ikea

ikea

its all over the news. It will 'revolutionize' the Eastside way of life...

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Where have you been aunty?

I beat the crowd at Alexandra branch at 7 in the morning

just for the mini ikea bag...and a little bit of 'things-u-dont-need' stuff...

C'caine

tenth

tenth
whoa... my baby is 10 months...
i am enjoying the ride coz she is just learning to crawl !
its ok love, slow and steady is the way to go...

what have i learnt from her...

what did she learn from me...

weight : 6.5kg!!!

hair : growing...no more bald patches

teeth : none

diapers : M Drypers

milk : still 150ml Similac...

nightfeed: maybe no more

feeding : breakfast, lunch, dinner: homemade gruel

snacks : during abah & ummies' meal times

rise n shine : 6-7am

slumber time : 10:30 - 11:30pm... still binky dependant when sleepy and cranky!

clothes size : 3-6mths for bottoms 6-9mths for tops & overalls

shoe size : 2

hands : still inclined to receive with left hand

sit : stable

crawl : kinda able to move from one spot to another... hurray!

response : good...nothing escapes those curious eyes

playthings : everything is still a teether

sing n dance : able to clap and snap fingers with bad singing

social : greet anyone with a smile or a stare showdown

appetite : good for solids...dislikes milk

independant : better

ummiE

sundays

sundays

since Hari Raya ummie had been throwing leave and MC so she dont have to work on Sundays. she may get what she want soon.

so what have we been doing on Sundays...

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slack, chill & shop...

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ok actually during the raya season was visiting and slack, chill & shop.. hee.

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we went shopping with Nadya. fun fun fun @ ToysRus

mommies had their fun fun fun @ Paragon

daddies had funfun fun @ LuckyPlaza?

a comic shop at Lucky Plaza. in fact abah walked away with 3 Monopoly sets. more monopoly sets!... LordOftheRing, MarvelHeroes & Spongebob more for ummie i think.

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then, they came to my place for raya. heh... nadya had a go at my BallToyz FunCentre. i was sleeping but i can hear the comotion her daddy created. i think her daddy likes it more than she does. in fact both of them was in it. having a go at the balls. nadya was practically swimming. while her daddy was... swimming too?

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later we return the visit to their place. there nadya daddy got a new toy. a sony DVD theater system courtesy of SCV. ummie had fun too coz she enjoys fixing those techno gadgets. abah slack on the net looking for job.. boring kan...

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later what else can they do but play Monopoly... they showed off the different sets they had... while we, babies, after a day of fun... retreat... yawn...

missyE

PGL

PGL

due to a date mix up. i am actually available to go for Puteri Gunung Ledang after all. Thanx to my daddy who gave up his ticket so i could enjoy the show with my husband, mom and sis. While he babysit Missy for me. Thanx dad...

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i just return from the peak. now i get to watch my very first musical or my very first visit to esplanade itself. now thats a whole new pinnacle too. i once told myself i would only enter the place with a special tour by a special someone. well now that we've moved on, i should too...

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it was a climax for me to watch it with my lurve..

i dont have much to say about the musical. i actually find it disney like or rather comical really. its just the ambience with the ppl i love that makes me dreamy...

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of course we met familiar faces... like my cuz shireen. who was staying at Conrad that night, no less..

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went home to my Missy who refused to sleep without her ummie. i comforted her in the car. i kinda said that i wont leave her alone anymore... *fingers crossed*

ummie: for one night only dear.

missyE: one night only ok. no more ok...

C'caine

aah-chooo

<<aah-chooo>>

sniff sniff.. i got the bug again..

from ummie who else. it's my fault.. i know she's infected yet i want no one else but her...

hmmm... nothing beats the cuddle and warmth of your own ummie. yet i paid a price for it

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without much haste my baba and atok brought me to the pediatrician nearby. i like the place and doctor VanessaTan. i was showing off my 'clap clap hand' & 'snap snap hand' tricks...

didnt seem to be sick if you ask me. i was feeling alllright

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that doc is a real kiasu. she gave so much medicine. maybe she doesnt want us to bother her much. she gave a whole plastic bag. FULL of good stuff...ummie like to think of it as a goodie bag...

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the reason for the generous milk samples is because i am way underweight for my age. ok like 500g under. i am suppose to be 7kg. most ppl i know already hit 10kg!..

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well no hurry right. maybe i'll take time. i do hope i dont ballooon up to be an obese though

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so thanx doc for the free milk.

oh but the doc charge us a hefty fee of $73.50! which they will claim from ummie, who in turn will claim from mr.Hewlett-Packard. he must be a very nice guy that uncle ;p..

missyE

constipated

constipated
my baby got constipation. it's a very sad sight. in laws want me to rush her to the docs. i dont think its necessary. i got flu again. so i stayed at home to nurse her and myself...
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i bought her fruit juice and fed her corn mix with cereal. she pass motion three times and her stools are hard. the last motion looks promising though. by morning its confirmed that her stools are soft again. so i can go to werk now...
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meanwhile the faithful Telon is the only way to ease her tummy...
did you know there are so many different brands of telon in the indonesian market. even one baby brand we all know has it... Cussons.. why it never hit our market. we are definitely being ripped off. thanx to relatives coming over occasionally, i would 'kirim' them...

C'caine

home sweet home

home sweet home
ummie's home...

my ummie's back to tease me...

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. i kinda forgot bout her a bit.

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actually i've been busy while she's away. baba and atok slept our place for a night. i showed them all my toys and made it clear that they are on my turf...

