Kellen The Majesty

30-05-2010 - Daddy & mommy brought Kellen boy to Vivo City for Sunday breakfast after morning swim at Mount Faber Safra. We had roti prata at the food republic and after the hearty breakfast, we shop around Vivo City. When we about to leave Vivo, we saw that at the atrium there was this Drypers Fair whereby the kids get to dress like the king and queen to take photo. So daddy and mommy registered Kellen to take part the photo taking session. Look his smile is so sweet.

Kellen Was Hospitalized In Early April - Febrile Seizures

At early April, Kellen had fever. Daddy and mommy sent him to Mount Alvernia Hospital A&E department as his temperature went up very high (T: 39°C) at granny's place. While waiting to see the doctor, he got into febrile seizure in mommy arm. His eye rolled back and the whole body shake like nobody business. Mommy was very scared at that moment....the mind went blank....luckily we were at the hospital. The nurses and doctor came out to help us. Kellen was immediately brought into the treatment room. He was on oxygen mask and pulse oximeter for monitoring. He lost conscious for quite awhile. Mommy and daddy were very sad. We accompanied him at the treatment room the whole time. After examination by the doctor, Kellen was ward for observation as he was running a high fever. In total, Kellen was ward for four days. It was the most difficult times for daddy and mommy cos we felt so sad to see Kellen to go through the horrible experience.


On the first day of hospitalization, the doctor had to put a plug on this hand just in case he need to be on drips. His whole left hand was wrapped up so he can't pull out the plug. He cried when the doctor insert the plug in his hand. Mommy was not allow to be with him during that time. Mommy was heart broken when she heard his cried.


The next few days were constantly monitoring his temperature as it kept going up and down. When he was not having any temperature, he asking grandma and mommy to bring out of his room to have a walk outside but when he was running temperature, he kept very quiet and kept wanting mommy and grandma to carry him around. If we put him in the bed, he would start to cry.



During the stays, he had to take a lot of medications. The second day of the stay, he had diarrhea and he was not take his diet well. Poor boy...



All thing came to the end at the four days of his stay, thanks goodness.... We have to constantly monitor in the future when he is running a temperature as his chance of going into a febrile fits will be higher.



This is one of the nurse in the ward that look after him during his stay.



Look at his sad looking face...

He started to feel better but look at his hand.....

Finally to see some smile on his face...

So what is Febrile Seizures?

Febrile convulsions are seizures triggered by high fever. They are the most common type of convulsion (occurring in 3 - 5% of children) and are generally harmless. The children are usually between 6 months and 6 years of age. It usually occurs with high fever at average of 39°C, but it can occur with any temperature when there is a sudden rise in temperature. The fever itself can be caused by an infection in any part of the body. Each febrile seizure usually lasts 1 to 10 minutes without any treatment.

Most of these children (60%) have just one febrile seizure in a lifetime. The other 40& have one to three recurrences over the next few years. Febrile seizures usually stop occurring by 5 or 6 years of age. They do not cause any brain damage, unless in exceptional cases where the seizure is unusually prolonged for more than half an hour. However, a few children (3%) will later have seizures without fever.

What can I do?

Reduce the fever

Bringing your child's fever down as quickly as possible will shorten the seizure. Remove your child's clothing and apply lukewarm washcloths to the face and neck. Sponge the rest of the body with tepid water. When the seizure is over and your child is awake, give him the usual dose of paracetamol or ibuprofen as prescribed. Encourage cool fluids.

Protect your child's airway

If your child has anything visible in his mouth, clear it with a finger to prevent choking. Place your child on his side or abdomen to help drain secretion. If your child vomits, help clear his mouth.

Emergencies

Call for medical attention if the febrile convulsion continues more than 10 minutes.

Common Mistakes in First Aid of Convulsions

During the seizure, don't try to restrain your child or stop the seizure movements. Once started, the seizure will run its course no matter what you do.

DON'T TRY TO FORCE ANYTHING INTO YOUR CHILD'S MOUTH. This is unnecessary and can cut his mouth, injury a tooth, cause vomiting, or result in a serious bite of your finger.

Don't try to hold his tongue. Although children may rarely bite the tongue during a convulsion, they can't "swallow the tongue".

