(2004/12) Year 2004 December Mummies


natalie to all aunties "thks for your compliment. I shy shy now lei...
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btw mummy says no boy friend now, wait till I learnt my A~Z then she will consider wor..."
 
TBL
The PD say is a must to do the detail scan when is 5 and 8mths. It is to check the baby growth. Now I keep on having leg cramps at night and my legs, hand begin to becum fatter!! Due to water retention lo.

Hey all
I just cum back from genting only... Only Me and my HB going there, he will be leaving on the cuming monday liao!!
 
TBL
I think I will have another 1 or 2 baby if we can support. So long as we can support, we dun mind having more children to take care of. Both my hb and I want to have at least 4 children. But after deliver also must slim down if not will be a big giant!!!
 
Yu,
4 kids ! both ur hubby and u very pro-family.
Jia You Jia You !

I would love a big family too but dun think we can afford.

Try propping your legs up with a pillow when you sleep. Heard that this can help to reduce water retention.

U must take care more now k.


calling art guru <font color="ff6000">lach</font>,
when can i find or how to DIY home made finger paints ? Wanted to try with flour, water and food colouring over the weekend but i read that some food colouring can caused stains.

some recent pics we took

yoo hoo ... anybody in here ??
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shopaholic in the making
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now u see me, now u don't!
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having fun in the playhouse
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it's raining cats and dogs outside but at least can pretend that I'm in the pool ...
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i can even drive around with this too!
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mummy, i like it here. next time come to the airport dun need to bring stroller k ?
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yu,
4 kids!!! peifu, peifu... I cannot lah, no stregth lei. esp now pre wif 2nd one, keep thinking how am I going to handle 2 babies when 2nd one is out. cant help but very worry lor. So u will stay at home to take care of both?
leg cramp &amp; water retention- mine not start yet,hope it wont happen. can try seagal's method by propping your legs up with a pillow when you sleep.

seagal,
shermyn looks very cute and cheerful!!
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today really moody and pek chek due to some work related problem. sian! but the moment i open this thread and see shermyn's photos I cant help but smiles.....!!
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how tall is shermyn? natalie only 74cm, 25 percentile only lei... aiyo, she really 'ai dong gua' lei... her height drops from 50th percebtile to 25, dunno why..
 
hi auntie TBL. pls don't be moody for too long.

how about this hippo face to cheer u up ?

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TBL,
shermyn is about 76cm at her check up last month.
not very tall compared to lanky Steffi. I am also hoping that she'll not be a shortie like me.

they are still growing so nat's gonna catch up real soon!
 
Halo Ladies,
Think I'll have a hard time to catch up with the posting.

Been sick for the past 1 mth. Terrible sinus &amp; cough. Oni start to feel almost well these few days.

Just cum in to say a quick hello. These days, Aaron oni nap once a day (abt 1~2 hrs), so hardly got time to log on. In the evening, we'll go over to in-laws' place for dinner, so no chance to use PC also.

Will try to log on whenever possible, dun forget us, ok?
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Cya ladies &amp; bbies soon @ the nx gathering.


Duffy,
Can u pls email me ur HP#. I tried sending sms to u but seems to be wrong # leh. Other than catering, is there anything which we can help wif the gathering? Pls sms me. Tks!
 
Hi Maple
how r u !!! hopefully you are so much better now. i was really wondering where u went to. tot u went holiday

eh Yu,
wah lau eh! 4 kids ah. u guys really kids lover. i cannot stand it even now i got just 1. haha.

Seagal,
Finally during the weekend , i cooked for Declan. first time "xia chu" . hahaha and mess up the whole kitchen! hahaha
 
seagal,
hahaha... hippo-face-shermyn looks CUTE!! thks a lot! haiz...I dunno why, recently I really hate coming to office. Really look forward to my maternity leave and I may resign after ML.
Abt Nat, I quite worry abt her. particular her height &amp; her speech lor. Worry her growth slow down and she still dunno how to call papa, mama. though she talks a lot, and makes a lot of noises but all no meaning one wor... I read from inernet and books most bbs shld be able to call papa &amp; mama at her age! Am i too kan cheong??

maple_leaf,
hope u are better now! Nowadays nat too nap once a day, but she sleeps early at night, ~8:30pm. Do log in whenever u are free.

mngo,
1st time "xia chu"? hehehe... u cooked the egg custard huh? Declan like it or not?
 
