Photos-combine 01st year

wanted to do the video.. while doing, i tot maybe i can put all her photos by months starting from the month she was born sept-07 till august08.

Shall make some cards with this photo and give to my family members.. they are soo looking forward to her photos.. esp my SIL back home.. she longed for a girl.. but two boys keep her very busy already haaa..

Retire by 45 ?!?

mm.. recently jia has been posting few entries on this topic.. retire by 45.. even JM is talking abt it..

But, i still think it's nor practical to retire at 45 le..but, one lucky thing jia and i have in common is that we have a carefree work. my work is super duper bagus in term of flexibility. which i enjoy the most now. the work itself is manageable, within my control and my ability. Thus, i have not been stretching my skills for sometime.. meaning lots of things i do in my work is really things i can manager and i don't pick up new skills..bad and good huh ! but, i guess, im fine with it for now.

well, let's see. now im 31 of age.. if i were to retire by 45. or let's assume at 45. i still have 14 years to go. by then my missy will be 15 years of age..mm.. will i be in a stage that im comfortable with the word "retire" ? either mentally or financially.

let say i will live up to 70 years of age.. so for that 25 years, what am i going to do ? gardening ? travelling ? relax and carefree life ? will i be able to stand the "nothing-t-do" days .. will it make my brain slow down ? cos not much to think of when retire ? my brain cells will slow down and become inactive ? i may not even live up to 70 then ?

geees.. anyway. i just COULD NOT imagine myself retire anytime now.. i just could not stop doing things.. busy around..

but, life is too unpredictable.. we may plan.. schedule.. blahh.. but who knows what will come tmw.. or rather 1 month down the road..just enjoy your carefree days whenever u still have the chance.. do something useful or start a new hobby if really find it hard to get pass the days..

geess.. im still thinking should i try to sew a dress for my girl..i really don't have much talent in arts.. arts-less mummy. but i will try. never give up !

BacK-aching

sat morning, after all my activities with missy, while half way feeding missy, she keep saying "mm mmm mm" this is how she signal to us, she wanan poo poo.. so i carry her up and bring her to her potty.. not sure is it my action is too quick, that after i kneel down, i cannot stand up .. my back has this sudden pulling.. i just couldn't stand up without holding on to something earby..

ARRRGBGGGG.. this is killing me.. Never in my life, i experienced such pain..not even giving birth..i cannot bend down.. cannot turn.. so no choice, got to give emergency call to my "support team" aka mum & mum-in-law.. today is saturday, so MIL in action.. so she took over for the whole weekend including night time. Geesss..Very very grateful to both my mums.. without them, i really dunno what to do..looking after baby is however woman's task, i just dun quite trust man can do a better job than us..

I think it's my yoga session on friday, that i over-stretched myself. i tot i can push myself a bit further but seems like it's a mistake to do so. Got to watch out else will have side-effect esp woman, so far, woman of my mum's age, all got backache.. so it's got nothing to do with EPIDURAL hor..

my plan to go shopping during national day all crashed.. ended up in bed whole day.. sob. today better after applying doctor's cream. he suggested physiotherapy if not getting better.. shall se how it goes..

Health is so important, whenever i fall sick, i always remind myself to exercise, eat healthily to stay healthy.. I hate to be sick !

maybe i should go swimming more.. good exercise

Activities Revisit

This weekend, we revisit two activities we did back in june anfd July. I really can see difference in my little missy in her alertness and participation..especially the swimmin session, LGG and i are amazed at how much she has grown from June to now, August



From this weekend swimming, she enjoy the swimming more than back in June. she started splashing and kicking the pool water the moment i put her into the pool. she smile and enjoy herself in that short session. really happy to see her enjoying the water splashing..

I let her tried the clour pencil (highlighter) drawing this week, she is still giving the similar level of interest towards the colourful pencil instead of holding it to draw, which i guess is expected as it needs some training to at least hold a pen to mark something on the drawing block..



I let her use the colour high lighter which was given to me from a course. it is scented and colourful. shall revisit this activity in weeks to come.

we still do some other activities this weekend, such as letting her continue to take books from book shelf, let her explore her daddy's study room, search for his mouse..let her play with teddy bear collections from McD.. let her explore her toys basket, arrange flash card on floor, let her mess it up one by one from one point to the end point.. put one teddy bear and one ducky into two section and teach her the name of both hope she can recognise them.. but.. she only interested in throwing them out ..




she now can call "bear bear" whenever we ask her where is bear bear, she will turn to her green bear bear which we put in her cot.. and carry the bear bear.. today she can say "baby"..we are rather surprised. i kepe teaching her duck duck duck.. but, she only remember baby,, which we guess is the name we always call her..

well.. one weekend spent. looki forward to next weekend !

Curtain all the way..

Been busy lately with the curtain fabric selection.. go down to order.. send for sweing.. then collect..

Finally, i=within 1 week plus time, the curtain is ready.. faster than expected.

Now, my home changing from "zen" style to very colourful- full of red and patterns.. I love it ! and missy loves it too, she likes the living hall curtain..

So, my next project will be --> Little Missy's First Birthday..Stay tune !

Sister's birthday

Next week is my sis's birthday, so we thought we celebrate this week, we went to vivo to have lunch..



today, i let missy wear purple dress, she looks so cute.. all the way from train trip to the restaurant she attracts so many "admirer" haaa.. she is rather friendly too..Took these photos while we are "wrestling in bed" ..this picture i chosen is very cute in the sense, she is like blink one eye.. i don't think it's possible for baby her age to know how to do it.. it is just being captured by chanced.



I actually bake the cream cheese swirl chocolate cake.. i guess i really don't have much talent in cake baking.. see how it turned out to be.. so soft.. it just cruched when i take it out from the baking pan.. sob sob.. anyway, i still give it to my sis..it's the thoughts that count huh !

Weekend activities -August #1

This week, we did not do anything special..my aim this week is to introduce her the letter "A" and the related items..


