Monday, June 16, 2014

My ScreAmer and TV MOnsTer

This little Caitlyn has become such a screamer!
When she is excited, she screams!
When she is happy, she screams!
When she wants something, she screams!
When she is angry, she screams!

Gosh, really trying to think hard why this little girl loves to scream. Realise it started when she is young as Stephanie told me to stop her from doing it. I did not really care at that point as it isnt bothering me. But recently, it is getting on my nerves.

A recap of lifestyle, who loves to raise voice in our family?
Me - I raise my voice only when I shout from one room to another to call another person to do things or help me as it is urgent.
My Mum - Same
Nick - He always raise his voice (to the extent of shouting seeing how angry he is) to win an argument.

Whatever it is, I highlighted to Nick that we should talk softly as the little one is turning into a screamer.
He nodded.

Little one has also started to go Free Hand more when she is standing! I spotted her cruise in a semi circle form freehand. :) Hope she can learn to walk soon!

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I also have a love and hate relationship with the television!

LOVE
- Caitlyn eats smoothly when she is watching her favourite show.
- I can wash my dishes at ease when she is watching the television facing me on her high chair.

HATE
- MY mother and husband are obsessed with television. My mum will not help me at times as she needs to catch a show.
- MY hubby will be talking about the show when obviously I am not interested. He will also gets angry when I don't allow him to watch. He will also be spending 70% attention on television and 30% attention on Caitlyn.
- The television is very close to my living room area where I put the mat for Caitlyn to play on, and most of the time she will be looking up at the television. Sometimes it will only be 2cm away! There is once when Nick is away bathing, I switched it off and played her music instead. I could sense his anger when he is out of the bathroom as he is catching the show.


Well, I could say TV monsters are all scary!!!!!!  :(



Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Active Baby!

Little Caitlyn is making so much progress now! It is so fun being with her everyday.
She has now learnt to :
- Hold objects and stand up steadily
- Cruise around unsteadily due to her tip toeing
- Bent down and take objects while she is standing with support
- Stand HANDS FREE for 3 seconds
- Crawls a short distance before going back to LEOPARD CRAWL with occasionally "head bang"

These are her big physical milestones after she is back! I could say I am very happy for her bubbly character now and many commented that she is very smiley! :)

She is still on hypoallergenic diet, iron drops, MCT oil and Neocate. I hope she can eat anything once she grows up. JIA YOU BABY!!!

Try tieing her hair and she looks very naughty!!! :P   



Guess she learnt this pouting face from me!

Yesterday Kayven came and play with her! They have a whooping good time as this little girl suffered a "Too excited to sleep" aftermath, which made mummy Carole frustrated! Well, as long as she is happy, I am fine!









Thursday, May 15, 2014

If only..


So what if I cannot get enough sleep...
So what if I have to wash the dishes till my fingers ache...
So what if I have to get up early in the morning to cook....
So what if I have backache from taking care of my little one...
So what if I dont look as good as before...

As long as u smile...
As long as u laugh...
As long as u slowly meet the milestones that you missed out...
As long as u are healthy...
As long as u are with me...
With us...
In your cotbed...
Sleeping soundly...
Without the gossips of what actually caused you to...

(I do not dare to think, to think back of the three months we spent, in the boring looking room, at your poor hands and legs filled with needles poking, at the horrible drip that you are hooked on)

I am glad there is no definite answer to why you suffered,
as the answer is not a common one.
I just wished that in the near future,
you will be able to taste everything,
devour every food,
and be able to digest it real well.

As for now,
I feel very thankful,
I feel very blessed,
to have you,
slowly back on the recovery route.

