30th March 2008

Long waited for this day to come, on 30th March 2008 around evening 6.30pm, Chloe did her first flip over while the 3 of us were lying on the bed. Me and Mr were talking on the bed, with her in between, then suddenly she just rolled over! We were like stunned. Then second time she did it again with her head up. But somehow there will be flaws.. like her right arm still dunno how to move out to balance herself. So at times she will just topple back and she will CRY! She kept trying until cry also. When we helped her she also cry. Really dunno what she wants, I guess she wanted to crawl as well.. Anyways, I believe these few days she will perfect her flipping skills. :)

Today I was working at home and whole day she was still trying to turn. As usual, she flip until cry again cos of her right arm not able to balance herself. So in the end, she kept crying until have to carry her whole day infront of the computer working. Realise she wants to sit up. My god, haven't learn how to crawl, want to learn how to sit!

She loves sitting on Daddy's stomach. She doesn't look Chinese and doesn't look like her when in person.

For so long I managed to take her big smile, by putting my face next to the cam and make her smile then shoot it without her notice.

See.. she just wanna sit up no matter what.

Gotcha! See what she's eating. Her MIDDLE FINGER!

Prior to this, we really had a busy weekend, sourcing for a maid. At last, without any thinking, went down to Bukit Timah Shopping Center, JPB maid agency which my colleague recommended, which is also advertised by Li Nan Xing. I never ever dreamt that I would be sitting in a maid agency looking at maids' biodata. The woman kept calling me Mdm, and Mr Sir, and my mum in law Ah Ma. I really felt so weird, so do all of us. She gave us biodata of just 3 best Mynamar maids, aged 33 and 23 for 2 of them. As it is a new market therefore they do not have alot of Mynamar ones. And very quickly we decide on the 23 one, looked pleasant of the 3. As long as my mum in law likes it, cos she will be the one facing her everyday. :)

Definitely hiring a maid is a very tiring tasks, after you decide, you got to sign contract and so many fineprints. And have to read it cos it meant money and "cheat". By the time I went to page 4, I cannot take it anymore and ask Mr to read. But I guess he just sped read it lo.. but we do have photocopies of it. Our next task is to go online to take the employer's test to make we pass, haha.. as if we will like torture the maid. I really can't wait for the day to come which is like a month later but at the same time felt lost as not sure if we are able to coach the maid and will we become chicken and duck talking. Stressed until I dreamt of maid every night. Scary lo.

But at least one task is cleared in looking for a maid. Hopefully our life has settled down a bit. It has been too "exciting" ever since we had this baby. :)

Recently weekends are really very busy ever since a baby came into our life. Have to run errands to buy her stuffs, going to baby fairs, attending baby talks, etc.

Last weekend was the graduation class for baby massage by Mrs Wong. Really had better fun than the first lesson. Reason being the class started at 10am and the timing was just right for Chloe to wake up and had her feed before we went for the class so that she won't make noise for being sleepy or hungry. But beginning she did make a bit of noise then later when the real hands-on massage started, she was smiling away when we did for her. Overall, was quite peaceful and managed to take pictures as well. But when the group shot was taken, she cannot tolerate already and started to make noise and cry. Haha.. but her patience was longer than I expected for the whole class. We will of cos, not to let our money go into waste, we will massage her every night when we come back to work, and also need to hand in "homework" as well to Mrs Wong for follow-ups make sure we did the right thing. So nice of her.. Really like her alot! Though I feel the way she handles babies can be quite rough to some parents who saw it. Haha.. But as long as the baby likes it, why not.. During the baby photo shoot, all the babies are put together very near in a circle, I was so afraid that Chloe go hit the babies beside her cos she super active, lucky she was blur blur and thinking what is going on and she stayed so still and looking at the people (all the parents with their cameras shooting). It was like.. A ZOO!

