I've not posted anything for two whole weeks!!! So much has happened that I don't even know where to start. Ah well... I'll just ramble on then.
Sick. The whole family fell sick these two weeks. First it was me who caught the flu virus. Then my hubby. And when I thought I recovered, I fell even sicker after sending Joash’s Godma off during unholy hours. Basically din sleep the whole night. Serves me right for not thinking things through.... haiz. Then, Joash caught it from me and lost his voice.
Poor baby... strange to hear no sound whenever he screamed during mucus clearing and teeth brushing. (Yes, he hates having his teeth brushed. It's a daily battle I tell you.) I felt an eerie sort of sadistic pleasure knowing that I'll have some reprieve for my eardrums as long as he has not regained his voice. Bad mummy...
So sad. I had to postpone his birthday celebration till next week cos it's no good to spread the virus to other babies and mummies, right? haiz... To think I had everything prepared. Gotta finish up some of the ingredients by ourselves before they spoil... Now have to buy new ones next week. Such a pity.
We are all more or less recovered, though Joash still sounds a bit hoarse when he tries to scream. I hope we won't fall sick again in the near future. It was horrible to be stuck at home with a cranky baby, grouchy mummy (me lah) and exhausted daddy. At least, I had a lot of time to pray and reflect on stuff with God. Here are some of my reflections.
1) I am still so irritable when I'm unwell... haiz... God help me in my weakness! At least I supposed I did hold my temper in check a couple of times when I thought about how God would have wanted me to react instead...
2) Joash is a kinesthetic learner. He no longer wanna sit through flashcards on my computer; he wants to play with the computer itself! It's also a struggle to read to him cos he only wants to abuse the book, throw it around and chew on it. So I've decided: What's the point when he gets really angry when I don't let him manhandle the book the moment I whip it out? I'll just read aloud while he torments another book... Such a sorry sight (esp the poor book... ) I also took to buying a flashcard VCD. At least he can't reach the television... YET. Haiz.... Got these ideas only after praying for a quite a while.
But on the flip side, he has learnt how to do the shape sorters. Once, I pretended to sleep while he went over to the shaper sorter. He picked up a rectangle, looked at me (I think he was looking for help from me to do it but I continued 'sleeping') and found the right hole on his own and slotted it in!!! I couldn't help but jump up immediately and praise him profusely. He has also learnt which buttons in the new toys I rented for him to press so that the music will come on. He remembers when the song is going to end and will reach out to press the button again before the melody finishes. (wah... so clever) So far, he has, too, learnt how to sign 'more', 'finished' and do the flying kiss on top of the Hi-five+Low-five+Baby-five, sign for 'milk' and wave 'bye bye', albeit depending on his mood.
3) It's time to start sleep training for naps too. All these while, Joash had been trained to sleep by himself at bedtime. Simply do the bedtime routine then just put him in bed and he'll sleep. But I had been carrying him to sleep during his naps. But then... he is soooo heavy now. My arms seriously ache every time I help him to nap. And what happens if he's sleepy but doesn't want to sleep? Bye bye to my poor arms...
So from today onwards, no more carrying to sleep as long as we are home. Draw blinds, turn down music, short prayer and then to bed. First time, this morning, he cried for 15 min before sleeping and later, 5 min during his afternoon nap. I do hope he gets the message real fast this time round. Breaks my heart to hear him cry... haiz...
4) Joash thinks there is no need to walk. Reason being: more efficient to crawl. Have you seen the way he crawls? It is like some bullet train crashing through. Trust me, I tried competing with him on my knees... and I lost miserably. He caught up with me in no time. I've seen him many times stand unassisted while engrossed in a toy but the moment I ask him to walk to me, he'll sit down and crawl to me instead. He has 'sprinted' to me before though... took two steps and lunged towards me with complete faith that I'd catch him. Scary, man... I suppose he is like me. The impatient type. He wants speed. So I think he'll skip walking and go straight to running when he is able to. haiz... So tiring... I'm feel like I'm raising up an energizer bunny. His godma already felt tired after being with him for a mere two hours...
Enough of my sighing. Here's a clip (too lazy to edit it) of him playing with one of the toys I rented for him. It's his birthday month afterall...
