I thought I won't be getting anything after being mom, am so surprised when he presented tome the flower.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Happy Valentines Day 2013
I've forgotten about the V Day till hub came home from work with a bouquet of roses.
I thought I won't be getting anything after being mom, am so surprised when he presented tome the flower.
I thought I won't be getting anything after being mom, am so surprised when he presented tome the flower.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Baby No. 2?
During CNY visits to relatives and friends' place, there are few questions which they'd definitely ask, for instance "how's your school result? Where r u working now and what position? When r u getting married? When r u going to ve baby?"
Before bb Rae, we ve to think of how to answer the bb question.
This year, we also get the bb question but the kind of question we get is "when is baby no. 2 coming?"
Frankly speaking, I just hope that this people can keep their mouth shut!
RY and myself just smiled politely and answered "coming coming ......"
I've already gone thru so much to ve my miracle bb, I certainly hope that God can perform another miracle on me to let me have another baby...........
Am I being greedy? Deep in my heart, I am wishing for another bb so that bb Rae won't be lonely when me and RY are not around ......
I wish but I dare not think too much about it.
Before bb Rae, we ve to think of how to answer the bb question.
This year, we also get the bb question but the kind of question we get is "when is baby no. 2 coming?"
Frankly speaking, I just hope that this people can keep their mouth shut!
RY and myself just smiled politely and answered "coming coming ......"
I've already gone thru so much to ve my miracle bb, I certainly hope that God can perform another miracle on me to let me have another baby...........
Am I being greedy? Deep in my heart, I am wishing for another bb so that bb Rae won't be lonely when me and RY are not around ......
I wish but I dare not think too much about it.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Gong Xi Fa Cai 10 Feb 2013 Year of Water Snake
My baby girl wishes all Gong Xi Fa Cai and may all your wishes (esp baby dream) come true!
Thursday, February 7, 2013
CNY 2013 - Year of Water Snake
This is our 2nd year of CNY with bb Rae!
This morning we departed SG at 6.30am and arrived Ipoh at 12.30pm.
The custom at both SG and MY were clear and traffic was smooth too.
We chose to come on Thursday as we fear that tomorrow being eve of CNY eve would be heavy traffic.
It's amazing that a year passes so quickly and my baby is now a toddler and a very active one.
The moment she set her foot on PIL house, she was busy walking and grabbing things within her reach to throw on the floor.
She is simply adorable and nobody reprimand her except me, her mummy.
We quickly bathed her and went out for lunch.
After lunch, we cleaned her and she is now taking her nap.
I think we should be staying in Ipoh for a week.
This morning we departed SG at 6.30am and arrived Ipoh at 12.30pm.
The custom at both SG and MY were clear and traffic was smooth too.
We chose to come on Thursday as we fear that tomorrow being eve of CNY eve would be heavy traffic.
It's amazing that a year passes so quickly and my baby is now a toddler and a very active one.
The moment she set her foot on PIL house, she was busy walking and grabbing things within her reach to throw on the floor.
She is simply adorable and nobody reprimand her except me, her mummy.
We quickly bathed her and went out for lunch.
After lunch, we cleaned her and she is now taking her nap.
I think we should be staying in Ipoh for a week.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Busy SAHM
Lately I've been extremely bz due to extra daily cleaning.
No, it's not spring cleaning for CNY, it's just the usual daily cleaning, except that I gotta do sweep and mop the floor 3 times daily!
There is a housing construction nearby and the house gets dusty easily!
If there is no baby, I won't be so diligent.
With a walking toddler at home who is curious in everything and puts whatever she come across into her mouth, it pays to do extra cleaning.
I'd rather work harder than to risk letting bb Rae falls ill!
This is the power of love!
No, it's not spring cleaning for CNY, it's just the usual daily cleaning, except that I gotta do sweep and mop the floor 3 times daily!
There is a housing construction nearby and the house gets dusty easily!
If there is no baby, I won't be so diligent.
With a walking toddler at home who is curious in everything and puts whatever she come across into her mouth, it pays to do extra cleaning.
I'd rather work harder than to risk letting bb Rae falls ill!
This is the power of love!
Friday, January 25, 2013
Congrats to my Friend
Yesterday I received a SMS from my friend that she is 9 weeks preggy.
We were secondary school classmates and have been friends till now.
I am really happy for her and wish her a smooth 8 months ahead.
Update on 1 Feb 2013
Sad to update that my friend had a miscarriage and did a D&C yesterday........
