Nicole is FINE!

Thank you everybody out there for your care and concern. Nicole had removed her stitches on 25.05.2007. She is doing fine now except that her biopsy report is not out yet. She had her 1st shower (after her op) on 28.05.2007. Now she smells so nice…
O yes! She has put on weight too! From 6.3kg to 6.7kg, Mummy is now considering enrolling her for Marie France… (Nicole, no more salmon and beef!)

Julian’s eyes test

Julian had his eyes test on 24.05.2007. The consultant said he has high degree eyes (MYOPIC). So he is subjected to another round of eyes test 6 months later….

Julian's milestone @ 10m

Baby Julian is 10m old! Mummy and Daddy have endured 10 months of terrorism and sleepless nights!

He still refuses to mumble the magic words Da Da and Mama but he will eeee..aaaa...haii haii haii the whole day. Mummy has difficulty weaning him off despite all the advices from the PD and lactation advisers but he has stopped sucking pacifier when he was 9m old. He turns to Mummy's nipples instead!

This JRT has learnt some actions like pressing the lift buttons, shaking his head when we said No No.. and of cos getting naughtier!

Julian @ play

Mummy has sent Julian to another trial class at kidz campus on 19.05.2007, Sat - 3pm. The class consisted of songs and gym exercise - lasted for 45min.

He was having so much fun that nobody could hold him back. In the class, there was an indian boy who was 1 day older than him. He kept going after him. Julian was a sly boy, he first planted a kiss at the boy so the mummy thought he was friendly, next he followed the boy into the tunnel (see pic) and scratched his eye.

He was very active in the class and was crawling everywhere. In the end, the teacher gave him on sticker - MARVELOUS! I think she should give him a "MISCHIEVOUS" instead!

Nicole's Operation

Nicole has undergone her operation on 16.05.2007 and the operation was a success. She is given 14 days MC at home. She is given painkillers and a bottle of solution to clean the wound. Her stitches will be removed 10-14 days later. Seeing her stitches, Mummy is so heartache.

I was so worried through out her operation and I kept calling the clinic to ask about her. Finally Daddy and Mummy got the call to pick her up at 6pm.

Through this operation I have realised that how much I love Nicole and how dear Nicole is to Mummy. I really can't imagine life without Nicole by my side. Darling Nicole, Mummy love u very much!

My first Mother's Day

My First Mother's Day (13.05.2007) with Baby Julian. I received a kiss from Nicole and Julian this morning. No presents from them but they are already the best presents to me.

I wish my children Good Health and Long Life! I LOVE U ALL, DARLINGS!

Nicole's surgery

Nicole is scheduled to go for her surgery to remove the lump on her neck on the 16.05.2007. She will have to fast on Tuesday after 9pm and no more water on Wednesday after 7am. Mummy has cooked beef steak for her on that day.

According to Mount Pleasant Clinic, she will be admitted on 16.05.2007 at 9:30am. The vet, Dr Kasey Tan will do a medical checkup for her to ensure her health is good enough to endure the operation. Operation will be performed in the afternoon which is removal of lump and dental cleanup. She should be discharged on the same day evening.

Please say a prayer for my darling Nicole.

Nicole's motherly instinct

We came back from our usual stroll yester-morning. Nicole found 2 small little kittens near our lift. Her motherly instinct kicks in. She kept smelling the 2 little things which is as small as a rat. I thought Nicole was playing with 2 rats.

I contained the kittens in a box and brought them home worrying that the students nearby might abuse them. I fed them with the only milk available - breast milk. Then I called the stray cats association to pick them up but they said I should put them back to the same place cos their mummy might come back for them. So we put them back again.

Later at about 10pm, I brought Nicole down for a stroll again. First thing Nicole did was to go back to the same spot to look for the kittens but they have been removed.

I think it's time for Nicole to be a mummy too cos her motherly instinct has kicked in. She will be a wonderful mummy!

Daddy's on holiday

Daddy has gone for his week long holiday, leaving jie jie and me to Mummy's care. Mummy has engaged popo's help to take of us.

Jie jie loves it so much cos she can get plenty of massages from popo..

Initially I was very afraid of popo cos' I've separation anxiety mah! But I'm coming to get use to the presence of popo now. However Mummy said popo is going back on Friday morning. Haiii...: ( (sigh!)

Popo will always carry me to the lift to press the button which I enjoys alot but 1 thing I dread so much is popo's 大悲咒. She will chant non-stop to mummy about Unique yiyi or Uncle Daniel even when mummy is breast feeding or coaxing me to sleep.