You have a lot to catchup,
Your milestones,
Is okay,
Mummy will help you,
Slowly we will reach there.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Motherhood

The day when Caitlyn is born, joy filled Nick and me up. She is normal and healthy as she cried loudly. My first question to my gynae was "Is she normal?" Nick was very surprised at how fast Caitlyn appeared before us as I am unable to push her out although she was crowning. My gynae used forceps to assist her out within seconds! I remembered Nick's happy face when he saw Caitlyn. Caitlyn was placed on my chest soon after birth and she has her first suck at my breast. "A very good sucker" is what came to my mind. A gush of love filled me up and from that moment, our whole life is about her, Xie Qing Ru, Caitlyn. :)

It wasn't easy taking care of her from the start as she is premature and I am tested GBS positive so there are a lot of things to look out while taking care of her. And she choke on my breast on the 3rd day after we took her home and she turned blue. This incident left me a great amount of phobia and it took me about 3 weeks to breastfeed her again. My one whole month of confinement are HELL to me as it was filled with episodes of Caitlyn being hospitalized and my engorgement.

 Day after day passed and my family supported me a lot and Caitlyn put on a lot of weight after I latch her on. She is a proud fully breast feed baby now with a weight percentile of 90!! That is a lot right? I have decided to train her on 3 hours feed instead to cut down her percentile. Mummy's and Daddy's hands and fingers are aching! My dear little girl is 2 months and 3 weeks old now. Not exactly cause she is born at 36 weeks and I am glad to say she has meet most of her milestones. She is a very drowsy baby still. :) Her weight increase is my report card to my breastfeeding.

A baby change our life completely. We have no more ME or WE time we cannot sleep peacefully throughout the night anymore, no more late mornings to wake up, no more slow and easy meals, no more facial masks and manicure time. It is tough but I am grinding my teeth holding on, all for the sake of my only girl. No one can replace the amount of love I have for her.

  -This new found love. Mothers. They are noble.-

Monday, March 11, 2013

Entering third trimester

Getting happier and happier everyday and definitely very looking forward to the arrival of my baby girl! I am feeling more of her kicks, movements, hiccups, rounded ankles and it is so cute!!! Imagine your tummy to wobble like a jelly but is because you are having a new life in your tum tum. This feeling is so sweet, happy, blessed and hard to explain and everyday you just love this new being more and more. No wonder mother's love is so noble!

Only a mother knows another mother! I am listening to her cot mobile's music now while blogging and pleasant images are in my head now with she sleeping soundly in her cotbed. I could't want to be frightened by news of endless crying of a baby yet. Yet? Well, I have been in childcare line myself for years and has mastered a certain level of tolearance towards crying so I hope it will not be a problem! Reaching 32 weeks of pregancy, I am starting to organise her stuffs and hubby and I are so busy washing her stuffs. We are blessed to have lots of handdowns clothes from friends.

Still deciding if to confirm her christian name as "Caitlyn". Named this and it starts with "C" (Carole) and ends with "N" (Nick). The meaning of her name is PURE. Hmm, mama Carole needs more time to think. Seriously, I think the hardest part is to give my precious a name!!!!

  -I wish you health and happiness,my sweet daughter- -Mummy and Daddy loves you very much-

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Year 2013 first post

Yes! Back! And with an extra member in my tummy. My little baby girl! Life is really so interesting after marriage! First, I got a house and out of joy and pleasure, my husband and I received a gift from heaven, just when I am asking myself what is my next goal.Everything just falls into place by itself. This is life. My next step will be motherhood. Motherhood starts the moment when I am pregnat. Although it is a rough start as I have all the "NoNo" syptoms of first trimester,I am enjoying my pregancy now as I feel my little girl's movements in my tummy. The more I feel her, the more I loved her!At first, I could only feel her at one place of my tummy. Now I could feel my top and bottom of tummy moved together when she moves! Sometimes my whole tummy wobbles! I tried putting a soft toy on my tummy and in 5 seconds time, my little girl moved and the toy dropped. Keke! So cute! I have started to buy my little girl's barang barang and Daddy Nick has to move his butt to clear our study room and built racks for our storeroom. Mummy Carole has to quickly go shopping to use up the vouchers for baby's shopping before third trimester hit. I am walking more slowly now as breathless is catching up. Little baby is growing well in tummy! :)

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Phew~

Wow...renovating is really made up of hiccups, sweat and hopefully joy. Had a super big fight with hubby yesterday about false ceiling. Conclusion is that wishy washy Carole is irritating and I should trust the entire project to the ID. OK done. Checked. Ticked. I will zip my mouth.