A check with the gynae on last Monday revealed that her bb had stopped growing since week 7.
I feel really sad for her.
This reminded me of my previous 3 losses .......
I hope she recuperates fast and try again ........
We were secondary school classmates and have been friends till now.
I am really happy for her and wish her a smooth 8 months ahead.
Update on 1 Feb 2013
Sad to update that my friend had a miscarriage and did a D&C yesterday........
A check with the gynae on last Monday revealed that her bb had stopped growing since week 7.
I feel really sad for her.
This reminded me of my previous 3 losses .......
I hope she recuperates fast and try again ........
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Shopping with Bb Rae
To bring some sanity back, instead of being home whole day, I'll bring bb out for about 3 times during weekdays.
Usually I'll take her out in the afternoon about 2pm and come home before 6pm.
I ll bring her to nearby shopping mall for a walk to do some grocery shopping or go Orchard to feel the busy crowd.
See my naughty girl playing with her shoe while mummy bz shopping for grocery.
Usually I'll take her out in the afternoon about 2pm and come home before 6pm.
I ll bring her to nearby shopping mall for a walk to do some grocery shopping or go Orchard to feel the busy crowd.
See my naughty girl playing with her shoe while mummy bz shopping for grocery.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Getting Baby Ready for School
In view of the plan to send baby Rae to school at 18 months, we gotta prepare her to be able to be independent in some ways, like self feeding and toilet train.
I think self feeding is more important than toilet train since she can still wear diaper to school. So we started her on self feeing exercise first.
I've been letting baby self feed herself the simple finger food like tiny baby biscuit, yogurt melt and Graduate Puff and she is able to handle those small bite size snack with no issue.
Yesterday was the first time I let her handle bigger piece of biscuit and banana, so she gotta hold on to them to slowly self feed and munch, unlike those smaller bite size ones she used to eat.
Being a baby, she enjoys playing with her food and is curious to see what will happen if she were to crash it or throw it on the table and floor.
To get myself ready for the mess, I had laid a newly bought plastic shower curtain to be used as floor mat for her and placed her baby high chair on it.
I had also removed the high chair fabric cushion cover to enable easy cleaning of the food stain.
It was really messy!
I think > 50% of the biscuit and banana went to waste, they re all over the floor mat, high chair, sticked onto her clothes and hair ......
So I spent another 15 mins to clear her mess on the floor and chair before cleaning her.
I think it ll be worst when we let her self feed porridge or noodles ....... But this is part of the growing up phase and we gotta take it as a pinch of salt!
I hope she can master the self feeding skill well ASAP ..........
I think self feeding is more important than toilet train since she can still wear diaper to school. So we started her on self feeing exercise first.
I've been letting baby self feed herself the simple finger food like tiny baby biscuit, yogurt melt and Graduate Puff and she is able to handle those small bite size snack with no issue.
Yesterday was the first time I let her handle bigger piece of biscuit and banana, so she gotta hold on to them to slowly self feed and munch, unlike those smaller bite size ones she used to eat.
Being a baby, she enjoys playing with her food and is curious to see what will happen if she were to crash it or throw it on the table and floor.
To get myself ready for the mess, I had laid a newly bought plastic shower curtain to be used as floor mat for her and placed her baby high chair on it.
I had also removed the high chair fabric cushion cover to enable easy cleaning of the food stain.
It was really messy!
I think > 50% of the biscuit and banana went to waste, they re all over the floor mat, high chair, sticked onto her clothes and hair ......
So I spent another 15 mins to clear her mess on the floor and chair before cleaning her.
I think it ll be worst when we let her self feed porridge or noodles ....... But this is part of the growing up phase and we gotta take it as a pinch of salt!
I hope she can master the self feeding skill well ASAP ..........
Friday, January 11, 2013
Weaning BB Rae
After breast feeding for > 12 months, I think it's about time I wean her off.
3 months ago, I ve replaced her first morning feed with EBM, few weeks ago, I managed to wean her off the night feeding, so am gradually weaning her off totally from BF.......
I am introducing formula gradually .......
I do feel kinda sad that she latch on lesser but I know it needs to come to an end.
If I don't stop BF sooner, it may be tougher to wean her as she gets older........
3 months ago, I ve replaced her first morning feed with EBM, few weeks ago, I managed to wean her off the night feeding, so am gradually weaning her off totally from BF.......
I am introducing formula gradually .......
I do feel kinda sad that she latch on lesser but I know it needs to come to an end.
If I don't stop BF sooner, it may be tougher to wean her as she gets older........
