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Futher Checkup

2011-11-23T02:13:00.001+08:00

It's been 3 months and the waiting period of 6 months to try again is like forever. At the mean, I did lots of read up on molar pregnancy and I realised after D&C, hCG level must be monitored. But... after my D&C and follow up, no blood test no nothing to check on my hCG level. It got me worried and I had so many questions too as I read that the waiting time do not need to be 6 months can be shorter so long as hCG level goes down to 0. So I decided to book an appointment at KKH.

I went there and did blood test as well as a detail ultrascan. I will be going back for my test result on Thursday, hopefully and really crossing my finger that my hCG level will be 0.

I asked the Doctor if I could try before the waiting time of six months, the way he replied was quite funny. He was beating around the bush.

Me: "I read up that the waiting time can be shorter than 6 months right?"
Dr: "Where did you read up from?"
Me: "From the internet."
Dr: "ya, which website?"
Me: "Babycenter"
Dr: "ya. Those website are like that, that why I printed some references for you. The recommended waiting time is 12 months."
Me: "12 months?! But if I want to try I still can try before 6 months right."
Dr: "hmm... as a Doctor, I would still tell patient 12 months."
Me: "But I can right?"
Dr: "Well it's at your own risk and I do have patients who give birth successfully."
Me: "So I can try and it could be a successful pregnancy?"
Dr (he stare into my eyes): "Well... your's is partial molar, you have 98% of success rate for your next so you only got 2% of unsuccessful. Theorically I would tell you to wait 12 months. So I will ask you to wait theorically, do you understand that by theorically but if you want to try, it's at your own risk. Let's see what is your test result first before you take the next step."
Me: "ok"

By the time he stare into my eyes, it's like I got his message. He can't say things that could risk his professionalism as a doctor, there is guidelines that he needs to follow but well, I catch the ball... =)

Finally Something Good to Hear

2011-09-30T08:00:00.000+08:00

Have been hearing bad news since August. First, baby no heartbeat then not growing well then miscarriage then Keon and Kiern got Herpangina then me getting herpangina too and admitted to KTPH A&E due to high fever and low bp then to the news where I can only try for a baby 6 months later.

So at least something good came out at the end of September. Went back to my gynae for check up again cos' for molar pregnancy, we have to observe my hCG level, it must go down if not may need to do chemotherapy. My gynae said he will do a pregnancy test first if positive then will need blood test. Reason being if hCG level is high, I will still be tested positive on a pregnancy test even though I am not pregnant. So it was such a relieve when my gynae broke the good news the moment I step into his clinic, "Good news, today dun need to do blood test, the level went down and you are tested negative". It's like a heavy stone have been release from my heart.

Anyway, I went into the clinic with a heavy heart. The pregnant women in the clinic kinda of make me sad cos' it make me think that it could have been me... but still I am keeping myself positive. Trying to build up my health by taking folic acid, cutting down on coffee etc. Hopefully good news will come in Februrary. =)

A baby that never come...

2011-09-22T12:40:00.001+08:00

I ponder very long if I should document this loss, simply because it will be too painful for me to type this post. Still... I decided to write to remember the short live happiness.

Hubby and I had planned for baby #3 back in 2007 when I was still pregnant with Keon.
I was so happy, excited and eager for my third and final pregnancy journey, as hubby promised to give me the best for this last pregnancy journey, when I knew I was pregnant. It was my first time testing on a digital pregnancy kit as back then, during my first 2 pregnancy, there were no digital kit.

After knowing that I am pregnant, I kind of take things for granted that my first 2 pregnancy were smooth sailing. I continued to carry Keon and carried heavy things and also delay going to my gynae. I first went to my gynae on 1 August 2011, when I spotted stains of blood when I urinate. As usual, my gynae gave me a jab and prescribed me with dulphostro. My sister went with me for that visit and I was telling her, everything is fine as it happened during my first 2 pregnancy as well and nothing goes wrong (taking for granted yet again). I was happy to see a sac even though there was no heartbeat. My gynae asked me to go back ten days later and I was given 3 days MC with 2 days bed rest instructed by my gynae. At the mean time, I kept talking to baby to grow well and let me see heartbeat on the next visit.

On 10 August 2011, I went back to the clinic, feeling eager to see and hear my baby heartbeat. Gynae was unable to detect any heartbeat. He said could be still early to detect and need to go back 1 week later to check again, by then we must detect heartbeat if not it would be miscarriage. Came out of the clinic feeling scared and worried but still I tried to be positive.

On 17 August 2011, no heartbeat again. My gynae broke the news to me that it's a miscarriage. He schedule me to do D&C two days later. My whole heart dropped the moment I heard what he said! I came out of the clinic, calling hubby and cried through the phone. I reached home and saw hubby eyes were red yet he was acting strong in front of me and I broke down. When we calm down, we decided to seek for second opinion. I got recommendations from friend and forum.

I called a few clinic the next day morning, some didn't pick up the call, others said their doctor won't be in. Finally got an appointment with Dr Yvonne Chan at Thomson Medical Center. We told her that we needed second opinion. She did v-scan for me and she said "the baby is not growing well and the water bag is in an odd shape, I'm afraid it's a miscarriage. I know you come here for hope and I am sorry I can't give you the hope." I held back my tears. Hubby had said earlier to me, there is nothing we can do, it's just not meant to be.

So the next day, I went back to my gynae and did the D&C. All ended on 19 August 2011.

Many things ran through my mind back then. Is it because the ball that hit my back when I was working, is it because I carried Keon, is it because of all the excercise I did for my sport module, is it because of stress??? Ironically, I had a nightmare on 5 August, when I was still pregnant, I dreamt of something similar to miscarriage, is it a sign? After this roller coaster ride, all I want was a green light from my gynae that I could try again when my menstruation starts again but sadly, bad news just keep coming to me. I went back to the clinic for review on 5 October, my gynae said the report is back and my miscarriage is due to incomplete hydatidiform mole aka molar pregnancy so I have to wait for 6 months. I went back home feeling so clueless what is hydatidiform mole, why do I need to wait for 6 months? So I google for answer:

What causes a molar pregnancy?

Molar pregnancy is thought to be caused by a problem with the genetic information of an egg or sperm. There are two types of molar pregnancy: complete and partial.

Complete molar pregnancy. An egg with no genetic information is fertilized by a sperm. The sperm grows on its own, but it can only become a lump of tissue. It cannot become a fetus. As this tissue grows, it looks a bit like a cluster of grapes. This cluster of tissue can fill the uterus.

Partial molar pregnancy. An egg is fertilized by two sperm. The placenta becomes the molar growth. Any fetal tissue that forms is likely to have severe defects.

Symptoms include:

Increased nausea and vomiting
Vaginal bleeding
Increased hCG levels
Rapidly growing uterus
Pregnancy induced hypertension prior to 24 weeks
No fetal movement or heart tone detected
Hyperthyroidism
Pulmonary Embolism

What's the treatment for a molar pregnancy?

If you're diagnosed with a molar pregnancy, you'll need a D&C (dilation and curettage) or suction curettage to remove the abnormal tissue. This procedure can be done under general or regional anesthesia, or you can be sedated intravenously.

Your practitioner will then want to monitor your levels of hCG once a week to make sure they're declining – an indication that no molar tissue remains. Once the levels go down to zero for a few weeks in a row, you'll still have to have them checked every month or two for the next year.

Occasionally, abnormal cells remain after the tissue is removed. This happens in up to 11 percent of women with partial moles and 18 to 29 percent of women with complete moles and it's called persistent gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.

In most cases, the persistent moles can be treated with chemotherapy. But a very small number of them (1 in 20,000 to 40,000) will advance to a form of malignant cancer called gestational choriocarcinoma.

With prompt and appropriate treatment, nearly 100 percent of cases of gestational choriocarcinoma are curable when it hasn't spread beyond the uterus. Even in rare cases in which the abnormal cells have spread to other organs, 80 to 90 percent of cases can be cured. After you're in complete remission, you'll need to have your hCG levels monitored for a year, and possibly other regular testing.

When can I try to get pregnant again?

The good news is that, in the vast majority of cases, having a molar pregnancy doesn't affect your chances of having a normal pregnancy next time. But it is important to wait until your doctor says you can start trying again.

If you haven't had chemotherapy, you'll need to wait up to six months after your hCG levels go back to normal before trying to get pregnant again (SOGC 2004). If you have had chemotherapy, you are usually recommended to wait 12 months before trying.

If you become pregnant before these times, you have a greater chance of having another molar pregnancy. Your doctor won't be able to tell whether your rising hCG levels are because of your pregnancy or because abnormal tissue is growing back.

You should use contraception until it is safe for you to try for a baby. It's best to use condoms. The pill is not recommended, because if you take it when your hCG levels are still high, it can make you more likely to need chemotherapy. Coils (IUDs) are not suitable either, until your hCG levels and your periods return to normal (Cancer Research 2009, RCOG 2004).

Your odds of having another molar pregnancy are small, about one or two per cent (RCOG 2004). When you're pregnant again, you'll have an ultrasound in your first trimester to make sure all is well.

DIY Counting Numbers Puzzle

2011-04-22T08:30:00.002+08:00

This video shows how we can do a simple and ~~cheap~~ FOC activity at home with our children. This learning material was done by my classmates and I which I feels that it can be implemented at home. All we need is cereal box or any box that can be reused. Cut it into strips and cut each strip into 2 parts with different joints. Draw the numbers on the shorter part of the cut strips and draw objects on the longer strips. Number of objects have to be the same as the number drawn. All you need is just half an hour or less to make this learning material. Similar commercial learning material are selling it for $10+ and amount we spend here? $0

Spelling!!!

2011-04-11T18:15:00.002+08:00

I was surprised to see the way Kiern learned his spelling.

I wrote the words out to teach him how to decode the words and sound the words out and he went further to draw the pictures out to represent each word. I thought it was funny and interesting and a good way to learn spelling especially for a visual learner like him.

Learning @ Home

2011-03-23T18:03:00.002+08:00

I always wanted to do home teaching to my 2 Ks but never get started due to numerous "lazy" reasons,

"I got no time"

"Too much work to prepare material"

"Too tired from work"

No more excuses now since I am a early childhood educator. This what I have done with Keon and I am glad he is enjoying it! =)

P/S: Keon started calling me Teacher Jerlynn in school. I am still trying to get use to it though.

First Post in 2011

2011-03-13T12:18:00.000+08:00

HELLO 2011! Here comes my first post of the year!

Have been really busy working and studying. Had a changed of job, right now I am a preschool teacher and need to attend an accelerated one year early childhood education course which usually will take 3 years which in other word assignment just keep coming none stop. I am glad that I taken this course, really open my eyes and I could apply what I learnt on my own kids too. The fact on why I chose this line is because the options of working part time or home based is there if in the future I want to slow down my pace. So right now have to work harder to complete my course first (counting down to November 2011). Jia You Jerlynn!!!!!

Mommy's Angels - By Jessi L. Crawford

2010-10-17T23:00:00.003+08:00

Undying love, Unshakeable faith
Big little hugs of the tightest embrace

Heart melting smiles, Giggles of joy

The sound of pitter patter running across the floor

Twinkles in the eyes, Dimples on the cheeks

Chubby little fingers grabbing tighter on to me

Squeals of laughter, Tears of pain

Little misshapes through out the day

Bed time stories, Lullaby songs

Tucked in deep and fast asleep

Mommy's little angles

That I love with all my might

Makes all the hassle worth the fight

When I see them sleeping at night

Jobless - A little changes to begin with...

2010-10-04T16:48:00.001+08:00

I am jobless as of 30 September 2010.

Not that I am going to be a stay at home mum (yes thats the new word for housewife! If you still do not know) but rather trying to find a 5 days work week job. Although for my previous job, I only need to work alternate Saturdays and it will be half day but for that half days, my plan and routine for the boys will be ruined. I had tried not working any Saturdays during a month with all my OT time off and for the month, my quality time that I spent on my boys was so precious. We had breakfast together then I will give Kiern a bit of tuition which he will give his full attention etc and the routine was understood by both boys. The routine gone haywire when I went back to work on a Saturdays. Thats when it make me consider about 5 days work job.

I will be going for a interview on friday, working location for that will be fantastic! As it is only 1 mrt stop away from Khatib =) See how it goes, wish me luck!

Something is brewing...

2010-08-04T23:34:00.000+08:00

Been really busy recently cos something is brewing...

Hopefully will get lots of support and I will succeed =)

Things that warm my ♥

2010-06-27T00:17:00.004+08:00

It warms my heart when Keon walks into my room and snuggle under my blanket in the middle of the night and sleeps beside me all night long.

It warms my heart when Kiern offers to help me carry things when he sees that I am carrying his didi.

It warms my heart when Keon asks for his Ferrero Rocher, he will make sure to take one more as he said "For Gor Gor"

It warms my heart to see Keon covering with blanket and Kiern was the one who placed the blanket on him.

It warms my heart when after work I saw a moody Keon walking out of a room, only to see me and gave me a mega smile with sparkle in his eyes running towards me and shout "mummy!"

