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I dreamt that I was pregnant again... Like IN THE MOMENT, when Bebe Ian is just 7 1/2 months young... So vividly clear... and real and I was half cursing myself for not keeping to my 2-years-gap-before-getting pregnant-for-the-next-one plan...

I know it's all in God's plan anyway.. But I really would like Bebe Ian to be a toddler first before having another baby... :) Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against mothers who have another child every single year...It's our own choice isn't it?

*** Bebe Ian was in a BAD mood last night... and he BIT me! OUCH!!

It has begun!

Bebe Ian has started teething and I'm excited! :D

Sorry guys, this is just one of the thing that I have been pondering at for awhile. He's been fussier than ever for the last several weeks and teething was one of the things that came up in my mind that may have caused such behaviour...

I started noticing last week when he bit me (my fragile part ok! OUCH!!!) and it felt like kind of a sharp bite. Nothing visible for the eyes to see that time but an unmistakable sharp edges can be felt when rubbing his lower gum... But yesterday when I checked, yes I can see a small budding tooth! So cute!!!

I just hope that he wont bite me as much as before though... Hmm...

When I became a mom...

1. I'm unable to sit and watch full length movies at home.

2. My ears are sensitive to every sound my baby makes. Even when I'm asleep.

3. I haven't wear a single wired bra since I gave birth to Bebe Ian. Gasp!

4. I drank soy bean milk more often than when I was pregnant.

5. I tend to eat more because I believe if my body is fueled enough, my body will produce enough milk for my baby.

6. I sniff at my baby's butt.

7. I am unable to resist baby's boutique / shop / cart... Irresistible!

8. My breast pump is my friend.

9. I have less actual working hours now... Have to slot in 4 pumping sessions... :D

10. I wake up at 7am every morning... Even on weekends!

This post is so impromptu that I might add new ones to the list of things I became to after I had Bebe Ian... I can assure you it'll be endless :)

Spooked?!

Bebe Ian had have trouble sleeping on last Saturday (27/8) nite. Why? I don't know. Whenever we try to put him to bed he will howl like one abused baby... But he was already really sleepy..He finally fell asleep for a while at 1am (usually his bedtime is around 10pm). But not for long. When we try to transfer him to the main bed he will cry, cry and cry again. Feared that he maybe sick (although he has no fever) we brought him to the doctor the next morning after Sunday mass. But the doctor said there was nothing wrong with him. That night the same thing happened again. So out of desperation I started to sprinkle Holy Water all over the bedroom and husband burned some incense to fume the room (the same one they use during mass)... My MIL started her prayers and amazingly Bebe Ian stopped crying and fell asleep ! So MIL (and also my mom after I told her) concluded that SOMETHING may have disturbed Bebe Ian... Scary huh? But thank God that he's okay after that incident... And I never fail to sprinkle some Holy Water around during bedtime nowadays. So I guess when people say babies are sensitive to such disturbances, they were right after all.

Yes!

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In War with Measles

Sigh... Bebe Ian is down with measles... Started having high temperature on 16/8/2011 (in KK) morning but
 when we brought him to the doctor, the rashes were not out yet. So the Dr just prescribed us with fever syrup and asked us to give him more plain water. Just before noon, when his forehead has started to feel warmer, I notice that his body (trunk area) was covered with small red spots... OMG... Then my mom checked, and she concluded that it's measles..... CRAP.

We flew back to KL on the same evening and poor Ian was sleeping while latching onto my breast the whole journey and he was very warm to the touch. That night was our first ordeal taking care of a sick baby. Ian has never came down with a fever before and we were left clueless as to how to handle him in such situation. Luckily my mother in law is with us and she too told us that it's measles and nothing could be done but these;

1. Do not give Ian a bath YET.
2. Continue giving fever medicine when temperature is high.
3. Breastfeed. Luckily Ian wants to suckle my breast non stop since he started developing fever. So at least his getting his milk just fine.
4. Give plain water.
5. Continue solid feeding.
6. Do not eat spicy food (This is for myself because I breastfeed Ian).
7. Asked husband to try find a fresh coconut to bath Ian with... Plucked coconut not those fallen ones. Now where can we get one in KL?

Thank God his fever has gone as of yesterday afternoon. And I just hope it's only a matter of time for the whole spots to appear and then he will recover fully. It's just sad to see him so weak and crying all the time. Me and husband have not been sleeping well for the past 2 nights too, so exhausting!

Anyone has experience dealing with measles before? I remembered I was down with chicken pox when I was in primary school... And that was BAD. Hope mothers out there could share your thoughts on this. TQ

Once In a Blue Moon

I'm updating from the office... And hence the title. I have so many things to share, but just can't find the time to do so. Let me just roughly point what stuff I want to share with you guy

> Bebe Ian is 6 months plus. And he's started on solid earlier.. Around 5 months 3 weeks or so... It was a fun time for me and husband. The first solid that we gave him was a puree of banana mixed with baby rice and breast milk. Hehe...Now he's eating 3x per day. Normal baby porridge with variety of vege added... Amount would be around 3 big tbs per feeding... and with same amount of breast milk (around 14oz during day time). I'm not sure how much he drinks at night cause I breastfeed directly.. :) So my worries about he's not taking enough BM has gone. :) Hope he will gain his appetite soon so that we can increase the amount of solids to feed him.

