Just the beginning

I'm so done with the first week of being back at work.
Tomorrow is another Monday.
It's been a while since I experienced any Monday blues.

Been asked how's it like being back at work many times the last week.
Well, seriously I do enjoy the thrill of being busy.
Sadistic you might think but staying at home for an extended period of time makes me feel very bored.
Then again, it's just the first week of work so what I've written may not hold for long.
Check the next post and it might just be me grumbling away again. Hee!

Humans are complicated animals.

The one thing that I really miss is the amount of time that I get to spend with Raine.
I used to see her 24/7 and now I only get to see for about 2 to 3 hours before it's her bedtime.
I cherish weekends very much now cos that's the only time that I get to bathe her and spend large amount of time with her.
I miss seeing her toothless grins and naked body? Haha!

This weekend has been really fruitful as Raine gets her first trip to town.
We brought along both her pram and the baby carrier.
Honestly, we are really amateurs at bringing baby out as we fumble with the mechanics of the pram.
Even going up and down the escalator proves to be a challenge for us.
Seeing those parents handle their prams with ease while on the escalator makes us a little embarrassed about taking the escalator.
So we ended up carrying her most of the time with the pram being our shopping trolley. Haha!

It was my first time feeding Raine in public and thank goodness for the nursery room at one of the major shopping centres in town.
I'm seriously impressed by the thoughtfulness of the establishment.
There's a hot water dispenser, nursing room, lots of changing mats, baby powder, baby lotion and of course, a huge bin for soiled diapers.
However, it was quite an experience trying to throw diapers into that bin.
It's lethal and I believe standing next to it for about 5 minutes can kill! Haha!
I never realised that there're so many babies around town until I start feeding Raine in the nursery.
She's so distracted by the number of people walking in and out of the nurseries that it took a while for her to be settled down to drink.
Lucky for me that before feeding her I bought some tops cos after burping her, some milk regurgitated out and it totally soiled my top.

She's still not very used to being out and sleeping in the pram.
Each time she sleeps in the pram and wakes up, she cries.
I guess it's cos she's just not used to it.
Or maybe she's claustrophobic?
She also refuses to sit in the pram for long.
That also explains why we're carrying her most of the time.
Really need to train her otherwise, carrying her will be tough when she gets older.

Bringing her out makes me more aunty than ever cos I have to squat in the middle of busy Orchard Road trying to pacify her and not to mention the swaying to make her sleep.
It's impossible to remain glam when you bring a baby out. Haha!

Maybe I need to change my nick to 'Aunty' instead of 'Queenie'.
Cos Queens have maids while I'm the maid.

Motherhood, motherhood.

You know you're a mother when you...

1. become an aunty,
2. don't associate the word 'latch' with locks,
3. go grocery shopping and then start comparing diaper brands to see which is cheaper,
4. lug a big bag out complete with diapers, hot water, milk bottles, baby clothes etc etc when you go shopping,
5. know that 1 ounce is 30 milimetres, (at least for me)
6. readily put your nose to your baby's backside to smell if he/she has poo poo,
7. don't feel very embarrassed to be naked in front of a team of medical personnels,
8. start talking silly and tends to repeat every word twice, for eg 'milk milk', 'poo poo', 'mum mum' and so on, you get my point,
9. notice the number of babies around shopping centres and secretly compare them with your own baby,
10. no longer can remember how it feels like to sleep for more than 8 hours.

Yay!!!! This week is a short week.
3 working days!!!
I know this is kinda abrupt but I can't think of how to end this post otherwise.