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Work has started and is going to increase in frequency throughout the next few weeks, ending with a BANG including an overseas trip for work. In the meantime, its going to be hectic with PSP going away for a week to attend a conference, one performance at Esplanade and 2 camps. Ah. Big Wen is also going to change her school and starts on 1 Nov. This means I have to monitor the after effect of this change (its a new school so the class is relatively small when she joins. Like. 4 kids.) Plus a new school environment means new viruses and bugs. Which also means Small Wen might also fall ill.
Which he has.
The GP said its loosely termed as a '2nd child syndrome', where the older kid brings back illnesses from school and passes it to the younger one, without the older kid himself actually falling ill. Small Wen is currently suffering from a cough and is using the nebulizer and antibiotics to cure the illness. GP also prepped us by saying there will be more to come at a regular frequency. Whilst this does help build up immune system for Small Wen, it does mean that we must be more careful due to his age.
Good news? My 10 week old baby is a nice hefty 6.6kg. *gulpz*
As you can tell, its been a very tiring week trying to get many things done. and its often been a 18h non stop event that does not include rest for me. Its been a very painful experience trying to schedule 'duties' with the kids (pick up, drop off etc) with me picking up most of it, rushing from work to school to bring her home. Proportion of life has definitely changed priorities. With Big Wen a little grown, I did regain some of my time and independence back (simply because she was less dependent on me), but with the inclusion of Small Wen, it feels like its reverted back to square 1 and worse. The worst times are when Big Wen is home from school. Mommy is preparing dinner, Grandma is helping to bathe and change Big Wen. Its good if Small Wen, but that period of time (evening to night) is actually his most active where he sleeps less than 30min each time.
I think everyone in the family is adjusting to having Small Wen around, from Big Wen to grandma and even Ah Yi who is seldom around. But I think I have had to make the biggest adjustments with nothing left for myself. Somehow it feels like PSP doesn't seem to get this part and is very much involved in doing his own things and not learning to say NO to other people when he can. (Maybe its easier to say NO to the wife). You may say he is bringing home the bacon.... so he needs to work and recharge etc... but.... Thats a really tiny piece of bacon. I bring home bacon too, and where does that leave me? (yes... you can tell I'm really SORE about this :s)
I'm exhausted and tired out. Spent the wee hours in the morning on Tuesday (think 3am) trying to coordinate schedules and my body simply hasn't caught up. I don't know how I've been surviving at all the past week as I've had little sleep or rest. Someone needs to invent a Mommy battery!
Or maybe one should chose to be a SAHM or FTWM. Not both.
I am agitated and upset.
Which he has.
The GP said its loosely termed as a '2nd child syndrome', where the older kid brings back illnesses from school and passes it to the younger one, without the older kid himself actually falling ill. Small Wen is currently suffering from a cough and is using the nebulizer and antibiotics to cure the illness. GP also prepped us by saying there will be more to come at a regular frequency. Whilst this does help build up immune system for Small Wen, it does mean that we must be more careful due to his age.
Good news? My 10 week old baby is a nice hefty 6.6kg. *gulpz*
As you can tell, its been a very tiring week trying to get many things done. and its often been a 18h non stop event that does not include rest for me. Its been a very painful experience trying to schedule 'duties' with the kids (pick up, drop off etc) with me picking up most of it, rushing from work to school to bring her home. Proportion of life has definitely changed priorities. With Big Wen a little grown, I did regain some of my time and independence back (simply because she was less dependent on me), but with the inclusion of Small Wen, it feels like its reverted back to square 1 and worse. The worst times are when Big Wen is home from school. Mommy is preparing dinner, Grandma is helping to bathe and change Big Wen. Its good if Small Wen, but that period of time (evening to night) is actually his most active where he sleeps less than 30min each time.
I think everyone in the family is adjusting to having Small Wen around, from Big Wen to grandma and even Ah Yi who is seldom around. But I think I have had to make the biggest adjustments with nothing left for myself. Somehow it feels like PSP doesn't seem to get this part and is very much involved in doing his own things and not learning to say NO to other people when he can. (Maybe its easier to say NO to the wife). You may say he is bringing home the bacon.... so he needs to work and recharge etc... but.... Thats a really tiny piece of bacon. I bring home bacon too, and where does that leave me? (yes... you can tell I'm really SORE about this :s)
I'm exhausted and tired out. Spent the wee hours in the morning on Tuesday (think 3am) trying to coordinate schedules and my body simply hasn't caught up. I don't know how I've been surviving at all the past week as I've had little sleep or rest. Someone needs to invent a Mommy battery!
Or maybe one should chose to be a SAHM or FTWM. Not both.
I am agitated and upset.