Hi Mommies!
Sorry I haven't been logging on. I've been away for more than 2 wks and boy do I miss alot. It's just that my kids have been sick and I've been in and out of KKH and SGH. My 4.5 y/o girl got very high fever 40-41 degrees on 10 March, even after giving panadol & sponging continuosly for 24 hrs so rush down to A&E KKH and we found out that she got tonsilitis and also her white blood cell increase due to bacteria. This is the 2nd time it happened and Doc said probably her immune system is low so now on multi-vitamins and apetite booster as she doesn't eat much. Then as she was recovering, on 14 March, my 1 year old baby got fever 39-40 degrees and again gave panadol and continuos sponging for 24 hrs & he's not feeding during that 24 hrs & when no change rush to KKH, then found out he got pharyngitis or ulcers at the throat, that's why he's not eating or drinking milk so he was very weak. He was put on drip for more than 24 hrs at KKH and only discharged after he was feeding back to normal. Had to stay home for a week to nurse him and was on anti-biotics. Then my eldest daughter who is 17 tripped and fell and broke her tiny toe on 17 March so to had rush to A&E SGH, got X-rayed and bandaged the toe and got discharged. So was taking care of 3 sick children at home. Just got back to work yesterday and had to go to SGH to send my girl for a follow up check up.
Ref: 2nd Child.
I think for those who is still undecided about having a second child, should go for it. It's good for your child to have a sibling. I had my second child when I was 34 and hubby was 46 and had my third child when I was 38 and hubby was 50!
Yep it's not easy but it's fun to see ur kids growing up together. I wish I could be a SAHM but couldn't afford it cuz hubby got kids from previous marriage to support too.
Ref: Travel.
I'm a travel bug myself and enjoy backpacking since I was a teenager. The last time I backpacked was going around Thailand with my family for 21 days in June 2005, my girl was 3 y/o and I came back with a baby! I mean I conceived my son in Thailand in Ko Samet on 19 June! Been trying to have a third one for 2 yrs after my second girl was born but to no avail so I gave up. I thot I was too old already but I guess not! He was a pleasant surprise gift from Thailand! I took my 2nd girl travel since she was 2 months old and we would travel every 3-4 months. It's also the first time we dip her in the swimming pool. My youngest son has only been on 2 trips so far but we're planning to go to this remote island in the riau archipelago for a long weekend during good friday. Then another trip is on the plan for the June holidays .. probably to perhentian islands in Malaysia. My hubby and I are such beach bum. We love to swim & snorkel or just lazing around and we took our girl along. Her first time under sea water was when she was 5 mths old. We even got a picture of her underwater! This next trip will be my baby boy first dip in sea water though he's been in the pool since he was 3 months old.
Ref: Courses
I was also able to take a 2 yrs Diploma course (work related) after giving birth to my second girl, & then took another course which is interest-related; massage! So far, I'm trained in sports massage, traditional indonesian massage, holistic/swedish massage & foot reflexology. I also took a course on threading & ear candling. Wanted to take a course on basic hair-cutting but am trying to find a suitable time. Will be taking a 12 weeks conversational mandarin course starting next month at the CC.
Ref: Losing weight.
Well I almost given up but I thot the main thing is I should keep fit and healthy. So trying to eat a balanced diet and briskwalk at the park/ to the playground a couple of times a wk, swim once a wk, do aerobics with VCD once or twice a wk, yoga with VCD once a wk, that shud be good right? Maybe later on this year, plan to take up martial arts at the neighbourhood cc so atleast get a workout once a wk.
Ref: Name calling
Oh yeah, I'm so pass being called by "auntie" or "makcik" (malay) and twice last year, a "grandma-looking" lady thot my son was my grandson!
Ref:Aged
Tho my hubby will be 51 this year and I just turned 39, he looks very good for his age. He told me the secret for men to look young is 3 things: no tummy, not balding, no grey hair. Though his hair is slightly thinning he dyed his hair and physically he is fit, in fact he still got his 6 packs! He also carry himslf well. I so envy him!
I find what he says is true and for women, once u got a little tummy or hips a little wider, u turn into an auntie!
Well I'm still catching up on my reading of past postings on this thread!
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