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I miss my baby

Posted on March 4, 2016 | 5 comments

I am sure I have mentioned it here before that Chhori is not a great sleeper. She has very short naps 30-45 minutes at a time and even at nights she wakes up multiple times. So I always wish that she would sleep a bit longer so I can do something but there are times I don’t want her to sleep long.

Today, for the second time this week, she was fast asleep while I left for work. I really wanted to wake her up but didn’t do it. She looked so peaceful sleeping that I wished I had longer time at home to see her wake up and smile at me.

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If I leave home late, I get stuck in traffic which will increase my travel time so I try to leave home early so I can come home to Chhori early . But the days when she is still asleep, I don’t get to interact with her at all in the morning and that makes it really hard to leave home.

Normally I don’t say good bye to her when I leave in the morning anyway even though she is awake. AS takes her to a room before I go out of the home so she doesn’t see me leave and start crying but I still get to spend 20-30 minutes with her while I get ready for work. But the days she that doesn’t wake up, I get no time with her in the morning and it breaks my heart. All I can do is look at my sleeping baby.

Being a working mum is a really hard thing to do. I know I have so many reasons to work and I am lucky to have a job to come back to but at the same time I feel so sad that I have to spend so many hours away from my baby. Thank God my parents are looking after her so I don’t have to drop off a screaming toddler at a day care but not being able to hold her in the morning makes me sad the whole day.

I don’t know how to make this work. Any suggestion from all the wonderful mums out there is welcome. How do you all do it? I think I am still getting used to coming back to work after a year.

I am so glad it is Friday today so I get to spend two full days with her. So looking forward to the weekends. I am sure weekends going to be even more precious from now on.

Have a great weekend everyone.

M from nepaliaustralian

XOXO

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Kids and their toys

Posted on March 3, 2016 | 4 comments

Anyone with kids know that toys are every expensive. From the day babies are born, you spend money on one thing or another. Of course how much you spend is up to you but there are basics you need to have.

Anyway, once having Chhori, we discovered that toys for kids are quite expensive. Before, we used to buy them as gifts so we didn’t think much as we are buying one at a time but now we need to buy more often and they need to be age appropriate too.

While we were growing up in Nepal, we didn’t have that many choices of toys and I used to go out and play a lot with other kids. But kids these days seem to stay inside and play with their toys a lot more.

We definitely wanted Chhori to have the necessary toys for her development as every parent wants their kids to be smart. Chhori is definitely lucky that she has got amazing and loving people around her who bring so many toys for her. She has an accumulation so many toys already and she is just 1.

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But in the last one year, I have discovered that, a kid doesn’t always need expensive toys. They are happy with an empty bottle too. Anything new is interesting to them.

Despite having so many toys, I see Chhori spending hours playing with and empty milk bottle or juice carton or take away boxes. When she was smaller and couldn’t open boxes, I used to put a spoon inside a take away container so it rattled and she used to love it.

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This has made me question how many expensive toys should we buy her in the future? Until she can ask (demand is probably the right word) for toys herself, I am thinking to keep them to a minimum so that she can explore other things and use her imagination as well.

What is your opinion on this matter? How often do/did you buy toys for your kids? Is there an age where they need to have certain toys?

Take care everyone,

M from nepaliaustralian

XOXO

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Tips on baby friendly holidays please

Posted on March 1, 2016 | 3 comments

I am sure you all know by now that I love travelling and going to new places. The last time, we had a holiday was our babymoon to New Zealand.

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So it has been more than a year since my feet touched a new place so it is definitely itching. But the big problem now is I have no clue about holidaying with a baby.

We definitely want to go spread our wings with Chhori but we are so new to this that we are a bit scared. I don’t know what kind of holiday I need to research. There are so many questions in my mind. Beach, mountains or something else? Is she too young? Should we wait? Will she be bored or annoyed if we fly? What do you do when you travel with a year-old baby?

While I was pregnant, I was thinking that we will do what suits us and the baby will adapt but looking at Chhori now I don’t want her to be uncomfortable in any way thus all these questions in my mind. She is the most important person in my life right now and I will never forgive myself if I put her through a difficult situation.

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Anyone who has travelled with a small baby, please do share your tips. We definitely need a holiday but we are so clueless.

Hope to book something soon and slowly adapt to our new life as parents and travellers  🙂

Take care everyone,

M from nepaliaustralian

XOXO

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Merry Christmas !

Posted on December 25, 2015 | 5 comments

Just want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas from Oz land !!! 

  
Our Christmas card 😊.

We are in Dubbo this year with friends and family. It is Chhori’s first road trip so I will share all our experience in another post.

Till then take care and enjoy the holiday season.

M from nepaliaustralian

XOXO

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Bring your baby to the movies

Posted on December 15, 2015 | 7 comments

As a new mum, we do everything for our bub but at times you want to do things for yourself too. For me, it is my regular massage but I have wanted to go and enjoy movies in the cinema for a while.

The problem with a little one is that you never know when they are going to cry or want to crawl. So it is impossible to go to a normal movie session. Thankfully in Sydney, all the major cinemas offer baby and mum sessions.

I wanted to watch the new James Bonds movie so AS and I decided to go and give it a shot. Neither of us were sure if we would be able to enjoy the movie. On top of that we realised that the session is nearly 3 hours long only after buying the tickets.

I was so sure that we wouldn’t be able to enjoy the movie so I was determined to take Chhori out of the theatre if she started crying so at least one of us would enjoy the movie. To get her to sleep, I fed Chhori before we went inside the cinema.

The session was in a normal cinema so we were not allowed to take the pram inside but had to park the pram outside. When the session stated they didn’t turn of the light like normal but just dimmed it a bit probably so we could feed and check the baby.

The best thing about the “Bring your Baby” session is that if your little one feels the need to cry or to make some noise, all the other movie-goers will understand because they have little ones too. As we went on a weekday afternoon session, the cinema was not crowded so it was great for everyone to stay far from each other.

Once the session started, I fed Chhori and she went to sleep on my lap. I was sure she wouldn’t sleep for so long but I concentrated on the movie.

I enjoyed the movie as it had been almost a year since I had been to a movie. Almost an hour into the movie Chhori started to stir which meant that she might wake up so I dream fed her hoping she would go back to sleep and lucky for us she did.

So she slept through the whole movie and I woke her up once the movie was over. We were happy with both our Chhori and the movie too.

So if you have a baby and thinking of going for a movie, please do some research and I am sure you will find something similar around you.

Have a great day everyone.

Take care,

M from nepaliaustralian

XOXO

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