Happenings

So proud of my little munchkin, after days of grunting and lunging, he finally learnt how to crawl! We tried to put toys out of his reach and he promptly maneuvered his way towards them and reached out with his little hand to grab it. *tears up*

Time is flying by too quickly. Why is my baby growing up so quickly?

We brought him down for 3rd dose of 5-in-1 immunization last week and he was down with a mild case of fever. So we fed him some paracetamol and patched his little forehead. He woke up early on Father's Day all bright and cheery. Really proud of my little trooper :) 

We head on over to Orchard Hotel for a high tea Father's Day celebration with my parents. Happy 1st Father's Day Daddy Chua! Thanks for being an awesome dad to Lucas and a great partner in this parenthood journey!

So much is happening for the 2nd half of the year. A major turning point in my career, our first family trip and Lucas's 1 year old birthday party which I'm already starting to plan. I'm sooo looking forward to the rest of 2015! It's gonna be a blast! :)

I can reach it.... I can reeeachhh it!!

Mummy why is there a plaster on my forehead?

I love my Daddy!

Happy Father's Day!

Blender fun!

Freshly made pumpkin and carrot purée! I love the Phillip Blender Steamer! Best $159 spent!!

Tasty blended goodness!

All cooled and ready to be frozen!

I hope Lucas likes it!!

Yet another milestone today. My little munchkin can do a sit-up! We just grabbed his fingers and he hurled himself up into a sitting position! Well done my little one! *eyes glistening from proud mummy moment*

Baby buys

I contemplated if I should start the inevitable toy buying phase because it's a slippery slope to accumulating more baby stuff and turning our pristine home into a full blown childcare centre. But as I see poor Lucas waddling on his mat, chewing on the legs of his soft toys, I felt my heartstrings tug and decided to invest in some "educational" toys for him. 

The Early Learning Centre sale could not have come at a better time. Storewide 50% had me really excited. I remember how Ferragamo sales got the pre-mummy me all hyped up. Never would I have imagined that children toys can have the same impact on me.

These are what I picked up for Lucas. We went to the Seletar Mall branch and found it packed with young parents. 

Total damage, $208 down from $416. Our purchases got hubby and I really excited! We might have more fun with them than Lucas! I'll probably keep the 2 larger ones for when he's able to stand.

My 'studious' baby

While we're at it, I've decided to get some colourful books to read to him as well. I doubt he knows what they are but I'm hoping that the colours will entice him! And it gives me something to read to him as well!

Lucas seems to be biting everything in sight, which may be due to itchy guns. Hence, I got him his first ever girlfriend, Sophie! So far, they seem to hit it off pretty well! ^^

My new girlfriends!

"Noms..."

My iherb purchases arrived! Since Lucas is now 6 months old, it's time to bid "free food" adieu and welcome the myraid of puréed food and cereal. The bulk you see here is mostly for outdoor feeds. I think it's better for babies to eat home prepared food because honestly, how can jars of baby food that expires in 6 months ever be "preservatives-free"?

PS: Tried and tested the munchkin spoons. Love love them! Makes feeding so much easier! 

On the other hand, Lucas prefers puréed food to rice cereal. I got this Gerber one from iherb because it's made in the US. Nestle Cerelac (commonly found in NTUC) is made in Malaysia. This is purely personal preference, not because I think Nestle Cerelac is bad. I've read that babies do not usually like rice cereal. I think I'll have to resort to more coaxing in the meantime.


To get $10 off your first iherb purchase (min $40) or $5 off for purchases less than $40, feel free to use the code GUJ608!

That's all the damage done for now! Mummy needs to go earn more moolah now :(

My little mischievous one

Motherhood is kicking my ass.
Lucas has now mastered the concept of flipping and is now constantly rolling around with no sense of where he wants to go.

Once, I went to the restroom and came back to an empty playmat. After 3 seconds of sheer panic, I found him crouched under the TV console. Then there was another time when he almost made it under the sofa. Almost.

"Shucks Mummy, you caught me..."

He also finds flipping in small confined spaces entertaining. How he manages it baffles me. "Sheer determination," says his Daddy. I couldn't agree more.

"Easy peasy, no challenge!"

Dealing with an overzealous baby plus examinations every week is no mean feat. All these coupled with me mopping around savouring the last week of my twenties. I fear I may be having a mid-life crisis.

Mummy needs a spa day badly.

On a brighter note, Lucas has learnt how to say the word "Mama". A proud day for any Mummy. At least that's what I think he said. But he seems to only call out "Mama" when he's feeling really miserable. Either way, I'm not complaining. :)



I'm a lucky gal :)

I had husbo cook us some yummy beer battered fish and chips last weekend with truffle cheese pasta and clam chowder. Oh my yummmeh... Nothing like some happy fried food to bid the long weekend farewell.

Keeping my fingers crossed on the most dreaded paper of my existence next week. Pass it I shall!