Monday-let's continue being sick

Haven't had Monday Blue in a long long time already. Blue not bcos of work (i'm like working 24/7 already), but bcos of being sick and JCH is sick too. Spent the weekends listening to his laboured breathing, occasional choking and trying to suck out some of the mucus from his nose. It always end up a 'fighting' situation as he will start pushing me away using his hands and legs, turning his head away and squirming his body, and then bawls.

So we finally brought him to pd today (ya like again). Waited for a long time before we finally saw the pd at 540pm, and we were there to register around 420pm. Some pd-hogging went on for 2 families. Well, this shows that we've got a good pd right? Like if one day we really need to hog him, we can and he is patient with it.

One advise that he gave, which any mommies out there might want to take note, is that if babies have flu, it is ok. Like not a very bad situation. But if its flu plus cough, then have to be on alert cos that would mean a possibility of lower respiratory tract infection (ie lungs). So for now, thank God JCH only has like flu. So got prescribed a nose drop to dry up the mucus (we told him it was watery mucus). If the nose drop doesn't work, then feed liquid Zyrtec.

The thing is, after we got home from the pd clinic, I hardly hear any laboured breathing from JCH! He is now like sleeping soundly, and no laboured breathing, no sudden choking, just normal silent sleep. For the past two nights, he couldn't get good sleep. Would breath really hard, and sometimes gets choked and wakes up, and really just keeps shifting his head from left to right, right to left, squirming his little body side to side, just really trying to find a sweet spot to sleep. Much like when we have got bad flu.

I am just so glad that he is able to sleep well tonight. As for the meds, we'll keep it in the fridge for future use (up until expiry). And I think with him sleeping well, means mommy me can sleep well tonight. Am dealing with my own sickness at the same time. So sucks la. Like he had thrush, recovered, and got the nose thingie, and I got sick that same Saturday night. There's a virus or bacteria spreading around in the house, most definitely. First was hubby being sick since last Monday. Then JCH+me, and now I think SIL and MIL not that well.

Just hope that this thing clears up fast from this household and stop going around like merri-go-round bcos it just ain't that merry afterall!! BAH!

On a lighter note, JCH has finally managed to flip himself over totally without the jammed hand! Saw him sleeping in this position this morning, when I came out of the toilet after washing up his bath equipment.

Not much pictures now, gonna sleep already. I might just start cooking my own lunch sometimes now. Shall see how things go.

Bello sickly Sunday

Haven't been able to sleep well since coming into the room at 1:35am after watching Running Man. Woke up countless times by the little one and my own discomfort. Think he is sick; breathing sounds like got mucus. So everytime he chokes and wakes, i will wake too. And i'm falling sick too, throat not feeling good.

Gggrrrraaahhh!!!!

Best part is..I'VE ALREADY WEANED HIM OFF BREASTMILK!!!!

Awake at this hour taking my vit c tablet and hoping for a miracle to happen.

God pls help! ( T.T)

You are our future

Saw JCH's palm open wide when he was napping, and at that moment, the notion that he is our future strikes me very hard. How the future will be like, is formed by our children. And how we mould our children will determine how they shape the future. Food for thought.

Easy day today..finally!!

Finally a very easy day for me today! Very much needed break really. Typing this post (in early evening hours) while uploading some videos onto FB and JCH is napping..HE SLEPT ON HIS OWN without much fussy around!! Yes! He just turned himself over quietly, looked at his wondering fingers and slept. Hehehe..in the pose I call grandfather's position.

Why? Bcos my father puts him to sleep like this the last time he was back in SG, and JCH slept easily and very well!! So since then I've been putting him to nap and sleep in this position too. This picture is just taken at 11pm.

Nothing much went on today. Went to coffeeshop (as per previous post), came back and fed JCH his porridge paste and milk, then napped with him! Have been napping with him for this whole week. Super tired out. Then washed all the porridge paste equipment. Actually wanted to go Cold Storage and get sweet potatoes, but the skies looks super grey. So never did. And it never did rain! Shucks! Never mind, probably make the trip tomorrow early morning, can stop by Starbucks for breakfast too! Hahas. See how, see how.

Tried using the slow cooker to cook his porridge today. It really saved me from having to standby at the stove and constantly having to open the lid and put it back, and replenishing water. Thanks to my mommy friends for their kind advice! Plus I had already blendered the rice grains, so it got cooked really quick. But I just left it going from like 9:45am to 12nn and it was soggy soggy max! Good cos it went through the sieve easily. Yeps still gotta use the sieve. I'm loving my sieve much now! May be, may be I shall try the rice cooker method too. Hmms. Feel so blessed to have so many mommy friends around me! Hahas..they are my life savers (in literal sense!) in times of need.

You know how clueless one can get when you are catapulted into a whole new of unknowns. Plus there are tons and tons of advice..in fact..truckload full of them with most of them conflicting each other! Here comes the importance of modern mommies to guide you through the crazy maze of advices. Yes modern mommies are important bcos their experience is of more relevance to you and they explain things to you, rather than tell you how you should do things, and you decide for yourself! So yeps!

Right now, I'm just really busy uploading videos on FB (still uploading at 11pm, I really have a lot of videos to upload but all just couldn't make it). Think I have overshot my data usage every month and always have difficulty uploading things, ESPECIALLY videos. And nope its not a big one. I always limit the video size.

Enjoy the night! TGIF!

Post note: Nursing Room at Takashimaya is still at L4. Refer to "Nursing & Diapering Facilities" tab for details.

A mid-friday post : a long time since i had my last very engaging conversation

Just have to write this mid-day post! Made me excited once again about what I really want to research on: possibilities of harvesting wind energy in Singapore! I think it will come to reality soon. XD

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

MEGA LOVES!!

Ok, before I had this very inspiring conversation and totally exciting insight on what is to come, I met a very discriminating uncle. Went downstairs to have my brunch with JCH in the stroller, and saw a uncle alone at the table under the ceiling fan. I merely gave him 2 sentences in Chinese: the first was a polite question of "(这里)有人坐吗?" and the second was an answer to his question "六个月大了". It's my normal response to see Chinese uncles and speak to them in Chinese, it just comes. And the next thing that came from his mouth? "你是中国哪里来的?" And his demeanour and posture immediately changed to that of a masters body language.

I must MUST put disclaimer first: I myself do not discriminate against Chinese. In fact I know quite a lot of them. The only thing I don't like about them are those that give Chinese a bad name.

I must say, I was very offended. Each time these uncles and aunties assume that I'm from Chinese, I get offended. When I told this uncle that I'm a Singaporean, his whole body language changed again.

Just because I speak Chinese so well, that makes me a China Chinese. Well, I am proud that my verbal Chinese is good. Bcos if I ever want JCH to be good in his Chinese or English, I first have to be good in it in order to teach him properly. And not go reading " 是" as "四" or "吃" as "次".

