Oopsie Daisy!

I wanted to upload some photos to share on the blog.  I thought since everyone is updating their iPhone to the iOS 7 I do the same too while I write my blog.  Kill two birds with one stone.  Lo and behold I didn't realised that I have not even plug this phone of mine to sync with itunes at all! So when I first plug it in it asked whether do I want to setup as a new phone or as my previous phone? So I thought of course I want everything as previous because in my mind new phone means factory default settings.

Aaarrghh! I definitely click on the wrong button! I lost everything!! All my contacts, photos everything was identical to my dad's phone!! (I passed my old phone to my dad) Waaahhhhh!! I want to cry! I had really nice photos of Aston and I didn't even manage to save it!

What was I thinking?!?! At the least I should have upload all into iPhoto first! Anyway, luckily I did activate iCloud so hopefully the photos manage to stream into iCloud because I just took them yesterday and those were the photos I wanted to share!

Fingers cross....

A Romantic Night to Remember......

Last Friday, mummy got stood up by one of my girlfriends for dinner at the very last minute.  Yes! Let me reiterate it was one of my GIRLFRIENDS (you know who you are!) and it was VERY LAST MINUTE.  It was so LAST MINUTE till any minute later I received the call I would be out of the house! So, my GIRLFRIEND you OWE me a cup of hot Chai Latte and a slice of cake somewhere with COOL weather preferably.

Anyway, so since my dinner and gossip plans went out the window, I came crawling back to daddy to be my partner for the night.  I mean it is Friday night afterall and Aston was well taken care off by grandmama!  Well, to prove my love to daddy that he's not my standby partner, I made all the plans and I decided to try out one of the "Chef Creations by UOB".  We were contemplating either to have it in Daily Grind in Bangsar Village or Prego in Westin.  Mind you all the set menu is only RM168++ per COUPLE.  I must admit, I do like finest things in life and this include food so in my heart I was rooting for Prego.  I asked daddy does he prefer Burger or 450g of Angus Beef and I actually answered on behalf of daddy and said Angus Beef and straight away I called up to make reservations.  Luck was by my side, and we manage to get a reservation in Prego and to top it off we were expecting really bad traffic to town but surprise surprise we were there in 30minutes! Phew, otherwise the Angus beef is going to be a buffalo because daddy will be so mad.

So, we were all smiles all the way to town, dropped off the car at the valet and walked into Prego and I totally forgotten to take any photos from there on.  So, I can only describe what happen next unfortunately.

We were taken to our table with special "Chef Creations" menu on our table.  We ordered a bottle of stilled water and a loaf of bread was served with tomato salsa.  The bread was so good that the both of us could have just finish the whole loaf but we stopped half way.  We ordered our food and this is what we had:-

Barbequed Quail, Fig Vinegar, Grapes, Pecorino Pepato and Thyme

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Chargrilled Yellowfin Tuna, Borlotti Beans, Salsa Verde (Mummy)

450g Angus Grain-Fed T Bone Steak, Ortiz Anchovy Butter (Daddy)

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White Chocolate Panna Cotta, Coffee Caramel, Coffee Praline

Daddy loved the steak so much that he completely ignored the Ortiz Anchovy Butter because he said the butter overpower the beef.  The beef was really juicy and tender and it was cooked to perfection.  As for mummy, the fish was not too bad too with very tasty beans.  However, I must say the texture of the fish does resembles a little bit like chicken so it's really filling.  I couldn't finish my portion.  As for dessert, I loved the Panna Cotta but I couldn't finish it not because it's not good but I'm just too full and we wanted to have coffee to end the night.  Daddy said the coffee praline was really good too.  It leaves our mouth a nice coffee aroma hence we ended up having tea instead of coffee.  We ordered a pot of lychee rose tea to share. I remembered the last time I had lychee tea was when I was studying high school in Perth! Such sweet memory.  We thoroughly enjoyed the evening.

I complete my night by watching episodes after episodes of One Tree Hill Season 9.  Yeah...can never get enough of teen series.  Gossip girls are Next!

When to Let Go?

I have noticed that I am getting more and more attached to Aston that I can't let go of him. I mean besides from his usual weekly sleep over at grandmama's house, other than that I can't imagine myself leaving him with some one else while I do my own thing. As I mentioned in my previous entry, sometimes I do go bonkers when Aston is clingy and whiny the whole day. Then when I thought about returning to work all this negative thoughts come haunting me. Actually, why I suddenly thought of returning to work is because recently I realised that I am getting more and more impatient with Aston to the extend that I felt like hitting him or sadly slapping him did came to my mind for that spur of the moment. I thought that perhaps having such thought is not right as a mother which brings me to the big question should I return to work? Well, I did imagine returning to my previous job then when I imagine how my son is I just told myself forget it. Even if I get a helper I will not fully trust her until she proves to me otherwise. Even if she had proven she is capable I just cannot imagine what is going on at home without any supervision from some one that I can trust. I mean a helper is a helper. Just like for instance today, I was feeding Aston some steam rice when we were having our dinner and then I saw something that shouldn't even belong in the bowl! I found a freaking worm in the rice!! Luckily, I somehow manage to spot it and stop feeding Aston. I just completely lost my appetite. I mean come on a worm! My FIL saw me fiddling with the spoon because I was trying to make sure what I saw is really what I saw and asked me what is it and I told him there is a worm in the rice. He said that it's cook and it's extra nutrient. Or something to that effect because to me a worm be it dead or alive in your food is just foul! Anyway, I answered him politely that once I see it I don't like it. Then he started saying some worm from I don't know what tree is as thick as a human thumb and it tastes sweet. I just told him I am afraid of worms. So back to my point, how do you let go and trust your helper especially when there is a little one involved...? Looks like I am stuck with my precious son till the day he decides that he can take care of himself. So Aston, please don't be so whiny mummy still can't figure out your baby talk so sometimes I really don't know what you are unhappy about.

Mummy Lost Touch In Blogging

I've been so lazy lately...well not lately it has been three months since I last blog...I just couldn't make myself log in to blog. I enjoy reading other people's blog by the way so YES i've been on the internet but just not in blogspot. I think the major issue was due to Astro on Demand. Hahaha excuses! Excuses! Well I think that contributed about 20% of my laziness. The balance were either not much ME time during the day and by night I am exhausted. Aston just turned 14 months by the way. So for mummies out there you can imagine at this stage where they just started walking and enjoying every step of it that at times they decided to run and then they trip and the loud "wAhhhhhhh" begins. They also enjoy walking so much that they just look at their own feet or at their toys that they are holding and BANG into the wall or a piece of furniture! Recently, Aston even manage to climb up the sofa! He knows how to come down leg first but I am just worried one day he may fall from the arms of the sofa because they are quite low. So now I officially have an active toddler at home. Aston still can't call mummy or daddy. He babbles all sorts of sounds throughout the day but none of it makes any sense to me. There was once daddy scolded him for touching something that he shouldn't touch he started babbling away till he cried! The tone of his voice was like "why are you scolding me all the time? I didn't do anything wrong! I just want to see what is that thing" Then he cried and come running to mummy. I saw the whole scenario it was so funny I wish I had my phone with me at that time so I can record it. Yeah now he is like my shadow. I must be seen ALL the time! I can't even go to the toilet in peace because nowadays the moment I get up he will start making noise and come running and hug my legs. It was a very sudden change in him. I really hope this is just a phase called separation anxiety as per the book and it will pass real soon otherwise I am going bonkers! At times like this I wish I am back at work! Now I really understand why some mothers prefer to be at work. If it is like this all the time oh gosh I am gonna tell daddy that i QUIT! Well, that is all for now. Hopefully, I can get the momentum going again....

