The WeekEndeR MoO

Halt!

2012-02-03T21:42:00.001+08:00

Ahhh, just when you think things are going smoothly, life throws a wrench in the works. My dad had a stroke and is pretty much paralysed on the right hand side of his body. I don't mean to complain but I am so tired. Tired of being the last to know. Tired of being the one who does the coordinating. Tired of being the go between. Tired of cleaning up after everyone. Just plain tired. But most of

Book Pledge Day 70: Very First Words

2012-02-03T21:18:00.001+08:00

I'm getting more and more into Usborne books. This one showed all sorts of stuff from colours to body parts to inside and out. Loved the bright pictures and cute characters.

Book Pledge Day 69: Go Baby Go!

2012-02-03T21:15:00.001+08:00

Another book by Sally Rippin with simple concepts and cute pictures! Another one of those books where making sound to isn't at all silly!

Book Pledge Day 68: Colours

2012-01-29T17:34:00.001+08:00

This book must have some Japanese influence because this reminds me of those cute Japanese characters like Pikachu and Totoro. Good introduction with not too many colours.

Book Pledge Day 67: Animals

2012-01-29T17:27:00.001+08:00

I don't really know why Charlie and Lola are so popular but I did think a lot of funky cool art went into this book. A little different but still not bad a read.

Book Pledge Day 66: Counting Peas

2012-01-29T17:25:00.001+08:00

Oh what fun! A counting book that doesn't really do proper counting but still manages to sneak numbers in and have some fun with peas and stuff!

Book Pledge Day 65: Slinky Malinki's Christmas Crackers

2012-01-29T17:20:00.001+08:00

Hubby took this one to read to the little munchkin and did not like it one bit (and made sure I knew as well!). I guess you can't beat Hairy Maclary.

Book Pledge Day 64: How Do I Love You?

2012-01-29T17:19:00.001+08:00

I think I will always compare these books against Guess How Much I Love You. I always love the phrase "To the moon and back". But constantly reading books like this will hopefully remind the little one on how much she is loved.

Book Pledge Day 63: One, Two Cockatoo!

2012-01-29T15:19:00.001+08:00

Oh, who would not love learning numbers through rhyme? This book is too cute, with all the mischief that the cockatoos get up to while taking the little one from one to ten.

Book Pledge Day 62: Look

2012-01-29T15:15:00.001+08:00

I liked the simplicity of this book - one item, one word, one colour. Design-wise, very aesthetically pleasing. True-to-life colourwise? Fail.

Book Pledge Day 61: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

2012-01-29T15:12:00.001+08:00

One of our favourite songs with the little one at the moment, is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Didn't know that there were so many verses to the song (and who would be able to remember them all!). Guess you do learn something new everyday!

Book Pledge Day 59: The Feelings Book

2012-01-29T15:07:00.003+08:00

Probably a wee bit too complicated for bubba at the moment, given that she is either happy or not but a good start in introducing feelings in a simple way.

Book Pledge Day 60: What's That Noise?

2012-01-29T15:07:00.001+08:00

Daddy read this one to the little one. Fun for dads to make noises along with the book and good for mum to have a short period to get things done while bub is otherwise occupied ;)

Book Pledge Day 58: Babies

2012-01-26T14:46:00.001+08:00

You would never think that you could do comparisons using babies but this book did it - and pretty well too! I had fun reading it to the little one and she had fun turning the pages to look at the other little ones.

Book Pledge Day 57: In My Flower

2012-01-26T14:42:00.001+08:00

Finger puppet butterfly - brilliant idea! It was the one constant throughout the book that Baby NinJa tried to grab and pull. Thank God it stayed attached to the book!

Book Pledge Day 56: At The Zoo

2012-01-26T14:40:00.001+08:00

An ok book with touchy bits but it didn't capture anyone's attention, unfortunately. Maybe the little one will learn to relate when we make a trip to the zoo one day.