Like I was posting it in FB, may be its time I go perfect that British accent so that means I'm a British, or that American accent so that means I'm American, or even my now-wasted-away-Jap so that means I'm Japanese. Seriously? WAH LAU EH!!! He dare not even look me in the eye after knowing my hubby is selling doing biz RIGHT THERE! So glad he went away fast when his son came over.

That's when another uncle came by and took his place. You see, great people do not judge. They don't care who are you, what are you, they engage you.

He was telling me all about the pneumatic waste collection system; about his research and the pilot project that happened years ago, and how this system of waste collection is being carried out in more places now by companies that took up his patent system and knowledge. We talked about QS as a profession as well, how he started as a QS, moved to project management, set up a company supplying door frames to HDB projects, piloting PVC doors and retiring early so that he can do research works for environmentally friendly and sustainable technologies.

Probably he could be making up part of the things he told me about himself. I don't really care. But when he talks about his research works, that passion, the collaboration he has had and going to have, the works that came out of his research, the impact, contribution, and what he is moving into next - I don't think anyone can lie about where the heart is. Its exciting, what he is going to do next. I really do hope he will succeed in promoting environmentally friendly technologies for the betterment of our lives.

Like I was telling him, to this point in my life, I have only met 2 men with such drive for such technologies - one is him (obviously), and the other one was a man I met and had the chance to use his experience, understandings, equipment for my FYP dissertation on wind turbines in Sg. And he is the only one who has managed to break through the government obstacles. The other guy couldn't get the assistance he needed to further his project, eventually sold all that he has to SP, and went on in search of other technologies. He told me to put this guy in contact with him. Well, possible. But I have forgotten to take his namecard.

HOW BLUR CAN I GET NOW!!

But very invigorating moments there. His name is Mr Jensen Chia (pronounciation). I hope he will succeed in implementing his research results, and that many others will take on his patented systems and knowledge and spread it further in other parts of Sg.

Here's a little micro wind turbine project in HK which made me believe, the day will come for pretty turbines to be seen in SG.

Last scheduled pd visit for now

Brought JCH to his pd today for his last 2 jabs. Next appointment will be when he's 1 yo, which his pd has advised we might want to do it later bcos it will be near to CNY, and its totally not so fun to be having fever during CNY period. Aikz! So, we shall see how. For now, he's done, no more jabs till 2014! Brave baby has endured it all! Especially today's.

Went to the clinic and he was sleeping. Hubs was carrying him cos he's getting heavy for me to carry now. Took him out of the Ergo, and took his measurements. Clueless little baby has totally no idea what was awaiting him. Played and smiled at the kind jiejies there, and a Caucasian mother who adores him. Both her boys are quite grown up already. Reminds her of the good old days I guess. :) Went into the pd's room, and when pd started to lift him up to sitting position by the hands, JCH started bawling like mad. Had to calm him down before we can proceed with the checking of his body. Who says 6 months old doesn't recognize things/places/people? He does! Haha, now he knows what he's in, but there's no getting away. As it progresses he starts to be happy again. "Hmm, no stinging yet, so means today no jabjab rights?" Or so he thinks!

So the checking is all done, and we're ready for the jab! First jab in, as usual, he froze for like 2 seconds before bawling. While pd was pasting the plaster and getting ready for second jab, JCH calmed down. In goes the second jab, this time freeze for another 2 seconds and he bawled non-stopped. Carried him up and walked to the hanging giraffe plushie, and he calmed down, but was still scolding people. Super funny. Should have gotten hubs to record his scolding process. A lot of stories can be told! XD He grabbed hold of one of giraffe's leg and refused to let go when we had to leave! Eventually the pulling force (I was walking further away from giraffe) overpowered his grip, plus daddy came to 'rescue' giraffe, and we are out of the room.

While making payment, I requested for stage 2 FM sample for NAN. The nurse very kindly offered samples for cereals as well. Just when I was gonna ask for sample for Similac too, I saw the sample the other nurse took and I just zipped up! Too paisey to ask la! The NAN sample is a 400g tin lo (see picture below)! Totally didn't expect, hubs too. Is it normal to get such big sample size? Lol!! We were kind of expecting like loose packets only. 400g think can last 2 to 3 days. Happys much! If JCH can accept the change in brand, we will buy NAN. If not, I will thick skin call and ask for sample of Similac, then go and collect. Hehehe.

Silly boy got tired after the pd visit (as he always do, especially if its jab related) just like after swimming at baby spa, slept soundly while we ate dinner at TCC. Left him on the sofa to sleep more comfortably. We both had one leg each at the edge of the sofa to deter him from turning, but this boy was so tired out, he didn't moved at all! So now observing his reaction towards NAN, hope it works out for him.

And I think porridge's working out for him too!! Yipee!! Did a better job of making porridge for him, or in my terms, porridge paste. Had blendered Jasmine rice (organic) to smaller grain on Tuesday night, so that cooking time is greatly reduced. Cooked the rice till it was like expanded, and super porridge like, and then passed it through a sieve. So end result is like below, porridge paste! Hahahas. He ate about half of what I cooked for him for lunch. Yipee!!

So, tomorrow's Friday and if he is well, I am going out to Cold Storage to get some sweet potatoes for his porridge! I can't swallow beyond 5 mini spoonfuls of that bland porridge. Bleah. My portion I could add in dried prawns or ikan bilis, some salt, oil to taste, pepper may be. But baby? KOSONG! Raahhh!! His thrush looks like all well to me today, but, be on the safe side. Next week, next week we'll be back on tasty and interesting purees plus your porridge paste baby! <3 <3 <3

Anyway, a sneak preview of my next post. Which of the pictures have I not yet elaborated?? Teehee~

Catch-up! Thrush madness and Bioskin pampering~~

Been such a whirlwind for these 3days. Cancelled a playdate and missed a seminar because of all the things to be cleaned since JCH's got doctor's confirmation on his thrush status. Spotted the first sign of thrush (whitish marks on his lower lips, not milk curds cos can't be wiped off) on Saturday while at my mom's place. By Sunday morning it has spread over to his upper lips too. But thank God that its not causing him any pain, feedings as usual, no fever, still sleeping, playing and smiling.

 

Finally got to see the GP downstairs (hub's regular doctor) on Monday night, after I got home with JCH on finishing my afternoon Bioskin appointment and dinner with mom (more about Bioskin laters). Got a prescription for Daktarin oral gel for application to the spots where the thrush are at. Had to go to external pharmacy to buy. Guess it's because they don't handle much of such cases to stock on Daktarin. It's quite a good one I guess! Applied it for 3 times on Tuesday evening/night, and come Wednesday morning, its like barely there! GP had recommended applying 3 times throughout the day, and a 4th time just before baby sleeps so that the gel stays in the mouth and works overnight.

