Tough times

Honey..don't mess with me

The past 2 weeks has been a tough one for both myself and Baby En Xi. My viral fever came and goes over the weeks. My doc suspected that this could be due to the drop in my immune system, attributed to the late nights at work and interrupted sleep from the night feedings.

As for En Xi, she was noticed to be exceptionally cranky at a certain time in the evening. We thought it was due to her teething problems, since she was shafting her hand into the mouth whenever her crankiness acts up.

Tortise teether tastes good!

But mummy's fingers are still the best!

Else, she seems to be quite a happy baby, picking up a few new-found tricks over the past month. She can actually point her finger at us to suggest “one” and also very amused when we play “peek-a-boo” with her.

See...I can point number ONE!

Introducing my new toy - Mr Bumbo

Her face and arms were also ridden with mozzie-like bite marks, which just multiplied with the day. Ah Ma noticed that she was unusually difficult last week, and she got so agitated during her feedings that it started to worry us. I happened to be at home, and also noticed how her cries was escalating and could only be pacified by nursing her.

Off to the pediatrician - we realized that En Xi was having an attack of eczema, that was aggravated by the dust mites on our beddings (something that children are particular vulnerable to). Also, all the crankiness was as a result of the oral thrush that had built up over the weeks, which cause her to feel painful whenever she feeds on the bottle. Poor baby – but we are so proud of her cos she was coping so well that we didn’t realize the seriousness of the issue. I was intending to wean her off when she is 6 month. But since En Xi seems to be quite an allergic child, I decided to continue to breastfeed her at least till she is 1 year old upon the advise of Doc Tan.

We’re glad that En Xi is recovering well now. We went on a shopping spree over the weekend at Mothercare to celebrate our angel’s smooth recovery. There is always a reason to shop!

I'm a SuperBaby!