Where aeroplane?

RaeAnne always asks me "Where Aeroplane?" when she hears the roar of the aeroplane at home. By the time, we walk over to the balcony, the aeroplane is nowhere to be found. It doesn't help that we only stay on the 6th floor and our unit is partially blocked. So asked hubby to bring us to the airport since there is crocs sale at T3. Brought RaeAnne to the viewing gallery and she is very happy to see the aeroplanes flying off. Finally, they are big enough for her to see. We counted 3 flying off and 6 parked ones. Asked her if she wants to go and sit in the aeroplane and she said yes. Wanted to tell her that we'll be sitting in aeroplane in June (going to Penang) but Filamie is within ear shot so decided to withhold the news. Not sure if we will be bringing her. But we do need an extra pair of hands for the trip. :P

We ate at Swenson but servings were small and food was not fantastic. RaeAnne didn't eat much of her kiddie meal. Mostly finished by hubby. :P T2 has nursing room opposite Row 7 (under the escalator). I fed Raelynn there instead before taking the sky train to T3.

The crocs sale was disappointing. A lot of Disney Minnie Mary Jane sandals but RaeAnne already has 1 pair and she is in between sizes so can't buy. Wanted to buy a pair for Raelynn but size C4/5 very limited designs and colours.

Maid tried NUK teat this morning, bb drank 40 out of 60ml so it's an improvement. But this afternoon when she tried to feed FBM, then baby rejected. Think must mix FBM with fresh EBM liao. :P

P.S. Not sure when should I start correcting RaeAnne's broken english and teach her about grammar. Not where aeroplane, but 'Where is the aeroplane?" :P

Side effects from jabs

I've asked a few mummies about pneumoccocal jab and they said their kiddos did not have fever after that. Asked PD yesterday and she said may have. Well, turns out my friends are right cos RaeAnne didn't have fever. But poor Raelynn suffered. Her temp has been hovering at 37.6 - 37.7 whole day. Luckily paractemol helps to bring the fever down. See her so kelian and fretful though, can't sleep well too. Too bad breast milk can't help 'resist' the side effects of vaccinations. :(

Raelynn's 2nd 6-in-1 jab

Brought the two gals to see PD this evening cos Raelynn has a 'stye' looking bump on her upper inner eyelid. Also, RaeAnne's pneumoccocal jab is overdue since she is already past 2 years old. Didn't realise that Mei Mei's 2nd 6-in-1 jab is due on 13 Mar but hubby may not be free this Sat as he is on standby to report to army camp. So in the end, we went tonight. Raeanne did not cry when she was jab in the arm but she cried for the thigh jab (Pneumo and Hep B). Raelynn cried when given rotavirus as well as 6-in-1 jab. The downside of taking the jabs at the usual PD is that it's cash terms only and cannot claim CDA nor medisave. Total damage for hubby: $394. :P

I went to shower once we came back so that I can BF Mei Mei then make milk for RaeAnne then put her to sleep. Then after I came out of the shower, I had to give RaeAnne her paractemol cos she refused to take it when hubby tried feeding, only Mei Mei guai guai took hers. Hubby and maid were so busy settling the two gals that they forgot to give Mei Mei the eye cream to apply. Sigh, sometimes I wish I can clone two or three of me. :P

Oh yes, according to PD clinic nurse, Raelynn is 6.3kg (75th percentile) and 58cm long whereas RaeAnne is 11.7kg and 86cm tall. :)

8 Mar 2010

It's been 7 years since me and hubby's first date. 七年之痒? Went out after dinner tonight for a short walk at TM with RaeAnne. Guess it was a bad decision cos it was already 8pm when we left and we came back at 930pm. Had to BF Mei Mei, then feed RaeAnne milk but she was 'overstimulated' and didn't want to sleep until 11pm. Both me and hubby must be around and take turns to carry her. In the end, hubby had to carry her out in the corridor before she KO. :P

Raelynn's neck is stronger and she is able to lift her head from the ground. Remember that RaeAnne was able to do this 'superman' pose only when she was 4 months old so seems like Raelynn is faster. This photo was taken yesterday at Nai Nai's house. :)