 

The first time I tried applying Daktarin, JCH was crying mad crazy bcos he can't get to sleep. So read quickly through the instruction leaflet and smeared a thin layer over his pacifier for him to suck. It is a sticky gel, meant to be this way so that it can stay as long as possible in the baby's mouth. So only a thin layer is to be applied to prevent baby from choking on swallowing the sticky gel. After that, I've used cotton buds to apply. Felt that it is so much easier and cleaner also, to use cotton buds instead of my finger. The cotton bud sweeps smoothly across the inner lips, especially at the area where the front teeth are meant to be. Just dispose of the cotton bud after using. Easy peasy~~and KS me would always apply a very thin layer on his pacifier for him to suck so that some of the gel gets on his tongue as well. He wouldn't let me apply the gel on his tongue using either my finger or the cotton bud, so, have to do the pacifier style.

 

Now, the thrush is like almost gone totally. But have to follow through the 10 days application course as recommended on the leaflet. Better be safe than sorry, total elimination!!

 

Also, to further prevent re-introduction of the thrush spores, I had to scramble to wash all his bedsheets (in cot and playpen), bolster and pillows and covers, toys, blankets (cot and stroller ones), cot bumper, stroller cushion blahblah, basically, anything and everything that he can lay his tiny hands on or plop his mouth to suck on, as all these things would have thrush spores all over them. Did a wipe down of his cot, stroller and bumbo chair+table as well. A LOT OF WASHING, DRYING, KEEPING AND WIPING DOWN!! ( T.T ) My hands always get wrinkly after 10min. Thankfully for my secret weapon, my peeling condition wasn't very bad! In fact, I had minimum peel! YES!! It is the L'Occitane balm! Whether its the 100% (8ml) balm, or the 40% (50ml) Mom & Baby balm, it works wonders. Just scoop up a little dollop (size of a barley before cooking), add it to any hand lotions and you have a protective and extra moisturizing hand lotion. I have just bought the 40% M&B balm, and I think its more useful for me now; I can just sweep up a thin layer on my finger pad and apply to JCH's nappy rash (he's having it bcos of the thrush)! Its light and thin enough to be done that way. With the 100%, I will have to warm it so that it can spread out and then apply.

 

And thanks for a dear friend's reminder of the vinegar solution, I could stay off wash soaps as much as possible for the wipe downs, and also salt. I tell you, if I use salt, I can be KS enough to use 2 packets of commercial salt for the wipe down! Plus the vinegar solution worked wonders in lifting and wiping off stubborn oil stains. I've done it and its possible.

 

So, mad rush in washing on Monday night and Tuesday! Tuesday was mad rush in shopping for items too. Had to go out and buy Daktarin, so might as well do all my grocery shopping all at once! Including buying my long awaited pan for cooking and organic rice. Gonna skip all fruits and veggies puree until next week, worry that the mild acidity might sting JCH should any part of the thrush have ulceration.

 

And time for my favourite part now~~my Bioskin birthday treat!! *swoons* I had an account with them, so they have been mailing me birthday treats. BUT, I have always forgotten to redeem it until now! They gave a complimentary treatment session for me and a recommended friend. So I went with my mom; while I'm having my treatment session, mom will jagah JCH for me and vice versa. I love pampering, who doesn't?? *teehee*

 

What we had was their Aging Skin treatment "Intensive Cryo Ionto/Meso Face Treatment", can read more by clicking on the name of the treatment, its linked. The cocktail we had was Stem Cell. The whole session goes like this: (1) Cleanse face, (2) Using an equipment to increase the cocktail serum absorption+awaken your skin cells, (3) Mask application. For step 2, the equipment probe that comes in contact with the face, is cold. Coldness as I know, helps to calm sensitive skin by desensitising it. And in this case, the service lady was telling me the probe helps to improve blood circulation at the face, and also increases serum absorption, And this cocktail serum is suppose to "awaken" your deeper skin cells to promote regeneration and hence show rejuvenated skin. Through the whole 45min~1hr session, the lady told me what she was going to do before actually doing it, including that the probe is going to be cold. By the way, we visited the Jurong East outlet. I am quite impressed by the room too. Though its small, but it has an individual FCU (or aircon unit layman's term), so it's possible to adjust temperature. Any ladies who's been for facial would know, that we would be provided with a 'blanket' which is more often than not, really just a bigger and lil' thicker piece of towel. Even with 2 pieces, it will still be shivering cold especially after the cold air blow to close the pores. But at the Bioskin JE, we really had blanket blanket. So it really wasn't cold. It was so comfy to just lie there and sleep throughout the whole treatment.

 

For me, it was a comfortable experience, though I still am not very happy with the sales attitude of Bioskin people. Which is why I only have an account, but no package. I tried their "Bio P2X Acne Face Treatment" before, and totally sold by it. You know how one have to always endure the squeezing of blackheads and pimples in a facial session? Well obviously Bioskin has gone high tech and used a vacuum to suck out the blackheads and pimples. How's that? Obviously lovely right? No pain, and no red face. I was still in university when I first tried it for one session. I returned for a second session, and was to sign a package for this treatment. I was told that they could accept my deposit of a certain amount, and then I could sign for instalment for the remaining $500 (that was my credit limit at that time). But my card wasn't activated yet, and the lady said its ok for me to return next day to sign the package. Alas when I returned the next day, I was told the lady was not around and I cannot sign for the package via the way I was promised. They wanted me to hand cash or sign full for the remaining, no instalment. So pissed off I just left my deposit hanging there. So that's why I have an account, but no active package.

 

Because of my previous experience, I was quite turned off when they asked me for deposit again. First scheduled for appointment last Monday, but in my haste to leave house, I left my vouchers at home. Upon reaching JE (the same day I visited JEM), I realized that and called the outlet, asking if we could still proceed with the appointment. What I got over the phone was "my in-charge is busy with another client now. I need to ask her and call you back soon". Fine. from around 1:45pm till 3:30pm, no call. Walked over to the outlet, the "in-charge" I suppose, says cannot proceed, must produce the vouchers. And she went on to say "why not since you are here, you can pay a deposit first and we can proceed with the treatment. Then you bring your vouchers back another day for us, and we return you your deposit". Seriously, I don't think this is company policy. It sounds every bit like a trap to freeze your deposit. Just like my previous deposit, I was initially told I could exchange for any product. But now I'm told its locked for that package only. I'm pretty sure their computer system has sufficient data for me to proceed on with the service. But fine, I shall let go on this. Asking for deposit? Entrapment.

 

Unfortunately when I was waiting for my mom to be done, it appears that another lady (now!!) was facing a problem signing her package as well. So, please only do all the necessary signing and payment when you are ready. Don't buy into their "you can come back tomorrow" or "you can go to the nearest outlet, it's ok I will inform them" sayings. You are taking a risk and it's not worth it. So sad, that they have good treatments, but bad customer sales and service. So be warned. If for any reason, you can't finish the payment process, do not hand any deposit to them. Just go back another day to do everything in one breath. Even if they say "price won't remain the same", just walk away.