These few days I will be working from home as well as mum in law fell and broke her wrist, and I need to stay home to look after Chloe while she go for op. I just went back to work and such thing happen, hopefully my boss will understand and give me his fullest support though I know sometimes is really very hard especially I am the only one working and cannot afford to have any downtime to affect the SLA. But I really got no choice, I too hope that work and family I can balance well. But anyway, hope that mum in law will recover asap so that she can continue to carry Chloe and take care of her. :)

Pictures time!!

My first game console! Wii! Really cost a bomb!

My darling forever putting hands in her mouth.. even 10 fingers also can!

Though she still cannot flip but her neck is so strong and she really like this position.

See what I mean! Hitting other babies during baby group shot.


Look at their curious faces! Are in a zoo??


Second class group shot.

The famous, Mrs Wong Boh Boi. Ok I know I look super FAT!

RA!!Must cover up!! SHY!!

Yesterday after work I was reaching the door step when MIL called. I entered the door and first thing said was Chloe got a flu she had 2 "long" water drips down from her nose. Then asked if want to bring her see doc. My first tot to my mind was "SICK!" I really do not like the idea of Chloe visiting the doc cos she is sick and the tot of eating medicine really puts me off. To me, a young baby shouldn't be exposed to so many medicines in her body which will results in a weaker constitution in future and won't be immune anymore. I even read on books that baby should not take antibotics at all, and if fall sick let it heal naturally instead by medicines. The next tot that came to my mind was breastmilk! I really regret I didn't persevere in giving her total breastfeeding and giving in to others saying she is not full and not getting enough nutritions. Then I tot Davy who said his wife is still doing total breastfeeding and his baby has not fallen sick at all even though at night she sleeps in between them who is either coughing or sneezing away. Haiz.. now really think that breastmilk is very important. Then I tot again of those who could not give breastmilk, will the baby fall sick easily? Or is only mine that she is not strong enough like me who always fall sick easily? I can only console myself that at least she is drinking some breastmilk compared to drinking none to make me feel better. Maybe after all it will help her in future. Lucky thing is doc also feel she is too young to go on medications and so he prescribe her nose drops. Her flu is mild. I hope she do not have to use nose drops after the first dose.

During the doc examining, she was really cute. Doc has to put a thermometer under her armpit to see if she has a fever. She kept staring at the thermometer thinking what is that, can see that she sees it until "DOU JI YAN" Lol. Next, doc got to hear her lungs by the back, and she fidget about like very ticklish behind. Suepr funny and all of us were laughing. Lucky she didn't cry in the room else I think the whole room will "tear down". Haha.

Of cos, I will carry to try to find ways to increase breastmilk supply so that she can have breastmilk for all feeds. Right now, taking fenugreek hopefully it works for me.

Bought story books and flashcards for her intend to read to her when I go back home but these 2 days are really hectic got no chance to read to her. Hopefully tonight all will be well and I can start to read to her and have some fun.

Back to work..

It's been 2 weeks since I started work again. The feeling of coming back to work is so... At first, during the first 3 months of leave, I wished to go back to work soon, but comes the night before, I don't feel like going to work which means of getting up earlier, and tons of emails to read and the idea of missing mei mei. Morning comes, the feeling of don't wish to go to work gets stronger, but once I put on the new clothes, I felt like I going to a new workplace.. but of cos, I really do miss mei mei when I bid her goodbye. Lucky I didn't cry.. LOL.

When I reached workplace, 2 colleagues were like, "uh, you so fast come back liao ah? You were like gone and back so soon!" I do not know what to reply but wish I can go back home to continue my maternity leave. Haha. And back to downloading all the emails and total there were about 5000 emails, I think I never recieve so many emails before in my life! I felt so lost don't know what to do in a flash, and the guy, Sam, who covered me leaves on the same day I returned to work which means I got no time to settle down before I take back all my cases. How sad! But never mind, I spend almost the whole day clearing emails and organising them and trying to read them. And worst of all, my passwords all expired and only the next day then the connection will be back! I guess all these are the disadavantages of going for long leave though you are at home relaxing and enjoying. This is so called the 先甜后苦!

