(2006/12) December 2006 MTBs

[momtb]

Diana
Ya lor, will 55 cook n eat, wash milk bottles n clothes, sweep n mop floor, poo, bath etc etc when bb sleeps (almost exactly in tat order). Everyday I m v scared my doorbell wld ring b4 I finish my chores cos E will wake up n tat's d end of my 'free' time

If day time cannot finish, wait until he goes to bed at nite then finish lor. Such is life for a mummy.

 

[doggiebb]

roo

no no! it's cheap cheap one from this baby products shop at hougang. cost me maybe about $10 (can't rem)

 

[roo13]

lil,
ever try using syringe? My dad kan hu at this. told me hold bb tight, 'kicap' e hand, when they open mouth sqirk at the tip of mouth cos direct will cos choke then they may vomit. (dunno I explain well....)
Think I can't handle this w my hubby. Mayb dad is the ah gong so less emotion attached when doing it with a crying bb.
I will sms nana n snowy abt it

 

[roo13]

doggiebb,
$10 abt the same price as mothercare. The last rd they selling the princess potty at $15 (probably tt is sale). I shall try the current wan hope dun hv to buy exp potty for Denise. Thanks

 

[momtb]

Roo
Oh ya...Lay Choo was telling me ur Dad v li hai...bathe, feed, change diaper i.e. basically does everything for Denise

Ya I feed him meds using syringe. Always big drama, prop him up on pillows, use legs to prevent him from turning away, one hand to hold his hands, the other hand, thumb push his lower jaw down n the rest of the fingers n palm used to press syringe. He vomits not bcos he chokes leh...it depends on the taste of the meds cos he is ok taking ibuprofen (altho he hates it but at least he doesn't gag as badly) but not paracetamol.

Once I managed to get him to take paracetamol by mixing it in some cereal. Next round I come near him with the cereal he cry n turn away liao. Dunno if it's the scary pink color or the smell tat alerted him

Today Dr ask me to put the meds in his milk if desperate.

 

[momtb]

Roo
Which potty do u hv at the moment? Is it the cheap round type? Did u buy it at Tiong Bahru?

 

[bloom75]

Lil, ahhaa..my hb also..try to go home so that he can see kate before her bedtime but after that will be work all the way past midnight.. to me, grey's anatomy is more r/s than medical .. wana try to steam apple for him first to see if get rid of the phelgm before it got worse?

bobianah, ahahha... so u wana have dinner with me?

hahaha.. u all stress afcai abt not seeing tx everynight leh..to each his/her own lah... esp when she does not have her own tpt... very siong one.. thats why that time though hb wan to let MIL take care of kate i insisted no cos it means i will be travelling 2.5 hours one way EVERYDAY.

roo, ok thanks.. me also getting 12-15cm socks..cos her current socks are getting too small (sole-wise) liao...

qsg... remember ur boss' comments last yr... this kind of men har... *tsk*

och , u r so wei da...my first thing after work.>EAT FIRST..then go pick up kate else i know i will never get to eat until hb comes back..which can be anytime from 8pm - midnight... i love my tummy more than kate

dora, how abt boon ngu? its silver fish... when dried look alike ikan bilis too..then can fry and grind to powder form... but when i try its more saltish than more ikan bilis...

mbb, thanks for ur comment on the fairy costume!

 

[zion_goh]

roo/LiL,
lay choo ur pt cleaner? heard positive remarks abt her frm u... can PM me her details?

 

[kuchi]

roo, lil,
see u gals on 10/11 then!

roo,
thanks for the sms..

lil,
aiyoh...poor ewan..sick again har... hope he recovers soon... then i can bring ryan to ur place to play with him...hehehe..

mbb, bloom, bobianah, lil,
wah, so u all are CSI fans also??
keke... i like the LV one...actually hor, i only watch the LV & Miami one before...still prefer LV... didn't watch NY before..heard it is quite good also..
i actually got the vcd set fr season 1 - 5... waiting for season 6 to come out... i no scv at home lar...so cant get to watch the latest season..*sad*
that time, when i need to look after baby at nite, i wld watch my CSI to keep awake...hahaha..
when i preggy that time, i also watch CSI leh... think my boy recognise the music, cos now when i watching & the music comes out...he wld turn to stare at the tv..

zion,
is ok to be called xiao mei lar... u so young!! only 25... i think those hawker uncles/aunties like to call pp xiao mei sometimes... cos they call me xiao mei sometimes also... haha..

diana,
u r rite... i wld do most things when my boy zzz.. but his daytime nap only twice, abt 1 hr or so each time... cannot do anything much rite??
so sometimes i just put him in his cot to play by himself lo... or i put him in his highchair/walker & push him to wherever i was to watch me...
like now i m surfing net in the study room, i put him in his highchair just now... but after awhile, think he bored liao make some noise, so i place him on the floor.. he seems ok now playing by himself... in between i wld talk & play with him also..hehe..

lil,
u still sweep & mop everyday ahh??
i tell u har.. i only sweep alternate day..then mop hor, think is once a wk during wkend nia...but i still let my boy crawl all over the place also... tsk tsk..

mbb,
u wipe every other day hor... still very good liao..kudos to u... i only wipe once in a blue blue moon...muhahaha... i lazy mummy... so bad hor... but hubby said let him dirty eat, dirty grow lar... my boy when crawling on the floor, sometimes wld go lick also... he wld stop at one spot put his head down, i wld wonder what he is doing... then when his head up, i saw the floor wet with his saliva! alamak!! then he hor crawled to another spot & did the same thing *faint* & u know from my post to lil above, i dun mop my floor everyday lor... oops...

kimi,
3/11 shld be fine with me... can u send me the details again har?? i cant seem to find the email from u leh... thanks thanks!!

 

[diveera]

Lil & Nana
You are Superb Mummy! It is really a very tedious and tiring job but all worth it when u watches bb's development. The last time when bbs infant care closed for a day. Both my hb & me took leave to look after bb.

