Liberation

The feeling of liberation after 1 month of confinement was less intense given that this was my second delivery and fact that I had taken strolls to the playground for the prescribed dose of vitamin d to reduce Nathan's bilirubin level. however, it's still good to know that I am now officially out of the confinement period. No more fanless nights, hot flushes, losing all that pregnancy bulge but far from my original figure, and saying goodbye to the extra person in the house ie my confinement nanny are just some of the more apparent perks at the end of this restrictive tradition. Of course Natalie has been the happiest as it means that mummy could now officially sleep and hold hands with her while she sleeps in Aircon and bring her opposite to borrow and return her library books, especially when papa had been away for more than 2 weeks during my confinement. Mummy is also able to follow her to school rather than her 'dong dong'( she has been calling her gong gong 'dong dong' since she first learnt to speak and it kind of stuck as its her special way of addressing her grandpa) and popo and not forgetting her dearest yiyi as well!

So was there a major difference to my lifestyle? To be honest, we've established an expression, feeding and sleeping routine that it makes little difference in what I do each day. Mum who visited me commented how busy I was with no rest time at all other than the 1 or 2 hours of precious nap time where both children are asleep but this doesn't happen everyday! still looking at both the babies loving each other and natalie being the forever helpful girl who dotes on her little brother makes it all worthwhile! Can't imagine leaving them at home when work starts.

Anyway we celebrated my liberation and Nathan's full month last Sunday! Invited some close uni friends over for a get together, and my maid single handedly cooked up a storm! We prepared fried bee boon, chicken curry, broccoli and cauliflower with prawns, nuggets, fries, and almond longan for our guests.

Friends brought along their children and Natalie was such a good host! Without us even prompting, she brought out her jigsaw puzzles and toys to share with her new friends! She even remembered to retrieve the packets of gum drops which she had kept aside the night before and distributed them to her friends. Such generosity! Appended are pictures of all her friends!






And how can I forget the star of the day......?