It wrams my heart when Keon kisses me out of the blue.

It warms my heart when Kiern always help to clear the mess that his didi created

It warms my heart when I starts nagging that I am tired and Kiern said "Mummy you are tired because you need to work, you need to carry heavy things, you need to cook, you need to clean the house and take care of me and didi, right? It nearly made me cried to know that my 6 years old boy understands my love and effort. ♥♥♥

June School Holiday is ending soon...

2010-06-16T23:45:00.001+08:00

June school holiday is coming to an end soon.

I have not get my chance to really spend quality time with Kiern and Keon yet so I am taking leave on 21 June and 22 June. Laoye and I had planned what to do.

Day 1, 19 June 2010: Play Monopoly and go cycling during the day and dinner at clark quay with a stroll at Singapore River

Day 2, 20 June 2010: Kids Farm!

Day 3, 21 June 2010: All shall coop at home and watch DVD/Blu Ray. Maybe we can bake gingerbread man as well =)

Day 4, 22 June 2010: Just me and the boys. Actually still thinking of what to do...

Hope everything will turn out well!

Preparation for Primary 1

2010-05-18T00:20:00.004+08:00

Kiern is going to Primary 1 next year. Its another major milestones for a Singaporean kid. Me as a mother naturally is excited and worried at the same time.

Excited - Its alway happy to know that your own child has progress well and grow well to the next stage of his life. I am excited to see Kiern going to a bigger school, to make new friends, to wear new school uniform & shoes and to be independent. I am always on a look out on when will Primary 1 registration starts. Even to the extend where I am counting down to July because thats when registration will starts for the Phrase 1 (fyi, Kiern will be in Phrase 2A2). Excitement did not catch up on Kiern, he is still oblivious of what is going to happen next year.

Worried - Is Kiern ready for Primary 1? Things that makes me worry:

In pre-school, all their uniform shorts are elastic band kind whereas in Primary school, its uniform shorts are with hook/button and zipper. Kiern is so used to just pulling his pants down when he wants to pee. Is he gonna wet his pants because he is unable to pull down his pants as easily?

Kiern got big "open" ears which he inherited from me. I do not have any major problem because as a girl, I have my long hairs to cover my ears but for Kiern, he can't hide. Will other kids laugh at his ears and make him feels upset?

Kiern is going to buy his own food and drinks when he goes to Primary 1. Do he understand the concept of money values?

For all who knows Kiern, he do not speak mandarin and lately it seems that he detest the language. Is he able to cope the Chinese lessons?

I am trying to help Kiern do some preparations before he goes to Primary school mainly; I had tasked LaoYe to teach Kiern how to unzip or take out his pants when he needs to go to the loo. Come June, I will be giving Kiern allowances to teach and let him understand the concept of money. As for Chinese, I am still working hard on it. I am teaching him Chinese for the past few months and also he been attending Chinese tuition on every Sat. I did see his improvement, now he can regconise and read some Chinese words but the problem is he do not know how to use it or phase it. Heard that Berries (a Chinese enrichment center) is good, I will be enrolling him into it as Berries are teaching Chinese in a fun and loving way, hopefully he will starts to like to learn Chinese.

P/S: I have changed my blog layout and there is no tag board anymore. Please click on "Any Comments?" to comment my blog. Thanks!

Regrets...

2010-03-29T23:47:00.002+08:00

Have you done something that make you regret?

For me, now I am living with regrets that I have not done something...

Hardworking Parents

2010-03-01T01:30:00.006+08:00

Still could not find a time to change my blogskin, shall make do with a change of color.

For the past weeks, I have been really worried about Kiern. He is going to primary 1 next year and it been stressing ME! Yes Me! If you starts to think that by stressing myself up, i am also stressing Kiern then you are WRONG!

I am not a kiasu kind of mum. Kiern had never attended any enrichment class for his first 5 years of his life. He just attend as per usual kids do, 3 years old he was in a half day child care then he proceed to PCF nursery and first half of K1. I guess the only kiasu thing I do for him is to change him from PCF to a private kindergarten. That's all. I am stressing because when I see how most of his age kids are doing much more than him or able to do much more better than him then I start to wonder, is it because I am too relax in terms of parenting? The fact is no matter how I am not kiasu, society has change! We are no longer at the era whereby our parents just make sure we go to school when we reach 4 years old then we just proceed as it is till we graduate. At that time parents are not so kiasu because most of them simply are not kiasu and the society is not so competitive. Now in this 21st century where all living standard and expenses are going up, parents are getting more and more kiasu. So imagine if you were in my shoes where you are still lay back but other parents are putting their kids in enrichment class even when their kids are only 3 months old. When your kid starts schooling then he/she will realize everyone is ahead of him/her then in turns he/she will not do well in school and how will the poor kid feels? Is the kid lazy? Is the kid stupid? The answer is NO, its just that others are doing better than that poor kid.

Just the other day, I was telling laoye, nowadays parents need to be hardworking, no longer is the kids that need to be hardworking. Last time, our parents could just tell us, "you must study, you must be hardworking." Now? We parents cant just say that to our kids, we must teach the kids since young, some do flashcard, some cultivate their kids reading since young, some have to sit down with their kids and check their homework. If you fail to do so, the consequences you shall bear. So the conclusion is... if you want your child to perform well in school, you have to be hardworking and discipline to teach your child daily. I was a lazy mum who will watch tv when i finished my work, I was a laid back mother who dun bother much about my boys education but now I have to change. To change for my boys? Or to change for the society? Frankly, I do not know. At least I want to change to starts teaching my boys everyday so that they wont feel stress or lose out when they go to primary 1.

P/S: A light note to this post.

"Me: *sigh* nowadays parent have to be hardworking, no longer is children need to be hardworking

Laoye: what's make you think so?

Me: Last time, when a kid do well, we say he/she very hardworking. now if a kid do not do well is because the parent not hardworking enough. Nowadays parents need to spend so much time and money to guide their children. If they dun do so then their child also wont perform well.

laoye: true true

Me: so you shall be a hardworking father to work as much as you can so that you can earn lots of money and i shall be the hardworking mother to teach your sons.

laoye: you only thinks of my money right?!

Me: Yes! I want my miu miu or chanel 2.55 bag *big grin*"

Need a facelift...

2010-01-09T10:38:00.002+08:00

To my blogspot,

I know i haven been updating as often as i should and that's because I been wanting to give you a facelift.

So please bear with me while i see what i can do to make you more attractive.

xoxo,
Jer

FTWM vs SAHM

2009-11-30T22:51:00.002+08:00

FTWM = Full Time Working Mother

SAHM = Stay At Home Mum

This have been my dilemma for the past one month. I enjoyed working but my kids are at the stage where they need me. Keon is in his terrible 2 stage where he is throwing his temper most of the time, Kiern is going to be in K2 next year and after which he needs to go primary 1 which i felt that he wasnt ready for it.

Laoye is asking me to stay at home too as his job takes his time away from the kids quite a lot, he felt that one of us should stay at home and be with the kids and that person of course is me.

The reason that i chose to work is to provide for my parents, i always felt that i should have done much more as a daughter so working allows me to give them money to help ease their financial burden.

The reason that i want to be sahm is of cos, my boys! I wanted to be there to guide them in their this stage of life, i wanted to cook for them, to tell bedtime story to them every night.

gosh! If only i could work from home!

It's been so long since my last post!

2009-10-10T09:08:00.002+08:00

It's a good 2 months since i last updated my blog.

Have been really busy with work and even if I have free time, it's always spend with my babies or doing household chores.

Keon is now 17 months old. Next month he be ready for childcare centre. Have been hunting for childcare centre around my area, will be checking out for more details on those short-listed childcare centre. At this stage, Keon is very active and naughty. I am trying to discipline him because he likes to do things his way and nobody discipline him if I am working, reason being he is the king in my in laws house. This always make me guilty for not being there for him, to teach him. haiz.. parents are not easy to be.

As for Kiern, he is into drawing nowadays and he is pretty good at it. We are trying to enrol him for piano lesson. I have left my contact with a teacher but waiting for piano teacher to get back to me.

No photos to update cos lately been so busy, that's how busy i am. haiz...

Kiern the Little Grown Up

2009-08-02T22:33:00.004+08:00

Time flies... yes time flies sooo fast.

My Kiern gonna be 5 years old soon. He still look like a kid to me but the way he talk remind me that he is growing.

He now talks like a little grown up and I find it fascinating!

Conversation 1
While going out shopping, Laoye was very angry with Kiern because he cant keep his eyes off toys, tv etc in the mall that made him cant keep up with us.
Laoye: I am very angry with you today. Why cant you just follow us?
Kiern: I also very very very angry with you. Why you dont follow me?
Me: Kiern, papa is angry because you keep stopping to watch tv and dun want to walk.
Kiern: I also angry with him. You can wait for a minute, when I'm finish, we can go.
*At that point of time, it made me realised, we got no right to be angry with him. He is right, why must the kid be the one to follow us, adult pace, and why not the other way round? Since we are in the mall then what are we rushing at? It also made me realised how fast our Singapore life pace are, at times it will be nice to slow down our pace and look at the surrounding just like Kiern did.

Conversation 2
Kiern unintentionally made Keon falls.
Me: You cannot scold, beat or snatch things from didi. He is still a baby, he dun understand many things because he is learning. You as a kor kor must teach him nicely like a teacher just like how your teacher teaches you.
After a while, I scolded Keon for climbing up a chair.
Kiern: Mummy you cannot scold didi! He dun understand what you were saying. He is just a baby, you cannot scold him, you must teach him.

Conversation 3
The maid put many toys into the playpen when Keon was in there.
Kiern: Auntie! You cannot put so many toys into the playpen, later didi will knock his head!

Conversation 4
The maid never cut his noodle
Kiern: Auntie, why you never cut the mee for me? Like that it is very difficult for me to chew!

Conversation 5
The maid forgot to switch off the toilet light which is in the noon.
Kiern: Auntie, why you never switch off the toilet light? Now still got sun and nobody is in there!
The maid dun understand what he says.
Kiern: Auntie, I asked you to switch off the light, why you still never switch it off?!

Conversation 6
Mother in law forgets to cut apple for him which she promised him that she will do it.
Kiern: auntie, make milk for ah ma.
Mil: why make milk for me?
Kiern: because ah ma is getting old.

Conversation 7
Just happen today, when we came back home. After I bath and changed him.
Kiern whispered: Mummy i think we need to go mama( aka granny) house.
Me: go mama house for what?
Kiern still whispering: becos we need to take the cake, is yiyi birthday today, remember?
Me: No yiyi birthday is on friday.
Kiern still whispering: maybe we can buy the cake first and put it in the fridge.
Me: why must buy and put it in the fridge, her birthday is on friday.
Kiern: Then you must remember to buy the cake becos is yiyi birthday.
Me: why are you whispering? Is this a surprise?
Kiern still whispering: yes its a surprise, must buy the cake and put it in the fridge.
Me: ok ok........

Dangerous Keon

2009-07-17T09:07:00.002+08:00

More Pics From Jorel's Party

2009-07-17T08:43:00.007+08:00

New Job New Role New Changes...

2009-07-14T00:42:00.003+08:00

Haven been blogging due to work.

Yes I finally started working!!!

I went for interview on 12 June and started working on 15 June.

I went interview for Customer Service cum Course co-ordinator position. Life at work is busy but not stressful. My 2 boys are of cos at home with mother-in-law and maid but i gonna do without a maid soon, going to put Keon to infant care cos too many maid problems!!!

People at work are fun! Shortly I gonna change my job scope le or should i said i already slowly moving to the other job scope, most people in the company said is "promotion" even one joked that "work 1 month you promoted wah! then you work 12 months promote 12 times" but i wont said it is a promotion yet cos its still not official yet and by means of official is...... those who knows what happening will know what i means by "officially promoted" hehe. Anyway i'll be working as a PA, as 1 said "you are now under management". If the promotion is official then i would said luck really plays a big part, i really just so happen to be in a right place at a right time. I went in and was trained by this wonderful lady called Gracie. She worked as a PA as well as in charge of front counter. She taught me a lot but sad to say that she is leaving after this month so this is where I means that i happens to be at the right place and time. Yes! I be taking over her duty. I am still under her training, hopefully i wont let her down.

Party 8th Stop 24th May 2009 - Jorel's Party

2009-07-14T00:23:00.006+08:00

Jorel's party was held at Eatzi@Yishun Safra. I was blown away when i reached the venue. The decor was very very nice. Eric (Jorel's dad) really put in a lot of effort to decorate the whole place! The theme of the party is carebear. The cake is very very nice too! Even the party favour was very well packed, it was a well-planned party! It was nice to spend a lovely afternoon in the party!

^See what i mean about the decor!!!

^Birthday boy & mummy

^Gift time!!!

^stylo milo Damien

^lil cutie pie Shaine

^charming prince Rayden

^carebear agar agar

^Cake bears cake and cup cakes!!!

^Happy family!

^and of cos group pic!