> I can't wait to move! It has started to annoy me. Small space. More people. But I have to endure this until our house is ready. Crap.

> Tomorrow I will be flying back to KK... But only for few days.. :( I want to visit my grandpa... He was admitted again late last month and my mom said he's getting weaker :(

> I bought stuffs from Little Whiz & Fabulous Mom that I would like to share with you guys... But not fun without any photos... So will update this part later (If later ever comes ^^)

> I miss my buddies..... I actually missed going out & hanging out with them... Dun get me wrong... I love being with Ian all the time :) But still, I miss you gals... Muacks...

> I will be nanny-less soon... HOW?? Anybody knows anybody? I am reluctant to send Ian to a nursery.. Argh.. Headache!

> I want to quit my job and become a full time housewife. Can I? Oh how I wish for this to happen... Soon pls.

> My friend said tonight is the starting of the ghost festival. It's only 5.45pm, and the skies outside is pitch black... Wah... (Shudder)

 

Happy Bday!

This post is dedicated especially to Maso who celebrated her 28th birthday yesterday...

You are a good friend and i feel blessed to have you in my life :) 

Btw, the tag means "friends you can keep" as told by Baya... :)

mOmma, I want you...

I am looking for this brand of bottle mOmma zero+ for the last 2 weeks and to no avail. Went to Mum's Care and several other boutiques in MV last weekend and all they have is the rocking bottle...

Still having problem with bottle feeding Ian... Hmm the silk teat MAM does help a little though... But his intake is still less than what it should be... Thinking that it could be the teat flow problem I bought these:

I've tried finding this mOmma bottle online but so far all the online sites has yet to reply me on pre-ordering... Sigh.

Just a thought: Maybe I should start Ian on solid food earlier...

Eyes wide open

It's 3.23am and I am wide awake... Ian decided to have his meal earlier tonite... He's finally back asleep while I can't... Tried but failed.

Checked my Fb wall and nothing's special... My Tweetdeck has only 5 new ones... Argh so bored..

So let me rant about something. I HATE noisy car/motorbike!!! At this hour those idiotic morons are driving / riding their (normally cheap) vehicles like hell outside of my house. And Ian will get startled. If only I have a gun I will shoot them one by one and to teach them a lesson. But who am I kidding.. Of course I can't have a gun.. So all I can do is curse them whenever they pass by my house.

I think I better try to go back to sleep now. I need all the rest I can get before the next meal. Nite all!

Post post natal

Hi blog! I've been missing for a very long time and goodness!? My last post was before I deliver my baby??
Long story short, I gave birth to baby Ian on 2/2/2011... Normal delivery and yes it was painful as hell... But worth it!! I get a beautiful, healthy baby boy out of it... Hehe

Now Ian is almost 4 months old and my life is so much fun now... Even with so much things going on around me everything will disappear once Ian smiles at me... 

My routine at work has changed greatly as well... Now I have to set aside time for pumping session to prepare supply for Ian at home... The pumping sessions are fun because I can distract myself from my ever mundane work but at times are hard because of insufficient time... But I'll do anything for Ian...  Thank God the bosses are understanding and allow me to take time to pump at work because I know of some mothers who are unable to continue to breastfeed their babies because they can't express milk at work... Sad

Although I breastfeed Ian, I do supplement with fm if my supply at home is not enough. Currently giving him Mamex Gold after he started to vomit out Enfalac A+... so far the tolerancy is fine but since I hardly give him fm anyways it's hard to tell .. Another major problem with not breastfeeding Ian is that he hates bottle feeding... Am currently using Avent bottle with teat no 2... Tried Tommee Tippee bottle before but he refused to drink at all... Tried avent bottle with NUK teat is not working as well... Mothers out there, any tips? Really a problem when want to bottlefeed him.. He will only drink when he's sleepy and right after he wakes up after nap... Currently my sis in law ia taking care of him while I'm at work and I'm worried Ian will not have enough milk throughout the day... For the whole day my SIL only manages to give him 16-18oz of EBM... And when I get home I will bf as normal...

I hope mothers out there can share your thoughts on this... 

Counting days..

I feel like I've been pregnant forever... Hehe Currently in my mid 37th weeks and i'm humongous... I can barely walk as frequent as i wanted to and chores like hand washing baby's stuff or sweeping has become too strenuos for me..
I get tired easily. Can't wait for the D-day but scared at the same time.. Congrats to my 2 other friends who delivered their babies earlier... So jealous! :)