Mummie in Constant Hunger

Wow... I know breastfeeding can make one very hungry. But I didnt know it's that hungry or put it simply i have become more glutton! Comparable to my pregnancy days!

I just ate half an apple strudel, one cup of soy bean milk, 2 biscuits and an apple! For tea! =D

Whoa~

Bitter Sweet Moments

What a jiffy time has passed! 4 weeks of bitter and sweet moments~ Baby Ning Ning celebrating her full month this coming Sunday which also marks the end of my home-bound 28 days (supposedly)! But my confinement gets extended to 40days! It only means that I can get out of the house, but diet and bathing rules still gotta follow... roarRRR~

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1st week was a mad rush of getting things in place at home and making space for dad and mum and of coz little princess in this cosy cot!

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2nd week was busy week looking for paediatrician, sourcing for baby shower venue and catering. Not forgetting entertaining lots of visitors and daily massage session.

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3rd week was busy doing bb's collage and reading up on baby care books (esp breastfeeding)! Adjusting adjusting!

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4th week is a restful week and I start taking naps in between, a little TV and more me-time for myself. Hope still in time for the mummie to recuperate (as nagged by all old people!)

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Watching bb Ning Ning grow day by day is indeed very fulfilling! Enjoying every bit of motherhood (minus the washing shit, coz its done by my mum!) As i was telling my friends, it seems that everyday is waiting for feeding time to take on the role of a moo moo and pumping milk! Lack of sleep at night, cannot bathe, cannot wash things, have to wear socks... Things are getting much better... and its all worth when she gives me a sheepish grin or just a cute little innocent expression!

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Nonetheless, i finally got the chance to go out today!!! Went for a haircut and shopped for a pretty frock for baby Ning Ning! Also ordered Bangawan cakes for relatives and friends, bought snacks for mum and dad and herbal tea for hubby. Hee so auntie me right boo~ It has been some time since I last stepped out of house (alone) and wow, I was actually feeling a bit timid muahaha~ so good to be out for fresh air and embrace the world again!!! I want my life back!!!!

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As I hopped on the train, I thought of those were the days when people actually offered me seats! And when I was so clumsy bumping into this and that, waddling like a duck! Giggle~

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Wonder if I can be a good selfless mother like my mum and shower tender loving care to my dearie sweetie. Though there is still conflict between us as usual, I still give my utmost respect to my ah bu (though she is SUPER stubborn and one of a kind)~ clean, wash, cook, looking after papa, me and hubby and little sweetie pie, she takes it all in her stride and with smile. I guess, the joy of being a grandma has transcended the exhaustion.

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Okie! Time to check on Ning Ning and be a feeding moo moo~ My wish now is: More milk please heee means more papaya!!! Tsk Tsk

Little Darling is out!

My dear little darling is out to see the world last friday! Labour was considered quite fast and hmm.. dramatic.. Mummie and ger ger are all well =)

Still cant believe that I am Ah bu now! Everything seems like a dream to me... still overwhelmed just like how Bear proposed to me 2 years ago!

It has been a busy but fulfilling first week as a Mummie! Very physically and mentally draining but 'its indeed one of the best moments in my life'. Tonnes of people to thank...

I thank my hubby for the unwavering support and love for the family and being such a loving husband and wonderful daddy. I have never been so dependable on him since our marriage. The priceless words of encouragement, the endurance of my temper, mood swings, bone-shattering grip and loving + tiredness + excited look of his eyes... Hand in hand, we explore parenthood together =)

I thank our little princess for being so sweet and innocent. Please stay healthy, you are heaven's gift to us, the Ang family.

I thank my mum and dad for their steadfast love and care as Mummie's parents and baby's grandparents. Cannot imagine how to cope without you both.

I thank my dearest frenz who came down hospital immediately to visit upon the news of delivery. Our lives are blessed with such sweet and great frenz. Muacks~ Words of support/smses, the snacks for mummie and daddy, maggie mee, gift basket, hand made presents, everything and everything...

I thank the nurses at Mt A for the emotional and physical support throughout the stay. Baby and Mummie are well taken care of. My utmost admiration for their dedication.

