Damien's Walking Finally

I feel so proud my little darling is finally walking on his own after practicing for SO MANY MONTHS. Anyway the most important thing is he got it right?? N he choose such a nice day to show his mummy n daddy he can walk. He walks on the eve of MY BIRTHDAY!!!! Wat a nice bday gift from my little precious. I'm so happy this year so many good things happen to me n i've received so many PRESENTS. I'm feeling so perfectly blissed right now. Okie so the video is at the wrong angle but who cares so long as u can see him walking right??...heehee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEVvkqWvfCY

Damien's latest progess

Damien's getting naughtier by the sec once he turned 1 yr n he has some new found skills.....which is BEING SELFISH. We first witnessed it in HK Disneyland where he promptly screamed a boy off for touching his red car. (He was actualy sitting there for photo taking nia) But we didn't think much of that but now........WOOOOOhoooooo FULL BLOWN watch it first hand..

Check out the link if the video doesn't work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgjZ8hQBdoc

Gymboree Class

Mama signed me up for Gym classes becos she thinks I need more exercise but I'm only 9mths now leh. But I enjoy the songs they sing in class n jus now when mama keep talking to auntie wendy n auntie jerene I keep waving my hand at her to tell her to bring me into the class.
I love the bubbles too they all look so lovely to eat. So Mama u didn't waste money signing me up for class okie.

Btw I now weigh 9.8kg n my height is 70cm. I have 2 bottom teeth n 4 on top n I am driving Mama crazy cos I am teething again so I am entitled to be super grouchy n mama is also grouchy cos she is very lack of sleep.

N this is me playing with the water at vivo outside my gym class. Do I not look stylo enough??

PaPa's Jing Xing Jie Zuo

Papa finally made initiative to bath me after Mama nag n nag n nag n nag n nag n nag n nag.......
So this is Papa's jie zuo cos he thinks my rubber duckies look nicer on my head then in my bath tub.

First Whole Family Outing

We went to Sentosa for our family outing with Teddy. Took him for a swim in the sea n he fares quite well. Then we went to the Underwater World n I was SOOOOOOOoooo disappointed. As I tot they had renovated n increase more things to see but i was so wrong. All they had were super big fishes n I was so worried Damien would be scared but luckily he was jus blur blur staring n staring. Heng aah.....

N the most stupid thing is I forgot to bring the digital camera.....sigh...

Me n the new van

Not enough that I need practice driving on the manual gear I need to drive with Damien alone. N if that is not enough I have someone who does not trust my driving AT ALL.

First he yells at me when I ask him not to teach me n jus tell me the directions when I am driving(I mean I am practicing leh how the hell am I supposed to concentrate on changing gear, watch traffic light, waiting for him to say where to turn n all he's telling me r things I already know eg.this lane can turn into 3 other lanes. Helloooooo I have a license u know I didn't pass blindly okie. I jus need more practice!!!)

Then he will criticise my parking say too near abit slant etc etc. Does everyone in the whole wide world park exactly in the middle of a parking lot??? So what if I am SLIGHTLY slant or 5 cm towards the left?? N can't I even park very near the right becos the right is a NO PARKING lot what!!! N I need the space at the left to fix the car seat alone while carrying my son ma. He doesn't even do it for me the night before n doesn't make life easier for me by making sure he leaves the remote control key at home when he knows damn well I need the car the next day. U know how troublesome it is for me to walk here walk there jus to carry Damien n lock the doors?????

N being the egoistic man he is he must be the 1 holding the car keys when we r outside. So now I'm too stupid to even know how to press unlock when he is around. Hmmmmmm.........

The last straw was when he called home jus to accuse me of "pressing the hazard light button too hard that now it doesn't work" n the "autolock button jus becos I told him I didn't close the back door properly n the door keeps making the lock n unlock sound". Made me so mad I told him I never touch those buttons when I drive okie. N I promptly announced to him when he came home that I will not touch his BLOODY CAR ever again I will jus take public transport n he can drive it alone. (btw I also told him I will NEVER drive with him around for our own safety as I jus feel like hitting the wall when he yells at me n I can't drive)
N ofcos he would apologise like he always does but then....sigh.....he never learns.

