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早來的聖誔及生日禮物 — Nikon D5100 (附加試相篇)

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11月28日

每個知道我在聖誔節生日的人,第一句通常是"你是個聖誔寶寶?",然後第二句是"你收到一份還是兩份禮物?"(但問的時候通常都配合你真可憐的目光,直至我告訴他們"兩份".哈哈.)我想我是很幸運的,能與主耶穌同一天慶生,又有愛我的家人朋友,生日和聖誔禮物分開買,但同一天送我,雙倍開心,但我估他們每年都雙倍傷神.

今天竟然提前收到聖誔加生日禮物,超開心.這是第一次老公提早給我禮物,第一次讓我未到聖誔就拆禮和使用,亦是第一次聖誔只送我一份禮物,不是兩份.但我沒有生氣,反而極興奮,因為這是我想要很久,但又太吝嗇沒有買的單鏡反光相機 – Nikon D5100 連兩支鏡套裝 (包括相機一部,18-55mm & 55-300mm Nikkor AF-S DX VR LENSES,相機袋, 4G SDHC 卡, 基本相機配件,教學和編輯軟件 ) 

老公知道我一向喜歡攝影,尤其兩個寶見女出世後,有太多可愛事情要留下記錄,用開的傻瓜機已經不能應付我的需要.我一直說要買部單鏡反光相機,但給老公一說中我會投入到破產,就一直都沒有買,只有不斷研究那一部有齊我想要的質素.不斷比較Canon和Nikon兩個大牌子,亦有研究Sony的新無鏡反光相機系列,最終我都是沒有結論,每個牌子都有我想要的,但又不是全部有齊.加上我過不了自己那關,就是不能一次過花這麼多錢,雖然東買西買也花不少,但分開買沒有這麼大心理壓力吧.

以下是老公解說我投入攝影會破產的理據:

1. 我事事都想盡善盡美(只是"想",不等於能夠),他指如果我買了相機,一定會想沖晒出來的相片和我原相一模一樣,顏色偏差一點我都會很忟憎,最後一定會買一部專業沖印機,又要買專用的電腦和專業調色的熒光幕,又要另買調色專用儀等設備.

2. 我會把家中的遊戲房或車房改裝成攝影室,還要添置背景布,射燈,腳架,鏡頭和電腦軟件等等的配備,買了相機就等於敗家的開始.

3. 最嚴重的問題是,最後我會想有個攝影朋友 = 老公. 他將要另買一部相機,逢周末都被我強迫去這去那的取景拍攝,簡直像我父親大人被我媽周末迫去行山一樣的苦.

估不到我還未想到這麼遠,他已經預視未來.但聽後我又認同,實情將會如他所說的,每個周末都會捉他陪我影相,最後迫他買相機,哈哈.有時候,他對我的了解真準備又透徹得可怕,我常常懷疑他有讀心術,只是不肯承認而已.

我的聖誔及生日禮物 — Nikon D5100套裝(這是用i-phone4s 拍的)

打開盒後的更多細盒

試相篇:
相機充電後,在前花園試機.這些是去年老公花了兩星期種在前園送我的玫瑰花(Knockout Roses).
還未學用相機,就急不及待亂影試機,確定相機沒有壞就進了屋.請不要見笑. 

這是最新拍的,家中聖誔樹亮燈了.

亮燈後的聖誔樹(無閃燈版)

亮燈後的聖誔樹(閃燈版)

門前的聖誔花環

嘉嘉戒尿片 + 睡大床

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這個星期的嘉嘉好像突然長大了很多,雖然近幾個月,她已經不用學習褲去街街,只穿底褲仔,但晚上我還是擔心會有意外,所以浪費了很多學習褲.今個星期一晚,她臨睡前突然說想只穿內褲睡覺,既然她自己提出,我想也是時候讓她試試,反正都過了測試期,就順她意思.幸好,幾晚以來都沒有意外,她很驕傲自己沒有瀨尿,我這個媽媽也很驕傲呢.

