May 11
We had been contemplating about changing Ivan’s milk powder for quite sometime already. No. 2 is on the way, expenses of milk powder will increase. Therefore, we are looking at alternative milk to replace the costly Pediasure. I tried once buying a tin of Mamil gold, Dumex for my son a year ago. Unfortunately, he could tell the difference and refuse to take milk. Plan failed.
Recently I bought a pack of Fernleaf from Jusco, not sure was it a coincidence, he purge and puked, had stomach upset big time. Later when I checked back, it was already expired. Careless me! So I stopped trying until I saw this Sustagen from mead Johnson, my gut feeling urge me to buy. I bought a pack, vanilla flavour. Wooo…bingo! He just loves the milk so much. He could drink like seven bottles of 200ml per day. So now, we stick to Sustagen. I tasted the milk myself, it’s very tasty but also has higher sugar content as I could see those translucent bling bling particles in the powder under strong lights. Anyone of you feeding your child Sustagen? Any feedback?
Well, just hope that he stays healthy and happy like his plant. Hehe…do you still remember his golden lucky egg seed? It had grown so wild and even taller than Ivan now. Time flies.
Photos taken in February. Will update you with the recent photo soon.
Apr 03
Over the weekend, Ivan has demonstrated his skills of drawing again. Gosh! I was shocked that he could now draw human figure but I was told that he could do that quite some time ago. That sucks! Suck being a mother and not knowing it first hand. *shake head*
The other night when I was reading this pregnancy book and he saw it. He asked to read to him one after another. Hmm..I was quite open with him telling where he came from and how the next bb is coming out, from where. He is pretty sure where he comes from now. Those pictures depict it pretty well. Daddy saw and questioned me. I said, “Aiyah, it’s okay one, I am only having an early biology class with him.”
Do you think it is too early? I am pretty open with Ivan eh? Hah! Perhaps, hopping he could be a doctor one day. Kekekeke!
Mar 27
I heard a little voice calling “mommy, where are you?” about 4am in the morning.
“I am here”, I murmured.
Ivan’s bed is only right in front of ours. I crawled to check on him. Usually he will say he wants water or milk or he probably has dreams.
“I love you mommy”, he uttered.
My heart melt, “I love you too darling”, I replied. I went to the loo and check on him again later, he was fast asleep. I adored looking at his sleepy face, looks just like the father when he sleeps.
“I love you” is a rare word I used with my Chinese educated parents. I reckon it is due to their conservativeness, I was not raise to say I love you; instead, we used action to show our love to our dear parents. I remembered I had to attend a 3-day motivational course by Ernest Wong back in college. After getting to know the real me, I changed. I started to show more love to my parents. I seize every father’s or mother’s day to express my love in words to them. A simple “爸妈，我爱你。” (Mom & dad, I love you).
Hehe, they may be shy, but looking at how careful they keep those cards, I know deep down their hearts, they love it.
I just hope that Ivan won’t stop telling us he loves us. 
Mar 07
On the way to grandma’s house,
“Daddy look, look, Monster, Monster, arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…..Ivan is so scared. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr” covered eyes with his tiny palm. (He was referring to the Dinosaur signboard)
Hubby was telling me this episode. Ivan talks very loudly nowadays; you can see nerve on his neck while he shouts. Daddy put his index finger on his mouth trying to lead him to speak softly.
He ranted out with thumping feet, “Why…you don’t understand….bla blab la…I will send you to Ms. Ho’s office”. When Sri trying to interrupt he said, “You too, send you to Ms. Ho’s office”. (Ms. Ho is his principle in kindy, if he fails to finish homework, he will be send there). * shake head *
That seems to be his way of dealing with comment he doesn’t like.
He took this pic with my hp.
Last night on the way home from mil’s place,
Ivan: Later, Ivan is gonna die….
US: Silence…
Daddy: Who taught you that?
Ivan: Never answer but continue with If Ivan die how? How? How?
Mommy: Ivan, enough edi, see there is a moon.
Wondering should I explain to him what death is.
Mar 05
Bb has been very loving lately. Below was one of our conversation:
Mommy: Ivan kor kor, long time never kiss baby edi.
BB: Yea… (stick his head near to my tummy n started talking to the one inside) baby baby, This is Ivan kor kor here. I got nose block. (do farny sucking nose expression)
Mommy: giggle…come kiss baby
BB: (kizz my tummy) I love you baby. I miss you. (Took his doggie) This is doggie, doggie kiss u, Muack!
Mommy: (Laugh), TQ Ivan kor kor, you are so clever. Baby love you too.
BB: Smile.
listening to voices we recorded for baby. We used the same file for Ivan when he was inside me as well.
Feb 02
Chinese always believe that before the Chinese New Year, you will either get very lucky or the reverse. I have no idea why, probably all those invisible ones come and collect debt *evil smile*.
Last year around this time, my car tyre punctured for the first time of my 15 years of driving. It was bad! What made it worst was daddy unable to deliver help and I have to solve this all by myself. It was horrendous! As you can tell, I started driving once I got my license. Back then, we did not have any course to teach us how to fix a puncture tyre. Gosh! *Think, think, think* There is a Shell station nearby, so I asked the car washing boss if he could help. I had a little luck left; he dragged his assistance and his tools along to help me fix it. I was so grateful, I offer him money but he refused. I thanked him and feeling a bit uneasy, I made them
konnyaku jelly the next day.
As for now, bb and I have caught flu & sore throat for about a week already. For me, I had a few sleepless nights, I couldn’t stand, I pay a visit to the Damansara Specialist hospital as major GP clinic were closed yesterday. It was a long wait and daddy had to fork out RM97 just for a short visit and a couple of Clarinase, Panadol for me, and flu syrup for bb. Thought I could have a rest after that. No, No, No. Daddy wants us to accompany him for shopping. Can you believe it? I was like half dead with my red eyes, nose and big belly, shop from 3+ to about 9 at night. Phew!!! I am gonna give daddy a shopping award. Usually it’s the woman that shops like crazy, in my case, it’s the reverse. I can decide on things I want to buy very quickly but not for daddy. He can take half and hour digging for cloths he wanted and later left empty handed. While waiting for him, bb has already taken a few rides, I have bought a swim goggles. Hmm…but one thing for sure, he can probably get better things than I can as he is so detail and a little fussy sometimes.
Read from the Star yesterday about an article saying women doesn’t know how to sacrifice for their husband nowadays. I think it’s not entirely true, there are still women like us around who is willing to cook, clean, wait patiently while husband is shopping, take care of kids and work fulltime. We are not dead yet dude!
Back to bb, I have problem feeding medicine to him again. He just refused to take any, I had no choice but watching him sleep with block nose and loud snore. *sakit hati*. I mixed 3ml of the flu syrup in his milk this morning. He observed from far end and realized I took longer to make milk this time and had some weird sound from the syringe, he told me this:” Mommy, u no need to make milk for me, ask kakak make”. I used my body to block the medicine and had to hide it after mixing. He looked at the corner where I made milk suspiciously but managed to finish more than half of it. *Hooray!* Hope he could recover soon.