N then Damien would always be fine when we r going out but now seems like everytime when I am driving him home he would be crying n shouting at least half the way home. SO stress so stress. I wonder why. What's the difference between going out n going home?? Why can't he slp like he does going out? Sigh.........please darling try to be a good boy on the way home as well okie?? Mommy can't bear to hear u cry so much okie darling......kiss kiss

Damien Had a Fall Again!!!!

My poor little darling had a fall again today during his nap time. N I dun even know what really happened as he is not the kind to turn or move during his sleep n if he wakes he will actually gave a shout or cry. So nomally I know when he wakes. But Guess I will never know how it happened...........

I left him in the middle of the bed sleeping with the bolster beside him while I went to cook his porridge. I kept checking on him as I had jus walked in to take the thermal flask n he was still sleeping. Next thing I heard (can't really remember which I heard first) was a soft thud n a short WAIL.

First thing in my mind was "SHIT". So ran to the room but still hopping the thud was not from Damien falling off the bed. But alas he was not on the bed..........
Found him at the side of the bed face down with his head towards the bed. N he was at the foot of the bed while the bolster that was beside him was at the head of the bed but both of them in the same position. Vertical with the bed. Sigh.......

N the worse thing is hubby always blame me for Damien's falls. Well he say he doesn't but....our conversation goes something like this:

Hubby: I think hor this is the last fall already cannot let him fall or hit his head again.
Me: U mean I can control the falls aah so now he will never fall or hit his head ever again lah? n I allow him to fall this last time is it??
Hubby: No I mean jus dun let him fall again.
Me: So it can be controlled lah if that is so he would never have fallen at all ma right?

Arrrghhhh.....so now I'm so sad my son had a fall again N I'm so angry with my hubby. Why dun he try taking care of Damien alone. But I will never allow that to happen too becos Damien will definately have more then a fall if he looks after.

Ride on the swing with Mom

Okie here's something normal for a change okie. I brought Damien to have a try on the swing that is jus RIGHT NEXT TO MY BLOCK. After so many months n he really enjoys it. Luckily daddy was kind enough to take photos for us.....yay

Cute Hairbands

I am officially not over those ball machines.....hehehe
Those machines which have been popping out all over with those cute things to make kids part with their $1 coins. Okie I'm 1 of those suckers but look how cute they make my son look. N he's a boy okie. Since I dun have a girl that I can show off in that cute kitty hairband my son will have to satisfy me okie.



Not forgetting the latest addition Minnie mouse.

The climb out of the Bathtub

Hmm hmmmmmm Wonder Boy has done it again!!!
He can't walk yet n he only does the tummy crawl occasionally can't standup by pulling himself in the cot. But this boy can do wonders in his tub. He will always look for something that interest him n immediately turn towards it. Then will be hanging over the side of the bathtub. All done by his highness himself without any help from me.
Recently while hanging at the side of the tub he has been stretching his legs straight. YES!! sort of standing on his own backside up n hand holding the side of the tub. Weird right since he can't do it in his cot. But I must say his legs r strong since he could support his own weight since 2mths.(Even the doc at the polyclinic was impressed. Need I say more??) So its jus a matter of practice or the way he need to do it.
So today he was at the side backside high up stretching his legs n his itchy hands wanted to touch something so pop he just went out of the tub. N jus like popeye whose spinach ran out. Wonder boy can't do anything except cry since he's out of the tub already.

Here's proof of what my wonder boy gets to in the tub with his duckies.

2 falls over 2 days

I'm such a bad mummy. My poor little darling actually fell n hit his head twice over 2 days.

Tue 8/5 - Stupid me let him try standing on the floor holding his cot. N he was having fun knocking his own head lightly on the cot rails. So out comes my hp n tried to take a pic of him standing. Who knows there comes Teddy to kpo. N so Damien did a 180 degrees turn to look at Teddy n Opppssss. Fell on his back n hit his head. Poor darling was crying so badly. Lucky he was fine after that.

