“Bad Arden!”
自從妹妹開始會玩以後, 喝奶總是很不乖, 喝喝停停, 只知道要玩．
今天早上妹妹又沒心喝奶了，哥哥在旁邊聽到阿姨在唸妹妹，馬上骑著他心愛的腳踏車，咚咚咚咚地到了他自己每次不乖被關的 “小屋屋” (一間黑黑的儲藏室) ，叫著，”妹妹呀! 這裡有一個小屋屋唷! 這裡有一個小屋屋唷!” 接著又咚咚咚咚地骑到妹妹旁邊，有模有樣地說，”壞蛋妹妹! 壞蛋妹妹!”
不知道妹妹長大後還要被哥哥管多久呢?! 我親愛的兩個妹妹, 文文和珊珊, 一定覺得這情景很熟悉吧! 哈哈! 
Anders’ Dream
Harrison 和我看電視正看到一半, 寶寶就像往常一樣又哭起來了. 我馬上進房間看他, 才開門, 他都已經扶著牆, 跌跌撞撞地跑到門口了.
Mommy: ” 寶寶呀, 怎麼了呢? ”
寶寶: ” 有蟲蟲! ”
Mommy: ” 好了, 不哭了, 媽咪來了, 睡覺吧! ”
寶寶被抱到床上, 躺在媽咪懷裡說: ” 蟲蟲在屁股上, 好怕怕喲! ”
Mommy: ” 不怕了, 你只是在作夢而已, 不是真的. ”
也不知道他懂不懂作夢是什麼, 媽咪覺得很有趣, 忍不住問, ” 蟲蟲有咬你嗎? ”
寶寶抓緊了媽咪, 閉著眼睛說道, ” 一大堆蟲蟲….. 一大堆蟲蟲….. “
Daughter and Mommy Alike?
Are daughter and Mommy alike?
Hung Family Appears in the SF Chronicle
These past two Saturdays, we found a little gastropub named the Chop Bar in the Jack London Square area. I’m a sucker for Eggs Benedict, and unfortunately have become a snob of sorts for this brunch staple. When I read that the Chop Bar was having a seasonal special of Crabs Benedict last weekend, I took Christine and the two kids to try it out, and hoped the best.
Christine and I were both very impressed. The crab meat came in large tender chunks and fused perfectly with the avocados. The egg was perfectly cooked, and we wound up regretting that we both didn’t get the same dish. A photographer from the San Francisco Chronicle approached us in the middle of the meal, and asked whether we were willing to be photographed for their upcoming review article. We gave our consent and quickly forgot about it.
This last Sunday, we were craving Eggs Benedict, and we found ourselves at Chop Bar again. The waiter recognized Anders and asked us if we saw our picture in the paper. This prompted me to pull up the review article in my iPhone and here we all are… in the San Francisco Chronicle article “Chop Bar is a Treat in Jack London Square.”
Arden Reached 104.5 F
It was scary. Arden’s temperature went up from 103.5 to 104.5 in just 20 minutes yesterday evening
Our whole family have been sick before Xmas and Arden and Anders picked up new germs from our TX trip and also from Anders’ new school in the past 3 weeks. Anders just had running nose and cough but his fever always went away in a day. Arden, on the other hand, always had two of the three symptoms at the same time – among fever, vomiting and diarrhea. However, she never lost her energy and was never fussy or cranky.
Yesterday afternoon when we realize that her temperature was high at 103.5 F again, it was pretty sudden. I gave her Motrin right away and she started being sleepy. She was not crying or fussy. She just did not move and kept falling asleep if she was held horizontally. The vines on her legs were blue and purpleish. Motrin didn’t seem to work fast enough; her temperature went up to 104.5 in just 20 minutes after she took Motrin. So Tylenol again that time. I was so worried and talked to the nurse and doctor on the phone multiple times since it was after the clinic hours.
Good thing that Arden’s temperature started coming down after Tylenol and it never went up so fast and so high again since then. She started playing again and her skin tone came back to normal about an hour after the medicines.
Just some notes for myself and it may help you some time in the future too.
When the temperature is high, check the following:
- When the body shows blueish, does baby have difficulties of breathing?
- When the baby is sleepy due to the high fever, are you able to wake her up or keep her awake?
- When you tickle the feet or body, does the baby react to the tickle (withdraw or move)?
- Does the baby’s neck move up-down and left-right okay?
- When the temperature comes down, does the baby still withdraw or show no reaction to the surrounding?
- When the temperature comes down, is the baby still sleepy?
If any of these presents, it’s time to go to the emergency room!
