Alas.

The bubble had to burst some time.

I attempted homemade pasta sauce last night.
You know, mince and herbs and carrot and celery and the whole whizz-bang.
But silly me,
instead of putting in chopped tomatoes (tinned of course),
I put in tomato paste.
Don't ask me why.
I blame it on the kid who refused to stop whining at me to pick him up while I was trying to cook.
I was ready to toss out the whole lot when I realised my mistake,
but thankfully the hubs stepped in and helped me fix it as much as possible.
Basically drown it in water so it's not to thick and tomato-ey.
Not the best and I definitely won't do that again,
but it was good enough to eat.
So we had it for dinner, and will have it for lunch again today.

My saving grace was that I made chocolate brownies.
And they are GOOD.
If I may say so myself.
Paired with cheap vanilla ice cream,
awesome.

But yes, the other bubble that popped was the sleeping one.
He was up every hour between 1 and 5.30 last night.
YAWN.
Possibly because it was cold.
Cos the moment he snuggled into my arms,
he fell right to sleep.
But woke up the moment I laid him down.
Cold bed?
But I laid a nice warm blanket on top of the sheets to keep it warm...


So anyway, today I have decided that I'll stay in my PJs all day.
For the first time since he was born.
Also because it is positively FREEZING today.
Overnight low of 5 degrees celcius,
and it's only 8 now outside.
Definitely no supermarket trips with the little one today.
And it's raining too.
Brrrr....
And it's not even winter yet.

I feel inadequate at this.
This whole.... keep-my-baby-warm-in-freezing-weather-without-risking-overheating thing.
I've watched my fair share of littlies.
And the main concern was always to keep them cool in SG's insanely hot and humid weather.
This is my first go at cold weather with a little one.
I'm afraid of dressing him too warmly,
cos there's a heater running in his room and he won't be able to cool himself down if he gets too warm.
That's a major SIDS risk right there.
And I'm afraid of not keeping the room warm enough cos sometimes I wake up and his hands are freezing, along with his face.
But they say the temperature of their hands are not a good indication of how cold they are.
It's what's on the inside (their clothes and body that is) that counts.
Then I stress endlessly about whether the heater in his room is too warm or too cold.
We'll just have to take it as it comes and try my best.
I know he'll let me know if he's uncomfortable in any way.
So I've just gotta trust that and my instincts.
If I'm cold, he must be cold too.
Right?
Right :)