From daddy’s desk – What is a breast pump to you? (Pt. 2)

Thank you for all your comments. Lemme do a quick count; 2 agree with me, 4 don’t and 2 are neutral/undecided.

Really don’t know. To me, it is as personal as a toothbrush. I have heard of people who also categorise their hairbrush as a personal item so I guess it depends on the person.

Think about it, for the 4 who have no issues about loaning, are you referring to just the pump or the entire set including bottles and teats. I did not make it clear in my 1st post but the person asking for the pump will probably ask for the bottles and teats as well as she only wants to use the pump for a short while. Toothbrush goes into the mouth, likewise the teats. Will your answers change if you have to loan the teats as well?

It also depends on the person asking, I suppose. I have a very low tolerance level for “moh liu” (Cantonese for…..er….someone please help me out here…. ) people. The person in question is No. 1 in telling the whole world that she has no moolah, always short in moolah, blah blah blah….but when crunch time comes, lots of money to spend on clothing, etc.

My clueless wifey, always the nice girl from next door, gets trampled by these people on their way up the social status ladder.  (Frequent visitors who want a water-fish, you know who to look for now )

So Mom2Ashley, nothing wrong with the value of the gift as far as I am concerned but when it comes from someone who places great importance on the price tag, it only shows the sincerity of the giver.

Brae is eating PAPER!

We were having lunch at Delicious, 1-Utama last weekend. While going through the menu on what to order, Brae was helping himself to the paper placemat in front of him. After I finished ordering, I took back the paper from Brae and discovered that one corner of the paper was gone! Brae was happily chewing on something in his mouth. I quickly ordered hubby to have a look inside Brae’s mouth. He couldn’t find anything, even after using his fingers to pry open his mouth. I hope Brae found it tasty but judging from his response, maybe not. *rolled eyes*

The corner of the paper was gone!

Brae’s reaction after eating the paper. “Yucks!!!”

From daddy’s desk – What is a breast pump to you?

What a crap day today. Stayed up till the wee hours of the morning going through work. Had an important discussion this morning with my brain half asleep. Then, I get the news that wifey just agreed to loan her breast pump to someone else. Boy was I incensed! Yup, I am very particular who our things go to.

Maybe it is just me but I have always considered a breast pump similar to a toothbrush. A personal item. I know some of you may say that after sterilisation, everything is as good as new. For these people, can I borrow your toothbrush and return it after sterilising it? Same logic isn’t it?

Worst thing is that this particular person who requested for the pump used the lack of money as a reason for not buying one herself. Tell me, since when did SJMC patients have no money for a breast pump?

Seriously the stingiest person on the planet. She gave Braedyn a pack of Drypers M nappies for his full-moon. For her new-born, we gave her a RM50 ang-pow and a very, very fancy RM60+ dress from Mothercare. See, we are such nice people.

Before you all think I am a monster, please bear in mind that No. 2 is coming in 3 months’ time. I won’t give a hoot if we are totally done with the breast pump.

Arrrrgghhh!!!! Some people are just leaches. Suck me dry, financially and mentally.

Brae: 10 months old

Braedyn’s 10-month milestones update is long overdue, however it’s never too late.

Weight: 10.6 kg
Height: 75 cm
Teeth: 2 lower teeth, 4 upper teeth (still the same)

Physical Development

• He can crawl very fast now. Unlike most babies, he crawls with his tummy on the floor so definitely a combat crawler.
• He can grab small objects/food between his thumb and index finger.

Language

• He is starting to reply when we question him. Most of his replies are “ngm..ngmm..hmm”.

Food

• New food: baby corn, cherry tomatoes, water chestnuts, mee suah and onion
• New fruit: strawberries and watermelon
• He is still eating 3 meals a day with 3 milk feeds. His breakfast includes cornflakes, oatmeals or baby biscuits (Rusk or Gerber) with milk instead of his rice cereal.

Brae’s new development

• His new development is ‘pointing‘. He points to anything that interests him with his index finger. Mummy or daddy has to tell him what he’s pointing at though we suspect we could be referring to the wrong thing.
• He loves kids. Whenever he sees kids or babies, he gets very excited and tries to call for them.
• He is now very good at throwing tantrums. He will scream and scream just to get his way. What a persistent boy!
• He likes to drop or throw objects on the floor when he loses interest in them. Perhaps he likes to hear the sound of the objects dropping on the floor.
• He is a smarter boy now after falling off the bed twice. He will crawl to the edge of the bed, look down with his two hands grabbing tight at the edge and start to reverse.
• He likes to play with water these days. Whenever he is in the bathtub, he will splash the water with his hands.
• We are training him to hold his own bottle when drinking his milk. Sometimes, he will co-operate but most of the time, we end up holding the bottle for him.

Brae’s new bike

We have been thinking whether we should get Brae a walker. We let him try out a few walkers at the shops but he seems more interested in the toys attached to the walker. He did take a few steps but all were backwards. In the end, we decided not to buy one. We got him a Fisher Price ‘walker cum rider‘ instead. He loves it so much. However, he couldn’t move forward too and always ended up moving backwards.