Got teeth!

Her tooth finally cut thru!!
No wonder for the past few days, I have been feeling some 'krak krak' sensations when I spoon porridge into her mouth. Already had a feeling that it could be her teeth!
Not much to be seen yet, jus a teeeeeeny weeeny white spot on her lower left gum, but I can definitely feel that sharp and hard enamel. Yay!

Bruise from cruise

Hit her face against one of the cot bars when she fell. Notti girl was jumping and cruising in her cot as usual. I was gone for just awhile, not even a min, and it happened!
Her eye was a little swollen last night, but is okie now. Still her hyper little self and not affected by that fall at all.

Milestone: Clap

She clapped last night.
Have been teaching her how to do so for the longest time, and yesterday, she clapped out of the blue. I thot it was some coincidence, so I asked her to clap again, which she did.
Wow. Clap on cue! New milestone!
And she can do gong xi gong xi too! Wonder who taught her that?

No white chawanmushi

She really loves cold things, especially ice cream-look alikes.
Gave her yoghurt with freshly puree strawberries after lunch today and she was delighted. Normally during lunch, my spoon would have to chase her mouth, but when its yoghurt time, her mouth chases my spoon! Heheh.

Lunch consist of corn, egg yolk and tofu. I had such a hard time sieving the corn kernels, and the end result was a very pathetic teaspoonful of corn puree.
I added that to my steamed yolk and tofu n mix them up before serving, and she loves it! The last time I gave her tofu, she puked.
Conclusion, she likes egg yolk!

More junk Food.

Had japanese food at great world yesterday. Let ning tried teriyaki cod fish(with the sauce washed away as much as possible.), Chawanmushi(egg white!!), sweet orange and horlick ice cream. Im getting more n more adventurous with wat Im giving her.
I just gave her small cubes of cheese for snacks just now.

Was at Ikea last thursday and as usual, bought my fav soft serve cone. I like Ikea's ice cream. They taste so different from the normal Vanilla cones. Theirs have got this distinctive taste, like butterscotch. Or caramel? Yum yum.
Anyway, I gave ning a lick, and she was hooked to it! Kept leaning towards it for more. Daddyhan didnt want to give her too much coz 'she is still a baby', but relented after seeing how cute she looks with her mouth all in cream.

On saturday, after JWT, we met up with daddyhan's frds at parkway parade and there, I bought another ice cream cone. I was licking it happily, with ning in the other hand, and this little bugger actually recognised the thing in my hand! She immediately leaned towards it, with her mouth opened and tongue out. So cute! Of coz I couldnt resist, so she got to eat ice cream again. Hehe.








Yum. Little girls are made of ice creams and all things nice!

JWT Trial 14 June 2008!

Sticking out her tongue as usual.


Holding on to the ball. Supposed to hold and throw. Some motor skill thingy.


They call this thing 'hotdog'. And the instructor was calling out "Who wants to come to the hotdog?". Hehehe. Babies are place on this and they will roll it to and fro.


Seriously no idea what daddyhan was doing, opening her legs so big to burst the bubble.


My cheeky girl enjoying the bubbles session. I wonder are those baby-safe?


On the rocking horse, which daddyhan said she enjoyed it. Saw the same horse at isetan after lessons, and he almost bought it. Luckily he was stopped by this financial controller.


Ning, Kelly & Myra!


The trio again and look at ning face! Seems so contented to be sitting on it!


At 1st she enjoyed it...then she started fussing...


..and started crying.
I thot the swing is the highlight of JWT.


Greedy girl trying to eat the toy...


..and didnt quite like it. Ha!


Looking happy with her new found frds!

Overall, I think this trial been kind of a let down. There werent any HFMD checks at all. She was only given some hand sanitiser and thats it. Seriously, do they need the sanitiser when they were given toys to chew & suck on? Especially the ball pool! All the babies crawled towards it to grab hold of a ball to suck. Why use hand sanitiser when 'toy-eating' is encouraged? Doesnt makes senses really.
The lesson was conducted in a manner that it left most parents pretty lost. There wasnt much gym work involved, and the intructors werent engaging enough. Only one out of the many was singing. And they played pop song! What happened to good old nursery rhymes? Parents were told to bring socks but some parents went into the play area w/o any. They didnt step up on it either. And the bubbles they used! I've seen it selling at Toys'R'Us. Are they even babysafe? Overall, a very very disappointing experience when I've heard so much good stuff abt it. I was looking forward to it so much. :(

Furby baby is well again!