Lil
My bb also hates medicine. She will cry and yell. Always have to feed her with syringe, even with that she will keep the medi in her mouth and spit it out. The only way we manage to get her to take the medi is mix in her milk. So far so good.

 

[momtb]

Zion
Dun think my cleaner does East coast area cos quite far from her place n she doesn't do weekends either. If u still want I can ask her if she minds going to East side. Let me know.

Nana
Ehhh...definitely must sweep everyday. Tat's my morning ritual. Dunno if it's bcos my place quite high up...v dusty I cannot tahan. Then afternoon when he naps I will mop cos tat time when he was teething he always puts his hands in his mouth. Scared he kena diarrhoea. Then now bcum ritual liao. Hehehe...tat's why my PT cleaner love my place cos v clean, easy job for her

Even my bath tub...sometimes when I shower, I c soap scum I cannot tahan so will scrub myself. Bad habit liao cannot tahan dirty...which means more work for me. But at least now I only cook lunch n dinner I cater...so just simple cooking nia.

Ya love CSI LV also. Love CSI miami only bcos of Horatio...he is so cool...think he is the coolest of the three team leaders

 

[momtb]

Diana
U mix in milk. Aiyo...was just thinking my boy quite often doesn't finish his milk so if I do tat I will hv to split the milk into two portions...1st round with meds then feed the rest after. Is tat what u do?

 

[och]

ai-yo bloom,
u r being sarcastic is it? wanting food n dinner is a universal need n i like my dinners as much as anybody else. i'm sorry if u feel offended. but in my case n in afcai's case, i dun see what's the big deal abt delaying dinner for a bit since the two babies sleep early, especially since skipping dinner can double the time u hv with baby b4 she sleeps. if u do value food over kate, then u wouldn't be rushing to hv dinner b4 u pick kate up fr the nanny, cos u can still eat at home n leave kate to her own devices.

 

[roo13]

lil,
This I really have to give it to my Dad. I'm proud of him.

I know the drama abt feeding medicine. Guess at 1 pt we jus do it cos I wan the little ones to recovered despite they are crying and screaming like mad. Btw, the putting medicine in milk will b the last straw for me. Jus my tots

The potty I had is the traditional red wan. Gt this together with my guo da li items including the bath tub. Mayb u can try those shops selling household items.

I hope Lay Choo dun run away aft the next session. Today she cleaned the study room's windows which were not touched for a longgggggg time. My dad said he oso feel very paiseh to see the super black water.

lil,nana,
U both very diligent leh. Make me so ashamed of nt doing much hsework.

 

[kimi]

roo, lil, nana,
hmmmmm..... erm........... my windows hor, i clean once a yr... my kitchen solid top hor, mb twice a yr (cept e parts tt i freq use lah), my hob hor... i dun wipe everytime after i cook... my floor hor, mop once a wk.... her toys hor.... i tink i've 4gotten 2 clean them since mths ago..... n oh ya, her mat... hmmmm, when was e last time i clean it??? I win hor???

i let her crawl on e kitchen floor all e time, she licks e floor sometimes too... n she likes 2 put her hands under e cabinet where my robot vacuum cleaner cannot reach! hahahaha... guess i'm e laziest mum here. haf robot vacuum cleaner n mop somemore...

bobian mah... gotta do so much wk in e kitchen. she doesn't like being in e hi chair much. so i take some stuff fr e cabinet, like tupperware, plastic cup etc n let her play n climb ard lah.

but i'm lucky cos she seldom put things into her mouth n so far, she's only knocked her head once. she's v cautious. i leave her to stand holding onto chairs n stuff. when she run outta strength, she'd sit dn v slowly. n she's nt adventurous so she's nv slipped or tripped b4, as far as i can remember..

lil,
mix med in milk scary leh! mandy doesn't drink much milk oso. i dun tink i'd dare 2 mix med in cos i guess she wld completely reject milk then!

mbb,
re e posters, i email u hor...

sylk, nana,
i'll email u e playgrp details too...

dora,
ya ya. dun stress urself over milk intake lah. mandy's milk intake oso always fall short o wat's recommended 4 her age. but if i force it, she gets a phobia o mealtimes n can't eat her solids too... i dun wanna spoil her mood n mine all e time. v sian one......
wah, JT cleverer lah, like Meg... steal e expensive tings...

chang,
ur philson is ambitious, tt's y wanna steal watermelon! hahahaha... but hor, heavy n cheap.. bo hua wor!

 

[roo13]

kimi,
I always salute to SAHM. Its a 24/7 job with mulit-roles to play, no pay, no leave, no incentive.
B4 reading your blog I tot the mummies wan the poster of ur chopped finger. Silly me!!!!
U really garang hor. Upon reading I already can imagine the pain liao. STEADY!!!!! I still remb u go TMC to KK via cab WOW!!!

 

[dora]

Jackie

I dun wan to try anymore FM for now.... now my turn to have phobia feeding her!! But I will try to give her fresh goat's milk when she turns 1 year old. I think JT might be like me... hates milk powder I was also a breastfed baby... and I still remember that I really hated (and I still hate) milk powder when I was young.. I still remember my mum had to sit there with a cane then I'll finish my milk guess its pay back time for me But I love fresh milk leh.... so I will try the fresh goat's milk from the farm and see if she'll accept it.

Kimi
Yah.. I was so upset when the PD told me JT should be having abt 500ml of milk per day... cos I figure my supply is only abt 200ml a day...not sure lah cos she latch on most of the time....but on the days when I pump, its really miserable lor... but yah, like you say... no point making my and her life miserable... have learnt to let go...

Eh... you are not the only lazy SAHM... before I had the PT cleaner... my house is like a desert!! the 1st day she was here she cleaned until siao.... granted I work PT lah... but I'm still quite lazy hehehe

Lil
Oh dear, poor ewan.... let him take more fluids.... hope he gets well soon...

