20170331, 5 months + 10 days, 23weeks, 161 days

Who is 23 weeks old today?? It's baby!! Haha:) can't believe you have been out of mummy's tummy for so  long my dear girl. Mummy seems to be starting to forget how it is like to have you inside me. Your actions were quite docile when you were inside mummy and for tt, mummy is very thankful :)

Judging from how huge I was, I must have felt very heavy and lethargic all the time. Mummy also can't move as freely as now, mummy can't sleep on my tummy, mummy can't bend swiftly to pick things up from the ground, mummy also can't sleep flatly on the bed due to my bad reflux... and many more! 

Mummy needs to sleep on my left all the time cos it's supposedly better for you and it enhances blood circulation in mummy's body. Mummy moves and walks around like penguin cos I couldn't bend my legs due to the heavy weight. Etc etc... 

Baby was so small in mummy's arms 5 months ago. Daddy could easily carry you with one arm but now you are so tall and much heavier, which is good cos you are growing! 

You are active for a longer period now, you can flip front to back and back to front a lot now... giving mummy a scare cos you will appear somewhere else from where I left you. Haha! Nowadays your favourite activity is to touch your legs with your hands. Very cute! Haha! 

Today is also an exciting day cos... baby eats her first solids!!! You look so cute opening your mouth waiting for the spoon to come to your mouth!! So cute lah!! 

Very thankful that baby could swallow well and didn't regurgitate any food! Amazing right? Babies have been trusting their tongues forward to suckle for breastmilk, now they have to bring the food from the front of the tongue to the back of their tongue.

 Something new for them to experience everyday. 

5 months + 9 days, 22 weeks + 6 days, 160 days

Rainy day calls for staying at home! Didn't go out in the afternoon today, but it's nice to stay home thanks to baby. Anywhere is great with you around my dear baby :) 

Captured another photo of her lifting her legs up high and... touching both her legs at the same time!! You look so adorable doing that baby!! You never fail to amaze mummy and daddy with your small little milestones! 

Continue to jia you in growing up healthily and happily k! Thank you for drinking mummy's milk too! Hope it helps you to become a strong and smart kid in the future! 

Daddy fixed your high chair today and you sat in it at the dining table to simulate having a meal. You were biting the plate and spoon so readily, hope you will like your first cereal meal and enjoy eating as much as daddy and mummy do! 

Eating food is daddy and mummy's hobby. Haha! We love food! 

5 months + 8 days, 22 weeks + 5 days, 159 days

Whee! Daddy came home early to bring baby and mama out! Went IKEA for dinner and bought baby's chair. Finally made our decision to get a IKEA baby chair, cheap and ok! Another step towards feeding baby solids!! Another milestone coming!! Excited much! 

The couscous with vegetable balls were ok... probably won't get it again cos the taste is just too "herby" for my liking. It has a great taste of Indian cuisine, but somehow something is just lacking. I'm not sure... 

Fried rice was good though. The sambal chilli is so good. If I asked for more, I believe they will charge us. It's that good! 

Also went to Tampines 1 to get baby's cereal. Going to try healthy times' brown rice cereal. Cross my heart and fingers that baby's eating journey will be good. Baby, please don't be a picky eater and eat well. Chew your food well and swallow them well. There are really so many yummy food waiting for you to try, but let's work on your swallowing first! 

Think I shall buy the mini keyboard and magnetic drawing board from Shopee so I can finally cast my mind off these craps. Feel like buying those soft cloth books too from Taobao. Money please drop from the sky!! 

5 months + 7 days, 22 weeks + 4 days, 158 days

My situation today... one grumpy baby and one sick Husband. Please sleep well and stay healthy!

Spent the afternoon going out with this little one to buy some piano books. Hello little one, thank you for accompanying mummy and making me feel less lonely. You are mummy's and daddy's best friend! 

The past 2 days have been great thanks to the hubby. We didn't go out at all due to hubby's flu, but his presence just made staying at home so much better. With him, it gave me more time to bath, to share the task of putting baby to sleep, to give each other more time to sleep and rest. Thank you hubby. 

And each time I look at baby, it makes every sacrifices and hardship all worthwhile. I feel so blissful. Life is so tiring with a kid but the feeling of blissfulness is indisputable. Hubby and baby, I love you. 

