Another Joolz post! *sheepish grin*

It took me 2 weeks to finish up this post!! Just couldn't get my hands on the computer for long. The little 9mth old monkey is ALL OVER THE PLACE!! He is so good at his new found mobility - flycrawling across the bed, "driving" around the house in his walker, and today crawling on the floor - that he has kept me really busy and tired. Plus, WE ARE ALL PLAYING PLANTS VS ZOMBIES ONCE AGAIN!! Haha, so there goes my computer time while JCH is napping at the times when I'm not napping with him.. PLANTS VS ZOMBIES. How apt for Halloween October. :P

Why another post on Joolz when I've just done one previously? This is to rant about one of their newly released product: the Joolz Summer Seat!! Yes finally got my hands on it during the 4-6Oct Baby Market Baby Fair.

It is not one entire stroller seat, its just a fabric. So one can purchase the Summer Seat fabric, and replace the usual stroller seat fabric with this. It is so easy to put on and take off and the regular stroller seat fabric can be then kept and stored. So far, this is the only mesh seat I've seen in the stroller market here and it is really useful for the hot weather in SG! It doesn't mean that baby gets chilled in cold weather. How cold can our weather get? XD

When I first saw this product, I had no idea it was just a fabric. Was at Taka one day and thought I could pop by the Joolz area to ask the Mr. Salesman aka always there Kumar. And at the end of the conversation (hubs and I brought JCH out in Ergobaby that day, we always bring JCH out in Ergobaby whenever we head to Taka part of Orchard), my understanding is that it might not fit some older Joolz model. So its like a seat right? Never mind I told myself, during the 4Oct-6Oct Baby Market Baby Fair I will just bring my stroller there and check things out. Met Martin (Kumar apparently there and hyper busy with parents..I think Martin's like the boss?) and he took out a box about the size of A5 paper, and I kept asking whether it will fit my oldie Joolz. He kindly got one of the staff to fix on for me while I made payment. And wala! I could only laugh at my own worry and stupidity in that sense. Boy am I so happy that Joolz's booth was RIGHT AT THE ENTRANCE of the baby fair! Parents who went will know what I mean.

So! Armed with the new stroller seat fabric, I took JCH out the very next day. He knew the seat was different, giving that perplexed look as he always do when he comes in contact with new things, but was soon enjoying it. The Summer Seat is definitely working. How can we (hubs and me) be so sure? JCH's back doesn't feel as warm as it previously did when we carry him up. And his head is not showing beads of perspiration at the back of his head. Hubs said it will definitely work as the logic is same to a Deuter mesh bag he had. I did also (during safe parts of the route that takes us to the MRT station), place my hand next to JCH while he was facing me, and felt the winds coming through the mesh. So super pleased with this buy. <3 <3 <3 Because of the mesh fabric, JCH actually starts looking THROUGH the seat sometimes ignoring me! Hmph!

 Took Joolz to Hyatt with us for wedding dinner.

 

Out and about on a cool day.

Now that he can sit up on the Joolz, it is real enjoying to see him taking in the surroundings like a super pro baby kaypoh! When he does this, he is actually LOOKING around and not SNIFFING people's butts okay! So happy with this stroller like seriously. He gets better visual contact with people and interaction with him is so much better. This better quality interaction with JCH at this moment is crucial (to me) because he is at a stage of heightened awareness and maximum curiosity. Also he is displaying stranger anxiety now, so allowing him better visual contact and physical interaction with me and people around somehow eases that as he takes the cue from me better. He always looks to me for the "okay and safe" cue. So I guess somehow it boosts his confidence and friendliness a little? I guess. :P

And while browsing around, came upon this video from Rock-a-buy-baby who did a really wonderful review of Joolz stroller. It has everything down clearly that won me over in Oct/Nov 2012.

 

 

After all these if you are moved to test the Joolz out, MARK DOWN ON YOUR CALENDERS NOW! Joolz is going to be at the upcoming Parenthood Fair 2013 (Booth C25) which will be held at Expo Hall 5B, 8-10 Nov, 11am-9pm.

