Thaddeus has Roseola

We had a scare recently when Thaddeus had 3 days of high fever, then followed by very big patches of red rashes. The doctor who saw him when he had the fever said that we should expect rashes to appear, and true enough, it did! It was Roseola, and the other siblings have had it before. But Thaddeus had the biggest patches of rashes, which kind-a scared me too.

The version of rashes you see here on his face is already in its 2nd day, so it was toned down already. You can imagine what it looked like when it first appeared on his face and body - really big ones!

Oh well, we were glad that the fever went away, and the rashes subsided after about 3 days. It was a relief!

Thaddeus Sprouts Teeth!

No picture. I don't have a camera with me. Daddy has gone off with it.

I want to take Thaddeus 2 new teeth on his lower front gums. It sprouted a few days ago...you can hardly see the whites of the teeth, but if you open his mouth big enough, you can just barely see the edges.

The last week of February was a bad week for 3 of us. Thaddeus fell ill for the first time on 24 Feb - he had fever, followed by the flu and sore throat. I've been sick that same week as well with a bad sore throat, and to add on to that, Ethan had food poisoning (or salmonella, not proven, but suspected) on that same week! Ethan had eaten soft-boiled egg on Monday and Tuesday during recess in school, and had diarrhoea on Tuesday, followed by fever and vomiting on Thursday. He ate antibiotics and was much better the next day. I'm pretty sure he won't be eating soft-boiled eggs for quite a while!

School's out next week...wondering what to do with Ethan at home...

More Studio Pics of the Family

It was a rare occasion that the 'Ho' family is in the same place at the same time. So, we went about to get professional pictures taken of the 'HO' family on 21 Feb, and it turned out really well.

The family and kids pictures are the mostly challenging, needless to say. How do you 'control' the movements of 6 children under the age of 7, plus 8 adults?

The pictures were taken in the span of 2 hours, and I must say the photographer did a good job capturing the moments too.

The Siblings (& Cousins) are in Town

When the siblings (and cousins) are in town at the same time in a year, and you have 6 kids below the age of 7, you do intensive and mind-boggling activities in short bursts of time. Here's a list (so far)......(not in order 'cos I'm still reeling from the effects)...

1) You eat in expensive restaurants and have peking duck 2 days in a row,

2) The kids are usually crying or screaming at the same time,

3) You try to take professional family photographs in a nice studio, and the children end up snacking a lot on each other's food, and/or running around in the studio chasing each other,

4) You learn that it is best to reserve your dinner (or lunch) reservation in a private room, equipped with a TV that must have the Okto channel,

5) You realise that kids enjoy jumping on the bed, no matter what the age and whose bed it is

6) You realise that kids like novelty - give them a new toy, someone else's food.....

7) You try to limit the number of prams and baby seats travelling in the cars 'cos you need room for adults

8) You want to keep your outings (and conversations) short and sharp 'cos you never know when you have to stop them

....and this is only the 1st week we were together.....and we are none the wiser...

Thaddeus Can Stand!

Pictures speak louder than words. He could lift himself up from sitting position to standing position in his baby crib, about 1.5 weeks before he reached 6 months. It is marvelous!