Life of a yummy baby ... and now there are 2!!!!!

Before I go on to post about pirate parties and Morgan's adventurous voyages - just to let everyone know that we are returning to Singapore on 5 March, yipee!!

公 公, 婆 婆, 太 婆, ... 我 们 太 高兴了! 想 到 又 便 宜 又 好 吃 的 抄 果 条， 拉 撒，酿 豆 副 ， 及 种 种 美 食 .... 就 有 点 不 停 流 口 水 的 感 觉!!!
(Grandpa, grandma, & great grand-ma ... we are feeling all too delighted in coming home. Its difficult not to think of the excellent food from the hawker centres of Singapore without salivating!)

As this is another big trip to celebrate my dear little sister's wedding on the 14 April in Melbourne, we will be stretching it to a long stay till the 22nd April. In between family, I really hope to see more old friends this time and enjoy the local scenery before coming back to UK.

As we've already flown Morgan with Singapore Airlines when he was only 3 weeks old, we must say that the service Morgan had was quite excellent. As I was already breastfeeding him, I did not need to feed him water or anything else exclusively, which was so convenient! If he gets thirsty/hungry/tired, the solution is the same - just put him to the boob, quite simple!

Of course, the other important bit we did was to try and feed Morgan during every 'take-off' and 'landing'. The sucking action somehow prevents them from getting upset due to 'altitude pressure' that tends to block their ears. It worked with us but I must also commend on how well-trained the SQ pilots were! They sure know how to bring you to a soft landing.

Morgan's first trip to Singapore at 3 weeks old.


Long flights are dehydrating. The more important thing is for mummy to drink plenty before getting on the plane. I remember drinking so much that I felt like bursting, and brought a 1-litre bottle on board. Well that was before British immigrations come down hard on terrorists smuggling liquid explosives on planes. Even so, my 1-litre on board did not last me through the 13 hours and eventually I had to smile my way through for extra glasses of water.


Walking about the plane on a long-haul flight was another important thing to do if one is to avoid thrombrosis - blood clotting in the deep veins of legs as a result of flying. So I wore extra thick thick socks and walked up and down the aisle like a madwoman whenever Morgan has his little snoozes.

Morgan enjoying the in-flight entertainment!



SO this time, Morgan will fly with the SIA girl again, though no guarantees it's the same one as last time! On board he will get his own meal, his own bassinet, and exclusive service from a dedicated stewardess. And he even gets his own set of blankets, pillows, bib, toy etc provided on the side for him. What more can he ask for? Besides his ticket is still only the cost of 10% of the adult fare, can't complain right!


Morgan keeping his eyes on his dedicated SIA Girl.



For the sake of being Singaporean there IS one thing I thought of complaining. It's the business with using the bassinet. Every time we encounter a turbulence, the SQ girl will walk up to you sweetly and remind you kindly to take the baby out, fasten the baby with seat-belts to yourself till the turbulence is over, which is not till the seatbelt-on lights are off! By the time you've gone through all that, the baby would've happily woken! I understand that this procedure is for 'safety purposes' but the SQ girl made me do it so many times, it just got silly. In the end, I found myself holding Morgan for the remaining leg of the flight because I can't be bothered. Otherwise, its like what the pilot would say -