Enough of work said, recently just before my I go back to work, on a Sat, went for the IT show which is last week, at last I bought my long-waited WII. Me and Mr been to quite some places to see how much they selling before we decide where to buy. But the thing is we cannot choose our own games as they came bundled with the console. So ended up, maybe we give it a try at the IT show. Their offer was you just need to buy 2 games of any value and you get the console for $555. Wow at first was like what a good deal, cos can choose your own game.. So we were browsing thru the games and the new games were like $79, the vendor also not stupid haha.. who will buy those old games (plus not fun!) right? So we stood there for a while, thinking whether to buy ornot, and I guess the crowded and pushing environment made me a decision to buy, thinking faster buy and faster get outta of here. LOL. So in total we actually spend about $800 plus, with 2 games of higher value and one game of $38. And we bought another controller as the bundle only comes with one. I got so happy choosing games, but when comes to paying, can feel a knife into my heart.. haha.. take it as an investment lo (Consoling myself..).

And on Sat, was mei mei's first baby massage lesson. I woke her up at 7.30am to feed her some milk as she needs to be fed one hour before the massage. I thought she would be awake after the feed but who knows the piglet went back to sleep! Until she reach the place, I tot she might be hungry, but she rejected the bottle. Weird.. So we went sitting at the counter waiting to pay the lesson fees, and more couples with their baby started to come in as well. And opposite of me sat a lady with her daughter, same age as mei mei. And the babies were facing each other, and the funny thing is they keep staring at each other and then smile until so happy. Haha.. set us all laughing as well. Lucky thing is I did not change mei mei shorts, else they both will be wearing the same shorts as well!

Lesson starts and all the babies have to lie down on the mattress while the parents learn to sing the massage songs along with Mrs Wong. Then the real massage teaching starts along with the singing of songs. It's really very fun! And some babies started to cry. Mrs Wong carried one by one to stop them from crying, she said she can "talk" to the babies and true enough they stopped crying and even one slept on her shoulders. Haha.. Mei mei was behaving unexpectedly good to my surprise, and she lie there for us to massage. The baby boy next to us started crying very loudly until Mrs Wong ask the dad to bring him out to calm him down. Then suddenly the mother asked me "Wow she very good girl, is she always like that?" Then I was "HUH! No la! She always cry one, and very loud!" Then after a while, mei mei start to throw temper liao! Haha! Mrs Wong also carried her, talked to her, but ended up she quiet a while then she start to make noise liao, I think she really special, other babies will quieten but not for her.. Lol. Then Mrs Wong said she is hungry and want to sleep ask me to go out and feed her. And so true, she is hungry and while she eats she sleeps! My god, I wondered when will I ever distinguished her cries. The funny thing is Mrs Wong also know whenever she wakes up she cries, and then she very PA BAI (in cantonese, means very fussy and must give her top priority!) Haha.. But lucky she still knows how to smile at strangers and Mrs Wong.. cos I don't want her to be a "DAO GIRL" haha.. So fast lesson ended, and this coming sat is the last lesson and we can take photos and graduate! Is going to be another fun lesson.

After the massage, suddenly Mr ask, shall we go to AMK hub to buy extra Wii controllers! I was shocked and so we went to buy 2 more so that more people can play! And we also bought another game! Another $200 plus gone! Total spend on Wii was like 1k plus! Then we went to KK hospital to collect her name stamp we made for her and to CCK to collect the rayman rabbid that we didn't take at the IT show when we bought the rayman game. What a fulfilling day running here and there. And was actually very tired. And yes, while we were at CCK carpark, making a turn, Mr went passed and bang the wall, causing a big big dent on the side door. Lucky the door still can open and close! Hehe...

Yesterday all of us, my sister in law and her hubby and me and Mr were having a game of Mario game. Was really fun when it comes to competing in the minigames! I guess this is a real good investment to actually make the family bonding stronger. I also wish that one day I can bring the set over to my home though Mr think is really very troublesome. Shall see how ba..

Looking forward to this fri holiday and weekends! I hope every weekend will be a fulfilling one.