House Hunting Horror Story

Sigh.

Found the perfect home only to lose it to an unscrupulous, no-integrity owner.  Imagine the emotional roller-coaster ride that we were taken on!  Basically, we had a verbal agreement on a price and was thrilled that the owner - being a single person - said that she could vacate quickly.  We were meant to meet the next evening to do the paperwork but the next morning, my agent called to say that the owner recanted on the offer and wanted $4k more. 

More haggling followed and we tried to bring it down to an extra $2k instead of $4k.  A few hours later, another call - this time, carrying the message that the owner is not able to move out until the end of Dec! What?!!!  By this stage, the husband and I had become extremely upset and annoyed at this craziness. The husband makes the decision to stop this madness and essentially, to tell the owner to bugger off. 

But, important lessons were learnt:

1. Don't show yourselves to be so enthusiastic about a place
2. Don't forgot to bring your cheque book when house-hunting
3. Don't forget the axiom that "If something seems perfect....it probably isn't". 
4. This is weird coming from a couple that deals with/ has dealt with highly manipulative individuals for a living - Don't trust so easily!

I'm sure I'll learn more along the way as we renew our search for a home but I do pray that the journey isn't gonna be one that is filled with such craziness.  

So dear readers, do keep your fingers and toes crossed for us, will ya?

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Decisions, decisions...

Post that I wrote on the 23rd August:

Last week ended of with a somewhat excruciating decision as to a property that we were seriously considering to purchase.  We went to look at the place - for the third time - with a large crowd, I may add and was none the wiser about whether we should buy or not.  It was kinda funny ambushing the poor owners of the place with family members from both sides! In the end, after much discussion between the husband and I, we decided that the place was just not for us.  The house, though nice, just gave me a negative vibe after the second visit.  We prayed about this and well, suffice to say, I felt instantly better after we decided that we weren't gonna go ahead with it.  As I was telling my colleagues, I guess I was trying too hard to like the place.  Partly because I thought I might miss out on a good deal.  Partly because I'm afraid of not finding a place in time.  Although my folks have already offered their home to us in the event that we can't find a home in time.  Alternatively, there's always Changi beach! :) So, it back to house hunting....sigh.

Perky, Nate and I are still recovering from the effects of the flu - though Nate and I are doing much better than the husband.  For some strange reason, he started having nightly fevers for the last three or so nights and has to go see the doc again.  I'm just so glad that Nate has gotten better - it really is quite traumatic trying to give a baby medication and in particular - nose spray and nose drops!  I'm glad that we didn't just try to make it for the trip coz the husband got ill the last - the day we were supposed to be on our way to Koh Samui!  I'm just praying for healing for him!  Anyway, we postponed our trip to the 11th Sept (yes, yes, didn't think much about the date in my ill state!).

Ciao!
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Begone, Damned Flu!

What a horrible time for the family to be ill!  Nate, the Husband and I were supposed to be all excited about our trip to Koh Samui tmrw.  Instead, the three of us are down with a bad case of the flu:(

The worse possible scenario is when you have to take care of a cranky and clingy baby when you are ill.  Certainly no picnic.  At least, I have the help of my family but I truly wonder how someone without the help of extended family cope...

The positive aspect of this whole thing?  The fact that we were not asked to pay cancellation charges for the hotel and the flight!  And it was so last minute! This is almost as good as being able to change my too-large-jeans after having worn it for a week and washed it - no questions asked! 

The thing is, our trip was timed with some minor renovation works at my mum's place.  This meant that Nate would not have to be exposed to dust and other such unhealthy particles.  Oh well. 

I guess we'll just have to look forward to the trip in September..

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Signed, Sealed and Undelivered

Well, we sold our beautiful home:(  Yup, we signed the papers last Monday and it wasn't a wonderful feeling.  The couple who bought our home was so keen on the place (and 'keen' is seriously understating it!).  We got a decent price for the place and now we are on to searching for a new home.  It has been a tiring and frustrating search thus far.  And it certainly isn't easy when there's a baby involved - the husband and I need to plan our day (usually around Nate's feeding times), drop him off at my mum's and rushing through the viewing (coz I feel bad about having my mum take care of Nate during the weekend - even if it's for 2 hours!). 

My nightmare is that we will not be able to find a suitable place before our doom due date of 15 November when we have to get out of this home.... I've promised the husband this evening - after a round of useless viewing - that I'll try my best to be positive about the whole thing.  BUT, it's tough!

