A home for my nail polishes. :P

Finally got a display rack for my nail polishes. :P
3 acrylic display racks and 1 normal plastic rack to be exact. hahas.

1 Rack for Opi polishes
1 Rack for China Glaze + Opi mini
1 Rack for other brands.

 

The display rack is made to Opi bottles's size so China Glaze bottles doesn't really fit in so well.
Eg the bottom left rack can fit 4 opi bottles per row but can only fit 3 China Glaze bottles per row..

I keep buying similar colours because I forget I have them, when they are tucked in some plastic box.. Now I can see them clearly at a glance, I will remember to buy other colours. :P Like the yellow one I saw the other day.. heh heh heh..


By the way nail polishes have no expiry date, they can stay for a long while.. so I guess it's fine to give them a proper home.. :P

7 months old baby show you standard pushup position.

A soldier's baby.

This is Winnie at 7+months, smiling at me and not at the camera. :)

Over the past week, my cutie pie has learned to sit up on her own! :)

Laying down, she push herself up into a pushup position.. then she slowly shift her hands backwords.. and slowly move into sitting position. She's having a hard time struggling but she just keep trying.

She tried many times and because she's still not so skilled/strong enough for it so she's still using quite a lot of energy each time trying to sit up.. It breaks my heart whenever she falls or knock her head on the sponge puzzle mat. Her cries makes me wish I could stop her from falling but I also know without falling she will never learn from it. The most I can do is make sure she will only fall on the puzzle mat and not the cold and hard floor. When she succeed I just hugged her and teared, felt so proud of her..


Feels really fortunate to be home and witness her every milestone. Being able to record whatever I can and sharing it with my dear husband who is outside working very hard to support his girls.. :P

The following video is one of those times I tried to film her sitting up and it shows how much effort she is putting into it. She didn't really manage to sit up in the end of this "compressed video" but it shows her learning and trying. :)

PS: Her bottom tooth is coming out and I can see just a bit of the teeth now..

PSS: She is starting to look more like girl although most people still thinks she looks like boy.. 

PSSS: In case there's misunderstanding from concerned individuals, the above photo of her in push up position is how she learns to sits up and not something we force her to do. She did it herself and I just capture it.

Free Goodies : Black Mini

Last week, I received a pleasant surprise in my mailbox. :)

Tadah~

Black Mini is the smaller version of Black Box and it's free too! :)

Black Box / Black Mini  is a free subscription box where subscribers receive some samples in their mail or doorstep.



I really like that they give out little pouches. I use this to store bits of paper and notes. :D I prefer the full black ones, anyone with the full black piece wanna exchange with me? :D

 
In this Black Mini, it's Loreal EverSleek Shampoo and Conditioner.

 
It's quite a generous sample as usual samples are only in small sachets and good for 1-2 use depending on hair length. This tube could last many washes which is awesome because you can be more certain that the product is really worth to purchase or not.

 I've been using this for a few days now. Hair is soft and feels kinda fluffy. It's fluffy whenever I use conditioner. So far no drama from my sensitive scalp yet *cross fingers* Let's hope it stays that way and I'll have a new shampoo that I can switch to.. :)

4th July is a super awesome day! :D

It's so awesome I just have to blog about it. :P

First! Winnie has started learning how to use her vocals.
Her first words? baba. :D

You can watch videos of her saying baba on instagram or facebook but since I'm in super good mood.. I'll upload the videos here. :)

Hubby and I wants to give credit to this "Minion singing Banana Song" video for teaching her how to say baba.. :P




Second awesome thing.
I finally met up with some friends for dinner, coffee (chocolate drink), chit chat, catch up.
Lovely night out with the girls. :)

Seems like Thursday is Friends night for me cause last Thursday (27th) I met up with my sha mei for dinner. :D

Dinner was at Hot Tomato at The Star Vista. Steak and pawns were okay but pasta is a little overcooked. For a $20 meal, it's quite okay I guess. It comes with a soup, a drink and a small piece of garlic bread. The mall is a lovely place, we went to a open area that's quite "lomantic". No photos cause lightening is not really suitable for photos. hahas.

Since my friends are shy people I shall post this blur photo of us. :P

Pardon my tied up aunty hair. :P

Third awesome thing. I know the above picture doesn't says it but I'm officially confirm chop under my pre-pregnancy weight. Now ranging from 47-49. :D

Can't wait to do proper exercise and drop to a healthier weight. For my height/frame I'm aiming for 40-42kg. I've tried to lose weight before pregnancy and it just didn't work with me eating and sitting around all the time. In fact during cny last year in 2012, I was a whooping 51.5kg. So to lose all pregnancy weight and drop to 47 while still eating normally, it's quite a pleasant surprise to me. :)

My secret? Breastfeeding (technically pumping milk into bottles to feed my baby cause she refuse to nurse..) and eating more clean food like boiled broccoli, homemade soup without any salt, generally more veg in my meals. I'm more careful with what I eat now cause I don't want my baby to have too much junk food in her system and also don't want her to have constipation. :P

I still have my fried chickens, potato chips, ice cream and all the unhealthy food, just not on a daily basis now. :) Imagine I used to have junk food almost every other day because I'm super lazy to cook. There was a period I almost had instant noodle everyday!! Now I have them like once to twice a month. :)

 ok. accidentally turn into a long rambling..Back to 4th of July..