Party 6th & 7th Stop, 16 May 2009 - SMH May 2008 Bash & Shaine's Party

2009-06-25T22:54:00.006+08:00

Imagine a place full of 30 babies and 30 set of parents? Chaotic? Yes! Fun? Yes!
May Bash was held at Gymboree Harbour Front. Finally get to see all the babies in real life which I used to see only in the forum. It's been a year, or should I say 2 year? Because we mummies started to chat about our babies since 2007 when one by one found out that we were pregnant and due date will be May 2008. That's how our journey began, the support, the knowledge, the ups and downs that we share, the never-ending "poison"... all happens in a world called cyber!

Although Keon is my 2nd child but I still learn lotsa of new things from the forum. The mummies in the forum are the one who keep me sane especially for the first 4 months of Keon life as I was alone to juggle 2 kids. It was no easy feat! I was crying everyday and sometimes when Keon cried I will hide in one corner and covered my ears and squat down and cried. Everyday I felt lousy because I cant seems to get things done and so worried that i do not feed keon well, worried about the quantity of milk i produce everyday. Wake up, pump milk, sterilize bottles, wash clothes, bf keon, bath for keon, bf Keon, wake Kiern up, cook lunch, make keon sleep, bath for kiern, feed kiern, bf keon, fetch kiern to school, play with keon, make keon sleep, pump milk, hang clothes, bf keon, go fetch kiern, all was done before 2.45pm... everyday my life is like that so many to do but so little time. So what i do when i think i going crazy? I rant in the forum and all these amazing ladies gave me advice, taught me how to produce more milk (yes we were like cow!), console me, supporting me thru their computer. Love them much!

^Getting all ready to go

^His glossy looking lips! Muacks!

^Keon enjoying himslelf

^ He saw one mummy, Mona, looking into the tunnel then he kpo, do the same, looking at Timothy

^Even Kiern is enjoying himself!

^Bubble time

^Greedy boy saw food and drinks, he got so excited!

^Cupcakes! It was yummy!

^Kiern ate Keon's cupcake!

Shaine's party was right after the May Bash. It was at Sentosa Trapizza. Keon, Kiern and I was the party crasher but we do enjoyed ourselves especially Kiern cos he made new foreigner friends while playing on the beach. Keon KO a little while after we arrived. Shaine is a sweet lil princess. She is very cute with her nice thick black hair!

Party 5th Stop, 10 May 2009 - Damien's aka Commando Party

2009-06-25T21:22:00.011+08:00

This is the third time I attend a birthday party in McDonald but it was first time for my 2 boys.
It was a fuss-free, cozy party as we get to talk and eat in peace while watching our babies being "trapped" in the play yard. I guess all babies feel happy rather then "trapped" as they got each other to play with. And not forgetting how little Keon tried to take advantage of Rachel by hugging her!

We adult enjoy ourselves and so do all the babies. And not forgetting a memorable cake cutting session! Damien was asleep thru out the cake cutting. Nothing can wake him up from his beauty sleep. He is indeed our little commando!

^Our birthday boy

^oh dear! what happen to our birthday boy?

^both gor gor and didi enjoying themselves

^bubble time!

^my pie!

^our best actress! her ever changing expression is so cute! she can change her expession in split seconds! she can be doing a thing with no expression then you ask her to smile for camera, she will give u a big smile after you snap, straight her face change to no expression again like nothing had happen!

^Keon enjoying his lunch.

^cupcakes, cake and agar agar

^and of cos group pic with a sleeping birthday prince

Party 4th Stop, 02 May 2009 - Rachel's Party

2009-06-09T14:21:00.005+08:00

Rachel's party was held at NSRCC aka Safra Changi. It is a beautiful place. The chalet is very new, like new bungalow with contemporary design. I loves the place so much, I went to their counter to ask if they have any available chalet for Keon's party since we can't hold the party at Aloha but too bad, their chalet have been fully book since feb.

The theme of the party is Winnie the pooh, the place was nicely decorated by Rachel mum, Alice.

Her cake is sooooo beautiful, so nice to have a baby gal!

Keon went swimming for the first time when we were there. Thanks to Doris & Rayden, Keon got to wear Rayden swimsuit as Doris brought along an extra set. Thinking back, I still cant help laughing to myself on what had happened. Doris and I were happily putting on the swimsuit for Keon, we were so satisfied with how Keon look that we took photos for him and keep saying "so cute"! I put Keon into the water then came Choc saying that Keon wore the wrong side. lol! We didnt realised he was wearing the wrong way till Choc came along. Keon had so much fun that he falls asleep on the way back home.

^Entrance to the party.

^Party favors and tile pic of Rachel & co.

^Collage of Rachel's

^isn't it beautiful?

^Pretty right...

^Group pic

^Keon putting on the wrong side of the swimsuit

^Rachel & Keon in the pool

^All of them are fascinated by the water.

Party 3rd Stop, 1 May 2009 - Raphael's Party

2009-06-07T23:18:00.004+08:00

Raphael's party was on Labour Day. It was held at his place and the theme was Mickey Mouse!

As the weather was as usual hot, we cooped in Choc room. It was a huge room, very nice! Babies were playing at Raphael's play corner. They even got a chance to sit at Raphael's Mercedes car, lol! Keon tried it too but too bad i did not bring my camera along. As the car can be control by remote controller, they tends to falls due to car jerk. Keon some how feels unsafe so he seat on the "cock pit" of the car. Tempting to buy but sure kanna reject by my Minister of Finance so I can only think of the car.. hehe...

^Raphael's Birthday Banner

^Cookies & Muffins, handmade by Choc

^Our arrival pic with birthday boy Raphael & Mummy Choc

^Play Corner. Where is Keon? haha.. he is in the play yard. Can you see s bit of his hair showing out in the play yard? lol!

^Raphael's beautiful birthday cake

^Is Kiern trying to steal the limelight?

Party 2nd Stop, 25 April 2009 - Rayden's Party

2009-06-06T09:07:00.007+08:00

Rayden's party was at Aloha Changi chalet. It was a huge party as many people attended. The buffet food was one of the better one I ever tried. The decoration was very nice! The weather was very hot so we people from SMH, all hide in a room with air-con on.

Beside chatting, haha... we find entertainment thru our babies. But how? lol! By letting Keon and Dylan try on nice sweet lil head band. Choc was on the mission of putting the head band whereas I was on the mission to capture the moment.

^Poor Dylan! He was crying for help, he just hated to be dress like a gal. I think in his mind he was thinking "I'm a man ok!"

^and this is my lil Keon gal..opps! haha.. he dun even know what is happening. still that blur blur look.

^My boy. haha.. Keon's new mummy? hehe, no.. that is Doris, Rayden mum.

^Party decor. Pooh & friends theme.

^Cake, cupcakes & agar agar. nice right...

Lastly, group pic!

Party 1st Stop, 04 April 2009 - Megan's Party

2009-06-06T08:35:00.004+08:00

Megan's party was the start of all the parties we attended. It was held at the poolside of her place, D'Marine. Theme of the party was Minnie Mouse. It was a cozy party, I was chatting and enjoying the breeze with Keon while Kiern enjoyed himself around the poolside.

The food was great and I loves the muffins! Yummy!

^Birthday gal.. look how happy and excited she is!

^Megan's agar agar birthday cake

^Angela's sister, Angeline, took pic for all individual family and print it out as a postcard for us. I loves my pic with my 2 boys cos it was the rare nice pic of us.. haha.. now the postcard is displaying in my display cabinet.

^and of cos, how can we go without a group pic.

Mum the Greatest!

2009-06-02T01:36:00.006+08:00

Happy Birthday to me! 25 years ago, on 2nd June, I was born.

Sounds old?

Nothing significant for this birthday, just home with my loves.

Why do we celebrate birthday when it is a day where our mother was in such a pain years ago?

Shouldn't it be a day to honour mother instead?

So instead of saying happy birthday to me, I think I should say THANK YOU to my mum for going thru such a painful process to give birth to me, to give me a life, to raise me up and of course to give me all the loves she has.

I will be rejecting the gift she wants to give me instead I think I will give her a gift for all she had done for me.

^My Queen and Prince

Missing Ah Yin

2009-05-28T08:28:00.003+08:00

Yesterday I went to a wake of someone that I respect dearly. I called her ah yin, just like how her own grandchildren called her. She's my cousin mother-in-law, we are not related yet she plays an important role in my early stage of life, she treated me like her own grandchildren. She took care of me for 3 years...

I was staying at my cousin house when I was 4 to 6 years old because my parents were working, they do not have the time to take care of me so I was sent to stay in my cousin house during the weekdays and I will only get to see my parents during the weekend.

Though memories of her is now very vague but she is someone that I will think of at times. Even though we dun get to see each other much after I started primary school but she will always hold a special place in my heart. I was excited to see her during CNY. Last year CNY was the last time I saw her. She was happy that I was pregnant and asked the gender of my baby. I told her its boy again then she said that I looked so pretty should be girl and she keep saying should be girl so I said ya I also hope the doc made a mistake.

This year CNY I was looking forward to see her too, I want her to see my baby Keon, I waited for a couple of hours at our CNY meeting point this year but in the end I left before she comes. I had told hubby before I always feel very thankful towards my cousin Jenny, ah yin and their family, they gave me a happy childhood.

Even though ah yin had passed on, I will still remember her as a great lady filled with love and someone I respected and regretted not caring much....

Keon's First Birthday Party

2009-05-25T23:04:00.002+08:00

HiHi...

Finally gonna update my blog! Hee... as mentioned on my previous post, I am busy attending parties. Yesterday, attended 2 birthday party. One in the afternoon, one in the evening and that is the end of May babies party. Happy Birthday to all May 2008 babies! Welcome all to the toddler club :)

Let me updates on Keon's party first.

Initially his party was supposed to be at Aloha Loyang but the venue was changed one week before the party because the Government had took over the operation of Aloha as Swine Flu quarantine area. With only one week, we had to find for alternative place, look thru several chalets but all are fully booked so we turns to restaurant and function room. Finally decided on Bottle Tree Park for its unique environment.

Although the whole process on booking Bottle Tree Seminar room was kinda rush but I was glad that the staffs that I spoken to are nice and friendly. I was also glad that they are very flexible and helpful too.

All in all, we had a great party, loves their shark fin soup, one of the best that I ever had.

Thank you to all who turns up, because of you this party was a successful one, because of your presence this party was warm and cosy.

^Guests were told to follow the balloons to the Seminar room as Bottle Tree Park was a big area so I used balloons to lead them but I totally forgotten that the helium-filled balloons wont last long under sunlight so by the time my guests were making their way in, these balloons had shrink.

^The function room

^Entrance to the party

^Balloon columns done by my sis.

^The background for the cake-cutting set up

^Play area for babies

^Party favours for babies aka Keon's friends.

^Door gifts for kids and adults. Its Kit Kat wrapped in my DIY wrapper. Everyone loves chocolate right that why i thinking this is something that wont go wrong.

^Flowers for all mummies and mother-to-be cause the next day is Mother's Day.

^Cupcakes

^Balloon Boy

^here comes the birthday boy...

^one red packet for the birthday boy from fifth uncle.

^Some of the buffet food

^Birthday star with my mum

^Damien

^Wynne

^Hubby Cousins and Kiern

^Doris & Rayden

^Keon & Jorel

^Yiyi, me & birthday boy

^Family picture

^Maternal Family picture without my sis

^Our own sweet family

^My poly friends

^SMH mummies

^Hubby's band mates & friends

^Keon's God-mums & my close pals.

^Keon's first birthday cake

^Kiern giving flowers out to all the mummies

^Happy Birthday to Keon!!!

^Since didi dunno how to blow the candle then kor kor shall has the honour to blow for him

^Cake cutting

P/S: Dunno why i cant seems to upload Keon's first year montage on blogspot.... :(

Why no updates???

2009-05-16T10:58:00.002+08:00

Reason for not updating my blog--> Parties!

Haha! Been busying attending birthday party and organising Keon's party and its not over still got parties to attend :)

Today we will be going to a BIG birthday party. Its a party that was organise my SMH forum May 2008 thread. We gonna have 30 birthday boys and girls. Cant imagine 30 babies in a party. I guess its going to be fun!

Will update again with all the parties that we attend and of cos my baby Keon's party once i sort out all the pics. Until then, have a nice weekends :)

Star Awards 2009

2009-04-26T19:03:00.002+08:00

haha... Star Awards 2009 just started. Here my take on who will win and who should win.

Best Drama Serial
who will win: The Little Nyonya
who should win: I hope Prefect Cut will win cos I think the storyline is well-written as compare to OTT The Little Nyonya.

Best Actor
who will win: Tay Ping Hui
who should win: Chen Han Wei. No particular person with outstanding performance.

Best Actress
who will win: Jeanette Aw
who should win: Joanne Peh. Basically I think people watch little nyonya is because of her character rather than Jeanette Aw, just that Mediacorp focuses on Jeanette Aw on exposure.

Best Supporting Actor
who will win: Chew Chor Meng
who should win: Chew Chor Meng

Best Supporting Actress
who will win: Lin Mei Jiao
who should win: haha.. this one i will choose someone who is not norminated, Pan Ling Ling. I loves her performance in Prefect Cut, one of the best act from Mediacorp in recent years. I was totally touch by her performance in that show but too bad, Mediacorp are blind by Little Nyonya.