 

That's all for now. Until I get the standing board. Hehehe.



Life is a full circle

It's been 3 weeks plus since grandma was admitted to hospital. She was in ICU for 2 weeks, during which her behavior was severely erratic. She spoke in very clear, precise and accurate Mandarin to us, was in excellent spirits, could see the clock on the wall and kept reminding us that it's time to go home, telling us things that were like her last words, kept talking and not wanting to sleep when we were in her room to accompany her, said she saw my dad visiting her when actually my dad only touch down in SG the next evening, said she saw my uncle's wife when actually she was (and still is I guess, nobody really knows her status now) in Thailand.  All these despite her vital stats not looking well. Doctor saw that her condition stabilizing and not deteriorating, transferred her from ICU ward to High Dependency ward, and told her children that if her condition continue stabilizing, they would transfer her out to general ward.

This is definitely not good news. Out at general ward, the doctor and nurses would not be on high monitoring her condition. I've seen patients being wheeled out of ICU in stable condition, only to be wheeled back to ICU a few days later worse than ever, if not same bad as when they first entered ICU.

She's been in general ward for 1 week already. Her spirits not as good as when she was in ICU, and she has reverted to speaking in Hokkien. And it is clear. Doctor has told the adults that their mother is having organ failure now. What they can do now, is to continue giving her the basic treatment and whatever medication she needs. Like if she's uncomfortable and having pain, they will continue giving her painkillers. If she's having problem at the heart for example, they will assess and give her the necessary medications to help improve the condition or slow the deterioration. But if she have another infection, as agreed by the children, they will no longer put her on life support. What is left of her now, is only 30-40% of organ functioning. She's is plainly put, dying away. As her organs fail, she will feel pain and discomfort. My brother told me that she told the doctor to put her down because of her sufferings. It is painful to hear that she is dying away bit by bit, and she is suffering as it goes. She is telling my mom that she wants to go home, she wants to pass on now when she is still looking good. My mom laughed at her, still can think about looking good. Grandma has clear awareness. We are all aware her time is coming, but when?

We are born into this world. We will then go through life on this world in a certain manner. Similarly, when we get old for those who do, we will get sickly and eventually pass on. Life is a cycle. I get it, and I know there comes a day when my grandma has to leave us. But I wasn't quite prepared to hear or see her wasting away bit by bit and she is very well aware of it and expressing the pains. This is the excruciating part of it. Painful for anyone to bear.

Since her transfer to general ward, I haven't been able to go visit her frequent. JCH and I both got a bit sick at some point in time. Plus I don't have anywhere to park JCH with someone to look after him while I go to grandma's bedside. Bringing JCH to stay in the general ward for prolonged time is something I try to avoid. He is still afterall a 8mth old baby. Now that grandma is in general ward, the caregivers have to rotate their timing so that someone in the family is with her by her side 24/7. Just managed to visit her on the first day that she got transferred to general ward. She was too exhausted to talk and keep awake from all the shifting. Plus they took off the oxygen supply from her. Went to visit her yesterday. They put on the oxygen supply for her, she's still on tube feeding, sleeping when I was there, only waking up when I was leaving with hubby and JCH. Had a brief talk with her, is she uncomfortable anywhere, is she eating the hospital porridge well, telling her I will make some baby porridge for her to eat instead bcos hospital porridge is too bland, told her to rest well and that I will visit again and left.

I guess, the only thing that I can do now, is to visit her, let her see JCH's growth by sending pictures and videos to my mom and brother so they can show grandma, and make baby porridge for her after her doctor gives us the green light.

She is ready to leave, she is contented to have seen us all, told us her last words for us, told my mom her list of last words for my mom to carry out, she is at peace to go. I just pray that her sufferings can be shortened.

I will take care of JCH as she told me to. Hubby will take care of us as he promised my grandma.