My Little Girl Is Sick... Again!

The little girl is confined in the hospital… again :(

She was still fine after her UN program in school last Thursday. But she started to become a little feverish come late afternoon. I just gave her some paracetamol to lower her temperature.


Then on Friday, while I was at work, I got frequent calls from my Mom who updated me of Caitlin’s condition. She said the little girl was REALLY not feeling well, a clear indication of which is that my little girl has been sleeping the whole day and didn’t want to eat anything. Her fever even registered 38.9 degrees Celsius at one point during the day. I also reported these to hubby every time I get updates from my Mom. We agreed that we’d take Caitlin to her pediatrician the following day.

When I got home from work, I checked on my little girl and asked if she wants me to take her to the hospital. She said she just wanted to sleep and rest. But I noticed that she’s having a hard time breathing. You see, she has asthma (which she unfortunately got from my side of the family). I just waited for hubby to get home from work and we rushed her to the hospital’s ER.


When we arrived at the ER, the nurse on duty immediately approached us. He asked what the problem was and then he called the resident pedia on duty. We waited.

When the pedia arrived, she asked us some more questions. Caitlin is having an asthma attack! The pedia instructed the nurses to hookup Caitlin with an oxygen tank and to nebulize her 3x -- once every 30 minutes. Little girl was also hooked up with a machine that monitored her heart rate and was also taken to the Radiology Section for some x-rays. I was then asked to go to the Admitting Section and have Caitlin admitted.



The oxygen was taken off on Saturday afternoon and Caitlin has been responding well to the medicines and nebulization. Her IV was removed last night. Thank God!

Good thing we all have health plans. Otherwise, we may have just waited the next day to bring her to her pedia instead of rushing her to the ER. You know how much emergency services cost!

I hope she can be discharged by tomorrow.

Tagged: Caitlin's Books

Tagged by Em.



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Do you read books to your child?
Does your child like to read books?
Do you like to buy new books or is second-hand ok?
Post a picture of your child’s bookshelf if you have one.
Drop a line in this blog if you receive this tag and do it.
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Caitlin is very fond of books. Although she can't read yet, she has shown interest in them as early as 2 years old. She doesn't really mind if they were new books or 2nd hand books. And reading books before bedtime has become a nightly routine for us.



Here are some of her favorites lately...

As I've said, these are just some of her favorites. She has lots more (and I mean A LOT!).

She has also shown interest in workbooks the past weeks. So we bought her some and she already started working on them.

At the rate we're accumulating these books (not to mention Sean's books in the future), we'll be needing more bookshelves to keep them organized.

Feel free to snag! :)

5 Years... and counting

I can't believe it has been 5 years already. How time flies!



Five years ago, today, we made a promise to love each other forever. I hope and pray that promise remains.

Happy Anniversary, Honey! I love you!

Earlier Than Expected

Looks like the shipping boxes we are expecting to arrive in time for the Christmas holidays will arrive sooner than expected. My dad's eldest brother, Tito R, will be arriving next month and he'll be bringing with him our loot!

Everytime I speak with my aunts/uncles on the phone, they would ask me what I want for myself, for hubby, and for the kids. I always tell them to just surprise us.

I wonder what would be in the boxes. I can't wait!

If Only...

I think I deserve an award. An acting award, that is.

These past months, I've been trying to streth my patience as much as I can and trying to keep myself from doing something I know I'd regret later on. But I can only take so much. After sometime, I'm sure I'll explode.

If only I can get moving boxes, put all M's things in them, and order M move out.

But I can't. I don't think I can be that mean.

Just ranting...

Sleep, Where Are You?

I am sleep deprived. I have been for the past nights. Or has it been weeks already? I can't remember. And it's not because I can't sleep. It's because I've been bringing home work from the office lately. You see, we have a delivery deadline on Monday and we can't miss it. I'm starting to have breakouts due to my lack of sleep. I just hope they don't develop into acne *cross fingers*.

Fortunately, my team pulled through. We'll meet the deadline on Monday. Woohoo!

Now, if I could just catch up on my sleep...

Snagged Tag: This Meme Is Brought To You By The Letter "L"

Snagged this from Meeya.

She says, "make a list of your 10 favorite things using the third letter of your name".

I debated between using the 3rd letter from my nickname or the 3rd letter from my real name. I finally decided on using that from my real name. I figured, I'd have a hard time thinking of my favorite things using my nickname's 3rd letter -- "Z"! Haha!

