2016

Early this year, i set a few milestones to be reached in 2016 while on my road trip travel around California in United States. I have fulfilled a few, listed as below:

1. Grow my investment
2. Get freelance work
3. A more healthy living and eating habit
4. Get passive income by renting out our condominium via Airbnb

The outcomes were not very satisfying, considering the poor Ringgit in the past 12 months. However, this is just a beginning. I didn't get rich by 2x, 5x or 10x. All the incomes were either used for own living expenses, or saved for future uses. The latter is more, since we have depreciated Ringgit.

My own salary didn't increase for almost 3 years, and with my husband under his way in building his business, basically we depend on my own salary. We learn to live more frugally, and spend on necessities. Not to forget, i still helping my parents to pay some utilities fees each month. With a toddler, the expenses mainly on her babysitting fees. Plus some additional medical insurance fees, medical examination fees, petrol, home utilities etc. Actually, not much left to spend and save.

However, God has been very kind to our family. We have the blessings that most people do not have. That makes us count our blessing every day. 

Baby's first Birthday

10 Sept 2013
Two blue lines
You came into my body
Alive and so unreal
I began feel you
When you began kicking and bubbling inside
You're up and active every night half past 10
So active till your neck rounded with cord
Mummy got induced to have you out
After few hours of contraction and pains
Still Mummy got cesareaned

10 May 2014
The minute i saw you
You're so tiny but have a pair of bright eyes
You're sucking your own thumbs because Mummy was late
After being operated with some post-operation side effects
Your first drop of food was artificial
Still Mummy has trying her best to feed you the breastmilk
Till today after 12 months of your birth
Still counting

You're so quiet the first day
Began your baby non-stop crying after reaching home
Mummy tried to understand you
Till a point when Mummy cried with you
Because of your endless crying even though Mummy has fed & hugged you
I will always remember that day
When Mummy's so hungry and helpless
Thank God, it only happened once

You're never a big size baby
Mummy has been nagged numerously time
Because of not giving Formula milk to you
In fact, you're a big eater
Just having a very high metabolism
It explains when you're bruised just because of crawling 

You're a smart girl
You understand what Mummy & Daddy saying
From the time you're potty trained
Even though sometimes you're lazy to wake up at night to pee
Still, you can poo inside the potty!
You were only 11 months
Mummy very proud of you

You got a very big and sweet smile
Though not laughing a lot
But you are infecting people all around
Mummy never got so much attention from strangers
Just because of your smiling

You're smelling great
Of cause you've smelly fart
And sweaty all the time
80% of daily laundry was all yours
Mummy can kiss you over hundred times a day
Though sometimes you made me angry
Especially when Mummy was tensed with work
Still, Mummy prayed and thanked God everyday

You're our family's angel
Though the house is messy
Though Mummy is tired especially after work
Though Daddy is busy all the time
We're enlighten when you clap your hands
When you show your contagious smile
When you murmuring with your baby language
When you wave Bye-Bye to us
When you pat the soft toys

There's so much to write about you
But words can't describe the joy within Mummy's heart
The special bonding between you and me
Will remain forever

10 May 2015
If there's anything i wish from you
On your Birthday
and also on this Mother's day
Be a happy, contented baby
Love Jesus, Love God, Love your family
Always and Forever 
 


 

updates after so many months

It has been quite some time i didn't check out my blog. May be i was busy as a mom or part time helping my husband for business, despite i have full time committed 8 to 5 job. Or i should say the convenience of the Facebook or Instagram, almost got me to abandon my blog. It ain't easy to maintain a blog, i would say.

Anyway, to cut my blog post really short. I just want to jot down things i have done and going to do. My girl going to turn into 1 year old (OMG), i am approaching 30 year old (OMGG), my husband decided to operate his business FULL TIME (well..), i just came back from 2-weeks Scandinavian road/plane trip (post-holiday syndrome still on) and what's my next plan? Hmm, be a good mom and mentor to my girl gua.