This home - albeit situated at an "ulu" joint - is really special for me for a number of reasons and some of the main ones are as follows:
1) It is our first home (ok well, the bank is the real owner!)
2) We put in a crazy amount of effort to make this a lovely home - I paid a designer, but I did most of the conceptualisation.
3) It reminds me of our wedding - since we were crazy enough to prepare for two things at one go :)
4) The husband and I spent many an evening in LOVE...kekeke (insider joke!  Just couldn't resist it!)
4) My pregnancy and Nate's first home!

So, why are we selling? To be closer to my folks since they care for Nate during the day and the commute to and from home/work every morning and evening really adds to the fatigue.

But I guess new and wonderful memories can always be formed in a new home but I'm not quite ready to think that way for now.  Till then, I must remember to take lots of photographs of this place to show Nate what his first home looked like.

I do pray that we'll find a place special enough for us to set up camp!

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Nate's 8 months!

Well, this post - just like all my other posts - is way overdue!  Nate turned 8 months on the 26th July. so I'm am about 1.5 weeks late with this update:)

It really is amazing to see Nate grow from this helpless, crying infant to this somewhat boisterous, curious, fun-loving little baby.  He has learnt a great many tricks over the last two months and I honestly regret not being able to update this blog on time coz I'm missing out on charting his development as it happens rather than having to provide a summary!  One of the main objectives of even starting this blog was so that I won't forget all the little experiences...oh well!

So, to my precious little Nate:

1. You now climb over anything and everything - it seems as if crawling has become kinda boring for you.  You treat everything like a mini obstacle course - including, your mummy and daddy.  This makes the both of us very tired because our place isn't baby-proof and we have to tail you everywhere you go.  But we let you explore, coz, how else are you gonna experience all the weird and wonderful things around you?

2. You have been clapping your hands and it has been quite funny because you even clap when you are on the cusp of sleeping:)

3. Over the last two months, you have also learnt to identify a few things - like flower, car, bird, dog - and I think Jako has made an impact on you because you (mostly) sit quietly and listen when I'm reading you your book about Dogs.  You tend to maul most of your other books:)

4. You've mastered the art of saying 'No' by shaking your head and this almost always happens when I'm feeding you and you don't want your food.  I know you certainly understand the concept of 'No' because you listen when I tell you not to put "illegal" stuff into your mouth.

5. You've become incredibly sticky to me - much to the chagrin of your Daddy.  You seem to only want me to carry you - especially so when you are sleepy and when you wake up in the middle of the night.  You complain and cry when Daddy tries to soothe you during the zombie-hours and become instantly quiet when I carry you.  Unfortunately for you, we started "re-training" you from last night to be "weaned off" needing me (and my boobs) - and boy, did you turn on the waterworks!  I'm pretty sure our neighbours hate us.  But you fell asleep in Daddy's arms after 15 minutes of crying and being given some water.  And Mummy screws it up by feeding you at 3am when you awake!  Mummy and Daddy really need to stick to the programme!

6. You had your first haircut last weekend and I was super proud of you.  You sat there quietly throughout your haircut and was just observing everything that was going on around you.  Even Jimmy (the "hairstylist") was pleased, especially since the little boy before you was screaming blue murder!  I think you've inherited my vain genes, my darling!

Before the haircut 

After the haircut

7) You also had your first swim in the pool at our place.  We kitted you out in the baby swimwear that Daddy bought for you from Vancouver and as any good kancheong parent, put on a confidence suit and your swim diaper.  You loved the experience and just like dogs, you just instinctively knew how to paddle:)  Although, you seemed a little too interested in your float since we caught you trying to eat it a couple of times:).  We took a video of your first swim and well, until Mummy gets a bit more tech savvy, I'll post the video but I guess these pictures will suffice!

Mummy could also be a float with all that chubby bits!

That's about all Mummy can think of now....but I just want to thank Him for bringing you into our lives and designing you the way that He has.  We love you dearly, my little love and we can't wait to see all the new stuff you'll be doing over the next month.

Love,
mummy.

Baby in a hurry!

