tea party activity

 tea set, from parkson.

usually i allow him to play with water.

but tonight he took this on his own from the store room.

hence i wasnt ready to clean up so no water please!

told him to just pretend ;)

as he served the tea, he mentioned names. each of us gets a cup of tea.

 so i said i'd like to add some sugar and milk.

then he started to say "like thermomix!" and make the spinning sound.

i was surprised when he said that so i laughed!

he was delighted that he caught my attention ( that i laughed).

 smiled and posed for me, requested for a photo of him.

and we sang I'm a little teapot!

his version was funny :D

we took turns singing.

smoothie of the day!

 1 tomato, 1 green apple, 1 red apple, 1 and a half banana, 2 medjool date, 2 cups macadamia milk, a handful of raw pumpkin seed (soaked), sawi, half lemon.

both boys LOVE this!

KJ asked for more!

and hubs asked to recreate this tomorrow.

i suggested not to stir fry the remaining sawi for tonight's dinner and use them for smoothies tomorrow and he agreed!

usually he would go Ewww but he will obediently drink nevetheless and throw some supportive comments like telling me how he feels energetic and fit thereafter.

:)

KJ 3.5 yrs old

have u seen colostrum?

colostrum

yes, they are yellow.

i can only get this much.

not exactly per session, because i expressed manually, by hand, so it was a collection over a few hours.

hubs was the one chasing after me, asking me to get up and pump so that his son has food -______-

i was truly lazy this time.

not motivated.

just wanted to lie down and not do anything. hehe

he made 2 trips a day to send the milk over.

the nurses cup feed, whilst we use syringe.

DO NOT bottle feed your baby if you intend to breastfeed.

the mechanism is different.

kj for example, was breastfed for more than 2 years, and now at 3.5 years old, he forgot how to suckle from my breast.

i was engorged and i needed my baby to suckle/direct latch to 'open' up all the pores in the nipple or milk ducts.

hubs says try KJ!

well, he was game. he did try to suckle but OUCH! it hurts.

we laughed at him. he asked How mommy, how?

poor thing. hehe

so when matty's back home, i was quite disappointed that he did not receive as much colostrum.

couldnt bear the thought and sight of my colostrum sitting in the fridge.

we then decided to administer some of the colostrum and forego one direct-latch session.

it was not easy feeding him with syringe.

when he was warded, nurses fed with cup.

when i took him home, he has to readjust and readapt to my nipples.

then now we decided to feed using syringe? 

HUH he must be thinking.

what's up with us people.

in total, only 60-70% of what we fed went in. the rest trickled down his chin.

although my heart ache, (at the amount wasted), still, better than nothing.

since im pretty much a handicapped, (cesarean sucks!) i asked dh to transfer the ebm (expressed breast milk) from bottles to storage bag and this was what i found in the kitchen later on.

GASP!

i was furious!!!

look at the wastage!!!

MEN!

and he dares to refute that i must close one eye if i want him to do things!

i bawled out that out of 10 things i ordered, he will only complete 6!

-________-

my colostrum!

wails

i only get this much milk!

and can u see the color?

it gets less yellow.

anyway, do not compare my milk with yours.

all breast milk are different in composition. they differ with time, as in the milk are made specifically, exclusively for OUR baby so as they grow, the composition will change with time.

in ICU, his milk intake was 25ml every 3 hourly.

when you breastfeed, please do not measure how much milk he is ingesting. we encourage mothers to direct latch and with that, it is near impossible to measure the amount. 

anyway, the amount estimated will never be accurate.

breastfeeding is a 'lifestyle'.

do not be distressed over the hiccups encountered when breastfeeding.

have faith in yourself and your baby and persevere and have a good family support, then you are good to go.

Im a green smoothie convert

 my smoothie today! consist of :

1 tomato, celery, 1 green apple, 1 red apple, 1 lemon, 1 banana.

i always forget the ginger!

using a shimono in aunt's house, desperate for a green smoothie.

organic parsley from BMS organic, half orange and 1 red apple.

the parsley was empowering but..oh well...anything healthy, i'll force myself to gulp down.

kj was curious, asked to see. he actually wanted to smell.

and the moment the cup went under his nose, he Yucked the concoction. and walked away :S

i did not force him to drink this time :p

but as usual, we have to be the model so i commented it was delicious.

wasnt feeling good (psychologically) since we ate out for all meals when we were in KL.

i was there for 6 days 5 nights! with the two boys.

mom chaperoned us, drove us down and hubs joined us 3 days later. so hub took over (mom handed over) thereafter and after we did some errands there, we zoomed up to Ipoh.

moved north this time, instead of the usual south, before flying back to KK.

i digressed.

so we bought 2 cups of Juice works in Ikano ( i was bloody tired having spent 5 hours in Ikea buying furnitures )

and these less powerful (compared to my usual ) smoothies cost RM18!!

kj loved it though.