Wed 9/5 - Changed Damien as he stained his romper eating apple. So there he was sitting in between my legs on the bed playing. Can't imagine he was playing so happy when he must have suddenly kicked too hard he actually flew over(no kidding) my leg n fell hard on his back n hit his head AGAIN!!!! Although I feel this was quite unavoidable becos he flew over my leg not rub over my leg so it was too sudden for me to catch him. But then I still felt very bad thinking afterwards becos think of the height. N since he flew over the impact would be even greater then him falling from the bed. Imagine ourselves falling backdown from a height that is the same as our own. Then I think of my little darling that has experianced that my heart breaks a little again. Although Damien seems fine now. I really hope all that he received from the fall is just the small little blueblack at the back of his head.

Can't believe I'm such a bad mummy. So I've placed the ABC form mat on the floor beside my bed becos my darling has been turning in his sleep now. N jus now at my mum's place(hubby got RT again) Damien actually pushed himself up on all fours!!!!!
I was so shocked as I have already resigned to the fate that he would not crawl n I was so blur at witnessing that. My mum jus exclaimed nonchalantly that he's learning to crawl.

Wow my little darling is learning to crawl!!!!!.......hehehehe
N I always keep thinking his hands cannot support his weight...hahahha
Bad mummy bad mummy........

7 months old today

Damien is now 7mths old. But he's still waking for night feeds........sigh
Wonder when he will stop doing that n give everyone more sleep. He was 8.8kg n 67cm as of last wed.
He can sit very well now but he still doesn't even move an inch when he is on his tummy. Even if I interest him in some toys he doesn't bother if he can't reach it.....sigh this boy hor.....
Very interestingly he had a near fall on Tue when he was sitting in the middle of our bed which means he did move.

What happened was I left him sitting on the bed playing with my hp while I made a quick dash to the bathroom. I even keep checking that he was on the bed n pulling my hp around. Who knows I sorta saw my dog from the corner of my eye n lookup n there he was stuck to the side of my bed. Hanging head down. I dun really know how he remained in that position n I dun wanna recall that scene. But I believe he must had held on to the bedsheet REAL TIGHT.(Or did his guardian angel hold on to him? I duno but I thank whatever made him hold on that day) It really scared the hell outa me. I was so shocked I even had to think if I should scream or run to him.

Luckily common sense won n I rushed to pick him up n cradled him for awhile before I put him back on the bed. I'm glad I didn't scream cos he doesn't seem affected by it.

I believe Teddy was the cause of the incident. Damien must have seen him appear from under the bed n walk toward me(in the bathroom). Which is why he sort of fell on his right side.

Damien's upper 2 teeth

Poor little Damien went for his last Hep B jab on the 18th n had virus fever that night. Went PD n it was 39 degrees. My poor darling so high fever so the pd bullet him n checked his pee to make sure its not UTI. PD actually stuck a plastic bag over his penis to collect the urine.
So after 2 n a half days of fever he had small little dots all over his body(fake measles) n I forgot to take pic to show him next time. Aiyah.......

He was so cranky I think due to the fever + the jab + his 2 upper teeth making its way down. So now my precious darling has 4 teeth!!.....hehehe

btw his 2 lower teeth showed themselves on the 14th day of Chinese New Year. Wat a great way to start off the new year.

Extensive Shopping

Actually planned to go shopping n free ice cream(Ben n Jerry) eating with Esther but who know yesterday she still went doc for fever jab how to go. So thinking that Damien has been confned at home yesterday n will be tml after his last Hep B jab I better bring him out today.

