c o l o u r s

What again? Rant of course!

2012-01-17T08:42:00.001+08:00

Who likes misunderstandings? No one for sure, especially when one is trying so hard to minimise it from happening. At times people may take you for granted. Most of the time i feel that not staying together is so much better. We have our own space and just need to face each other once in awhile. Been longing for our own nest since we came back from Perth and its gonna be another 2-3years before topaz will be ready.

God knows my desire. Im gonna trust him for his blessings for 2012. Cant wait for Andrew to get tp childcare so that there will be minimum screaming in the house. At least i know that he will be learning something in cc. Not that i don like him to stay at home but he will be independent just like Hillary when we sent to cc at 18months.

Fume of fire

2012-01-03T20:08:00.001+08:00

Why did i get so worked-up? Husband is right. I should be the "good" person while he handled the girl that very moment.

I felt so bad about my doing; about pushing her out to the balcony. It didnt hit me that i might hurt her feet. Why am I behaving like such a bad mom? I need to seek God's guidance on this.

Perhaps all the work stress and frustration building up on me and i just feel that i shouldnt have snapped just now.

What is it am i doing?

*ponder*

It just melt my heart when she can forget about the earlier incident so fast. She told me to go for my shower... God wants us to be child-like for that reason for sure!

December 2011

2011-12-26T21:47:00.002+08:00

The year twenty-eleve is cming to an end and what have I done thus far?

Celebrated my birthday last week with the husband and Hillary at Triple Three lunch. I wouldnt call it a celebration as there's no celebration in the first place. It merely a normal lunch, a buffet lunch without much enjoyment. Guess its never fun to be sick on your birthday and it was pouring the entire day. Having grown up, birthday is just like another ordinary day to me unlike kids. Hillary was expecting some children party when we told her we were going out to celebrate my birthday. Could see her disappointmennt when we reached the restaurant and there were no decor and birthday cake or whatsoever you gonna expect in a party. Well kids are just so naive.

Christmas is quiet, went for service on Christmas' Eve and day out on Christmas Day. Boxing Day which is today is silent day. The woman was moodless to chat to anyone as today is a terrible day. I just got to remind myself to cherish whatever I have and this is not only a reminder to myself but to everyone.

I hope I will not be the one giving up everything. Shudder while thinking about it.

Come to think of it, my blog is truely a place for me to rant and nag. I guess by now hardly anyone I know is still reading my blog.

Resolution for 2012:

👍 closer relationship with God

👍 spend more time with my children

👍 to read 5 languages of love again

Not sure why the tears just roll out from my eye while typing this post....

God know :)

FML

2011-11-17T11:14:00.001+08:00

...

Whats up over the past 1 year?

2010-11-06T14:08:00.003+08:00

Somehow my blog was dead for the past 1year. My domain was gone because i failed to make payment on time or i would say its due to some miscommunication. What really happened over these time?

Hillary started to attend child care early October 2009; the mommy was determined to look out for a job.
The mommy found a job and started working since 14 October 2009 in Parkmall.
Celebrated Christmas Day and attended Christmas Storm at FCBC.
CNY came and gone, Hillary was sick then.
Found another job in Marine Parade in March, tendered resignation and served notice until April.
Went for a family trip with my family to Taiwan in May before I started work officially again.
Counting down to seeing my baby boy in December 2010 :)

sux

2009-09-16T16:51:00.000+08:00

心事谁人知
bleah
wtf
>.<

moved!

2009-09-16T14:55:00.001+08:00

View me at www.andreawee.com

blogskin

2009-09-09T15:02:00.000+08:00

Sigh my blogskin now sux man. Too simple with no designs and all, just like a naked person with no clothes on. Jer, how?! Can you help me out on my blogskin? I cannot recall how to use the server thingy and all.

Random

2009-09-04T21:13:00.000+08:00

The husband has gone for cell group while lil Hill and myself stayed at home. Hill is watching dvd in her room now while i am seated in the living room watching tv, blogging as well as slacking.

Hill is finally going to the childcare hopefully in October. On the other hand, I would love to find a job soon so as to lighten Henry's burden. Not only that, working moms getting more government subsidy for childcare.

The lil one has grown so much during the past few months. Shes so tall now and of course more naughty, needless to say. She drives me to my nerves each day with different stunts of hers. Oh well, she does make me laugh as well.

See how cute she smiles in these pics, she was happily wearing my tee, looked so oversized on her:

The husband cannot stop laughing when i showed him these photos the other day =P

And I attempted to snap some pictures of her tied up hair:

Last but not least some of the nicer ones which I managed to capture:

The Best Time of Day to buy Shoes!

2009-08-13T16:04:00.000+08:00

Q. When should you buy shoes?

A. Late afternoon. "Your feet are at their biggest size at the end of the day," says podiatrist Jane Pontious, associate professor of surgery at the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, in Philadelphia. "And you want buy shoes at the time your feet are at their largest size." After all, those perfect black pumps may fit just fine in the morning, but it's after a full day of being on your feet that you'll need them to be the most comfortable.

naughty hill

2009-07-23T12:44:00.000+08:00

This Hill is driving me nuts!

>.<

2009-07-22T14:27:00.000+08:00

ARGH!

Whats with me?

2009-07-15T22:44:00.000+08:00

Haven't felt so sucky for some time. I must admit I am feeling rather down now. Perhaps its PMS? But I thought its too early for that. I feel really lousy, damn lousy. Totally no mood.

So many things yet to be done on my list, so many things cannot be done yet and so many things cannot not to be done.

Argh, whats with the feeling in me right now? I so hate it when I know deep in my heart, the tears are dropping but none on my eyes.

I can say, I haven't been happy since the day we came back from Perth. With so many adjustments to make and so many things to adapt to, OMG!

What the fish!

Alright, the tears finally flow out from my eyes! Shall tuck in to bed now, stupid headache please go away. That stupid laksa never fail to cause me discomfort each time I had it for dinner. Time to quit laksa I reckon.

Ciaos~

Our first movie after a long time

2009-07-15T17:59:00.000+08:00

.. a long long time of 17months. The husband got his mom to look after Hill (the ILs actually brought her out) while the two of us can enjoy some ustime together.

Movie was nice but the chair wasnt comfy at all! Got some backache after being seated there for 2.5hrs. I did suggest to him about going to Cathay or some other new cinemas to watch but he didnt want. Big bleah! But still its worth spending some quality time together with my love one.

Am still waiting for him to bring to that place which I have been longing to go! He should know where it is =P

Sigh, night shift sux man. Gotta go bed alone!

Again, its random

2009-07-15T17:50:00.000+08:00

I am a lady who loves pretty things. Which lady dont?

Random random

2009-06-23T11:53:00.000+08:00

Just managed to log in to my blog and gosh guess what? I forgot my password to log in! I got to reset it and change to a new password. This proves how forgetful I am right? Or perhaps I got too many different passwords now.

Can help having a few sets of password after a learning lesson I have gotten a few years back. *shrugs*

Hill has grown so much these days and shes getting smarter for sure. She has just recovered from her fever a few days back after shes gotten her MMR jab a couple of weeks ago. The amount of joy that shes given Henry and myself is beyond words. I know I will miss her for sure if I return to the work life. But well, you just gotta lose some to gain some.

all about heels

2009-05-20T22:31:00.000+08:00

I love heels but I cant walk in them. Either I will fall flat on my face or I will walk like a penguin trying to balance myself. I saw some heels pre-order and was tempted to shop for some nice HIGH heels, high like 10cm!! But in the end, I didnt, I resisted the temptation as I know myself pretty well. I am not a heel person. I am always in flats most of the day now unless I am working. Right now, I am not working thus avoiding wearing heels all the time. I got those ugly varicose veins after giving birth, say WEI-DA to motherhood. I bet they will get worst if I continue to torture my legs, hence I decided to give them a break =P

Save those high heels for special occasions or when I am back to working life.

