Backdated - 1st time being a SAHM *posted 30/8-1/9/06*

Day 1 as a SAHM

Yesterday was my first day as a SAHM (Stay At Home Mom) as her infant care centre was closed for renovation after the new management takes over... Well, good time for me to see if i am able to do a good job as a SAHM.. hehe

Well, the nite before, i took over the duties of her night feeding as normally my hubby will be the one doin it.. hmmm it was kind of tired at first cause normally i will be the one sleepin.. haha but it's ok since he gotta work the next day.. After the feed, i put Xin ru down to bed and off i went to bed too...

Morning came, around 5+... i was awaken up by Xin ru and i went to prepare milk for her.. after tat i put her to bed again and i went to boiled her bottles and i went to bed again...hehe until 9+, she woke up liao and now it's time for her to take solid.. hmmm preparin a bowl of multigrain cereal with sweet vegetable organic puree that contains carrots, corn, potato and sweet potato.. Maybe it was the first time she is tryin this flavour, she ate only 1/2 a bowl...after tat, i bring her to shower and dress her up in her Fox Baby Jumper with a long sleeve top and her Fox baby Shoe... She fell asleep after dressing up and i went to pack her stuff tat i need to bring out and change and off we head to Orchard..

First time puttin her into a Baby Lucky Carrier and carryin a bag tat contains all her stuff and off i leave the house to take bus... this is the first time i am takin a bus with her alone.. Well.. lucky she was good when she is outside... hehe We took a bus to YCK MRT station and took a train down to Orchard... I managed to get a seat when we reach AMK station.. Beside us was a Indian old man, Xin Ru is not afraid of him and stare at him.. Then that uncle hold her little hand and smile at her.. Again not afraid.. and that uncle started a conversation w me, askin me if she is a boy or gal *gosh.. tis question again..haha* and ask if she is my first bb...

When we reach Orchard, i bring her to my office.. hehe tat was the main motive as my colleague missed Xin Ru.. my boss was the first one to see her and she carried her.. i would say that Xin Ru is quite friendly oriented cause she is not afraid of stranger and would play and smile when the person play w her and she let them carry too... My colleague started takin pics of her and when lunch time came, i bring her to Paragon Fox Baby to buy some clothing... Ended up spending $106 for 2 dress, 1 top, 1 shorts and 1 set of rompers.. hehe what to do, Xin Ru's mom a Fox Baby lover... hehe

On the way back, i realised tat it is her feeding time.. no choice, gotta find a place to feed her and i went back to the office to feed her... after her milk, she fall asleep... One of my MIS colleague ask me previously why i din bring Xin Ru to let her see the other time i went down with her.. and so i bring Xin Ru to let her see lor... hehe

She was well liked by the aunties there... as she was sleepin, they can't see her big eyes so i woke her up *bad mummy..hehe* then when she open her eyes, they were so excited to see her big eyes and dimples and giggles... hehe Again, play and photo takin session, time to bring her home... Bought her home via MRT train as it started to rain so we took a cab home from YCK station...

When we reached home, she took her milk then went to nap already... then the normal routine happenin when i need to work came again...

These were basically what happen on my first day as a SAHM.. hehe :)

Day 2 as a SAHM

Today was the Day 2 as a SAHM.. Basically today was a hectic day cause Xin Ru was cranky thru the day...

Last nite, she woke up around 3+ for milk.. as her last intake of milk was around 8+ at nite... and she stay awake till 5am in the morning then sleep... My god... me suffer too when she is not sleeping... i also started to realised that she tends to wake up for nite feed ard 3+,4 nowadays.. when she need more milk intake now... hmmm tonight should try to add brown rice cereal into her milk in her last feed later around 10pm...

Back to what happen today...all the way she slept till 7am and she woke up and drink milk... After her milk, she stay awake again and i suffer again.. hehe I NEED SLEEP... hehe but no choice lor... until 9+, finally she went to bed.. an hour later, she woke up.. tis time round, i am really dead tired already... i choose to ignore her noise and let my hubby attend to her.. haha i won.. Hubby went to coax her to sleep.. not sleeping again, hubby bring her out to play her toys... until 10+, hubby try to put her to sleep and in her playpen, she make so much noise that i had no choice but to wake up... haizz

After a while, it's time for her to take her food, again, i make the multigrain Heniz cereal and added the organice sweet vegetable like wat i did the day before for her to eat... I felt so happy feeding her today cause she actualli finish 1 big bowl of the cereal.. hehe GREAT ACHIVEMENT... after the cereal, i showered her and let her go take a nap... after 1 and 1/2 hour, she woke up for milk then she start her crankiness already... she keep refusing the pacificer, put her on bed also dun wan... play also dun wan... basically everything also dun wan.. but her eyes shows that she wan to sleep... so i got to hug her and coax her to sleep in my arms... finally she slept and i out her into her playpen...

