Teeth Pointy Mouth Sharp
August 30, 2005 02:12PM (MYT)

Actually, I agree with Aunt Joanne, I really dont know if you babies are going to read this when u grow up, but I am just writing to satisfy my desire. I suppose you will only read this when u have your own babies...

When I arrived home, I saw you(Reeve) sleeping in the kojong, although your face is not as round as last week, I recognize that, it is the same boy that greets me with a loud chuckle each time I come back from anywhere. You look better today, less phlegm, the cough is not so consistent and most importantly, you are smiling once again. I picked you up, spoke to you, fed you some water with vitamin c using your favorite piyo-piyo spoon. You grabbed my hands and wanted to drink from the cup instead. Greedy…

Went for dinner with Renee darling at Oriental House together with “3 suk”(ya-ya’s 3rd brother) and other family members. When Renee saw “3 suk”, she called him from far “3 suk kung” and referred to the rest as uncles, aunties or po-po, kung-kung. “3 suk” was so happy to hear her voice; she kept calling her “kwai mui jai”. Your je-je not only knows how to steal hearts, she is a good “tai keok yau”.

She told “3 suk kung” that she remembered what he had bought for her the last time he came back from HK and Guangzhou. She even pointed out the pieces of garments and accessories correctly, then “3 suk” tested her by pointing at the Hello Kitty bag she was carrying and asked:-

Q: “lei ko, 3 suk kung mai, hai ng hai?” (this one, 3 suk buy for you is it)

But je-je, shook her head, looking irritated she replied :-

A: “ng hai la, lei ko HK kung-kung mai kah”, (referring to Fai kung-kung from HK)

Everyone laughed…

She saw “3 suk kung” place was plateless, so she got him a clean plate from the next table and placed it in front of him…”nah, pei lei” (nah, give you)

She shared her 100+ with “3 suk kung”, she told him “lei mou yum sai ok” (you don’t finish it ok), later he lied to her saying he had finished it, she looked at him and said “yau mou kau cho?” (Literally means you got make mistake ah)…

Reached home at 11pm, mami slept early with sailo and tonight he slept so well, no turning, no tossing and no noise, just snors. Babee has repeatedly called me to check on you two's health. He miss u puppies so much...

Waiving High
August 26, 2005 02:10PM (MYT)

This morning, Reeve, you woke up as early as 7.15am, you stood up next to the air purifier and started turning the knobs. You turned your focus to babee as he said something to me but I have forgotten what? Too sleepy…
You then continued doing what you were doing but this time sang…you called for the both of us, but no one actually responded to you, so you tried to climb on to our bed.

Then you “Clap Clap Hand” to catch our attention. It doesn’t always work baby, it is 7.20am in the morning…

Babee got up after all the wrecking u did, he made you milk, but you did not finish. Then it was my turn to bath, when I returned you were already stolen by kakak to the balcony to watch birds. I got dressed, kissed you goodbye and approached to the car where babee and Abang Azli was already waiting. I looked up to the balcony and there you were Waiving High at me!

I was stunned on how you knew to do that especially with no assistance. Kakak was so proud of you and MM was shouting to Kakak Eko to come see you. Just a small stunt and it generated everyone’s attention at home. Babee also waived rapidly at you, while I called out your name from outside the house.

Then babee asked Abang Azli “kenapa tak jalan?”, he replied “tak berani la, belum habis by-bye lagi” Hehehe so funny, even he is afraid to drive off without babee saying it is over. Such an occasion!

I know Aunt Christine must think that we mothers are crazy to blog all these small details down, but when you have your own baby one day you will know the importance and pride of dating these auspicious moments. By the time they are 25 or 32, I will not remember at what age they called “pa-pa” and when they first walked…

THAT IS WHY:-

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK (AGAIN) AUNT JOANNE FIRST FOR INTRODUCING AUNT CHRISTINE TO ME AS A FRIEND AND TO RAYERN'S JOURNAL FOR A GOOD LAUGH AND TO BOTH THESE WONDERFUL LADIES FOR SETTING-UP THIS EVIDENT AND MEANINGFUL THING CALL "THE BLOG" FOR US. Cheerio!

