Saturday, May 30, 2009

mirip ngga??


This is me and caleb
left: caleb - 2 months old
right: me - 3 months old

the dogs working on shift


Going to the mall



So far I've been taking caleb for outing for the 4th time while we're in sby. It feels great to bring caleb out without suster..hehehe coz in indo almost everyone here with baby has suster...that's why it feels great to bring caleb on my own hehehe...something I can be proud of...
Sompe people asked me knp ngga bawa suster..mungkin mrk pikir bakal repot banget kan..but so far I handle it very good...berasa lbh mandiri aja..gak terlalu depend on suster..
dan lucunya my aunts said aku belom cocok bawa baby hahaha coz masih keliatan too young to have a baby...woo..I wonder if people bakal mikir macem2..coz hubby kan gak ada...haha ntar dikirain single mother lagiii...wuihh..

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

what's up with caleb??

wowww...I've got alot of updates to share here...where should I start...well, don't have much time here...so I'll try my best..

hmm..remember my previous post I wrote while I was still in Sgp?
1 minggu sebelom balik sby, caleb tiba2 rewel kalo minum susu...rewel banget pake nangis2 dulu dan acara bergulat kalo mau minum susu hehe..nah...ini berlanjut sampe di surabaya..sempet getting better for some time and then puncaknya hari minggu-selasa kmrn ini...wahhh parah banget..krn skrg dia uda bisa maenin tangannya..tiap kali dikasi botol, dia lgs push it away..kepalanya digeleng2 refusing the teat and spit out the milk..really struggling!!! sampe kmrn selasa.I really couldn't stand it and burst out crying..relaly worried that he would be like this for long..how can I cope being alone with him in sgp later?
But just in time..when i came to my limit, both God and my son understood...and within one night, caleb was a total changed boy. Tiba2 aja dia minum susunya pinter banget..ngga pake acara bergulat lg...didn't spit out his milk anymore..realy drinks his milk peacefully until today (which is the 3rd day already..and I hope this is for good)..
i still don't know exactly what caused him to change...but here's my assumptions:
1. the prayer, of course!
2. since monday I stopped breastfeeding him..only gives him expressed breast milk on the bottle. coz i noticed caleb never refused being breasfed for the previous 2 weeks, he only refused bottle fed. so maybe after 2 days stopped breastfeeding him, he finally understood (or forgot about it hehe).
3. I try to feed him a little bit longer than his usual feed hour. kalo biasanya minum formula tiap 2.5 jam on the day, I make it 3 hourly. and maybe this works too..coz by that time he's really hungry so he just directly takes the bottle. a friend told me that babies may refuse the milk because he's not hungry yet.

well, all of the above assumptions..still don't know which one is the real solution (except no 1)...but at that point I was nearly desperate that I tried everything I know...well, anyway this case is solved. praise God. 3 weeks and 2 days people...i've been struggling for that long..phew..!

okay..so you've heard i stopped breastfeeding. To my surprise, it was hard on me too (not just for caleb). Coz since week 5 I was finally able to find the perfect posisition to latch..which is sleeping position..so caleb and me would face each other..and this way i can rest too. And usually he would take 45 mins to latch..and this time spent together was actually a moment of mother and child bonding. I finally AGREE that breastfeed promotes bonding to the child!!!
but at this point i really had no choice, that's why I decided to stop breastfeeding. It's sad...but I had too... I had to train my son here in sby..while at least I have people to help me here...back in sgp, it'll be harder... PLUS, I'm not the kind of mother who is keen with the idea of latching in public...I don't mind breastfeed, but at home..outside, he has to take bottles. but then I got this case..so no choice, I have to choose either one...total bottle feed, or, total breastfeed..and you know the answer...

And since I never latch anymore, of course my supply goes down drastically..now i only pump twice a day..that's only for 2 feeds.. :(

Next update...
i never believed when people tell me that i have a big baby. Coz seeing jordan is much much a bigger baby than caleb..so I think caleb is just normal size of a 2 month old baby. but you know what......after seeing Aurel (caleb's cousin who is just 2 weeks younger)..whoaa...caleb is BIG! Aurel is like half size of caleb! hahahaha....but anyway aurel is a girl..so being petite is cute too :)
I think caleb is now about 6kg..wahh gendong dia skrg uda berat banget..my left arm udah pegel2 dan sering kesemutan kalo gendong dia..
oh yah...skrg caleb uda 2 bulan uda bisa macem2...smakin banyak ngomong ber coo..coo..ria...truz uda bisa masukin tangan ke mulut, uda bisa pegang mainannya instead cuma ngeliatin doang..and he enjoys his bath so much!! i believe he will be a good swimmer some day hehe..