Book Pledge Day 55: Sometimes

2012-01-26T14:38:00.001+08:00

Call me sappy but this book brought a tear to my eye. It was sweet and is a great reminder of how much a parent loves their child

Book Pledge Day 54: Baby's Very First Bedtime Book

2012-01-26T14:34:00.001+08:00

Oh, this book failed dismally with the little one. Perhaps it was the subject matter. Or maybe it was the fact that the book was falling apart. Whichever the case, we'll give it a miss next time.

Book Pledge Day 53: Hug Hug!

2012-01-26T11:56:00.003+08:00

Who can refuse an excuse to cuddle with a bundle of cuteness? I loved how the author did animals hugging everywhere and using all sorts of body parts! Now we need to look for the next one - Kiss Kiss!

Book Pledge Day 52: Banana!

2012-01-26T11:56:00.001+08:00

Any story that can teach a lesson using 2 words only gets 5 stars in my book. I love the drawings and the expressions on the monkeys faces. Totally recommended to teach a little one to say "Please".

Book Pledge Day 50: Colours

2012-01-26T11:53:00.001+08:00

Another book with the Gumnut Babies! Still loving the pastels though not sure if this is the best way to teach the little one with watered down colours. But totally keeping with the sugar and spice theme for little girls.

Book Pledge Day 51: Round and Round The Garden

2012-01-26T11:50:00.001+08:00

"Round and round the garden, Like a teddy bear..." Oh, the anticipation of a tickle is just too delicious to pass up. This works wonders, just like "This little piggy went to market...". No doubt there were several readings of this book!

Book Pledge Day 49: That's Not My Lion

2012-01-26T11:44:00.001+08:00

I think the little tigress has fallen in love. This book is so cute! And it has the best touchy feely bits. Straight away at each page, the little one identified the touchy bits and went straight to it. I can't wait to read more in this series to her!

Book Pledge Day 48: Baby Wombat's Week

2012-01-26T09:13:00.001+08:00

Oh so cute!!! I loved this book more than Baby NinJa - probably because she's still too young to get the intended humour. Now we need to go look for the preceding book - for me!

Book Pledge Day 46: Colours and Shapes

2012-01-26T08:59:00.001+08:00

A simple book with bright colours and touchy feely pictures. Shame though that the touchy bits didn't draw the little one's attention.

Book Pledge Day 47: Old Macdonald Had A Farm

2012-01-26T08:55:00.001+08:00

Oh, everyone should know Old Macdonald! By the end of the book, I was pretty much over the woof woof here and quack quack there and was lucky the little one didn't ask for an encore. Hubby? Not so lucky...*grin*

Book Pledge Day 45: Baby Einstein - See and Spy Shapes

2012-01-04T20:33:00.001+08:00

I love the rhyming verses in this book - plus the fact you have to go hunt out the shapes. What bugs me though is that it doesn't always tell you how many you hafta look for and I'm always paranoid that I haven't found them all >.<

Book Pledge Day 44: Aussie Toddlers Can

2012-01-04T20:29:00.001+08:00

A cute little book depicting all the things toddlers too. Brings a smile to my face to see other little bubs doing what the little one does too! And love the fact that the kids are local kids!

Book Pledge Day 43: Baby Eye Like - Black & White

2012-01-04T20:27:00.001+08:00

A nice, simple book introducing the colours black & white. I also liked the big hole in the book - it helped the little one turn the page so a big plus with that from me. I like too!

Book Pledge Day 42: The Waterhole

2012-01-01T14:50:00.001+08:00

This book has pretty awesome realistic drawings for a kid's book and the little one likes poking her fingers through the holes in the book. Thumbs up all round!

Book Pledge Day 40: Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

2012-01-01T14:48:00.001+08:00

This book is supposed to be a favourite among kids and you can see why with the cute pictures and repeating rhymes. But it can get a bit tiresome for the adult reading it!

