Last Saturday, Isabelle and I went for a mini gathering for breastfeeding mums at Ipoh Specialist Hospital. This is my first outing with Isabelle alone. She’s only a baby, and it’s so much easier handling her than going out with Justin who’ll be running around, depanding me to pao pao when he’s tired, or just refuses to go where we’re supposed to go.

It’s good to see a few mothers turning up for the gathering. One of the mothers has just had a pair of “long fong” twins (one baby girl and one baby boy) and has been exclusively breastfeeding them for 7 weeks. She has also started working, but still taking care of the twins by herself at night. When I asked how she’s handling 2 young babies at the same time, she made things sounded so easily, like a piece of cake! Oh boy, I can’t imagine how I’ll cope with twins during the early days! I think I’ll be extremely stressed out.

Since I went to the gathering, hubby accompanied Justin for his kindermusik class. Hubby said he refused to participate at first. But after a while, he’s enjoying the class again. We’re so glad that he really likes the class, if not, there’s no point forcing him.

After that, all of us heading to Penang. My Ipoh friends were going to Penang too, so we went to Bukit Tambun for seafood first. Too bad hubby and I were too occupied with our kids, and we didn’t have an extra hands to take any photos. Justin was enjoying himself, playing with the rice, running around at the restaurant, and exclaimed in thrilled when he saw the motor boats! My other friends also brought her kids and it’s really hard to enjoy delicious crabs that day when all of us were too busy attending with our kids. Maybe seafood is a bad idea for parents with young kids?

Then, we drove to my parents’ place. Justin was so happy to see poh poh and gong gong, he refused to follow us to Penang Island with my friends. I know how he’d rather stay at home, as I’d check the kitchen. It’s fulled of chocolate, cookies, biscuits, chips, raisins, and grapes. My mum will always prepare all his favourite food before Justin arrives in Penang. So, my boy couldn’t wait to wave bye-bye to us, so that he could have his junk food “in peace” without mommy’s around. So independant already!!!

But I got to drag Isabelle along, she’s very attached to me. We went for a drink at Restaurant 32, too bad their kitchen had stopped serving food. But we could listen to some nice live jazz music. However, my baby’s whinning because she’s too tired, while me friend’s kids were screaming in excitement, so they’re spoiling the romantic atmosphere of the place! Luckily the other diners didn’t give us any cold shoulders…

Hubby and I decided to leave early, but my friends were heading to Gurney Drive for some local Penand food. When we reached home, Justin was sound asleep. My mum said he’d been very good, not fussing at all when she put him to bed, and not even looking for me! I was surprised at how much he’s grown or changed. My boy who’s very sticking to me could go to sleep without mommy? I should be happy about his developmental milestone, but at the same time, feeling sad that he’s grown up so much.

The next day, my dad drove us to meet my friends as hubby’s playing golf with his gang. We went for char keow tiau at Macalister Road, but my friend told me the char keow tiau at Lorong Selamat tasted better, maybe I’ll go try it out someday. After that, we stopped by Gurney Plaza for some shopping. I bought a Combi stroller at Toycity, after my mum ngam ngam cham cham that I should get a new one as the old one was heavy and uncomfortable. When Justin was placed on the stroller for trying it out, he refused to get down from it. So, that let me to no choice but to buy it! For the first time, Justin was so happy sitting in a stroller and being pushed in a shopping mall. Hubby and I never pushed him in a stroller when we shop, we would just carry him around! I hope that I didn’t make a stupid expensive purchase…

Then, we went to Penang Road for laksa and cengdol. It’s an old dirty coffee shop, but it’s quite famous and crowded in Penang. All the kids were exhausted, so we got to go home after filling up our tummies. We went back in a ferry. Justin was very happy to see the ferry again, but since he’s too sleepy, he’s not smiling for the picture. Nonetheless, that picture will keep him reminded that he went on a ferry ride, just like one of his books shown.

After a long day, all of us were so tired. Both Justin and Isabelle slept early that night. I was really tired too, but I know my kids were very happy that day.

pss…why all the pictures uploaded are gone??? Sigh…

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