Something New......

Was heading to in laws house after doing some marketing at NTUC.. and I bumped into a neigbour and her 4 children along the corridor. I was pretty curious at their intense staring into a pot of plant. So being KS and out of courtesy, I greeted the mother. She was telling me her successful story of rearing caterpillas and how excited her children are when it turn into a beautiful butterfly. The mother was very proud and so excited that she kept asking me to keep a tiny weeny caterpilla to try it out myself!! With much obligation, I accept the "pet" ... Hopefully Jamie will be able to witness the lifecycle of the butterfly soon. Caterpilla @ 1 day old. It has at leasat double its size just barely 1 day before !!

1st Self Made Book for Jamie

I was inspired by a fren who shared with me her idea of self making books for her son. She has completed 14 books so far !! :O So, without delay, I immediately searched for nice cliparts from the internet and in the end, I managed to downloaded quite alot. I have 4 books in all to make. Sports, clothing, musical instruments and animals. This Book of Clothing has 16 items altogether. Like jacket, swimming costume, shorts, panty, hat, gloves etc... Not bad huh??

one completed!! left 3 more to go....

Who do I resemble more ??

papa ? or ... mama ?

Newborn Jamie

Thinking of compiling a unique photo album before Jamie's bday party end of this month. This is my 1st editted photo of all Jamie's ultrasound scans pictures and her newborn photo taken on the 2nd day of her birth. I am not quite gear up to think of how to design the rest of the album yet. Hopefully this project can be complete by then... and i don't like the idea of slotting tons and tons of her photos into a standard photo album.

2nd Birthday Party

We have finally settled for the date to celebrate Jamie's turning 2 bdae cum BBQ party at Lisa's condo on the 30th July, just a day after Jamie's birth date. Now I've lotsa prep work to work on. First is the cake. Here's some samples of The Sesame Street cakes that we will be getting for her. Probably go for a 1.5kg.

Fantastic Treats!

After 2 years of "no midnite treats" ... we finally able to catch "Fantastic Four" show this early morning, 12mn!!

Thanks to both sil who willingly agreed to stay at our house (after Jamie has gone to bed) during the 2hrs when we were out at the cinema.

It was refreshing. Such special treats don't come by easily. We probably will have xyrs of "no midnite movies" again after our son is born. Mmm.. that's remind me to catch one or two more before I give birth!

Blessed Anniversary

Today marked our 七 年 之 痒 !!! Strangely I did not feel that we are that "old husband old wife" though 7 years can be such a long journey for some. I'm contented to have this family, CQ and Jamie, to make my life "complete". But most of all, thank God for His blessings all this while. The road may not be smooth and fast sailing at times but putting our trust in Him shall see us through all in all!! We went for a short retail therapy at Bugis Seiyu and I am so happy that I managed to buy 3 sets of clothes (tee & shorts) for Jamie for just $35!! And behind my mind, I was already comtemplating of selling it off once Jamie outgrows it :D Jamie had her afternoon at my parents' place before we both sneaked out to Takashimaya for our retail therapy again :)) my shades from CQ! Isn't it nice? Our new Tiger 3.0 Litre auto dispensed airpot

This is best lobang so far! UP S$229 / Offer S$139 and after offset $80 Takashimaya vouchers, we only forked out $59 !! Yippee!!! Initially we had planned to have our dinner without Jamie since my mum (I supposed) can babysit her for an hour and half when Jamie wakes up around 6pm.... but then... things dun work out the way it is ! My mum called and I could hear Jamie sobbing. Being the worrying parents (as usual), we went back to fetch her and headed to the French Stall near Little India. Managed to finished up the dinner with much effort in singing and playing with Jamie. I would say I enjoyed my fillet and the whipped potatoes while CQ dun really think so although he had his cup of house pour red wine. But one thing for sure, the mussel sucks and lousy ambience (no aircon, no music, aunties waitresses and worst of all, the noisy vehicles passing by)!!! Beef steak with cooked potatoes for CQ

here's my yummy fillet with whipped potatoes

The french stall

We ended the night at Bugis Junction, strolling among the crowds while Jamie was so happy & excited to see the huge outdoor fountain. And the moment we put her down to walk, she just dashed out running & dancing in circles !! That's our daughter.....

Birthday Card for Papa

This bday card was handmade by both of us for CQ last night. Though he came home late but Jamie was good to stay till her papa came home (almost 11pm!) to wish him "Happy Birthday" & present mama's bday present to him.

Hours before, I brought Jamie to the nearby hawker center to "ta-bao" black pepper crabs, kang-kong and tou-fu to celebrate over dinner. The moment Jamie was put to bed, we started our dinner cum supper till midnight.

Independence Day = CQ's Bday

Brought Jamie to JP after her lunch and decided to do some "serious" shopping. Yes, I couldn't find anything good on the website, hence decided to head down to the retailers for help instead! Well, I just wanted to get something that's practical for CQ. While waiting for Daryl, I decided to head down to the Pizza Hut for a quick bfast cum lunch. I manged to finish up my plate of pasta, soup and Pepsi while Jamie happily self-entertained by the flip menu & her biscuits !

And I must confessed that bringing Jamie out nowadays has become a challenge and tiring trip for me. Not becos I'm preggy but plainly becos she's just acting up like a jail bird, the moment she's out of house, she will "flee" as fast as possible! And she doesn't like me to hold her hands. She also loves to walk through and under those boutiques' clothing that hang loosely on the hanger. So when I do my shopping, my eyes gotta keep a lookout for her. She can "disappear" within seconds and then the next minute, appearing in front of me, grinning. Sigh....

