Thursday, October 18, 2012

有心一定行


大女儿刚满月就交给保姆看护。每天一早就载她到保姆家至到旁晚才接她回家。孩子都是在保姆家梳洗和用餐后才载回家所以,我和老公都不用担心她的衣食住行。当大女儿三岁半的时候,不知怎么了,她开始不吃饭。保姆也因为此事很烦恼便向我们投诉。当时,大女儿最爱喝牛奶和吃饼干类的食品。对我来说,饼干或面包都是没有营养的食物,再加上它含有防腐剂,会逐渐影响我们的健康!

我下定决心要给以孩子正确的饮食习惯,我便决定由自己来看护孩子!最让我觉得可惜的是孩子从此就少了许多玩乐的机会因为每天旁晚保姆都会带女儿到操场玩乐而今后,女儿必须在店待到旁晚才能回家。一回到家,我便忙着下厨,想煮一些营养的食物,好让大家感受家的温馨,所以并没有时间带孩子到操场玩乐。我们只好把操场玩乐时间保留在每逢周末进行。

每天旁晚在家下厨的日子已过了两年。这两年来真的是“有血有汗”。从学习煮饭开始一直到学会煮一些高难度的菜肴真的是经历了许多,包括切掉手指的一小块肉,流血不止 ,烫伤脸部等等。但是也就是为了让大家有一餐营养丰富的晚餐,我真的是下了不少的功夫啊!

最让我头痛的是改善大女儿的饮食习惯!有时,辛辛苦苦煮了一餐,她却不肯吃,就算我喂她,她也不肯开口!有时,逼她吃饭,看她一边含着饭一边哭,唉。。也很可怜。当时我心想,也许我煮的食物不舍和她的胃口也有可能我的厨艺的功夫还不到家吧!好,明天煮一些小孩都喜欢吃的食物。隔天,我煮了hotdog 和 nugget,这些都是小孩喜欢吃的!但是,我错了!我的大女儿竟然不喜欢吃!!!唉!!怎么办?!?!

我和老公商量了好久才决定利用这个办法。首先,了解女儿喜欢及讨厌的食物。接着,利用“试验及错误”的方法改善女儿的饮食习惯(把每一天煮的材料及下厨的方法记录下来,同时也记录女儿爱与不爱的标号)。最后,让女儿亲身体验下厨准备自己的食物的乐趣。以下是大女儿的饮食记录表。



大女儿今年5岁了,这两年来的努力没有白费!!大女儿从一天五口饭提升到半碗饭了!大女儿也不笨,她用计算法控制我对她的要求!唉,原来一山还有一山高!!

最让我开心的是,大女儿现在还会自愿试试一些新菜肴!肉类,海鲜类,蔬菜和水果,样样她都吃!不过,要注意的是烹调方式比如;大女儿吃煎鱼不吃蒸鱼,吃菜汤不吃炒菜等等。虽然如此,我还是会继续努力让她不挑食。

任何困难,只要有心克服再加上用心聆听及坚持到底,不管时间有多长,一定有所收获!我下一个目标,不只是大女儿,一向来爱吃肉食的小女儿也是时候该改善了!

备注:进食时,应限制在饭厅以免影响孩子的食欲及注意力。

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Precious Number 3


With so much await, finally it is here! My hubby and I are overjoyed to receive the good news from the doctor that I'm officially pregnant with our third baby!

As it is hard for me to conceive, we kept everything really low profile as Chinese believe that if we make it a big fuss, we will harm the baby in some ways. Well, just to make sure that everything goes well, believe the myth or not, we decided to keep it low profile.

Now, I'm into the 12 weeks! Having regular basis check-up with both the private doctor and the government doctor just to make sure that the baby is in good condition.

From the day that I missed my period until now, I'm having bad vomiting. This time, the first trimester period seems a little bit hard to go by. Not only the vomiting makes me  feel uneasy but also the headache, backache, tiredness and dizziness which forced me to stay at home for the moment. Unable to work and to do any household chores make both the office and house totally in an upside down condition!

Everything slows down because of me, including the activities and the teaching, even our holidays plans were cancelled! Poor girls! They had to cut down not only their outdoor activity but also their indoor activity due to my up and down condition. But, they are being sensible and they are doing just fine with their bedtime stories and some cuddling time watching cartoons!

A million thanks to my hubby for the care and handling all the big and small matters, from cooking to bathing both girls, from sweeping to mopping and from home to office. All the big and small tasks, seems easy yet tedious! With your help, I'm able to have plenty of rest. You did a great job!

Hopefully, when I'm into the second trimester, I'm in a better condition so that I could spare some energy to do some light household chores and having great fun with both girls!