Jay's Painful Episode

6th June 6008... The first time we rushed Jay down to KKH at night.

Other than he was having running nose the day before... there wasn't really much sign of distress. He was still cheeky and naughty as ever though he required me to sit next to him more often. Thus even after I msn Mark that Jay seems unwell, we decided that it was still alright for him to work late in the office.

He wasn't eating well the whole day, refusing his biscuits etc but did manage some porridge for lunch. But the nightmare begun when i offered dinner. Not only he cried, he repeatedly asked me to 'throw' his favourite rice away... I carried him to calm him down as he's crying hysterically and brought him to the kitchen. He chose to have grapes instead.. oh well, anything to fill his little tummy. But the crying session started again after he finished those grapes...

Sorry, but understand me a bit... while many felt that crying and clinging is a norm for toddlers, it's really not so in my family. My 2 Js hardly cry for more than 15mins even when they were ill or for Jem's case, hospitalised. So I truly felt that Jay was in some distress when he cried all the way till 10pm but I wasn't able to 'see' what exactly was hurting him. So despited no high temperature or obvious signs, I requested to go KKH once Mark reached home. We got a stressful ride cos little jay was still howling away or worse.. he's like drowsy, nodding off yet waking up to howl.

He's fine now... after a few dose of paracetamol and medication. The doc says he was in pain having viral infection somewhere and was too tired out by the time we reaches. Lucky in a way too that we went early cos she said that fever will come and ask us to be prepared with the medication. True enough at 2am, his temperature was rising. Imagine us rushing down to KKH at that wee hour if we wasn't prepared.

Haiz~ parenthood... We give thanks there's more sweet time then tough time. Thus it's our philosophy to play more and create more joyous moments so that such crying episodes seem so minimal.