So, i've created this book with "A" related pictures..she is able to sit(stand) quietly till i finish all the pictures.. but she just cant help but want to touch the book.. so i thought ok, let you have it, flip it through.. Oh Noo.. biggest mistake.. she actually torn the page out ! sob.. Anyway, it's expected. i'm just hoping for miracle that she will "handle with care"

This week, we have read few "touch & feel" books.. she is enjoying it for the first 3-4 days.. but after that, she just ignore the books even when i put in all around her..ohh.. she even bite one portion of the rabbit's mummy's off the book.. i cant dig it out from her mouth or anywhere on the book or floor.. so i assumed she has swallowed that portion of the page.. sob.... till now she never complaint stomachache i guess no side effect huh !

shall see what we will be doing this coming week. i will still continue to teach her "A"

As for sound making, she can say papa very accurately now.. sometimes mama.. and mum mum when wants milk milk.. her favourite word still papa.. so, i guess all baby alike, their first word always papa first.. sob..

Pat- tor @ Parkway

heee.. the above is my favourite ice-cream from swenson.. haven been eating it since our courtship days.. weekend during our weekly marketing at giant, we bought the ice-cream again.. ohh.. feeel sooo happy !.. i always believe chocolate will make me feel happy.. tt's explain why i like chocolate but i cant eat much as i cant stand the sweetness.. i believed im not much of a sweet tooth person ..which is good i guess..

nothing much, just wanna jot down this moment when lGG & i are eating our favourite ice-cream.. ohh.. PIL are looking after missy while we did our marketing & eating our ice-cream.. heee

Weekend activities

This weekedn, we went to her yi-po's house again to eat durians/rambutans/mangosteen.. she get to see her daddy plucking rambutans.. she get to see 3 different colours cats.. she did not cry when see her yi-po or auntie vickie..we left her abt 1 hour with yi-po she never cry.. Good improvement !

i let her play with her flash card. i flash from "A" to "Z" and she sits quitely till i finish, then she just grab the cards , so i lay in front of her, let her see the pictures and play with it..she pick the card see look, then fold.. *eye rolling*

Then, like usual, after her morning feed, she will go checking in each corner of the house and rooms, like inspector.. to check for any hair on the floor.. any dirt.raom around.. a good form of exercise i guess to let her practise her motor skill.. she is able to stand on her own without holding on anything for few minutes.. and i noticed she is encouraged if we clap and cheer for her.. so, little ones too need to be motivated ..*mm*

this week's new discovery for bb is that, she started to feel curious with "water" when i use the pail to pour water from top to her bath tub.. she will grab the water.. and laugh loudly.. she will look at me and grab the water again & again.. very very cute.. it's good that she show curiousity & interest..so her bathing new game.. catch water that flows... *heee*

and sat, i let her wear her green dress.. she looks good in green too.. last week's yellow is very pretty too.. maybe cos she is fair, so these light colours go well with her.. *my pretty baby*

My this coming week's mission.. i learnt from SAHM, we should have a theme weekly on things to teach our child.. so i shall teach her letter "A" for the whole of this week. se how it progress.. heee.. mum said too early.. but i guess no harm introducing it early la..it's just trying to do something more structured with her instead of play aimlessly all the time..

Gees...i still have many things i need to complete before she is 1 year-old. hope i can make it in time ! * busy working mum*

Durian party

hoo. i haven eaten durians for 3 years already.. this year, i MUST eat ! with that determination, i planned to go back home , but stupid bus ticket left only the front seat which is not ideal if we decided to bring bb along..

so, we decided to go Geylang (Lor 25, near aljunied MRT) to get our durians.. wah.. $2 each..we tot, ok, just buy and try.. never knew.. the quality is superb !! my MIL is good, those she chose all very good ! they have bitter & sweet, 2 types.. all very very good. really value for money..



i've eaten so many.. now feel like goin to get sore throat.. hee..but no regrets man ! durian, you r the king.. no doubts abt that..

ohh.. we actually let bb tried a bit, but, she maybe not like us yet, cos she is like tasted very smelly thing expression, like wanted to vomit ! heee.. nvm,. it takes time to fall in love with durians..


On the same day, we went to parkway parade Giant, bought some magosteen, the queen of fruits.. and also we pluck the remaining rambutans from ah yee's house.. so we actually loaded with durians.. rambutans & magonsteen.. hoooo..



bb get chance to play with these fruits.. i gave her mangosteen & rambutans.. she chose mangosteen... clever huh ! cos past weeks she played with rambutans already so she wanted something new..

I bought honet pineapple last week, and let her play with it, she really loves it.. the skin of the pineapple tickle her little hands.. she is trying to pull the whole pineapple up.. so cute.. and so happy..if u've noticed


her pyjamas is kinda weird, cos we put on another singlet n to of her pyjamas.. cos her latest hobby is to bite button, we worried she swallow the whole button.. tt's why must over-layer with another button-less shirt.. * shake head *

Artist to be ?!?

As a FTWM, unless im super hardworking that i will have time to do a lot of reading/srufing to find our what activities to do with my little missy. But, at least i take the effort to search online. as usual, i frequented SAHM's website for some ideas.. heee..

BB already not interested with her tunnel game, she can go in and out of the tunnel without much fear or effort now.. piece of cake haaa.. so we decided to try some new activity.. nothing structured.. just for fun..i always let her explore on her own at home, she now knows where her toys are.. and where her books are.. she is very good in crawling now. she even play chasing game with us .. haa.. very very cute and fun stage now



she already started cruisng abt with the assistance of furniture, she can stand up while holding on sofa or chair or our hands.. today we found out she can stand on her own while taking her very fisry few steps.. which we are kinda shocked as she is not even 10th month old. so we reminded ourselves to be watchful over her as she just stand and let go of her hand and try to walk.. scary !!

yesterday, i gave her some crayons and drawing block.. well. i din expect her to know how to hold crayons like holding pen and start drawing, i just wanan introduce new thinsg to her and let her feel how it is like to hold something while scribble on something.. heee



I guide her hand with the crayon.. she is enjoying for awhile but started to resist my assistance and wanted to play on her own, after some time of observation on the crayon (her usual warm-up), she started to send the crayons to her mouth, i have to quickly pull it away from her face.. haaa.. and i show her how i can use crayons to make some colourful lines on the crawing blocks..

it's ok she does not appreciate this activity, we shall do it again next week.. just like we did with the tunnel, she finally learned the concept behind why mummy put a long box for her.. "cos mummy wants her to crawl from one end to the other, on her own without fear".. heee..