Babysitting Aston for Dummies

It's been a while since hubby and I went for a holiday.  Well actually our last holiday was when I was only 5 months pregnant with Aston.  Geez....time does really fly! Aston is now 9 months old! Anyway, hubby's aunt from Singapore is in town for the Christmas holidays and hubby offered to send her back to Singapore  and take it as a chance to bring Aston on an overseas road trip.

After much thought, I've decided not to bring Aston along and have our post baby holiday instead.  I hinted to hubby that it's going to be a holiday where we are going to catch up on all the lost "woo hoo" time in the bedroom.  Oops too much information there! Anyway, hubby's eyes got big and he agreed without much hesitation.  Well frankly I am also looking forward to this "woo hoo" holiday of mine that I splurge on the hotel that cost a whooping RM1000+ a night.  Yes, you got that right and with RM1K a night is not even a presidential suite mind you.  Oh well, after consulting a girl friend of mine who is an expert in luxury hotels especially in Singapore I thought to myself that it will be money well spent.  I told hubby that this will be a once in a lifetime experience for both of us.  I can't wait for tomorrow because tomorrow night I will be sleeping in a 5 star hotel in Singapore that comes with a butler service!

Now...back to Aston.  My mum offered to babysit Aston while we go for our holiday.  Tomorrow will be the first night Aston sleeping over at grandmama's condo.  Deep down I can't let go.  It's a catch 22 really.  One hand I can't wait for my "woo hoo" trip but the other hand I can't let go of my son! Everyone asked why just one night.  Even hubby asked why not make it two nights.  I told hubby No 1 I can't afford another night in the hotel.  No 2 I miss my son.  I told hubby if I can enjoy this trip then we can plan for another longer trip that is also provided that grandmama is OK with the babysitting.

Anyway, I am so worried for grandmama and for Aston that I actually email grandmama a schedule hopefully everything will go smooth during the day.  The guide to babysitting Aston as follows:-

7.30am  Wake up

             Feed Aston 180ml** milk

             Change Diaper

8.00am  Walk around the garden 

8.20am  Aston Watch Brainy Baby Dvd

             I will shower / boil his porridge / prepare his breakfast

9.20am  Feed Aston breakfast (cereal mix with 2oz** milk (should be about same consistency as porridge.  If too thick please add water.  If too runny mix in some mashed fruit) + small portion of mashed fruit (eg banana/papaya/apple/pear/golden kiwi without seeds)

10.00am Morning nap for Aston (he usually will fall asleep between 10.30-11.00)

11.30am Wake up

              Change Diaper 

12.30pm  Feed Aston Lunch (porridge)^

1.00pm-3.30pm Playtime

4.00pm   Feed Aston 180ml** milk

              Afternoon nap for Aston 

5.30pm   Wake up

             Bath time

6.00pm  Feed Aston Dinner (porridge)^

6.30-9.00pm  Playtime

9.00pm  Feed Aston 210ml** milk

             Change Diaper

             Bedtime* (he usually fall asleep between 9.30-10pm)

*Tip: Off the lights leaving a night light or pitch black is fine with him.  Try to keep the room as quiet as possible.  Soft music is fine.

** Note:180ml water = 6 flat scoops of milk powder

            210ml water = 7 flat scoops of milk powder

            2oz water = 2 flat scoops of milk

^ Please include either one meal red cabbage in the porridge each day.

I know I sound like some control freak but I cannot help it.  I know for a fact that if Aston's routine is disturbed even if it's caused by Aston himself he will be one cranky baby the whole day!

Fingers cross everything will go smoothly !!!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year !!!

              

            

Mummy's New Toy

I indirectly bought a new toy few weeks ago.  Why I mentioned indirectly? Well, I actually used my credit card points to exchange for a Lebensstil bread maker.  I was very eager to start baking and I thought since it's homemade bread I might as well make it healthy all the way so I bought some organic flour.  I even bought plain white bread flour and wholemeal! The day that I bought the ingredients I can't wait to start baking.  I dug out the weighing scale and what not and started putting everything inside the baking pan as per the instructions that came with the bread maker.  Tick..tock..tick...tock walking in and out of the kitchen peeping through the window on the machine I thought...oooh looking good! However, I remembered my mum told me that baking bread at home will make your house smell like a bakery but all I can smell is yeast!

Tick..tock..tick..tock...the whole process takes 3 hours by the way I still smell yeast! The moment it was done I quickly took it out and I was so disappointed.  The bread did not rise as much as I imagine and the smell was definietly nothing like bread.  Therefore, attempt no 1 FAILED!

Attempt number two I tried wholemeal instead.  Went through the whole process as per the instruction and this round I even tested the delay baking.  Delay baking means you calculate how many hours later you want your bread to be ready from the time you press start.  The delay baking was perfect.  My bread was ready at 7.30am as per what I've calculated but this round my bread did not rise!! My bread end up resembles a banana cake! Attempt no 2 FAILED miserably!

After two attempts I complained to my mum and dad and decided to pass the machine to them to have a go.  I even pass them the yeast and flour.  They were also eager to start baking and at their first attempt the bread was so delicious!! After one week of having the bread machine my dad decided to return it to me with recipe and instructions.  All this while I did not activate the yeast! Lousy instructions from the machine! Anyway, my parents even bought me high protein bread flour, wholewheat, yeast and mix grain that include physillium husk, flaxseed and linseed.

Again, I waited till we finish the loaf of bread at home and started baking white bread.  This time I let the yeast to activate.  Waited for 10 minutes no reaction! It's suppose to be bubbles but I do not see any bubbles! So I waited and started stiring the mixture and end up waiting for 30minutes! I knew something is not right but I still continue and as expected my bread rise just a little bit more compare to the "banana cake" but the texture is still lacking.  However, this round the bread taste much more like a bread.

My last attempt was just two days back.  I decided that I'm going to go all out this time.  Wholemeal + mix grain.  If I fail again, I'm going to give my parents the machine and get them to bake me the bread instead! I started with activating the yeast..waited 10 minutes looking good! Put in the rest of the ingredients and started baking and YES this time my house smells like a bakery and the bread rised! Yayy!! I'm so happy that I can't wait to bake another one when I have the time.  I plan to take photos the next round I'm baking.  Honestly, after having homemade bread you wouldn't want to have any commercial bread anymore! The bread is so soft and fluffy even after 2 days!

