Princess turns 6 mths today..

My little one turns six months today and I am amazed by how time flies by so fast.
Soon it will also be back to work for me and the thought of it just makes me SICK!!!!
I was just telling hubby last night that it will definitely be a nightmare for me, to go back to work. I just can't bear the thought of being away from my precious one for so long and so far away. Though it may seem ridiculous to many as my "long" means like 8-9 days away from Sin, for me, it feels like 8-9 donkey YEARSSSS.....
I hope the Lord gives me strengh!! As I am going to miss my girl so badly!!! Just thinking about it, makes me wanna cry :(

My little one just grows sweeter, smarter and naughtier everyday.
Why I say sweet, it's because she is always smiling when I call out to her. Smarter as she is learning real fast as about 95% of the time when I ask her an equation, she will give me a right answer. You will have to see this for yourself to believe this!! A 6 mths old solving an equation... haha..
Naughtier as she now expresses her wants and dun wants with screaming and crying!!!!!!!
I can already feel that she is a real "chilli padi"... hai...
Being with her everyday, just makes life more fulfilling and meaningful.
And it is only now, I realise the sacrifices, my mother would make for me and the love that my mom shower on me are simply priceless. Thank You Mom!

she can CRAWL!!

My little one has done it!!!
She is now able to crawl for the toys and things that catches her eye!!
Previously I had already caught her crawling a few steps forward and mostly backwards, but now she can confidently push herself quite a long distance.. I am really proud of her as she is only coming 6 mths tomorrow but yet she can crawl. Though not really perfect but I know that now she realise by pushing and kicking her legs forward, gets her the things she wants, in no time she will be all ove the house crawling the right way..
WAY TO GO my little Princess!!!!

Princess's first Xmas

This is baby Leia's first Xmas and I thank God for taking away her cough and flu virus.

I think she din really know what was going on that day but still manage to enjoy herself with all the presents she receive.

Thank You Mom for "renting" her home to me for the party!!

Still sick :(

My poor little Princess still has not recovered from her flu and cough..
This has been a very tedious week for me as the little one has been throwing a lot of tantrums and sleeping in the night has been torturous for her because of her coughing.
She has also become very clingy and insecure for the past few nights, the moment her pacifier drops out from her mouth, she will scream her lungs out. I even had to carry her throughout the night till almost 4am in the morning before she finally goes into deep sleep.
And with me, down with flu too, just makes this week a horrible nightmare!!
Surfing the net and blogging comes to a standstill for the past week.
I pray hard to God that he will come save me and my girl soon as there is only so much I can take and seeing my girl so uncomfortable with all the phlegm in her throat and nose makes my heart ache.

I feel so GUILTY..

My little Princess is sick and it's all because of me as I was the one whom had passed the virus to her..
I am feeling so guilty and miserable. Looking at her feeling so terrible and uncomfortable with all the coughing and sneezing makes me feel even worse.
I pray to God to take all her virus away and be my healthy, happy baby soon..

Uncle Terry's wedding

Some pictures of bb Leia taken at Uncle Terry's and Auntie Janice's wedding..

wow.. seems like i haven been posting for quite some time already..
time just seems to fly by so fast these days..
Princess Leia has already started on her GD program and seems like it hasn't been going too well. Initially I thought it would be quite easy as it only requires her full attention for about 30seconds three times a day but it seems that this is quite a challenge.
As we not only require her full attention, we must also make sure that she is in a joyous mood and we also have to try to make this whole learning process a very happy one.
But it seems that she does not have too much interest in the flashing of cards and I really wonder where did I go wrong? Could it be that I am flashing too slowly? Or have I already bored her with the cards? THis would Mean TROUBLE!!
I will persevere and make this whole thing WORK!!

Yesterday Princess Leia went for her final 6 in 1 jab and her last dose of rotarix.
She is definitely a brave girl as she did not whine and thank goodness for not getting a fever after that.
She also turn 5 mths two days ago. Her weight is currently at 6.1kg.
Doc Ong told us she is of very good weight even though we felt she is pretty small as compared to many other 5 mths old..
She recently also has been developing a bad habit, scratching her ears.
Initially we thought that something had got into her ear or maybe she was into her teething process but Doc Ong told us this was just a bad habit that some babies have as they grow older.
She also has not been sleeping well for the past few nights, she is no longer the baby that could sleep on her own when bedtime comes!!! haiii... she is very dependent on her tutu these days..
I realise as time goes and the more things she is discovering about herself and the world, its getting harder to care for her. But being her mummy, no matter how hard things are and will be, I will shower her with my utmost love and care..
I finally discover the greatness motherly love..

