Technology ruins childhood nowadays.

As much as I don't wish Manfred to grow up with a iPad in his hands, somehow he has really grew to depend on iPad and iPhone to keep him entertained. Given a choice between the screen and his toys, without a doubt, he would snatch the phone away. Well, obvious choice, of course.

I know its bad for a growing toddler, both physically (the eyes) and mentally (the mind). Alright, maybe its not too bad yet, for Manfred, as i wont say he is addicted but you just don't want to show him the phone in front of him. So even if I have to make a phone call or text someone, I have to do it very discreetly. Once the phone is within his sight, he is gonna scream for it. And most of the times I stand firm, through his wails.

He still touches the books that I bought for him, though not as enthu as the phone, but I take that as a form of consolation. He still plays with his cars and cooking toys here and there. As I dont really spend the whole day with him, when we reach home every night, it'd be 9 plus already. We will clean him, change him into his PJs, milk for supper (while he watches BaBa - minion mini movies on youtube), and some cuddling before he said "nite-nite" and off he wanders into his bed room. And yes in case you're wondering, one adult has to be inside with him. No need for patting or lullabies, but he just want somebody to be there in the room with him, with lights off.

So back to the iPad issue, i'm trying to find alternatives. Like, would a Furby Boom attract him as much as the iPad? I find the Furby quite interactive too. We even got him a leapfrog toddler laptop that teaches alphabets and songs, and nope, other than the open and close of the laptop, nothing arouses him much. Sigh. His dad bought him legos, nope, he only collects and pours contents out from the box. That's it.

I can see that he is very keen to learn, like A-B-Cs, 1-2-3... so i'm looking into this. Maybe more books? I don't know for sure, afterall, he is only a 19 month toddler, and who is gonna be a big brother soon in May.

Maybe its still not too late to mould this baby boy. Just keep iPad out of his sight, and slowly he wont ask from us? I know its unavoidable to pass that temptation when we're baby sitting him one whole day - like his babysitter. Coz we can't tend to him 12 hours straight, like we cant really sit there and play toys or read books to him 12 hours straight right?

Im still finding solutions and alternatives. Especially during dinners outside, the iPad is really a saviour when we just want a quiet dinner. Just throw him the iPad and we are in a world of our own. :) (of coz sometimes he will throw the iPad away when he cant find something he wants on that apple machine)

A quick update @ 28 weeks!

Mitch is 28 weeks and as of 27 weeks, he was 1.2kg! :) and mummy was 62.5kg - an increase of 7.5kg since preggy.

Tummy is rather big for a 7 months. And yay! I'm stepping into my 3rd trimester. 

When I worked too much on chores in the day, my back/butt cheeks hurts like madness at night. I nearly fell over as I can't control my aching back muscles. 

Mitch is kicking and doing popping often. I could feel him every now and then. Sometimes it could get like uncomfortable or funny, but ultimately I would prefer to feel him move it move it. 

A picture to show at 28 weeks. 

The first kick!

And Mitchell kicked me for the first time. I mean all along he would be swimming and moving around and I used to feel his fluttering, but I just felt him kick or punch, whatever. Joey witnessed it too! 

Ah, my boy is growing. And I think he is trying hard for womb delivery. 

Yes it's on the way baby! Mc delivery!

Mitchell tong

Or Mitchel Tong? 

Mitchell actually derives from michael. A Gift Like God. 

This would be tentative until if something better we like comes up.

Mitchell Tong. Or Mitchel Tong? Like his mum, Michele with a single L. 

Seriously draggin tmr.

I guess this is the worst Monday blues I have, given that I had worked from home for the past one month. Condition has got better (which I'm not complaining)... and 林医生 said I could go back to work coz I'm not someone who can stay still at home. (Actually I can!) 

I wished I could stay home and 安胎。but don't think the man would be happy to know that. He would want me to work. I dunno, I guess number 1 reason should and could be due to '面子问题'. Number 2 reason - he wants me to be financially independent - which I myself would like tat too. But staying at home doesn't mean I will leech from him. I would still wan to find my source of income. Yes it may not be as much as what I'm earning now. But at least it maintains my own expenditure. 

Hopefully my health could still be maintained after I get back to work. The walking to the office, the long hours of sitting, traveling, stress at work. 