Being hormonal again??

I've been feeling very emotional again lately.  Not too sure whether it's due to my hormones or it's just me full stop.  When people say our lives will definitely change when a new bundle of joy arrives well it is very true.  It is so true to the extend that it had affected me so much that nothing else in the world matters except for Aston.  Not even my husband matters to me anymore.

At times, I even felt that his presence is not important anymore as long as I have Aston with me.  I know this sounds very bad but it's true.  Some days especially weekends if we're all at home, I rather he is not at home and out with his mates because I felt that he's disrupting our daily routine.  Perhaps I'm just being too rigid and doesn't like it when the day doesn't go according to schedule.

Sadly, I really feel that I'm drifting away from my husband.  Here I am crying by myself composing this blog while my son is taking his nap.  How sad can my life be? I never expected an addition to the family will affect me this way.  The three of us should be a happy family but somehow I do not feel that happiness.  I see friends who have children and are still such loving couple but here I am thinking that my husband is not important.  Sometimes, I don't even feel like talking to him so I choose to hide in the room and sleep or just mingle with the ipad till I'm tired.  At times, I even wish that we don't sleep in the same room! Should I see a shrink? or perhaps maybe I should return to work and life will be better for me?

Why must I feel this way? Why can't I just be happy and contented that I'm so lucky I do not have to work and can spend time with my son while others doesn't have the opportunity to do so?

Confession of a Full Time Mama

I've been a full time mama coming to 5 months now and I must say it has definitely changed my life.  Friends told me that it's not easy being a full time mama both mentally and physically.  They rather return to their full time job than being a stay at home mother.  Well, I fully agree with them.  It is exhausting at times especially when Aston is cranky.  This is the time where you wish someone is there to relief you just for an hour or so to sober up unfortunately being a full time mama I do not have that privilege.  Like it or not I just have to turn a deaf ear to Aston's cries and continue my "work" which never ends.  When you're working you can still look forward to the time where you're off for the day or weekends or looking forward to long weekends or public holidays.  Well, sad to say all this does not mean anything anymore because whether it's a weekday or weekend it does not make any difference.

Well, I've always wonder why people always say that once you are a stay at home mum you will automatically be categorize under the "Aunty" or worst "Si-lai" group.  Now I fully comprehend! First of all dressing up or putting on make up is only reserved for special occasion.  Why? Before we step out of the house we need to get Aston ready (ie feed/change/prepare his next feed to bring along etc etc) which usually take about 30-45minutes to completely get him ready to leave the house.  Only after that I will go shower, pump milk, change and groom myself which usually take another 30-45minutes and all this are done in a hurry so therefore, what mood is there to dress up nicely and put on make-up when by the time you are about to leave the house you're already sweating from rushing around in the house like a mad women?  Perhaps I need to revamp my wardrobe to be more of a modern mum dressing because whatever that I had previously definitely do not suit taking care a baby.  For example, I can kiss wearing denim mini skirts goodbye because I always think that I may have a major boo boo when I bend down to pick Aston up from the stroller.  Tentatively, I still do not wear spaghetti straps or Baby-Ts because of my nursing bra.  Yes! I still cannot get over the full cup and thick bands and straps on the bra.  Hence, loose fitting tops are my best bet and when I'm at home I've conquered and took over most of papa's T-Shirts.  Definitely an "Aunty" trait there!

Second and most important is social life which at the current moment my best friend now is not even my husband but Aston.  Yes, I can forget about having yum cha sessions till wee hours in the morning with my friends or just have a nice and quiet dinner with my hubby.  We can forget about romance! Some days I think I talk more to Aston than to my hubby because by the time hubby gets home from work I'll be too tired.  Sometimes I sleep so early that I don't even see him till the next morning and when morning comes we have brunch together and he will be off to work again.  Nevertheless, because I refused to be in the "Aunty" category I still try to have short yum cha sessions with my friends.  My next step is to go out during the weekday with Aston just for the sake of not staying in the house for so many days in a week!

Well, despite what I have written above I still do enjoy being a stay at home mum.  I get to witness all of Aston's first actions.  For example, Aston's first smile, laugh, hand sucking, drool, all the coos and ahhhs.  Just like today, if I was at work I would have missed two things that Aston did.  First I actually witness he slept on his side for the very first time.  Second, I also witness he nearly manage to turn over.  I saw him struggling to turn his upper body.  He made many attempts but in the end he got stuck and called for help.  His lower half of his body was already turned over.  He's head also turned over but he couldn't turn his shoulder over.  I just helped him by pushing him a little and then he looked at me with a laugh.  It is moments like this that makes it all worthwhile.

By reading this blog you will probably think that the cons are more than the pros by being a full time mama.  For me, it is not.  To express my joy and happiness as a full time mama is hard to put in words.  You will have to experience it to know what I mean.  No matter how many happy things I write in this blog you will never truly understand until you go through it yourself.

Short of Supply........

Recently I noticed that I can't express as much breastmilk as before.  Previously, I manage to yield close to 4 oz each pump.  Lately, I'm struggling to even get 3oz! I can't figure out what went wrong because I did not change anything.  Perhaps is the food? or perhaps because I never nurse Aston direct?

Anyway, Aston will be turning 4 months on Monday.  I sure hope that I can continue to provide Aston with breastmilk until he start taking solid food but judging from what I've yield for the past week it has been very demotivating.  Even though I do not feed Aston breastmilk exclusively but at least some is better than none I suppose?

I heard fenugreek helps to boost supply.  Will try to get some over the weekend and try it out.  Fingers cross hopefully I can still continue for another 2 more months!

A Family Day Out

It was a fruitful day yesterday.  That's how papa always puts it if we come back with at least a shopping bag.  Anyway, we left home at about noon and we started of by delivering some durians to grandpapa in Tropicana.  We then head to Taman Desa to drop off Russ for his weekly grooming sessions and the three of us head to Pavillion.  Aston was sleeping not long after we left home because he was up very early yesterday.

Aston was wide awake when we arrived Pavillion.  Papa and I agreed to have lunch at Din Tai Fung because we found this is the only Din Tai Fung that is baby friendly.  We noticed the other branches are so crowded that even without stroller we already need to squeeze through in between chairs and tables to get to our seats.  So we quickly agreed to have our lunch here since we can bring in our stroller and both of us were craving for xiao long bao.  Yes, xiao long bao been at the back of our head for weeks now but because all the outlets that we know request us to park our strollers outside we thought we had to wait till Aston is able to seat before we can have our xiao long bao!

