Over the weekend Hubby, Micah and I drove our way up to Wollongong, NSW for 3 nights to visit hubby’s grandparents whom we haven’t seen for more than 5 years. Well, we did see Nana Peterson about a year ago when she came down to Melbourne… but otherwise we haven’t been up to see them since our first roadtrip to NSW when I first arrived in Australia in 2006, before we were married. The trip from Berwick, VIC to Wollongong, NSW is approximately 887km and takes about 9 hours. So, on Saturday morning we got up nice and early (3am) … Continue reading Week 9: Our First Family Roadtrip

The weather was absolutely beautiful this morning – sunny and 20 degrees, so I put Micah in his pram and walked to the Gwendoline Childrens’ Centre for his 8 Weeks Check Up. The centre is conveniently located 10 minutes walk from home so it would be good if he ended up going there for kindergarten as well. We had a great check up today – apparently his growth rate is OFF THE CHARTS and beyond the 97th percentile! He’s a big boy, lol. To summarize his growth progress: 0 Weeks 2 Weeks 4 Weeks 8 Weeks Weight (kg) 3.97 4.46 … Continue reading Week 8: Growth Update, Smiles & Bowel Motions

We were all dressed, packed and ready to go to church this morning when Micah decided to throw a massive tantrum. It almost got quite scary, as his face turns red like a lobster. As a new parent, it is the scariest thing to see your young baby cry like that. Our house also heated up very quickly in the summer heat. We didn’t turn the air conditioning on because we were going to church, but even at 10am it was already creeping up to 28 degrees in the house. That is hot. Outside it is now well and truly … Continue reading Heat Rash: The Hot Weather is Not Cool

Micah dressed in festive red! Happy Chinese New Year everyone!! Being away from family back home in Malaysia does feel tough every once in a while, no matter how much I love it here. Don’t get me wrong, Australia definitely feels like home to me now, but especially when Chinese New Year comes around, which used to be my favorite time of the year when I was a kid (yes, CNY tops Christmas AND my birthday!) I actually do get quite homesick. It’s not just about the festivities and the red packets – it’s the getting together with family for … Continue reading Happy Chinese New Year 2012!

Apparently there is a thing called the “Six Weeks Change” when a baby at 6 weeks would fuss for no reason at all, be unsettled for hours, and just wants to feed every hour so the mum can start producing more milk to meet his growing demands. You know what, I’ve decided that some days are good, others may be bad, and I just need to deal with it one day at a time! Yes, I won’t doubt the fact that my little man is changing. But then again, he changes every day! He is growing bigger and bigger, and … Continue reading Week 6: The "Six Weeks Change"

“I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking…” – Derek Zoolander Continue reading Photo of the Day

We all had a pretty big day yesterday as a family (especially for Micah and I since we normally spend all day relaxing at home!) and I’m feeling quite exhausted today! It was a great, fun day though. It was a taste of what would be our typical Sunday as a family, and spending time with friends. It started with church in the morning – because I only fed Micah at 8.00am he was actually due for his next feed at 11.00am which meant I had to feed him at church. It was fine though, the church foyer where parents … Continue reading Family Day Sunday

Even though we are in the middle of summer, here in Melbourne the weather can be quite unpredictable. If you were to land in Melbourne sometime this week from somewhere overseas, you would never think it’s actually the middle of summer! We have had 4 straight days of temperatures BELOW 20 degrees, and this was after we’ve just had 3 straight days of temperatures ABOVE 33 degrees. Crazy, huh? Well, I can’t complain about the weather because the cooler weather seems to make my little Micah a lot more cuddly and a lot more sleepy. He sleeps so much more … Continue reading Week 5: Cooler Weather = Cuddles and Sleep!