I Bore Her To Sleep

I'm proving to be useful in certain situations. Somehow I've found that I can literally bore our little one to sleep .... Muhahahha! So when Meimei and the maid are unable to pacify her I would carry her and sing a short 2 verse tune to  calm and help her sleep.

" 睡觉了睡觉了 萱萱要～睡觉了，

Woo~La~La Woo~La~La 萱萱要睡觉了啊。

睡觉了睡觉了 我们做个好孩子

Woo~La~La Woo~La~La 我们这就睡觉了。"

Can you imagine singing this repeatedly for more than 5 minutes. There are times that I bored myself so much that I had to catch myself from dozing off while carrying Emily in my arms. I think she finds the tone of my voice soothing though, that and the light rumbling on my tummy as I sing might be helping too. Well whatever helps to make her quiet down and not scream endlessly.

King of Fruits

This is a fruit worthy of reckless indulgence.

Our Baby's Sick

This has to be a nightmare for all parents, especially when your baby is young and cannot tell you where they are hurting.

We had made a trip to Tiong Bahru last weekend to buy some frozen foods and the next day she started having rashes on her legs. We thought she had been bitten by a bug and didn't do much since she wasn't fussing over it. But slowly she started showing spots on her hands and arms. She must have caught something on the trip.

She started running a fever and it really got us extremely worried. It got so bad that we made a trip to the hospital on Sunday night but were advised to see the paediatrician first thing next Morning. A blood test the next day showed that she had a viral infection. Thankfully it wasn't anything worst, but still at 3 months old it is taxing on her little body.

It really pains everyone to see her sick but there is little we could do other than diligently feeding her medicine. Even then we were careful not to over medicate since she is still so young and her liver may not be able to breakdown the medication.

Her fever finally broke on Thursday morning when we were back at the paediatrician for a followup. Doc checked and reassured that the bug didn't infect her lungs. Phew ... everyone breathed a sign of relief at the somewhat assuring news.

This has truly been a harrowing experience though. I cannot imagine exposing our little cutie to any more of this. I've made it a point that she will no longer go to a new place for the next 6 months. She doesn't need to be put at risk for any reason.

Visting 外公外婆

Today is Emily's first trip to visit 外公外婆 at Bedok. This is her first trip to grandparent's place, we have yet to bring her to my parents place since they are further away at an hours drive.

And because it is her first time, 外公外婆packed a nice red ang pow to mark the occasion. Interestingly there is a band of multicoloured strings tied to it. Hmmm I didn't ask but I'm very curious on it's significance.

Its important to bring her to Bedok more often since we are likely to put her here when Meimei starts going to the office. I think once she is familiar with the place she can settle down ... she seems a little apprehensive this time. It's actually asking a lot from them to look after an infant but I think it really makes a big difference in a child's development when they have loving and doting caregivers around them.

I can imagine all the good traits, skills and EQ she can gain from spending time with 外公外婆. At the same time I also hope Emily brings them years of joy and laughter. I know I'll be looking forward to watching over my grandkids when I retire. Well thats very far off but hey it doesn't hurt to dream :-)

Happy To Forget

I missed an anniversary. And this is one I'm happy to report that I've forgotten. Remembrance would mean I'm still holding on, maybe not on a conscious  level but subconsciously. So forgetting represents a significant milestone ... It no longer lingers at the back of my mind, a sign that it is truly purged from my system.

Last month represents the 3rd full year I've stop smoking. And I've stopped thinking about it. Even though I recall it now, it is a casual thought rather than  an emotional reminiscence filled with strong feelings of accomplishment.

I'm gonna stop the count. There are more important things to remember now, more worthy things to note on my calendars.

The Poopy Song

I think no dad would ever thought they would be singing silly songs to 'encourage' their little ones to poop when they sign up for babies. Besides constantly fretting over her limited appetite, everyone is tracking Emily's bowel movements as if it were the stock market.

You can see the consistent sign of relief across the room when she poops. And when she doesn't, the maid will be entertaining constant queries on Emily's progress.

As a caring dad, I'm playing my part too. I would gently rub her tummy and cheer her on with my very own potty slogan.

" You know you're ready to make big poopy,

You know you're ready to make daddy happy.

Big poopy, big poopy! We want to make everybody happy!

Big poopy, big poopy! I just made myself very happy! "

- Pokpok, 31 May 2015 

The Poopy Song

So well I don't know if it works but it sure does tickle Meimei. And I find Emily must be finding it amusing as well seeing Papi dancing around and belting a silly tune on poop. :-) The joys of parenthood ha!