The road less travelled

went out to collect my stoopid lappie ...

Since mummy is the child's best education, I decided to show BB [V] something different instead of the usual shopping centres. Along her education tour, I took some pictures to show her how it was in year 2009 . I guess by the time she reads this blog, it would be 10 years down. Since this blog is a gift to her, I am hoping that my electronic journal will not disappear suddenly..arrgggg I will faint... so I am considering about "dot com-ing" this blog, but gotta pay monies...

Really need to blog more but this lappie is killing me slowly but surely. Guess its not much the brand but the M vista is really not very friendly, its so SLOW! But I have decide on my new lappie!! yipee, will get it next week.. then maybe I will be more motivated.

Her history tour...









this is fun mummy...

I'm a singaporean for 30 years and have never taken this route and have this singapore photos in my collection.. I don't have a folder "Singapore" and I have alot of countries in my collection.. its amazing what motherhood does/is doing to me.









one photo for kepts, the building that will change our skyline forever..



ermm mummy..enuf? i want aircon...

Then it got REALLY hot, so we went to Marina Square for some retail therapy and waited for DD T for dinner.. He always makes it a point to come and pick us where ever we go. I was dying for a nice burger but guess this restaurant didn't fufill my expectations. It really sucks when you pay good money for crap food. Damn boring..



Yup, I'm back to my restaurant eating. *sings* "Its all coming back, coming back to me now......... "

My westernized appetite when I was preggie is diminishing slowly. But ONE thing I realized that changed my appetite forever, I think is TEA.. I was never a fan of caffeinated drinks with the exception of alcohol, no coffee or tea, errmm hardly was in my list. You can never find me in starbucks or "sarabut" store chilling cause I don't like. But ever since this pregnancy, I actually enjoying drinking tea. Damn weird, not healthy green tea, herbal tea... must be the thick, thick, sweet like hell type. Like teh tarik, bubble milk tea, hongkong milk tea. (Damn sinful) Well we will see how long this thing will last...BB [V]'s "englishness" did kinda influence my taste buds a little.

Since dinner SUCK-ED.. DD T wanted to cleanse his platelet with a nice japanese hokkaido ice-cream



daddy, i want



mummy can?



yums yums...



*drools* *pouts* why?

4th Month

she is 6.2kg and 61.7cm

She is still not drinking milk, nothing more than 50ml each time and I have to keep forcing her to drink, as she hardly cries for milk... drinks about 50ml and is contented, if I don't force her she can go 4 hours without drinking and still drink only 50ml.. How? babies of her age have already progess to 150ml each feed.

I have to constantly latch her just to ensure that something is going into the stomach... PD says its fine as long she is growing well, but did give us probitics to see if she improves. (as there are infant anoxeria babies; maybe she wants to be a model?) Theoretically, bb must double their birth weight by 6 months, so its a good thing is that BB [V] was a big bb at birth thats why its not much of a concern.



Mummy, skinny is IN



VOGUE!

But I did mention that she drinks alot at night asking for milk at least every 2 hours, Pd says that BB [V] is more excited about her surroundings than food in the day and gets hungry at night because there isn't any distraction...(so i have a KPO baby). I totally agree as BB[V]'s eyes are always darting around left right left right,always damn busy. She is not like those babies that can sit in their chair for 2 hours, balls to the world by playing with their fingers.. mine, hrmpfff 15 mins tops, after which she will start her nonsense.



Mummy, I dont like to study!



Jumperoo! yippeee... this is better !

I'm so trying to give her the pacificer since the day when she discovered her thumb! but obviously failed badly.. told PD about it and she was like for what? I said pacificer better than thumb right? but she was like nevermind bb will wean off the thumb. Asked me if the pacificer is working and I said nope, she said I can try all brands but if the bb is not into pacificer means she is not into.. doesnt matter what brand.. okay flopped. Its funny how people loves the idea of thumb sucking, everyone comes up to me and say oh so cute! (cute?? mummy here wondering how to wean her off.. oh what the heck suck lar!)



Mummy shiok u know.. want?

PD is very pleased with her gross motor skills as she is well beyond her age, showing signs of crawling actions. She said that BB[V] is not a textbook baby meaning she does things faster than what the books recommend.

Okay I have a KPO, "Model", Active baby..

