Outings

With Kendrick's HFMD cleared, we took some time to bring him on some outings since it was the National Day long weekend. On National Day itself, we headed to Marina Bay Sands Hotel as my Aunt's family had booked a room there for the weekend. My family and all came by to watch the parade on TV and also the fireworks from the hotel room. It was a city view so the fireworks were spectacular at eye level!! Kendrick enjoyed himself too running around in the room and looking at the city view from the glass windows.

Family shot in the hotel room

We visited the Sky Park too which was crowded with people that day

The Infinity pool that was on the sky park was also packed with people who were waiting to watch the fireworks and fighter planes fly past

The next day, we brought Kendrick for some play time at Polliwogs. He enjoyed himself better than the first time we brought him there, and it was only towards the end when he really let go and 'shouted' out loud as he slide down some of the slides many times. I guess this boy still needs a lot of encouragement before he really dares to venture off by himself! There were only certain parts of the maze that he dared to go over and over again by himself. Anyway, we had fun that day and I had the chance to happily eat my Japanese food at Waraku which was next door :)

End of HFMD (7 Aug 2010)

I was so happy when Kendrick's HFMD finally cleared by the end of the week! Really so thankful that his case was a rather mild one - with 2 or 3 mouth ulcers at most and just some rashes/spots on his hands and feet. Other than that, he was a rather happy and cheerful boy all week, eating and playing his toys even though he was mainly confined to home.

Right after his illness was over, we had to clean up the place and his toys too and change his bed sheet, etc. Despite all that work, I'm just so happy that I can hug and kiss him again - missed doing that the whole week!!

Kendrick making some funny poses...

HFMD

It's been quite a while since I blogged about my dear Kendrick's development. I guess it's the lazy Mommy effect at work! Nevertheless, now that I'm doing so, I'm sad to say that Kendrick is down with HFMD! It started last Friday night when I suddenly noticed the spots on the palms of his hands while brushing teeth for him. I checked his feet too and saw a couple more spots and immediately, I suspected it might be HFMD. That night felt terrible as I was rather worried, so couldn't sleep well either. The next day, we brought him to the PD and she verified it was indeed HFMD. There was nothing much we could do except to let the virus run its course. If he had fever, then just give him fever medicine. He had 1 mouth ulcer at that point of checking, so hopefully it does not get too bad in the next few days.

Generally, I would say Kendrick's situation seem fairly mild. Yes, he has rashes on his hands and feet, but not much fever and he's quite cheerful, playing his toys etc. The only difficult part is for us as Parents to help keep things clean. We had to clean up this toys and also constantly ensure that we wash our hands and keep hygienic if we touch him or the things that he played with. Thankfully, I have some friends who experienced this with their kids, so got some advice from them as well! Gosh...couldn't quite believe that I have to go through this. But with kids, I guess anything can happen?!

Well, I really hope that Kendrick will recover fast... I really long to hug and kiss him and tell him everything's going to be ok! It's so painful to have to restrain some of this closeness for the time being...especially when Kendrick wants to hug me voluntarily.... :(

Kendrick, we'll fight this virus together! Mommy and Daddy love you lots....