Man In The Mirror

We bought this playgym when Aidan was 4 weeks old and he still loves it till today.

Every morning before his feed, I would give him 10 minutes of belly time  even though he absolutely hates it. So lately, I would put the playmat right in front of the TV hoping he will keep his head up longer.

I had the camera out the other day and almost got a photo of him looking at me through the mirror.

But he got distracted by the Disney Channel

I have to say this wonderful playmat has  been a godsend to us – the flashing lights, fun music and  colourful animals  can keep him amused for a good 30 minutes while we run around the house running errands. Hehe.

It was well worth the money but I wished it was more purse friendly though.

Bonding with the animals

Alrighty, it’s another hour before we head off to a friend’s house for iftar and I need to do a little packing.

Earlier, I managed to prepare a quick and simple dessert for the feast tonight.

scoop, scoop into the little jelly cups

My aunts in Taiping went crazy over these during our trip home 2 years ago,

as it is so easy to make them and tastes yummy too!

So nowadays my mom would make sure I bring a couple of packets to Dublin.

Mango Dadih - almost ready to be chilled in the fridge

ps: Happy Merdeka Day!

Selamat Berpuasa

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Have a Magical Ramadhan!

As expected, Dublin began fasting a day earlier than Malaysia and London. I kept myself busy the whole day entertaining the baby trying not to drown myself in sorrow thinking of all the wonderful food and celebration (tarawikh, sahur etc) back home. The house feels empty again as the Daddy is back oncall tonight covering a sick colleague, poor him. I hope the emergency room stays quiet tonight so that he gets to eat in peace.

I remember how I used to run in between patients to grab a bar of chocolate and the nurses yelling, ‘ Where do you think you’re going?? Yada, yada, yada. This child needs to be seen! Yada, yada, yada’. And for their sake, at times you do end-up having iftar an hour later. Mmmm…so on the bright side of things, I should be thankful that I am getting paid leave and away from all the stress. With winter coming up, school reopening next week and H1N1, it will be a challenging time for my paediatric colleagues.

Aidan had his vaccination 2 days ago and acted so brave. I was the emotional one and to think that I have given so many injections to babies. I sometimes believe that it is best to not treat your own child as your judgement can get clouded when emotions kick-in. On one occasion, the daddy insisted I bring Aidan to the local Health Center for his formal developmental checkup even though he was achieving his milestones for his age- finally I gave in. I got a mouthful from the doctor for bringing Aidan 2 weeks late for his 6 week checkup, if only he knew I was a doctor too! Haha. That was fun but in actual fact I wasn’t too impressed with the guy. He was rough with Aidan (he stabbed him hard in the thigh with the vaccination needle) and his skills were all over the place. I came home really upset that day telling daddy I would have done a much, much better job. Moral of the story – always go to someone who is Paediatric trained!

Oh this is getting too long, I promise less babbling next time.

Till my next post, toodles!