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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
7 months and Counting!
yikes, where do i even start... time sure goes quickly when life's such a rush!
i have so many pictures of Ella yet to be updated, i need time as well to sort all her pictures
properly on the disk.
It's going to be a crazy year, because we are moving in January, also going back to Singapore for a month *lots of meeting up with friends and shopping i reckon we are also- downsizing to a smaller unit when we get back from singapore, hopefully we can get tenants to take over our current lease, my mom will be taking a break from looking after Ella, so i will be giving up my job and taking care of her full time and days that i am in class i will be trying her out in childcare.
oh btw OFF TOPIC ar...
ABALONE season is on here in Perth and we will be catching abalone on the 28th with my couzins :)
anyways back to Ella :)
she recently did her 6month immunization - guess what it's free and i am not even a citizen in Australia :) In this country " ALL BABIES get it for free!" even the expensive $170.00
pneumococcal jab was included... now how about that and oh all travel in the city is free :) on public bus. The concept of " FREE" is still something i still can't get use to when i am here.
I was given a immunization card, for Ella when she starts childcare or school eventually...
Nurse said Ella has good set of thighs can play hockey for Australia someday..
Not sure if i should be concern that one day she would have thunder thighs!! haha..
ok right.. so
She had a slight fever and i tried giving her strawberry paracetamol but she puked horrendously twice 2nd time - puke came out through her nose, and i decided not to try and put her through it anymore, next day mom added it in her milk and she took it alright *shrug*
After 2 days she's good as new
Ella, can say " DA DA" now! and really learning to talk...
She can sit by herself unsupported as well :) seven month milestone achieved!! *beaming*
sometimes people say let her develop at her own pace, but sometimes i Kan cheong lar..
can't help it ... sigh
Ella has taken quite well to Kari care Formula, there are only about 4 major milk formula brands in Australia *i know shock right!* i think coz the ang mor here breastfeed lar and she has such a huge distaste to S26 i thought.. on no she's only gona want boobiee milk, and was totally worrying my supply was never gona meet with her demand.. i am shock as well, with the kind of study/work schedule i have going... i am still pumping milk and feeding her 2/3 times in the wee mornings... i am trying to wean her off the boob once her teeth start appearing, just for my own sanity...
we recently bought a highchair/booster seat - fisher price rain forest for Ella, was having sale at target,it's pretty cool because u can bring it out as well... so i considered it an alright investment.
alamak, i didn't manage to get her recent weight.. or catch dates on her recent firsts.. have to try to weigh her sometime next month!
I wish i could video every minute so i can look back , wish i could put everything in words how Ella has grown, so that i can look back and remember ... how frail the human memory is... once forgotten.. forever lost...
anyways.. i got to go.. 4 weeks to term break, shit loads of assignments...
Crash and Burn i say *evil grin*
i have so many pictures of Ella yet to be updated, i need time as well to sort all her pictures
properly on the disk.
It's going to be a crazy year, because we are moving in January, also going back to Singapore for a month *lots of meeting up with friends and shopping i reckon we are also- downsizing to a smaller unit when we get back from singapore, hopefully we can get tenants to take over our current lease, my mom will be taking a break from looking after Ella, so i will be giving up my job and taking care of her full time and days that i am in class i will be trying her out in childcare.
oh btw OFF TOPIC ar...
ABALONE season is on here in Perth and we will be catching abalone on the 28th with my couzins :)
anyways back to Ella :)
she recently did her 6month immunization - guess what it's free and i am not even a citizen in Australia :) In this country " ALL BABIES get it for free!" even the expensive $170.00
pneumococcal jab was included... now how about that and oh all travel in the city is free :) on public bus. The concept of " FREE" is still something i still can't get use to when i am here.
I was given a immunization card, for Ella when she starts childcare or school eventually...
Nurse said Ella has good set of thighs can play hockey for Australia someday..
