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Friday, July 2, 2010

Eventful Trip Home

Hubby and I planned the trip since LT was in my womb.. We anxiously waited for LT's appearance before applying for a passport for him and finally booking the airplane tickets. Did you know that the Malaysian MyKid Card is not even used for passport application?! We waited to receive the card, which came two months late to the PJ registrar's office only to find out that the dumb card is not required.. Humbug!

We chartered a taxi to take us to the airport on Saturday.. Decided to bring his car seat along for the long journey.. First off, the Proton Iswara taxis DOES NOT have long enough seat belts to secure GRACO car seats. So poor hubby had to clasp on the car seat with the precious cargo inside for the whole trip to the airport. To make matters worse, LT started having running nose just before the trip. =( He was cranky but well behaved through-out the journey.

I read somewhere that babies need to breastfeed or suck on something during take-off and touch-down to aid the change in pressure inside their ears. So, very gung-ho, I helped LT to latch on as soon as the plane starts to taxi to the runway.. Little did we know, it was a 20 minute wait before we are clear to take-off. =( By that time, LT already drained one of my boobs and is not interested in feeding anymore. However, once the plane started to lift off, LT graciously accepted the 2nd boob and happily suckled until we touched down. =)

Btw, the airline doesn't permit the carry-on car seat or stroller, but they would happily store it for us once we reached the plane entrance. LCCT had a very basic nursing room, cold and thankfully just cleaned. It had very bad ventilation and LT didn't like it one bit. Thumbs down! On a stark contrast, Changi's nursing room was properly ventilated, comfortable and clean. It even had a private room for nursing! Thumbs up!

We were greeted at the airport by enthusiastic Granma who proceeded to shower LT with lots of kisses. Then off we went to search for Granpa who had parked the car and was walking towards the arrivals. At home, LT was greeted by Xiao Ku. LT gurgled with happiness!

Day 2 was Father's Day, and we were all excited and ready to go to Christ Methodist Church, which LT's grandparents attend. As Grandpa and Daddy stood up during a Father's Day well-wishing during service, mummy could see both dear faces were beaming with pride and joy at the little bundle of joy in mummy's arms. What a Father's Day! =) And it was Daddy's first Father's Day celebration too.. =) There was a major Mum-mum session at home with Grandpa cooking very yummy pomfret! Yum-yum! =P

Day 3 brought along cousins J & J over to grandparent's house.. My oh my, were they over the top at seeing their little cousin LT. It's the first time the cousins met. Oh, it was also the first time Ta Ku met her new nephew. The 2 cousins were so eager to see LT.. Younger J was so happy that she kept holding LT's hands and feet and saying, " So cute!! "
Older J kept prancing about and making LT laugh at his antics. Then we went off to dinner at Waraku, Granpa's favourite japanese restaurant.

Day 4 was a shopping trip to Orchard where Daddy and Mummy found out that the GSS is actually a minor sale with major shopping places offering only 10, at most 20% discount on the items that we wanted to buy.. Like the Philips Steamer & Blender for making baby food.. It's actually more expensive in Sg than M'sia! However, we did manage to buy a pair of cute rompers saying "I love Dad" and "I love Mum" at a very cheap price.. After a tiring day, plus with a stuffy nose, LT decided to throw a tantrum.. And we zoomed off back home in a taxi fast.. Mummy had to cradle LT until he sleeps and while he sleeps. The moment Mummy puts down LT into his cot, he started to yell his lungs out. =( Poor LT. Sleeping must have made his nose blocked. Grandma figured that the best remedy for stuffy noses would be to give more breastmilk. So, Mummy fed LT every 3 hours and sometimes even sneak a feeding in between when LT's sleepy. =P Oh, and we nearly forgot.. Daddy cooked us very nice lobsters for dinner. =P

Day 5, LT's nose got slightly better.. And we bundled off to City Hall to meet Auntie SW and Uncle ZW. LT wasn't his usual chirpy self yet, but he gave good smiles to enthusiastic Auntie SW! What a trooper!


Day 6 was a restful day for all of us.. But mummy got a surprise call from Uncle A, mummy's only sibling. Uncle A was not around when LT made his first appearance and has never seen LT yet. Uncle was away on flight training in Australia and could not take any leave home to welcome our family's latest addition. The very moment Uncle A completed his flight test, he boarded the plane back Sg.. Eager to see LT for we would be leaving on day 8 morning. So, that night, after Uncle A reported back at Seletar, he dropped his luggage and came over for dinner with the invitation of LT's Grandma (mummy's cool mother-in-law). =)
Here's a nice pic of Uncle A, Mummy and I. Notice I was a bit grumpy? Well, that's because I was pretty sleepy then.

Day 7 was pretty uneventful, with LT recuperating at home from the cold. Mummy and Daddy did sneak off to buy "pineapple bak kwa" for souvenirs.. We had another big feast at home with all the whole clan.. This is a nice picture we took:

Day 8, and it was time to say goodbye.. Granpa, Grandma and Xiao Ku accompanied us to Changi.. Sigh.. we hate farewells.. LT even more so.. He did a major poop in the waiting lounge of Changi and we had already cleared immigrations and were waiting to board the plane. Hehe, what a frantic time it was, two parents hurriedly cleaning out the big mess and changing the little one, diapers, clothes, booties and mittens!
The trip back to LCCT was good, with LT suckling away at both boobs throughout the journey. However, the trip back to home was a different matter.. We got another Proton Iswara taxi which had a spoilt airconditioning system! LCCT should really do something about the taxi services that ply the area. They should ban the old rickety taxi types from coming in.. I may sound crude and unforgiving, but my heart breaks when LT cried the whole journey home due to the heat in the car!!! Do you know babies could die from heat stroke from too hot a car journey?!! If anything were to happen to my LT, I would have the hide of the taxi company! Thank God we survived the trip home. Poor LT was soaked through and he had such a sad, grumpy face that your heart breaks if you ever saw him! =(

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