Missy's 3rd Birthday Celebration

Am still thinking what to do during her birthday.. ok.. i;ve already got her a birthday gift.. her daddy is going to buy her a bicycle.. and we have decided to get number 3 swenson's ice cream cake .. but we have yet to decide on the pattern of the cake..

i have yet to decide on what to buy for her friends in school as birthday favours..yes, this year we will celebrate her birthday in her school, which i have already inform her teacher since May. last year we did not do it cos missy is not feeling well on that week of her birthday. as she had just enrolled and often got sick that time.

hope i can finalise on her cale design and birthday favour by early september :)

Feel more excited than my girl for her upcoming birthday.. hee

Rub a Dub Dub

Didi still loves his bathing time .. i like to take his picture once awhile to show how he fill up the tub.. haa.. now, he is longer than the tub.,. but mum find it easier to bath him using this tub than a deeper one.. so we continue to use this, while didi kick and kick and sometimes his leg will stay outside of the tub.. haaa how adorable..

it's getting harder to bath him now, as he has the strength to twist and turn.. like when we wash his hair he will turn his head down and make us wary the soup/water will go into his eyes/ears. so have to grab him tightly when rinse water.

Bundle of joy

Nothing beats spending time with my little ones..eventhough tiring as need to entertain/play with missy while attending to didi

but, feel contented after end of day.



wonder why missy nowadays take photo will squeeze her mouth like that.. cheeky!

Missy first National Day :)

missy's school really have all the ideas for the children to enjoy their national day celebration, they make bread with honey stars to forn a flag... they make flags from their art work..




which missy proudly shown to us..missy can sing national anthem, pledge.. which to me, im still havent fully picking it up, as im not sporean.. haaa..

Missy wearing red and white (well, i just get her to wear this dress instead)

posing hapily before she went to school last Friday :)

Shopping Online

I have been buying missy's & didi's clothes from Spree (shared by mummies) from Gaps and Gymborees and recently Ralph Lauren.

i find buying via spree is faster, convenient, and cheaper as we all shared the shipping and now with the lower USdollar, we can shop hippily.

But my last Gymboree spree wasn't quite happy cos the mummy somehow said Vpost charged a higher weight for our total purchase, so i have to pay 30 bucks (SGD)just for delivery whereas for my gaps purchase i paid only about 10 bucks (SGD)..so, in total, for each item i bought for gymboree, is about SGd12.. mm.. not very cheap la.. but im quite happy with my purchase.. haa.. cos we cant get Gymboree from Sg, missy used to get her gymboree from San Francisco , which was hand me down from her cousin, which she never met and some bought by her grand aunt or grandparents when they visited there..

so, this timewas the first time i actually buy it myself.

I bough some nice shirt for missy and didi.. and a pair of jeans for didi.

besides clothing, i bought some accesories like hair pin, which are really cute, wuth animals on it like the one in the photos.. guraff and elephant.. i even bought socks.. which have fish prints..



and another accesory that i love, a gymboree spectacle for missy.. she looks cool in it.. i let her wear it during our swimming on saturday.

Didi starts his cereal

Didi tasted his first rice cereal

Didi has been drooling quite a bit recently; follow by his first tooth (lower central incisor) and second incisor. He has since shown great interest in our food. Just yesterday, he snaps his jiejie’s bread when his jiejie is happily eating her whole meal peanut butter as breakfast and she was stunned by her brother’s action.

Didi not only snap the bread from his jiejie, he even put it directly to his mouth.. we were so amused by his action .. Super hungry haaa..

So, mum and I thought, ok la... maybe it’s time we introduce him the rice cereal, which we home-made ourselves. We bought the organic brown rice, wash it, dry it up under hot sun, and grind it to power form. Then mum also bough “Shi Sen” washes, dry, grind into power form too. Shi Sen is to open up baby’s appetite. We did the same for Missy last time.

Yesterday, mum use one spoon of the rice cereal, add in my breastmilk and boil it. Let cool, then let didi try, we feel the grinding not so perfect as still can see small particles (not that smooth), but didi slowly slowly swallow... And eat it all up (even though only one spoon of cereal)




Wow, not bad for his first time, he even make noise after I move the bowl away, as if he wants more.. So we give him some plain water, which is his second time tasting water, cos he is on total breast milk since birth. The first time I gave him plain water was just to let him try the different taste of drink besides milk.

So, we shall let him try the rice cereal from now on, with just a spoonful in amount.

Cute cute boy.. Jiejie is so curious with us feeding him the rice cereal, she keeps saying didi no teeth cannot eat. But I reminded her, didi already has one tooth 

Missy's toys r us

When was the last time I bought toys/games for missy?? I think the last toy I bought for her was the ELC medical case, bought during my maternity leave, May or June. I try to buy something for missy every now and then, two reasons; I think it’s good to have some fun creative toys at home, because I believe through play children will learn and through creative toys, children will use their mind to explore the toys including pretend play.

