Bathing during confinement

people think i cant bathe my own son.

hello?

does my face says something?

just because i have a baby face does not mean i cannot do all these.

of course, my mom have to be one of them.

once you are their babies, you are forever their babies. (im not opposing)

either she loves bathing my children, or she did not trust me with them.

fine with me.

i will let her do it then.

i did not get to bathe my son at all throughout the confinement period.

they like to ask if i know how to handle him, if i can bathe him when im back here alone. 

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this is the pro mom doing it :)

bathed in clean tepid water

both his grannies

he can sleep like this...-____-'''

wash face, clean tongue

check out the colour of the water.

this was winter melon water.

they claimed this is good for jaundice baby.

whatever!

no hokey pokey this time.

nothing internal.

whereas kj had lots of potions: goat's milk, coconut water, water chestnut, etc

and kj bathed in guinness stout, herbs etc

finally, he can sleep in peace =)

this is lemon grass and ginger water.

i told mom not to buy bathing herbs from the chinese medicinal hall for me this time, which she did previously.

i googled and found this recipe.

boil lots of lemongrass and ginger.

easy peasy.

mom had an uncle dug out one entire bush of lemongrass planted by dad.

so the lemongrass used were entirely organic. ha-ha

smells invigorating.

i bathed a couple of times during my confinement month.

more so than my first confinement.

going in and out of the hospital in the first 2 weeks make me sweat and i felt yucky meeting people with a smelly head.

so hubs washed my hair twice.

the second time was before we took the flight home to mom's house.

back in mom's house, i washed my hair again on the 3rd week.

no idea why this time i was 'hotter' and dirtier.

kj's time i could live without bathing.

the water must be warm when bathing.

must not shower with cold water.

i know many modern moms do not follow this rule these days, but I'm those type who loves these old folks tales :p

i hope they wont extinct.

hihi

Lifestyle changes

oct 5

grocery shopping on weekends.

the helpful little boy behind me pushes the cart whenever we go shopping.

when he was younger, he wouldnt allow us to put things into the basket.

that was a nuisance. because then we have to push another one.

but now we could throw all things in it.

and he could even help to unload and place the items on the counter :)

ever since he started going to school, we are slowly changing our lifestyle.

modify and improvise as we go.

no outings on weekdays after dinner, which was what we used to do.

sorry, no canned food.

(if you are wondering why was i standing on canned food isle).

no processed food.

nolah. im not that crazy.

but well we do try to reduce purchasing processed food.

biscuits is an exception.

sigh, how can i say No to such convenient snack.

kj hates everything homemade anyway.

but i will not give up.

i will keep on fighting.

=D

each time he does this,

i will MELT instantly!

he is not a loud baby. 

so WAS kj. (he is loud now. loud and high-pitched)

matty will usually warn u with this before he cries.

he will always give cues with grunts and growls.

bathing in tubs

need to graduate to a big tub soon

i hope he can wait till we move.

he loves to bathe,

just like his big brother.

problem is he can be a little too excited that he kicks too much in the water.

he could sort of stand up if u let loose.

i did not get a thermometer to record his bath water.

i use maternal instinct. ha-ha
just test it with my hands :)

maybe i would if i have extra cash.

since my mom prefers the water to be colder while i prefer to be warmer.

so from here u can see that different people has different preference.

my reasoning was that bathing should be relaxing.

warm water gives relaxation.

hers was that baby will feel cold the moment he comes out of the bath room.

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so she insisted that water should not be too warm.

we argued and who won?

me.

duh.

he is my son, remember?

:)

overlooked

souvenirs from her highness!

