FAT is my middle name

Have you ever tried putting a baby to bed at 9pm only to wait till 2am when he finally decides that he will sleep off on his own. *pulls hair* Jaden sometimes can get real difficult when it comes to sleeping at night but thankfully, once he is asleep soundly, it means 4-5 hours of peace before he struggles quietly for feed. I used to think that when he is about 6 months, I could sleep off the good 6 hours at least... but well, at least it aint every 1 hour or 2 hours like when he was just a newborn.

Thankfully today Hubby was really sleepy and is not disturbed at all by Jaden's cries and rolling-rounds. I got kicked by him in the process for being in his rolling rounds' way. My son I tell you.. such a powerful kicker that sometimes it stuns me for a while. I tried breastfeeding him to sleep, which did happened but as soon as I moved away from him (very slowly and quietly), the little boy opened his eyes and thought I was playing with him and there he goes again.. flipping, rolling and struggling.

Now, at this hour, here I am sitting and blogging away and babysitting my rabbits too. Can't keep them in cages 24/7 can we. They need their daily exercises...

Remember that I made porridge 2 days ago? Well.. Jaden didn't liked it. He just pushed the spoon away after 3 mouthfuls. Will try next week again then. He is only loving Heinz & Rusks at the moment.. should I just steam some potatoes and mashed it up real fine and try feeding him?

The mixed vegetables he ate made him poo-ed. ALOT! I thought he finished poo-ing (I always give 10 minutes after I hear him poo to clean up) and when I was wiping his ass.. ooh la la, Mr Poo decided to squeeze out to say hi to me. AAARRRGGGHHHHHH!!!! Luckily, I have got big paper towels spared! Have one ever wonder why does a baby's fart smells so bad? I have been farted at countless times. The worse is when you lift up the ass to wipe, and the sound comes out. The killer smells follow soon after. *faint*

I am contemplating to buy him the Bumbo Baby-Sitter. Do any mothers out there think it is a good investment? I was also thinking about buying the jumper cum walker for him but Hubby said that he read somewhere that walkers will only slow him down on learning how to walk independently. Is it true?

Now, I also have another problem.. I have to train Jaden to sleep in his own cot now. He is getting bigger and bigger everyday and co-sleeping with Hubby and I on the bed aint a good idea. Both the males wants space and there is no way the little one wants to give his dad space. Sometimes, he nearly drove his father down the bed. How on earth am I going to successfully train Jaden to do so? Or would it be like a miracle that one day when hes about 18 months old, he decides that he is brave enough to sleep on his own? There is also a reason why I need him to sleep in his own cot because ... because.....

I FREAKING BROKE THE BED INTO TWO, YES ME! SOME OF MY FRIENDS SUSPECTED IT WAS MY HUBBY'S FAULT THE BED BROKE BUT NOOOO.... I HAVE MADE THE BED COLLAPSED QUITE A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE JADEN'S BIRTH AND JUST LAST NIGHT, I SUCCESSFULLY BROKE IT INTO TWO!

HUBBY SAYS I AM NOW THE OFFICIALLY FAT ONE IN THE HOUSE!!!!!!

okies.. laugh all you want.. its sad you know.. to be sitting on the bed and suddenly, it gave way and you hear *PLIAK* ~sigh somehow I found that hilarious too myself. =)

Porridge today for the little one

When he decides enough is enough, it also meant enough for his parents. Jaden would just wake us up no matter how by flipping around the bed like a dolphin, kicking himself upwards banging his head against the pillow like a caterpillar and throwing his hands right onto us where it hurts just to get his points across to us loud and clear. This boy I tell you.. *sigh* can sometimes drive Hubby and I nutz!

Since Hubby has a game to watch tonight, he decides that he needs more sleep than I do and somehow rather, I could not sleep anymore so I took Jaden out into the living room and put him into the bassinet and left him to watch Sesame Street while I went about to clean up pots and pans in the kitchen.

Decided then to make him porridge today. Pork+Carrots+Potatoes = Baby Porridge. The gooey one. Scrubbed clean my slow cooker pot and started chopping away the potatoes and carrots. *sigh* Started to cook the porridge sharp at 4pm and now, at 7pm its ready to be chomp chomp down by the little gangster of mine. Took a photo of it but the picture would not do any justice to the real thing because it does look all gooey and ugly but its edible and nice alright. Reminds me of childhood when my mother would make me the porridge & marmite!


