Potty Training - Partially Successful

For the whole of last week, Yuxin has been urinating in a potty. Hurray! After many months and times of trying to let Yuxin use potty and the results are showing now. At first, I was worried that she may not use the potty even when she is three. Now, my worries are gone.

Mommy was very 'kiasu', she actually bought three different types of potty to train Yuxin. Initally, I bought those standard sitting type potty. Then it was not successful. So I bought another one, which is those traditional type that I used when I was small. This traditional potty sometimes will stick to Yuxin's backside when she stood up. After sometimes, I bought another one which is an 'add-on' type and it is to place on top of adult potty. However, in the end Yuxin uses the very first one that I bought.

Although Yuxin can urine in the potty on her own now but she still don't know how to make 'big business' in the potty. For a few times, she done her businesses onto her shorts. She need to do it in a standing position. Usually, I will put back diaper to let her pass motions comfortably. If not, she will feel awkard and cry and don't know how to 'pang sai'. Hahaha...

Mommy cut her hand badly

Today, I had my first and horrible experience of 'lossing so much blood by a cut' in my life. Just don't know why I can be so clumsy. I dropped a bowl while I was washing it and it broke. I didn't even know how the broken bowl cut my hand. The very moment I broke the bowl, my hand was bleeding furiously. The blood kept pouring out. I felt painful & giddy. After a little rest I went down to clinic to see our family doc. The doc gave me a jab and said the cut is not very bad, it can do without stitch. He kept explaining to me, when such thing happened don't panic, just get a clean towel, press & hold on the cut to stop the bleed.

For me, when I saw my hand bleeding I was at a lost. I put my hand under running water to wash away any impurities. It was Yuxin's grandma who told me to get a towel to press on the cut. Then she applied chinese medicine "青草油" onto the cut, which is very painful. Luckily Yuxin had recovered from fever which started on last Saturday and doesn't need my full attention on her. She was obedient when the accident happened. She only said kept saying "mommy 流血". What will happened if Yuxin keep crying when she saw mommy was bleeding badly? I cannot imagine... Now, I can understand something better. It goes "I'm a mother. I cannot afford to fall sick. If I'm down, who is going to take care of my child."

Yuxin is back from KKH

Finally, Yuxin & mommy were back to home sweet home after a 9 days stay in KKH. Although Yuxin still have slight diarrhoea now but she is well with no fever & vomit. God bless...

You must be wondering how come stayed so many days in KKH. Here is the explaination :

DAY 1 (Sunday)
Mommy & Daddy were very worried on Yuxin's fever & diarrhoea so we decided to go KKH. Initially, the junior doc said we could go back home with medication to be taken at home. However, after seeking advice from senior doc, we were told to stay for observation.

DAY 2 (Monday)
Fever kept go up & down. Diarrhoea for 15x. Medicine on fever & diarrhoea was given except antibiotic. Samples of blood, urine & stools were taken for tests.

DAY 3 (Tuesday)
Fever continued to go up & down. Diarrhoea for 7x. Test results were out and all were negative, including rotavirus.

DAY 4 (Wednesday)
Fever could stop for about 1/2 day and then came back. Diarrhoea 8x. This day, doc said if no more fever for 24 hours, Yuxin could discharged on the following day. So mommy is looking forward on the next day to discharge.

DAY 5 (Thursday)
Fever stopped but suddenly returned so cannot go home. Diarrhoea 8x. This evening, Yuxin started to vomit (2x).

DAY 6 (Friday)
Again cannot go home due to fever come & go, come & go. Diarrhoea 8x. There were three times her stools were very watery & extremely smelly (Mommy almost fainted) that it even wet the bedsheet. Again Yuxin vomited twice this evening. This day, a senior doc came along with those usual young docs to check on Yuxin. They were worried on Yuxin's continuous fever. Finally, they decided to take another round of blood & stools tests. Beside this, they also decided to gave Yuxin antibiotic. The nightmare came. The doc need to insert a 'needle' on Yuxin's hand so that they can inject the antibiotic daily. During the process of insertion, Yuxin was crying & screaming for pain. Mommy & Daddy were not allowed in the room and were waiting outside. Both of us almost wanted to cry too because Yuxin was so much in pain.

