Im a big girl now!

Just to see how much she has grown, we tried putting her in her old swaddling cloth last week.
It didnt fit of coz, but we had so much fun with it.



Looking silly n sulky. =(


Looking cheeky n happy!


Alien babe


Princess Aralyn


Super Ning!

It was certainly a night of fun for the parents.

Aralyn and Anderson. Zining and Ziqian.

Finally, Zining met Ziqian didi. Ziqian looks so tired in the picture, must have been the shopping that wore him out. Gave mummy Carol the Leapfrog system and chatted for awhile b4 we parted ways. It was nice to see her again after so many mths. Hehe.
Baby fair at Taka isnt that fantastic. Not much of a bargain infact. However, that didnt stopped daddyhan from spending. He was checking out this huge Leapfrog frog when I went away to take a basket. When I was back, he asked if we shld get one. I said No, for we had gotten a Leapfrog Spinball the day before. He argues that, the frog is cuter, can sing and its educational, and dropped it into the basket. Turns out he had already choose n picked one that isnt dirty from inside the pile. Sneaky old man.
Bought some more teethers from Sassy and some soft books with puppets. Didnt get the lightweight stroller as planned. Too expensive. No playpen for the office either, not much selections to choose.
Popped by Ikea and got the high chair, and thus ended the day. Buying things for her never fail to brighten my day. =D

Random thoughts

I've always read so much abt mummies complaining abt their baby not being able to sleep at nite. Methods like ignoring them, letting them cry it out or the Put up/ Put down methods were all widely discussed and used in forums. Book authors like tracy hogg or gina ford must have made millions for their methods and advices, for I see their name being mentioned to death. Sometimes I wonder, is it really so difficult to put a baby to sleep? I understand that a newborn still needs the time to settle and adjust to their bio clock, but for a baby coming to half a year of age, is it really that bad? If the child cries out for the warmth of your body, the love from your touch, do you wanna ignore it just because you want them to settle into your schedule?
Are we being too demanding on the baby? I cant help but wonder.
I started out doing what most ppl do- leave the baby in her cot and let her cry to sleep. However, she simply refuses to, and it put an emotional strain on me rather than her! I never fail to yield to her cries and pick her up. Now she can manage a 2hr power nap easily, after I dicovered that she likes to sleep on our bed in the afternoon. Maybe its the smell of us, her parents, which lingers on the sheets. That reinforced my point that, we shldnt be so hard on the baby and ignore their cries, when its obvious that we are to them, their everything.
Then again, dun be too quick to shoot me! Im juz stating my point of view as a sahm. Hehe. I know working lives drains whatever energies thats left of a mum, but hey, your child is only gg to be a baby once.


Angelic moments like this isnt forever, soon they'll be sleeping with horns, tail and a pitchfork. Im just gonna savour all this precious moments while I can.

5 Months Old

Gosh, time FLIES! They really do, seeing how big my lil munchkin has grown! It seems just like yesterday, that all she does is cry. Now she can coo, scream and flip! Like what I always tell her, "Big girl oreadi!"

She had her last 5-in-1 and prevenar vaccines yesterday. This bun is so smart and cried out loud when the pd rub some alcohol on her thigh prior injection. Pd laughed and commented she's got a good memory, for she knows after the alcohol comes the pain. Baby, you're so smart, really takes after me! Hahaha.
She weighs 7.32kg and is 65cm long at 5mths, both height and weight in the 75 percentile.

As usual, came down with a fever and had to be patched, and just like the last time, she was totally active and jolly. Is that the side effects of the vaccines, that gave her this high?



Fed her cereal and we caught the simpsons on dvd. She was so excited and wiggled and blabbered nonstop, and even splattered the cereal everywhere with her 'ah-shoosh'. How can a sick baby have so much energy? No more simpsons next time, shall stick to baby einstein instead.