Besides the fact she doesnt drink, she hardly sleeps too.. if I'm out with many people , sleep is hardly on her cards as she wants to sit on my lap and hear whats the latest. She loves people, any and everybody can carry her and she will not cry. She is her quietest when there are many people around, best if they are taking turns to carry her, you will never hear her cry at all. All because she is so busy kpo-ing.

But we do make alot of effort to expose her to the grandparents on both sides. I read that babies start recognizing people by 3-4 months. So we have been going up and down to both sides to stay over, so as to make sure she is familar with the family members.

On her 4th month, chinese god ma ask me to "touch" BB [V]'s lips with some food, its some chinesey thing that they perform on the 4th month. Apparently its like "kai jui = open mouth", so that the child gets good food or not fussy with food; something along that line. She gave ang bao again hehehe.. So on that day, ermm we obviously didnt cook, so got her.....



yumms yumms BIG MAC



then we tot a DRUMSTICK will be more appropriate LOL

ME:

The minute we touched the 3rd month, both our hair started to fall out. So I did a slight trim as my long hair was much to heavy thus causing it to drop more and the weather!! Man, its making the hair go haywired cause of the humidity. At the same time i did "soft straight" too, before you all go why straighten your hair? your natural curl so nice blah blah blah.... my hair NEVER GETS STRAIGHT. IT lasted 2days and it back, of couse not as curly but still there lar.



2 days after my haircut.. the waves were appearing...

Its getting easier to look after her though she has her nonsense but she is such a joy to be with. I am still very contended to stay at home with her and don't wish to go back to work any time soon. There are some job offers but I prefer to spend time with her and watch her grow up. We have discuss this and DD T too agree that I shouldn't work as not many people have this luck like mine to do this, so I must treasure this opportunity.

The day she found her THUMB!

21 May 2009

Pressie

during pregnancy, i casually mention that dd t should buy me a gift to motivate me not to take epidural during labour.. he said onzz

The day after I delivered, Daddy Trev said I deserved something more that a gift, it should be a present.

It has been 3 1/2 months and I have absolutely no idea what I want and he has since stopped asking.

I usually buy a

1)Watch; to commemorate something big in my life but he just bought me my R men's size watch for my 30th. I am eyeing at a Chopard or a Gerald Genta and both costs a whopping many zeros sum. (Yes I do have expensive taste.) But now, my drawer is filled with my precious collection of watches over the years and I can't wear them as it keeps hitting BB [V]'s head, if not its pulling her hair off. I have since stopped wearing them.

He usually buy

2)Bag; its his practice to buy me a bag as he can't afford my watches. But there is no point buying a bag now as it will go out of fashion by the time I wanna carry it, since I only carry her diaper bag when I go out now. Then of course a Bottega will be nice but it doesn't have a zip as I have dropped a few things from my G bag. (It of course has retired.)

I don't mind

3)Car; I did thought of buying a car, then he ask for what?? As I hardly drive haha, I said if I have my own car I will drive. I said a cute Cherry will do, he said he will not buy something for me to die inside. (*__*) For he has a nice M car for me to drive and I rather drive a small cherry.

Should I

4)Studies; Just that day, I was online and aunty ferny was doing her project and I helped her a little. So I told DD T that I kinda enjoy doing the research and maybe I should study. He said why not, maybe I should do another degree in something I like or continue from my BBA. Was toying with that idea till that day we were at macdonalds and saw a couple studying. On their table was a stack of books and it was 'Statistics'. It brought horror thoughts as it was a huge nightmare going through this course.

Then there is the

5) DD T ask me if I was keen in starting in my own business and that he will finance it. I was like for what? He ask me to find something that I like to do or sell... but I don't want

I don't mind getting

6) a professional camera to take nice nice pictures for BB [V] but am afraid I will get bored as its heavy to lug it around.

See... how now like that? got pressie but dunze koe what to get...

Monkey See Monkey Do

Daddy: V follow daddy



V: Like this daddy???



V: oh so fun!!



V: Mummy did u see? did u, did u???

Flip Flop

her 1st flip of her lifetime... mark 7th May 09

The 3rd Month

she is 5.7kg and 60.5cm

BB [V] is so light at 5.7kg , its only a 50% growth percentile I don't like it. She has been super fussy with drinking milk and can't even finish her normal 100ml of milk, drinking only 30-50 ml each time. I have since stopped pumping my milk and will latch her instead as I really think its pointless to spend so much time pumping and there she is crying away. I am looking after her alone and its tough chasing after the time with a schedule of 3 hours just to maintain/up the milk supply.

