Waaa~~ Waaa~~~
One of my stewardess (PS) friend flew by and I went to meet up with her, along with Mund and Ethan. We were meeting up with another high school friend (CY) as well who happens to work very near the hotel PS is staying in. We waited in TGI Friday for CY to have her lunch break. Ethan was still sleeping at that time. And when he woke up, PS demanded to hold him and I let her. At first it was ok, but when Ethan looked back at Mund and I, he was curious as to who was holding him. Then Ethan stared at both PS and CY, and slowly his mouth formed an 'n' shape and wailed. Then when Mund and I hold him, he's ok, but he still like to steal some glances at the girls. But when they stared back, he cried again. Yay! That means Ethan can recognize faces already.
Later on we went back to PS's hotel to chill out. Ethan was better there, at least no more crying even when 'jie jie' was holding him. PS got him a lot of freebies from Mr. SIA (Singapore Airline). Just to list a few; baby food, diapers,baby wipes, toys, etc. It's really really nice of her to even make time to sneak those out for Ethan. PS also got Ethan gifts from JY(my best friend) a.k.a Kai Mah.
Fun with the Walker
When Ethan was 4 months old, Mund's aunt said that it's time to put him in the walker. I think that it's too early. So, I asked the doctor's opinion whether or not is it appropriate to do so. Doc said that it's not recommendable to even use a walker nowadays. I knew that, cause I've hit the books and it is written so too. Better alternatives would be a stationary walker, not those mobile types that are popular in Malaysia. But, Mund's friend already gave us a mobile one. Yesterday, I asked Mund to get the walker out and give it a try. I could see that Ethan is very bored with daily activities. He no longer likes to sleep on his back in his crib and look at the musical toys, or sit at his rocker and be satisfied. So we put on his shoes (gift from Ms. Bibiana), put him in the walker, and toss in some toy there as well. He then proceed to play around with those toys although most of it end up on the floor. He'll only move when he's excited, normally happens when we talk to him, and he only knows how to go backwards. Even when all his toys are on the ground, he's contend just sitting there by himself. It's great, at least I don't have to carry him around all the time.
Privacy Please!
Let's talk about my landlady. I would say she's quite a nice china woman, and the best of all my landlords actually. Although we do have some communication problems, (I don't speak Mandarin all that well, and her Fuchow accents doesn't help at all) all is rather good. At least she's not like others who seems to want money out of every single little thingy. She even gave birth to her third baby 3 weeks ahead from Ethan. Well, I got a visit from her today. I heard a knock on the door, I assume it's Mund's brother and I yelled in Cantonese 'Ng fong bin!' But popped up my landlady. I was breastfeeding Ethan. She looked but she never asked if it's ok for her to stay in my room. She then proceed to talk about the sudden surge in the electric bill. It was $100 more than usual she said, but I never get to look at the bills. I mean it's still ok of her, she never demanded money from us, just want to remind us not to waste natural resource. Which is ok, cause our rent include utility bills. But breastfeeding is a private occasion where I bond with my child, and it's not ok for people to just barge in and treat like it's nothing personal. People can be so insensitive!!
Botak Head
It's official. Ethan is now bald. We wanted to shave his head off ever since he turned 4 months old. But Mund was dragging the process cause he doesn't really want to cut Ethan's hair. Nevertheless, we heard that it's better for baby to be bald, so that next time when the hair grows back, it'll be a better layer. Furthermore we had to carry out the order given by my mom-in-law. She's the one who said that Ethan needs to be bald at 4 months old.So, yesterday, we used like one and half hour just to try to cut Ethan's hair. We're not really doing a great job, but we doesn't want to waste any money taking him to the saloon. After all, my own mother cut my hair until I was 10. So, now Ethan is looking more ferocious, according to Mund. But I think he looks more manly, just like Vin Diesel.
Crazy
I called my mom yesterday and somehow my mind brought me back to the day Mund's distant aunt's comment. This aunt came with Mund's mom a few months back and she's been staying with us ever since. She is an experienced nanny and you know what's her good advice for me? Well, she didn't really want to tell me directly, so she talked to Ethan who is in front of me. This is what she said: 'Ah Boy, it's time for you to have a little sister or a little brother. Why don't you ask your mom to get you one!' Hey, Ethan was only 4 months old at that time, and until this very day, he's still nursing. It's a known fact that a woman's body should rest and replenish all the lost nutrient after pregnancy for at least 2 years before getting pregnant again. It's not that it isn't possible to get pregnant now, but it's not good for the next baby. And Ethan won't be able to nurse, cause the pregnancy hormone would prevent lactation. So, who is she to have this sort of authority to judge or advice what we parents should do? My mom-in-law haven't even said a word, and she thinks she can meddle into our business. Young we are, but idiot we're not. We know very well how our financial can support our family. We're not a bunch of pigs, making piglets as often as possible. And so, when I told that to my mom, she was shocked. She's kinda scared that I'll take that so-called "advice" seriously. My mom said: ' Are you sure? Don't you think you should ask for doctor's advice first?' Well, anyway, this aunt like to pokes her nose to everything, it's not that surprising that she make such comment. But still!! I think the main reason is that she want to be 'joh yuet poh' to me when I have next baby (probably thinking that my mom-in-law won't come again for my next confinement month) and probably can be nanny to both my babies. The ideal job she wanted from the very beginning, even before she came here, was to take care of Ethan while I work. Too bad it didn't work out for her. And too bad that we're going home soon, and not have any other babies for her to take care. For someone who's paying 2 payments of $150 for rent after staying for the 5th month, meddling is not the only reason I would really like for her to stay somewhere else. We have our own sorry ass to take care of.
The Breadwinner is....
Mund's going back to work today. Well, at least he's trying. He's going for an interview in Staten Island. I've only been there once. It's hard to get there if you don't have a car, cause you'd have to take a ferry there. At least, I've been there. Out of the 5 boroughs of NYC, Bronx is the only place I've not set my foot in. Well, before we leave NY, I would like to take Ethan to the Bronx Zoo, at least next time I could say that I've been all over NYC before. Other places in Bronx? Nah...heard too much about blacks dominating there. And so, now without Mund helping me, I'd go back to handling Ethan by myself. I know I can manage on my own, but I really like the days that all 3 of us together, just sitting at home doing nothing. I'll see how I cope later. Sigh...
