At 6.5 months, baby's movements are getting more obvious. Reminds me of some alien movie where there's something sinister growing inside the heroine's tummy. Haha.. of course, mine's an adorable, active baby, no monster!
Look on the right side, that's where all the action is...
Sunday, 5 August 2012
Saturday, 4 August 2012
Jolie sleeps on a bed
As we start clearing the other room in preparation for the baby, we thought it was time to let Jolie sleep in a proper bed instead of the mattress on the floor. Everything was ready weeks and months ahead. She was already sleeping on Cobby's old mattress, so we just needed to set up her Dad's old bed frame and put the mattress on it. MIL had even bought a "safety bar" for her bed way ahead of time. So since it was the weekend, and we're at home, we just cleaned up the frame and set up the bed for her. Just like that.
Well, we did needed to replace some of the worn out screw and nuts and I gave it a good cleansing, but on top of that, we were a little worried that she wouldn't like sleeping on the bed. Well, we were wrong! Jolie couldn't wait to hop onto her "new" bed and we had to keep nagging at her to get down as we weren't ready yet. But when it was finally done, she hopped onto her bed and happily exclaimed that it was "so high up", and that she "can see...(her) books". Haha... I think she meant that she can see her book shelf from a higher point of view now.
I did consider buying a newer, fancy children's bed, but what for? Those fancy beds cost a few hundred dollars and they are smaller than your typical beds, so in a few years you would need a new bed again. Meanwhile, we have a custom cut foam mattress that doesn't go out of shape, and a unused bed frame that looks perfectly fine and sturdy. Jolie could probably sleep in it all the way until she grows up! Why not?
Anyway, seeing Jolie enjoying her new bed really moved me. Seemed like yesterday when she was just a tiny baby, looking so small curled up on her giant cot. Now, she's gone into a new phase in her life where she's sleeping by herself in her own bed like a big girl. Where did the time go? My baby's growing up so fast!!!
Drama aside, I was a little worried if the "safety bar" could take her weight or if she would fall of her bed, afterall, she really moves around alot when she sleeps! When she was sleeping on her mattress, she could sometimes roll off her bed and end up sleeping on the floor a meter away! So I got up twice that night to check on her. Thankfully she slept normally and safely that night in her new bed.
Sigh, another accomplishment for her and us. Cheers. :)
Update:
The following week, I thought it would be nice to give the bed frame a fresh coat of paint, so during the National Day holidays, Cobby painted the frame white. But the smell of the fresh paint was so strong, we had to put it in the living room to let the smell dissipate for 2 whole weeks before letting jolie sleep on it again. So now her bed is actually white. :)
Well, we did needed to replace some of the worn out screw and nuts and I gave it a good cleansing, but on top of that, we were a little worried that she wouldn't like sleeping on the bed. Well, we were wrong! Jolie couldn't wait to hop onto her "new" bed and we had to keep nagging at her to get down as we weren't ready yet. But when it was finally done, she hopped onto her bed and happily exclaimed that it was "so high up", and that she "can see...(her) books". Haha... I think she meant that she can see her book shelf from a higher point of view now.
I did consider buying a newer, fancy children's bed, but what for? Those fancy beds cost a few hundred dollars and they are smaller than your typical beds, so in a few years you would need a new bed again. Meanwhile, we have a custom cut foam mattress that doesn't go out of shape, and a unused bed frame that looks perfectly fine and sturdy. Jolie could probably sleep in it all the way until she grows up! Why not?
Anyway, seeing Jolie enjoying her new bed really moved me. Seemed like yesterday when she was just a tiny baby, looking so small curled up on her giant cot. Now, she's gone into a new phase in her life where she's sleeping by herself in her own bed like a big girl. Where did the time go? My baby's growing up so fast!!!
Drama aside, I was a little worried if the "safety bar" could take her weight or if she would fall of her bed, afterall, she really moves around alot when she sleeps! When she was sleeping on her mattress, she could sometimes roll off her bed and end up sleeping on the floor a meter away! So I got up twice that night to check on her. Thankfully she slept normally and safely that night in her new bed.
Sigh, another accomplishment for her and us. Cheers. :)
Update:
The following week, I thought it would be nice to give the bed frame a fresh coat of paint, so during the National Day holidays, Cobby painted the frame white. But the smell of the fresh paint was so strong, we had to put it in the living room to let the smell dissipate for 2 whole weeks before letting jolie sleep on it again. So now her bed is actually white. :)
Friday, 20 July 2012
Racial Harmony Day 2012
How time flies! Another year has passed and it was time for Racial Harmony Day again. Last year's Racial Harmony Day 2011 was so much fun!