We already planned ahead that we need to go one floor down to the children's floor to get Aston's toys and I planned to buy him a crib mobile.  So we took a stroll first before going down one floor and we were quite pleased so far with the lift as compared to those in mid valley which we had to wait for at least 10 minutes before we could squeeze in!  Anyway, we went into Parkson and realised that the toys department is actually the same floor with Din Tai Fung! We thought oh no we need to walk in and out of Parkson to go the toys department.  Anyway, papa bought a baby book by Lamaze from the children's department and as we walked to the cashier we found a lift inside Parkson! Yay...Pavillion baby friendliness +2points.

After paying we took the lift up one floor to the toys department but the moment we went up Aston got cranky.  I told papa that he's hungry and we went to look for the baby changing room which is just outside Parkson.  Pavillion baby friendliness +2points!  Then papa reminded me that the breastmilk is cold.  Oh noooo!  I totally forgotten about heating up the milk when we were at Din Tai Fung! You see for the past few outings, we will bring one bottle of breastmilk out and we will heat up Aston's milk by requesting for a bowl of hot water where we have our lunch.  I asked papa that is it really cold and he said yes! I could tell that Aston is hungry because we fed him before we left which is about 11.30am and at that time is already 2pm.  So papa did what he hope will work by warming the milk using a hand dryer.  Thankfully, the baby changing room was equipped with a hand dryer.  Yay...+2points! I will give a +5points if it also comes with a WC like the one in Gardens.  Anyway, papa heated as much as he could and I took a deep breath and gave Aston cold milk and he rejected the first round.  Papa heated it more which I think a tinge below room temperature and we tried again and he finally took it but he didn't finish it.  It was good enough for us to continue our shopping.  So to all dads' out there hand dryer can also be served as bottle warmer in emergency cases!

Papa bought a crib mobile and not long after we left Parkson Aston is sound asleep in the stroller.  We took a slow stroll around Pavillion until the pet shop called to inform us that Russ is ready to be picked up.  I know papa was very tired yesterday because he woke up at 7am! So I told papa let's pick up Russ and go home.  Papa fixed up the crib mobile and gave Aston a bath.  Aston was crying for his milk after his bath and fell asleep after drinking his milk.  Papa also slept together until dinner time and Aston continued his sleep until this morning.  Mummy also was drained out by the end of the day.  Overall a successful family day out.  

Being Hormonal??

To my galfriends whom I used to spend so much time together that people started to think we are lesbos oh yes you know who you are! I'm not having a mid life crisis ok unlike someone whom we used to know!? When I meant "being hormonal" I literally meant it...because I'm feeling the effects of post pregnancy eventhough it's now coming to 4 months since I delivered.

Effect No 1 --- Sensitive Skin

I've been popping zits like nobody's business lately and it's all around my chin area and occasionally between my mouth and nose.  If it's a mole I will look like Cindy Crawford but unfortunately it's a huge pimple! I have red patches all over my cheeks and 'T' zone.  My skin felt like sandpaper everytime I washed my face.  It used to be smooth! I hope this will all go away soon.  Feeling very down everytime I looked into the mirror.

Effect No 2 --- Hair Fall

Hubby agreed that my hair fall is outright SCARRY! Yes! That's how he puts it.  The amount of hair loss everytime I washed my hair is so bad that I felt like I must be balding somewhere! Everytime after my shower I looked at the drain cover it scares the s**t out of me because is full with my hair! In addition, everywhere I step my foot in there are strands of my hair on the floor.  Aaarghh!! I think I'm shedding like my dog! I hope this will end soon because I'm very worried that I will get bald patches at such young age! What's going to happen when I have my second child! ?

Effect No 3 --- Heavy Bottom

I've been repeatedly trying on my pre-pregnancy clothes and sad to say it looks like I'm not getting back my body.  A simple Baby-T and jeans somehow doesn't flatter me anymore.  Simply because my tummy is oozing out of my jeans that I had to hold my breath to button up.  I'm not requesting to have a flat tummy because it was never flat before but at least not a muffin top! I bought a pair of gap jeans that's suppose to be bootleg but because I had to accommodate my huge hips it looked like a mum's jeans when I put it on! How long more do I have to wait or is this permanent?? I still want to look good in cargo pants!! 

Let's hope and pray that all this will end and I'm back to being myself and a cool mama to Aston.  

Lousy Mommy!

I had a rough day with Aston today and I must admit that I brought it upon myself.  Yes, it hit me hard today to make me realised how incompetent I am as a mother.  Aston woke up a little cranky this morning but it was manageable.  (I miss the 2 month old Aston where he greeted me with a warm smile every morning).  Anyway, I insist no matter how cranky Aston is I must follow strictly to our daily routine hoping that one day he will just get used to it.  I've also read a few websites that advices a routine makes babies calmer as they know what to expect.

Anyway, when he woke up this morning I knew that he was still tired but having trouble falling back to sleep.  I thought I could repeat what I did yesterday... well actually I wanted to repeat what I did yesterday because whatever I did yesterday worked very well for Aston.  So, I picked him up and took him out for a walk in the garden thinking that I can still put him back to sleep again after the walk because that's what happened yesterday.  Unfortunately, today I didn't manage to put him back to sleep.  He got even more cranky after the walk and the moment I lay him down he started to fuss and cry.  So I picked him up again and carried him for a while and tried putting him down again.  He cried again! By 10.30am I fed him and he calmed down.  I wanted to wait till 11am because that's what happened yesterday.  He finally took his nap at noon and at the back of my head because I wanted to repeat what I did yesterday so badly that I kept thinking his next feed will be at 5pm just like yesterday.

He woke up roughly about 2pm and I was thinking to myself that he will sleep again because he didn't manage to take his morning nap.  I tried comforting him and did what I could for him to fall back asleep but failed.  I picked him up and put him on his play gym and he wasn't really enjoying his time there but I kept him distracted.  I thought maybe because he still wants to sleep ( he slept till 4.30pm yesterday) so I tried giving him pacifier and his beanbag but he rejected and started to cry very loudly.  I picked him up walked around the house put him down on his chair and finally at 3pm I decided to thaw my breastmilk thinking maybe he may want to have an earlier feed.  I tried putting him back on his crib but he started crying very loudly.  I carried him and this time round it didn't soothe him.  This is the first time that when I carry him he is still crying! I started to worry that could it be because he has not poop since yesterday and struggling to past motion? Could it be wind in his stomach? Could it be he's 'siu hei' since I blogged yesterday that things are better or that when 'yeh yeh' asked whether Aston got 'kacau' or not I will always defend him saying no he is very good boy.  Yes...it came to a point where I started to be superstitious.  In the end, I didn't know what to do I bought an application from Apple called the Cry Translator.  I tested the application and it says HUNGRY! I thought hmmm.. let's see how accurate so at 3.30pm I fed Aston (my initial plan of earlier feed was 4.30pm) and all this while Aston been trying to tell me he's HUNGRY!!