 

[sylk]

Dear me dear me, comparing sahm's duties huh...
- I hardly sweep the floor
- never mop the floor
- have never wiped R's toys
- seldom cook, usually tabao my own food

The house is not in shambles yet, all thanks to my part-time helper... who comes in about once every 1.5 weeks.

Basically, I only do basic die-die-must-do type of household chores (eg. dishes, laundry, toilet) and take care of baby's milk, food, sleep, cleanliness and entertainment. The rest of the time? Spend with baby lor... coz she's so clingy and timid, can't be left alone, she'll follow me around the house and clamour for me to carry her or play with her. When she's sleeping, I'm on the internet or catch up with work and misc stuff, coz if she's awake, she'll want to kpo too! She's always on a lookout for the computer screen, once it's on, she'll make a dash for it... Heh heh, I must be the most lax sahm...

 

[isishui]

hihi ladies..
wah.. 1 day din log in n it seems like it's quite happening today..

i'm one guilty mom too.. i bring PH home everynight.. but, i really need time off fr him too.. i'm not a wei da mommy.. the best thing i hav ever given him is most prob breastmilk..

i hav nervous breakdown often in front of him.. i know it's going to be a bad experience for him but i still behave tt way..

simply lack of self control.. still trying hard to control.. but.. hai~~

and i leave him with my mom one night per wk.. sounds like i'm letting him bond with my mom.. but actually, it's time off for me.. coz i really can't tahan facing him 24/7...

i miss him terribly on nights when he's at my mom's place.. but i really appreciate the personal time fr the break...

i think i'm not tt attached to PH.. i always gladly let hb pat him to sleep.. i'm really a lousy mom compared to many mommies here..

aiya.. dunnoe wat i'm babbling over here..

btw, PH can now point to the lights when we say "lights".. n he can clap...

 

[muffingan]

hihi mommies,
so many postings to catch up today. I on leave today, been running many errands.. more tired than working lol.

this evening went to collect my halloween design cupcakes fm Vanessa for tomor party. However, just now my hubby accidently dropped the box of the cupcakes, THERE GONE my CUPCAKES!!! most of designs R all SMASHED.. I was fuming mad at my hubby, sulking sulking & totally upset. Luckily, Vanessa agreed to help me to remake another set of cupcakes.

<font color="aa00aa">Hi Vanesasa,</font>
tks you MUACKS!!!!

<font color="0000ff">Hi Afcai/Serene/Rainv</font>,
just saw Serene's posting.. will call MYGYM tomor to enquiry if 4 of us can have the trial with other 2 outsiders since you all dun mind. Meantime, can you PM me yur name, yur baby name/D.O.B just in case MYGYM need the info. Tks. So I will proceed to book for next sat 3rd Nov trial class, 3.30pm. Will keep you updated.

<font color="0000ff">Hi kimi,</font>
OMGGG!!! you feeling better now? Better be more careful next time as MANDY needs you hor. So scary after reading yur blog on the incident.

<font color="0000ff">Hi Afcai,</font>
oops.. guess you din read clearly on the venue. Kimi has changed the venue to Far East, not Y.C.K.

After reading yur & other mommies's comments, I believe you have yur own reasons for not able to see TX everyday. It could be the long distance n workload, causing you tired n no time to do personal chores. Hmm... the only advice I can give is relax.. rest well. Give yurself a day just for yurself, to enjoy to the fullest like spa, haircut, shopping or simply sleep. This is to recharge yur energy. Once you feel better, you can solve current problem by seeing things in different way perhaps. You are TX's mummy & I sure like all mummies here, do want the best for their child.

Just to share hor.. I still bfing hayley, working, and everynight I fetch her home to bbsit her alone as my hubby usually works till very late. By the time I home, it could be fm 7-7.30pm, bath & quick dinner fm tabao. Then it abt 8.20, which is time for me to feed hayley n make her sleep. Every wkday evening is a rush hours.. although I sometimes did dread upon the rush evening time. Like other mommies here, seeing my hayley's smile soften me and is a reward for my hard day. However, the distance to my mom place is not a problem, as we stay within walking distance. Hence, making this all possible. I thank my fortune on this... however recently she is in pink of health. So I am toying the idea of employing a maid to help out.

* my ss also dropped a lot.. hope it will stop naturally one day n sooner.

 

[diveera]

Lil
Yes that is what I do. No choice leh, she keep spitting out her medicine. I will prepare the milk and pour 50ml to a small bottle and put in the medicine. Once she finishes the 50ml, will give her the balance. But hor, sometime she very frustrated that we switch the bottle and end up not drinking the balance. But better than she not taking her medicine. 9 out of 10 she will spit out the medicine.

Finally she is showing sign of recovering from her cough... She is having this cough for more than 2 weeks liao

 

[isishui]

Gan,
really peifu u.. i can't handle PH alone.. i think it's bcoz he sleep late.. when he's awake, i can't do my stuffs... he will be wanting lots of attention.. so i can't look aft him alone.. need hb's help when i'm pumping...

my ss is oso dropping.. esp due my my hectic work schedule.. i dun even have time to pump.. now i dun bother to pump at work if i dun hav time.. coz ss is really low.. less than 100ml aft 1/2 hour hardwork.. seldom feel engorgment liao.. abit sad leh.. no more shooting milk sprays.. hahaha..

