Tuesday, November 24, 2009

night outings

wowww...weekend ini kita pulang malem terus nihh..I think we kinda enjoy moving caleb's bedtime at around 8-9pm..tapi walau begitu dipikir2 kalo pas weekdays dan ngga ke mana2..boring jg ya di rumah entertain caleb until 9pm gitu^^

cuma...hari ini ada yg beda lagi sama jam nap nya!
pas pas-an bgt hari ini caleb turns 8 months old and his nap time changes again!
well pagi masih sama sih...30 menitan tidurnya..tapi 2nd nap..yg mestinya jarak 2.5jam dari nap yg pagi..hari ini jarak 3.5 jam..I tried to put him down exactly at 2.5 jam tapi dia masih senyum2 ngga mau tidur..akhirnya bobo jam 1.30pm sampe....guess what... sampe jam 4.30!!! 3 jam!!! rekor nihhh... jadi hari ini dia cm nap 2x..bedtime at 8.30pm.
hmmm...my son's growing up nih..seneng sih dia bisa tidur lama gitu..aku jd bisa istirahat krn pas aku jg lg flu..ngantuk n lemes bawaannya..

penasaran..besok nap time nya kyk hari ini ato balik asal 3x nap yah..
yg lalu jg sempet 2x nap kan..walau ngga selama hari ini..tp it turned out cuma happen on that day, besoknya balik normal..tapi it's about time he's having 2x naps..all his friends around his age uda 2x naps smua..

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

caleb's new schedule

remember my posting about caleb having 2 naps in a day? well...it turned out it just happened on that particular day only..the next day was back to 3 naps..and until today it is still 3 naps/day but the difference is his activity time..which is longer between his naps.
and his bedtime is now between 7-8.30PM..he is now quite flexible..during our KL trip he always slept around 8.30PM..and yesterday we had to attend yosafat's bday..so for the first time we brought him past his bedtime..and he wasn't cranky at all..he enjoyed the night, in fact! he fell asleep (Easily!) on theway home in cab around 8.30PM. but today since we didn't go anywhere, he still sleeps at 7pm..his usual bedtime, regardless that he took nap at 4.30pm and just woke up at 5. Goodie :)

here's the new schedule:
7am: wake up, and milk
8am: breakfast-cereal
9am: nap (35mins-1.5hour)
11.30: lunch-porridge
12.30: milk,nap (35mins-1hour)
2pm: fruit/yoghurt
3.30pm: milk
4.30pm:nap
5.30pm: dinner-porridge
7pm:millk,bedtime

caleb's crawling so fast

I just bought knee pads/protector for him at kiddy palace..
wahh sekarang crawlingnya cepet banget hehe..krn lututnya uda ga sakit kena gesek lantai..lucu deh.. ^^

Our KL trip

hi readers

we're back from KL and were exhausted!
it was fine..hmm..ya fine would be the word to describe.
well what can u expect..it was a mission trip after all and of course, it couldn't be treated as holiday.

the not so nice things happened there:
we had to rush..rush...rush...that's what made me exhausted..
rushing to feed caleb, bath him, clean n sterilize bottle, boil water..make sure we didn't tun out of hot water when we're out..esp sunday we're out from morning..

the nice things:
1. got to bring caleb out (Alone-without hubby) til 7.30pm..it was past his bedtime but he wasn't cranky! yayy...good right...when we were back at hotel room, it turned out he still wanted to play until 9PM!!! I guess he enjoyed the room so much hehe..tau gitu di mall lamaan!!
2. got to shop a few stuffs for caleb..for a much cheaper price.
I bought some nestle cereals (3boxes), all nestle cereals in sgp are made in malaysia, so I'm sure it's alot cheaper there. then I bought 2 story books (board books) at MPH fot Rm7.90 each..really cheap..ad lastly I bought playskool toy for crawling only Rm23.20 (in sgp is $19.90..so it was like 50% cheaper!!) :D
3. praise God caleb ngga cranky walau sunday dia keluar ikut daddynya pelayanan dari pagi sampe sore..tp setelah nyampe hotel, dia kayanya ngga mau keluar lagi deh..coz pas kita makan malem dia cranky gitu..tp pas nyampe hotel kok seger lagi hehe..i guess he had enough being outside from morning..so let's respect his 'privacy' ^^
4. praise God again..he was okay during all flights! no air pressure on his ears :)