Week 1

接下来的好几天才是和宝宝互相了解的开始。我呢, 对做月不是很享受。尤其是第一个星期,我基本上没什么胃口。请來的陪月婆也问题多多。不支持喂母乳,还一直投诉宝宝爱哭,每天每餐都一样,不肯我吃水果和家婆准备的菜,
还不断叫我买爱康直销产品。我在第四天后就让她走了。真的是赔了夫人又折兵。不过还好宝宝很乖。基本上她都在睡觉,醒来就喝奶。我们白天打开窗口给他曬太阳,还好她的"黄(jaundice)"不是很高。从第四天的9点多,到第七天的五点多。感恩当时有老公表姐的母奶供应。而我在第七天后才有足够的母乳给宝宝(待续)

第二天

终于回到家了! 很不幸的我在手术时,因为医生的疏忽导致我的尿袋无辜被割伤。我在接下来的两个星期必须带着人工尿袋以便排尿。记得当时下床后的艰难走动,勉强的出院回家。回到家的第一晚,和昨日的心情些许不一样。陪月婆在另一个房间照顾宝宝。不知是否不习惯家里有陌生人,感觉宝宝在医院被护士照顾比较放心点。我还是没胃口,随便吃些晚餐就呼呼大睡。倒是半夜醒来看到老公醒着,原来宝宝在哭。感觉上这天过后我有一点产后忧郁症(待续)

第一天

从来没想过自己有一天可以成为母亲。还记得当时的生产剧痛,却在第一眼见到宝宝后眩间消失。记得那时老公第一眼在产房见到宝宝后出了一声,恰是开心又惊喜。而我很是冷静。我记得她好安静, 好小, 好红,她很努力的张开眼睛。她应该也是很奇怪她已经身处在不同的地方了。

离开产房后,当时不管自己开刀过后的疲累,就想抱着宝宝。看她爱睡微微张开她的小嘴吸母乳,我和她独有的"bonding"就这样开始了。回想当时我半夜醒来,费劲的去听是不是宝宝在婴儿房哭。然后一大早就要求护士宝宝抱來。当天我亲喂了宝宝大约一个小时。觉的她好轻好小好安静,她一粒声都没有。我们拍照时,她就盯着相机看和打哈欠。我们细心的看她到底像谁。记得当时我的婆婆就说宝宝有老公那边的特征,尖尖的下巴,眼袋,大眼睛。无论像谁,宝宝的确平安无事的来到这世界。我真的开心,虽然也有掺杂一些的不安(待续)。

Baby update 1

I just couldn't believe I am a mother now!

Is time to update my blog and record her development because she has grown so fast!

I remember she was so tiny when she was born, only 2.69kg.  She learned to latch on my breast on first day and she was so quiet the whole day. We went home on day 2, then day by day I see her changed differently. She slept a lot for first 3 weeks, woke up 1.30-2 hrs interval for feeding.

She poo every day until 1 month when I started breastfeeding her exclusively. She passed motion twice only in a week! Dr said it is completely normal for breastfed babies because they absorbed all the nutrients. 

She still crying like mad when we bath her. It is very rare if she quietly let us do the job. She can lift and turn her head strongly when she was 8 weeks. I started putting her to sleep on her tummy when she was 8 weeks and that ease my work because I usually didn't have to pat her to sleep.

She was extremely fussy on 5.5 week and I feed her on demand. She started sleep 3 hrs long stretch through night afterwards. I hope she can sleep up to 5 hrs at night very soon.

She can play herself and look around quietly especially when she is naked. Sge hates whrn we wash her mouth.

She likes to listen when we are talking and very sensitive with motion, she knew when we about to put her down to sleep and cries if the car stops moving.

She can stand firmly and hold her head upright when she hits 2 months. 

For once she spit out milk a lot, but now at 2 5 months old she can burp herself after feeding.

Her face start developed rashes when she was 7 weeks old, and we suspect it was due to saliva and heat rashes.

She still cluster feeding every night with at least 3 feedings before she fell asleep.

1 month 3.9kg
2 month 4.9kg