Another reason being that by buying toys, I feel I have the purchasing power, which is one reason I will never stop being a working mother, I want to be able to spend spend spend.. My hobby... muahahah..

And now, toys I buy can be used for both Missy and didi.. so worth the money and effort on toys selection  hee..

What did I get for missy this month ? It’s.. tada..
Vtech Learning Laptop!



They only have orange colour, which I think is fine, as it can be used by didi next time too.




Description of this product:
Kids love to use this stylized, interactive Learning Laptop that looks and feels just like a real laptop computer. The Learning Laptop teaches children letters, English, spelling, math, geometry and music through age-appropriate games that they love to play and master. Built-in Learning Progress System technology keeps track of a child's performance and automatically adjusts skill levels to help build knowledge and confidence. The system is proven to help children learn and master important concepts. The Learning Laptop can be personalized with a child's name and is programmed for use with one or two players.
• Compact laptop with real mouse and flashing light-up buttons engages your child in fast-paced learning fun.
• 40 different activities teach letters, English, spelling, math, geometry and music.
• 4 light-up input keys activate new quiz-show style game play.
• Learning Progress System automatically monitors performance and builds mastery by repeating questions that were previously missed.
• Fun interface shows activity list.
• Integrated 4-directional touch pad and full QWERTY keyboard imitate a real laptop.

The features:
• Fun activites teach kids basic math skills, logic, spelling, creative skills, and computer operation
• Auto-leveling system encourages progressive learning; re-try questions when wrong answers are given
• Slim laptop design features a computer-like graphic interface, flashing keys and a built-in speaker
• Full QWERTY keyboard, wired mouse and track pad make it easy to operate
The actual price is $69.90, but since im a member, I get to buy at $49.90. a steal isn’t it ? Maybe I should give this to missy only during her birthday. I think she will like it because she loves to tab on our keyboards. But till now, we never let her play with out PC/laptop. I rather she see books than see screen. But her learning laptop is her games.
So it’s fine. hee

didi 2nd tooth

didi second tooth is very obvious now..tt's fast.. before 6 month old already have 2 teeth and my main concern now is that.. should i start to wen him of breastfeeding ?? cos he bite me in two occasion when i bfed him.

once during the night, when he finished one breast and i try to get him to drink from next breast but he seems to prefer sleeping than drinking, so i kinda force him to open mouth to drink, and ended up, he gave me a hard bite.. sobbb

second time, during day, weekend, when i feel maybe he should drink and then make him take his nap, and he refuse and gave me another bite.. sob again..

sigh.. hopefully, he wont bite me anymore.. sobb

Little ones play

nowadays, didi will do his activities like se his toys.. busy putting things into his mouth.. while the sister will do her own activity like painting.. or cooking etc..



didi loves his blocks which when pres on the hemisphere, things will move or make sound, he is very fascinated by them now and when i put near him, he will of course, put them right to his mouth :)

Didi & his new teeth

Didi already his first tooth ..lower central incisor, exactly like missy's but his is a month earlier. hoo..

with that, wehave started to feed him rice cereal now..



today, 7/08/2010 (sat), we noticed one more poping out.. just beside the first tooth. :)

Breakfast from Home

Last week, i made breakfast for misys to bring to her school. Cos i feel their school breakfast always been repeating the same thing, quite boring, if not toast, then corn flakes, or oatmeal..

so, i made some animal shaped cheese bread for her and grapes. she loves it. Then, i made some peanut butter bread , with blueberry and her alphabet biscuits. she loved it too. The next day i steam some bun , and add some blueberry for her, she loves it too. But teacher told LGG to try not to bring breakfast from home, as this will then make others (who do not bring from home) feel bad, cos they dun have the nice breakfast box and all.. and they may want it too.

well... i then stop making for her.. we let her eat before she goes to school. i guess i will let her bring some fruits instead. cos even the teacher said so, i still see some students bringing their own food in.




Missy school activity, making non-bake peanut butter cookies. she loves it to bit but i help her to eat most of it, cos i find it too heaty.

Didi taken rotavirus #2 -completed

Today , on leave to bring didi to take his last dose(2nd) of rotavirus. he again, swallow the oral vaccination like sweet at one go. Doctor said, very good appetite !.. haaa..

so, at least, now, i have one thing lesser to worry abt, no worries on diarhoea/vomiting caused by rotarix.

Mum wasn't feeling well since last night, having slight pain when urinate, and after tested, confirmed she has UTI. Oh, mine. how come ? doc said one reason being that after menopause, if never drink enough water, likely woman can get UTI.

so, mum is now on antibiotic for a week. poor thing.