PTC 2011

This year, the year PTC was a bit late so i wasnt able to show Dr A, P's progress thru her school work. Both of us enjoy going to the PTC, to get to know the P w/o us ard. She is like a gal with a split personality when we are ard and when we are not. From her teachers, she is very well mannered, greeting the teachers, saying sorry and thank you. But when she is home, i hardly hear her say sorry when she is at wrong. Both ATM and i just relate it to peer pressure and monkey see monkey do syndromes.

Note from Teacher S is that we need to pay more attention on her pyscomotor skill, her jumping is a little bit funny, it is nt natural. 陈老师 told us tt P likes to be praised so another trick to push her to do thing is to praise her. It is good talking to the teachers, they know what method to use....

Just like her Misulo art class, P being the smallest size kids, the bigger kids tend to pamper her. Kids today are so sweet, taking care of the smaller/younger one. A few of her classmates had new siblings, P asking if we are goin to have a baby and she has already think of the name for the baby, Chloe... Sorry to disappoint you, dont think we will be having any baby unless we decide to adopt.

I was quite surprise when Teacher S told me she read my blog. No wonder ATM asked if i had a blog quite awhile ago....

Note to self: We will need to work with P to help her wif counting and recognizing the alphabet as N2 will be more academic compare to N1. Time for playtime with pencil and paper to draw line, circle and many more.

Pain

In our household, we do use cane when needed. Just the other day while i was cleaning the house and P got hold of the Mr cane. She walked towards me n whacked my backside with cane.

P: Pain hor?
Me: You wana try?
P: Pain you know, tell papa dun beat me next time.

I just dunno what to say....

Migration

Finally, finally P is sleeping in her own room..... Now that she is in her own room, i felt that i have more space in our room now. P helped us clean up her room, she actually swept the floor and told us that she wana b a cleaner. We are nt surprised as she like to wipe and clean the everything. Put up her favourite mickey and minnie bedside and quilt cover.

During bedtime, she actually walked to her room and climbed to her bed all on her own. The baby monitor is out in action again after 2.5y break. It seems like I m the one that who cant let go, i woke up 3 times to check on her, to make sure that she is ok. P woke up early in the morning, make her bed and walked to our room. Told her she did well and wana bring her to Mac for breakfast, but she said she wana have bread with her favourite black sesame paste.

Tonight is the 2nd night that she is in her room. Well it is a good start eventhough it take 2y to happen. Next challenge will b diaperless during night time. Her diaper is still super full in the morning, perhaps i should just wait n let her tell me she is ready rather than me pushing her.

Review

The moment we step out f the car, P held my hand very tightly n said, we are going in there while pointing at the entrance of Gleneagle. Probably it is nt so right to let her see me in the hospital as she kept reminding me nt to go hospital AGAIN.

Doc said that the useless appendicitis is a reoccurance as it was infected before. Now then i recall, the same pain i felt 2yr ago after returning from Oz. I tot it is because i had been carrying the heavy luggage.. Thank god i have only one appendix. haha... I will home resting for another week, it can be real boring.

姐姐

Finally, there is some good news. Told P that her aunt is having a baby, she keep smiling and said i m 姐姐 P. Thats right, she is gona be a 姐姐. I m going to be 姨姨, just wish that E's pregnancy will be a smooth one. We are planning for our next trip again, to Perth next July to visit the baby and celebrate P's bday as well. P will get to experience the cold and wet winter.

I m so happy and cant wait to see the new member in the family.

Aftermath

After the stay in Gleneagles, ones realise the treatment between a C class public hospital and a 2 bedder private hospital. Other than the service,it is the bill. I was shock when i saw the bill, it was more than 10x the charge of my delivery bill, almost the same price we paid before bringing P home and that was a subsidized rate. The 4D3N stay cost me almost 17K. This episode of emergency nt only left 3 holes on my flabby tummy as well as a big hole in my pocket. Thank goodness i've insurance to cover the bill, how abt those who doesnt have? Does it mean tt dying is cheaper than getting treatment? Lesson learnt from here is, if it is non emergency, just go to public hospital.

Other than all this, i realise that my P is a mature and sensible kid. She even told me to take my medicine, so i no need to go to hospital anymore. Still remembered how she shouted at the nurse when she saw him inserting the iv needle into my wrist. I m so proud of my little one.

Another Emergency

in ane with IV line

It all happened on wednesday, woke up with pain on my abdomen, thinking that it will go away, got P ready n send her to cc. The pain was intense would rate it an 8/10. Walked to office with my back all hunch up to reduce the pain, ard lunchtime i feel like i was a bit feverish, cancelled my afternoon instrument appointment (it is v difficult to book, it is a sign tt i m nt well) and took a cab home and rest. Thursday, seems like the pain is better, i went to wrk as per normal, fever in the evening again. Friday, pain come back so is the fever. initially i tot i m down with viral fever and gastroflu, as i kept wanting to vomit. Pain was very bad in the evening, told myself, i will need to see my GP. P hugged me to sleep on friday cos i was in pain. P seems so mature.

Call my GP on sat morning, walked to the clinic when they msg me tt my turn is up soon. Doc told me i should check myself into ane soon, she suspect appendicitis. In my heart, i was thinking, cant b so lucky ba..... Took P to have lunch in foodcourt and i went back to pack my bag, just incase i need to stay in the hospital. P put a photo of her in my bag, she seems to know that i will be admitted. I went straight to Gleneagle ane rather than NUH, since we all know abt the long wait in the public hospital. The pain was getting very bad, waited for 2h for the blood test result. WBC count is high, they suspected infection, so i have to wait for the specialist. After toking to the specialist, i was told tt i need a CT scan to confirm if it is appendicitis anot. His main concern is, he suspect my colon has been infected. After CT scan, it was comfirmed, so he told me if the infection is bad, he will need to cut away my bad large intenstine and sew back and if it is very bad, he will need to cut me open. At tt time, all i tot abt was P, can ATM take care of her when i m in the hospital.

In half an hour, i was rushed into the OT to remove that useless piece of flesh which has burst and infected the neighbouring part. Lucky none of the large intestine need to be cut off. So i consider myself lucky. When i woke up, i found 2 mentos were lying on the bed side table, ATM told me it was from P. I offered her the mentos, she told me it was for me cos i was in pain and the sweet will make me feel better. At tt moment, i was so touch, i cried. Maybe it is nt a bad idea tt she was there to see the nurse poke needle into me and being rushed to OT. During the 4 days without me, ATM said she behaved well. Not complaining too much abt ATM, since he has to take care of P and sent her to cc. Told him is ok to let P wear her T-shirt attire in the morning and home clothes after shower, since i know he will nv iron P uniform. I should be glad right, they did well.

I m on 2 wk hospitalisation leave, going back for review again on friday. After all this, i can see that P is showing her concern towards me. Counting the plasters on my hand, when she saw 1 is missing, she will ask where is it or as asked if i m still in pain. Her EQ is definately improved.