N so we spent the whole day shopping leisurly at Orchard. Since hubby not coming to fetch us today as he has RT n me need to settle my dinner alone. Walked whole day was so tired man but very fufilling cos I bought 1 skirt n 1 top at blood bros for $35....kekekekekeke Great buy right. Then bought a great invention for Damien. Some table mat that can hold his bowl so it will never topple or fall off the table. Great right....so happy machiam my toy again.....kekekekke

In the end we took the bus home at 8pm. N he was a bit cranky becos now he cannot be in the carrier for too long. Told mum I'm not going her place already n got the reply: "Since the bus stopping at my side u might as well come up for ur dinner then go back". Hello......my place is at the other side of the road leh which is not directly opp her place. N her place is not exactly at the bus stop which means I have to walk even further from my home. Finally went home at nearly 10pm. So tired n tml still need to wake early to bring Damien for his jab.

Now I find it a hassle to bring Damien out. BECOS I have to stop at every place for a few times becos HE IS TOO CUTE. All the sales girls n shoppers all keep touching him n holding his hand. What can I say. He's my son ma.......hahahha

First time at the playground

This is the first time mummy brought me to a playground. Mummy tried to find a swing but couldn't find any so she let me try the slide. N she say my face dun have any reaction. So she tried this ride instead. Kor kor Sebastian is holding me so mummy can take this nice picture for me.

BTW we actually have 2 swings at the playground right beside our block. Dunno why my mummy must go n find a swing at 2nd gu gong's place in Bedok.

The major POO

Forgot about this. Damien finally pooed on his own on WEDNESDAY(11/04/07). After 6 days of constipation. Never felt so happy at being woken up before 10am. N boy it really was a big pile of poo. I was so happy I even smsed some friends n family.....kekekek(See I was THAT happy)

On thursday Damien pooed again but dunno is it becos of the papaya I gave him at mum's place becos I also went toilet cos I finish the rest of the piece....hehehe

Today no poo again even though he tried in the morning. Think I will give him the prune juice again tml. N since I am going to be a guai guai mummy. Stay home on saturday n make cod porridge, pear puree and read his new book n play his new toy with him. Hope he also good boy n poo for me lah....hehehe

My brand new LittleTouch

After months of aiming this little touch for my darling Damien. I finally got it in Toys R Us in sg. Wanted to get it in US becos on the website it costs just S$50. N its selling in SG for S$90+. Tried so many means to get others to buy it for me but all turn to nothing. In the end me n hubby decided to jus get it in since there is a promo for it n it only cost like less then S$10 more.

N for the books less then S$5 difference. So rather then paisey troubling ppl n then waiting n waiting dunno if they can get it. Might as well get it in SG myself right.
But I still want to little touch bag that is only available in US leh. Urrr anyone can get for me??......kekekeke

N hor I want COACH from US leh.......hahahahhahaha

My New Toy

Bought this to blend the meat in Damien's porridge becos I really dunno how I am gonna feed him meat. N since his PD recommanded this as she says she uses it as well for her kids n it will blend the meat into very small pieces so they can eat it easier, I jus had to buy it......heheehe
Jus tried using it on pear n it works so nicely. Not as noisy as that stupid blender that I can't even use it for an apple. Btw its Tefal n not Brun which I always thought it was. Now I dun feel so clumsy anymore with this new toy. Its the best YET!!

Now I jus need to go get a thermal pot for his porridge since I have given up on the rice cereal.

Food Containers

Just realised how boliao I am becos this is how I keep Damien's rice cereal in container.

N this is how I used to keep my teabags when I was still pregnant........hehehe.

See the similarities?? Means I am still as bored as when I was pregnant!!

Super Miserable Day

Sigh.......really a very tiring day for Damien n myself. Since he's not been sleeping well these few nights becos of his stubborn stools. I've been suffering with him n I must say. Women gathering n talking too much is also a very tiring but enjoyable affair(hehehe). SO i think all the tiredness have build up to a high today n I was so regreting wanting to go for the flashcard demo.

N talking about the GD demo....I was soooo disappointed as it was mainly a sales talk. Sigh...ofcos I understand they want to do business but at least thought they should sort of show us how they do it n we can at least try it on our bbs n see how they like it before we decide to throw at least $500 on it right???
N they didn't even bring alot of things to show us. We didn't even see exactly how the maths set looks like. (Might as well jus see the advertisment right)
So again regreted going for this as I had to drag poor constipated Damien n myself from our beds.