Furby is well and can see her mummy again! Thanks for all well-wishers who help illuminate her path with stars when she couldnt see. Will take down the link from the side bar since she is well.
Well down Furby!

Things she did when daddy was away.

31st May 2008.
She merlioned her dinner coz I tried to feed her too early after her last feed. Was trying to make it in time to have dnr with in laws. Sigh. Such a mess and gotta wash the combi chair. Wished daddyhan was there to clean it up. Still had alot of time left after her bath and let her play on the bed with my new motherhood mag. She was so happy playing with it and promptly crumpled and tore it up.

1st June 2008.
Nice sunny sunday!
Woke up to 2 little red bumps on her right calf and worried it might be HFMD. Took her to the GP downstairs and it was a false alarm. Doc mention that her rashes looks like fungal infection. I believe him coz he is a dermatologist too. Was so amazed that he could spot the prob( the dry patches on her belly have been there for some time and doesnt heal even after seeing her previous PD.) and felt so grateful when he prescribed her a tub of antifungal cream to apply. I even asked for a bigger tub.

2nd June 2008.
Had a mini cosy gathering at Poohwei's hse. Left for Holland V and tabao-ed dinner to my nanny(nai ma) house. She was happy to see ning and ning was surprisingly playful and chirpy and warmed up to her easily. Maybe she knows this woman is the same woman who looked after her mummy from 1mth old to 14 years old.


3rd June 2008.
She learnt how to stand up in the playpen!



4th June 2008.
She can jump vigorously and cruise around abit.


4th June 2008.
Silly girl getting wee bit annoyed coz she dunno how to sit down. Haaha.


4th June 2008.
She can sit from crawl and is crawling all over the bed.


4th June 2008.
Crawled to Ashley on fours and disturbing him.


4th June 2008.
Rashes gotten worse! Looks really red and painful. Must be the stupid cream! Saw a PD at Kidslink Jurong East and realised she got heart murmurs.

5th June 2008.
Merlioned her dinner again! I didnt even rush her today. Is my porridge really that bad? Or she doesnt like pork broth? I thot they taste pretty yummy! There goes the combi chair again. Just took the cushion down from the poles somemore! Gotta clear up the mess again. No more porridge till daddyhan comes back.

6th Junne 2008.
Woke up early and was out of the house by 945am. Brought her to paragon, coz a particular shop started their mid year sale today. Heeh. Got what I wanted and met Mummy Jessie too. Walked to forum and bought the TMX Elmo which had a 55% discount.
Was home by 1pm, just in time for her lunch!

Her rashes gotten much much better and is clearing up. Wow, this PD is good!


7th June 2008.
Fell down and hit her head in the playpen coz she kept standing up and letting herself fall. My mistake for failing to notice the playpen was flushed to the wall by the part time helper, so when she fell, her head hit against the wall and thus, the netting inprint.
When she cried, I felt so heartpain, but after the redness subsides, and the marks came out, I tot it was hilarious coz she looks like shes been bbq-ed. Heehe. =p


8th June 2008.
Finally daddyhan is back from greece! Went to parkway to get the ballons and rushed to the airport to surprise him. But the stupid plane landed almost 30mins earlier and he was already out in the arrival halls when I reached. Didnt get to wait n surprise him with the ballons, but he claims the element of surprise is still there. Duh.
Ning took sometime to warm up to daddy. Looks like she kinda forgotten who is he!

Welcome home!

They were the reason why I went Holland V on the 2nd, to check out if they carry nice ballons. The ballons there were actually nicer than the one at parkway's. Sigh! I shld have gone back to them, but the thot of climbing up the long flight of stairs with a baby, a diaper bag and a pram turns me off.
Next time I know where to go to if I need ballons.