All we hope for is a nice job by the workers. What more can we ask for? Unluckily, on the first day, the workers scratched and caused a slight dent on our timber skirting behind the main door. Our main door is also "decorated" with tiny scratches. Hubby is very hungry and point this out to my ID. ID promised that he will get it fixed and the timber skirting will be wrapped up. Today when we went, the timber skirting is still naked. Hubby told the ID that he would want him to replace the skirting if it is damaged again and he mean it. The ID actually got down and cover the skirting himself even before the workers come! Guess he must be guilty too as yesterday the electrician was suppose to fix our house but he didn't turned up. Hubby wasted a day of leave for that. Well, so far, the kerb and tiling are well done. Now they are all working hard in Sapphire doing up the kerb, electricty and air con piping.

I do hope the working relationship between the ID and us would be a good one. I prayed hard for lesser hiccups. And I have learnt to entrust this big project to my hubby.

Carole Yeo, don't kepo liao!!!!!

Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Sapphire Siaoz

Missed lots of updates as I am super busy with my new nest and I actually visited it everyday since my key collection except for one weekend. Reason being we need to do defect check and hope Hdb will verify and fix up our stuffs before cny. Ideally, renovation will start after cny and we can move in before April. Nick and me love our new nest a lot and has not much complaints about it.

Ironically, people has been predicting end of the world at 2012. Even my mummy is talking about it and say that sincere prayers might get us off this crisis. I really dislike listening to these news as who knows what lies ahead of us? I don't like predictions. Who can fix our future? Why think so much when there is already enough to think everyday? Ok, I should say practically the reason for end of world might be cause of Dragon year and Chinese believe it is lucky and baby boom cause over population as the world is flooded with diapers....

Well, just live by the day and treasure every moment! Live everyday like it's your last!!!!

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!!!! Spent my eve at jessie's place!!! We spent $10 each and manage to do a buffet for all of us! Food included pizza, fishballs, roast chicken, ribs, Longan dessert, squid head and body, fried rice, oyster omelette... Have a full meal before we take pictures and have a fun time exchanging gift. Everyone is satisfied with their gift.

Gonna attend a wedding tomorrow at the hotel that I get married and is Christmas! It is very meaningful to me!! :)

Enjoy the vain pictures!

Friday, December 23, 2011

First Xmas party 2011

Had my first one today at Mummy May's place. Tired her needs to rest and her hubby serves us all the way and do the dishes. That is the biggest advantage of being pregnant, you are the Queen!!! Haha!!!

I arrived super late and by the time I reached, everyone look wear out from a day's work. Exchange gifts (with different numbers) and ate a super yummy and posh chocolate tart.

A simple yet cosy celebration. Hope we didn't tired May and Meyer out!!! Photos below... Not in sequence..... :)

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Jolly jolly - I smell my keys!!!!

Meetup with jieying and melissa for a Xmas plus belated bday cele for jieying. We went to Sady's Diner at Tpy community centre (bought the voucher through groupon) and I could say, the food is yummy!!! Had a sumptuous dinner plus chit chat session.

After that, we walked around tpy central and by the time we reached amk, it is already about 10.30pm. Cafes are closed and we couldn't get a decent place to sit down for a slice of bday cake for jieying. Reluctantly, we went to Mac and settled for drinks and chat. As normal, catchup is great and chitchat is fun. Jieying is quite amused with my drawing of her although it only has a slight resemblance. Jieying came up with an idea to meetup one day to draw a picture of one another. Haha!!! She gave Melissa and me a Xmas socks full of gifts. Lovely of her!!