Blessed Mother's Day

2009-05-09T23:04:00.000+08:00

to all the mothers out there, including myself. I realised that being a mom is not easy at all after I become one myself. I learnt to appreciate my mom so much more and also respect her.

Thus, right now I would like to take this opportunity to dedicate this post for my dearest mom.

Mom, just want to say thanks for all that you have done for us. I love you always.

Hill had a bad fall just now!

2009-05-03T19:18:00.000+08:00

She was running into her room and PONG! She fell flat on the floor before she could reach her room. I was in her room packing some random stuff that just arrived from Perth when I heard a loud TART. There she was lying on the floor with her face down. Near to her face lied a cloth peg and the next moment she was crying loudly.

Without much hestitation, I threw the pair of shorts I was hanging half way onto the floor and went to help her up. The husband saw blood coming out from her and when I saw her mouth filled with blood, my heart sank. My lil' princess hardly cry so badly, she must have been in real pain that made her cried so much.

The ILs rushed over to her to help to console and pat her, trying their best to calm her down. I brought her to the toilet to clean up her mouth, there she was still in pain, refusing to be cleaned and also to be carried by someone else. She clinged onto me like a koala bear >.<

Tried to apply Bonjela on her lips for her, she didnt want to open her mouth. OUCH must be so painful for her =( We used ice to help her stop the blood from flowing out, gave her water to drink from her new straw cup, tried to cheer up and alas, she managed to cool down by drinking from her water bottle.

She has a shower after that but no brushing teeth session for her =P

Everything was rather drama from the fall until the time before she went for shower. Sigh.

Mother's Day is just round the corner

2009-05-03T10:01:00.000+08:00

What are your plans to celebrate with your mom? Being a mom myself, do I get to celebrate this special day as well? I wonder =P

Our 4th wedding anniversary

2009-04-28T15:15:00.002+08:00

Yesterday marked our 4th wedding anniversary. We started "celebrating" this special day of ours since last Friday when the MIL offered to look after Hill while the 2 of us get ustime to do some catch up.

The husband and myself met up at Cityhall and walked to our first dating place, Marina Bay. Settled for simple dinner, stingray with sambal kang kong for dinner and headed to MS for lil' shopping.

The both of us didnt return home late as we didnt want to keep the lil' one waiting for us too long at home.

I got 2 surprises from him that night. Before I settled for bedtime, I went into Hill's room to check the air-conditioning temperature. In the dark, I saw my 1st pressie on top of my pillow. Hee.... Out of excitement, I brought it back to our room and opened it up without hesitating.

In my mouth, I was thanking the husband non stop as I know he had bought me a figurine from Precious Moments from the wrapping paper. Indeed, I was right, he gave me a "Blessed with a Miracle" figurine. This one:

After a long day, we decided to go bed and when I went into Hill's room, I saw another pressie on my pillow. I thought my eyes were playing trick on me but there again, I got another pressie wrapped in similar precious moments wrapper. Hee! I was touched, excited at the same time and eager to find out which figurine did he buy for me =P

And this is the one:

On Saturday, we went for church service without Hill as she was not completely well. Prior to that, we went to Tamp1 and there it was still as crowded as before. Obviously it wasnt as bad as the first weekend when the mall just started their business.

Sunday, we finally brought her out after her long rest. We went to Frisk n Romp after hearing much raves from the SIL. Quite disappointed when we arrived there and paid up and went into the play room. It wasnt as exciting as what I imagined la, haha! Hills only interested in those coloured balls and the two other pink walkers. I will upload the photos soon, I promise!

The tired one fell asleep on the bus while we made our way home. Came home early as we wanted to catch 红星大奖 live on air.

Yesterday, the actual day, the 3 of us had a simple celebration. We lunched korean food at Suntec basement, shopped at Suntec, Marina Sq, Raffles City and Funan. My huband can really shop right =P Dinner at Pastamania and thats how we spent our anniversary together =)

Many thanks to you my love =D

dead blog

2009-04-23T14:01:00.000+08:00

My blog is kinda dead with the lack of updates. Been rather busy with Hill recently as she is sick, down with chest infection, coughing all the way whenever she lies down, vomiting like a Merlion each time she catches a nap, takes forever to finish her porridge during her meal time. Also, been washing bedsheet every single day, clearing up her mess after she threw up on the bed.

There, not only she is ill but I myself was down with flu too. That is always the case, passing baton either from myself to her or vice versa. Guess, soon shall be the hubby's turn falling sick. Thats always the case, I can foresee.

Brought her to the chinese physician as she didnt recover from the medi the PD prescribed previously. The physician told us she was bloated thus causing the all the vomits. He "rubbed" her back for her and prescribed her with some sweet medi. The syrup is sweet but the the hinge of herbal taste, Hill refused to take in at all. With no choice, we gotta mix the medi into her milk.

I seen the same physician the same day for my flu and he suggested that 刮痧 is good for me. With those heatiness in my body, I thought it will be good if he can gua for me =P He prescribed me with some rather bitter medi which I have already completed. But here I am still having my running nose.

Ok, back to Hill. She didnt recover after seeing the chinese physician and her cough got worst, vomiting day and night. Thus, the day before yesterday, we brought her to the GP. GP examined her and told us that she is not having a normal flu but more of chest infection. She was given anti-biotic, and 3 other types of medi. Poor lil' girl... and also poor daddy and mommy. Gotta bluff her into taking her medi. Gotta hoax her the entire day even in her sleep.

I am so tired. I dont get to sleep as she keeps coughing during her sleep. The husband and myself are so afraid that she will throw up after her coughs each time. And yesterday, she was literally crying and sleeping at the same time. Imagine that ennnnnn-ennnnnnn and screaming while shes still sleeping. Gosh, my ears.

Sigh.

Hopefully, she will recover soon. Yea, SOON!

While waiting for Hill to wakie...

2009-04-12T22:57:00.000+08:00

so here am I blogging for a shortwhile before she wakes up. Or maybe she might not wakes up until 11ish? Guess we gotta miss church service today. I am almost done and only need to change into my black pair of jeans and I am ready to go.

Feeling reluctant to pack her bag because I am unsure if she will wake up soon or not. She just went to lala land at about 940am. I dont like it when I finished preparing her "camping bag" and there she is still in her dreamland while i just sit and wait.

Judging from the clock, very likely I am going to stay at home with my make up on. Or probably we will only get out of the house after her lunch.

The job hunting

2009-04-03T11:13:00.000+08:00

... gotta begin soon as I need a job. Realistically, I need moolah for my daily life and also to obtain subsidy from the garment for the princess' child care. I pray that I will get a job before August before the lil' one turns 18 month as there is the date when she can starts to attend school and learn some new stuff.

Talking about new job, my old office wears were mostly gone, either given away or worn out. How I wish that I can work in uniforms, as I will not headache over what to wear for work each day.

Anyway...

I pray to God for strength and wisdom to keep me going during this tough time and I trust that the Lord will pour His continuous blessings unto my family.

MacDonalds

2009-03-29T13:00:00.000+08:00

I had Mac Spicy for three days in a row! Thursday at Boon Keng with Fannie, Friday at TPY with Fannie again and yesterday at Paya Lebar with the Husband!

I need a break from my favourite Mac burger!
Hee

cute

2009-03-13T18:13:00.000+09:00

Hillary started to walk a couple of weeks back. The lazy mommy did not take note of the specific date. But here I would like to share this with you guys! Here's Hill trying to walk with joy. Look at her smile, it makes my day =)

Sigh.. not sure how to make the gif picture smaller, thus gotta make do with this big one.

Heres some recent pictures of her

Hello Kitty Underwear

2009-03-03T21:18:00.000+09:00

pic credit to hellokittyhell.com

OMG, this is just so cute and kinky man!

