9 Months Old and Outing to Fidgets!

Mummy had been so busy recently that she had no time to update Janelle's blog till today! Janelle had turned 9 months old few days ago! Janelle recently had started to "talk" more! Daddy said that Janelle is learning to talk. But Daddy had instructed that Mummy can't talk back "baa baa", "blah blah" etc with Janelle. Daddy wants Mummy to speak "human" language with Janelle.

Last Wednesday, Mummy and Auntie Lynda brought Janelle and Hong Yi to Fidgets! Fidgets is Singapore's largest indoor soft play structure for children from 0-10 years, with dedicated baby and toddler play areas. Custom designed and manufactured in Australia by world leader Playtec, the structure includes the first automatic and interactive ball washing machine in Singapore reducing over 99% of germs. Fidgets is located at 200 Turf Club Road #04-05, Turf City. It's free entry for adults and babies under 1 years old! From those photos, you can see that Janelle enjoyed alot! Janelle played until forgotten about milk time! Janelle only asked for milk at about 3+pm!

R.I.P Dear JoJo!

Mummy's beloved dog, Jojo passed away todae! Ah Yi called Mummy early morning and said that Jojo is not feeling well. Once Mummy reached Ah Ma's house, Mummy immediately sent Jojo to see vet when Mummy saw Jojo was still panting heavily. Once we reached the clinic, the vet said Jojo's heart beat is not regular. The vet said that Mummy had to send Jojo to Mount Pleasant Hospital immediately. But there's a risk involved when sending Jojo to hospital. Jojo might collapse on the way to hospital due to lack of oxygen. Mummy decided that she will send Jojo over immediately.

During the journey, Jojo wasn't really feeling very well. Mummy can see that Jojo lips and tongue turning purpish! Mummy can seems that something is not right! Mummy kept on shouting at Jojo and asked her to tolerate till they reached the hospital! Mummy was very panicky! She really hope that Jojo will be able to make it! Mummy tried to drive as fast as she can but due to the heavy rain and traffic jam, Mummy was trying her best to squeeze her way through the jam. Halfway through the journey, Jojo really can't make it. Mummy saw that Jojo took her last breath and collapsed down. Jojo passed away just like tat! Mummy broke down but still try her very best to drive till the hospital. Once Mummy reached the hospital, Mummy carried Jojo in the the vet. The vet pronounced that Jojo's heart had already stopped beating. Mummy cried till like nobody business! Y Jojo choose to leave us todae! Todae is Jojo's 8 Year Old birthday! It's had also became her death anniversary!

Mummy's called Ah Yi and Ah Gu they all to rushed down to the hosptial to see Jojo one last time. Mummy and Ah Yi had choosen to do private cremation for Jojo and also witness the cremation. The date was fixed on 27th Dec 09 @ 10am.

JoJo Rest In Peace! U will alway be in our heart!

Family Day & Janelle's Play Time!

Well, recently Mummy doesn't get to work over the weekends. Last Sunday, we had our family day! We went to Bugis with Ah Ma and Ah Gu to buy some praying stuffs! Mummy said long time didn't get to go shopping during weekends. It was so crowded at Bugis! And we went to shop for about 3 hours+! On the same day, Yi Yi went for her Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon, 10km! Yi Yi took 1hr 24mins to complete the run! Horray for Yi Yi! It seems to be a satisfying results for Yi Yi caused Yi Yi didn't get to train for this run.

It was a tiring day for Mummy & Daddy caused when Janelle reached home, Janelle is still very active and playing around! Daddy and Mummy managed to capture a video of Janelle's playing with the small sofa! Enjoy the video!

Milestones for 8 Months Old

Based on the below milestones, Janelle acheived 100%! Mummy commented that Janelle had been so active recently that Mummy felt exhausted looking after Janelle.

Month 8

Baby is in a busy phase now, ready to use his/ her hands for a variety of meaningful gestures. He/ she is quite the explorer now too so always keep a close eye on baby’s movements! Keep in mind that each child is different. It’s normal for babies to achieve these milestones a little later than others. Do consult your child’s paediatrician if you are worried.