Fun playing with my 10th month old

Lovely Girl

Taken her photo yesterday when she is in this yellow dress.. kinda of sexy actually, i thought maybe wear a blouse inside so that she wont catch cold.not bad actually. cutey cutey.

Bintan 12th-13th July *10th Years of Friendships*

Thursday afternoon, while i was still in course, mum called, bb is having fever..well after the first UTI episode, we are very sensitive to "Fever".. i left the class early, rush home, check bb's fever, 38 plus, so immediately, FIL came over to pick us up and off we go to KKH..check her condition, her urine..

We were relief to know that it's just normal flu with running nose and coughing.. phew.. her urine test came back negative and normal. she is completely clear from UTI now.

so, one more day before i'm off to Bintan. she is having her First ever flu since birth. her immunity is not bad actually. with 1 month of breastfeeding, she is considered strong girl, as my friend's boy always having flu comparing to bb. mum & MIL ensure me that they will look after bb with LGG's help, so, i decided to proceed. haaa.. good timing to get flu huh !

To prepare, i baked a loaf of wholemeal bread on Friday night. boy.it baked till almost midnight as i started late, only started doing the dough after work. as dough method bread is nicer.

Saturday morning, woke up around 530am. steam the ham, ask maid to fry the japanese crispy nuggets and rinse the lettuce +tomatoes. after bathing, i started to made the sandwiches. it looks good huh in the photo. they like it too. heee..

so, we meet at tanah merah to board the ferry. as usual, when the 4 of us met, we just cant stop talking.. blahahha.. until into the ferry. and we really dun feel the journey is 1 hour, as we never stop talking ..



After we reached Bintan, we went to do massage, that's where i got my stiff neck and ML got sick after her Thai massage session.. we had our lunch at the restaurant there at Oleh oleh market".. we bought some beers for tonight's celebration too..mm..after we went back to hotel..ML ended up sleeping in the hotel room for the rest of the day. so, Left 3 of us. We decided to go swimming, took some photos, but Jia haven send to me.. we went down to the beach as well.. actually, i dun find Bintan that special.. just like any other normal beaches..nothing much special le..

We had our Korean dinner with ML eating her porridge in room. after dinner and some walking, we went back to our "free upgraded" room as we requested to have 2 rooms side by side and they run out of room, so gave us this bigger room with sea view. We watched some TV and Jia being the "pig" suggesting to sleep awhile.. so, i too ended up sleeping.. and wonder why around 12 midnight, we just woke up and thought of the beers.. so three of us just finished one can each.. haaa.. we felt funny too cos after the beer, we just continue to sleep..

Next morning, ML is feeling better, so we continue to finish up all the beers haaa.. we are crazy !! we had our heavy lunch at the hotel.. and just wait to go back..

well, i think this trip is good for us as we seldom get time to gather like last time, especially me. Opps.. so, this gathering kinda catch up a little more on each other's life..

Our 10th years of friendships! Jia is going to amke a movie with all the clips they film..muahhaha...

Mum-On-Stock

During our bintan trip, Suh shared some of her experiences in share market. Jia and i both wanted to try out. Thus, we plan to get started by opening an account and get advise from remisier.

So, we hoep to get started somewhere.. and as i told suh, hopefully we will have "happy" experience in our share market trading.. muahahha..

How nice.. if i can just do trading online and no need to work.. muahhaa.. and earn lots of money to maintain my lifestyle... it's always good to have dream.. dare to dream then u'll have motivation to act on it !

But, before that, i better equipped myself with more information on those stocks/share .. trading jargons.. it all seems so alien to me.. boo.. no wonder i cant do accounts/finance.. i just cant seem to be interested in all these terms..

Running to Stay Y@ung

hoo.. seems like i din choose the wrong sport..i've been running for coming to 4 years now.. mostly in treadmill..i find running suits me as i don't perspire easily..running is the only sport that make me sweat.. i love the feeling of sweat it all out !

recently, i seldom hit the gym for running.. simply lazy.. cant move my butt..sigh..

my boss is a runner.. he runs 10km each time.. so effortless.. i think i don;t have to run so much.. so long i still run and sweat.. it's enough.. must listen to our body when exercise.. dun over-do..

talking abt over-do.. i did balinese massage in Bintan (havent got time to blog abt it yet)and the ending part, the lady did the left n right body pulling... caused me to have stiff neck .. yesterday i felt weird again.. after bathing, all the sudden, my muscle liek cram up.. my neck totall cannot turn and i cant lift up my head if i lie down.. WHAT THE HECK !!!

so, must be careful when do massage, if not done properly will get injury.. later must go n see doctor get some muscle relaxant or something.. geees.. LGG keep saying.. spend money to get injured .. sob..anyway, the massage was cheap.. only SGD28 for 1 hour.. where to find.. muahaha

CourSe

today till friday i'm attending project planning & management course.. wulala.. same course attended by LGG few months back. and some more got exam at the end of the course.. siannn..

but, i find nowadays courses are getting interesting as they get us to play games..same like ITIL course. we shall see if my team's project planning can be realised tmw.. muahaha..

Happy attending course.. ohh.. my course is better than LGG's cos company provided lunch with budget SGD50 per person.. heee.. today we lunch at DOME. tmw not sure where. we get to choose our lunch from menu. so cool !

Tonight got to start packing.. 2 more days left..

Post- gathering notes

hee.. posted our emails here so that next year we can flash back what we have done/say..

My mail - first email:
Gals,

Thanks for coming to my place on saturday ya. Paiseh, cant make more food for your gals due to my little missy around la..next time we have a feast k

by the way, i tot i take quite a number of photos.. but when i check  back not many le.. only few with u gals busy taking photos.. send me those photos u gals taken le.. so that i can keep. then compare each year.. heeee.. thanks in advance ya,

till then, have a great day ahead !

