Milk powder + rice water

The flu I had last week had not been healed, I didn't take the medicine because I wanted to continue milk pumping.

However, the flu was getting worse in last weekend and BB also got transmitted. Therefore I started to have the pills these two days and threw away the milk I pumped out.

He had much more milk powder than before. My mom-in-law suggested to use rice water to dilute the powder, which adds some nutrients and remove the heaty.

He tried once today, seems not bad.

Stay with Lucas for less than an hour everyday

I can only spend less than an hour with Lucas everyday because of the OT work. However, what can I complain about when my colleague work until the mid night everyday?

What kind of life we are having? What I want is just some family time, some enough sleep, some decent dinners with my family, it is not something luxurious, is it?

I should make some change, but not in the soon future. It is too unfair to my husband and my baby.

Rice Cereal

Lucas started eating cereal for two weeks, he likes it a lot. Now is drinking some milk powder also.

Am still feeding him breast milk, people always say he is sturdy and handsome, I am proud of it. At least this whole exhaustive breast milk pumping exercise is still worth.

We will let him try juice in the fifth month.

I feel really bad!

I feel bad because I have only spent less than an hour to my baby in last two days. I came back home at 10pm and baby slept at 10 something. I don't want to be like this.

Baby needs mommy, so does my family.

It gets back to the starting point - how to achieve the balance of life?

I feel totally exhausted, being a mom and a working person is very tough, both physically and psychologically.

在天睛的生日會中

天朗:"媽咪我要食蛋糕..." 

BB drinks 6 oz.

BB is growing bigger and now can drink more. He can have 6 oz. milk in a feeding. Lucas, good job!!

It is worth to continue the breast-feeding.

Last weekend BB became friend with me again. On Friday he screamed when I carried him, let alone feeding him. It was really heart-breaking. Luckily in weekend I spent most time with him and now he attaches to me if I am at home.

Starting from 4 months he could take other food, such as juices and rice cereal. It is funny that he will stare at you if you eat in front of him, then his mouth will move and try to follow what you do.

朗朗認人

四個月的朗朗開始認人,有Video 為證。公公都無面比！

Miss Lucas terribly

I do wish to put down all my works and rush back home immediately to see my adorable baby.

If impossible, at least I want to scream loudly to release my sadness inside.

I understand why many crazy men love to yell in the public and scare everyone.

Baby, how come you don't let mom to feed you.... just before bed but you still refuse?

It's really heart-breaking.

Hurray!!

Ho Yeah, I get back to my pre-pregnancy weight!!

I think I will be even thinner than before if I keep breast-feeding baby. I will name this as 'the vampire effect'!

Okay, I know you concern Lucas more than me. Don't worry, he is in good shape as usual, very energetic and talkative. He screamed to my sister last time and made her a bit upset, and he screamed to Jeff when he tried to force-feeding him.

Lucas has such as strong and distinctive personality. Parenting him would be a big challenge.

Poo Poo

My brother-in-law shared an experience with me: When he was not a father, he could not believe how his friend felt so happy simply because his baby had pooed, and even talked with his family through phone in the middle of the meeting. He thought it was weird.

Then, one day, he became someone's father, he totally felt that friend.

I could feel his friend also because many baby has difficulty to pass motion everyday. If he/she had not pooed for several days, you would worry so much.

It's good that Lucas is very healthy right now.

The 100th entry in Manki's Matrix!!

Hurray, I have written 100 entries in Manki's Martrix!!!

BTW, Lucas can lie on his stomach this week, see how cute he is!

Correlation between breast-feeding and career status

A very interesting article from The NYTimes

Rash

Gosh, Lucas had rashes all over his body this early morning, right after the milk powder feeding. We sent him to the hospital immediately. The doc couldn't confirm what caused it but we all suspected he has allergy to the milk powder.

That means that I cannot stop breast-feeding, at least within this month.

This is the first time he has serious illness, I stayed at home to take of him. He gets well now and is very talkative.

Lucas is stepping into the 4th month

Lucas looks so happy these few days.

Friends came to visit him in the last few weekends, everyone like him a lot. I couldn't believe that he becomes so popular. Last time after the Yum Cha in Shatin, an old lady jumped in front of us and said she recognized Lucas because everytime she went to that restaurant she could meet him there, I guess that old lady would go there for Yum Cha on every Sunday in order to see him.

And, you can make friends easily if having a baby in your arms. Waitresses love to talk with me if I bring Lucas along.

I was going to stop breast-feeding because my health condition is deteriorating, but I really don't wanna give up, now I discover that the nutrients could be restored back to my body by simply pumping out lesser milk. Now I adopt this method and look better apparently in these two days.

I bought Lucas to my parent's house yesterday, my aunt, uncle and cousins were also there. When we left, all of them waved Lucas cheerfully, but not a single one bothered to say good-bye to me.....

Outgoing Baby

Lucas gets bored to a place easily, everyday he should go out for a walk.

Two weeks ago we bought him to Sai Kung with my family. It was his first time seeing sea. He was stunned by the tremendous blue water and stared everywhere enthusiastically.

Lucas has strong curiousity. When he grows bigger, I will bring him to countryside, to appreciate the beauty of nature.

By the way, he also has Monday blues, because we take him out during weekends, he supposes we will do it on Monday also......

好"孩"子

大伯,伯娘送了一對"Peter Rabbit"的鞋子給天朗. 多謝大伯,伯娘!

Dancing Horror

Lucas is a clever kid, he knows how to manipulate his parents.

Maybe he knows I feel guilty for leaving him at home and go out for work in the work days, he loves to bully me in weekends. However, I still feel very happy that he still wants me to carry him, at least that means he likes to attach me.

It was funny that I scared him by my crazy dance.

Last night, after the feeding at 10pm, Jeff asked me to dance in front of Lucas to make him smile. I shaked every part of my body strongly with a little dumb bell. Lucas stared at me for several seconds and suddenly screamed and bursted into tears. I stopped dancing immediately and hugging him at once. Lucas always cried but did not have tears everytime, but this time, I guessed he was really panic.

After a few minutes, Lucas calmed down and Jeff performed Yoga, he smiled again.

Should I give up??

Gosh, my allergy comes back. Everytime right after I pump out the milk, my skin becomes reddish, my eyes are swollen, and last night, my finger joints are itchy.... My body sends me signal that I am overloaded, but when everytime I look at my chubby Lucas, I don't want to give up breast-feeding.

If I know how to find an equilibrium point, I know when to make a rational decision.

Stepping into the third month

Come and see how cute Lucas is...

http://picasaweb.google.com/chiyuen/3Months

You can also visit the following link to see all albums since he is born:

http://picasaweb.google.com/chiyuen

Stretch Mark

Well, there is a vertical strecth mark about 1 cm long appears in the left side of my tummy, which caused by the pregnancy. Comparing with some mothers who have spider like stretch marks all over the belly, I am very lucky.

However, I still feel it is very obvious, I am going to put some tattoo on it, such as a star, a rose, or even a baby doll, etc.

I am also thinking about having a naval ring...

Okay, all these are just thoughts, which may hardly come true, because Jeff will kill me...