Megan did not poop over the weekend and up to yesterday, she still did not poop. Nanny was getting a little worried and said that she is perhaps heaty.
However, I assured her that Megan is perfectly fine. In fact, the doctor said that it is normal even if the baby did not poop for up to 14 days. This, provided the baby is exclusively breastfed. If the baby has mixed feedings, then this is not healthy.
As I look up the Net, the following was revealed as to the reasons for this peculiarity.
Breast milk is a miracle milk. It contains all the nutrition that the baby needs in the exact combination that is needed. What is even more amazing is that the milk content changes as the baby grows.
As the baby's intestines mature, she is able to digest the breast milk more completely, therefore, the amount of waste the baby produces becomes lesser. And this in turn would cause the baby to go for days without pooping. Apparently this starts to happen when she is about 6 weeks till 6 months, when she is exclusively breastfed.
However, I only noticed this with Megan in the recent weeks. Thank goodness I have this knowledge, else I would have been very worried too.
And you know what? She pooped this morning, after hubby left for work - guess who had to clean her then?? Love it!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Taxes, taxes, taxes
Darn, I am sitting here in the middle of the night, tyring to figure out my taxes and trying to see how much IRB owes me.
Darn, darn, and everyone is already sleeping. I should not be sitting here doing this damn thing!!
Darn, darn, darn, why do we have to pay taxes anyway? I am not convinced I am actually getting much out of it. And I think if I dwell on it, I would need the entire web space and eternity to elaborate.
Nett nett, I really hate doing my taxes, just reminds me that I am paying money to the government for giving me nothing in return, crap.
Darn, darn, and everyone is already sleeping. I should not be sitting here doing this damn thing!!
Darn, darn, darn, why do we have to pay taxes anyway? I am not convinced I am actually getting much out of it. And I think if I dwell on it, I would need the entire web space and eternity to elaborate.
Nett nett, I really hate doing my taxes, just reminds me that I am paying money to the government for giving me nothing in return, crap.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
My independant 4 year old
Yesterday, Ryan said he wanted to poo poo. So, I said go and tell me when you are done.
After a while, I went to check on Ryan. To my surprise, he had already gotten off the toilet seat, washed his bum, dried it and even wore his pants right!!
I asked him to show me his buttock (in case there are still things stuck on to it ...) but it was clean!!!
Wah wah wah, I was so proud that he could do this all by himself, could not stop grinning.
Also, Ryan has stopped sleeping in my bed already and preferred his own bed instead. In the weeks since he turned 4, I think he was in my bed only once or twice.
Lately, he has also insisted that he walks up to the class on his own, although there are times he is a little clingy.
All this new found independance has made me rather proud, but also a little "empty" because it is a step closer to the days when he no longer needs me ....
After a while, I went to check on Ryan. To my surprise, he had already gotten off the toilet seat, washed his bum, dried it and even wore his pants right!!
I asked him to show me his buttock (in case there are still things stuck on to it ...) but it was clean!!!
Wah wah wah, I was so proud that he could do this all by himself, could not stop grinning.
Also, Ryan has stopped sleeping in my bed already and preferred his own bed instead. In the weeks since he turned 4, I think he was in my bed only once or twice.
Lately, he has also insisted that he walks up to the class on his own, although there are times he is a little clingy.
All this new found independance has made me rather proud, but also a little "empty" because it is a step closer to the days when he no longer needs me ....
Parents Teacher Day
In Ryan's school, the parents and teachers all meet once every 4 months. The meeting has 2 reasons to it:
1) To see the development of the child
2) To receive the invoice for the school fees
I always thought that (2) is very dependant on (1). It's like saying "So, this is how much we will charge you because your kid is so unbearable ...." OR it can be "So, this is how much we will charge you because he can now do this and this and this ... "
Either way, the meeting this time was very pleasant for the father and I on Friday.
We were due to meet the form teacher at 9.10am. This time we even brought Megan along because Ryan had wanted to show Megan his school. Upon reaching, Ryan conveniently forgot about us once he saw his friends and went to play, it was not a school day despite it being a Friday.
The meeting started with the teacher saying that Ryan has a holistic development, i.e. he is emotionally and physically developing well. He is able to socialize well too and able to do all the climbing, running, singing, talking, fighting well too. He also took fighting to a new level - fighting with girls now. Great. I have got a normal kid.