Book Pledge Day 41: Bear At Work

2012-01-01T14:47:00.001+08:00

I liked this book! Great way to teach kids about different professions in a fun and engaging way. Bubs liked the librarian page! Hopefully we find more books like this!

Book Pledge Day 39: I Like Books

2012-01-01T14:25:00.001+08:00

This is from the same series as the Things I Like book. Much better this time round with a cool selection of books. The munchkin liked the page with dinosaur books and monster books!

Book Pledge Day 38: Things I Like

2011-12-06T13:26:00.001+08:00

Okay, so the biggest thing that bugs me about this book is that one of the things the character likes is watching TV. Now, there's no way the little one is gonna be watching TV anytime soon so to cast the idiot box in a favourable light totally irks me. Otherwise, the book has some good illustrations of what Baby NinJa likes too! N.B. We will be taking a short break as Baby NinJa and I will be

Book Pledge Day 37: My Very First Book of Numbers

2011-12-05T13:48:00.001+08:00

So Eric Carle has a numbers book! Who knew? A bit advanced for the wee one but it certainly was a page turner, having to match pictures to numbers! Cute but maybe more for finger exercises than reading ;P

Book Pledge Day 36: Colours

2011-12-04T22:10:00.001+08:00

A simple book introducing colours but what I don't get is why on earth did the authors decide to introduce indigo? And I don't believe black or white is a colour...

Book Pledge Day 35: Ivy Loves to Give

2011-12-03T13:40:00.001+08:00

Pre-post shoutout goes to izchan - Hello panda liker! ;) So, down to business. Lovely little book about sharing and giving. I especially loved the illustrations while Baby NinJa loved the animals in the story. A sweet, little feel good book for the young and young at heart - heck, I think even the old might have a little chuckle!

Book Pledge Day 34: Noodle Loves the Beach

2011-12-02T09:25:00.001+08:00

Firstly, who on earth would name a panda Noodle? Bad enough that you're trying to teach your kid about the right animal names, this is just going to cause confusion. So it's cute...but does it work? I think not. Secondly, what is a panda doing at the beach? Adding even more confusion to the mix! Bad mommy, poor book choice. I picked the book because it had short phrases and touchy-feely bits for

Book Pledge Day 33: Just Like Grandpa

2011-12-01T15:24:00.001+08:00

Baby NinJa wasn't very interested in this book. Sure the reflective bits caught her attention...and the bicycles too but the only thing she got out of it was mimicking the Pa bit in Grandpa. Cute it was!

Book Pledge Day 32: Tiger

2011-11-30T09:01:00.001+08:00

Cute cute CUTE little board book with a kitten pretending to be a tiger. Love the illustrations and what the little kitty does that is so tiger-like but Baby NinJa got distracted by yesterday's book and was playing with Incy Wincy instead. So, lesson learnt - don't have 2 books out at once, even though one is somewhere else in the room where Baby NinJa can see it!

Book Pledge Day 31: Incy Wincy Spider

2011-11-29T14:53:00.001+08:00

One of our favourite nursery rhymes in a touch and feel board book! How could we not love it? Baby NinJa.especially loved touching the fluffy white clouds and furry black spider. Love it!

Book Pledge Day 30: Ten Frogs

2011-11-28T20:27:00.001+08:00

I got excited when I saw this book at the library. This was the illustrator for Roald Dahl's books. There was the same feel in this book and Baby NinJa loved the sounds of the animals but seemed more interested in turning pages than looking at them!

Book Pledge Day 29: Little Critter Numbers

2011-11-27T21:35:00.001+08:00

Counting, wheee! This book used zoo animals to help the little ones learn counting and Baby NinJa enjoyed the animal noises I was making more than the actual counting that was going on. Oh well, I'll take that giggle any day!

Book Pledge Day 28: Wheel Trouble

2011-11-26T21:28:00.001+08:00

I tried reading this book to Baby NinJa but she wasn't interested. Hubby tried as well and she wasn't interested...oh well. You win some, you lose some.