今天吃午飯時,記起老公答應囡囡戒尿片後會有驚喜.我們商量過後,同意讓她睡在大床,不再睡在嬰兒床是個好主意,將會帶她去選擇喜歡的床上用品.於是我問嘉嘉,想不想午睡在大床上,她立即說,想呀想呀.但我告訴她,睡在大床是有規則要遵守的,因為很怕她會走來走去不睡,最怕她會走到廁所跌傷,或者自己行樓梯下樓.所以我再三強調,她一定要留在床上,不可站在床上,不可下床,若有任何需要,一定要讓我知道,等待我來到後才可以下床.

規則說了一次,上樓後我再問她記不記得,她竟然一字不漏的重覆,亦真的守規矩乖乖留在床上.我偷偷上樓查看幾次,她還是乖乖的躺在床上,雖然還未睡著,但我很驚訝她沒有下床跑來跑去,只是在床上唱著ABC.(她在我離開房門前,問我可否在床上唱歌,我說可以她便很開心地躺下來,傻女).

老公回家後,我們決定今晚讓她也睡在大床,協議若她乖乖的睡在大床一星期,守媽媽定下的規則,年尾之前我們會讓她睡在家中多出來的一張Queen Size 睡床,又會帶她去買她的"驚喜",她很興奮地說無問題.一出房門口,我就緊緊抱著老公,很興奮又很感動地說著"我們的女兒長大了".

在她上床後約半小時,她真的守承諾,想去洗手間卻沒有自己下床,大聲叫媽媽,我上房問她需要甚麼,她對我說"Mommy, I need to go potty. Can you help me? I stay in the bed, I didn't get off." 她緊緊記著我說過的,很感動,又很為這個乖乖女的長大和聽話而感到驕傲.

希望明天早上,她還是個乖乖寶貝.

嘉嘉悉心照顧手術後的LEO

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12月9日(星期五)

老公清早7時起床,較平日上班還要早,因為LEO要到醫院做手術.嘉嘉很擔心狗仔,昨晚一再提醒我,一定要叫她明早起床,讓她摸摸狗仔才帶牠到醫院.我趁老公梳洗準備時,上樓叫她起床,誰知我一入房門她就坐起來,問我可否去看LEO.一見到阿仔,她就問牠"How are you feeling? Are you okay?",又問我"Can I pat him?"

我們由知道阿仔要做手術開始,就一直為嘉嘉作好心理準備,她很愛兩隻狗,她本身已很有愛心和同情心,見到任何人受傷都會自己心痛,所以要重複解釋,希望她不會太難過.我們不斷告訴她狗仔將會離家大半天,因為醫生要幫助狗仔,令牠的皮膚好一點,但狗仔回家時會有傷口,被觸碰的話會很痛,所以牠回家後只可以摸牠的頭和背部,千萬不可以摸傷口.

下午2時許,獸醫致電我們說手術剛完成,LEO已經開始清醒,他們要觀察牠數小時,約下午5時後我們可以帶牠回家.我著老公趁囡囡午睡,五時左右去接狗仔回家,讓她一醒來可以見到LEO,不讓她再擔心.誰知一見到仔仔,我的眼淚差不多流出來.牠胸口將會有個大傷口, 共17針,這個我有心理準備,但我沒有想過牠後腳的傷口竟然同樣大,
縫了15針,總共32針,很心痛.



後腳的傷口


胸口的傷口


 
冷靜下來後,我走上二樓叫醒兩個女,她們都很心急想見仔仔,我告訴她們不可以摸牠的傷口,然後才帶她們下樓.一見到LEO,嘉嘉嚇得退後幾步,晴晴也目定口呆,兩姐妹一同指著狗仔傷口,很擔心的樣子.我不斷安慰她們.家姐對我說" I am sad, Leo is hurt. Mommy, I am scared." 然後,她自己一個坐在狗仔附近的小椅上,擔心的偷望狗仔,一對水汪汪的眼晴,差不多要哭出來了.妹妹則在旁邊不停指著仔仔傷口,不知所措地站著動也不動.我重複地向她們解釋,最終勸服家姐去摸摸狗仔,她想了很久,怕摸LEO會令牠受傷和痛苦,於是我摸了摸阿仔的頭,她見狗仔無事才放心摸了一下,心口大石放下了一半,但仍然凝望著牠,怕有甚麼變化.妹妹見家姐摸了仔仔,於是叫我拖著她的手摸下狗仔,兩姐妹摸完狗仔都放鬆了不少.