HAPPY..

Princess Leia's in a very beautiful mood today.

Everytime I took out the camera to capture a pic of her , she would give me a big sweet smile.

I hope this happens everyday :)

Something amazing again..

Princess Leia did something amazing this morning again.
When I woke up this morning, as usual, around 7.30 am, I was surprised to see Leia sucking on her pacifier but did not really think much about it as it could be hubby who placed the "tutu" in her mouth.
The more I thought about it, the weirder I felt and so when hubby came back from his shower, I question him and was quite piss as to why he gave bb the "tutu"as he could have woke me up to feed her instead of giving her the "tutu" to let her go back to sleep.
He looked at me and said he did nothing of that sort. In fact he had placed the "tutu'' on top of baby's head instead of giving it to her as she was asleep 30 mins ago.
Then I finally realise that it was the little Princess that had reached out for the "tutu" all by herself and placed it into her own mouth... ALL DONE BY HERSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's so amazing!! yet another achievement and self discovery by little Princess Leia..


Went to the GD program today and really excited as I will soon be starting our little Princess on her journey of learning math and reading.
Actually for the past few days, while the laptop was out, I had been doing a lot of reading by Glenn Doman. I am really hoping to understand his methods and purpose of the human brain before starting Leia on this journey.
As Glenn Doman quote "mothers are the best teachers in the world for their babies".
It makes me all the more to want to be able to use my time well spent with the little one before I get back to work.
I also realise the importance of building a good foundation for the little one as she goes along in the society. I hope that she will enjoy this process as much as possible.

Ginger

An update on bb Ginger..
Turns out that the bump on her leg was just a scare..
Vet told us that the bump was probably due to a jab that she was given the last time when she had the tummy upset and told us that we had nothing to worry about unless she feels pain.
Thank God!!

Laptop back but "PINKY Bear" got lost.. *sob sob*

Finanlly got back the laptop and thank goodness for warranty.. ha ha ha..
did not have to pay for repairs :)

While laptop was recovered, "Pinky bear" got lost!!!
"Pinky Bear" happens to be Princess's favourite friend. It's a pink bear that came together with a hamper package from her Auntie Gillian and Uncle Thomas..
Both hubby and I feel quite guilty about losing this friend of our little Princess in Orchard today and hopefully Aunt Gillian can work some magic and try to get a replica back for us..

Just when things are starting to look good again...hai..

Think will continue a series of bad luck before things will resume back to normal..
haii.. bad luck started when "teh tarik" rained on my laptop!!
Luckily I still had a desktop for backup.. but then again most of my important documents and pics are saved in my laptop!! Oh my God.. really pray that nothing horrible will happen upon my hard disk :(

That's not all. Like I said, it will be a series of bad luck..
Yesterday night, while patting Ginger, I found a huge lump(as big as a 20cts coin) on the right side of her hind leg!!
I am starting to feel uncomfortable about this lump and suddenly wanting to scream, "why is this all happening to me??!!!!" Will have to bring Gin to the vet later.. God, please take the lump away.. and all my bad luck too..

My Babies

Both my babies are recovering from their tummy troubles quickly and I can finanlly feel relief. And with Princess Leia well and pain free, I decided to start her on our daily flashcards sessions once again. I'm doing "san zi jing", animals recognition and about 10 engish words with her now. I also try to give her as much physical exercises as possible and I find that she is definitely a very fast learner.
She is now able to coordinate quite well both her hands and legs for crawling, and can even manage about 10cm - 15cm crawl!!
I am starting to sit her up on her own, and she can manage about 2mins with only back support. I feel that her learning progress is preety fast and just last night she did something so cute. She was actually humming, kind of like singing, while I was burping her after her 5.30am feed. Her humming were so loud and clear that hubby was able to hear her even though he is a very deep sleeper. This was just one of those moments that make me feel amazed and excited. These are my special moments with my lovely Princess.