DAY 7 (Saturday)
Diarrhoea 4x. Fever more or less settled down. Daddy was furious as he did asked for antibiotic in the first place but the doc said no need. If given earlier, Yuxin doesn't need to suffered for so many days. So do you think fever has gone and it's the end of story? Wait... some more coming up. Yuxin vomited 9x this day. Her vomit condition worsen during the night (7x). Whatever she ate or even drink, she would throw up. In the end up she was on drip.

DAY 8 (Sunday)
Fever had completely stopped for this day. However, Yuxin still has diarrhoea for 8x. Although, after medication, the stools had changed better but the frequency doesn't seem to decrease. This day, Yuxin was not suppose to eat or drink anything. This was very painful for mommy & daddy as Yuxin kept asking for food but we could not gave her any. Also, the doc took another blood sample for testing on salt content. Yuxin cried badly again.

DAY 9 (Monday)
The results were out. The stools report indicated that Yuxin was infected by salmonella bacteria. At first, mommy was worried and disppointed that we could not go home again. However, the senior doc gave us the green light to go home. The reason that we could go home was the antibiotic that Yuxin was having was the correct cure for this bacteria. We could go home with the diarrhoea medication will do.


Now Yuxin is recovering at home. Her diarrhoea condition is getting better with lesser quantity and frequency. Let's wish Yuxin can recovered completely soon.

Please please please... Yuxin get well soon

From last mid-night until this morning was my worst nightmare. Yuxin was having high fever with no sign of getting down on the temperature even after medication. She had fit twice. (she also had diarrhea yesterday 4x and mid-night 1x) The fit happened once in the mid-night and the 2nd time was in this morning when we were on the way to the clinic. We ran like crazy from first clinic but closed, second clinic but doctor was not here yet and finally third one. I rushed in first and cried for emergency. The doctor came immediately and gave her medicine to stop her fit. After examing Yuxin, doctor said must maintain her temperature lower and any sign of fit again must send her to KK hospital immediately. Since there's nothing I can do now (Yuxin is sleeping) except to take turn with daddy to rub her body and head to keep her cool, I pray and pray hardly... please get well soon or at least drop a bit more on her temperature.

Yuxin is down with cough, running nose & a blue black

Yuxin is sick again. She had mild running nose on last Saturday and I gave Yuxin some chinese medicine and hope that she would recovered like previous time. Unfortunately, she did not recovered but got worsen on the following day. Too bad for Yuxin that she was unable to attend my friend's wedding on Sunday and so did not play with her little friends.

For the blue black, it was still a mystery to me how she could fell so badly on last Friday. She was not running, not jumping and not climbing yet she could fell with a loud bang on the floor. Poor thing... She cried very badly with her left face and left hand red. Then not long after the fall, the blue black appeared on her face. Until now, the blue black is still on her face. Hopefully, the blue black will be gone soon.

Yuxin can wear her shoes occasionally!

Last night, Yuxin wear her shoes all by her own. Then, she took her mommy's shoe and throw outside the door. This means that she wanted to go out. I always 'throw' my shoes outside the door to go out so she learn this from me. This is not the first time she can wear her own shoe. Her first time happened quite sometime ago which her mommy cannot even remember. Sometimes she got it right but most of the time she couldn't able to put on her shoe and she will get frustrated.

Usually, at late hour I would not allow Yuxin to go out however last night was exceptional. I walked with Yuxin around the neighbourhood and sometimes I had to carry her. We came back quite late, slightly after 11pm. Luckily, Yuxin went to sleep shortly after we cleaned her body and feed her with milk. Sometimes I feel that it is good to let Yuxin have a walk at night so she can sleep early and better but not too late of course.

Yuxin slap my face!

Last Friday midnight, while I was sleeping I experienced a shock of my life. Someone slapped my face really hard and I jumped up the bed. I was shocked and turn around to see who slapped me and I saw my naughty Yuxin smiling at me. For all my life, I was never been slapped on my face while sleeping. This is no fun. It was really painful. I could never imagine a two year old can slap me so painful. Yuxin really give me a horrible fright. In the end, I scolded Yuxin madly and she even laughed at me again. She looked very happy to see me in a shock. This make me really really angry and I gave her some 'red decorative hand prints' in return for her 'nice and unforgettable gift' to me. She did learnt her lesson and for the following nights before sleep, she will say 'cannot slap mommy'.