Monday, August 18, 2008 –
Yesterday, I thought I was really gonna start Dylan on solid, for the very first time.
- I bought a box of baby rice cereal.
- Got ready 1 ounce of EBM
- Sterilized a bowl & spoon
All I was waiting for is for Dylan to wake up from his afternoon nap.
But he napped much longer than I anticipated. And when he woked up, it was getting late for dinner. Hubb was getting hungry. Bryan wants to poo-poo. So the solid introduction session was postponed.
Being a 2nd time mommy, I thought I know everything I need to know. Then I forgot… Err…how am I suppose to plan the first feeding session ah?
- Do I feed him when he is hungry? or
- BF him till he is full first as he is still supposed to get as much BM as possible? (but then full liao, how to eat solid ah) or
- BF till full, then wait 30 mins before giving solid? (aiyo, no time liao, wanna go out for dinner liao)
But I guess the most important fact was - I am NOT ready to start Dylan on solid. He is my precious baby. He grows up so fast. Now solid, soon porridge, then rice…before I know it, he’s gonna grow into a Terrible Two like Bryan… He’s gonna know his ABCs, 123s, and soon, all the complicated words like Stokke Tripp Trapp.
WUAAAAHHHHHHH ….I miss my baby oredi!
Anyway, I checked Dr Sears website today and it says,
“If your baby is content with breastmilk or formula, no need to complicate his life with solids”
I guess he can remain my little baby a little longer…. 
Monday, August 18, 2008 –
I did an inventory check on my umbrellas yesterday and realized that I have just too many umbrellas. I have 7 hanging at the corner of my porch, 3 in my car and 2 at my office. And how often do I use them? Very seldom! The ones that are used most often are the ones in my car / office. But then again, I don’t need to use 5!
The ones at home are rarely used. In fact, I can’t imagine why I would need to use them at all.
So, why did I have so many in the first place. Most of them are free gifts – from electrical appliances, cosmetics and insurance. In fact, my husb and I gets a new umbrella each time we renew our car insurance. Sheesh…. I wish they would give us some other type of free gift next time. Why can’t they vary the gifts they offer each year?
If I am not stucked with this insurance company, I would have hopped around online car insurance“>online car insurance looking for the best gift.
Monday, August 11, 2008 –
We had a small gathering at my grandma’s place yesterday as my grandma cooked a lot of food for the 7th month prayers.
One of my aunt brought 2 slices of leftover birthday cake. It was chocolate..yum! Whose birthday? I donno, it was one of her son’s fren. Anyway, we shared one slice between my sis, her husb, me and my husb. And the remaining 1 slice, my aunt told me to take it home since I liked it so much.
Bryan loves choc cake, so I thought no harm to bring it home.
But did I share with Bryan… Err no. I waited until he sleep liao, then husb and I finished the whole slice..yummy yummy. Why never share?
1. Bryan have a mild flu and his body was slightly warm (37.3) on Saturday morning. So I avoided giving him heaty food.
2. Mommy tam chiak lo.
And luckily mummy tamchiak….
Cause I have a very bad case of diarrhea, vomit and stomach cramps this morning. I can’t eat or drink anything without contributing it back to the toilet bowl (kong sien mah tong – phrase borrowed from this mummy).
So I took MC for the day and rested the whole morning. I am feeling much better now.
Did anyone else had food poisoning…no wor just me. But my doc and I suspected the cake as I could see chocolate icing in my vomit. *YUCK* Maybe just one area contaminated nia kua.
Aiyo, luckily I did not give any to Bryan.
*tamchiak = food greedy
Everyone i know is going off early today…To catch the grand Beijing Olympics opening night.
2 of my colleagues purposely subscribed to the Astro Sports Channel - one yesterday, and the other this morning - just so that they can watch the Olympics.
I don’t subscribe to Astro Sports, so I won’t get to watch it on Astro *SHUCKS*
But i probably can still catch it on RTM. Now I am just hoping that the coverage will be as good as Astro’s.
OK..now i gotta go bug hubb to come fetch me quick.
