Fever and Tantrums

Went for another doctor visit yesterday. This time we went to MIL usual doctor. This is the second visit. The first one was to get medication for Imran to go to sleep during 13-hour flight to London, which did not work!

Afraid that Imran might get worse, MIL wanted me to get second opinion. Well, since my usual clinic is closed for the weekend, she drove us to hers. The doctor was a very nice man. I've heard loads of stories about him from MIL. And his explanation for why we are sick is definitely easier to understand. Unfortunately, his clinic is not in the panel list.

So, I ended up with 4 bottles of medication. The best part is when MIL asks the doctor, is it true that a kid can get fever by missing his father. I was quite surprise she's asking that question to a doctor. Adding to it, the doctor said no. Hah! This is interesting. According to him, missing someone does not cause fever, what will happen is that his 100% crave for attention will go towards the people left with him. ME! In Imran's case, his fever is caused by his excessive phlegm. He gave me a tip to help Imran with his phlegm. Put him on my lap facing down. Make a cupping with my hand and start beating his back softly. This is to get the phlegm to how do I say this... what did the doctor said... hmm.. let's see... soften? Hehe... So it's easier for Imran to cough it out. I didn't know I need to do that. Imran has been having this problem for quite some time. And to my surprise, the respons from MIL. She said she did the same thing with Hubby and BIL. Ceh! How come I was not told about this.

Now my problem with Imran's fever is dealt with. But not his tantrums. MIL told me not to let him cry or whine. Arrgghh! It drives me crazy just to listen to the advice. I've got work to do. I can't just go along with whatever Imran wants as and when he demands it. I may not cook or do any housework chores in the house. But I do have my laundry shop and Hani to handle. Imran needs to know that his tantrums does not go very well with Ibu. He needs to learn that Ibu got quite a fiery temper. But how do I teach my kids when I can't even raise my voice?

Celebrating 2008 without Abah.

Yeah.. yeah.. new year.. new year.. Happy New Year to All....

Not a very good start for me though. First of all, Hubby is still in London. Another 2 months to go. With him not around I have no choice but to be with kids 24/7. (Except during toilet breaks and shower.. hah!) Well, the price I have to pay for my decision to quit working and be a stay-at-home mom. Is it worth it? Still early to tell.. hehehe...

Another problem I have to encounter right now is Imran missing his Abah terribly. New Year's eve, his temperature went up. There was no sign at all he was going down with fever. When I tucked him to bed, his body was hot. I called my MIL. Fortunately Hani did not have any sleeping tantrums. So I had time to wipe his body just to lower down his body temp. He woke up the next day with a seriously grumpy mood. Since it's new year, our family clinic is closed. So, MIL ended up driving to BB2 and went to the clinic next door to our laundry shop. Lucky for us there were not many patients. Hani was not making a fuss, so MIL took her while I had to carry Imran. He was too weak to stand. Doctor checked his temperature.. 38 degree... Fuish.. No wonder he''s weak. Doctor gave him anal medication to lower down his temperature. He was too weak to resist... Went back home, fed Imran, gave the rest of his medication, put him in bed. That was 4 days ago.....

Now, his fever is gone. But his fear of being left has gone from bad to worse. I can't leave him for more than 5 minutes. He'll start screaming and crying for me. At first I thought this is the effect after being sick. But MIL shared her theory. He starting to miss and realized Abah is not around and is not being able to inform that he is missing him. Therefore, the one thing he can do is to make sure I am always around and does not leave him at any point of time or for any reason at all. Haiyaarrrkkkk! I know I've been warned of this situation. But I thought since Hubby has gone for 3 weeks already, Imran would be okay for the rest of the trip. Boy! I can not even imagine what I am going to go through for the next 2 months.

This week I have not been spending much time at the laundry shop. I have actually leave the shop to my 2 loyal staffs. I only go there to collect cash. I don't like staying at home either. So I'm stuck in between. I have to spend time at the shop, but I can not stand the part where I'll be screaming and scolding Imran for misbehaving or throwing tantrums every time he wants something. I can't scream at him with grands around. The shop is where I can actually tell my kids, NO means NO! But it's not good for business. I'll be chasing customers away if they keep hearing me screaming.

