Last of Q1??

My Word, I can't believe how fast the year is flying by! The first quarter of '08 is almost over! The 31st of March... In 3/4 of an hour I'll be a year older... but I've decided that from henceforth, I won't be any older than 30 :P Call it whatever you may... i believe that you ought to be only as old as you look! Yes... I'm gloating about God's gift of youthfulness and elastic skin... If only He also gave me the gene to remain skinny forever:( well, we can't always have it all. I remember coming across this car decal thingy which said "I'm fat and you're ugly, but I can lose weight." I thought it was so funny... but of course, we all know how difficult it is to lose weight. I've been laughed at for declaring that I'll be going to NZ to lose weight!! (I thought they were my friends; then again only friends will laugh at me, right?) I'll try and log my weight-loss programme here.

Anyway, brought small K to pedi today. She'd been having a runny  nose for last 4 days, and suddenly developed a chesty cough yesterday. Usually I'd self-medicate for a while and see doc only when meds don't seem to work. But, I really wanted to make sure that she will be well by next week, so had to bring her. Good thing I did. Doc said she's developed bronchitis from what she suspects is the mycoplasma bacteria. To save time, yet not place her immediately on the antibiotics, she starting her on the nebuliser... for 5 days!!! For one who has only instructed other adults to use it in the hospital before, it was truly a traumatising experience for this first try on my own child, let alone a 13 month old!!! After wrestling and struggling with her till the meds finished, K had worn herself out, and this mummy was perspiring!!! What was consoling about it was that small K was very much happier after the neb, and doc said that after a few times, the 'smart' ones will realise that this is good for them, and will stop struggling! Boy did I pray that my lil K is one of those smart ones. Well, the 2nd dose given in the last hour proved that she just might have that lil genius streak in her. She was of course asleep when I gave her the neb, and she didn't struggle one bit!!! I think I might have figured this one out!!!

Oh well, at the end of the day, I pray that she'll be well by this week, and jie K will be immuned to this bug. 

So this is how my birthday celebration begins... oh yes... I forgot about the dinner to Gayatri in Little India. My fav Indian restaurant. ($15 fish head curry on mon and wed! where to find!)

will keep you updated on how celebration continues... 

Stay tuned!!!