Big Screen!!

Hey, is KJ here, I am 3 years old, and I am a big boy. Big boy does cool things, and among all the adventure, we tried watching movie this time!

I love the movie Cars, and I watched it so many time on my little DVD player until I can memorized everything!

So my papa decided to take me to a real movie!

We boys had a good time together!

and I got to see some of my friends up close!!

The screen is giant! And I love the pop corn too!

I had a little peeing drama in the cinema which my papa uses a bottle to solve, but we accidentally wet my underwear in the dark, and I was feeling insecure without my underwear, and started to get cranky, but papa manage to calm me down, and we finished the whole movie! After the movie, papa praise me for being a big brave boy, and asked me to choose a Cars toy, I took the King, and papa reward me with McQueen because I wasn't greedy and only ask for 1 toy.

I had a very nice day with papa, and that day I slept at 8pm, cause I was so excited and worn myself out!

Thank you for the Movie! ((:

Kai Ann and her eczema - NAET 101

Kai Ann been suffering with rashes and itch since birth, and we went through many ways to finally find out she is allergy to eggs. Recently her eczema got worst, and she scratched the back of her legs raw. It really brake our heart watching our pretty princess going through such horrible ordeal!

Hubby has got family history of allergy, and he too suffer from a lot of itch, this time round I am determine to find another solution which is seeking help via Homeopath. This term was introduced to me by meeting many travelers. I have met many parents who travel with their infants, and they went to places like India, mountains of Papua New Guinea with young baby like 4, 5 month old, and they all sworn by the homeopathy travel kit they carry with them. A good friend Libby also mentioned about the NAET method her homeopath uses on the patients.

So we came back and I did a shout out on Facebook, did not hear anything, a few people came back to me and provide me some contact, but non of them with recommendation, and I was worried and not too sure. Finally our best friend Synnee say my post and said she had a blog friend who has a daughter who suffer from eczema and saw this doctor at Tangkak, and through her we got the contact, and found more blog entries by other mommies about this doc.

We called immediately, drove 3 hours (1 hour was spent stuck in a jam near Nilai) and arrived Tangkak at 12:43pm (2 mins before the closed for lunch) managed to register, and went to the famous Tangkak Beef Noodle. After 2 bowls of beef noodle each (KJ included), we went to see this doc. I was very excited about this visit.

When we went into the doctor's office, Dr. Wong is a very pleasant man, soft spoken, not like those really famous doc I had been recommended who show the "I-know-what-I-am-doing-and-I-am-famous" and "You-r-such-a-lousy-parent-who-make-ur-child-sick" face. Before we went I sort of inform hubby about NAET method so he knew what to expect.

The doc had the child sitting on our lap, and let her hold a test tube with potential allergens in them, and we were to raise one arm and he will push the arm down, we were to resist the the push, but when the tub contain substance that the test tube holder is allergy to, the arm will not be able to resist the push from the doctor.

He has got basket and basket of test tube with all sort of things you can never think off. He will go through the allergen and finally when found, he will check the level of severity. There is a scale of 0-22, Kai Ann is allergy to egg, and it is the highest of 25! Kai Ann started screaming half way, and demanded to be carried by me, and wanted out, so we can't really continue any further, which is a shame, cause I suspect she has more.

Ronnie and KJ also got tested, and Papa is highly allergy to Yeast, and House Dust Mite, and KJ is to House Dust Mite, and Dog. It solved the mystery of Ronnie's itch and poxy spots on his back. Now we know that Vit-C contain yeast, and that is the cause of his outbreak whenever there is fly bug around and he started on Vit-C.

The doc gave them all drops, which is prepared by having a tube of saline, and with the substance you are allergy to next to the bottle, and have them spin really quickly to get the aura of the allergen into the water, and with a drop behind the tongue, it will slowly coax your body to build up immune system towards the allergen.

The fee is not cheap, but if it works, we don't mind!

For those who wish to give it a try:

Klinik Specialist Wong

No. 114, Jalan Payamas, Tangkak. Johor.

06-9781576

Clinic hour is 8am-12:45, 2pm-4.30pm Mon-Friday

It is very easy to find, take the exit at Tangkak, pay toll, turn right after toll to Tangkak town, you will enter the town, just go straight and you will see a police station on your left, the clinic is at the shop lot after the police station.

Will keep a picture blog on the progress of KA's eczema.

Roseola - Mama's entry on illness

KA had high fever for 4 days and nothing we did worked, and there was no other flu like symptoms like she usually had. After the 5th day of fever of average 38.9'c it suddenly stopped and follow by flat rashes all over her body. As we suspected KA had Roseola.