Friday, November 13, 2009

we are going to KL!!

sebenernya aku ngga gitu excited mau pergi ke KL...
pertama...krn aku ngga suka kotanya..
kedua..masih trauma dgn kejadian di sby...apalagi ini di hotel loh..caleb bisa lgs adapt ama tempatnya ngga ya...dan lagi suami kan tugas pelayanan 3x..sabtu nyampe..sore lgs meninggalkan kita :( ...sunday malah 2x...makanya I don't really call that this is holiday..
kepengen deh bisa holiday ber 3 di mana suami ngga perlu hrs ke sana ke mari ninggalin kita..tp bener2 the whole holiday buat family...hmmm kapan ya....new zealand??? hihihi..

but but but...I've to think positively right...
so i try to list down the exciting things to do there...
well...we'll be staying in a nice hotel next to a very nice mall...
so of course...we're gonna do some shopping
and eattt!!
and bring caleb to swim..I just bought a baby seat float!
I'm just gonna focus to make caleb happy
coz when he's happy..that'll just make my day!!

anyway...i got to read pastor's briefing about this trip..and what he said was really nice and calming me...
he said:

10 Graces For A Successful Mission Trip

1. There is enough grace for you to adapt to a different circumtances though not as comfortable as your own home

2. There is enough grace for you to accept things as they are

3. There is enough grace for you to accept others

4. There is enough grace for you to be a good witness for our Lord Jesus Christ

5. There is enough grace for you to do the works entrusted to you

6. There is enough grace for you to cooperate with one another

7. There is enough grace for you to stay healty, clean and neat

8. There is enough grace for you to have a great and positive attitude

9. There is enough grace for you to be a servant to serve

10. There is enough grace for you to accomplish His purpose in you

I like no 1,2,5, 8 and 10.

I will have anough grace to take care caleb alone while hubby is away..though in a new place...I will have His grace!! honestly, I'm worried if i have to face cranky caleb alone in a hotel..but let's hope it's not gonna happen..


see you next week with my KL story okay..


my 7 months old baby

caleb, next week kamu udah 8 bulan loh!! so fast yaaa...
2 minggu lalu beratnya uda 9kg, 72cm
udah bisa duduk upright tanpa dipegangin...uda bisa berdiri loncat2....
and mommy skrg lagi ajarin kamu kiss-bye, clap hands and kiss mommy :)
kay skrg juga uda mulai ngerti kalo diajak ngobrol...kalo dipanggil noleh, kalo mommy bilang no..he will look at mommy and drop what he's doing...
kalo mommy bilang more? caleb will say ugh... meaning yes..kalo "no" nadanya ugghhh (lbh panjang) hehehe..

anyway...soemthing different this week.
between 6-8months babies nap less. usually 2x/day.
well caleb masih tetep 3x naps sih...cuma....selasa kmrn ada yg beda...tiba2 aja dia ngga mau diboboin 2nd nap nya...jadi dari jam 9.30am sampe jam 2.30pm itu dia maennnn terusss...ngga cape ya..
tp the next day til today...dia balik 3x nap...buttt....wake time nya dia longer...
this is his schedule now:
7am: wake up, milk 150ml
8am: breakfast: 2tbsp cereal
9am: 1st nap
10am: milk 90ml
12am: lunch
12.45: 2nd nap
2pm: milk 120ml
4pm: 3rd nap
4.30pm: dinner
6.30pm: milk 180ml
7pm: bed

wake timenya dia bisa lasts 3 hour between his naps...and khusus malem ini...malah dia ngga mau tidur jam 7...masih seger bangettt...maennn muluuu...jam 8 baru mau bobo deh...
anakkuuu dah tmbh gede yaaa...so many changes as you're growing up!!
and now u are creeping everywhere around the house...and almost crawling too!
uda pinter buka tutup laci segala...i really need to buy home safety soon!