- I love you…you love me, we are happy family, with a great big hug and kiss from me to you, won’t you say you love me too -

Renee Falls Down
August 24, 2005 11:07PM (MYT)

Mami is such a failure, a mother of two and I still can’t take good care of both my precious. Two days ago Reeve fell down from the bed and last night at 11 plus pm, you fell down also from mami’s bed and hit the cupboard. You bled quite a bit because it had hit the corner of the eyebrow. We were all so scared, babee and I carried you to the nearest 24 hours clinic to clean up the wound. We went to Brickfields, all were closed, headed to Bangsar, none was open, then straight to Taman Desa, but everything was just not opened! By then it had stop bleeding, so babee examine you again and said it’s just a small tear. T h a n k G o d…

We reached home, as there was no more Dettol in the house, babee used Listerine mix with water and dap it on to your wound to clean it up, then applied antiseptic cream and bandaged you properly (during times like these, babee will always know what to do...he is such a McGuyver).
All this time, ah-mi darling was crying and yaya was so worried that it may leave you a scar. I just could not talk…I feel so, so, so guilty…even right yup till now as I am writing.

I was changing you in to pajamas and was about to carry you down to ah-mi’ room to sleep when I asked you give babee a good night kiss and you crossed both legs, lost balance and slipped from the bed with no support. Oh my god…I just should not have…

I did not cry, but I have such bad heartaches. You were still so talkative in the car, you told babee that you just came back from dinner with Aunty Yuri and Otosan. You danced, drank green tea and ate green tea ice cream…it soothes my heart to hear that you still remember recent happenings. You ask ah-mi why she was crying and answered yourself is it because Renee tung-tung ah? I showed you to the mirror, you “eeewww” and said “mami next time I don’t want naughty already ok”…baby it is not you, it was mami who was negligent, I did not ensure your safety. These periods are babies crucial months, just pray that you and Reeve will cruise through these few years safely and soundly...

Thank You - God again, that you are ALL RIGHT now.

I AM SORRY…

Reeve Falls Down
August 22, 2005 11:36PM (MYT)

Mami spent practically the entire day at work to update your blogs and also to read both aunt joanne and aunt christine’s entries. During our usual MSN session I was told that Riviera may be haunted as aunt Joanne had seen a black figure passing in front of the TV area that Sunday morning. But whatever that was, it is over now and thank god no one was affected.

I arrived home at 5.15pm and as I opened my house door, I was greeted by a not so smiley boy, I made funny faces and tickle him but still a very minimal smile was on his face.
Reeve…what happened to you?
Still not feeling good is it?

Then Kakak said “dia jatuh” so I asked from where, she said from mami’s bed, that is not so bad as compared to your cot as it is higher. I asked her how come she did not use the monitor on you. She said she had asked Ah Ku to inform her when you wake up as he was just in front of the computer. Then ya-ya came down to explained further that no one heard you, coz you did not make any noise and you fell back down on the carpet, thank god not head down…so sum tung…mami did not blame anyone because I know all at home loves you so much and no one could bear to hurt you intentionally.

I brought you to my room to watch my Tai Lui Fah, but you were crying non stop looking at the door, so I went downstairs with you and once you saw your kakak, you wanted her to carry. She did not succeed either as by the time she carried you, you cried again looking at the main entrance. Then kakak said that you missed ah kung la…usually this time in Melaka, Ah Kung would bring you out for a stroll to see birds and tadpoles. Oh poor baby…missing ah kung…

I put you to sleep and cook porridge for you. I called your ah-mi darling to find out where was Renee, she had brought her to her friends house for pot luck till night. So we waited for you to get up, changed you in to a nice red Polo T and brought you to Bangsar Village. You were so happy in the car, you sang, smiled and was so busy looking at each and every car that passed you. We put you into je-je’s McLaren and you just sat there like a bear, so quiet and obedient. Many passersby played with you, there was a baby girl that came from behind to hug you and sniffed your head, but later she took your rattle away…bad girl..hahaha

I still feel sum tung over the afternoon nap incident, but ya-ya said it is good that you were still smiling and crying, normal reaction…

On the way back, you made funny faces like Rayern, closed both eyes and grinned but without teeth. You used the bolster to cover your face then laughed yourself. Each time you come in to contact with the bolster, you tend to do the "shark attack look"
You called ba-ba again in the car, picked up the remote control and put it in your mouth, you sucked your tiny fingers till they are really wet and wiped it on my face...yuks...