But, but, but... I doubt the husband will ever ever ever wear this =P

time off

2009-03-02T15:07:00.000+09:00

I am now at my moms spending some metime while the maid brings her out to the market.

Earlier on we went to United Square for the Esprit unlimited staff purchase and bought only 2 sets of towels for myself and the hubsband. Wanted to get some polo tees for him but nothing nice caught my eyes.

Bringing the lil one out is really a challenge for me now. Image the weight that I gotta carry in my arms when she refused to let me sling her in the carrier. Not only that, I got many bags full of stuff to carry as well. No wonder I am growing so much tougher on my arms =P duh....

Dan bought some cotton pads from Watson while I cant find the wet tissues that I wanted to get for Hill. Packed Mac for my lunch and Granny wanted a bite of the MacSpicy, hehe... and she even offered to give me $50 -.-

Am now listening to some worship songs, relaxing myself before the monster is back to disturb me again!

Till then, ciaos!

2009-02-28T14:31:00.000+09:00

I got a sudden craving for century eggs!
Whats with me?

And I have my doze of century eggs =P
I ate rojak!
Hahaha............

Im back to blog!

2009-02-25T22:51:00.005+09:00

Its been such a long time since I last posted Hill's photos on my blog. Busy busy busy!! And I had a hard time trying to adjust myself to the "new" environment again.

To summarise what had happened all these while, here are the pics:

22nd February 2008
Small gathering with the Brothers at Vivo

The next day after Hillary's birthday celebration, the boys wanted to bring us out for a spin before they return the rented car the following day. I decided to go Vivo City as dear Eerena suggested its a good place for little ones to play around as there is a outdoor playground. The wearther wasnt right then as it was raining, thus Hill only got to see and no playing time for her.

We had our lunch at Pizza Hut and thanks to Von Von JIEJIE that we got a free treat from her =P The mango drink is really nice, very sweet and refreshing, me love!

21st February 2008
Hillary's 1st birthday

Nothing very major was planned and we just ordered buffet for our guests and a 2kg Elmo cake for the birthday girl. And oh! We did a Elmo banner for her as part of our deco at home.

That day was a really tiring one, we had a long day with our first guest arriving at 2pm and the last to leave was 1am the next morning; MIL's friends had their mahjong session!

By the way, our buffet from Xxxx Seasons was really lousy! They arrived late by 15minutes and did not come with the chairs we ordered. The prawns were soggy and drinks were too diluted! Not recommended at all!

13th February 2008
MIL's birthday

We had a mini celebration for the MIL at Swensen's Tampines. Nothing special or comments on the food as our favourite, Chocolate Freckles, is no longer in production. I do have some nice videos but am too lazy to upload!

This is another set of Hillary's photos taken on some random day in February. Am just too lazy to back track which day is it =P Haha....

Well, that should be all for you guys!~

Love,
Andrea!

2009-02-09T23:01:00.000+09:00

and the lil one tasted fried rice today =.="

2009-02-08T18:48:00.000+09:00

Hill drank carrot juice yesterday~!

2009-01-29T22:22:00.002+09:00

I hate it when people rush me. Don't ask me for dateline, i dislike it. It's not my job.
I haven enough to do at home already.

I am not myself after I am back from Perth.

I lose my cool when the slightest thing irritates me.
I get agitated when thing doesnt go on smoothly for me.
I am getting from bad to worst.
I am getting more and more impatient!

Stay away from me, dont touch or I bite you!

2009-01-26T02:01:00.002+09:00

My blog is no longer a place where i can write my rants. I need another place to pour out my cries but where?!

What a new year!

Sigh.

2009-01-24T00:20:00.001+09:00

God,
I need your strength!
Keep me strong, O'Lord.

Double Eye Lid...

2009-01-11T21:16:00.001+09:00

Hill's right eye double eye lid is finally out!!
*weet*

2009-01-09T09:17:00.000+09:00

she came, after 10.5 months!

B A C K !

2009-01-01T22:07:00.001+09:00

Hey peeps, I am back with not much time to update my blog now but I promise to be back real soon!

=D~

say bye!!

2008-12-18T11:45:00.000+09:00

Hill can wave byebye!!

there goes my mobile phone!

2008-12-17T12:31:00.003+09:00

My mobile phone has made countless calls to the husband everyday and as well as many oversea calls over these 2years. Now that my phone is spoilt, all thanks to Hills and I am feeling so handicapped now. My house phone is gone as we shipped back the phone set last week. I cant even make a single call to anyone. Whats worst is that the stroller buyer is coming to pick up the stroller later and I got no phone at all.

SIGH.

Lil' Hillary! I make sure I am not going to let you have my new mobile phone as your toy in the future! Boo!! If not because I cant handle so many things just now in the shopping mall, I wouldnt have given you my phone to play =(

Now I am a sad mommy. I lose something which I need to use everyday. My prepaid card credit balance is more than $300! There goes my mobile phone, there goes my credit. I promised my mom a couple of days ago that I will give her my mobile phone when I return to SG, now I can only give her NUTS~!

Ps. Daniel, think... you dont need to ring me up until I see you back in SG. I cant even send out any sms now!

2 front teeth 大门牙

2008-12-08T14:16:00.005+09:00

of Hillary's came out last week!! How exciting is that? I really wonder how does she looks like when she got her full set of teeth...

Thank God that I stopped breastfeeding a few weeks ago, if not I can foresee the pain I need to go through while feeding her. She sure bites me for sure!

Anyway, I stopped breastfeeding her after 9months. This is much longer than I anticipated and wanted to. My initial plan after giving birth to her was to breastfeed her for 6months and stop. The first few months of breastfeeding was indeed tough but towards the weaning month, I felt sad and I even cried whenever I thought of stopping breastfeeding.

I love the bonding part with my baby. Also, I love the fact thatthe I do not need to wash up the bottles after feeding. I love the fact that I not sterilize bottles after washing. Well, here are only some benefits that I have listed.

The real benefits are so much more like the baby will have stronger immunity thus not falling ill easily and the mommy will be able to shed away the extra weight she carries =D

All in all, I think I deserve a pat!
*PAT*

2008-11-18T13:53:00.003+09:00

The husband was asking me this yesterday:
"How come theres no new photos of Hillary on your blog?"

The wifey's reply:
"... ..."

We caught Hill poo-ing one fine day =p

Will be back some day to update more photos k!

first tooth!

2008-11-11T14:56:00.004+09:00

Hill's first tooth is starting to erupt from the gum. I can feel a sharp white part of the tooth when i touch her gum.

A couple of weeks ago, I was telling the husband that I can foresee two of her teeth coming out soon but he didn't believe me!

maaaaaa?

2008-11-06T12:35:00.001+09:00

Hill uttered some words like mama in the morning!
Weeeeeeeeet~

More first time food...

2008-10-29T12:58:00.003+09:00

24 Oct 2008 Friday, I read from WBF that babies after the age of 8months can start to eat yoghurt, thus I went to the supermart to buy some. Tried to give Hill a treat but she did not like it. Ended up I have to "finish" them off! Must be too sourish for her liking but nontheless, I will try again some other day.

27 Oct 2008 Monday, I decided to cook porridge for Hill. I used a small piece of chicken thigh and her rice to cook porridge. The porridge took a long time to cook before it turned "go-gey", say about 5hours? Sadly, she didnt appreciate it at all! Anyway we had a good time laughing at her funny expressions while feeding her la!

28 Oct 2008 Tuesday, we fed Hill with mango and as usual, she gave us that wannapukeoutexpression but she took it really well after that. Guess she must have love it as much as me! Haaaaaaaaa!

Hill's first word...