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One moment she's seems to be enjoying the music ...

But shortly, I heard Jamie shouted "loud music!"

So we are going to have a .....

...SON! Yippee!!! But both of us dun seem to be as excited as what others think. Or rather relatives and friends are more excited than us! Perhaps becos we already "knew" it when bb was 12weeks old. Just that our Gynae couldn't be very sure of. And with all the symptoms that I'm going through, many friends did commented that we will most likely be having a son. So, now, what's next huh?? Yes, it's the headache time for naming our son... but I still can't imagine going to have a son....

I'm turning 23 Months Today!!

Yep! Jamie's 23 months old today! That's fast. Last year she was just a young toddler who barely took her first step. Time really passed!

Good thing we've captured quite a fair bit of her early years photos. These will become precious memory for us to smile at. And the last time we developed her photos was when she's 6mths old. So there's alot more for me to pick and edit before sending out to develop so that we can show it to the family during her 2nd birthday party !!

Yes, it will be held sometime around end of next month. We have decided to hold her birthday bash at Lisa's place. Though its far from our house but its much easier for us to prepare since there'll be a BBQ pit there and the kids can swim and enjoy themselves while the adults can mingle around the pool area.

The Wedding Bells

We attended a close friend's church wedding early this morning at 10am. CQ was helping out in videography so he went out early before us to capture those important moments of their lives while Daryl came over to fetch us to church. The last church wedding (of our church members) that we have attended was Ivan's wedding back in 2001! Oh boy!! That's 4years ago! Jamie had a wonderful time at the church. What else? Of course playing with her friends and busy running about. While I had some time off to eat at the buffet table while CQ's taking his break :D

Baby 1st Trimester Scan

Wanted to blog this but have not been logging on lately. Perhaps due to the lethargy since the day I'm pregnant I think. So nowadays I have been reporting past events that are sometimes passed 2weeks !!

Anyway, went for my 1st trimester scan as requested by my gynae.

I went alone after settling Jamie for her afternoon nap at my parents' place. Thought it will be a short one so I asked CQ not to acompany me. Moreover the timeslot allocated to me was 3:30pm. (prior that I came with Jamie for my blood test at 9am)

Waited for almost 2hrs (arrived an hour early) and finally it was my turn. The first thing I was asked was if my husband came with me. I was quite puzzled as I thought its just a scan, why need husband around?

It was till after the scan then I realised the important of husband's company.

Before the scan, the gynae (not my own gynae) took at least 10-15mins to explain to me the probability of getting a Down Syndrome child as relation to the mother's age. After which, he carefully scanned through the baby's every details mainly the spine, neck and eyes, face area. I suppose these are the important signs of having a Down Syndrome child.

It was a long-long scan. At least half an hour. The usual ultrasound scan only takes a mere 2-3mins the most. So can imagine, me admiring the baby every movement for so long!!

Surprisingly the report came out instantly on the spot after the scan. With the blood test and the scan, the gyane has given a above 95% of us conceiving a normal healthy baby. Praise the Lord!!

Drum

I bought this little drum from a top shop near our house to add-on to Jamie's musical toys. So every now and then she will put the string around her neck and goes around the house "drum-drum-drum" ...

Beauty of the Petals

Was browsing thru some pixs from my laptop and found these 4 pixs taken by CQ some time ago. Isn't it beautiful?

Home-Made Dessert

It has never cross my mind that I should keep a record of the food & desserts that I attempted although its not as appealing as what it should be. Here's what I did this afternoon while Jamie is sleeping. The only ingredient lacking is the coconut milk which I lately found out that it contains high cholesterol which is unhealthy for my in-laws to consume. For my 1st attempt, I'm thankful that at least I got a compliment from my mil who ate 2 bowls!! (this is her fav dessert)

______________________________________________________ Just before Jamie's bedtime, I decided to take my bathe while both of them had some quiet moments together, catching Jamie's fav hi-5!

Little Princess

CQ came home and immediately went to his room and took out his camera again... He said Jamie's face was exceptionally cute tonight so he wanted to take some short snaps of her..... hellos papa.... ah............... chew!!!!!!

Little Tikes Table & Chairs

I finally settled for this 2nd hand table and chairs set at $65. What I like about this table is that it comes with 2 pull out drawers whereby I can store Jamie's crayons and markers there. The ex-owner even took the effort to protect the table top with a layer of plastic wrapper. What a good buy!!

爸 爸 和 我

While I was shopping for some groceries to store up for the coming week at the nearby wet market, both Jamie and CQ were having some time and fun alone at home. As usual, he picked up his camera and snapped.... I was very thankful that these precious pictures of our darling were so beautifully captured.

WAHM ??

I have been contemplating of setting up my own e-store on the web but have been struggling with the web design as well as available web space at frenzatwork.com for me.

Been talking to CQ about "loaning" out the space to me as I really hope to start off doing a e-store since I have been sourcing and selling kidswear some 2 years ago. This will be a challenge to me as well as a business opportunity to venture out in near future (if successful).

Have not decide on the name of my e-store but it will be something like this... LittLeOnes Wardrobe or LittLePrecious or perhaps BundleOfJoy? ? ?