 

[kuchi]

diana,
aiyoh.... ur gal also sick ahh... hope she recovers fast fast...
no lar... i not superb!! i dun sweep or mop floor everyday one... haha.. then sometimes i just leave my boy to play by himself while i surf net... oops!! but normally is rite before his nap time lor... i wld tell him ownself play liao then "orh orh" (sleep) ...

lil,
actually hor, my house also very dusty... think this area is dusty...hahaha.. the other day i went to visit my neighbour few floors up (know fr forum also), she also complaining her place dusty leh...
last time even before we moved in hor, we came to the house every wkend... even with all the windows closed, still can be dusty one?!!
now hor, let's say today mop the floor... awhile only also can feel some dust liao... so i said, mop everyday also like that... might as well mop once a wk...hahaha... full of excuses hor...
i also cook simple stuff nia for lunch... for dinner, if hubby not working late, wld tabao for me... otherwise, sometimes i too lazy to cook even simple stuff, i just eat bread...hehe..

kimi,
my windows also few mths then wipe once leh... hahaha... but my hob i clean after every cooking.... kitchen top as & when i see dirty or can feel the dust (cannot see cos mine is black granite top...hahaha...so cannot see, can pretend not dirty..)
thanks for ur email!!
oh for the trial class, if sylk not going, then i wld take the place... cos she asked first mah..let her have priority..

roo,
u diff mah.. u ftwm..where got time to do housework?? if i working, think i wld engage part time cleaner liao too.. otherwise, wkend slog over the housework.... cannot even play with my boy or rest wor...
now sahm no excuse lar... cos housework is my job scope lor... lol...

afcai,
dun stress too much .... u already bf for so long liao...
i stopped long long ago, shld feel super ashamed then...cos i sahm somemore... i bf till my boy 5 mths old then stop liao..cos supply just dipped & slowly nothing liao... for the period of bf, i total latch on... but also got give supplement since he 2mths plus, cos my supply really pathetic lor...
u can spenf more time with TX then... from ur posts, i can see TX is very smart leh...can know what fruits etc... i dun think my boy knows... he only know his milk & feeding time only...hahaha..
oh, do u live very far fr ur parents? cos i know it can be very siong taking public transport for long journey.... very tiring...

 

[isishui]

kimi,
too engross over the hot topic... forgot to ask how's ur finger now..

i'm amazed at ur calmness leh.. if it's me, i dunnoe how i will react.. but i'm rather calm when this kind of thing happen to others..

take care... hopefully mandy is not curious over ur injured finger.. can't imagine if she starts exploring ur stitches..

 

[Mbb2]

Lil,
tats why i remove my bathtub. otherwise, i cant even enjoy a good bathe

Dora n Roo,
do place a pcs of toilet paper in the potty be4 you let bb poo in it.
easier to clean.
it's no fun when you have poo sticking all over the potty....

Kimi,
dun invite me to your hse...ke ke ke.
you lucky la, Mandy hardly put tings in her mouth.

i like your way better (if only i can relax more). take tings easy and enjoy.

i even need all my toiletries logo facing me. real weirdo hor?

Sylk,
tkz. will take note.
i juz wanna expose Meg to diff kinda stuff.
i will never force her if she shows no interest in them.

the only class that i will not let her give up is Sunday school in church.

Doggiebb,
when you gonna let TA attend sunday school?

Ladies,
i am not siding anyone hor.
my view is tis, if can spend everynight with bb, DO IT.

like me, i have no choice. it sucks and i often felt guilty.

the other day, my stupid colik commented tat she cant understand how i can be so "cruel" leaving Meg with a nanny!
i felt like smashing her face!!!! aaaarrrrgggghhh.

but i also agreed tat we have to find a balance.
we are all human, we need time off.

time for ourselve, time spend with hubby, family n frens. you know...to keep our sanity.

our body is diff, some can "tong" without food and some cant/can "tong" later.

all of us are doing OUR BEST to provide for our precious bb.

Afcai,
we may misunderstood your post but i sure hope you will not skip the entire week not visiting TX should you stop BFing.

and if you really need to let your mum be TX's main caregiver, do appieciate her help!

 

[isishui]

mbb,
u not weirdo lah..

if i hav the energy, i will neatly arrange the labels to face me too.. n i can't tahan when toothpaste is squeezed in the middle.. i will try to push all the toothpaste together so tt it will form a nice tube...

agree with u lah.. different pple handle stress differently n hav different level of tolerance.. dun care abt ur colik's stupid comments.. as long as we r trying our best can liao..

 

[kimi]

mbb, shihui,
wahhhhhhhhhhh! if i'm so particular over these tings i wld go kee siao!!!!!! hahahaha.... mandy's toys hor, scattered all over e mat, i tink u all wld go crazy if u come my place... hahahaha... tt's y i need to start clearing up a few wks in advance b4 holding any gathering at my place!

shihui,
erm, i'm amazed at my calmness oso. n i'm amazed at how little it hurts. i'm nt being yaya but it really is nt painful. i dunno y. my mother said it'll b v painful if i chop off e tip cos she kena tt b4! ai-yo, i tink i'm grossing ppl out here!

my finger tip is black black now lor... no blood flow i tink...

oh, 1st day mandy was q curious bt e bandage, kept wanting 2 grab tt finger. now she bo hew liao.

i'm act q happy over e chopped finger cos now hubby washes everyting 4 me! lalalalala... i just pile them up in e sink n nag at him!

 

[momtb]

Diana
Ur ger so poor thing...good to hear she is getting better.

Kimi
I also scared he start to reject milk so I m still hesitating. Will wait until desperate. Re hsework...guess everyone has their own tolerance level for dirt. Wish I was more tolerant also. Totally blame my mum for this

Dora
Will do.

Shihui
U not bad mummy...if taking time off makes u a better mummy when u r with PH then by all means do so. Me quite silly, cannot let go so even when my mum was here I never had a nite off to pak tor with hb. N if we go out, bb will come along together with ah mah. Actually my hb will also insist tat bb come along cos he wants to spend time with bb.

Nana
Ya same...hardly open windows n still got so much dust. Hahaha...well if tat excuse works for u. I also cook simple stuff nia...usually noodles or fried rice.

Roo
Aiyo..u working mum mah. Oh ya...sounds like Lay CHoo has been using me as example ahh? Sorry ah! Actually was wondering why u never hired a PT cleaner earlier? Tat's one of the 1st things I did when I arrived in SG

Mbb
Tiles worse ahhh...I can't stand yellow stains on my grouting so will scrub scrub like crazy so bath tub is better

But u v extreme oh...labelling must face u...Funny.