過了一會,Moe走到Leo旁邊坐下,好像在守護牠似的.嘉嘉又走來看仔仔,伏在地上監察牠是否無恙.然後她走來問我" Mommy, I am going to read a book to the dogs. Is that okay? I want them feel better." 說畢,她就找了幾本書,自己坐在狗仔旁邊讀書給牠們聽.這個女還說,長大以後要做獸醫,因為要幫助小動物.爸爸對她說,你要很勤力讀書,才能夠成為獸醫,她點點頭說會努力.這個天真的愛心天使,願她將來可以成為一位好獸醫.


嘉嘉: 乖呀,Moe Moe. (個心仲係掛住阿仔,係咁望住佢)


Leo,你快D好返.我好擔心你.


MOE: 老友,我會保護你,陪住你.


嘉嘉: 我講故事給你們聽

又收小禮物

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這是奶奶在大女出世後的母親節送我的PANDORA手鏈,每個小吊咀都有其特別意義.最初只有一個小女孩(即嘉嘉),一個紫水昌圈圈(她的月份水晶)和兩個STOPPERS吊咀.然後,奶奶買了父母加一個小孩的吊咀(我們一家三口)給我加上去.在細女晴晴出世後,又送多我一個小女孩和一個父母加兩個小孩的吊咀.最近一個是加在鏈頭和鏈尾兩邊的小鏈,用作防止吊咀們跌出.因為她上次除去自己的手鏈時,全部吊咀跌到在地上,所以專程去買了這條防跌鏈, 即想到我可能會有同樣的問題,所以買了兩條,給我一條,留一條給自己.

還未加上細女的月份水晶圈圈,但好像沒有紅寶石圈圈賣,但有其他紅寶石的吊咀,但好貴呢!我最初以為這只是可愛的小手鏈,原來這個牌子要到大型珠寶店才可買到,每粒小吊咀由$35至數百美元不等.我真不捨得買呢.幸好這條手鏈是用來記念重要事,否則很容易破產呢!

美式禮儀

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港美文化不同,很多禮儀更是完全相反.我這個土生土長的香港人,6年前來到彼邦工作,結識了不了好朋友,還意外地找到了另一半.由那時開始,我就一直在學習這兒的文化,但每天我都發現有更多要學習呢.

學習的過程中,少不免會碰碰壁.幸好,朋友和家人們都諒解,見我做錯會提醒我(其實又是中西文化不同).老爺有中國朋友,叔仔有香港朋友,奶奶有越南朋友,老公讀書時又有香港同學,所以有些錯處,他們都不是第一次見.我常常對奶奶說,我有時很怕會做錯,雖然無心,但遇上新相識的人,對方又不明白文化差異之巨,很可能以為我很無禮,這是我很介意的.可能因為由小至大,都要求成為很有禮貌和守規矩的孩子,長大後偶然被誤為無禮,很上心呢!(小時候會被媽媽痛罵的)

奶奶知我很努力學習,於是送了我一本關於禮節的書,包括了所有現代與舊社會的社交禮節,甚至書信文函也有覆蓋.看了幾頁,幸好最基本的社交禮儀和香港相同,所以全部做足.往後的近千頁,希望我沒有犯大忌吧. 

港美收禮文化差異
很多香港(或者我應該說中國)禮儀,對我們來說是基本禮貌,來到美國卻成為無禮.最心驚的一次,是6年前見奶奶,當時還是女朋友的我,第一次見家長,只是選衣服就擔心了大半天,畢竟在外國工作半年,除了套裝和睡衣,就只有幾套便衣.不想太隨便,又擔心太拘謹.雖然老公一直說甚麼都可以,他媽媽很隨便,她更著我不用擔心,因為她很興奮能與我見面.終於見面了,她很友善,我竟然能閒談起來,沒有太緊張而頓失英語能力,感謝神.她還帶了見面禮給我,很開心的接受了,禮貌地原封不動放好.她著我打開看看是否喜歡,但我當然沒有在她面前拆開,這會很無禮呢!一秒鐘後,我突然發覺處境不妙,因為我沒有準備任何禮物,心中在恨自己為何這樣大意,又氣他為何不提醒我.當時我肯定,我的第一個印象一定"很好"了.