My little fella is becoming such a big boy!  I can't believe he'll be 8 months old in slightly more than a week.  I remember how long it felt like to reach the 8th month mark when I was pregnant.  Nate's reached some amazing milestones over the last month and a half - he's gone from crawling (and crawls so quickly now!) to standing (holding on to something or someone) and climbing:)  So, since his 6th month mark, playtime has not just been restricted to lying down.  In fact, he hardly lies down to play anymore! Here are some pics of my curious lil fella:

For some insane reason, I'm getting a little worried about him losing a little weight:( I suppose all that activity and the fact that he is growing lengthwise, means that he may not look as chubby anymore! But I'm so glad that my mum does such an awesome job feeding him.

Speaking of feeding, I'm going to try to expand his cuisine to include more than just a mix of fruit or vegetable puree.  I got this awesome baby/ toddler cookbook and am going to try out some of the recipes!  Cauliflower cheese anyone?  So far, I've established that he enjoys the following:
1. Sweet Potato
2. Carrot
3. Pumpkin
4. Apple
5. Blush Pears
6. Rockmelon
7. Peaches
8. Bananas
9. Cauliflower
10. Broccoli
11. Salmon
12. Apricot
13. Plums

And not a huge fan of:
1. Spinach
2. Peas
3. Corn
4. Chicken!

But the trick usually is to mask the spinach or chicken with stuff that he likes so that he won't quite protest as much!

The husband and I were supposed to bring Nate down to the pool today for his maiden splash...but the poor baby is down with a cold:(  I do pray that he'll get better fast!  I'm hoping that he'll be a water baby!

This week was also pretty good coz my brother flew down from Shanghai and he got to meet a much bigger Nate!  It's always nice seeing him since we usually only see him once or twice a year!

I'm sure tonight's gonna be a loooong night with the darling ill, so time for me to go catch up on some sleep!

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Brain Freeze

The course Stewie and I are attending is turning out to be somewhat of a nightmare.  It's really pretty siong but that's not the worse of it.  Neither is it the long hours (starts promptly at 8.30am and ends about 6-ish).  But it's the mathematical equations and the economics terms that these MIT/ Harvard lecturers are throwing about that's making the both of us feel pretty stooopid!  Not everyone in the room is a bloody economist/ statistician lah!!  Plus, our group facilitator is driving me mad! But the good news is that our group project is making some headway - thanks to Frenchie:)

Lily, Cally and Debs are off to HK tmrw (joining Pants, who is already there with her folks) - lucky girls!! I seriously need a holiday! Yes, I'm going to Perth in Dec with Nate and the husband but Dec is just too far away!  We are considering either having a staycation (a bit lame, but convenient) or go somewhere close (either Bintan or Langkawi).  Still thinking...

Anyway, I had really nice Jap food over the weekend at Sushi Teh at Paragon and thankfully, Nate was asleep for the most part of our lunch:)  Here are some pixs of the both of us (Perky is actually visible in the reflection!):

And here's a pix of Nate in his cute Petit Bateau outfit:

Alrighty... time for bed....I'm friggin tired!

Love,
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Resuscitating My Love

It has been two months since I blogged!  Gosh!  You know, it has been that long since I even touched my laptop:)

Let's see, a great many events happened over the last two months:

1. The month of May was a total washout.  I was horribly busy at work as the office was essentially "shut down" to put together a huge event.  I just remember feeling bad about coming home late all the time (to a sleeping baby) and falling ill with the flu three times over a period of one and a half months!  That truly sucked!  It was made worse by the poor husband being ill and stressed (from assignments) as well.  May was also when Perky flew to Vancouver for a conference and I moved in to my mum's place for the week. It was the first time since I was pregnant that we were apart.  It was a tough week.  I was kinda moping the absence of the husband....yes, yes...it was just a week.  Still!

2. June was a whole lot better and Nate started doing a whole lotta new stuff!  He started sitting without assistance, started crawling like crazy!  He also started babbling in what seems like 'sentences' and has taken to 'talking' (more like complaining!) when he cries.  We also started feeding him solids from the first week of June and I really love feeding him!  I think he was probably super bored of milk...

3.  Just early this week, he also decided to surprise his parents by pulling himself up in his cot and looking at us brush our teeth!  Awesome:)  Here's a few pics that I managed to take of him doing this.  He was awfully pleased with himself as you can see:)

4) We also had a very enjoyable time at the Botanical Gardens with Perky's family.

