Ayex – Page 26

Styes also known as Kuliti

When I woke her up yesterday morning for school, she won’t open her eyes and when she finally did, she complained that it hurts. She didn’t want me to open the light so I just took the flash light to see why. To my surprise, her eyelid is swollen.

Initially, hubby and I suspected it as insect bites, a cockroach perhaps. But how can that be? We make sure to clean the bed every night before we even sleep to remove the dusts it could accumulated the whole day. And if was indeed some insect, I should have felt it also as Ayex sleeps beside me.

When we came home last night, I noticed that her eye is a bit bigger already but it’s teary and nagmumuta. Good thing hubby is working from home today, he was able to bring Ayex to the pedia.

What is a stye in the first place and what is its cause?

A stye — commonly called kuliti — which is a boil that has developed at the base of an eyelash. This usually happens because the eyelash root has become infected by bacteria, often by rubbing the lid with infected hands.

At first a red lump appears at the edge of the eyelid, which then gets larger and eventually bursts after a few days, often during sleep. Despite its appearance, it will rarely cause any problems and usually goes away on its own in about five to seven days.

To ease your baby’s discomfort you can use warm compresses. Use a clean warm towel to bathe the eye for about ten minutes, four times a day until the stye starts to go down. Often keeping the eye clean is all you need to do.

If the stye does not get better or if your baby keeps getting styes you should contact your doctor. Sometimes an antibiotic ointment is needed to clear the infection. In some instances, incision and drainage may be necessary. Source

Ayex is definitely prone to styes because she has this habit of rubbing her eyes. And like any little girl, when she plays, she gets dirty hands. That is probably the cause of her stye. The pedia gave her an ointment and we were instructed to put warm cotton on her eye every four hours.

Lesson learned, keep your kids’ hands away from their eyes or even mouth and always clean them either by frequent washing or using alcohol.

Aveneto Pizzeria Ristorante is Love

Last Friday after lunch, I suddenly felt craving for pizza. By 3PM, I received 2 dozens of assorted Krispy Kreme donuts from the boss. The donuts were the price of the betting game we both entered into last December during our Kris Kringle. So I had 24 pieces of yummy and sweet Krispy Kreme donuts. Of course I shared it to the team. We are 18 in the group. I already reserved 2 more pieces for my take home to the little girl since I was quite sure that the team will be able to finish the whole batch.

I was wrong. Many are into a diet after the holidays and are trying to shed out the weight they gained. And so I was left with 9 more donuts to take home (including the two that I initially reserved.

When I got home, MIL said she wanted pizza. This time, my pizza craving is back. Apart from pizza, she also likes some ice cream. I’m OK with just the first one. I am already willing to order pizza but the ginataang kalabasa with fried tinapa were calling on me. I can’t resist them! We end up just buying the ice cream for MIL and everyone else.

Saturday came. We head to Medical Center Parañaque from Quezon City. We are to see Dra. Oblepias, a dermatologist, because Ayex’s bite marks are still a bit reddish and itchy after 3 weeks. After that, I will see Dr. Oblepias, my ob-gyne, for my monthly check-up. We arrived at the hospital before 12PM and were listed to the derma at 11:49AM. She has so many patients that we were entertained at around 3:30PM! What a waiting time! Not too long, my OB came and after 20 minutes, we are on our way out of the hospital.

I’m still craving for pizza. We’ll pass by BF Parañaque going to Las Piñas so I asked hubby if we can stop by Aveneto. He obliged and I’m grateful he did. We end up bringing home the following, to be shared with everyone else at home.

This Meatballs Parmigiana has 2 giant meatballs and serves up to 3 people.

Hubby was the one who ordered this. He’s tired of red and white sauce so this is for a change. Both the pasta and chicken are delicious, he almost finished everything by himself. This can also serve up to 3 people.

I’m happy that they allow two flavors of pizza in one just like in Yellow Cab. I really like shrimp and veggies so I ordered Shrimp Pizza and Special Pizza in medium size. All Aveneto Pizza usually come in monster slices. The medium size usually comes in 6 slices, unless instructed otherwise. (If you are a frequenter of Aveneto, you know what I mean with the slices). Since the slices are too big, I cut each into two making 12 slices in all. The pizza was enough for 6 people.
I also ordered cheddar cheese balls for the little girl, which I forgot to take a picture of. She initially didn’t want to eat it but when I forced her to taste it (since I know she’ll like it), she didn’t stop eating them. She almost finished the 10 pieces by herself.

Aveneto never fails to satisfy me. Fast service with good food and reasonable price, what else can I ask for?

Aveneto Pizzeria Ristorante
BF Homes, Parañaque
Visayas Avenue, Quezon City
Trinoma Mall, 1st Level Quezon City

Self-weaned, finally?

Adj. 1. weaned – freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother’s milk. Source: weaned

I’ve always wanted Ayex to have a self-directed weaning from breastfeeding. Yes, I’ve been feeding her with my own milk for 3 years now. And although my parents and in-laws are already telling me to train her to wean ( because she’s becoming hard-headed and impatient as they say), I did not because secretly, I don’t want our special bonding to be over.

But like other breastfeeding-working moms out there, I too get tired. Specially now that I am 4 months pregnant with our second child, my body goes through a lot of changes again, and sometimes, breastfeeding can be really tiresome.

One time, as I was getting diaper supplies, my friend/supplier told me a story how her eldest child just gave up feeding from the bottle. Her child is 4-5yo. She told the teacher to tell her kid that she should no longer drink her milk from the bottle because she’ll get tooth decay. Instead, she should start drinking her milk from the glass. From this, I got an idea of telling Ayex’s teacher about her still breastfeeding. Ayex stopped feeding from the bottle after she turned two and drinks her occasional milk from the glass when I’m at work. At night she feeds from me.

Hubby told me over chat yesterday that he was able to ask Teacher Jade to tell Ayex that she should stop getting milk from me. Instead, she can drink milk from the glass. After dinner, hubby asked Ayex what did Teacher Jade told her about drinking her milk. My little girl narrated to me what her teacher told her. We told her that if she asks for mommy’s milk, we’ll tell her teacher the next day that she still breastfeed to which responded with constant No.

I had my usual short tv-time and I waited for her to ask for milk. She did not. At bedtime, she said Mommy, dede. I reminded her what we’ll say to her teacher the next day and offered that I’ll just pat her back to put her to sleep. She agreed. After a few minutes, she’s already fast asleep. She woke up twice in the middle of the night to pee. After peeing, she goes to back to sleep without asking for milk.

Yes, I did not breastfeed her the whole day and the whole night yesterday until this morning. And although I don’t want to jinx this, I hope that she is really ready to finally wean. Not because I want our special bonding to be over but I really need a rest. I know I will be breastfeeding again once our little one comes out in June 2010. What a bitter-sweet reality of motherhood!