He finished his milk and fell asleep immediately.  Then I recalled back how silly of me.  Of course he's hungry his last feed was at 10.30am!! I have been taking care of him for 3 months now and I still can't tell that he's hungry! I need a cry translator to tell me that he's hungry! I felt so guilty as I could have been starving my child! Poor Aston..! I'm such lousy mommy! I told myself from now on forget about what happen in the past even the day before.  Just do what's necessary to keep Aston happy!

Lazy...Lazy....

I think it has been two weeks since I last update my blog.  Why? Well, Aston's been really cranky recently especially in the morning and after I got him settle down I felt so tired that I just want to lay back and watch my tvb dramas.  In other words, I'm just lazy!

Till today I am not sure what went wrong.  We were doing so great and all of a sudden one morning he woke up no longer smiling and cheerful.  He will fuss and struggle to fall asleep and this goes on till about 11am.  He doesn't nap long so when he's awake he will fuss again.  He seems to be tired all the time! He doesn't have interest to play or do anything besides from being carried and bath.  The worst part is I can tell that he's sleepy but before he gave himself a chance to fall asleep he will get agitated and start to cry.  He can be sucking his pacifier, eyes closed and hugging his beanbag but agitated and frustrated at the same time.  Mommies out there...is there a reason for this?

Anyway, now that I'm blogging again today that shows that things had improved.  I have adjusted his schedule accordingly and *touchwood* things been better these few days.  From this I realised that I'm so lucky to be a stay at home mother.  Babies really do change overnight! I mean just one morning Aston woke up and he's schedule changed which I obviously didn't know which causes all the frustration between us and papa too! It was like one day he woke up and decided that he needs more sleep and drink more each feed but fewer times a day!  Now one feed of 5oz can last him for about 4-5hours.  At times it can last up till 6-7 hours during the night.  It took me two weeks to realise this! Shame on me! Nevertheless, I am quite concern with the amount of sleep in a day that he needs.  Here I am thinking that they sleep lesser as they grow older.  Well, I've thought about it and came to a conclusion that just let him be to avoid more frustration down the road.  I think he has my genes.  We love our sleeps!

Time really flies... Aston is 3 months old now.  The last check up he weighs 6.52kg and his height is 58cm.  As I mentioned in my previous entries I will do my best to take photos of him every month so here goes....

Aston 3 Months and 1 Day Old

Yay! He can finally lift his head..not for very long though

Recently he found a new toy...his hands

Papa vs Mummy

Today my baby is officially 2 months old.  I can tell that he can see much more now because he's more responsive these days compared to last month.  We can have little baby conversations for about 10 minutes or so with lots of oooohhs and ahhhhss and there's one particular sound that he always make which sounds like 'OK'! I love it when we have this little conversations.  At times he even talks to himself and laugh out loud... aahhh that really melts my heart.

Anyway, I'm still not back to work yet.  No 1 we do not have a helper and no 2 papa (yes the father of my child would like Aston to call him papa instead of daddy....) and I argued last night after having Mcdonalds for supper! Aaaarghh either I was grumpy or we had a huge miscommunication! Many times I asked papa that who is going to be at home when the maid take cares of Aston.  He answered the current maid that we have.  Many times I answered how can??? I guess papa thinks I was joking! Even before I was pregnant with Aston I have told him many times that I would much prefer to take care of our child myself rather than leaving to the maid.... again papa have this perception that I cannot stand being at home taking care of a child because I'm so used to going out tea and long dinners with my girlfriends! Papa even mentioned that he was left with a babysitter and he turned out fine... but then he also mentioned he's was a babysitter and not a maid.  Then papa said I'm too attached with Aston.  Speechless....

In conclusion, I stand firm that I will not leave baby Aston with 2 maids home alone while I work! I rather have no maid and take care of baby Aston all by myself and forgo my holidays! Worst come to worst I'll just bring Aston along for all my dinner and tea sessions! Hmmph!!

Depression?!

I just went for my 6 weeks postpartum check-up this morning.  As usual, doctor greeted with a big smile and asked how am I and whether do I have any concerns.  Straight away I said that I'm very concern with the bleeding and again she reassured me that it is normal.  She then explained to me that while I'm still breastfeeding it will take some time for it to return to normal.  She mentioned that some women will not have their period while breastfeeding.. while some will start immediately.  I also mentioned that the research I did online said that I should only be bleeding for about 6 weeks max and she assured me that there's no 'max' to bleeding.  I just have to let my body adjust itself and usually I should be able to tell by the 3rd month.  Oh gosh I thought this is really payback for 9 months not having my period! The amount of pad that I have used since delivery is close enough to 9 months supply! The annoying part is that there are days you will see some spotting and there are days you see nothing and suddenly you see a bit of blood clot when I pee! Arghhhh... when will it be normal where I only wear for 7 days once a month? Anyway, in addition, I had my pap smear done which I was not aware of well not as in totally didn't know but I was expecting the same degree of pain as before but thankfully this was a breeze.  She also did a scan from below to check my uterus and she assured me that there's nothing left behind and everything is normal.

Anyway, while she was doing the pap smear she was mentioning whether have I return to work and that's when I said no because there's no one to take care of my baby and on top of that I can't seem to let go and trust anyone to handle him.  Then she said that's not good I may be going into post natal depression!! She repeatedly mentioned that I must let go.  She then explained to me that is good that I open up and tell her about it before matters gets worst.  She advised me to get out of the house at least twice a week without the baby and just have a cup of coffee or some grocery shopping to unwind.  She also mentioned that by doing so I will be a better parent as my mind is refreshed and I will be able to handle Aston better when I get home.  She repeatedly asked me to go on a date with hubby and just leave Aston at home to be taken care by someone else.  She also said that if I continue on not letting go I may get into really bad depression which requires medication and I may turn up one of those mother's who are so possessive over their child that kindergarten teachers do not like.  She also explained why the rate of post natal depression is higher in western countries because they do not get as much support and help from their family as compared to Asians.  She even suggested that I bring Aston out after the 3rd month to meet up with friends.  Maybe I should start a mummy's club among ourselves and meet up once a week at a baby friendly place to have a chat.  Is there any baby friendly cafe in KL?

I've been very worried with my body too! I've been repeatedly trying on my jeans and it just wouldn't fit! I also tried my cargo pants which used to just hang on my hips and now when I tried it on I can't even buckle! Looks like I have a huge butt now! Eventhough my weight is very close to my pre-pregnancy weight but I don't feel that way at all due to my physical appearance especially my tummy! I have also been diligently putting on stretch mark creams and thank god that the doctor commented that they are fading already! Yayyy! I asked doctor whether I can start to exercise she said I can start walking but not running and no sit ups and swimming yet.  She said I will need to wait for another 3 months before I can start doing sit ups or swimming or running because even now with mild exercise I may still feel muscle pull.  Oh well.. like one of my friends suggested is time to go shopping!

Full Time Mama??