Aiyo...ur colick is so inconsiderate. Which mummy wun want to b able to c their children everyday if they can?

Shihui
Oh ya, I also can't stand toothpaste squeezed in the middle. Tat's why I 'trained' my hb frm v early on not to do tat

Kimi
Finger black, No blood flow. Sure tat's ok or not? U dun put away toys n mat after Mandy goes to sleep at nite? I m shocked

Bloom
Good to hear tat ur hb rush back to c Kate

U know ahh eating is esp imp for me cos I suffer frm gastritis but hor E wun let me eat if he is awake. So nowadays I hv to eat my dinner at 4+ when he naps. I have to eat HUGE portion so tat I can last till next morning. Tat's why now fat fat

Guess being a mummy means we must amend our schedules, habits or give up whatever we need to to make sure we give our bb's the best we can.

 

[momtb]

Afcai
Was just thinking. Ur mum is amazing, pls do appreciate her for all tat she is doin 4 u. It's really tough to look after a bb at her age. On top of tat she has to do hsework n cook for u all. If u can u shd bring tx home everynite...if not for urself, then for ur mum so tat she can hv a good nites rest.

 

[ruffy_happy]

Zion,
and all mummies who i think may be interested
have send e-mail to you

If 10th Nov is not possible we can always have on the 17th

 

[Mbb2]

Kimi,
can customize the poster hor?
ok, i will send you the lyric of my fav hymm

Lil,
how's E today?
weather is bad nowadays. one min hot, one min raining cats n dogs.

i have been checking Meg's temp everyday (paranoid).

share a funnie story here...

i have a fren who is famous with her messiness.
her flat is forever in "afer typhoon condition".

one day she left for work in a hurry and forgot to close her front door properly.
the security guard at her block does his round and tot her unit had a break in (due to the condition of the flat!!).

haha..uncle called the police

we laughed at her for almost a month!!!

but i do admit, i am weird.
thank goodness, my hb still can "tong" me coz my mum told me she prefer to stay in old folks home then to live with me full time.

 

[bloom75]

nana, my fav is CSI LV too!

och, alamat... me not being sarcastic lah..i really think u r wei da cos i really must eat first one! last time during ML no one take care of kate no choice sometimes can only eat very late..but now with bbsitter, i will eat first eheheh... after i bring her home its 100% kate time until hb complain why i never pray to goddess etc... so how is made now? rarely heard u talk abt her..how is her progress???? nowadays try not to eat in front of her cos she will wan to stick her hand into our food! hahahaha

dora, last time i also hate FM..so wean off very early.... dont forget that it is said tat while latching on bb will get more than when being expressed out.... so jt might be getting more than 200ml...

shihui, cool that ph can pt to light! but to console myself, i check with my sis (the one with nov bb) and she said her bb also canot associate words with their objects..ahaha..i just cannot imagine squeezing lesson time into that 1 hr every night...

btw, anyone wan those big long flashcards? that time bobianah try to organise and bought from her, but till now i never use it kimi, u wan it for ur biz>?

gan, ayo...ur hb see those cupcakes so nice until he legs weak hands weak ah??? so wasted... u must post a pic of those smashes cupcakes oh no..another maid horror..... but ur mom will jagar the maid?

mbb, wah lau..ur colleague no kid ah? wahh..ur fren so li4 hai4 ah???? this is so funi!!!!

Lil, i also dont put the mat away after kate sleep..cos the bumper mat very heavy leh.... oh no..what E does when u eat? put his hand into ur food too?

actually i think i am getting weaker and weaker..no time to exercise..even with ergo i feel tired carrying kate..sighh....

 

[muffingan]

hihi mommies,
sharing a sneak preview of the pics that we just took. Will update more pics of the event onto Hayley's blog. Stay tuned hor!! Going to be ready to receive my guests in short while Boo Boo.. Happy Halloween!!!

1) Our home deco

2) sneak preview of some YUMMY cupcakes order fm Vanessa's.

<font color="0000ff">Hi Vanessa</font>,
hope u dun mind me postiong yur cupcake pics here. We took the pic of all design, will upload onto hayley blog tonight. Tks again

 

[afcai]

mummies
thks for the concern and advice.

LiL
those cheap cheap potty which cost $1.20-$1.40 (depend size and color) sell it in the provision shop. ever saw

it in the NTUC also (but bigger outlet). it costs more.

talking abt pak tor with hubby, haa even we have couple time together, i also talk and think abt tx. dunno what will hubby think?? thinking why this char bo think more of bb than him.

yup, really appreciate what my mum do to take care of tx.she quit her job to take care of bb. but sometimes she is too stubbon to listen. eg like the powder thing, still powder all over tx since birth till now. sometimes, i do lose temper to her and also my tone of voice is not nice. but can't help and will try to remind myself not to do that....am trying hard...


Jackie
oic. yup, even I'm dead tired after work, when I reached my mum'plc , I looked at tx 's smile, my day will be

brighten. she will wait for me with her walker at the doorstep and felt excited when I arrived.


doggie
saw the Going potty over poopoo link, wow, talia got lot of expression (wow u stand by to snap her pic when she poo poo) during her poo time.

saw the playyard at the backgnd, u used those fencing like play yard.

