Dad's rants

Daddy is going to rant about the confinement lady..

Let's start with the good things.. she knows what's she's doing, isn't afraid to insist on what she feels is right, take controls of things and seriously has helped to improve the kitchen area and its cleanliness since the day she arrived... she's quite skillful with denson and is able to provide her inputs on matters apart from denson's welfare, commenting on mummy's confinement schedule, bathing schedule etc..

now the rants..

knowing what she is doing also meant that there seem to be little or no room for any negotiation.. no latch on for baby.. don't talk to him at night after certain hours, don't carry denson too much so that he doesn't get too used to immediate comfort.. so much more..

i guess at the end of the day she met well.. but what irritates daddy sometimes is how she makes it seem that it is daddy's fault that denson is crying instead of sleeping soundly.. denson cries, daddy and mummy try and comfort him, after awhile, he doesn't show any sign of settling down.. daddy suspects diaper change is due so picked denson up from the playpen onto the diaper changing mat to do a quick check.. auntie comes in and speak in such a way that daddy shouldn't have picked denson up and that denson is crying because he is trying to get some sleep..

so it's daddy's fault now uh?

mummy finished her longan drink tonight and auntie told mummy that she will brew for her again tomorrow.. so mummy got no longan drink when she wakes up twice at night?

Daddy is brewing longan drink for mummy but auntie was like so shocked to see the pot boiling.. if she cannot prepare enough for mummy, daddy will do it.. she still have the cheek to tell daddy that she has already told mummy that no more for tonight..

Daddy is keeping in all in and remaining cordial

Daddy (and mummy) is putting up with auntie for denson's sake.. daddy isn't at home during weekdays so daddy is well aware how much of a help the auntie is in taking care of denson, cooking for mummy etc..

Another 2 weeks plus before she goes.. on one hand, we can finally do things our way, using our parental instincts and knowledge from the books and antenatal class to good use.. on the other hand.. mummy will have to bear the full responsbility of looking after denson with little or no help and food quality is going to drop too..

sometimes daddy hope he can afford 2 months of no-pay to be with mummy and denson through this 2 months, but daddy needs to work to bring home the moolah

Be good denson