5 months + 6 days, 22 weeks + 3 days, 157 days

Had an eventful day yesterday without my phone. Hahah, hence the hiatus. Come to think of it, life without a phone is much better as you will be more focused in the situation you are in and appreciate the companionship of the pple around you more. 

I admit I'm a phone addict, but hey look what happened yesterday, I survived without the phone for half a day yah. Haha!! 

Wonder how baby's era will be like? How reliant will they be on the phone? I mean, I'm already so addicted to the phone... what can I expect from my LO? 

Hmm, but I think my husband will stop that kind of behavior as he is someone who doesn't use the phone much. He will probably bring baby out to appreciate the sceneries of natural reserves and parks. 

Anyway, we went to look for baby's high chair at bove yesterday. We got baby try 2 different types of exersaucers as well and she was still trying to figure the functions out. Hahah! Oh well, if daddy buys you one, you can continue figuring out the play items at your own pace k? 

The high chairs are ok... but very hefty. More tedious to use as there are more buckles than ikea's, but definitely much safer. Hmm, decisions decisions. 

We also went to eat the second best tendon in Singapore, haha!! I mean yah, we tried the best tendon at tanjong pagar before and I'm sorry to say, the suntec tendon doesn't match it. It's not as worth the wait as tanjong pagar's. But it was still a nice experience, it has been a long time since the hubby and I 拍拍看查查看. 

Baby is currently connecting two cycles of sleep on her own. Mummy is so proud of you!! She also fell asleep on her own although I didn't get to witness it cos I was rushing through my bath. Wanted to nurse her to sleep but she kept rejecting the nipple, so I just gave her sometime alone on the bed while I rushed to the toilet for my bath. After 10 mins of bathing, I came back to room seeing baby sleeping soundly. 

I wonder if any tears are involved... but nonetheless, baby is learning to sleep on her own again. She's such a good girl. 

5 months + 4 days, 22 weeks + 1 day, 155 days

I really hate it when my husband turns into a wimp in front of his family members. They treat him like crap and all he does is to let them continue to verbally and emotionally abuse him and act meekly. 

I mean when I quarrel with him, he will flare up at me and so forth... but when his family members say the most unreasonable things to him, he accepts it without retaliating. 

So why the double standard? So why the willingness to be abused? I think we can't change the fact we are born into our families, but surely we can change how we want to be treated. 

We are adults, we have enough experience and personality to know what we like and don't like. We are adults, we stand up for ourselves against workplace bullies and unkind pple. We are adults, we set the tone of how we want to be treated.

Please tell me if I'm wrong to judge my husband in this manner, but it's really hard to be not affected by my husband's meekness towards his family. Cos every time my husband gets frustrated after them abusing him, the frustration is always directed towards me... and I wasn't even involved or did anything wrong to him. I get abused for something I didn't do wrong. And as what I mentioned, why should I condone such stupid behavior from the husband? 

Oh my gawd, they are who they are. But to allow yourself to be bullied when you could have conducted yourself better, you are the dumb one.

Baby's new look, no side burns!! The Husband landed the scissors on the Daughter and this is what we get! Cute lah! 

Went for a friend's baby 1 yo party and damn, this party is one hella memorable. First, it rained like crazy which is bad cos the party is at a chalet's BBQ pit. Second, whoever was in charge of the food and drinks deserves a warning letter from the son for destroying his first party bday. Hahaha!! 

It was really so bad that my husband and I just turned hysterical thinking about how unbelievable the whole experience was. No food, no drinks, nothing. Parties are terrible when you don't fill up your guests. Hahaha!! Makes me appreciate my hubby even more now. 

Gosh, we left hungry with only half a slice of cake and a couple of fruit tarts in our tummy. Went to the airport and get Burger King. Gawd!! Save clueless peeps please!! 

5 months + 3 days, 22 weeks, 154 days

Happy 22 weeks old baby, mummy can't believe how much you have grown just over 5 months! You were as high as the width of the changing mat and now you are taller than the length of the changing mat!! Wow!! Please continue to stay healthy and grow well baby, mummy and daddy love you. 