While I was still pregnant friends kept asking whether I could handle being a full time mum and my answer was always YES! Why Not? Perhaps judging from my character where I must say I'm not entirely a homely person... girlfriends of mine have doubts that I will be able to handle it.  Some said I will be bored.. while some said I will just go outright crazy and my husband thinks I will be a typical 'Aunty' being out of the society.

Well, this whole week I've been taking care of Aston alone while hubby went to work and as days goes by I feel more reluctant to return to work.  The satisfaction of taking care of my son there's just no words to describe it.  Of course there are hours where I felt helpless but the moment I overcome it I felt tired but with a great deal of satisfaction.

I must say life is pretty much a routine day in day out.  Although I must say till date I've yet to bath him and cut his fingernails.  I've left this two precious moments for daddy to have some man to man bonding.

8am       Change diapers & feed & put him to sleep
10am     Change diapers & bath (if daddy can wake up early) & feed & put him to sleep
1230pm Change diapers & tummy time (if Aston's in the mood) & feed & put him to sleep
430pm  Change diapers & tummy time (if earlier didn't manage to) & feed & put him to sleep
730pm  Change diapers & play & feed & put him to sleep

Usually around 7.30 -8.00 when he wakes up from his sleep things will be a bit cuckoo in the house.  After going through the same routine ie. change & feed he will refused to sleep and not in the mood to play.  At times he will sleep for one hour or so and wakes up cranky and he will maintain he's foul mood till midnight most of the days.  Usually when daddy comes home around 9-ish, after he freshen up he will take over and try put him to sleep while I'll try to catch up on my sleep and express breast milk.  Then the routine will start again depending on what time is the last feed.  A typical routine will be

3am Change diapers & feed
5am Change diapers & feed

And the cycle continues again at 8am.  Well, as for mummy's time I'll freshen up after I put him to sleep at 10am while daddy will also go out to get us brunch and my dinner.  After that, I'll switch on the radio to relax and logged into facebook and MSN while google-ing to see what better ways I can handle Aston especially when he's cranky or what is Aston's development etc.  At about 4.00pm I'll express milk and by 5.30pm I'll start to heat up my dinner and eat while watching TVB.  Ahhh what a life until I hear a cry and reality sets in again!

Well, judging from the above the only drawback is when will I ever get my Chai Latte from Coffee Bean and gossip sessions??? What happen to having dinner with friends follow by drinks? Will my social life be like before? I certainly hope so as I seriously do not want to lose that part of me but if perhaps I have a helper to take care of Aston then perhaps I can still have my social life back but if I have a helper and I am able to go out why not continue work?? So the question remains as full time mama or working mama?

Confinement is Tough!

Traditionally, chinese believes that after giving birth you need to go through a month of confinement which  personally some of the "rules" of confinement I find it quite ridiculous.  Having said that, I was lucky enough to have my mum as my "confinement" lady which means I am able to break some of the rules.  Anyway, even during my pregnancy I tried to mentally prepared myself to go through it however in reality is tougher that I thought.

Confinement rules include:-
1. Only red dates drink is allowed as a replacement of water
2. No shower & hair wash is allowed
3. Do not carry heavy items (inclusive of pouring a cup of red dates water from the flask)
4. Do not touch water direct from tap.  (only boiled water is allowed)
5. No fan is allowed
6. No chicken and eggs allowed (only applicable to C-Sect)

Well, I actually observed the above rules for 10days and that 10 days was a very tough 10 days.  I felt so disgusted with myself because I was dirty and smelly with bad breath! Even though, I was allowed to just "wipe" my body as a form of cleansing it wasn't good enough.  The first time, my mum boiled me some herbs to wipe...I regretted it.  It made my body sweat even more and I felt so hot after that and I got really frustrated all the time.  After that, I just use boiled water and the more I take my "wipe" the more frustrated I got in the bathroom because it just doesn't do any good at the end of the day! At the same time, my head felt like there's a huge rock sitting on it because it felt so heavy.  My hair was oily and smelly.  It came to a point where I don't even bother combing my hair! As for my bad breath... because I cannot touch tap water I had to rely on my hubby to pour me some boiled water into a mineral water bottle for me to brush my teeth.  It was very torturing because I had to ration the water to make sure it's enough for the whole ordeal ie to rinse my mouth, wash my toothbrush and my mouth and hands! Needless to say with that I didn't even bother washing my face as how clean can it get without splashes of water on it! This rule really hit me hard.  I mean can you imagine every time after using the toilet I had  to pour boiled water over my hand as form of cleaning! Honestly, I didn't even use any soap because there's only so much boiled water one can get in a day.  At the end of the day, I had to rely on hand sanitiser to clean my hands before touching my baby.  With all this negativity in me plus the stuffiness of my house because all the windows were closed plus the heat I was one frustrated and depressed mama!

Around the 8th day or so I beginning to feel really down and depressed.  At times, I will just cry for no reason and this lasted for a few days.  I will give excuses to friends who wanted to visit me saying that I'm tired or about to sleep so that they will not come over to see me.  All I did was just lie on my bed and went online when my baby is asleep.  At times when it gets really bad I will just cry my heart out silently  without anyone knowing.  This went on for a few days until one day hubby found out because I couldn't control my emotions anymore.  Hubby was very supportive and consoled me.  I also decided to confide in a friend through SMS because I just couldn't make myself talk on the phone.

I finally get to shower and go on with life as a normal human being ie I no longer need to use boiled water to wash my hands! Hooray! I felt much better after things gradually turn back to normal.  Although, I still feel sticky and hot all the time at the very least I manage to wash my hair not daily but better than nothing.

Today is 23rd day of my confinement.  I told myself that I will only observe 28days.  I can't wait for all this to be over.  Honestly, I will definitely think twice whether to have another child or not as I seriously do not want to go through this terrible experience again.

Easy Pregnancy = Hard Labour??

18 March 2011 is the most memorable day in my life.  It started of just like any other day... where we've made plans to go down to Petaling Street for Dim Sum at Yuk Woo Hin.  Didn't really fancy the dim sums there because they were a bit bland.  I guess they do cater to the older generations in view of the history of this restaurant. 

Anyway, after breakfast we went home and hubby went to work.  I was contemplating whether to drive myself to Mid Valley to attend the Baby Fair or to get myself facial before I go into labour.  While I was being indecisive and watching TV at the same time all of a sudden I felt a sudden gash of discharge expelled out from below.  I quickly jumped out of bed hoping that I it will not leave any stain and quickly ran into the toilet only to realised that it wasn't the normal discharge.  It was water! As I sat on the toilet bowl water was still coming out from below but I couldnt tell whether was it urine or my waterbag just broke!? Anyway, I decided to call hubby home and get to the hospital to check it out. I quickly get into the shower thinking that this could be my last shower for the month! Hubby reached home really quick! It was quite funny at that point where I was calm because I still don't know what to expect and for him could tell that he's adrenalin must be pumping real hard!

