But the days leading to this day were very challenging for the three of us.
He first contracted cold and diarrhea from his peers at daycare center. It took him weeks to get over the cold. It became worse and he had viral infection with fever at 40 degree Celsius for days. We had to bring him to emergency clinic several times. He was on drips once and they took his blood sample twice. When he did not get better, the doctor prescribed him antibiotics, fearing that he contracted bacteria infection due to poor immune system because of his prolonged viral fever. He did get better after that, but very slowly. He lost so much weight and the frequent hospital visits terrified him. He does not like to be around strangers. It was heartbreaking to see my confident boy being terrified, sad and feeble :(
But, he got better. I wanted his first birthday to be special, so I took leave on this day and baked a cake for him. The cake was OK, but my attempt to glaze the cake did not turn out well, but hey, I baked a cake for my son, a natural homemade cake with tender loving care. I pampered him as always and made him happy. We invited our friend, Menglu to share our happiness, but he was a little uneasy around her (as he was still in recovery period). But, the celebration went OK. We had some fun and we were happy. Family and friends called and wished. We felt loved. He slept very early on his birthday because he awake all afternoon playing with me.
How time flies. It seems like only yesterday I conceived him.
Happy Birthday my baby. You are the air that I breathe and the reason my heart beats. Here is to many more birthdays to come!
I love you.
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