{4 months old}
After our trip back from Terengganu, its back to work as usual, finishing paediatric department. Without doubt some bosses would be "anxious" to know about my race.:-p Honestly wish i had a coach and training partners, maybe next time.
Christiana continues to grow healthily and joyfully. The presence of her laughter, smiling and cooing (..not to mention crying) at home is constantly expanding, same as it is in our hearts. We looked forward to seeing her after work everyday. So much so that we dread being on call
for fear she won't recognize us after 34hrs of hiatus.
People say babies tend to physically grow to resemble the people they are closest with. Of course there's no scientific prove to that. Somehow Kar Ling has this bizarre claim that Nana looks like Ah Yang, our babysitter's son. Others may have tried to please me by saying she looks like me, though as time progress i feel Nana's features resemble that of her mother's more.
Now that we're both working parents, we send Nana every morning to her babysitter just next door, who happens to be our aunty. We can rest assure Nana is in the safe hands of family. So before sunlight Kar Ling ( she's very particular about that) carries Nana up in her grogginess and pass her over to aunty. While on a typical weekend morning she'll wake up in her good mood to greet us with her bashful sunshine smile.Aww..
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| Good morning Sunshine! |
We absolutely love the bed court. It cost us Rm500+ but worth the price. The frame is solid and joints aren't loose. It's not shaky..yet,when Nana rolls and overturn on the bed. The height is adjustable in the event Nana will outgrow herself. And the bed comes with roller too, making it mobile and convenient to shift around,placing it always visible to our sight.
Most importantly it keeps our precious Nana safe, albeit sometimes while sleeping she could ram herself onto the side and wake up crying because of that. Even baby needs space, in the end we would put Nana on our queen size bed and let her sleep comfortably during the day.
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| Papa and mama are busy, but why should I be? |
At this moment, Nana's spine is still soft hence she would require to lean her back on something while sitting up. And she looks so adorable doing that, like she has self-taught herself how to relax and enjoy life. Nana would sit quietly for awhile, cooing to herself, observing the surroundings, before she gets bored and start seeking for attention.
For your info, a normal healthy baby starts sitting with rounded-back at 6 months old, then at 8months they progress to sitting straight.
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| Come here, Papa mummy, come sit next to me..huhu |
Come to think of it, babies are the happiest being ever. Don't have to conform to any waking-up pattern to either go work or settling other obligations. They have to deadline to chase and no bosses breathing down their necks.
...So look at how Nana is, so relaxed and carefree, she's an example of "Today-I-Don't-Feel-Like-Doing-Anything" by Bruno Mars.
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| Lemme see, original or spicy..hmmm..Both? |
No matter how fulled she is, Nana loves her fingers. Its original recipe finger-sucking-good. We could change so many wet handkerchief per day.I supposed whats second best after mummy's milk are her finger nuggets. Something tells me she got it (her habits) from someone..But my Nana never sucks her fingers in her sleep because we make sure she would never be hungry for too long.
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| Some trades are just vertically passed on. |
Most of the time Karling would find time to cook. Not bad for a working housewives. Food is simple and choices are limited from the self-taught cook. Husband has a major vote on the menu of the day. When money wasn't an issue those days, we were able to eat out or order delivery. Which come to think about it now,is just not worth it for big eaters like us (yea, karling too).
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| Nana accidentally bite into the chili flake |
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| 1st encounter with spiciness, steam is rolling out
Nana's face like a pressure cooker.
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| Our place, her theme park. Nana enjoying her
fun-ride on momma's shoulder.
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In return, Nana's good weight gain provides work-out
which build the shoulder and tone the arms.
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Weekends together is a luxury for us. Either i'm on call or karling will be on call. That's the lifestyle of being in the medical profession. We help people but are prisoners to our job. We climb our career ladder the hard way. At the end of the day, whether its worth it or not, depends on our willingness to serve, adopting a servant's heart. And most often than not, family would inevitably take a backseat to our career/ job nature.
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| Hi pa, why so serious? Cheer up:-) :-D |
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| Doesn't mean if you're on call and only come back after
36 hours shift i would forget you?
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| I will always be there for you. No matter what.
Blood is thicker than water.
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All babies look the same when they're born, its hard to differentiate whether they are boy or girl. Its even harder to tell, when the parent decide to shave their head bald so that they may grow back with thicker, healthier mane. But "Botak Na" looks like a princess and behave like one even from the very beginning. She exude this girlishness which makes her even more adorable and cherish-able.
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| Papa loves playing with Nana's tiny little digits. Its the
next best thing to cuddling her close in his arms.
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| I feel..whole..when me and my child are together |
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| Inside the cup is some very tasty Twister orange juice, which papa offered some to Nana and now she can't get enough of it. |
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| Waa~Papa bully me. I want that Twister orange juice! |
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| Momma's my savior with my MAmex GOld. Huh~! Who needs orange juice when I've got such expensive milk. |
Happiness was everything to me. With my bundle of joy being there at home
for me everyday i return from work, she just make my day. She takes my
stress and work-related frustration away. I look forward to seeing her
after work, she is the 1st thing on my mind. I walk single file to find
her in the house so that i may behold her smiling face, the apple of my
eyes. The apple that belonged to the apple tree, Nana and me...
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| That's all folks. I had fun updating everyone about my status. |
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| Until next time, Tata and Sweet Dreams:-)
Good night..zzzzzz
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