My poor baby is sick :(

Kendrick fell ill over the weekend and this is actually the first time that he caught a virus and had the fever and runs. I'm not sure how it happened, but it started on Friday when I was on off and looking after him at home. I noticed that he seemed to cough in the morning slightly and it sounded a bit 'phlegmy'. I started to suspect something might not be right. He also seemed a little bit more listless. Tried to take his temperature but could not successfully do so as he kept fidgeting. (We did not have the ear thermometer at that point). Kendrick's appetite also started to drop this week when he refused to drink finish most of his milk feeds. But I guess it did not really occur much to me except that he's back to his milk rejection again.

By evening, I was convinced that we should bring him to the doctor as I did not like the sound of his cough. Fortunately we went. Kendrick was running a fever at 38.4 degrees. Doctor advised that it's a viral infection which meant that his fever could go up and down over the next few days. He had some phlegm stuck in his throat too which induces his cough. Got some medicine and we went home. Friday night was the hardest to go through - Kendrick certainly did not sleep well in the night. He took quite long to fall asleep and when he did, he woke almost every hour crying. Dear and I were rather tired by his irrational crying but it must only be because he was in great discomfort or pain. He finally slept longer after 2plus am and woke again at 6plus am crying slightly again. Felt that he was pretty warm so we quickly gave him another dose of paracetamol and sponged him. After that, Kendrick managed to fall back asleep till 9plus in the morning.

On Saturday, his fever continued to go up and down. But otherwise, Kendrick was pretty much ok, playing about and walking around in the house. He was like his usual self just that his voice seemed affected by the phlegm in his throat. Everyone in the family was really concerned about his bout of sickness! On Saturday night, he slept much better as the fever was much lower. By Sunday, he was much better and the fever seemed to come only once in the day. It was only the cough and phlegm that remains to affect Kendrick. Gosh, really pray that he will recover fast!! So sad to see him sick! He seemed to have lost some weight in just a few days.. :(

This episode has also shown me that it is not only tiring on the child to be sick, it is also tiring on the parents to have to shower the extra care and concern and comfort to the sick child. It is truly a learning experience for me and I admit that I still need to have more and greater patience with my son. Hope that Kendrick will recover well and gain back his appetite. Mummy and Daddy love you always....