Good Lil Shauna

We have been bringing Lil Shauna to Nai nai's place every Sunday. In fact, Nai nai would automatically call at 2+pm (if we fail to report) to check if we or more accurately, Lil Shauna is coming. Lol!

One fine Sunday, Lil Shauna decides that she only wants to be carried by certain people and started crying hysterically when Nai nai tried carrying her. Since then, bringing her to Nai nai's place had been difficult and we couldnt stay long bcos Lil Shauna would stick to me and when she starts fussing, she refuses to stop. We hope that it is just another growing phase and persevere on. I bet Nai nai is hoping that Lil Shauna grows out of it too. She seems so terribly upset when Lil Shauna rejects her. :(

Last Sunday, we brought Lil Shauna to Nai nai's place too. Lil Shauna was happily shopping with Mummy, Popo and Cousin Yingxi in Suntec in the late morning before heading to Nai nai's place. We both tot that she would fuss as usual. However, she didnt. In fact, she even allows Nai nai to carry her and was laughing heartily while Daddy Lim plays peek-a-boo with her. Tat went on for quite awhile before she finally fusses. Nai nai was so happily carrying Lil Shauna and walking around. Mind you, the little princess last weighs 7.6kg at 6 months 2 weeks! However, Nai nai insisted that she's not tired for as long as Lil Shauna allows her to be carried. :)

We left in the evening and visited Uncle Ashley & Auntie Noreen's new little bundle of joy - Princess Tiara. She was only 4 days old when we visited her but weighs a whooping 3.7kg at birth! She is so cute and looks so much smaller as compared to Lil Shauna. I cant really remember how Lil Shauna actually looks like at birth, but if 3.7kg is so tiny, 1.9kg must be much worse. Never mind, cos the PD assures us that Lil Shauna has already caught up with her peers in terms of physical development. 3 cheers for Mummy's milk! Oh, presenting the little princess. :) Ashley & Noreen, welcome to the club. May you enjoy the sleepless night, the endless diaper changing and milk feeding. Lol!

Mummy Lim

Love Amplified

Daddy Lim and I went to Love Amplified - Singapore's first World AIDS Day concert yesterday. It was held at the Fort Canning Park & we had wanted to bring Lil Shauna initially. However, they do not grant entry to children (including babies) below 12 and we had to leave her with my Mum. We are pretty glad that we did. The place is too noisy for her and it ended almost close to 11pm.


Our Company is the main sponsor of the event and we were given free tickets. Each ticket comes with a free Levi's tee with important massage. Daddy Lim and I took the "One Love" tee.

We were eventually given the "VIP" tickets and were treated like VIPs. Hehe.

There was a tentage specially for VIPs and they served food in pretty styles. I didnt get to taste the pretty food bcos I just down-ed KFC right before the event. Aiya, should have tahan-ed abit.

The concert was pretty good. There were a many artistes and bands performing, ranging from Hossane Leong, the Tim Sum Dollies, the Electrico and most importantly Stefanie Sun.

The Electrico performing. Apparently, the drummer is Daddy Lim's duno whose's whose and the bassist is Daddy Lim's duno whose's whose too. Hehe. The brassist is super cute. He has this gong gong glasses but was super high during the performance. Totally unlike his image. At one point, he even head bang until his glasses dropped. Hohoho.

After what seems like forever, Sun Yanzi finally appeared. They have to put her as the last performing artist to keep the crowd intact.

This is the first time that I am watching Sun Yazi perform live wor. Daddy Lim actually wanted to leave midway but I wanted to watch Sun. Hehe. It was a good event. Thumbs up!

Mummy Lim

Mee See, I dun want to Pa Zham

I brought Lil Shauna for the last of her 2 doses of rotavirus vaccine and last of the 3 6-in-1 jab. Lil Shauna was still looking happie at the clinic.
The doctor gave her the rotavirus oral vaccine 1st. The doctor mentioned that it tastes a little sweet. Lil Shauna quite enjoys the vaccine.


Then came the jab. My mum and the nurse have to hold her down for the jab. Wat was I doing? Standing one side, avoiding the action and taking video. Lol! Lil Shauna started struggling when she was held down. Then, she screamed the roof down when the doctor gave her the injection. For someone who didnt noe, we might be accused of child abuse by the sound of her cries. -.o"

I am so glad that there will be no more vaccine until she's 15 months old. There is no fever this time (or at least not yet). I suspect that she will be very cranky & fussy over the weekend. -.o" Oh, she's still suffering from blocked tear duct on her right eye - a condition that persisted since she was 2 months old. The PD still maintains that it is not a serious condition. However, to resolve the problem immediately, we could bring her to an eye specialist, who will insert a fine wire into her eye to clear the duct!??! How scary it sounds. The PD assures that it is not a painful procedure but irritable. We are still thinking about it. We might do it. I will call on Monday to find out more. Poor baby.
Mummy Lim

Madagascar 2

Lil Shauna is going for her last of the 6-in-1 jab tomorrow. Hopefully, she doesnt cry the clinic's roof off, developed fever or decided to play queen just bcos she has a needle poked into her fat thigh. Seriously, I see all 3 coming. -.o"

My mum has offered to take care of Lil Shauna for tonight so that I dun have to rush over with the baby tomorrow (she's coming with us for the vaccination). With the time off, Daddy Lim and I have decided to watch a movie. Our last movie was about 5 months ago, when Lil Shauna was barely 3 weeks old, weighing less than 2kg. I bet she's at least 7.5kg now. She's constantly helping me to try my arm muscle.