Not sure if i should be concern that one day she would have thunder thighs!! haha..
ok right.. so
She had a slight fever and i tried giving her strawberry paracetamol but she puked horrendously twice 2nd time - puke came out through her nose, and i decided not to try and put her through it anymore, next day mom added it in her milk and she took it alright *shrug*
After 2 days she's good as new
Ella, can say " DA DA" now! and really learning to talk...
She can sit by herself unsupported as well :) seven month milestone achieved!! *beaming*
sometimes people say let her develop at her own pace, but sometimes i Kan cheong lar..
can't help it ... sigh
Ella has taken quite well to Kari care Formula, there are only about 4 major milk formula brands in Australia *i know shock right!* i think coz the ang mor here breastfeed lar and she has such a huge distaste to S26 i thought.. on no she's only gona want boobiee milk, and was totally worrying my supply was never gona meet with her demand.. i am shock as well, with the kind of study/work schedule i have going... i am still pumping milk and feeding her 2/3 times in the wee mornings... i am trying to wean her off the boob once her teeth start appearing, just for my own sanity...
we recently bought a highchair/booster seat - fisher price rain forest for Ella, was having sale at target,it's pretty cool because u can bring it out as well... so i considered it an alright investment.
alamak, i didn't manage to get her recent weight.. or catch dates on her recent firsts.. have to try to weigh her sometime next month!
I wish i could video every minute so i can look back , wish i could put everything in words how Ella has grown, so that i can look back and remember ... how frail the human memory is... once forgotten.. forever lost...
anyways.. i got to go.. 4 weeks to term break, shit loads of assignments...
Crash and Burn i say *evil grin*
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Do you dream of the perfect room for your Baby?
I know i did!
when i was carrying Ella for the 9 months...
All i could think of was a pretty painted room with designer decals on the wall
A winter white cot with couture linen, the most prettiest changing table, above it a whimsical shelf with the cutest mobile hanging from it.
white woven baskets with the interiors clad ed in the sweetest pastels, stocked with an array of the best diapers and cream and everything in between
Beautiful toys on a carved shelf, maybe also a center rug with a glider that matches the whole room...
but than all that changed... when we realize we were going to Perth...
even than i still imagine how wonderful it was to provide such a beautiful haven for my precious baby...i daydream about going shopping and doing up her room in our new house...
than of course that dream never came to reality...
the constraints of a rented house, the lifestyle we have with the baby...
so we came to a conclusion the only way she was going to have a room many dream about is many many years later... when she is old enough to actually remember it...
me breastfeeding her at midnight, 3am and 6am and sometimes in between... just a waste for her to have her own room... and i came to realize it's just easier to change her diaper and change her after baths all in that one spot where everything is within reach, even more for the midnight diaper changes, so much easier to store her clothes in a sterile plastic bin that's integrated with our own walk in closet...so that when we are putting away our own clothes, we don't have to walk into another room to put away hers.
everything is to a minimal so there's no fuss no muss.. and what we actually get back is more quality time with her...
it really so much work with taking care of the baby the best way possible , juggling school, work, cooking & laundry... i don't know how i do it all...
the conclusion is i needed things to be simple, easy, organized & cost effective!
I used a simple diaper trolley from ikea that's just at the tip of her bed and ours... top shelf sits her heater, we turn it on especially when we undress her for baths and diaper changes in the morning when it's freezing, 2nd shelf stores little baby things like thermometer, medicines, cotton buds,nail clippers, powder, creams and oils etc
3rd shelf are wet wipes, paper tissues and diapers... and i just sit on the floor and change her either on our bed or hers, with everything within reach :) plus now she is trying to roll all the time it's pretty safe.
we also have a corner in our walk in closet that has her dresses hanging - baby hangers!! Yes.. Eileen god ma bought them for Ella on her last trip here, and a labeled plastic drawer unit that doesn't take up too much space... the reason why each drawer is labeled ie : tops/bottoms, sleepers ... linens, so that daddy knows where everything goes.. but i still end up putting stuff away grrr!
just the other day... we three were folding cranes in our bedroom and we made a cute mobile and daddy put it up downstairs where she naps . . .
