I’m so lucky!
Child, Handling Misbehaviour, Health, Parenting, Preschool November 15th, 2008First of all, I’m so lucky that my conscience has not left me, if not, I may have cooked my unborn baby for consumption, as in yesterday’s post….
15 Nov, 2.58am: Just switched off the PC after catching up with all the outstanding posts since my swollen eye days.
3.05am: Keatkeat popped his head out of the dark room and cried: “Mommy, I wake up and I can’t sleep again….” I asked if he was hungry, he shook his head. “Ya, its about time for his next intake of medication.” was what went through my mind after looking at the clock.
(I really dislike cold weather. Whenever it happens for more than 3 days in a roll, Keatkeat’s good friend – Bronchitis, will come for a visit and you will NEVER know how much ‘he’ misses my boy and hence how long ‘he’ would stay)
3.15am: Gave him a bottle of milk and a few tiny pieces of Pandan Cake, followed by his runny nose and cough medicine. “Mmmm….Yummy!” was his reply… and then *cough couGH COUGH AND BLEH!* He vomitted. Nothing to be alarmed. I’m used to this. Blogged so many times over this before: cough so much and so hard till he vomits! Ya…its the norm.
I’m so lucky that I wasn’t woken up to this, or I’ll be shooting fire from my nostrils and ears with unpleasant grumbles coming out of my big mouth. On top of that, I’m soooo lucky because he vomited in the kitchen and not on his bed. *Phew* Are you thinking I’m crazy? Anyway, I’m really glad.
So no scoldings from me, the only sentence that was said with a little faster heart-beat was, “Oh! Keatkeat, you COULD have walked faster, so that you could reach the toilet before the vomits come out…” He vomitted as he head for the toilet, the spread was about 3meters, yes, he vomited as he walked.
So there I am washing my kitchen floor at 3+am in the morning, nothing could be heard except the sound of me scrubbing against my mosaic floor and the singing of Keatkeat: “Mop! mop! mop! mop-pi-li mop. And we go mop! mop! mop! mop-pi-li mop…”
Can you see how calm my boy is? It has become such a common thing for him, its no longer a big deal! Its rather ironical.
He was extremely happy to be my assistant cos’ his brother is not there to fight that post with him. “Keatkeat, I need more water…” I commanded. “OoooKay!…(and started singing again as he wait for the water to fill the pail) 1 2 3 tap tap tap, 4 5 6 and tap tap tap….”
4.15am: The floor was cleaned and smelt nice. “Mommy, I don’t want to sleep..” pleaded my 5 year old. “Ok, then what would you like to do?” hoping that he would not request for something too much for his exhausted mommy. “I want to do art and craft…I want to fold paper…” I shook my head, I wasn’t in the mood to teach but suggested him to draw. He agreed.
As I watched his little figure completely engrossed in the white sheet of paper, making strokes with his pencil as every second passes…I doze off unknowingly….
5am: “Mommy wake up… I finished my drawing and finished reading my story books already. I want to sleep now…” *Hooray!* But when I looked at the detailed drawing, I can’t help but request for an explanation before we head for the bedroom.
“The sun is setting and the moon is rising. (to me, it should be the other way round, looking at the time… *sigh*) The sun is sad because its raining. (yes, its been rainy for almost a week now and that’s the main reason why your Bronchitis came) There were lightning and thunder, so we can’t go out for fun. We played hide and seek at home. Binbin is hiding in the hole (tiny figure on the right) and the 3 of us are looking for him…. Mommy is this nice?”
I pulled him close to my chest, stroke his hair, “Yes Keatkeat, its very nice…. Ok, now let’s go sleep….” *Yawn*
November 16th, 2008 at 12:25 am
I am also very scared to receive Bronchitis friend calling on my son !! But when it does, ya, same as you, nothing surprising as what may follow after.
the drawing is VERY NICE, keatkeat! very expressive drawing!
btw, mummy, how come give pandan cake after the milk feed ah? maybe the cake is too dry for his throat and that’s why he cough?
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November 16th, 2008 at 3:09 am
Ling,
when Bronchitis comes, he doesn’t want to eat anything. The only thing he felt like eating was pandan cake, so we bought it just for him….that’s why I mentioned, I gave tiny pieces, but then, maybe it might have triggered the cough….
girl, you hardly miss a post over here (thank you for that), may I know is my previous post too scary that’s why you didn’t want to read? – curious…
November 16th, 2008 at 4:38 am
A Happy Family indeed. Poor little boy though. It can’t feel good to suffer like that.
(and I can’t get that last post of yours out of my head. Can you email me the links. I have to pass this on to someone. It’s not right that it’s out there, that it might be happening. I’m at eabones@hotmail.com )
thanks!
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November 16th, 2008 at 6:07 am
I hope he feels better soon!
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November 16th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I cannot see or watch gruesome / scary scenes, or else I will get nightmare.
So I read until the WARNING part and stop :P
PS: I still have insomnia, that’s explain why my boredness after the kids and hubby sleep (my daily read post) If I see those photos, I think I will not be able to get to sleep!
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November 16th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
That is a really detailed drawing to be drawn at such an early hour in the morning! I hope KeatKeat will get better soon. Take care!
November 16th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Poor boy, he must have gotten so used to this friend of his that he can be so calm..is there no other way to reduce his suffering?
and mommy..I really salute you that you can still have the energy to entertain him all the way till 4+! I would have just get my girls to lie down on her bed regardless if she is tired or not….feel so lousy of me compared to you…
and no worry abt the previous post, though i dared not go over to leave this words, i just keep strolling the mouse till all the pictures are gone, so i didn’t really see much, only the first two photos…and I slept soundly still last night ;P
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November 17th, 2008 at 12:32 am
i do like the drawing…very nice!
btw, wow…u’re cleaning the floor around 3am and “entertain” keat keat around 4am…i dont thk i can “force” myself out from the bed oohhhh…*yawn*
i salute you! you’re truly an amazing mum!
November 17th, 2008 at 7:27 am
that is a beautiful picture,well done!
hope he feels better soon. its horrible when the kiddies are poorly :(
November 17th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Hope KeatKeat recovers soon… Yes, when it rains, mommies will be worried that their kids will fall sick.
What he draws reflect on your family :) A happy family indeed! :)
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November 17th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
oh, such a beautiful picture, she is good in drawing
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November 17th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Hmm….i wait for Jason can draw pic for me :D
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November 17th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
oh you are such a wonderful mum! am not sure if I can be that sweet in the middle of the night! :-)
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November 17th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
hope keat keat get well soon. I can’t imagine vomiting so often. He can draw very well, always love kids’ drawing, but my boy seems to have ZERO interest in colouring and drawing :(