On Hospitalisation Leave

I’ve finally removed the metal pieces in my leg put in a year ago due to the fracture. Now I can no longer tell Caleb I’m bionic woman…haha.

The op was last mon, but I’m recovering quite well and can already move around at home without crutches. Still on hospitalisation leave though, will be going back to work next Wed.

N guess wat I did during my leave?

I made a Photobook of Caleb’s first year!

Basically, some of my colleagues are enthusiastic photobookers, they’ve laid out their travel photos using software and the online Photobook enables you to upload the pages and they will print it into a nice little book (imagine our school yearbooks). I’ve been thinking of doing a photo book of Caleb’s first year to preserve all the precious memories, but haven’t found time to get to it. A few days before my op, there was a huge 70% discount for photobooks which my colleague forwarded to me. So I took the chance, spend three days sitting at the comp after the op and completed the book! Even though I’m really not artistically inclined, I used the smilebox software which is really quite idiot proof and I’m really happy with the product which was delivered to me yesterday! =)

Would encourage everyone to try it! http://www.photobooksingapore.com and http://www.smilebox,com.

Am also reading a paerenting book that talks abt attached parenting. I believe Daisy is practising that. Kind of wished I had done more for Caleb when he was younger, but I couldn’t cos my leg was injured then. He’s a cheerful and secured child, none the worse for wat I haven’t done. But he seem to have bonded closer to Daddy than to me. I believe that is because Daddy seems to be more in tune with wat he needs, and understand him more. Daddy seem to have more motherly instinct than me. Caleb comes to me for entertainment (he loves it when I sing and dance with him), but will look for Daddy when he is in distress (sick and not feeling well, want to be comforted).

Hubby says it’s ok, we can try the attached parenting for our next child. I told him then I’ll feel sad that I didn’t give Caleb the same thing. But hubby says it’s ok, we still gave him our 100%.

Hubby is always so comforting.

N also, Caleb finally mustered enuff courage to take his first steps without any support, at 13 months! He’s a very cautious baby, very scared of falling hence reluctant to walk himself. He would dart off if u hold his hand (single hand), but walks very slowly and cautiously if u let go of him. Sometimes he would even stop walking n purposely lean back n smile cos he noes there’s someone behind him. Maybe he feels it is too slow n dangerous to walk alone….haha…..