The teacher showed us his work and was impressed by the fact that he can now do matchings, i.e. matching of pictures to the numbers. It did not occur to me earlier that he can count and he knows the numbers, so this, he should be able to do. *Doink*
The teacher also said that he is good in writing, drawing and colouring. He also likes to draw flowers lately. And I had thought that flowers was a girl thing ; ) There were some pages which showed that he was taught how to write the alphabets within the lines provided. The exercise involves making the child tracing the lines of one alphabets and then writing it free hand on another column and then repeating it by tracing etc. The teacher also said that Ryan could do this well.
One thing which we have to work (or rather, bear with) is that Ryan cannot focus 100%. He is always "somewhere else". The teacher could be teaching and he will be busy doing something else, hence the teacher going "Pay attention!!" Haha. The teacher said it is a boy's thing, I seem to remember that I used to be like that too .... and is punished quite often.
One thing the teacher did say was "Given that he only focuses 60%, at most 70%, he is still able to grasps most things, so it is very good. If he can focus 100%, then no doubt he will be able to fly. For sure he is an above average kid."
Great, now who can tell me how to get a kid (WHO IS A BOY) to focus 100%. Even I can't do that, haha. Great meeting, looking forward to the next one now, but don't really feel like wanting to pay the fees though.
1) To see the development of the child
2) To receive the invoice for the school fees
I always thought that (2) is very dependant on (1). It's like saying "So, this is how much we will charge you because your kid is so unbearable ...." OR it can be "So, this is how much we will charge you because he can now do this and this and this ... "
Either way, the meeting this time was very pleasant for the father and I on Friday.
We were due to meet the form teacher at 9.10am. This time we even brought Megan along because Ryan had wanted to show Megan his school. Upon reaching, Ryan conveniently forgot about us once he saw his friends and went to play, it was not a school day despite it being a Friday.
The meeting started with the teacher saying that Ryan has a holistic development, i.e. he is emotionally and physically developing well. He is able to socialize well too and able to do all the climbing, running, singing, talking, fighting well too. He also took fighting to a new level - fighting with girls now. Great. I have got a normal kid.
The teacher showed us his work and was impressed by the fact that he can now do matchings, i.e. matching of pictures to the numbers. It did not occur to me earlier that he can count and he knows the numbers, so this, he should be able to do. *Doink*
The teacher also said that he is good in writing, drawing and colouring. He also likes to draw flowers lately. And I had thought that flowers was a girl thing ; ) There were some pages which showed that he was taught how to write the alphabets within the lines provided. The exercise involves making the child tracing the lines of one alphabets and then writing it free hand on another column and then repeating it by tracing etc. The teacher also said that Ryan could do this well.
One thing which we have to work (or rather, bear with) is that Ryan cannot focus 100%. He is always "somewhere else". The teacher could be teaching and he will be busy doing something else, hence the teacher going "Pay attention!!" Haha. The teacher said it is a boy's thing, I seem to remember that I used to be like that too .... and is punished quite often.
One thing the teacher did say was "Given that he only focuses 60%, at most 70%, he is still able to grasps most things, so it is very good. If he can focus 100%, then no doubt he will be able to fly. For sure he is an above average kid."
Great, now who can tell me how to get a kid (WHO IS A BOY) to focus 100%. Even I can't do that, haha. Great meeting, looking forward to the next one now, but don't really feel like wanting to pay the fees though.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Sharing the goodness of breastfeeding
For those of you who know me, you already know that I am a breastfeeding (Bfg) fanatic. For those of you who do not know me, well, I am.
I did not start out to be one though. When I was pregnant with Ryan, I already decided to feed him with infant formulae and even researched on which was a better one. All things changed when a nurse at the hospital gave us a Bfg talk after our delivery. From that moment on, I decided that there will be no other milk but mine!
Hubby was a little confused because we had already decided on the type of milk to buy. When I got home, I just threw out the can, he was not very happy with me tossing out RM50!!
After 3 years of bfg, including 2 years of pumping, Ryan decided that he had had enough and weaned himself. After ending one journey, I started another one with Megan. This time, I knew for certain that she will not be fed infant formulae, although there were a couple of feedings done during the first night at the hospital - I was in too much pain.
From the third day onwards in the hospital, I had major engorgement and began pumping. While there were some feeds which I was too tired to do, the nurses used my expressed milk to feed Megan. Later I found out that the hospital charges infant formulae by the ounces fed - aiks, no wonder Ryan's bill came up a lot more than Megan's!
Anyway, I digress. This post was meant to say how I shared the goodness of bfg. In a visit to the ped some days ago, there was another couple there who wanted to know how to put the baby on a 4-hour feeding schedule. The baby was only a month old and I guess the mother must have been losing some sleep over feeding the baby.