Look at her shouting in the jumperoo, not one bit like a sick baby. Everytimes she gets vaccinated, she gets so active and happy. Heh.
Anyway, Happy 5mth old Ningning!!

The Flipper

To think we were still wondering why have she stopped turning over after the last. Was there something wrong with her motor skills? Why isnt she turning over anymore?
However, she put our hearts at ease by turning over again last nite. No one saw it but the cats. I wonder if this is the actual milestone for she have been flipping non stop eversince, much to my annoyance! Now I fully understand what other mummies meant when they say its irritating to have the little tyke turn so much for they cant unturn themself. Looks like I have to bear with it for now, and meanwhile, go and flip her over for the umpteen times, for she just turned again and is whining and kicking away for not being able to turn back.
Life just gets better. =D

New look!

I like the new look!
What do ya think?

p/s: thats the 'watching tv' face. -_-"

Jie Jie gimme more hair

Look who came and see Aralyn today?
Sean boiboi!
He looks kinda grouchy tho, and his attention was only on mummy. Poor lyn, no attention from sean at all, even when she's in her cute little pink onesie and boy-killer hairdo. :(
Both babies got pair up reluctantly for a parting shot.

Jump Jump Jump!

Heres the video you all have been waiting for!
*drumrolls*



Look at how happy she is!
*sings* Gummi bear! Bouncing here and there and everywhere!
She seems to be able to coordinate her left and right feet very well! Im so glad I got the jumperoo. *sniggers*

p/s: yet another post to tempt 2 more mummies into thinking very very hard abt the jumperoo. Haa Haaa Haaa.

Aralyn and the pets

One of the many reasons that Aralyn isnt sleeping with us since birth was becoz of my cats(We have 2 very very furry cats which we have since shaved their fur short twice, and a dog). We were afraid that she might be allergic to pets' dander since she is so tiny, so the best bet would be to let her sleep on her own, where pets are prohibited from entering. We even bought 2 huge air purifier from Austin to make hers and our breathing space better, for our cats really shed alot!
Thank god she isnt allergic to pets.
Another reason that she wont be sharing our bed is, my cats been sleeping on the bed with us for the longest time, and they have their own fav spots on the bed. If I were to let Aralyn sleep in with us at night, Im afraid the cats might accidentally trample her. Worse would be us suffocating her with our pillows. And I think it isnt very fair to chase the cats out of the rooms coz they were abit cranky after her arrival. Pet owners will know what I mean. Lastly, its good to settle her down in her own room earlier, so we get added privacy when she grows up. Hehe, if you get my drift. *wriggle eyebrows lecherously*
Anyway, Im really glad that the loves of my life can co-exsist happily.


Aralyn blabbering to a very stoned looking brownie.


Chilling out happily on Monday morning with brownie again.

Baby and me

Dinner with the inlaws at Hilltop on 初三(CNY 3rd day). She was jolly in her dolly clothes as usual, and she does looks pretty funny with a hairband on. It just makes her hair stand up even more! During CNY visitng, someone commented that she look like those dolls, whereby you water the head and weeds will grow from it. Does see some resemblances there. Heh heh heh.
I noticed I look very haggard now. Has it go to do with motherhood or is it becoz its jus the lack of make up?

Jumperoo

She really loves her jumperoo.

First taste of solids

Daddyhan feeding her rice cereal, and that face she gave when he slowly pushes the spoon in is such a classic.



Geez, there are lumpy bits in my milk mummy!



Hmm, gettin better! The lumps actually taste pretty alright!



What do you mean by "only abit for trying out"?! Somemore pls!

新年快乐！

紫宁在此祝贺大家，新年快乐，万事如意，鼠年行好运！
Happy lunar new year!

4 Months old!

Happy 4th Mth Sweetie pie!
The many joys you bring to everyone around you, and the infectious laughters you shared. YOU ARE SO CUTE AND WE LOVE YOU SO! (but mummy loves you more than anyone else. heehe)



See how sad she looks? We were on the way to the pd clinic when this was taken. She seems to know whats going to happen to her later. Poor baby. 2 jabs and an oral vaccine again. Come one more month, it will all be over! Yay! She weighs 6.87kg n is 63cm long.

