I feel like a Wonder Woman today.
6am - Woke up, ready for work.
630am - Mia's up wanting milk. Packed her bag (breakfast, lunch and snacks) for daycare. Daddy changes her nappy.
7am - Pile everyone up and off to daycare/work. Battle traffic.
8am - Reach daycare/work.
9 - 6pm - At work.
6pm - Quick shop for tonight's dinner. Pick up Mia. Battle traffic.
8pm - Reach home. Cook rice. Daddy changes Mia and keep her entertained while Mommy changes and cook dinner (ayam masak merah yum!).
830pm - Put Mia to bed.
9pm - Dinner and ME time!!
10pm - Usually too sleepy to be awake.
And tomorrow continues.
Not to mention there's 2 bags of unfolded laundry, messy floor with toys, dishes in the kitchen and that tantrums toddlers have ONLY when you're-busy-doing-something to deal with.
Nevertheless, I love my crazy days. By the end of the day - leaves me feeling fulfilled, satisfied and fully aware that I've exercised my role as a wife and mommy. Don't talk to me about multiple kids yet. I'm not ready definitely.
So for those with maids/helpers/living with extended families, I think they're somewhat lucky with a little less load in their hands. I'd love to just stay with my parents but I prefer so much to live by myself. Don't get me wrong, I love my parents but I also love my independence. Makes me appreciate and value myself and my lil nuclear family even more.
Plus, with hectic days like these, who needs exercise? =)
Those single moms living with their child/children in a household with no maids/helpers/extended families, I salute you. I don't know how you do it, but you are certainly heroes. Hats off to you, definitely.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Year End
2010 is ending very soon. Sooner than I thought, really.
Have I achieved this year's resolution?
Let's see..
And yes I've lost most of preggy weight, spent time with my lil nuclear family as much as I can, love more, been to one country I've never been to before and no, I haven't been taking vitamins!
Our lil monster turns 19 months today.
We toook her to the park, the moment the car parked and she looked outside to the park, she squealled with delight! Ran towards the big kids playing slides and see-saw. Watched boys playing futsal and cheered happily. Ran up and down the skate-board ramps. She was yawning by the time her Daddy carried her to the car. So with no surprise tonight she's in bed by 8pm!! Ahh.. wonders of the park =)
I'm excited for my new office to be built soon. Temporarily I'm place in a small room fit for less than 20 people. Also, to start interviewing a new CPSC staff by end of the year. Sigh.. so much to look forward to next year. Lil Mia's 2nd bday bash, moving home, family holiday, office expansion. To name a few.
From the last update, our Raya turned out well. We celebrated at my parents' this year and head off to Pahang visiting some old relatives. Then to KB for the in-laws. In conclusion, we had road trips and plane trips this festive holidays. By the time we got back to work, there are open houses and wedding awaiting us to attend. Then comes Eid-ul-Adha. Lil Mia was down with cold this year so most of the day she was sleeping. We celebrated at my parents'. I baked macaroons, cinnamon rolls and red velvet cake while mama prepared scrumptious chicken rendang, opor, lemang, ketupat, kuah kacang and nasi ulam (I roasted the beef loin). A joyfull celebration this year.
Last Friday was our company's Annual Dinner. Held in PICC attended by more than 1000 staff. It was such a big, grand event hosted by JJ (Hitz.FM) and I could've enjoyed more than I had that night if I wasn't feeling under the weather =( Oh well, hopefully the upcoming event would be a blast.
Lil Mia's enjoying her daycare days. On Thursday she actually ran towards her school once she got out of the car and we had to call her back for a hug and a kiss. For Lil Mia, sending her to daycare is the best decision we've made for her. She's learnt SO much since. We couldn't help but notice the confidence she has surrounding strangers or other kids her age. Her social skills are building up so fast and she learnt how to play with other kids beautifully. I suppose it was the right age for her to start daycare. I know there are many school of thoughts out there about when to start. I guess the decision relays entirely on our judgment as human beings and observations as new parents. What ran through our minds starting a 16 month old? She's too young. Or we should have started sooner. Yes she had adjustment issues when she first started. Just like any other kids her age. It took her 2 weeks to adjust and she did pretty fast. They say we should start younger because adjustments would've been easier. And I wonder is it on the parents or child? And what kind of environment is healthy for a little baby to enjoy daycare? Same environment all day, no new stimulants or exposure? I guess by the end of this, we just do the best we can given what we have at the moment in time. Cross fingers, and hope for the best. And alhamdulillah so far I deem our decisions has been good so far for our little girl.
I am so behind with movies. Harry Potter just came out. I need to watch more movies.
Last Saturday I made an appointment with Keith for Lil Mia's first haircut. At first he suggested on a bob-cut which I also agree on. And then he spotted her lovely curls and changed his mind. So she had her fringe cut and a trim instead. It was her first time and I am disappointed with myself for not taking pictures! She willingly sat on the kid seat but once Keith came round and fiddle with her hair, she got a little freaked. So up on Mommy's lap she sat with her first orange-flavoured lollipop. She never had lollies before so of course she had no idea what to do with them. Once she tasted it, I was surprised she wasn't all over it. So I let her feed me with it while making ridiculous sounds with my teeth. So that got her occupied enough while Keith does his job. When he's done, I changed her clothes and off we went to the bookstore. Bought her a 200 stickers activity book, then to Delicious for a treat while waiting for Daddy to service the car. He later joined us for lunch and we head home.
