Down sick

One bout of major illness and what timing! Luckily we cancelled our holiday plan as it was raining all the time.

11/12: Children went for school trip to Penang Bird Park. They got some mosquito bites. In the morning, 姐姐 seem like running mild fever, after medication she still want to join the trip to Bird Park so we let her go. When they are home, she was still having fever.

11/13: Went to see Dr Sim for fever, unable to bring it down with previous leftover fever medication. She was having cracked and dry lips, cough and slight runny nose. Thought nothing much about it as she was better during weekend.

During the week, saw some spots on her face, she said it was mosquito bites from school. Didn't think much about it since they would get some insect bites now and then. However started to notice a few spots with blister on her finger and legs. Asked 爸爸, but he insist is not chicken pox. He say so few spots only. He even squeezed one of the blister on 姐姐's finger. Now left a scar, 爸爸 so bad, doesn't want to listen to me. 弟弟 started having cough and flu too. We thought 姐姐 pass this to him.

11/19: Got call from 爸爸. saying teacher is asking to bring the children home due to suspected chicken pox. In fact, quite a few children from the nursery just had it too. Found out that 爸爸 actually saw 弟弟 having more spots on his back and even put on calamine lotion for him. Apa laa... still send them to school. I didn't know as I went to office early for 8am conf call.

Photos taken of the spots due to chicken pox. Even though they had vaccination, they still got it. 姐姐 even had the booster shot early this year. But the spots really less compared to us last time.

The spot on 弟弟's back, I think he scratched it and it turned into scar. Other areas are ok, all healed since they are so young. Other than 姐姐's fever earlier, both children had cough and flu. 原来, chicken pox will also cause cough and flu. We made lots of 凉茶 for them to drink through the weekend.

At the doctor's clinic again for checkup, doctor say to stay at home until following week.


I had to work fr home the whole week. Only 姐姐 stay at home while I work. 弟弟 go to 婆婆's house as I can't handle 2 kids while working at home. I bring 姐姐 to 婆婆's house for lunch and bring her back for nap in the afternoon. She is very good girl, hardly disturb me, but still playing when I ask her to nap. First few days when she is taking one type of medicine she really slept for long time. After 2nd checkup and stop taking that medicine, she is not that sleepy anymore. We had to cancel birthday plan for 姐姐 at school as they had to stay at home. We still celebrate at home (another post). Both children became good friends as they were so bored staying at home, only able to play together at night.

Once back to school, both start bickering again... :)