A trip to the PD

Ning's rashes gotten worse and I couldnt help but feel very upset looking at her body. It seems to be spreading, and it looks really red and angry. Brought her to Kidslink at Jurong East after realising the popular docter at CCK is on leave. She was diagnosed with eczema. Dr Y Y Yip at Gleneagles told me the same, but the meds he gave wasnt that effective in controlling it. She started scratching her chest alittle, which I have never notice before. She was given steroids, moisturiser and oral anti histamine.
Then the PD which is also a cardiologist dropped the bomb.
"She got heart murmurs"
I was strangely very calm when I heard that. I guess it kinda didnt register into my mind. He advised a scan to be done but also warned abt the cost. I left the clinic after collecting her meds and my mind was in a haze. I called daddyhan and told him the situation. He advised we go ahead with the scan to determine if there is a hole in her heart.
I walked back to the clinic and had the scan done. Thru out the scanning, the doc kept frowning. I was worried sick but concentrated on holding ning down and distracting her with the water bottle.
Then he broke the silence.
"She is okay."
"She is okay? You mean she is cleared?"
"Yep."
I never felt so relieved! I was SO HAPPY! I felt like bursting into tears of joy but senses got the better of me and I asked him more qns regarding the scan. PD said that she prob got very fast flowing blood, hence created some sounds in her heart. Not to worry coz the most impt thing is NO HOLES!
Thank God!
Called daddyhan immediately and almost broke into tears. Can hear that he was just as relieved.
Paid 400+ in total for medical fees(-.-"), and was given a report with cheem cheem medical terms. At the bottom of the report says "Functional Murmurs"
Phew.

Happy day

Had a shock yesterday when I saw 2 little red bumps on her calf. HFMD immediately pops into my mind. Was so worried that I almost cried when I called daddyhan. Went to see a GD immediately and was put to ease when GP mentioned that it is the inflammation of the hair follicle and he had seen a few cases like this recently. "Bad weather", he said.
Still kinda worried tho, coz I've seen a few of those popping up on myself before I found 2 on her. I hope its the aromatherapy oil massage I had last week that is wreaking its havoc on me... then what is it thats is causing hers? Hope its really the bad weather.

Went to Guiwei's hse today for a baby gathering. It was fun catching up with the mummies and time flew really quickly and before I knew, its already 5pm! Left her place and headed down to Holland Village. I wun say why I went HV, incase daddyhan is reading this from greece.(heehe. neninenibooboo.) Bought laksa for dinner and was thinking, since Im already here, I might as well visit my nanny(babysitter) who stays at Holland Close. My nanny, whom I affectionately call 'MA" looked after me when I was a month old till Im 14. One can already imagine how close we are, and how much I love her over my own mum. She was delighted in seeing us and she played with ning while I was slurping down my food.
What really surprised me was, ning took to her easily and was actually kissing her and bouncing happily on her stomach! This is only the 2nd time they've met. I've never seen her so attached to another person other than daddyhan. Even my MIL who plays with ning once/twice a week dun get kisses from her. Needless to say, I was very happy that ning loves my nanny as much as I do. My nanny was as delighted and kept telling ning that she is her 'AH MA'.
Popped over to an old classmate's place which is just a few floors down and finally got to see her prince javier. Very handsome boy(look like his papa hor! =P) that looks older than his age. Caught up with her for a while and went home. Saw nanny downstairs again and her face lit up when she saw us. She came over to kiss ning and proudly declared to the world that she is her grandchild.
I felt so happy. Never even felt that happy when my own mum carried her.
Happy happy day.

8 Months Old!

Another mth have passed!
Happy 8mth old, my happy girl!
During this time, You attended your 1st gym class, had your 1st taste of meat, open a bank acct, learnt how to crawl and caused mummy lotsa distress, ate many forbidden food, fell off the bed(!) and made a new passport which is still sitting somewhere in the immigration office. We certainly came pretty far and time just flies with you around. Cant wait to share many more of your firsts and watch you grow.
Though daddy isnt here to celebrate this special day with us, he got you a Hardrock Athens Romper & a silly Hardrock bear for you to gnaw(yes yes, you are not a dog, but you are teething!) and as usual, mummy got nothing.
We love you darling!


Looks like they are holding hands, isnt it?