Dear baby tried to sleep on her own for the past hour, in the end she cried for help. Mummy is so proud that you tried so hard baby! Soon you will be able to fall asleep on your own yah, you will live up to your name to be victorious in everything you do! Jia you! 

Spent the hour tidying baby's clothes, feeling so unreal at how much baby has grown. Her small clothes were really really small and she used to be so small? Baby, you are so cute. 

Time is so precious now as every moment is spent with baby either hugging her when she needs attention or helping her to sleep by latching her. It makes me realized how much I have taken my previous freedom for granted. Oh wells, all these will pass too! Got to treasure these moments while it lasts! 

Visited baby's craniofacial doctor for her ear tags. Love the hat hubby's friends got for her, so cute! 

Thankful that the ear tags are not attached too deeply into the skull and are just extra skin on the surface. So no serious effects or problems for now, shall monitor and return 2 years later. And baby, when you are old enough, you make the choice whether you want the ear tags removed or not k? :) stay healthy! 

5 months + 2 days, 21 weeks + 6 days, 153 days

The new piano tuner came, got to remember him... Mr Lao, Mr Lao, Mr Lao. Ok! Too bad I couldn't talk to him much cos baby was latching. But I guess his first impression of me ain't so good cos I played too aggressively on the piano. Sigh... what to do? 

Hi cutie!! You are sleeping in mummy's arms now while latching. Daddy came home to help mummy look after the tuner while I look after you. Haha! But something sad happened before daddy left for work a second time, grandma said unpleasant things to him again. 

This kinda situation really spoils daddy's mood and sadly it's a daily frequent occurrence for mummy and daddy. Why can't we just talk nicely to each other? It really hurts when the pple closest to you are causing the most pain to you. Life is hard so we should learn to love each other more and spread less hate around. Remember tt k baby? 

Mummy don't know when to start bringing you back to the living room with the house this tense... mummy prays for our own place soon for more freedom and for you to stay strong and healthy by keeping you away from the germs. 

Baby, you have been stretching both your legs high and touching your toes with your hands. Have you discovered your legs and toes?? It's amazing isn't it! You use your legs and toes to walk, jump, hop, skip and run... and many many more! Oh the small wonders of life!! Can't wait to see you discover more things in life! 

5 months + 1 day, 21 weeks + 5 days, 152 days

Dear baby, as you sleep soundly on daddy's and mummy's bed, papa is fighting an endless war at work. It is hard to stay in a workplace where affirmations are nil and petty quarrels are aplenty. 

It is even harder when the pple who are causing you these emotional hurts are the pple you have called family ever since you are born. 

Baby, I hope you grow up to be a person who doesn't take things for granted and to learn to reciprocate love and respect. I hope you will be a respectful and pleasant girl that everybody likes and to have a circle of positive influence and good friends around you. 

Forgive daddy and mummy for not giving you the time with your grandparents. We cannot let you fall sick again due to the lack of hygiene from your grandparents. It took you 3.5 weeks to recover from your cough and now, your nose is still stuffy and you are sleeping noisily inside mummy's baby carrier due to your stuffy nose. 

Papa is thinking of ways to solve many issues now. It's stressful for everyone but when we look at you, we know it's all worth it. Its hard but When we hit rock bottom, the only way is up and eventually things will get better. 

All I can say is... It's hard for 2 families to stay under one roof. Baby, please advise your future husband to get a home before you get married. 

If mummy and daddy are old, obselete and stubborn, please teach us the new ways of how things will be like in the future. But after all these experiences, I think daddy and mummy don't dare to be old and blur and will stay as current as possible. 

Xiao jie, your awake time is lengthening wor!! Mummy is so proud of you!! You are really no longer an infant. You managed to stay awake for about 1 hour and 45 mins before showing signs of sleepiness. 

Continue to grow well and stay healthy yah :) 

Night out at gastrobeats @ MBS! Tried the mochi ice cream, tatter tots, fish and chips as well as truffle fries from the food store. The sauces for the fish and chips were really good, the combination of salted egg yolk and curry work really well! Shall try to replicate this taste when our own place is ready. And the Thai tea mochi taste was very rich and silky, nice! 

Most importantly, I'm glad the hubby felt more unwinded after the night out. It's really hard for him to tolerate the negativity both at work and home. I can only wish for our home to be completed earlier so hubby can find a place of solace soon. 