4 boxes of ferrero

simply gifts like this bring lotsa joy to us

the ferrero is for hb

cote d'or is for me

=)

she came for 3 days 2 nights (weekend)

she taught me how to make 'loh mai gai'

hb likes to eat and it really annoys me each time he orders it outside EVEN when he knows they suck! thats number 1. number 2, it is overpriced

hence now i can make my own loh mai gai and he has no reason to order outside :p

next,

there are backlog of events for me to report

kj is 7 mths old

firstly, KJ can sit unsupported, well, not exactly upright but it was still ..something to be lauded :p

secondly, he begins to sleep with his chest on the bed, they call it 'meniarap'

if only he sleeps this way few months earlier, then his head would be shaped nicely. the back os his head/skull is flat now :(

anyway, just 2 weeks ago he starts to sleep one sided and then next, he flipped over and sleep

thirdly, it has been A WEEK that he wakes up in the middle of the night. he lifts up his head(cause he sleeps like a tortoise) and make grunt with his eyes closed.

think hez having nightmare :( poor kid

hb wants to put him on the bed with us but i do not encourage co-sleeping cause it is dangerous. why? can read about it online, the danger of SIDS :)

anyway, we got him a bed for a reason, so that he can sleep independently.

next,

he can make more noise these days!

just over the weekend, he can lalalalala... he is asking us to carry him! :) omg! speaking of him now makes me miss him

im blogging away at work, tdm :p

im looking forward to this coming weekend! it is raya hols and it is the first time we are going for a short holiday as a family!

cant express how excited i am!

not to mention a little nevous

cause i need to be well prepared, as we'll be travelling with KJ

the trips home to ipoh/kedah is not counted cause u have families there, hence ure not afraid if u are short of any belongings

hence im already starting to make a list of items to bring

pray that it would be a smooth journey

oh, i forgot to mention that we will be driving all the way to sandakan from kota kinabalu!

that would take an approximate of 4 hours~

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another joy that i'd like to share~

a present for us~

yay! makes like so much more exciting! ahhaha

why?

i can buy more food and prepare them ahead of time. marinade and cook them and store them in the fridge so that we can have a fuss-free dinner on weekdays

can make jelly

can buy bags of fruits

hb can make cold drinks~

can store more of kj's ebm (expressed breast milk) in a odour-free space

see? benefits everyone!

another rule to remember:

MUST get BIG FRIDGE! even when u have 3 people in a household, or two

trust me!

another rule that ive learnt before this is,

MUST get GOOD mattress!

obviously we cant afford rm10 000 dunlopillo

but this current local made one seems fine

we've learnt our lessons and hence i'd like to share them!

we bought a fridge, one door fridge, but it is clearly insufficient

as for the mattress, i didnt look far at that juncture. i asked hb to get a cheap one :p haih... ended up wasting more money as we had to buy another mattress rm2k - rm3 cant remember

the first one was made of foam and it was rm400-500. blerhh...my mistake

the fridge was his mistake

:p

so 1-1

haha

uber mom

i know...i know everyone is in the same position.

im worried. im nervous. im scared. im everything. so is everyone.

mom suggested that i can intentionally fail a few subjects, then i can retain and stay on for a year and travel.

she said this a few months back. i laughed over her idea and told her it was silly. back then i thought it was.

but as the exam is looming, i thought otherwise. it could happen y'know. no joke.

then suddenly her words flooded and haunt me now. i got suspicious over her suggestion. my brain shifted to analytical mood. i tried to analyze what she said. was there a tone of sacarsm?, i pondered. trying very hard to recall that phone call.

in addition, she said it over a few occasions, not just once.

i think she meant it.

how cool a mom she is.

so cool to encourage her daughter to fail.

so cool to ask me to go shopping to relax. but she will sometimes add that i do not necessarily have to buy. which means, i can only window shop :)

thanks mom

anyway, this morning, was the first time in my life, i de-gut a FISH! horribly disgusting.

initially, i used my bare hands and lifted the gills. previous night, i remembered housemate 2, miss lee, said that she did it before. so i thought it would not be that bad.

unfortunately, i couldnt do it. how? the heck of it, just cook the fish with the intestines intact?

hmmm...i stood in the kitchen and pondered.

in the end, i slipped on my working gloves (gloves which i used when cleaning the house) and do the work.

