what has happened...??

So many things happen in these two months....

First, moses grows up so quickly, he gained more and more kilos....

Second, preparation for joice's second birthday :)

Third, I haven't loose weight*sight.....

I'm so blessed with all those beautiful moments...

Joice has learned to speak and she chose mandarin as her first language,she speaks mandarin fluently...oh boy,her teachers and friends don't even understand what she's talking about...on the other hand, my goal is a success...she can master mandarin more than indonesian...

Anddddd... We decided to put joice in toddler class....

papa's birthday

On papa's birthday, everybody was still awake when he got home. So we all had chance to sing, cut cake and take a picture together :)

No special celebration, its just a give thank of everything that God had guided him and us all...

God bless you,papa Calvin :)

sorry...

Sorry for no photos are available right now ha ha....mama is still busy with daily jobs so uploading photo is the last thing to do in my note :)

6 weeks old baby + 22,5 months old toddler

What a good combination at my home...

We are in lebaran holiday. We don't go anywhere,just staying at jakarta where everybodye else go for vacation...yes,we stuck here together. Once in a while,we go to malls for refreshing,baby is too small, and joice is having a little trouble in finishing her meal. So whenever we go out,I come home with fresh mind but tired body he he he..dealing with toddler and breatfed baby.

Moses is still fully breastfed, I always there to feed him,yet he's having trouble to sleep. I try to follow his pattern and his habit,but its so hard to put him to sleep..he would wake up after 15 or 30 mins after I put him to sleep...everyday I try and try a new way..still until today, I can't find the right way to make him comfort. He would wake up and cry and doesn't want to go back to sleep without I feed him...hm....what a challenge for me!

On the other hand, dear joice who never have eating problem,suddenly refuse to finish her rice. She just wants to eat half portion EVERYTIME. So it makes me and calvin frustated. We try to change the menu, but she still shuts her mouth after few spoons...until now, I try not to make this a big deal for her, I'm afraid she would draw more attention by scolding her more...so just bare with it,try new menus almost everyday and try to make eating time become a fun time...watching barney, I talk to her nicely,tell her story while eating,praise her and reward her sticker if she's quiet and being nice during meal time.

She grows fast actually, she tries to copy whatever we say,talk, and act. She also can count fastly in mandarin. She loves her brother and doesn't mind if I spend much time with her brother. I always find a quality time once in a day to spend with her though...sometimes I just so tired and just want to throw myself on bed,but whenever I remember my kids,I just give it up and wake up to play either with one of them..

I thank God for having my mom around to help me cooking and taking care of children. Without her, I would be so tired and stressful hehehehe God provides right..? So give (*) .·.◦†нªηк's◦.·. (*) to God in every condition...

2 months away to two!

Joice is almost 2!....(Terrible two...)

We always angry and laugh to her in the same time. She can:
1.Try singing with others (tv,papa,mama,pho,friends,laoshe)
2.Take off and put on her own shoes
3.feed herself (sometimes too messy! )
4. Say one two three in mandarin
5. Say xie xie
6.Make a sentence with two words
7. Love to hop,run,jump,roll, climb , all physical activity
8.Shy when neet new people
9. Carry her own backpack to sunday school (mama needs to be with moses all time)
10. Sleep by herself whenever and wherever
11, Love her milk to the last drop he he!
And...many many more...

She grows so fast day by day...and she learns new thing each day...I'm so thankful to God to see her progress everyday...if I look at her now, just can't believe how fussy she was when she was a baby (under one year old), but now she's so independent...mature...and can start taking care of herself.
She still makes me headache sometimes ha ha...its not easy to persuade her to do one thing that she doesn't want to do,yet mama and papa always find a way to finally make her to do it ha ha!
She's not jeoulous or angry to welcome her little brother,yet she loves him even she doesn't really show it. She always says dede nenen hahahaha and pointing to hers hihihihi...she let me spend the time with moses anytime..she just patiently wait with pho2 or mbak..playing when I feed my baby...

Thank you God for blessing our little family...

chubby baby

Semalam Moses di vaksin hepatitis B (II) dan BCG, waktu diinject,Moses nangisnya ngiiiiiinngggg then waktu di paha akhirnya: huaaaaa hahahaha sabar yah moses,this is for your own good. Mama jg sering disuntik,apa ganti papa aja yah yang disuntik he he...

moses gained 1,6 kg just in one month! And 4 cm longer....bener2 chubby deh yahhhh
Waktu lahir: 3290 gr, now after 1 month: 4,8 kg
Panjang lahir: 52 cm, now: 56 cm

Cepet banget,no wonder,mamanya lapar terussss,moses nibbles on mama,mama nibbles on food....makaaaannn terus, bukannya turun,I gain weight! Huahahaha but no worry,kalau kamu gemuk,berarti kamu bukan widya (that's what calvin always says hihihihi)
Karena dari dulu ceking dan kerempeng,jadi wkt hamil bener2 dipakai utk peningkatan bb sepuasanya,so harus di maintain.anyway,moses is too chubby, jadi kata dokter,jangan di feed setiap nangis,usahakan paling minimal 2 jam. Dia ga selalu nangis karena lapar,mama terlalu worry kalau moses nangis karena lapar,jadi dikasi terus dan sekarang jadi kelebihan sekali :)

It ☺kªªªÿ.. Moses.....mama will keep feeding you,as long as you are hungry...let's eat together!

between breastfeeding and formula

If I can choose....I would be willingly to breastfeed my second child directly...latched on me...but...I know way long before I gave birth that this might be a very big issue for me..

Joice is almost 2 in 3 more months,she requires my full attention,not to her physically needs but to her emotional needs. She's so active that you will run out energy before her..

This moment is a big struggle for me. I keep praying and ask God for wisdom, I really can't decide what's best for this situation. We (Calvin and I) had long discussion and talks before we decide this... So we have decided to express my breastmilk into bottle then my mom would help to feed with bottle,so I can have time (a real quality time) with joice. And when we go out, I could express and give to him directly or can give formula as supplement. This is a tough decision to both of us, since we are so agree that breastmilk is the best nutrition for baby. Our joice had full breastmilk until 13 months, not even one bottle of formula. She latched on me directly, we had fun time together. I had no other things to do too except of taking care of her and feed her. This time,its so much much different. Baby is here yet joice needs my attention. Sometimes,at night,I can't sleep thinking of what can I do for both of them. I believe that my breastmilk is just enough for Moses. I prefer him latched on me and I could carry him wherever I go. Note: as long as there's someone who can keep an eye for joice. If not, I don't have double hands for both of them he he, the other one wants to be fed, and another one has runnnnn awayyy from mommy ho ho ho....can you imagine that?

So anyway, expressing milk is so much different than baby's sucking, it has limited time and portion. I keep telling myself that I can do it, no matter how hard it is,I want to try by expressing milk as much as I can,as often as I can, so moses can get full breastmilk...
Nevertheless, I still want to mix with formula for just once in a day so he remembers the taste of formula millk.it would be easier for his transition later on. Meanwhile I need to eat and drink much so I can express more and more...its all in your mind,right..?? (Hormon oksitosin di kepala yang mengatur volume susu)

Hopefully this is the best decision for everyone....we'll see what will be happened next month...