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29 September 2009 @ 10:36 am
21 July 2009 @ 03:50 pm
A couple of months ago, I finally bit the bullet and signed up for driving with a driving school. For work now, I'm currently doing a 4-day work week, so I do all my driving related things on my day off. After my lessons, practices and evaluations, I did my test last week and I passed! W00t!
Of course, by the time I realised that I should start booking my practical lessons, they were already booked up for the next month. So I will only start them in August. If all goes well and I pass on my first try, I hope to get my licence by the end of the year.
I've thought for a long time about getting my driving done. I'd planned to do it last year, but I got pregnant. So the plan got pushed to this year. The trigger that got me to sign up was cos A is changing jobs and he may not be driving to his new workplace. If the car is just going to be sitting around all day doing nothing, I might as well use it. And that's how I got started.
On a related note, I'm kinda glad that A is finally switching jobs, after 4 years of working irregular hours. It wasn't so bad when it was just us, but once Emma came along, having to cope on my own at nights can be challenging at times. Hopefully all this will change with his new job, which should have more regular office hours.
Of course, by the time I realised that I should start booking my practical lessons, they were already booked up for the next month. So I will only start them in August. If all goes well and I pass on my first try, I hope to get my licence by the end of the year.
I've thought for a long time about getting my driving done. I'd planned to do it last year, but I got pregnant. So the plan got pushed to this year. The trigger that got me to sign up was cos A is changing jobs and he may not be driving to his new workplace. If the car is just going to be sitting around all day doing nothing, I might as well use it. And that's how I got started.
On a related note, I'm kinda glad that A is finally switching jobs, after 4 years of working irregular hours. It wasn't so bad when it was just us, but once Emma came along, having to cope on my own at nights can be challenging at times. Hopefully all this will change with his new job, which should have more regular office hours.
26 April 2009 @ 07:59 pm
Just a couple of days ago, I realized that I have 3 weddings coming up and I have nothing to wear. Not only that, but the next wedding to come up is only 2 weeks away! With my deadline looming, I decided to drag both hubby and bubby out for a day of shopping.
With my new, er, motherly figure, I was definitely finding it hard to look for something which fit me but didn't age me by 10 years. I found one at Marks & Spencer's, but that was just a little bit auntie. And it wasn't that cheap either, at $160. So I decided to look at another label.
Coast has much nicer dresses, even for the plus-sized woman, but it's also darned expensive! The ones that I liked were more than $200! But I'm trying to justify that I might already have shoes to go with the dress, but will have to buy new shoes if I go with the M&S outfit, thus adding to the cost of the outfit.
Now all I need to do is to find those shoes, check that they haven't grown mould and that they still fit. If they are good to go then I'll get the Coast dress.
Oh dear, 2 bimbo posts in a row. I hope this doesn't mean I'm going soft.
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25 April 2009 @ 06:55 pm
Baked cookies today. Healthy cookies, with oatmeal and flaxseed. For strong and plentiful milk.
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I want to get a Coach bag. My second one, as a matter of fact. A got me my first one for my birthday this year. I never I'd be into branded bags, but after I got my first one, well, the feeling kinda grew on me. And so I became one of those women who is into bags. Well, at least I'm still not into shoes.
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I have been an American Idol for the last 5 years of so, but I'm really not into this year's contestants. I especially don't like Adam Lambert, who is this season's favourite. I quite like Anoop, Matt and Kris, but they're still not a big deal for me. It feels strange not to be totally into it this year.
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24 April 2009 @ 11:21 pm
It's been a rough time for me this past week. Days were spent rushing around at work. Nights were spent looking after Emma on my own and doing more work. I even broke down a couple of times. The main challenge for me is not just spending time with emma but that I've committed myself to exclusively breastfeeding her for at least a year or more. And that has been making it very hard for me to manage at work. It got to the point where I was crying last night and feeling like I'm going to have to choose between being in a job that I like and breastfeeding my child. And I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't been able to decide which I should choose.
I know that bf need not be an all or nothing scenario. Most babies grow up taking some or a lot of formula and my baby is probably going to be okay if we go down that path. But I'm not ready to do that yet. Which brings me to my next point. This was brought up by DL, who told me that as parents we need to be aware if we're doing something for ourselves or for our children. Is it for my own ego that I'm still stubbornly insisting in doing TBF? Honestly, I don't know.
So I'm now open to looking for a job. I still love my current job a lot, but I feel that I should at least try to see what's out there.
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19 April 2009 @ 08:09 pm
Tonight A leaves on a week long business trip to Italy, his first since we had Emma. I don't usually do well with these kinds of separations but I think I've gotten better at it over the years. At least there was no crying the last time he was away. And this time round I'll have my bubby to keep me company at night.
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17 April 2009 @ 04:57 pm
I didn't know this existed for the iPod touch (which I have); thought it was only for the iphone (which I don't have). Let's see how this will show up.
