Frustrated Mommy...

Mommy had to cook for little Adri today cos helper had left. Why? Will answer that in my next entry.

The simple meal of fish + carrot + scallop + white rice porridge (instead of her usual brown rice porridge) took me reeeaaal long, something like an hour?! *Faint* The race with time and baby's rumbling tummy was no joke!

Firstly, I could not find my grinder! Spent some 15 mintues looking for that. Thought Helper was using it daily as i had instructed her to grind Baby's brown rice to bits daily. Didn't expect that to be chucked aside, right at one hidden corner of the cabinet. =(
Secondly, Mummy took rather long to prepare the fish. Adri had cod fish today cos her usual "ngoh" fish was sold out. It has been months since i last cooked for Adri as Help and Mum had always been the ones preparing my little darling's meals. I had to take great care in removing those tiny bones from the fillet...
Thirdly, unsuccessful grinding. Put the diced ingredients into the grinding but spotted chunky remnants after the process! It was then that i knew why the grinder was chucked aside. =/
Fourthly, the seemingly long boiling process. Cooked over stove. Took quite some minutes cos the chunky carrots remained hard.
Finally, The blending. Put everything into the blender and that helped to bring about the consistency i desire.

Thankfully, Adri loved the porridge. It turned out naturally sweet. That made all the turmoil worthwhile. =)
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I Miss ....

ADRI!

I miss my little Adri terribly and i wonder why.

I miss Adri's smile
I miss Adri's hugs
I miss Adri's whining
I miss how she would rest her head on my shoulders and pat my back
I miss how she would gaze into my eyes when she tries to process what i am saying, with her mouth slightly opened
I miss how she would peer over from behind my shoulders and give me a cheeky grin
I miss her clapping her hands
I miss her patting my hands
I miss her patting my chest
I miss her patting my face and accidentally slapping my cheeks
I miss her climbing up the coffee table
I miss her crawling around
I miss her gibberish
I miss her waving goodbye
I miss the sight of her reaching out for items that are way too high for her
I miss the sight of her chuckling heartily whenever she plays with Daddy
I miss how she would cling onto my clothes and not let me out out her sight
(and the list continues...)

Is it because she bruised her little finger while she was trying to open the baby gate and Mummy's heart is bleeding? Hmmm...
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10 months old...

Adrielle turns ten months old today.
Curious and adventurous she has been, young as she is.

I AM PROUD OF MY LITTLE BABE.

Last Wednesday - 170908
I trudged wearily at the end of an unpleasant long working day (It was one of the days where we had to rank teachers..) to Mum's and the fatigue vanished the moment i was greeted by little Adri.
With the broadest smile she could ever offer, Adri excitedly moved her hands, brought one palm to the other that was held upright and stationary. How smart! She was clapping! =D
Affirmed by my uncontrollable laughter and praises, she went on, countless of times, looking for further affirmation by my mum and helper!
And amidst all that, my helper was saying "Give applause!" to Adri.
Now, not only was ADri smart enough to associate the action of clapping to "give applause" (which i thought were rather tough for a 10-month-old), i thought my help was smart too, to be able to pick those words up from those Sunday services!

Some time last week
Adri was spotted climbing our coffee table! She attempted to climb up the TV console too, but was detered by her seemingly short legs.

She ceased Mummy's and Daddy's worry of her tumbling off the bed and sofa by carefully crawling backwards, past the edge of the bed (and sofa), leaving her two legs hanging in the heights while holding tight to the bedsheet (and sofa covers), lowering her legs an inch at a time and eventually landing with a little jerk. =D

Yesterday & Today - 220908 & 230908
Adri awoke early. Instead of watching Daddy and Mummy get ready for work quietly, she went, "Whey!"
Extended repertoire of words to "Da Da, Ma Ma, Mum Mum, Neh Neh, Eh, some other gibber + Whey!" =D
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Now, don't i have every reason to be proud of her?
I am sure you are proud of your babe too. =D
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D is for...

Diet!

Introduced a few new foods to Adri during the past week.
Other than the usual fish + vege + carrot porridge, i started to add chicken, pork, scallop and sweet potato into Adri's porridge. On top of that, i also gave her potato and a little cheese! =D
Adri took each of her meals well! =D =D

You know right? i have never been this diligent when it comes to cooking. =p
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Chirp Chirp!

I discovered yet another place that makes me feel like a complete idiot *sigh*.


The first is a forest, or for a matter of fact, any greenery filled with lots of plants. All plants look the same to me and i really can't tell them apart.


The second is the Bird Park!!
Throughout the our whole outing (last Fri, 5 Sept), the question "What bird is this?" repeated countless of times in my mind. Emu? Snow-billed? Pelican? Peacock? xx-crowned pigoen? falcon? vulture? eagle?

I give up.
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I prefer the zoo! =)
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B and W

"B" in this entry stands for "Botak",
"W" then stands for "Worry".

I have always been blessed with a thick coat since i was a kid. I never had to worry about hair loss.
BUT
I've been dropping lots of hair!!!
Finger-comb thru my hair and i'll find myself holding on to a couple of loose strands.
A slight tug by Adri and there goes another few.
One shampoo and the drainage will be half-covered!

Pregancy guide books clearly state that hair loss after pregancy is inevitable. For some, hair loss starts shortly after 3 months and last til 6months. For others, hair loss doesn't start til one stops nursing. Mine's the latter. No cause for W then?
But the excessive loss IS worrying!
It's been almost 2 months since i stopped nursing ie, i've been dropping hair for a good 2 months.
Is my hair loss due to pregnancy or is it due to stress caused by a change in job scope?
I don't know.
Am i going to be B like Adri? My hair is getting lesser and def thinner... *sob*
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Snapping Fast & Furious

I've never gone this fast with my camera!
Why?
Adri simply dislikes having something put over her botak head and i had to work fast to capture the shots of my pretty lil' one.
A great challenge! Each time i put the newly bought cap on her, she pulls it off almost immediately! I certainly hope i've not wasted my money. The cap was way too cute, i couldn't resist, though i knew that Adri really didn't like to have her head covered...




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Rubber Duckie Time! =D

After her first trip to the pool, ADri's been really comfortable with water being splashed at her face (she didn't use to be)! =D

An extremely happy Adri during yesterday's bath time!
Watch her pat water, try to catch soap suds and hug the rubber duckie head! =D



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Fearless Girl...

This was Sat (30 Aug)
Sent helper back home to drop something. Little Adri decided to be acrobatic during our short wait.



She's so active!
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Adri loves books?

Hang in there long enuff and you'll see Adri dig for books, figure how to flip a book and conscientiously remove her books (yes, many bookS) from a box!



Was amazed that she actually perservered for quite a while with one of the books and tried to flip it, but alas, her leg was in the way! Guess she soon realised there were many other books for her to explore! =D
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