Great Wall of China

Yay... I'm so relieved that it's the end of my 9 days "marathon" today! Diddy was away in China for a super long biz trip... I dunno how I survived 9 crazy days of shuffling a baby to nanny, rush to work, rush home, clean dog, rush to pick baby, having only 5 hrs of very interrupted daily sleep....

The drama started early. I brought Cookie to the groomer, dog went loose, I chased him and had a fall on a rough pavement.

This is just about a great way to start my "marathon"... *roll eyes* To make it worse, Ashley was kicking and poking my wounds in the night and squatting up and down to clean doggie was painful... Frustrated at myself to the max... :(

Thankfully my sis kept us company over the Sat & Sun weekend and that really helped to ease the burden... We went to NEX on one day and ION Orchard on another...

We did a nice trip to NEX on Sat. The linkbridge between the carpark above the bus interchange and NEX is ready, which makes it's easier to bring a stroller. I never wanted to bring a baby prior to this coz the parking in NEX itself is a living nightmare.

It's definitely easier to keep a baby entertained by walking around the mall (it's not an excuse for me to go window shopping!) That instantly burn 3 hours on a full baby-sitting day... :)












On Sunday, I single-handedly brought Ashley to church. It was a bit of a mayhem and I got to church late. Her diaper leaked and she pee-ed all over the bed when I was in the service yard cleaning the dog. When I removed her diaper to clean her up, she pee-ed again, this time all over the floor. Mental breakdown! It was so tough I felt like crying. But I told myself it's okay, I can do it. And I did.

Thankful for friends like Ebel and Li-En who lent me their arms during service. A friend in need is a friend indeed. It's nice to have helpful friends. :)

Burned the afternoon walking around ION. Ashley had a chance at Atascaderos retail therapy. See, she even bought macaroons from TWG!

The initial few days was tiring coz Cookie was constantly miscue-peeing, which made cleaning him up a nightmare. Drama unfolds on a daily basis... This morning, as I make a quick dash for a pee before I prepared for work, Ashley was on my bed watching her morning entertainment... I heard a loud thud and 2 secs later a loud shrieking wail...

Poor humpty dumpty fell off the wall, rolled right off the bed and onto the floor. I panicked and rushed to hug her. But she was really hurting and I just kept walking her around the house, singing and comforting her.

So now, I am more wary of leaving her alone on the bed. Here's how the Great Wall of China is built:

... through fear and bad experiences...

To say the truth, I am still thankful to God throughout this episode. I had very little sleep these 9 days but surprisingly I did not get sleepy spells during the day.

Indeed...
I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me

Thank u papa for strengthening me when I am weak.