Besides its totally frustrating as she can't keep quiet and wants to play or be carried. I just do one pump at night to clear out all the milk before sleeping and I don't like the fact that my fridge has so much milk as I rather that she drinks them. I hope she gets out of this anorexia behaviour.

Her height is of 90% growth percentile and so I am not so worried as I think she has DD T genes and her weight comes mainly from her limbs as they are relatively long. I have been trying all sorts of ways to fatten her up as I would love her to be chubby chuckers, but failed in all. I tried giving her formula milk too but....still waiting to promote her into her other clothes. I mean she can still fit into a romper meant for 2-3.2kg.!

At about 2-3 weeks ago, she woke up one day and decided that she doesn't want the pacificer anymore! Yahoo!!! 1st milestone.. We thought that the pacifier has lost its buoyancy and rushed to get new ones but she spat it out.So much for me hesitating to give her in the 1st place. Haiz, should have stuff it in her mouth to prevent all the fussing.

Then comes the next issue, she has ZERO ability to fall asleep on her own and needs to be carried constantly till she gets drowsy. She can't self soothe, so I have been walking alot lately and am having aches. This happens outside too, I have resorted to taking the MRT to move around. She likes taking trains as I think its constantly moving and she doses off easily and I LIKE. No cabs for her cause when she cries, I fear for our safety as its super distracting for the taxi driver. I tried a few times and hmmmf .. not ready yet. I do need to start driving but its tough with a crying/breastfeeding baby, so I guess MRT will do for now. (at least when she cries, I just get off the next station.. hehe)

She sleeps on our bed with us at night as she refuses to be in the cot and screams when we put her there. So we suffer... spoke to the Dr about this and she says that BB [V] is smart and knows where is the most comfortable. Guess she just wants our warmth and security, Dr says we can keep her there until when she sleeps through then we can start training her. One thing I like about her sleeping is that she can sleep from 11- 1230 hehe.. Power right! Everyone gets a shock when they hear of her sleeping pattern...



My neck is getting stronger now



I like eating my hands



Mummy teaching me "ELEPHANT"



Mummy likes to put hairbands for me.. pretty pretty



My stylo mylo shoes



So many things on me.. sianz

ME:

Nothing much going now lately.. just wish for more time to relax haha.. but I guess it comes in a package

I put on 15kg and have another 5 kg to go sianz sianz...But I am aiming for 7 kg , I mean who won't want to lose more right? I do try to weigh myself everyday but its kinda depressing, but my ever supportive husband will constantly tell me that I will lose all the weight SOON. Then he will ALSO constantly offer chocloates, junk food, ice cream......so much for losing weight!!!

I have been devoting all my time in the day with her and will only spend some me time at night after she has fallen deeply alseep. There has been a lot of shopping trips as I am going mad staying at home, dealing with the crying and feeding. The weather has been really bad and so I seek solace and comfort in the malls.(brings my sanity back by spending money hehe)



Mummy shopping, I zzzzzzzzzzzz



DD Trev flipped when he had to pay $29 for a hairband



MM Flo didn't care...she says its too pretty

Cough

Sick baby = sleepless night

Only when you have a child you will realize the importance of being fit and healthy.

DD Trev came back from reservist with that nagging cough, he recovered, MM Flo caught it, I recovered and then BB [V] has it... I told DD T to make sure that he doesn't bring back any of these viruses cause of its dire consequences.

As babies do not have the ability to cough out their phlegm the medicine actually help to excrete it through their poo. Last night, I had to prop my princess up in our pillow just to make sure that she wouldn't choke on her phlegm. (Just to be sure) There were a few bursts of screaming as I think she was very uncomfortable from the effects of the medicine. Sometimes I wonder if I made the right choice by giving her the medicine... to see her like that breaks our hearts ... for she was all smiley before the medicine..

This actually got me thinking about why they extended the maternity leave to 4 months, I guess I'm lucky not to be working. Cause it takes alot from the mummy when the baby gets sick and the fever after their jabs. After the difficult night, which I barely slept, DD T was ready to drop his work just in case she gets difficult in the day and to relieve me of my duties.

hmmm talk about being sick.. this flu thingy is getting serious.. You get more afraid as this concerns a little one.. Grandpa John got serious with his preparation to fight against the flu. The last time SARs came, he went shopping and got us ALL thermometers and masks. Told him then that SIA provides and that I have one in my working handbag he insisted that I put one more somewhere for easy retrieval.

