It’s been a year since I left the workforce. I wasn’t really part of the workforce that drives the Singapore economy BUT I was part of the Kingdom workforce. I stepped down from serving full time in church with the youth ministry when Sophie was born to become a stay at home mum (SAHM).

At that point, all I knew was that I felt that was what the Lord wanted me to do coz at different times he confirmed it through different people. But I had no clue what I was getting myself into.

The first few weeks was SO TOUGH! Confinement can drive people like me mad! I couldn’t even sit still for 3 days when my gynae confined me to bed rest during the first trimester coz I was bleeding.

I’m really grateful that James is around most of the time. Even if he’s in the office, which is only a few doors away, he comes back for lunch. I’m also grateful that my friends live nearby and we can go over to each others houses to chat and hang out with our babies.

After one year, I’m really getting the hang of it and enjoying it. This is what a normal day for me is like (this is today):

745am – Sophie wakes up, I feed her (still breastfeeding), we read a bible verse and poem together, start the day with a little prayer, talk to each other a bit

8.15am – I put Sophie in the feeding chair in the kitchen while I wash up. Then it’s breakfast in the kitchen, today she had oat cereal + plum (chopped up) and a bit of banana. I find out today that she knows the word banana and she calls it bana or na. She eats the banana on her own while i wash up the dishes. I ate up the rest of the banana. Yep that was my breakfast.

8.45am – Clean her up and change her. Played for a bit and we went out for a walk. I wanted to buy newspapers from the mama shop at my block. We went to the playground and watched a pair of twins play. Came home.

10am – Sophie went down for a nap. I had some quiet time to pray and reflect. After that, I put the clothes to wash, prepared Sophie’s lunch, went through SOL final draft and gave my feedback to Nyet, went online for a while. She actually slept for 2 hrs this morning! Woo hoo! Rare, norm 1 hr but she’s been stretching this.

12pm – Lunchtime, she had white n brown rice porridge + scrambled egg with tomato n french bean. She finished it all, self fed. Bathe her. Left her in the bath while I washed the dishes. Disaster! She pooed in the bath! Argh! Had to bathe her again while James threw out the water. Ewwee…

1pm – Playtime. She played on her own for a bit with the new toys and most of the time I was playing with her. Climbing on the sofa, coffee table, etc… Her, not me. We read a bit. I hung out the clothes at the corridor and put Sophie in the bumbo on the corridor floor. She really enjoys that.

2pm – She got a bit tired and I put her down for a nap at 2.15pm, earlier than normal. Normally she naps at 2.30/3pm. James went to get lunch and we ate, chatted a bit. He went back to work while I chilled a bit.

3.15pm – Sophie awakes. I feed her (breastfeed) and then it’s time for tea! She has her normal dose of yogurt. Today is mango yogurt. 125ml! She wasn’t very happy when it was finished so I gave her some Gerber puffs and a drink of water.

3.30pm – We go for a walk again coz it’s super hot and I need the aircon!!! We made our way to HV Shopping Center. Free aircon! Walked both floors completely while Sophie eats her Baby Bites. I even managed to go into a shop to try on some stuff while the cashier entertained her. Went back to our block, watched birds and then went to a playground with rides. Went through all the six rides and then came home.

5pm – Put her in her bumbo to watch Your Baby Can Read, yes she still fits but doesn’t mean she’ll stay. Halfway through she was on the table watching the VCD. Meanwhile I cook her dinner and take a breather.

5.30pm – Dinner time, she had cod fish, mashed potatoes and peas. Self fed. She didn’t have enough so I gave a slice of bread with cheese spread. Finished all that. Bath time again. This time I played with her. Changed her into pjs.

6pm – We spent 1/2 hr playing rubber duckies – take them out of the box and put them in a line and put them back into the box. A few times.

6.45pm – Feed her (Breastfeed)

7pm – Prayed with her and put her to sleep, James came back shortly to kiss her goodnite.

7.30pm – Dinner for James and I

8.15pm – Wash up dishes, mop floor, bathe

9pm – Blog and rest… prob watching a DVD tonite with James. REST.

It doesn’t seem like very much but I really enjoy watching her go through new experiences everyday. For example today we put hung out the clothes together outside. Hearing her "talk" to the cashier while i try on clothes. It does get tiring at the end of the day but our days are normally quite full.

I don’t think I wanna exchange this for anything else at this point of my life. I’m quite happy and contented.

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