It's so cute your daughter gets excited when watching TV. I also play music for my daughter about 30 mins. each morning and let her watch TV when I'm in the shower. Maybe because I'm used to working and having my freedom, I can't wait until she goes to preschool so I have a few hours of personal time to myself each day. Since you don't have Chinese TV, do you rent tapes?
Whalebb,
Did you want to meet up at 2:00pm next Friday? Is the restaurant Curry House?
Hi, everybody.....
I have a good news..Our house is sold..YEAH.. We're very lucky, we sold the house in 3 days and picked the guy who got the loan from Bank of America..
We saved a lot of money ... :mrgreen: ...
jaan,
I've only been here for 2 and a half years , but I grew up in HK, cantonese is my mother language, I'll never forget it, even though my husband is American. And also I've been typing chinese since I got 倉頡 software. .Honestly, I enjoy typing chinese .
How's your daughter's drama contest ? did you guys have a good time ? did you take some pics ?
Natmama,
I'm gonna get the driving license, so I can see you and whalebb anytime. :mrgreen:
I want my son to have a playmate either, but "無望囉" ..Now I'm thinking about I should go to walk with mini-matt every afternoon.. :mrgreen:
greentree:
When is your anniversary? I usually go shopping in NJ's malls, no tax ma :mrgreen: and that's the weekend events for me,my hubby and my son gar la, winter time, nothing much to do anyway. What do you want to buy for your hubby? If it is around our area, 21st century at 86th &5th avenue, will have more selections, driving my home to there is about 8 min.
leohannanhchan:
Don't worry, I had my son only 3 days before my due date and now you still have 10 days before yours la. People usually won't have their babies too early before the due date for the 1st pregnancy, I have dilated 1 cm 3 weeks before I had my son, no sign too and I was bleeding from 8 a.m. and didn't feel any contraction until 5 p.m. on the day when I had my son. So everyone is different, so be patience and walk more now, my mom said it will help with the delivery gar. Take care. :lol:
mrs.yip:
Your baby girl is so big now, she must talk a lot now.
I didn't know"white flower oil" is not good for the pregnancy, thanks for telling me, I will avoid that la.
little fat man:
Congratulations with the green card and the selling of the house! you won't need to eat the bread at all la, hehehe :mrgreen: , you think mini-matt is annoying now just wait till he knows how to walk, that's the real trouble time for you, hehehe ,
Clarab and little Fat man
Hung Chi Fung is a member of "4 Tai Tin Wong" ar!!
But he said he has recoverd, so he is not mental disorder la.
Anyway he is a very professional DJ. I used to image he is a very handsome guy. but........... :cheeze
I'm happy to know other full time moms feel the same as me (tied down w/ bb). Sometimes I think I'm a bad mom because I feel this way, I know I should try to take advantage that I can stay home with my bb and take care of her myself. I guess I've been working since I graduated and I miss my friends at work. I still remember the times when I get out of work and just go shopping or do my hair/nails. Now, everything revolves around the bb and she comes first in every decision I make. I can't wait until she can communicate back to me so I won't feel so lonely all the time.
Whalebb,
Yes, the place is called Curry House. There is also another Japanese restaurant at the same plaza called furaibo. Were you referring to that one? 2:00pm next Friday is okay with me...happy to finally meet you. Are you bringing both girls?
Little Fat Man,
Congratulations on selling the house so quick...one thing off your mind. Whalebb and I will wait for you to get your license...then we can all go out together. Is Monterey Park/Alhambra far for you? There're many chinese restaurants there. I think it will be far if we go to each other's home....at least an hour w/o traffic.
My friend lives in Las Vegas and she comes down to L.A and rents chinese tapes once a month. She would rent 30 of them (older tapes) and return it on her next trip...maybe you can do that in a nearby chinese city. TVB has some good drama series recently...worth watching ga. Keeps me from going crazy at home by myself. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Natmama,
Sometime I am still thinking if I should go back to work. In fact I need to make my decision soon, as my leave of absense from work is due in March. So, if I decided not to go back to work in March, I will need to quit my job completely. I would like to keep my job but I have nobody taking care of my BB. It might be tough for the one-year old go to daycare, and it is hard to find a responsible nanny. I am still 'hoping' for a solution to happen, but at the back of my mind, I know that I probably will resign.
BTW, are u living close by Monterey Park in SJ? I have been there couple times, there are many good Chinese resturants there.... yumie
clarab,
My bb are 11 months old too. I used to feed them the Gerber bottle too, but then I found that the bottle with meat in it are having heavy color added. Therefore, I start making the baby food myself by the use of a food processor. I usually just steam the meat and vegi, then put them into the food processor. Then I mixed the pureed meat and vegi into the gerber cereal. My BB love it, especially with the strong taste food like salmon, pork, and spanish.
I am having the DirectTV with the TVB channel too, they have some good series sometimes.
Nice meeting you...How long have you been here ?
How many kids do you have ? are they twins ?
I'm stay-at-home mom. My husband also suggested me to hire someone taking care of my bb or helpping me, but I rejected it. I don't trust the strangers, I don't know how they treat my baby behind me. it's not worth it to take a risk..