The Friday on the weekend we had our Raya open house, I crashed our car into another car in front of us. There were 4 cars involved and ours was the last one. Luckily Mia was not with us. I don't know about other new mommies out there but the first thought in my mind after work is seeing my little girl. Unfortunately that day my parents took her from daycare early and spent the rest of the day in their home. So that left us driving that 45 mins drive after work to their house to pick her up. And because the traffic was bad as always, hubby dearest wanted to stop to have dinner first. So we did. After dinner, I was aching badly to see that little chubby face that I thought I should drive instead. It was drizzling and I was pretty fast on a highway. I remember slamming the brakes but the road was slippery and we were going downhill. So there goes the car and bruises on us and body aches for a week.
That's about all happened so far. Oh and I went for an interview recently. They called wanting me to come for an interview. So I did but have not heard from them so far. I'm very confused and heavy-hearted about it. We'll see how it goes.
Til then, good-night =)
Have I achieved this year's resolution?
Let's see..
And yes I've lost most of preggy weight, spent time with my lil nuclear family as much as I can, love more, been to one country I've never been to before and no, I haven't been taking vitamins!
Our lil monster turns 19 months today.
We toook her to the park, the moment the car parked and she looked outside to the park, she squealled with delight! Ran towards the big kids playing slides and see-saw. Watched boys playing futsal and cheered happily. Ran up and down the skate-board ramps. She was yawning by the time her Daddy carried her to the car. So with no surprise tonight she's in bed by 8pm!! Ahh.. wonders of the park =)
I'm excited for my new office to be built soon. Temporarily I'm place in a small room fit for less than 20 people. Also, to start interviewing a new CPSC staff by end of the year. Sigh.. so much to look forward to next year. Lil Mia's 2nd bday bash, moving home, family holiday, office expansion. To name a few.
From the last update, our Raya turned out well. We celebrated at my parents' this year and head off to Pahang visiting some old relatives. Then to KB for the in-laws. In conclusion, we had road trips and plane trips this festive holidays. By the time we got back to work, there are open houses and wedding awaiting us to attend. Then comes Eid-ul-Adha. Lil Mia was down with cold this year so most of the day she was sleeping. We celebrated at my parents'. I baked macaroons, cinnamon rolls and red velvet cake while mama prepared scrumptious chicken rendang, opor, lemang, ketupat, kuah kacang and nasi ulam (I roasted the beef loin). A joyfull celebration this year.
Last Friday was our company's Annual Dinner. Held in PICC attended by more than 1000 staff. It was such a big, grand event hosted by JJ (Hitz.FM) and I could've enjoyed more than I had that night if I wasn't feeling under the weather =( Oh well, hopefully the upcoming event would be a blast.
Lil Mia's enjoying her daycare days. On Thursday she actually ran towards her school once she got out of the car and we had to call her back for a hug and a kiss. For Lil Mia, sending her to daycare is the best decision we've made for her. She's learnt SO much since. We couldn't help but notice the confidence she has surrounding strangers or other kids her age. Her social skills are building up so fast and she learnt how to play with other kids beautifully. I suppose it was the right age for her to start daycare. I know there are many school of thoughts out there about when to start. I guess the decision relays entirely on our judgment as human beings and observations as new parents. What ran through our minds starting a 16 month old? She's too young. Or we should have started sooner. Yes she had adjustment issues when she first started. Just like any other kids her age. It took her 2 weeks to adjust and she did pretty fast. They say we should start younger because adjustments would've been easier. And I wonder is it on the parents or child? And what kind of environment is healthy for a little baby to enjoy daycare? Same environment all day, no new stimulants or exposure? I guess by the end of this, we just do the best we can given what we have at the moment in time. Cross fingers, and hope for the best. And alhamdulillah so far I deem our decisions has been good so far for our little girl.
I am so behind with movies. Harry Potter just came out. I need to watch more movies.
Last Saturday I made an appointment with Keith for Lil Mia's first haircut. At first he suggested on a bob-cut which I also agree on. And then he spotted her lovely curls and changed his mind. So she had her fringe cut and a trim instead. It was her first time and I am disappointed with myself for not taking pictures! She willingly sat on the kid seat but once Keith came round and fiddle with her hair, she got a little freaked. So up on Mommy's lap she sat with her first orange-flavoured lollipop. She never had lollies before so of course she had no idea what to do with them. Once she tasted it, I was surprised she wasn't all over it. So I let her feed me with it while making ridiculous sounds with my teeth. So that got her occupied enough while Keith does his job. When he's done, I changed her clothes and off we went to the bookstore. Bought her a 200 stickers activity book, then to Delicious for a treat while waiting for Daddy to service the car. He later joined us for lunch and we head home.
The Friday on the weekend we had our Raya open house, I crashed our car into another car in front of us. There were 4 cars involved and ours was the last one. Luckily Mia was not with us. I don't know about other new mommies out there but the first thought in my mind after work is seeing my little girl. Unfortunately that day my parents took her from daycare early and spent the rest of the day in their home. So that left us driving that 45 mins drive after work to their house to pick her up. And because the traffic was bad as always, hubby dearest wanted to stop to have dinner first. So we did. After dinner, I was aching badly to see that little chubby face that I thought I should drive instead. It was drizzling and I was pretty fast on a highway. I remember slamming the brakes but the road was slippery and we were going downhill. So there goes the car and bruises on us and body aches for a week.
That's about all happened so far. Oh and I went for an interview recently. They called wanting me to come for an interview. So I did but have not heard from them so far. I'm very confused and heavy-hearted about it. We'll see how it goes.
Til then, good-night =)
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