One night (3:30am) I woke up and didn't find mummy beside me, I was very scare and crawled to the toilet to look for her. Popo carried me from behind. I turned around and saw popo - I was shocked! I thought my nightmare has become true! My mummy has turned into popo! I cried hysterically! Luckily, mummy came out from the toilet!

JRT in action

Look what the naughty JRT is doing! Mummy caught him in the act early in the morning. He woke up and crawled to Nicole jie jie's bed and invaded it. Later he was stuck and couldn't crawl out. In the end he cried for help. Mummy pulled him out.

Kiasu Mummy

Mummy has gone to Civic Centre to find out about the Playgroup registration. Mummy really can't wait to "dump" this little thing into a playgroup as soon as he is 18m old. Ha ha...

Mummy has gone to PURPLE TRAIN which offers MONTESSORI education. Their curriculum is impressive which includes KINDERMUSIK and MY GYM lessons. The course duration is 3 hours from Mon - Fri. The teacher and students ratio is 1:7. According to the person in-charge, the booking for next year (2008) intake is almost full and Mummy will have to decide fast. Guess how much is the course fee? it's S$500.00 per month! Now Mummy is deciding whether to send JRT there....

Julian's 9m developmental assessment

Julian has taken his FREE 9 month old developmental assessment in Woodlands Polyclinic today. He was very busy helping himself with all the equipments on the Dr's desk. He didn't crawl BUT he CLIMBED onto the desk and "assisted" the nurse with the stamper, torchlight....

The result of his assessment:-
Weight 8.9kg
Length 70.5cm
Head Circumference 47.5cm (He has a BIG HEAD!)
However, his hearing is satifactory only. He can't seem to be able to hear soft noise with his right ear. He 1st test at birth was also the same. Mummy is worried. Julian's next assessment will be 18 month old. He is scheduled to have his Chicken Pox vaccination taken at 1 year old.

Nicole turns 3

Today is Mummy's dearest daughter's 3 years old birthday. Mummy has fulfilled the promise to prepare Nicole 爱心生日便当. Mummy bought beef, chicken breast meat, carrots, potatoes and apples to prepare the meal for Nicole, Baby and Buffy. We celebrated the birthday in popo's house. Mummy also got Uncle Daniel and Popo to buy birthday presents for Nicole.

Mummy would like to wish Nicole a very happy birthday and 福如东海,寿比南山. Darling Nicole, what's your birthday wish?

Dear Mummy, can I have more than 1 wish? Hmmm... my wishes are lots of wang wang, no more shower shower and brush teeth teeth, kgai kgai everyday (rain or shine), and finally make didi disappear...Can?

Julian's milestone @ 9m

Julian is 9m old! This boy is getting naughtier each day and his power nap is getting shorter now. It can be as short as 10min to 30min sometime. So Mummy get lesser time to do her stuff that includes blogging! This JRT (not Jack Russel Terrier but Julian Rascal Terror) breed is very active and sticky to Mummy. He is showing character now. He has quite a bad temper and impatient too. He has learnt to scream and split out food which makes Mummy very piss off. To date, Mummy already has 3 patches of blue black from JRT's love bites.

Julian's latest pattern now is he has given up his favourite tutu (pacificer) but he decided he wants Mummy's breast instead. Now he is sucking milk milk for comfort all the time. He has also learnt to pull Mummy's clothes whenever he feels the urge. Mummy is having a hard time weaning him off.

His skill now is not just pull to stand but WALK. He is also pulling open all the drawers and cabinets now. No need to tell Mummy to buy those protective locks. NO USE! cos as long as it uses double sided tape, the Hercule will be able to remove it. So Mummy always have to think of ways to outwit this naughty boy!

Also Mummy has bought naughty Julian "ZAM-BUK" for his bumps and blue-blacks....his 战绩! This JRT is making Mummy goes CRAZY!

Julian's new injury

(Julian's left thigh..thanks to daddy)

Daddy has given Julian another new added glory this morning while Mummy was bathing. Daddy has the cheek to tell people that Julian went to "pia shui". I think I really need to get a Nanny for him. Help me!!!

Julian's black eye

Julian had a fall under Daddy's supervision again - this time inside Daddy's car. Mummy left Julian under Daddy's care to buy Miso paste for him. When Mummy came back in 10 minutes time, Julian has a black eye. Daddy has the cheek to say "U went to buy thing and caused son to fall...". Poor Julian... this is what Daddy gave u for your coming 9m old present. Mummy will cook him an egg to rub his black eye lor.

Julian's 聚财章

Finally Julian's 聚财章 is ready for collection. Daddy and Mummy collected it from United Square yester-evening. It costs S$118.00. It's consists of a strand of Julian's baby hair - 胎发 and his umbilical cord.