5) We celebrated Father's Day at Goodwood Park Hotel with a special Father's Day lunch buffet:)

6) We are in the process of selling our beloved home :(  It has been a royal pain in the ass looking for a home!  We decided that it was getting pretty tiring commuting between my place and my mum's everyday (early morning and back at night!) and figured that if we could sell our place at our target price, then we'll move.  So, we've been getting quite a few people looking at my place and the only problem is that over the last 2 weeks, the property market for private homes has cooled.  Well, we've been praying for Him to help us through this!

7) I'm still breastfeeding!!  To me, this is an incredible feat (and a true blessing from Him!).  It has been super leceh - always trying to look for a place to 'express myself' (as Stewie calls it) when I go for external meetings, courses and such.  I actually wanted to stop at the 6th month mark but as I started slowing down, I kinda felt unhappy about the decision... so, I started up again and I'm very thankful for a super supportive husband (he packs my breastfeeding bag and assembles the parts for me in the mornings!).

That's just about the stuff that I can remember! I'll leave you with my absolute fave picture...for now!

Love,
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Happy Nathanael:)

Nate's a happy baby and he has been doing all sorts of adorable stuff - squealing and shrieking at Ethan & Isaac to get their attention amongst other super-cute stuff.  Some recent pictures of the guy:

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Birthdays!

It has been a mixed week!  Being at work was really tiring coz there were a number of external meetings and running around with expressing barang-barang was so lecheh!!  But thankfully, it was a somewhat short week coz I was on leave for 1.5 days - Monday afternoon (coz it was my mum's 60th b'day) and all day Tue (coz it was Perky's birthday)!

J & M flew down from Shanghai for 2 days as a surprise for my mum's birthday and it was really nice seeing them.  Tho, both looked damned tired...so poor thing!  It was also wonderful that they got to see Nate as they last saw him over Christmas.  It was also nice that my uncle from Perth had come to Singapore as well.  So, the whole bunch of us went to No Signboard Restaurant at VivoCity for mum's birthday dinner.  It was actually pretty frustrating because service was very very slow (they were obviously short of staff!) and the food was kinda so-so.  Still, the company was fantastic and it's always nice to spend time as a (huge) family!

Tue was awesome because the husband and I took the day off and what a wonderful and relaxing day it was!  We spent some time in the morning with Nate who tried eating his Daddy's pressie:)  And after that, it was couples massage at Spa Esprit at House, shopping and nice meals!  It felt so nice just being in each other's company and it really felt as if we were dating:)  My mum decided that Perky's present would be Sleep, so she insisted that we leave Nate with her that night.  How wonderful that was - coz I benefitted also, lah!

Anyway, Perky and I managed to have a romantic dinner last Fri as well.  We went to Viet Lang at the Old Arts House building and it was so pretty!  The food was pretty good too.  Here are some pixs of the place:

Perky's presents - besides the day out, I bought him a cute bear cuddling a baby panda (coz that reminded me of his wonderful relationship with his son) and a Georg Jensen elephant keyring for his car key:)

The week also ended with the birthday of Pants (also affectionately known as Panties).  The whole bunch of us went to NYDC at Novena Square and as usual, it was a thoroughly enjoyable lunch.  We even managed to embarrass the poor girl by singing her a b'day song (with the NYDC staff, no less!).  I'm just surprised we didn't buy her a bunch of panties as a gift...you know, being literal and all.

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A changed woman

Motherhood has changed me irrevocably.  People who know me well, know that I'm a softie. I think it's gotten worse now! I get all mushy when I see babies now and I realise, get upset when I see children in distress as well.  I was waiting for my food at the foodcourt near my place when I saw this poor girl (prob about 3 or 4 years old) puking badly in the coffeeshop while her poor parents were trying to mop up the mess with those really useless tissue papers.  You know, the ones that tear the moment your snot gets onto it?  Anyway, my heart really went out to the poor child even as I was struggling to ask the drinks "aunty" (in this case, a Chinese national with limited knowledge of English) for a plastic bag for the kid to vomit into.

Anyhoo, Nate has been in a fantastic mood over the last week - he gets into these laughing fits, where every silly thing that the husband and I do is the most hilarious thing for the little guy:) I'm gonna try to upload a video of him in one of his laughing fits as soon as I download it onto my laptop.

