Joey in Office Nursery

Sorry for this super wordy entry. No time to take photos the past 2 days.. will upload them when I am free...

I started work proper yesterday. The most tiring part was not the work, but rather bringing Joey to office. It was 2 days full of adventure.

Yesterday was still quite OK because I took a cab to work, having to bring a big new pack of diapers, her feeding bottles and many miscellaneous items to the office nursery to keep. The only thing was the cab fare was a steep $22~! Oh man.. with the ERP, peak hour surcharge, taxi drivers nowadays are really prospering..

And the very 1st saga that happened right after I alighted from the cab. I forgot how to open the stroller! So there I was trying desperately to find the knob to push to open the stroller and a super kindhearted taxi driver trying to help me. I think we must have looked so lost & desperate that one of the security guards even started walking towards us wanting to lend us a hand. Thank God the stroller suddenly clicked open! 1st miracle of the day.

Upon reaching the nursery, I realised that forgetful mama has forgotten to bring her cardigan! And the nursery was a freezing 17 degrees. (even the bigger kids like denise had to wear 3 layers everyday..) And Joey was wearing a short sleeved shirt! Woo.. Then suddenly Auntie Lee Eng told me she bought 2 bodysuits for joey. And they are made of wool! So so sweet & cute in pink & white.. I tell you, joey looks super adorable in them! But i've got no time to take photo of her yet. She was so cosy & warm in her new bodysuit inspite of my mistake! Miracle number 2.

Then it's a long day at work and then it's off to zone meeting at YMCA with joey. It's her first zone meeting! But she kept fidgeting throughout that dear dear got to carry her while I run through the admin work with my leaders. Still, I hope she enjoyed her first smell of YMCA main audi. No major tantrums from her even though by the time we finished, it was way past her bedtime. As long as daddy carried her. Miracle number 3.

Today was a more tiring day for me because I carried her in my arms all the way from home to office. And the fact that she's nearly 6kg and with a haversack on my back made it really tough. But at least I could take buses and take paths with staircases, so travelling is faster. With the stroller, I can't take bus all by myself or even think about climbing steps! The moment I got on the MRT, a kind lady offered me her seat and Joey fell asleep immediately. So there was peace throughout the journey (Miracle number 4 & 5).

She seems to be enjoying herself in the nursery. With the cool aircon and dark lighting in the babies room, she sleeps well and long hours, waking up for her milk every 3 hours. In the afternoon, there'll be a period when she'll be awake and Auntie Lee Eng will put her on a electric rocking chair and she'll play happily with the 3 hanging bears infront of her. When I popped in to see her today, Auntie told me she was smiling and talking to the 3 bears. haha..

And the big gor gor and jie jie in the nursery like Ethan and Denise would stroke her cheeks and keep saying 'baby, baby'.. hee.. so cute! When I asked Denise, 'do you know what is her name?' she quickly nodded her head and said with a very confident voice, 'Baby.' hahaha.. Ethan had another reaction though. When asked the same question, he only widened his eyes in disbelief and said softly, 'oh oh.. i don't know...' hahahaha.. kids ah kids...