Baby Izzah has been going to nursery for 5 days! You’re a tough little baby, honey.

Nursery oh nursery!

Something not right happened on day one and I caught them by surprise.

You see, little Izzah slept all the way from home to TTDI on the first day. And, she was still sleeping in her night bodysuit when I left her.

I put in a bag all her clothes, diapers, towel, muslin, mittens and socks. And, put her feeding items (milk powder in dispenser, feeding bottles, hot water in a thermos and cold boiled water in a tupperware).

My office hour is from 8am to 5pm. However, that day I received an email saying that I was required to be in a meeting from 6.30pm to 8.00pm. Due to the nature of our business, the conference call is held at such a time to cater other participants from countries like China, Taiwan, Spain and USA.

So, I left the office early at 2.30pm to fetch my baby and send her home before returning to office.

The babysitters at the nursery looked surprised when I was there so early. But I just went upstairs to get my baby.

And, I was shocked to see my baby still sleeping in her night bodysuit!

They didn’t bath her, didn’t change her cloth and didn’t change her diaper at all!

The last time I changed her diaper was at 6am. So, it was like 9 hours with no change. Imagine how wet and heavy the diaper when I finally take it off her delicate butt?

And, I put the milk formula in three 3-slices milk powder dispenser. It was enough to feed her 9 times. But, only two slices were empty…. meaning she only been fed two times when she normally feed 6 times during the day!

I was so shocked that I just grabbed my smelly baby, put her in the car seat and drove home. My baby was babbling all the way home!

My husband called the owner the next day. And, she initially thought we were mad because the babysitters didn’t bath my baby before we take her home. She was extremely shocked to know that my baby is not bathed and her nappy not changed at all.

And, the next day.. one of the babysitter apologized saying that the newly-hired Indon lady didn’t understand her instruction. She said not to bath the baby so early because it is cold. And, the Indon lady thought not to bath at all? Huh!

Since the incident and since been reprimand by Puan Yati, the babysitters take good care of my baby. And, they better do because I will pop up at the nursery any time of the day for spotcheck!

Remember the 5.12 earthquake in China that happened in May this year? Almost all the TV channels broadcasted 24 hours non-stop of every development and stories of all the rescue operations in all damaged locations.

But you are probably unaware of many important and inside details which are only known to people inside China. Coco Wang wanted to help but has no knowledge in first-aids etc… so she decided to tell these touching stories by drawing
comics.

I received a few comic strips today from a friend. And, all the comic made me cried and cried. And cried… sob.. sob..sob!

This is the first comic strip that I read and it made me cried instantly. Have a look. And, think how blessed we are with the gift of life (and family).

If this mother’s sacrifice touches your heart, please tell other mothers to read this comic….

A happy life is not easy to find…
We have so many temptations and desires…
We are often lost and forget what is important…
We complain so much, we appreciate so little…
Only the fear of losing can teach us the joy of having..
The 12th May reminded us one very important thing…
A happy life can be found very easily…
If you treasure what you got!

Coco Wang

Happy 3 months birthday Izzah Nabihah! You’re such a super wonderful baby. Hugs and kisses from Babah and Mama. Muah! We love you so much!

Let’s see baby Izzah’s milestones at 3 months old.

• Social smile (checked!)
• Track a slow moving object (checked!)
• Coos (oohs, ah, ee) (checked!)
• Roll part way when lying on back (checked!)
• Coos back and forth (conversation) with parent (checked!)
• Lifts head from prone position (checked!)
• Hold head steady (checked!)
• Open & close his hand (checked!)
• Putting hand into mouth & suck them (checked!)
• Babbles (checked!)
• Gurgle (checked!)
• Laugh (while sleeping only… ha..ha..ha)
• Bring hand together (checked!)
• Attempt to reach for toy (she’s more interested in mama & babah than toys..hu..hu)
• Sticking out his tongue (checked!)

Starting next Monday, Lil’ Izzah will be having car rides with me everyday from home to nursery. So, we tested her car seat last Sunday.

For the first 10-15 minutes, she was quiet and looked a bit confused. Perhaps thinking, why I’m in this thing? A bit later, my baby started to become restless and cried. Oh no…

You see, the journey from Meru to TTDI takes about 20-30 minutes. So, I wonder…. how to keep her from crying while I’m driving? 

Perhaps this new toy, Patty the Panda from Lamaze can make her happy during the car ride. Just hoping for the best!

Baby Izzah was born at 34 weeks and was hospitalised at day 6 due to mild jaundice and stomach infection. So, my husband was so worried to send her to a babysitter or a nursery after my maternity leave is over.

I asked him to find a good nursery (babysitter is not my choice) several weeks before I got back to work. He found a few but most of them do not achieve our expectation.

Small and crowded place, lack of staff, poorly ventilated rooms, bad hygiene and etc

Yup.. one nursery that I checked let older babies to sleep on a stained old mattress under the staircase. And, there were flies all over their delicate bodies!

Guess where they want to put my 2 months old baby? In in a small dusty room that looks more like a store (full of boxes and stuff) to me. Huh!

Time flew so fast and we didn’t have time to check other nurseries near our workplaces.

So my husband persuaded my mother-in-law to come over to our house during weekdays and took care of little Izzah. Hubby said his mom agreed to look after my baby for a few months, until she is bigger and stronger.

I was actually a bit hesitant but is left with no choice. Furthermore, mother-in-law boasted that she has babysitted so many babies and childrens when she was younger.

It has been a month now and guess what? My mother-in-law has raised a white flag! She told hubby that babysitting tires her so much. And, she doesn’t want to continue looking after my baby.

So, last weekend, me, hubby and little Izzah went to have a look at two nurseries in TTDI. These nurseries were close to our offices so it is easy to check on Izzah during lunch hour.

Both nurseries are good but we decided to choose the first one. The reasons:

• Puan Yati, the owner is friendly and knowledgable in handling babies
• The nursery has a quota for accepting new babies (not so crowded)
• Very near the main road (easy access from NKVE)
• Babies are put in the master room upstairs (well ventilated)
• Buaian are available for babies who can’t sleep on the mattress

The cost is RM270 per month - a bit higher than the second nursery of RM250 only. But, we decided to try that place because Puan Yati said she live nearby and always be there in the morning to monitor the nursery.

And, there is no string attach in the application form.

You see, the second nursery put a clause stating that parents agree not to take action or sue them in case of any accident happens. Huh!

So, baby Izzah will stay in the nursery starting next Monday. Meaning, she will has a car ride with me so very early in the morning from Meru to Shah Alam. Hopefully she will not make a fuss while sitting in her car seat!