We are going to Kids Run!

Yes... Mummy will be the one doing the walk though... hahhaha ... there is this new category under the kids run this year organized by Cold Storage... I thought it would be fun to bring Charlotte for such activities to expose her to "a lot of people".... hahah I bet she will be damm kaypo and excited!
The event will be held on 23 May which mark a special day for daddy and mummy too! So it would be kinda fun to go for such activities I guess... I hope its not too hot and humid... and Baby stay alert and happy...hahhaha

Our bib number is : 50115... and we are supposed to put in a 8 char name on the bib... Charlotte has 9 characters... so cant squeeze in... then crack our head to think what else... Sotong? Since she like sotong... but funny... then baby NJ, baby C, NJC??? then Liang (her last name) or QiuLiang (no space)... but not interesting lei.... she has this expression that look like Mr.Bean and thus we call her Miss Bean also... but Miss Bean is 9 char also...So the final is BOSS TAN...kekekeke... she got a picture that look like boss chairing a meeting... for a while I call her boss tan...

Look out for Boss Tan in action! Hahhaha...
Any mummies going for this event? ... we can "walk" together! Hahahhaha...

I love Swimming

Charlotte learn to enjoy swimming this time round! Last sat, the sun was scorching hot from 12 noon and mummy keep saying its good as the water will be warm for swimming in late afternoon...
So, we jio reina mummy to bring reina to her 1st swimming attempt in the public pool. We reach the pool at about 4pm and the water is warm warm... Charlotte was not afraid at all! I think because the previous, she got the experience of damm cold water...kekekke.... Reina got her 1st experience of drinking swimming pool water! Kekeke... but she enjoy the session after that... Charlotte keep kicking and having fun too! Will make this a weekly swimming session if possible... kekekek....


Charlotte is now 7 month old! She is on 2 solid meal now and her food range has increase to more types of vege such as spinach, brocoli, potato, tofu, pumpkin ...and ikan billis, with porridge and tried fish for the 1st time... smelly smelly mouth...kekkeke... and she love biscuit...apple, pear and banana! She cannot eat sweet potato which give her "lao sai", and she dislike carrot and papaya... We will try to give her a bit prune when she has problem with her put put... but so far she is fine...and she love water....


Charlotte can sit unsupported now but dun know how to crawl...hahhaa... daddy say she must learn how to crawl... but she keep pushing her 2 little feet high up like doing push up... I think she prefer to walk...hahhaha.... but nonetheless will let her progress naturally... just that at present moment she is miss scary! cos she will like flung herself on the ground... so must have lots of pillows around her.
 
Showing U my "teeth"... teeth less but 1 coming out soon!

Many 1st experience for Baby Charlotte

Life is very busy, trying to find time to blog some entry... for the last week, Charlotte experience many 1st time try...kekeke

My previous blog was on how she have problem sleeping and that night after blogging, I decided to use "cry as u like" method... So the minute I reached my mum place after work, I was telling my maid on the "method" because whenever Charlotte screaming in the bedroom, she will walk over to pat her, comfort her... I was explaining that "Charlotte needs training" of course I said all these in front of Charlotte...

That evening, as usual, I bath as Charlotte get her routine clean up and change into pajamas... As I am done, I am all ready to received my scream baby from the other room... there was total quietness this time round... She is falling asleep... my maid was patting her... Hmmm... I see that she has yet to fall deep asleep, so I carry her to her cot in our room... she din wake up... continue to sleep... I was jokingly saying she must have knew that Mummy going to "train" her...hahha... not sure if its coincident... so try for another few more days and it works... My conclusion is... her separation anxiety is not from me but from the maid...kekekeke...

Then last Sunday we brought Charlotte to the public swimming pool at Sengkang. Damm crowded and tons of children jumping in and out of the water... the water is very cold... and Charlotte dun like it at all.. she is wimping and grumbling... the daddy is concerned by the fact that Charlotte is "tasting" the swimming pool water and her skin is going to be crumpled... now I know what is meant by daddy's girl... cos mummy dun have any concern...kekeke....



