Sew Fun

Just recently, a friend L, Jean and myself were lamenting about the lack of modest skirts for girls these days. It is so difficult to find decent skirts which are below knee length. Thanks to Pauline who provided me with a very easy skirt pattern, Jean and I decided to sew a skirt for our girls. We both bought our fabric before we got preggie with our boys but no chance to sew anything when we became pregnant. So we decided its time to do something with our cloths.

This is my end product.





It is indeed very easy to sew. I think we can get it done within 1 hour if there is no interruption from our boys.

Like Jean said, it is very satisfying to sew something and very addictive.

Nighttime Trained!

Yes, just after she turned 4, Sarah is nighttime trained. The best thing is it all happened by itself. I did not set out to train her. It happened one night when dh was helping her to get ready for bed as I was busy with baby. He forgot to put the diapers on for her, and I was not aware of it too when Sarah came to bed. When she woke up in the morning, she told me she wanted to pee. Thinking she had her diaper on, I told her to go ahead to pee. But she went straight to the toilet instead. Though I found it strange, I did not think further. It was only later when I wanted to bath her that I discovered that she was not wearing any diapers. I asked her if she wore any diapers last night and she said no. She stayed dry through the night.

So from that night on, she went without diapers. There were a couple of accidents in the beginning, and 2 weeks on now, she has stayed dry throughout. And the best thing is I need not wake her in the middle of the night to get her to go toilet.

I thank God for helping her and me with this transition. If it were left to me alone, I definitely would not have initiated the training, though it has been on my mind to do that for a long time.

Anyway, one more step to go before I can stop buying diapers for her, and I pray God will help her with that too.

Let Pictures Do The Talking Part 3

Nigel at 2.5 mo

Let Pictures Do The Talking Part 2

Nigel at 2 months old









Nigel at 2.5 mo

Let Pictures Do The Talking Part 1

Sarah and Nigel at 4 weeks old



Nigel at 4 weeks old


Nigel at 1.5 months old


Nigel at 1.5 mo

Milk Blister!!

Yes, I had a milk blister over the weekend. The first time I had it. It started with a blocked duct on Saturday morning. Felt a small lump on my left breast. I tried to get Sarah to nurse to clear it but she was more interested in play. So I tried to clear it myself by hand-squeezing. I thought I had cleared it but the blocked duct came back on Sunday evening. This time, the area of the lump was larger. Getting both Nigel and Sarah to nurse did not help at all, and the left side of the left breast was getting harder. Then I noticed a white spot on my nipple which looks like the entrance of the duct was blocked. Quickly sms a friend who is quite the expert on blocked ducts and engorgement and she told me it was a milk blister. Quickly googled for milk blister and the treatment for it. I took a hot shower, used hot compression, massaged real hard. It all did not work and started to panic. The breast was getting really hard, and it was Sunday night, no lactation consultants would see me, and I can't imagine how I was going to get through the night if the duct remained blocked. Quickly prayed to God for help. God ALWAYS answers prayers. With the help of hubby who massaged really hard, I finally managed to break the blister by applying pressure on the blister and breaking it with my nail. I was soooo happy to see milk squirting out, and never was I so happy with a soft breast.

This episode left me with a sore nipple for days. I believed the blocked duct came about because Nigel was sleeping for a stretch of 4 to 5 hours on Friday night, so I was engorged and did not clear the breast. You may ask why did I not pump? Well, because I can't achieve a letdown with the pump. Have been trying with the pump these while but just no letdown. After that night, Nigel has been waking up after 2.5 to 3 hourly for feeds, so its much better now. Hope that my body will soon regulate to his demand and no more engorgement.

Nigel's 1st 2 months

Hello! We are back after a long hiatus. I have been really busy with baby since I birthed, would have loved to blog earlier but just can't find time to sit down at the computer and write something.

By the grace of God, Nigel is growing very well. He is on total breastfeeding, and God willing, I hope this will be the way to go.

After the euphoria of the supernatural birth and the wonderful confinement month when I had someone to help with the meals, I am back to reality, life with 2 kids. It has not been easy, in fact, I would say very difficult. Firstly, Nigel is not a baby who naps long. His naps are only about 30 min, and often during these 30 minutes, he will be fretting, sometimes even wake up crying. So its like I am spending most of my time putting him down for naps and pacifying him. This had been very stressful for me after the confinement month, partly because I was totally unprepared for it, also partly because I had in mind to sleep-train him, so that I can have time for homeschool. In fact, I was so stressed about Nigel's sleep issues that I nearly went into depression. I read up many sleep-training books. Most advocated letting baby cry it out. I simply can't do that. I prayed and committed it to the Lord, but I was still getting stressed over it until one day the Holy Spirit told me that I have not totally committed it to God cos I was still trying to do it by myself. On that same day, I received an email from my sil on the same subject of committing our problems to the Lord and totally trust Him to solve our problems. It was very clear what I had to do, so I did that. Trust the Lord and not worry about it. I felt peace. Though Nigel's naps are still short, I no longer stress about it, I also no longer stress about sleep-training him. I trust the Lord and His plans for us. I don't have much time these days cos I am so occupied with Nigel, but I tell myself its for a short season only.

I am grateful to God that Nigel is a very cheerful baby. During his waking time, he smiles and laughs a lot, especially when we talk to him. Just a simple Hi will evoke a big smile from him, and it simply makes my day.

So, I am now taking things easy and enjoying the baby. I thank the Lord for granting my desire for a 2nd child. Its not easy being a mother, but my Heavenly Father walks with me on this journey.