2008-10-27T13:00:00.003+09:00

was baba or maybe papa. It all started yesterday morning when Hill started to mumbled babababa and papapapa. The husband did not seem amazed by her mumbles at all, guess he is waiting for DADDY instead of babababa! =P

8month old

2008-10-21T22:54:00.002+08:00

Baby Hill turns 8month old today and still bo-geh! We started her on solids from month 6 and formula milk from month 7. No porridge for her yet as I am a lazy mommy. I prefer cereal with puree as I thought cereal will be more nutritious! She has 2 serves of cereal each day and I already got trouble trying to rotate her food. Anyway, I bought some sweet peas for her but yet to let her try.

The list of food that she tried so far:

- avocado
- sweet potato
- pumpkin
- butternut squash
- carrot
- potato
- broccoli
- cauliflower
- banana
- apple
- pear
- papaya
- watermelon

She is still a vegetarian up till now! Guess we will introduce meat to her quite soon.

Is it so funny?

2008-10-21T18:38:00.000+08:00

Naughty Hillary!

2008-10-20T12:05:00.003+08:00

Hillary got so naughty just now! I burst into laughter instead of being angry with her. This was what happened earlier...

I put Hill to bed at 11am and about 1145am I heard some interruption from baby monitor speaker. I thought it was some interference with our wireless network at home thus continue to surf net. At 12noon, my tummy was hungry, decided to heat up my lunch when I heard Hill's noise.

Without hesitating, I walked to our room, opened the door and saw her playing with my pillow. The bed was in a mess, the baby monitor was switched off by Hill, her pillow at another corner of the bed and the cloth which I used to put on top of her top was messy at another corner!!! Look what a mess she has done!!

Its so dangerous to leave her in the room now because she dont scream for me when shes awake from her nap anymore!

Anyway, here are some pics of her after we came back from SG

BIg Sigh

2008-10-17T09:07:00.001+08:00

Cant help but to feel sad.

- to build or not to build
- to buy or not to buy
- to paint or not to paint
- to go or not to go

So many doubts causing me in dilemma.

Week spent in Singapore

2008-10-08T12:06:00.010+08:00

The three of us went back to Singapore for a short holiday and managed to spend some time with our families. Not only that, we have Baby's Dedication for baby Hill on the first Saturday we arrived back home.

LOOK! Heres some of the pics captured on that day.

The main program we have during this trip is to attend Kel and Von's ROM!

The rest of the days were spent shopping, family and friends gatherings. My feet were so worn out from the endless walking and shopping just like the same feeling i got in Bangkok. Well, this trip back, not much shopping was done except for this Miss Selfridge dress which i adore so much.

See you guys soon in Singapore next year!

ღ Mummy Andrea

m i c k e y m o u s e

2008-09-24T13:24:00.003+08:00

I am a mousie baby, yea very true! Mommy made me posed in this mickey mouse hat and there she went laughing non stop when she tried to snap pics of me.

This morning, mommy ordered some minnie mouse socks for me! I cant wait for them to arrive and wear them. I am sure they will be very cute!

Hmm, I am sure daddy will not nag at mommy for buying me pretty sock right? He do feel proud when mommy dresses me up prettily =P

Cheers!

ღ Baby Hillary

The 2 expensive babies..

2008-09-22T11:32:00.005+08:00

Daddy used to say that I am an expensive baby due to the expensive bills that they spent on me as Mommy gave birth to me in Perth. Now that Daddy bought Mommy the handbag she wanted, she has been labelled as another "expensive baby" too!! HAHA~

Here is Mommy's new love!! I know Mommy wanted the Mini Lin speedy very much but Daddy finds that the damier speedy looks nicer, thus gave up the idea of buying the earlier.

Mommy, will like let me have your speedy in the years to come? I dont mind a vintage LV bag *winks*

ღ Baby Hillary

some updates.....

2008-09-14T14:38:00.005+08:00

Here are some pictures taken by my gf during a gathering last week with Hill posing with her thumb in her mouth in every pic, haaaaaaaaaaaa!

Hill is still not sleeping through the night eventhough we introduced formula milk for her night feed. We think that she might be teething but till todate, no sign of any teeth yet, not even tooth =P Well, its good that she hasnt got any teeth for now as I am afraid that she might bite my "N" during nursing! Hey, I am telling you the pain is no joke ok and it can makes me scream out loud.

Anyway, her skin is much better as compared to early winter and becoz much of the ezcema are cleared, she looks so much fairer too =D

I love my baby Hill!

Graduation

2008-09-03T11:24:00.006+08:00

I finally graduated from total breastfeeding to partial breastfeeding today. The doctor gave us some sample sachets of S26 and NAN formula milk during our visit to her yesterday. Decided to let her try S26 Step 2 after much consideration.

I was kinda klutzy as it was my first time preparing formula milk for my lil princess. Tried to follow the instructions on the package very carefully and yet I made a silly mistake. Even before pouring in water into the milk bottle, I had the entire sachet of milk powder emptied!! Thus, what I did was that I used a smaller milk bottle to measure 240ml water and poured it into the actual one.

N_N

Lied my princess in my arms and she knew its her meal time. Before I could lift my top and unbuckle my bra, she opened her mouth and placed her mouth at my breast. This time, I told her neh-neh is not from mommy but from the bottle instead. Gave her the bottle...... she stopped drinking after having her first taste, figuring whats she drinking and continued drinking after that. She stopped a couple of times while feeding and I gave her time to burp. She finished about 150 to 160ml of her milk =)

Just as I was feeding her, there were tears in my eyes. Couldnt help it but to feel sad as I really enjoy breastfeeding her. Sigh. But anyway, thank God that she is accepting the bottle again!

Hillary shouts:

2008-08-21T17:35:00.003+08:00

"I am 6mth old!!"

How time flies and like what my mother-in-law always said: "eyes-blink-blink, a few years passed" =P

Hillary now is on partial solid, rice cereals and avocados so far!

She is now able to flip, sit and learning to crawl backwards. Yea, backwards. How strange but most babies learn to crawl backwards first. Haaaaaaaaaaa!

Am still waiting for her to call out the first "mama" or even "dada" Seriously, if she calls out for the Dad first, I will be just as glad =)

Ciaos for now!

2008-08-20T16:20:00.003+08:00

Hill's finally recovered from eczema but still there are some dry patches on her face, near to her mouth. They are especially dry with her non-stop of boo-ing and "spitting".

Shes growing well and she will turn 6month old tomorrow and if you were to ask me how does she look like when shes 3mth old, I cant recall it at all! The only thing I know is that shes getting chubbier each day and of course, cuter. Noiser too!!!

We started her on solids a couple of weeks ago and so far we are giving her Heinz rice cereal and avocado every evening. She loves her avos for sure and will scream for more if Mummy is too slow. We took some videos of her but the file size are too big to upload to youtube. Let me find out what I can do about it first ya!

2008-08-14T07:59:00.001+08:00

it ain't nice to fall sick! now i got a phobia of eating prima laksa!
i am still feeling so bloated after much diarrhoea, vomiting and burping...

GOD, please heal me... ...

I need a break... ...

2008-08-13T11:01:00.004+08:00

my body needs a break

my ears need a break

my brain needs a break

ARGH!!

Who is there to help me? =[

I miss shopping at BKK and if only...
Yea you are right, IF...

=(

2008-08-04T08:38:00.002+08:00

My old lap top is rather slow these days. Last night I was up to bid some items on ebay and when my lap top finally got into the main windows, the auctions for my items ended!! It actually took 8 minutes to boot up and all!

WLE!!

=(

=[

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Happy Birthday

2008-07-30T12:16:00.003+08:00

to my Mummy dearest!! Yet its another special occasion whereby we can't get together and celebrate for you. I hope that you have enjoyed yourself on this special day of yours and may you be blessed with good health! =) Big hugs for you! HUGS HUGS HUGS!

Ever since coming to Perth, it makes me realise how important my family members are to me, especially my parents. I miss them so much and can't wait for the time when we can sit together for a nice dinner for some bonding.

After becoming a mummy myself, I learnt that being a mummy is not easy at all as I get to feel how much my Mum had gone through to take care of us when we were young. Looking after a baby is never easy especially when you don't have an angel baby. Priority is always given to your child in no matter what you do!