Calynn
thks for sharing the issue on seeing the bb daily. I will definely miss her, even that time, when I went for

wedding, I still drop by to see tx even I was late for the wedding (haa who care, bb more impt ). next mth,

still got a wedding to attend, will claim half day off in lieu to go and visit tx too. I dunno why mummy miss

bb more than papa.

bobianah
ai-yo, yr in laws 's hse is nearer to yr hse mah. gg to my mum'plc fr my hse, I needed to travel 35 mins

(exclude waiting for bus time). so tired. wow, u still can in time to bath her and feed Hannah after work.

hmm..for me, I have taken almost all my leave liao (took 1 mth leave after maternity leave loh) so now, taking

half day etc.

hwee
thks. seems like most mummies here, their caregiver is nearer to their hse loh.

cF chang
yup, only spending a limited time with tx durign wkday. so alternate fri, i will take leave to recharge my

energy before I have energy to play with tx during wkend.

hmm..col and hubyb are advising that I shd not tired myself loh, at least got alternate day to rest leh but to

me, i just can't do that when I stop bf, will miss tx. remember during 9th of aug, we only drop by to deliver

ebm and then got to rush for the NDP parade, during the couple time with hubby, I still think of tx. even

tough, gg to movie with hubby (squeeze time after 8pm), I also think of tx. so the whole night topic is tx,

haa dunno hubby got irriated or etc...

u are right, bb time are precious moment, when I browse thru tx's bb photos, I realise time flies like a gust

of wind, ai-yo, she is totally different fr her bb times.


zion
yup, yr in laws is just a street only right....me still got travel. wondering do hubby felt the way of as

mummy of missing bb even can't see them one day? pondering...

och
yup, I 'm gg to wean off slowly now so that i can spend more time with tx. I do take leave either to rest or bring her hm on fri too. hubby spend less time with her so that 's why she is not that close with hubby.

yup, I am thinking of misising the evening (7 pm) pump liao (while in the process of cutting down pumping), pump at 1pm and then next pump will be pumping at 10pm when I got hm.

wow, woke up at 6am to cook porriage....mummy are the 'wei da' human in the world....that's why got the song 'si jie zi you ma ma hao".... hmm who is looking after made?


sylk/Diana.LiL
yup, thks. will be weaning bf soon.need time to slowly reduce cos get lump n and then.

dora
yup, thks. will be weaning bf soon. hai...my mum always like to take over the feeding one...think tx is more to get used to my mum.

dora
back to my hse, tx become a small eater. need to spilt some portionof ebm to her or else she can't finish the 150ml of milk loh. in the morning, even I gave her 220ml, she stopped drinking at 150ml and then need to wait for another half an hr for her to finish the 70ml of ebm.

roo13
I latched on tx for 3 mths (so no time is spending on sterlising, washing etc) and then express out milk only after the fourth mth. so during the first 3 mth, I really enjoying spending time latching on, bonding with her etc... so then I took 1 mth of paid leave to spend more time with her before I returned to work.

yup, now ss drop, so gek sim....I know bf is the best for bb but....sob...

Gan
have msn u the details.
thks for the understanding, yup, it is a long distance journey causing me tired and no time to do personal chores.

yup, I have take leave alternate fri loh to rest and then to recharge my energy so that i can spend the whole day entertaining tx with full energy.wow, yr day also is a rush day.

shihui
work stress, lack of slp loh...sometimes I also lose temper easily.


nana
yup, my mum do taught tx those things using flash card. at first, I hardly believe till I tested her. she will search for the pic which i asked for. so amazing.... I do spend time reading and pointing out those fruits, daily products, etc to her daily. hubby and I will take her to nTUC or other supermarket for education tours every weekends pointing out fruits, stuff etc to her. she indeed remember and felt excited esp when apple and banana words are mentioned to her. bb's brain are photo image processor man...memory is gd.

yup, tough mum 'plc and my plc are at west side but traveling time still need 35 times excluding waiting bus time and walking 10 mins to bus stop. every time, still need to squeeze with the crowd on the bus..sian...

thks. I will be weaning bf soon cos getting eye pains, headaches, chest tight due to work stress and lack of slp.

mbb2
of cos, I will still visit tx the entire week once I stop bf. maybe mon is the rest time for me and the rest of the day I still can visit. luckily, hubby still helped out in hsechores or else I got no time to clear those hsechores. the only thing I do is take and fold clothes, tidy up tx's stuff, made tx's bed and clean tx's toys etc.

kimi
finger black black..blood cot huh...or blue black...
as for the playgrp, I will be attending another playgrp in the afternoon, if that is confirmed then will not be attending yrs. but do include me in yr next playgrp if timing and date suit. thks.

 

[kimi]

lil,
when he 1st bandaged it, my fingertip felt like it's gonna burst! n it was slowly turning blue!!! he made it sooooooo tight. so i called him n he asked me to loosen it myself. but one part is still black. tt's y i kept prodding (even biting) my finger 2 make sure it's nt numb n blood is still flowing. i guess e part tt's black is e one w e blood vein cut so bobian lah..
eh, toys on e playmat mah. next day she'll b playing w them again... keep 4 wat? hahahaha... we dun make our beds either!!

bloom,
eh, so far i dun need e flashcards. thx! u keep lah. mb one fine day u'd haf time 2 use them!

gan,
how do u keep ur hse so neat all e time????
oh, tok bt halloween, my ROM date is on halloween! n thx 4 ur concern

roo,
4got 2 reply u. bwarhahahahahaha.... y wld anyone wan a poster o my chopped finger??? n i'm nt so bo liao 2 make a poster outta it ok?

mbb,
ai-yo. u suaning me har??? tink i lose out 2 ur fren lah... mine def doesn't look like it's been broken into.

 

[isishui]

mbb,
hahaha.. i can't stop laughing... ur fren really ultimate... but, she got a very gd security guard.. hehehehehe...

kimi,
aiya.. i oso leave the toys lying ard... hubby worse.. kick them aside when it's blocking his way.. faintz...

LiL,
wah.. at least ur hubby can be trained.. my hb refused to be "upgraded".. so, i juz keep reshaping the toothpaste while he keeps squeezing in the middle..

afcai,
ya.. bz work really stressful.. n hor, i always dun trust hubby with packing bb's bag when we go out.. so hor, if we go out, i will be super bz, super stressed n super irritable... tt's when i will start yelling if hubby still dare to rush me.. hahaha..