So we arrived at the hospital slightly before noon and went straight into the labour ward.  The nurses got me changed to the hospital gown and they fasten the machine onto my belly to monitor baby's heartbeat and contractions.  The midwife came in to check my below and it was painful!! She confirmed that my waterbag really broke.  After lunch, the doctor came and I had to go through the same check up down below and I was practically biting the blanket! Anyway, the doctor said that he's still very high up and she don't forsee that he will be out anytime soon.  She said to give it till tomorrow morning and we'll decide what to do.  In the meantime she asked me to walk more hopefully baby will come down.  So I got changed and started walking around the hospital with hubby.  We even walked the staircase floor by floor.  By evening, I started to feel some contractions.  The pain was bearable and I thought this isn't so bad to start of with.   Anyway, hubby was getting a bit worried and told me that I should consider C-Sect if baby is still not engaged when the doctor comes back to do her final rounds.  He was explaining that if we wait till tomorrow and things are still not happening and end up performing C-Sect we might as well tell the doctor ahead rather than waiting till the last minute where things get even more complicated.  I fully agreed with him...but deep down I was still hoping that I do not need to go under the knife....At about 6pm the doctor came and did her final check on me for the day and told me that baby is still not moving and she feels that the chances of him moving is very slim even if I wait till tomorrow as such the chances of me delivering him naturally is also very slim.  Therefore, she suggested that I deliver him through C-Sect today.

The moment the doctor told me that my heart was racing.  First, I was afraid of the epidural.  Then I was afraid of the pain after the operation... the catheter...After that I was worried about removing stitches.  Being under the knife is just outright scarry! Anyhow, the doctor manage to convince me.  Well is not like I have a choice really! But since hubby is allow to be inside with me I just thought that I have him as my support. 

Once I confirm I wanted to deliver via C-Sect they did all the necessary preparation.  They wheeled me to first floor where all the operation theaters are.  Hubby was not with me at this point in time.  First stop was to get my drips in which I also I thought it was going to be painful having a needle stuck in me all the time but it was not as bad as I thought it would be.  Then it was the epidural I know it because the anaesthetist asked me to lie on my side and curled up like a prawn.  I guess the nurse saw my frightened face and came to hold on to me while I close my eyes and hold on tight to the pillow and keep telling myself that everything will be OK.  I won't feel a thing after this and I get to see my baby finally! I must say that feeling was one that I will never forget! The pain I would say is as painful as getting the local anaesthetic when I had my wisdom tooth removed but only the pain was much longer...well a minute or two longer.  After that my feet start to get pins and needles and before I know it my bottom half was already numb and I was shivering really bad which is one of the side effects of epidural. 

After that, they wheeled me to the operation theater and I still don't see my hubby! Doctor came and told me that after they set up everything they will get my hubby in.  While they were setting up they insert the catheter which I didn't feel a thing.  After that, I saw hubby and what a relief! Doctor then asked if I felt anything because apparently she was actually pinching me really hard.  So the operation started... I don't even dare to look up because I could see the reflection on the light.  I just had my eyes looking at hubby... first he was pretty reassuring then all of a sudden he's eyes got bigger and started to see the whole procedure instead!!! After about 10 minutes or so, my baby boy is out! Suddenly I felt relieved to the extend that I actually felt sleepy.  Maybe because I know everything will be OK.  Hubby then follow baby to the nursery while doctor stitched me up and I got so worried that I might doozed off I fight to stay awake throughout the whole procedure.  At about 7.50pm I'm out of the operation theater while they did some observation.  They put a heater on top of me because I felt so cold and was shivering uncontrollablly.  Finally, they wheeled me back to the maternity ward still can't feel my legs.  I had 3 blankets and I'm still shivering.  After all that, I felt pretty tired and yet I can't sleep. 

Hubby told me that baby's heartbeat is a little bit irregular and the pediatrician said to put him in the incubator for observation.  The doctor suspect that he's body just not accustomed to the outside temperature.  They place a heater in the incubator to keep him warm hopefully that will regulate his heartbeat.  At about 3am hubby went to check on him and the nurse said that he's heartbeat is back to normal and will be transferred to the normal nursery after the doctor check on him.

So back to my topic of is it true that if you have an easy pregnancy means you will go through hard labour? I mean my pregnancy was really easy compared to my friends...no morning sickness... I went for a holiday in Hong Kong... not much water retention and my belly only got really big towards the last month which  means I only had difficulty moving around in my last month.  But then again, C-Sect wasn't that bad if I think about.  I didn't have to endure long hours of contractions and pushing.  The only drawback is that the wound takes longer to heal.  Will I still want to go through natural birth for my next child ? I would think so.  Hey.. at least I know what epidural feels like now!

Am I Bored?

Some of you may probably be aware that I've been on my maternity leave since 1st March.  All my friends who met up with me or called to check on me will ask am I bored? or What have I done for the week? Am I getting anxious about the delivery? Well, honestly somehow I don't feel bored.  As a matter of fact I do enjoy it very much even on days where I just stayed at home and watch Channel E the whole day! Maybe I'm such a lazy person that all I want to do is just sleep and eat and watch TV.

For instance, since my last blog was on March 8th, let me try to refresh my own memory what I did on March 9th onwards.

March 9th - Wednesday
I was hungry when I woke up so hubby and I went for light breakfast because I already made plans to have lunch with my parents.  Anyway, we decided to just walk outside our house to have roti canai and a cup of teh tarik.  I was surprised that after finishing the cup of teh tarik I was so fulled! My parents came and pick me up for lunch at about 11.30am.  Initial plan was to pick up my grandpa from Bukit Rimau and have lunch together.  We arrived at his house about noon and while my mum was busy transferring some juice from her thermal flask for my grandpa and not sure what else she was doing so I sat there and chatted with my grandpa for while.  Unfortunately, my uncle arranged someone to come and service the air-cond around lunch time so my grandpa said he will stay at home while we go ahead with our lunch and just to 'tar-pau' for him.  We went to this restaurant called Pun Chun that is famous in Bidor that sells wanton noodles and duck noodles.  I was still full from my breakfast so I decided to have the duck soup only and I took some wanton that my dad ordered for sharing.  The wanton is huge and yummy! Another reason why I like it so much is that because it does not have pork inside.  Just prawns and it's crunchy! After lunch we went back to my grandpa's house to drop off his lunch and we went back to my condo to drop off some stuff that my mum will be using during my confinement like sesame oil, blackbeans and I can't remember what else! After that, my parents dropped me back at PJ and I just relax for the rest of the day watching TV.

March 10th - Thursday
Hubby and I woke up quite late.  Late as in nearly noon.  Anyway, my FIL called asking whether do we want roast pork rice since he is going to buy back some.  I immediately said yes because it's been a while since i had the delicious roast pork rice from Brickfields.  After lunch, I took our maid to our condo for cleaning.  Mind you the last round the condo was being cleaned was I think nearly 3 weeks ago!  While, I was waiting for her to clean, I watched a movie that hubby bought from the DVD shop called Last 3 Days.  It's quite a good movie I must say but certain parts was so dark that can't really see anything.  Anyway, my BIL also came over to pick up the clothes dryer that came together with the condo.  As usual, the maid did a very good job in cleaning our condo and we left after she's done and I rest for the rest of the evening.

