Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Down with a cold

We're down with the flu bug... it started with Big Sister having a fever accompanied by a bad cold and cough, thereafter I caught the cold bug and now Little Jasper is down with fever and runny nose- his poor nose is blocked and has to breathe through his mouth! Yesterday night his fever went up to 39 degrees, but fortunately after medication and sponging it went down and he was able to sleep and drink.  Today is Day 2 and we just brought him to see the Dr.  Hope he gets well soon, foresee he'll be having difficulty eating, drinking and sleeping...

Doc's Prescription:
Dexchlorpheniramine 2.5ml x 3 daily
Prospan cough syrup 2.5ml x 3 daily
Nasal Drops
Fever Medication

2nd Swim Attempt and NDP Fireworks viewing

A 2nd round of swimming this time slightly longer session and both kids love the splashing and kicking! Thereafter proceeded for dinner with a great view of the Singapore Skyline and Fireworks display.




Tuesday, July 12, 2011

My 2 Sweet Peas

Do they look somewhat alike??? Really blessed with the 2 of them - my happy and cheerful babies!

1st Haircut

Brought the boy for his 1st hair cut last Saturday at the new Clementi Mall's EC House Express Cut. With the hot weather and his tendency to pull his own hair, it was time for us to tidy the little fella's hair.  He was quite curious initially and all went well till the sound of the shaver got him all cranky- think it was too close for comfort. Fortunately with some food bribing, and distracting we manage to get a nice hair cut for him. The cut was only $10 and includes a free kiddy ride which was in the hair salon - I would say value for money indeed!  Though I would love to try aunty Eva for his next hair cut when he's older- her's is 2x the price :P


乖乖sitting on daddy's lap

Hairdresser begins her cut

Still very cool about the haircut

Eee is my haircut nice?

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Staycation @ Marina Mandarin Singapore

Booked a staycation over the 25-26 Jun weekend for a mini get-away for the family. The stay was a GSS(Great Spore Sale) offer, which was quite a good deal since we got an executive deluxe king room, inclusive of breakfast and high tea for 2 adults, and 15% discount on all F&B during our stay.

Big sister was the most excited and happy about her "holiday", while little bro was oblivious about the whole stay.  We checked in around 3pm and got a room facing the marina bay area, and to our pleasant surprise they were having NDP rehearsal, so that evening we had free entertainment from the NDP show - from the air show to fireworks!

Without delay we brought the kids for their swim after checking in.  The sunny weather was great for Jasper's virgin swim, as the water would be warm! We placed him on the float and he was initially a bit apprehensive but after familiarising himself with the water and pool environment he couldn't stop slapping the water and getting his face all wet- he liked it!  After about 15 mins of water play I brought him back to the room for a warm bath and some shut eye since it was already late into his nap time. So while he was off for his nap (which he immediately did after his bath and milk), big sister continued on with her swim with daddy. The boy had a super power nap of 30mins, as if he knew high tea was waiting for us! So we manage to indulge in our high tea together with the 2 kids, before heading back to the room to relax.

Dinner was of course room service since we should maximise our hotel stay and catch the NDP.  Room service was nice enough to send up a baby chair and we all had dinner together in our cosy room. By 9pm we were all in bed and in dreamland... everyone slept very well and 弟弟 even laughed during his sleep- so cute. Our little alarm clocks woke up at the strike of 730am and we lazed around till 8 before heading down for our mighty breakfast! After breakfast we took a short walk around marina square before checking out and heading to our home sweet home.

A short but sweet break for us and the kids.




Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Mummy - finding her groove

Finally went to take part in a run event last weekend.  Since having the kids I have stopped taking part in run-a-thons.  With no.1 I would still have time for weekly evening runs with Hubs but after No.2's arrival we practically do not have the luxury to run together. But after many failed attempts to run, I thought it would be good to finally go do something I enjoy. This is in my To Do List w/o the Kiddos and so far I've completed this and a short break to South Korea without the kids last May.

Anyway for this GE woman's run I participated in the 5k fun run category, cos I knew I won't have the time to train and alas I'm not as fit as before... The run turned out good, considering I have not been running for the last 8 months or more, I manage to finish in 45 mins and without stopping (hoo-ray) and my thighs only ache abit the next 2 days. But the new route wasn't all too pleasant as there were a couple of bottle necks and many ladies were walking so they were kind of in the way - but I guess I shouldn't complain cos after all I was in the fun run category.


All Smiles before the Run

Monday, July 4, 2011

Jasper @ 10 months

Milestones

Physically and mentally


• Crawls well, with belly off the ground

• Uses his pincer grasp

• Shakes, bangs, drops and throws things

• Able to stand and cruise more confidently - he can climb out of his little bamboo chair on his own

• He is very into crawling and cruising around the home as he no longer wants to be in his walker or playpen- he's beginning to show signs of wanting to be independent and free!!!

Language and emotions


• Says "mama" and "dada" to the correct parent

• Imitates words


Feeding


Anyway this little guy is not an easy eater but neither is he an extremely difficult one, he just knows how to show his preference for food. For example, when he likes the food he will happily open his mouth and take 15mins to finish, if he's not too keen on the food he will take a few mouthfuls and thereafter close his mouth shut until he chews finish and take 30mins to finish.
So me and my mom have found some ways to suit this boy's needs:


1. So far he is pretty bored with cereals and oats for breakfast so we've introduced bread and egg yolk to him. Maybe I will start him on homemade pancakes and cheerios soon.


2. His daily lunch/dinner is also alternated with porridge, macaroni, mee sua and pasta/gratin as this works best cos it seems to be different for him.


ie. main meal - break 30mins - fruits, cos by midway dinner he sometimes feels grumpy and wants a break so leaving the fruits halfway eaten. This break does wonders cos he finishes the fruits readily.


He loves his snacks (rice crackers, puffs and yogurt melts) and he has a keen interest in what we're eating- he will demand from us! As for his milk intake, he has been fairly consistent, though we have dropped his mid-morning milk feed and I have increased his bed time feed. He is back to his normal drinking self and doesn't need to drink while in sleepy mode.


Last weekend I manage to make bake vegetable and cod fish gratin, it's been a while since I cooked this so I was a bit rusty on the recipe but manage to dig out the book and the dish turn out great! He manage to finish the whole serving, spread out over his 2 meals (lunch and dinner). Initially when I gave him during lunch he didn't seem to like it as he was eating very slowly, maybe because I gave him his lunch not too long after he woke up, but during dinner he seem to take it better and finished everything including his fruits. So I see that as a good sign that he likes it.