By the way, after reading sha's blog, I noticed something. I have not thought about potty-training Imran. He used to tell me he's done. But now, he fell asleep with u-know-what in his diaper. I know, I know, gross and not hygienic. When you have a 4 months old baby and a 2 year old toddler, you tend to expect the toddler to grow up a little bit. Hahaha.. That is just so wrong.

Do I want this or Do I need this?

Since Hubby left for London, I have been browsing for things I want him to buy for me. Surprisingly, I have not found anything that interest me. Guess I do have all the things I need. Hah!

Throughout my browsing activity, I love to browse baby stuffs. Now that's where the greedy me really plays its part. Right now I kinda have a dilemma of I do need it nor do I want it. Actually, its more to whether my babies need this or not. A twin stroller/buggy. Right now, Imran is 2 and a half and Hani is 4 months. And I have one buggy which I bought in 2006 when we went to London. So, whenever we go out, Imran and Hani would have to take turns on it. But most of the times, Imran would refuse to let Hani use it, coz... it's his buggy! Hihihi...

As of right now, whenever I go out with Imran and Hani, I do not use stroller. I just carry Hani and hold Imran's hand. That's when I have to the bank or small shops. But when I go to shopping malls like Jusco and Tesco, (yes, I go alone with my kids...) I will bring along Hani's car seat and strapped it to the shopping cart and put Imran in the cart. Unfortunately when I do this, I would not be able to enter other tenant shops. No shopping cart allowed.

I asked MIL regarding this, should have known that she would not agree to it. But she has her opinion. Imran will grow out of it. With 2 year gap between them, most probably we won't be needing twin stroller. Not so convincing though. How long do I have to deal with stroller fights? Hani would definitely need one, and how long till Imran actually grow out of using one? 6 months? A year? 2 years?
So the question which I would like ask is, DO I REALLY NEED DOUBLE STROLLER?? My heart says YES!YES!YES!

Colbie Calliat - Bubbly

Heard this song in one of my friend's site. Liked it a lot. I know this song has been playing in the radio, but I rarely got the chance to listen to it lately.

One week and counting...

It has been one week since Hubby left for London. Fortunately for me, I have been too busy with my angels and laundry that I hardly realized that he's actually in a different continent. Hah!

As at now, Imran has yet to show that he misses Abah. My sister told me that he did asked 'Abah ane?' (where's Abah?) and all she could answer was 'Abah keje' (Abah is at work). Lucky for her, Imran was satisfied with the answer. But it has happened in one occasion that Imran called for Abah during his sleep. He called for me first, then he started calling for Abah. Whimpering. I wonder what dream he was having. Me scolding him for not finishing his milk hence asking Abah to save him for my wrath.

As for Hani, she has her own mood swing. My MIL has confirmed that my montel daughter has her own mood swing. As and when she demands it, she does not want to be hold by anyone else but me. When that happens, I can't even go for toilet breaks. The worse part of the day is travelling back from the laundry shop to the house. I'm driving with Hani wailing all throughout the journey. She just kept crying until we reached home and I picked her up from her car seat. And I have gone thru this similar scenario with Imran when I had to drive home at night. The difference between the two, Hani has the possibility of throwing up after crying. Both Satria and Hilux got her sour milk on the seat. No worries, we cleaned it up immediately.

He's leaving.... to UK

He's only leaving for a couple months. Office is sending to London for work. I'm not going with him this time. Reason? Money, money and money. HAHAHAH...
A better reason would be beause of the season. Winter... I for one is definitely not looking forward to taking care my baby and toddler in a freezing weather. Laugh all you want. I have yet to experience the four season countries but lets wait until my babies are old enough.

My.. oh my...

Found this photo in Atuk's computer. It was during 2006 Raya Aidilfitri in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. We were on our way to my father's ex-student's house. I don;t reallt remember what was going on but the moment I saw the way he was comfortably seated in his car seat, I had to take a picture. See the mess in the car, oopps truck?

Wait.. How did the water bottle got there?