 

Alrighty then, done with my mighty posting now. Bwahahaha! Shall post this first and upload pictures tomorrow. Bcos all the pictures are in my handphone, and having had 3 posts being "locked up" by the Blogger app and all 3 had pictures, I shall now do a habit of publishing written post first, and then adding pictures the next day.

 

Nighty!

Small little baby is not well

Once again, blogger app "locked up" my post. (-.- "") JCH is having thrush in his mouth and i think its giving him nappy rash too. But so far he has been quite ok, with a little more crying than usual. Don't see any ulceration yet and i hope it stays that way.

Monday afternoon come so fast, that baby may see doctor with some rush.

Retrieved: Special Saturdays 2

Ok~here goes last Saturday's post typed after the wedding dinner!

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Welcome to the Special Saturday post numberrrrr 2!! Obviously typed on a Sunday bcos we got home late and JCH was running a little high on temperature when we got home. Right now, typing this post on trusty ASUS Transformer (post note: obviously blogger app not as trustworthy as my tablet), enjoying the breezy weather currently (post note: last sunday waasss cooollll~), the quietness of the house and watching JCH take his nap. Hubs has gone out for his bi-weekly soccer game. It used to weekly, until JCH came along and it became bi-weekly so that JCH would have his dad's full day's company every other Sunday.

 

Yesterday was a whirlwind of busy-ness! Usual morning routine with JCH, ending with my brunch at coffeeshop downstairs with SIL. After that we walked to Cold Storage together so that i can buy better avocados for the avo-cereal and also some peaches for JCH to start on. Got to the Cold Storage and saw they only had 4 peaches on the refrigerated shelf, and all 4 were like, beyond ripe with one of it looking like someone had just poked a finger into the flesh. Eeeeewww!! The next available was a box of 6 white nectarines for like $10+. Just bought that and got the other things we needed and went off. Read on Momtastic's Wholesome Baby Food web later that nectarines and peaches are the same, except that nectarines are without the fuzziness that peaches have, and that they are usually smaller, sweeter and have more reds on their skin compared to peaches. Met one of our sec sch teacher having lunch with his family at the foodcourt there while we were stopping over so I could get watermelon juice. Came home after buying of stuff and the crazy whirlwind ensued! Was preparing milk for JCH when I just let my eyes off him for like 5 seconds, and there he was in a bent down position from his bouncing chair, threatening to drop off it. And I had him elevated on the sofa. T.T Startled me so much that I immediately lounged to hold him up and spilled his milk all over the floor. Had to clean up the entire sofa area and myself before the ants start coming for the spilled milk, and feed the hungry baby. Put him to sleep and immediately got to preparing the avocado and nectarine puree. It was a crazy crazy rush because I only had like from 2pm to 6:45pm to finish (1) Processing and storing the avocado and nectarine purees, (2) Wash up all the equipment used in the preparation of the purees, (3) Wash up and sterilize all the bottles and whatnots, (4) Feed JCH in between and milk avo-cereal so he can last longer later, (4) Wipe him down and change into outing clothes, more about this later, (5) Load the stroller, (6) Clean up myself and prepare for the night. 4 hours 45min for so many things. I literally could not check on and play with JCH much. By the time i'm done, we got out of the house by 6:50pm. There was a wedding dinner to attend to that's why the bottles and whatnots had to be washed and all before we head out. By the time we got home, I don't think I would want to wash so many things already. And to make the rush eve more rush, JCH regurgitated some of his dinner while I was carrying him. Think I squashed his puny but full tummy when carrying him with one hand and pressing for lift and wearing shoes with the other. Sighs. Got hubs to go home and take a change of clothes for him.

 

Looked for a toilet to change JCH out of his shirt when we reached the hotel, only to realize that the toilets attached to the grand ballroom did not have any diaper changing facilities! Had to make do in the handicap toilet in his stroller. The only diaper changing station was at Level 1 behind the reception. (-.-"" ) The grand ballroom was on Level 3. This info will be updated under the tab for "Nursing Room". JCH had slept throughout the wedding event - from just before the first march-in, up till the 4th dish - before waking up for milk and in time for photo taking. He doesn't like yam seng session, gave the m-shaped mouth when people went "ya~~~~~mmm~~~~". But he was all fine after the initial sound of the "ya~~~". Funny boy. After feeding him, hubs and I brought him to Level 1 to change his diapers. And he fell asleep again just right after we changed him clean and put on his pants!!

 

While at the dinner function, JCH's head wasn't feeling quite right. It was a little warm to touch. We were thinking whether its because he had been sleeping for long stretches in the stroller. After changing him it was still warm, but his hands were cold to touch despite putting on his mini blanket over him. He wasn't fussing or anything. Got home soonest possible after the event ended, wiped him clean (where his vomit had landed, did use wet wipes earlier but towelling feels much cleaner), and changed to sleeping clothes, and took his temperature. 38deg. Put on the cooling patch over his head to cool down his temperature. We have paracetamol but I didn't want to give him that so soon. Continued observing him and taking his temperature at regular interval until 3am. His constantly declining temperature had reached and stayed at normal body temperature already. Thank goodness. Took off his cold patch in the morning when we woke up and he was happy as a happy birdie, chirping away early Sunday morning! So much so for a quick type on Saturday, time to sign off!

 

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JEM

Today was a full afternoon/evening of exploring at JEM with my mom and JCH. Its our first visit and i am impressed by the mall. Quite a good place to go, and i would say it is stroller friendly. Plus, it just set the new high standards for family room and diaper station! Ok, one by one.

Stroller friendly
Once i reach the ticket concourse of Jurong East station, follow the signs to the gantry exit to JEM/j-walk (a fancy name for the connecting bridge) and its a breeze crossing over to the mall from the station with a stroller. The bridge leads to L2 of JEM. Once inside the mall, corridors are spacious, except where there are lifts, its a bit tight to maneuver. There's 2 lift cores housing a total of 5 lifts (if i remember correct, 3 lifts and 2 lifts). So, plenty of lifts for stroller-babies. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ All the family rooms and diaper stations are roomy for strollers, i think even able to accommodate double strollers in diaper stations.

Family rooms
Family rooms are located at B1, L3 and L5. There is only one family room per each of the mentioned levels. The other signage leads to diaper station. But fret not, there's space aplenty in the family rooms. I checked out the L3 family room, it has: a a full body mirror next to entrance, hot/cold water dispenser, 2 wash basins c/w soap point+towel dispenser+bins under basin, a toilet for adult and kid (refer picture for items in toilet) and 3 feeding rooms c/w a cushioned sofa+full body mirror+room for stroller and husband and children. Each rooms and the toilet has sliding door with lock from the inside. And the wallpapers in each room are absolutely cutesy and not too bright that JCH gets distracted from his feasting. Sometimes when the wallpapers are too catchy, JCH gets too distracted to feast properly. But downside is the door doesn't cover all the way to the floor. It has a high enough gap for a child to crawl through so you may want to park the stroller just at the door to deter any active children from crawling in, or have someone police the door. I would assume the same layout for the other 2 levels but to be confirmed.