 Our drinks while Winnie have her dinner. :D I believe it's call Dr Cafe Coffee.
They have cute wooden baby chairs which I really liked cause no sharp edge unlike those plastic chairs in many other eating place. :)

Fourth awesome thing on this 4th of July is this!

Yes, I've received my 3rd Nuffnang Cheque!

Being a SAHM (Stay-At-Home-Mother), I'm practically broke all the time.

This cheque is practically god-send! Thanks Nuffnang!

This cheque has made me more motivated to blog more!

Will update with more blog post as soon as I can! :D

Haze comments Vs Smokers/non-smokers comments

Feel free to re-post if you have seen these comments before.

A:Why must we suffer from this unhealthy air when the fire is in another country?
B:Why must we suffer from this unhealthy air when we are not the one who's smoking?

A:Why isn't the government doing anything to control the air quality?
B:Why isn't the government doing anything to control the air quality?

A:Those who caused this haze should be fined heavily.
B:Those who smoke near places where there are children should be fined.

A:Those who caused this haze are really inconsiderate.
B:Those who smoke near non-smokers are really inconsiderate.

A:Every year, this haze affects everyone, everywhere.
B:Smokers are everywhere and they are around all the time.

Little holiday.

The hubby finally found time to bring us out for an overseas trip. Thought it's not too far away but it's still overseas.. :D

Blue Sky, Green Sea..

 

Mama and Winnie. :D

On the moving ferry~~

 On an almost empty ferry. :D

Where's dada? I want him to carry~~

Sleepy pie.. 

Outfit of the day. :P

Mama and Winnie smile smile.. :D

Mama, why are you taking photos of me again?

Many first times for this trip.

First time staying in a villa.
First time on a ferry (that I can remember)
First overseas trip with my cutie pie.
First time the 3 of us sleeping on a tiny bed.
First time going thru immigrations carrying my cutie pie.
Winnie's first time eating mashed potatoes.
Winnie's first overseas trip with parents and grandparents + cousin.
Winnie's first swim in a public swimming pool with her parents. :D
First time I slept and ate non-stop on a trip. I'm like either looking for food or sleeping the whole trip.. It's madness. :(
First time doing nothing in a overseas trip.
First time spending nothing in a overseas trip for me.

No Shopping, No walking around. Only 1 20mins buffet >.< and 1 short swim at the swimming pool in the morning.. For 2days 2nights it's really kinda wasted. -.-' Well, it's an experience, so we know what to do when we go to my choice of destination the next trip minus the grandparents and cousin. :D Am so glad to be back in SG with clean water, our own beds and shopping anytime I wanna go.. Wee~

Oh well. Apparently after the short trip, I carried on the eat and sleep routine for the rest of the week. I'm actually feeling some sort of dejavu feeling.. cause the last time I experienced sleeping all the time was about a year ago... Guess looking after cutie pie plus handling a blogshop for a few months did tire me out.. Mega huge thanks to my hubby for taking leave to help me look after Winnie while I slept the week away.. :P

So today he is back to work and I'm here going to start my work again.. Too much work piled up during this holiday and I don't know when can I clear them.. :( More photos of the trip as soon as I get the photos from hubby's camera.. I didn't bring my camera out this time. :D

Okay. Back to work. tadah~

Little Milestone update. 17th May 2013

Winnie's 5months and 2weeks old right now.
Just came back from her checkup + jab today.

An update since I've not blogged much till now. :P

- Today's weigh-in, 8.08kg. I was telling the nurse that Winnie's not drinking much milk and she say it's okay cause her weight gain is healthy and being 8kg at 5months is considered okay weight. The baby next to us is 6months old and she's about the same weight..

- She is able to sit >10secs now, so doctor gave the OK sign to start weaning her (starting soilds!)

- She still have not flip fully, choosing to occasionally turning to her sides. If she wants something, she would kick me, claw me or scream.. >.< Though if you put her on her tummy she will try to crawl..

- We bought a bumbo (baby seat) with table for her today and she likes it. :D But her thighs are a little tight. :( Wonder how much longer can she stay on it..

- 2 weeks ago, we tried baby spa and we like the result. We're going for it every week now. :) I was skeptical about the benefits of the spa but since it gives us a reason to bring her out for some activity, why not? I am really pleased that it's doing a lot of good for her. :D She have pooing issues for many many months and after 1 session, she started pooing a little more regularly.

- I'm one of the not so lucky ones who doesn't have enough milk for her kid. Super envious of other mums who have a huge stash of frozen milk even after all the feeds. :( Had to keep topping up with formula after her ebm feeds. She's drinking abt 50% ebm and 50% formula right now.

- After "consulting" some mums and with my own experiment. This is what I am going to try to get the milk to increase.. well at least last till end of the year? :D
1. Power pumping (pumping more often, it's painful but it will tell the body to produce more).
2. Drink more fluid. (I have a bad habit of not drinking enough water.)
3. More rest. (Have not been able to sleep well.)

I guess this is it for now. :D
Will try to update again soon. :)