So this is what happens when your kid gets sick in Japan
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So this video is a little bit unexpected
It just kind of has to happen we have to push things back
Basically Wolfy is sick today
He has a slight fever
He had a 38 degree temperature all throughout the night
He is at like 37.8 this morning
so we couldn't take him to the nursery
So I pretty much need to take a day off
Maiko and I are pretty tight on our production schedule
As you guys probably noticed we do a lot of collaborations
once something like this happens
we really can't hold to the schedule because it just throws
everything off even one day kind of
pushes everything back one week
So instead of having a regularly scheduled video
You're going to be kind of hanging out with me and Wolfy
and his sick day here in Japan
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There you go and
Oh you want you want to sit here ?
You want this one ?
Okay
how you feeling ?
What's that ? Is that sausage ?
Are you having fun ?
Are you wiping your face with mommy's sweater ?
Wolfy
So Wolfy usually eats a snack at around 9am at the nursery
It's a bit past that
But we decided to feed him anyway
You know when kids are sick you're just
happy that they're eating any time of the day
That's good ?
Yeah
We love Wolfy so much and
cherish all of these moments we get to
spend with him especially since we're
both working parents
we're completely aware that we're not gonna get this time back
so when we do get a chance to take time off
we wanna spend it with him when
he's happy and healthy
so we can all go out together
But what can you do in these type of situations
Oh
Wolfy : Oh !
It's a little too much
You gona help me get some ice ?
Wolfy : Yeah
Oh and this is one of our weekend routines
Wolfy loves to help me make my morning shake
Knowing that he could barely walk just a little bit ago
Its crazy to watch him carry the step stool all by himself now
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Obviously it takes a little bit more
time for him to do things
But we think it's important to let him get involved
in as many activities as possible
Plus it's just super cute
Wolfy : Mama
Wolfy : No ?
Oh no !
I need to get the nutritional yeast over down there
Wolfy: Oh no !
I need two tablespoons of that one
Can I give him this ? He already had one though
Maiko : You wan't it ?
Wolfy : Yeah
Just a little bit ago
We had to take an entire week off of work
since Wolfy shared a room with a nursery teacher
who caught COVID
Luckily Wolfy didn't catch it himself
But the nursery was forced to
shut down services for a week
at that time
we were about one week ahead of our production schedule
but that week off with Wolfy
brought our schedule back to zero
wow you gotta open it first
What many people may not completely understand
is that many of the videos we create these days
take several weeks if not months to come together
so even uploading one video a week
is a large undertaking for us
You want more ?
Are you eating my chicken ?
Just like this last week or so
he's been really
clingy with daddy
I'm not quite sure why
I'll open it
So it's gone up just this last couple of hours
So I think we might need to take him to the doctor
Wolfy : Daddy !!
and of course he spills the juice
Not sure how it is in other countries
But Japanese nurseries don't accept kids
with a temperature above 37.5 degrees celsius
99.5 degrees fahrenheit
and since COVID they're even more strict with this policy
parents are asked to take their kids temperature at home
before sending them to nursery
and then when they arrive the teachers will take
their temperature again before they're allowed in
these days many nurseries and schools in Japan
are calmly having to temporarily shut down
because either the teacher or one of the
students tests positive
so it's no surprise that schools are extra careful
I think its fine
You want your shoes ?
Wolfy : Yeah
Wolfy : No
Okay ready and let's go
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Okay so it's right before lunch
But his fever is starting to go up a little bit
so we decided to take him to the doctor
to make sure he's okay
and gets some medicine in case it gets worse in the afternoon
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In Japan kids medical fees including
prescription medicines are all free
covered under basic insurance
It's quite common in Japan to take it to the doctor often
In fact medical fees for adults
are relatively inexpensive as well
really good job my dude
so many adults will go to the doctor regularly
even for the common cold
Just ask Maiko
okay so that went a little bit unexpected
basically I thought I was gonna go in
and just get him some medicine for his fever
maybe some throat medicine but
The doctor actually recommended that we
get a PCR Kensa or a PCR test
Yeah I don't think Wolfy was really expecting that
and whatever you call it little
stick inside of his nose really hard
He didn't enjoy that too much so it's a
little bit hard getting him out of there
yeah we'll get the results in a couple days
so we'll see
Maiko : Are you okay ?