Persevere daddy, baby and mummy love you :) 

139 days

My dear girl was swooping her right hand like practising 降龙十八掌 to stop the daddy from giving her the milk bottle. Lolx, what a cute way of telling daddy she doesn't need milk. 

You are so cute baby!! 

And thank you for soothing yourself to sleep for the past two naps. Daddy was still mentioning how proud he felt when he saw you moving your head from left to right to sooth yourself to sleep... it has been a long way from how you were when you were young and needed a lot of help to sleep.  Mummy remembered laying on bed motionlessly while you koala bear mummy to sleep in your initial months. 

138 days & 4.5 months

Whew, had a tough night last night as baby was feeling hungry and I couldn't nurse her enough to make her satisfied. Only realized baby needed more milk when she woke up again in the morning at 7am. No wonder she kept tossing and turning for a long time after I nursed her at 3 plus am and 5 plus am.  Mummy will feed you from bottle the next time this happens again k! Thankfully for hubby who woke up in the morning to bottle feed baby, if not this zombiefied mummy couldn't have enough energy to drag herself out of the bed to heat up the EBM and prepare the bottle. Oh man, the woes of waking up non stop in the middle of the night. 

11.15am  Baby and mummy are finally both awake! And as usual, baby woke up first then gave mummy some morning "back massage". Shiok worx...  Finally fully awake and giving baby my usual "good morning" greetings, hugs and kisses, mummy must hug and kiss you more now before you grow up and start rejecting mummy's hugs and kisses. Haha!  Gave baby tummy time to play with her toys while I prepared her bath and did my morning duties for my body. Haha!  11.45am  Bath time! You are growing too big for the bath tub baby! Maybe we can ask daddy to get a bigger bath tub for you to splash splash in ok? You made the entire floor so wet from your splashing, mummy is so glad you love bathing! Bath well and stay healthy and clean baby :)  And oh yah, you look so cute in your deer and bambi romper! We will wear more of this before you grow out of it yah :)  1pm Oops, accidentally woke baby up cos I had to put the undrank milk bottles back into the fridge before they turn bad. Delatched baby and quickly bring the bottles to the fridge and tadah, baby cannot go back to sleep. Had a talk with her about learning to sleep on her own so that mummy can eat, bathe and poop, dunno whether she understands or not. Oh well, play time for you baby!  Put her in her jungle gym and saw her using both hands to grab two toys simultaneously! So cute!! I saw her doing something with hubby yesterday, but seeing it again today is still as delightful. Am I obsessed with my baby??  She also managed to bring the toy bear and toy dog together, making them "kiss" each other. Lolx, so endearing. And she did her usual licking and biting, trying to eat the bear's buttock and legs. This girl arh... no wonder she coughs so much, I think she is trying to cough out the fur balls she has eaten.  2.12pm Baby self soothed herself to sleep. Thank you for hearing mummy and letting mummy have time to eat lunch, poop and bathe. You are so understanding despite your young age. Mummy loves you. Later mummy will help you to sleep better if you can't link your first cycle to your second cycle k? *hugs* 

Hello it's been a long time!

And I'm not going to bother to change the capital L from the blog title thanks to stupid autocorrect. Iphone you fail. *edit: managed to bother to change, haha*

Lolx! The last time I wrote something here, I was still single but attached, getting ready for my wedding and working. Now I'm married, a stay at home wife and a mum!! My baby is 137 days old today, hee!! 

Contnuing from the previous post... wedding was a blast. Everything went so smoothly that day thanks to everyone who helped, especially my sis in law's MIL's team of MUA, videographers and photographers who made me look good despite how ugly I am, haha! 

So many pple came and attended our wedding, I'm so grateful and touched. Only one table was empty due to my husband's funny relative who is good at blowing things out of proportion... haha! 

Most importantly, the guests enjoyed the food and the montages! Nothing beats providing good food and entertainment to our dearest relatives and friends, it is really the least we can do to thank them for being part of this impt moment of our lives. 

Maybe shall upload and share the montages online one day, everything's on the laptop and I'm blogging on the phone so yah... 

Many thoughts going on in my mind but I realized if I don't publish this soon I'm going to take another month or so to truly complete this post. Another day, toodles!