In his comment box, Mynn, in his desperate attempt to deny that he's ready to bake some buns in his family oven (ehem ehem) lamented that his daughter Sarah now doesn't like to be hugged anymore, and wondered when Amar will start hating it too. Summing his feelings with the title of my blog as an example, once again I feel honoured for the special mention.
Does anyone ever wonder why I gave this blog such a cliche and corny title? But then again, would anyone care anyway? Haha, as if THAT matters so much.
But if you DO wonder, here's why.
Several months back, when I thought Nunu had sleeping problems, I was at my wit's end. Not only was I sleep deprived, I felt physically & emotionally drained too. . Nunu was a fussy sleeper - kept waking up every time I put her down, won't sleep in her buai, kept waking up every 5 minutes in her cot - and woke up for nen-nen fix 5-6 times every night.
I admit my patience was wearing thin, and there was no way I could get out of the situation I was in. I can't remember how many times I sat in front of the TV with a sleeping Nunu in my arms with tears running down my face due to the exhaustion.
I turned to blogging to take my mind off things. I had no friends nor readers back then. Blogging syok sendiri. And at that time when I'm feeling so exhausted playing the mommy role and my biggest problem was her sleeplessness - it came to my mind that I have to pull my socks up and deal with it. Of course there's nobody else who can help me but myself. And I told myself when I thought that if this was my darnest problem, then turn it around and make it a wonderful experience, because when it's all over and Nunu has grown up and won't like to be in my arms anymore, I'd be wishing I can turn back the time and wish she's little again.
So there. Every time I open up this little blog of mine, I remind myself that I should savour each moment I have with Nunu. Because face it, although she is mine, the fact is she won't stay mine forever. Yeah, hehe - what a ground breaking insight to gain.
Haha, another corny crappy entry from yours truly.
11 comments:
She is very very cute. And her lashes are so long! :)
do i look like a kilang roti?
anne, good for you! i have learnt something from this entry alone!
We get hugs and kisses every single day without fail! And we give them out too! At least I do. Momo doesn't know how to do it yet. Keep on holding and hugging and kissing Nunu, ok, Aunty Anne? She'll learn to appreciate it one day, we're sure.
Do cherish every moment :)
and i thought it was a title from a book...! :)
anne,
you are definitely not alone. i could totally relate to ur story.. adam was such a fussy sleeper especially during the confinement period. we (me, arip, my mom and even my dad) were taking turns at night to hold him because he could not be put down without crying until the wee hours of the morning. (i used to wonder macam mana lah orang lain boleh jaga anak sampai 5-6 orang, when i jaga sorang pun macam dah nak serik.. ;p)
but now, his sleeping habits have improved tremendously, alhamdulillah. he still needs to sleep on me for about half an hour every night before i can put him down in his cot. although i used to wish that he would grow out of the 'phase' soon, but now i find myself often thinking about how i am going to miss having him sleep on me like that as he grows older (and heavier.. heh).
how time flies, eh? we should definitely savour it while it lasts.. :)
keep on writing, anne. and give hug darling nunu a nice big belated birthday hug from me!
dear faith! thnks! tq for dropping by & pls do hop again here sometime. Wow, i love your poetry & if u see me posting another 'woe-is-me' entry while i wallow in self-pity, can i count on u 2 tell me to 'snap out of it'? :)
mamasarah, wah. kilang roti is too much. Pastry shop ok lah. Bila nak buat tiramisu lagi :p btw, can u pls enlighten me of wht u have learnt from me?
awwww, swheet booboo & momo, tq. Actually Nunu gives me quite a hug & usually for no reason at all. That drives the blues away :)
check_mak, and you too! hmmm, ni bila buat roti ni :) :) :)
lynn dearest, those who coined the term 'sleep like a baby' obviously never dealt with 'our' type of babies! But then, during confinement most babies are like that. Siang mengantuk, malam berjaga! At least, adam is showing some improvements. Nunu still wakes up barely 30 minutes after I put her in her cot. Each time this happens, i will say 'alhamdulillah'.
a peck for adam pls :*
the fact that everyone has our own little problem. and how you turned it around and making it as a wonderful experience instead :)
Whenever I'm frustrated, angry or not happy with my children, this ayat has always given me some ketenangan: AlAnfal:28.
Last night at 1 am, I was wide awake, as I just could not sleep with Bea3 permenantly at the nipple. I felt sore at one side of my body. I looked to check on the other two girls, and I saw Bea2. Though my patience was running thin, seeing her sleep without the need of my nipple anymore lifted the anxiety a bit. For, I know this (the stage that Bea3 is at now) too shall pass.
mama sarah/kedai pastry dari coventry :) thnks a bunch. IA will look it up
mama23beas, *hugs* i know how that feels. Somehow the phrase "this too shall pass" has somewhat become a mantra to all us bf moms, kan? :)
hana, hmmm, not only am I cheesy, I'm also sooo unoriginal. Haha sama lah tu :)
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