opps, we did it again!

It's positive, pregnant again!
Jinc is only six months old now, a bit too quick, but we are all very excited!

A Good Weekend

It's weekend. The whole week has been lovely, I feel quite relaxed every day, because Jinc is such an easy going baby. We both now sleep so much, and for the past two days, Jinc woke up at about 6am for his milk, then we continue to sleep until 12pm. I am not sure whether this is good, but I do love the opportunity to lie on my bed for as long as I want. I have never thought I would have this sort of luxury when I have Jinc. Things are going quite good these days, and oh, how I love to be a stay-at-home mom!

House-bound!

Jinc is getting very demanding these days, and he needs constant attention.

Some days, I do feel exhausted, and hoping to have a helper around the house. The trouble is, hiring a domestic maid is not as easy as in Kuala Lumpur, where almost every household with young children can afford a domestic maid. It is a totally different situation here in the UK.

Well, never mind...

What a busy day...

Lots of washing up, lots of tidying up..
Lots of cooking, and lots of ironing...
A typical day for a house wife can get really busy, thus a short post!

A&E

A lazy Sunday turned out to be a not-too-peaceful Sunday.

Sugar came home early from work, yes he normally works on a Sunday. The weather was so good and we wanted to walk to the park, and spend some time out door.

I was only downstairs getting things ready for the little one while Sugar played with Jinc on our bed. Minutes later, I heard a loud bang, it was like a 10kg rice bag fell to the floor, followed was a hysterical cry! Jinc fell from the bed, I thought, and ran upstairs. Sugar had picked him up from the floor but he was bleeding, and crying.

I panicked, while Sugar told me to grab the car keys and drove to the A&E. It was only about 10minutes drive from our house. Arrived and checked in, and within minutes, Jinc was being looked at. He had stopped bleeding and he seemed so normal and back to his bubbly self. Yet, we were told to wait for the pediatrician to get a thorough check before we could go home.

So, our Sunday afternoon was spent at the A&E, everything was fine, except Jinc has a small tear on the inner part of his upper lip. No big deal, but this incident is bad enough to make me feel guilty, and Sugar is equally guilty too.

Well, I guess, as we go along this journey of parenthood, we will encounter some accidents at some point of time. Just that, this very first came as a shock, and ruined our Sunday!

What an eventful Sunday!

Sittin' up!

Jinc will be exactly six months old in two days time.

He is able to sit on his own, without tumbling over for more than five minutes. This new discovery surprises me. Today, for the very first time, he is able to sit properly unassisted. He sits and grabs his toys, then continue to play with them, so cute!

I am so grateful that I am always beside him, and able to see and discover his development first hand.

Now, I just can't wait to tell Sugar about this when he gets home from work!

A meal out...

As Jinc can now sit up on his own, bringing him out for a meal is such a breeze, as I can now sit him on the high chair (harnessed and cushioned his back), while I can enjoy my food.

The trick is, hand him some toys to play with and he can be such a darling while I enjoy my meal.

Pictures shown my little darling, sitting comfortably on a highchair. This was when I went out for a meal with Man and Yanny who came for a visit all the way from London, and we even ordered crabs on that night. My hands were busy and dirty cracking up those crab shells, yummy.... and Jinc was watching us eating good food!

It won't be long until he sits next to me and enjoys Chinese meals using chopsticks perfectly!

This is interesting...

This infant stool guide is very useful for first time mum like me.
Click here to see pictures of types of stools....
How interesting!

Is this teething pain...

Jinc is grumpy, and he cries a lot before his bed time. He is constantly wanting a cuddle, and most of the time, he only falls asleep on my chest when I hold him.

Is he having teething pain? He dribbles a lot and puts almost anything into his mouth and starts 'biting' them. Is he teething? I am not too sure, I am only a first timer....All I do is apply some Bonjela teething gel on to his gum to soothe him. I think that helps a bit!

Many told me that Jinc is having teething pain, as he is approaching six months old. I am not too sure, we shall see.....

I just can't wait to see his first tooth!

We celebrate...

When Jinc has gone to bed, the house is a little quiet, and quiet time like this is much appreciated, especially Sugar and I hardly have a quiet evening like this. We sit and chat and for a moment, we do not talk about parenting. We talk about us, us, us...

Sugar thinks we deserve a celebration, so, Sugar took out a bottle a champagne, which sits in our fridge for ages waiting for the right occasion to 'pop'!

We do not need special occasion to drink a glass of champagne. I love this sort of spontaneity, which Sugar and I used to do this when we were a couple.

Tonight, it is just so ordinarily special, and this Moet Grand Vintage comes in handy!

Some good news...

Sugar and I are hunting around for a bigger property for our 'expanding' family. Before we make any offers to the property that we like, we sorted our mortgage application. That way, we will be able to select the property based on the price range that we could afford. We just do not want to burden ourselves, because paying a mortgage is a long term commitment.

Today, our broker called us and confirmed that we have got our mortgage approved. The application is valid for the next six months only. Things sound good at the moment. We have looked at a few properties around our area, and still, we cannot seem to find the ideal place that we want.

I got a feeling, this might take a bit longer than I expected...For the time being, I still love our current two-beds. Although I really fancy to move to a bigger house, but, it has got to be the right one. I believe, we will be able to find 'the one' when we least expect it!

Banana as first food...

I have read so much about giving babies banana as their first food to see whether they are ready to start on solids.

Today, I made some pureed banana, and Jinc loves it. It made me very happy.

I used those leftover puree to make myself a banana smoothie. Blissful!

1st spoonful...

I feel that Jinc is ready to try solids. He stared at me when I had my meal, and he even moved his mouth when he saw me eating!

Today, I decided to give Jinc's very first spoonful of baby cereal, mixed with his usual milk. He took it quite OK and he only had about 4-5 spoonful. I would say, this is a good start.

I will be getting busy preparing baby meal. Weaning is an exciting stage, and I hope Jinc would love food as much as I do, and be as adventurous as possible when it comes to trying new tastes and flavours.

I shop online to save time!

These days, I love shopping online to save time. It is so easy and safe. Most importantly, it saves time.

To date, I have shopped for baby products, computer peripherals, some skincare products, and I have yet to try grocery shopping online. I have read in some forums that online grocery shopping is easy too.

As we live so close to Tesco, grocery shopping is my way of motivation to walk to the park and to get some fresh air! A bit of exercise, at least!

Favourite place to shop online is Amazon.

It's another month.....

It is now August....

How quickly...

Time passes especially quick when every day is full of things to do. Where have all the time gone? Jinc is now a little mischievous, but he still melts my heart every time he smiles!