N while waiting for the bus to go home. I suddenly felt warm around my tummy area n when I look down *horrors* Damien's pee was gushing out of his diapers onto his pillow, carrier n my top. Quickly used his hankerchief to absorb the pee n thought it was the end of it(we missed the bus). When the bus arrived, I stoodup n *WAH* my backside was all wet....sobsob

So off we went home for me to bath Damien n myself before we go over to my mum's place. I was sooooo tired i was ready to slp anytime. Finally took a nap when D napped but boy was my mum "deaf". The phone rang twice during our nap n me in my comatose state had to wakeup groggy n tell my mum to pick the bloody phone up. The 2nd time I even thought I was dreaming as I wokeup stared at mum who was sitting on the floor sorting her things n the phone jus keep ringing. N she always complain I put down the phone too fast everytime I call. (Dahhhh she should pick up the phone faster!!!)

Had dinner went home n had to deal with Damien's constipation quickly as he was already drifting off to dreamland. Madeup my mind not to login tonite but the forum mummies had to be so exciting that I die die had to reply....sigh
So guess I can't blame anyone else right.....hahaha

N worse is hubby had RT so I've not seen him since morning when he kissed me goodbye. Poor Damien also didn't see daddy today again....N hubby still want more bbs?? Dream on.........

Constipation

Poor Damien is having constipation. 2nd time now n his last poo was on Fri before the swim gathering. N it was also using the enema. This time I waited until today which is almost a week before I finally used the dreaded E.
Hmmmm....wonder what else can I do to make him poo other then using the 'E'. Have tried all the methods that I know of n stopped his Hienz rice cereal as its the thing that supposedly triggered the constipation. Have tried apple, prune, pear juice, n puree apple, pear, banana n even fed him papaya. He jus couldn't do it.
Damn the stupid poo is so resistant. N made my nights miserable becos Damien couldn't slp well too. Was even cranky in the day when we went out. My cheerful little baby must be feeling so terrible too.

N I felt so bad when I was on the phone with his PD when she asked me 1 qns. "He didn't poo for so many days isn't he grumpy?" The 1 little qns hit me so hard as it made me think of how Damien was suffering n all his mummy was thinking about is avoiding using the E again. N made it worse for him by dragging n dragging hoping he can do it himself with having to use the E.....sigh
Think I should jus heed his PD's advise n use it for this period as she said this is the transition period for his intestines. Its okie to use as he is not relying on it. Once the period is over he will be fine again. Lets jus hope n pray that this is the last time I need to stick that thing into his butt again.

First Swim

Went to our first swim gathering n Damien had his first dip in the water. Guess what he floats!!
He was quite okie in the pool but when we went to my sis place to bath him. He cried....hahahha

Waterplay at Vivo

Poor daddy didn't get to witness Damien's virgin step into the pool so today we went vivo n let daddy bring him for some water kicking. N I am glad to say Damien enjoys it. See the photos for proof.

Charlotte n Alexis

Today mummy brought me out shopping again n I met Charlotte again. She laughs very prettily whenever mummy comments that she is pretty. I tried to hold her hand too. Dunno why our mummies keep laughing at us. Hold hands not good meh??
First time I met Alexis who is born just minutes after me.(That still makes me a korkor okie) We had a screaming match(our mummies complain say they r turning deaf)...n a bb fight.(ever seen 1 before?)

N got my butt molested courtesy of Alexis. Look how SHOCKED I am.

Little Tikes Handle Haulers® Haul & Ride

This is Damien's new toy. It works in many ways. Its a truck, can be used to push when walking n can ride on it. Or u can even pull it. Cute right??
That's why papa n mama can't resist n bought it once they laid eyes on it....hehe

5mths 3 weeks

According to the polyclinic nurse Damien is currently 8.32kg. Height think have to wait till end of the month for his rotavirus. N he's only in the 75% percentile. Hmmmmmmm can't believe it he is so big compared to some others n only 75%??

