Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Some Thoughts on a Hot Sunny Day

The same question has been floating on my mind for the past couple of days. Can someone not knowing how to strip the vein out of a celery stalk? I thought this is common sense until I realized there is actually someone out there who would use a peeler to scrape off the surface of the celery and thought that's the way to strip off the vein. Hmm...this person must be very lucky not having to worry about anything in the kitchen.

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Elevator Access at the Mall

Ever since we brought Caitlyn to the mall, we have to pay close attention to the direction for elevator access. Sometimes we walk around and around and just can't find it. Anyways, I noticed a sign at the elevators saying "Please give priority to wheelchairs and strollers" But why don't we ever get first priority? All we see is healthy consumers with shopping bags get in and quickly take up the space. Escalators are everywhere, why can't these consumers make use of them rather than wasting time waiting? I don't get it! And I have to say that our largest shopping centre in Burnaby is really not stroller friendly.

Friday, May 25, 2007

Update of Caitlyn's Status

Thank you for keeping Caitlyn in your prayer, she's fully recovered, and once again a happy and active baby!

And here's a quick update of her development. She's now 10 months old, likes to pull herself up and walks holding onto furniture. I also found out that she can talk! One day she dropped something to the floor, I said "uh-oh", she surprised me with an "uh-oh". From then on, she would imitate me when we drop things on the floor. It's amazing to see how quick babies pick up sounds from us. She also gets to the stage where she puts everything she can pick up in her mouth, and her favourites are loose threads on the carpet and food that falls to the ground. She'd make sure we're not paying attention, and quickly pops things in her mouth and tries to get away with it, and she knows she's not supposed to do this. Most of the time she got caught, but I really don't know how many pieces of loose threads or small stuff went in. She's apparently smarter than I am.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

An Incompetent Mother

I stood beside the crib, gently touched her hair and patted her chest. She looked at me with her weary and swollen eyes and said, "mama". My heart broke and tears came out of my eyes. She then shut her eyes and fell into sleep. Caitlyn is sick. I'm mad at myself for not taking good care of her, I'm upset that I can't do anything to help her. I rather suffer it myself. I would give up anything for her health.

I brought her to her doctor in the afternoon, fortunately, it's just a cold and she's doing great coping with it. She's still very active and plays hard as usual, although she gets tired easily and needs extra naps. Hope things will get better.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

I "Freakin Love you"

After watching the final episode of The Bachelor last night, I kept scratching my head. How can a man say the same thing to different women? I guess he freakin loves everything. I also don't believe that someone could find a soulmate in such a short period of time. When he turned Bevin away, he said he would never forget her. She chose not to say a word to him, but he just didn't let her go. Anyways, he finally picked the girl of his dream after kissing almost every one of them...congrats! The proposal was a drama!

Friday, May 18, 2007

A Happy Ah 4

It's almost 2 months since in-laws went on their vacation. This year, I have Caitlyn to take care of, so it's a bit tough for me to juggle between house work and the little one, and I thought I wouldn't survive. But surprisingly, everything is going OK. I've been working like ah 4 serving my young master and my little sunshine over 12 hours a day. But I'm starting to find it fulfilling, not fulfilling as being ah 4, but it's fulfilling when I see how my day goes by so quickly and efficiently. Everytime hubby calls home and asks what's for dinner or what kind of soup I'm making, it gives me an impression that he's longing to be home to enjoy my cooking. Everyday, I would stand infront of the fridge and keep staring at it until I come up with meal/dishes ideas, and the kind of soup I'm going to make to surprise him. Yes, it's tedious! very tedious, and I do feel bitter sometimes, but it's this challenge that keeps my momentum going. Then when hubby comes home, he would have this "wow....yummy" look on his face. That's all I care about.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Hello Summer!

Today is the first day that I can actually feel that Summer is here. It was sooo hot and sunny in the afternoon when Caitlyn and I went out for a walk. It was like 30 deg., and I had to stroll her uphill for 20 mins on our way home. What a workout! I don't have to run the stairs at Wreck Beach :P

Monday, May 14, 2007

Super Nanny

I got a nice day off yesterday as a Mother's Day gift. Ray was being a great nanny the whole day, took care of Caitlyn including making her lunch, oh ya, I have point this out specifically since this was the first time that Ray cooked lunch for her. He was lucky that he went out to get his summer tires reinstalled in the morning, so he avoided 2 of Caitlyn's big poops. In the afternoon, we went out for a walk and did a little grocery shopping. The day passed by so quickly. At dinner, Ray surprised me with a nice gift....it was a Precious Moments Mother's Day doll. Wow....I was touched....a feast, wine, and my favourite collection. Caitlyn was cooperative as usual, she slept through dinner, so we had a quiet and enjoyable time. Ray was also nice enough to wash all the dishes and bottles. What a great day I had. Happy Mother's Day!

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Ma'ma

Mother's Day is coming and this year, I'm officially a mother, and being called "ma'ma" after 9 months...yay!
Being a mom is like riding on a roller coaster, some days I am way up there, deeply in love with my little one and can't stop kissing her, and there are days that I feel sooooo tired that I rather be my old self, single and available :P

What do I want for Mother's Day? no house work, no cooking, nothing except a quiet and relaxing day where I can just sit and space out.