall in with the measles family. Hmmm... I wonder where she got it from... tsk tsk....
The doc showed me a slight rash on her tummy and told me that soon more rash will appear and the fever would eventually go off once all the rash came out. At this age... and a recent encounter with a doc for her constipation problem (more on that later), Jellybean has come to hate doctors... so this visit was brief as she could stop crying and screaming... the only way I was able to calm her down was to actually step out... and I mean all the way out of the clinic...
Her fever lasted for 3 days 3 nights... one minute it was hot... over 38 deg and the next it came down again... mainly I guess because of the meds that I gave her. I tried to not give too much to her as I'm not sure if it's all that good piling her high with paracetamol... but when the fever got too high.. I'll give her a dose... all within the time frame of course... not more than 1 dose with in 6 hours... There was a time that I was very worried as her temp would not go down... even with the meds and cold compress... after around 10 hours of high temp... her temp finally went back to normal... *sigh*
Darling baby was an angel though all through the fever... she still drank and ate... so there was thankfully that worry put to rest... as for the rash? It came with a vengeance on the 4th day! her whole body and face was covered with red dots (more on her body)... but the rash, Alhamdulillah on ly lasted for about 2-3 days... after that it was gone.
All in all it was a tiring journey... wish I could take it all away and her healthy always... but I guess it's good that her body has been exposed to all this germs and viruses and hopefully she'll be stronger to fight other infections...
:)
Anyhow, the first time she wasn't feeling well was when she got a mild case of HFM...yes, hands, foot & mouth disease... she didn't really have a temperature then... just felt slightly hot to the touch... what had worried me the most then was the possibility of ulcers in the mouth, which both my niece and nephew had suffered from... I was so distressed... but checking out 2 doctors, they assured me that she was just feeling under the weather.. I was so relieved! Until of course the red dots appeared at her feet and hands... classic case of HFMD... Silly doctors! However, we were lucky that she didn't suffer from any ulcers... the dots came and went and she was all fine and dandy again...
Recently Jellybean got sick... on 9/9/11 (nice date huh :p ) .. she started off with a hot fever... I was shocked when I woke up for work that her body was burning hot... her temp showed she was burning at 38.6 deg... I was immediately worried but seeing how the peads were all still closed we decided to cool her down with the Bye Bye fever strip and some cold compress... a visit to the clinic and the doc confirmed that she has the viral fever, Roseola Infantum... it's apparently common and would fall in with the measles family. Hmmm... I wonder where she got it from... tsk tsk....
The doc showed me a slight rash on her tummy and told me that soon more rash will appear and the fever would eventually go off once all the rash came out. At this age... and a recent encounter with a doc for her constipation problem (more on that later), Jellybean has come to hate doctors... so this visit was brief as she could stop crying and screaming... the only way I was able to calm her down was to actually step out... and I mean all the way out of the clinic...
Her fever lasted for 3 days 3 nights... one minute it was hot... over 38 deg and the next it came down again... mainly I guess because of the meds that I gave her. I tried to not give too much to her as I'm not sure if it's all that good piling her high with paracetamol... but when the fever got too high.. I'll give her a dose... all within the time frame of course... not more than 1 dose with in 6 hours... There was a time that I was very worried as her temp would not go down... even with the meds and cold compress... after around 10 hours of high temp... her temp finally went back to normal... *sigh*
Darling baby was an angel though all through the fever... she still drank and ate... so there was thankfully that worry put to rest... as for the rash? It came with a vengeance on the 4th day! her whole body and face was covered with red dots (more on her body)... but the rash, Alhamdulillah on ly lasted for about 2-3 days... after that it was gone.
All in all it was a tiring journey... wish I could take it all away and her healthy always... but I guess it's good that her body has been exposed to all this germs and viruses and hopefully she'll be stronger to fight other infections...
:)
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Aqiqah for Jellybean and Mikha
Since both babies were born only 51 days apart, it was decided that we should make a double aqiqah so that everyone could come and celebrate the both of them. We also decided that we would forgo the usual marhaban and doa selamat (oh poor Jellybean!) and just have the guests over for some yum-yum roast lamb and masakan kampung... what was on the menu of masakan kampung? Telur itik masal lemak, ayam goreng berempah, udang & petai masak merah... oohh yum yum... and of course not forgetting, ikan bakar and sambal!
Since it involved 3 families (myself, parents & mikha's parents), the amount of people budgeted to make it to the event was also increased to approx. 150 people... of course we invited more than this... since it was buffet open house style, I wasn't too worried.
The door gifts given was my all time fav, pulut kuning and rendang because somehow when it comes to religious events/kenduris it just seemed appropriate. We placed it in a plexi box and wrapped a ribbon around it, topped off with stickers made by Dear Azalea... We also had personalised Yassin printed out. For the kids? I wrapped bahulu in the cookie bag and tied satin ribbons.
As you know, Jellybean wore her first baju kurung... it was soft pink with purple flowers... embroidered cotton. Lovely! :) it actually matches my baju kurung for raya, so am hoping that she can still fit into them...As a last minute thing, I was even able to find the perfect shoes for her... hehehe... my months of hunting finally paid off when I found pink slippers from Lovely Lace... it was soft pink with little flowers on top... so my sweet baby was not fully complete for her beautiful day.
