Ciku turned 3!

My little princess turned 3 recently and boy, was she showered with some amazing gifts! Mummy was as excited as she was to see all the fantastic girly stuff! We had a really simple do for her cos that's all mummy could manage. I wanted to be able to sit down and enjoy in the fun, so i hope the simplicity of the event was ok by everyone.

She also celebrated her birthday at playgroup. It was the first birthday for her amongst her peers, and she was so excited to share her cake with everyone. It was absolutely precious to have been present. I didnt want to get a fancy cake cos i didnt want it melting whilst waiting for break time, so got her a basic banana cake and my favourite apple and raisin. It turns out that little kids dont care what kinda cake they're getting, they get excited by anything that has a candle stuck into it!!!

Since Ciku turned 3 it's as if the big girl button got turned on. Suddenly she has complicated thoughts which she articulates, like since when was she bothered by leg hair???

The little guy's 26wk update

The little man's just 6 1/2 months old but in his short lifetime, he's been fallen sick soooo many times, im starting to lose track of everything that he's had! Shortly after the last entry, he had rozeola, then most recently, and scariest of all, he had bouts of vomitting which cause him to lose 200g in weight in just 3 1/2 hours!!

He had another spell of vomiting on Sunday and i suspect that his rice meal was contaminated. He's going to get 7 days rest from food and will only be on breast milk for now. It's not a good time to be dependent on my girls...im stressing out from a host of things to do for work and the ladies arent cooperating very well.

Other than that, my kids are my life. I love them to bits!! I hope that i'll raise them well enough to appreciate their mummy and all the sacrifices that she made for their well being. I sorta doubt it's going to happen though, cos i still take it for granted that MY mummy's going to do everything for me. Ergh. Im just glad that God knows the value of mothers...at least someone does, kan?

Ciku's growing up so fast...i just hate missing out on all the things she says and does. I talk to her like she's a little person and thats cool cos it's like having a little friend. A little friend who loves the Betty Boo shoes i got for her recently :) I cant wait for Noah to get big enough to sit up and run around, but as Opa says, dont wish for it too much cos he's going to run around and we'll be running around after him!

Im truly blessed to have my little family. I wish daddy was around more, but im counting all my blessings.

Peanut - 16 weeks old

Gosh, i cant believe Peanut's only 16 weeks old!! He was weighed today and comes in at 6.6kg. His milestones:

• Can turn on his side


• Laughs when being tickled or people make funny sounds and faces


• Tries to hold feeding bottle


• Notices his feet and hands


• Recognizes loved ones, including his sister (oh, he stops crying when he hears his sister babbling).

Life at home is still chaotic. Big sis is still having issues with sharing her toys with brother, and is prone to whining and crying to get attention. Right now both the kids have a cough and a running nose thanks to ciku. I decided to take the baby to the clinic today and told ciku about it. The idea was to drop ciku off at Oma & Opa's and then to take Oma with me to clinic. I forgot to tell ciku the plan, so when we drive into O & O's neighbourhood, she asks:

ciku: Where are we going, mummy?

me: Oma and Opa's house.

ciku: i thought we are going to see Dr Lam at clinic?

me: stunned.

Like, since when can she say stuff like, "I thought"????

I have a lovely tooth ache. I hope my maid hasnt cursed me since i confiscated her supposed meds for tooth ache (found it hidden in her undies). Well, she doesnt know i took it...sigh!

Peanut - 12wks

Little Peanut hasnt quite mastered a laugh, bt it's really cute to see him laugh when he doesnt even know what he's doing. He's starting to hold his head up better too. He's a charmer though, he smiles at anyone who talks to him! By the end of the week we'll find out how much he weighs. I cant wait!

Ciku's progress? She can amuse herself by playing on her own. Her favourite line to her toys: "what your name?"

Updates on Peanut & Ciku

Lack of sleep, caring for a baby and toddler and unreliable broadband connection makes it really hard for me to update my blog. Most times im so tired that i cant even string a sentence together much to the annoyance of my husband.

Anyhow, i dont want my children's milestones to slip by without me jotting them down, so here they go:

Ciku and potty training has been going very very well. She goes without a diaper during the day, alerts us whenever she needs to go to the loo. There have been accidents, bt very minor ones. Im glad that we werent in a rush to start it, cos it makes such a difference to train a toddler when they're ready.

Peanut's been driving me less crazy, bt he can still go hours without sleeping during the day. The wonderful thing is that he loves to chat, smile and coo. Sometimes he'd be mid-way in a feed and he'll look at me and he'll catch my eye and start a conversation. His utter adorableness rejuvenates my weary body!

Ciku loves Peanut still, kissing his hand, head, face; giving him a squeeze here and there whenever she feels like it. Besides dropping a figurine on his face many weeks ago, the worst thing that she's done, in my opinion was to use her thumb to press down on his fontanelle (soft spot on skull)!!! I was screaming cos that to me is the scariest place on a baby. You can see it throbbing with each heartbeat and i keep imagining that Indiana Jones movie, Temple of Doom, i think, where he was served up monkey heads (the top portion being cut open and brain exposed). Major yucks!

It's 5pm and i need to squeeze in a nap before peanut gets up from his. Hope to blog again soon!

Peanut - 7+wks

4.3kg (as of a wk ago)
Loves to use his mother as a pacifier and can scream for hours when not appeased. This morning he cried from 2.30-5.30am! Im so tired! I hope to find a pacifier that he'll take to. Please wish me luck!

Peanut's 4 weeks old

Peanut's reached his fourth week of life and is starting to fill out nicely. He's no longer the little tiny bag of bones, he, in fact, has a double chin! Seeing him grow on breast milk really does make all the sleepless nights worthwhile. I think of BM as being the building blocks of his whole being.

He's no longer the baby that sleeps hours on end, no siree bob! He wakes up every 2 hours and sometimes 1 1/2 hours demanding a feed. However, he's developed a peculiarity whereby he demands a milkless breast to suckle on before gng to sleep. When none can be had, he'll cry like he's being tortured. Last night he was at it from 9pm - 1am. I was so exhausted...the neighbours must wonder what i do to the poor child. With ciku they hardly knew that there was a young baby in the house. This boy makes it known that he's in the house and that he's KING!

Im tired.

Been watching tons of TV including all those birthing stories. Saw a woman get an epidural and all the tools they use for a C-section. I am sooooo thankful that i've never had to resort to those things so far cos i was absolutely petrified by what i saw!!!! Scary, scary stuff.

Im also bored out of my mind. I have another month left before i go back to work and i wish i could go shopping n check stuff out, bt it's a hassle to do so with a young baby & i do not want to subject him to the germs that are out there. He has only had one shot, so those are things i worry about. *sigh*