It's been a sad and worrying week

First it's Ginger that came down with vomiting and diarrhea, then it's baby Leia that got so angry and upset with being constipated for almost 4 days.
It's has been a very sad and worrying week for me. Ginger was almost recovering from her stomach upset, then came Leia's turn to get constipation from taking her baby rice cereals. She was in such agony as she has always been a poo once a day gal and the "s**t" in her tummy is just torturing for her!!
For the past two days, she has been screaming her lungs out, which is something that has never happened before. And through this incident, I realize that she is such a smart girl as whenever I tried to encourage her to poo by making the "ng ng" sound, she will always cooperate with me by pushing. But her stools are so hard that, it's just too difficult and painful to push out from her anus. So today, I finanlly brought her to see the doctor and what a relief it was even though I think she must have hated the doc for inserting the glycerin into her anus.
She FINANLLY "pooed" with some help from me. Her stools are indeed as hard as a rock and it even cause some blood in her stools.."MY GOD"!!
Ginger baby vomited blood and diarrhea while Leia had constipation and pooed blood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm almost going CRAZY!!
It pains me to see both my babies in so much pain. I hope they get well soon and life will return back to normal soon. There is only so much I can take.

still sick

My poor Ginger is still sick despite the medication we gave her following the visit to the vet four days ago. She is still vomitting and having diarrhea. Today was even worse than the last few days as she is starting to refuse food and water. Had to bring her to the vet today again and be put on the drip as she was losing water. I'm feeling terrible as she may not be able to come home tonight. We are still trying to figure out her problem. I really hope its not due to jealousy that's causing her all these upset..

Princess goes "BOTAK"!!!

Leia's Bumper mat ARRIVED!!!

The bumper mat that I purchased from the Singapore motherhood website arrived this afternoon!! It's so cute with the Pooh bear designs on it. And its really huge for Leia now but I think it's a good size for her to practise her crawling. The mAterial is also good as it's easy to clean and it's good for babies as they tend to drool a lot, so cleaning is VERY important. I also realise the mat is good for lazing after all her exercises. It's worth every penny.

Today is yet another hectic day for me, as Ginger has a very bad stomach. She "lao sai" IN THE ROOM!!!! Oh my God!! And that's not all, she actually vomitted streaks of BLOOD!! She gave both me and hubby such a scare..We quickly brought her to the vet and hubby was wondering if all her truma was due to jealousy. With the new addition to the family, I must admit that we have not been able to shower her as much attention as before but our love towards her has never changed. She will and always be our darling ,our first baby. We will have to monitor her the next 24hrs and I pray that all she is experiencing is just a bad stomachache.. Sorry my baby, mummy will try to play with you more whenever I can..

It's alos Leia's second day to cereals and I fed her using the Avent spoon. She's taking it better than yesterday but still with struggles. Just hope that she will soon be able to take a liking to solids.

sHe's 4 mths old today!!

The little Princess is 4 months old today and it's so exciting as I'm introducing her to cereals today. Her first food are organic white rice from Earth Best and she hates it!! I guess it must have been very weird for her to take food from a spoon and she really shows her unhappiness by giving us shrieks of crying.. HA HA HA!! Just have to stay patient and give my little darling more time I guess..

Little one went for the trial at Baby Jumper Gym today and today I was more prepared, making sure that she naps and has her milk before the class, just in case she falls asleep again in the midst of it..
Todays's class is very different from the one that we attended at Kindemusik. At BJG, it's more of flash cards learning adopting the famous "Glenn Doman" method. But what I really like about it is tat it's not all about learning, they also include gym play with our little ones and most importantly I can tell that she enjoys it. Like all the other babies, she was all shagged up after the class and fell asleep almost immediately.The school fees are pretty ex though :( Hopefully it will be worth it..

Really excited also as I just bought her a real expensive bumper mat and it will be delivered to us tomorrow. It came at a good time too as we are encouraging her to crawl now and I din wanna buy to buy a cheap mat as I wanted something that would last long. Can't wait to use it!!

Princess's Toys

So excited today. Will be having my girls night out dinner..
It seems like ages ago since we went out. One of the ways to keep my sanity..