Book Pledge Day 27: Crazy Caterpillars

2011-11-25T14:56:00.001+08:00

A sparkle book!!! Oh, how that drew Baby NinJa's attention straight away! Baby NinJa loved touching the sparkly bits and tried to use her finger to try and gauge them out! So cute!

Book Pledge Day 26: Teeth Are Not For Biting

2011-11-24T21:18:00.001+08:00

But guess what ended up getting bitten anyway? Baby NinJa decided that the book was more yummy than interesting so when I went to get a phone call, Baby NinJa proceeded to take a chunk out of the spine. Ironic?

Book Pledge Day 25: Crocodiles!

2011-11-23T20:00:00.001+08:00

Today, we read a little educational board book! The first in our reading time together so something different for once. But Baby NinJa was more interested in turning the pages. Oh well...

Book Pledge Day 24: Each Peach Pear Plum

2011-11-22T09:42:00.001+08:00

Cute little book with familiar characters from nursery rhymes and fairy tales. Baby NinJa found the illustrations to be quite absorbing and pointed to a few things. Definitely a winner, I think!

Book Pledge Day 23: How Big Is A Pig?

2011-11-21T13:55:00.001+08:00

A cute little book of opposites using farm animals cut out from what looks like felt and photographed. I loike! :) Baby NinJa? Not so much.

Book Pledge Day 22: The Snowman

2011-11-20T17:11:00.001+08:00

Seeing as Christmas isn't very far away, we decided to pick up a book that has some relation to the holiday. This full picture book is innocent and simple, full of magic and fun. Making up the story as you go is interesting but a bit too long for Baby NinJa's short attention span. Still a beautiful read to share with the little one.

Book Pledge Day 21: Who Sank The Boat?

2011-11-19T21:35:00.001+08:00

This Pamela Allen book is supposed to be a classic but Baby NinJa wasn't really interested. Too many words perhaps? *shrug* Cute though! And who uses fat as butter anymore?!?!

Book Pledge Day 20: Fix-It Duck

2011-11-18T17:16:00.001+08:00

Hilarious! This book from the Duck in a Truck series has humour beyond the years of a baby but resonates with households where hubby tries to fix something, only to make it worse! Must must remember to look up Jez Alborough.

Book Pledge Day 19: Happy Baby ABC

2011-11-18T05:28:00.001+08:00

Oops! I was so tired yesterday thay I forgot to post on what we read! And for the first time, it's one of the books that Baby NinJa actually spent time with, turning the pages by herself! Admittedly, we got stuck on a couple of letters the first time round (Q for Queen and G for Giraffe) but I was pleased that for the first time, leaving the book on the playmat resulted in Baby NinJa exploring

Book Pledge Day 18: Little Fur Family

2011-11-16T13:43:00.001+08:00

This book looked so promising with the little furry bear on the front. But the rhyming's a bit off and there are no other furry bits for Baby NinJa to touch so she lost interest pretty quick! Shame...this book has so much potential!

Book Pledge Day 17: In-o-sour, Out-o-sour

2011-11-15T17:32:00.001+08:00

An opposites book with dinosaurs - how ingenious! Baby NinJa and I LOVED the very very cute dinosaurs and all their antics! What a clever way to teach opposites!

Book Pledge Day 16: My First 1 2 3

2011-11-14T21:15:00.001+08:00

Baby NinJa got a change today with Daddy reading her her daily book. Another book by Pamela Allen, much better going this time with numbers but still a wavering of attention towards the end.

Book Pledge Day 15: A Gardener's Alphabet

2011-11-13T21:03:00.001+08:00

It's amazing how there are 26 things in the garden that make up the alphabet. I was amazed; Baby NinJa not so. But she did like the illustrations!