Okie got to figure out how to post videos so I can expose my siao siao Damien's crazy laugh when I cough......heheehe

Ai Xin Pai Puree

Made pear puree over the weekend for Damien becos I bought the pigeon set from the sale. Actually bought it becos it looks nice.....hehehe
Wah sweat so much just to make a bit of puree but certainly taste nice too...hehe Dun dare to switch on the fan incase "something" flies into the puree n waste my hardwork.

Now see Damien sitting in his NEW booster seat, wearing his NEW bib, eating pear puree made by mummy using her NEW toy. Looks like I got to stop spending for this month. But WAIT...there's still the isetan sale....hahahahhahaha
Maybe I will stop next month hopefully I dun start online shopping again...kekeke

My Booster Seat

Do I look COOL or not in my new booster seat. Mummy bought this for my at the Taka Baby Fair. She got the $39.90 one becos I have a big butt n she's worried I can't fit into the $29.90 one.
But see she had to stuff pillows at the side. So I didn't inherit her big butts after all!!!

My Dream Car

Okie lah its actually a van. On 2nd thoughts not my dream van also but its my dream car's BRAND!!.....hehehe
But at least I got the brand that I like right??
But so suay hubby's lorry brokedown(again!) n they can't repair today cos its sunday so we had to take CAB down.

Went van hunting today so first stop Citroen cos its along the way n its the cheapest. When we went in, NOBODY came to attend to us. Even after we went to TOUCH n FEEL n SEE the van even open n close the doors. NOBODY CAME. I even had to call 1 staff who walked PASS us to refill his water bottle. Only then did he say he will FIND someone to attend to us. Saying that they r short handed. So the guyS sitting at the counters talking with him r models lor. GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE RIGHT???

(So I tell hubby I think we look like we can't afford to buy that's why nobody want to attend to us.)

Then 1 staff came to attend to us. Can see that he was not very accustomed to the van becos when we ask him somethings he can tell us. I AM NOT VERY SURE. N when he show us the van I think we saw more when they are showing other customers. Gave us quote n offer a few things (but not the things printed in the ST) n can keep telling us he wants our deal. So ask him to make it (in his words) "SWEETER". N all he can manage is another $100 off.

So off we go to Peugeot which is supposedly the same van but more
"commercialized". 1 nice lady came to attend to us the moment we SAW the van. At first I thought we definately have to settle for a Citeron but she was so nice. Asked me what they offered me n tried to match it. In the end we definately got more then we bargained for as she had to fork out some $$ from her own pocket(I'm SOooo good at bargaining).....hehehe

I'm happy enough as I got the BRAND I want at the same PRICE as that "SWEET" offer n GREAT SERVICE from the start to end. N she didn't even pressure us 1 bit even ask when we want to reply her. Not like that "SWEET" offer told us must reply by 6pm.




Itsn't the logo alone STYLO enough??....hehehe
Hubby says to get D to buy for me when he is grownup. But HELLOOOOoooooo who wants to see an old lady driving a convertable. Wah kaozzzz!!

First trip to HV

Damien had his frist trip to Holland village by cab n ended the visit by taking bus home cos his stupid mummy dun even know where to get a cab.....
Lucky D was super cooperative by sleeping all the way home(he actually needs to feed).
He made new friends especially Sophie whom he went dry swimming with. See the pic. N dunno what's wrong with me that day took only 1 pic n couldn't even see D's face.

Baby Fair!!!!!!!!!!

Wah can't believe so much $$ can be spend on bb things. N I haven even finish my shopping yet!!
Think those ppl shocked to see me carrying bb n 2 BIG bags of loots walking around.......hahahahaha
But how come no kind souls actually offered to help me carry???

My First Bumbo (borrowed)

Damien finally had a chance to sit in a bumbo seat today thanx to Jovan. But he seems to like looking at his feet more. This silly boy actually jus bend his head down. Dun really know what he was trying to do.