down with flu

This morning Kate had a little bit of runny nose. But she insisted to go for school, so she went for rope-skipping CCA in the morning and continue for school afterwards. There was 2.5 hours between and Kate preferred to spend it at school.

Today Kate also had a class trip to supermarket. Some parents (include Mum) went along to help. The children had so much fun doing supermarket detective (they required to spot some foods that listed in their worksheets) and shopping (with shopping list). After came back to school, they had sandwich party at the canteen with the food and drink they have bought. When the party has over, they went back to their class. Kate looked fine and enjoying the trip, too.

Just about one hour after Mum left school, Mum's phone rang.

"Mum, I want to go home. I want to have a rest"

Kate's voice didn't sound good, so Mum went back to school to fetch her.

And here is Kate checking her temperature by putting the thermometer through her ompong.

stay-at-home holiday

This week Kate is having holiday. She has finished her first term in P1 and has done really well - even in chinese *whew* - as her teachers have told Mum last saturday.

The plan for this holiday was to go for swimming, picnic, Vivo City's playground, Palawan Beach, warehouse toy sale, and visiting friends.

Unfortunately Mum was not feeling well from Sunday morning - and as usual too "lazy" to see a doctor - but getting better with plenty of water and cranberry juice.

Kate had fever on Sunday afternoon. It was down on Tuesday but came back on Wednesday afternoon - not as high as earlier - and today, it was coming with cough and a bit of runny nose.

Luckily we have some books borrowed from library - Kate has 7 for herself.

capsule

Kate got capsuled-vitamin from grandma when we went to Jakarta last month. The dosage is two capsules each time. Kate is really fine taking any taste of syrup or powder medicine, but never try capsule or tablet.

First capsule ... she need about half glass of water before finally swallow it successfully. Second capsule ... another glass of water was not enough, even she threw it up. Gosh ... Mum was so worry this will make Kate doesn't want to take any capsule or tablet in the future.

Last week Mum started to give the vitamin by opening the capsule and taking the powder to mix it with water. But the powder wasn't dissolved at all in water, either hot or cold water. Luckily Kate was fine with it although with some complain in the beginning. She preferred taking the bitter powder instead of capsule.

Today, after taking the vitamin, Kate wanted to play with the empty capsule. After a while, she had an idea ... took a cup of water and tried to swallow the small part of the empty capsule ... and she did it ! ... then she had the other half.

Being excited with what she has achieved ... she took a new capsule and ... taking capsule is not difficult, is it ?

sleepover ... @ KKH

Yesterday, 2 pm -- Kate was not well. Mum took her to A&E KKH again. We were there 41 hours earlier and have stayed there for 4 hours till 1 am.

Kate was not very very bad, though. Still can walk slowly, but of course she preferred not to. Mum was so worried because Kate had diarrhea and vomiting for 45 hours, always throwing up everything she took. She looked so restless, so after seen by the doctor, Mum decided to keep her at KKH before she became worse.

Here is the MOST INTERESTING part:
Since our 2nd visit to A&E, which means since the beginning of this story, Kate doesn't vomit anymore. She even finished her 1st meal at ward successfully: 1 full bowl of porridge!

Now she's home, feeling much better, even though her appetite has not come back yet, and feel not as strong as usual. But hopefully she'll be back to normal on Monday so she can enjoy her busy day ...

What a sleepover it is ! !