Monday, while on our way home, I wanted to carry Charlotte to sit in the front car seat, the door swing back as we are going into the car, the sharp corner hit her on the head and Nick gave a shout... Charlotte was like can't cry out... poor thing... that night I faster give her some "jin feng shan".... and rolled egg and apply zamba on her "ba lu ku"

Tuesday evening as we reached my mum place... I saw many pillows around Charlotte's play mat... My maid say Charlotte bump her head while trying to sit... Yes, she is learning how to sit now.... and often will like give way... she din see which side Charlotte landed her head on... so zamba for both corner of the head... hahahha

Daddy got worried and insist that we should get a walker... to ground her while she is left alone... I have always wanted to buy a walker, but daddy keep saying he want Charlotte to learn crawling 1st... Charlotte cannot crawl yet... she can only move backward so far... then that evening, daddy insisted that we go grab a walker from kiddy palace... faint!

We got a walker, pink rocket... yes... pink again... I wanted a yellow bear one but its out of stock... the walker has stopper to prevent the walker from moving --- meet daddy criteria of Charlotte not learning walking 1st... moreover the walker is too high for her, her little feet cant reach the ground yet... we stack up with those square ABC mat, so that she can rest the feet... initially she is treating it like her jumperoo and keep wanting to jump in it.

As Charlotte getting more mobile... we have to keep our eyes really close on her... I think very soon we going to "ground" her in the play pen... hahahha.... she likes to move out of the safety zone (the play mat)... and very often we have to stand by pillow behind her... and she like to move into the pillow, wriggling her backside beneath the pillow... so funny....

And she will respond to us calling her name and give us a big grin... she dun have any separation anxiety from me... every morning when I say bye bye Mummy going to work... she give a big grin... every evening when I reach home calling her name, she give big grin... hahhaha... I think she is quite used to the routine of mummy going in and out of the house.

separation anxiety

Recently Charlotte has this "bad" habbit of crying and screaming before bedtime... sat was the start of the whole entire episode... from noon, she refuse to take her nap and scream her lung out... finally got her to nap.. for less than 30 min she wake up...

We decided to go out to Nick's classmate's housewarming. She poo poo on the way there and keep "herm.. herm..." telling us she need a change... We concluded that she might be feeling wanna poo poo that's why she wake up from the nap. She is happy and ok after changing... But she is quite cranky at the friend place... we concluded that it a new environment... that's why...

Then back home... the whole screaming episode started when we wanna make her sleep... she is practically screaming and shreking... dun know wat to do with her... keep yelling for 1 good hour and we manage to make her sleep...

Sunday noon, again,.. screaming during nap time... morning nap was fine... but noon nap is terrible... then my in law come and play with her, that nite... again screaming during bedtime and we think it might be due to lack of sleep... She scream 1 hour, refuse to be carried... just keep screaming till my maid manage to calm her down in her sarong... then about 1 hour later, she yelled and scream from her sleep, like having nightmare. I carried her out from her cot and she keep on yelling till wanna puke. Then she stop and after comforting a while, she manage to sleep... throughout the night she wake up several times and end up we have to put her inbetween us to sleep.

I start to read and google for the cause of such behaviour... initally I found a lot of stuff related to teething and colic ... Her teeth still not appearing and I also suspect its colic... ytd feed her grip water and nite time gave her the colic drop... but it din work... last evening was another screaming to bed episode...

I start to read more and saw this "separation anxiety" term. This is the 1st time I am hearing this term... in olden days, ppl will call it "child start to recognise ppl" but according some of the stuff I found online... it mean the child get upset when the caregiver walk away... I realise some of the very similar behaviour... when charlotte wake up from her nap, she will search for my maid and start to cry if she cannot find her... then during bed time, though she has already sleep, but she will on and off open her eyes to peep... cant really rest...

Cham... how to tackle this huh... I read some website they say its normal for infant to experience it... normally from 8th month to 2 years old. Recently charlotte do not need to be nursed in the middle of the night so we just gave her water. I did a online quiz from johnson and johnson sleep stuff... and realise that its quite normal for infant to wake up a few time in the middle of the night and most of the parents give water too... but that is ang mo site... so not sure if its commonly practice in a more chinese society like here.

Any advise how to cope with "separation anxiety"??? I tried to enforce a bedtime routine.. like singing and let her cool down before bedtime.... but the minute she knows she need to sleep... she will start her screaming engine...

 

我中毒了...

是我的指甲中毒了


I have this fungus in me... as in my nail for quite some time... I din realise that it was fungus growth till I saw a col's fingernail got "corrupted" after ignoring treatment....