Book Pledge Day 14: The Way I Love You

2011-11-12T13:32:00.001+08:00

I loved this book! And Baby NinJa was so taken by the drawings of the little girl and her dog. You'd usually expect a little boy with his dog so it was a beautiful, unexpected change to see what happens between a little girl and her best friend.

Book Pledge Day 13: Feeling Fine

2011-11-11T12:18:00.001+08:00

Great way to introduce kids to feelings but perhaps not quite yet for Baby NinJa...who I hope will stay in the Happy category for as long as possible...

Book Pledge Day 12: My First ABC

2011-11-10T09:40:00.001+08:00

ABC with Pamela Allen involves alphabets with pictures from her books so some of the examples used are uncommon. We only got to L for Lion before Baby NinJa got distracted so I ended up just reading the rest out loud. p/s - Guess who's wee little fingers are trying to get the book?

Book Pledge Day 11: One is a Drummer

2011-11-09T19:12:00.001+08:00

It's not often that you get a rhyming numbers book that reflects the Chinese culture. This one has dragon boats, dim sum, mahjong and bamboo! The bright and colourful illustrations caught Baby NinJa's attention straight from the start! Or maybe it was her fascination with drums...

Book Pledge Day 10: Duck to the Rescue

2011-11-08T09:16:00.001+08:00

Such a simple but wonderful book! I never knew there was a 'Duck in a Truck' series and Baby NinJa loved pointing at Duck's truck and Sheep's Jeep! We're gonna hafta find more of Jez Alborough's work methinks!

Book Pledge Day 9: Fifteen Animals

2011-11-07T16:59:00.001+08:00

Sandra Boynton is a favourite read of Baby NinJa and I. Her silly rhymes put a smile on our face! But I must admit, I was a wee bit disappointed with this one...it wasn't as funny as the rest. Oh well...

Book Pledge Day 8: Count

2011-11-06T22:04:00.001+08:00

Did we unintentionally end up picking books about counting and numbers? This book counts to 5 with a little blue bird. The birds and the trees would make beautiful wall decals while teaching numbers to little ones. Simple, repetitive and pretty

Book Pledge Day 7: One, Two, Skip a Few

2011-11-05T10:14:00.001+08:00

Rhymes rhymes everywhere! But no idea how to count! ;) But still, Baby NinJa and I enjoyed the more familiar rhymes like '1, 2, 3, 4, 5, once I caught a fish alive' and 'there were 10 in a bed'. A repeat borrow in the future for sure!

Book Pledge Day 6: 1 2 3

2011-11-05T10:04:00.001+08:00

Ahhh...a busy day of playing with Alexis enjoying the company of her little friends so this post is a wee bit late. But we still did our book pledge with the Cuddlepot & Snugglebum series. This time it was numbers with May Gibbs' Gumnut Babies. A very sweet numbers book, perfect for little girls with pink flowers and flutterbys. Too bad Baby NinJa isn't into pastels!

Book Pledge Day 5: Up In The Tree

2011-11-02T15:45:00.001+08:00

Oh, what a delightful book. Margaret Atwood has done a brilliant job with this book. Maybe a tad too long for Baby NinJa but a delightful read nonetheless. Two thumbs up!

Book Pledge Day 4: To the Island!

2011-11-02T13:35:00.001+08:00

After yesterday's high, Baby NinJa was not interested at all in today's book. Perhaps there was too much blue...

Book Pledge Day 3: Bertie and The Bear

2011-11-01T22:24:00.001+08:00

Score! We have a winner. Baby NinJa loved this book and all the sounds the characters made...it made her giggle :)

Book Pledge Day 2: What The Sky Knows

2011-10-31T20:47:00.001+08:00

Absolutely gorgeous book. I love the pictures in this book! But perhaps a wee bit too arty farty for Baby NinJa.

Book Pledge Day 1: Carrots or Peas?

2011-10-30T11:38:00.001+08:00

Cute idea...but the faces were too distracting! Baby NinJa just wanted to play with the faces!

