岁末

岁末。年尾。想写些什么，却又不知如何下笔。。。 就先写些point form。。。

- 还有不到一个星期宝宝就要满月了，而我也将坐完月子(yahoo!!)。不能洗头，不能冲凉，不能吹风，不能碰冷水，是坐月最辛苦的事。但除此之外，有个陪月帮忙顾孩子煮饭打扫，把我像她自己女儿似的照顾着，其实还不错。我告诉她，要出月子了，可以像平常人一样生活，一样洗澡，我很开心；但我不舍得她走，走了后，就只剩我一人照顾孩子，还要想每天该如何解决三餐。。。

- 要同时照顾两个孩子，真的不容易啊！ 可以预见，明年将是个忙于照顾孩子的一年，还有得熬的。。。刚刚两个孩子同时大哭，头都痛了。现在有陪月帮我，下两个月，就只靠我自己了。。。 加油吧，挨一挨，咬紧牙根，很快会过去的（自我安慰中。。。）

- 今年的圣诞我完全感觉不到气氛，整个月困在家里，没去商场，真的不知不觉地，Christmas就过了，圣诞树甚至没挂起来，怕灰尘多。也没怎么过，就是in-laws过来吃吃饭，买了些礼物给琪琪，让她拆拆礼物，开开心。不一会儿，一年又将过去了。

- 还有两个月的产假，在计划着如何有意义的过这难得的两个月‘假期’。说是假期，其实可想而知，多数时间是用来照顾宝宝，还有哺乳。所以才要好好想想，计划一下。
    - 坐完月子，我要去做facial，剪头发，还有做指甲，还有，至少看一场电影吧 :)
    - 要制定一个家庭时间表，不然可预见，要同时照顾两个小孩，我会是个忙得焦头烂额的烦躁妈妈。
    - 想买个小橱整理收拾琪琪的玩具书本。
    - 想整理布置一下屋子，买多一片桌布，打扫干净迎接新年。
    - 自己的个人文件，书橱，也该收拾收拾了。
    - 要为琪琪添多几本绘本。她现在看的几套也看得腻了，我们也读腻了。
   
还有很多的计划，但现在累了，下次再写。
还想把以前还没写完的游记给完结，把旅行的照片给整理整理（两年前的事啦），以及写写坐月还有哺乳的经验与心得，还想整理一些没用的衣物母婴用品等上网卖二手。。。
想做，要做的事情，好多好多。但有了小孩，我真的没时间啊。。。    

心疼

昨晚半夜4-5点起身喂奶，听到琪琪在做梦，哭叫着：mommy mommy, mommy ar...
然后还有： mommy, 坐坐, 坐坐。。。。

有点心痛。
这小瓜最近晚上非常粘我。
当她爸爸抱她离开我去冲凉或睡觉，她就会大哭还一直叫：mommy mommy的。
听到她那稚嫩可爱的声音叫着我，心都融化了。
也许是因为最近比较少陪伴她，让她越来越粘我。
心疼。。。
心疼她还那么小，妈妈就得分出超过一半的时间给弟弟。

琪琪是个乖巧懂事的孩子，并没妒嫉弟弟，至少暂时还没。
每次弟弟哭了，她还是第一个 ke poh 的人，来告诉我们: baby 哭了，还会跑到房间去看弟弟。
看到弟弟，她会挥挥手，跟弟弟 say hi，也会 sayang 弟弟。

她只是一直要我陪伴她玩耍。也许这几天我真的有点忽略了她。
在我做月期间，都是她爸爸在照顾陪伴她。

我这可爱懂事的小琪琪， 就算有了弟弟，你永远都是爸比妈咪最最疼爱的小公主啊！

生产

宝宝十天大了。
今天爸爸终于帮宝宝办了登记，决定了名字，也拿到报生纸了。

想记录一下生产的过程。

宝宝的预产期是12月17日，但我的医生15日会开始放假，所以她说如果我14日还没生的话，会帮我催生。后来我都跟朋友说我的预产期是14日了。

一个月之前的产检，医生说胎儿的位置很低了，而我也开了0.5-1cm，叫我要提早做准备，可能会早生。
但我第一胎时，也是一样胎儿位置低，医生也说会早生，我在家待产等了两个星期，琪琪才在预产期四天后出生。
所以，这次我也不当一回事，只是打算提早两个星期拿MC在家等待。

12月4日，预产期前两星期，去产检。医生说我已开了4cm,要我马上入院。
哇，我真的没想到这么快就要生了。
问医生说可否回家让我拿hospital bag，医生也不给，就是要我马。上。入。院。
我也只能让Vic回去帮我拿包包了。

早上10点左右进入产房，换衣，通便，做CTG，躺在床上玩新电话，等待。。。
中午医院提供午餐，我也开开心心吃个精光。
Vic回去收拾拿包包回来了，然后出去医院隔壁的Hotal去开Rotary Club 的会议加上吃午餐回来了。
大约是2点左右，我肚子还是没动静，没有contraction。

现在回想，我觉得我应该还能再等个一两天,甚至更久,才会真正自然生产，但有一点好像赶鸭子上架似的，被医生护士逼着入院，逼着我早点生产。。。

医生进来，就说要催生了。护士解释说，我这种情况其实不叫催生，因为已经开了4cm，是early labor。Induction 通常是指没任何生产预兆的催生.但两者用的药物是一样的。
大约2-3点左右开始吊点滴，从5 drops per minute 开始。
一个小时后，没有动静，护士增加至 10 drops per minute。这时，我开始感觉到一点contraction了。
Vic没事做，想要保存体力，就到车上去小睡一会儿。
我记得，当时还不到5点，我开始感觉到真正的阵痛了，马上打电话叫Vic回来，而医生护士开始准备了。