We had experience with Roseola when KJ was about 17 month old. But being inexperience and first time parents we freak out with the prolong fever, but was lucky that our pead advise us against anti-biotics because they all think it was viral infection and nothing anti-biotic could do about it! Yes I said they, because as I mentioned before we were new parents and were freaking out so we took KJ to 4 different doctors. Finally when the rash broke, and the last pead just sent us away and said, "Oh, it is Roseola, don't worry, it is the easiest of this family, like chicken pox and measles."

Now with KA, we were more relax, monitoring her fever, keeping her hydrate, and finally her fever fell, and rashes form, and we confirmed Roseola.

Relax. Don't panic!

Every time when the kids had fever we as parents will not be able to sleep at night. Worrying and getting ready to ER.

Here are some tips on Fever:

• Fever is a way to show that the body is doing some fighting, a low grade fever should not be too much of a concern, just keep monitoring the temperature, if it is between 38-39'c I generally let the body fight it without using paracetamol.
• drink a lot of fluid, I usually give 100plus without gas, or best if you can get coconut water.
• if the kids are active, not rejecting food (might not eat as much but still eating), they will be fine in no time.
• Fever over 39.4'c will required immediate attention, after sponging down, give them paracetamol, fever should go down shortly. After taking paracetamol, do not give another dose within 3 hours.
• Suppository is used only at night when necessary, and restrict to 4 per day!

I usually let the kids soak in bath tub longer, and they are happiest in there.

Good luck mama and papa!

with love,

KJ & KA's papa and mama

Kai Ann is 16 month Old

This is Kai Ann, and I have found words, and can compose some way of communication into somewhat call a sentence.

I can identify quite a few things, including my own body. I can give command, and do it very well to everyone. I am very fierce, and if you don't listen to me, I will bite!!

I love music, and will hum anywhere anytime when I am happy, and I will dance, and yes I can dance very well just like my grandma!

Physical development wise, I can run, and can climb up and down the chairs and to the table and onto the high chair and back out through the table, stopped and dance on the table, and climb back down from the chair. Something that my koko (big brother) still can't do as well as I can! :)

Oh, and my favourite thing is my mama's nen-nen, I sometimes call her nen-nen, not mama! hehe!

Ok, got to go now, the sound of BabyTV is calling me!

Breastfeeding my hyper-allergy baby - Mama's Entry

Breastfeeding has been a challenge with KJ, but being a determine cow, I succeeded and breastfed KJ to 16 month old, I stopped because I found out one day that I did not have any supply at all, and suspected it was due to my pregnancy with Kai Ann, and demanding little sister is taking all the supply to herself.

Breastfeeding KA was easy, at least I thought. Being an experience "cow" latching and supply was not a problem at all, she has been breastfed exclusively since. After 2 weeks, KA started to develop rash. Something we had experience with KJ before, only difference is, her rash didn't go away like the pead predicted, and continue to get worst. We seeked professional advise and all seems to think it is "milk rash" or "hormone rash". Finally a doctor told us the baby could be allergy to my breast milk! I was devastated when I heard that! I can't understand how can my baby be allergy to my milk? Isn't it developed especially for her? I felt so lost, and down, and at the same time blaming myself. I was given Isomil as a supplementary, but KA was determine to only want my breast milk, and rejecting the supplement, I continue breastfeeding her against all odds.

With some help from a dear friend Libby, we search the internet and decided to start an elimination diet, because we notice that some days she is fine and somedays there is a outbreak of rash. At first we cut off all allergy food like shellfish and nuts, she continue to develop rash, so we had to move to plan B, which is the total elimination diet: Eat only one kind of food for 3 days in a row. If no rash developed, that is "safe food", move on to the next type of food, and repeat the process. It was really bad news for mama, but I lost so much weight because of that and I am not complaining! :)

Finally we found the source of her allergy: Egg (highly allergy), raw cucumber and Jumbu Air. The last 2 was only found out when she started solid and we gave her cucumber and jumbu air. How bad is the reaction? If she touches eggs on her skin, it will blister like burn! She also reacted to margarine, but not butter.

If you have a hyper-allergy baby, you may want to try my method.

I am 3 years old!

Hello everyone, yes I am 3!!!!

I am so happy that I got a nice Buzzlightyear Cake for my birthday, and I also manage to blow all the candles all by myself!

We had 2 times celebrations, but both are very small ones, nothing fancy like my 1st & 2nd Birthday we are having just my ah kong, ah po, papa, mama, jiu-jiu, ah che, and ku po family. That is my small birthday in KL.

We went back to Sitiawan to celebrate with my yeh-yeh and mah-mah.

I got all my cousins celebrating with me, and I really love having 2 time blowing the candles!

I love the birthday song so much!

And blowing off the candles.
I love the cheese cake, but not the top part, just the cheese part. Mama, can you hurry up please?

Dancing Queen

My Little Dancing Queen.