Sis actually bought a traditional Korean outfit for Jolie a few months back, but it doesn't make sense for me to dress Jo up in a Korean outfit. She's not Korean! So once again I dress her up in her traditional Chinese outfit that she wore for CNY.
This year, Cobby had the opportunity to come together as it was the same day as my prenatal appointment with Dr Judy Wong. The party's much bigger this year too as the teachers combined both classes together. But unlike last year, Jolie was more than happy to join in the festivities instead of freaking out at the door.
Jolie got a seat next to her current best friend, Fizanah. Once at the playground, Jolie actually called another girl Fizanah just because she's dark skin too. Haha... I have to correct her that not all dark skin girls are called Fizanah.
Jojo with her Papa...
Jojo with her teacher...
Jojo with her Mama...
The party started out with a national anthem, the reciting of the pledge, followed by some inter-racial fun facts exchange. Some Indian moms shared with us interesting facts on their traditional outfits and the marks on their face. While some was super brave to sing traditional songs!
After that the kids did a little song and dance. My little Jojo is such a good dancer! (^,^)
Followed by a pot-luck party! This year we have 2 Muslim girls, so they had to put up a Halal section for food. I thought it would be nice to contribute to the Halal section, so I bought some Halal frozen dim sum and lotus buns and steamed them in the morning.
After we've ate, some of us went back inside to enjoy the other activities, such as henna drawing.
The kids enjoyed playing with some traditional games too, such as skipping, hula hoops or just dancing around to the music.
One of the Malay grandmother even brought her Congkak, a traditional Malay game.
Another nostalgic item was the blow up bubble paste that we used to play as a child. Cobby complained that it's pretty toxic and shouldn't let Jolie play, but hey, we grew up playing that all the time and we turned out ok right? Besides, these playthings are slowly going extinct in our lives. If we don't share with Jolie a little part of our past, it would probably be gone by the time she grows up.
It was a great party, Jolie had a really good time. This would be the last time she would be celebrating Racial Harmony Day with her playgroup. I wonder how much of these precious years would she even remember?
Sis actually bought a traditional Korean outfit for Jolie a few months back, but it doesn't make sense for me to dress Jo up in a Korean outfit. She's not Korean! So once again I dress her up in her traditional Chinese outfit that she wore for CNY.
This year, Cobby had the opportunity to come together as it was the same day as my prenatal appointment with Dr Judy Wong. The party's much bigger this year too as the teachers combined both classes together. But unlike last year, Jolie was more than happy to join in the festivities instead of freaking out at the door.
Jolie got a seat next to her current best friend, Fizanah. Once at the playground, Jolie actually called another girl Fizanah just because she's dark skin too. Haha... I have to correct her that not all dark skin girls are called Fizanah.
Jojo with her Papa...
Jojo with her teacher...
Jojo with her Mama...
The party started out with a national anthem, the reciting of the pledge, followed by some inter-racial fun facts exchange. Some Indian moms shared with us interesting facts on their traditional outfits and the marks on their face. While some was super brave to sing traditional songs!
After that the kids did a little song and dance. My little Jojo is such a good dancer! (^,^)
Followed by a pot-luck party! This year we have 2 Muslim girls, so they had to put up a Halal section for food. I thought it would be nice to contribute to the Halal section, so I bought some Halal frozen dim sum and lotus buns and steamed them in the morning.
After we've ate, some of us went back inside to enjoy the other activities, such as henna drawing.
The kids enjoyed playing with some traditional games too, such as skipping, hula hoops or just dancing around to the music.
One of the Malay grandmother even brought her Congkak, a traditional Malay game.
Another nostalgic item was the blow up bubble paste that we used to play as a child. Cobby complained that it's pretty toxic and shouldn't let Jolie play, but hey, we grew up playing that all the time and we turned out ok right? Besides, these playthings are slowly going extinct in our lives. If we don't share with Jolie a little part of our past, it would probably be gone by the time she grows up.
It was a great party, Jolie had a really good time. This would be the last time she would be celebrating Racial Harmony Day with her playgroup. I wonder how much of these precious years would she even remember?
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