My little bundle of joy!

My MIL told me yesterday that she showed her friend the photo of the three cousins and her friend commented that Rachael is the prettiest. 

I sent my Da Jie, GML, Rachael's photo and she showed her mum. She said both of them are jealous that Rachael has so much hair and is so pretty. 

I think we really need to thank God for such a pretty girl that attracts everyone's attention every time we go out. Her charming smile is like a magnet that draws all eyes on her. Thank God for His favor and grace upon us. I pray that Rachael will grow up to be thankful and still be pretty and smiley. 

My Staycation is gonna end soon. On one hand, I can't wait to be back home in my comfort zone. On the other hand, I miss my exclusive time spent with my little bundle of joy. I love her smiles! The love and adoration that she shows on her face everytime she sees me. Oh God, let the time slow down and let me savor every seconds of it!

I love her so much! I wish time will not fly past too fast... 

There's always something new!

As all first time parents, we bought something new for our precious again!! 

1) A new pram...

2) A new car seat...

3) A new companion...

4) A new friend...

She fell in love with Sophie... after her teeth came forth. And she loves Sophie's head and legs most!

See how she kisses it! 

Oh no! What is she doing?!

She's devouring her first best friend! See how satisfied she was after chewing her friend up!

Mummy and daddy will gladly buy anything that is useful to you, baby! 

P/S: I don't even buy so many things for myself...

Constipated...

I'm And yet another new milestone... My baby is constipated for the first time. Actually she's not really constipated. She's just getting more sticky poo that is hard to be passed out. Seems like it's all my fault for not giving her water. 

Yesterday alone, we've changed diapers about 5 times for her. Every time she will cry because either her stomach or butt is painful/uncomfortable. Pains my heart to hear her cry because of that. 

And why am I up so early? That's because she just pooed again!!! I hope the brown rice has been fully removed from her system and from now on, she won't have such discomfort again. 

都是 Brown rice 惹的祸！

Enjoying life

Although it's tiring to be hand washing my baby's clothes everyday, I'm enjoying my life as a SAHM! I get to nap with her, play with her and shop with her. But things don't always go according to plans... Well, I intended to go BPP again for some snacks... But she's fast asleep still. So I could only have some laohong biscuits that I could find in the house. 

Nevertheless, it's so fun to watch my baby finishes her avocado and asking for more! I guess, my boobs are gonna be neglected soon.

Hey, how do you like my green beard? 

So unique and nice right? And while she was awake for that moment, I desperately needed a shower. So, I resorted to this to keep her quiet as well as hoping that she will take a nap.

It did keep her quiet while I bathed but she didn't fall asleep. Only fell asleep after I laid next to her. After 1h, she's still napping. I shall take a nap too then! 

New milestone for our bundle of joy!

Rachael has teeth!!!! Yes, I let her bite my finger yesterday and felt something sharp at her lower gums... No wonder I find latching so painful these few days. Our girl is growing so fast and and adapting so well at a new environment! I'm so proud to be her mum. 

Not forgetting that she has turned to like biting her own toes too! Just like any other kids!

And I wonder where did all the flexibility go to after growing up? 

We love her soooooooo much!!! Look at the mess at her mouth during meal times.

And her cheeky looks...

How can anyone not love her right??

Staycation - Temporary SAHM

Due to the upgrading of toilets at my mum's house... We are currently putting up at hubby's parents' house at Bukit Panjang. I took CCL as well as NPL to be a SAHM to take care of Rachael till 17 October. 

It's quite tiring to take care of her alone. But lots of joy in doing so. I get to spend the whole day with her. Nap with her, bathe her and prepare food for her. It's only the second day that I'm handling all these without hubby. Let's see if I will still enjoy it after a week. 

Anyway, I get to take pictures of her doing all the silly and funny things and I'm really loving it!! This is the period when she's most fun to play with! I'm gonna load lots of her pictures up!! 

See! I get to make funny comics of her... 

So cute right??!!! I think this is the joy of being a SAHM! Thank God for this great opportunity to be home to take care of her. 

I brought her out to BBP yesterday to have lunch with Jane and to walk around. She's so happy to be in the carrier. But my shoulder aches badly now. 

 

So to rest my shoulders, I put her on the rides. 

She looks happy isn't it? 

And we went out for lunch with Aunty Anna at Ichiban today. This looks a little blur but can see her dimple. She was really sleepy but was kept awake throughout the time spent outside. 

And she looks so cute in the carrier again that I can't resist taking pictures of her. 

When we finally got home, she tried to bite her own foot. 

Now, she's fast asleep! I'm waiting for her to wake up to have brown rice for lunch. 

"Staycation" at Bukit Panjang

So upgrading of toilets are gonna happen today and we had moved to BP since Sunday. It feels like a staycation to me. Just that I need to wash my own clothes and make my own bed. 

This was taken on Sunday when the Yeoh's gathered for weekly dinner.

Rachael cried a couple of times while we were here as she was familiarizing herself with the new environment. 