Cheers,

Gis's -second email:
Good morning all…

it was great meeting the 2 mothers and its been almost a year since we
last gathered. Oh geez.. time flies.. haha…

I checked mine and its also not a lot.. will send you the photos once
done.

Take care gals, and muz let us know when you have ur 2nd kid, MJ.. :)

Thank you & Best Regards,

BK's -Third email:
Good afternoon all...

Thanks Lee Huey for preparing the hearty meal and your baking is really
nice and healthy.

I apology for bringing the 2 gals stuck in a 'yuan wang' jam for 1 hour...
really sorry..

Yes, I hope I can bring good news, it's really time for a 2nd one to
come... I also hope to hear good news from you two alright ;))

Please share the photos, I'll share it once they are uploaded to the
laptop. Thanks gals...!

Have a great day/year!

Iris's - Fourth email
Yo Babes,

LH: Tks for the breakfast. Although not what I expected (No fresh milk,
juices, tea, eggs etc) but at least still edible lah. hahaha (just
kidding)
appreciate your effort to prepare breakfast for us. :)

BJ: Its okie no worries. Its very nice of u to offer to send us there. :)

Erm.... think my cam also not many pics leh... Mostly its me lor. hahaha
Will upload in facebook and email to u gals.

Must arrange to meet up sn k.

Miss ya!!!!!
Lots of luv


Shall see them next year !

M@nday Bluess

I almost wanted to take Mc today.. soso sleepy.. hard to get up even the alarm already ring..tired !

that's the problem with busy weekends.. we are so tired even after two days of so-called "rest day". i still have many things piling on my study table that i wanted so much to clear but haven't got around to do it.. i still need to choose and edit some photos for printing by this wednesday, i still need to remind LGG to issue cheque for my yoga class by this week, i still need to think and pack my things for this weekend getaway trip.. already many things to think/do..sob.. i need more time ! my time management skill not there yet !

today is youth day or something that no students are taking bus, and the bus is taking forever to arrive, each time pack to the door.. i missed few buses, ended up late to office by 15 minutes ! feel so sian cos i dun like to be late to work !

Today no sandwiches as we already run out of bread and i simply forgotten about it. so, breakfast i just drink one cup of coffee, getting headache. geesss.. what a Monday ! i simply hate Monday ! how i wish we can just skip Monday !


oh yeah, i still need to think of how to celebrate my missy's 1st birthday ! so fast..it's coming soon !

good thing this weekend im going for a break ! hopefully, not tired when come back, should be refreshed ! muahahha.. looking forward to it !

Sunday @ Ah Yee's home

Today we went to Ah Yee's home at katong to celebrate her retirement ! our weekend really pack this week. hardly have time to rest.She invited us on Sat evening when we are in PIL's home.

So, today after late lunch, we went down to Buangkok to get a cake for her, buangkok really happening today lots of events going on, but we do not have time for these, bb seem so interested with the ballon blowing up high...haaa..

we then went down to Ah yee's home, while waiting for them to prepare dinner, MIL ask LGG to pluck those ripe rambutans.. ah yee's place has many fruit trees, like papaya, ciku, rambutans, soursop starfruits... it's quite fun as we seldom see all these in town anymore.. bb so excited to see rambutans as it is hairy.. she will scream so loud when we touch her hand with rambutans.. haaa.. cutey cutey..

after the celebration, we went right home as bb is very sleepy already. another sunday well spent !

Weekend's activity

So, this saturday, apart from the gathering & her grandpa's bday.. we still do our weekend activity..

this week, i let her explore her first small book shelf, which we installed last week, put in those story books (well-preserved by her grandpa, all her daddy's n uncle's story books, more than 20 years back) whole series of lady bird's children story books. she now can stand by holding on things, cruising about.. and can take out books from shelf.. good job !

i tehn gave her the big shape picture to her to play with, she seems interested , well for that very first 5 minutes, after tat, she don't even want to look at it ! *sob sob*

Then, i want to show her how to put things into a container and take it out, this is the first time, i use a deeper basket to play with her, she manage to take the dice out but not putting it back.. so we shall practise on this in weeks to come.

Happy playing !

Vivo city

Finally we went vivo after so many weeks of talking abt it.. t's rather far for us, but take train is from one end to another without changing.. quite convenient actually.

today after the morning gathering, we went to vivo to celeb FIL's b'day. we planne to go orchard initially, but changed our mind when we r in the train. lots of things to shop actually, very big and all.. this is bb's first trip to vivo.. she gets to see many many things, people as well of course.

today bb is very busy.. morning socialising with mummy's frens..afternoon walk walk in vivo.. busy baby..

after the vivo kai-kai.. we went back to PIL's hoem for dinner as our normal sat's..FIl oon his record player, those big big round round black record.. not bad at all.. bb even dance to the music.. haaa.. oh.. her recent new moves.. she starts to move forward and backwards to music or thinsgs he like.. like swaying .. cute..

Gathering- another year

Well..the gathering almost cancelled due to new driver Bk almst drove to JB instead of Sengkang.. muahahhaa.. but, we finally met again.. last year we met around the same month too, i was still heavily pregnant at that time.. how time fliess..my bb already 9 month plus now..and Bk's boy is 3.5 year-old already a very quiet boy who just play on his own..really amzing.. my bb keep approaching and touch him.. but he just continue to play bb's toys on his own.. mmm...

BB became their model.. once they stepped in, three cameras keep shooting.. as you can see in the photo..bb blu blu wondering what are these people doing..cutey.. she is rather friendly, as she never cry when these "jie jie ' cum one 'auntie" carry her.. seems like she can socialise well..by nature i guess.. like her mummy.. haaa


i prepared some sandwiches for these gals. with home-baked bread of course..chat/gossips for over 2 hour plus then they have to make a move and LGG & i are meeting PIL too..so we ended with hugs and goodbyes till our next year gathering.. haa.a. so weshall see who is getting married (Gis or Iris) and who is getting pregnant again(Bk or e) haaaa

Busy weekend for me , as i planned to baked cream cheese choco cake.. but really cant squueze time for this.. after our x-col gathering, we went down to vivo to celeb FIL's 65's birthday..another entry..