I thank my doctors for taking good care of us both. My gynae for making sure that baby and mummy is all well for the past 10 months, the paedatrician for looking after baby and the anesthetist for making the labour less painful.

I thank my relatives for their support and showering us with well wishes & lovely gifts.

Its time for a restful nite so that I have enough milk supply for baby! Yes, I will persevere! Once again, thank you peopz! =D

Home bound for a week!

My daily routine for the past one week when I am home alone! Can be very relaxing (yar I know everyone is very envious), can be also very boring, depending on which way the pendulum swings. But I am counting my blessing, resting as much as I can now (advice of all mummies)!

9.30-10: wakey wakey!
10-1030: wash up and prepare healthy bf (tomato, ham & cheese & lettuce wholemeal sandwich, , milk) very standard after the sugar scare... =P
1030-12: surf net/ watch hk drama/ check email
12-1: prepare and cook lunch (either yong tao hu or porridge)
1-2: yum yum and clean up. bathe.
2-4: clean house/ pack baby stuff/ do jigsaw puzzle/ read baby magazines
4-5: nap/ watch hk drama
5-7: watch hk drama/ do jigsaw puzzle
7-8: go out dinner
8-11: watch TV/ roam around the house/ disturb the Bear/ try to sleep

So fast! One week just zoomed past like that! And I feel as if I have started the waiting game ~ Just finished packing the hospital bag yesterday (minus away the baby stuff coz baby laundry not done yet opps...) and I feel as if I am preparing for holiday lor when I arranged the items into bear's travelling bag!

Baby! Baby! =D

Just called home to chat and found out that my dear mum is all hyped up. Yar I know its their first grandchild, but there is no need to be SOOOO excited! She goes around telling people its anytime from now and she wants to come over SBW to accompany me EVERYDAY next week. I dun like (or rather i HATE) this kind of unnecessary tension and hoo haa. I knew this was coming... Shut her up that EDD is end March and gynae has not said anything either.

I wonder how many conflicts and volcano erruptions there will be in time to come. Period~

Taking things even slower....

One week of resting at home. Must keep a cheerie mind and stay positive! Yeah, its quite a bit of catching up on afternoon nap coz night sleep is getting more and more difficult lately...

Less walking and less standing... So mummie is perpetually resting/nua-ing on sofa and bed surfing net, watching show, reading bb magazine and doing puzzle!
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Finally put a finishing touch to my Chip and Dale puzzle! So proud that I finished it in 3 days and its so colourful and cheerie! So appropriate for Baby's room right! Alas.. to my utter disgust, I cant remember where I placed its frame! No where to be found in the house... Its fate was so easily condemned by Master Bear due to its homeless borders and lousy quality --> back to the box!!! T_T So now its time to glorify its moment before the Bear destroy it tonight... At least it kept me entertained for the past few days... =S

The Bear promised to get me another puzzle to keep myself rooted to the chair and not disturb him for the next few weeks (at least) and we found this sweet little Disney Princess puzzle which is even more appropriate for Baby's room! =D Will embark on the project very soon!

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I need to keep myself occupied and cannot be paranoid!!! As much as I (we) are eager to meet Baby, I am equally freak out by the thought of pain... (My gynae already started asking me to imagine pain everyday since a month ago...Gulp~) Mummie's threshold is very low =S Inhale, exhale... Actually there are quite alot of things on my to-do-list... Hmm, just that I need to spread out the tasks till due date!

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Drama queen has embarked on a new promising show by my favourite 'laughing kor' - Cupid Stupid! So far, not badz. Yang Yi is so pretty!!

Also just waddled over to Shiyi's place to learn how to bathe bb! Getting ready before I spider fingers! The confinement lady is so nice and makes it seem so easy to take care of the newborn.. Hmm, a fruitful one hr crash course on bathing, feeding and sun-tanning. Will hold a sharing session with bear tonight! And here's a glimpse of Baby Alester's day 1 on 18th Feb:

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Hoho~ when will our turn come.... Baby, are you ready to see the world??? Everyone is telling me anytime... after week 37... Hmm... Okie, I am not there yet, not ready...

Counting My Blessings : )

Another year older, another year wiser?! Simple celebrations that make life simple and happie =D Lovely friends and sweet moments

Sweet hubby's sweet treat...