Jaden is still as pissy... Cries when he is left alone not more than 2 minutes but its all crocodile tears I tell you. The moment you carry him in standing position, he gives you a laugh that sounds like "HAH! SUCKER! I WON!!"

o.Oh and guess what? Hubbys and I bought Jaden Heinz Mixed Vegetable Puree yesterday. Fed him two teaspoonful of it today and he absolutely loves it. He was looking forward for more but I thought two teaspoonful for the first try would be enough. He can have more tomorrow.

Now the little tyke is napping away after his bath. *pHew* some me time for a while.. peace & quiet! Not for long... got to go gobbled down my macaroni and cheese (disastrous attempt) before he wakes up.. ciao ciao

Is it time?

Jaden has been really cranky and easily irritated today. He has been really 'bising' since he woke up... is his first teeth finally cutting out now? *sigh*

Some old sayings can be true...

when it comes to "Don't let the children play too much or stimulate them too much at night. They will get nightmares..." For me, I believed in that saying because I have witnessed it myself.

Some nights, just before Jaden turns in for bed, he would love the presence of Hubby and I around him, talking and playing with him. Sometimes, he would laughed so hard that it made all of us laugh but well, it comes with consequences Hubby and I have to face. In the middle of the night after Jaden falls into deep slumber, he would suddenly shout out and then cry non-stop. Poor baby! He has to be carried out of the bedroom to be consoled... and then only back onto the bed and slowly lullaby him to sleep.

So if people were to asked me do I believe in old sayings, I would reply, "Some..." =)

Rice Cereals & Breastmilk -a success!

So far I have been feeding Jaden on a regular basis his solids.

Last week, I let him tried rice cereals but it was mixed with formula milk. He took it but after a few spoonfuls, he will turn his head away from the spoon. I tried that two days in a row and he did the same thing.

Then I moved on to Rusk biscuits just soaked in cool boiled water, he takes it but only half a cookie.

Yesterday, I opened the Gerber's Applesauce Rice Cereal and scooped up three teaspoons just to let him try. He loved it. He finished what I gave him. Hubby suspected it was due to the sweetness and he got me so worried just in case my son gets sugar-high. Luckily that didn't happy but it did not stop me from worrying.

Today, I gave him rice cereals again. This time, I mixed it with breastmilk. Just a teaspoonful of the rice cereals and he finished it all. He would opened his mouth for more if I were to put the spoon near him. Not once he tried pushing it out from his mouth.

Now that is a good sign, aint it? Shall give him rice cereals again tomorrow. Next week, we shall be going into two solid meals a day... and maybe a little porridge just to let him taste.

So happy that Jaden accepts new food. He just hates drinking formula and he even dislikes drinking water but then that is a must must -water...

Unexpected call from the auntie!

There I was, just two days ago, sitting in my 'office' doing my thang with a smug look. It was because I was just thinking to myself, "Wow! Its almost a year plus since I last had my period and I don't even remember what cramps feel like or the expected due dates of the cycle in my ovulating calendar." Its been so long since I last bought pads, not considering the maternity pads I bought-lah in Sept/Oct 07. That I need because after giving birth, confirm sure bloody till like a week so or two. Anyways, back to the topic of me being so smugged about me not having to go through the monthly visits of the so-called auntie, today, I woke up and went to pee as usual and found bloody spots on my pantiliners. OH MY GAWD!!!! That explained the cramps I keep having these few days! AARRRGGGHHH!!! and I thought they said if you breastfeed exclusively, your period won't come just yet??? OH NO!!!!! Dang~ Somehow, it also mean good news for me. Like if I want to get impregnate by my hubby, I am sure I would be pregnant in a jiffy BUT there is no mood for all these 'lovin just yet because there is just none of this wants from both Hubby and I. We are just both satisfied being re-virginised while we watch our son grow up first... The second Simon Yap Jr would just have to wait till Simon Yap Jr #1 is old enough to give his parents some privacy! *gRin*

Why? Why would the auntie want to come and pay a visit now?????? AARRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Mail for Jaden - - -> again!

"Hmm.. I wonder what is inside?"

"Yummy bubblegum coloured dinky toy that goes o.Oh!"

:: courtesy from Godma Gwen! ::