Sunday, November 1, 2009

foto-foto di sby








Our surabaya trip

it's a long ztory but I'll keep it shorter
I didn't have the mood to blog any stories during my trip there..now that I am back in SG, I feel that my life is back..so here's the story:

aku sebenernya excited pulang ke sby...expect-nya bisa holiday..tinggalin caleb bentar di rumah trus aku bisa jalan2...makanya seneng pas mau pulang...wah tapi ternyata bener2 yang terjadi malah sebaliknya..
selama 7 bln raising caleb, ngga pernah super stress kayak waktu di sby..apalagi 3 hari pertama..dan especially waktu santo udah pergi ke israel..

hari pertama nyampe juanda...lega sih krn udah turun dari pesawat dan caleb ngga rewel slm perjalanan..dia bahkan ngga terganggu air pressure seperti trip kita yg lalu..bahkan dia bisa fall asleep easily di plane..mungkin suara di pesawat soothing buat dia jd enak buat bobo..
trus di juanda dijemput ama my parents..they were so happy liat caleb..wah tapi calebnya langsung nangis pas digendong grandma :(
akhirnya back to mommy and daddy lagi...

hari ke 2, santo udah berangkat ke jkt pagi2..dan disitu dehh mulai perjuangan beratku..
caleb bener2 ngga mau digendong siapa pun..bahkan diliatin doang lgs mewek..maunya minta gendong mommy nya mulu..sampe capeee yg gendong..ditaruh di mat-nya maen2 di lantai juga emoh..aduhh herann padahal di sgp kok bisa maen di mat lama bgt..sampe aku tinggal2 maen FB, ngurus dapur etc..lah ini sama skali ngga mau lepas sama mommy-nya..
dan yg bikin capek lagi krn nidurin dia susah bangett...udah ngantuk tp ngga bisa bobo...mungkin krn suasana kamarnya yang beda..atau dia kangen daddy-nya..atau krn panas bgt di sby..
malemnya pas uda berhasil nidurin dia dgn susah payah...30 menit kemudian dia nangis kenceng..
pas aku masuk kamar...wahhh gilaaa itu ruangan emang panas bgt..padahal uda ber AC loh..emang AC kamarku itu uda lama ga dipake, walau uda diservice kyknya msh kurang dingin, ditambah udara di luar emang panas bgt..
aduhh tp pas itu bener2 dlm keadaan yg capek bgt..dan pas caleb kebangun nangis..mommy-nya ikutan nangis deh..ngga kuat..sejam kemudian baru berhasil tidurin dia lagi, dgn AC yg di set ke 16 derajat..itupun baru terasa dingin setelah 1 jam kemudian..
dan kejadian kebangun tiba2 pas uda pulas bobo ini ngga cuma 1x..tapi berkali kali dlm 2 minggu aku di sby..haduhhh Tuhannn capeee dan keseeellll bgt rasanya...

trus krn rumah beda, kamar beda...sepertinya caleb bingung kali..walau keliatannya biasa aja..tapi jelas banyak berubah dlm segi rutinitasnya..jam2 tidurnya beda..nap-nya selalu cuma 30 menit no matter I put him to bed earlier n make sure dia ga kecapean..dan bangun paginya..jam 5 pagi!! di sby jam 5 uda teraaangg bgt..dan di jalan uda rame dgn tante2 dan om2 yg pada jogging...so caleb selalu bangun krn dikira uda siang..i read somewhere that some babies bisa kebangun due to cahaya matahari (pdhl uda tutup rapet loh kordennya tp emang bisa kerasa kalo uda terang di luar).
oh bukan itu aja...slm 14 hari di sby..hampir setiap malem caleb gelisah tidurnya..goyang kanan kiri..kalo aku tepokin pantatnya baru dia diem..kalo aku stop, dia gelisah lg sambil nangis dikit2...many nights aku ngga tidur, nepokin pantatnya 4 jam..yup 4 jam!!! jadi bangun pagi rasanya masih capekkk bangettt...