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also abah and me was out and about mostly. in fact we were not home to welcome her. i was out visiting a newbie. a lil cousin of mine called aisyah. sounds like me name right...

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anywayz shes back now and i want no one else but her...
my ummie...

missyE

bribery

bribery

ummie brought her colleagues out to BIG superstore. there she spent like she received green packets. or maybe she took mine. then she tested the capacity of the car's behind.....

she bought plenty... all for me...

she bought me baby wipes...

she bought me a gate....

to stop me from entering the kitchen! ceh...

she bought me a looong catterpillar called lots-a-lots-leggggs...

one more thing... she also bought me this...

yahoo... lets play.. anyone coming with me?

there is plenty of room.. its HUGE...

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maybe its my birthday again..

soon i found out the reason why...

she's leaving me and abah tonight for Ledang... ~uaeeek

missyE

mini open house

welcome
the families turned up at our place on Saturday... mostly ummie's side..
they turned up and made my room and toys theirs

thats my new lots-a-lots-a-legggggs...hmph.

i was passed around, while ummie and abah ran around the house serving them. some came for the first time.. like aunty Shireen here

whom i gave a tour to the kitchen...
some came from the next block yet some came from far...

they savoured Sup Tulang, chocolate cake, carrot cake, 'lapis' cake & many more cakes yang sewaktu dengannya... with ummie's special blend of teh susu...

i would say many many ppl so little time.. i slept at way past midnight entertaining guests...

thanx for coming y'all...
missyE

to the peak

to the peak

the date has been set on 16 of Nov. thats 7 days away...

i just started my first training todaay..... abit late huh..

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i been there a few times. now the place have evolved. not only comercialized, even the terrain has changed. maybe i get too confident that i'll pull through without a scratch. the last time i went there was in 2003. now my body has changed post pregnancy. it makes it worse when my bro told me "wats there to train! its only Ledang wat".. idiot... that statement made me more complacent....

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so i geared up with weights on my back. wat used to be 4 filled bottles. now is my very own lil missy. she's only 7kg though and the carrier lack support unlike my LoweAlpines. nevertheless off we went. up the the 21st floor. jogging speed at first. then slack at the 15th storey and above... wahaha..

never mind. i got my brother to carry my load if i lost my mental up there... heee...

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me and my brother and more old skool frens unite for this trip. the last time i went with my brother was in 1997 i think. this is gonna be a blast.. insya Allah...

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oh wait... while i was going up and down the stairs.. look what i saw...

the door defaced with black paint....

curious me, i followed the drips/smudges of paint i saw on the floor.. hee.. Kpoh...

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isk isk isk.. i thought the new generaton would be educated enough NOT to credit from TaiLong... shocking..

the intriguing part is.. the styrofoam taped at the gate was never removed. it indicates the the house may be vacant. i mean if you move in. one would remove it right?...

ah dunno lah dont care... ignorance has been our generations' motto.. till they come up with a campaign.. kenali tetangga anda... heee... well i sure wouldnt want that door next to mine!!

no artistic value..

C'caine

foamilac

foamilac

Similac formula is very foamy. it clings onto the bottle defying gravity. the very reason why i switched to Enfalac in her 2nd month. thinking it causes colic. after much trial with other fomulas, i decided to stick to Similac. why?... bcoz ZoeTay uses it too... wahaha..

because it produces the best poo consistency for her. as missy was weaning, i do not want a constipated baby... adding to the challenge..

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as for those foamilac bottles left for us to scrub. i am using TOLLYJOY baby accessories and vegetable cleanser. it has a great smell of banana muffins!! enticing my appetite each time i scrub those bottles. so i left the scrubbing for him or i'll get hungry all the time...

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bottle brush, i use PIGEON. the bristles remain clean and shiny and it never bends out of shape...

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sterilized bottles...

how often do you sterilized your bottles?

it is important, according to a doc in KKH. my cuzin's baby was admitted for high fever. the doc pulled her aside questioning her. how many bottles do you have? do you sterilized after each use?

i have to admit i got lazy in the fourth month. then when missy was hit with a long battle of flu. i tried my best to strerilized it often. otherwise it's just twice a week now...

ummiE

rock-a-bye-missy

rock-a-bye-missy

it's her dream for me to sleep on my own

just me myself and missy

no 'buai'. no 'tepok. no 'dodoi'.

what was she thinking. even she has trouble sleeping...

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lately, ummie is not fighting with me anymore

whenever i get cranky. she will rock me to sleep....

i get to slumberland faster. i get my precious sleep. i get to be cranky free.

even abah can put me to sleep now...

isnt everyone happy =)

missyE

nail em

nail em

my baby got short nails. they are short and broad. kinda fan like...

it will grow outwards. potential sharp edges that will show on her face in the morning. one of the reasons why she wears mittens till she's 5 months...

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i trim her nails when she's awake. she is resisting now. but i just have too much to do when she's asleep. so i will persist till she starts to cry. then it will be an unfinished job. i tried not to trim her nails too short. thinking it will adhere to the skin thus getting longer..

but that only means it will break and cause more damage. so she cant have it a bit longer cause it'll break when she scratches...

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she loves to scratch. just like the cat. scratching her head is normal. but she scratches anything with different textures. like seat belt. carpet. leather seat. balloons. fabrics. maybe she like the sound it makes....

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but to scratch and peel stickers off her walker is her favorite past time...

the hand-me-down walker arrived with a full set of decals. thanx to her. now its stripped bare.. she is working her way to other toys now..

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all those destruction with the short stubby nails...

ummiE