First time Dad and Mum

Our experiences when a new addition join our family.

My husband, A and I have trained our human ears to be ultra sonic where we are able to hear her cries or sense her movement from a distance.

Family support is so important especially if you are a working mum or needed an occasional time off.

An occasional ME time is absolutely fine and you do not have to feel guilty about leaving the kid with another caretaker.

Be patient. Kids under 2 years old are unable to portray their emotions and more often than not crying is their only source of venting their frustration, anger, grouchiness etc. When Kris was younger, she will cry for no reason at times. When carrying and feeding didnt sastify her, her cries became louder, I became frustrated at time but over time I thought of ways to pacify her such as singing, rocking or carrying her. It's works and It's not true that kids will be pampered if you do these too often. As kids grows, she no longer needs us to carry her as she prefer to crawl.

Eat our meal at extraordinary speed or on rotating meal time. What we took for granted in the past seem so precious now as we squeeze our occasional alone time to have a couple meal.

Keeping the house tidy and neat is impossible. With a young explorer around, they are always rummaging the table, drawers, throwing magazine / remote controls on the floor. Their toys are constantly scattered around.

Training of our vocals. Both A and myself are one step away from being professional singers as both of us are constantly singing (songs that we made up or actual nursery rhymes) to Kris to pacify her to sleep or to entertain her.

Corner guards are so important as they learn to crawl and walk.Corner guards helps to prevents bruises or serious bumps on their tiny little body. The edge of my bedroom wall used to be guard free until one fine day Kris decides to crash into the wall and there she goes bawling her heart out. In the next few week, she was spotted with a long blue streak of bruise.

You will not be able to sleep past 8am. Late morning once again seem so precious. Kris decides to be our alarm clock and will scream for our attention when she wakes up.. Weekdays or Weekends.. Urghhh

Do not plan too far ahead as you may not be able to keep up. More often than not, our plans with friends, family outing, Kris schooling plans have to be changed due to circumstances change. Do plan but also do take things as they changes.

Preparing for a outing is no longer simple as you need to prepare for her diaper/clothes change, meals, etc.

However, watching Kris grows has been the most wonderful experience. She grew from a tiny quiet baby to a curious, happy and vocal infant. Slow down princess.

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