Handling Holland.. (and now aidan too!)

I was quiet the whole drive to Dusseldorf airport. first time travelling with a baby, i wasnt quite sure of our timing. i kept asking hardy if we were ok, are we late, are we safe, good, or could have done better. we arrived at the airport with a very calm baby, 2 luggages, hardy’s computer bag and a baby bag. we will definitely have to improve on our timing, slightly. but all in all, we did fairly ok.

Yes, it was stupid of me to worry over aidan’s first plane ride. i worry over nothing! he was very well, very calm, smiled, giggled and then slept the second half of the flight. i fed him the first half just before we boarded the plane, and right after take off, i fed him the remaining milk.

And zoom! we go, on aero the plane on Lufthansa flight LH4936 to Birmingham!!

He was occupied with the toys given to him by the steward. and after a few gigggling sessions with his dad (mom too nervous to share a giggle), he dozed off!!

He was quiet all the way in the car to kakak’s house. and the first thing on my mind was to see fifi’s bump! and for the very first time, fifi’s tummy’s bigger than mine! (ok.. so she’s pregnant..)

Yes aidan did like kakak’s house. he was curious at first but settled in the second day.

The stroller was intact, and everything went well. I HAVE GOT TO STOP WORRYING!!!

Oh, by the way, to the guys out there who might be reading this, we saw this signboard on the way to Dusseldorf Airport! read the one that goes to the right…  hehehhehe

HOME

We got back home from the UK two sundays ago. (will write more on our trip).

I was down, REALLY down with a terrible, bad flu and in total have consumed probably more than 40 paracetamols, a handful of vitamin c’s, 2 boxes of tissues during the period of 10 days that i was down. it was horribly misserable! and i had to settle aidan the first few days we got home. tough. extremely tough. i’ve realised i had no one to take care of aidan when i’m sick. its not that i can ask my mum, mum in law, a nanny, a maid, to take care of him while i get the much needed rest. i suppose one has got to face this sort of thing in order to face some even more bigger challenges. the worrying bit is i didnt want him to get all my virus!

Unfortunately, he did. aidan is now caughing, and having runny nose. 2 days ago, he had a slight tempreature. it breaks my heart to see him caugh and unwell. nothing serious, but still…. me being the worrier, i worried. but as hardy said, its good for his immune system, it’ll make him stronger and he’ll fight it off!

Hardy couldnt take leave coz he was on his travelling period. thankfully, he was away travelling just during the day, so he was at home in the evenings. he didnt quite suffer what i suffered but still he was down with a bad throat and nose too. i must say, it helps when one is down, the other one stayed strong. he did just that and practically did everything from changing aidan, fed him, and cooked me chicken soup.

I’m now feeling much better, my tastebuds are back, my nose now can smell my husband and my son, my joints are no longer aching, my head is no longer spinning…

I hope aidan will get better soon.

AWAY

Hardy left for normandy, france this morning. he was excited to witness the so called ‘elephant’, i could tell. and especially when you can witness this view from the hotel, who wouldnt be!

I had maggi for dinner, while watching the aussie soap home and away. everything was wrong with my maggi, it didnt taste good even when my tastebuds are working. hate having dinner all by myself..

My now fully fuctional nose will just smell aidan for tonight!

Cant wait for tomorrow when he comes home..

Tomorrow, the 3 of us will be on an aeroplane. its going to be aidan’s first time on "Aero the Plane", very exciting!

I’ve started packing and setting things aside since late last week. i’d say 60% of our stuff belongs to the one who’s the smallest among us 3!

But to tell you honestly, part of me’s rather nervous. i’m not quite sure on how aidan would react. we will be staying at my sister’s new house. again, its going to be his first time sleeping away from his home, not in his cot.

Will he cry a lot?

Can he handle the aeroplane pressure?

Will he be comfortable?

Can he sleep at kakak’s house?

Will he like it?

I suppose he’s got to learn and encounter new things. and there’s always a first time for everything.

After a long consideration, consulting and comparing notes with other mommys in their blogs, learning from ez and adam’s experience, we decided not to bring our quinny stroller. we’re scared it might get stolen, or something would happen to it. we got a new travelling stroller for aidan, something a little bit less expensive, and ready to go lasak! all we need now is a cover for it, just incase it rains.

And to get him used to this, we went for a trial run. i’ve been putting him on it since monday. and we went for a stroll - in the house! as you can see in this picture, our house is still empty, and as hardy would describe our ground floor, its like "a bowling alley". with the weather being unsettled and not on our side these days, we’re thankful the house is still kosong! at least we can try it - in the house!

There are so many people we’d want to visit, k.na and nigel, abbey and lee, dayat… but we’ve got little time for this visit. will surely look forward to meeting all of you (with your newborns) this summer! (opps, except for dayat, no newborn. not yet, one day i’m sure!)

I’m still nervous, but one thing’s for sure, I AM EXTREMELY excited!

Cant wait to see kakak (and her tummy), redza, ez, adam and family! and of course… to SHOP (on behalf of aidan).