Gals!
Sorry lah. I posted on Sat.. then disappeared again.
Basically, the reason I disappeared for a while was because I was (1) too busy & (2) a bit depressed.
Busy.. Coz Sam has been walking since 10.5 mths! That was like 2-3 steps. Then 1 week later, it was 7 steps. Then at 11mths, he was really walking! Now he's running n occasionally trying to climb onto the table, sofa, etc. Very very dangerous! Plus got to cook his porridge.. make his milk.. feed him.. wash his butt after pooing.. (HE STILL POOS like 2 - 4 times a day!!!!!) And he's so crazily active & strong that it takes 2 pple to bathe him, wash his butt, change his diaper etc! I've been so busy & tired chasing after him that I just have no 'mood' to log in. I just wanna 'stone' at the end of the day.
2nd reason.. My FIL works at home now. So I can't use his study room computer anymore. No computer = no chatting on forum liao
3rd reason.. I was a bit depressed. The maid that we were supposed to take (my grandparent-in-law's maid whom is of quite gd character n my ILs can get along with) decided not to return from Indonesia at the last minute! I was supposed to be back at work on Mon. She went home for a long vacation, was supposed to return in July, but called n delayed coz her daughter had an accident. Then we couldn't contact her for the longest time till early Aug. And finally when the agent found her.. she said she doesn't wanna come! And nopw our deposit is with the agent.. the agent says it's very hard top get Indo maid till after Puasa.. so I had to extend my leave for another few mths. I was looking forward to go back to work too
Another reason for the depression.. My FIL gave me black face for a while. Guess I'm not the easiest person to live with. I use a lot of water, am slow to pick up the mess, n eat a lot! And my ILs are rather particular.. That's in addition to minor conflicts with MIL on what to feed Sam etc etc.
And of course, my eczema problem. All the washing up makes my hands crack like siao. They hurt n itch terribly. I've started using gloves but they only help a little. After all, I do have to wash my hands before I feed Sam, after I go to the toilet, etc etc right? How to avoid washing totally??? I can't throw the meal dishes to my ILs to wash too right?
I can't go out to do any shopping or massage or facial or exercise coz paiseh to throw Sam to the ILs. I dun really wanna exercise or do facial lah.. but I do need my massage n retail therapy! Unfortunately Sam's too fidgety to bring anywhere by myself.
On top of that, I was still pumping 2x a day till about 2 weeks before Sam's bday. All my free time for when Sam actually does sleep will be spent on pumping. I stopped totally after his bday n that gave me some much needed rest! I got a fright when he was refusing FM for w while but he's ok now, I guess. I noticed that FM seems to be less filling then BM. He needs to drink more, & he gets hungrier.
Anyway.. enough of complaints. Here I am.. stuck at my ILs' home till the maid comes. That will be anothers et of problems. but I do so needa break!!!!!