Crying baby ?!?

she is always a cheerful baby.. she does not smile to anyone.. not as generous but she dun cry as much.. i think it's bcos she has a happy family who never stop showring her with loves.. haaaa..*thick skin*

but, she will trhow temper if we dun grab the things the is enjoying playing..either a camera cover/book/hair pin anything she already put in mouth, she usually refuse to let go easily.. so i tot maybe i should tease her and take her crying picture.. she din actually cry just making noise.. haaa..

i then showed her her photos in the camera, she cant help but laugh and squeek so loud.. maybe she feel her crying photo is not as pretty as her smiling photo.. muahhaha who says baby does not know anything ? they are so inteligent !!

Weekend with Missy

Jenny finally gave birth to a healthy and ahem.. heavy weight girl-girl on friday morning, 3.9kg.. she herself cannot believe she actually can give birth to such a big baby, natural birth some more..poo.. aren't we woman a just amazing ? and we can still survive after that..

visited her at gleneagles but din get to see her little darling as she just done with feeding and was send back to nursing room..sob..so next time i guess..when she is slightly bigger.

anyway, besides from visiting Jenny.. we went to do bb's 9th month development assessment.. she is not 90 percentile of weight baby her age, 75 percentile of height baby her age .. woahh.. overweight liao missy missy.. but it's ok to be chubby when still baby..cuter..

then, i've been trying to follow some SAHM's advise to let missy explore freely at home. let her crawl/touch/open/close as she likes but with close supervision, this is montessori approach..

so, sat morning, i gave her one big apple & 1 big orange to play with, she is familiar with these 2 fruits as we often give her apples and sometiems orange, she sees them in the poster i pasted in her playground.. well, expected, she looks interested for awhile, taste it, then throw it.. sob..



Then, i let her explore in the kitchen.. she is so excited as we seldom let her crawl in there for safety reason.. but, as i was doing her porridge, she actually, peel the garlic skin and stuff into her mouth.. i think the skin is a bit paper like.. and the taste,.. she vomited.. OMG ! bad playground..

anyway, i guess, she should have a eventful weekends with her mummy.. haaa

My Cocoa Loaf -Success

Muahhaha.. so far i've tried the healthy (no bread version) wholemeal, milk loaf and today i've tried cocoa bread !! yipeee.. yumyum.. i followed mamabliss's recipe , add in egg & bread improver , it turned out fluffy, shall see if tomorrow it is still fluffy and soft. i kept in fridge this afternoon.

I guess maybe next weekedn i shall breda one more loaf for BK's son since children usually loves chocolate flavour ? shall see if i can make it in time.. cos weekends i have to handle missy alone.. a bit messy sometimes, this morning already having hard time getting her sit quietly in her sitter in kitchen with me while i add in the bread ingredients to my breadmakers.. *shakehead*

Happy happy.. one more loaf in bread recipess collection !

Lunch with hubby

heee..today LGG is around the vicinity.. so we lunch together. I brought him to eat the "ayam penyet" near my work place which i think is good. glad that he enjoy too eventhough the spiciness is really BAGUS!! muahhaa.. sweating all over !

we then, have a cup of tea/coffee at hanns.. just like the old days.. heee.. sometimes miss our courtship days.. but now is not bad too.. we have our lovely girl in our life.. The BEST thing ever happen in my life beside my LGG..

what else can i ask for ?!?

Sunday activity

One of the activities in my list is this tunnel game..it's simple and good training for her crawling development.. a variation..

i just dig out one of the big boxes from store room and fold up the flaps inward.. she does not seem to be interested in the beginning.. but i keep luring her with her toys and calling her at the other end.. so, finaly, she made her very first tunnel-through... ha.. but many of times, she just stop half way and sit inside biting her toys.. occassionally, she will shake the bos.. and i guess she feel a bit insecure with the box shaking so much when she use strength..

It seems like a simple game to have fun !.. we shall keep the box for more exicitng crawling .. like hanging some toys at the other end of the box..

Happy sunday !

Swimming Day- Saturday

Finally, we find one free saturday for our swimming lesson.. geesss.. today LGG & PIL went to get stuff in town to fix her PC, so bB & I spend our saturday home alone , of course with helper..

LGG helped to pump up the pool before he left home.. bb is so curious at what he is doing..vey cute expression.. and she , of course as being very inquisitive she is.. she just couldn;t stop herself from "helping" her daddy...



so, after her morning nap, we went right into the pool.. splash splash.. she wear the swimsuit which was brought back from SF, her ang mo cousin's..which we tot may not fit, but, hey it fits her perfectly.. and the two straps are rather too long still, so, some of the photos are so sexy.. muahahhaa..

I think this very first session is not so active yet.. as i feel she find this "game" too new and too apprehensive for now.. she is like dunno what to do.. i keep stimulating her with the float.. the stars.. and guide her to splash water.. then she slowly warm-up.. but as i dun want her to stay too long in the water.. before she really gets into her usual self.. we got to get up and change le... nvm, we shall have the pool fun some other week, the pool is already bloated uo, so we no need to re-pump..

Happy spending time with bb .. ! one fruitful weekend spent !

Milk loaf-Upsize

so i've doubled up all the portion to make 750g milk loaf.. it turned out ok.. with bigger pieces but same amount in slices..*scratch head*

however, i put it in fridge .. it turned out hard, not as fluffy as the smaller loaf.. so i guess by doubling the recipe does not work that well..

gees.. got to retry ..*determination*

BB's room

This photo is cute. cos she is like sayin "Welcome to my little room" .. see my wall sticker ? mummy makes for me

heeee.. muak.. more to come in near future.. busy mummy

Upcoming July

Seems like this month most of the weekends are booked.