Will this work?

2011-10-28T10:21:00.001+08:00

If this works, I think we will do our Book Pledge here!

The Hardest Thing...

2011-01-24T15:48:00.001+08:00

Ahhh...it's been awhile since I've been blogging. Perhaps it's time to change from the Weekender Moo to the Once In A Blue Moon (if you're lucky) Moo. But regularly blogging is not the hardest thing. I'm sure there's going to be other things that come later that are hard but this seems insurmountable at the moment. I never thought that this would be as hard as it is...but it is. I can't seem to

Baby's First New Year

2011-01-02T23:30:00.053+08:00

Ahhh...already, she's been with us for 12 days...and already our worlds have been turned upside down, inside out, round and round. Its been more amazing, frustrating, tiring, rewarding, crazy, unbelievable, stressful (you name it, we've probably gone through it) all rolled up in these 12 days than anything that we've possibly been through in any 12-day period. And like true new parents, we

Baby's First Christmas

2010-12-26T08:53:00.029+08:00

On Christmas Day, we get discharged and its time to bring baby home!!! So we pack her in the car, put her in her new car seat, and whizz back in the morning before it starts getting really hot. Before we know it, we're getting calls from hubby's parents, sister and brother in law and Nora and gang saying that they're bringing over lunch. So we put away all the stuff we brought back from the

The birth...

2010-12-25T17:03:00.114+08:00

On Monday the 20th, hubby took me to the hospital. We arrived at about 5:30pm and proceeded to the labour ward where they hooked me up to some machine to get a baseline reading of baby's heart rate and my contractions. About an hour later, Dr Tai came to insert a gel in my cervix to help it to soften. Apparently, my cervix was already quite soft and I was 1cm dilated. I was checked again at

Not Ready: Baby NinJa

2010-12-19T18:57:00.011+08:00

It's almost time for me to come. Am I ready? I don't think so...its so nice and warm in mummy's tummy and I'm all safe in here! I get fed, I get rocked, I can do whatever I like...why would I want to come out? Ah Ma keeps on checking Mummy's tummy's position with her fingers and saying that when there's 4 fingers between the top of the bump and Mummy's diaphragm that I'm ready to come. Well, I'm

Twas the weekend before...

2010-12-19T18:44:00.025+08:00

It's like that poem...'Twas the night before Christmas...but this is more like 'Twas the weekend before the delivery! Wow, getting so close to Baby NinJa's due date that it's scary how real this is starting to feel. All my bags are packed and I think I've finished all my nesting stuff...put her clothes and nappies in the drawers, organised the nursery, put up the cot mobiles, organised the stuff

Stuff! Baby NinJa

2010-12-12T20:39:00.012+08:00

Boy oh boy oh boy!!! Did I get spoilt today! I got clothes and more clothes and lots more clothes! Onesies, bibs, tops...I also got a cool Christmas top!!! My first Christmas outfit! There was also all this other stuff like a baby book, photo frame, bath thermometer, food masher, cot mobiles, food warmer, wraps...so cool so cool so cool! I get pressies even before I'm born! I'm so lucky...=D

Baby Shower

2010-12-12T20:25:00.000+08:00

Ever since we told Nora that I was pregnant, she's been most eager to have a baby shower. She even knew how the invites would look like (which incidentally, turned out to be littl' red nappies that we made with felt and pinned together with littl' safety pins). And so we had a baby shower...and it went really well! It was a small party, but just the right size me thinks for what the house could

Birthday: Baby NinJa

2010-12-05T21:40:00.000+08:00

Mummy and Daddy took me for my final scan on Tuesday and the sonographer told Mummy that if I came between then and when we went to see the obstetrician on Friday, that I was in a good position. She also assumed that Mummy had her hospital bag packed...I know Mummy didn't but I was good and didn't say anything! But that's the first thing Mummy did when she went home...hehehe... So on Friday,

Surreal...