At last,
I'm coming back to sgp in 14 june! knapa dicepetin? karena...kangen daddy-nya of course hehe...dan...pikir2 di sby and sgp juga gak beda banyak lah..di sby my mom can only help at night between 6-9pm..coz she's working on the day. sama aja kan di sgp at that time my hubby juga uda pulang and bisa gantian jaga caleb..at first i wanted to stay longer in sby coz there would be more helpers here..tapi sama aja lah...but I'm still abit scared juga sih haha...well, keep praying aja deh...God favours me and enables me! amen... :)

Caleb's 2nd month celebration


caleb with his cousin-Marsha
caleb with his grandma and mummy
caleb with mummy and daddy

Monday, May 18, 2009

Saturday, May 16, 2009

caleb is truly a blessing :)

dear dewi..iya nih lupa terus mau foto2...camera selalu tertinggal..biasanya suka foto pake handphone tapi skrg handphone-nya lg gak bisa buat transfer ke laptop makanya jarang masukin foto..but I'm gonna update the pictures soon :)

anyway, mau cerita tentang hari ini...
siang ini my parents and I bring Kay to Galaxy Mall for lunch and then to SOGO coz mum wanted to buy some cute clothes for kay.
Mum asked if I wanted to ask nanny to come along with us...hmmm tapi engga ah...I want to get used to taking care caleb by myself..ngga mau dikit2 suster...
and although there were times di mana caleb agak rewel krn ngantuk or laper..I managed to calm him and meet his needs. But in conclusion, the whole trip was fun and caleb enjoyed it too..he kept staring all the lights at the mall..he looked so cute today (haizzz forgot to take pics!!)

there's 1 story i wanted to write here...
mum wanted to have lunch at izzy pizza..we had ordered 2 large pizza and the waiter promised that pizza will be served in 15 mins..but 30 mins had passed and pizza had not been served...and the waiter was aware of this, so he gave us a complimentary garlic bread...we were quite happy that they quickly responded to the situation. After we had finished our lunch, we asked for the bill...and guess what...the manager came to us and told us that our lunch was totally FREE. my mum was shocked..she still thought that the manager was saying that only the garlic bread was free..but no...all the meals were free!!! they said they were sorry to keep us waiting so long..esp that we bring baby...
huaa...we're so happy hahaha....mum said caleb has brought blessing to the family...well said, mum! he is indeed a blessing :)

anyway, i went to do hair rebonding yesterday and also had a haircut..now I've a fringe hehe...
will upload the pic soon :) ---> so glad finally able to do this...my hair was really a mess after 1.5 yr never did any rebonding/perm..but what torutured me was the pain when they pulled my hair using the straightener, and the feeling of leaving my lil kay for 6 hours...PLUS the engorgement of my breasts (6 hours gila......gimana ngga engorge!!)...but glad to look at myself in the mirror and see something different on my look now hehehe..

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Going back to surabaya

phew..finally have time to log on..

to maria..if u're reading this...I am so..so...sorry krn belom sempet kasi tau kamu personally...
but anyway I'm in surabaya now and will probably be here til 27 June (will miss ur bday nihh).

okay...a quick update of how it went yesterday..
kemaren..very rush! coz too many to be prepared...make sure ngga ada yang ketinggalan..dari perlengkapan bajunya caleb, susu dan botol2nya plus persediaan obat..
tips utk travelling: jgn lupa minta persediaan obat sama PD and bawa susu formula yg biasa dia minum..coz beda negara beda manufacturer..BUT actually I'm planning to try 1 tin in indo..kalo cocok, hubby ngga usah bawa banyak2 kaleng ke sby next week.

hmm okay...so proses check in, immigration smua lancar..thank God ngga delay dan cuaca baik..
deg2an nya itu krn takut caleb sakit telinga kena air pressure pas pesawat take off and landing..PD uda pesen spy dikasi minum supaya ga sakit..tapi tau sendiri kan..si caleb lg rewel2nya minum susu..makanya deg2an dia gak mau minum n end up sakit telinganya...
dan deg2an juga jam minum susunya ga pas dgn jam take off n landing pesawat...minum air mana mau dia...
But praise God everything is under control...during take off smua lancar...coz pas banget ama waktunya dia minum dan dia jg ngga nolak tuh...jadi smua lancar..
ada sedikit accident hehe..si kay2 kecil ini poop a few minutes sebelom landing..jd kita buru2 ganti..padahal baby travel bag-nya kan mesti ditaruh di cabin atas..jd bener2 buru2 tuh...
pas landing dia agak rewel...ngga mau minum susu krn blm jam-nya..hasilnya ya dia nangis lah krn pressure itu..tp nangisnya ngga sampe parah...cuma a few minutes doang n pas landed dia lgs diem..phew...leganyaa....

di airport dah dijemput sma grandma n grandpa...hehe..dan dia lgs minum susu..pas uda kenyang senyum2 mulu bikin grandparentsnya tambah gemes...

nyampe rumah...awalnya agak rewel..mungkin krn suasana baru yah...he kept staring the rooms...dan kayak overstimulated gitu...krn banyak yg diliat jd gak tidur2 dan jd agak kecapean n rewel...but he managed to sleep around 8.30PM...just nice..krn sama kyk jam tidurnya di sgp which is around 9.30 juga..and he slept thru the night...

about the dogs...my dogs love him!! casey keeps following him wherever he goes...well, casey always love lil children...chico loves baby's smell...and zendo..hmmm as usual he just doesnt care..he wants my attention, as always...tp zendo yg terkenal cuek malah tumben2nya rada jealous kalo aku gendong caleb, dia keep barking and wants my attention..but zendo will never attack babies, for sure!

hmm that's all for now..
will update again when I've time :)

p.s. dear by..miss you so much honey...

