Yvonne,
Hope your back is better. U can paste the Salon Pas plaster on your back. At least some deep heat may help to relieve the ache. Try to sit with your legs raised.. put a cushion under your legs.
Angel,
actually i think your Kai is taller than my EJ leh. a little bit taller.
Michelle,
I can see that both you and WS really pampers your girl leh.. as in, both of you very attentive to her. K is a lucky girl!
Pink,
I think u should sit down and plan a timetable for your maid. I agree with Astro that giving her 8hrs sleep is enough. Of course, maybe 1st few days.. need a bit of ajustment but you cannot just let her be. Plan a timetable such that everyday and everyweek, she will do the same things.. Again, I am not saying work her to death.. but I think it's good to have some rigmentation for her. Some people actually do feel better if you tell them specifically what to do.. and they rather do the same thing everyweek.
Don't think that there is nothing to do.. there is always things to do lor.. it's a matter of how much you want her to do. Like cleaning shoe-cabinet.. cleaning all your shoes (wipe).. take out all the pots/pans in the kitchen cabinet and wipe the cabinet.. wipe your dresser, TV console etc. etc etc.. all these can be weekly chores... and u just arrange into a timetable.. Monday, do A.. Tues do B... and so on.. so that every Mon, she will do the same thing.
I know your objective is she must take care of Leia.. but all these can be done if she wakes at 7am.. from 7am to 9am every morning. I know I sound like a slave-driver.. but I always feel, it's better to give her sufficient tasks to do than to allow boredom, laziness to surface.. I have heard from ex-colleague.. her maid refused to do housework.. always using her daughter as an excuse.. the maid claimed she must play with the daughter or take care of the daughter etc..
Can your maid read? if she can read, then maybe you can also set it as a chore.. that she has to read to Leia everyday or night at specific time.. read a story book or something.. even if Leia is NOT listening.