RoarRRRRRRRRRR~ Happie CNY!!!!!

Wow.. it has been a speedy time since the last festive season till now.. Bye bye moo moo 2009 and welcome the roaring Tiger 2010!

CNY resolutions aside, the Ang's family has been busy... with all sorts of preparation... for school, for house, for CNY and most importantly for the baby! =)

Making our perhaps final trip to M'sia with bear's buddies (bout 3 wks ago) to stock up our baby stuff and I think we are almost done... Of coz not forgetting the lovely hand-me-overs from relatives and colleagues. Old people always say wearing old clothes easier to bring up the baby =) Cross my fingers keke

Drey also invited us over to her new nest for pineapple tarty baking session! Big effort and fulfilling results~ One tub for the MIL and half another tube for papa mama and bear =P

In the same week, my Korean frenz also flew over for a qualifying tournament and its a ' kinda yearly routine' that we will meet up for a meal! So nice to meet up with old frenz from afar... Recalling the days when I was head over heels over them in 2005 when they first came to S'pore!

Each festive season has become a little milestone for myself and one step closer to Papa and Mama ang meeting our little darling.. Now that CNY is marked, next thing to look forward to will be March holidays!

Nervous~ Gulp~ Gambate ne!!! p(^-^)q

Hmm....

Miffy and the doraemon(s)

Finally the long awaited Friday is here! Anticipating the lovely weekend as well as my next 3 doraemon softies is released today!

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So after I met Papa Mama at Toa Payoh, I hopped in to Mac Dang Dang to purchase a packet of small fries to get my Ah Dang! But only left with the monkey and rooster. No more puppy! So fast sold out! So I thought to myself better get these 2 first and then hunt for the pupp elsewhere.

Okie so we went Crystal Jade for lunch and shopped around for a while. Got some tiger decorations for CNY hee~ little things like these make me very happy! I am easily contented keke~

On my way back, I decided to dop by sun plaza’s Mac to try my luck on doggie! Yeah! They are selling! So I bought the cheapest item which is the Vanilla ice cream cone and walked out of the outlet. I dun really want to eat but I needed to purchase something in order to get the softie. So while I was trying to enjoy the ice cream, I suddenly felt I looked so glutton : This pregnant auntie eating an ice cream cone walking along the street. But nvm, for the sake of ah dang, and its only a short distance back home, I had to do it!

So I ignore the silly thought and fastened my pace. But things just happened! Just as I reached the traffic junction, I turned to my right to check the oncoming cars, I turned back and to my utter horror and disgust, I saw a BIG FAT fly landing on top of the ice cream! YUCKSSS!!!

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Oh man! Yar I know I need to control my weight, I shouldn’t be eating ice cream but this isn’t the way to waste the ice cream away right… argghh~ and waiting for the green man seems forever! So under the 4pm sun, the ice cream started to melt! Yes!! Melt!! And I couldn’t do anything! No rubbish bin in sight in the middle of the road! So finally after crossing one road, I had to wait for the other!!! And the ice cream continue to melt under the scorching sun, this time dripping down on my little hand! Argghhh! And i can feel those pedestrians standing next to me staring at this weird preggie!

Sigh~ so when I finally crossed the road (couldn’t run!), my whole hand and the ground was dripping ice cream. Sticky and sweet. RoarRRRRRRRRRR~ Sigh~ so helpless and embarrasing.. If only I can dig a hole and disappear...

Nonetheless, my collection is almost complete! One last round for the last 3 animals! Gambate ne!

Take Things slow k...

It's a cute doggie show... Not as stressful and upsetting as those scheming drama~ Hee got my fav Jiaxiong!!! Still as 'gong gong' and next door boy!

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Learning to take things slow and be positive! =D But there are just so much things to do and so little time... I need to mulitply the minutes and hrs! Time, wait for me!!!!

iWant iPhone...???...

Wondering if I shd follow Pied Pipper in the lure of the iphone fad... I am slowly sinking in the obsession with the latest gadget in town!!