Your teeth are still not out yet, why is it taking so long?

We reached home and mami fed you the porridge then changed you and you slept…

Good night bb..

Je-je arrived home only at 11pm, I gave her a quick shower, changed her and made her milk.

MM told ah-mi that you had a fall, she was so stunned as she felt guilty that she was not at home to "safe" you. I know deep down she is angry with Ah Ku for being so careless. Then she told me that the both of you have been crying profusely the entire day and that is why she had brought je-je out to kai-kai to cheer her up. Then I asked her could it be 7th month...she scolded me for saying wrong things at wrong hours...

After drinking milk, je-je told me what happened in Cheong Po-Po’s house today. She said she ate with ko-ko and je-je, but doesn’t know their names, later they all watched Madagascar together too. Then she said that ah-mi darling “ta mah jeok wo”.
Later when asked what else happened, je-je said she poo-pooed today in Cheong Po-Po’s house and the kakak there had washed her bum-bum.
All the Po-Po’s there liked her so much, as claimed by ah-mi. There were 6 of them and all took turns to kiss and hug her.

They invited je-je there again next week and Cheong Po-Po asked "can you stay here tonight" but je-je replied "no la, I sleep with ah-mi darleng tonight la"

Small details
August 18, 2005 10:29AM (MYT)

Over the days and weeks I have noticed small details of you taking the following action:-

Each time you come back home, before reaching, you will ask for the remore control to open the gate, after getting in, you close the gate, get down and walk over to Chickpea(our golden retriever who is a head taller than you now) to pat him on his head and say "you good boy ha, drink your water boy - I love you"

Each time we pass Eastin Hotel, you would point to that building and say "Sailo". At first we did not understand why you say that, but later Mann-Mann pointed out that Reeve had his fullmoon here. Oh wow..baby you are so observant. I bet you didn't know that this is the same place where mami met your babee.

Mann-Mann always compliment on your clothing - how nice your pants and tops are and how she wished she would be younger now to fit in those clothes. Everytime she ask you "Renee mami buy from Jusco ah?" then you would reply her "no la, MNG la"....you know you really kek sei her...she just flips

Each time mami change you and make you pee before going kai-kai, you would ask me - "mami ngo liu mei? you don't have pampers wo"...Don't know to laugh or what?

Last 3 weeks, babee brought us to see the Sunway driving range, as we drove down there, you said "Aunty Yuri, Mann-Mann, Ah-Mi darleng, Allan ko-ko see monkey and crocodile wo"...then I remembered that once, sometime in the last 2 months Aunty Yuri picked you all up from home to go eat BKT , but met Allan Phoon mid way and so you all ended up in Sunway Petting Zoo. Allan ko-ko carried you around to see the animals...You have such amazing memories...

Best of all was when I ask you "Renee, where is mami's baby? You would point at my stomach and say "Rayern ah"...then i would correct you "No darling, Raine not Rayern...you furiously reply "NO"..baby call Rayern!

Renee's Song Book
by reneereeve on August 16, 2005 10:39AM (MYT)

ROW ROW A BOAT (BARNEY)
Row Row Row Your Boat
Gently Down The Stream
Merrily Merrily Merrily
Life Is Like A Dream

I LOVE YOU (BARNEY)
I love you
You love me
We are happy family
With a great big hug
Coming from you to me
Won't you say you love me too...

CHAI CHAI SENG (WAH KOH)
Ngo Tei, Chai Chai Seng
Jun Ko Heng
Tai Kah Yat Chai Yum Seng...

BA BA BLACK SHEEP (AUNT AUDREY)
BA BA Black Sheep
Any any wool,
Yes sir yes sir tji pek full

3 JE LAO FU (AH MI DARLENG)
3 Je Lao Fu, 3 Je Lao Fu
Pau Te Kuai, Pau Te Kuai
1 Je Mei You Yen Jing
1 Je Mei You Yer Tou
Jen Chee Kuai...

