Fabulous Friday Fives

When Giddy Tigress passed me this tag, her specific instruction was to post it a week after being tagged, on a Friday. But when I checked her tagger's post, it's stated that the tag is to be posted on a Friday. It doesn't say it has to be one week later. Anyway, I need that extra time. hehehe

DO YOU PREFER...

1. To watch or participate?
To watch first. If it's something I'm good at, then I'd consider to participate or not.

2. Malls, catalog shopping, or the Internet?
I like to get the product information and details from the internet or catalogues first. So that I know exactly what I'm looking for at the mall. Save time mah.

3. A bath or shower?
A shower with strong water pressure.

4. To talk to people by telephone, in person or by e-mail?
By telephone and e-mail. For issues that aren't easy to explain via e-mail or need immediate attention/answer, a telephone conversation is more suitable. But anything that can be communicated via e-mail, that'd be my preference.

5. Typing or writing?
Typing. So easy with the delete and backspace buttons.

What are your preferences, Anggie, Bryan's Mama and Dora? You can do it today or take your own sweet time, as long as you post it on a Friday. : )

Ballet Costume

Today XY went for her second ballet lesson. On Monday, the lady at the studio told me her leotard is still out of stock. This is the exam season, that's why they ran out of stock. So she suggested I let her try 1 size bigger than what I've ordered. When I registered her, she tried size 12. It was just right so I asked for size 14. When she tried on size 16 before the class started just now, PaPa said it's not too loose (he fetched her there). There's a lot of room for growth so hopefully she'll be able to wear it for a long long time.

Here are some poses she's learnt. Gaya or not? :D

~ pictures taken after her class ~

An Ordinary Sunday

... but with pleasant surprises. : ) On Mother's Day this year, we didn't go out for any meals (had breakfast, lunch and dinner at home) as we foresee big crowds at restaurants. Moreover, it's a good idea to stay home as CE is still recovering from his ear infection.

So what are the surprises? A bouquet of carnations and a pendant from PaPa. He's always so sweet to shower me with gifts when he doesn't need to. And I feel quite bad as I've not bought him any gifts for a long long time already. It's very difficult to get him a gift as I'm a practical person (so I don't buy things which are not useful). Furthermore, he has better taste than I do (so I don't trust my fashion sense in getting him anything that can be worn/used). hehehe

Oh, I also received a card from XY (done in kindy) on Friday. She came home that day, gave me the card and wished me Happy Mother's Day. Inside the card, her teacher asked her to write "To Mum, Happy Mother Day, I Love Mum". She wrote all the words herself. I won't be showing it here coz I can't capture a clear picture as she used a very light colour to write the words. Moreover the teacher didn't prepare a nice artwork for them this year. I think it was because they were having exam week last week and they did the card the week before (in a rush, probably?). Anyway, shouldn't be complaining much ya. At least, I still got a card. ; )

Well, no matter where you go, no matter what you do, as long as it's spent together happily as a family, I'm sure it was a great celebration. Don't you agree?

Cervical Cancer Vaccine

Before I talk about the vaccine, let me update a little on CE's ear infection. His fever has subsided yesterday. Thank you all for your well wishes. I was really relieved his fever has subsided as he had to take paracetamol every 4 to 5 hours the day before. He's alright now and just needs to finish his course of antibiotics.

Feeding him medicine is a struggle every time (that's like 2 or 3 times a day!). I've to hold him tightly and force feed him. And he's really a strong li'l guy. Sometimes he can even escape from my grip.

Now back to the vaccine. I saw the poster in the paediatrician's clinic quite some time back. And I finally asked the doctor about it during the last visit. There are 3 jabs altogether (2nd jab 2 months later, 3rd jab 6 months after the 1st). Each jab costs RM450. The only thing he mentioned is that if I plan to get pregnant within that 6 months, then it's not recommended as there're no research on pregnant women. Fine with me as we definitely don't have the plan to increase our family headcount. hehehe

Even though the vaccine's quite expensive, I think it's a good prevention as cervical cancer is the second most common cancer (after breast cancer) in Malaysia. Anyone of you has taken this vaccine?