Anyway, Daddy Lim was super excited over the movie. He is a movie freak. Before Lil Shauna comes along, we used to catch movies almost on a weekly basis. We watched all kinds of movies - good & bad. Come to think of it, Lil Shauna helps us to save loads of movie $$. Haha.



We watched Madagascar 2.Daddy Lim had been bugging me to watch that movie since it was out. I do admit that Part 1 was fantastic. Daddy Lim loves the penguins especially. Oh, and the "I like to move it, move it" song too.

Part 2 didnt disappoint us either. I tot Part 2 was better but Daddy Lim tot otherwise. Anyway, it was a good show, time & $$ well-spent. Hmm.. I wonder when would be the next time that we visit the cinema. Another 5 months?

Mummy Lim

We have Decided... I think

We have finally made the big decision. Will be conveying the decision to the relevant authority today and then it will be out of our hands for a while, but it is always in our Father's hand. All there is to do after that is to wait & see. After all the hard thinking & frenzy search for information, we do hope that it will work out to something. It has been a difficult decision and there had been frustrating and disappointing times, especially when there seems to be so many hurdles to cross and information is so difficult to get. I dun think we heard specifically from God, but He has been opening doors. We will continue to pray about it.

Once we have a firm answer from the authority, we will update about it. :) Patience ya.

Mummy Lim

To Stop Breastfeeding

Like I say in my post awhile ago, I have decided that I will stop breastfeeding soon. I have been producing milk for Lil Shauna for the past 6 months and 2 weeks, which is as per recommended by WHO. I have yet to stop, milk is still dripping, but I noticed that the ss decreasing. I used to wake up in the middle of the night to express. However, now that we bring Lil Shauna home every night, coupled with the tiring work day, it is sometimes impossible to wake up in the night. The night express has since disappeared.

I had also been dragging my express. I used to express 5x a day, but have dropped to 4. I only expressed 3x today. Hopefully, I will be able to stop soon. It is not easily. I had been plagued by engorgement and rock hard b****ts. Jia you, jia you!

Mummy, your milk, milk is very yummy. :)

Rent-that-toy

The bouncer that we rented had been delivered to us. As compared to the rainforest jumperoo, the bouncer is much inferior, but also explains the cheap rental. It looks pretty used, and had been subject to much wear and tear. It does keep Lil Shauna entertains for awhile. However, the cheeky princess always prefer her parents' entertainment. -.o"

I will give the bouncer a 5.5/10. I might still rent another toy from them. If the quality is still as such, I will probably not patronise them anymore. Wait & see...

Mummy Lim

Big Decision

Daddy Lim & I are in the midst of making a big decision. Nothing is firm yet and we are considering hard. We shall share when we have made the decision and when things are firmed up. Sorrie for the lack of updates. We are too busy finding information and thinking hard. Hehe.

Mummy Lim

How Our Little Princess Has Changed.

Lil Shauna is 6 months and 1 week old. Wanted to buy her a cake to celebrate when she turned 6 months but dismissed the tot since she could neither blow candle nor eat cake. Hehe. I was browsing thru' her pix and was amazed at her transformation. Merely 6 months and she has changed so much! It makes me wonder when I have to apply for a new passport for her. I bet she will look different from her passport photo very soon.

Newborn Shauna.

One week old.

One month old.

Two months old.

Three months old.

Four months old.

Five months old.

Finally, six months old.

Cant blog much bcos Daddy Lim is perstering me for the computer. He said he never pester, but he is shooting me dagger eyes. Hohoho. Baby, baby grow, grow, grow. Although you have not much hair, we still love you. Muakz!

Mummy Lim

Daddy Lim is Angry... With Lil Shauna

Lil Shauna has not been her usual self recently. Or at least we hope so and that it is not another growing phase. She is forgoing the long hours afternoon nap that she used to take. Based on research, by 6 months, most babies sleep a total of 11 1/2 to 15 hours of sleep a day (between nighttime sleep and naps) and are capable of sleeping for long stretches at a time. Many babies consolidate their daytime sleep into two naps, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
(Source: BabyCenter)

She sleeps at about 8pm to 9pm daily and wakes up at about 6.30am, which is about 10 hours per night. That still leave about 2 to 5 hours of nap time but she is apparently not utilising it. I would be jumping with joy if I can nap for 2 to 5 hours daily on her behalf. Anyway, for the past few days, she refused to sleep at all in the afternoon. As such, she is super tired by the time we fetch her in the evening. Sleepiness + tiredness = cranky + dozing off baby. We had to rush through dinner so that we can quickly bring her home to put her to bed.

