The Big Eyes

Heng Heng has a pair of beautiful eyes with long eyelashes. I get so thrill to have a son with such beautiful eyes. Yan Yan's eyes are big too but they are not as beautiful as his.

However, the boy's eyes are just too good in crying. He is now going trough a 'ham pao' phase. He cries his eyes out every time he gets angry with us. He cries his eyes out whenever we scold him. He cries his eyes out if his need is not full filled. The list goes on....


After a long crying session it's common for him to end up with red and puffy eyes.

Lately his hands are itchy and he likes to rub his eyes. We would stop him immediately when we see his hands lay on the eyes. I hate it when he suddenly comes to me and says : Mummy, you see!! He points at his eyes and show me his red eyes when he rubs his eyes behind me. And this make his eyes go more puffy and develop thick layer of gelatinous mucus in his eyes.

On top of that, he goes craze rubbing his eyes during washing hair. He used to be very obedient when I wash his hair and he has no problem letting me rinsing his hair before this.

His big and round eyes.

Finally his eyes could not take it anymore.

On 10/8/2011, he rubbed his eyes again till sore and red. That was in the afternoon. He did not want to open his eyes after the incident. I forced him to let me check his eyes and he shut his eyes more tightly until his eyelashes folded in the eyes. I made him opened his eyes and clean them with a wet towel and help him shut his eyes properly and he fall asleep. I left him with my mom and nothing I could do and off I went out for my tuition class. I text hubby to remind him to check on Heng Heng eyes when he got back home. In the evening I was told that Heng Heng woke up and didnt want to open one eye ( that could be the sore eye ) for more than 2 hours. Without any delay I text hubby to bring Heng Heng to see doctor.


My mom gave him a wet handkerchief and he used that to cover his one eye and watched his cartoon with another one eye ( this was what my mom told me when I came back from work) . This could be the culprit making the sore eye get more puffy and get infected, I guess...

They came back with all these medication, there is an eye cream, eye drops, antibiotic and oral med for itchy.

When I first saw my son the sore eye was puffy and red. He still cover his one eye with tissue ( that is what the doc allow him to do, can only cover with tissue and not towel or handkerchief) Hubby was so worried as doctor told him Heng Heng might need to be admitted if the medication didn't work . I tried my best to encourage him to open his eye. I did not allow him to cover the eye anymore. I promise to get him some animal kaiser cards from his cousin if he open his eye. He did listen to me and I keep my promise too.

I am glad that he has not much issue applying the eye drop and eye cream. He would fuss a little and shut his eyes for a while after apply them. Within few days time the eye get recovered very fast and the gelatinous mucus is getting lesser. He could have learn his lesson now. He hardly rub his eyes anymore. I hope he keeps his hands away from his eyes and no more rubbing his eyes.

I need to put him back to this special hat to wash his hair. This hat was put aside very long time ago and lucky I didn't throw it away.

Heng Heng is back to his own self. I am glad to see his beautiful eyes again and please no more puffy and red eyes for him.