Sick. The whole family fell sick these two weeks. First it was me who caught the flu virus. Then my hubby. And when I thought I recovered, I fell even sicker after sending Joash’s Godma off during unholy hours. Basically din sleep the whole night. Serves me right for not thinking things through.... haiz. Then, Joash caught it from me and lost his voice.
Poor baby... strange to hear no sound whenever he screamed during mucus clearing and teeth brushing. (Yes, he hates having his teeth brushed. It's a daily battle I tell you.) I felt an eerie sort of sadistic pleasure knowing that I'll have some reprieve for my eardrums as long as he has not regained his voice. Bad mummy...
So sad. I had to postpone his birthday celebration till next week cos it's no good to spread the virus to other babies and mummies, right? haiz... To think I had everything prepared. Gotta finish up some of the ingredients by ourselves before they spoil... Now have to buy new ones next week. Such a pity.
We are all more or less recovered, though Joash still sounds a bit hoarse when he tries to scream. I hope we won't fall sick again in the near future. It was horrible to be stuck at home with a cranky baby, grouchy mummy (me lah) and exhausted daddy. At least, I had a lot of time to pray and reflect on stuff with God. Here are some of my reflections.
1) I am still so irritable when I'm unwell... haiz... God help me in my weakness! At least I supposed I did hold my temper in check a couple of times when I thought about how God would have wanted me to react instead...
2) Joash is a kinesthetic learner. He no longer wanna sit through flashcards on my computer; he wants to play with the computer itself! It's also a struggle to read to him cos he only wants to abuse the book, throw it around and chew on it. So I've decided: What's the point when he gets really angry when I don't let him manhandle the book the moment I whip it out? I'll just read aloud while he torments another book... Such a sorry sight (esp the poor book... ) I also took to buying a flashcard VCD. At least he can't reach the television... YET. Haiz.... Got these ideas only after praying for a quite a while.
But on the flip side, he has learnt how to do the shape sorters. Once, I pretended to sleep while he went over to the shaper sorter. He picked up a rectangle, looked at me (I think he was looking for help from me to do it but I continued 'sleeping') and found the right hole on his own and slotted it in!!! I couldn't help but jump up immediately and praise him profusely. He has also learnt which buttons in the new toys I rented for him to press so that the music will come on. He remembers when the song is going to end and will reach out to press the button again before the melody finishes. (wah... so clever) So far, he has, too, learnt how to sign 'more', 'finished' and do the flying kiss on top of the Hi-five+Low-five+Baby-five, sign for 'milk' and wave 'bye bye', albeit depending on his mood.
3) It's time to start sleep training for naps too. All these while, Joash had been trained to sleep by himself at bedtime. Simply do the bedtime routine then just put him in bed and he'll sleep. But I had been carrying him to sleep during his naps. But then... he is soooo heavy now. My arms seriously ache every time I help him to nap. And what happens if he's sleepy but doesn't want to sleep? Bye bye to my poor arms...
So from today onwards, no more carrying to sleep as long as we are home. Draw blinds, turn down music, short prayer and then to bed. First time, this morning, he cried for 15 min before sleeping and later, 5 min during his afternoon nap. I do hope he gets the message real fast this time round. Breaks my heart to hear him cry... haiz...
4) Joash thinks there is no need to walk. Reason being: more efficient to crawl. Have you seen the way he crawls? It is like some bullet train crashing through. Trust me, I tried competing with him on my knees... and I lost miserably. He caught up with me in no time. I've seen him many times stand unassisted while engrossed in a toy but the moment I ask him to walk to me, he'll sit down and crawl to me instead. He has 'sprinted' to me before though... took two steps and lunged towards me with complete faith that I'd catch him. Scary, man... I suppose he is like me. The impatient type. He wants speed. So I think he'll skip walking and go straight to running when he is able to. haiz... So tiring... I'm feel like I'm raising up an energizer bunny. His godma already felt tired after being with him for a mere two hours...
Enough of my sighing. Here's a clip (too lazy to edit it) of him playing with one of the toys I rented for him. It's his birthday month afterall...
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