My New Look

Yoohoo! New year new look! After delivering my baby, my hair was in a big mess. My neighbour was so kind to babysit Charis for a couple of hours for me to run out for a quick trim.

Ta-Da!! Short bob with full fringe! Definitely a new style for me and pple say it trimmed off 10 years from my age! Who cares if it's true but i choose to believe it! Woahaha ....

CNY Cookies!

Pineapple tarts ... there's a special mold for the crust

Short cut method, just roll the "tarts" into a ball (pineapple filling inside)

Wowo! We were at Cass' place yesterday and she taught us how to make CNY cookies! There were two styles of pineapple tarts and also peanut cookies! The recipe is so easy and Cass made everything look so simple! i'm inspired to try them on my own soon!

They taste as good as they look! Hubby loves them and i'm excited to share them with my friends! They'll be proud of me and raise my domestic index! Woahaha ~~~

O型嘴

Baby has a standard "O shape mouth" ... guess what? It tells us she is doing her big business! Haha ... Usually when that happens, she will keep quite still, give us the O shape mouth, and then we'll know to change her in a while.

That's how babies communicate. Funny ah?!

Latest Hobby

See i can blow bubbles!

口水多过茶！

I remember when Charis was born and doctor put her on my tummy, the first thing i noticed was that she was blowing bubbles with her saliva! I was quite shocked to know that newborns can do this trick!

Now Charis is back at it after two months. She would save up a lot of saliva and then foam them around her mouth! It must be fun for her .. probably her only form of entertainment for now haha. It's fun watching her amusing herself!

The Art of Burping

Burping the baby is the best toning exercise for the arms!

I feel miserable ... help let me go!!

I love nursing time because baby would look so peaceful and happy. However, what follows is always quite a dread.

Sometimes baby would burp almost immediately, but sometimes my arms would be aching so much and yet not a drop of air was heard. I always wondered if i'm doing it correctly. Some friends have taught me to rock her from side to side. This technique has worked pretty well most times, but baby hates it and always struggles to get free.

It kinda pains me to see her pitiful face as if saying "mama can you stop please". But i've read that it is very important to burp the little one. Any air trapped in their bodies might cause wind in the stomach making the baby uncomfortable or colicky. I'm just thinking if unburped gas can be passed from below, hee.

If any of you have any superb tips on burping, let me know!! :)

Downtown Girl

Sob, no CNY clothes for me! Waaaaah ~~~

For the first time, we brought baby to Orchard Road! We just pushed her along in the infant car seat travel system and i think she is very awed by the many colors and sights!

It wasn't a bad experience at all bringing her shopping. Most of the time baby would be sleeping, or looking around. When she cries just feed her. That simple :) Oooh i love Takashimaya. They have a well equipped nursery on L3 where you can change diapers or nurse. So baby friendly! Love it! It earned my loyalty even though the parking charges are horrendous ^_^

Wanted to get baby some pretty dresses for CNY but couldn't find any that could fit her teeny frame nicely. Most dresses and pretty separates are for at least 3 months and up. i will continue my quest this week in other malls. Eeeek time is running out!

Cradle Cap

Sob, look at my cradle capped brows

Ta-Da! Don't i look so good now when the flakes are gone?

Does your baby have cradle cap?

Cradle cap is charaterized by thick, yellow, greasy scales which are caused by overactive oil glands. They are usually found on the scalp, but can also grow on the eyebrows or eyelids. No particular treatment is required as cradle cap is harmless.

Baby Charis had a mild case of cradle cap on both her brows. I just left them alone until I received advice to apply some baby oil on them and then gently rub the flakes off. I had not dared to do that previously because i was afraid i would hurt baby by rubbing her skin, but i received ful assurance this is ok so i went on ahead to try.

I dabbed some baby oil using a cotton ball onto both brows, and voila! ~ The flakes did come out quite easily! I continued to do this for two days. The skin appeared red for a while but now the flakes are gone and the princess looks better!

If you have the same situation, try this simple and effective treatment! :)