Just today, DD T came back with another new thermometer and he said I'm to wear a mask whenever I go out.. *doinkssss* There grandpa John goes again.. apparently he went out shopping for medical stuffs today and the office has a big packet of masks waiting...

Happy Anniversary

its our 3rd/4th year anniversary... depending how you see it

280406- ROM
280407- Church and Customary wedding
280408- Touched down into Sin from our long New york/Toronto trip, BB[V] was made about this time last year
280409- BB [V] is 3 months old

How fast time files..

Nothing much happened today, we didn't even remember that it was our anniversary till later part of the day. We didn't get a chance to celebrate as our little gal is a little under the weather. She is couging, sneezing with mucous-sy breathing and was cranky too, demanding alot of sleep today. The usual PD was closed and the grandparents insisted that we should get her checked and so we made trip down to KKH as DD T has jam packed meeting tomorrow. We got a little kaisu...

But KKH was like so scary, I took a few steps in just to press my ticket stub and came out. Called DD T and told him that I am not comfortable. Haiz, the hospital was on high alert with this swine flu thingy going on. There were so many sick children, all having fever, they all had that stick on cooler plaster thingy, and I even saw one parent carry a basin of water trying to sponge her child down. Sad... By the time DD T came up after parking the car, an ambulance came with a sick boy on a wheelchair... so you can imagine the scene.. and there we were with a coughing, smiling baby... not serious compared to what was going on..

So we approach the screening nurse (the cubicle were they scan for fever, blood pressure etc...) for advice, she did a quick check and BB [V] didnt have any fever, oxygen level were fine, clear lungs. She advised us to go a PD instead, we thought so too. Virus level were too high in KKH for me.

But then I think we were too zealous.. aren't all parents? So that was how we spent our anniversary (for when you have a baby, she is the most important thing in out lives)

Cries

We swear by this Baby Language by Priscilla Dunstan. It was extremely helpful to us in the 1st 2 months or so. (copy n paste the link)

http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/entertainment/watch/v910865YY3TMwrp#

Hmmmppf.. I admit its difficult to differentiate the sounds especially when she is screaming. But at least I know the NEH: hungry... it never fails ...

We printed the list of sounds and pasted it on our fridge so that we were able to identify and refer to.

Someone worth mentioning...

Mummy Flo decided to write this entry to talk about your chinese godma

Dear BB [V],

She is someone totally not related to us in any way but has given you so much angbao we have decided that she deserves the title of your chinese godma. Grand aunt Kim is actually the NG's neighbour, house No 5 to be exact.

You just received another angbao from her today, just because she carried you and she won 4D... Haha..

Daddy Trev used to be the one that benefited the most before you were born. Well, everyone in the house will get some but he gets the most! Even BamBam gets $10 to buy titbits.. and she always wins in her 4Ds hehehe... so you can imagine the amount we have been getting from her.

Even mummy Flo gets a cut from her generousity, thanks to you. There was the bird's nest before you were born , the bird's nest after you were born, the angbao after I delivered you (just for me, specifically mine!)

But ever since you were born , it is always you, you, you... there were always reason for her to give you money; there was the day you were born, on your 1st month, the day when we brought you over to visit her and today... and we think she truly enjoys it. But whenever she gives the angbao she always tell us to buy things for you and so we listen. She sponsored your Peg Perego P3 stroller(Mummy's favourite!) and alot of your toys at home...

So we say aren't you lucky!!For there are will be more coming....

Love Mummy n Daddy



Aunty Kelly and Grand Aunty Kim aka Chinese Godma

Horror

We came back home to find this!!!!






horror!! then came fear!! then came gratefulness...

can u imagine my girl sitting in her swing when this happened... *shutters*

time for church... for thanksgiving... for his blessings

My Baptism

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Mummy-fied

u koe u r a mummy when...

U read Simply Her instead of Cleo

Dun koe if u consider me coming of age when I realized that "50 most eligble bachelors" do NOT appeal to me anymore? Honestly what so interesting about men who are single anyway?