Anyway, I feel so sleep deprived as our dearest Baby Hill has been waking up at least thrice during the night causing me to be a panda with those nasty, ugly eye rings!!

Moreover, am not feeling well these few days and for goodness sake, I can't even find my thermometer at home! It was last used when I suspected I got a fever a couple of months back and since then, its gone! SIGH!

Stranger Anxiety

2008-07-28T08:56:00.004+08:00

Your baby may start showing signs of one of her first major emotional milestones — stranger anxiety. She may become clingy and anxious around new (and even familiar) people and may cry if a stranger suddenly approaches her. Keep this in mind when you're around people she doesn't know, and try not to be embarrassed when she cries in someone else's arms — just take her back and calm her down by holding her yourself. Tell your friends and family to approach your little one with slow, gentle movements. A case of stranger anxiety doesn't mean you have to avoid new faces. Your baby will benefit from being around people other than you and your partner. Just remember that she needs your patience and understanding to get through this very important stage of development.

quoted from babycentre.com

This is whats happening to Hill since the last month... and the below is specially for the Husband =)

A strong, lasting bond grows through regular day-to-day interactions, so encourage Dad to get involved in even the most basic baby care tasks, like changing diapers, bathing, and feeding. Have him carry the baby around when he's going about his day — and make time for play, as well. Keep your distance at first so your baby can't hear or smell you. One idea: Divide baby care chores so your partner handles the daily bath or the bedtime routine every evening.

So, dear Hubby, dont be discouraged ya as most babies will go through this phase!

This is for those who miss her pics in my blog! Hmm, seems more like Hill's blog now yea? =P Anyway, no difference!

This was taken a couple of weeks back. Can see from the pic that she just woke up! Look at those "daddy-eyes" of hers!
HAHA!

Ciaos for now!

ღ Mummy Andrea

2008-07-18T18:11:00.001+08:00

Guess whats Hill was eating in the video =P

Stress...

2008-07-18T12:47:00.002+08:00

is defined as the physical pressure, pull, or other force exerted on one thing by another; strain.

Now, I can fully understand why many say that women will tend to age faster after giving birth. Its not the process of giving birth that makes us grow old faster but its the taking care of the little ones that will cause us to age faster!!

FUM!

Hill in bunnysuit again...

2008-07-15T08:54:00.004+08:00

yea again but this time round we dressed her in the pinkie version instead of the previous white one. Hill has outgrew the white suit; hoodie too small; sleeves too short; thighs area too tight and feet area too cramp =P thats because its 1 size smaller than this pinkie one!

Check these out!

Its tough trying to get her to smile at the camera these days. We gotta make silly and funny faces for her, HAHA!

Shes more interested in other things like playing with her chair or eating her fingers! Argh!!

Out of the hundreds shots, these are the few best ones, lose!

Winter days

2008-07-06T13:57:00.006+08:00

Winter is cold, so is Hillary! Say goodbye to those sleeveless bodysuits and lesser sights of Hill's "lotus" limbs these days. Shes mostly dressed in long sleeves bodysuit or sleepwear and socks. Even I myself miss wearing my shorts.

Nah, dont get me wrong, I prefer cooler days anytime. Love buying winter wears especially outerwears but hubby finds it no point as we do not have winter in Singapore, how SAD! If only theres snow in Perth!!

Cant stand the scotching hot days during summer and those hateful houseflies that love to linger around my mouth and ears. They are really irritating and I almost swallowed a housefly that time, I remembered! It went into my mouth and I spat it out, disgusting I know!

Here's Hill in her sleepwear with her cute lil bear hat :D

Remember this!

2008-07-02T09:37:00.001+08:00

I am sad when you are sad.
Period.

:(

2008-07-02T08:38:00.001+08:00

Mr R,

I am sure that you are in the good hands of God now.
My heart sank when I heard the news about you.
Many will remember you and you will be missed for sure.

RIP Mr R............

Updates....

2008-06-30T11:28:00.006+08:00

I was having a casual chat with the husband yesterday and I told him I got no time to update my blog. Without hesitating, he said this, "but you got time to do online shopping!"

Anyhow, I have decided to "do" something about his comment, that is, to blog it while feeding Hill now.

Looking at Hill's old photos made me realised how much she has grown up! But hey look at these 2 pics!!! After a couple of months, bb Hill still looks the same!! See below for yourself!

Left pic was taken in April while the other was taken in June!

Both seems similar right?

Here are some other recent pics that were taken before Hill turned 4mth old =)

My retro baby
Collar-up just like what the Daddy always do =P

OOPS!
Her double chin exposed!

Whats up with her eyes? One big one small; like father like daughter?!!

Haha, i thought this pic is damn funny!!
Cute expression of Hill

This is more like it ya?
Simply my love

Baby Hill turned 4month old...

2008-06-24T10:16:00.005+08:00

on last Saturday! We were reminded by Nai-Nai to dress Hill up with the suit that Ma-Ma had bought for her earlier. Not sure whats that for but we did what we were being told.

Baby Hill now can sit quite well on her "chair" as her neck stronger each day, more stable!

ღ Mummy Andrea

Just 1 pic...

2008-06-16T10:34:00.004+08:00

in case anyone out there miss me!

This was taken 2weeks ago at a lunch gathering. Many said that I look exactly like my Daddy! Mummy must be feeling very sad huh! Look below if you want to see how my Daddy looked like when he was young =P

Btw, how do you love my chubby cheeks?
I am getting heavier, almost 7kg! Quite heavy for my Mummy to handle =P But who dont love chubby baby??

Whats the conclusion? What do you reckon aunties and uncles??

Dont you think that I am the chubby version of my Dad?

HAHA!!

ღ bb H

Happy Father's Day & Happy Birthday...

2008-06-16T10:03:00.002+08:00

to my beloved Daddy! Though I may not be around to celebrate these special day of yours, you are always in my thought. Though no one celebrated with you due to some reasons, I hope that we can all make it next year!

Daddy, you may not read my blog but I want you to know that I cant wait to go back home and see the face whom I used to kiss when I was younger! I cant wait to show you our lil' precious Hillary! I cant wait to have a good chat with you and hear your rants! I cant wait for all these!

Daddy, I miss you! Happy Birthday again =)
Take care!

ღAndrea

new toy new pic

2008-06-10T15:44:00.004+08:00

This is my favourite pic captured on my new digital camera, Z5!

Love the smile on Baby Hill but somehow she still looks like a boy huh!! Just last weekend, there was this lady asking us if she's a girl or boy when she was wearing a demin dress and a pink romper! GOSH!

She resembles the husband so much; just like a photocopied version.

Will update again with hubby's baby photo soon!

ღ Mummy Andrea

Baby Hill...

2008-06-09T15:29:00.002+08:00

has been a good girl today! I am impressed =)

- She managed to nap after i swaddled her, she will usually cry before i can swaddle her but not today.

- She napped for 1.5hrs each nap.

Well done my lil princess!

ღ Mummy Andrea

Hazel...

2008-06-08T12:19:00.000+08:00

though i may not know you in real life,
my heart sank when i read about you in LD!
now that you are gone,
i am sure God has got better plans for you!
and yes, you will be missed by many!

Rest in Peace :(

pressies!

2008-06-05T16:05:00.003+08:00

I was typing this post half way when the lappy batt died on me! There goes whatever I have typed earlier on! -sigh-

Anyway, last week I received some pressies from the husband and dear Eerena!

The husband bought me a cute Hello Kitty mouse which I wanted for yonks. Decided to get it in pink instead of the usual red colour. After using it for like less than 2days, I decided to switch back to my old logitech mouse =P

The mouse may look good but its difficult to maneuver! Shame! Doubt its 1,200DPI as described!