Thursday, January 10, 2013
School Hunting for Bb Rae
I've been researching on schools for baby to attend when she turns 18 months this June
I ve visited one centre yesterday near my house.
This school caters for toddlers range from 18 months to 6 years old for play group till Kindergarden 2.
Being a private run center, the school fees is at $1k per month for half day service and about $1.5k for full day one.
This school is new and really near to my place as its just 5 mins walk and has big clen class room and big green area and plenty of space for play!
I'm really tempted to enroll baby in this school but is deterred by the high fees!
With just single income earner, it may not be wise to put her there in the long run as I still have no plan of returning to workforce yet ........
I'm also also considering the public run centre and hopefully I can find a place for baby.
Pls wish me good luck!
I ve visited one centre yesterday near my house.
This school caters for toddlers range from 18 months to 6 years old for play group till Kindergarden 2.
Being a private run center, the school fees is at $1k per month for half day service and about $1.5k for full day one.
This school is new and really near to my place as its just 5 mins walk and has big clen class room and big green area and plenty of space for play!
I'm really tempted to enroll baby in this school but is deterred by the high fees!
With just single income earner, it may not be wise to put her there in the long run as I still have no plan of returning to workforce yet ........
I'm also also considering the public run centre and hopefully I can find a place for baby.
Pls wish me good luck!
Baby Rae Development Updates
Her weight and head circumference is 25 percentile while her height belongs to 75th.
Let me try to recall her different milestone during her first year ........
When she was newly born on 21 Dec 2011, she can latch on to suckle well .....
She was able to smile and laugh when she was 2 months old ........
At 2 months +, she can lift her head straight up with no support.......
At less than 4 months old, she can sit up ....... And flip at 4 months +........
At 5 months +, she was crawling ..........
At 7 months old she was standing up and walking with support
At 10 months + she was standing up and walking with no support
At 1 year old, she is moving so swiftly that it can be challenging to catch up with her ........
At 13 months old, my bb can pronounce some words pretty clearly, like Papa, Yeh Yeh, mom mom, up, ball, star and can count 1 to 3.
Last week during CNY in Ipoh, she can pronounce "Hello, Hi"!
Just 3 days ago on 16 Feb, she called me "Mummy"!
At 15 months old, she can count 1 to 10 and she can copy us saying a whole sentence like "what is it?/ where is bb/ good morning/ how r u etc"
She can also open the bb gate we place to guard the kitchen effortlessly.
At 16 months old, my bb can count 1 to 13 and she can hold a pen to scribble on paper.
She can say simple Chinese words like 洗手洗脚，妈妈，爸爸，在一起
I ll update more about her as she grows .......
Update on 5 Feb 2013
We brought bb to have her 3rd dose of pneumo jab yesterday.
She is 8.625kg, 76cm tall and has a head circumference of 45cm.
Still belongs to 25th percentile for weight and height is 75th percentile.
Updates on 19 Apr 2013
Last month on 6 Mar, bb was 8.9kg and 78cm tall
Last week 8 Apr, we brought her to ve her booster jab or MMR, she was 9.5kg, 79cm tall and her head circumference 45cm.
I ll update more about her as she grows .......
Update on 5 Feb 2013
We brought bb to have her 3rd dose of pneumo jab yesterday.
She is 8.625kg, 76cm tall and has a head circumference of 45cm.
Still belongs to 25th percentile for weight and height is 75th percentile.
Updates on 19 Apr 2013
Last month on 6 Mar, bb was 8.9kg and 78cm tall
Last week 8 Apr, we brought her to ve her booster jab or MMR, she was 9.5kg, 79cm tall and her head circumference 45cm.
Update on 11 May 2013
Last Monday 6 May, we brought bb for flu jab and she is currently 10kg heavy and 81.9cm tall.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Baby Rae is a Toddler!
Random thought: Our bb is now a "toddler"!
But in my eyes, she is always a baby .......
The American Heritage Dictionary defines a Toddler as:
One who toddles, especially a young child learning to walk.
A size of clothing for children between the ages of about one and three years.
But in my eyes, she is always a baby .......
The American Heritage Dictionary defines a Toddler as:
One who toddles, especially a young child learning to walk.
A size of clothing for children between the ages of about one and three years.
Monday, January 7, 2013
MMR Jab
Baby was supposed to ve her 1st dose of MMR jab on 27 Dec 2012 but due to the KL trip, we postpone it to 3 Jan 2013.