TBL
ya lor. can u believe it?! i cook porridge. basically put eveyrthing inside slow cooker. but hor, i rely on my MIL to help me switch off the slow cooker.. cos i sleep like a pig until forgot abt it. damn si bai! hahaha
 
Mngo,
wah .... finally use your yu4 shou3 (jade hands) to xia chu. do u know u are one ho mia mummy ?

switch off slow cooker then how to keep the food warm ? transfer to food flask ?

since we are on the topic of slow cooker... any of you heard that it's good to immerse the pot in water before first use so that it'll last longer and not crack easily ? my mum told me this. she says they do that for claypots but it applies to crockpots as well.

maple leaf,
good that u are back!! thot why u mia so long.

shermyn still need to nap twice a day. otherwise, she will tend to get quite cranky.

TBL,
hey hey, smart gal. quit after taking ML. have u checked whether there are penalties if u quit after taking ML ?

dun worry about Nat not talking well yet. each kid will develop at their own pace and they develop individually in their own areas. my nephew only started to blabber around 2YO!

FYI, shermyn knows how to call daddy but she hardly calls me. only recently then she will start to suddenly say ma ma but sometimes not in my presence so dun think she is calling me yet. haha.

as long as our tods are feeding well and happy. they should be fine.

yu,
do come in to post more often. what's elicia up to lately ? haven't seen her pics for a while already.

hope to see more pics here from other mummies too.
 
Seagal
she switch it off, cos i set it to high. and then while still warm during the time i woke up, i will turn it to low. my MIL like to "sheng dian" so she will off it, and then when food is cold, she will switch it on again.

actually i agree lor, i am the ho mia mommy. I dun want to be so ho mia cos create more problem for me. u know what i mean right? hehehe
 
nap,

the paed here say my older boy should sleep minimum 12hrs. he only sleep that much on a good day. usually he sleep 9hrs
 
Hi mummies,
Sorry MIA for awhile again.... very busy over work
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GATHERING #3
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Venue : Savannah Condo
Date : 6th May 2006, Saturday
Time : 4pm
Food : Buffet

1) Agnes &amp; Steffi (confirm but will be late, coming after Stef's class)
2) Seagal &amp; Shermyn
3) Evelyn, Wesley &amp; Wilfred
4) Evelyn(leo) &amp; Natalie
5) KC &amp; RY
6) maple, Aaron &amp; HB
7) lachesiz &amp; potato princess
8) Mngo, hb, Declan

hm... think got to start advertising or something haha, not alot of mummmies coming :p
I'll try to go through the menu and post the choices soon.
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Yi Yi Aunties please come to my house :p
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mngo aka ho mia mommy,
very good lei, at least u got chance to be ho mia... for me no hor, everything must do on my own, my MIL bo chap at all. luckily my hubby is really very helpful, so not so bad. But I dont know what will happen after nathan is born... :p

seagal,
hmm.. i may need to pay 1mth salary in lieu if I resign after ML... then consider i taking 2mth ML instead of 3mth lor... but i'll decide later, see how is the situation first.

yu,
elicia looks like you! :)

rochelle,
aiyo, boy boy knows how to call papa mama alr! envy evny..
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I heard the 2nd one will learn how to talk earlier.
on avg, nat sleeps ~12hrs a day. so I dont really mind tat she only nap 1x, as she sleep more than 10hrs in the night.

duffy,
how is chloe now? any updates from the pd?
 
mngo,
tell ur mil that switching on and off doesn't necessarily save electricity. For eg. in the case of airconditioners, the electricity consumed to turn it on is much higher than leaving it on.

yu,
what a nice family picture. elicia is so sweet and smiley.

rochelle,
12 hours ? i think shermyn sleeps at most 9 hours a day only.

duffy,
let us know if u need help k.

TBL,
if you can offset the 3rd month ML with the 1 mth salary, quite good leh...

our thread very quiet .....
 
seagal,
ya, our thread very quiet.... dunno where is lach, jen and others, seldom see their msg nowadays. As for me, I start to pass my things to my colleague, and, abit disheartening with this company alr, so got more time to log in.

btw I just placed order for playyard &amp; bumper playmat, very excited now. hope the supplier can arrange for delivery asap.
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seagal
well, they wont buy what i say, cos i told them many times, and i told my hb many times, they dun believe. maybe they like and have the habit of switching on and off electricity . hahaha
 
TBL,
wow ... u on shopping spree huh. u will love the bumper playmat. =)

u bought the Haenim playyard issit ?

i was contemplating to get them a few months back when I was scouting around for a bed for shermyn also. didn't go for it in the end as it's better for them not to sleep on the floor.

