Swell Weekend



The weekend was swell for Kyle. NOT! It was more swollen than anything else. He woke up Saturday morning worried why his right eye felt itchy and smaller than the left. Some kind of insect bit him during the night we surmised. It couldn't be a cockroach (yuck!) since the condo's property managers made it a point to fumigate regularly. It could be a mosquito or an ant that got to him.



We administered some form of first-aid by doing a hot compress on the area. This turned out to have aggravated the swelling since according to the ER pediatric resident doctor of Cebu Doctors' Hospital, cold compress should have been done on the first 24 hours. Also, prior to the ER visit, Kyle went swimming with his Ahia Matt and some friends at the pool wearing his goggles.



Sunday morning, Kyle still looked like Onyok fresh from a boxing bout. He looked really uneasy that I told him to wear his cap during the mass. Yeah, I know he wasn't supposed to but I didn't want the people to stare and add to his misery.



The oral and topical medicines prescribed by Dr. Diaz (plugging) were effective and before the kids went to sleep, Kyle's eye has greatly improved. I hope it gets a lot better by tomorrow.



Father and Sons Bonding

The discomfort that Kyle was feeling because of his swollen right eye did not stop my boys from spending quality time together. Jerry took us to the mall today not to shop but just to look around. They evidently had fun dropping by Nike to try on the expensive rubbershoes and Gift Gate to try on the Swatch watches and to relive fond memories. Kyle kept himself busy looking over the animal stuffed toys, probably contemplating which animal to add to his zoo collection. Such a cute sight of him. However the image that stood out today was that of Matt on the Lego table. Matt sat on the very same Lego table he used to occupy when he was only about 2 years old. Seeing him there after 8 years gave me a warm feeling inside.



Matt is celebrating his 10th birthday this Wednesday. Its amazing how fast he has grown (and how old we've become?).