What to expect from your child:

Physically and mentally
• Understands object permanence—that his/ her toys don’t disappear when hidden
• Crawls easily, even when holding an object
• Uses thumb and index finger (pincer grasp) to pick up or move toys around
and also investigate small spaces
• Remembers recent events
• May attempt to stand, while holding onto a chair or table

Language and emotions
• Begins to show signs of extreme attachment to main caregiver — also
called ‘separation anxiety’
• Experiments with a variety of vowel and possibly, consonant sounds

Sleep
Babies at this age may wake up at night all over again. It can be frustrating for parents who have gotten used to getting some sleep at last. But be patient. Your baby will soon be getting more active and as a result, tire more easily and sleep better too.

Ideal toys for this age
• Toys with attachments like levers and buttons that produce sounds when
pressed
• Baby-friendly snap-together toys
• Board books that encourage pointing, touching, stroking etc

Useful tips
Encourage your baby to get physically involved with toys. If he/she drops a toy, teach baby to lunge, reach for it or roll it to you on his/ her own. Help to show baby what happens when he/ she pushes a button or lever. These exercises will help to strengthen your child’s muscles for other physical changes to come.

8 Months Old!

Janelle turns 8 months today! Mummy commented that time really flies! Another 4 more months, Janelle will turn 1 year old! Mummy is still deciding on Janelle 1 year old Birthday Party! Should Mummy get those cupcakes and 2D cake for Janelle birthday party or should it just be a simple birthday party with simple cartoon character cake? Mummy felt that 2D cakes might not taste as good as those normal cakes as it seems to be more creamy etc. Well, Mummy said she gonna discuss with Daddy on this issue. Mummy got a feeling that mostly it will be a simple birthday party with relatives and close friends as Mummy felt that Janelle is too young for big party! Recently, Janelle had been trying to stand up whenever Janelle holds on to anything! Mummy really had to divert 100% attention on Janelle whenever she's crawling around! It was really very tedious job for everyone who looks after Janelle!

Something happened to Janelle yesterday! Janelle fell down from the yao lan! The amazing issue is that Ah Ma had ensured that Janelle is sleeping soundly and zipped up the clothes before Ah Ma went for her shower. Ah Ma had just stepped in to the bathroom when she heard Janelle's loud cries! Ah Gu rushed over and found Janelle lying on the floor crying. Ah Ma felt so heart pain. When Mummy reached home in the evening, Ah Ma told Mummy about the incident. Well, Mummy said that it's ok as baby and kids are prone to incident even though 100% attention are on them. As long as Janelle is fine and still can play around with everyone!

New Bed for Janelle!

Mummy and Daddy bought a new bed for Janelle. It's a safety bed with supports or cushions on all 4 sides. Mummy had been deciding whether to go ahead with the purchase since few months ago till Janelle did a stunt on last week which made Mummy firm up her decision to go ahead with the purchase.

Last week, Mummy put Janelle on the bassinet and walked off to do some stuffs in the kitchen. Mummy had been doing that everyday since Janelle was born. About 5 mins later, Mummy came into the room. Mummy's jaws almost dropped off! Janelle had crawled out of the bassinet, with half of her body still inside the bassinet! Luckily, Mummy had pushed the bassinet next to the bed. Thus, if Janelle was to "drop out", Janelle will not knock her head.

After this incident, Mummy told Daddy that Janelle needs to sleep on the floor with mattress. Mummy's colleague, Bibi, had recommended Mummy a safety bed. Mummy told Daddy we can consider buying that caused it saved Mummy's troubles to put pillows and bolsters all around Janelle when Janelle is sleeping on the floor with mattress. Daddy had no objection to it and best of all, Daddy said he will pay for that! Yippe, Mummy so happy! Daddy willingly to pay $288 for that bed!

