Can so tell grandmummy can no longer refrain herself from carrying her granddotter.
It is the big one snuggling with the small one. Not the other way lol.
#somuchloves
fatherhood
"Detachment" is the word indeed. I am relieved by how quickly Wifey is cool with me returning to work. Her well being in my absence is top priority.
Detachment via work is a good way to unwind and to objectively assess the effects of a child on every member of the family. Every individual needs to take a break regardless of how much they want to be with our darling.
My flags are raised. I am super eager to fulfil my duties as a dad as mummy IS fulfilling hers 24 hours a day.
But now I got to plan ahead to post-confinement. The first thing is for mummy and daddy to go out without ah ger as well as for mummy to go out with her friends.
Before I can go back to work with a peace of mind, I must first look after mummy's well being.
Maggie was supposed to come into this world only today. But she is already a lovely 9 days old.
Darling can now move her eyeballs. She used to have to turn her neck to follow sounds.
Super appreciative my mum-in-law loves bathing her granddaughter in the morning.
Darling literally disappears into the toilet without Wifey and I noticing. This allows us to sleep that little bit more after every sleep-disrupted night shift.
Darling please just drink your milk and go to sleep. I will pretend not to hear any poop sounds ah. Not after changing two diapers for you in the last 2 hours.
Mummy, I want to indent TWO bottles of 60ml expressed breast milk (EBM) for tomorrow.
Last night 45ml not enough. Tonight 75ml still insufficient. Let's try 120ml tomorrow night. See whether mummy can no need to wake up and breast feed and sleep through.
From the first poop squirt sound, give half hour before opening the diaper. Be sure to wake her just enough so that she squirms and keep the bowels moving.
Darling has an aura of wormhole around her.
The time everyone spends looking at her is both productive and unproductive, all while being sucked into darling's wormhole abyss.
Ah ger's smiles are more noticeable and apparent these two days.
Now I get it.
I used to be woken up by my darling's bawling.
Now I go on the offensive to wake her up first and feed her.
"Wake up Maggie. Wake up. Oei wake up Maggie."
My darling has a role in maintaining the smooth functioning of my family and that is to play with her ah gong's and ah ma's.
It is a function as important as Wifey and I bringing back the dough.
The practice of confinement gave rise to months-long institutionalized rest for mummies even for those who don't practise it.
Keching 