Shopping Trip

Brought Leia shopping today to finally get the toy "Link a Doos" from fisherprice.
Was thinking about it very long before I finally decided to get it as there is a 20% disc at Robinsons and this is the cheapest it could get.
Today was also Leia's second trip to a bookstore. It's really amazing as she seems to be fascinated by all the books around her..ha ha.. "am i thinking too much??" It just seems to me that she knows she is in a bookstore. Bought the book "Baby Wise 2" recommended by Grace.

First Books

Brought our little one to Borders today. Was hoping to get a book name "Baby Wise" for myself but in the end we bought our Princess her first hard cover book..
And we din just buy one but two books cos while queuing to pay, this book though expensive caught our eye. This book "Maisy's ABC" by Lucy Cousins is really cute. It's not the typical ABC book for kids and when u pull the tabs inside it makes the animations move..ha ha ha..
The first book that I first decided on, "Mommy and Baby Safari" by Melanie Mitchell was a love at first sight for me. It's picture on the cover was simply sooo loving that I did not even hesitate to get it.
Actually the very first book that we got for our little one is the cloth "On the Farm" book that produces soft sounds. Leia really likes it cause the animal sounds in the book amazes her. I usually read this book to her before she goes to sleep but I soon decided that my darling is ready for a real book and the books that we got for her today was a good choice. Hope she enjoys it..

Babies Monthly Gathering

Since August, my 'kakis' have been organizing a monthly gathering for our little ones and yesterday it was at Auntie Fiona's place..

The past two weeks..

For the past two weeks, I realize that my little Princess has been drooling a lot and playing very much with her saliva, blowing bubbles!!
She has also been getting more expressive and generous with her smiles..
I even manage to capture quite a number of shots of her smiling. Her every smile melts my heart :)

She's also responding very well to the toys that we got for her especially to the ones made my this company called Tiny Love.
She has a tortise friend called "Taylor" which actually makes recorded noises by little children and it's suppose to stimulate her emotional intelligence. It looks really cute when she actually "talks" back to her little friend.

I also have been exercising her a lot to stand on her legs and now she will always try to push her butt up whenever we sit her!! hah hah hah..

She flipPed!!!!

My little darling flipped today!!!
It's simply amazing as she did not just do it for one, two times but FOUR!!!!!!!
I'm so proud of u my little Princess :)
This is such a wonderful moment for me to be able to witness this, as I know that if I were to go back to work next year, there will be many special moments that I am going to miss..
So I really cherish all my time spent with the little one right now.

Trial class at Kindermusik

Our little Princess went for her trial class at Kindermusik today.
It was sooo funny cos she fell asleep towards the end of the class without the use of her pacifier!!! She must have been so tired.. Hah hah hah..
The class was quite interesting for me as it teaches mummy exercises with the baby but I felt it was not really worth the price so decided not to join the class.
Will bring baby for BJG trial class and hopefully this time she dun fall asleep again!

FAMILY OUTING

Brought our precious one to Vivo City..
Hubby initially wanted to carry her on the baby sling, but me wanted the little princess to take the stroller. Me wanted to train her to sit on the stroller without fear and be able to comfort herself to sleep on her own in the stroller.
The trip today has been quite successful,as the little one did not make me sit in the nursing room to comfort her!!!
We really should bring her out more often.
We even manage to get a family pic together..

"TUMMY TIME TOGETHER GYM"

I bought her this "Tummy time together Gym " from Taka yesterday..

It's her first Playskool toy and supposedly to make tummy time more fun..It can also be converted into a gym. I really like the way they make their animals look..

MY NEW BATHTUB

GINGER WANNA JOIN IN THE FUN!!
ME IN MY NEW BATHTUB!!

STARTING OUT

As this blog is dedicated to my beloved Princess Leia, I decided to put in more effort and time blogging and posting pics of her journey through life..
And also I will also post backdated pictures of her when her journey started with me in my tummy, including thoughts which I could recall!!

And starting with this pic taken on 13th Nov 2005, Sunday..
On that day, plenty of feelings run through my head and heart. I was both nervous and anxious. I was also not very hopeful as I had just suffered an early miscarriage two months ago. I did not wanna be too positive as I din wanna be disappointed again.
Darling and I decided that this time we should wait a little longer before going for a blood test to confirm that I was pregnant.
I pray hard this time, that u will not be taken away and be given this chance to be a good parent. Days seems like years and time seems to pass by so slowly before I get to see the doctor.
On 19th Nov 2005, I went for the first blood test and was also given a jab to stabilize this pregnancy. And two days later, I went for a second blood test to confirm that my blood level has doubled and again given another jab.
We await anxiously for the results and this time round, we were given good news. I was definitely pregnant and u are stable. Thank You God.. Both Daddy and I shall wait patiently for your arrival in the next ten months as I silently said in my heart..