在一个小时内，我从5-6cm开到10cm。
不像第一次那样马拉松似的生产，这次的我并没有感觉到太多的痛苦，因为并没有痛很久。
很快我就跟护士说，我有要上大号的感觉。医生准备好后，就叫我开始用力push了。
当阵痛开始，我就用力，用尽吃奶的力气，push push push。
跟第一次的时候比较，这次在阵痛时我专注于用力push，反而不觉得痛。
自己好像很冷静似的，也没像第一次时大喊大叫，结果被医生护士‘教导’说这只会浪费体力。
我对自己说，用力，用力，很快就过去了，就像上大号一样,把大便给逼出来就好了.
哈哈，也许说得有点粗鲁，但真的是这样的感觉，生孩子就像大便一样 ^^
最后，只 push 了几次, 宝宝终于顺利的诞生了。。。 而我也虚脱了。。。

记得第一次的生产，我大痛了约9个小时，一个小时才开1cm。
真正要push 的时候我已没力了，也可能是push错方法，最后需要用vacuum。
这一次，好像还没真正痛到，宝宝就出来了。
我很感恩。
虽然有点觉得像是被逼提早生产，但，结果也是好事一桩呀!
最最重要，宝宝平安健康，就够了。

我生了．．．

12月4号早上10点入院．
下午生下我家老二．

12月5号医生说我可以出院了，但宝宝还不能，所以我也留在医院住多一晚．

12月6号宝宝也可以出院了．　我们回家啦！

12月10号，当妈妈我正自豪可以挤出２oz的奶时，宝宝又因为jaundice而入院了，看着小小的他被抽血，哭得大大声，好难过．．．

Vic's birthday celebration - French fine dining at Lafite

2+ weeks to my EDD, and it's Victor's birthday. I've planned earlier to treat him French fine dinning in Natalie Gourmet, one of the best French restaurant in KL recommended by a friend. However, just few days before his birthday, I found out that it closed on Monday, the day I took leave to celebrate Vic's birthday, just the two of us. On his actual birthday, we have already celebrated with our little girl and his family.

Having no choice, I have to quickly find another restaurant online, and finally we have chosen Lafite, Shangri-La Hotel KL as our lunch destination.

~ Happy Birthday darling ~

Vic, me and my big tummy

 The ambiance was quiet and relaxing. We were the only guest when we arrived.

They offered 2 course meal+dessert or 3 course meal+dessert. Since it's my first French fine dining experience, we have chosen the 3 course meal. 

Selecting our food...

The bread ~ nice

Starter before the selected first course ~ beef salad. The waiter introduced the ingredients every time he presented us the food, but I can't really remember all of them now =P

This medium cooked beef salad was delicious with the sour vege on top.

The food portion were all very small.

This is Victor's selections:

First Course: Lentil Soup

Second Course: Wood smoke barlie Risotto served with truffle, garlic and Parmesan

Third Course: Crispy Skin Duck served with
pumpkin, green lentil and port wine

Victor's comments: 

Lentil soup, tasted like Indian dish because of the spices used. 

The Risotto was really nice and creamy with the Parmesan cheese. Love it. 

Roasted Duck, very flavorful but the meat was a bit dry. Presentation was great and colourful. 

This is my selections:

First course: Lobster Orzo served with Parmesan

Second course: 7 spices Prawn and Crab Salad

served with caviar, grapefruit and avocado

Third course: Fennel and Coriander Crusted Black Cod

served with lemon, smoke eel and risotto

My comments:

Lobster Orzo, first time trying Orzo, a type of pasta shaped like a large grain of rice. Really nice creamy flavor with the Parmesan cheese. However, it has similar taste as the Risotto Victor ordered. and somehow I can't find any Lobster there, maybe it's in the sauce itself. 

Prawn and crab salad, looked small but a special dish. A little spicy, served well with avocado's sweetness and caviar's saltiness, but the grape fruit tasted a bit bitter. Victor loves this dish too. 

Black cod, to me it's the best dish of the day, and the best fish I have ever tasted in my life. The fish was just cooked to absolutely perfection, it was smooth and can melt in my month. Thumbs up!! Anyway, the Risotto was a bit dry. 

After the main course, we were served with complimentary chocolate coated cherry sorbet, and it was absolutely yummy !!!

Lastly, our desserts. 

Victor's selection: Pineapple Cobbler served with 

coconut sorbet, oatmeal and white chocolate

My selection: Chocolate S'mores served with

vanilla ice cream, marshmallow and graham cracker.

By the way, we do share most of our food. 

The Pineapple Cobbler is definitely my favorite and it's the 2nd best dish of the day to me, after the black cod. This dessert was light and yummy with moderate sweetness to my liking. Loved the refreshing coconut sorbet and the crunchiness of the oatmeal which served well with the pineapple's sweetness. 

On the other hand, the Chocolate S'more and vanilla ice cream is a bit too rich to me after a full 3 course meal, but it's presentation is definitely attractive.

I had a great lunch in this restaurant , and I hope Vic enjoyed it too :)

After the satisfying lunch, we went to Pavilion for a movie  ~ 

The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn part 2.

To me, it was a nicely shot movie and a good ending of the series, based on the story book. The scenes and the characters were all very beautiful. Vic's comment was that it's a romantic fantasy film for 18-20 years old girls... haha.

Happy birthday baabee. I hope you enjoyed a day out with me. You have been a great husband to me and the bestest father to our little girl. We will have a new family member soon and I know it's not going to be easy. I hope we can all go through this together. Thanks for your love and support all these years. Muaks.