Diaper stations
Diaper stations are located on every floor. Just follow the signage. And it is very very spacious. It is basically a toilet with lots of space plus a collapsible Combi child seat and a foldable Combi changing station (refer picture) and everything else that can be found in the family rooms' toilet. The Combi changing station is my favourite bcos the belt is retractable, keeping the space neat and free of dangling or jammed belts and the pad is slightly cushioned, not hard like what i usually find elsewhere.

I really love love that the family rooms has toilet!! Often times i find myself having to scuttle from the family room to a handicap toilet and people sometimes will tell me (when they see me pushing stroller into the handicap toilet) that there is a family room/diaper station further down and i have to say "i know, but now im using the toilet" like its so obvious can! And even more love love that there is diapering station AND child seat in the toilet! Whenever i put JCH to change his diapers, i would let him lie a little longer for him to stretch and turn around after a long time in the stroller. So i love this convenience. And they call it diaper changing station. Nono, its not handicap toilet. They have normal male/female gang toilet and a handicap toilet AND a diaper changing station IN A SPECIAL TOILET!! Like good right cos usually handicap toilets get quite yucky sometimes.

I am so won over by the baby-friendly facilities there, that i might consider going there abit more often! Hahaha..it has surpassed Vivo City in terms of the quality of the baby-friendly facilities. Pushed the standards up a notch! So happys~~~i can't believe how the facilities made me so happy today!! So happy i got over my sadness like really fast. Gosh, so auntie! T.T I'm serious. Like these days, the mood that i have in a certain mall is quite influenced by the quality of baby-friendly facilities and stroller-friendliness. It also determines how often i will visit the mall. It didn't even matter so much to me in the past, whether the gang toilets are very good or not. But it matters the world now to me whether the family room/diaper changing station are clean and friendly. What a big difference.

JCH had a whale of time laughing each time i take him out of his stroller and onto the changing pad bcos my mom keeps playing with him. Oh if anyone wonders how can i be so brave to put his napkin pillow on the changing pads. No i'm not brave. I have wiped down (twice!!) the change pad with dettol wipes and dried it with tissue and no, i usually wouldn't put pillow, in this case my mom insisted i put.

So this is Tuesday 16Jul for us! JCH got so tired at the end of the day that he fell asleep drinking his last bottle for the day! Haha! Nites all!

Blogger trapped my post..again..

Did a post about Saturday, but it got trapped by Blogger app again. Now, its in "saving" mode after i've attached some pictures. Shall try saving it on Wed when i'm not going out.

Not really in a typing mood now. Well, just had my hopes high about having a Joolz 24hrs ago. But now i know its never to be. Probably sign that i should sell off the bassinet that i got or something. Just sad. I have 2 offers to sell me at super deal prices some more, with very useful items bundled in!! Both preloved but in good conditions.

Super excited when i got the offers to sell. Just on Saturday when we were on the train to Orchard, bcos its crowded, my poor Aprica got ignored by the crowd. One uncle had his foot just in front of the front wheel, and each time the train moved, he would lean on the wheel, jerking the stroller. Plus a few times he kept leaning back so close to the stroller. Another uncle later stood close to the stroller too that when i was trying to comfort JCH who got startled by the sudden jerking of the stroller caused by the uncle, i am almost smelling the uncle's butt! Bcos i had to bend forward (i was seated) to reach under the shades (pulled the shades ALL THE WAY DOWN to prevent bags from hanging just above JCH's face) to see JCH n to pat him a little. I was so pissed off through the whole train ride. Hubs could only just look on.

Anyone out there who's considering to own a travel system style stroller (aka the stroller seat can be removed and put on with car seat): Joolz is really a good brand to consider. You don't really have to buy brand new one, as long as the preloved one is in good condition, just get it.

Function: elevates your baby high enough to a high seat level so that your baby is safe from all the shopping bag banging hazards and don't need to smell people's asses and farts, like previous mentioned can be a high seat too, the frame can be used to house a bassinet (sold under Joolz), stroller seat (sold under Joolz), and car seat (sold under Maxo Cosi, need to purchase the adapter though). Oh washing is easy too, just unzip the seat cloth, dump in the washing machine n hang it dry when it's done.

Well, seems the same as Stokke right? One edge it has over Stokke? Collapsible in one piece. Stokke comes off in 2 pieces. But each has got their own fans. So, its really one's own preference. Anyway, Joolz is on the heavy side like any other travel systems (around 10kg).

A little about today, nothing much went on. Visited ikea with my brothers and the little one. Short visit of near 3hrs and the little one just slept through!

So, that's all about today. Oh before i forget! Just to share something new but very functional that i just bought: Nuk Oral Care Finger. I have been trying to wipe JCH's mouth with towel wrapped around my index finger. But with thinner towel, though it allows better maneuver inside his small mouth, i always worry about injuring his mouth. With thicker towel, well, it fills up his entire mouth! Was stocking up at kiddy palace when i came across this new Nuk product. It has an extra loop for the middle finger so you can always have a hold in the finger wrap even if the little one bites it in his mouth. Its made of microfibre cloth and fits snugly on my index finger. Cleaning JCH's mouth is also alot easier n less worrying. Good for new mommies. Got it at $10.71 per piece (i got 2 for rotating use) after 10% discount. Would highly recommend this useful tool. :)

And that's all for tonite. Last night i had difficulty getting to sleep bcos of excitement. Tonite i will have difficulty getting to sleep bcos of sadness. Wish i can cry to sleep. Oh Joolz Oh Joolz!!

Friday-brother's graduation and visiting grandma

Friday..hmm..had breakfast+lunch together with some friends and pass all the overdue stuff to them. Been a long time since we last met. Been a long time since i had my favourite western food!! Yums!! And it was a rush to go get my flowers (~~~~) and make my way home with JCH. The florist was quite thoughtful to give me a plastic bag for the flowers on seeing that i was having JCH in carrier.

*typing blog entry while watching running man and laughing madly is really..very challenging for my memory..oh my stomach!!*

Reached home, fed JCH, and had a nap with him while putting him to sleep. At times when he wants you to be next to him while he sleeps, it is NEVER DIFFICULT to fall asleep with him. Luckily managed to wake up in time to finish packing the things to bring out and prepare feeding for baby. Grabbed 3 avocados from the ntuc nearby, had planned to mash it and add into the cereal to give it some variety and feed JCH avo-cereal at my grandma's place. Its not in plan to feed him avo-cereal this week bcos we dun have much time at home this week to feed cereals. But he hasn't been drinking his usual bottles for the past few days, and abit worried about him not getting enough. But it was a big mistake. More on this later.