(P.S. : Take note of this stamp ok! U may see it on the future Singapore Currencies...maybe 30 years later. Ha ha... Cos' Mummy realised that our Singapore PM has high salary! Hee Hee....)

Silly Nicole

This is what will happen to Nicole if it's raining when Daddy or Mummy is driving.... When it begins to rain, she will jump down from her "princess" car seat and starts scratching the floor. The next moment she will do the leopard crawl and hide under the car seat. "GOTCHA, Nicole"

Stubborn Julian

My Velcro Julian refuses to be wean off. Mummy is so angry with him. He is already coming 9m old so Mummy decided to give him some formula. Whenever Mummy put a milk bottle near his lip, he will push it away with great effort as if I am feeding him POISON!

All mummies reading this blog, any good suggestion!

Nicole goes to school

Nicole is coming 3 year old next week. Mummy thinks it is time that she attend some basic "doggie" course liao. I will need to schedule Mr & Mrs Baby to give her the lesson.

Lesson no. 1 - How to scratch the door.

Incident 1 - Mummy changed didi diaper in the middle of the night and walked out to throw the diaper. Nicole followed. As Nicole is so black and Mummy was half asleep, Mummy closed the door behind her and left Nicole stranded outside the bedroom till Daddy came back.

Incident 2 - Mummy entered into the storeroom to get something. Nicole followed. Mummy walked out and closed the door. When Mummy realised Nicole was not around 5 minutes later. Mummy called her name and searched everywhere in the house for her. Then Mummy remembered the storeroom and opened it, Nicole walked out...

Lesson no. 2 - To behave like a DOG

Incident 1 - Daddy brought her out for Makan this morning. She saw a cat and refused to walk that direction. So she made a big detour. Although my Manja Nicole is a SCHNAUZER but she always think she is a mice. Whenever she sees a cat, she will as fast as her four legs can carry her! Can't stand her!

Conclusion: Nicole really needs a lesson!

DayLight Robbery

Mummy was having Hi-tea with the kids together. Julian dropped a piece of biscuit on the floor and Mummy picked it up and called for him. He was crawling with Nicole to Mummy. BUT Nicole was faster and she snatched the biscuit from Mummy. Nicole robbed Didi's biscuit!

Julian's haircut

Daddy had finally brought Julian to a BARBER shop for a haircut after Mummy's numerous nagging. See this "little director" waiting for his haircut pose. He never shed a tear unlike the last time Mummy brought him to a salon for senior hairstylist cut. So I think he is a very "Chin na" boy. He prefer a S$6.00 cut than a S$8.00 one. Next time Mummy will instruct the Uncle to dig his ears as well... ha ha..

Julian's cuddies

(The new and the old)

Julian has to hug Pooh bear bolster whenever he goes to sleep. He will bite it, finger it.... till he falls asleep. It's very worn out now so Mummy bought him a similar one. BUT he is still holding on to the old one and refuse to let go....

Julian's first potty experience

This was Julian's first poo and pee in the potty. Dated 01.04.2007. He will hang on to Mummy for his dear life whenever I sit him on the potty otherwise he will cry and cry...

My Baby Julian On Video

Here Is My Baby Julian 3 In 1, 10 Min+ Video
1: Julian Haircut
2: Julian Playing @ Home
3: Julian at My Gym
Enjoy The Home Video
(P.S. special thanks to Aunt Unique who edited this video clips)

Nicole has a lump

My darling Nicole has a growth on her neck. It has been over a year but the vet said it was a dead tissue and as long as it's not growing it's ok. Daddy and Mummy have been monitoring it now and then. Mummy is constantly worrying over this growth so it's like a time bomb.

Today we decided to seek a second opinion. The vet from Mt Pleasant said he can put Nicole on a GA and perform a 1 hour op to remove the lump. Mummy is worried that Nicole couldn't take the anesthesia and that's why the op isn't carried out 1 year ago. However, the vet said it's better to do it now that she is young and there could be chances to turn malignant later. The vet has ressured Mummy that he will do a blood test to ensure that her organs are strong and healthy enough to take the anesthesia.

We have to decide now whether to do it or not....

Julian's first Potty

Po po said it's time to "toilet train" this little pup. So Mummy bought the potty this morning. It cost S$6.90. Julian, enjoy your business.

The Affectionate Nicole

Naughty Julian had a fall few days ago. He had stubbornly ignored Mummy's warning not to push the chair and walk with it. So he had a "free fall" n the chair toppled on him. He cried hysterically. The affectionate Nicole went over to him, smelt and licked his head. Then she managed to drag a small cushion to her didi. Mummy was so touched after seeing it. Instead of pacifying the cry-baby, Mummy gave Nicole a "wang wang" & praised her...

