Grubbs n Critters

November 18, 2010

The lioness’ den

The day-cot which we used to have, tucked in between the living room and dining area where Spud was once “displayed”, has now been banished to Spud’s soon-to-be room.

While it was a convenient thing to have in Spud’s early days (we don’t have to shuttle between the bedroom and living room when she is awake) and a convenience for later (it is also a travel cot), we felt that with her developments in the recent weeks, she’d be better off not being in the cot in the day time.

So, just about 3 weeks ago, the day-cot has now been replaced with something else that is more appropriate for a developing baby. This Tiger-Leo baby now has her own “den”!

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like we are stuffing her in a cage like an animal or something. Rather this “den” allows her to have a little bit more freedom for acrobatics on the hard floor rather than on a squishy day-cot mattress. On top of that, it is a much safer alternative where she can be left on her own for a little while; yet allowing us to observe her from afar as we attend to other stuff. It also works with the cats as we don’t have to worry about those munchkins jumping into the cot and onto Spud when she is unsupervised.

Spud is actually much happier being in there where she can observe the world around her. It keeps her occupied for a little bit longer and her attempts at acrobats are no longer hampered by a squishy mattress!

Once in a while, you get the cats watching Spud from outside the “den”. I have an inkling that they are just glad that they aren’t the ones in it! And when this lioness roars…the cats will quickly make themselves scarce!

Flat shoes

Category: Random

I remember how my feet ached like crazy whenever I wore heels after the 2nd trimester of my pregnancy. The pain on my feet was so bad that it continued to throb long after I had taken off my shoes.

Being the katek* that I am, I actually shunned away from those flats mainly because of vanity. At only 155 cm tall, wearing heels was my way of deluding myself that I am “tall enough’, and if throbbing feet was the only price I had to pay for a decent height, so be it!

(Un)Fortunately, I could not last that long, as wearing heels really took a toll on me as my weight increased in proportion to the size of my pregnant tummy. I remember how the bottom of my feet would hurt to no end for days and days. So bad was the pain that I had to a switch (unwillingly, may I add!) to wearing flat shoes! And flats were my only mode of transport when I am out and about for many, many months. Until recently.

Now that I am no longer pregnant, I rejoiced at the thought of being able to wear all my heels and platform shoes, and finally feeling decently ‘tall’ once again. However, after a 9 hour work day in heels for several days, (and still trying to lose my pregnancy weight), my optimism and attachment to heels was met with some discomfort of aching and sore feet. My feet had undergone a very rude shock.

I guess I should screw it with vanity; I really should consider going back to flats. They can indeed be the most comfy shoes ever!

*Katek means shorty in Malay