We are going home!!! YES I have finally sorted my leave with my company after weeks long of negotiation. And yesterday I received all the air tickets!!

It’s soooo exciting thinking about meeting with family members and FOOD FOOD FOOD and not forgetting friends if the schedule is not too busy and if we survive the temperature

Maybe it’s because I haven’t been home for nearly 2 years and furthermore we are waiting so eagerly to see our parents’ face expression when they first meet Cameron. It is going to be so heart warming!

We will leave next week but i will not disclose too much of our travel itenerary here (just to be a little wary with Internet).

satay, curry fish head, steam fish, crab, tiger and mantis prawns, roti canai, ayam goreng kampung, putu mayam, nasi lemak, jagung, coconut, durian, char siu pau, chee cheong fun, hokkein mee, yong tau foo,  banana leaf rice, kangkung belacan, cendol, rojak, wild boar… I AM COMING….

p/s I have to post this blog before I flood my keyboard

Time is gold…48 hours in a day is all I need now! Cameron is already 18 weeks old and gazing back at the past 4.5 months, it just went by like a blink of an eye. Looking after a baby without additional assistance plus exclusive breastfeeding is no joke. No doubt Eng takes over some chores when he gets back from work but the situation is still demanding. Though I thank God that Eng has been very supportive and understanding.

Cameron’s nap time is the only moment which I can get to execute my personal chores and that is only 3 hours in a day. At times, blogging has also become an effort, hence will always try to keep it short and simple and not as comprehensive as I would like it to be. I’ve been meeting up with a few friends who have babies of Cameron’s age. We all laugh about the same experience that we are going through which is rushing about like a mad woman during the 3 hour jiffy.

Since I had breast abscess back in April, Cameron had been bed-sharing with us. It was the only way to make him sleep longer and less taxing for me. Now that I’m kinda well, last Thursday was the first time I put him back to sleep in his own cot. Apparently, that would help him to sleep longer and it surely did. For the first time, he slept for 5.5 hours without waking up (from 9pm –2.30 am)! We are pleased but I miss having him on our bed. I still woke up at 1 am to check on him and thought he would want some milk. It happened automatically but found him still sleeping so peacefully. After the feed at 2.30 am, I put him back on our bed hehe. I didn’t want him to cry in the middle of the night, just in case if he realized he wasn’t sleeping with mumdad anymore. Eng said I am the problem…boohoohooo I think so too. Breastfeeding mums are usually more attached to their babies….

I will return to work end of July and our short term decision is to send Cameron to a childminder. We’ve been on the look out for a few. Childcare in the UK is ridiculously costly. In our area, the hourly rate ranges from £3.75-£5! Would see how it goes as who knows, our circumstances might change.