Updates

Well! It's been so long since my last post and this one will be rather short because I have so little time. We are moving to our new house in Taman Paya Rumput Indah NEXT WEEK and there's still so much to do.

Sean is now 8 months old! Wow! He can sit on his own, crawl, make funny faces (no one taught him and they are funny!), do all sorts of stunts that tire and freak his mum out. He'd go grab the bed rails and stand! He's gotten more playful too. Here are several photos taken in the first week of December.

The first one is of him sitting on his own (he's got a piece of paper in his hands. He loves paper...he moves very quickly to grab any paper in sight).



The second one...he's making a funny face. It's also the first time he's in a baby chair. I was feeding him cereals.



And lastly...Sean the "big boss" in the car.

Lullabies

I've always wondered what a lullaby sound like. I mean, I've heard kiddy rhymes and songs but I don't think I've heard a bona fide lullaby. I like to sing (or used to. It's still in there somewhere but the tiredness and busyness sorta buried it) and so when I started singing to Sean, I wondered again about lullabies. I sang Christian songs at first and then one day it happened. I created my own lullaby.

It's nothing much. In fact, it's a silly little ditty, four repetitive lines and melody. It goes:

Mummy sayang Sean boy
Mummy sayang Sean boy
Mummy sayang, mummy sayang
Mummy sayang Sean boy

There! Silly ain't it? But it's just for Sean. Our thing. Some days I come up with some other stuff I can't remember but the "lullaby" above still plays on Radio M.U.M. regularly.

When I first sang to Sean, we were trying to train him to sleep without being carried. It took him some time and I thought, why not sing? So I did. And he slept in less than 3 minutes! The next night or so, he slept almost immediately upon hearing me sing. I don't know whether to be offended or glad! ha ha!

A long pause

My! It's been almost a month since my last post. Had so much to write but no time and..I've forgotten much of what it was I wanted to write! Darn!

There'll be more photos of Sean soon. I've asked Jason to help me with that. Blogging isn't as simple as it looks...for me la. All the "deco" and photos are not at the click of a mouse so I've commissioned Jason to help out. Ain't it telling that after my last post (zzzz deprivation) the photo that follows is one of Sean in slumberland? ha ha.

Actually Sean has been a bit zzz deprived too lately. I think it's because he's learned to turn from lying on his tummy to his back and back again. He's been happily practicing it all over the bed. So much so that he's too keyed up to sleep. It's really fascinating...there he is all "mata bengkak" cos he's so sleepy and yet he can't stop turning and rolling. Sometimes for an hour! Sometimes I'm so sleepy that I'll fall asleep first.

He's also been quite "geram" cos his tooth is taking it's own sweet time to appear. We call it the Golden tooth. By now, most of our friends have seen Sean's "art" (drool) on our t-shirts. Each day, my sleeve will be soaked wet. Yuck! He doesn't want a pacifier and tire of the teething ring after a couple of minutes and prefers my sleeve. His gums must be really itchy for he's been biting my shoulder or whatever cloth he grabs hold with a very "geram" sound. I wish there's something I could do to ease the pain and itchiness.

Sean's 6 months old today. Wow! Time sure flies. He's getting heavier and taller and handsomer (so say our church pals. I think it's because his looks are changing a little...a bit of me now. ha ha! perasan!).

Sean sleeping 

zzzzz deprivation

It's amazing how one's sleeping habits change with the arrival of a bundle of joy. I have always been a light sleeper. The slightest noise will wake me. But that is a thing of the past. Since Sean was born, I have been so tired that on occasions, Jason (that's my hubby) has called my name, nudged my knee, lifted my hand and dropped it (!) and I slept on. Wow!

And I can now sleep at the drop of a hat. haha. I just need to close my eyes and I'm off to lala land.

I use to have this weird way of messing up my words when I'm really tired. Like if I want to say "buried the body", I'd say "boried the bady" instead. It's hilarious and a sure sign that I need to sleep! And yes, as you can guess, this "word or phrase-a-jumble" has been happening pretty often of late. Just the other day, we were out shopping and I turned to Jason and said, "Look at those mooties." Mooties?! Mittens and booties!! hahaha! Crazy! If I ever get called to testify in a court of law anytime soon, it'd be one heck of an interesting trial!

I hate lizards!

Yes, I do! I hate 'em with a passion! And there's a wee one in my room right now! It's crawling on my room door! Went in to check on Sean just now and presto! The feller made a quick dash across the door! Nasib baik did not fall on me or I would have screamed and woke the whole neighbourhood. The worst thing is, there's no poison for lizards! I asked a friend who worked in Rentokil once and that's what she said! Aaaarggghhhh!!

Ok, nuff bout lizards!

Last Friday was my last day of work. At KPMG. :) I hope it's not my LAST day of work, ever. That would not be good though I thank God for the break from working life. I have been working since I left secondary school! Jason (that's my hubby) asked me how it feels to leave working life (for now) and...well, sad cos I do have good friends in KPMG. Other than that, glad for the break. Real glad to have a "physical" rest. But worried bout finances. Ah well, I have to trust God. Oh, for those reading this who don't know me well....I'm a Christian.

So, it's been 5 whole days of being a "housewife". ha ha! Me, a housewife. Well, I was never a career driven kinda person so I guess it's not so hard to see myself as a housewife. Except that...I hate housework! haha! The strange thing is, occassionally housework is a good way for me to release tension.

It's amazing; it's been 4 months since Sean was born. Where did the time go? The first month was difficult and exhausting and I thought I'd never get here but here I am! I'm still getting the hang of being a mum (I suspect, I'll still say that when Sean's 21!). Nothing reveals how badly out of shape you are than taking care of a baby! I so need to shape up!

Oooh! It's late! Or rather, very early in the morning. I'll sign off here. G'd nite world!

A new score sheet

Well! I have a blog spot! A place to put on "e-paper" my thoughts. Don't know if it'll interest anyone but I think it'll be therapeutic for me just the same. So here goes...

These past 4 months have been a symphony or sorts for me. At times chaotic, occasionally slow-paced, often times tiring with a much needed number of peaceful respites here and there. I've just entered motherhood for the first time. Nothing changes one's life more than that one sentence I'll wager.

My baby boy, Sean, is such a cutie! I know every mum would say the same of her offspring but Sean really is cute :) He looks a lot like his dad and is a cheerful lil fella. It scares me big time the responsibility I now have to raise him well.

I feel like keying in a lot of what I've been through these past months in this one posting but that'll take time and memory I kinda lack (one of the signs of adjusting to motherhood; a frazzled memory!). This'll do for now. I hope to be able to add interesting postings as often as I can. Good nite world. Sleep tight.