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06 January 2009 @ 04:47 pm
We had Emma's baptism last Sunday and it went very well. Managed to feed her before the ceremony and she didn't cry at all! She was a bit fussy at first when we put the baptism gown on her and passed her around for photo-taking, but calmed down after that and fell asleep right before we started.
I wasn't expecting it, but I was holding back tears during the ceremony. Felt so happy and proud and bursting to have my baby baptised. Felt like I was giving back to God this perfect little creature that he gave to me.
After the deed was done. A is holding her baptism cert and candle. Emma is wearing the baptism gown that my MIL bought 10 years ago when her first grandchild was baptised, and she is the third baby in the family to wear it.
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I wasn't expecting it, but I was holding back tears during the ceremony. Felt so happy and proud and bursting to have my baby baptised. Felt like I was giving back to God this perfect little creature that he gave to me.
After the deed was done. A is holding her baptism cert and candle. Emma is wearing the baptism gown that my MIL bought 10 years ago when her first grandchild was baptised, and she is the third baby in the family to wear it.
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03 January 2009 @ 06:30 pm
Just a quick one. My dear husband has started a blog of his own about his parenting experiences, so I thought I'd give it a plug here. Check out his blog at The Clueless Father.
02 January 2009 @ 01:35 pm
We brought Emma out for her first real excursion into the outside world yesterday, and I think that went very well! Well we did have a couple of short trips to church, but those were really short and only involved diaper changes and no feedings. So yesterday's outing, which had 1 diaper change and 2 feedings, was considered a big deal. And we were very happy when it turned out quite nicely.
We started out with Mass in the morning. By this time, I was feeling quite confident about nursing her and felt safe enough to consider nursing outside if necessary. So we popped her in the sling and went for Mass. Halfway through Mass, she started making hungry noises and faces, so I went out to nurse her. The problem of finding a place to nurse was easily solved because we'd parked pretty near the side doors (where we were seated), so I just went to the car and fed her there. She finished eating in 20 mins and I brought her back to the sanctuary. Mission accomplished; QED!
After Mass we went to Great World City for lunch. I was looking forward to having my first bite of sashimi after months of deprivation. Before we stepped into the restaurant, we went to the babycare room to get her diaper changed. I haven't seen many babycare rooms, but I'd like to bet that the one at GWC is one of the best. After all, it isn't called Baby Splendor for nothing! It was bright and clean, with 2 changing tables (each attached with its own hanging mobile to entertain your little one while he's being changed) and 2 nursing rooms. Amazing.
With her diaper changed, we proceeded to have lunch. I was really pleased to get to eat sashimi.( Check out my happy face )
</div>Towards the end of lunch, Emma was making hungry noises again. I hadn't really finished eating yet, so A offered to go check if she was having diaper issues. Nope, no such luck. She was definitely hungry. So I had to abandon the end of my bento set and set off for Baby Splendor again. Time for the baby to eat, now that the adults were done eating. This time, though, she ate for 30 mins. After about 20 minutes, I started willing her to finish eating. "Please don't have a marathon eating session now, baby. Not when we are outside, okay? Can try to finish eating quickly?" She didn't really listen to me and it took 30 mins before she popped off. Still, it was fairly fuss-free, so I counted that as another success. Woo hoo!
Here's to much fuss-free outings with Emma next time!( Click for pictures! )</div> </div>
We started out with Mass in the morning. By this time, I was feeling quite confident about nursing her and felt safe enough to consider nursing outside if necessary. So we popped her in the sling and went for Mass. Halfway through Mass, she started making hungry noises and faces, so I went out to nurse her. The problem of finding a place to nurse was easily solved because we'd parked pretty near the side doors (where we were seated), so I just went to the car and fed her there. She finished eating in 20 mins and I brought her back to the sanctuary. Mission accomplished; QED!
After Mass we went to Great World City for lunch. I was looking forward to having my first bite of sashimi after months of deprivation. Before we stepped into the restaurant, we went to the babycare room to get her diaper changed. I haven't seen many babycare rooms, but I'd like to bet that the one at GWC is one of the best. After all, it isn't called Baby Splendor for nothing! It was bright and clean, with 2 changing tables (each attached with its own hanging mobile to entertain your little one while he's being changed) and 2 nursing rooms. Amazing.
With her diaper changed, we proceeded to have lunch. I was really pleased to get to eat sashimi.( Check out my happy face )
</div>Towards the end of lunch, Emma was making hungry noises again. I hadn't really finished eating yet, so A offered to go check if she was having diaper issues. Nope, no such luck. She was definitely hungry. So I had to abandon the end of my bento set and set off for Baby Splendor again. Time for the baby to eat, now that the adults were done eating. This time, though, she ate for 30 mins. After about 20 minutes, I started willing her to finish eating. "Please don't have a marathon eating session now, baby. Not when we are outside, okay? Can try to finish eating quickly?" She didn't really listen to me and it took 30 mins before she popped off. Still, it was fairly fuss-free, so I counted that as another success. Woo hoo!
Here's to much fuss-free outings with Emma next time!( Click for pictures! )</div>
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