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Spend some time with Sara during the weekend. Took leave last Friday as Grandma was whisked away for a holiday in Kuantan with Grandpa. Not really, Grandpa and Grandma drove Sum Yee (my younger sis) to Kuantan for her 3 months practical in a local hospital. So it was just me, Sara and her little dog named Patrick :) We both slept in that morning and woke up around 7.45 a.m. Thanks to Daddy for setting the alarm at 6.00 a.m. forgetting that I was on leave on that day. We watch Wiggles CD and I was surprised that Sara was literally glued to it. She usually doesn’t show much interest in any of the children’s channel on Astro but Wiggles was an exception. I too was fascinated with the songs. She was so engrossed with the songs that she just lied in her playpen on her belly, with her chin rested on her bolster, while she lifted one leg and started to swing it back and forth. She got tired after the show and went for a little nap, while Mummy packed her lunch (frozen pumpkin). Took Sara to T...

This came to me through an email... *************************************************** I’ve given up many things to be a mother. My outward appearance has certainly changed. No more make-up, no more flat tummy. I've stretch marks to show, which also means some clothes just can’t be worn anymore. Not to worry as breastfeeding has also cancelled out the possibility of fitting into most of my old clothes. I’ve given up a career outside the home. I chose to be a full time mother, meaning I’ve said goodbye to power lunches, flashy clothes and dinner parties. I’ve opened myself to criticism and doubt, and faced more than one sarcastic comment and critical glance with sheer willpower to come away still friends. I’ve given up my independence and my time. I may not be dependent on my baby, but she is on me and that has certainly curtailed more than a few of my favourite activities down to a minimum or barely at all. I no longer have the luxury of catching a movie at any given time, or go...

I was driving to work yesterday and heard over Light FM on the topic of parenting. A mother of two called up telling the DJs that her oldest is 4 and is a preschooler. There was a time the preschool arranged an excursion for the children and her oldest got all excited about it. The mother however was not excited about the news at all and had in her mind not to allow her little girl to go. And since the father is away at that moment, the little girl called his father to ask for permission to join the excursion. Of course the father said that she could go. The mother freaked out ( those were her words ) and all sorts of things went through her mind-should she take leave from work and take the children? Should she drive behind the bus etc. On the day her child went for the excursion, time passes really slow for the mother. She kept looking at the time and was thinking to herself – Now is the time she will be on the bus, ok now she should be back, SO CALL HOME NOW! When the mother called...

It has been a sticky weekend. Sara just refused to be in the playpen or in her little chariot. She will cry until we pick her up. Whenever she caught sight of me, she will be whinning for me to hold her. Daddy and me seemed to be playing pass the whole weekend. Passing Sara from one to another. Sara in her chariot Sara had also been a little bit difficult when its time for her bedtime. She will keep crawling to the door wanting to be out from her bedroom. Each time I put her down on her mattress, thinking that she was asleep, she will immediately pop her head right up. With that I will quickly lie down pretending to be asleep. I have tried everything from letting her suckle, singing to her, rocking her and turning off all lights in the house but yet she just refused to stay put on her mattress. While Daddy and me were running on low batts, she was just like the Energizer Bunny. We took her to mom's place tonight and she was fast asleep on the way home before 8.30p.m. I was hoping t...

Weekends for me means being a fulltime mom. My weekends 10 years ago were filled with with shopping spree, movies, lunch and dinners with friends and clubbing in the night till wee hours in the morning. My weekends a years ago were spend with the Daddy or my best friend and some other close friends doing what I did 10 years ago except for the clubbing part. Today my weekends will began like this:- 7.30a.m. - received morning call from Sara tugging my blanket 8.00a.m. - wash the kitchen sink and clean kitchen tops and table and boil drinking water for Sara 9.00a.m. - feed Sara again and tried putting her into the baby walker and got mu ch protest from her 10.00 a.m. - had breakfast with Mad Cat and wash Sara's bottles (for me to feed her water after her solid) 11.00 a.m. - put Sara for nap and boiled pumpkin and carrot for Sara's meal 12.00 p.m. - Sara woke up from her nap, fed her pumpkin and carrot puree 1.00 p.m.- Bathe Sara and put her in Daddy's care while I clean up af...

In this life I am a woman In my next life I would like to come back as a BEAR When you are a bear, you get to hibernate You do nothing but sleep for 6 months I could deal with that Before you hibernate, you’re supposed to eat yourself stupid I could deal with that too When you’re a girl bear, you birth your children (who are the size of a walnuts) while you’re sleeping and wake to partially grown, cute, cuddly cubs I could definitely deal with that. If you’re a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business You swat anyone who bothers your cubs If your cubs get out of line, you swat them too I could deal with that If you’re a bear, your MATE expects you to wake up growling He EXPECTS that you will have hairy legs and excess body fat Yup gonna be a bear!! *************************************************************************** Disclaimer: There is no such thing as reincarnation so no way being a BEAR is possible I love my baby very much so I will not swat her for whatever reasons the...

Sara can sit! Yay! And this is one proud Mummy! I must really get myself a camera phone. Sorry no pic to post. She has been learning to sit by holding on to us with one hand to steady herself. Yesterday, she was able to sit on her own without support for a record breaking time which is 5 seconds. She started by sitting with her legs stretched out and her head hung low while keeping both hands by her side. When she got a bit more confident, she slowly lift her head up but once her head is up, she will just topple over as if her little head was too heavy to handle. She drew laughter from her Grandma and Tai Yee. But Sara did not give up and tried and tried until she got to sit by herself with her head up. By evening, she was able to sit with a wobbly body like jello while her hands will reach out to grab toys lying beside her. And by late evening, my little one was able to sit with her little head held high. With each successful trial, I will clap my hands and encourage her. I got Joash ...

Sara about 5 to 6 months old with her bandana Dress from Medan gift from Tai Yee Rattle from Uncle Jimmy & Aunty Li Li Sara having her meal Sara with more meal shot

I considered myself a light sleeper. Any movement or sound will wake me up from slumber land. Since Sara was born, I will wake up a few times in the night just to check on her to make sure that her feet is not cold or that she has not rolled to a corner of the mattress but mostly to make sure that she is still breathing! Last Sunday, we were at my mom’s place after church and I decided to put Sara for a nap on my mom’s bed while I lied down beside her acting as a barricade (the other 3 sides of the bed were barricaded by 2 corners of the wall and the bed headboard). I was feeling so tired for the past week due to workload that I dozed off within minutes. The next thing I knew, I heard a boom! That sent me sitting straight right up and for a split second I realized that Sara was not beside me. Instantly, I looked over the bed and saw her lying on her back, on the floor. I thought “Oh no! She fell off the bed!” She was in shock for a moment and cried. I quickly picked her up. As soon as...

My sister gave me a playpen which was almost brand new. My nephew had only slept in it once and it was then given to me when I was pregnant with Sara. We had tried setting it up before Sara was born but we were unable to do so. I tried again sometime last month and found that one of the rails would not lock in place and kept falling off while the other 3 sides stayed up. Mad Cat suggested that perhaps the mechanism is faulty. Me, being me and stubborn, decided to try again last week. Unfortunately, I had a slight accident and had my index finger caught in between the mechanism which was supposed to lock. The pain was excruciating and for a moment, I could not feel my index finger. I then realized I was bleeding and there was blood on the floor, my hands, my foot and my pajamas. I called out to Mad Cat and placed pressure on my fingers to stop the bleeding. The very next day, through email, I filed a complain to the company demanding an explanation on the faulty playpen and told them th...