I can't wear my heels

I wore my favourite pair of Beverly Feldman to go shopping but alas my legs hurt!! Think after 9 months of nice comfy birkens, my feet can't take my heels anymore.. I miss my heels u koe.. But my feet can't take my extra fats.. I was wobbling, I mean the legs not the fats.

I wanna cut my hair short

My tresses looked good in a club with my ciggies n a drink , it somehow dont complement my bb... I look so messy, feel hot, bb is starting to pull my hair and so I tie my hair up.. I dun feel very glamour puss anymore.. Thinking of doing a Katie Holmes... hmm must do research

I take a longer time dressing my bb than myself

I have taken my obsession of color co-ordination when dressing my girl... Booties must match mittens must match rompers must match cap must match blanket must match spare clothes.. Blah that's why they call it a obsession...just pity DD T, coz when I start shopping, I don't stop ... He knows

The 1st thing I do when I go into a mall or should I say when selecting the mall to go

is to check where the nursing room is or is there a existing one.. u never know when this small one does her hiroshima...

I can't stand still

The legs naturally start moving, n the body sways with or without the BB.. its funny!

Your ears perks up when ...

you hear children songs, hehe... who cares about the American Top 40 anyway..

You observe what other mummies do

how to manoveur the stroller up and down the escalator, you peek at what's in their diaper bag, what they do in the baby room...*tsk tsk* busybody

n there is always reason for a new bag... I mean a bb bag

There u go, I'm officially mummy-fied........

ADD ON... n wassup with the teens hair nowadays? its the 1 eye bandit look.. tsk tsk.. can they actually see?!!? i mean through that thick mane of hair...u c im actually bothered by the other ppl's hairstyle.. its the mummy thing *signz*

Biodata

thought i better write this down before i forget...

English Name: Victoria Eden Ng
Chinese Name:




okie her chinese name is calculated.. both of us are not scholars to create a nice sounding name.. and 4 grandparents can't read chinese.. *duh* so we resorted to having the professional to do it.. we thought of skipping the chinese name but honestly we really don't want her to suffer in school, u know those deprived chinese teachers whipping up their own conconctions of chinese words and then the poor gal would have to suffer for the many godamn years.. screw that

so we got dd trev's family geomancer to do the job.. when dd Trev came back, I asked dd trev how to pronounce , as usual he let go his cannot make it chinese pronouncation (till today he cant pronounce his own chinese name).. I was like why the name so old skool!! why no stylo mylo chinese name, but as if i know what is stylo mylo lar.. Grand uncle ah meng took bloody 1/2 hour to count the strokes and dont know what else..and the best part is after the drama, Grand uncle came up with only ONE name... I was like "wtf"..

Okie, fine.. there we are stuck with this name .. then came the difficult part , dialect and hanyu pingyi... we were given just the chinese characters and was asked to figure out the dialect part.. honestly, we suck in this.. so screw it.. my daughter doesn't need a dialect or hanyu pingyi name.. we ain't going to use the name.. I believe I'm going to be the only one remembering this name anyway..just few days later, DD T came to me and ask me what is her chinese name, cause he forgot how to pronounce.. I told him don't bother and ask me when she is in primary 1...

meaning:

si : think, reflect, desire
hui: wisdom

both letters have a "xin" .. this is to ensure that she puts her heart and soul into whatever she does

Victoria: this name was chosen way before she was made.. somewhere in 2004, way before we were married, both of us were holidaying in England and came across this name. I casually told DD T that I have always like this name , surprising he too liked the name.. so we did make a unwritten pact about using this name. When we were told that we were expecting a girl, we looked at each other and knew exactly who she was to be. So in fact she was already in our minds and hearts even before she was born, for we never had a male name and it was an irony that our 1st born is a girl.

Being catholics we needed a bibilcal name but wasn't sure if Victoria was one. I took time to check on the internet but I couldn't find it on the list. So came the search for a second name.

Eden: We had a list of name that we tried to pair with her first name, but no matter how there wasn't one that was smooth sounding or that we could agree on. Then came a day as I came across this name of Eden. I did a search and realized that it means "Beautiful, lovely, enchanting, epitomizing feminine characteristics". Wow, loved it.. it encapasulates what I wanted for my girl.

so there you have it..

Victorious, Beautiful, Thoughful, Wisdom and she does everything with a heart

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