So it's been exactly a year and 2 months since I wrote, it has been a pretty interesting year to say the least.
C and I went from being a married couple to a family of 3. We welcomed our daughter on 8 November 2018 at 10.25 pm. It was one of the wildest roller coaster rides of my life. In a span of 8 hours, we went from excitement to anticipation, anxiety to fear, excitement to anticipation again, then intense stress over decisions to make. Back to fear, and a full circle to excitement and joy.
Tears of joy just flowed as I saw my baby in front of me. It was a moment of pure joy. I have never felt that in my life. I waited with bated breath while holding on to our daughter as our doctor treated my wife. WHAT JOY and COMFORT it brings knowing that both mother and child are safe and sound.
Our families waited at the ward through 1 am while screaming with excitement for the baby.
What happened the next few months were a blur.
1. We shifted our house.
2. C got into a grad-med programme in Australia and we had to plan for the relocation in 3 months. Visa, logistics mostly for the baby, house and car search. Booked our air tickets and airbnb.
3. The businesses were ramping up for end of year bookings.
4. Celebration and farewell meet ups with friends.
5. And of course maximum rest and recuperation for Carissa.
Thomson Medical Centre does confinement food catering and we bought a 28 day package. It was such a life saver. No need for nannies to cook for us or change the baby's diapers. We spent a total of 1.7k for the package. They gave us such big portions that I normally take her leftovers.
Anyway, wow, H is now 7.5 months old and we are enjoying every single moment with her. There are times where I got impatient with her in the middle of the night and while working in the day because she needs alot of attention. but the joy and pride she gives you really helps us to stay sane.
Anyway, we had trouble getting her to sleep on the bed by herself. But we have recently bought her a baby hammock with springs so we dont have to bounce her. This worked really well. Cus we started to put her down and she has been going for 1 hour naps.
Next, we need to train her to sleep on her own mattress at night.
And just got news that our new rental application has been approved. Can't wait to stay there and see what it's like.