I love time with my 2 precious babies :)
oh well.. time to go hopefully i can load up her 6 month mugshots soon :) she's getting cheekier day by day ... sigh..i luff my little munchkin...
when i was carrying Ella for the 9 months...
All i could think of was a pretty painted room with designer decals on the wall
A winter white cot with couture linen, the most prettiest changing table, above it a whimsical shelf with the cutest mobile hanging from it.
white woven baskets with the interiors clad ed in the sweetest pastels, stocked with an array of the best diapers and cream and everything in between
Beautiful toys on a carved shelf, maybe also a center rug with a glider that matches the whole room...
but than all that changed... when we realize we were going to Perth...
even than i still imagine how wonderful it was to provide such a beautiful haven for my precious baby...i daydream about going shopping and doing up her room in our new house...
than of course that dream never came to reality...
the constraints of a rented house, the lifestyle we have with the baby...
so we came to a conclusion the only way she was going to have a room many dream about is many many years later... when she is old enough to actually remember it...
me breastfeeding her at midnight, 3am and 6am and sometimes in between... just a waste for her to have her own room... and i came to realize it's just easier to change her diaper and change her after baths all in that one spot where everything is within reach, even more for the midnight diaper changes, so much easier to store her clothes in a sterile plastic bin that's integrated with our own walk in closet...so that when we are putting away our own clothes, we don't have to walk into another room to put away hers.
everything is to a minimal so there's no fuss no muss.. and what we actually get back is more quality time with her...
it really so much work with taking care of the baby the best way possible , juggling school, work, cooking & laundry... i don't know how i do it all...
the conclusion is i needed things to be simple, easy, organized & cost effective!
I used a simple diaper trolley from ikea that's just at the tip of her bed and ours... top shelf sits her heater, we turn it on especially when we undress her for baths and diaper changes in the morning when it's freezing, 2nd shelf stores little baby things like thermometer, medicines, cotton buds,nail clippers, powder, creams and oils etc
3rd shelf are wet wipes, paper tissues and diapers... and i just sit on the floor and change her either on our bed or hers, with everything within reach :) plus now she is trying to roll all the time it's pretty safe.
we also have a corner in our walk in closet that has her dresses hanging - baby hangers!! Yes.. Eileen god ma bought them for Ella on her last trip here, and a labeled plastic drawer unit that doesn't take up too much space... the reason why each drawer is labeled ie : tops/bottoms, sleepers ... linens, so that daddy knows where everything goes.. but i still end up putting stuff away grrr!
just the other day... we three were folding cranes in our bedroom and we made a cute mobile and daddy put it up downstairs where she naps . . .
I love time with my 2 precious babies :)
oh well.. time to go hopefully i can load up her 6 month mugshots soon :) she's getting cheekier day by day ... sigh..i luff my little munchkin...
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Nanny DayCare!
Yay i finally found a job taking care of 3 wonderful chn.
Louis who's 5 and 3/4 Nicholas who's 2 and Baby Ella who's 5mths :) i know same name as my precious! Who would have thought the kids love me :) there were 3 nannies that were going to try out... i did it first and before half of the day was gone.. their mum told me ived got the JOB! :)
sigh.. not sure if i should be giving up the restaurant as it's half of wat i am getting on an hourly rate... but it's still at least 400.00 extra dollars a month.
I really am starting to fall in love with the 3 cuties and so cite' we will be going to the Perth Zoo next saturday :)
I would love to be taking of ella myself everyday every single minute but this is temporary.. till i start my next semester :) pays good as well.. so i am really thankful to the Lord to have provided!
School starts next week.. i hope i won't be a wreck.. when i get to the end of the week...i need
Super strength to cope to the new schedule...
