My poor darling is sick again

Baby Derrick is sick again, 2nd time in his first 6 months of life. Mommy is feeling guilty for not responsive enough to detect the abnormality in him. Even worst, mommy left him yesterday night with daddy and went away happily shopping with XG. Hai, when mommy came back, Derrick was already in slumberland, but he woke up crying in pain past midnight. Mommy thought he was having 'wind' and just keep on stroking his tummy with medicated oil. Mommy did realize that Derrick didnt finish his milk though. This morning , baby woke up early at 6:15am and again refused any milk but water. Stupid mommy has yet to realize that something is wrong with baby until Ah Ma triggered that baby might be having soar throat. What a lousy mommy ! Later gonna bring him to the doc, and this is the least I can do to ease his pain.

New Year at HR

Yet another surprise event kicked in during the New Year weekend. The rich parents of my niece suddenly decided to treat the whole family a luxurious one night stay at the HR, pool side rooms. The kind of room that you can immediately jump into the swimming pool from your bedside once you open up the sliding door that barricades the bedroom from the pool. Derrick had another chance of dipping himself in the pool, of course next to mommy. He did not resist the water this time and I guess it must have been the roaring sound of the powerful waves that scares him off last round. I had a great time playing with my son, watching his growing curiosity just makes me feel content with life. I cant wait for CNY as the thought of Derrick meeting his PoPo, KongKong and Aunties for the first time simply excites and cheers me up. Hang on Popo, Derrick's coming HOME!

An Unforgettable Christmas

Initially, it was just a casual family outing with Ying, the children and I spending over the night at Ying's place. However, it was the spur of the moment that Ying uttered something about getting to stay at the HR hotel with cheaper rate that transformed my holiday into a memorable one. Of course the happiest ones are the children as they get to play in the pool, horse riding and play with sea water. Well, for me it was exceptionally wonderful because this is my 1st Christmas with Derrick. Below photos are self explanatory as a picture tells a thousand words. Thanks Ying for her spontaneous suggestion and her hospitality. I can feel that she really loves Derrick a lot even though she doest get to see my angel often. Moving forward, I'll try to get them together more often to 'capture' those wonderful moment that we get to spend together as family. My instinct is telling me that my next Christmas will be just as much fun as this round :)

Restless Derrick, Sleepless Mommy...

Lately Derrick has developed another sleeping pose which ended up with him crying in the middle of the night. He used to sleep on his tummy from new born until recently, he will subconciously switch his positon from facing down to facing up position. Of course, this will leave him with 'empty' feeling as he has nothing else to grasp on with both his legs and hands searching wildly in the air for things to grap. The frantic search often ended up in cries as this tend to wake him up, and followed by poor mommy having to wake up several times just to coax him and put him back to his 'tummy' position. To add on, my little 5 months ol' is super mobile even during his sleep. He will always knock his head against the side of the crib and the effect will wake him up at times. I was wondering if the crib is too small for him, and therefore decided to place him next to me as my bed is definitely more spacious than the cramped crib. Results? Even worse as he will continuously turn his body/head from left to right and to left again for sometime before he finally falls deep into sleep. Some of you may wonder, how do I cope with my ever energized baby even when he sleeps? The answer is, I would sleep early , as early as 9:30pm when my baby dozez off. Then by the time he was awaken up by his own head knocking, waving arms/legs or searching for pacifier, it would be half past mid night and I've already gained some 'light sleep' by then :).

What a bad day to begin with.. Dec21

What have I done wrong lately? Bad lucks trailed me no matter what I do. When I say bad luck, its real bad. First of all, the never ending hoo haas come bouncing again even after numerous peace settlement. Worst of all, all these always has to happen before I start my brand new working day :(. Secondly, today is suppose to be chrismas gift exchange party for my dept. And guess what, the person who was suppose to give me present is absent on MC today. I ended up being the only person in the dept without a pressie. OK, I am still cool... but the another stupid event followed up which totally dampen my spirit for the day. My lower left dental filling broke (fall out of place) when I am in the midst of enjoying pizza partly sponsored by me somemore for the dept christmas party. I should label myself as the most UNLUCKY person in the planet at the moment. I gotto pay a visit to the temple tonight so as to chase away whatever evil spirit that is dragging me down. How on earth can I convince myself that this is just my overly sensitive mindstate when all these dark event dont happen to anyone else but ME!

What a year...2009

Year 2009, what a year it has been for me. Getting married, pregnant, delivered Derrick, raising up Derrick, losing weights, going thru ridiculous hoo haas... and the list goes on. To summarize, it has been a roller coaster ride for me .. almost 11 months by now and I hope next year promises a smooth sailing year ahead for me. This is all I wish for Christmas this year.

On the other hand, my boy is growing up day by day, from a fragile newborn to a super duper powered 5 month ol.. Oh, how I wish that he would always stay the same state, never grow up as I really enjoy his current stage..treating me as his NO 1 in this entire universe. Watching him laughing and squeeling with joy at every funny expression that I made really bright up my life, as if I never lived before in this life. Cuddling him in my arms is the most wonderful moment that I would love to spend daily.

I hope Santa will bring my family and I lots of smiles, joys, happiness and health in coming year :). Merry Christmas to everyone !

Derrick's Hand Print at Month#4

Hehe, finally mommy managed to accomplish her mission on the clay artwork brought by Aunt Shawn 1 month back. Mommy decided to give it 1 shot (no 2nd trial) as mommy think that Derrick's little hands are too delicate to be covered by those clay. The only missing part is Derrick's photo that Mommy promised to develop one of these days... Thanks again Aunt Shawn for her gift, this is a special and memorable gift for both Derrick and mommy to remember as Derrick grow up.