RM9 per cup.

*disbelief*

s n p

thank u darling.

best present ever. up till now.

of course i hope there will be better ones in future. heh

i am an eager beaver, looking forward to build a HAPPY home in this house. happiness is the key element in our family and with that, let the magic begin!!!

ringsling

 my maiden day out.

21 july 2013.

we went shopping!! :D

 this is our new babywearing gear that i was talking about

couldnt decide which colour to get

ended up with this kiwi ringsling,

from jumpsac baby

not many colours/ choices left

this is tummy to tummy position, with legs in.

i am still not very used to it, and it seems matty's not very fond of this position.

he cant sleep in it for long :(

not sure if it is HIM or it is because of me,

that i am doing it wrong.

well, it says premmie loves to be in this tummy2tummy position.

after sleeping in the sack for a while, say at most 1 hour? then he will suddenly CRY and mom will say Oh, he is not comfy in it. -_____-"

im definitely gonna make my money well worth it.

however she says this ringsling is much friendlier and gentler as compared to my 'previous' ssc.

i have tried breastfeeding Matt in a cradle position in the hospital last week.

must explore further :)

homemade fishball

home made fish balls!!

we dont know how to estimate.

so ended up with two huge bowls of fish ball soup!

they are pure balls.

haha.

no other additives.

just fish, salt, and pepper.

teaching toddler shapes

crackers from Philippines. we did not go to Philippines, we bought these from a shop selling their products in KK.


playing with Winnie the Pooh


comes with small miniatures and a few pages of story lines. got this from Popular Bookstore.

uh, he only played with it a couple of times. i should bring this out again. well it is actually out all the time ,guess he is not that interested.

this is a good game.
he knows the basic shapes from here.


matching game


the pegged shapes are borrowed from his wooden jigsaw puzzle.

there is another game that we play. i will place a set of cards on the table in the living room (anywhere else appropriate) and we will sit in inside our bedroom with another similar set of cards. i will call out one shape and he will need to run out and fetch me a card with the matching shape.
start off with a shorter distance and slowly increase as the child gets better.
he loves this.

there are many variations to this simple game, but im just not that creative.


he must be wondering...how to match that...


thrilled and proud of his achievement! clapping to celebrate.

reinforce, reinforce. he will remember them and will master them when time comes.


my darling Ms Y attending kj's godmom's wedding~ march 2012

Day 13 of life

Day 13 of life

 preterm babies are afraid of cold

i had to be in sauna with him

 plus u wouldnt want to expose them to coolness,

they should be kept warm like in our tummy

sitting on my new bed and new mattress

my green flask exploded on this same day this photo was taken.

timing could not have been better.

because we flew home the next day.

would cause more nuisance if it happens earlier.

Umbilical cord stump

Day 9 of life

 both mom and i were intimidated by the cord stump and plastic clamp.

i did not manage KJ's.

the nurse gave me his dried cord when he was discharged.

i was glad mom decided not to bath him due to his still-detached-cord. phew.

i accidentally twisted the clamp so the cord lifted and almost dissociated.

we could then see the 'wetness' on the belly button.

applied 'chlorhexidine in alcohol' a few times and air the cord.

i prefer the latter drying method.

chlorhexidine does not help to fasten the drying process,

it only function in inhibiting bacteria growth.

 in the car seat

on the way to the clinic (luyang) for SB

unquestionably, i do not approve this

matty's sleeping on a pillow. O.O

there is a higher power than me, your highness dictated so i obeyed.

Day 10

stretched feets

missing socks

kicked up 'blanket'

thats my baby =)

teary eyes?
myriad of hormones kicking in
*kj the photographer*

8 days old

DAY 8 of LIFE

welcome home for the second time!

 mom im hungry!

 mom im hungry i cant wait!

check out the boy with red shirt,

unconcerned

 yellow man

still yellow. look at the cheeks!

no clothes can fit him.

sorry darling

 so was kept warm with towels for a good 2 weeks

cheeks still pretty chubby at this stage