*Whei Olympics tonite la…balik balik liao*
When I am young, my mother used to tell me to study hard so that when I grow up I can be a “manager” and no need to work so hard. I just need to sign some papers from work. (Psst..this is what managers do in TVB dramas mah)
Now that I am all grown up and working in the corporate world – who says being a manager is easy? No need to work hard?
I think being a manager is even harder work than regular workers. On top of worrying about your own tasks at hand, you need to worry about the welfare of all the people reporting to you.
Thus I chose not to be a people manager. I rather manage projects.
I do not have to worry on how to retain my staff. I do not have to worry that if so & so leaves, I will have to hire new staff. I do not have to worry about going through stacks of resumes which can come from all over the place, including Los Angeles resumes to find the right candidate to replace so & so.
I just have to worry about my own work and my own happiness.
I went to Las Vegas 6 years ago, with my friends. What was my impression of it? One word – GRAND. Simply grand.
So since then, I have been telling my hubb that we should go for Vegas vacations together. I don’t mind going there again. The last time I went there, it was the middle of summer. It was terribly hot then as Vegas is in the middle of a desert. I would love to go there again when the weather is much cooler.
He did go to Vegas finally, but with his own friends. And his verdict was – Boring, nothing to shout about.
He said that I found it great because I was still very young and have not seen the world yet when I went there last time. I may have a different opinion now that I am more mature and have been to more places.
Well…the only way to find out is to go there again.
So hubbs, when you wanna take me there for holiday ah?
I am so bored! I have not been to anywhere for a holiday this year. I still have about 15 days (3 weeks) of annual leaves that will be forfeitable by end of this year so I definitely need to start planning my leaves.
Usually we will make at least a few local holiday trips each year. But since I had Dylan, it is quite troublesome to take one baby and one toddler for a holiday.
But go where ah? So unfair. Hubb had a vacation in US. He went to LA, LV and even stayed at reno hotels. But me? I am stuck here all the time…
Haizzzz…. I really need a holiday la!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 –
Now that Dylan is bigger, the rough playtime has begun. Normally I will get both boys to bed around 9-ish.
Hubb and I, we take one boy each to get ready for bed.
I am usually responsible for Bryan as he only allows me to brush his teeth thoroughly. So I will help to get his teeth brushed, wash his face with a towel and then change him into his PJ.
Hubb will give Dylan a diaper change and change him to his pjs.
Then we will spend some nice family time together before calling it a night for the boys.
With me, it is usually quiet activities with the boys. I will usually read them some books with one boy on each of my lap.
I had asked hubb countless times to read to the boys, but *sigh* he doesn’t like to read. He would rather engage in some rowdy rough plays with the boys. Now that Dylan is bigger, he is participating in these plays as well.
But then again, Dylan is still a small baby. Sometimes I really find my heart stop especially when I see Bryan climbing over Dylan, or even lying on top of Dylan.
If I have a pulse oximeter with me, I won’t be surprised that it shows that the oxygen in my blood took a dip at those moments as well. At times like these, we have to remind Bryan that Dylan is still a small baby and that he needs to be careful around him.
Whether it is quiet reading or rowdy rough play, it is a wonderful way for us to call it a night. I look forward to these wonderful moments every night.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 –
We actually have a built in TV shelf in our bedroom, but no tv there. Initially we thought of getting a new TV for our living room and then move the old TV to our bedroom.
Then we decided against it. Bryan is already watching a lot of tv when he is downstairs at the living room. The only way we can get him to stop watching tv is to tempt him upstairs to play with other toys. If we place a TV in the bedroom, he will probably glue himself to that tv when he goes upstairs. That would be a major havoc especially to his bedtime.
If only we have a pop up tv that pops up when he is not around, and pops away when he is .
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 –
I have just made an appointment for my bi-annual executive health screening. The last time I was there, the physician advised me to start exercising regularly to keep up my health. Did I follow his advice?
Err…just a little. Too little to have any significant effect I guess. Now that my next screening will be due soon, I better start getting back to shape. I have been procrastinating for too long.
*sigh* So there are diet pills to help lose weight, but are there “fit pills” to help get fit?
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