Last night, the same thing happened. She was so cranky. We were home by 7.40pm and hurriedly heat up her milk. She was already in dreamland by the time the bottle was finished. With caution, I placed her on her mattress, in her sleeping bag and make sure that the fan is blowing at her so that she wun be too hot. Then I went about doing my stuff while waiting to express at 9pm.

At 9pm, she started stirring and kicking and was jolted awake. She started crying and fussing and refused to be pacified. Usually, she will wake up and want to play but not last night. She refused to play, dun want to stand or sit, reject milk, still fuss despite being carried and walked around. We were really at outr wits end.

Daddy Lim was so frustrated and was angry with Lil Shauna. At one point, I passed her to him cos I needed a rest and she was still fussing and crying. Daddy Lim was so pissed that he put her on the bed and she starting crying more and more. Come to think of it, the situation was pretty comical.

It was only 2.5hours later that tiredness seeped in that she finally drifted off to sleep. However, she put up a fierce fight against the Z monster before surrendering. I have to hug her tight, rock her despite her struggling before those tired eyes started to close. It was simply a nightmare for us.

This morning, she greeted us with smiles, totally forgetting the torture that she besotted upon us last night. Just like what I told Daddy Lim, no need to be angry with Lil Shauna cos she dun understand (yet) and she has short-term memory. Haha. However, Dady Lim insisted that Lil Shauna is angry with him too (for being angry with her) cos she doesnt want to smile at him this morning and refused to let him hold her hand. Haha.

Mummy Lim

New, new, new...

When the idea of engaging a maid seems feasible, we put many purchases on hold for fear of overstretching ourselves financially. Now that the idea is shelved, the temptation of spending $$ comes hopping back.

We need a new carrier. Although I still sling Lil Shauna, she is starting to grow out of it. Moreover, bcos I am so dark, when I am ungroom & sling her, I totally can pass off as a maid. -.o" We are considering getting a good and expensive one, either a beco or ergo. After discussing, it is probably the latter. Yeah, new things, new things!

For the longest time, I had been eyeing the rainforest jumperoo for Lil Shauna. I think it looks super fun. I bet I would be happily jumping in it if I were a baby. Hehe. We actually let Lil Shauna tried it on Kiddy Palace and she seems to enjoy it. The only thing that hold us back is the price. It is a whooping $239! We almost got a 2nd hand one but eventually dismissed it. It is far too expensive and Lil Shauna will prob grow sick and out of it soon.

To make up for it, we almost bought a walker. However, we read about how walkers are supposed to delay walking, encouraged tiptoeing and we changed our mind again. Hey, not that we are fickle-minded parents ok. We are just exploring the best and cost effective option. ;p Eventually, we decide to rent a bouncer at $35/month. The bouncer looks something like below. Though not as pretty as the rainforest jumperoo, but I guess it serves the same purpose. Of yes, there's toy rental services in Singapore just in case you are not aware. We were initially worried about germs and bacteria too but understand that the service provider sterilises all their toy. It is our first time renting. Will blog about it later. :) There are so many other new toys available. It makes expensive & branded toys affordable and we do not have to worry about storage space when Lil Shauna grows sick of the toy. Oh, do let me know if you want to rent toy hor. Let me intro you & get some discount off my next rental. ;p

My sis & my mum spoke about the maid issue. My mum is still insistent on her point, so the option of engaging a maid is still out. They tot of an idea -- they suggested for my mum to spend 1 weekday night at my place per week to help out. Truth be told, there is nothing much she can do on 1 night. Lil Shauna normally sleeps by 9pm, even if there's laundry, we can get it done by 10pm. Moreover, it doesnt make sense for her to come and help with the housework since that can be left to the part-time cleaner. Well, we can try to coincide her stay with laundry days but it is sometimes difficult to coordinate. When the baby cries at night, it is not possible for her to take care of the baby too since she is sleeping with us. Anyway, my sis mentioned tat such an arrangement will allow my mum to take a breather from the 2 nieces. If there's really nothing much to do, she can take a break to watch TV or read newspaper. Hmmm.. on that account, I might agree to it, but then was warned that I shouldnt say that to my mum. Knowing her, she will definitely wun want to come if the arrangement is to give her a break. I m not sure if the arrangement will work out. After discussing with Daddy Lim, we tot maybe we could try it out.

On a separate note, Baby Cailyn is one year old! Big girl already. Can walk and run and eat by herself.. haha, or at least I hope that Lil Shauna can do all those by the time she's one. Fat hope!

As you can see, Lil Shauna wasnt too happy. That is probably bcos she wasnt the queen of the day, haha. MummyP got little cups cakes that were really very pretty. However, there were a little too buttery for my taste. Daddy Lim was so glad that I didnt really like the butter. -.o" Hohoho.

Mummy Lim