So here are the 10 things I love that start with the letter "L".

1. LASAGNA. Or any pasta dish. I love Italian food!
2. LIGHTS. More specifically, Christmas lights. For some reason, during Christmas time, I love sitting in the living room with the lights turned off. And the only source of light is the lights on the Christmas tree.
3. LILAC. One of my two favorite colors. The other is pink. We had these as our color motiff during our wedding 5 years ago.
4. LAS VEGAS NV. Not for the casinos, though. I just had fun during my short stint (i.e., project assignment) there.
5. LOVE NOTES. From my family.
6. LAPTOP. My new toy. An anniversary gift from hubby.
7. LAUGHTER. Especially those by my kids :)
8. LIFE. Just love it!

And of course...

9. LITTLE ANGELS. My two little angels, Caitlin and Sean.
10. LOVE OF MY LIFE. My dearest hubby. No need to explain :P

Feel free to snag. But if you do, please list down your 10 favorite things that begin with the second letter of you family name :)

Thanks Meeya! This was challenging but I had fun!

Pregnancy Massage

I've been told that massages should be avoided during pregnancy and if you really need one, a person who is knowledgeable in pregnancy massage techniques should be consulted.

I remember enduring back pains during my pregnancies. How I wish I availed of a pregnancy massage at that time. But I didn't know where I could have the service. If only I found out about this Pregnancy Massage DVD sooner. I wouldn't have endured the pregnancy-related pains that I had.


Below is a video excerpt from the DVD.

Pregnancy Massage Video

Massage Videos | Pregnancy Massage
I would definitely share this to all my preggy friends!

LP: Luma Na

Ito ang aking lahok sa linggong ito... mga lumang larawan naming mag-anak.

Ito ang mga litrato naming mag-asawa noong kami ay mga sanggol pa lamang. Ang mga litrato naman ng aming 2 anak ay maituturing ding luma na dahil ang mga ito ay kuha noong sila'y iilang buwan pa lamang.

Mahuhulaan nyo ba kung sino-sino kami dyan? Di ba't magkakamukha kaming lahat? :)

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Here's my entry for this week's LP... pictures of our family.

These are baby pictures of hubby and myself. Our kids' pictures may already be considered old since these were taken when they were still a few months old.

Can you guess who is who? Don't we all look alike?
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Visit other entries here.

Happy LP, everyone!

Tagged: One Word

Tagged by Maver

Here’s the game:

You have to answer the question with ONE WORD only and then you have to tag 4 people.

1. Where is your cell phone? DESK
2. Your significant other? HONEY
3. Your hair? BLACK
4. Your mother? MAMA
5. Your father? DAD
6. Your favorite thing? CHEESECAKE
7. Your dream last night? "EWAN"
8. Your favorite drink? WATER
9. Your dream/goal? SAHM
10. The room you’re in? CUBICLE
11. Your hobby? READING
12. Your fear? DEATH
3. Where do you want to be in 6 years? PINAS
14. What you’re not? SLIM :D
15. Muffins? CHOCO
16. One of your wish list items? IPHONE
17. Where you grew up? MANILA
18. The last thing you did? PLURK!
19. What are you wearing? USUAL
20. Favorite gadget? LAPTOP
21. Your pets? NONE
22. Your computer? COMPAQ
23. Your mood? DEPRESSED
24. Missing someone? KIDS
25. Your car? LANCER
26. Something you’re not wearing? NECKLACE
27. Favorite store? NONE
28. Like someone? NO
29. Your favorite color? PINK
30. When is the last time you laughed? "KANINA"
31. Last time you cried? "KAGABI"

Thanks, Maver! Now, I'm tagging Dyes, Toni, Jeanny, and Eds.

LP: Ang Aking Kompyuter (My Computer)

Huli man daw at magaling, naihahabol din :P

Ito ang aking lahok para sa linggong ito...


Ang aking computer sa trabaho na in-issue ng aming opisina. Tampok ang mga larawan ng aking mga chikiting na nagsisilbing inspirasyon ko. Tuwing ako'y nakararamdam ng stress o pagod sa aking trabaho, tumitigil ako sandali para tingnan ang kanilang mga larawan :)

Bisitahin ang iba pang lahok dito.

PS - ihahabol ko na lang ang litrato ng aking bagong laptop na regalo ng aking mahal na asawa :)