It’s been a busy long CNY weekend with visits to our families and relatives. And our first CNY bringing along a baby as well. We couldn’t make as many trips as before because it’s difficult coordinating the visits with the baby’s feeding and sleeping schedule. Plus there’s so much stuff to bring with us every time we head out.
However, we reckon it’s still important to practise going out with the baby. So we get used to the things we need to pack and how to coordinate all of our schedules. As I write this, we will need to start preparing for a trip out to a relative’s place for lunch. The baby is still sleeping, so I might as well sneak a quick post in.
One major perk of having a baby with you during CNY visits as a married couple. You start receiving more hongbaos then you give out. A nice unexpected reward for all the crap we went through. Haha. We even took a photo of the baby with all the hongbaos he received and he was smiling away happily.
What the baby doesn’t know is that we are planning to deposit the cash in his hongbaos into our bank accounts. Not his bank account even though he does share one with my wife. We are going to spend the money on him anyway so no point having the cash in his bank account. And he doesn’t need the savings at his age while we do.
Anyway, another good thing that happened this CNY is that the helper came in early on the eve. She was ready to come back to SG from Philippines to work but her flight was scheduled for after CNY. My mother-in-law paid more to reschedule her flight earlier to CNY eve, the same day our confinement nanny went back home to Malaysia to spend CNY with her family.
The timing worked out because the additional support from having a helper around with the baby is useful. We are still training her with the household chores and getting her used to the baby. But she’s willing to learn so we just have to be patient and give it time. Not going to lie. The night routines with the baby are a lot tougher than the day routines. Especially when it’s our first time doing the full night routines with the baby as well.
We made a lot of mistakes with both the baby and helper but they get less with each day. Everyone learns together and hopefully we will grow up together and closer as a family. Happy CNY 2020!