No fever this time round, coz I fed her paracetamol syrup after her milk. So far so good. So good to the extend that she demands to be in the jumperoo today! Had to pull her out so many times coz its reccommended not to let baby stay in it for too long at a stretch, and when that happens, she'll goes eh eh eh eh and starts thrashing her arms and looking in the direction of the jumperoo. Once she is in, she'll goes hae hae hae and starts jumping madly. Really wonder what vaccine she got today to make her so active and happy. I ve never seen her laugh so much and jumped so wildly like today. Quite hilarious to watch actually.

ps: Im at 51.1kg now, and still 3-4kg more to pre preg weight. Sigh. Its getting harder, especially when I seems to be getting hungry all the time.

Pictures from daddyhan

Pictures sent by daddyhan couple of hrs ago...

MMS #1

Hello Mummy!

MMS #2

My milk milk is here. Yipee!

MMS #3

I am a happy baby after milk.

Pictures like this rouses the green monster in me! The 2 of them are having so much fun at work, and Im hse-sitting! Grr!

She turned!

She turned this morning!

Turning soon!

My sweetie pie has been trying to turn lately, but always unsuccessful. Today was one of the days that she tried and with mummy's aid, which was juz by putting my hand behind her back, she managed to turn! Twice!
Cant wait for the day she will turn on her own, which I assume, will be soon.

We love weekends...

.....for weekends are gaigai days!
I always look forward to weekends, coz thats when we can dress her up and bring her out! I love showing off my baby. I enjoy being seen with her, I enjoy letting the world know Im a mummy. Most importantly, I love the fact that we are spending time as a family, and not juz a couple anymore. I beam with pride when ppl gushes abt how cute she is, and I snigger in glee when she refuses to let them carry her 'cept me(jus thinking abt it tickles me. Heeheehee). Im sure you mummies out there will nod in agreement. You all know what I mean.
I love love love weekends.


1st time out with a cupcake hairclip and looking absolutely girlish! =D


Waiting for daddyhan while he tries on some clothes at Robinson's. Big sale going on there!! Hurry up daddy! I wanna get my things too!


Heh! I got my new carseat! Everyone got something today...cept mummy. =(

Aralyn & daddyhan

Every wed, daddyhan will bring this little babe to work with him coz its the day our weekly help comes in to clean the hse. Its also a day when I get to rest from the 3hrly routine, tho not much is achieved due to all the vaccumming n wiping going on.
After seeing off the duo in the morning, it will only be awhile b4 I start missing my baby. And when that happens, I will sms daddyhan, to which he will reply promptly with a mms.



And its always the same old pose, taken in the lift at work.
I think its his way of making me jealous, that he is happy and having fun with the babe at work, while Im at home listening to the hummings of the vaccum cleaner.
I miss my baby. :(

Jumperoo!

Fisher Price Rainforest Jumperoo musical Excersaucer.
Saw this online and yearn for it immediately. I know that, if I like it, my baby will like it too. Show daddyhan a picture of it and he got all excited abt it as well. Finally got it at suntec Toys r Us after deciding btwn the other excersaucers and this. A normal excersaucer, in my opinion only allows the baby to turn around in her seat while exploring the stations. However, this jumperoo which is different from the other range of jumperoos, allows the baby to jump and still swivel 360 degree to explore all the play stations!
However, the deciding factor was made when we plonked her down in the display set and she immediately laughed!
So, the last piece of jumperoo followed us home.



I was so excited, I assembled it myself immediately when I got home. Even daddyhan was amazed at the speed I worked. Heres Aralyn sitting in her own jumperoo, looking abit lost.

ps: I hope this post doesnt tempt anymore mummies, as it seems, I have been tempting alot of ppl into buying the jumperoo. :p

Aralyn and her cosy cat.