2010-12-05T21:35:00.000+08:00

I can't believe how fast time flies. The last big thing at work was applying for maternity leave...now, I'm on mat leave already! Friday was my last day at work and it felt surreal...the only time I've had to leave work was to leave the country (or resign). Its never been a case of leaving work for family reasons...so it is a bit surreal that I won't be going to work on Monday due to an illness

Happy: Baby NinJa

2010-11-28T21:22:00.010+08:00

I got to meet cousin Alannah this weekend...okay, 2nd cousin but who's keeping track? She gurgled to me and said hello! She's also helping Mummy and Daddy get used to the idea of a baby in the house. Daddy was surprised at the amount of time he has before I supposedly start crawling (*hint hint* Daddy, its not that long!!!) Alannah's mummy and daddy brought me stuff...I have another board book

Cousins!

2010-11-28T21:15:00.017+08:00

Jason's cousins were over from Sydney recently and we caught up with one of them for lunch on Saturday. They have a lovely littl' baby girl who's 9 months old and is forever smiling!!! She's so lovely and all you want to do is cuddle her!!! And she's such a good baby...her parents put her in her pram, gave her her bottle...and she went to sleep after feeding herself!!! I was gobsmacked! And then

Funny: Baby NinJa

2010-11-21T23:00:00.004+08:00

Daddy read to me for the first time tonight. He read 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle. Mummy handed it to him to read to me. It was funny because he'd read a page & make comments & deviate then come back to the story. & continue...like an endless circle! But I liked it, coz it made the story last longer & I got to know my Daddy a bit more. Plus it was funny in parts. Love you Daddy!

Last fling!

2010-11-21T22:55:00.003+08:00

Hubby's had his last big boys night out before baby NinJa arrives. It was a Sat filled with junk food, carbonated drinks & Halo Reach. & lots of testosterone. Hubby's not one to do things in half, so the house was turned into a play zone, filled with at least 4 Xbox360s, 4 TVs and areas for the guys to connect in & play. I'm all for hubby doing this - I like that he gets social like this. What I

Play! : Baby NinJa

2010-11-14T19:33:00.003+08:00

Guess what? Mummy & Daddy & me had lunch with Uncle Ken, Aunty Taryn, LeAnn che-che and Evan kor-kor. Mummy & Daddy wanted to catch up before they went to Singapore & KL. Anyway, I digress. Guess what they got me? A playmat! One of those that has toys that dangle from arches and make sound and stuff. I'm quite excited. Just as excited to wear the t-shirts Mummy bought me today. One says 'Eco

Tired...

2010-11-14T19:28:00.003+08:00

As we approach the home stretch, I'm finding myself becoming increasingly tired & irritable. Patience is my enemy and snapping is my friend. No longer am I the placid, contented mother of 2 weeks ago. I feel like an ogress, not the Princess Fiona kind from Shrek (although maybe a wee bit similar to Fiona in the last Shrek movie!) but close enough to resemble the nature of the ogress that people

Stickers! Baby NinJa

2010-11-07T21:25:00.005+08:00

Ah Ma & Ah Kong bought me some wall stickers while they were here. Mummy & Daddy were choosing between farm animals and the circus and ended up with circus ones. Mummy put them up today - I heard her ask Daddy to move the cot so that she could clean the wall then put the stickers up. So now, I can look at giraffes and monkeys and lions and zebras and more when I grow big enough to understand

The clock is ticking...

2010-11-07T21:20:00.003+08:00

Less than 7 weeks. That's what I'm tracking to at the moment. In a month and a half, a mini little version of me + hubby will enter this world and begin world domination (our world, that is). People keep on asking me if I'm excited. Honestly, I'm more bummed out about this whole diet thing than anything else at the moment. Why? Well...1) I've never had to watch what I eat so keeping track of

Excited: Baby NinJa

2010-10-24T21:55:00.000+08:00

Ah Kong and Ah Ma are coming soon!!! I can't wait!!! I overheard Ah Ma telling Mummy that she's bringing over some stuff for me! Aunty Diane got me a handmade quilt from Vietnam...Aunty Diane's mum made me a pillow and bolster set...Snar Ee Poh gave Ah Ma a book for me that's huge! I don't know what else is coming over but I'm getting excited!!!

