michelle update

we are currently admitted to the hospital and the doctors finally found out what's making her sick. she has rsv.

she's feeling better, playing, eating a little and drinking. =) we might be discharged tomorrow and fly back to sf on thursday. she misses 'big house' and can't wait to play with her slide. i'm so relieve that she's overcome the worse of the symptoms. she playing catch with her dad right now. 'love em to bits!

E.R. part two

we went back to the er for another round of tests and another round of a mega-upset 2 year old. hospital visits are never fun no matter what your age.

we are still in portland; still unsure whether or not my daughter will be well enough to fly back to san francisco tomorrow. southwest was kind enough to reschedule us again for tomorrow without having to pay for the difference in airfare which is not their standard procedure. if we can't fly out tomorrow, i'll book us a flight on ua or alaska that will take us straight to sfo instead of oak so michelle can be home sooner.

my husband and i are exhausted and i can only imagine what my daughter must be going through. my hats off to all the other parents out there who've been through so much more than what we're going through.



michelle's really weak and lethargic. but there are moments throughout the day where we see the same old michelle who loves to sing and dance and laugh. i'm confident that she will get well very very soon. my husband and i, along with the doctors would rather err on the side of caution and examine her thoroughly than regret it later on.

thank you all for thinking of her and praying for her.

superbowl sunday = boring

AYAW KO NG FOOTBALL!

my husband has not successfully introduced this sport to me. i have asked him thousands of times what 1st down means, then the 3rd down...nirereject talaga ng utak ko. the commercials are not that great either. there's none that really stand out. go daddy's ads are ALWAYS sooooooo lame. walang kwenta commercials dito, i swear.

i'm bored. booooooooooored. my beautiful baby girl is fast asleep and resting comfortably so i have no one to smother with hugs and kisses. (bigla ko naisip, why not smother the husband with hugs and kisses? sagot: para sa husband, superbowl sunday = dedma muna ang wifey)

tired as tired could be

we got home at around 330 am this morning after about five and a half exhausting hours in one of portland's emergency rooms. we were worried about michelle's extremely high fever and her loss of appetite so we decided to have her checked. they gave her an iv to get her hydrated, they took blood and xrays of her chest. she was diagnosed with mild pneumonia. after 600 ml of fluids and a good dose of antibiotics, we went home. it has been one of my longest nights as a parent and i wanted to cry while they were trying to find a vein for the iv. it's heartbreaking to see your child in such discomfort and i wish i could take all the pain away. =( the doctor who saw michelle was very helpful and reassuring. i can't help but compare the service that we got from a non-kaiser doctor. we left the hospital tired but relieved because we know the doctor really took the time to thoroughly examine michelle and make sure she will be ok.

she's feeling much better now. she's taking her milk and eating better than yesterday and keeping it down. her fever has significantly gone down as well. she's already lost some weight but she's more active than she was yesterday. her eyes are still droopy and i am praying she'll be well enough to fly back to the bay area tomorrow. we were supposed to fly back tonight but i had to call the airline and tell them about the medical emergency and they rebooked us for tomorrow without charging us any fees (go southwest!!!!). we have to provide them a statement from the doctor during check in that michelle has the greenlight to fly. hopefully, we'll get that tomorrow when we bring her in for a follow up appointment.

*sigh* oh, the growing pains of parenthood.

a case of cabin fever

michelle and i have been cooped up in our tiny portland apartment for a few days now. the only respite we had was dinner with ninang gracious and ninong jay on wednesday and friday night. (gracious and i went to dinner, just us women on thursday at romano's). last night was dinner at the espenida's and we had great fun eating and playing cranium, until it was time to go and michelle could not hold back and leave behind a souvenir on their colorful rug. =(

just as we were putting her coat on, michelle, who has been feeling under the weather the whole week, got 'sick' and threw up what little she ate that night (mostly milk). on our way we home we had to make a quick stop at the grocery store to buy fever reducing medicine and yogurt (the only food she would eat when sick). she's feeling slightly better now but still clingy. i hope she feels better for our flight back to san francisco tomorrow. i guess this kind of cold, wet, gloomy weather has given us the case of cabin fever (and a real fever for michelle!). shortly after waking up, i still feel tired and sleepy and just want to crawl back into bed. michelle woke me up this morning with a soft tap on my shoulder and her tiny voice saying, 'mommy, hug me.' (makes my heart melt!)

i was hoping to go to the lloyd center today and have michelle try out ice skating with her dad who is the better skater, but it's just not gonna happen. i was also hoping to eat at caprial and john's kitchen for lunch, too, but we'll have to make do with left overs from yesterday's lunch. 'caprial's cafe' was the cooking show i always watched when we first got cable back in the philippines. i was elated when i found out she's a portland native and wanted to try out her food. maybe i'll have the pleasure of trying out her tasty dishes when we return in better weather.

the goodness in people

it's been a week now since i was laid off and there are times when i wonder if i will ever find a job in this very competitive market. i haven't been doing any intense search but i've been sending my resume here and there.

i am amazed by the willingness of people to help out. my [now former] boss called me and asked me to email him my resume because he was informed of a job opening at another firm. a former co-worker works there now so we have insiders =). i am grateful that they thought of me so i can submit my resume. there is no guarantee but it's a step towards getting A JOB. i don't know how much the pay is but in this difficult time, a job is a job and i'll be happy to have a decent paying job (even if it means a slight pay cut) just to get us through this time. God will help us make ends meet for he promised to bless us abundantly.

hmmm....

will i survive as a housewife? or will i risk my sanity? =)

it has been brought up by a friend of my husband that i stay in oregon and open up a filipino restaurant since i love to cook and i think my cooking can pass for an ok karinderya. hehehe =)

maybe someday but not soon. =)