Lastly, I finally get my notification of keys collection. I can finally see it coming!! Woo hoo!!!!! Another phase of life beginning!!!! :)

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Jogging, chatting, cooking

Wake up early in the morning and met Joyce at 7.15am for a jog at Punggol Park. As normal, I am late and only reach at 7.45am. :(

After the jog and walk session, we went Hougang mall Kopitiam to eat breakfast. After that, went ntuc to buy ingredients for lasagna and popiah. Reached Stephanie's home and I found out that preparing ingredients like shredding, cutting and peeling are more tiring than cooking!!! And deep-frying is another frightful struggle with killing oil splattering out to burnt you... Haha!!! I wish I can have many auto machines to help me do this and i could just cook. It is very tiring. Despite all these, the dishes turn out yummy as Stephanie is a good cook while she show us how to cook.

P/s: Have been refreshing my Hdb hub website so often today and my key collection date and time is still not out yet. Super sianzzz

A day with Mag

Met up with mag mag after 2 months. The last meet up is my birthday. When we are in sunny bunny, we hang out together everyday. Is really nice to see her and know that she is on her path to her dream career. And she is very hardworking and strives on everyday. Very happy for her. :)

Went starbucks for cakes and chat. The chat is good and interesting! Mag, remember our next date is McRitchie walk plus prata plus salted caramel!!! :)

Gosh... Me look super ugly with Mag's spectacles!!!

Saturday, December 10, 2011

A Saturday

Super irritated with my ID today as he fly us kite again. Has give us quite valid reasons but subsequently, it just makes you feel that he is not sincere. But well, my hubby decided to be gracious about it until I keep nagging. My final decision is just to let him decide. My indecisive nature has irritate him enough today. Let's just hope tomorrow will be a good day. *pray hard*

Today we went furniture mall to seek for my dining table and didn't manage to find it. I still love the one that I saw at fullhouse. After that we went to bugis and had lunch n dessert. Next, we proceed to sunshine plaza to see models. Hubby love models of tanks. Lastly, we hang out at Pomo and bought all my exchange gifts!!!

There is Jessie gang, may gang and ex-sunny-bunny teachers gang. Yeah shopping done!!!! Ended with a pict of me and the gifts!!! Haha :)

Thursday, December 08, 2011

A day spent @ mYm

Went to may's place to eat pancakes and guess what, there are little insects found in ready to make pre pancake mix!!! How gross and shocking is that?

We settle for cookies and oat and chat our way through while listening to "teng li jun" oldies. It is nice chatting while enjoying the sound of the crickets and the sight of "bukit-timah-hill" look-alike scenes.

Soon, Phyllis dropped by with noodles and koi to satisfy our tummies. Never tried koi before till today. Thanks babe for the thought although I did not finish it! :)

Went home after crapping session with the girls and before the rain comes. Is indeed a relaxing morning spent. Beautiful Friday!

Blogging from iphone


Did a birthday gift for jieying yesterday. She requested a drawing of her after seeing my painting at arteasetiq. I reluctantly agreed as I am not good at portraits. Watch my drawings and you will know why I am good at drawing cartoons and every picture "suffer" a risk from turning into a cartoon out of my hands. Think I can turn into an app called "Cartooniser".. Haha!!

This app of iPhone is not good at the photos. My pictures below have lost their sequence. Anyway the sequence is easily differentiated. So proceed to take a look below....

Conclusion: head is too big, face has too many wrinkles, eyes too round, my girl looks too young....

Back?

Yes I am!!!!! Wow...it has been long aagin...After I get married, my blog has been covered with questions of "Where the hell is Carole?"

And soon Ms Phyllis start to turn her head around only to realise that she is teh one left blogging...Jasmine still do but in tiny dose...For May, she is reviving her blog..Hee Hee!! Well, life has been interesting for me. I could say that I have learnt a lot through my marriage.