KE REN LAI (AH-MI DARLENG)
Ke Ren Lai, Ke Ren Lai
Ba Ba Pu Jai Jia
Wo Jing Ke Ren Sien Cho Sia
Jai Jing Yi Pei CHAAAAAA....

TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR (KAKAK DILAH)
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
How I Wonder What You Are
Shortcut- Like A Chan Mann In The Sky
Finish...

SAILO TIT LOK HANG KUAI (Brother fall into the drain)

CICAK CICAK (KAKAK DILAH)
Cicak cicak di atas diding
Diam diam....something, something...
I dont know the lyrics..indonesian song...

chai chai seng...chun ko hing

by reneereeve on August 15, 2005 10:47AM (MYT)

We arrived Rayern's house and you were so excited to see them. U showed off to Aunt Joanne your slipper and when she asked you who bought it for you...u replied "mami la from Bung Kok"
We sat on the floor to segregate the clothings, who gets what, why but this and how much is it all! Generally Aunt Joanne was happy with the things that I bought for Ern and for her. Ok, that makes me happy too that people are happy with my choise.
So we then went for a lovely yet light dinner at Aman Suria at the expence of Uncle Jeff.
On the way back from the restaurant, Renee u started singing "Chai-chai seng, jun ko heng, tai kah yat chai YUM SENG"...hahaha it was so funny, Uncle Jeff asked me was that the song that yaya always sing when he drinks. I said yes and this is the first time I am hearing you sing too...wow...4 days away from you and u sang a new song? When i asked you who taught you that - u replied "ah mi- darleng la"
Aunt Joanne then translated your words to Uncle Jeff again..."oh..her leng lui po-po taught her"
We dropped them off at their house and as soon as i closed the car door, you cried as you wanted to go down to play with Ern somemore. The entire journey home, you did not talk to us as you were angry with me for not going to Ern's house. When we reached home you forgot about the anger as I conned you with more gifts, I personally like the blue boots alot and you too was wearing it the whole night to dance and walk around.
I slept at 10pm sharp and left you with babee, I could not even get up when ah-mi came in to the room to ask us to drink bird's nest.
Sorry ah-mi, I will catch up with you again tomorrow night ok...your daughter needs her beauty sleep now...night-night...

Sibling Love
August 10, 2005 10:00AM (MYT)

9th August 2005 - I placed both your brother and you together in the cot last night so it is easier for me to monitor while u guys play. As I was busy selecting what to bring to work the next morning and taking out things I do not need from my bag, I noticed that both your hands were on sailo's face rubbing his cheek forward and backward, somehow in a circular motion till his eyes could not be seen.
He stood there obediently for you to mould, u laughed as you continued to rub his face, he chucckled each time when his cheek is too high up blocking his eyes. You took his hands and used it to cover his own eyes and played peek a boo with him.
You knock your forehead against his, you taught him how to knock you back by pulling his head closer to yours. Slowly you make sure his forehead touches yours and you released your hand. He laughed again...
He held on to the side of the cot firmly and you held his chest from the back and jump together. You wanted to carry him but when you looked at me then you said to sailo - "mami said cannot carry you yet you know"
You would crawl in the cot and he would follow, you stick your bud up and he sticked his as well. Both of you would laugh at one another's silliness. You hugged him from behind when he was near the edge, you used your arms to pressed him down when he was crawling faster than you. He turned back to see where his sister was hiding and you surprised him from under the duvet. Both laughed again...
Without realising yourself, at times you would kiss and sniffed the back of his head and after doing so, you gently wipe away any left over saliva...so cute
At one point, you picked up a bolster and wacked it on his back, he laughed and tried snatching the bolster from you, you surrendered it but then picked up another pillow to smack his head...so rough but not harmful
He pooed while playing, I brought him out to change, you sweet darling picked up his dirtied diaper and wanted to throw it in the dusbin. I told you its ok, mami will do it, then you replied, "smelly la". You brought him toys to play so it will be easier for me to change him...so clever. After all that you brought me wetwipes to wipe my hands and said "mami wipe hand la, got poo-poo wo"...u r so cute and sweet
It was near to 10.10pm when I saw him rubbing his eyes and searching for his bolster. I brought you down to ah-mi darleng's room and you continued playing there with her. I then went upstairs to check on sailo, he was standing in his cot, this time crying, I gathered that he wants his sister back there with him. I tried to comfort him for a long-long time, but failed. I brought him down to ah-mi's room again, this time I heard you and ah-mi singing chinese songs. As i opened the door, you shouted "ah, sailo, come-come" and your brother kicked his legs for approval. Once again both of you re-united...
At 10.30pm, once again I brought Reeve back to the room as Desperate Housewives has already started! He still did not want to sleep, so I allowed him to stand and walked by the cot as I watched my most awaited series. After 15 more minutes he finally slept beside me.
"Pheeeww" I get to watch DH in peace.
This morning he got up sharped at 7.30am, I made him milk, he finished it and usually he would go right back to sleep after 7.30's milk session. But - No! He wanted to play and not with me but with YOU - RENEE! Cried and cried, pointing at the door, I brought him down to kakak and when we passed ah-mi's room, he looked at the door.
He played for a good 15minutes with me in the room, then went downstairs to eat with ah ku, he fed him "pau".
It is during times like this when I really feel like having another kid...so that you will have more than one brother or sister to be with when we are no longer around...10th August 2005

