Messy Affair

I was left at home with Ethan on Wednesday night as hubby needed to go to Penang for work. I knew I can survive that one night and I also knew it will be a messy ordeal. Let's go step by step, ok?

First of all, I need to carry two bags and Ethan and open the grill and door with Ethan trying hard to grab the keys on my hand. It ended up as I imagined but was ok as nothing fell from my hands.

After changing, I went to prepare Ethan's porridge and my dinner (macaroni and mushroom soup). Ethan will cry whenever I'm in kitchen coz that's the only place he cannot enter. No choice on that day. So, I let him sit in the walker in the kitchen, lock the rollers so that it can't move and give him things (containers, utensils, etc. whatever I can get in the kitchen) to bite and throw and bite and throw...just to keep him quiet. In the end, all the things ended up on the kitchen floor. I still had to keep an eye on him coz he knows how to pull himself up the walker with his tummy on the walker's tray and legs half-way up the seat. I think I need to stop putting him in the walker....sigh...have to chase him around ler when he crawls. He was in the kitchen with me the whole time until the porridge was done.

Cooking done. Let Ethan play with his toys on the floor in the living hall while I tried to eat. I was seating next to him on the floor and put my bowl on his walker's tray. The naughty fellow kept coming to me and wanted to play with my dinner. Somehow, he managed to pull my spoon and spill a spoonful of my macaroni on the walker and my clothes. Sigh...what a mess..Then I tried to distract him with his toys while quickly gobbled down my dinner.

Porridge time. He finished everything but some were left on his face, hands, walker and floor. Messy!

Shower time. I've decided to shower together. Big mistake! Ethan was sitting on the floor, naked, with his hands holding his little bath tub, while I stand to get the shower head and turn it on. BOIINNKKKK! He fell on the floor. Aiyor....so, I quickly grab him lar but somehow managed to hold on to the shower head in between us. Damn...I was drenched in my clothes. After patting him for a while, he stopped crying. So, I quickly continue my shower while squatting down near Ethan. Scared that he will fall again. Then, I quickly stand up to take the shower gel and BOINNKKKK! again. Damn stupid mother! This time inside the bath tub with 1-inch deep of water. He was scared and cried a little. Really stupid me! But I still have continue with my shower to wash away the soap on my body mar. After that, I quickly dressed him up with water still dripping from my body. Yaaiiikk....damn messy!

Sleeping time. Yay! Managed to put him to sleep at around 8.30 p.m. After that still have to clean up the mess - porridge on the walker and floor, wet clothes in the bathroom, boil his bottles, put his milk, bottles, water and hot water in the room for his night feeding, fold the clothes, pack his clothes for the next day at the nursery and finally.......shampoo my hair!!

Hubby, I really miss you on that day....

Crawling

Yay! Ethan can crawl. He started to crawl when he was 5 months old (first video) and can crawl properly on the floor without banging his head at 7 months (second video). Some articles I read said babies will sit first then crawl. Funny, Ethan seems to crawl well but cannot sit long by himself. After sitting for a while, like 30 seconds, he will fall.

First Trip to Genting

We brought Ethan to Genting on 22 January, the day he was exactly 8 months (Happy 8 months baby). I had to go there for work, so I persuaded hubby to go along with Ethan. It was the first time we travel with Ethan, so I think it's a good experience before the next trip to Penang for CNY.

Things we brought for Ethan for 3days/2nights stay:

1. Stroller
2. Walker
3. Cereal, biscuits, milk, bottles, thermos, pacifier x 2
4. Ikan bilis powder (if not, he will not eat the cereal)
5. Clothes x 7 sets, towel, hankerchief x 7pcs, hat
   
6. Socks x 5 pairs,
7. Diapers x 20 pcs
   
8. Wipes, rash cream, yu yee oil
9. Water x 3 liters

All these plus our stuff filled up the car including the front passenger seat. Ethan was in the car seat for about 30 minutes before he made so much noise that I had to carry him until we reached the hotel (luckily only Awana, not the top of the hill). With the headache I was having, the winding road and Ethan tossing around, I almost vomitted in the car. Don't know how to handle him in the car when we go to Penang during CNY???

Here are some photos of the little naughty one:


(The first 30 minutes in the car)


(Looking sleepy, 10p.m. at the Indoor Theme Park)


(At the hotel entrance)