We were told that between day 5 to day 10 post MMR, bb usually get fever.
Bb Rae had fever on Day 2 post MMR and it lasted for 2 days.
She is well since yesterday and I hope there'll be no recurring fever.
We were told that between day 5 to day 10 post MMR, bb usually get fever.
Bb Rae had fever on Day 2 post MMR and it lasted for 2 days.
She is well since yesterday and I hope there'll be no recurring fever.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Happy New Year 2013!
It's 5 min to 1 Jan 2013 and I'm sitting in the living room typing this post while waiting fr the laundry to be ready.
I got a lot of clothes to wash as we just came back from a 4 days trip to KL to meet up with PIL and SIL.
I'd like to wish everybody a Happy New Year!
May your wishes and bb dream come true in 2013!
I got a lot of clothes to wash as we just came back from a 4 days trip to KL to meet up with PIL and SIL.
I'd like to wish everybody a Happy New Year!
May your wishes and bb dream come true in 2013!
Friday, December 28, 2012
Merry Xmas 2012!
This year our Xmas is different from previous years as we ve a little bb to play with!
It was a quiet Christmas with just RY, bb Rae and myself in our new house.
We went to Cold Storage to buy a roasted chic and some raw veg to for a "semi-home cooked" meal
RY did the cooking while I bathed and fed bb.
It was simple and yet meaningful as this is the perfect Xmas that I've been longing to have .......
Friday, December 21, 2012
Happy birthday my precious bb!
What does 21/12/2012 means to u?
Is it fear of the Mayans prediction of dooms day?
To me, it's a day to celebrate Motherhood and many many more years ahead of being a good Mother to my darling girl ......
I can still remember vividly last year 21/12/2011, what we went thru to welcome u; the anxiety, excitement, joy and labour pain etc
Mummy simple wish is for u to grow up a happy and healthy girl!
Mummy love u always .......
Is it fear of the Mayans prediction of dooms day?
To me, it's a day to celebrate Motherhood and many many more years ahead of being a good Mother to my darling girl ......
I can still remember vividly last year 21/12/2011, what we went thru to welcome u; the anxiety, excitement, joy and labour pain etc
Mummy simple wish is for u to grow up a happy and healthy girl!
Mummy love u always .......
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Baby Rae 1st Birthday Party 15 Dec 2012
Yesterday, 15 Dec, we celebrated BB Rae 1st birthday party at my new residence BBQ pool deck.
My mun came at about 12 noon to help me pray to 床头婆婆 while I went to the pool deck to decorate the party venue using the helium balloon and the party banners I bought online for BB Rae Minnie Mouse party theme.
RY went to collect the preordered birthday cakes from Pine Garden and the mini Mickey Minnie cupcakes from Cake Story.
It was pretty challenging to decorate 5 walls and a small pillar column by myself, fortunately my 9 year old nephew came with my mum to help out.
The buffet caterer was punctual and I was still doing the wall decor while he waited patiently before he set the table up to line the buffet spread.
I was racing with time to complete the wall decor by 2.30pm and quickly went back to change and was in time to receive the 1st guest of the party.
We had also hired entertainer to perform magic show, game captain and balloon sculpture to entertain the guests, especially the kids.
In total, I had about 30 adults and 25 kids at BB Rae party.
The kids had enjoyed the magic show, games, piñata and balloon sculpture at the party.
I had dressed my baby up as a Minnie Mouse to be in line with the party theme.
Each kids also got a Mickey Minnie party pack to bring home with them as a gift favor.
We hope that everybody who attended BB Rae party would have an enjoyable day with us then it'd be effort and money well spent!
The party kicked off at 3.30pm and ended at about 5pm!
I am exhausted after weeks of working non-stop on house moving and baby party organizing.
I just want to laze around and do nothing.......
This maybe my first and last party I organized for my baby as its really a lot of work.
Let me recuperate from the exhaustion and the next project will be school hunting for baby to attend when she turn 18 months.
My mun came at about 12 noon to help me pray to 床头婆婆 while I went to the pool deck to decorate the party venue using the helium balloon and the party banners I bought online for BB Rae Minnie Mouse party theme.
RY went to collect the preordered birthday cakes from Pine Garden and the mini Mickey Minnie cupcakes from Cake Story.
It was pretty challenging to decorate 5 walls and a small pillar column by myself, fortunately my 9 year old nephew came with my mum to help out.
The buffet caterer was punctual and I was still doing the wall decor while he waited patiently before he set the table up to line the buffet spread.