午飯完了,她要回酒店,他就送我回宿舍.車門一關上,我就急不及待說出我的擔憂,為何不告話我她會送我禮物,又不提醒我買點見面禮(雖然我很應該發現這個大錯).他卻笑說不用擔心,他媽媽不會介意,更催促我打開禮物,看看是甚麼.我打開花紙,是一個鱷魚皮長銀包,又可變作小手袋,還是我喜愛的粉紅色.,在放證件的位置,她很貼心的放了一張老公大學畢業時的影樓相,很有心思呢!老公不斷追問我喜不喜歡,又問我為何在餐廳內不打開禮物.我對他說在送禮者面前拆禮物很無禮,我才不會呢.

翌日,我和幾個香港和美國朋友外出.她們問到見家長的情況,我詳細述說,希望她們為我估計表現如何"好".美國朋友們聽到我沒有打開禮物的時候,表現得很驚訝,追問我為何不立即拆開.我和香港朋友們都一致地答道,這很無禮啊!美國友人們立即說,你不立即打開禮物,對我們來說才是無禮呢!還追問他媽媽有沒有面露不悅.我答沒有.她們於是詳細告訴我們,如何才是收禮的應有反應,並解釋為何.她們更多次提我,一定要向老公和未來奶奶解釋清楚這個文化差異,看來是個很嚴重的過錯呢!

如何收禮,才算有禮?
香港人: 通常都會聽到: 你太客氣了,怎好意思呢?(收到後放在一旁,在送禮者面前絕不打開禮物)
美國人: 要裝作極興奮的樣子,立即在送禮者面前打開禮物.打開後的第一時間,要在面上掛上驚喜和很開心的表情,即使你很不喜歡.(解釋:朋友說因為美國人喜歡看到你收禮貌的模樣,不能等待又不想估計你喜歡不喜歡,所以最好你在面前就打開禮物,最佳的享受就是收禮者的表情) <— 不知道是真是假,還是她們的個人意見

港美婚禮文化差異

老公求婚後,未來老爺奶奶一同來港,與我父母和親戚見面,當然更重要是討論婚禮細節.雙方父母不能直接溝通,全部由我來翻譯已很大壓力,但怎樣也不及文化差異的壓力.傳統中國人婚禮全部由男家負責,媽媽很傳統,又很不願意我要外嫁遠方,討論的過程令我覺得她很蠻不講理,好像完全是另一個人,一個我從未見過的媽媽.

婚禮開支?

香港人: 傳統 — 由男家負責全部開支.
              現代 — 男女家分擔開支.亦有部分傳統家長堅持應由男家負全數.

美國人: 傳統 — 由女家負責全部開支.(與香港完全相反)
              現代 — 很多時候仍是女家負責全部開支.但男女家分擔開支的情況開始普及.

其實老公一家來港前,我已經大概告知有何"要求",奶奶老爺其實很大方,所以全都沒有問題,唯獨是禮金方面,奶奶不能明白為何要有禮金,已經不是古代,所有傳統的
理由都不再成立,為何還留下來.她覺得如果給了禮金,好像買了我一樣,很不尊重女性,最重要是不尊重我.解釋再解釋,她還是接受不了這種想法,但願意用其他東西替代,例如負責家人來美探我的回來機票,或任何媽媽想代替的東西都可以,只要不是現金就成.但媽媽卻堅持,一定要現金,怎樣也不肯妥協.

然後,酒席問題.美國人很少會有大排筵席,除非你是大明星或大富豪,普通人只會宴請最親的家人和朋友出席,所以很少會超過100人,50人算是很多了.所以當奶奶提出了很合理的數字包起酒席,但與近萬元一圍,最少要10多圍的銀碼,有很少的距離時,媽媽就很堅持男家要給到足.難為我要翻譯這麼過份的要求,媽媽看來是打算一分錢也不用的把我賣出去,真的被說中了一樣,心痛又難堪….唉,可恨我銀行存款等於零…….老公又愛莫能助….一言難盡.