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ARgghhh I know that it's just a good to have e-buddy, it is fun with lots applications... and most of my closest buddies own one, so it appears logical for me to get one to stay connected with them, instantaneously, anywhere anytime... ~ call it boredom, busybody whatever... I like to know what ple ard me are doing, what plans they have for the day... am i insecure?? shrug. sigh~

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But... I don't really need it! Since I'll be at home most of the time looking after baby... I can easily go online at home to surf net, watch show. What i need is a good camera phone that can take pic and videos of baby and share that precious moment with my loved ones? But the daddy and grandparents are not iphone fans to speak of in the first place... =S

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But... since I am going to change my phone soon, why not right? And with my $400 to claim, it's really hard to resist! Ple ard you simply adore the rectangle touch screen bursting bubbles and balancing egg... like this:

Verdict: Let me sit on the idea a while more and you will know the decision in due time when i see you... =D wink wink~

Ending the year 2009...

Back from Malacca! Back from Bangkok! Back from Genting! So fast.... =P

Where have the hols disappeared to??!! Gulp~ I think I played too much.... time to settle down and rest... and do some work... boo~

Things to do:

- finish reading The Lost Symbol

- finish watching Gong Xin Ji

- 2009 reflections

- 2010 New Year resolutions

and more...

Before that, one last party tmr to end off the year and welcome 2010!

Mummy in constant hunger!

I think i am in constant hunger =P been eating non-stop! so scary!

Ate brunch at 12ish - chicky rice.

3+pm: ate 2 dao sa piah

5+pm: ate half a big bao

7pm: dinner

now: a cuppie of milk and a pineapple tart

GULP... i cant imagine looking into the mirror in 2 mths time!!!!!!!!

5D4N Getaway to Bangkok!

Destination: Bangkok, Thailand
Purpose: Shopping Trip
Accomplice: Drey, PKK, Bear
Departure: 10th Dec, Thurs
Flight: TR 102
ETD: 7:10am (8:30am)
Duration: 5D4N
Hotel: Grand President Bangkok
Return: 14th Dec, Mon
Flight:TR 109
ETA: 20:10hrs (23:30 hrs)

Cute Baby pictures!

Baby #01 very cute hor!!! Keke~

Baby #02 - hamburger!

Baby #03 - Baby mop

" Inventors in Japan are fed up with babies constantly making messes and never cleaning up after themselves. Introducing the baby mop, this leverages the all natural cleaning power of drool to buff your floors to a high shine."

I love Tamako! \(^_^)/

Yeah! I am so proud of myself! Spent 6 hrs clearing my work station and finally ta-da~ Neat ba, heh heh~

Does it look as if I just started out my career?? Haha I threw away like 2 recycle bins 'worth' of trash dated 2006 lor… Things that I thought are important and useful are no longer functional.. Time to go… I want a good start for 2010 and I think Penguin Miffy wont be able to bend up and down by Jan 2010 either!

At such, rewarded myself with dinner @ Tamako with hubbie! It took me like months to get the high-inertia bear down to this Casuarina place for yummie Jap food! (Just went down with Drey about a month ago before we went Melaka!)

Looks good right! Friday’s promotion Sakana set @ $8.80 only! Slurp, yar my craving! Baby is very satisfied!

A dAy in JB

A lot of people keep asking me “Why do you like to go JB so much? What do you all do there?”

Actually the journey is not that long if there is no jam aka during weekday. We left house at about 11.30am and we reached the custom at about 12.15noon. The cab ride to Jusco (Tebrau City) took another 20 min and off we went to buy tix for our moobee retreat. Was contemplating between Twilight or Ninja Assassin but I thought hubby might like action movie more than a teeny bopper flick. Review: Eeeeewwwww. Too bloody for mummy and baby!

Went to grab a quick lunch before we went in the cinema and here’s our hearty chicky lunch! Yeah all these are for 2 of us. Yiah, think my appetite is coming back slowly... Control!!!

Anywayz, after the gruesome movie, we started our shopping spree from 4-7pm! Our focus was mainly on baby stuff since the things in Spore are soooo super ex lor… So based on the magical to-get-list from Mag, we started ticking and comparing the prices of the different brands.. Eventually, it just narrows down to Pigeon, Tollyjoy, Avent (Philips), Pureen… Yupz these are the main oligopolies (I realized).