Best Host
who will win: Guo Liang
who should win: Just give him, his long-awaited award!

Dining & Shopping @ VivoCity

2009-04-22T00:18:00.010+08:00

Yesterday was Laoye off day so he brought us to VivoCity to dine and shop. Yesterday I finally got the courage and faith in Keon to let him walk around VivoCity.

Keon had been fussing whenever we go shopping cos he will be confined to his stroller or our arms as I was worried to let him walk by himself anywhere except our home sweet home and also he do not has a proper shoe to wear. He got shoes at home but its either too big or too small or because it is hard sole which old folks said babies can only wear when they turn 1 year old. Keon was fussing again yesterday so with no other choice, we went to Fox to buy a pair of shoe for him.

When he first started out walking with shoes, it was so funny, he took 3 steps and sit on the floor to check on his new shoes and giving a "what is this" expression, he repeated this gesture for a couples of time and he do not dare to walk on his own. Then we held hand and walk together, I was extremely happy, the feeling of holding your child hand and walk together for the first time was just amazing! Slowly as we walked, he let go of my hand and he walked like a free bird, at this point, I got teary-eyes, tears of joy! Everyone who walked past him, slowed down and kept saying "he is so cute, so cute!!!" It just warmth my heart to see him becoming a toddler...

^I want food!!!

^Hee...

^Keon: "I want ice-cream!!!"

^Keon goes shopping...

^Stop and pose...

^Kor kor is just as excited as mummy!

^walking in progress

^Am I a good model?

^Keon showing "I am no.1" gesture.

Keon's First Birthday Invitation

2009-04-20T09:03:00.003+08:00

Credits to my sis!

Keon 11th month milestone

2009-04-13T10:49:00.003+08:00

So fast, my little boy is 11 months old. Keon is a fast learner, he no longer crawling, he is walking everywhere in the house even before he turns 1 year old!!! I am very proud of him!

Milestones that he had reached:

walk
call laoye "papa"
only call me "mama" when he is desperate for me to carry him
know how to say "baobao", "apple"
understand what is "bye bye", "water", "eat", "no", "cannot", "give me", "pray", "kiss", "fly", "go kai kai"
Finger feeds
holds his own bottle even when walking
knows how to walk to kitchen and ask the maid for water
knows how to get down from bed
knows how to use things to steps up and reach for things that he want
wants to imitate our actions like pressing lift buttons, switching on lights, using tv controller etc
and his favourite past time?.... digging wallets and bags!

He is turning 1 year old soon and I am busy with preparing for his big bash. Venue, theme, decor are done but still have so many things left undone such as guest lists, invitation card, catering, cake design, door gifts and his 'birthday suit" Time is running out, hopefully all be done by this weekend!

A letter to my two special friends...

2009-04-07T23:52:00.005+08:00

To my two special friends,

First of all, congratulations on this very special day of yours. Thank you for inviting me, even though I cannot go but believe me, I hope I was there to witness the union of two hearts and souls. Knowing you guys, I know this day does not come by easy, both of you have been thru ups and downs together for so long, anyone who know you guys will have thought finally this day has come!

We have not met for so long due to that incident which I pray that it did not happen at all. Boy! It's been 2 years plus since that incident happened, time flies! Within these two years, once a while I will be thinking how are you guys doing, how we all used to spend weekends together and I will read thru my blog archives to remember the footprints you guys had left behind. Yes, I do miss both of you because you guys are such a special friends to us. I have to thank the advance technology because it allows me to see some little updates on both of you. He had changed so much after that incident. Some gain, some loss, I guess. I gain a better husband thru this incident and the kind of happiness for my gain is a dilemma as I know He had regretted so badly for what had happened on that very day and He cried and said He never know how to face you guys ever again and I keep blaming myself for his pain because it would not had happened if it's not for me. Because of me, He lost his two best friends, his brother, his sister who he had known for so long. I do not know when we are going to meet again but I do hope this day will come... and hopefully time will heal everything...

Yours Truly,

Jerlynn

2009-03-28T08:47:00.002+08:00

Cannot think of a right title, laoye grandfather had passed away yesterday and it was my mil birthday.

Although all of us are feeling sad but still we are happy for Gong Gong cos he had lived for 100 blissful years and everyone in the family went to see him in hospital before he pass away. The last time I saw him in the hospital, I break down, its never nice seeing someone in a dying state but he turns better on the day we visited him. He holds on for another 3 more days.

My memories of him is very little because I dun get to see him much, a memories that I will fondly remember is that he liked to show good sign whenever he sees me carrying Kiern to him when Kiern was a baby.

His funeral will be the first funeral that Kiern attend. Yesterday, Kiern do not understand what is happening, he refused to wear white tee and putting on the color cloths which will indicates how is he related to Gong Gong. So I took some time to explain to Kiern...

Me: "Do you know what is happening now?"

Kiern: "I don't know"

Me: "You see the photo, do you remember who he is?"

Kiern: "Yes"

Me: "Ok, Great-Grandfather had passed away, do you understand what is pass away?"

Kiern: "Yes it means go away."

Me: "Yes and you will not get to see him again and you need to wear white tee and put on the cloth to show respect."

When I told laoye what I had said to Kiern, he asked me why I dun said die? Maybe I just too sensitive, I feels that "die" this word is kinda of harsh. In the end, laoye told Kiern that Great-Grandfather had dies just like the fish he used to keep. Then Laoye asked if he knows what is die? That Kiern gave an expression - Eye balls looking up with a crook mouth. We all broke into laughter cos its very funny and I think he do understand what is going on now.

Keon Getting Down The Bed

2009-03-24T23:59:00.002+08:00

March one week holiday 2009

2009-03-22T23:52:00.003+08:00

Since i am not working and studying and since Keon is bigger and easier to handle now, I tried to plan a fruitful one week holiday for Kiern but sad to say its not as fruitful as I want it to be. This is how the one week goes...

Monday - Stay home and we do some painting. Kiern painted a garden and we also drew clown face on paper plates.

Tuesday - We waited for laoye to wake up and we went to amk hub. We went to Fish & Co for dinner and shop around.

Wednesday - I brought Kiern and Keon together with my sis to Botanical Garden. Have a fun but super hot day. I am still trying to teach Kiern what we saw at the Swan Lake is swans and not duck. Up till now he still insist that is duck. I told him that we will bring a photo of the swan to let his teacher see and ask his teacher what that is.

Thursday - Went for photoshoot. Nice cosy place with lots of fun. Kiern was extremely happy as he had a great time playing the props and playing with the photographer, Joyce.

Friday - Wii day

Saturday - Kiern was watching TV the whole day.

Sunday - Wii day and went to laoye cousins house.

Wanted to bring Kiern to Little'Ozone@ OCC but keep postponing it due to some circumstances but promised him that I will bring him there this week. Got to sleep liao cos tomorrow school reopens for Kiern!!!

Keon can walk!

2009-03-11T09:42:00.003+08:00

Joie De Vivre Clearance Sales

2009-03-06T00:03:00.002+08:00

Ladies,

Do take a look on my online biz, there is clearance sales right now!

Thanks!

Keon is sick again...

2009-03-03T00:49:00.001+08:00

Keon is having fever again. Maybe new teeth coming out, gonna check his mouth when he gets better.

Baby's Teething

2009-02-25T09:30:00.003+08:00

As compare to Kiern, Keon had a hard time during teething. He had severe diarrhea which lasted for about a week or so. It was so severe that when i washed his butt each time he had diarrhea, he be crying and screaming because he was in pain. I guess the toxic or acid from diarrhea caused him to has a bad nappy rash. Some other symptoms that he experienced:

1. Drooling

2. fussiness

3. biting behavior

4. fever

5. sleep problems

Keon drools a lot! I mean it! I have to keep changing his bib like every hour. Initially when he started drooling a lot, we never put on bib for him and he had a bad bout of rashes on his neck which he scratches till it bleed. *heart pain*

He is still fussing but much lesser now. Biting... he is putting everything that he can get hold of into his mouth.

He had his first fever on 02/02/2009. He started showing signs of uncomfort on 01/02 when we went to cousin house. On that day, he was super fussy and he was a sleepyhead, he was sleeping most of the time and refused to eat and he only want me to carry which was unusual as he likes to be carry no matter by who. I had suspected that something was wrong and true enough, he woke up at 3am with a high fever. Brought him to a clinic first thing in the morning. Had a bad experienced with the clinic opposite my flat. The clinic assistant made me wait to get register, its not like she was super busy, she took her time to stick labels on the medicine bottles then took her time to put back patient record cards which she can jolly do it later after serving me. So all in all, she let me and my "fever" baby waited for about half and hour then she asked me to write down particulars as it was our first visit. After writing, she told me "come back at around 12.30pm"

I asked her "What do you mean to come back around 12.30pm?"

"Because we closed around that time and you are number 29, now is only number 7."

I felt like slapping her on the spot, first you made us wait then you never mentioned that there were a long queue and want us to go back to the clinic around your closing time?! Here I got a baby with high fever, any other clinic would have gave my baby priority to go see the doctor first because baby with fever is no joke! Those who are reading this now may think that I should know there was a long queue, seriously there was no way to tell as there was only about 10 people in the clinic and some of the 10 people are family. Anyway, I had blacklisted that clinic. In the end, I walked to my mum boss clinic few blocks away, should had went there right from the start, I was thinking to go the nearby clinic because my baby got fever, do not want him to expose to much to the sun and hot weather. Haiz...

Keon is still having sleeping problem, I am thinking whether to bring him for baby massage since they said it helps in baby sleep.

All the 1's are out. The lower 1's came out during January and the upper 1's came out this month.

Happy Valentine's Day!

2009-02-14T23:54:00.003+08:00

Happy Valentine's to everyone!!!

Just when I was "complaining" at SMH forum that laoye is not those romantic guy, he is one practical guy who will ask straight into my face "what you want?", even when it comes to buying diamond ring, he just brought me to the jewelry shop and said "choose yourself", no surprise at all from him. Then surprise surprise, yesterday he went for a workshop at Hilton hotel, after he finished the workshop, he called to tell me that he be going to Sim Lim but 45 minutes later, he appeared at home and said he hidden something in a corner in our bedroom (I'm in Kiern room) and want me to find it. Less than 5 minutes and I found it le. He bought a necklace for me. He made my day! Not because of that necklace he bought, I am happy because he finally surprised me after I complained for so long, I will be happy even if he just surprise me with a card full of his thoughts. Anyway, I hope this will not be the last surprise I get from him!

Happy 9 months old!!!

2009-02-08T23:48:00.003+08:00

Happy 9 months old my baby Keon!!! Time files, 3 more months and Keon will be 1 year old. I had started planning for his birthday. Had booked aloha loyang sea view terrace and is now searching for his first birthday supplies and still thinking should I engage a balloon sculptor or magician? Had also booked a photo shoot to be done before his party so that guest can see how much my Keon grow but I am thinking of changing to another studio, which means I have to sell my slot to another person. Haiz.. cant make up my mind or should I just bring him to 2 photo shoot?

Keon doing twinkle twinkle star gesture (I am not the one singing. It's my mum.) -->

2009-01-27T20:18:00.003+08:00

2009-01-19T07:54:00.004+08:00

Kids Say the Darndest Thing

As usual, my naughty Kiern said some stuffs that made us laugh our head off.

On new year eve, 31 December 2008, we went to Marina Country Club to have our dinner as it was Laoye birthday. On the way back home, my brother-in-law drove.

Kiern: "Mummy, why is 2nd uncle driving?"

I was curious why he said that as it was not our first time in a car that was drove by my brother-in-law.

Me:"Why did you ask? Yes 2nd uncle is driving."

Kiern:"Because he cannot drive, only ah gong can drive."

It was my father-in-law car as he drank beer during the dinner so my brother-in-law took over the wheels.

Me: "Why he cannot drive? Ah gong drink beer so he cannot drive."

Kiern: "Because later he make spoilt the car."

All of us started laughing because my brother-in-later did damage the car for quite a number of time.

Brother-in-law started the car and slowly we made our way out of Marina Country Club. Then my Kiern started nagging at the back of my ear saying my brother-in-law cannot drive.

Kiern: "2nd uncle cannot drive because he will go the wrong way."

Me: "Can you just please keep quiet and sit still, 2nd uncle won't go the wrong way."

Then we came to a junction, where need to turn either right or left, my brother-in-law turned right.

Kiern: "He go the wrong way!"

Me: "Aiya, he going the right way, you don't worry, ah gong is sitting beside him, ah gong will tell him where to go."

After turning right at the junction, we found that the road looks different.

Father-in-law: "Ivan, I think you should have turn right just now at the junction, we are at the wrong direction"

Kiern: "SEE, I TOLD YOU SO!"

Gosh! I not sure whether Kiern really knows the way as it was his first time there, that why he keep insisting my brother-in-law went the wrong direction but Kiern do have great sense of direction, you show him the way 1 time then he will some how remember.