Proper Cravings

2010-10-24T21:50:00.001+08:00

I always thought I had cravings with the pregnancy...I'd feel like having something and we'd go looking for it. But to me, it didn't really matter that much if I didn't have it. I wouldn't be thinking about it or thinking about having it or obsessing about eating it. That all changed today. I think this is probably the first proper craving that I've had. This morning, I really really really

Furniture...

2010-10-17T21:20:00.002+08:00

Mummy & Daddy went to pick up my cot & dresser on Saturday. They had to do two trips down to the shop (which was like half an hour away) coz it didn't all fit into the car. But it's not home yet. It's at Nanna & Pa's house at the moment while Mummy & Daddy do some furniture readjustments. Don't think that's going so well...

Convenience

2010-10-17T21:15:00.002+08:00

Ahhh, the convenience of having a iPhone! It's gotten to the point now where I blog using the phone!!! Surely, that can't be good for me (or the baby) but it's sooooooooooo easy to do! 1) No need to turn the computer on and wait for it to boot up.2) No need to sit at the desk to do the typing, I can just as easily lounge on the couch and type out my blog.3) Predictive text!!! With an injured

Tap Tap Tap: Baby NinJa

2010-10-10T21:47:00.002+08:00

TapTapTapTapTapTap*whispers* "Mummy wake up".TapTapTapTapTapTap*whispers* "Mummy wake up".TapTapTapTapTapTap"Mummy wake up".TapTapTapTapTapTap"Mummy wake up!"."Oh good Mummy, you're up. That was a really uncomfortable position.Now that you're up, I can go back to sleep"...Zzzzz....

Comfort first

2010-10-10T21:41:00.002+08:00

I've started borrowing items out of hubby's wardrobe. First, it started with pyjamas. Hubby wears those satin boxers that are loose & sit low on the hips (well, for me they do anyway!). I started borrowing these when I felt my jammies start getting really uncomfy around the elastic waist bit. Then it was shorts. I ordered some online because I couldn't find any that I liked in Australia (or ones

NinJa: Baby NinJa

2010-10-03T16:59:00.000+08:00

Apparently, I'm growing - but Mummy doesn't seem to be growing at the same rate as I am! Its getting more and more cramp in here but I still need to practise my ninja moves! Just the other day, I was doing a roll and Daddy had his hand on Mummy's tummy and went "Whoa! That felt weird". I thought it was a pretty successful roll...nothing weird at all! And I find the best time for me to practise

Plants then pets then kids...

2010-10-03T16:56:00.001+08:00

It seems that the totem of responsibilities start with:If you can keep plants alive, then you can graduate to: If you can keep pets alive, then you can graduate to: Children! I've never been a big fan of green stuff so I guess hubby graduated with plants. Mind you, we did kill an orchid a friend gave us as a housewarming gift but that was more because the pets knocked it off the table (I

Reading: Baby NinJa

2010-09-27T21:01:00.000+08:00

I heard Mummy and Daddy talk about books! Mummy said she's getting some books from Amazon. And Mummy said that Daddy has to read to me. I can't wait! I know that Amazon takes awhile to send stuff but it feels like FOREVER! When am I going to get read to? *impatient*

Feet

2010-09-27T20:45:00.000+08:00

I was surprised when I read in the pregnancy book that two things can happen to your feet - one, you could go up by about half a shoe size and two, you could get swollen feet. Now this struck me on two levels. First, I was told that the size of your womb is proportionate to the size of your feet. So if the body naturally starts loosening up everything (hello hippo hips!), does that mean that its