I was racing with time to complete the wall decor by 2.30pm and quickly went back to change and was in time to receive the 1st guest of the party.
We had also hired entertainer to perform magic show, game captain and balloon sculpture to entertain the guests, especially the kids.
In total, I had about 30 adults and 25 kids at BB Rae party.
The kids had enjoyed the magic show, games, piñata and balloon sculpture at the party.
I had dressed my baby up as a Minnie Mouse to be in line with the party theme.
Each kids also got a Mickey Minnie party pack to bring home with them as a gift favor.
We hope that everybody who attended BB Rae party would have an enjoyable day with us then it'd be effort and money well spent!
The party kicked off at 3.30pm and ended at about 5pm!
I am exhausted after weeks of working non-stop on house moving and baby party organizing.
I just want to laze around and do nothing.......
This maybe my first and last party I organized for my baby as its really a lot of work.
Let me recuperate from the exhaustion and the next project will be school hunting for baby to attend when she turn 18 months.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Happy birthday 2012
Last Tuesday 11 Dec was my birthday and I didn't care much about it as I was and am still busy with the planning and organizing of my BB Rae's birthday party.
RY wished me Happy Birthday in the morning and asked if I preferred to have lunch or dinner outside at Dempsey Japanese restaurant, I chose lunch since afraid of possible dinner crowd.
We had a really sumptuous Jap set lunches and I did some grocery shopping while RY headed back to work.
Dinner was just simple home cooked meal.
It was a pleasant surprised that RY came home in the evening with a bouquet of red roses and a box of yummy chocolate cake.
This year I'm a mum to my precious bb girl and it's kinda nice to ve my bb and loving husband by my side. I feel complete and ve no regrets of giving up my career........
After the cake cutting and sampling of the yummy delish cake, I thought all was done and RY surprised me by giving me a birthday gift!
This year he got me another gold bar!
Looking at the rising trend of gold prices, it should be a very good investment.
Tomorrow, 15 Dec, we're celebrating BB Rae birthday. I hope all will turn out well!
RY wished me Happy Birthday in the morning and asked if I preferred to have lunch or dinner outside at Dempsey Japanese restaurant, I chose lunch since afraid of possible dinner crowd.
We had a really sumptuous Jap set lunches and I did some grocery shopping while RY headed back to work.
Dinner was just simple home cooked meal.
It was a pleasant surprised that RY came home in the evening with a bouquet of red roses and a box of yummy chocolate cake.
This year I'm a mum to my precious bb girl and it's kinda nice to ve my bb and loving husband by my side. I feel complete and ve no regrets of giving up my career........
After the cake cutting and sampling of the yummy delish cake, I thought all was done and RY surprised me by giving me a birthday gift!
This year he got me another gold bar!
Looking at the rising trend of gold prices, it should be a very good investment.
Tomorrow, 15 Dec, we're celebrating BB Rae birthday. I hope all will turn out well!
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Planning for Baby Rae 1st Bitthday
Time flies, soon my precious bb will turn 1 yr old in 3 weeks time!
As her actual birthday, 21 Dec, falls on a Friday, we've decided to held her birthday party on 15 Dec, which is a Saturday.
I've not done any planning yet except for the invitations via FB sent to friends 2 weeks ago as I was too occupied with house moving and unpacking.
I must work really hard to finalize details on theme setting, cake ordering, food catering, venue decor and entertainment hiring etc.
Hopefully I'm not too late ........
As her actual birthday, 21 Dec, falls on a Friday, we've decided to held her birthday party on 15 Dec, which is a Saturday.
I've not done any planning yet except for the invitations via FB sent to friends 2 weeks ago as I was too occupied with house moving and unpacking.
I must work really hard to finalize details on theme setting, cake ordering, food catering, venue decor and entertainment hiring etc.
Hopefully I'm not too late ........
Unpacking Done
I'm kind of relieved that the cartons are gone, I.e finished unpacking!
But most of the stuff are being kept away in the store room as I need to tidy up the place to get ready for baby Rae 1 yr old birthday party, which is in 2 weeks time!
Frankly speaking, I've not done any planning for her party yet, except for the invitations.
I need to work on her party planning now to be in time for the ordering and catering.
But most of the stuff are being kept away in the store room as I need to tidy up the place to get ready for baby Rae 1 yr old birthday party, which is in 2 weeks time!
Frankly speaking, I've not done any planning for her party yet, except for the invitations.
I need to work on her party planning now to be in time for the ordering and catering.
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