When I gave birth to Keon last year, he was there during the labour night 1 time and the next day, he knew how to go about the hospital and he ran straight to my ward when he arrived, never wait for my mother-in-law and my mother-in-law thought that he will go to the wrong ward or lost his way even the nurse thought he went to the wrong ward and wanted to tease him but she was surprised that he went to the right one!

I still remember when my house was renovating last year July, I drove back and Kiern was with me. It was my first time driving to my then- new flat and I am a super- direction idiot aka lu chi. So I turned in 1 carpark earlier and Kiern keep saying "no no, mummy wrong way wrong way." and i keep insisting that i am right! Only to realised, i am indeed wrong so i drove out and Kiern was pointing to the next carpark, "there mummy! turn this way!" He was not even 3 years old at that point of time as it happened 1 month before his birthday.

2009-01-13T12:36:00.002+08:00

Keon's - Sean Lau Photo Shoot

Sean Lau Baby Photography

2008-12-29T07:52:00.012+08:00

HOHOHO... How's everyone xmas? It's been so long since I last updated. Have been busy with xmas shopping, kids and spree. 2 more days to NEW YEAR aka LaoYe birthday and less than a month time it be Chinese New Year which means pocket is going empty at a super fast rate!

Updates on Keon: He had moved from eating pureen to porridge. He had tried fish, frog leg, spniach, tofu, broccoli, carrot, potato, sweet potato, apple, pear, banana, mango, papaya and avocado. He now super sticky towards me, if i just walk out of his sight, he will start to make a lot of noise. He is now trying to stand unsupported and he knows how to high five. I am trying hard to teach him "gong xi gong xi" gesture, hopfully he learns it before CNY.

Updates on Kiern: He is going to 7 hours class next year, dunno how he will adapt. Went to buy his uniform on 22-12 and we bought 2 size up from his previous set of uniform. He wore size M and now he is wearing size XL. Oh.. and when playing board game with him, he must always be the first winner! If not he be crying and say things like "I don like yiyi, i don like yiyi!" Nowadays he like to say "well i guess so", "alright alright", "i told you so" and he like to use the word "otherwise". Sometimes the things he do can make one angry yet you find it funny so its like to scold or not to scold. Last week, he threw his empty cookie pack but some crumbs dropped out and he told the maid "Auntie! You better clean this up!" As the maid is busy, she did not attend to it immediately then Kiern said "Auntie! I said you better clean this up! The floor is so dirty!"

X'mas 2008

^On the left is 2007 pic and right is 2008

^This year Kiern took a chair and put the star by himself, last year he asked laoye to carry him.

^This year xmas tree is very ugly, haha.. Laoye said he want to change to a bigger christmas tree.

^Pressie for the family!

^He "guai guai" stood there and let me snap a pic cos I told him if he don do so then cannot open presents!

^Keon refuse to take a pics with his korkor.

^Keon Presents

^Keon opening his present from May Babies Xmas gathering, given by Baby Elijah

^Kiern presents

^Keon and Laoye pressie from my family

^Kiern happily opening his presents at my parents place

^Kiern and his little santa hat!

^Our xmas dinner at Cosmo Cafe. haha.. see my long hair? Got "bonus" from laoye so i pamper myself with hair extension!

Random Pics

^Keon watching tv

^See his right eye, he knock himself at my bedroom side table

^Loves his look but dislike the background!

^Dirty Keon!

2008-11-30T23:28:00.004+08:00

Keon Standing Up with Support

Keon Sitting Up

2008-11-16T00:39:00.002+08:00

Laoye hard disk crash and my baby photos are all gone but

thankfully there is blog and friendster where i post pictures up thus i can save some of those gone pictures from there.

2008-10-31T18:11:00.007+08:00

Peranakan Musuem 05-10-2008

Some of you might not know actually i am like a quarter Peranakan?. Both my maternal and paternal grandmother are Peranakan, that why when i was young, when my grandmothers are still around, I am influence by Peranakan culture. My maternal grandmother is Teochew Peranankan while my paternal grandmother is Javanese Peranakan. For special occasion, my grandmothers, aunties and my mum will dress in Sarong Kebaya and some of my uncles will dress in Batik shirt. My mum and dad speak Malay fluently.

Visited Peranakan Museum with my family and we saw the shop there selling some of the Perananka accessories for like 400, 700 bucks which my mum and dad also have. We were shocked! We did not know that those items such as belts, shoes worth so much. I have a bead shoe custom made when i was young, have been asking my mum for it, doubt i can wear it now.

^Can you see me?

^Me, Keon and my new Escada shades sponsor by my mummy

^My sis snatched my shades!!!

^My cute cute Kiern

2008-10-20T23:47:00.005+08:00

Can someone please stop me from finger-shopping?!!!!

I really really spent too much online lately and right now i am aiming more stuffs online!

Gosh... to buy or not to buy.

List of stuffs that i want to buy online:

Toys for Keon
Matching old navy clothes for Keon and Kiern
Old navy shoes for Kiern (had bought one but wrong size)
Legs warmer for Keon
Nursing cover/shawl
Story books for Kiern
Californian Baby Calendura Cream
LG/Parklon Playmat (maybe can psycho laoye to buy this cos very ex.. hehe.. for the sake of his lil baby safety)

List of stuffs i had bought online recently:

3 nursing cover/shawl
2 pupsik baby pouch carrier
clothes (lost count liao)
shoe for Kiern
mascara (highly recommend Flamingo Mascara! Can make your lashes longggg)
hair straighten flat iron
2 beansprout pillows + extra covers
Mozart Cube Toy for Keon
Brown rice cereal for Keon (i know some of you gonna think i crazy)
Can opener (i know i know, you will go "WHAT CAN OPENER ALSO BUY ONLINE?!")
3 cleaning gloves use for cleaning furniture
3 hinge wallets (two of it is for my mum and sis)
9 bag organizer
2 bag hook
1 bag hanger
photoshoot package? haha.. it was thru internet that i got to share a better deal with other mummies.
xmas decor bibs for Keon
and many more which i cant remember at this moment!

Oh and i nearly bought a Maclaren stroller online too, transfered deposit le but the organizer who organize this bulk purchase for stroller found out that the supplier actually sells counterfeit stroller so in the end it was cancel and lucky i got my deposit back.

2008-10-17T01:21:00.002+08:00

I sooo wanna change my blogskins, still finding for one that i like.

Some updates on baby Keon, he now know how to crawl the right way with his knees and he know how to sit if we put him on that position, he is learning how to sit up on his own and he had started eating semi-solid food. So far he tried rice cereal, apple puree, carrot puree, banana puree and pumpkin puree. All the purees are home-made by his dearest mummy---> ME!!!

Nowadays i feel so lost can.. ever since the maid came i like beside looking after Keon and finger-shopping then i got nothing else to do. I think its time for me to find a job liao, anyone got lobang?

Time flies time flies... Last saturday i went to this wedding dinner on behalf of my mother in law so i went there not knowing whose wedding is it as it consider far distance relative. When i reached there, surprised surprised I saw this guy, Kang Siang who is my secondary schoolmate and for a moment i cant remember his name. I was like "why are you here?!"

Then he replied "how come you can be here and i cant?"

Me: "Your friend wedding?"

Kang Siang: "Nope i come be waiter"

Me: "Dun bluff la"

Kang Siang: "You mean you really dunno whose wedding?"

Me: "I really dunno. My mother in law asked me to come then i come lor"

Kang Siang: "It's Joanne wedding!"

Then suddenly i remember his class Joanne. Up till then i still dunno i am related to the bride or groom. I congratulate Joanne and asked her if she still remember me, she said she find me familiar and asked I am which side relative then i asked who surename is Chan then she said she is! The whole family linkage is kinda complicated. Her dad was my mother in law nephew which mean her dad is laoye cousin. When i told laoye all these 2 days ago, he laughed and said "so it means that she should call you AUNTIE!" Gosh, it never come to my mind once that by right she should address me auntie till laoye mentioned it. Anyway the world is so small and i mean it! Cos I saw Mr Wong Tew Wee(ah bao fav lecturer) on that wedding dinner too! Yet again for a moment i forgotten that he is Mr Wong (i getting old, i know!), in my mind i only remember him as wee wee. I told my brother in law that i saw wee wee then he asked which lecturer then he goes "oh! Tweety bird is it?!" I was like yes yes so what is his surename then he forget too cos in his mind is tweety bird but after sometimes he managed to recall that he is Mr Wong.

2008-10-17T00:37:00.006+08:00

Random Photos

May Babies Gathering

^Getting ready to go...

^Babies all fall in...

Keon's First Hair Cut

Before:

^see the bald patches

Shaving in progress:

After:

2008-09-29T00:37:00.005+08:00

Just a quick update before i go to dreamland.

Did you know my baby is botak?? Hehe.. he is botak for nearly a month le.

Some other random pics.

^Woo woo face

^Sucking his "drumstick"

^He is learning how to sit upright

^When he was 1 month plus, he sleep till he rolled down from the mini sofa bed.

2008-09-24T02:11:00.003+08:00

Keon's "Crawling" Vidz

Keon's Laughing Vidz
(WARNING: Mostly you will hear my awful laughter which i do to make him laugh)

2008-08-30T02:03:00.004+08:00

Hee... Second blog of the day...

See these 2 pictures..

^Taken on August 11th

^taken on August 22nd

On 11 Aug, laoye came home and went into our room then he came out and asked if i purposely put them to sleep like that. Then i was like what purposely? Then he asked me to go in to take a look and realized they are sleeping in the same position and it happened again on the 22 Aug. Cute right... haha.. brothers...

Before I end...

Happy 6th Anniversary LaoYe!!!
Yes, its been six years since our love blossom..

2008-08-30T01:41:00.004+08:00

My boy, Kiern birthday was on the 24th Aug but part of his birthday pics is with my sis so shall post his birthday pics on my next update.

Shall post Keon's pics... Brought him for a jab ~~today~~ yesterday, doc was saying Keon still dunno how to flip (which mean he turn from a lying position into a tummy down position) but should know when he is 4-5 months old then my mum told the doc which is her boss also cos mummy works for them, that Keon's is trying to flip and the next thing we know when we got back to my parents place straight after the jab, he flipped! Thought i see wrongly, asked my sis to put him back to lying down position and he flip again! Haha.. told my mummy, must be the doc said he dunno, he not happy so must show us that he know how to flip.

Keon's milestones:

He now knows how to smile back at ppl
he knows how to "talk"
lift his head high
giggle
flip
push himself forward aka early stage of crawling
he knows how to grip his pacifier in and out of his mouth
sucks his fists and thumb!

2008-08-22T17:46:00.004+08:00

Have not been updating frequently recently cos being a housewife is even busier than working and my hair is in a HUGH MESS!!!!!! Will be visiting the salon next week courtesy of laoye.

The good thing about being a housewife?... everything also can claim from laoye.. my hair cut, my shopping expenses etc, he even agrees to employ a part-time maid to help me do housework so that i can concentrate on our kids but all this will come to an end soon, cos a full time maid is coming soon, after i train the maid for 2 weeks then will be looking for job liao.... Anyone got lobang?...

Will update soon with Keon pics and Kiern birthday pic cos i cant find my camera cable to transfer the pics.

Pics taken with my sis DSLR camera:

^My siao siao sis

^Me fooling around with the camera. That's my boy using the acer lappy and this macbook is my birthday gift from hubby but he is using it most of the time!

^Me trying to act like a professional photographer, want my fore item to be clear and background to be blur so obvious, I failed.

^Haha... I passed, after a few tries, finally got what i want.

2008-08-08T02:07:00.008+08:00

Heyhey.... I may get my five minute of fame thru Stomp or any other website that the guy post the picture. Well the story goes like this (extracted from my sis blog and edited by me),

Went to Causeway point for dinner.

My baby, Keon wet his pants. We were still in Delifrance cafe and Kiern was still eating his dinner. I asked my sis and mum to go to the nursing room to help change my baby diaper while i feed Kiern his last few mouths of food.

After my dad paid for the bill, the 3 of us went up to the nursing room to find my baby, mum and sis.

As Keon was wet, my sis rushed to the nursing room.

She pushed the door, without knowing theres a boy at the back of the door as there was no way she can see it. Tell me anyone that can see thru a door.

Though there is a glass panel on the door but its at a height whereby we can only see an adult but not children and a aunty was there, she was far behind the door

Perhaps my sis did push too hard.

And it knock the boy.

My sis apologised, so did my mumsy.

But...

The Boy's grandma aka that 'aunty' keep nagging and scolding while my sis and mum keep apologising.

Ok my mum did say something to the aunty that they cant see the boy and she aka that aunty should look after the boy too, she should ask the boy not to stand behind a door and my mum started saying all this becos that aunty just keep scolding non-stop!

The boy's mum kept silent initially then she said my sis, "you can't said that you already say you are sorry, that is not the right attitude, you never even care for my boy."