Hmm… I personally think that my Papa is such a doting dad that I secretly wish my hubbie will bring up our girl the same way that my Papa pampers me too hee~

Took a short break for dinner before continuing our grocery shopping at the first floor! So this is a typical day at JB for your interest! (pls ignore the cannot make it hair)

And here’s our loot for the day! Secret Recipe is a must! Same price as Spore but just that it’s in RM! And there are still lots space in our fridge~ Don't doubt how we can carry all these back to S'pore.. Oh well, just do it!

So what exactly did we buy? Aren't the little clothes unresistably lovely and sweet???!!!

1) A swaddle me (to wrap newborn for comfort). 2) A travel changing mat. 3) A pack of Pureen napkin diapers. 4) 4 sets of Baby clothes going at 50-70% discount!!! 5) 3-in-1 set of booties and mittens on offer lor! Used to be $4.90RM per set, but now 3 for $10.90RM!!! 6) A pack of cotton buds and cotton balls (though I am not sure if babies’ ones are meant to be special such that they are softer and finer?) 7) A fish shaped mercury thermometer for RM$9.90 as suggested by Ms Drey (initially we wanted to get a digital one from Philip which cost ~S$30+) 8) A set of bathing towels and face towels (supposedly softer)

Wow~ All for $188.90RM and excluding our groceries haha~ =D

A little peep into Missy Ang's baby wardrobe! Ta~da~

Guess we have to control!!! Yeah I know, "babies will outgrow their clothes very soon..." "Ple will pass u hand-me-down old clothes..." "U buy so much also outdated, wont be able to wear them all... "

Ending November 2009...

It has been a long time since we last met up! 4 months had passed since Jacko’s ROM in July… Finally a gathering @ our little humble abode for an evening of fun and laughter and to celebrate Mimi’s birthday!

Heeheehaahaahuuhuu

Ah gee emailed us this story which i tot was pretty funny... have a good laugh! kekeke~

I was walking down the street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked me for a couple of dollars for dinner.

I took out my wallet, got out ten dollars and asked, 'If I give you this money, will you buy wine with it instead of dinner?'

'No, I had to stop drinking years ago', the homeless woman told me.

'Will you use it to go shopping instead of buying food?' I asked.

'No, I don't waste time shopping,' the homeless woman said. 'I need to spend all my time trying to stay alive.'

'Will you spend this on a beauty salon instead of food?' I asked. 'Are you NUTS!' replied the homeless woman. I haven't had my hair done in 20 years!'

'Well, I said, 'I'm not going to give you the money. Instead, I'm going to take you out for dinner with my husband and me tonight.'

The homeless Woman was shocked. 'Won't your husband be furious with you for doing that? I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell pretty disgusting...'

I said, 'That's okay. It's important for him to see what a woman looks like after she has given up shopping, hair appointments, and wine.'

The LittLe CaKe

My mama said today is my Chinese birthday and when she came over to our place just now, she brought me a slice of cake. Our usual custom is my papa will buy a Hello Kitty/Doraemon cake from Polar every year on 18th Nov for me! =D

And she still remember the little habit… so sweet right… my heart just melted and I feel so guilty for being fierce at her lor.
Sigh… I am so bad. I am always fierce at her. Coz she is always my stubborn mama. One thing can nag 4x. Once in the morning, once in the afternoon, once at night and one last time before I go to bed, if not to ah bear.

Tell her not to cook so much, she will ‘forgetfully’ or ‘innocently’ as she insists, cook 6 people’s worth of food. And each time it’s the same tagline: “You both eat more hor, your papa and me old people cannot eat so much/your papa and me dont each such things one hor, i cook coz both of you like”... wha....

Tell her no need to buy breakfast, we still have a lot, she will bring 1 dozen of monkey pao (shou tao) which she claims can keep in fridge for one month slowly eat, 2 bah zhang (which she insist is ah yi buy one but no one eats it very wasted) and 4 peng kway which she says the auntie very poor thing at the market no business, so must support.

In the end, she will brain wash me and bear to finish them all for tmr’s breakfast and tea, otherwise not fresh, not nice, not good.

Arghh…

I will be appreciative.

Argghhh..

I am trying very hard.

I love my mama. My naggy and sweetie mama. Muacks.