Freezer

I've finally done it. Hesitated a few times but I finally bought a vertical freezer for EBM. Got no choice cos the freezer of my 3 door Mitsubishi fridge is already full of EBM and I'm running out of space for fresh produce. If I cook for RaeAnne everyday, I need to store 1 week's worth of fresh produce cos there is no market near my house, only a small NTUC that is not good for buying fresh meat, chicken, fish. :P

Was so happy transferring the packets of EBM then I realised that the new Faralla second hand freezer I bought had 4 drawers and it is almost full. So got no choice but to leave some older packets of EBM in the old fridge/freezer compartment. And leave 1 empty drawer for incoming new EBM stock. Hubby thinks I got more than 100 packets of EBM. I don't think so, must go count. But never mind, at least it's a happy problem. Cos I can give EBM to both RaeAnne and Raelynn. :)

TGIF! A good day :)

Finally tahan until Friday n it was a good day. Raeanne woke up at 4+am crying for daddy to carry her. Not bad considering she slept at 10pm though I was secretly hoping that she will sleep through when I finished bfing Mei mei at 4am. Then for lunch, raeanne ate quite a lot of fried macaroni (definitely her favourite). I read the book on loan from pg while she ate n she was patient enough to let me finish it though there were about 20 pages. Although she vomited her milk when she coughed during nap time, she managed to fall asleep In 5 mins n slept from 135pm to 330pm. She vomitted because she dropped the coins given by the garang guni uncle when I was feeding milk on her bed. She strained her neck in an awkward position n started to cough with the teat still in her mouth initially. I thought better to let her cough first before continuing to feed but she vomitted instead n out came half a bottle of milk. :p when she woke up, she was in good mood n pulled me to lie on the bed to 赖床 with her. I thought it was so sweet. I got to enjoy a cup of iced coffee while we shared a slice of bread with jam. Lastly hubby decided to give me a break so we ate out at cafe cartel so I got to eat yummy ribs, chicken chop, fish fillet and no need to cook dinner. :)

Duh, she just walked into our room at 505am. Got to find a way to stop these nocturnal visits. :p

Little red dots...

Not sure why but Raelynn developed some red dots on her skin. It looks like Roseola but strange thing is that she had no fever. I get Roseola dots from time to time too but usually after an illness. The dots appear on her arms and a few on her face and near her ear. The ones on her right arm were most peculiar, hubby calls it the Orion cos it looks like the Orion constellation with the Orion belt. Anyway, will monitor since they don't look painful. :P

Update on RaeAnne, she didn't like the chak pa lang porridge that I put together for lunch (use dried gan bei stock, and added mixed peas, sliced hot dog, with pan fried threadfin fillet. Had no choice cos not enough fresh produce in the house). She ate so little that Filamie had to have it for both lunch and dinner. Then she slept from 145pm - 3pm only. I rushed out to stock up at nearby NTUC at 2pm and rushed back to feed Mei Mei. Just as I finished feeding Mei Mei, RaeAnne woke up liao. Tried to make sure go back to sleep but failed. She asked for milk and we made 180ml but she did not touch it at all. Such a waste.

Then I tried to give her pao, muffin, egg tart, as a tea time snack at 4pm but she declined everything. Then when hubby came back at 5+pm, she wanted to eat. So in the end, she didn't eat much dinner. We popped by at our Malay neighbour house, surprised that she wanted to go and visit the cheh cheh. Gave her milk at 9pm and she finally slept in her room on her bed at 10pm. Considered good liao I guess. ;P

RaeAnne's sleepless nights...

Was just about to blog and said RaeAnne slept at 1030pm today and she woke up crying. Faint! :P Actually she seemed tired after her milk feed at 930pm. She was happily lying on her toddler bed with me lying next to her. But Mei Mei is on growth spurt today, drinking milk every 2 hrs. So Mei Mei started crying in the living room for milk. Hubby and maid were outside but they didn't know that I wanted them to feed EBM. End up Mei Mei's cries got louder and louder until we couldn't ignore it anymore. Had to resort to BF mei mei in the baby's room on her bed as she didn't want me to leaver her and BF mei mei.

