Argh!

Last week, I was beginning to enjoy being a stay-home mum. And I honestly believed that I could really learn to enjoy all the juggling, especially the cooking and cleaning. But right now, I am beginning to detest it again. I just feel like screaming, crying, and moving back to Singapore.

Elisha Turns 5 months old Today!

My baby has been with me for 5 months already! He was born on 19 September. Of course if we want to be exact, he is 21 weeks 6 days.

I cannot believe how fast he’s come along. And I cannot believe I’ve spent every single day with him since his birth. The longest time I’ve been away from him was for 5 hours when I went out to run errands. I wonder if I can cope with being apart with him for a day.

Elisha is blabbering a lot more, and is louder than ever. Today, we thought we heard him say the word ‘HUG’. He was probably playing around with all his newfound consonant and vowel sounds,  and accidenally blended  ‘h’ with ‘ug’ to make ‘HUG’. Nonetheless, being parents, we were thrilled. I squealed with glee and I whisked him off the bed to give him a great big hug.

A part of me wishes that he will grow up fast. But I know that once he does, there is no going back. So I really do relish this time I have with him. Sometimes, I just do nothing but sit and watch him. Quite unproductive, I know, but I can’t help it. It gives me great joy just to sit or lie near him just to admire or smell or cuddle him.

Yes, I LOVE ELISHA!

Accidental Hiatus

Well, it’s probably been a month since I last posted. It’s been a crazy time of many adjustments for me. I spent three weeks back in Singapore and had limited net access. Plus, I had limited energy reserves as I was caring for my little Energizer bunny of a bub.

Now, I’ve been back in Macau for almost 3 weeks. The first 9 days back was spent with the company of my mother, so they flew by more quickly and enjoyably. Yet, I could hardly find energy to spare. This past week I’ve been trying to figure out the best way of juggling various demands of mothering, wife-ing, housekeeping and work.

As blogging is listed in my Top 5 To-Dos for 2009, I thought I better whip myself into action. Thankfully, the baby is asleep right now. It’s been a fight for the past few days to put him down at night. Hopefully, he stays asleep for several more hours before he wakes to nurse. And I do hope that this post will mark the end of my recent hiatus, and the beginning of MORE me-time.

Laundry’s done. I’ve got to run to hang them up.

Baby Boy On His Way!

My last gynae visit was on the 7th of April, Monday. It was another amazing experience!

We spotted baby’s gender – it’s a boy! – and saw the little one twist, squirm and sommersault in every way possible. It was really quite a thrill to see those the little bones structured together as hands, limbs, ribs and spine. His daddy says that his junior is of course a little acrobat in the making because he is working in a circus. Well, we’ll see.

It's A Boy!

Meanwhile, here are the videos from the scans done on Monday. See if you can spot the tell-tale sign of Baby’s gender!