The first weekend, we shall have a small gathering among Gis +MJ+Iris. MJ will be bringing her 4 year-old boy..so a playmate for my missy.. who now enjoys company so much.. she is can make so much noises now.. and fun to play with as she shows interest in games with us.. socialising

The second weekend, shall be our F4(Female 4) 10th anniversary..we shall have our BINTAN getaway.. Girls trip.. away from work/family/children.. anyway, only i have children..boo.. so for me.. this is the very first trip away from home without my hubby & missy..i guess it's healthy to have such trip for mummy.. to rejuvenate..come back a fresh new me.. jia said all must bring swimsuit and pose any style for her to take photo.. heee.. good idea..

the weekend after that, we may plan to bring missy back home with mum & maid.. see how she cope .. mum can be at her home.. she misses her home.. i can tell..

so looking forward to July ! and im gonna practise baking.. wanna make my very first birthday cake for my special someone whose birthday fall in August. we always dun get along but we still care for each other. that;s for sure !

Bitter gourd for lunch?!?

yeak..when i ws younger, i cant stand the word bittergourd.. i dun even like dish related to bitter gourd displayed in front of me.. cos i just feel bitter from within.. yeak.. just too bitter for me

but recently. after mum stayed with me, she suggested we cook some dish with bittergourd.. mm.. well, for a change, now i can take many vege, i even eat brinjal ! yeas brinjal.. my mum just too good .. she can cook it till LGG & i give a total thumb UP ! bravo ! yum yum..

Did you know bitter gourd is rich in Vitamins A and C and is an excellent source of carotenoids such as lutene and beta-carotene..

now i wonder, since im such a fussy eater when young.. will my bb takes after me ? OHH Nooo.. better not.. but seems like my mum think she is.. sob..

but, hey, what's so big deal.. now i eat everything .. i consume so much vege & fruits.. so it's ok to be fussy eater when young.. but being parents.. we gotta put in more effort to ensure she gets all the nutrients.. maybe i shall train her to eat bitter gourd from young age.. muahha

today just bough golden Kiwi for her snack.. so x.. about $1 for one golden kiwi. but it is very tasty and sweet so worth the money la..

Work-out

today finally went to gym for 25 minutes of jogging on trekmill.. been delaying since Monday.. the mind is willing but the body is too weak to move.. lazy lazy bugs kep bugging me.. haaa

Today, i didn't get subway sandwiches, as i tot if i keep eating those sandwiches i'll eb fat too due to the dressing and ham which is unhealthy. so decided to bring my won wholemeal sandwiches from home instead with egg+tomatoes.. which is much healthy. i run out of cheese so did not put in cheese for today's sandwich.

Goos.. really need lots of determination to keep fit ! i think swimming during lunch is not so suitable as the weather is biting into my skin.. so sunny andafter swimming i find my body start to feel itchy..

Happy exercising ! later will try ways and means to stay awake ? heeee

Story Book time

Littlw misys loves us to read her story with lots of expressions in our voices and faces expressions..

she will squeek and making sounds as if she is talking back to us..LGG hardly got time to read to her as he always come back later than me and when home, play with her awhile, it's dinner time for us.. and bed time for her..

so, only weekends (sunday) we have, usually, one whole day at home to have our story book reading for her.. and i wanted LGG to get involved in this too.. as i usualy will squueze in some time in weekday evening for some reading for her..

it's fun to see their interaction..i have their video too muhahha.. cutey daddy +little missy

Milk Loaf- Success

Hoo.. This weekend i bake milk loaf. Wann try different type of bread as im a bread eater !! armm.. i can live with bread alone..but when i went europe.. i just could not consume much bread as i find their bread is much harder than our bread, so called sour-dough bread. must have good teeth to bite..

I get the recipe from homemaking blog. she is just so nice to share all her recipe but she prefers to let the machine knead and do the shaping and all using hand. I dun have so much time especially with missy being so demanding these days... she just needs to be entertained at all time.. so i just throw everything into the machine and woala.. a nice aromatic loaf of milk loaf..

But, it's a small loaf, i can cut out only 12 pieces max. so i wanna tryt baking a bigger loaf like 1kg. got to try out this weekend !

Ingredient:
143g fresh milk (I used low-fat fresh milk)
35g egg
25g caster sugar
5g salt
250g bread flour
4g Instant yeast
38g butter (unsalted)

No steps for me, as i just throw a;; in according to breadmaker instruction and choose the white bread 500g option. 3:14 minutes i think.

Happy baking !

ohh.. as you can see in the photo.. little missy is just so interested with my milk loaf.. she will examine the bread left right up down..she is inspector gadget at home.. she will check on her walker.. check on the key hole.. check on any small little hole/scratch... eg her daddy shirt's hole.. our ear rings..hair band.. watch.. she will take very long to turn come turn go and feel with her tiny fingers and at the end she will need to taste it to ensure it's nice looking and tasty.. *shaking head*

HappY Father's day

LGG been promoted to daddy this year.. but bb too young to understand what is father's day.. so this year we celebrated father-in-law's day.. muahhaha..

we went down to tampines for lunch, initial plan was to have tepanyaki for lunch but MIL thinks not so convenient as bb ia tagging along.. so we decided to lunch at comfortable restaurant..

MIL feeding her dory fish.. this girl really can eat..

Anyway, Happy father's day to all father out there.. eventhough this day always go unnoticed, but we want to ensure special like this should not be forgotten. Father is the pillar of the family. However strong the mummy is, she still need daddy for support and a shoulder to lie on..

Muak.. Congratulations to LGG for being a good daddy to my little missy..Love ya

Childcare headache..

Now, sis is hinting to me that mum is tired. she has backache since looking after bb.. geess.. so i must find out alternative of bb's child-care..

of course, i just could not let my helper take over the task. she is blur sotong, what ifs.. u know.. some more now bb has UTI before, we have to be very careful when clean her.. make sure she is not dirty especially after she poo.. how can i trust her to do the work ??

But, in the first place i hire helper is to look after my bb , my very initial plan before i deliver. but after deliver, seeing the way they do work, i really lost trust in them. and mum agree to help to look after so, i never sort other means to look after bb lor.. my helper just do housework, i never even let her carry bb..

