I behaved in the days leading up to the nanny’s final departure recently as someone who would soon join the Legion Of People Perpetually Trapped Under Napping Babies:
1) Tried to see all my regular friends “one last time” sans baby.
2) Went “supply shopping” for toiletries and anything else I thought I couldn’t get our helper (who mostly just does cleaning and dog-walking) or kings to buy for me easily – like Clinique concealer stick for dark undereye circles. Panda Eyes Shall Be Hidden For As Long As I Have Any Energy To Care So Help Me God.
3) Sat quietly with laptop in cafes, marveling at my alone-ness.
4) Bought 100 fruit smoothies in squeezies.
What, like that’s weird? (Rockstar finished like, 10 in a week so I went back for another batch of 50 – the Bumps to Babes people must think I’m reselling them. Helper would get lost unless she took a very expensive cab ride to get that many kinds, the supermarkets she knows how to get to only had one or two flavors…)
So here we go baby. I’ve got you babe. And any other song I can think of, if it makes you stop crying and start feeding properly.
- Very Misleading Pic
Ps: Our nanny said Ms Rockstar’s the hardest baby she’s had to feed. Me too 😀
Pps: I didn’t get to be on my laptop much today because besides caring for baby, Rockstar’s been hogging it to play some numbers games he discovered on the school website (there are seriously way more games – educational ones, obviously – on the school website than on cbeebies.com!)
Kudos to those games for keeping Rockstar that fascinated
Ppps: Kings does the witching hour feed. I should give credit where it’s due. Or start my day at 3am because of the pumping.
Pppps: Weighed myself after caring for Ms Rockstar completely solo, that first day: 59kg (previously 60kg.)
Cute photo of Little Miss Rockstar.
Re those squeezy packs of smoothies – you may be able to find them in your local ParknRob (sorry, their company doesn’t need any extra advertising) as I’ve even spotted them (not sure which brand you buy) in my local one and we’re very far away from expat central. However, I do know that Bumps To Babes will probably carry a fuller range and don’t worry, I doubt the staff think you’re “dealing” kiddie smoothies as I know quite a few parents who bulk buy the stuff from them too. Do they not deliver if you buy enough?
Dunno, I just lugged everything those couple days, didn’t ask. In future will call them up and ask, now I’m with baby at home… With members’ discount and buying the five-packs I can get the small ones for HKD 12 each, that’s cheaper than Wellcome and I guess PnS too…
Ms Rockstar looks like Rockstar in that pic! Such a sweetheart!
Little Ms Rockstar looks so sweet in the photo. She looks like she is smiling in her sleep – she must be smiling because she knows that she is in good hands – mommy is all geared up to take care of her solo. 🙂
Little Ms Rockstar looks so sweet in the photo. She looks like she is smiling in her sleep – she must be smiling because she knows that she is in good hands – mommy is all geared up to take care of her solo. 🙂