Baby J was finally delivered safely and
naturally on 30 November 2011 weighing a
whopping 3.75kg! (I blame it on the Penang food!!) He was still feeling
all warm and fuzzy in there and had to be induced out 6 days post due
date. It was a relief when all that weight was taken away and then
whizz! boom! bang! and he is already two months old! Time flies when
you have a baby to care for, and even faster when you have a toddler as
well!
Baby O is officially now Jie-jie O who loves her Di-di to bits! She has
been such a little gem of a sister. She had her share of temper throwing
and attention grabbing antics but generally, she has been such an
understanding little girl. She would play on her own knowing that I have
to tend to the baby and is ever ready to grab me a piece of muslin
cloth or nappy when needed. Amazing coming from a two and a half year
old.
I do feel sorry for Jie-jie O sometimes as she would often say
'Papa, can you play with me?' when he gets back from work (like right
now!) as I have not been able to spend the time doing things with her
like I used to the last two years! To begin with, I was super huge this
pregnancy so even before Baby J's arrival, I had pretty much stopped
most activities. I couldn't sit at the play area with her so she was
left to play on her own most of the time. Cooking a meal felt like I was
moving a whole house so she was left to our trusted and never failing
babysitter, the television a lot too. Sigh... So I have tried to work
around that and try to play and read together with Baby J now or do
something with her while he naps since he has a more predictable routine
now. On the other hand, I feel like I wish I can spend more time
nurturing Baby J as he is growing up so fast!
Well, this is what life is now with two! Absolutely no time for myself washing the never ending pile of laundry and all, but at the same time enjoying double the smiles, double the hugs and double the love... ;-)