Sunday, March 28, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
growing up
Nat is growing up real quickly and i hardly have the tenacity to keep up via my blog. I really admire the mothers who could multi task between couple of children,work, chores and rest. Mothers are such superwoman. Only when u've been through this process then u would understand what i meant. Not that i want to sing my own praises, i don't think dad would have the tenacity or self-sacrificial endurance to handle nat's needs on 100 percent basis. But that's ok as long as he provides emotional and mental support, help with chores, bring home the bacon and chauffeur us around.
Anyway back to main purpose of writing this entry...
Grandma told me that nat is learning how to stand on her own. She did a mini performance on the bed....stood up on her own and let go her hands to stand non-assisted. Was told she was so amazed with her own ability that she giggled and shake her little bums before she fell back down. O she also said 'wah' at the same time. An expression that she picked up from me. Way to go nat!
Anyway back to main purpose of writing this entry...
Grandma told me that nat is learning how to stand on her own. She did a mini performance on the bed....stood up on her own and let go her hands to stand non-assisted. Was told she was so amazed with her own ability that she giggled and shake her little bums before she fell back down. O she also said 'wah' at the same time. An expression that she picked up from me. Way to go nat!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
random thoughts
Hey you must be bored of my blog by now? always covering the usual topics ie breastfeeding la, how nat has grown la-ta-da. rarely any new updates, inconsistent writer who hardly has the time to update her blog. So what should i cover this time? one anonymous reader told me all she is interested in are the pics. wanted to upload more pics and videos for u but chris has accidentally erased my entries and so i can't load the pics this round. Sorry fan. . do visit again k as this time it's all words again.
Gotten a slr camera fairly recently. Learning how to use it and to do that i have to comb through every single page of the manual. Looking after nat and with work piling up there is just no time for myself anymore. That's part and parcel of parenthood huh?
So how is work? Been through a crazy budget cut recently as bosses wants to maintain their margins. Unless business does really well, don't foresee bonus to be great. Sometimes i wonder how i survive this long and at the rate i am going. Lack of sleep no longer has an effect on me. Really amazed that i can still think straight even with really little sleep. Yes, nat still keeps me awake at 2ish and wee mornings to get that quick comforting suckle. Would miss this once i wean her off successfully.
Since we have drifted to the usual topic of weaning. I must say looking back i never could have thought that i could survive breastfeeding for so long. Been 13 months already and only this week was nat rei n troduced to milk. Thanks to theresa, i bought my first can of Gain IQ. And artificially it worked. Why artificial? Cause it smells so vanillaish that it didn't smell like milk to me at all. You know that distinctive cow-ish flavour! Gain is super fragrant! Which appeals to picky tasters ! But no complains at least she like this brand and i could stop my trial and error! Eureka! Just this evening my dad was just saying howu difficult it was for me as a mother. Got to work, feed, no rest, endure the aching back and still not losing all my weight successfully. Sigh i am just not oneof those who gets back to shape easily. Colleague today just reminded me to take calcium else high chance of getting osteoporosis. So nat, when u read this in future don't think mummy is faking it when i complain about my bodyaches and ask for a long massage!
Gotten a slr camera fairly recently. Learning how to use it and to do that i have to comb through every single page of the manual. Looking after nat and with work piling up there is just no time for myself anymore. That's part and parcel of parenthood huh?
So how is work? Been through a crazy budget cut recently as bosses wants to maintain their margins. Unless business does really well, don't foresee bonus to be great. Sometimes i wonder how i survive this long and at the rate i am going. Lack of sleep no longer has an effect on me. Really amazed that i can still think straight even with really little sleep. Yes, nat still keeps me awake at 2ish and wee mornings to get that quick comforting suckle. Would miss this once i wean her off successfully.
Since we have drifted to the usual topic of weaning. I must say looking back i never could have thought that i could survive breastfeeding for so long. Been 13 months already and only this week was nat rei n troduced to milk. Thanks to theresa, i bought my first can of Gain IQ. And artificially it worked. Why artificial? Cause it smells so vanillaish that it didn't smell like milk to me at all. You know that distinctive cow-ish flavour! Gain is super fragrant! Which appeals to picky tasters ! But no complains at least she like this brand and i could stop my trial and error! Eureka! Just this evening my dad was just saying howu difficult it was for me as a mother. Got to work, feed, no rest, endure the aching back and still not losing all my weight successfully. Sigh i am just not oneof those who gets back to shape easily. Colleague today just reminded me to take calcium else high chance of getting osteoporosis. So nat, when u read this in future don't think mummy is faking it when i complain about my bodyaches and ask for a long massage!
Sunday, March 14, 2010
New Car Seat
I have always wanted to contribute to Nat's blog but never got down to doing so... I promised to do so before I start my new job on Monday, 15 Mar 2010 and today is the absolute deadline. Dun wana break my promise to baby Natalie :D
So here goes,
Now that Nat is 1 year old, we have upgraded her Infant car seat to a Toddler's one. The new car seat is lime green in colour, similar to that of our family car. We took Nat out for a spin over the weekend. Initially, we were quite apprehensive about the new seat. Nat has never took a liking for car seats as she prefers to be in Mummy's arm during car rides.
The new seat is significantly higher than the previous one. Nat can actually look out of the side window easily when she is placed on the seat. For some magical reason, Nat did not put up a struggle when we lower her onto the seat. (She put up a fierce fight when we tried to do so with the previous one) Instead, she was feeling the seat's cushion all over with her hands and looking all around her.
During the car ride, Nat was smiling... I mean literally beaming with her eyes wide open and she was exclaiming excitingly in her baby's language, "Wah Wah dah dah dah car car!". This did not happen for a while only but throughout the whole ride. I got distracted and look over my shoulder at her whenever I stopped at the traffic lights. She looked so sweet and innocent!!
When we finally reached home, Nat did not want to get out! Instead, She pointed her hand in a forward direction and shouted, "Dah Dah!". (Nat wanted to continue with the journey)
So here goes,
Now that Nat is 1 year old, we have upgraded her Infant car seat to a Toddler's one. The new car seat is lime green in colour, similar to that of our family car. We took Nat out for a spin over the weekend. Initially, we were quite apprehensive about the new seat. Nat has never took a liking for car seats as she prefers to be in Mummy's arm during car rides.
The new seat is significantly higher than the previous one. Nat can actually look out of the side window easily when she is placed on the seat. For some magical reason, Nat did not put up a struggle when we lower her onto the seat. (She put up a fierce fight when we tried to do so with the previous one) Instead, she was feeling the seat's cushion all over with her hands and looking all around her.
During the car ride, Nat was smiling... I mean literally beaming with her eyes wide open and she was exclaiming excitingly in her baby's language, "Wah Wah dah dah dah car car!". This did not happen for a while only but throughout the whole ride. I got distracted and look over my shoulder at her whenever I stopped at the traffic lights. She looked so sweet and innocent!!
When we finally reached home, Nat did not want to get out! Instead, She pointed her hand in a forward direction and shouted, "Dah Dah!". (Nat wanted to continue with the journey)
Friday, March 5, 2010
milk from bottle
I am not sure what came over nat now. She is rejecting milk from the bottle or in fact milk itself? Helper simply gave in to her whims and fancies and serves her what she wants which at this stage is juices. We are resorting to feed milk by the spoon. That didn't work very well either. Neither does on the rocks, heated, gluose fortified work.The only way she takes her milk is straight.. Straight from the source! She would wait till I reach home to have her night feeds. Because of this has been sleeping late, but this doesn't stop her from wanting milk in the wee hours! Am still waking up 2 to 3 times every night! Help!
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