August 9, 2005 10:17AM (MYT)

My sweetheart - 9th Months Old Today
this morning babee left at 6.30am to the airport. You woke mami up at 6.45am to play. i thought you wanted to drink milk, i prepared but u turned it away. u cried when i put you down to the cot, then when i carried u, u placed your tiny little botak head on my shoulder. u looked sleepy but u tried to open your eyes to look around you, it was as if u knew babee was not there on your 9th Month old day. u cried somemore when i placed u next to me, then i heard you poo-pooed in your diapers...i knew that was the reason why u wanted me to carry.
i changed u, wiped and applied a thick layer of cream on ur bum as i noticed that the areas around the anus was blistered and red...poor baby...the excretion had caused the soar on the bum-bum...
i placed u back into the cot and u climbed up to see what's outside the window...u sang and baby talked for a while until your jut-jut fell on the carpet. you turned to look at me and mummbled something unclear like "cjet-cjet" and pointed down towards the pacifier. so cute...just as if u knew the pronunciation but just could not say it clearly...such a clever boy.
u smiled at me as u climbed, u kept turning back to see if i was there...at around 7.40am, u yawned so i brought u down to the kojong and u slept right a way in it.
(by the way, i can feel that u r lighter than your usual self this morning, after so much of excretion and water losses...i can understand...dont worry baby, it will all be over in matter of days..mami ho sum tung ah...)
Mami slept for another 40 minutes and proceeded to work after that...

Its a Beautiful Sunday - Pa Pah
August 7, 2005 11:39PM (MYT)

