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Amber Chia’s Little Darling Ashton Misses Home
by Amber ChiaPosted on 06 April 2011
I took Baby Ashton on a trip to my home town, Tawau, Sabah and he did not enjoy it at all!
The trip was planned for my brother’s wedding and we spent four days there. It was the first time that I took care of Ashton on my own. When we were on the plane, Ashton could not cope with the air pressure. He cried a lot because of the pain in his ears. I felt so helpless and embarrassed as I did not know how to help him. You know, it was Baby Ashton’s first time on a flight. I shall think twice about travelling on a plane with him again.
On the first day in my parent’s house, Ashton looked for his toys, his walker, his bed, etc. There were no toys, baby-walker or baby bed there. I managed to bring only the essentials: his milk bottle, pillow, Avent bottles, Huggies diapers, clothes, towel, powder and oil. I could not possibly carry any more stuff.
It was a totally new environment and I think he missed the smell of his bed and familiar belongings. He was scared and cried a lot too. Also, he didn’t “poo” for two days which must have given him a great deal of discomfort in the tummy. It was pretty stressful for me and taking care of him all by myself too!
I didn’t sleep much for the four days. Ashton slept with me and we had only a single bed. He would wake up several times during the night. I would try to feed him, thinking he was hungry but he would not drink. I think he was hungry sometimes but he did not drink because he just felt uncomfortable with the new environment and his stomachache as well.
THANK GOD! He “pooed” a lot on the third day and things got better after that. But, I still couldn’t sleep well at night because of the single bed. I was scared that if I sleep too deeply, he would fall. So I kept waking up to watch him. Every time he moved, I would wake up. Finally, yesterday, I am back in KL and I had the best sleep ever last night.
Baby Ashton slept with my maid. He actually missed her - he tried to hug and kiss her. He was so happy to be back in familiar surroundings. He got on to his walker, zoomed around the place, touched his toys, smelled his bed, etc.
Nevertheless, we had some good moments too during the trip. My parents keep fishes and a bird. City-baby Ashton had his first sight of fishes and bird up close. The new discovery did stop his crying. Well, at least for awhile. He was all curious and wide-eyed. But the novelty wore off soon enough. The next day, he didn’t even want to look at them. I had to look for other distractions.
There are these moments that I will always cherish…Baby Ashton would wake up very early in the morning, around 6:30am and pull my nose to wake me. Then he would grab my face and try to kiss me. These moments of waking up to his eyes looking at me with so much love will always stay dear in my heart.
Yah, this morning I played with him. He was laughing and it is so easy to take care of him in the environment he likes and is used to. In a new environment, you just don’t know what he wants or why he is crying. I felt so much pain when he cried and I was not able to pacify him. You know I cried too. My mother said: “Oh my God! You cry when your baby cries – there is no one to take care of him!”
It was a pretty stressful and good experience but I will never want to do that again.
He is now 9.5kg, getting so big and so heavy and so fat. He is getting cute!
He did a fashion show with me a few days ago at the Malaysia International Jewellery Fair on 28th March 2011. I held him when I walked on to the stage for the finale. He performed well - he did not cry. He seemed to love all the attention! The audience was pleasantly surprised. The Crown Princess of Perlis, DYTM Tuanku Hajjah Lailatul Shahreen Akashah who was theVVIP Guest of Honour was nodding her head as she clapped. Later, I presented Baby Ashton to her Highness and she was delighted. My Baby Ashton stole the show!
Also, on the 25th of March, it was our first wedding anniversary and my husband’s birthday. We had a pretty good time together. We would like to thank The Photoz Studio (Zung), Secret Recipe and Unique Touch Flower (Angie Lim) for the beautiful photos, scrumptious cake and lovely balloons on this joyous occasion.
Our baby Ashton really means a lot to us. He is the light in our life. He has brought so much more joy to us. We are indeed truly blessed!
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Comments:
辛苦了妈咪，你的宝贝跟我的儿子差几天生而已，所以对你的宝贝成长过成特别的留意，希望他们都能健健康康德成长，加油噢^.^
By ivy tan on 2011 04 07Hi Amber,
I understand how your baby misses his maid and his own stuff while being away from home. Eventhough I am staying together with my MIL for the time being, Chloe is being taken care by her while i am away for work and she sleeps with her at night, Chloe tends to ‘misses’ her grandma some of the time.
At most evening, she will look for her grandma even if her grandma is sitting just next to me while i am carrying her (Chloe). She would cry non stop until her grandma carried her and she will stop crying. At times she would prefer her grandma to carry her to sleep rather than choosing me. I would sometimes feel helpless and useless but i consoled myself that at least i get to rest (you know, she is not the baby who can sleep by herself because she is used to being carried to sleep). Imagine she is now over 7.5kg for 3 1/2 month baby girl!
By Christine on 2011 04 07
