London baby, we are here!

I was so worried about the flight from Shanghai to London and also how to adjust Rayray's jet lag especially I just trained her to self sooth at 7pm bedtime. I read a lot about how to help baby overcome the jet lag and I decided to go cold turkey! YES, I am one mad mama and believe it or not, babies do adapt well and I needn't worry at all!

Rayray behaved during the flight but kept being woken up by a 1 year old boy next to us... (he screamed a lot and whenever Rayray started to doze off, the boy would start to scream....) As soon as we boarded the plane, we changed our watch to UK time and try to follow the routine as if we were in London. Though she didn't get much sleep because of the little boy and it was 8.30pm when we got home. We changed her and then put her to bed. She woke up at 4am for the first two days and wouldn't go back to sleep till 6.30am. So I let her sleep till 7.30am. She was so sleepy and tired at 5pm the first few days as it was midnight in Taiwan and it was really heartbreaking to see her trying so hard to stay awake. Though she slept through the night from the fourth day so I was very happy with the result.

It took T two days to put her new cot up, wardrobes and changing station assembled so she slept with us the first week! It probably helped her adjusting the time too (so we kept telling ourselves! haha) as she was always surround by us and with T's snore during the night, I think she found it rather soothing!

We are happy to be back and Rayray is adapting to London well!

errrr. look at my cleavage! 

In her upright buggy

Baby Moon

T organised a baby moon in the end of August, well, um or maybe Joyce did as she suggested the location and we decided that not only it is closer than Hawaii, (which was our initial thought but then changed our minds as soon as we realised there was no direct flight from Taipei) it is also more fun to go with friends!

So Okinanwa, here we come!!!

We asked if we could get a double bed instead of two single beds but apparently we need to pay extra to get a double bedroom? Ummm, ok not too sure about the logic behind it but just as we were getting the room keys, we were told that we'd been upgraded to an executive room! Results!!!

Daybed

View from the room

After dropping off our luggages, we went out to grab some lunch as we were both starving having caught the first flight in the morning. We had some delicious traditional Okinawa noodles!

We then went for a stroll and exploring north part of the island!

Our hired car

We ended our day with another traditional Okinawa feast...though we were not impressed with the food.

T's first non-alcoholic beer

19/08/2011

One Night Feast Hangzhou-nese Style

Stir-Fried Lotus Roots with Sugar Snap Peas

Roasted Spicy Pigeon

Fried Cod with Grapefruit - Light and Fluffy

My Absolute Favourite - Rice Cake in Chinese Dates

Hangzhou Style Pancakes

The 'Star' of the Evening - Braised Duck in Chinese Herbs

Edamame Beans with 'Stinky Tofu'

Fried Shrimps & Eel - interesting texture

Fragrant Hair Tail - A kind of fish, which tastes lovely despite the blackened skin!

Hangzhou Style Smoked Fish - A Real Delight

Hangzhou Lenten Goose

Together we had one other noodle dish and rice! As one can imagine, we all went home happy and very very full indeed!

The meal was scrumptious and set me off a good start in Nanjing!