On Thursday, Daddy needs to work later thus was unable to go with Mummy to collect the bed. Luckily Yi Yi knocks off early, Yi Yi helped Mummy out. When Daddy and Mummy saw that bed, Daddy commented that it was such a huge bed! Daddy said that next time got Baby, asked Janelle to share it with the baby! Mummy was thinking how can let the Baby sleeps with Janelle. She's such a "violent" sleeper! Haha! Ultimately, Mummy and Daddy felt that it's a good buy! Thanks Auntie Bibi for her recommendation and Yi Yi for her help for "delivering" the bed for Janelle!

7 Months Old!

Janelle turned 7 months old yesterday! Mummy had been so busy recently that Janelle had been sleeping over at Ah Ma house for past few nights! Mummy felt that Janellle had grown more naughty caused Janelle will screamed non-stop (at the top of her lungs)whenever Janelle wants someone to carry. Mummy tried coaxing Janelle by talking nicely to Janelle etc but Janelle just carry on with the screaming till Mummy can't stand anymore. Mummy had been cracking her head on how to make Janelle stops this bad habit. Mummy hopes that Janelle will become more obedient as time goes by. Mummy had been so busy with work recently that Mummy said she will try her best to update Janelle's blog regularly!

Updates about Janelle

Mummy had been busy with work recently that didn't have the time to update blog till Sharon Yi Yi asked Mummy about it. Mummy didn't even have time to take photos of Janelle. Janelle's 6 months old photos are less than 20 pcs. Thus, Mummy decided to write some updates about Janelle before going to work. Janelle is a bit slow in learning to sit by herself. She can sit without assist for less than 1 min. OMG! Mummy felt so sad about it. Yesterday nite, when Mummy when to fetch Janelle, Ah Ma told Mummy that Janelle is laerning to talk. Janelle can say "Muum Muum"! On the way home, Mummy heard Janelle said "Paa Paa". When Janelle reached home, Janelle said "Paa Paa" in front of Daddy! Daddy was so happy as Janelle called him! Mummy hope that Janelle can learn to talk more as the day goes! Mummy will update about it again. Janelle also learning to crawl too. But only crawl once or twice during Mummy's oberservation this morning. Mummy managed to capture a photo of Janelle on fours! Mummy can't imagine how it will be like when Janelle starts to walk etc!

Last Vaccination - Hep B!

Few days ago, Mummy brought Janelle for last vaccination, Hep B. Janelle weighed 9.4kg, increase of 500g compared to last month. Janelle's height remains at 68cm. Head circumference at 44cm. The nurse commented that Janelle had "big head". Mummy agreed with both hands as Mummy had difficulties wearing some clothes for Janelle. As usual, Dr Ho played with Janelle and go through Janelle developments. Mummy told Dr Ho that Janelle had started 2 feeds of porridge per day and Dr Ho commented that Mummy didn't give Janelle enough vegetables and fruits. Dr Ho said Janelle must have 2 servings of fruits per day! Mummy kept quiet as Dr Ho "scolded" her. As checking through Janelle development, Dr Ho injected Janelle! Janelle gave a loud cry! Haha. Mummy quickly coaxed Janelle and Janelle stopped crying. Actually Mummy felt that Janelle doesn't seems to be crying. Janelle seemed to be shouting instead!

On Friday, Daddy's friend, Uncle Ross and Tiffiane Jie Jie (Uncle Ross's Girlfriend) came to visit Janelle. They had bought 2 clothes (From Elle) for Janelle. Mummy and Daddy thanks them a million caused they adored Janelle alot! They had not see Janelle for about 3 months and decided to give Daddy a ring and arrange to come over our house and visit us.

Lilian Ah Yi had bought clothes for Janelle too! It's a beetle costume! So coincidence! Mummy had bought a beetle swimming costume for Janelle! Hehe. Great minds think alike!

Mummy & Daddy had bought a 90cm x 80cm swimming tub for Janelle. But Janelle is scared of swimming! Whenever Mummy tried to put Janelle into the water, Janelle will cry! Mummy and Daddy felt so sad! Mummy and Daddy said never mind, they will give another try next week. Hope that Janelle sleep and eat fully before trying!