Anyhow, I still thank him for this lil' thought and I love this mouse! Anything thats HK, melikey~

Eerena sent me this lovely neckie & earrings that she made herself! Aren't they lovely? My photo don't do any justice to them, they look so much prettier in real life!! Can't wait to wear them out soon!!

Hey dear, thanks for all the effort and I do appreciate them!
*hugs and winks*

photo post!

2008-06-05T13:28:00.006+08:00

The husband hinted me yesterday about my blog as the mummy hasn't been "working" hard these days updating her blog! Looking after my girl is no joke okay! And not only that, I still need to prepare dinner for ourselves and his lunch for the next day :)

Anyway, these are what you guys are waiting for right?

All the pooh bear bodysuits!

Trying to pose with mummy's specs =P

Another kungfu photo!!

Love her smiles so much!!

Tummy time for baby hill!

That's all folks! Gone to nurse bb!!

Something to share!

2008-05-30T11:01:00.004+08:00

Like to share this video to everyone out there. You might have seen it before but it really touched me! Was watching this video with the husband last night and it made me cried!

Poor lil' girl who is such a genius in playing the piano! Kudos to you! I pray that God will work miracles on you and you will regain your sight soon.

you feel loved when:

2008-05-26T08:43:00.007+08:00

the husband prepared comfort food for dinner when you are exhausted.

the husband offered to fold up the clothes that have been lying around for days.

the husband lined the clothes after the washing machine done its job.

the husband vacuumed the house and mopped the floor.

All these lil bits and pieces made my day, my dear! This post is specially made for you to thank you for all you have done for our princess and myself. I also thank God for sending such a wondering friend and husband to me, to care for us and providing us Endless Love!

With much love ღღ
Andrea

more photos update!

2008-05-20T11:48:00.007+08:00

You will never believe that a shoppaholic like me has quit shopping in physical stores! Its tough, really tough! But still, I do shop for her stuff, ALL her stuff! Not a single chance of glimpsing my clothes, shoes, bags and accessories anymore.

How sad!

But hey, you know something? theres a thing known as "ONLINE SHOPPING"!!!!

Anyway, we bought this pair of cute booties to prepare baby Hillary for winter. Love those pretty embroideries on them!! Even the Daddy couldnt resist them =P She wore them out last weekend but they are tad big for her. Give her another month or so, I am sure she can fit them well!

This her last week's outfit. Pinkie headband, white long sleeves top, love-prints pants and her new booties! I bought her this top a couple of weeks ago when I went shopping with her at the mall. I thought she looked very retro-ish with this headband and I kept smiling at her.

Side-track: The Dad actually dressed her up in this top the wrong way without realising it! He wore it back to front (2 buttons for opening) and the front to the back (cute collar). It was damn hilarious at that moment and we burst out laughing and I asked him this:

"How come you wear it the wrong way for her? This is not a polo tee!"

I should have taken a photo then! HAAAAAA!

Some random pictures for gong-gong and ma-ma =)

Pom-pom time!!

Baby Hillary most enjoyable time of the day!

She used to dislike shower time and will wail each time Daddy showered for her. Thats history now....

How she wished that her shower time now is longer so that she can get to enjoy the water more.

Till we bring her to the swimming pool for her first swim. I am sure she will love it!

1 more day to 3mth old and...

2008-05-20T11:04:00.004+08:00

... baby Hillary can roll over from her back to her tummy and from her tummy to her back!! What a surprise for me this morning when she performed for me on my bed =)

~ just for you, Daddy =) ~

Yay~!!

2008-05-18T17:58:00.004+08:00

My lil' princess rejected being fed from the bottle 2weeks back. Not sure whats wrong with her out of a sudden but its for sure, she changed after her 2mth vaccination. The moment the teat was inserted into her mouth she will start to wail non stop. Non other than the breasts can calm her down. Even when feeding on the breast, she will cry and drink at the same time.

Not only did she reject the bottle after that vaccination, , she refused to sleep on her own bed and wanted me to hug her to sleep. It took her a few days before we could settle her down on her own bed again. Thank God!

Anyway, we decided to get the bottle another try this afternoon for her feed. She started off wailing when hubby tried to feed her, I took over the feed and still she continued to wail louder. After some shh pat, she gave in and finished all her milk in 10minutes!! Shes such a good girl ya and I gave her a good hug after that!!! Haha! Thus, we decided to give her bottle once a day from today onwards as I cant afford to let her latch on until shes 3 or 4yr old although I enjoy breastfeeding her!!!

I know martial arts...

2008-05-13T14:57:00.004+08:00

but fear me not. In fact my movements are still quite gentle except for my kicks! I got really strong legs coz I have been kicking non-stop while inside my mummy's tummy back then. Recently, Mummy got kicked by them a few times while changing diaper for me but I couldnt help it, I love kicking =P

By the way, what do you think of me in this outfit? Mummy grabbed this dress from Best n Less for only 3bucks! Its supposed to be a tunic for bigger babies but worn as a dress by me. The ruffles at the sleeves and hem make this dress so sweet and Mummy can't resist not buying it. Mummy loves dolling me up, it makes her smiles alot. She wishes that my hair is longer so that I can put on pretty clippies or perhaps a pony tail is good as well.

This photo was taken by my Daddy last Saturday before we went out dinner to celebrate Uncle Andy's birthday in the city. They had korean bbq for dinner while I had "korean milk" for supper, haha. I behaved myself very well for that night at the dinner and Mummy is proud of me! Well done Hillary *give mysel a pat on the shoulder*

ღ bb h

Happy Mothers Day

2008-05-11T23:15:00.001+08:00

to all every mothers out there! Special thanks to my mum whom I miss and love so much! I promise to celebrate the next Mothers Day when we are back to Singapore next year!

Baby Hillary gave me a Mothers Day pressie one day in advance prior to Mothers Day. Guess what?! LOL...........

She gave a big POO while I was breastfeeding her on Saturday, haaaa! Never did I think that the poo was that much until it overflow out from pampers! My shorts was soaked with her poo and even my top that I was wearing got stains of them!

What a Mothers Day pressie huh?! But I still love her so much, shes such a darling =D

I am not a boy!

2008-05-05T13:32:00.005+08:00

Hillary:

Mummy thinks that I look more like a boy. Nai-Nai thinks so too and even Daddy agrees to it! The reason is pretty simple because I look exactly like my Daddy :P So to prevent people from mistaking me as a boy, Mummy decides to doll me up more often.

I look so girlish now right? Dressed in my new romper, together with the off-shoulder top that Auntie Von Von bought and a flower headband as accessory. Somehow this 00 sized romper is a lil short for my height that I needed to wear it as a "dress" =P Its supposed to be a 6-9month thingy though!

Bye for now, again. Off to dreamland!

ღ bb h

Hillary's bunny suit

2008-05-01T16:00:00.007+08:00

So, dearest uncles and aunties, what do you think of my bunny suit that my daddy and mummy bought for me?

My mummy love it and I love it as much too! When Ye-Ye needed to go back to Singapore a couple of weeks ago, I wore this cute suit to send him off at the airport. The weather was cool enough for me to put it on for show =P

Anyway, I dont think mummy will do writing anything about the recent road-trip as it was kinda disappointing for us. *tsk tsk* Though Daddy took alot of photos during our trip but I know Mummy wont be posting them up; too much hassle to resize as well as editing them!

We are all fine at home and Mummy is busy after Ye-Ye left. From feeding to nappy changing, and also cooking.. my poor mummy!

ღ baby h

2008-04-15T18:22:00.006+08:00

Hillary:-

My daddy and mummy brought me for my first visit to the Health Nurse at Midland on Tuesday for my 6 to 8week check up. I have grown quite a fair bit since birth and I measured:

7wks 5day
- 57cm
- 4.88kg

The health nurse commented that I will be bigger size than my mummy when I grow up probably due to taking after my dad's gene. Being tall is good, mummy always wish that shes taller though. In no time, mummy wont be able to carry me like before and moreover she has not recover from her injured wrist, how sad!

Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle K and Auntie Y requested more of my bubbly pics and let me present these to them:

16 March 2008

How about a shot of me doing my 'kung-fu' exercise?!

17 March 2008

18 March 2008

Mummy loves this shot of mine!
Somehow I look botak hor =P

21 March 2008

Baby's dedication day..still in my sleepwear

My 1st outfit for my baby's dedication.
Before I can meet up with all the uncles and aunties, I poo-ed and changed into another set of clothes =P

22 March 2008

Daddy dressed me up ready for shopping but we ended up staying at home!
BOO >.<

What cha you looking at?!

I know I am outdated about my pics! Am one month before time..........
I got too many photos to show you peeps so keep checking back k!

Ciaos,
ღ bb h...

more photos

2008-04-01T17:26:00.009+08:00

My shoulder is starting to feel the extra wright of our little princess as she grows bigger, heavier each day and I believe my baby muscle on my arms are building up because I see slight or almost no reduction on my weight!

Because I am breastfeeding, I need to maintain a healthy diet to provide "good" milk for her but still chocolates are never out from my list.

Too many things to blog and yet cant put them into words if not I think I will be writing a 3,000 words essay. So heres what you people are after:

3 March 2008

7 March 2008

1st attempt on bottle feeding =)
the dad loves it!

8 March 2008

9 March 2008

10 March 2008

2 different faces on 2 different days
but the same girl with the same outfit
(day10 vs day19)

14 March 2008

15 March 2008

Note from bb hillary:-
Thats all for today folks. I will ask mummy andrea to upload more of my photos when she is free. She needs to attend to me MOST of the time =P

Ciao~

2008-03-25T11:17:00.009+09:00

After procrastinating for the longest time, finally decided to post up some pictures of our little one. My time now is mostly occupied with her, be it feeding, changing or playing.. absolutely no time to blog with a clear mind! Before I can warm my seat, someone out there is calling out for me. No fun at all, haha!

21 Feb 2008

The midwife that helped to deliver bb Hillary.

Day 1 @ hospital

25 Feb 2008

Day 4

27 Feb 2008

Day 6
*ah cha* ultraman pose!

1 March 2008
Day 10

3 March 2008
Day 12

More pictures to come folks. Stay tune if you love the sight of her chubby bubbly face!

Just me, myself and I

2008-03-15T09:28:00.003+09:00

In case you are wondering how i look like at the end of my pregnancy, let me grant you the wish =P
have a clear view how fat i was then!!

Heres me at the hospital awaiting for the arrival of my lil princess! Looking OK back then coz I wasn't in pain YET!

Bye for now again.
<3

Easy labour? You decide!

2008-03-09T08:39:00.007+09:00

The progression of my cervix dilation didn't went further than 1cm after 2weeks when hubby and I decided to schedule myself for an induction birth. We decided to stick to the estimated due date on 21st Feb 2008 and was hoping the arrival of baby Hillary on that day. Because induction birth usually won't happen on the day itself, my gynae booked me a bed in the hospital and put me on prostagladin gel on 20th Feb.

20th Feb 2008:
Our appointment was at 4pm and we had lunch at home before heading to the hospital. The carpark for once was full and we had to make several rounds of search before we got a lot to park. Midwives there were busy and when i was on bed ready, it was already 6pm. Tea was served and the husband and I shared the meal. The meal wasn't enough to satisfy our hunger and he went to buy Mac for dinner =P That was my last fast food meal before delivery and now I am craving for coke!!

21st Feb 2008:
Actually I couldn't recall much of what happened before, during and labour due to all the pain reliefs given to me. So from my rusty memory:

At about 8am, the midwife came to administer the drip and very soon I could feel the real contraction. Not long later, I was dilated from 4cm to 9cm thus the drip was turned off.

Gynae came around 9ish. By then the contraction pain was so intense and I kept feeling that I needed to poo badly =P Couldn't take the pain anymore and requested for the laughing gas. The gas was really good and could relieve much of my pain each time the contraction pain knocked on me. I am glad that I did not request for epidural ;) Yeah to my Gucci bag =P

By the way, Hillary was a good girl when shes still inside my tummy. No food craving as well as no morning sickness for mummy but she bullied me when I was in labour. All along, she was in the perfect birthing position until the very last minute where she decided to change her position and faced my belly instead. When my gynae told me, my whole heart sank as I was afraid to go for emergency c-section!! I do not wish to go through double pain.

All in all my actual labour was less than 3hours =) and Hillary arrived safely on 21st Feb 2008 at 1055hr and weigh 3.394kg, which is pretty close to my birth weight of 3.4kg!

Well well.... the mummy be back to update more again. Shes still in the state of shock after giving birth and needs to rejuvenate herself and get back in shape! 5kg to go =)

Muacks for now <3

Valentine's

2008-02-15T12:47:00.005+09:00

How did you celebrate your Valentine's Day yesterday? Did you get some love from your love ones? I bet many must have gone for romantic dinners at some posh restaurants, receiving flowers and gifts from their partners!

Our V Day this year is another simple one for us, nothing special on this special occasion. The husband told me not to get him any present as he won't be buying me any, thus we call it quit. We pretended to give each other our lil' precious as pressies! I thought he meant his words but still, he came home with a gift and card for me *touch*

This gift he gave me came in a NTUC Fairprice plastic bag!!! Hahaha.... He got his colleague to CP from Singapore and he drove all the way from Bullsbrook to Joondalup to collect it after work yesterday afternoon. Imagine the long journey from his work place all the way to Joondalup and from Joondalup back to Midland! He took 2hours to complete the entire trip! *more touch*

Lets have a peep at what he got for me:

A figurine from Precious Moments, a collection for Valentine's Day

"Together is the Nicest Place to Be"

"When you love someone, there's no place you would rather be than right beside them. Share this loving sentiment with your significant other. This figurine features a couple cuddled up on the couch with pillows and their little kitten and puppy by their sides."

Indeed, I always long to spend a lot of quality time with him. When he is out working, I long for him to be at home, so that thats someone for me to look out for. Though we are not doing things together when he is home, at least I can feel his presence.

The time we spent together on weekdays are really short like 3hours each day, from dinner to bedtime! The time might be short but I am not complaining coz we are spending all our time together on weekends.

All in all, I would like to say, I just enjoy his companion!

Happy Valentine's Day to you again, my dearest hubby!!

happy valentine's day!!!

2008-02-14T11:39:00.004+09:00

Fizzy Moon is here to wish everyone a very Happy Valentine's Day!!

Fizzy Moon is cute! Big head with small eyes, lol!! SH has one of this right *wink wink*

I had 2 of this fizzies at the moment (namely big boi and small boi), one of which was my Christmas present from the husband and the other bigger one was bought after Christmas for half price! By the way, the small boi is packed in my hospital bag to welcome my lil princess when shes out =PP

Lotsa Vday designs of fizzies are retailing at the Wild's store but seriously, its not worth getting any now! Why not wait for tomorrow when they start their 50% sales because Vday is over by then and you save some moolahs for other stuff.

Progress of my pregnancy!

2008-02-02T17:38:00.001+09:00

My last visit to the gynae was on Thursday and this visit was slightly different because this is our first time meeting up with my gynae's parter, Dr Margo. Nothing very special happened during the checkup but at least this time, my dear husband got a better view of the ultrasound machine screen, Dr Margo actually got him to stand near there! How thoughtful of her!

We were told that our baby is slightly bigger than average and her head is pretty low and in a good position. I really pray hard for a short labour as I know my threshold for pain is limited but again, its not within my control. God, please help me!!!

I gained another kg during 1week but my midwife assured me thats it is perfectly fine as this is the time whereby the baby puts on the most weight. My waistline or rather tummy line now is a massive 40" just in case you are curious to know, a growth of 15" over the 9months of pregnancy.