CE Has Ear Infection

This morning, CE woke up with high fever (above 38ºC). I didn't give him paracetamol immediately as I wanted him to have his breakfast first. But his fever rose very quickly and it was above 39ºC before I managed to feed him the medicine. So I had to give him the suppository instead.

He wasn't his usual active self in the morning. He was breathing very hard, I think he has blocked nose as he breathed through his mouth. He was also having runny nose. He was quite tired and took a nap before noon (which was not the norm). Of course, he's extra clingy and cranky.

He ate mee suah for lunch (instead of rice). Luckily he was eating and drinking well. When he was taking his afternoon nap, I checked his temperature and it was 40.5ºC. He's never had such a high fever before so I was very worried. I quickly stripped him and wrapped him with a semi-wet towel. He really didn't like it and kept crying. Moreover his sleep was disturbed. I did a few rounds of that and put in another suppository (it was less than 6 hours before the previous insert). Then I let him continue his nap. I was relieved when his temperature was slowly dropping.

We brought him to see the paediatrician just now. Doctor said he's got ear infection. He was given antibiotics, flu medicine and ear drops. He wasn't very cooperative during the visit. Sigh... he's started to fear the doctor.

Just after 4 hours of administering the suppository, his fever has started to come back again. I gave him all the medicine (including paracetamol) and he's fast asleep now. I know I won't be able to sleep well tonight as I need to monitor his temperature. Hope his fever will subside soon or at least not reach 39ºC. It's no fun to spend Mother's Day with a sick and cranky child.

Here I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all mothers a very very
Happy Mother's Day!

Mother's Day Plan... In Dreamland

Wen, MummyInVain and Jo-N wanted to know what's my fantasy/plan/dream for this Mother's Day.

It'd be nice if I can spend the day on a beach resort. I want to sleep in till at least 11am, with no interruption in between. So when the kids wake up early in the morning, someone (who else but PaPa) will have to look after them. :D Then after a good brunch, we shall have some fun with the kids at the beach. (well, what would Mother's Day mean without the kids, right?) I'm sure we'll have to allocate some time for them to nap, otherwise they'd be all cranky and difficult. After everybody has had a good rest, we'll go for dinner (which has been planned for me). Anything that tastes good will do, as long as I don't have to think of what to eat. hehehe Then the day shall end with the kids falling asleep fast, without much fuss. Aaahhh... what a wonderful day that'd be.

Hope Giddy Tigress and Health Freak Mommy will be able to share your fantasy/plan/dream before this Sunday. :)

Don’t hold back. Let it rip! Will you share your Mother’s Day Fantasies on your blog. Then pass it on to other Mothers to share. Lets be silly and let our hair down. Then add your name and blog post url to the list and let it go around. I’ll start with mine. Anyone can participate in this. Just write your blog post and add your name to the list. Its that simple.

1. Mumsgather shares - What I REALLY want to do on Mother’s Day
2. Kiddos Realm shares
3. Ruth shares
4. Jazzmint shares
5. Chanel shares
6. Karen shares - My Mother's Day Fantasies
7. Lemonjude shares - My Mother's Day Fantasies
8. Sting shares
9. JO-N shares - Mothers
10. Montessorimum shares - What I REALLY want to do on Mother’s Day
11. Mummy In Vain shares - What I REALLY Want To Do On Mother’s Day
12. Slavemom shares - Mother's Day Plan... In Dreamland

6 Words Memoir Meme

Dora passed me this tag and I had a little hard time cracking my head for only 6 words (I'm very long-winded mah hehehe).

***Rules***

1.) Write your own six word memoir.
2.) Post it on your blog; include a visual illustration if you'd like.
3.) Link to the person that tagged you in your post, and to the original post if possible.
4.) Tag at least five more blogs with links.
5.) Leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play!

Here goes mine:

My life revolves around my children.

Now passing on to Sting, Hazel, MummyInVain & Jo-N.