All of us got up on this Beautiful Sunday morning getting ready to go back to KL. We all then proceed for breakfast, AhKung carried Reeve all the time as Reeve was feeling drowzy and sleepy from the medication. Renee went around the table to kiss everyone in Melaka goodbye and each of them gave her a mentos...hahaha. Aunt Gladys did not give Renee her mentos as promised after Renee kissed her, then renee said "after crocodile bite you ha"..they laughed and confirmed that she is extremely responsive and cheeky.
By noon we were already in KL. I went for BKT with yaya, ah mi together with Renee while babee attended gym. Reeve slept again at home...poor baby still purging.
After lunch aunty sandy asked to go 1Utama to meet up for coffee. I called aunty Joanne to go KLCC earlier but there was no responce so I brought Renee home as she wanted to watch Barney, so we exchanged for Reeve to come out shopping with us at 1U instead. I changed Reeve into a nice pink -checked shirt with jeans, on the way there Reeve was so facinated with the cars outside, motorists and trees as we passed. We got to 1U, we saw aunt Melanie, sandy uncle johnny, jason tham, david, billy, cy and alex. Uncle Billy carried u to repair his car remote for a good 15 minutes. Mel and Johnny commented on how cute u r and said that u looked exactly like one of those lil' monk from Shaolin. U didn't let Mel carry, but allowed all the uncles to carry??? she was upset, is it bcoz she is not preety enough?
U dozed off again after 1 hour, so peaceful and easy for me to have my coffee. We chatted till 6pm and babee asked to leave 1U to go get u some Isomil to clear your purging. On the way back to KL, you stood by the dashboard, i pointed at the birds and u giggled so loudly. U were so amased with those flying objects, u lifted ur head so high up, u suddenly looked at babee and called "pa-pah". He aswered you rapidly without any hesitations...should see the look on his face...simply FLABBERGASTED! noone has said anything to make him that happy since April 2003....when renee called him for the first time...
From then, the journey home was all the way "pa-pah"..."pah".."pa-pahpah"...with so much of enthusiasm and each time smiling broadly looking at babee to say "Yes Darling Boy" ...Babee asked me how come both of you started calling him first and not me, I was not jealous sweetheart...infact I was the one who taught you two how to call him...
Night falls...we went 4 dinner at Taman Desa with Aunt Julie, Sandy, Uncle Johhny and Simon. This time with Renee, as Reeve needs to be home to take his bath and play with ah mi. Aunt Julie said that Renee is so mature and she kept asking Jaylyn not to make so much of noise and misbehave. Jaylyn started crying loudly when Uncle Johnny scolded her again for throwing rice on the floor. Renee, u pointed at her and said "you see, i told you adi, your baba beat you ha"
Then Jaylyn sprinkled water on babee's leather key pouch and Renee - you remove the pouch from her hand and said "cannot, this one babee's one ah, wet-wet how? She continued doing so, you were irritated and this time you raised your voice to tell her the same thing again...so funny...
As we walked to the car, Aunty Sandy gave me a Mickey Mouse plastic bag containing Gerber foods for Reeve, instead of me thanking her, Renee - you did. "Aunty Sandy pei ngo ka? mickey mouse bag, hou leng ah, thank you ha aunty sandy"...
I am so worried that you are such a sweet talker now and when you grow big, you would be an introvert. As people always say, kids would be the opposite from how they are when grow old. Please God...do not let my Renee become an introvert and keep her like how she is now...

Teething Day2...

Teething Day2...
August 3, 2005 11:24AM (MYT)

Thank you Aunt Christine for postings those lovely pictures that Aunt Joanne had taken for us and emailed the next day. U both are such efficient and "tai sek" aunties...i love u both...i will repay you by "kauwing ur daughters when i grow older la"
Sweetheart, this is the 2nd day that u r having fever already. It is inconsistent but repetitive. U did not sleep well last night, u turned and tossed but did not cry. Before sleeping at 10pm last night, babee used his wet cloth method on u again to cool u down. your temperature (37.7*) went down yesterday after noon but rised again at around 8pm. Despite the discomfort u were still so quiet - like a 6 weeks old golden retriever, u drank like normal, slept like normal and manja like normal - u managed to smile a little, u reached for me to carry when i came back from work. You are such a sweet boy, just like Devin.
Babee's consultant - Mr Wong Wai Peng, said there is no need to worry as ur temperature is so low compared to his son (39*) and daughter(40*)...when i heard that, i told myself, i am not taking those chances man! He must have gone mad to allow that to happen...i remember aunt Sandy (6 half months pregnant now) told me, each time jaylyn's temperature reaches 38*, she will immediately insert her bum-bum with the tablet to bring the temp down right a way. So far, I have not used it on both u and ur sister as i my hands would start to shake just by the tot of that.
There is an Oilpalm fire near Cyberjaya, that is why the haze is so bad these 2 days. Babee said we should not bring u anywhere as u may feel more lethargic. I agree. I just want u to get over this period as quick as possible, eventhough u don't give us any problem, u don't cry and u don't throw ur tantrums but I know deep inside u are burning and very uncomfortable as those lil' teeth are trying to pierce thru ur tiny pink gums...
Mummy is looking very tired today and yesterday, it is not bcoz of u being sick or anything (remember u don't give me a hard time), it is b'coz I am still recuperating from last weekend's havoc schedule. I was too tired to tell u that we actually went back to ern's house on Sunday again for Renee and Belen to swim, but this time w/o you. Orelse I would blame myself for causing u to have fever over such hectic routines.
After the swim, aunt Sandy, uncle Johnny and jaylyn called my h/p to say that they are coming over for dinner. I was once again trashed, but still agreed to join them as I have not seen Aunt Sandy for a few weeks. The next night I had wakes to attend and yesterday, I brought Renee to MV to get some stuffs...This morning, i look like a vampire...pale and bloodless. with dark eye circles as well.