They will be good for setting up a play area though.

mngo,
haha .... never mind lah. anyway, they are the ones paying for the electricity bill right!

take a break now ... post some more pics hee hee ...

at elc having fun with the kitchen set
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we learnt a lesson though, never let them play at such areas outside cos they will protest when we asked to leave!! very scary ... we saw a few parents there facing screaming kids too...*sweat*


sitting on our dining table watching us count her angpao $$
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finally can get her to hold her own milk bottle .... but only when she's in the mood.
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Ahyah, ladies how ah?
YSL Catering need a minimum of 30-40 person leh...
I don't think we have this many right now, indeed far from it....
 
mngo,
ala you leave the porridge in the slow cooker for too long (more than 3 hours), it will dry up due to water evaporation.

Must keep adding water to it but the downside of this is that the porridge will become like congee .. very lan4 after that.

If you can, cook one meal at a time or store it in the food flask.
 
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<font color="0000ff">Can you smell your own feet?</font>

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<font color="0000ff">mmmm... nice nice .. u wanna smell too?</font>


<font color="0000ff">I teach you how to self feed lah... </font>
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Job done!
 
yu,
4!! wah.. peifu peifu...


seagal,
Shermyns pics really cheer me up. shes smiling more n more at the camera!

finger paint:
i am not sure abt DIY (i am no DIY guru la.. me butt-lazy master)
i have 2 kinds of finger paint: "crayola finger paint" and "Lyra finger paint" (a german brand, bought at TM basement/ngeeann)
the "crayola finger paint" is not easy to wash off if the kid paints for long.
I have not tried the german brand.

I find that "Crayola Washable Paint Gouache Lavable" is better!
can be use for finger, brush, stamping and etc and so much easy to wash off.
it comes in a 473ml bottle cost abt $4.90 each.
I am not sure if there are smaller bottles but one bottle can last quite some time. but would be good to get at least the primary colors for the kid to experiment.
I have seen them at US, Forum

Hope it helps.
 
height,
hehe.. i also pray hard that potato will not be vertically-challenged like me.. so keep measuring her. my hb ask me to face reality. if shes short, its my fault lor. but thus far, her height is still 'acceptable' :p
I know steff's height is way out of her league but no harm dreaming right? hehe

maple,
GET WELL n REST WELL.
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food/cooking,
seagal, i have copied your recipe on a word document.. thanks. anymore?
mngo, for me its the easy way out. dump everything into slow cooker.
switch on cooker auto mode so mummy can switch her brain off..:p
 
TBL,
its such a rare treat to see your posts!
so happy..
dun worry too much abt nat's speech development.
shes still young n pose no concern.
each tod develop differently. nat may be focussing on developing other skills first!
there are some todds who 'speak' at 24months or later and they have no problem in school later on!
since shes babbling alot, all the more you should not worry excessively.
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on the contrary, i read that the 2nd/subsequent child might talk 'slower' as their elder sibling will be their spokesperson hence they lack the chance to talk.. haha
nathan:'mummy, i ......'
natalie:'mummy, nathan wants to drink milk'
nathan:'huh? no..i want...'
natalie:'didi, no? i know! mummy, nathan wants to watch barney vcd...'
nathan:'.......................'

hehe.. sorry, i boliao..


For rae, i find that reading to her aids in her speech development. and when she was younger, i used a method i learn from a book (same author as baby sign).
I am not sure whether combination of these 2 was the reason for that but i feel that she was focussing on her speech development rather than others as her gross motor skills is the slowest in this thread. really!
I am rather pleased with her verbalised vocab,more than 100 words and now shes attempting 'phrases'.
but her maths skills is non-existent.
her problem-solving ability is still rudimentary.
I have been teaching her phonics recently and she can recognise several letters and sounds.
but i am in a dilemma as it might confuse her. so i try to teach her name of upper case letter n sound of lower case. i dont know if this method is ok.
for me, each baby learns differently and has different strengths. so since rae loves words n books (till today, its the only thing that calms her immediately when shes upset/crying)
so i tend to focus on her english language development and place less emphasis on others. *guilty*

main thing is to make learning fun n tap on what interest them at the moment and how they learn best. my gal is a strange creature, since i intro phonics, the first thing she does when she wakes is to look for her phonics cards. so i think she learns fast cause she enjoys it.
but when i read chinese story books to her, she lose interest fast. hence her spoken chinese to date is less than 10words.
yuru and any other mummies, i need help with introducing maths and chinese to her.

that said. a child who appears 'faster' in a certain area need not necessarily be 'faster' consistently. she/he can slow down later on, might be in kindergarten, primary or even secondary. so likewise, a child who appears 'slower' might be just a late developer and might zoom past their peers in school later on. I have personally seen many of such cases.
theres a book that talks about finding out about a child's learning strength and how to tap on that to draw it out. very interesting.