The ped, seeing me there, asked me to talk to the new parents and share my experience. For a brief 10 minutes I felt like I was really helping the baby and his parents, for a brief 10 minutes I felt like I was making a difference to their lives.
The father asked how did I manage to bfg even though I was working, I said I pumped 3-4 times a day. He whistled in admiration. I also told them about my initially painful cracked nipples and the father buried his face into his hands, obviously trying to feel the pain his wife was suffering. But the good thing was, all these problems could be solved easily by correct latch-on positions and perseverance. Of course, the lactation consultant was invaluable too (who happens to me my kids' ped - how great is that?!).
After all the talking, the father was a little disappointed to know that we cannot schedule a bfg baby. They are the kings and queens and their little tummies are the rulers of OUR schedule. It's called feed on demand. With Ryan, he was demanding a feed every 2 hours. Megan is a little further apart although there were times I was feeding her 2-3 times in an hour. But I take these as times I bond with them, times where I look into their tiny faces and wonder about their future.
I feel very blessed to have been able to breastfeed successfully and I would like to share its goodness in every way I can. The best thing about it is, it's free and it is custom made to my babies!!
I did not start out to be one though. When I was pregnant with Ryan, I already decided to feed him with infant formulae and even researched on which was a better one. All things changed when a nurse at the hospital gave us a Bfg talk after our delivery. From that moment on, I decided that there will be no other milk but mine!
Hubby was a little confused because we had already decided on the type of milk to buy. When I got home, I just threw out the can, he was not very happy with me tossing out RM50!!
After 3 years of bfg, including 2 years of pumping, Ryan decided that he had had enough and weaned himself. After ending one journey, I started another one with Megan. This time, I knew for certain that she will not be fed infant formulae, although there were a couple of feedings done during the first night at the hospital - I was in too much pain.
From the third day onwards in the hospital, I had major engorgement and began pumping. While there were some feeds which I was too tired to do, the nurses used my expressed milk to feed Megan. Later I found out that the hospital charges infant formulae by the ounces fed - aiks, no wonder Ryan's bill came up a lot more than Megan's!
Anyway, I digress. This post was meant to say how I shared the goodness of bfg. In a visit to the ped some days ago, there was another couple there who wanted to know how to put the baby on a 4-hour feeding schedule. The baby was only a month old and I guess the mother must have been losing some sleep over feeding the baby.
The ped, seeing me there, asked me to talk to the new parents and share my experience. For a brief 10 minutes I felt like I was really helping the baby and his parents, for a brief 10 minutes I felt like I was making a difference to their lives.
The father asked how did I manage to bfg even though I was working, I said I pumped 3-4 times a day. He whistled in admiration. I also told them about my initially painful cracked nipples and the father buried his face into his hands, obviously trying to feel the pain his wife was suffering. But the good thing was, all these problems could be solved easily by correct latch-on positions and perseverance. Of course, the lactation consultant was invaluable too (who happens to me my kids' ped - how great is that?!).
After all the talking, the father was a little disappointed to know that we cannot schedule a bfg baby. They are the kings and queens and their little tummies are the rulers of OUR schedule. It's called feed on demand. With Ryan, he was demanding a feed every 2 hours. Megan is a little further apart although there were times I was feeding her 2-3 times in an hour. But I take these as times I bond with them, times where I look into their tiny faces and wonder about their future.
I feel very blessed to have been able to breastfeed successfully and I would like to share its goodness in every way I can. The best thing about it is, it's free and it is custom made to my babies!!
Friday, April 24, 2009
Conversations with Ryan - 3
I think this conversation series is going to be quite a long one.
The latest that too place went like this:
TAKE 1
Mummy: Ryan, you have to eat so that you can grow big and tall.
Ryan: Yes, when I grow big and tall, you and daddy become old.
Mummy: Yes, mummy and daddy will become old. Then how?
Ryan: Mummy and daddy will use a stick lor and sit in the chair with the wheels.
Mummy: **Gasps**
TAKE 2
Mummy: Ryan, you have to eat so that you can grow big and tall.
Ryan: Yes, when I grow big and tall, you and daddy become old.
Mummy: Yes, mummy and daddy will become old. Then how?
Ryan: Mummy and daddy die lor.
Mummy: **Gasps** **Gasps**
Aiya, how la like that?? Just turned 4 and already talking like this. And I swear I had no hand in teaching him any of these things.
The latest that too place went like this:
TAKE 1
Mummy: Ryan, you have to eat so that you can grow big and tall.
Ryan: Yes, when I grow big and tall, you and daddy become old.
Mummy: Yes, mummy and daddy will become old. Then how?
Ryan: Mummy and daddy will use a stick lor and sit in the chair with the wheels.