Teething Time!
August 2, 2005 11:26AM (MYT)

yesterday morning as i was walking in to the office at around 9.15am, my colleagues had greeted me with an uneasy smile. i sat down, switched on my pc and approached Suns to check where Guna was this morning. He informed me that Guna's mother had passed away and he had just received a call from her at around 8.30am. So, we all went for the funeral wakes after work at around 8pm. I only managed to leave Klang at 10pm, had supper and reached home close to midnight. (11.30pm)
i told babee not to let me see you two first as us Chinese believes that our body is "unpleasant" after wakes and funerals. i immediately took my shower, changed all my clothes + undergarments, washed my watch and earring before entering the room to hold you two. I came into the room there was only you there - Reeve, Renee was obviously out partying again! I held you and you were unusually warm, not the sort of warmth that mothers get from their offsprings - but u were having fever!
I used the thermometer on you and it showed 36.8. So, I thought it was me over-reacting again. Then I called yaya's h/p to see where he had brought ur sister to this time. He picked up the call and said he was in front of my room - "open the door la". So, I opened the room door and there I saw my other quarter - Renee Yap Ynn. U preety, preety lil' thing, i missed u so much today...where have u been? i asked. She replied - "Renee go yum seng ahh..with yaya and ah ku and all my dad's friends name...
I gave her a quick wash, changed and made her feed within 8mins as I was already thrashed by then. She made me so happy by saying "mami, Renee wan oin-oin with ah-mi darleng tonight wo". So i sprung up and left her in ah-mi's room to check-in to my room instead.
At around 1.45am, Reeve, u made a little noice, moved alot and finally cried out loud. I touched your forhead again and this time it was burning! The thermostat indicated 37.7, I had a shock, babee got a pail of water, put half a block of ice in there and he carried u and drenched your forehead with the wet but cold cloth. Thank god, you were so calm and coorperative. U did not struggle at all, just nestled calmly in his arms and let him did whatsoever to u. You looked as weak as a strand of vegetable, i had changed by then, coz i wanted to bring u to the doc.
When we tested again before going, the temperature had reduced to 36.8 again. Babee did not let you sleep, he kept drenching your forehead as he said this is the fastest and most effective way to bring the temperature down. Durig other times, he may seem careless and negligent, but when it comes to times like these, he is very meticulous, precise and he just know what to do.
Slowly, u fell asleep and from time to time he checked on you and when morning came, babee got up a lil' later that usual - only at 7.30am to work. He carried u for a good 1 hour and monitored you the entire night while i K.O. He gave a peck on your forehead, sniffed u and rubbed ur petite hands to ensure u were alright...what a sweet daddy u have...awwww
U woke up at 8.30am and did not seem your usual self. U did not smile that much, like Rayern - no greetings but mami can understand...u r not feeling well ma...
I fed u strawberry flavoured fever medicine and u liked it...shortly after that mami left for work. So cham, my baby is sick and his mami had to go to work...but i will be coming home early today to see u ok. While ah ku was driving me to work this morning(no car coz babee had driven the Volvo), he mentioned that it could be due to the way kakak sweeps the floor, that is how u got sick...but i believe that it is because my little boy is growing to become a bigger boy now - he is teething!
Happy Teething Day Darling! (i know it is a torture, but this is part and puzzle of growing up ma bb...think on the bright side, with these teeth, u can bite people when they snatch your biscuit (hmmm..who can that be), chew "kai pei" and not only that, u can also give chicks "curry chicken" as well. U see, so usefull.
Reeve Yap Keyn - 2nd August 2005