Daddyhan fooling around with the babe. Gave her a chilled teether and she kept licking it!



Smiles like this melts my heart and perks up my tired weary soul. I suffer from 'Wanna-kiss-my-baby-to-death' snydrome when she does that. MUACCCCK!

Bath time with daddyhan.

Seeing daddyhan bathing the babe never fails to make my heart feel fuzzy & warm. And there is always so much ah-goos, squeals and talking going on in the bathroom, it makes me feel really jealous at times. Just the other day, daddyhan got a really pretty shot of the 2 of them together and he said he is going to put it up in his hp as wallpaper. What an idiot! To think we have been together for almost 10years and never once, did my picture made it into his phone as wallpaper! Its not fair!

ps: anyway, I never put his picture in my hp too. Ah well.

Trip to the Pd.

Finally, 3mths has passed, and our little baby is ready for her 1st vaccination. She was so happy in the morning and looks so bright and cheery, it made me felt so guilty that we are going to bring her pain & tears later.

She is 6.46kg now, and measuring 61.5cm long. Her head circum. is 39cm. Both weight and height is at the 75 percentile. That means still slightly overweight.


Still unsuspecting, sitting on Dr. Y.Y Yip's table.


1st 5-in-1 shot injected and she only whined, for the pd was quick with his draw. Then came the next pneumococcal shot, and it was probably too much for her, and she cried so pitifully.



Sob sob. I can almost hear her say "mummy, pain pain!! Boohoohoo :("



Clinic assistant feeding her the rotavirus vaccine. "Sweet sweet, sweet sweet", she says. Guess it must be really sweet for Aralyn laps it up happily and stopped fussing.

She was alright after the jabs, and was playing happily in the evening. Wasnt expecting her to get a fever, for the pd said there is only a 5% chance of getting it.

And she was among that 5%.

Poor baby. Fever reached a high of 37.8 when I was waking her up for her last feed. To think I was still playing 2008 WWE on our new WII console with daddyhan before that. I shld have been more responsible and monitor her temperature hourly. Felt so lousy.
She does looks abit cute with the coolpad on.



Rise and Shine!! Looking happy and well again this morning after her morning milk. Waking up at 5am to feed her paracetamol helps!

Aralyn & her BinkyBuddy!

This binkybuddy is useful in keeping her binky from falling out of her mouth, while you're driving and cant reach back to pop it back. Its useful to be used during pram rides as well!

ps: actually, the purpose of this post is to tempt mummycarol with another pic of babylegs! *laffs evily*

3 Months Old

Not too long ago, I was hoping that she'll show me more of those toothless smile.
Now, at 3 mths old, not only does she flashes those cheeky grins often, she burst out into laughters too!


Babies are always so adorable when they show their gummy smiles.

Happy 3 mths old baby, and happy new year!!!

ps: daddyhan was so silly yesterday, coz when the clock striked 12, he tried to usher me into her bedroom, so that we can wish her 'happy new year'. Hahaha.

Baby Art

Have been planning to do this for the longest time, but time never seems to be enough. Finally, to mark the 1st day of the year, which happens to be her 3rd mth as well, we finally got down to it.

Waiting for daddyhan to get ready.


Attempting to lower her down gently without her kicking around.


There there! Gently does it! Easy peasy!


Now, for the hands.
We waited and try, and try and retry. Each time she'll try to grab the spongy clay. Just when we almost have that perfect print, she'll burst our bubble by squishing the clay again. Poor daddyhan, had to roll and knead and knead and roll, over and over again.


Silly gal, threw a tantrum and fell asleep after waiting too long. See, still can 偷笑, means not very angry lah!


Finally! Got a good hand print coz she was all sleepy and relax! Yay!


What a fun afternoon, tho the 2hr plus process was quite straining. Now, all we need to do is to wait for it to dry thoroughly and pop it into the photoframe! Watch this space!