almost ripping off the gills, i poked my fingers into the stomach, and shut my eyes, hold my breath, pull out everything pull-able.

phew

job done

my curry fish was a success.

and u know people? ive almost forgotten of the taste of a fish. sigh.

and the gut is actually...only....the little front part. i tried to stick my entire finger into the fish, DEEP into it. but failed. then it struck me, that, "ohhhh, they are actually flesh la..stupid" (and u know how long my fingers are) bummer.

almost forgotten to descale as well. thanks to shinhun :)

still remember my gloves? i placed them on the bin in the toilet. after an hour or so, u thought u were in a fish market as u enter the loo! garrhhh. ended up throwing one side of the glove. :S

still need the other unpaired glove to work on the remaining fish-es in the freezer.

i finished my curry fish paste. im calling home to order fish curry paste via air delivery. hah!

ps: btw, the fish had been hibernating in my freezer for months. since 2008. *smirks* housemate 4, miss tam had been reminding me a couple of times about my forlorn fish. hee. finally. i did it.

fluffy!

naan

from tesco

super delicious! can eat it on its own!

im going to eat it on its own later in the day!

mak nyonya fish curry paste (from mindy)

thank u!!!!! so much!!!!

i thought im good in cutting chicken.

now i can do fish too!

definitely adding more marks to qualify to be a MRS!

darn! cant believe ive progressed to such a stage. of. desperation.

shame.

fish head.

hu tao

poppi poppi

freshness. sealed.

white flesh.

omega 3.

ewww. i was never good with fish.

no skin.

no bones.

no black or brown or any colour flesh.

only consume PURE WHITE flesh.

*curtsy*

the end

i wan char sao bao :(

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kitchen activity!

c'mon people!

let's sweat it out in the kitchen!

roll the dough with bare hands!

no machine used~!

made these before i came here!

hands on!

mom sorta forced me into this

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she insisted that they are very easy and that i should learn

yes your highness!

had to make markings

:p

for different fillings

dad doesnt eat 'funny' ones

sigh...

he is just so dull

so unadventurous

anyway, what is so EXOTIC about pineapple bao?

or peanut butter bao u tell me!

he jsut doesnt eat them if they are not RED BEAN PASTE BAO!

HAIH!

her highness loves Lady's Choice

probably it reminds her of childhood? :)

and she prefers the KASAR type

ahahahah

btw, Jiff is horrible

home made pineapple jam

left over from CNY's pineapple tart

freeze it to keep

;)

currypuff or dumpling pattern

that little black dot is black sesame seed

god knows where i found them...

lying about in the kitchen

current emotion:

i want char sao bao

char sao bao

*how to hum the song ady ah?*

char sao bao ahh...duno what what bao...

nen nen bao ah...

;P

cheeky-doodle Her Highness *bow*

*hey Hero!*

soOOO FUNNY! i tell u! its sooOOO FUNNNNNYYY!!

babysis called! and we talked and talked...

we bitched actually! haha! :p

and at one point!she said,

Uncle (her husband) jiang ni shou liao! (thin already) so u must eat more! must eat ok? remember! must eat!

i burst out laughing the moment she said that!!!

i was like " its ok! i know im fat already! everyone says so! " 

sheshhHH!!!

did i tell? no i didnt --->

past few days, was on skype with mom, not mom, but an entire party,

there was a party at home, to usher in CNY and also in conjunction with dad's bday. dad is one lucky arse. he gets to celeb his birthday during cny. 9th feb. he was lucky when i was home coz i would make it a rather big affair. but now that im not, his party size shrinked! nyiah! engkai!

ahahahahaha

:p

so then! i saw everyone thru webcam! and of course, they saw me as well!

bro's friends saw me too! *cover face*

ok..sorry peeps..but im a very conscious person! :p

anyway, yeah, everyone says ive prospered.

and i was like, mom? really fat the ah? *thinking that she would be honest *

mom replied with ENTHUSIASM " YEAH!"

that meanie! eheh

then she added, faster show 'lan ee' (Lan aunty) if ure thin or fat! *wtf*

show her your body!