奶奶聽到後很氣,難以置信這麼大的一個銀碼,竟然被要求再增多.要求我解釋為何不足,有多少人會被邀請.當我解釋是至親和好友,她問我有多少人,可否畫個簡單的家庭圖.然後,我突然又其實知道很久,所謂的至親根本大部分都很疏堂,至少對於新人來說,是疏得很.最後我發現,所請的只會有最多三圍人我是真的認識,又與我有直接和親近的關係,其他都是我連名字也沒有聽過,父母也幾十年沒有見過的"至親"

至親?近親
香港人: 上至新人的祖/外祖父母,甚或其曾祖父母的兄弟姊妹,由這輩人開始.他們所有的子女,孫和外孫全部都是至親.聽的時候很合理,好像真的是至親近親,但事實上,除了新人父母同一輩的子女,即新人的堂或表兄弟姊妹,其他的見面也不會太多,如果不是每年一次,很可能是廿年都沒有一次,真的近嗎?

美國人: 由新人為中心,其至親即核心家庭成員,包括父母和兄弟姐妹.另加近親即祖/外祖父母及其子女和孫兒

還有很多其他例子,下次再續.

充實的一天

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今天是老爺生日前夕,我們提早一天慶祝.老爺選了我很喜歡的海鮮餐廳,呵呵.很久沒有吃豐富的海鮮大餐了,我知道餐廳在菜單新增了龍蝦,今天終於有機會試了.除了兩隻龍蝦,還有半斤蝦和蜆,意式大腸,兩個小薯仔和一支粟米.點菜的時候,待應小姐開玩笑地說,我希望你肚子很餓,因為你最少要坐定30分鐘進食.老爺和老公不斷笑我,因為老公看見餐牌就知道我會選這個菜,老爺向來知道我人仔細細,食量大大,但仍對於我要食這麼多感到難以置信.他不斷用手機影相,還笑說要把我吃的過程全部拍下…又說要待我全部吃掉才會離開餐廳.哈哈.

他們都以為我傻了,但我知道我真的會吃掉整個餐,至少海鮮那部分一定會全數消滅,吃到肚子裏.差不多上菜的時候,待應小姐帶來了超大口水肩,為我和老公繫在頸上,因老公點了一個蟹餐.很期待吃這個大餐,可惜並沒有上一次在家煮的那麼好吃,因為蒸得熟了一點,蝦也太熟.但我相信送回廚房再煮過新的機會,等同叫廚子吐口水在我的食物裏一樣,所以我待完餐後,回到車上才對老公說.一致同意,下次吃龍蝦,都是買回家自己煮最好.

吃飽飽後,我們去了教堂買南瓜,準備下星期萬聖節之用.今年她們只可以選自己拿得起的南瓜,這是家族傳統.她們都很有力,南瓜們都不小呢.另外,她們又選了幾個小南瓜,看著她們走來走去,摸摸這個,看看那個的樣子,真的很可愛.同時,我又驚嘆,小女兒也差不多能跑了,孩子大得真快,看著她們成長真的很滿足.

回到奶奶家,當然是吃生日蛋糕的時候.嘉嘉協助爺爺裝飾蛋糕,又送了禮物給爺爺,逗得爺爺很高興呢!

超大的海鮮餐

收禮物

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這幾個星期不斷收禮物,但不是老公送的,是奶奶送的.奶奶常常買禮物給兩個孫女,其實我這個媽媽都收好多,因為奶奶經常對我說,她沒有當我是媳婦,反而把我看作親女兒,很感動呢!其實她不用說出口,我也知道她待我如親女,她待我的好有時連老公和叔仔都妒忌.主給我的,較我能想像的美好得多,感謝主.