While all these was going on at my end, at the other end, my brother (XL) was enjoying his graduation ceremony!! Well deserved!! Which also means, he'll be facing the next phase of uncertainty - preceded by many others such as which secondary school will one get in, which poly/JC will one get in, which uni will one get in - of looking for the full time job. Many of us has been through all of this, and quite frankly speaking for myself, after my second company, i don't really think or plan alot about which company am i going to get in for the third. Rather, it was more of a should-i-still-stay-in-this-industry. Anyways, i'm out of working outside and getting into working at home aka SAHM!! Haha!! I certainly do hope that he'll be able to get a first boss that's not too bad so his working nightmare wouldn't start so soon. XD And along with him, some boys from the church's soccer team and a friend's daughter also graduated from SIM on the same day!!

So! Grabbed avocado from ntuc (checked!), got into a cab (checked!), reached SIM to pick up brothers and mother and we are headed to grandma's place! Mom was saying that grandma hasn't been feeling quite well recently. Well, guess it comes with age. Especially for my grandma's generation, they worked all their life, giving themselves to the sustenance of the family and neglecting their own health. Grandma was really happy to see JCH, and when he chuckles and gaggles at her, she laughed. Been a while since i hear her laughed heartily. Nowadays, hubs and i have been trying to arrange bringing JCH to visit my grandma as often as we can. Afterall, she's like in her eighties already. No one can ever know what will happen from now on. We had learnt this lesson in very unexpected circumstances and learnt it hard with FIL's passing on 5 years ago.

From my oldest cousin brother, to my youngest brother, 5 of us spent the most time with my grandma cos we were in her daycare daily when we were small children. Still remember the times spent at grandma's previous house at Bukit Batok. We would sometimes have overnight stays there, all sleeping in the living room watching horror HK movies, eating Maggi Mee cooked by my aunt, with my oldest cousin brother freaking us younger ones out after the show. And we would be afraid to go to the kitchen toilet alone becos next to the toilet door, was a window with a view of the a BIG tree canopy that's totally dark in the night and that was freaky to us. Plus the toilet door back then was those metal kind with a hook (aluminium? zinc? can't remember..), and someone will surely be outside knocking or banging the door suddenly to ensure the person inside screamed. Or the times when grandma would bring us downstairs for a little fun at the playground or to buy snacks at the mama shop downstairs, we would all run out of the lift as soon as the door opens at 1st storey with my grandma shouting behind us "don't run so fast! wait for ahma!". Hahaha, those were the memorable days we had together. And its ever the more precious now with the children these days fixated on gadgets we didn't think would possibly exist in the past. They are missing out on the plain childhood fun of running around, screaming and shouting, playing with neighborhood kids that we would meet randomly at the playground or basketball court, mini-shopping at mama shop, and not forgetting planting "bombs" under the sands of the playground! I miss playgrounds having sands instead of EPDM (correct? have not used this term since like 2 years ago..).

So sfter a while of playing with JCH, and post dinner tabao-ed by my aunt, XL donned his graduation gown for photo taking with grandma and all of us. Grandma made a remark regarding her state of happiness: that she may not be educated and not be street smart aka ah gong, but all her grandchildren (my 2 cousins, me, XL, grad-in-the-making XY, and cousin's wifey) are university graduates and she is very happy. Well, after my youngest brother XY, we have one more younger cousin brother WL, and 2 cousin sisters EY and ET. I think our parents have made my grandma proud that they are all filial children, and we made her even happier and prouder of the fact that we are all graduates and also grandchildren who makes a point to visit her once in a while. For the life that she had, i'm glad to have been able to make her happy and proud.

Oh and i promised the avocado from NTUC story. Well, it was the second time that i had to purchase avocados. The first purchase was made at Cold Storage, and the avocados were totally ripe and easy to process. So on Friday, went to NTUC in a rush to grab some avocados, i realized that the colours were different from those i had bought from Cold Storage. The green was lighter, all of it looked the same. So i just grabbed 3 of it (3 for $2.88) and rushed off. At grandma's place, I could hardly put the knife through it! That's when i know, the lighter the green, it means its not yet ripened enough. GOSH!! No avocado for JCH then, just plain cereal. Now, there are some things that one can just grab and buy from NTUC, and there are some others more angmoh kind of things that one would really have to buy from Cold Storage. :P

Over tired and over stimulated JCH

So angry. JCH was so overly tired bcos he didn't manage to nap well just now plus alot of stimulation. Crying like shit on and off since at my grandma house, all the way back home. Just managed to put him to sleep. Not gonna post much tonite. Have got loads of dry laundry to keep plus all his bottles to wash and sterilize. And prepare the things for tomorrow. Catch up on today's event tomorrow.

Now i hate flash lights. And people who disturb JCH from napping. Grraaaahhh!!!

Another celebration..and something more from today (thursday)

Had a active day once again. Morning was the usuals with JCH, followed by breakfast at coffeeshop downstairs, and made a very urgent dash to the nearest kiddy palace to buy breast pads. Came back home and mad rush to wash clothes. Why mad rush? Because gotta hang out MIL's load before i can wash and hang JCH's load. All to be done in like 2hours. And things got bumped backwards when i discovered ants invasion!!! *horrors!!* Used the leftover milk from JCH's previously feed and mixed it up with the very potent ants/roaches killing crusts, melting some of the ingredients into the milk, letting the ants take it back to the nest.

After all these are done, its a mad rush trying to get to my mani/pedi appointment. Late for 40min!! Lucky they were experiencing low crowd flow today. But that means at some point through the session, i would haf to feed JCH. Thankfully, JCH was being quite a patient boy today, sleeping till i could feed him before the mani begins (after pedi was done). And he continued waiting for everything to be finished up before i rushed him to the nearest diaper changing station to clean him up. Imagine: just had mani done up pretty and have to manhandle a baby? Had a big push mark on one nail, and a small dent on another. Grraahhh!!

So since everything got bumped later, i was late in meeting my friends for (my birthday) dinner. Meeting up previously when we were all working was so much easier. Now that some of us married or in relationship, running individual start up, have baby (that's me!) and another halfway round the globe, meeting up is not always easy. I am thankful that i'm still able to meet with them once in awhile. Reached home near midnight bcos i had absentmindedly forgotten there's a shorter route home, settled JCH to sleep, wash up, prepare things for tomorrow, and catch up on facebook, typing this post at 1plus am.

