September 20, 2012
Our weekend is not always a breeze, but once in a while, even though they all don’t happen in one day, we do get the really odd occasion when everything seems all relaxed for the moment.
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| Starting a weekend morning lazing in bed |
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| Some quality time with our feline friend in the day |
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| Ending the weekend with well-behaved kids! |
These were all impromptu and candid shots I found from about a month ago when things were fairly normal.
We had a rather rough weekend this week, but pictures like these make me smile. As dysfunctional as our family can sometimes be (thanks to the kids and my tendency of being rather high-strung), times like these DO happen. And when it happens, it makes having a family and parenting (almost!) all worth it.
We have only got each other and that our weekend family bonding time can (sometimes!) be quite endearing.
September 18, 2012
Prior to my imminent return to go back to work post-maternity, I was sure that I got everything covered in the home front. I even made sure that I did not miss out anything by doing practice runs on major stuff such as ensuring that:
- Squirt takes to the bottle
- Squirt gets used to me not being around in the day
- Pumped breast milk are well stocked up
- Spud gets used to taking the school van home
…amongst other things.
I thought I covered my bases; until I realized that the only thing I did not do a practice run for, was walking to the office in my heels! And for something I haven’t done for almost a year now, I somehow managed to get myself some nasty blisters from it – on both my big toes on both feet. It was not even a new pair of shoes – it was one that I had for more than a year, too.
Check out those blisters…I know, I know. It is disgusting to take a photo of my nasty looking feet. But, just for the record, aren’t they just super ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
They sting when I shower, and I had to wear sandals to work thereafter so as not to aggravate the blisters. When it rained cats and dogs a couple of days ago, I had both my feet in putrid-looking water along the sidewalk that was almost knee-high as it was the only way I could get through to the other end of the soi. I cringed at the thought of what lingered in that water, and how those nasties in there could easily worsen the condition of the broken skin on my feet.
So.not.funny. So.not.happy.
I came back home and had my feet “Dettolled” and “Betadined” immediately. That is how paranoid I usually am. And, after living in this country for more than 7 years, I certainly do no want another case of Ringworm. (Oh yes! They did happen.)
September 17, 2012
Look who just flipped over!
Squirt’s been relatively busy in the past week or so, making him a little bit more cranky than usual as he gets frustrated in trying to accomplish things he cannot do just yet – like trying to sit up. At about 15 weeks, he not only discovered that he could bat or grasp his toys as he tries to mouth them, but he also realized that he now can roll over.
He mostly rolls from his back to his front, and still hard at work in mastering to roll from his front to his back (and getting ever so slightly better by the day). That being said, the last one week has been a little bit rough for us when it comes to his night sleep. I guess, Squirt just could not help himself but roll over when he sleeps; and when he can’t roll back and got stuck in an uncomfortable position, he inadvertently woke himself up (and us!) several times a night.
Given that this is such a major milestone for him, we now have stopped using the wedge that we initially used to elevate him for his reflux as it could easily be a suffocation hazard. He has been so busy flipping over that I don’t think he noticed (or seemed affected by the fact) that the wedge is now no longer there!
More exciting days to come.