It went downhill from there. With the break in momentum, RaeAnne was confused and difficult to put to sleep. She didn't know what she wanted. And we tried everything from me lying with her on the bed, to hubby carrying her in the room, to me carrying her in the room, to drinking water, to her lying on the floor with hubby to hubby carrying her outside in the living room before she KO. :P Sigh, one step forward, 2 steps back in sleep training. Patience, patience. Rome was not built in 1 night... :(

Raelynn is 3 months old!

RaeAnne is 3 months old today. She is about 6kg now. I said about 6kg cos we weighed her 3 times with different people standing on the weighing scale (maid, hubby then me) and her weight ranged from 5.7kg, 5.9kg and 6kg. :P She is also 60cm long. Measured twice with a measuring tape cos I couldn't believe she grew by so much from 51.5cm (last PD visit). No wonder it is so difficult to feed her using football hold position on my nursing pillow nowadays. :P

Just checked the old posts. Cheh cheh was only trying to flip at 3 months old but Raelynn can already flip. Shows that she is a faster learner than Cheh Cheh. Or maybe it was because ILs were quite protective towards RaeAnne. FIL in particular told us not to let her flip cos 'her bones were too soft'. ;P Filamie got her chuckling when she spun the cot mobile above her. :) Got the video, but can hear Filamie laughing even louder than Raelynn in the background. :P


RaeAnne has been asking us to take out her diapers and doesn't even want training pants when she is going to bed. Finally put her to nap after 2 hrs at 3pm and 330pm, she woke up screaming, don't want don't want. And insist for me to take out her diapers. I had to carry her barebottom. So worried that she will pee on me. But in the end, she still ask me to put back the mamy poko diapers. So frustrating.

Tonight tried new method. When she said take out take out, I immediately took off the diaper without arguing. After just 5 mins, she said 'wear, wear' again. Luckily we have already put on the waterproof mattress protector in case she really falls asleep not wearing the diapers. But still she slept at 1130pm though we fed milk at 930pm. Sigh. When will she ever sleep early? :P

P.S. Wanted to mention that I was surprised to hear RaeAnne singing my bonnie and clementine over the weekend. I didn't even know she knows those songs though I sang to her before during bedtime. Must ask the PG teachers if they have been teaching these songs. :)

Bringing RaeAnne home from PG

It's been one week since I brought RaeAnne home from PG. MIL has been doing the honours the whole of last week. But after the frozen EBM incident, decided to cut down the dependence on ILs and relieve their burden a bit. But I feel better already, not so upset cos yesterday hubby thaw the frozen ebm when we went over to ils place n mix with ebm to give to RaeAnne. Also we finally started yoga class at nearby cc yesterday. Finally some 'couple' time though it's in a class of 17 students. haha.

So I started bringing Raeanne home today. Started toilet training too. Bo bian cos she keeps asking us to take out her diaper at night before sleeping. She napped on her own without crying at 2pm, 1 hr after her milk feed cos she peed n pooed after that. :p The magic toilet training stickers that I bought from BP recently was very useful. She was very excited to pee on the potty so that the tiger appears. The sticker is special cos the colours of the tiger only appear upon contact with pee or water. :) I know it's a bit gross to show photo of pee but I know some mummies will be keen to know how the sticker looks like. But still she wet two training pants. Only succeeded 3 times to pee in potty once during bath time and twice after that. Never mind, one step at a time. :)

Raeanne woke up early at 305pm just now but luckily hubby came back early today at 430pm. Record time. He brought Raeanne out to walk to tampines mall Ntuc to expend her energy. so I can finally reward myself with a cup of coffee n wait to bf Mei Mei. Haha, managed to capture Raelynn flipping on video just now. Can even see her trying to crawl or 'tunnel' as hubby put it. Will wait till the gals sleep before uploading it. Got to take a shower before hubby and RaeAnne comes back. :)