 

[vaness81]

afcai,
Just sharing my experience here. Last time when I was working and breastfeeding Renise and pregnant as well, I still insist on bringing the 2 of them home then. No matter how tired I was, I still insist I will bring the gals back to bond with them. Nevertheless, though most of the time when we reached home, it's their time for bed, but I feel that though it's bed time, we can still bond, cos by patting them to sleep, accompanying them to bed is a form of bonding too. Not neccessary to constrain bonding as playing, I usually bond thru doing things together. My bonding time with Renise was latching her to sleep then, but now, she bonds with her father more, cos most of the time it's dad who put them to bed while I put Reyna to bed. When I sleep with my gals, I simply like to stroke their hair and kiss them, I think by feeling and touching as consider a form of bonding.

Just my 2-cents worth.

Gan,
It's ok for posting. btw, hope u like the design, think certain pix in the 2nd batch didn't turn out to be nice, but certain did. Enjoy ur party!

 

[momtb]

Mbb
E so far still no signs of fever. Just tat his nose sounds stuffy n breathing abit nasal during sleep. Then day time sneeze quite a few times. U paranoid cos tat day Meg play play with E ahh?

Hahaa

Ur fren's story can b in HK movie

Aiyo...I tot u inherited ur clean habits frm ur mum. Hb usually can 'tong' as long as u dun ask them to do the work 4 u

My habits I blame my mum...even my hb also blame my mum

Kimi
Wahhahhha...bed also never make. Pls dun tell me sheets also never change ahh

Put away cos next morning wan 2 sweep floor mah. Oh I forgot...u dun sweep floor

Bloom
Aiyo..E is super clingy...will go everywhere I go n want to be hugged n carried after every few minutes of playing alone. So when I sit at the table to eat he will want to be carried. Then after carrying him he will struggle with me for the plate lar...pull my feeding hand so tat food drop all over. If him in his booster seat or walker or exersaucer he will cry. Haiz. But...shhhhh (cos pantang)...these days getting better liao. Must be all my praying to Guan Yin

Gan
Wow, u spend so much effort to celebrate Halloween.

Shihui
If hb refused to be trained he will c my 'chao ji' black face

Aiyo...mayb just get ur hb his own toothpaste

Afcai
Aiyo...u still got time to pak tor. Me hvn't been alone wif hb since god knows when. Even now sleep also with bb n not hb

My E n I r an exclusive club

HB desperate to join so on Fri n weekends he will also squeeze into E's small rm to sleep with us.

Ya all mummies here saying can buy potty frm provision shop but I m not familiar with my neighbourhood leh...hv not seen any such shops ard n too lazy to go explore with E cos so hot. Hahah...me only c inside of shopping malls nia. Bigger NTUC, where ah?

 

[ruffy_happy]

Gan,
very nice pictures of your house deco and cupcakes

Re Potty
Have tried it before with Ryan but it is really a white elephant as he refuses to use it so I have 2 identical chair like thrones for Roy to use but he too is not keen on it. I think he would rather take the adapter seat that his brother is using at the moment.

 

[roo13]

nana,lil,
Mon n Tue nite I'm free cos Denise at my parents plc. If I diligent enuff, still can do smthg but always stuck myself in front of the pc keke.......

lil,
its ok. Lay Choo must b wondering y ur fren (me) so diff fr u haha.....1st I din get dw to look for 1 seriously cos I preferred thru recommendation. 2nd, my dear hb said he can help me but nt up to my std! my dad oso a clean n neat person. So when he n mum stayed at my plc smtm he can't tahan haha.......

mbb,
Thanks for the tips. I was thinking of putting a plastic bag like wat we did for dustbin. LOL
ur colleague deserve this: 'PIAK'

mbb, shihui,
my warobe hanger must b of the same colour n design. clothes arranged in colours. YAN ZHONG NOT? I get depressed when thg r nt organise

Aft married, I hd to learn to lower my std cos hubby and my living habits r north n south pole else my blood pressure will b always on the peak. Can die!!!

gan,
very nice hse and very neat (hw u do it??). My dreamed deco - platform at the full length window.

kimi,
hb will love ur comment abt the playmat and bed.

tot all CSI fan mah keke.......

 

[calynn]

<font size="+2">GAN!!!!</font>

Aiyo!!!!

That was your house!!!!

Muahahaha... u r staying opp my SIL!!!!

I went visiting today n peep into the opp unit coz i saw a lot of bbies there!!!!!!!!!!

Ai-YO!!!!......... Still telling my hubby dunno if the owner is from SMF oso!!!! Ai-Yo Ai-YO!!!!!!!!!

 

[muffingan]

Today, me and hubby exhausted after the party.. hate the clearing part. My Hayley is over stimulated today as too many baby friends at our place this afternoon. Only get to zzz till 10.30pm.. OMGG!! I want to peng! Anyway, we had a fun time and a hearty potluck lunch.

Do check out hayley's blog on today's event!

<font color="0000ff">Hi Afcai,</font>
Got yur details.. today no time to call. Let me call MYGYM tomor and update.

<font color="0000ff">Hi Kimi/Ruffy/Roo,</font>
tks for the compliments.. (haa u should see how messy our guest room and you will know why.) Basically I very org and neat person, I go nuts if see toys/stuff flying around that is in sight of me. Haa.. this is my weakness and my hubby who dun understand and cant stand my weakness. Despite our busy schedule, we even help to do hsechores once a week, to make the place presentable at least to my standards. haa.. hence, that is why the toll is taking on me. Toying either to hire a maid OR a babysitter + part time cleaner to do all that. Coz I feel that I already reach my max limit. Cant go further.. otherwise one day I sure peng. haa

<font color="0000ff">Hi QSG,</font>
tks for yur reminder. Haiz. see today again no chance to wear the ivest. Must tell myself to wear it tmor.

Hi Calynn,
what a SMALL SMALL world hor!! never see you & Megan too though we just opp unit. If I known, will sure invite you over. Nvm, next time do pop over my place if you visit yur SIL again.

Sharing pics of my hayley in her halloween costumes

1) Bear costume

2) Bumble Bee costume with her sweet friend in Angel costume

 

[muffingan]

hi Lil,
haaa.. celebrating Halloween is very fun esp if you are in overseas country like france or UK/eroupe. Too bad, not in singapore. This is my fav festival.. that why I dun mind going the extra mile n this is Hayley's first time too.