Despite Nick constant nagging for me to go see the doc I just keep delaying... Sunday I finally see a doc... and got a shocked... not the condition  but the medication! The doc say it some fungus attack so need to eat pills (My col also eat pills) then the doc never tell me that the pill is bloody expensive... I need to eat 4 pills a day and for 7 days... the pills cost $140! My heart ache sia.....

Then still need to go buy another medication paint for the nail... dun know how much that will cost.... sigh.... Nick say its better than the nail rot rite...

Doc say have to go back after 1 month.... to see if the condition improve...


I have this bad habbit of not finishing my medication... for this time... I make sure I finish the $140 worth of medication to get rid of the fungus!

Sian... rot too much till my fingernail also wanna rot liao....

Simply Lazy... feel like rotting...

It has been a tired week... though its Friday today but I feel like rotting off liao... for the past 1 week... din manage to get proper rest... last sat we brought Charlotte to go for her injection for 6 in 1... she developed a fever and followed by vomiting that night on our bed... then cranky and crying on and off the night...

Following few days are not peaceful neither... she got a cough and slight running nose... been cranky on and off the night... then last night she vomited from coughing again... we din manage to get much sleep...

At times I really give up and let her grumble and scream.... sometimes she quiet down after her daddy sing to her... dun know why... when I sing, no effect... when daddy sing, she will quiet down a bit... good loh... make daddy sing for u, finally someone know how to appreciate Nick's de singing * evil grin!

I still thinking if I should bring Charlotte to see a doc... din really want her to take all these medication... but I am not sure if I am doing it right man.... will have to monitor and see how... She is 6 month old now and quite noisy... she make noise when she is bui song... angry... happy.... hahhaha...

We also change her infant car seat to those for bigger baby... not because of her size but because she will simply turn and flipped on the infant seat! She wants to KAYPO!!!!... now we strapped her to the bigger car seat, its higher and can see the window view... she will sit in the seat quietly, suck her fingers and enjoy the scenery. Hope she remains this way on car journey... but I think will have more pattern coming.

She is trying to sit unassisted as well... but still like humpty dumpty.... and cant really on her fours now... but tried to bring her small buttock up and keep moving backwards...hahhaha...

Oh ya, her passport is ready for collection and mummy's ic is ready too... ya.... mummy re-registered ic at 30 yrs old... oh goss... hit 30 liao...

Will post some of her photos soon when I recovered from my lazy and rotting mode...

Infant Care and Childcare vacancy is hot cake sia!

I was reading Sat ST on a report on how "lucky" a mother manage to "secured" a slot for her baby in the infant care center... and best of all... its not some prestige childcare center with those super "activities" that "mold" the child's brain...

The report is on how a mother managed to get her child into one of the "young" estate; punggol.... and in the interview, they interview a few center and the comments was there are alot on waiting list... some KS parents even put their unborn child on waiting list! as early as 5 month preggy! Terrible... There are comments that there is a terrible shortage of childcare and infant care slot in the newer estate such as Punggol and Sengkang...

Of which... on my previous entry I was considering one of the infant care at Sengkang which is near my parents place... its a normal infant care run by "my first skool" which is NTUC based. Then the report say there are as much as 100 on waiting list! OMG! which mean I must really pampered my maid b4 she decided to go back to her kumpung and I will have a big problem sia!

Then just as this morning, the in charge of the childcare center call me... cos I previously send them an inquiry email. I ask if really there are 100 on Q... she say 100 is inclusive of both childcare and infant care... I ask abt infant care... she say currently 8 in the Q... my response is "that's not so bad" then she got no response... maybe 8 is bad enough! kekekek...

I ask them about the activities...she say basically is the necessity like feeding and sleeping... cos infant not really mobile... hmmm... when baby is more mobile then they can join in activities like music and movement, play group and stuff... She say she will put me on waiting list and contact me when there is a slot... also they dun run half day session, they will charge full day course fee, but I can put baby there for half day....

Then I just leave my contact... and will see how... on a separate note... I was thinking... if there are 100 on Q and of which 8 belongs to infant group... that mean 92 are q for childcare!!!! That's terrible man! Does that means that I have to start q-ing now for childcare as I have plans to put Charlotte to childcare at the age of 2...

Singapore is having low birth rate, yet its hard to get a slot in childcare...funny lei...