Kayden Kayden Kayden..!

Hmmm….initially I thought to myself wow..I will be having 4 mths of maternity leave..how nice…and how am I going to spend it..hahaha…it was an ideal thought.

It was too good to be true..and everything happens for a reason (why they gave us 4mths)…

Well after Kayden’s visit to paed., things didn’t seem to turn for the better…firstly I have problem in deciding whether to send him to infant care or nanny…(time waits for no man)., secondly I have rashes all over my body..(including source of milk supply)..shucks..and so thirdly..he has lost touch to bottle feeding…arrhhhgghhh….stress stress stress….ah……that was about 3 wks ago…I am glad…two of these problem have been solved…

All I can say is I was too naive to think that my 4 mths of maternity leave would be a smooth sailing one….I was so wronged! It is packed with so much unexpected events….so stressful, so frustrating…everything is so so so……I dunoe…what else…to expect…

Thinking of going back to work to escape reality..? Nah….not really…that didn’t really cross my mind…I only wished I could look after Kayden full time. On the contrary I DREAD TO GO BACK…and wished I could quit working..I am so sick of my job..!

 

Pappy, Mummy…What’s My Name..? (What’s his name huh?)

Alot of friends n relatives have been asking what’s Lil’ One’s name (English name) going to be…I guess…that’s only natural.

At the least and for a start, we are very sure…that we want his English name to start with the letter ‘K’…since our names have the letter ‘K’.

Although now..I am still very much contemplating on whether to have an English name or not..?..Why not..most people asked?  Simply…b’cos I dun want him to blame us for giving him an English name, which who knows..he may not like. I rather that when he is older..he can think of something he prefers to be called. But our dear friend felt otherwise…ok..fine…he has a fair share in the child as well…rite…?

So…while I was in my 1st trimester being an eager new parent, I started to scout for names (at that time still dunoe the gender of Lil’ One)..both for boys n girls. So as the time comes…when we learned about the gender…we “zoomed in” on all the names that starts with “K”…but little did I realised that there is so little names for boys that starts with “K”…argghh…..

Kieron lah…Kayden lah….Kaylan (the original spelling is Caelan)…lah….huh..that’s all…these are the ones…which we preferred. But what about Lil’ One…? Just when we have settled for the name Kaylan..another realisation…Kaylan is a girl’s name…when it is spelled in this manner…huh…?!!!!! Well, at least some books n websites said so….
Oh my god…I was thinking to myself…I dun want my Lil’ One to suffer from any mockery or identity crisis…leh…so I tell Kelvin…hey we better change the spelling…of his name…lah…otherwise…we would have to explain to everyone who asked….why the hell we chose this name…and later on in his life…he got to answer for himself…

Hahaha….so another round of brainstorming again…lor…Kaylan…cannot…and we dun like the original spelling…so…what about Kaelan..? Some people sure dunoe how to pronounce one…already some have never heard about this name…

So dear friends n relatives….I think his English name his not finalised yet..but already we are so fond of calling him this name…I even suggested to Kelvin…why not we just leave it as it is…we named him Kaelan..but dun add it into his birth cert. lor…can do also mah….rite…hhehehe

Current Status :
We are still debating over his name….if u have any suggestion…please feel free to give any constructive suggestions….

 

Mind-Boggling Question : Cot or Playpen?

Well…we’ve already got one cot to be placed in our bedroom….but…as I will be doing my confinement over at my mum’s place…I needed another one over there…

So..brainstorming time…to buy another cot or just buy a playpen will do..?
Storm n storm n storm…what the heck…? Never ending..

Cot

*  To buy a new cot…means extra cost..duplication….what to do to with
    it …when Lil’ One grows up? Very extra rite….?

*  What about a 2nd hand one…? 
 - Yah…tried our luck at Salvation Army..no
    luck at the Bukit Timah outlet (touted to be the biggest outlet), so tried
    the one nearest to our home (Woodsville)..biangz…we found the one
    we…want…yesh..but…when u add up all the costs (delivery +
    installation)…might as well go buy a new one! *Bish*
 - Tried the Internet too….nothing much…too…looking old never mind but
    they are selling at prices which I can buy new ones too…seow leh..!
*  I GAVE UP ON 2ND HAND COT!

So..more brainstorming…

Playpen

*  Next in line, so went round to scout for a decent one…but none came to 
   our (actually is mine) liking…simply b’cos..they are either to low.., too 
   flimsy, if not no changing table or changing table not sturdy or safe for 
   newborn…I tend to consider alot of things one …ok…I’m not fussy 
   ok…safety 1st mah…(ah reminds me of one brand..)

*  when finally…I came across one…by Graco…it fits all my criteria..as a  
   playpen…(the colour, the features…) meant for newborn, I realised it can  
   only hold up to 17 or 18kg! Huh..which is how old? 1+ but then
   again really depends on how fast one child grows? Then what’s the point
   of buying…wasteful of $$$….

(Source : http://www.firstfewyears.com.sg/warehouse/detail.htm?ProductID=PT%2D4)

DROP THE IDEA …TOO…

So..ANOTHER ROUND OF more brainstorming..

Badly wanted to have the cot, which we bought earlier, to be installed over at my mum’s place 1st…but but…but…somebody objected the idea! Citing that it will be very troublesome lah..this n that…no need to say anymore lor… *Gone with the wind*.

Finally or rather we are too exhausted to think anymore….we headed down to Ikea - Tampines on last Sunday, grab one…and paid for it. Back to square one!

Well, at least I know for sure..that this cot can be converted into a small bed, and so when Lil’ One is much older…and staying over at my mum’s place…he has a proper bed to sleep in. I like the design too…what the heck..!

(Source : http://www.ikea.com.sg/catalog/product_display.asp?art=70116002-4150-10-23-317624938-67905389)