 

[afcai]

shihui
ai-yo, hubby never packed bb 's bag one. dun think he know what to bring.hai..men huh, I also dun trust him even he offered too.me opp, always rush hubby as hubby normally delayed the timing to go out tough have already told him that I'm already ready to go out by this specific time but he....*&(&^&. I also dun want to forget to leave anything out so I always prepare everything the night before.

yup, same, work stress..sian )*&(*& boss...


Vanessa
thks for sharing yr experience. really pei fu u can do that. yr caregiver plc is nearer to yr hse right...and if I have a car, I dun mind bringing tx hm every night. my working time is 0815am so it will be a rush for me if I do not have a car. if I brought tx hm, it will be a rush in the morning with a long journey and squeezing with those crowds (students and people gg to work) on the bus with a slp bb.think i will collapse after that.


och
miss yr part on the tea break issue at my organisation. for us, we dun practise tea break. our department, shd say focus on the section instead that no one is allowed to go tea break. other department may have a 'better lifestyle', they have tea break at 10am+ and 1500+.

bloom
hmm..as for the logn flashcard, maybe u shd practise writing 1-5 words everyday so that u can fill up all the card. as first, I also wanted to buy the blank flashcard but have been sourcing till now (marketing survey) but hav enot bought yet and then decide not to buy liao. then saw my organisation intending to throw the old A4 size white cardboard (in fact, it is vaguard sheet (dunno how to spell)) so i grabbed all home. now, idle at my desk. think shd motivated myself to write something on the cardboard liao each day to make use of the white card board and then flash it to tx.

Gan
wow, such a lovely and tidy plc u have.how do u maintain yr place so neat huh tough u mentioned that Every wkday evening is a rush hours for u. so do u engage any PT cleaner?

wow, u having Halloween party?? party is great but cleaning up after that sian man....

hmm did u rent or bought the little bee suit for Hayley?

ok, thks for organising the mygym. do sms me if u need other info. is mygym at woodland civic near mrt or is it pram accessible one? want to meet, I only step into causeway pt few yr ago only and will get lost (me lost never mind but with a bb, no joke).

LiL
I only pak tor during Public holiday time or squeeze time after 8pm during weekday loh and then maybe next day not working or gg to work with panda eyes (in fact, already got liao, how to get rid huh...

...) sometimes, dunno shd I feel guilty or not, holiday time, go pak tor , leaving tx with mum. but I really need time off fr work too...to relieve stress and recharge my energy.

haa...as for the 'chao ji' black face, do u pull long face as well?

wow, yr hubby never complaint that both of u dun have couple time?? oh, haa do yr hubby jealous of E as u spend most of time with E instead of him huh??

ai-yo, take E to neighbourhood shopping tour loh...it's an opportunity now to know yr neighbourhood...haa..haa sg biggest NTUC is AMK hub loh follow by Toa Payoh one. but dunno where is yr nearest NTUC loh? for me, I only know western side only - Bt Panjang (got 2 storeys), Jurong Pt and maybe Jurong East one are the biggest in western area. (dun count 2 NTUC at bt batok, CCK and clementi).

Ruffybear
what is the adapter seat that u mentioned abt regards to the potty issue?

 

[afcai]

Hi mummies,
dunno how true it is.
last week, I read an advertisement by Slim fit beauty salon. a customer feeback/comment that after bf, her breast become from size B to size A, smaller than pre-pregancy size. then with the enhancement of the breast therpahy (something like that), the size of the breast return to prepregancy size.

dunno how true? any comment?

 

[ruffy_happy]

Afcai,
http://pottytrainingsolutions.com/potty_seat.htm
all the different type of potty + adaptor + pros/cons

 

[ruffy_happy]

adaptor is put over existing adult toilet to make the "hole" smaller for the kid

I personally dun believe in those type of breast therapy..it is not true for my case that breast will shrink 1 cup size or more when u stop breastfeeding.

 

[isishui]

afcai,
same same!! my branch no tea break too!!

other branches can happily go for tea break.. but usually we pia thru our tea break.. or else no chance to go home liao...

gan,
i so jealous.. ur hb so gd at taking photo.. the std is same as pro liao.. so nice... hayley got so many nice nice photos..

roo,
hahaha.. u really yanzhong leh... i never arrange my clothes according to colour... simply too lazy.. hehehe..

kimi,
me n hubby pondering if we shd buy a robotic vacuum cleaner leh.. how u find yours? nice? isit ex huh? i read abt irobot roomba.. wah.. so ex.. almost $700 leh....

 

[vaness81]

afcai,
no lah, I don't have car then. I only have car after I had Reyna, cos we see the need for it.

Ladies,
I feel so bad n guilty. Yesterday, while I was feeding Reyna dinner, she kept fidgeting and kicking and she kick the hot porridge over her legs!! I got scalded abit too, but this mummy got so pissed that she forgot abt Reyna also got hot porridge on her leg, until later, I quickly sweep the hot porridge away from her leg. Hiaz, now her leg got a scar....whenever I saw the scar I feel so guilty.

 

[muffingan]

<font color="0000ff">Hi Afcai,</font>
haa.. I only get to do my 'major' hsechore (vacumn/mopping/washing) only during wkend with my hubby's help, as we din hire part time helper. During wkday evening, after putting hayley to sleep, I sometimes still got to hang clothes, wash bottles & prepare her purees while my hubby comes back to sterlise the bottles/pump everynight

<font color="0000ff">Hi Afcai/Serene/Rainv,</font>
Called mygym just now & they having halloween party today too. Anyway, they were busy and teacher Lydia will get back to me later on.

<font color="0000ff">Hi Shihui,</font>
haa... tks. However, you better dun want to know how much he already invested in his 'pro' equipments. I already got so much heart attacks till I numb numb.