Discussed with jenny.. she said shoudl try to train the maid up to at least lighten mum's load bt letting her carry bb.. play with her..i think i shall try to let go a bit by letting the helper to do the childcare tasks more now.. anyway, nothing particular that she MUST do for housework, nothing more important than my bb..

so, shall reschedule her work-roster.. look after bb as priority la..

shall see how it progress.. finger crosss, mum will be able to help me till bb is 2 years old. cos that's when she can tell more if helper bully her or etc

nowadays.. most people my age will have problem with who will look after their newborn.. we just cant let go.. by just putting our small little bb in those centre or nanny.. best if parents can help.. but how many parents can sacrifice ? some willing but body is weak.. some rather work or have too many grandchild to look after.. sigh.. problematic..

it's just too hard to ask mummy to quit work and stay home.. cos mummy will end up becoming VERY housewife.. and lost confidence in themselves and after their child grows up.. they just find it too hard to fit into the working life..

geesss.. this is how the society is changing now.. between our working life and child bearing..booo.....

Headcahes anyone ?!?

Argggg.. maybe i really need the panadol in the advertisement.. bang bang bang.. my head of exploding..

i always get migrain.. one sided. especially days before mensus.. but it is better now, but stil i get it on monthly basis.. yesterday (not even near mensus date), i have terribel headache again... feel like vomiting.. and eye ball also pain..

the onely 10 months of my life that i dun get migrain is during my pregnancy.. wonder why..

my mum, mum-in-law, gal friends esp who already have baby share the same problem as i am.. why why why ? is it the hormones ?

It is juts unbearable with the stupid migrain attack.. u just cannot concentrate. sleep sometimes help abnd coffee too..

i just hate my migrain day.. that's when i feel how important to stay healthy. Today gym cancelled. cos i still dun feel well.. migrain is better but still feel like it's coming kinda feeling..

Green Wednesday

Gees.. now NTUC will launch their green day on every wednesday, no more just first wednesday of the month..

Sian, so each time want to go ntuc must remember to bring carrier if it is wednesday, i always forgot.

Today, the cashier auntie told me she still can give carrier but must donate .. cheh.. so i donated 50 cents.. heee.. super kiam ku.. but i tot what for i pay for the plastic, i have carrier , it's just that i din know they are lauching this already wat..

neeway, go green go green.. european countried all no plastic for free, they bring their basket to shopping centre.. i guess soon, we will be like them..in a way good for the environemnt and for our next generation.. but inconvient la..

Boooo.

D&D photos

heee.. this is the 4th year i attended my company's D&D..now, more spouses in the group..

Monday @ home

mum in hometown will be back tonight, so i on leave today to look after my missy.. our playgroup at home..it's just fun to spend time with her..but i guess if i were to stay home daily .. i may go coo.coo..haaa..

we play for quite long today, our own playgorup @home
I read her cinderella story book, Mr sneeze and she play her stacking game.. alphabets..and throwing toys..i.. picking toys.. we listen to nursery rhymes.. see the hi-five vcd, a gift from huggies.. not bad actually but too soon for bb..i just watch it to see the contents..

cary her around when doing household chores.. explaining things i doto her, as many websites said it's godo to talk more to baby and tell her what we are doing.. it helps in her languages development..

Today's breakfast

so proud of my bread, today it still feel soft. i made sandwhiches one for lGG and one for myself..

Looks good ya.. heee

Photos again

These are taken in museum last last week.. muahhaa.. she really has many expressions

Little Missy & me

Our Sunday time together on bed.. LGG went temple with in-laws today, we decided to stay home so that i can do my baking ..

some bed wresling with my little missy.. she just so curious and like to grab everything new she sees.. like in the photo.. im trying to capture both of us in bed.. she just cant help but to grab my phone la.. grab my bra strap la.. grab my spectacle la.. so ended up the last photo, my spec fall off.. "eyes rolling*

one of the mummy recommended me with this phot editing software, which is free for download and so user-friendly.. cool huh.. shall create more such photos..

My Wholemeal bread

Today i tried using the bread making machine to do the kneading and baking.. Yipeee.. the bread turned out sososoos perfect !! im over the moon now.. *beaming* The crust is just perfect not hard as last time..

Word cannot explain how it feels when u've tried many times and finally it just turned out good.

So, never give up easily even your many attempts seem to fail each time.. if u keep on trying, of course with some improvement here and there, experiment here and there.. one day, you'll get the good result !! Same principle applies in life.. never give up easily.. stay tough and potitive !

Last time my bread become harder the next day as i leave it ouside, i asked the blogger who provide the recipe, she advise me to kepe in air-tight container, so, i did that this time round, hopefully, tomorrow it remains as soft as it is now..

it's so healthy without preservative and no egg, suitable for vegetarian day even..

So, the next baking, i shall add in pumkin seed and nuts.. muahhaha..smiling all the way...

Jia, i shall bake one on our trip to bintan in July ya.. maybe i prepare some sandwiches for our breakfast heee..

my method:

i use the same ingredients as before, after the first dough bloated (90minutes), i add in all the ingredients into the breadmaker, then i choose "white bread 500g" option, as there is no need pre-heating time, i already let the dough "pre-heat", the white bread timing is 3:14 minutes. if wholemeal bread option, needs 30 minutes more for pre-heating, my breadmaker is Kenwood brand, not sure if other brand has the similar timer.

so, next round, maybe i will try baking bigger loaf..

bb first class seat

now, we let her sit on the baby seat so that we can get our chores done and she can get used to sitting on high chair playing/eating..

but. she does not seem please each time we put her in her first class chair.. she rather on walker or being carried.. sigh..

will let her sit more to get used to it..

Blueberry muffin ?!?

darn.. i think i just don't have talent to make muffin.. i seldom successful in muffin making.. i have 1/2 a box of muffin from last week, so tot today i shall clear it up from my fridge.. got this recipe from the blog that i always visit.. hers seem so yummy.. why mine so hard.. like rock.. the inside so compact.. it rises but does not tast good.. sob.. another batch of food gone to waste.. maybe my helper will like it..

she has been sick (sore throat /running nose) after she eat my first batch of muffin last week.. oppss.s. so it's my muffin that caused her to fall sick..

now, im baking the wholemeal beard again, this time using solely the breadmaking machine, shall post the photo when ready.. busy sunday !