Julian & God-mommy

Grannies said if a child is naughty then find him a god parents. So Auntie See See decided to undertake this task. Julian has a god mommy effectively on 25.03.2007. "Julian, you should behave yourself now since you have 2 mommies to look after you. If you continue to misbehave, then Mummy will have to get you a god daddy, god grandpa, god grandma....."

Baby Contest 2007

Baby Julian has participated in a Baby Contest 2007 on 25.03.2007. The very proud Mummy believed that her little prince is handsome, macho, cute..... and sure can impress the judge. He had many supporters there to support him. However, baby Julian came home empty-handed.
Never mind, we will try again the next time. The judges are blind!

Julian's milestone at 8m

Julian is 8m old as at 20.03.2007. He has developed into a Hmmmm...... A Super Naughty and Hyperactive Boy with Serious Stranger Anxiety! How serious? When grandpa calls out his name and he starts to frown : (

He is now trying to grab everything that is within his reach to stand up and walking. So he makes Mummy's world goes upside down. He can now crawl very fast. Rushing to grab his jie jie's drinking bowl, sockets, live wires n etc... Now Mummy is aching all over the place, always trying to pull him back.

Julian at My Gym

Julian attended the My Gym - waddler class on Sunday, 18.03.2007. The class cost S$30.00 for 50 minutes. It consists of exercising, tumbling, bouncing, singing, puppet show... He was the youngest baby in the class. Cos the "kiasu" mummy sent him there despite the minimum age is 10 months and above. Hee hee....

How did he behave in the class? Hmmm.... Very Stun Lor. He kept observing the place n only played on his own. As for the exercising, actually the whole thing is more of "takan" Mummy cos mummy had to hold him to do it. So at the end of the class, Mummy was more shack than him. He only warmed up himself towards the end of the class. Nevertheless, it was quite enjoyable as he can crawl anywhere he wants without constrained to all the furnitures and wires at home.

Mummy will bring him back when he is 10 months old...

Julian's first official crawl

Julian's no more "zhen zi". This is his first official crawl at 7 month. Look! He was crawling from 1 room to the other. He was crawling to the study room to look for Daddy.

Children at play

Julian has snatched his jie jie's fav toy!

Look at his expression! Julian: "Yee.....why so smelly!"
Nicole looking on and waiting for her chance to get it back.

Nicole on the go!

Mummy has bought Nicole a new bag! It cost S$19.90 from Auntie Susan of Dognamite. She looks so pretty with the bag. So what does it have in the bag? Two plastic bags, tissue paper and her fav "wang wang".

Now she is ready to go kgai kgai... So the next time if someone invites her for a curry potato meal again, she can bring along her bag to pack some home for Mummy as well. If she is unwell the next time after makan, she can take out her tissue paper and plastic bag to do her puking and poo poo...

Nicole is starring at her bag cos she is figuring out how to take out her "wang wang" Hee hee.....

Siblings Rivalry

Nicole is feeling better today after 2 days of diarrhea and constant nagging from Mummy. She had started asking for food this afternoon. She kept leading me to the kitchen so I gave her her favourite carrot and apple.

As for dinner, Mummy prepared her usual Natural Balance mixed with cooked Salmon but she wouldn't come over to eat her dinner. So I started nagging her again.

Mum: "Nicole, look! It's fish fish in the bowl! Come and eat your dinner."
Nicole: She walked around her bowl and walked away.
Mum: "Ok! U dun wanna eat dinner again! So u wanna go 2nd floor to eat curry and potato again hah!"
Nicole: Starring at Mummy .. : - <<
Mum: "Ok, fine! I'll let didi finish your dinner..." (Mummy pretended to feed the curious didi... Little glutton Julian opened his mouth and really waiting for the food.)

Nicole finally decided she MUST finish her food before Little Julian finish it for her. So she finished her dinner and got her APPLE.

Now Daddy has brought her down for a walk and they ended up in a coffeeshop having a drinking session with Daddy's friends. I think Nicole must be drinking "GUINNESS STOUT" NOW!

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Naughty Julian has a "fine" taste for food. He is beginning to refuse porridge but will eat other food like noodle. So this afternoon lazy Mummy ordered a bowl of fishball "lao zu fen" for him. He finished half a bowl.

For Dinner, Mummy cooked Macroni with Threadfin and Spinach for him. He finished that too and 1 quarter piece of apple.

I really dun understand how MY CHILDREN can develop this kind of "FINE TASTE"! Nicole won't eat DOG food and Julian won't eat BABY food!