-__-

i quickly lift my heavy ass a lil from my chair...so that she can see the bod la...haihhh...

i was a good sport, wasnt i? :p

i was like.." na...still slim la..."

forgot to add...'hai shi miao tiao"

:(

ehheheehhe

seriously,

very detrimental, mentally

pffttt!

and mom called today to tell me what she has packed for me.

~the cny goodies~

she went " u know Ah-ee giv u weird stuff"

?????

i was puzzled

how weird i asked

" she bought cream crackers?jacobs"

u told her to get u cream crackers?

why is mom so boring!

i told her that cream crackers here is expensive ma!

bring! i want i want!

i can dip into milo!

i pack milo for u already

yeah i know! so i can dip my crackers into milo loh!

what else did she get for me?

*excited*

what-jagung-crackers some more?

*mom? are u rolling our eyes as u said this?*

:( yes! i wan oatmeal!

yes yes! i want..err..i did miss it a lil la! i want mom i want...i want the jagung!

and there's oatmeal jacobsas well?

ok la..i bring oatmeal one for u

yes i want!

aiyah, bring all lah.

can they fit?

if got space just chuck them in lar plss

aiyo u know ah..those things!

i already pack many things for u.

the other cny cookies that ah-ee give u...u wont want one!

nah i tell what she give ar..

beehive biscuits (or rose bicsuit) u want meh? u want meh?

*mom? do u have to stress and ask twice? brrrr*

custard cookies! etc etc

u want meh?

na...u see what ive packed for u ah.

A.Y already give u 2 bottles (of cookies), and so-and-so give so-and-so bottles,

and i have 5 tupperware of diff cookies for u,

see? so u still want those that ah-ee gave u?

MOM!!!!!

it's written all over your *voice! or tone*!

that you are BIAS!

oOOO so what ah-ee wants to give me, u dont want to pack over for me?

so unfair!!!

peeps!

did u sense it?

mom wants to put all her things inside! but not those that babysis pass to her!

sobs!

oh! she said one more thing,

"what's this? what muruku?"

i said i dont know.

babysis did tell me she bought some snacks for me.

so i just tell mom i dont know what it is, but i dont care

i want!

i mean, atleast babysis has the heart,

to get things which she thinks i would like.

would be a surprise for me when i get it, cause i dont know what it is.

well, i WILL like it/them!

just bring them over!!!

oh, and i had to beg mom not to leave those other biscuits at home, those which were given by babysis, and which she doesnt want to pack them.

she must not leave them at home.

cause sometimes babysis's sister will hop over to my house.

cause when sometimes both orang tua go out-station,

they will ask her (babysis sister) to help oversee our house.

i had to plead,

ask mom to put them away.

mom was like,

no honey, i will tell An-ee,

but i will ask An-ee not to tell babysis!

*ok, today i hall introduce u people a new character in my life,

presenting.... 

An-ee to you! she is babysis's sista! :) *

she tengah kopek Petai ;)

NOOO!! i wailed!

mom! pls plSSSS i beg u please!

dont tell ah-ee as well! pleasee!!

please just remove them from our house if the bag cant fit any of the leftovers!

please jsut send them away!

u must! please!

you must not let her know u didnt pack them over!

alright, mom agreed.

phew!

mom's trying to be naughty

haishhh!

:)

eheeee

oh and i called mom again,

ask her to help me give angpow to Ah-ee.

mom was like " nolah, she wont take one"

"youre are not working also"

i dont care! just give her! i implored

who says im not? im working!

you didnt give me also!

AHA!

caught'ja!

you are jealous!!

nyee-nye-nye-nye-nye! *hum*

she is jealous!

ahahahahah

so i retorted,

dont worry. i'll give u when i go back.

same thing ma.

owe u first

*manja a bit*

;)

yum yum!

*waves*

toodles!