Just to share something that touched me alot today, enough to make me teary eyed. Was on the bus home after buying breast pad from kiddy palace, and saw this pair of grandparents in the queue in front of me. Grandpa was walking slowly with a walking stick, grandma held his hands and helped him onto the bus. On the bus they held hands again and walk to the seat, where grandma helped grandpa get into sear comfortably. Just after grandma settled down into her seat, grandpa held out his hand and took grandma's hand. And they held hands like that for the entire trip until i alight, they were still holding hands. Throughout the trip, grandpa kept giving small squeezes on grandma's hand. This particular scene moved me alot: the love, support, care and interdependence on each other. With more grandmas now dressing and behaving like teenagers, and grandpas being sugar daddys for teenagers, this moment is all the more precious, impactful and normal.

The older generations, were brought together by arranged marriages. Today, we have the freedom to choose who we want to like and marry. They didn't have time together before getting married. We have loads of time together, knowing each other's personality, character, habits and families enough to decide to get married. Yet we seem to have higher rates of failed marriages than the older generations. Such is their commitment to each other and to the marriage. Imagine the level of tolerance.

I hope hubs and i can last till old and loving. This is my greatest wish.

Let the celebrations begin

And i just realized that the post i wrote on 8Jul is STILL PUBLISHING!! Like what?! I can't retrieve the post via my phone, and logging in using computer, what's left of that day's post is 2 sentences. This is crappy.

Anyways..so recount my Monday. Is like any other normal day with a trip back to my mom's. Mom got to spend a while with JCH before she heads for work. Got a surprise from my youngest brother when he dishes out 2 slices of yummy carrot cake!! Tsktsk mind you, is angmoh carrot cake, not chye tau kuey ok. Refer picture at end of post. Is there any way to insert picture in the middle of the post? Guess i need to catch up on this topic. Ok back to angmoh carrot cake. What is so precious about this cake is that (1) it is not as readily available as say mango mousse cake and (2) it is really not easy to find delicious ones. The last that i tasted good carrot cake was like, years ago during my intern at a mnc bank and found this little piece of delight along Waterloo Street! The sweet part about these two slices? My brother had a hand in making those yummies! Awww~~~its truly delicious. If any of you reading this is interested to try, head on to The Rooftop at Holland Village. Needless to say, the little eatery is found at the rooftop of the building that houses a 24hr Cold Storage by the road side. So yep..Monday went on as normal as it can get.

And this week, it seems, is full of celebrations. Just completed my eye brow trimming at Shu Uemura, followed by meeting an agent cos my friend told her must talk to me and share, and then meeting (again) my mom and brothers for dinner. JCH has been totally cooperative today. He was asleep while we were on our way for my brow trimming session, and woke up just before i got started. And throughout the whole session, he was just so quiet in his limo, looking at mommy getting her brows trimmed and at the young lady walking about trimming my brows. Even the Shu girl was expressing her surprise at his "coolness" about everything. Good boy!! Then after that, whisk him off to be fed, and changed (he pooed like second time when i was changing him lo..the first being at home in the morning) before heading to Kim Gary to meet the agent. Even the agent was surprised at his "coolness" and ability to just sleep on his own without being cooed at. We were just chatting and JCH just slept. So see, it was really best performance today! I'm just really thankful for him being such a good boy today.

Met my family after that and walked around. Somehow, he was a little notti in that he refused to be carried by my youngest brother today! In fact he is alot more well behaved when placed in the stroller than when carried on hands! Hahaha..its totally just funny, but good.

When we reached home, JCH just kept smiling and laughing at hubs, even when hubs wasn't playing with him! I think he missed daddy alot today. So for the night, after wiping him down and giving him his last bottle, its daddy time until he falls asleep. Thank goodness for this bcos i can then get to do my mask! Hehehe. I need to finish up my masks before they expires next year.

One point of thought before i end this post. Separation anxiety..from the parent (especially mom) not from the kid. The agent was sharing with me how she couldn't put her heart and mind at ease when she first sent her first born to school, and how she would pop by the school to spy on her kid without the kid's knowledge. I can sympathise with her bcos i have alot of friends telling me one week or even one month before their maternity leave ends, how they are already missing their babies and they wished not to work. And how during work they miss their babies so much that they would secretly look at their babies' photos and/or videos, and i would end up counting down to the end of work day when they'll all try to fly home at lightning speed, probably wishing teleporting is a workable reality. I guess i will really feel this separation anxiety in totality when JCH starts his preschool. But its all part and parcel of growth right?

Rainy rainy day..

Its been raining since early hours in the morning, well through till the evening hours when the rain finally stops. Just as the rain goes on the whole day, JCH has been sleeping very well for his naps today. I think the weather has been very good for naps, bcos i ended up taking a 3hr nap with him!! Haha..

Nothing interesting happened today. Spent the whole day clearing some chores, brought JCH to coffeeshop with me to tabao lunch and the people there kept asking "why raining day you come down? Why mummy carry you down now still raining horh.." Wished i had a tape recorder that goes "bcos my mummy needs to eat, so needs to come down and buy food, and carry me down bcos cannot leave me alone at home".

Oh but finally after a period of trying to get JCH to like his bumbo seat, today he has surprised me by sitting in the bumbo seat quietly, happily playing with his own toes. It was after 15min when i realized he didn't request to be taken off the bumbo, that i stopped to take a look (was shuttling between kitchen-living room-bedroom) and saw that he's happy in the seat now. Guess its bcos the muscles needed for sitting are now stronger, and he doesn't get tired so easily now. Am glad that our efforts both paid off! Now is just thinking whether i should buy the play tray for him. Otherwise he gets bored quite easily. At least with the tray, can lay some toys for him to play.

Well that's all for today! Am typing this post rather early, and JCH is up now wanting to play!

Happy birthday~~~

Officially turning one year older soon, i can see more white hairs already.

Two years ago, i was busy working and planning our wedding that was round the corner.

One year ago, we were celebrating my birthday with a simple pork-free dinner due to food adversion (especially towards pork) acquired during the course of pregnancy.

Now, a little baby is in my life, taking up priority and majority of my time, energy, influencing all my activity planning, decisions and even my life style and changing the clothes and accessories i wear.

So much has changed in a span of two years. Feels like my life has suddenly accelerated on it path onwards. Though i know my life will progress onwards, but what i did not expect is the speed with which time is passing me by. Each day i see how JCH grows, and i am reminded that my time is passing too. Delighting in the growth of this small little baby, lamenting the progression of this life of mine towards what everyone will meet sooner or later.

Thinking too much i know, as many would tell me. But its bcos of this, that i am reminded of how precious our time is, that's why give thanks everyday, give your time to the people whom you love for it is the best that you can give them besides your love, laugh and enjoy with all your heart and soul, take on your responsibilities and challenges with much strength and grit, know and embrace your weaknesses so that you might complement them with something else to emerge a better person.

Happy birthday to all born in the month of July. May God continue to bless all of you even more in time to come, as much as i know of his abundant blessings for me.