Yeah so
Basically um since he had a fever
we had to get a PCR Kensa
Oh really ?
For well he didn't have to
Can we check your temperature ?
no
We can't check your temperature ?
Let's take your temperature real quick okay ?
Today Maiko made a rice porridge with green onions for Wolfy
But it doesn't look like he has an appetite at the moment
Eating only four to five bites
It always breaks her heart when he struggles like this
hopefully a good nap will help him recover
All right so
There you go Wolfy is asleep
that was a
lot easier than normal I wasn't
expecting it to be that easy usually it
takes him a little bit longer but I
think he's just so tired we did get him
to bed a little bit later than normal
He should be sleeping for about an hour and
a half two hours so we do have a little
bit of time to kill but you never know
he might wake up really really quickly
It's been a long day for him already
It's been a long day for me already
I'm sure Maiko as well
So while he's sleeping I'm gonna go
pick up this medicine at the pharmacy
I dropped off the slip
but it takes about 30 minutes for them to fill it
so I also have a
kind of a video coming up with this food
production company and they want me to
take a stool test so I gotta go drop
that off in the mail and then we should
be back hopefully before Wolfy wakes up
He didn't eat as much as we wanted him to
Just before lunch but he's just super tired
so maybe when he wakes up
He'll probably be hungry and then
we'll continue our day
let's do all the rest
of this stuff while he's still sleeping
and then
we'll take care of Wolfy again
all right let's go
Hey, So
I got burrito, I got the medicines
We are back it is just a little before two
so hot it's starting to get spring-like outside
It looks like wolfy still asleep
so we have a little time for lunch
How is he doing ?
I went to check on him his feet are
kind of cold so I think his body's
temperature is going up still
and he was like
he just took out the stuff from the back
and then but his face like with this
area is like burning up
It's always worrisome when he gets these fevers
and
as you can see I've got like no work done whatsoever
It's just it's just like
super tough when he gets sick you just
you really can't do anything because
you're pretty much attending to his
entire like all of his needs
Maiko is gona go check on him
Wolfy : Mama
Maiko : No ? You don't wana sit here?
Good Morning !!
Wolfy : Mama, Daddy
I can give him the medicine
Maiko : Which one ?
Wolfy : Apple
Since his fever has gone up to 39.0 degrees celsius
102.2 fahrenheit
we decided to give him the fever medicine
we usually mix it in with his favorite juice and
his favorite anpanman cup
to help it go down easier
good job
Wolfy does seem to enjoy sick days though
as he doesn't really get to watch TV or play with iPad much
but on sick days we make an exception
it helps him relax and forget about the pain
Also I'm not sure if it happens to other kids
but when Wolfy cries a lot
he has this kind of gag reflex which makes him more
likely to throw up his food
even more so when his stomach is unsettled
we try to avoid this as much as possible
so after waking up looks like Wolfy is
still a little bit high on his temperature so
I think for the rest of the day we're gonna pretty much just
chill and just and make sure that he's
not over exhausting himself
one thing though we're gonna be stuck inside of
this house for a few hours
I would love to just like take him outside and take
him to the park or do something but
probably best for him to stay here
should I open it ?
Wolfy : Okay
Okay
hold it there and then put your
so ever since Wolfy started nursery
he's been getting sick and having fevers a lot more often
it's simply because he has
more exposure to other kids
who are potentially also sick
so we're not really surprised these days when he does
get sick and are somewhat prepared for
his low energy output
one time when he had a fever for four days straight
he had trouble with just getting up
so seeing him with a bit of energy is a slight relief
Maiko :Mummy or Daddy ?
Wolfy : Daddy !!
Maiko : What did you say ?
Maiko : Did you say daddy ?
Oh just look at Wolfy smile and laugh
It makes taking the day off with them
all worth it
Maiko : Where are you?
all right so this is pretty much going
to be the rest of the day
hopefully Wolfy's fever goes down
yeah
so sorry I wasn't able to get a video out
But I guess this is how it is when
your kid gets sick and you just really
can't do anything about it
I hope you guys enjoyed me sharing this kind of
peek into our life but I will be back
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