Kaoz, my sis said that cos she keep apologising yet that aunty keep scolding non-stop and what's more you want my sis to do? Who say my sis is not concern about the boy, when i went into the nursing room after my dad paid the bill, my sis asked me if i see the boy, if he is alright. Ok, even if my sis go forward and sayang the boy and show concern to the boy, would his grandmother allow?? She is scolding and scolding NON-STOP, she is so angry, who dares to go near them?! Some more the aunty said "this is a nursery room so you should know there is children so how can you push the door so hard?!"

When they left, that auntie shouted "stupid, bastard"... So much so for saying this is a nursery room with children around. We just kept quiet cos we know its our fault.

Just nice, the boy's dad came, the boy's mum said a few sentences to him then

he continue saying stuff then they left. Less than 2 minutes, he came back, holding his hp out.

I think he took our picture and he said he called the police.

Told us to stayed then said my sis should not said that she already said she is sorry and said my mum should not say that they should look after their children.

My mum wanna said something to him, i stopped her as how we explained is no use cos they are angry, whatever we said is no use. I told the boy's dad, "We know its our fault, we have apologised, if you have call the police, we will wait for the police to come and we will corporate." By then, he had mellowed down a bit and security guards came with ppl standing and looking at us. The boy's dad said he called the police and he will go downstairs to wait for the police.

So we wait and guess what...

instead the family went off.

We waited for nothing. I went to the customer service counter, while my family waited outside the nursing room, to ask to speak to the security guard on duty on level 3.

After the customer service lady helped me called the security guard, he went to look for my sis at level 3 and ask her to go off,

As he think the family had gone too.

My sis left her number to the security guard so if that family were to pursue that matter, they can contact my sis.

Ok... right now I have a few questions on my mind regarding that incident..

That aunty: "this is a nursery room so you should know there is children so how can you push the door so hard?!"

Why are they in a nursing room? To nurse the children which i think is impossible as 2 of them are in their primary school and the boy is like Kiern age or maybe 1 year older than him. To change diaper?? Maybe but the boy are old enough to say he wants to go to the washroom. But maybe I am wrong, maybe he really went to change his diaper. Or are they there to sit and chit-chat???

That aunty: "this is a nursery room so you should know there is children so how can you push the door so hard?!"

If you said that is a nursery room with children then why do you use "ugly" words to scold us? All your grand children are there and so is my 2 K's.

That aunty: "this is a nursery room so you should know there is children so how can you push the door so hard?!"

Hmm... as a parent myself, no matter what room or what venue, i always tell my boy to practice pre-cautious. Like never stand behind a door as you never know when someone will open the door, never touch anything when we are out shopping in case he breaks an item, always stop and look carefully before crossing the road etc. I am not trying to defend myself or my sis but we never know when incident will happen, if everyone "should know" then there will not be any accident happen.

Just nice, the boy's dad came, the boy's mum said a few sentences to him then he continue saying stuffs then they left. Less than 2 minutes, he came back, holding his hp out.

How much can a person understand the whole situation in less than 5 minutes and said that he called the police??? How much does he know about the incident when he is there for less than 5 minutes and tell us he want to call the police.

The boy's dad said he called the police and he will go downstairs to wait for the police.

Where are you guys??? You just left like that?? So why said you had called the police?? To scare us? To embarrass us in front of other ppl? We are not scare cos we admit we are in the fault and we keep apologising. But do i have a case with them that they embarrass us in a public? After reading the Dawn Yang case with Xiaxue, I think we might have a case here.

And finally to my sis,

they may have spoilt your birthday and our happy mood but at least you know your family are behind you no matter what happen... Happy 18th Birthday and Congrats to your legal age for driving :)

2008-07-20T17:44:00.006+08:00

Just some random pics.

^I surrender!!!

^Chubby baby

^Handsome Kiern

^haha... i forget to off the flash..

^Big head small hand

^His neck is getting stronger.

^nice right... I used my sis SLR camera to take this pic.

2008-07-13T13:48:00.008+08:00

Hey hey, I am back to update... Never update because busy and was down with mastitis hence got high fever for 2 days and mild fever for one day. I dun even have the strength to get down of bed for the 2 days. Thank god for my ever loving and helpful mother in law who help me take care of the 2 K's while I rest and of cos not forgetting my wonderful mother and sister who help me on sunday while I am in my "feverland".

Have been busy, crazy busy with my 2 boys. The first week that Kiern school reopened, I turned super EMO. I was crying everyday!!! A fellow mummy from a forum, sum up my day

"I can understand after u hv busy with ur #1 then follow by ur #2 and there's no time for u to rest and later u hv to pump ur milk by then it's almost done and it's abt time to fetch ur #1 from sch. All this work can be very tiring and all is buzy with our kids and no time for ourself. "

Moreover I am someone who wakes up in the morning, aim to finish something by the day and I must finish if not I be angry with myself so what happen is I aim to finish the household chores by the day but because busy with Kiern and Keon, I cannot finish then I breakdown. Now I learned to be flexible, if that day cannot do then dun do, just wait for next day.

And I am so thankful to hubby for being there to help me, imagine when he was working morning shift, he got back from work at 9 plus, eat dinner and he suf net a while so by the time he hits the bed it will be 11plus and he need to wake up 4.30am to go to work. BUT hubby wakes up at 3am to help me as I am crying when Keon refused to sleep after he finished his milk. Because of this, i keep telling myself cannot cry and must be brave and positive cos hubby very tired. Things are getting better now.

^Keon

^Take 1

^Take 2. Kiern disturbed us by grabbing Keon and kissed him.

^Take 3. See my dark circles and eye bag :(

^Keon's new toy. Fisher price Infant-to-toddler rocker.

2008-06-17T00:28:00.010+08:00

Keon's Full Month Celebration

Not much pictures as I was too busy entertaining guests. Realised I never took any pictures with my friends, so sad can... Anyway, thanks to those who came and thanks for the gifts!!! Luv you guys >.<

^With this pomolo leaves bath, it indicate the end of my confinement.

^Table of offering

^Baby first outing

^Now you see it..

^Now you dun.. all money went to
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^$$ goes to 40 boxes of cakes

^$$ goes to long long layout of buffet. Ppl comment that when they reach near to the end, their plate is full. That explains why we have left over from the last few container.

^Yes!!! He luvs mummy and not daddy :P

^Keon and my mama

^Take 1

^Take 2

^Take 3 and its a wrap! This remind me of my no pic with my fren :(

^Random pic from my sis lappy. Think Keon is only about 1 week old. Isn't he a cutie...

2008-05-31T16:08:00.006+08:00

Second post of the day...

Lets talk about Kiern...

He is a big boy now...

Past few weeks, he like shoot up a lot, no longer the small small cute boy boy, he seems to look more mature now...

Ever since i knew i was pregnant, i never carried Kiern so when i came back home from hospital, i tried to carry him and sad to say, he grow so much that i do not have the strength to carry him.

He had a high fever few days ago. His temperature went up while he was sleeping, he suddenly cried at around 2+am, keep saying pain. After he drank some water he tried to go back to sleep yet he feeling teerible that he keep crying. So at 4am, hubby brought him to Mt A hospital to see a doc. I put a plastic bag in hubby pocket telling him that Kiern may vomit any time, in the end Kiern vomited twice in the taxi and hubby said he was too late to take out the plastic bag. I was at home waiting for them to be home while at the same time feeding and trying to put Keon to sleep. Finally got my sleep at 5am but to be waken up by Keon at 6plus.

^Kiern train collection. This is only one third of his trains, can you imagine how many trains he has?

^Hubby brought Kiern to go shopping while i do confinement at home and this is what he bought for Kiern as he promised Kiern that he will buy a big big train for him. In the end, hubby sms me to say he regretted saying big big train. The box is like almost Kiern height.

^After setting up.

^ The cost of the train!!! I heart pain for hubby...

This was how Kiern looked like... small lil boy...

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This is how Kiern look now...

2008-05-31T15:33:00.007+08:00

Counting down shall start now...

One more week to end of confinement...

One more week to FREE...DOM!!!

YESH! YESH! YESH! YESH!

Can you feel my happiness?!!!

Have updated my DESIRE list, after a month of confinement, things that I desire is getting more and some are just routine things like bath that we do daily but to me that will be a ROYAL treatment!!!

Done with Keon full month stuffs. Ordered the cakes and buffet. This time round the full month affair seems to be more grand as compare to Kiern cos got more funding as hubby is working. The buffet alone, just for relatives will be 90 pax! Father-in-law suggested that the buffet we ordered 2 sets of 30pax. Which means 1 set will be 9 dishes, 2 sets will be 18 dishes for buffet! Imagine 18 dishes layout?! Initially, they said buffet at my place, i was like where got space? Think of the 18 dishes buffet layout already got problems finding place to put somemore got 90 relatives! Hubby was like how to squeeze 90 ppl in a 4 rooms flat. So after much consideration, the venue are set to be at my in-laws house.

Keon is 3 weeks old now, he is starting to show his own pattern like how he wants us to pat him to sleep and how he will "complain" aka cried to let us know that he is sick at lying at this area looking at the same old things. He is starting to learn how to smile and laugh. Its amazing how baby actually learns how to smile and laugh in their sleep, yes, baby will only smile and laugh in their sleeps for a couple of weeks before they actually know how to do it to ppl around them when they are awake. For Chinese, it is believed that "Chuan mu" aka bed god?(haha, dun really know what they called it in English) are teaching the baby those expressions. Anyway let us just enjoy some cutesy pics of my lil Keon-->

2008-05-23T23:48:00.003+08:00

Bloom Photoshoot

Presenting to you... a super fatty me!!! haha.. cos the shots was taken when i am 34weeks preggy. Sounds like self consoling hor... but then now i not so fat liao though still got long way to go to get back my pre-preggy weight.

2008-05-22T22:09:00.003+08:00

Baby #2 got a name!!!

Yes baby #2 got name, FINALLY!!! We actually find 2 Master to choose his name. First one, hubby do not like the result, he said he wanna tear the paper the Master wrote so my in laws find another one which costs $100 more than the first one, hubby said dun mind paying more for a name which will be used a life time. So what is my baby name???

Li Qi'En Keon

Dun ask me why Keon, hubby chose the name ( I wanted Karl but hubby strongly object to it) and yes Qi'En do sounds like Kiern and its pure coincident.

Anyway Keon is 2 weeks old today,

here's some pics

2008-05-16T10:47:00.014+08:00

Welcome the arrival of Baby #2!!!

Through my tagboard, some of you may have know that I have given birth.

Yes, Baby#2 had arrived on 8 May 2008.

Baby is now 8 days old. Today, 16 May 2008, supposed to be his pop day but he decided to comes 8 days earlier which I am happy about it, as those who had read my previous posts, I am in much pains before he comes to this earth. He is still nameless, as we are waiting for my in laws who had approached a Master to calculate his birth time and date to match a name for him which Chinese believe will bring a better live. So right now, everyone is calling him BABY.

Here's my birth story to share,

10am: was waken up by a sharp pain. After the pain went off, i went to toilet. Saw some blood stain, use toilet paper to clean again and saw mucous plug(a jelly-like discharge) came off and more blood stain. It's a show! Told my maid that i maybe in labour today then she told me to better eat what i want before labour. For those who dunno what is "show", a show is a blood-tinged mucous discharge from the vagina that indicates the onset of labour.

1pm+: More blood stain so decided to sms mil(mother-in-law) that i may go into labour today cos there is show and gynae asked to wait for contractions to come, if i dun said gynae said wait for contractions to come, she sure to ask me go hospital straight away.

2pm: mil called and asked me to go over to her place to wait for contractions to kick in.

5.15pm: Contractions finally kick in and started timing it, it comes every half and hour. After each contraction, i had diarrhoea.

6.15pm: mil asked how is it, told her contractions is 30mins apart, then she said i better eat and bath then go hospital.

6.30pm: while eating, the pain is more intense and contractions is like 15mins apart. After eating took a can of F&N orange to drink, mil laugh at me for enjoying my last cold drink and said that we should have buy ice kachang to eat earlier on. At the meantime, fil(father-in-law) and bils(brother-in-laws) came home. One of my bil still tell me he will visit me in hospital later then he said "i think u should be giving birth on friday or saturday right?" I was like "what?! i giving birth today lor." Then he got a shocked.

7pm: Called hubby to inform him that i will be going to hospital, asked him to go hospital immediately after he finished his work at 8.30pm cos i want to take a bath and etc, told him still can wait. Called my mummy to inform her too. Was telling mil, i want to go hospital after 8pm cos i want to watch the channel8 7pm show but only managed to watch the first 15mins cos my contractions was like 5mins apart and i was getting worried, did not tell my in laws about the contractions interval, i just keep quiet and go upstair bathroom to take a bath. While taking a bath, i was able to time my contractions more accurately cos there is a digital clock in there and its 3mins apart and the pain is getting more intense but still bearable. Just nice hubby called to said he on his way to hospital, he rushed down to hospital though i asked him to go after work but then lucky he rushed down if not he will have miss my delivery process, then he asked where am i, told him i bathing, still at home but will go hospital after i finished cos contractions is 3mins apart. Supposed to go hospital when contractions is 10mins apart, now 3 mins and i still at home, BATHING!