Thank you hubs for working so hard for JCH and me.

Happy birthday to me.

5 days of bz-ness!!

Nope, I haven't gotten another job to be this busy as not to blog for the last 5days. Too many things to go about that it drains me so tired at night. Have not even planned all the appointments for the coming weeks!! See, July being birthday month for Mrs Muddlehead here (woot!!), there's complimentary this and complimentary that. And Mrs Muddlehead REALLY can do with one or two facials plus one or two spa session. Really. >.< Hmm, I wouldn't mind an additional part time job to earn some money though. :P Let's see what went on, time to test my memory (already have a poor memory, after been pregnant even worse!! hence the muddlehead's motherhood.. >.<)

Monday (visit back to mom's)
Mom's finally back after one month of trip to dad's. Went by for chitchat and also let her "catch up" with her grandson aka JCH. Things are not always so chummy with mom, but i guess everyone gets good and bad days. That's what makes us human and all relationships unique and memorable right? Great time for catch up, eating, going through the little things (and probably more to come in the future) that mom and dad bought for JCH and went around walking with mom and lil lil bro (got 2 brothers..lil bro and lil lil bro..haha..) and JCH at the nearest shopping centre.

Tuesday (housemaid day)
Well, as mentioned it was a day of washing clothes and repacking the room. Its seriously no joke having to squeeze so many things in one room - besides our clothes, bags, bedsheets..there's JCH's clothes, bedsheets, sterilizer, warmer, blender, bottles, diapers, wipes, powder blahblahblah..room is always so messy..trying best to plan what to put where so that the clutter can be maintaines. BUT!! Before all the packing can be done, JCH gotta be fed, entertained, and put to sleep..not in the room to prevent the dust from getting to him. And the countdown begins for one hour of moving, cleaning, packing and wrapping up cleaning my hands to get ready to scoop JCH up and feed him. Ah~! Mothers are meant to have more hands than 2. Now i know. Multi task at HIGH speed!! ( ºoº )

*i'm like typing this amids putting JCH to sleep..and everything before this line was typed in the afternoon..a thursday afternoon!!*

Wednesday (day at home)
More packing to be done. And feeding JCH sweet potato puree!! He doesn't quite fancy it. I guess he doesn't like starchy purees like banana and sweet potato. And as usual, feeding him puree takes up a good part of the day bcos gotta feed him slowly, entertain him while feeding, keep the hands from grabbing the spoon or my hands or the cup or eating his bib, cleaning his hands so that he doesn't put a fistful of puree into his eyes. Its a major task for the moment. Followed by the cleaning afterwards. Big job! Haha..and i've just found out that sweet potato puree, after u thaw it and warm it, u gotta pour hot water and stir it so that its not so blockish and lumpy.  I have just realized that!!

Was actually looking at the possibility of clinching a home based job short term, but things didn't work out. Well, there's always the next time. *fingers crossed*

Thursday (kiasu restocking day!! And my friend popped!!)
Being the 12% rebate day at Tangs, plus some of my birthday month perks going on for my skincare and cosmetics products, i've taken this chance to head out and do some restocking..just enough to last me till next TW trip. Seriously, buying cosmetics and skincare products are so much cheaper, and they are more willing to offer bundle buys and free samples. Last year when i was in TW with hubs for honeymoon, they were having Mother's Day celebration that week at Sogo. I say, really bought almost enough to last me for one and half year (including the free samples that they throw in)!!! Except for compact powder, which i didn't buy for fear that when i reach home they'll turn into loose powders! My basic primer+sun block, toner lotion, moisturizer, eye shadow, blush..at least a year's stock. So shiok! Went shopping at H&M vivo too. Let's just say i haven't been updating my wardrobe for..nearly 2years? Well, my previous work doesn't require me to be fashionable or pretty..just need to be comfortable. Plus during pregnancy period, didn't buy alot of fancy pieces. Only basic long tanks from Cotton On for $10 per piece. I'm too lazy to be tiptop in fashion plus have always been an advocator of wearing your own style. Which was improved greatly by a dear friend of mine (rach) whom i haven't met in long time since after giving birth. Before she educated me about style and fashion, im like a walking country pumpkin! Haha!

Was really grateful that JCH was totally well behaved throughout my walking around. Sat in his limo, taking in the sights and sounds, requesting for his paci sometimes, talking, and falling asleep without me realizing for a moment!! Can tell that sleeping on the stroller ain't the most comfy for him, cos whenever we reach home and put him onto the bed, he do like 5minutes of stretching, plus super long period of napping.

Anyways, after getting everything, rushed home to unload n pack all the stuff. Cos gonna go visit MissyK who just delivered like on Wed?? Another baby!! Yayyyy!! Baby and mother are safe and well. And the usuals - mother getting used to baby handling and adjusting to new role, new lifestyle. A lot of learning to be done, not to mention the readjusting of expectations, priorities and life planning. Having a baby is not just..simple as saying plainly "having a baby". What comes with it, is really a huge restructuring of your life and that of your families.

And by which time now i've just remembered that i've forgotten to confirm play date with hotmamaC!! Graaaahhhh!!!

Friday~~TGIF (laundry lady at work..)
Well, most part of today was doing the laundry. When there's two people laundry in the house, you can imagine the clash in laundry schedule. Plus hdb is just getting so small, the laundry space is just so pathetic. So there i was, rearranging the clothes MIL hung out to dry, so that i can clear the washing machine to wash my clothes, plus make some space to hang my clothes later. Put my clothes to wash and by the time i reached downstairs to packet brunch its already around 1145. Haiz..starving!! Rushed home to eat before JCH starts "ordering" his lunch.

Same as usual, after feeding played around with him, and when he starts demanding for sleep, gotta put him to sleep before i can hang out my laundry to dry. No idea why, but JCH was rather clingy this afternoon. Hanging of my laundry was interrupted twicd by his suddem cries while napping. When finally done with the chore, he cried again. Thought he wanted milk as it was near to tea break hour, but no..he just wanted to be carried to sleep. So had to spend like about half hour allowing him to get back to slp in my arms, before putting him down on the playmat in the living room.

JCH is being a little sticky for attention this week on the whole. So much so that somethings don't get finished on time and gotta finish later in the night sometimes. And this post was started on a Thursday afternoon. Meant to post by Thurs night, but it dragged to Friday and now Sunday 1am. And there's still things unfinished but just tired. For his afternoon naps, sometimes he would suddenly wake up crying, only willing to go back to sleep being carried in a certain awkward position. -.-"" Also now that he's older a little, he demands more interesting play. Can't leave him with his animal friends all the time now. Plus haven't bought any interesting toys for him yet. Most of it are still plushies.

Alrightie, now that the boss is asleep, time for me to sleep too. Got alot to carry on clearing tomorrow. *panda eyed* Feel so depressed seeing the mess in my wardrobe..