February 2010

To those who think I look like boy-in-pink…

I am. And look very girly! Ok!?

I am berry berry sweet… kekeke!

Amanda’s ODJ
Checkered skirt n tights on first day of the new lunar year!

Stick-tongue-out is sooo yesterday.
I am now into pursing my lips! My upper lip.

While waiting for more relatives to arrive, mother and daughter engage in their favorite pastime.
Taking self-portraits.

Making our way to Guangzhou tomorrow.
And after spending a night in Guangzhou, we will be in Singapore.

Gotta go! Last minute packing!
Been too busy with the CNY celebrations lately…

Not like I have summer clothes to fit into anyway… I am too fat! :(

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Its Amanda first lunar new year!
And guess what she did with her first ang bao from papa n mama?
She wanted to Eat it!!!

Anyway, a brief report on our life-without-the-nanny so far.

The house is in a mess.
There’s toys, diapers, bottles, clothes and Amanda’s stuff all over the house.

We have been out almost everyday. And may have upset Amanda’s schedule a little.
But guess what, the little one takes catnaps whenever possible. And she wriggles herself to a comfortable position and sleeps whenever we are in the car.
Amanda loves hanging out with us… I think. And has kind of gotten over her “strangers anxiety” and loud noises.
She was least fussy with the loud music and crooning on RockBand. It would have overstimulated her and made her cry for what-feels-like-hours, weeks ago.

I have learned that I can get a lot of help with Amanda by bringing her to relatives’ homes.
Ha! They are more than happy to carry and entertains Amanda. It helps a lot when Amanda is now at her very sociable stage!

And I think I totally deserve a pat on my shoulder for this.
You see, Amanda hasn’t been ergh-ergh-ing for days.
And I suspected that it could have been too many people have been carrying her that she hasn’t got time to ‘sit-down’, relax and do-her-business.
And so I decided to put her into her favorite swing, aka Amanda’s toilet bowl.
Minutes later, we could smell her crap.
Smelly but it made me and of coz, Amanda very happy. Ha!

I have been thinking for the longest time if I should post this sentence… in case I jinx it.
But well, we are doing fine. *fingers crossed* *toes crossed*
Tired but very happy!

Happy Lunar NEW YEAR!!!

Gotta go wake the babies and get ready to go 拜年！

Ps: Its snowing!

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Brought Amanda to swim last week, at a swimming center for babies.
I am late in introducing this to her. As babies younger than her, have already been there for months.

Being in the “stranger anxiety” stage, you can pretty much expect Amanda to … CRY!!!
And maybe she feels insecure to be naked in front of strangers. hee!

Eh!!! What are you doing!!!???

Waaaaaaaaaa…..

Bleh! This taste funny! *sob sob*

When in the tub, it took her sometime to get used to it.
We held her hand in the tub to give her some assurance and I was also singing… obviously she doesn’t care if I am out of tune – or not.
But loves to hear me sing. It calms her almost immediately.

Mummy….I’m scaredddddd…..

We let go of her hands… as soon as she gets used to the water…

Hey! I am getting better at this.

And then she lifted her butt and started to swim in the water…
Check out her legs… and the distance moved in the small tub! :p

And those are beads of sweat on her face…

Its getting hot in here.

Good workout huh?

Amanda has been there twice.
And she is in the tub for 10-15 minutes each time.
They would take her height and weight, start with some warm-up before putting her in the tub. Followed by a bath and lastly, a massage. (All for 48rmb.)
During her last session… she was either tired or that relaxed.
She rested her head on the bed when put on her tummy instead of lifting her head like she normally does.

I enjoyed going there too.
Even though it can take up to 90 minutes each time. Which includes the drive, parking problem and queues at the swimming center.
The weather has been great last week. We can get out together with Amanda and do things that she seems to enjoy.
The only places we could bring her out to now are just the boring supermarket, restaurants and relative’s / friend’s home.
We do have to worry with the sometimes harsh weather. Its comfortably warm and with high level of humidity in the swimming center.

There, I would also get to meet other babies and mummies.
Babies that are younger, thought about Amanda when she was young as them.
Babies that are older, trying to picture Amanda when she’s as old as them.
And as for the Mummies… I feel better about myself, instantly.
We have the same bloat from the breastfeeding… (I assume.)

Here’s a short video of Amanda in the tub.

I have a longer video.
But a sleepy baby was crying very loudly, in the next tub, throughout the video.
And towards the end of this video, Amanda had hiccups. She gets them a lot.

Going again tomorrow. Dp’s first time.
His CNY holidays starts tomorrow. About time, for a break.
Since he started on his new job, he has too much on his mind.
Frankly, I am worried about him when I stay in Singapore for a month.

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