7.30pm: after i prepared myself, i told mil the contractions is like 3mins apart then she said "let's go now". Was pretty shocked cos when she said go now, whole family stood up and walked to the car, machiam family outing lor.

7.45pm: hubby called to said he reached the hospital, i told him we still on our way, asked him to smoke first if not later no time to smoke then he said he ran out of cigarette, i still can asked him how he gonna tahan without cigarette (in my mind still thinking my labour will take at least 2 to 3 hours). Fil made a stop at SPC petrol kisok to buy cigarette for hubby and biscuits for me to eat. Kiern still can asked "hey! here where got didi, no didi here!"

8pm: reached hospital, hubby waiting at the reception area. Gave my admission letter to the personnel there and was brought up to the delivery suite.

8.16pm: Was asked to changed to the hospital gown.

8.20pm: Told hubby to go out and eat first(mil tabao for him from home) after eating then come in, he said he be back by 9pm, i told him "what 9pm? why take so long? then he said "eating dinner where got so fast." after he left i was strapped on to CTG, while the nurse strap me on with ctg, i felt water coming out, i thought is my urine leakage, told the nurse that i have leakage, she asked me if it is urine or waterbag, i goes "hmm... i think is urine" Then she checked my cervix, she said "very good, this will be a fast one for you, you are 5-6cm dilated and your waterbag had burst and your cervix wall is very thin now, you can give birth to a dozen, no problem for you." So the water i felt is not my urine, is the waterbag. Nurse asked where is my hubby, told her hubbby went out to eat his dinner, she asked me to call him to ask him come in to do admission and eat in the delivery suite as my labour will be very fast. Hubby came in then nurse told him to do admission, he came back after doing admission then i informed him that i am 5-6cm dilated and waterbag had burst. He was like "huh? 6cm liao so fast, left 4cm that means we are halfway there." The nurse laugh at him and asked if we have family members waiting outside, she asked hubby to quickly informed them and come back. He took his dinner with him, went out and came back after informing and eating his dinner in less than 10mins. Nurse asked if i need to use laughing gas, i said maybe so she put the mask beside me.

8.40pm: Nurse called gynae to ask if need to insert enema since i had diarrhoea after every contractions. Nurse came back and insert enema. Waited 5mins for the enema to act, went washroom to clear bowel after enema started its effect.

8.50pm: The pain became unbearable then nurse asked if i want to use the laughing gas, i see the mask beside me, seriously is like seeing Tracy( a May 2008 mummy which i got to know in a forum and she mentioned she used the laughing gas and imagine herself in zouk, drinking long island) asking me to join her in zouk lor. haha.. so i used the mask, initially i used the wrong way keep breathing in super fast then the nurse corrected me and i am high!

8.55pm: After that one unbearable contraction, the nurse asked me to press the bell if i got the urge to push and she told hubby that we can watch tv if we want and show us where is the controller. hubby asked if i want to watch and which channel, i am thinking 9pm soon only channel8 got show so hubby switch on tv then just nice the nurse came in and asked him to do something, dunno what they asked him to do. Just when he stepped out, i got a urge to push, i panic, never press the button for nurse, waited again and the urge to push is even greater. I pressed the button straight away. The nurse came and i was panting when i told her i got the urge to push, just then a stronger contractions and stronger urge to push came and i screamed then the nurse stuff the mask to me and said "breath in breath out, dun push yet, breath in again and breath out.."

From here, i dun really know what happened as i am in trance.Every thing just happened very fast from here, dunno what they doing but can hear their voices, heard the nurse saying i am 8cm dilated, another nurse came in to say gynae called to say he be here in 20mins, then the nurse who are there with me replied "No! tell him cannot wait, must come NOW! Ask him to come down NOW!" Then felt the pulling and all, grab hubby hand very hard and at times the pain was unbearable i scream then the nurse will said "breath in breath out" then i just followed. At a point the nurse asked if i wan to take away the mask, i shook my head vigorously and the nurse tell hubby dun let go the mask cos i like it. Saw gynae rushing in, can see he really rush his way here. Straight away, i was told to push. A nurse suggested gynae to use vacuum when i failed to push out the baby after a few attempts, heard gynae saying "she already at this stage if use vacuum a bit pity, let her push the baby out herself, she can do it." Gynae then talk to me in his usual assurance voice, telling me that where i do wrong and asked me to follow his instructions. The nurse who are there with me from the start told me baby head is already 0.5cm out, asked me to give a good push and i will see the baby. God know how many times i tried then the baby is out. While gynae is stitching me up, i am like a drunkard trying to tell my hubby "i want to see my baby", hubby was back facing me cos baby was in the warmer beside my bed. After saying for dunno how many times then hubby realised me talking so he said have to wait they cleaning baby up. After that then i realised my gynae like never snip my cervix then i asked hubby if gynae cut he said no, mine is a natural tear and gynae help me by stretching my cervix. If mummies who are pro-natural birth one, i will highly recommend my gynae, because of him, i dun need a episotomy and i am able to push my baby out myself without any help. Kiern was born with the help of vacuum, so back then i dunno how is it like to push a whole baby out. I am glad i did it this time round :)

^Right after he was out, he was put on a diaper.

^See how puffy he is.. hehe.. newborns are like that.

^Right after the nurse clean him up

^1 day old

^One day old, back to his dreamland after feeding him.

^Kiern trying to sayang his didi

^Kiern keep insisting that he wants to carry his didi.

^See Kiern nervous look.

^One nice brothers pic.

^For those who want to buy 4D

^Five days old. Hubby trying to burp him.

^One week old.

^One week old. Pretending to sleep.

^One week old. I got you!

^ Pressie from god-mums, aunties and uncles.

To Baby's god-mums: Thanks for the gift and so sorry that you gals wasted your trip to my place. Now baby had settled down, you are welcome to my place to visit baby anytime :)

To Yana, Liying, Ah Bao, Fu Qiang & Rick: Thanks for the gift and visiting me and baby in hospital. Do wish we have more time to chat and gossip that day :P.. hehe.. but anyway we will meet again.

To Xuan Hui & Syazwan: Got your wishes thru Yana. Thank you.

To Ee Lin, Vickie, Lynn, Sher, Ting Zhen: Read the tagboard le, thank you!

2008-05-07T07:35:00.002+08:00

Good morning.. i am still awake at 7:30am. haiz...

Yesterday went to library afterwhich i went shopping at causeway point and i am so glad that i did go shopping cos i saw someone that i have been trying to find for the past few years. She is someone that holds a dearly memories in my heart, she been there for me when i was at one of my low points in life. She is someone i wont forget in my entire life. She is someone that i will bring out from my memory and wonders if she is doing well and happy. She even help me see thru a bastard true color! Can you imagine i once went to friendster to search for her hoping she has an a/c but sadly i cant find her, even asked frenz that we both know if they have her number and they said no. She told me she been finding for me too. Cant wait to meet up with her after my confinement. She said she going to register her marriage in few days time, i hereby wish her eternal happiness with her hubby to be and congratulations!!!

2008-05-07T04:09:00.002+08:00

Right now is 4:12am.

Can't sleep

Going toilet every 10 to 15 minutes

My joints are so pain, hubby helped to massage yet no use.

Very "xin ku"

Feel like crying yet the tears can't get out of my system

Crying in my heart now cause i am really tired.

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Hubby had been obsessed with my tummy these few days, keep looking at it and telling me it is getting bigger and he is getting impatient, keep asking me if i going to give birth today, even called me from his office to ask if i be giving birth.. think he siao liao.. haha..

2008-05-04T00:14:00.002+08:00

Baby is still living comfortably in my tummy :(

Went to my gynae appointment on friday. Previous checkup, baby weight was 2.6kg and this week baby weight is 3.1kg!!! Gynae was surprised to see a great gain in weight, he even do a double check cos baby have been gaining only 100grams per week for the past one month but this time round baby gained 500grams within a week. Maybe due to my ice cream, chocolate, cheese bake rice and my fresh milk intake.

Have been feeling tired as right now every 15mins, i will need to pee (yes going toilet so often is tiring!) and my backache, foot and hands swelling and all the aching around my joints are killing me. I can lie on my bed for whole day lor but still i will walk cos need to take care of Kiern.

Baby, will you pop out tonight???

2008-04-28T23:55:00.002+08:00

Baby when are you ready to come out to see mummy????

Baby is still in my tummy. Have been talking to him, asking him to come out and see mummy, daddy and kor kor. Even Kiern is trying to talk to him to ask him to come out. haha.. we are getting impatient.

Have been eating lotsa "good food". Went to Swensen 3 times this week just to eat their ice cream, somemore pack 2 cone back home to eat. Even hubby commented that i ate a lot of good food recently then i replied him, "can you imagine one month of confinement food? No cold drinks, even plain water is restricted. So must eat all i can now before one month of suffering" Plus now put on weight can give excuse that i pregnant. Give birth liao then no excuses le.

Lately have been seeing a lot of parents pushing Maclaren strollers. Tempted to buy, quite ex but OG got discount, dunno which of the Maclaren model, the sales price is $189 so yesterday i put on my most innocent and girly eye expression, looked at laoye and said "if you hor got spare cash, can pay half half for the Maclaren stroller?" haha.. even though i know he got the ability to pay $189 but i still pretend pretend said half half, hehe... Then he said "half half is how much?" I told him "$189 divide by 2 then is the half lor." haha.. in the end i get more than what i asked for. He knew that initially i was eyeing on Babyplanet stroller but that stroller cost $349!!! I know some of you will think siao why stroller so expensive.. the most expensive i seen so far is $690++ but really is you get what you pay for. Anyway, laoye asked me to go buy the babyplanet stroller and he will pay for it. hehe.. but still will go see some more stroller in few more hours time before i make up my mind.

2008-04-23T07:47:00.002+08:00

To those who are concern if i going to graduation ceremony:
It seems that i am not going to attend as my baby is still staying comfortably in my big belly as of now. Cant blame me... haha...

These few days having serious insomnia. When i felt sleepy and wanna go to sleep, serious Braxton Hicks will hit me. Moreover i am at my last trimester which means Braxton Hicks will be more frequent and pain. Dunno why it will be the most painful at around 1am+ to 2am+ for me that is why it is causing me insomnia. Imagine getting to sleep at 2am+ and to be waken up by full bladder 3 times and waken up by hungry tummy at 6am+ and to finally get back to sleep at 7am+ and best of all, to be waken up by Kiern at 9am+. After which, i be busy with him till he attend his school at 12pm. If i am lucky, i get an hour of sleep before going to his school to fetch him home at 3pm.

Tomorrow will be my wedding anniversary and my in laws are hoping baby comes out tomorrow cause it will be memorable as it is both baby birthday and my wedding anniversary(aka buy 4D also easier..haha) but i doubt baby will pop tomorrow as he seems to enjoy himself in my tummy..haha.. Anyway hospital bag done, baby bed done, baby stuffs done.. we are all ready for the arrival of baby #2 but when do he want to come out to see the world???

One thing left undecide is whether i want to stay in 2-bedded or 1-bedded ward. If 1-bedded ward then hubby can stay over with me. Initially, i thought laoye dun want to stay in hospital with me so my pre-admission letter i chose 2-bedded then when i asked him recently where he gonna stay when i in hospital for 2 nights as our son is sure to be at my in laws place(cant expect laoye to take care of Kiern cos guy will always be guy) then he replied "i stay with you la, in the hospital" I was surprised when he said that. But should i stay in 1-bedded? That be an extra about 600 bucks. 600 bucks can buy a first grade stroller. haiz, laoye said up to me, he said he only know that he pay money other then that all decisions lies on me.

Talking about money.. really hope money falls from sky man.. when baby arrive our family expenses will be rocket high. My in laws maid will be transfered to us and her paid is quite high due to her experience and she been working with in laws for the past four year. Then we have baby milk powder and diapers etc which mean extra money. Plus father-in-law will be going back to workforce next month which means the car will be driven by him, so in order for the maid or my mother in law to bring and fetch Kiern back from school, they need to take bus so we need to pay for their transport fees.. aiyo and its so troublesome for them cos they need to take 2 bus before they reach Kiern school. Hubby suggested buying a second hand car so that mother in law can use to ferry Kiern to school or bring him out when we are working. He said we shall look for a car once i worked for about 3 months. Which means more money again... car loan, petrol... Gosh... Wheres my money?!!!

2008-04-16T10:12:00.007+08:00

This post i want to dedicate to my boy, Kiern. While preparing my hospital bag, i decided to store Kiern photos into hubby creative zen so that i can look at it and be motivated during my labour. So let have some flash back...

FlashBack

^Straight after labour

^One day old

^Few weeks old, less than a month

^One month + old

^2 months old

^First swim

^First CNY

^First Birthday Celebration

^First Birthday Outing to Zoo

^Second CNY

^Second Birthday

2008-04-11T19:29:00.001+08:00

Sad to say baby is now 2.4kg :( hubby said i siao why want baby so big, later baby 4kg then cannot natural birth. Come to think of it, what he said is true. If baby too big then i cant push then i be sad also cos i am pro-natural birth. Now i jus hope baby will be 3kg when birth.

