6 mths!!!

Hurray, my little rascal has crossed ano milestone ... She's officially 6 mths today and i am planning to feed her rice cereal. As i mentioned b4, i am a textbook mother. So when the book said to start her on solids when she's 6 mths, i literally wait till the last day (which is today) to start.. hahahaa...

Actually got mixed response with regards to solids. Some of my frens and even my mum said tt we can mixed cereal into her milk and let her drink it. But my PD is against tt. He said, it shld be separate on a bowl. However to start off, it shld only be one teaspoon only so i have to throw away the remaining? To get her used to it... so how?? Sigh.. decided to take the PD's advice. Tho it is more troublesome since i am breastfeeding, i will try to feed her a bit first. I will pump out during this session and feed her on thawed breastmilk.

Even rice cereal, i am indecisive. My PD gave me a lot of sample pkts for Nestle brand. But he mentioned it is too sweet compared to other brands. I am not too keen to start off too sweet for her leh. But since got so many free samples, very wasteful if i dun feed her tt. Then when i talk to my frens, some of them gave their children organic cereal. Wah, organic leh!!! tat's ex! but then hor, when i hear pp said tt, my Kaisu-ness appear again. Shld i get tt for my princess too? Also, my fren gave me alot of bottles BB food from Heinz. I was initially keen to give her but my sis said y i gave her bottled food when i shld try to give her fresh food (means self-cooked)? So how??

There's so much child-care info these days.. all so mind boggling.... dun know whose advice to take... Sigh... i am still learning..

Time flies

It's tt time of year again when one realize that another year has come and gone. I still remember wat happen at this time last year. I jus knew that i was pregnant and was spotting. As such i actually take a long break and stay at home to rest...

Now, i've popped and baby is almost 6 mths now... it's really amazing how time flies.

Looking back, so many changes has happened this yr. Me giving birth, my frens leaving for greener pastures overseas, me getting a maid and coping with the bb....

So wat's my greatest achievement this yr and wat i look forward to next yr??? I would say to give birth to my little rascal is my greatest achievement!!! So wat i am looking forward next yr then?? Mm....

Prob a new job.... i've not written on this blog but my company has been bought over by SAP. And uncertainty is looming in my company especially for my dept in Finance. No details yet but no one know for certain what's going to be the changes like next yr. Sigh... as reluctant as i am, it's time for me to look for a job again... due to my job-hopping history (max 2 years per job), i vow to stay in my current for more than 2 yrs.. but due to this unforeseen circumstances, i am forced to look ard again....so....hope things will look up for me...

Btw, here's a more recent pix of my rascal

Time

Some of my frens have been complaining that i havent been updating the blog. Looking at my last blog, yes, it has been more than a mth since i last update. As mentioned in my previous entries, a day in my office is very packed. Partly due to the fact tt i tried to leave on the dot (though not always happen), so updating of this blog has taken a back seat...

For those who has been wondering wat's going on with my gal, truth is, nothing much has changed except this mummy is getting lazier. Previously, i used to wake up whenever she does and start playing with her as early as 630++ on weekends. But now, when she wakes up tt early, i will pass her to the maid to b entertained while this mummy continue to sleep on. SIgh, wat to do, mummy doesnt have enuf sleep since she's been waiting up very frequently at nite. Yes, she is still.... Some pp have asked me why i dun ask the maid to take care of her at nite. I really cant let go. I think it's a personal choice that we have children. So, it's our duty to take care of them no matter how demanding she can be.

Nevertheless, i am happy to announce that some of my close frens are pregnant!!!! Also, at least 2 more are planning to try for babies next yr. Goodie.. soon we can have a mini children gathering where the kids will play with each other while the mummies carry on.. :)

Speaking of which, Athena is almost 6 mths now. So i have reached a crucial pt where i need to make a decision, shld i continue to breastfeed? Some pts to consider, if she drinks formula, mayb she will sleep longer at nite (keeping my fingers crossed that it will be so), since there is no need to pump milk in office, i can start wearing heels and nicer clothes (currently, more office wear is limited to clothes that will ease my pumping session in office) and nice Coach bags instead of big bulky bags to contain my breast pumps and portable fridge. But, if i continue, i can loss wt while if i stopped, it's likely i will gain weight. As i havent reach my pre-pregnancy weight, i am reluctant to give up this fuss-free method of losing my kilos...Aiya, so many consideration... i have to give it more thots....