by day 3 sore aku bersyukur ada breakthrough..paling ngga si caleb udah mau maen n digendong sama grandma n grandpa nya..jadi kalo pas jam maen2-nya dia..aku bisa rest bentar deh..

oh pas di sby caleb tumbuh gigi lagi loh..skrg giginya ada 6..tapi sedihnya pas mau tembus gusi itu dia rewel makan..cuma makan dikit..tambah stress aja mommynya nih pas hari-hari itu...untung minggu ke 2 appetite nya udah ok lagi..skrg makan-nya banyak..hasilnya susunya jd berkurang..tp ya gpp deh asal dia cukup kalori aja..

tadinya aku pikir it's a wrong timing utk bawa caleb ke sby pas 6-7 bulan ini..krn umur2 segini separation anxiety biasanya udah kicks in..artinya dia uda mulai kenal orang..dan biasanya ngga mau sama org yg dia jarang liat..tapi puji Tuhan by day 3 caleb udah belajar kalo his world ngga cuma his mom n dad doang..tapi ada relatives2 laen..jadi dia belajar supaya ngga terlalu takut sama orang lain...by day 5, kita ajak dia ke rumah sodara2..sempet kuatir dia bakal nangis liat orang2 baru lagi..eh tapi ternyata ngga...dia bisa enjoy...smiling to new faces..lega deh..

walau ngga terlalu enjoy di sby kali ini..tapi lumayan masih bisa nyalon potong rambut, masih bisa facial, ke mall 2x, belanja supermarket...walau tiap kali pergi ngga pernah terlalu lama krn caleb gampang cape slm di sby (krn tidurnya yg kurang pas malem itu dan nap nya yg cm sebentar2 doang)

day 12, daddy is back to sby...pas itu jam 11 malem..entah napa caleb kebangun pas daddy-nya dateng..eh dia senyum loh ke daddy-nya..so sweet! pasti dia kangen yah..

the good things that happen in sby: caleb tumbuh gigi lagi (ini emang suka dan duka!), he can sit without his hand support for a few secs, he started to stand on his own - with his hand holding on me or sofa, he did some sit ups - his new way to sit!, he bounced/jumped alot when I hold his armpit, and this is my fave: one day before his bedtime..we did some cuddling..and then I kiss his cheek..and told him "now kiss mommy"..u know what he did? he nod his head toward my cheek!! I really think he understood!!! it happened twice..though when I tried again the next day..dia cuek bebek hehe..

but the worst thing that happened there...not only he got alot of mosquitos bites..aduh kasian deh bentolnya tuh ngeri bgt..dan banyak lagi...di mukanya, leher belakang, kaki..tangan..aduhh banyak lah...
dan 2 hari sebelom balik sgp, tiba2 aja keluar rashes banyak banget...I suspect itu alergi..krn so far smua makanan uda pernah dia makan dari 6 bulan..cuma brocoli aja yg baru..so i guess dia alergi brocoli..dan aku pun juga pernah merah2 stlh makan brocoli dulu..
sampe hari ini caleb masih ada rashes di punggung, leher, perut, atas bibir dan mata n telapak kaki..so heartpain liat dia merah2..walau dia nya sih ngga rewel..we'll bring him to see doctor tmrw..

dan akhirnya kmrn kita balik ke sg lagi...kita bertiga seneng banget balik ke sgp..
puji Tuhan caleb jg ngga rewel lg di pesawat..dan nyampe rumah dia lgs bobo..considered sleeping well lah..krn walau dia nangis jam 4.30 pagi..kita cuma tepok2in dia bentar trus dia bobo lagi sampe jam 6.45am..wahhh senengnyaaaa...kalo dia bangun jam 5 pagi bisa nangis deh aku...
trus sepanjang siang tadi..dia bisa nap quite well..jadi bobo siang balik 3x seperti dulu..ngga spt di indo bisa 4-5x nap!!

yah..demikianlah cerita2nya..foto2 segera menyusul okeehhh...