Not sure why but I feel that Sofia was not '2' for very long...it seems this year has passed by so quickly and I am amazed at how big she has grown right before my very eyes. I can't believe she is a little girl now rather than a baby. She is also a big sister to Leo and will be going to Kindy next year. How her life is only beginning! It is an exciting time but also a sad one. I have also missed out the opportunity to carry her these past 9 months since I have been pregnant :( Now she is 16kgs it is difficult to lift my baby girl.

For Sofia's birthday I baked 2 cakes, one for a celebration with my family and another to celebrate with F's family. It was my first time ever making a kid's birthday cake and Sofia had requested to have a barn with farm animal cupcakes. It turned out pretty well in the end, they were so cute and delicious. Then I tried to make hubby's favourite cake, infamously known by his family as 'spanish cake', but after looking through Google the official name is Pastel de Tres Leches, a well known Central American cake soaked in 3 milks (whole milk, condense milk and evaporated milk). It turned out pretty good for a first try. So moist and just the right amount of sweetness! But damn all this cake eating is going to my hips and no amount of breastfeeding is going to help me lose this padding! hehe.

I am also going through my confinement period or ZUO YUE as they call it in Chinese. It is the 30 days after giving birth that I must go through a traditional practice of 'repairing my body'. I have to stick to a couple of rules to avoid my body being affected by 'wind', the Chinese believe that during this time it is important for the new mother to take care to avoid complications later in life such as arthritis, aches and pains etc. I have been eating ginger almost every day as this helps to warm up the body, staying in doors to avoid the cold weather and not washing my hair or having long showers. It sounds pretty disgusting not having showers, but thank god I'm not having my confinement during Summer! IMagine not being able to shower when you are sweaty...yuck! I have broken a few rules like leaving the house to go to the post office and grocery shopping, but I have kept this hushed from my mum. She wanted me to move back into their house so she can look after me...but it would have been too much, I would have felt more stressed! I feel less stressed this time doing the confinement by myself! lol.

Can't wait till these 30 days are over so I can take Leo out for walks and to meet my friends back at work. And #1 to indulge in spa like treatment so I can feel 'normal' again. lol!

don't worry, u will go back to office in no time! time flies.
» renaye on 2010-08-14 11:41:28

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