Even when she cries, she looks so cute!!! But it breaks our hearts to see her cry so many times. 

Thank God, she slept well at night. And woke up with a smile. And from then on, she's ok with Ah Gong and Ah Ma carrying her!!! 

And I can't resist doing a funny comic out of all her funny expressions. I guess there will be more coming up since I will be quite free these two weeks.

And we bought a lion for her to hug... Well, it doesn't really look like one and she's still trying to figure the lion out. 

Finally, there's space for her to play and have fun. 

Ops! It doesn't look like she's having fun. She had a sad look on her face while she looked at me eating my plate of beehoon. 

I didn't ill treat her. She already ate some brown rice si shen powder with BM and drank the leftover BM. 

I must say that this smells really nice! Thank God Rachael accepts all the food I gave so far!

More entries to come soon...

Wedding Anniversary

I wonder if it's because we are too bochap or we are really too busy with Rachael... Our wedding anniversary was over just like that. No celebrations, we both forgot about it till I realised this morning. No gifts. Nothing. 

Feels a little weird and unloved. Well, it's just a date. As long as hubby spends quality time with us, it will be much much better than a celebration just on one special day. 

Anyway, I'm gonna stop using the phone whenever I'm with the awake Rachael. Unless I need the phone to take a picture or video of her. I don't want her to grow up with the impression that mummy loves her phone more than her. I'm gonna lead by example. So I shall not be as prompt in my replies. Please pardon me. 

Happy belated wedding anniversary to us! 

Growing too fast!

I can't keep up with blogging after starting work. Too busy, plus nowadays Rachael takes only 5-10min to finish latching. She didn't give me enough time to finish one entry. Not just that, any slight movement or sound would cause her to be distracted and stopped drinking. 

She must be really tired and hungry now because it's been a long time since she last took 15min to latch on one side and she's still latching now! That gives me more than enough time for this entry!!! 

Well anyway, Rachael is 6 months 6 day old today! Can't thank God enough for giving us such a happy, smiley precious girl. 

Sometimes I feel sad to have lost all freedom to dine and chill out with friends. Even going out to shop for things seemed troublesome. But at the end of the day, I'm just glad to have her and be her mum. It feels so satisfying to get things for her. 

Recently, we bought some clothes for her to dress her up. She looks so pretty and hip in them.

She's such a pretty girl isn't she?

Spoke too soon!

After the abrasions healed.. The muscles n bruises started acting up. I've been on mc for two days because my back, neck and left hand are in pain. I'm also having very bad headache for the past few days. Went to Raffles Chinese Medicine yesterday thinking that I could get an mc and claim insurance. First time I had so many needles on my back, hands and right leg.. 

Anyway, mc wasn't accepted and the pain got worse today. I couldn't even use my left hand to type a message on my phone... Colleagues messaged and said they wanted to go TCM at Chinatown and so I follow suit. After aligning the bones, I do feel a little relieve but pain is still there. I just pray that like what the sinseh said, after three days I will be well!! 

To heal faster, I really need to rest my hand. How to, when I need to carry Rachael and nurse her. I pray for God's healing to come soon!

Look at this pretty face!! How can I bear not to nurse her??!! 

Thank God for strength and healing

Second day after accident, I tried carrying Rachael up and felt pain in my left hand. Last night I tried to carry her to sleep. Surprisingly, not as painful! Not just that, she fell asleep within 1 min. I think she must be really tired and really wanted me to hug her. She refused to sleep when hubby carried her. 

Today, right now, she's in my arms nursing as usual!! Thank God for the fast healing and strength to carry her again. I miss carrying her. I miss having her in my arms, drinking milk. 

It's been torturous not to be able to carry her for the past two days. Look at her sweet, smiley face!! 

Thank God I'm back! Rachael, mummy can carry you and sing lullaby again!! Mummy can breastfeed you again! 

Thank You, Jesus! Now for complete healing! Amen!! 

A very painful year!

I can't believe my suayness for the year. Just when I was pleasantly surprised that my sprained ankle was healed after many months, I met with an accident again. 

This time, I flew off from the motorised skate scooter. Had multiple abrasion on my body. Even when I'm not moving, I feel the pain all over. Other than that, I also pulled my muscle... Back pain too! Sigh! 

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for preserving my life. Please heal me of all the pain and abrasions. My hands are very painful when I exert them. So I really have difficulty carrying Rachael or even open the door. Please give me total healing ASAP so that I can perform my motherly duties. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen!! 

5-in-1 Dose 3

Rachael had her 5-in-1 dose 3 yesterday. The brave little girl looked intently at the nurse while she talked to us and get all the stuff ready. She seemed to know that she's gonna be getting an injection. She only cried out once and that's it. No more crying after that. Well done Rachael!!

  

She's 6.9kg now. Still at 50th percentile. The nurse said that it's good! So we should keep it up! Thank God! 

Really thank God that our baby didn't have fever after that. She's healthy and fit! We gonna spend time together as a family this September holiday!