Mummy: **Gasps**
TAKE 2
Mummy: Ryan, you have to eat so that you can grow big and tall.
Ryan: Yes, when I grow big and tall, you and daddy become old.
Mummy: Yes, mummy and daddy will become old. Then how?
Ryan: Mummy and daddy die lor.
Mummy: **Gasps** **Gasps**
Aiya, how la like that?? Just turned 4 and already talking like this. And I swear I had no hand in teaching him any of these things.
Damn internet
This post is just to make a note of how darn slow the internet is of late.
At first I thought it was my laptop, then I found out from my friends that the whole damn Streamyx is slow!!! Arghh!!!
Damnit, I just lost my IRB e-filing page because the internet connection "got lost" - what the heck does that mean???
Anyone out there with the same problem too??
At first I thought it was my laptop, then I found out from my friends that the whole damn Streamyx is slow!!! Arghh!!!
Damnit, I just lost my IRB e-filing page because the internet connection "got lost" - what the heck does that mean???
Anyone out there with the same problem too??
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
You sick, I sick, everybody sick!
This is horrible. WSL remarked that I am allergic to work, hence I always fall sick whenever I am at work .... true to her hypothesis, I am sick - again!
This time however, Ryan fell sick first, then I got it and then hubby got it. Yesterday, Megan developed phelgm and a slight cough. Last Friday, Megan developed a fungus in her mouth.
Within a span of 5 days, we have been to the doctor's twice to see Megan's ills and once for mine. Ryan's visit was last week and hubby is stubbornly refusing any doctor's visits.
Anyway, hopefully after the medication, we will all get better. I cannot bear when my babies get sick, heck, I cannot bear getting sick either! Arghh ... hope to get better tomorrow.
This time however, Ryan fell sick first, then I got it and then hubby got it. Yesterday, Megan developed phelgm and a slight cough. Last Friday, Megan developed a fungus in her mouth.
Within a span of 5 days, we have been to the doctor's twice to see Megan's ills and once for mine. Ryan's visit was last week and hubby is stubbornly refusing any doctor's visits.
Anyway, hopefully after the medication, we will all get better. I cannot bear when my babies get sick, heck, I cannot bear getting sick either! Arghh ... hope to get better tomorrow.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Today we signed the S&P!!
I am darn tired now, but just want to get it on records that today we signed the S&P to our new house!!! We paid the remaining 7% and the legal fees .... and we are officially more indebted now!!
But I am still as happy as ever!!
But I am still as happy as ever!!
Friday, April 17, 2009
Toys, toys and more toys!!
Today is one of those days which shopping is the main highlight. During my newspaper flipping in the morning, I saw that Toys r Us is having a clearance sale and offers up to 70% on some toys. Yay!!!
Penny was grinning too when I asked if she wants to come with me. So off we went to one of the larger ones and was there for a good solid hour. I sometimes think, WE are the ones fascinated by he toys and not so much the kids.
While I had actually swore not to spend anymore on baby toys, somehow when I am there, I cannot resist grabbing on sight. I ended up buying a musical mobile for RM40 (original was RM129), an Elmo handphone for RM30 (originally was RM79.90), 1 pair of arm floats, 1 set of tattoo pens (for RM12.50) after 50% off and 2 little multi activity toys for baby Megan to explore with. It all cost me about RM150, what a bargain!
I was also tempted to buy another set of Playdoh and a huge set of Lego to keep under my bed and release to the kids when they are older. Unfortunately, under my bed also has quite a collection of toys ... but I am still thinking about it!
Go check it out at all Toys r Us stores, from now till 18 May 2009. Only for Star members only though.
Ps - See what Penny bought here.
Penny was grinning too when I asked if she wants to come with me. So off we went to one of the larger ones and was there for a good solid hour. I sometimes think, WE are the ones fascinated by he toys and not so much the kids.
While I had actually swore not to spend anymore on baby toys, somehow when I am there, I cannot resist grabbing on sight. I ended up buying a musical mobile for RM40 (original was RM129), an Elmo handphone for RM30 (originally was RM79.90), 1 pair of arm floats, 1 set of tattoo pens (for RM12.50) after 50% off and 2 little multi activity toys for baby Megan to explore with. It all cost me about RM150, what a bargain!
I was also tempted to buy another set of Playdoh and a huge set of Lego to keep under my bed and release to the kids when they are older. Unfortunately, under my bed also has quite a collection of toys ... but I am still thinking about it!
Go check it out at all Toys r Us stores, from now till 18 May 2009. Only for Star members only though.
Ps - See what Penny bought here.
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