I was telling MG that I think my little darling has been "bullying" me - I find it really difficult bottle feeding him coz he has developed a habit of holding bottle and playing with it while I'm trying to feed him.  And he thinks it so funny.  He doesn't do this as much when the husband or my mum feeds him!  Cheeky fella!

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It sucks to be ill :(

Just as I finished writing my last post and dragged myself to bed, I started feeling funny (as in odd and not hilarious).  I started sneezing and coughing pretty badly and well, developed a really nasty flu.  To think I was overjoyed about having a super-long weekend that Easter Week having taken the Monday off!  The symptoms worsened on Monday night - I guess the lame medication I was given because I'm breastfeeding didn't really help - and had to sleep in the baby's room.  The poor husband had to take care of Nate that night and well, both of us didn't get much sleep.  I guess it's a lot easier breastfeeding at night than having to wait while warming up the bottle!  Both of us must have looked a sight coz my mum insisted on taking care of Nate the next night while the both of us go home and rest!  It was so strange sleeping without Nate by my side and I couldn't wait to see him the next morning.

Anyway, the husband and I truly appreciated the rest and I really was glad for the super short week!  I was just reflecting on this and remembered what an awesome miracle it was that I didn't get ill (not even a cold!) throughout my pregnancy!  And my immunity sucks - I'd get ill everytime someone in the office or at home got sick.  Imagine my anxiety given that I was pregnant at the time that H1N1 was at it's worst.  My anxiety bordered on paranoia particularly because my research colleagues and I were breathing H1N1 issues given that we had to put up daily reports on how the disease was evolving around the globe.

Praise God for watching out for Nate and I.

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Getting Wobbly

We went to my mum's for lunch today - it was soooo good!  Mutton chops, beetroot salad, prawn and quail egg sambal, briyani and two kinds of desert!  Yum!!  After stuffing my face with food, I felt bad coz I've been eating for two :(  

I just find myself really hungry all the time (I blame it on breastfeeding!) and I've been munching on cookies and other unhealthy stuff at work.  I'm gonna be so fat!  The rot has to stop!!  Perhaps I shouldn't choose lunch over badminton next time!  

Nate went for his second round of immunisations on Saturday.  He cried about a few seconds each thigh (2 injections) and after that, was back to his smiley self.  The side-effects this time round were much better - in fact, apart from a slightly elevated temperature, he has been perfectly normal:)  

Anyway, we've been reading regularly to Nate and it's great that the lil fella has been enjoying this (for now at least!).  So the husband decided to go buy a mini library for his son!  Here are some of his books:

Er...sorry about the vertical pic!

Happy Easter!

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Nathanael's journey over the last 4 months

It's just amazing to see how Nate has grown over the last 4 months:)  I was just looking at all his pictures and I can't believe the transformation.

This was Nate when he was just born!

Nate at 1 month....when he had the heartbreaking rashes all over his face :(

Nate over the last two months

I just love the way he laughs out loud and makes really strange noises - as if he were exploring the kinds of sounds that he can make with his voice box!  

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Of Breastfeeding and 'Tamlans'

It hasn't been easy being back at work!  During my maternity leave, I had snatches of time during the day that I could rest.  But having to work and then nursing and expressing during the night is well...exhausting.  I'm glad that it was a short week last week and I decided to extend the long weekend by taking the day off tomorrow.  Yay!  

As much as I love breastfeeding my son, I think women have a tough time dealing with the expectations that they set themselves with this whole breastfeeding business.  There's a real sense of failure (of being a good mother) if a woman is unable to breastfeed her baby - especially, if the child has allergies.  Even products such as formula milk, milk bottles and other such feeding paraphernalia has the catchphrase "Breastmilk is best" printed on it.  This is reinforced by all books that we read during our pregnancy that carries the same message.  In fact, I've been asked if I "totally breastfeed" my baby by random strangers - including an elderly woman at church!  I'm not one of these women that gush milk (or at least I don't anymore!).  I need to work hard at it and when I get stressed, things get kinda plugged.  Literally.  

I had one such incident at work last week.  I was feeling pretty stressed and very tired and when I went to do my motherly duties, found that the milk was really slow in coming.  In fact, one boob was on strike!  I gave up after a while and while I was trying to sort the expressed milk, it went tumbling onto the floor.  Yup, all that effort....  Naturally, I went into a funk state (I'm so thankful to Lily who came to my rescue - thanks, babe!).  That evening, I made the decision not to put such a huge pressure on myself and that I'm just gonna try my best and leave everything else in His hands.  