My husband doesn't let me install chinese channel on tv, because he doesn't understand and want me to stick with the tv all the time..
All my friends in HK told me that I should make some congee with minced meat if my baby doesn't like cereal. The problem is I don't know how to make it, and also I don't have any rice at home yet...
Natmama
Thank you ...
you're not a bad mom, you just want to make more $$$$$...nothing's wrong. (actually I feel the same as you, I prefer working)
I talked to my husband on the phone last night , I told him that I wanted to get the drivers license, he said " OK, I teach you , you could drive my van." his VAN ???? ...I want a small car ..On the other hand , his brother suggested me that I should take a road test in LA or more chinese area, pass it easier.?-(
I think I have to drive 45 mins - 1 hr to get Monterey Park/Alhambra w/o traffic..
whalebb,
Sure, you can call me anytime...
Recently, Mini-matt's so fussy either, but overall he's a good baby.
jaan,
How old is your girl ? Sometimes the kid makes you mad but you have no choice.. :mrgreen:
I think that is good that you have made your own baby food. I prefer that way indeed. I haven't had a lot of experience to make baby food, that's why I always buy Gerber. Now I am more interested in making my own baby food, I hope baby will like it.
How much you pay for the Directv with chinese channel on it? is it like 60 some dollars?
Little Fat Man,
Your kitchen is new and beautiful, you should take advantage of it by cooking more!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Mini-matt just tried the solid food for a few days, give him more time, he might like it. Congee is a little thick for him, isn't it? Will he be easy to swallow congee? I have no idea!
Hi Little fat man,
Nice to meet u too. I have been here in the US for about 6 years. I have 2 children, and yes, they are a set of twins boy, at 11-months old.
I don't know how to make congee too. I am lazy to try it because it is time consuming to test on the balance between how much water and rice should put in to get the right texture, and of course, I am lazy to "watch fire". My husband did try it one time but my babies don't like it. It might because they were too young back then. We didn't try again as the cereal is much easier to make, just add water and it is done.
My babies do not like cereal at the first couple times. I just keep trying, and eventually, they like it. Is your baby not like cereal?
How come you don't have rice in your home? Is that because your husband does not like rice? There are couple different brand of American rice in the supermarket, your husband might like the American rice. I am a "rice bucket", I can't survive without rice.
Hi Clarab,
It's good that you are interest in making the baby food yourself too, it is good for your baby.
About the DirectTV with TVB channels, I think it is about $30 per month. I can confirm with my husband when he gets back.
I was also hesitating about resigning and extended my maternity leave until this month. I finally went in after the new year to resign. I think I miss the adult intereaction more than the $$$. But at the end, I could not think of a person to take care of my bb. Since she is so small and cannot speak yet, I don't want anything bad to happen when I'm at work. My cousin was taken care of by a nanny and she was really mean to him...it really made a negative impact on him. Even though he is 7, he is really shy and afraid of many things. He is going to special education in school because of minor autism problem. My husband and I got really scare and does not want anything like that to happen to our kid since we have the option to care for her ourselves.
Little Fat Man,
I tried hiring a chinese in-house nanny for awhile but I didn't really trust her enough to leave my bb alone with her. I guess our babies are still small and better taken care of by us. BTW, you don't like to drive van? It's actually better becuz you can see farther on the fwy.
Clarab,
It's good you can work part time and have some fun outside of home. I don't have anyone to watch the bb if I do part time becuz my husband is very busy running the business. Sometimes I even have to help him out with the accounting stuff.
Whalebb,
I'll give you a call before I leave my house on Friday. See ya.
Dear moms,
My friend has a live-in nanny for almost 3 years. This nanny does a good job with house work, cooking meals, and takes good care of her younger child. But the bad thing is, she knows the younger one is so attached to her, she uses that as a weapon for more $$. My friend paid this nanny $1200 cash a month when she first started, and she's now paying her $1700 a month. Her younger one will go to pre-school after summer so she'll ask her to go then.
It's hard to find a good nanny! 2 of my friends hired live-in nanny before and they got things stolen from the nanny.
Therefore, we would rather send our 10 months old son to a trustworthy babysitter M-F. More trouble, more work but at least we have peace of mind when my husband and I are working!
Tips on minced pork congee (for bb with at least 9 months of age)
Don't use minced pork. Buy lean pork and chop/ mince by yourself.
Wash rice and soak the rice with water for an hour or more.
Cut veggie in big pieces (any kind you want) I usually use Broccoli, carrot, zucchini, squash, green beans)
Cook veggies in boiling water in med. heat for about 5 mins. Remove veggies from water and put them in blender. Puree the veggies when cold.
While cooking veggies, add minced pork in soaking rice and mix well. This is the key!! Mix minced pork in rice/cold water first. That way, minced pork is softer and won't stick together. The old way is to add rice to hot boiling water, bring it to boiling and add minced pork.
Pour minced pork/ rice mixture into boiling water and keep stirring. When it becomes the texture you want, add veggies puree, mix well, and done!! Same way with fish.