I just hope I don't get called into the office by boss. That would be at least an hour of 罚站。

God bless me. 

Baby m is 16 weeks. :)

Well, thou it wasn't a totally easy and very smooth sailing pregnancy journey till now, baby m is already 4 months old. 

Two weeks ago it started with spotting some brown-pinkish discharge. I went to doc Ho and he have me duphaston and I have to go back for hormones jab twice a week. :( 

On and off the brownish pink stains still exist. Yes it's keeping me worried especially after reading those posts online. But after all it's not within my control. So long I do my best to protect the little one, he has to do something for himself and for mummy daddy. I have faith in u baby m. 

Went to visit Chen Er Bo yday and he said that baby m is a very sensitive baby so I can't attend red and white events. Cannot let people touch my tummy too. 

Ha, little baby... 你还真是的噢。

A most dramatic weekend~~ Painful, may be a better word. DENTAL SCARE!

And yes i had this sudden sharp pain that came for a good 5 minute at 11plus on Thursday night while watching tv. Since it went away, I didnt give a damn about it... until... 3.30am, I woke up from the pain again! Horrible. It was so bad. It pained from the gum, to the ear to the back of the head. I nearly woke Mike up, but it went away, so I went back to sleep.

The next day, I was at home working when that pain came and it started to feel unbearable. I put on ice, I rinsed with salt water, I didnt help much. When Mike came back, he fetched me to Q&M Punggol Place. It was an ang moh dentist on duty and she said there is no other way to solve it except to EXTRACT MY WISDOM TOOTH. I had great second, third thoughts about it. I went to Hougang and seek 2nd opinions at Dental Wong (Ave 8). Nurses all asked me to consult my gynae first.

I went home, praying all would be good. But it turned out to be the most painful night in my life. At midnight, while bathing the pain hit me so bad, I was crying with tears flooding down my cheeks. Mike heard me crying and he came over to the room,  and off we went to SGH (believed to have 24 hour dental help - as of google) When we reached there, the nurse said she cant help because even if she were to call in the dentist officer to come, he can only stop my pain, but given my scenario, there is alot of pain killers that I couldnt take - only panadol. So I bear with my FREAKING PAIN and we drove around Serangoon and Hougang Area, hoping to find a 24 hour dental. But no luck!

Went home, the pain went down like maybe 10%, I grabbed an ice pack/towel, bumped it on my right cheek and I fell asleep. It was 3am.

Seriously, in Singapore, u can have all kinds of pain in the middle of the night, but NOT TOOTHACHE. NOONE CAN HELP U!

The next day, I went to Q&M Hougang Central to extract my tooth with Doc Keffe Lim (or i dunno how to spell his name). He sounds like a Malaysian. Nice guy, no airs, and could see he tried his best and tried to be assuring. As I cant take x-rays, he cant do surgery for me, only to pluck out the crown and to leave the root there. He said the bone will cover back nicely. 95% of the patients have no complaints. But, if I wanted it clean, I can choose to take it out (again) after I delivered.

I was on local anesthetics, it wasnt painful, but definitely could feel the pressure when he tried to PULL MY TEETH OFF. I know he tried his best. And i think Guan Yin Ma is watching over me. I prayed hard for baby m's safety as I soothed my tummy.

Din really feel the pain, but the itch was BAD after I woke up from my nap. It was madness itchy!!

I wanted to eat mash potato for dinner and so Mike brought us to compass point to eat KFC. He ordered 2 pc for me too. (-__-'") I tried lor. He tore into smaller pieces for me and I tried. And yes, I could finish one pc. haha. And my muscles are tired already. I finished the Medium whipped thou. :) Love it. After which when we wanted to shop for my havaianas, I felt faint already, like really tired and non-stop yawning. Gosh, was I worried and scared. It was really not a good feeling to feel faint.

And off we go back, but before that, he drove to POPEYEs to buy 2 large mash for me, in case I got hungry.

I was able to eat on the actual day this time round, compared to the first time I had my wisdom tooth extracted. But that was the WHOLE tooth, and this time round its only 1/2 the tooth, not sure if that made a difference.

And the itch hasn't stopped since i plucked my tooth on Saturday. Pls pray for me that it heals soon! Its torturous.

Thanks all.