Sunday, May 10, 2009

what a tough week!

everyone...

hello there...been missing for few days..
I've been busy..worried and also quite stressed as well..
my baby prince suddenly has been very fussy before his feed.
he cries everytime we want to feed him..both latch or bottle
sometimes he wants to latch on but other times he refused and cried..

it was frustrating coz he usually has 8-10 feed a day...and before each feed we always struggle..it can take about 1/2-1 hour to finish his milk..
his PD said it might due to wind..and she didn't prescribe any medicine for caleb coz she said it's not like a very bad colic..and he still poo and pee like usual..
BUT it's been a week already...OMG...I'm getting tired...
but anyway..we found out that he can take his milk calmly when he's asleep..but this is difficult to do during the day as he never take a long nap during the day..

and for this reason..i decided to extend my stay in indo..(Originally, I only plan to go back to indo from 12 - 26 May)..but because of this..I feel I am not ready to handle caleb alone in sgp without any helper..so I'll be extending my stay in sby til 27 June..by that time caleb will be 3 months old..(will be missing hubby so much! :( )

meanwhile, dear friends...please pray for caleb that his feeding will be back as usual...

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

caleb's update on 6 week old

I'm so proud of caleb today.
He was scheduled for his 2nd jabs today..before that we told him not to cry and behave well.
and it turned out...
He really didn't cry at all during his Hep B and polio jabs + rotavirus oral vaccination.
Good boy!

anyway..here's an update of caleb from 0-6 weeks old.
At birth -
weight 3.470kg
height 51cm
head 34cm

day 3
weight 3.1kg (discharge from hospital)

week 2
weight back to 3.4kg

week 3
smiles at mummy
lift his head

week 4
sleep 3.5-4.5 hour stretch at night!!
height - 57.5cm

week 5
start making alot of cooing - his language of talking ^^

week 6
weight 4.9 kg
height 58.2cm
drinking 90-100ml of milk
(doctor commented that his neck is quite strong already for his age)

Monday, May 4, 2009

a prayer works like wonder

I had been worried these days soalnya caleb jadi kebiasaan digendong ama suster dan gak mau digendong mamanya sendiri..
tiap kali aku gendong selalu nangis dan baru tenang kalo di take over ama suster
wuaaa sedihnya...
dan worried juga coz the next 2 weeks uda gak ada suster..dan sepanjang siang bakal cuma berdua aja sama caleb...kebayang kalo dia nangis seharian and aku gak bisa calm him down gimana..
wahh panic..panic...

truzz kemaren di gereja aku sempet cerita ke tante anita-mamanya irma...eh dia lgs tumpang tangan doain caleb gitu...hasilnya......setelah dari gereja caleb rewel buangetttttt....hahahaha...
dari siang sampe jam 11 malem ngga mau tidur...tidur kalo digendong suster, tp ditaroh ranjang nangis lagi...kita pikir dia colic..wahh serem dehhh...tapi colic kan nangis mulu ya...ini nangisnya kalo ditaruh di ranjang doang ato kalo mummy and daddy-nya yg gendong..kalo suster gendong kok bobo lg..jadi ngga tau colic apa bukan..i think bukan dehh..tapi puji Tuhan jam 11 tet dia bisa bobo juga di cot-nya..
well this kind of day really tiring and discouraging....kita sampe kepikiran bgt aduh kalo gak ada suster gimana....dan of course yang paling takut ya aku lah...krn yg bakal ngurus caleb seharian kan aku..hubby kan kerja...

tapi setelah doa...i began to realize that having a baby should not be a burden to us.. believe me..they can feel your emotions..if u feel insecured,worried,angry, your baby can feel your emotion..and esp if you ever feel that it is such a burden, a difficult responsibility.. i admit i had this feeling...the idea of being alone with caleb the whole day really freaked me out..belom lagi kalo kerjaan lagi sibuk2nya..how am I going to manage that...

but a prayer works like wonder..
after a long tiring day..the next day on monday..I woke up with new spirit that I can do this...
so I put on my MIM sling and told myself he is my son, so he will want to be in my arms..hehe and guess what..within minutes he slept in my arms sampe ngorok2 hehehe...so since morning-night aku cobain lebih ngurusin caleb..and suster lbh banyak di dapur aja kemaren..
puji Tuhan sampe hari ini bisa gendong caleb dan dia uda gak nangis lg :) yippee...
and I believe juga karena doanya tante anita...thank you tante..

P.S. some of you invited me to join restaurant city in facebook. I really really want to play!! I always love to play restaurant game..but i know this game is addictive..I just can't touch it! once i touch it i think will want to play and play...and neglecting my son? hehhee...no way..better not start with it!