it is still too early to 'judge' our tods at this point.
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each is special and different.
for me, other than the usual happiness, health n good moral values, i only hope tat rae's love relationship with books is a lifetime and she can be an eloquent speaker.
but hey, i am just a deluded mother...haha
 
me so happy today,
see so many meinu n suai ker here...shermyn, chloe, elicia, declan.
keep them coming..

tbl, more nats pics PLEASE.............
 
duffy,
anything is fine....
i will be late too.
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where are the rest of the mummies.. come leh.
jen? cody? yuru?(eh, u next door only leh, no excuse hor)..our new frens? elmo? elmobbger? etc..


seagal,
more smiling shermyn pics..
was she making sure that her parents never use her angbao money to buy icecream for themselves? haha
btw, NICE TEETH
 
seagal,
rotavirus are for bb under 6months. our darlings overage liao...
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pneumococcal. i intend to let rae take that too.


mngo,
DI can self feed a meal! wow..
when rae feed herself porridge/cereal, 90% goes everywhere except her mouth.
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Potato diary:
Moon Bright Bright. Heart Light light.

Mummy is so jealous of shermyns 'bei ying' photos that she wants to copy..
except that its not daddy n me.. and not my beiying.
its my 'boyfren' and me enjoying a nice stroll in the park.. and i too fat so his arms doesnt reach the other side of my waist.
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daddy vow to hunt that boy down.
now my boyfren in hiding.. i one week never see him liao.. hope hes ok
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Potato Diary:
Journey to the bank


over the weekend, i part-timed as a human-potato exhibit to earn extra money for
my formula milk and cheerios as i am eating more n mummy say i must earn my keep. watever that means.
anyway, i just stand around n try to act cute lor.
but people rather go see the chincillas and hamster than me leh.
my cheeks not puffy enuf meh?
somemore put this 'do not touch the animals' sign right infront of me..
very insulting leh.. i diseased meh?
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after a hard days work,
i say bye bye to my colleagues.
but all they do is stare n grin.
bery rude hor, i mean that pink mouthless cat cant talk i can understand
but what about the rest? they got mouth rite?
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yeah.i just got my pay!
not bad for a full day job. 5 GOLD coins leh.
i bet i am the highest paid toddler in the whole of yishun.
must keep purplely in my barney bank.
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me on way to Jiat Liu International Bank.
the bank very high class you know.
got air con one and marble flooring leh.
my boyfren recommend one.
sure can trust.
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but then i was ambused by the sight of yummy noodles. i want to eat some
but marmee say i must work for 3 more days to buy 1 bowl.
i think i stick to my plain porridge and ikan bilis then.
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I have deposited my money at jiatliu bank liao.
but i didnt know daddy works there cos he took over my coin bank happily ,
took the money n put inside his own pocket, return the barney coin bank to me and say i can go..
he never issue me a receipt.. very suspicious.
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so i took back my empty coinbank and go home.
i forgot to leave some for bus fare so now must walk home with empty stomach.
dont know why i dont feel rich and happy.
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ladies

no lah. not true self feeding lah. he was more like playing with the empty bowl.
he only self feed biscuit and milk...
 
how do u tell your kiddo if they fall down? do u blame the floor?

my mil loves to blame the floor. and now when she blocks declan's road, or when declan step on her, declan blames her. and she will say "er4 ren2 sian1 kao4 zhuang4" but she was the one who teach declan to start blaming everyone but himself. what a contradicting teaching
 
mngo
If Elicia fall down and not very serious we all will just act blur didn't see lo. Sometime she will act cry den we will say nothing wrong lo den she will ok.
If Elicia fall down really very serious, we will carry her and let her eat or drink something den she will be ok again.
 


Hi duffymummie,
My name is Shannon and I am almost 16mths old.
Mummy say I big gal already, can attend parties and meet nice aunty and uncle and all the handsum kor kor....so I would like to bring my mummy and daddy to the nice party at your home.

Can we come? Pleeeeze?

Thank u
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GATHERING #3
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Venue : Savannah Condo
Date : 6th May 2006, Saturday
Time : 4pm
Food : Buffet

1) Agnes &amp; Steffi (confirm but will be late, coming after Stef's class)
2) Seagal &amp; Shermyn
3) Evelyn, Wesley &amp; Wilfred
4) Evelyn(leo) &amp; Natalie
5) KC &amp; RY
6) maple, Aaron &amp; HB
7) lachesiz &amp; potato princess
8) Mngo, hb, Declan
9) Elmo, hb, Shannon
 

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