I realised the reason why she is so cranky, i realised tat her teeth seems like coming out, there is a white colour things tat feels a bit hard and roungh at her gum.. i realised it last sat but i tink tat day wasn't so bad yet... Normally when i give her the pacificer, she will take and grumble a while but still easy to coax her to sleep.. but not today.. she will keep refusing the pacificer and keep throw out the pacificer when i give her... so i guess tat explains her super duper crankiness....i had to keep tellin her tat 'darling, mummy know u are not comfortable and its painful but it will be fine k.. once the teeth come out, u will feel better already.. sayang k... mummy love u...' then she will make those very ke lian sound to u like tellin me tat 'mummy, i am really feelin not good...' it really pains me to see her like tat....

After abt 2 hr, she woke up and make a fuss again.. her eyes are watery and it's obvious tat she still wans to sleep... she cried and cried and keep tossing in my arms... i had to force her to take the pacificer and pat her to sleep in my arms... 5 mins later, she fall asleep and i put her to her playpen...

Around 5+, she woke up... tis time round at least she has got enough sleep so i bring her out to play her Stars piano.. she loves it now cause she is able to sit now without support and i let her sit infront of the piano to play it.. Hehe she is smart though.. below the piano, there are 3 hanging things tat can be kept higher so that it wun hinder her legs under the piano..normally we will kept it high... and guess what, when she sit infront of the piano, one of her hand automatically went below the piano to search for the hangin things.. but as she cant reach them, she started using her legs to kick them... i tink she remember tat there are things there for her to play cause before she knew how to sit, we will lower the things and put it as a baby gym for her to play... Isn't she smart?? hehe

After playing, it's milk time... i went to make the milk for her then put her on the numbers mat then let her lie on the mat to take her milk instead of me carrying her to drink... After drinkin, she play with her toys again till time to take he evening bath.. as it was raining heavily today, i only clean her up with warm water and soft cloth.. she start to make fuss again when i was cleanin her... until all was done then she stop her fuss... haizz

Once i clear everything, i sleep with her on my bed, talk to her... pat her... sayang her till she is drowsy and put her to her playpen... and off she went to bed... but lately it took quite some time for her to fall asleep cause now that we have lower her playpen, she can flip very easily in it.. and i had to keep puttin her on her back whenever she flip and lift her head high up to look at u... but she really look so cute when she does tat... hehe

and now, when i am postin the blog, she is sleepin soundly but just now she did wake up 2 times to look for pacificer.... hmmm hope she is better tomolo....

Day 4 as a SAHM

Time files... Today is the 4th day as a SAHM... Hmmm i can't really remember how i spend my 3rd day as a SAHM... hehe so shall skip that... hehe

Today was quite meaningful as we bougth Xin Ru to Sentosa... Thank god the weather was good only a little bit hot...

Morning around 8+, i gave Xin Ru her breakfast... Same old food as yesterday lah.. cause i am observing the 4 days rule.. Tat is to let her take the same puree for the 4 days... I increase the scoops of multigrain cereal today to 3 and 1/2 scoop but i tink because there wasn't enough water added so the cereal wasn't that mixed well.. nevertheless, she finish almost all.... Good gal... :)

After her cereal, i showered her and change her afterwhich we proceed to Sentosa... We took a cab from home to Compass Point to take NEL to Harbourfront... There were a lot of people as today is Teacher's Day... We went to take cable car to Sentosa... First time bringing her over, the feeling was so much different... I mention to hubby that, last time is the 2 of us goin there just to watch the Musical Fountain... and now, we have a little bb goin with us.... It feels so different... :)

When we reach there, we went to the Carlsberg Sky Tower... Per admission was $10... so we went there... Each ride took about 7 minutes... just to see the scenery lor.. hehe before going up, the person in charge asked us to take a pic... After takin, we went for the ride... Xin ru was looking around.. lookin so curious... we took some shots and when we went down, we went to view the photo tat was taken earlier on by the person in charge... Hmmm it look nice... only mummy look pui pui... sob sob... The cutest part is... My darling Xin ru was actually feelin so tired and was naggin... and when the pic was taken, she was smiling... hehe we couldn't resist and bougth the pic... hmmm there is a 4R and 4 pieces of wallet size and cost $15... After the ride, we went to sit at the Coffee Bean and had a drink and gave Xin Ru some water also... And Xin Ru is like so tired liao.. so we decided to go home liao... Hmmm although we spend not much time there but hmm $$ spend quite a far bit.. hehe...

We actualli planned to take those normal shelter ride down to another place but the weather kind of hot... so we drop the idea lor... There were so many places tat we intend to go.. but we tink better wait for Xin Ru to grow older then bring her again... at least by tat time she understands what's goin on around her liao... We took a cable car back after our drinks with Xin Ru sleepin in my arms...

After we reached Harbourfront, we went to take a look at the Crusie Fair... hmmm nothing much actually and we went back to Compass Point to buy Xin Ru puree and my stuffs and we went back home in a cab... She is so tired already... after her milk and shower, off she went to bed.... :)

She is still cranky today also... Her eyes still red and always have the 'bak sai' i know it's painful, darling.. Sorry k... Mummy gotta clean it away for u so tat u can see Mummy and Daddy k.... :)