parenting in progress... still progressing... ^_^

well... I supposed, the more kids you have, the more “skillful” you'll be... I supposed...

anyway,

with baby, I learned something, and of course, I'd missed something, cos, she's her strength, and she's her weakness.... through her weakness, I've learned something, and with her strength, then, I'm sure, I'd missed something...

so, with the coming of gabriel, then, it's the other way round,

new set of difficulties, and new set of blessing...

(I'm not comparing! Ok?? just writing a journal of my own...)

with gabriel,

well... those nursing problem that I used to have, for eg. Sore nipples, cracked nipples, and mastitis, and blocked/clogged milk ducts, you name it, I had it...

those nursing problems... now, I don't have, ie. A big big blessing...!!!!!!!

he's an efficient suckers, since birth...!!! (Praise the Lord!)

but then, did I tell you, though, I decided to have him out via cesarean, but then, I actually experienced all the labour signs, ie. Bloody “show”, labour cramp – contraction! And “water bag” break...!!! see!!!

so, in a way, I'm “experienced”, haha!!!!!!!

then, another blessing, (Praise the Lord again!)

never in my motherhood life, I could get a good night sleep, cos, with baby, I've gotta nurse her every 2 hours, and even when she's slowly moving on to solid food, I still have to run to her, with her getting up (she's a light sleeper) and crying at night... to soothe her, to pat her, and bla bla bla.... but with gabriel?? ya... there's one record... ie. I slept from at least 1am to 9am and that, he made a sound, not a cry, but just a sound, and I got up, and picked him up to nurse him, later, I learned from him, who got up earlier, that... apparently, gabriel's got up earlier, and he's playing alone, in his playpen, by kicking the changing tray just above his feet, and enjoy the shake of the playpen, and also see how the 3 bears hanging above his head, swaying...

ya, never in my life, I can be such blissful nursing mom... seriously!!

but then, well...

those “problems” that, I though, baby would have given to me, but yet, she didn't... I now am worried that, I'll have it this round, with gabriel,

for eg. Biting while nursing, when he's teething... ya, sweet baby, never really bit me, well, she intended to, while her teeth weren't sprouted yet, I stopped her then, after a few time, when the real teeth came out, she didn't bother biting me anymore!

And of course, there's some other “non-problem”with baby, which, I'm worried, will be something for me to have to overcome, when it comes to gabriel...

well, we shall see...

and...

Praise the Lord!