Gong Xi Fa Cai…

~ GONG XI FA CAI ~
Wishing everyone a smooth sailing dragon year…

Nicole’s Ultrasound & Blood Test…

Yes, blood test again… :’(
Her high fever episodes kicked in again and Grandaunt GL (her paed) started her on Augmentin, and did a blood test…

When she was checking, I realized that she was paying more attention on certain part and was repeating and repeating the check… True enough, she called for a liver function blood test as she say she felt something… She knows I’m a worry pot, so she always takes care of the worries herself and only inform us when necessary… Though she said it was most probably nothing, she still made a call, and sent us for an ultrasound in a nearby clinic…

So there, 12 Jan 2012 also marks Nicole’s first ultrasound in life…

What was the result?
It was all in doctor’s terms, but what I understood was that her liver is a bit bigger than normal and is a finger ‘breath’ (??) lower, but all other organs were fine… The doctor is say that there should not be any worries…

My aunt’s say?
That we will wait for the function test results tomorrow…

The little girl’s reactions to everything? She didn’t cry when blood was taken, she didn’t cry when doc was doing the ultrasound for more than probably 10 or 15 minutes… But she cried when Grandaunt GL put on plaster for her, asking for it to be removed…

Rachel’s First Day in 6yo Class…

Before the holidays, Rachel said “I wish holiday would be shorter, I wanna go to school”…
My reply to her then was, “I hope you’ll say this when school reopens”…

As I thought, when I reminded her that school is starting soon and she’ll be in 6yo class, with many of her classmates from 5yo, her instant reaction was a sulk and “I don’t feel like going to school anymore”…

How did it go on the first day?
I think she was part excited about going back, with new bag and new water bottle (from Christmas) and seeing her friends again… She complained a little about being sleepy and was a little slow in getting ready, but still gave me a big smile all the way…

She only complained 1 time… Right in front of her new class when I told her to go in… Hugged me and said “I want you to come in with me, I don’t know where to put my bottle”… Of course I did not, and told her to go find out herself… After that, she forgot about her mother standing outside the door (and the mother forgot about the daughter in the class, busy chit-chatting with other mothers)… She even accompanied a classmate to toilet when the classmate couldn’t tell the teacher, and came to get tissue from me because classmate wanted to pass motion, and accompanied her in the toilet (until i took over and told her to go back to class)…

I would say, it was a good start, a breeze, considering how she was the past 2 years…
*fingers crossed* I hope this will continue…

p/s :  She did whine a little saying she wanted to stay home… Had a talk, telling her that I know she enjoys school, but I also understand that she wants to be home with MeiMei… But if she choose not to go school, she’ll loose out the fun in school with her friends and the chance to learn… So the wiser option is half day at school and half day with MeiMei, this way she gets both… She seem to understand, so lets hope it’s not just an act…

p/p/s : 2nd day of school update… She complained about being sleepy, but wasn’t too much… After we left for work (called back to ask the maid), she cried a little saying she don’t wanna go school… Maid told her, fine lar then don’t go… But after a while, she told the maid, “Kakak, I want to go school”…