Hopefully we can get a car soon enuff too!
i really wish i could find the time to blog more... sigh.. ella is growing so much..
i am yet to record her playtime giggles with dad and her now roll over to sleep position :)
so many photos to edit as well...
oh well hopefully ... next week.. if i can drop one day of work.. i may be able to spend time.. updating this humble blog of mine.
the sunshine do come up each time after the rain!
Louis who's 5 and 3/4 Nicholas who's 2 and Baby Ella who's 5mths :) i know same name as my precious! Who would have thought the kids love me :) there were 3 nannies that were going to try out... i did it first and before half of the day was gone.. their mum told me ived got the JOB! :)
sigh.. not sure if i should be giving up the restaurant as it's half of wat i am getting on an hourly rate... but it's still at least 400.00 extra dollars a month.
I really am starting to fall in love with the 3 cuties and so cite' we will be going to the Perth Zoo next saturday :)
I would love to be taking of ella myself everyday every single minute but this is temporary.. till i start my next semester :) pays good as well.. so i am really thankful to the Lord to have provided!
School starts next week.. i hope i won't be a wreck.. when i get to the end of the week...i need
Super strength to cope to the new schedule...
Hopefully we can get a car soon enuff too!
i really wish i could find the time to blog more... sigh.. ella is growing so much..
i am yet to record her playtime giggles with dad and her now roll over to sleep position :)
so many photos to edit as well...
oh well hopefully ... next week.. if i can drop one day of work.. i may be able to spend time.. updating this humble blog of mine.
the sunshine do come up each time after the rain!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Lazy Sunday Afternoon
Am so bless that i am given this opportunity to stay home and take care of Ella for the next 2 weeks! She is really my pride and joy :) i thank God everyday for the miracle he has given me.
Although it's hard to juggle cooking, taking care of her and everything else... it's very rewarding!
I love Sundays, especially rainy ones.. you stay home and just chill out!
I gave ella banana with milk/beef juice for breakfast and she had potato/broccoli/cauliflower/carrot for lunch... we played quite a bit, sang to her quite abit and than we had.. the most amazing fun afternoon with her posing for me in front of my lx3 :D
Everyday it's getting better... slowly the unfamiliar is getting familiar.. the worries of not finding a good job, is starting to dissipate as my faith in the Good Lord grows stronger.
I pray with all my heart that the Lord will give this Family much unity and strength to go through the next year.. Sure ain't easy... to not be able to buy what you want, spend what you want... but i believe our circumstances will change eventually... The lord always moves in the eleventh hour :)
Although it's hard to juggle cooking, taking care of her and everything else... it's very rewarding!
I love Sundays, especially rainy ones.. you stay home and just chill out!
I gave ella banana with milk/beef juice for breakfast and she had potato/broccoli/cauliflower/carrot for lunch... we played quite a bit, sang to her quite abit and than we had.. the most amazing fun afternoon with her posing for me in front of my lx3 :D
Everyday it's getting better... slowly the unfamiliar is getting familiar.. the worries of not finding a good job, is starting to dissipate as my faith in the Good Lord grows stronger.
I pray with all my heart that the Lord will give this Family much unity and strength to go through the next year.. Sure ain't easy... to not be able to buy what you want, spend what you want... but i believe our circumstances will change eventually... The lord always moves in the eleventh hour :)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Solid Foods!
amidst the half turns
cutest goos and gaaas...
cheekiest smiles
affectionate Clingy Hugs
i am starting to feed the baby puree foods
i am surprise i still have milk, i suppose demand equals supply
So i started a routine for her, so that everyone can help care for her
i think one of her favorite flavors is the potato/carrot/pork/spinach - processed and sieved
She slurps it down with much enthusiasm from her baby spoon :)
She also loves pear more than apple...
i am going to slowly introduce more foods to her.
i will share more.. recipes in the future!
cutest goos and gaaas...
cheekiest smiles
affectionate Clingy Hugs
i am starting to feed the baby puree foods
i am surprise i still have milk, i suppose demand equals supply
So i started a routine for her, so that everyone can help care for her
i think one of her favorite flavors is the potato/carrot/pork/spinach - processed and sieved
She slurps it down with much enthusiasm from her baby spoon :)
She also loves pear more than apple...
i am going to slowly introduce more foods to her.
i will share more.. recipes in the future!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Ruber Duckie Your da One :)
Not sure if i am buying this more for me or the baby! Haha
Bought from a funky Shop at Subiaco...