奶奶曾告訴我,在老公和叔仔十多歲的時候,曾想過收養一個中國女孩,但最後打消了念頭.因為她知道,將來兩個兒子娶妻子後,她變相有了兩個女兒.所以,我就成了她的"第一個女兒".還記得頭幾年,奶奶送了很多很多聖誔禮物給我,見到滿地禮物的第一次,我嚇得目定口呆.隨著兩個女兒出生後,禮物的數目當然減少了,因為大部分都去了兩個寶貝那裏.但我還會每隔一兩個月,就收到不同的小禮物,節日和生日就當然不會少.很多時候,我都很不好意思,但老公說,若我不收下的話,會令奶奶很難過.所以我現在學會了欣然接受,不再覺得不好意思了,只感恩我真的很幸運.

最幸運的,除了有個愛我的奶奶(其實老爺都好好),就是奶奶的口味與我很相似,所以每次收到的禮物,都是非常合心意的.最近看中了一對金耳環,但金價之高,當然沒有買.奶奶知我一直喜愛銀色飾物,平日送我都都會是白金或銀;但她見到這對金耳環,覺得和我很合襯,於是買了送給我.神奇在,奶奶送我耳環前一晚,我才對老公說,金色好像開始與我相襯了,我打算開始買一點金飾.誰知翌日奶奶就送我一對金耳環,我不肯定是否我看中的那一對,但設計很相似.老公取笑奶奶道:媽,你和我老婆心靈相通嗎?她昨晚才說想開始買一點金飾,你今天就送她.

一星期後,奶奶又送我五支深淺不同的粉紅色,蝦肉色和紫紅色指甲油,全部都是我想試和買的.另外還有Bare Escentuals的眼影,她知我最愛七彩顏色,所以時不時都會送我幾盒胭脂或眼影,有時連Primer都買給我.今個星期,她又買了一整盒不同顏色的Mary Kay礦物粉底給我,讓我選出最接近我的膚色,如果喜歡這個牌子的話,她會買其他產品給我,她付賬.她竉我的程度,有時過份得難以置信.

最新的禮物是iPhone4S,上周五,奶奶著我們晚上到她家來個Pizza派對,原來是要送我們剛出售的新iPhone4S,還要是我想要的白色,很興奮呢!一直想試試SIRI功能,準確度逹95%,較我想像中準確得多,很驚奇呢!


很喜歡的金耳環


五色指甲油


MaryKay VS BareEscentuals


MaryKay 礦物粉底,奶奶買左好多俾我試色


呢兩隻算係最近我用緊的BE


iPhone4S

令孩子乖乖吃藥水方法

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晴晴濕疹好轉了很多,最近已經很少復發,偶有輕微的小疹子,但只要噴多幾次泉水就會消失.