Not to forget the rest of the family, I spent the day before the aqiqah combing the sops for appropriate gifts as a thank you from Jellybean for helping us out through the days... each couple got a weaved bag I found which contained personal gifties to all the little ones. :) Their mummy and daddy... a couple of Patchi chocs...
** this entry has been a long in coming... since I have been waiting to upload it together with the pictures... :) Anyhow, it was a wonderful celebration though not many were able to meet my beautiful Princess since she chose today of all days to be ermm, a little cranky... but the guests had fun with the sumptuous meal and everyone loved the pulut kuning doorgift. I myself couldn't stop eating the leftovers! :P
** here you go some pictures of the event... though a lot are missing such as happy pictures with family and of course baby Mikha as he was safely sleeping with his mummy in his 'kantung' :P
** oh the function was held on 11.6.11... as you know 13 June is my anniversary and it has an additional special memory attached to it because on our 1st year anniversary was the day we found out I was carrying little baby Shiya... :)
Since it involved 3 families (myself, parents & mikha's parents), the amount of people budgeted to make it to the event was also increased to approx. 150 people... of course we invited more than this... since it was buffet open house style, I wasn't too worried.
The door gifts given was my all time fav, pulut kuning and rendang because somehow when it comes to religious events/kenduris it just seemed appropriate. We placed it in a plexi box and wrapped a ribbon around it, topped off with stickers made by Dear Azalea... We also had personalised Yassin printed out. For the kids? I wrapped bahulu in the cookie bag and tied satin ribbons.
As you know, Jellybean wore her first baju kurung... it was soft pink with purple flowers... embroidered cotton. Lovely! :) it actually matches my baju kurung for raya, so am hoping that she can still fit into them...As a last minute thing, I was even able to find the perfect shoes for her... hehehe... my months of hunting finally paid off when I found pink slippers from Lovely Lace... it was soft pink with little flowers on top... so my sweet baby was not fully complete for her beautiful day.
Not to forget the rest of the family, I spent the day before the aqiqah combing the sops for appropriate gifts as a thank you from Jellybean for helping us out through the days... each couple got a weaved bag I found which contained personal gifties to all the little ones. :) Their mummy and daddy... a couple of Patchi chocs...
** this entry has been a long in coming... since I have been waiting to upload it together with the pictures... :) Anyhow, it was a wonderful celebration though not many were able to meet my beautiful Princess since she chose today of all days to be ermm, a little cranky... but the guests had fun with the sumptuous meal and everyone loved the pulut kuning doorgift. I myself couldn't stop eating the leftovers! :P
** here you go some pictures of the event... though a lot are missing such as happy pictures with family and of course baby Mikha as he was safely sleeping with his mummy in his 'kantung' :P
** oh the function was held on 11.6.11... as you know 13 June is my anniversary and it has an additional special memory attached to it because on our 1st year anniversary was the day we found out I was carrying little baby Shiya... :)
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| Baby and mummy... |
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| The grandparents... |
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| Hehehe... my act of extravagance for the function |
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| Lovely aunties helping out with the doorfits... |
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Missing my pregnant self...
I miss....being pregnant and having my baby closest to my heart... :)
Here's the baby shower pictures taken less than 2 months before darling Jellybean was born!
Here's the baby shower pictures taken less than 2 months before darling Jellybean was born!
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| Surprise Baby Shower! |
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| With my sweetie sister, the host |
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| Hubby and Wayey |
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| My lovely guests... |
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| Us preggy ladies... presenting, Arash, Zareef, Shiya & Maya... |
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Selamat Hari Raya!
This year the Mustafar clan finally synchronised our color theme... thanks to your truly ;)
Perfection.... all my love here with me... :)
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| MY LOVE AND LIFE |
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| The girls of the Mustafar Clan |
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| The boys of the Mustafar Clan |
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| Our first raya as a family |
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| The cheekiest boy... :) |
Perfection.... all my love here with me... :)
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| Pagi raya with her Tok Pa & Tok Ma |
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| On pagi raya... :) |
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| With my mum in law :) |
Friday, September 9, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
That first kiss... *smooch*
I was ready this baby journal and it states at 7months +, your baby will start to feel and express emotions like suddenly kissing you or make sounds when they're bored and want attention..
Now that I think about it... Jellybean as been more expressive lately... Laughing out loud and just vying for your attention... Playtime is a definite two way session and lots of laughter and fun! :)
And when I really think about it... I think I got my first kiss yesterday... 6.9.11... :D it was wet... Gummy and oooh so yummy... We were playing on the bed, she was jumping at me and trying to gum at my fingers... And then she looked at me... I kissed her nose like I usuallu do and she opened her mouth and moved towards me and I got a smack right there at the edge of my cheek... Hehehehe...
There you go... My first kiss from my sweetie apple muffin pie... ;)
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Now that I think about it... Jellybean as been more expressive lately... Laughing out loud and just vying for your attention... Playtime is a definite two way session and lots of laughter and fun! :)
And when I really think about it... I think I got my first kiss yesterday... 6.9.11... :D it was wet... Gummy and oooh so yummy... We were playing on the bed, she was jumping at me and trying to gum at my fingers... And then she looked at me... I kissed her nose like I usuallu do and she opened her mouth and moved towards me and I got a smack right there at the edge of my cheek... Hehehehe...
There you go... My first kiss from my sweetie apple muffin pie... ;)
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Playing fun at Kizsports..!
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