Burgers with Char Siew Pow

No, not a fusion meal of east and west.

Char Siew Pow and I met up for hamburgers over lunch at Raffles City. It's a pretty new place. At least, I think it's at least 4 months new since it's been about 4 months that I haven't been there.

We had some pretty good food....

Beer battered dory fish burger for me

Char Siew Pow's original beef patty burger

Coleslaw-stuffed tomato. Pretty yummy.

We also had a pretty interesting conversation. So interesting that despite her telling me to take a pic of the platter with the restaurant name visible, I still do not know what the place is called. Can you figure it out? It looks like "The Had Burger" to me.

Flipped!

At three and a half months, Kieran flipped. And since then, every time he's put down on the bed, he will attempt this new feat. His neck is pretty stiff now and so he can hold his head up while he's on his tummy.

Today, he had his 2nd round of jabs and check up. At almost 4 months, he weights 7.2kg and measures 65cm long. And according to Dr Cheng, some babies only flip at 5 months. He's also learnt to grab things and has finally found his thumb to suck to sleep. When he's awake and you're talking to him, he makes noises back and occasionally loves to scream.

Oh, and we are BOTH losing hair!

Me, The Word Twister??

That's what my husband called me after we had this conversation a couple of days ago.

Me: My whole body's aching. Can massage for me?

RT: Ok (Then, as usual he proceeds to do a "not-very-satisfactory massage" and the stops after about a minute as he's watching telly)

Me: Eh how come your massage always like that one ah?

RT: We go Bangkok then I bring you for a very good massage. You want the Thai one or the other type?

Me: I think the Thai one is good. Which one do you prefer?

RT: The Thai one is quite painful. That's the one we had in Cambodia issit?

Me: That's what I had in Cambodia. I dunno about you cos I was in a separate room with Charmaine. :p

RT: I also had the same thing la. Please la, that kind of massage woman, how to do anything?

Me: Oh! So you mean if another kind then can la??

RT: That's not what I meant la. You ah, always like to twist my words one you know!

Me: But you said THAT KIND cannot what!

RT: AIYAH!

He sounded so exasperated I couldn't help laughing. It was really quite funny. But any girl would respond in the same way right?

Breast is Best?

Kieran turned 3 months on 7 November. He's still hates drinking from the bottle, and would rather sleep than drink. The last few evenings while being bottle fed, he cried like someone had bullied him big time. So we decided to shower him first. Upon hearing the sound of water, he stopped wailing. IMMEDIATELY. Terrible you know.

Then after his bath, he wailed again. We gave him the bottle but he continued wailing. So in the end, it was my breast to the rescue.

In the last 2 days, he's been trying to turn, only successfully turning his butt. Think the head's a bit too big! But today, he did it. Not sure if he can repeat it though.

3 months......

I only have ONE MONTH of maternity leave left! Shucks!

Lau Ma's Handmade Booties!

This pair of booties I'm wearing were made by my Lau Ma (great grandmother). Very precious cos she left us last July and no one else knows how to make them!

More booties to go round between my cousins! Some with pom poms, some with pearls and some with buttons! I think one of the Lau Ko's or Ee Ee's should go learn how to make these.....can't find them in the shops you know.

Baby Updates!

So I haven't blogged in a bit. But then, I haven't had time to sleep enough, let alone blog la. So here are some quick updates....

10 Oct 2009

Kieran went for his jab at 2 months and weighed 5.8kg and measured 61cm.

28 Oct 2009

Kieran did not pass motion for 3 days, which got me worried. So we brought him to the paed's only to find out that it's normal for breastfed babies to not shit for a week. So after spending $65 and inserting a suppository (just for peace of mind to see the shit texture), he did a big poop. Everything was fine. His weight then was 6.4kg and he measured 64cm. They grow too fast!

Since 2 weeks back, we've been trying to wean him off the breast and onto the bottle in preparation for my returning to work. Without much success. It's always a 1-2 hour battle with his Lau Ko Suang before he finishes a mere 50ml!!! He'd rather sleep and go hungry than drink from the bottle.

21 Sept 2009

Baby Marcus was born! Here's a pic of Kieran and Marcus at Dalvey Creche! By tomorrow, we'll need more space for Baby Lauren!

The Housewife Life

Half of my maternity leave is gone,
And I'm left with just two months,.
And in these two months I've done,
Some thinking on the stay-home front.

Two weeks the help was homeward bound,
And my domestic-housewife side I found.
Cleaning, washing and babysitting,
With the outside world I lost my footing.

If I were to be a housewife,
It's facing the pot, the mop and knife.
Losing touch with the corporate ways,
And smelling like I haven't washed in days.

So if I had the liberty to choose,
To be a housewife or a working mum.
It's my sanity I don't want to lose,
I'd rather work, than look like I'm from the slums.

Seriously, while the 4 month maternity has its benefits, it makes one realise the beauty of working. Not that I dislike the kid or anything, but facing him 24 hours a day and waking up 3-4 hourly can really drive me nuts. And it's even worse when you're half awake and he fusses, and nothing you do stops the crying.

And housework is no fun.

Having said all these though, remember that housewife is not tantamount to tai tai. A world of difference hor. The latter can hire a confinement nanny for a year, get domestic help and still do her own stuff.