pancake,
LOL can't help laughing over your phrase "clean backside wif ice cold water and he dun giv a hoot". he's able to sleep through the night obviously so i'm thinking maybe you could adjust his sleep timing. my bb used to sleep early from 8-9pm onwards but she will wake up periodically through the nights for feed. so i make her more alert during daytime and make her wake up through her normal sleeping period. i placed her mobile bed in the living room where everyone watches TV and noisy. i also attempt to feed her every two-hourly interval once i get back from work. in the end she matched my bedtime, nodding off at 11 and wake up at 7-8am. babies at 3mths and older can be trained already.
littleprincess,
what a coincidence u oso have a Tricia in your collection kekekee. same spelling too?
bellebeins,
i was also initially stressed having to adjust to so many new things in life after bb is born - motherhood, pumping, work plus the incessant thought abt what-bb-is-up-to-at-home-while-i'm-at-work. tired is normal b'cos we're juggling many things at one time. but i have learnt to be open-minded to changes and in the end, everything adjusted itself. i used to be really tired if i sleep lesser than 8 hours but now i am ok with sleeping at 4 hours! however, i can only go 2 days straight at that kind of sleeping hours, so if need be, i will juggle chores with hubby so that i get to sleep while he takes care of our 1st (she's super active sometimes dowan to sleep). of course the next day, i will let him have the extra sleep. i think a lot of things can be adjusted especially if you communicate effectively with your spouse. we cannot do it alone frankly. but anyway, stay optimistic, nothing is impossible if you set your mind to it.
Angeline,
i heard about the myth that it's harder to lose the extra pounds after 3rd child. i hope it's not true hehe b'cos i'm not going to stop at two. i believe genes and diet has something to do with it. usually SAHM who is very hands-on i met are quite slim mainly b'cos they're too busy attending to chores and children that they hardly have enough time to eat.