Caleb first kite flying experience

Good wind and good tutor (aka Daddy) made his first solo kite flying a piece of cake. Actually he did better than some other people. : )

This is the way we brush our teeth.....

Some months ago, Caleb's teeth were found to have black stains on them (like that of a smoker's) and he was brought to the dentist at KKH. Dentist said it is nothing to be worried about, just some oral bacteria reaction which discolorize the teeth. Caleb's teeth was polished and mummy was surprised the 2 1/2yr old was not afraid! He was lying on mummy on the dentist chair and seemed to enjoy the cleansing and polishing.

Dentist suggested for Caleb to use toothpaste with slight floride but said discolorization may come back. This problem will go away as the child grows.

Since then, Daddy has been wanting to get Caleb a POWERFUL toothbrush, although that may or may not help with his teeth condition and finally, toothbrush is here!!

But mummy will still get the boy to learn how to brush teeth with a normal 'manual' toothbrush.

Sickie Trio

Mummy is down with runny nose and sore throat.

Caleb's nose is bad. like a running tap. Has mild temperature so mum suspects he has sore throat as well.

Caden seems to be recovering from runny nose but occasionally still see his nose wet and choked.

The cheer is returning

Caden has more smiles today and his playful self is returning. Still not as bubbly as before ops but daddy mummy are confident things should be back to normal very soon.

O, during examination of his palate yesterday, we found that his top tooth is popping! Perhaps *sing* all he wants for christmas is his two front teeth...! ;p

One week after Palate repair ops

Had a review with the plastic surgeon and the team of nurses today, all are well with palate, thank God! Stictches behind are slightly dirty but not too big a concern, just need to take note on flushing, mummy got tips from nurses today. Will have another review with surgeon in 3 weeks but next week going back clinic to let nurses check on wound cleanliness.

Caden took 300ml in one of his feeds today, boy, he must be farmished! The rest of the feeds avgs at 200ml. He is still on diluted milk, that is, 75% concentration from the norm. It is ok for him to be on full feed but cleansing must be very thorough as the thicker the milk, the more residue on stitches.

Thankful and appreciative for Caleb who is very sensible and understanding during this period of time. Mummy will try to spend more time with Caleb so he may be stimulated more for his learning development.

After Ops Day 6

Today, Caden manged to take all feeds without aid. He was sucking from normal bottles. On average, he was taking about 200ml of diluted milk/juice per feed. Mummy is elated with his progress!

He will be at the clinic for 1 week post ops review on Tuesday. Hope all will be well.

The not so good update for the day is, he is having runny nose, all choked up. Given him a dose of med and saline nose drop.

Thanks to all prayer warriors out there who have been keeping Caden in prayer and cheers to the little fighter!

After Ops Day 5: Breakthrough

A breakthrough at last....Praise God! Caden's taking fluid from squeezable bottle finally!

Today, Caden's feeding got worse. Before 630pm, he only consumed a total of 180ml of fluid and those are by force. Each feeding was like a war, with 3 people coordinating and strategizing on how to pin down the crying baby, get ready syringes of milk fast enough to minimize break of feeding momentum and one for feeding. By the end of each feed, all were exhausted and Caden will head straight back to bed after having just gotten up before milk feed.

Everyone was very worried because Caden was very letargic, sleeps a lot, which is unusual of the baby. No wet diaper and the very one time he urinated, urine has a very strong smell - concentrated due to lack of fluid. These are some signs of dehydration although there are many other signs not displayed. Caden was not dehydrated but if this continues, he may, that was why force feed was given.

Mummy decided to let him play with bottle teat (without bottle attached) again at 6ish pm, hoping that he will get familiar with it once again and surprisingly he started playing with it with his tongue and chewed from left to right. This means his palate is not so painful after all! Slowly, mum slipped the squeezable bottle in (attached with another similar teat) and he started chopping on it. mum assisted by squeezing on the bottle for greater milk flow before the little guy got irritated as his suction is not so strong at the moment. About 140ml of milk/juice mixture was consumed in about 10mins, good job!! Another 160ml was taken at about 9pm. So today, his total fluid intake was about 480ml, woohooo.....!!!

Prayer request:
- Caleb is having slight runny nose. Please pray for recovery and no passing this on to others in the house.
- Caden is quite chesty after feed and nose sounds congested. As there is still gap between palate and nasal bone (temporary), some fluid may have gone up the channel. Please pray fluid will not get into ears.
- Please pray that Caden will continue with his feeding well.