March 11th - Friday
I remember we woke up early enough to have breakfast because my mum woke me up.  I told hubby that I want to eat chee cheong fun.  Just plain chee cheong fun with the sweet sauce.  He was shocked because I'm never a chee cheong fun fan.  Anyway, as usual hubby was very nice to go out and 'tar pau' for me and we had breakfast together before he left for work while I took a rest and about 11am I got ready to go out with my parents for lunch.  We went to restaurant Lan Jie in Kota Damansara and had steam tilapia.  I was shocked when I went into the restaurant because the patrons there order one fish to themselves! Anyway, we ordered 2 fishes, a plate of fried sweet potato leaves and kung po chicken.  Then I realised why the patrons there ordered one fish to themselves because I myself finished 3/4 of the fish.  The only part that I didn't eat is the stomach which I couldn't handle because of the bones.  But other than that I finished everything! After lunch, we went to Sunway Giza because I wanted to buy milk and also because I have not been.  So we were walking around that area also went into a shop selling baby stuff.  My mum bought more mittens and booties for my son.  On the way back, my dad stopped by a soya bean vendor and bought some herbal jelly.  The herbal jelly is very good! After all that, I went home and slept till hubby came home from work.  We also went out for dinner in SS2.  We've been wanting to try this italian restaurant called Buenosera for quite some time but the last time we tried it was fully booked so we decided to give it another try.  This time round we were lucky and manage to get a table.  I must say the pizza is very good! After dinner,  we went home and hubby and I went to our condo for the weekend.

March 12th - Saturday
Hmm... can't remember what time we woke up but I'm quite sure is quite late because I don't recall having breakfast on this day.  Anyway, as usual we went back to PJ to pick up Russ for grooming and decided to go for Fish Head Beehoon in Kuchai Lama for lunch.  Somehow the fish head beehoon is not as good as before. Well ironically we knew that it wasn't as good as before but yet we still return to the same shop for the same dish.  Why? So far, this is the only fish head beehoon that we tried that really give us the fish head which I am still able to handle.  Other stalls like the famous Woo Pin give all different parts of the fish and it comes with lots of small bones which I hate!  Hubby also sent the car for grooming nearby because it's been a while since the car went for a shower!  After picking up the car, we pick up Russ and head home.  I was looking forward for dinner on this day because one of our friends invited us to his house.  Well actually going to his house is one thing but what's serve for dinner is important! We decided to tar pau food from the pasar malam nearby his house and immediately I look forward to it because it's been a while since I went to pasar malam and it's been a while I had good bubble tea from the pasar malam and all the food! Anyway, the food was quite a disappointment.  Maybe I had too high of an expectation.  There's no tea in the bubble tea! Yes, even the original flavour that hubby ordered does not contain tea is made out of powder! And it was unfortunate that when the man made mine in a transparent shaker I saw that what he added was water and not tea! I also bought meehoon siam as my main meal.  It was not too bad but I find it a bit too dry.  Perhaps I was missing the meehoon siam in Perth... The assam laksa was also a flop.  It smell so good that even hubby couldn't resist but after trying it was a total different story all together! Again, maybe we are comparing it to what we had in Penang near Kek Lok Si Temple.  But at least the apom that I had wasn't too bad.  After the feast, a girlfriend of mine came and pick me up and I must say great minds really do think alike!  We didn't make any prior planning on where should we have our gossip session but both of us had same venue in mind which is Coffee Club in Fahrenheit 88! We were looking forward to the mud pie.  I've always been addicted to it ever since I've tried it in Singapore.  Everytime I'm in Singapore I must have their mud pie.  When I saw that they are opening Coffee Club in KL I was so excited.  I even got my galfriend hooked on it.  But it was very unfortunate that it does not taste the same.  Oh well, at least their fries was good!

March 13th - Sunday
We went to Sunway Pyramid because hubby wanted to get a hair cut so I took the opportunity to get a hairwash too! I like being pampered! Who doesn't right? Anyway, we went to Dragon-I for lunch where I told hubby all I want is the xiao loong pau and maybe some buns here and there.  After lunch, we walked around Pyramid as the hair saloon was packed.  After all the walking, we went back to the hair saloon and got our service and went home after that.  As for dinner, we had a really really satisfying meal which is steamboat.  We ate so much that both of us became so uncomfortable but yet satisfied.

March 14th - Monday
We couldn't think of anywhere to have lunch so hubby suggested we go to Low Yat for roast duck.  Somehow the duck does not taste as good as before.  In fact, I think the roast duck in Kuchai Lama taste better.  But I must say their noodles are still very good.  Anyway, I ordered fried rice with salted fish and chicken cubes but it turned out the fried rice was a bit wet so I didn't really enjoy it and more over the salted fish was not to my liking.  Anyway, after lunch we went for a walk around the mall and we had drink with hubby's friend and went home after that.  As for dinner, we had Mcdonalds! Yummy!

March 15th - Tuesday
Hubby couldn't wake up early so I decided to have waffles for breakfast.  As usual, after hubby woke up we packed up and left our condo to return to PJ and since we couldn't think of anywhere to eat for lunch I suggested to have banana leaf outside our house.  I just had capati with one fish cutlet because I am not very hungry.  After lunch, hubby went to work while I stayed at home watching Channel E!

So I guess I better enjoy as much as I can before the confinement where I realised there's so much restrictions it can drive people insane and of course with the arrival of our son things will definietly be different.......

Still Counting Down to 'D' Day......

Good news good news! As mentioned in my previous post, baby was at a posterior position.  We went for our check up this morning and the ultrasound scan shows that baby has flipped and is now right in the middle of my abdomen facing down.  Yay!! Clever boy! But but but... now doctor said that he is still not in the position for labour because he's not "engaged" yet.  So boyboy... now is the time to get "engaged" OK? We're nearly there!! Doctor's gut feeling that I should be in labour by end of next week.  I'm getting so excited and nervous! Today, when doctor did a check up down there it was painful!! Can't imagine what it will be like during labour!

Anyway, baby finally got his car seat last weekend! Thanks to Aunty J and her gang.  After nearly ransacking the whole shop to ensure we choose the best car seat for baby we decided to get the Recaro ProRide in Misty Colour.  This car seat should last us from newborn till about 3 years old depending on how heavy baby will be.  The car seat can last up till 32kg.  Daddy was complaining that he don't even get such nice car seat.  Although he's car does come with Recaro seats but it doesn't come with the 5 point seat belt and definietly not so much cushion!

Time to for the next step...to get baby to"engaged" and mummy to embrace labour!