TAKA TRIP

It's been so long since I posted.. Life is just never the same with a new baby around. Brought Princess Leia to Taka today and bought her a new bathtub.. My oh my, it's a sign, showing that she has grown!!
Babies really outgrow their clothes and things so fast..
Today was also an experiment for me to let her travel on the car seat with just me and her.. The car ride was quite smooth but taking her on the stroller alone was such a nightmare!! She simply din like sitting on the stroller for too long and with the loud and noisy crowd, things got worse!!
She just can't go to sleep:( Poor baby!
And in the end, I had to carry and cradle her in the nursing room at Paragon for 30 mins before she settled down.. Before that, she was screaming like hell!! And I almost had a "PANIC ATTACK"!!
I decided that I should really practise sitting her on the stroller more often.. And try to bring her out on more shopping trips.. But will have to have someone come along with us, in case!! Hah HAh..

POST PREGNANCY BLUES

Just had an argument with my hubby..
Think I am getting crazy looking after Princess Leia, 24/7.
I need a BREAK!!!
When we were planning for a baby, we did not think it would be this crazy..
I cannot imagine how the full time mummies do it.. Don't you feel like "strangling" your baby when they cry non stop and when your hubby lets you do all the "shit" job!!!
Suddenly I miss the days at work, when life was certainly easier.

As I complain, I feel miserable and guilty.
My Princess is innocent of all the crimes that I accuse her of. She has rights, she is the way babies are made of.
Sorry my dear.. Mummy is just frustrated that Daddy's not helping.. But Daddy's not to blame either cos he's working 365..
The main culprit, "post pregnancy blues"..

Today as I surf the net as usual, I chance upon a blog which left me reading in tears..
A couple in Taiwan had lost their precious one to HIM..
As a new parent, I could imagine their anguish and lost. I would question why this had to happen.. Why give and then to take it away. Is this some form of punishment or is this all a joke?
Again I learn that life is always full of ups and downs.
Lifes never a bed of roses. We fall and learn to pick ourselves up, some people just fall harder.
But it is people like these who appreciate life better..

COMPLETE

September 11..
My birthday..
This year has been exceptionally special for me. I have an additional person in my life to celebrate this day with me, my Princess Leia. I feel complete and blessed. Life has been good to me, I have family and friends that shower me with wishes and love..
This day brings sad memories for some as many have lost their lives terribly to hatred and I will be reminded not to take all these love for granted.

FINALLY!! after 8 long years,,

finally .. i can't believe how time flies.. it's been 8 years since i coloured my hair to such a light shade. because of my job, coloring of hair is a "no no"..
sometimes i really wonder if dyeing my hair is such a big "hoo ha" to the company.
but it's one of the rules i must abide to in order to keep my job.
i wonder what happened to human rights..
and being pregnant, colouring hair is an even bigger "NO NO"!!
oh well, today i finally did it.. i get to enjoy this priviledge for another at least 5 more mths before i get back to work..
i decided that i should take a step further by colouring it even lighter!! ha ha ha..
i feel wonderful with the new change. it's the easiest way to change the way i look now after putting on so much weight for the pregnancy..
and now the next thing i really have to concentrate will be, how to get rid of those "preggie fats!!
this is going to be "TOUGH"!!

10 weeks Old

My little darling is ten weeks and one day old today.
Just like any other baby, she smiles when she is happy, cries when she gets hungry, moody and sleepy.
I can't believe how time seems to pass by so quickly and it seems even faster with a new baby..

Starting Out

I was wondering how i should start this blog..
Wat should be my title and wat should i write?
Wat should i share and will anyone really read wat i write?
But does it really matter if anyone reads and care?
I decided that i will still go ahead with doing this..
I remember the days when i was writing diaries. It seems like donkey years ago. When pouring out all your feelings to a book was the "in" thing and now blogging seems to take over the traditional way of pen and paper.
I dedicate this blog to my beloved husband, my pet dog and my Princess Leia, that just came into our life.