Today went back to nyp wif my in laws because bro-in-law wanna buy laptop. Haha.. Felt weird stepping into nyp with a big tummy. So excited... next week start, baby is ready to see the world, now have to see when baby want to see the world.

2008-04-11T00:11:00.003+08:00

10 more hours to my next gynae appointment. Going to see baby again and I am keeping my fingers cross that he weight at least 2.5kg.

Had my maternity shoot on 5th April. Had a lot of fun and Kiern is so excited. He thought he going to the studio to see his didi. When we were walking up the stairs to the studio, he asked "Is didi upstairs?" He brought along the toy that he wanna give his didi and was telling the photographer, Maryann, that he is giving that to didi. Then when we were selecting our shots to be developed, Kiern saw that there is another level up and he asked again "is didi upstairs?" haha.. he made us laugh a lot on that day. When selecting the shots, Kiern keep saying he like those artistic shots of mine.. haha.. why said artistic.. cos i took a plunge to take semi-nude pic or was it full nude??? I was naked but for the shots, i covered my important parts with my hands and thighs. Kiern keep pointing to those pics and said "I like this one". Haha.. He was very cheeky that day. Once i got the hard and soft copy of the pics then i will post the pics but dun expect me to post my naked pic..haha.. it only for me and my hubby view. After the shoot, when we got back home, i asked Kiern to keep the toy that he wanna give didi then he show me his sad face and asked "why keep? didi dont like this?" I took sometime to explain to him that didi is still in my tummy.

For those who are concern if i will be attending graduation ceremony, the answer is I dunno. If my baby comes to the world before 20 April then maybe i will attend but if baby comes after 20 April the answer is a definite NO. So my attendance on that day is on my baby hand.

Will update again after I get back from my gynae appointment.

2008-04-02T00:58:00.002+08:00

Recover from flu but cough is still here... Got freak out on saturday and sunday cos baby did not move much in my tummy, was freaking scared and worried. Then i suspect maybe is my medicine so i stop taking it on sunday night and baby became active again on monday. I guess the medicine that cause drowsiness do affect my baby too. Think he is sleeping away in my tummy on saturday and sunday.

On monday i have this sudden urge to spring clean my whole house.. dunno where my energy come from i spring clean my whole house for 2 days! The only eye sore is the baby cot which laoye haven assemble as he is busy working.

Have been drinking at least 3 glasses of milk daily, hopefully on my next gynae visit(11/04) my baby will weight at least 2.5kg. Braxton hicks is getting more frequent sometime it hurts too but so long it is not regular that means i am safe from early labour.

As the DAY getting nearer i am more excited and fear set in as i forget how labour will be like so i went to libary to borrow some books to read on labour to keep myself prepare. One more person is also very interested in reading those books that i borrow, that is -->Kiern! Haha! Those books got a lot of baby pictures so he was like "i want to see baby" "Mummy, baby come out from your stomach?" haha... he is so cute.. he is getting the idea that he is going to see his didi soon so he feel excited when he see those baby pictures even to the extend of snatching the book from me. Only one book is without picture then he asked me why no baby pictures?

Can't wait to see my baby #2... ...

2008-03-29T15:07:00.002+08:00

The flu bug found me again. So sick... Due to flu, i lost some weight which is bad news for mummy. At this stage of my pregnancy, i suppose to gain weight and not lose. Baby weight gain was not significant too according to my gynae, he said maybe due to my flu. I am worried that baby will be too small. I do hope when baby pop, he is about 3kg. Too bad i dun eat durian which is believe that it will fatten the baby. So i just have to increase my milk intake.

Too tired and too sick to write anymore... just hope baby will gain more weight and me to recover fast...

2008-03-25T07:22:00.007+08:00

Its now a counting down game liao. Counting down to the pop day. 7 more weeks to my edd and 3 more weeks to the baby will pop on anyday. Haven start packing my hospital bag yet. Only wrote down a list of things that are to put in my hospital bag. Still double checking anymore things that i have left out. Need to prepare all the baby stuffs at home. Confinement stuffs, my mother-in-law said she help me settle. Haiz, a lot of things need to be done yet i do not have the strength to do. Baby cot still left disassemble at a corner of my living room... need to bug laoye to assemble it. Yesterday, parents in law are into the "guess the labour day date" game, mil guess 24-04. Haha.. we shall see... they also start to talk about baby name. Youngster bro-in-law said baby should be named "Qi Yu". So orbit can.. mil said he said that becos Kiern chinese name is "Qi Yan" so the two brothers will be "Yu Yan" which mean language in mandarin -_-"

This month got 2 old folks birthday. One is my papa and the other is my mil. haha, think hubby broke after treating 2 of them. For my dad birthday celebration, we went to Vivo city and it cost laoye abt $200 anyway condemn the place liao, the food sucks and the carpark sucks too especially when we were going home, all the cars are long having this long queue just to get out of that place. For my mil, we went to Long Beach Seafood Restaurant @ IMM, that meal cost a whopping $500, hehe.. thanks to that i finally had the lobster that i have been craving since first trimester. Too bad no photo for both cos too busy eating :P

**Random pics taken during underwater world and dolphine lagoon outing**

Random Thoughts: I miss wearing heels and shopping for shoes and nice "slim" clothes...

2008-03-16T06:21:00.006+08:00

Baby Ultrascan

^19 Sep 2007: 16mm Sac aka waterbag.
Heartbeat not detected as baby is still developing.

^26 Sep 2007: 7mm foetus aka baby.
Baby had developed. Heartbeat detected.

^1 Oct 2007: 8mm foetus.
7 weeks

^23 Oct 2007: 38mm/10 weeks 4 days
Baby had formed his basic body structure. Head is bigger than body at this stage.
Baby has now completed the most critical portion of his development.

^13 Nov 2007: 77mm/13 weeks 4 days
Baby body is starting to catch up with his head —
which makes up just a third of his body size now.

^23 Nov 2007: 15 weeks/85mm
We saw something in between the legs so gynae said 80% boy.
As it is still early to confirm baby gender.

^14 Dec 2007: 18 weeks/ 123mm
This time gynae said 90% boy.

^07 Jan 2008: 21 weeks 3 days. Baby weigh approx. 410 grams.
Had detail scan on this day which mean gynae scan every single part of baby, all his organs etc.

^07 Jan 2008: Baby cute cute face.

^07 Jan 2008: Gender confirm is boy.

^04 Feb 2008: 25 weeks 3 days
Estimated weight - 980 grams

^03 Mar 2008: 29 weeks 3 days
Estimated weight - 1.3kg

2008-03-09T15:08:00.002+08:00

Now that I am in week 30, which mean 10 more weeks to my EDD and 6 more weeks to anytime baby will pop week. Previous check up, baby weight is 1.3kg @ week 29. Next check up will be on 17/03. As i am now in my 8th month, now check up is every 2 weeks instead of the usual 4 weeks. Once i hit 9th month then it be one week once.

There is baby fair at Takashimaya right now till 23-03. Went there on its first day(06-03), bought two big bags of items, lucky they offer free home delivery for purchase $100 and above. While shopping, i still worried on how i going to carry the stuffs back as i need to pick Kiern up from school. Thanks to the huggies promotor who informed me about the home delivery as there is no notification on free home delivery with purchase above $100 around the baby fair. I think i will go back again as i just realised some items i need 2 quantity as baby will be at my in law place when i start work so need to put baby items at their place too. Have discuss with my in law regarding baby, laoye and i will pay for a maid to stay at in law house to help do house work while they take care of baby or the maid will help look after baby while they are busy.

Will try to upload baby #2 ultra scan pics. Wanna to upload long ago but keep forgetting about it. Hopes i remember the next time i blog =)

2008-02-29T10:05:00.002+08:00

Am I 29 weeks pregnant or 30 weeks? I am confused at this stage and getting more tired, forgetful and less alert (no worries, I have stop driving for the time being, see I am a responsible driver). Anyway my next visit to the gynae is this coming monday and I am anxious to know what is my baby weight, haha..

Been busy shoppin for baby #2 stuffs and those Kiern hand down clothes. No space for me to put baby clothes, baby clothes are every where in the house now. Later will be going to Toyogo warehouse to buy plastic drawer to put baby clothes. haha, to think of baby #2 will use all hand me down clothes and bedding set make me a bad mother, like mistreating him so i bought a few new clothes and still thinking if i want to buy one new bedding set.

Will be going for my maternity studio shoot next month (proudly sponsor by Laoye as Valentine's gift), probably in 3 weeks time, hopfully stretchmarks wont be showing on my tummy within this 3 weeks. I am lucky that my stretchmarks only appears near my bum area. haha.. will be bringing Kiern and laoye along to take pics with my bulging tummy.

Kiern is now a very good korkor. haha.. we went amk hub after our dinner at Jackplace then we went in to Mums & Babes, a shop where they sell stuffs for mother to be and baby. Kiern saw this "train", actually its a bus those long bus and he thought is train. Then he ran to me while i looking at other stuffs.
"Mummy I want to buy train for didi"
I asked him "which train?" "come i show you". He pulled me to the shelf and show me. I said asked his papa first. So he went around the shop shouting for his dad. Laoye had sneaked to the game shop next door, haha. Anyway when laoye came back, Kiern pushed the bus on to laoya hands and said he want to buy for didi.
We keep asking him if he has the money. "yes i have" then he will pretend digging money from his pocket and open his empty fist, "here the money". Laoye keep saying no and asked Kiern to ask didi want a not? Kiern put his mouth near my tummy to ask and straight away he said loudly "didi said he want!" then Kiern gave his best smile and said " i want to buy for didi ok? ok!" then straight away he put the bus on the cashier counter. Smiling back to us, so no choice, we pay for it and Kiern proudly said "I buy train for didi."
But i think he using didi to buy something he want, haha.. cos before stepping to amk hub, we told him, he cannot buy anymore trains as he have a lot and laoye actually order 1 special model from Thomas and friends collection from US which is making its way here. Kiern knows all the model of Thomas and friends, all their name although some look the same to you but he know the differences!

2008-02-25T18:31:00.001+08:00

2008-02-20T09:30:00.010+08:00

Finally graduated from NYP... Now is a long vacation for me till my prince #2 pop out but is it really vacation for me? I felt more busy now as compare to the time in school and attachment. I had my full hands on Kiern these few days, yesterday alone was a killer, morning brought him to see doc then walk all the way to ntuc, do bought some groceries then proceed to his school after which walk back home, do housework then fetch Kiern then entertain him for 2 hours as he need to attend his mandarin class if dun entertain him, he will fall asleep and will not wake up for his class. Time for his mandarin class then again WALK to his school then walk back home asked lao ye to wake up prepare and less than half and hour WALK to Kiern school again. Lucky we decided to stay over at my in laws place yesterday so my in laws came to fetch us fom Kiern school. All that walking under a crazy hot day gave me a bad headache during the night.

Anyway, I am in my 28th weeks, 12 more weeks to pop day! Receive an email from WhatToExpect.com and it sums up how I feel right now:

Week 28: You Feel Your Pain: Sciatica
This is it — you're two-thirds to the finish line, as you enter your third and final trimester! And what a difference a trimester makes. Gone, most likely, are the days when you could call pregnancy "comfortable" (that is, if you ever did). These days, your baby's kicking (or lack of) is keeping you up at night and worried during the day, your feet are swollen, you're getting tired all over again, and your backache is a pain that just won't quit. And even though he or she hasn't started crying yet, it may seem that your baby's getting on your nerves already — literally. As your baby gets settled into a proper (you hope) position for birth, his or her head (and your enlarging uterus) may rest on the sciatic nerve in the lower part of your spine. And if that happens, you may feel sharp, shooting pain, tingling, or numbness that starts in your buttocks and radiates down the back of your legs — otherwise known as sciatica. The pain of sciatica can be quite intense at times, and though it may pass if your baby shifts positions, it can also linger until you've delivered.
A heating pad, a warm tub, stretches, or just some self-imposed bed rest can help with the discomfort. So can some complementary and alternative therapies.

On my second last day of IPP, went out with my oic and fellow colleagues for lunch at Pizza Hut, too bad no photos were taken. On my last day of IPP, went out with some fellow classmates for dinner at Sakura buffet @ Orchard, had fun and lotsa of catching but when it is time to say good bye, Harmon and Ah Bao made the whole good bye thing kinda sad.

^Edited by ah bao

^fat fat me and huizhen

^me trying to get a nice snapshot of Yana but she turned away :(

^wo wo wo wo wo

^The hotdogs just come none stop this is not all the hotdogs we have, mind you.

^The couple

^I trying to take a shot where my head could be seen too in the sense that I am in conversation with them. haha.. too bad I failed then took to what ah bao said couple shot. haha..

^ah bao dirty area, my boy eat cleaner and neater than him!

^Not forgetting our class favourite uncle.

Dear frenz,

Time have flies and we come to the end of our journey in Poly. Next stop in life, we shall all walk in different directions. Thanks for the wonderful memories for the past 3 years and of course the great help I got from you guys. All the best to the future that await us and do keep in touch. **Hugs and Kisses**