Does my child need any long-term medications?

Anticonvulsants have side effects and febrile seizures are generally harmless. Therefore anticonvulsants are rarely prescribed unless your child has other neurological problems. Your physician will discuss this decision with you.

When should I bring my child to the hospital?

• First episode of febrile seizures (generally, children with first febrile seizures are admitted for observation).
• The neck becomes stiff.
• Your child becomes confused or delirious.
• Your child becomes difficult to awaken (usually child is drowsy immediately after a seizure).
• Your child starts to act very sick.
• Your child has more than one seizure in a day.
• Your child's seizure is prolonged (generally, get your child to hospital by the quickest route possible if the seizure is more than 10 minutes).

It is advisable that the child be brought for evaluation after each febrile seizure, even if there were previous episodes, so that a doctor can evaluate the exact cause of the fever.

Created by Dr Wong Chin Khoon.

Hope the above info will be helpful anyone.

Lunch @ Bugis Junction: New Restaurant Nando's

28-05-2010 - Daddy and mommy brought Kellen boy boy out for lunch at Bugis Junction. We went to try out the new restaurant Nando's.They are specializes in chicken dishes with either lemon and herb, medium, hot or extra hot peri-peri marinades.

This was what daddy and mommy ordered. The 1/2 chicken served with coleslaw and chips. The chicken was heavily marinated with lots of spices and herbs, lemon and tasted a bit hot.

This was what Kellen had. Daddy and mommy ordered the "The Little Grow Up" for Kellen. As what the photo had shown, it contained tender chicken strips with a wonderful sweet and sour sauce, potatoes wedges fried to perfection, a bowl of mixes fruits and one cup of orange juice. Nice......

Of course, the meal do come with a soup of the day with garlic breads. Need to mention that the soup is different from those we used to have in other restaurant. The cream chicken soup taste slightly spicy and once you start it, you just can't seem to stop. The breads are not the usual garlic toasted bread that always hard and crispy. These are crispy at the outside but soft and fluffy inside. It also smell delicious. You can see in the above photo, the breads were almost gone before mommy remember to take the photo.... We were SO HUNGRY.

Things to highlight, the restaurant was really packed with people.....so if you like to try out the chicken do go early.

These photos were taken before the foods were served. Mommy and Kellen patiently waiting for the food to come.

Kellen sitting in his baby chair waiting for the food to be serve.

He realised that mommy was taking his photo.

He was extremely happy.

Swimming Session @ Mount Faber Safra

16-05-2010 Daddy and mommy brought Kellen to Mount Faber Safra for a swimming in his new swimming suit that we had just bought for him on Saturday (15-05-2010). We had a lot of fun at the pool. At first Kellen was so afraid to go down the pool but after awhile he totally enjoyed the swim. We also bought for him the floating suit but it was kind of difficult to wear at first but we managed to put it on for him. When we about to leave the pool to wash up time, he cried and refused to go back, wanting to play more. He really enjoyed himself at the pool.

Long Time NO UPDates....HeeHee

It has been quite a long long time since our last update.....Kellen will be going to 2 yrs old soon in 3 months times....They said time flies.....It really does. He is more naughtier and more playful but lots of fun going on. We love all the moment with him.

Auntie Faye and uncle Robin's Wedding

16/05/09- Today is auntie Faye and uncle Robin's wedding....I have a lot of fun the whole day. Daddy and mommy dress me so smart for their wedding dinner.

大年初十五 - LAST DAY OF CNY - Day 15

09/02/2009 - Today is the last day of the CNY.....so happen to falls on a Monday when all adults are working, we had a simple dinner at grandparent's place followed by the 'yu sheng'. To mark this occassion, Daddy went to purchase the teochew 'yu sheng' from the Hung Kang restaurant where we had our Reunion dinner. Too bad cousin Anson and family are not joining us. We had the 'lao yu sheng' first then dinner. I too took part in the 'lao yu sheng' as showed in the attached pictures. I just held tight to my chopsticks while grandma did the action......FUNZ!!!!!!Got to wait for another year for this special occassion......By next year, cousin Anson and i will be running around , chase by Daddy & Mummy & Grandparents......it will be a lot fun next year......hahaha