Hi PG,
I simply love those pics of little Chole! I burst out laughing when I saw the strip, especially the one in which her tongue cramped!!! That's a GOOD one!
Saw the thudguard.... Never seen anything like this before. Sorry... I am of no help here. Hope Chloe's bump gets better soon! Don't worry about her bump.... Clarence has been bumping his head pretty often too!
Hi JRT,
Actually I wanted to get Jack and Lily, but ever since Clarence started cruising, he wants to get down to walk whenever we bring him out as well... Very headache. For hygiene reasons, we bo bian and have to get shoes, which also means that I can no longer wait for the Jack and Lily BP to arrive. So Bobux becomes the alternative to Jack and Lily.
Actually we did not get many pairs leh. When Bobux went on sale during the Vesak Day Robinsons sale, we got him 2 pairs at $28 each, both Medium sizes for 6-12months (bo bian have to get 2 pairs cos Clarence is looked after by my mom during working hours and my mom brings him out pretty often). And during Friday's Robinsons sale, I got him another 2 pairs under L size (12-18months) at $25 each. But I kinda regretted buying the L sizes today after talking to some parents of 4 toddlers who are approx 13-17months. All of them agreed that Bobux is GOOD for pre-walkers cos it is very soft with its bottom being made of suede. But as the toddler grows older and becomes a competent walker, Bobux's soles are way too THIN! Bobux is good for walking in shopping centres. But anywhere outside where there is gravel, twigs, puddles of water etc, the toddler will risk getting his poor feet poked! So this is when the toddler switches to shoes with proper soles such as Aprica, Clark, Hallmark, Colette, etc etc....
But in the meantime, here's Clarence with his first pair of shoes. I took this pic while walking Clarence along the stretch outside Grand Copthorne, and he seems to be fine (ie not complaining about any uneven surface) with the Bobux.
So I guess I shall see first, esp since now I bought 2 pairs of L sizes...
On the issue of helium gas balloons, I made some enquiries this afternoon at this party supplies place on level 5, Centrepoint. Basically, they are selling helium gas filled latex balloons at $1.50 each for plain coloured ones, and $2 each for those with the wordings "Baby's First Birthday". For the month of June, they are giving a storewide 10% discount. Hence you can pop over and pay up for the balloons in full to enjoy the 10% discount, but collect the balloons on the actual date of celebration a few months later.
I couldn't believe that they are charging $1.35 per balloon (plain coloured and after discount) this afternoon!!! It is an absolute rip-off! Haha, maybe we can rent a helium gas tank to be shared out among all the Sept mommies! Hehe... juz kidding.