I have gone through the "Adapting" phase, more or less. My dream is my new house plus my new career.

Till then, I will stop now as I am dead tired downloading trial versions of DreamWeaver, PhotoShop and Freehand..And always searching for a nice skin....

Monday, July 25, 2011

Aloha!

Aloha!!!

I am back and am resting now. Life is occupied as when I am at Ang Mo Kio, i will need to attend my MIL needs and when I am at Hougang, I need to attend to my family needs so I am feeling very useful. And when time and money allows, I will practise my baking skills. Occasionally I will visit my friends at their place to build up bonding. This is Life la!!! My health is improving too from the hectic hours of childcare. I am now more patient and cheerful to my hubby too as I need not face the stress of work. Occasionally we still quarrel like nobody business. That is just Nick and Me. hahahah!! I have learnt to accept the fact that I need to accept his bad temper...

Waiting for my dental appointment and if everything is smooth, I may start working part time in September.

Life is good when is stressfree! Today hubby is on leave so we spend the day packing and sweeping the house, mostly done by him. AT evening, we went jogging and went hme for dinner. But perhaps the dinner make me hungry, at 10.35 I urge him to go McDonalds with me to eat nuggets. He reluctantly agree when I say I am fine with going myself. Yipee! I am a happy girl and we made our way to our supper place. We came back home with me, a satisfied wife with yummy food in my tumtum!!

So good to have a hubby around! hahahha!!! Hubby now sleeping and I am watching my taiwan serial....Till then...

Happy Tuesday!!! :)

Friday, January 28, 2011

Sad

I have never been so sad for a long time...The last time is about five years ago? I remembered the feeling of having tears rolling down the face even at the moments that you don't want it to flow. And now, I have these moments again...

Bambi has been detected with irregular heartbeats during one of her medical visits. The vet told my sister that her heartbeat stop a few times when he is hearing. Before the medical visit, Bambi has been to the groomer and has a few "quarrels" with the dogs outside. Maybe thatshe is too excited and traumatised and that resulted in her irregular heartbeat? But my sister (who is a nurse) went home and count her heartbeat and it is irregular too. The vet actually say her condition is very serious. Haiz. And my mum added it will stop anytime. I do hope she is exagerating. She will be doing her ECG next week at the vet to confirm her situation.

Bambi is now at Ang mo kio with me as my sister's house is going through a messy project of painting. When Bambi is with me, i can't help but to cry. I told nick that I am very upset about her situation. Now, i could understand his feeling when he found out his mum need a pacemaker. But what about dogs? Can dogs have pacemaker?
Nick console me and say "She is old already. At least she has all of you who love her so much and it is better that she is gone in her sleep then to suffer any pain."

I have always been crying in those doggy movies cause I know I can't face it when it is my turn. It is really so heartbreaking. Maybe after her, I don't want a dog anymore.

Monday, November 22, 2010

ITOUCH

22 Nov 2010

Hey all! Am blogging from my er Jie itouch. It has been some time since I blog. Am learning day by day any marriage life. Finally tasted bitter moments that cannot be easily solved. Finally tasted the feeling of "depressed and lost". Finally met someone that made me do housework. Finally know why ppl say u are not mature enough. Suddenly realise why I am feeling all these. It is beacuse I am not sheltered by my own family anymore. Because it is time to set up my own! Slap myself for not putting enough attention on COMMON GOALS. Has been asking myself what is my goal in life. Has always been focusing on my own career goals. But now i would like to add Nick in and change into OUR goals.

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23 Nov 2010

My sweet darling sms me "Happy 6 months anniversary" and I am glad he remembered it. For me, I actually remember the wrong date!! HAAHAHAH!!! LOve wise, we are still the same. Conflicts wise, getting worse because of MIL. I have decided to state out the Dos and Donts clearly. And I told my hubby that I wanted us to have common goals together so that we have something to look forward to. Else, is day by day...so meaningless!!! I hope we can work things out soon.