Weekly review: Week ending November 18, 2016

Posted: Nov 30, 2016 - Modified: May 29, 2019| review, weekly

The big thing this week was our flight to Manila. I had been worried about colds and pressure changes, but A- slept through her first take-off like a seasoned traveler. Baby food was a no go. Instead, she enjoyed tidbits from our bibimbap. Not much sleep in her bassinet either, except for maybe ten minutes after the bassinet was set up and before turbulence required us to take her out. Oh well. It was a good place for her to sit and play with cups, though.

A- spent most of the flight with me, sometimes hanging out with W- while I napped. We figured out how to change diapers in the tiny airplane bathroom. The stopover in Seoul was a good opportunity to have more bibimbap and check out their breastfeeding facilities. A- wasn't able to sleep as well as she normally does, though. She was so tired that she was inconsolable during the second flight's take-off, only calming down once we could walk around.

My parents picked us up from the airport and took us to Kathy's house, where we've been staying. G* and A* have been very excited to see A- and play with her. Since they're just 3 and 2 years old, they need a little supervision and guidance.

You can practically see the activity in A-'s brain. There's plenty of floor space and interesting things to play with. She's a confident creeper now, quickly covering short distances on her hands and knees. She's even getting better at taking small toys along with her. She freely goes from lying down to sitting up, which makes diaper changes more of a challenge. She's starting to pull herself up to kneeling or standing with the help of furniture or nearby people's legs. She's been experimenting with different hand motions, too: patting Luke with the wooden turtle, waving at people, examining various things. I think she intentionally says "Baba" for W- now. She gradually adjusted her wake-up times to be more reasonable – no more 3:30 AM breakfasts. She has let Lolo and Lola hold her, and she has smiled and blown raspberries all around.

It's so nice to spend time with family. All of us are here!

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Focus areas and time review

Business (0.0h – 0%)
- Earn (0.0h)
- Build (0.0h)
- Connect (0.0h)
Relationships (12.8h – 7%)
- ☑ Confirm weight, height, meals
- ☑ Check in
Discretionary – Productive (2.4h – 1%)
- Drawing (0.8h)
- Emacs (0.4h)
- Coding (0.0h)
- Sewing (0.5h)
- Writing (0.8h)
Discretionary – Play (4.6h – 2%)
Personal routines (12.8h – 7%)
Unpaid work (96.6h – 57%)
- Childcare (45.2h – 26% of total)
Sleep (38.7h – 23% – average of 5.5 per day) – thrown off by flight, no tracking

You can view 4 comments or e-mail me at sacha@sachachua.com.

4 comments

grep72

2016-12-02T04:18:27Z

(I understand, train from Canada to Philippines is not an option... just sharing a parent traveling w/ baby story).
Awesome times! When they start getting control of their bodies, they start expressing their personalities. After that- speech! That is an awesome experience. Once they start talking, they don't stop. Nor do they stop amazing you with the things that they say and the reasoning they express.
When my son was about 1 month old we had to travel (New Hampshire, USA to Sonora, MEX)... I was faced w/ a conundrum: airplane, where he was breathing recycled air ( and the included germs) and had to fight w/ the pressure change in his ears; or:car, where it would have been financially infeasible due to travel time, hotels, and meals on the road. Thankfully, out of nowhere, a 3rd option appeared: the train! It was more expensive than a plane, but had no germ/ pressure issues. It was faster, cheaper, easier, and much less stressful than driving a car.
I'd like to give you a pro/ con list, but there were only pro's. We were able to have a private cabin. No worries about the Bubby's cries bothering other passengers, or his diaper changes offending. Made my wife much more comfortable during feedings. The rhythmic click- clack and rocking motion was very soothing for Bubby.
Sorry if my reply was lengthy and meandering. Just, really enjoyed your POV of the experience and wanted to share mine. The best to you and yours :-)

sachac

2016-12-07T12:24:19Z

I took the train to Montreal before (~4h), and it was a pleasant experience. =) We'll certainly consider it when it's an option. Thanks for sharing!

Archimedes Trajano

2016-12-02T20:06:44Z

Hope the lack of the shell isn't too big a deal.

sachac

2016-12-07T12:23:15Z

It should be okay. We'll try getting a clear conformer next time. It's less expensive, so we'll be less worried about losing it when she's out and about.