Work has been cranking up and my office has been in a tizzy with preparations for a HUGE event.  So, I have been attending some of these meetings and a particular meeting with an external vendor was just downright entertaining.  There was this particular guy with freakily skinny ankles who kept saying that the "tamlan" was going to be pretty tight.  And he kept using the word "tamlan".  Of course, he was referring to the timeline.  Geez.  

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What a Week!

Predictably, the week that I begin work was the week that the husband and baby got ill.  Well, the husband had a cold and cough and Nate got the bug.  The night before Nate started showing symptoms, he was being very fussy and didn't sleep from 3am onwards and I got a little irritated - particularly since I had work the next day.  I felt really bad about feeling that way the moment my mum called to say that the poor baby was sneezing and coughing:(  Anyway, both the husband and Nate recovered pretty quickly and the rest of the week went ok.

Nate turned 4 months on Friday and he was supposed to go for his second round of immunization, but we had to postpone it since the poor chap was ill.  So, it's a date with the doctor for the nasty business this coming week.  I finally got the photographs downloaded onto my laptop and here are some recent photos:

On his LG bumper playmat for some tummy time:)

Going back to work was pretty surreal - I kept thinking about how it was when I was pregnant.  Going to the bathroom, for instance, made me recall the numerous times that I had to run to it to puke!  Other than this, it was kinda difficult to get back into the groove of things and I'd say that I was very unproductive in my first week back at work.  I guess having to "express myself" - as Stewie refers to it - regularly is also pretty disruptive...but bo pian!!  The lil fella needs his meals!  Btw, my b/f is back on track :O) 

Nate has been on a schedule of sorts over the last month and a half (purely accidental!), the husband and I have been able to cook - something that we enjoyed doing thoroughly BN - and even watch dvds:) We made sweet and sour lean pork with zucchini this evening....hmm....

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Bald Baby & the Dying Plant

These days, when someone asks me what I did the day before, I often draw a blank.  It takes me a couple of minutes (and sometimes intervention by the husband) to recall what I was up to.  This, particularly the case for weekends and after-Nate (AN).

I was just reminiscing the time Before Nate (BN).  The husband and I would wake up really late, go for brunch, do a bit of shopping, catch a movie and other such incredibly relaxing activities.  But somehow, come Monday, I'm still tired.  That's how slothful my body became!  There's nothing like being a parent that just changes all that.  Leisurely brunches and long sleep-ins are obviously not possible right now - heck! I'd even settle for 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep and be blissfully happy after.  Strangely though, I seem to have a lot more energy now - I guess the body just has to deal with the crazy lifestyle.

This weekend, the husband and I took Nate for his long overdue hair appointment.  Since the poor chap's hair wasn't quite sprouting the way it ought to, we decided to go for a clean shave.  It was over really quickly but not before some tears and a truly ridiculous duet of Itsy Bitsy Spider (Nate's current favourite nursery rhyme) by the husband and I (in public!).  I'm still not used to the new look and hoping that his hair grows at the rate that his fingernails grow (exponentially!).  Here's a pix of my lil bald baby with his large, super-roundish head:)

My dear colleague, Lily, was entrusted to take care of my beloved plant and when she returned my nameless plant back to me, I was horrified to see that a quarter of it was dead.  Ok, maybe not horrified since the entire Hello Kitty nightmare overwhelmed the somewhat-dead plant!  Anyway, Lily swore that she took good care of my plant and immediately proceeded to pluck out the dead bits!  Here she is looking somewhat contrite....Maybe Pants would have done a better job?

Oh well...Thanks for babysitting anyway, Punxatawny:)

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First Day Back @ Work

I finally exhausted the full 16 weeks of maternity leave and went back to work today:(

It was a day of mixed feelings - I missed Nate throughout the day but had a wonderful time at work thanks to the antics of the SFSG members (including two new members - Pants and Debs).  They took the liberty to re-decorate my cubicle and boy, was I horrified.  Here's a look at their handiwork:

Yes, my new designation....

Thanks for a funny morning, ladies :)

Nate was not too happy when I got home and according to my mum, he was pretty moody and fussy all day and she figured that he probably missed me as well.  I wonder how long it's gonna take before I don't feel so lousy leaving him in the morning...sigh.

Time to go to bed!

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