Seeing the World the Right Way Round!

Wow! Things do look different now! I can finally begin my posing lessons with Mummy! As you can see, like my bro I need prayers over the Hair Department!

Tock Tock Tick Tock

Wanted to pen this down so that I can look back and see how we juggled our two little ones. As I write I realise that mummyhood has changed my personality!! I was an I S (for those who know personality diagnosis) but I think I have become a C S!!! I have NEVER been so structured in my enitre life!! However, I have learnt that although there are times that I feel life is out of control, I tell myself that kids are like balls...they bounce arond with endless energy and sap the living daylights out of you...but with God's strength (def not ours!!) they can be juggled!!
7.00 - 8.00: Jedi wakes and has his milk and bath by Dear
8.00 - 9.00: Krisal wakes and has her milk while Jedi has breakfast
9.00 - 9.30: Bathtime for Krisal and sometimes Jedi if Dear has to go to work earlier
9.30 - 11.30: Naptime for Krisal. Cooking time for Jedi's lunch and spending one on one time with Jedi
11.30 - 12.00: Jedi's lunch
12.00 - 1.30: Krisal's milktime and Jedi's playtime and TV time
1.30: Krisal's naptime and one on one time with Jedi
2.00 - 4.00: Jedi's naptime. Cooking time for dinner. Naptime or R&R for Mummy
3.30 - 4.00: One on one time with Krisal and milktime
4.00 - 5.30: Wipedown for Krisal and time with Jedi and Krisal
5.30 - 6.00: Jedi's dinner
6.00 - 7.00: Krisal's resting time (sometimes crying time!) Jedi's bathtime.
7.00 - 7.45: Daddy and Mummy dinnertime
7.45 - 8.00: Krisal's milktime and sleeping time
8.00 - 8.30: Daddy's time with Jedi. Wipedown and milktime. Storytime and prayertime
8.30 - 12.00: PEACE AND QUIET!!!!!! (Mummy and Daddy's fav time!!!!)

Bottle Donation to My Mei Mei and Learning to Drive

I have finally decided to give all my baby bottles to my mei mei! see I'm such a generous bro!! I'm now drinking from my new cup with a straw! *Clap clap!*
Also, I have finally dicovered how to play with the big car of mine that Daddy bought me. I thought it was all the while one of my cars that I line up to parallel park every day! Thanks to Cousin Garyth kor kor who bravely got on and showed me how to drive like a cool dude!
I'm a BIG boy! But I still have a long way ahead to get even BIGGER!!
Jedi

Panda Eyed Days are gone...

Praise the Lord! Krisalyn started sleeping through the night since 11tth April!!! Hallelujah!! Being sleep people that's very important to us!! Now Daddy and Mummy can have a good night's rest without waking up at unearthly hours to put milk into a hungry little tummy! So proud of her! Stay this way baby!!

Food Time

Being a mummy does mean I got to pick up some basic cooking skills fast! hah! here's what Jedi likes to eat so far at 22 months...
spagehtti noodles in vegetable broth with fishballs
egg omelette with ham and corn
macoroni soup with shredded chicken
steamed fish with veggies
steamed egg pudding with minced pork
plain rice and plain spaghetti noodles (yah tasteless but he somehow likes it!)
one sunny-side up egg with rice and soup
still thinking of what else I can make to give him more variety..ideas anyone?

Surviving Motherhood 101

These are the things I tell myself to stay sane!!
1. The mess on the floor from Jedi's mouth is an artisic expression of his independence to eat on his own!
2. Pretend to understand what Jedi is saying by agreeing and saying 'Really??'' However, it dosen't work all the time so....change the topic! (it works most of the time....but he sometimes give me the 'huh??'look!)
3. Krisal's crying at 4am WILL NOT wake Jedi....if it does then Dan will handle! haha!
4. Not finishing my breastmillk is alright...I will somehow produce enough to feed Krisal. (everytime throw away that 10ml also very sayang leh!!! lactaing mothers or mothers who have lactated will understand!!!)
5. eating less during one meal is alright....Jedi will survive! No point stressing as the food will still end up on the floor!!
6. crunching a cube of ice can help when my blood pressure is gonna explode! (poor ice and poor teeth!)
7. salivary kisses and hugs from grubby Jedi and a smile and coo from sweetie Krisal is my reward after a long day's work! (its truly the sweetest thing desptie it not being so fragrant!)
8. screaming into pillows helps!
9. if all else fails...whack a bar of nice dark chocolate! Yummy!! the stress will burn the calories away! haha! but careful very adicitve...i'm having withdrawal symptoms!

A helping hand in timely need

Had a challenging week with Dan gone for business trip and was left with the challenging task of looking after the two babes on my own!! really scary man! But really thank the Lord for seeing me through! Its really amazing how the Lord provides help in times of need! My dear aunt came to help me at night when that was most needed and it enabled me to put the two of them to dreamland much easier. Really thank the Lord for her as a helping hand is always most appreciated in times of need. I still recall this quote from someone recently..."Blood is thicker than water." How true that in times like these you realise how your family is the one that will always be there for you and help you through without expectaions. Let's thank the Lord for our familes!!