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Spring!
taken in Kings Park!
Wow! Spring has come, winter has gone...
it's been such a surreal experience coming to Perth, can't believe it's coming 4 mths already!
it irks me that i haven't been able to blog much these days, as i am so busy with learning more about children, taking care of Ella and working.
Baby Ella wearing Spring Colors :)
I am so happy that she is growing so well, and that she is so happy and healthy... all these things which i am very grateful to the lord for :)
Ella is getting prettier and prettier...
I just wanna hold her in my arms.. and never let go...
I miss her so much when i don't see her... i love my bubba :) anyways today we had a wonderful day at Perth City :) we went to china town to get groceries as there is a Singaporean owned mart there... There was the coolest design shop ... and i just had to buy a set of badges that had the cutest prints on! Than we pass a vintage shop with handmade earings.. i just had to sneak a shot.. I really can't wait to do up ella's bedroom, when we finally get a permanent house :) We will buy a puppy for her too! Just can't decide on a breed yet... anyways it's so late now time for bed... enjoy the pictures.. a picture tells a thousand words anyways hey!
Taken in North bridge!
oh just more pictures of Spring, all the birds are singing and flowers are blooming in this beautiful season of colors :) these are folks dressed in the different flowers around the park.
taken in King's Park : the brilliant colors of spring! Yellow ones are in my uncle's garden!
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Sights!
It's been Ages since my last update!
Been so Busy adjusting to our lives here. . .
Here are some shots we took of Perth!
A long time classmate of mine who not only, graciously offered to help pick us up from the airport, brought us to beautiful Cottesloe Beach!
after which we went to one of the funkiest Cafe's ever! that serves up the most droolfulous Cakes! thank you Anita!
Lancaster Wines @ Swan Valley
Swan Valley's *Margaret River's Chocolate Factory!* Been there almost twice now, once with Aunt and another time with some girl friends... The Chocolate Milk is the Awesomeness!
The Swan Valley Cuddly Animal Farm... I Can't Wait to bring Ella here again when she is older!
Long time friend E, was down here staying with us, came down for Ella and my birthday :)
thanks babe . . .your a legend! and Sweet Hanna generously brought us around!
Fremantle Eshed Markets!
We went to fremantle harbour at kaili's for Fish & Chips!
The Notorious Fremantle Prison, man you have to love their souvenirs
Here we are on the train to Perth City :)
Perth City ... i luv David Jones... Donna Hay Everywhere!
Kings Park with Hanna and Shauny :)
Been so Busy adjusting to our lives here. . .
Here are some shots we took of Perth!
A long time classmate of mine who not only, graciously offered to help pick us up from the airport, brought us to beautiful Cottesloe Beach!
after which we went to one of the funkiest Cafe's ever! that serves up the most droolfulous Cakes! thank you Anita!
Lancaster Wines @ Swan Valley
Swan Valley's *Margaret River's Chocolate Factory!* Been there almost twice now, once with Aunt and another time with some girl friends... The Chocolate Milk is the Awesomeness!
The Swan Valley Cuddly Animal Farm... I Can't Wait to bring Ella here again when she is older!
Long time friend E, was down here staying with us, came down for Ella and my birthday :)
thanks babe . . .your a legend! and Sweet Hanna generously brought us around!
Fremantle Eshed Markets!
We went to fremantle harbour at kaili's for Fish & Chips!
The Notorious Fremantle Prison, man you have to love their souvenirs
Here we are on the train to Perth City :)
Perth City ... i luv David Jones... Donna Hay Everywhere!
Kings Park with Hanna and Shauny :)
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