上周六到奶奶家,在吃午飯前為她換片,竟發現她的手和腳,出了很多像被蚊叮的紅腫小點.老公,老爺和奶奶前來查看,估計是皮膚敏感,奶奶又問晴晴打了水痘針沒有.我查看記錄,她剛在兩個月前打了水痘針,所以即使是出水痘,希望也不會太嚴重.但我一直在想,她和姐姐只會在星期四才會和我與嫲嫲外出食午飯,周六或日才會到嫲嫲家,又不會與其他小朋友接觸,怎會感染到?我就只有今個周四買冷球的時候,第一次沒有放自家造的購物車保護套就讓她坐上去,不是這樣"幸運"吧!而且看著嘉嘉,她一點也沒有,兩姐妹也沒有發燒,所以機會應該不大.
由於剛過了診所的診症時間,唯有小心觀察,待周一帶她會診.但我心裡一直希望,小紅點過一會兒消失.可惜小紅點一直沒有消失,我待回家後就為她噴了幾次泉水,晚上好像好了一點,但早上又好像嚴重了.這次我也可以9成肯定,晴晴是敏感,但我們不知道她到底對甚麼敏感.可能是塵埃,又可能是奶奶給她的芝士餅(唯一的新食物),因為我們還未開始食午飯,所以排除了很多因素.
我以前也患過"風難",奇怪的是我一點也不覺得痕癢,只有風吹到紅腫的地方,令紅點變成大紅斑才會痕癢,所以我知道不要被她吹到風.幸好的是,她好像也沒有痕癢的情況出現,沒有見到她在紅點的地方抓,不然被抓出血就麻煩了.
周日一早,老公就到藥房買過敏藥,但找了兩間也沒有適合2歲以下適用的.於是我致電on-call醫生,希望確定一下她真的患了"風難",又問一下可以用那種藥物.誰知又一次沒有回電,真的很過分.我下個月帶她去見醫生,一定要投訴.這已經不是第一次,老公和我也有心理準備醫生不會回電,於是老公一直在網上找資料,幸好找到醫院網站有相關資
料.原來還是上次的藥物回收,到現今也沒有新藥物上架,難怪找不到.幸好有藥物成份和幼兒應服用的份量,老公於是再次到藥房,為晴晴買到抗敏感藥.
當我們為終於買到藥而高興,希望囡囡服後會盡快痊癒.誰知藥水的味道太濃,晴晴吃了全吐出來,爸爸扮喝了她的藥,裝出很高興的樣子,然後她也喝掉所有藥.直至今早凌晨一時,是第二次服藥時間,已準備了要用點辦法才可以令她喝藥水,誰知她怎樣也不肯,灌進去的都被吐出來.爸爸最後混了些少提子汁,希望她會喝.她只喝了兩口,又怎樣也不肯再開口.我裝著喝得很高興,希望她會相信(媽媽很天真),卻真的喝了一口.完全明白為甚麼她這麼固執了,喝時很甜,但一秒後藥味停在口腔內不散,真的很難吃.
我告訴老公,於是他回到廚房去,將藥水由果汁盒的飲管口注入,混合在內的大半盒提子汁,放回原盒飲管拿回來.這是她最愛的果汁牌子,一見到爸爸帶了果汁來,她就笑著用手接,立即把飲管送到口中,一口氣將全盒果汁喝掉,爸爸和我很高興,堅持了45分鐘,終於找到令她乖乖吃藥的良方了.今天我們不再嘗試迫她用藥杯喝,混了藥水的果汁盒令她開心又吃到藥,她肯吃藥就好了.果汁混藥的方法是上一次醫生教的,但用杯她還能聞到藥味,加入果汁盒用飲管喝,就解決了視覺,嗅覺和味覺的問題,老公好叻仔.

Labor day weekend

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Three days long weekend has been spending on playing with the girls and cleaning the house up. Finally we could play outside with them since the Tropical Depression was hitting the State next to us. It brought us some clouds and cooler temperature so we can go out without melting. 

Grandpa sent the girls some bubble mowers last week. Now they could try it out in the front yard. It was so much fun for them to run in the yard and look at the roses. The only problem was the mowers needed to be going really really fast to generate bubbles. So the girls weren't really able to make it happened by themselves. Alexis was quite upset about the fact nearly no bubble came out when she pushed it herself. Eric told her the machine was kind of broken and she thought it was her fault. Silly thing, I had to explain to her what the real problem was and there was nothing to do with her. So, we ended up brought out the Elmo Bubble Machine to play with them. They had a much better time chasing and dancing with the bubbles, looking at Elmo blew the bubbles and poked at the bubbles until they popped.

After a fun day yesterday, Eric and I talked until 3am this morning trying to figure out how to rearrange the furniture again so they will have more room to play. I couldn't believe we talked for 3 hours since mid-night to discuss rearranging the house for the 10th times (at least). 

Having kids and all the furniture from the condo were not helping things. I got the house just right after moved in for a year. Then, my first little angle came along and things needed to be moved around. Her stuff was like a major explosion in a short month, it got much worse after her 1st Christmas. After that, I got it almost right again when she was 1. A few months later, my second little angle came to join the explosion party her sister already started (It was actually grandparent and daddy excessively buying stuff for them). With two kids, everything had to moved around again because we needed baby and toddler stuff at the same time.

A few months later, parent-in-law was planning to sell the condo where we lived before. So almost all the furniture were moved to our house (their house was so full). This wasn't really a problem, I though I would have more than enough room for all of them. They stored in the house without a problem, but not really blended in with the rest of the house. I tried very hard to arrange them to make it work. But Eric keep changing his mind on how he wanted his office and the game room to be used. Including this time, we has been making his office a temporary storage room for the 4 times. 