Just cant imagine that I'm gonna be a mother soon in another couple of weeks or who knows, a matter of days!?! I am so used to just our lovely dovey two person world and now awaiting for the arrival of our new love. I am pretty sure that I will need time for that adjustment, just like how the lil' one needs to adjust herself =)

Till then... *waiting patiently*

Mr Big

2008-01-29T16:50:00.000+09:00

Yesterday was the huband's big day and it was a public holiday and yeahness, no work for him on his special day. But due to being a public holiday in Perth, shops are mostly closed for rest except for some eateries and fast food. As usual, both of us spent our day slacking at home either watching shows or surfing the net! How boring can that be?!!

Birthdays in Perth are boring! Most of the time, we have it with our close friends at some restaurants in the city. But we did not celebrate his birthday this year. A very quiet birthday I would say but at least we bought a mini cake on Saturday and we have some cake cutting session!! He cut the cake on Sunday 12midnight =P Or should I say Monday 12midnight? I am confused =\

I want a romantic dinner with him at Top of the M!! Dear husband, you still owe me my dinner there right =P

Weird postmen

2008-01-24T14:56:00.000+09:00

are flooding around my area I must say!! These postmen are either irresponsible or they are merely lazy. This is not the first time I am ranting about them and their services they provide to the residents here.

If you have been following my blog, you will notice that there was once whereby the angry pregnant lady went to the post office and had an arguement with the staff. Not only did they not admit their mistake on their part, they even tried to cover up for their postmen! Ok, that was the first incident I encountered after shifting here.

Well, the 2nd incident happened not to long ago when this postlady came to deliver a registered mail for the husband and the mail was from Hong Kong. It is a thumb drive that he bought from ebay and was mailed out in a rather small envelop. I was asked to sign for the parcel and at the same time the postlady handed me another collection card to collect another parcel from the states! There, I was kinda surprised as how come she did not deliver the 2 parcels together? I even asked her if I need to pop by the post office to collect it personally and she tried to act blurr as though she doesnt know whats the card was for!

The weather was scotching hot about 36C at 3pm which was usually the hottest time of the day and I had to walk to the post office to collect the parcel and it was a keyboard. Why can't she deliver the keyboard at the same time? Wasting my time to walk to the post office, wasting my energy to carry additional load when I have enough on myself, wasting my skin cells as the burning sun shined on them without mercy. Nevermind about the weather, the time stated on the collection card was again written wrongly. It was written that the postman came at 1pm and I wasn't at home for the delivery when the actual time I received the cardo was only 1230pm!! How sick is that?!

These lazy and irresponsible people are really too much!

*pissed*

Ok, enough of the registered mail thingy. Another thing I noticed about our postmen is that they love to throw the parcels onto the ground. Recently I bought a powder brush and when I opened it up for washing, the brush handle connected to the ferrule was loose. Either the seller sent me a faulty one or it was damaged during transit or whatever! In the end, I gotta email the seller about the brush and thank God they agreed in sending me a new brush!

*double pissed*

Last but not least, the thing I want to say is they love to throw mails/parcels onto the ground regardless of size! Even large size parcels were being dumped onto the ground resulting in loud thundering sound! Ok, I sound too kua-zhang here =P

Just need a rant for now!

*totally pissed off*

pinkie pillows

2008-01-23T11:53:00.000+09:00

I saw these pillows/cushions on sales while window shopping at Midland Gate a couple of weeks ago. The covers are those furry furry type =P Uber sweet and cute!

I know the husband doesn't really like pink so I ended up not getting them. They cost only $7.95 each and do you think I should reconsider again? They are just too cute to resist.

Again, its the colour that he doesn't like but wouldn't it be very boring to have that same blue colour bedsheets everymonth? From light blue to navy blue and all the blues! We should have different theme for different months to suit our different taste. So, dear mr husband, will you compromise?!

How about adding on 2 pairs of pinkie bedroom slippers to complete the look?! I think he will faint and refuse to wear that pinkie slippers for his entire life! >.<

Guys~

of skincare, haircare and makeup

2008-01-22T13:57:00.000+09:00

My skin changes during my pregnancy due to hormones and it got me more interested about my skincare. Not only that, my haircare as well as cosmetics used!

Recently, I got myself hook onto mineral makeups and even the husband has noticed the change in me as I used to be a notsointerestedinmakeup girl. I began to read more about mineral makeups and the ingredients and the bla bla bla. Now it becomes a hobby of mine to buy mineral makeups! Guess partly is because I cant shop for pretty clothings at the moment!

My skincare routine changed ever since I read about certain ingredients being harmful to the development of the foetus. I got to replace my cleanser and moisturiser, such a hassle but got not much choice. That was when I began to read up more about organic stuff and natural skincare and even thought of making and mixing my own skincare products! Even putting on my usual skin screen makes me wonder if its safe or not. Too much thinking issnt healthy at all, I am just too paranoid!!

MAkeups changed, skincare products changed and next is my haircare routine! I am reading up about A'kin and Al'chemy hair products and they seem promising!! I might wanna give them a try soon but there are still some leftover shampoo in the shower room =( Probably will give them a shot after my confinement as I am about to due soon! Here are some of the products I am keen in trying out:

Made with nourishing rice amino acids, wheat protein, vitamins E & B5 with richly moisturising pure botanical cleansers. Includes panama bark combined with jasmine and certified organic lavender essences to help strengthen, soften and restore flexibility to damaged and dry hair. It will feel more lustrous, look shiny and be easier to manage.

Suitable for damaged, dry hair or hair that needs extra care. Restores strength, flexibility and lustre to damaged or dry hair.

The ultimate deeply repairing hair treatment combining cold pressed Australian macadamia oil to nourish the scalp and hair. The conditioner contains 2% wheat protein to help repair hair follicles and eliminate tangles. Your hair retains moisture, is revitalized and silky smooth.

Suitable for chemically treated, sun and wind damaged hair or hair with split ends. Ultra low irritant hypoallergenic formula. One of the richest, purest and most intensive nutrient hair repair botanical treatments. Exotic sweet woody aromatic fragrance blend, composed mostly of Australian sandalwood oil.

Unique daily moisture care for all hair types with amino acids, antioxidants, herbal extracts, vitamins and richly nourishing Australian jojoba and certified organic avocado oils adds moisture, strength and helps protect your hair from heat styling and environmental damage. It will look smoother, shinier, curls defined and styles held longer.

Suitable for all hair types including normal, dry and textured hair. Perfect for dry or chemically treated hair that needs added moisture. To retain the bounce in curly hair use on dry hair between washes.

Anti-oxidants, herbal extracts including anthyllis, certified organic lavender and vitamins work in synergy to protect hair from elements whilst replacing moisture.

*information extracted from here*

I really need to spend some time to pack my hospital bag soon. Till now, I am only done with 1/4 of it! Will do so by this or next weekend I guess!

2008-01-07T10:38:00.000+09:00

The feeling of being pampered now is when the husband cooks you some simple yet satisfied meals during the weekend where you get to laze around while he prepared for the meals!

My meals were all done up by him both last Saturday and Sunday and they were yum! I had those very satisfying home-cooked meals where I didn't help out a single bit! Simple blessed!

Love my husband so much for all that he has done for me =)

Thats all for now! Later... ...

Dicey Business

2008-01-02T14:27:00.000+09:00

Some random updates in case some of you have been missing me:-

If you don't see me online often, this is because I am busy with my Hong Kong serial! Need to catch up until where the husband stopped watching so that we can hug each other to watch during weekend. And also trying to enjoy some metime before the arrival of the lil one!

If you see don't see me on msn, this is so because I am lazy to log on and I might be reading up on makeup, makeup and more makeup! Not only makeup but also on makeup tools. Its been yonks since I last invested $$ on makeup! No joke.

Ciaos for now!