Bakery shop Incident

today, after lunch bob and i went for our after lunch shopping.. i went to buy soem bb food from ntuc then we went to 4leave for some bread

while im choosing some bread.. the carrier on my left arm accidentally bump on the plate of pastry and two danish pastry just drop out from the plate and roll on the floor..

i was still busy picking and choosing the bread and saw this.. then i quickly move to the cashier to make payment for the bread i've picked. no one sees the two pastry dropping on the floor.

one of the ldy in front of me happen to buy three danish pastry (exactly the same as the one dropped on floor), then i heard rthe shop lady making noises " who drop these on the floor ? aiyo.." then she picked it up and bring to the counter, wanting to throw it away.. then she saw the lady in front of me..

i really think i saw she shop lady give a stern look at that lady.. i believe she must have thought that lady is the one who drop the pastry.. but she did not accuse her or anything of course, cos she did not see who did it.. and she just throw the danish pastry away...oopsss.. i just pay my bread abd walk off..


oppss.. very bad huh.. but i dun think im that "honest" to go n pick up the pastry and pay for it ? or should i ? anyway.. i just did not la.. just feel bad that the lady in front of me get the blame..

Add-on

I've been adding more things into my blog recently.. like counter..hugs.. the website traffic.. all i picked up from some of the mummy website i frequented daily.. heee..

i really love their blog cos from their activities and sharings i get to learn many things as a first time mum.. like how to let bb enjoy her game.. how to overcome the ups and downs of handling an infant..

and of course. most importantly how to enjoy our bundle of joy with open heart and open mind..

muak muak.. more things to come when i have more free time.. one thing i cant beat with these mummies.. they are all stay at home mum (SAHM) while im working full time.. tt's explain why they can have so many blog entry.. heee

Chat @ work

ever since jia changed job, we've been chatting actively via email during office hour.. well.. nothing specific most of the time.. just some bored la.. sian la.. gossipping.. plans.. activities.. blahh..

today jia send me a url.. that 3 8 vee created for us.. muahah.. not bad rto have friend who can code. i call him 3 8 cos.. aiya long story.. we dun keep in touch anymore anyway..

jia went to watch sex & the city.. she said nice and funny.. tempt me tempt me.. but LGG surely dun think this is nice.. he rather watch indian Jones ? anyway, weekends is always packed with my activities.. baking la.. cooking la..

This weekend i want to bring bb to her swimming pool for the very first time of course with her swim suit.. kekekekek shall post her photo here..

oh.. she already has her third teeth now.. i posted her teething chart in my worn n play blog..

Simple Wholemeal bread -dough method

this is after the i mixed all the ingredients (A) and let it rise in the mixing bowl

after 90minutes, it rises so much.. a big bloated dough, happy dough

after i mixed with ingredient (b) in the bread making machines and knead for 30 minutes, i roll the three dough up and let it rise, this is how it looks likes, the above is already been in finaly pre-bake stage, rolled in swiss roll form.

post-baked, a bit too dark and hard crust.. i follow the instruction 30 minutes, maybe next time reduce it to 25mins

The end product was so satisfactory.. fluffy and aromatic.. real wholemeal. no eggs version le..

Finally i've made it ! the first bread-liked bread and no more kuih lapis..*eye rolling*

this bread is so fluffy.. and it is using the dough method i picked up from a food blog. she is really good in cooking/baking im gonna post the recipes (abstracted from her website) and the pictures(my own baking) here..

Ingredient: (A)

120g wholemeal flour

85g bread flour

4g (1 tsp) instant yeast

130g water

(B)

85g bread flour

15g caster sugar

1 teaspoon salt

10g milk powder

50g water

(C) 15g unsalted butter

Method:

Mix the dry ingredients in (A) in a mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre and add in the water. Mix by hand to form a soft dough. Place dough in a mixing bowl, cover with cling wrap and let it rise for 90mins.

Place the ingredients in (B) in the pan of the bread machine (according to the sequence as stated in the instruction manual of your bread machine).

Add in the soft dough in Step 1. Select the Dough function of the bread machine and press start. After about 8mins of kneading, add in the 15g of butter (Ingredient C).

Let the machine continue to knead the dough. After the kneading cycle has stopped (20mins), Stop and Restart the machine. Continue to let the machine knead for another 10mins.

--> my machines actually knead for 10 minutes, rest then knead for another 20 minutes so altogether 30 minutes, i no need to stop/restart.

Stop the machine and place dough in mixing bowl, cover with cling wrap and let it rise till double in volume for about 60mins.

Remove dough and give a few light kneading on a lightly floured work surface. Press out the trapped air as your knead.

Divide into 3 equal portions and shape into balls. Cover with cling wrap, let the doughs rest for 15mins. Flatten and roll out each dough into an oval shape (20cm by 10cm).

Roll up swiss roll style and pinch the seams in place. Place in a pullman tin (size, 7.5"x4"x4", well greased), seams side down. Cover the lid and let dough proof for 60mins or until the dough rise up to 90% of the height of the tin.

Bake at preheated oven at 190 degC for about 30mins. Remove from oven and unmold immediately. Let cool completely before slicing.

Happy.. next week, i shall try to let the machine do the work..

Pizza again...Sniff

Today i baked 6 small pizzas for our lunch.. a bit of hiccup cos i tot prepare on the table top so that after the first batch is out from oven i can immediately put in second n third batch..

never knew i forgotten that the base of the pizza stuck on the table top.. and the whole pizza just "out of shape" when i have to force it out from the table top onto the oven non stick plate...

anyway, it's just for our lunch.. so nice to eat can liao.. i've cleared all the pizza ingredients from fridge.. heee..

so no more pizza for the next few weeks.. lGG & i now just gian to eat jap food