With all the toys and activity table, my living room started to look like crazy again and they are not playing with most of the toys. I started to remember there were some big size toys upstairs didn't even been play for a year which Alexis loved. Now Lily is bigger and more mobile, it's time to move things around so they can play them again. And I would love to used the game room more. So, after our long talk last night (early this morning), we moved things around a little while they played upstairs. Hopefully it will be done tomorrow so I can pull out the crawling tunnels and roller coaster for them to play. Lily should have a good time with it and Alexis will definitely be thrilled.  

Apart from the inside of the house, we did some cleaning up at the back yard too. It was nice out and windy, a good day to get some outside work done. Eric cleaned up the planting beds and the weeds in between the beds. I rolled up the bird net and scooped up all the dogs poo. He was planned to mow the yard too but it was getting late. We have to let the dogs out and go for a late lunch. Good choice picking the salad bar, the girls loved it and got compliments from a school teacher sat nearby. I am so proud of them and like the culture of giving compliments to people you don't know while they did something good. That is just a nice thing to do and Hong Kong people should really learn from it. There was so much complaints and people always take everything for granted. So rude and so mean. 

Fun way to lose baby weight at home

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Little Panda Mommy: Fun way to lose baby weight at home: Posted by littlepandamommy at 11:08 PM 

After Cheeky Panda was born, I started doing exercise to tone the arms and legs by using Wii. Yes. the video game system. I don't like to go to gym stared by strangers or ended up staring at strangers. The EA Sports Active game actually work very good and it came with a elastic band for strength exercise. I used it for a month or so, I saw my upper arms are toned and were so happy of the result.

Honestly, I didn't really expect much in the beginning. I only want to move a little to boost the mood and feel like I am myself again while the baby sleep. The visible result was unexpected and the confident boost was just amazing. I wanted to continue but a one day break of the routine just killed it. I got too lazy to get up the couch again the next day and just forget about it.

This time, after a whole year of nursing Chunky Panda, I started to try exercise again. After all, two pregnancies have their huge effects on me. I gained 40 lbs then lost 30 lbs for the 1st one. Gain another 40 lbs and lost 30 lbs again for the 2nd one. Lucky for breastfed my babies, the 30lbs actually lost by itself from nursing, I didn't do anything extra to loose them. But also because of nursing, breastfed moms' bodies will keep the 10 lbs just to make sure there will be enough fat to product milk. I was pregnant again before I done nursing Cheeky Panda, so…. before I could try to loose the last 10 lbs, I started gaining weight again.

I was on the scale another day, 20 lbs more than I have these two wonderful kids. I think it is time to do something again. This time I am going to use XBOX 360 KINECT

. Sound weird but they actually are fun and help you burn calories. The main reason I switch to Kinect is no controller, you (the player) is the controller. I enjoy the Wii but really hate to exercise with two remotes on hand, who work out like that? The Kinect make much more sense, at least for exercise purpose.

My favorite games are Dance Central

 and Your Shape

. They are both fun and sure keep your body moving. Dance Central is more fun to me because I like dancing to begin with. It has hit songs and cool moves in the game, started from a step by step tutorial, then you can perform it and even try a dance battle. Every song have different levels, you can build up your dance skills to your favorite tunes. I have to say they do have quite different moves in different levels which keep it fun.

Your Shape is more an exercise core game, I bet you can tell by the name. It has different programs for you to choose from. The one I tried was for loosing baby weight (yes, they have a program for that). Starting the game, those exercises don't really look hard at all. But you will know how hard it is when you actually doing it, at least for someone like me who do not exercise on a regular basis. The screen will have a computerized personal trainer showing you what to do, and you will see yourself right behind the trainer. This helps you  realize how exact or how far off you are comparing to the model positions from the trainer. Since the cameras track how you move, they compare your moves to the right positions, so it is less likely you will hurt yourself by doing them wrong. It also have a calorie burning scale right there as you working out, quite motivating.