SHIT!

Today is Mama's SHIT DAY! I have to pick up all the shit after the 2 of them or do stool analysis for Nicole.

It started in the morning with a pool of shit in the toilet. It belongs to Nicole. She has an upset stomach since yesterday. Then it was Julian's one.... Nicole's one... Julian's one.......

There is traces of blood in Nicole's stool. Her stool is still a bit watery. I'm worry so I monitored her stool for the whole day. If this persist tomorrow, then Mummy will have to bring her to the vet.

While Mummy is heartache and worry over Nicole's upset tummy but still nagging her the whole day for accepting stranger's food!

Nicole in Suspense

Nicole left home mysteriously this morning. Daddy has to look for her floor by floor. Someone said she saw her on the 2nd flr but Daddy couldn't find her there. Daddy found her on the way home on the 9th flr instead.

Shortly after she returned home, we saw her doing circles on the rug so we thought she needed to poo so Mummy hurried her to the garden. But I saw a pool of vomit at the gate on our way out. There was traces of potatoes... Oh no! Someone must have feed her! I asked Daddy to clear the vomit. Later Daddy called n said there was a pool of shit in the kitchen. Nicole had a diarrhoea!

Later Nicole had another bout of diarrhoea in the garden. I called the vet for symptoms of food poisoning. I was told to monitor her for a while more and if symptoms persisted, send her down to the clinic.

I then walked her every floor to find out what happened during her disappearance. Some kids told me, there saw a indian man feeding her on the 2nd floor.

Later Daddy went down to 2nd floor to find the indian man but couldn't find him. Luckily, Nicole is fine now.

Julian's Fever Update

Finally Julian's fever has subsided but rashes have developed over his handsome face. No worry, according to the Paediatrician, it is normal.

Daddy has realised the differences of seeing a PD and GP. A GP charges S$15.00 for consultation whereas PD charges S$45.00. A GP will prescribed paracetamol and just that but a PD gave Daddy and Mummy a precious lesson on FEVER MANAGEMENT.

Attention all Mummies, this is the excerpts of FEVER MANAGEMENT:-

• The fever will normally last for 3 days.
• No worries even if temperature hit 40 degree Celsius if baby is still active. However, if baby is lethargic even at 38 degree Celsius, parents to be alerted.
• Rashes will develop after fever subsides.

My PD gave instruction to feed Julian CALPOL SUSPENSION every 6 hourly if fever is above 38 degree Celsius and 4 hourly if it is above 39 degree Celsius.

GP has never mentioned all these so if Mummy sees all the rashes on Julian's face today, Mummy would have rash my handsome son back to the GP again. So the cost of consulting the GP and PD will come to the same or even more ex! (Conclusion: See a PD if you are unsure! Money well spend!)

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Baby Julian has now become Baby Juliana! He is so "teh" now. Like a cry baby. So sticky like a plaster to Mummy and Daddy. He refuses to sleep on his own and insists that he must be cuddled to sleep. Once he has fallen asleep and u put him back on the bed, he'll cry like Daddy and Mummy has abused him! Naughty Juliana!

My Lovely Children

Mummy finally managed to put the 2 darlings together to take this precious photo. It takes a lot of co-ordination. Thanks for your cooperation.

Julian's sick

Baby Julian is down with a fever since 03.03.2007. His temperature has been up & down around 38 degree celsius and 39 degree celsius. He is so sticky to Mummy all the time. Mummy has no time for anything except to be with this little Prince.

Julian's First Bet

Mummy has used Julian's ang bao money ~ S$3.00 to buy a QuickPick for the 02.03.2007 S$10m Ang Bao Draw. There are altogether 2 person striked but Not Julian & Mummy. The result is 05 06 16 17 28 35 (14). Daddy said Julian can try again next year!

Peek A Boo

Baby Julian has learnt to play Peek A Boo with Mummy! Whenever I used my hand to cover my face and asked "Julian, where's Mummy?", he will happily use his hands to lift up my hands to see my face.

A for APPLE

Baby Julian has been uttering "Aaaaaaa" some time ago and he wouldn't compromise for a Bbbbbb.... That goes the same for Apple not Banana.

The fruitseller said banana is good for baby cos it is full of potassium so Mummy bought a bunch of it for him. The first day after dinner, Mummy mashed 1 banana for him. After this, that's it! He refused to eat a banana anymore! He will spit it out no matter how hard I tried. However, it's a different story for an APPLE! He will skretch his body with his mouth open whenever he see an APPLE! So as his jie jie - Nicole. Both children will gather around the apple. So Mummy is stocking up APPLES for the 2 precious one.