9 Nov 2007 - Disney Wallpaper is up!

If you remembered two weeks back, I bought a Disney Wallpaper for Jerlene's playroom and today is the installation. When the men came and about to put up the wallpaper, we realized that the width of the Wallpaper is about 10cm less than that of the wall. After some measuring, we found out that we had given a slightly wrong dimension on the day of purchase. So no choice, there will be a small portion of the wall that cannot be covered by the wallpaper. Anyway, after the wallpaper was put up, it's actually not too bad and we already have quite a number of ideas how to cover the part of the wall that is "exposed". This is the design on the wallpaper in Jerlene's playroom...

7 Nov 2007 - What a sleeping posture

Nowadays after Jerlene goes into her dreamland on our bed at night, I will carry her to her cot. But every morning when I woke up, she will always end up on our bed again. Usually when she's about to wake up, she will lift up her head to check whether Tracy and I are around. If we are still beside her, she most likely will go back to sleep. Otherwise, she will make some noise to "attract" us back to the room. This morning when I woke up, I saw Jerlene in this posture. I wonder if she is dreaming of something.......

6 Nov 2007 - Jerlene's teeth development

Tracy told me today that she saw more teeth appearing from Jerlene's gum. However, when I asked Jerlene to open up her mouth and let daddy see, she kept refusing. Then I got no choice but to act like a clown to make her laugh. Only then I managed to see that Jerlene already got about six teeth. Out of curiosity, I looked through the internet to find more info on baby's teeth development. Below is what I found.
It seems like Jerlene's teeth development more or less does follow the above order and time of appearance. Recently, Jerlene also started biting my hand. And it's not just play play you know, she really pull my hand towards her mouth and start biting at it, like eating chicken thigh....... Sigh......now I must be extra careful whenever I let her support using my hand.

4 Nov 2007 - Toys-R-Us is one of Jerlene's favourite

Ever since Jerlene is 3 weeks old, we have been bringing her out every weekends without fail. There were one or two weekends where we left home quite late in the afternoon, you can see that for the entire morning, Jerlene has been quite gloomy. And the moment you carried her, she gets very excited, thinking that we are going out soon.

Anyway, today we went to VivoCity as I was told there is a HSBC roadshow with good interest for time deposit. However, it's just some gimmicks.....they are mainly promoting their insurance policies...... After that, we brought Jerlene to the playground but it's quite hot in the open. So we decided to go back indoor and went to Toys-R-Us. Jerlene got very excited the moment I stepped into the place. Every shelves that I walked past she will try to reach out to the toys. When I let her down on the floor, she will crawl to the toys and pull them off the lower shelf. And when Tracy and I pretend to leave, she will look at us but her hand is still firmly holding onto the toys. Luckily Jerlene gets distracted very easily now so she won't cry when I carried her up and walked to other sections.

When we were about to leave VivoCity, at the basement, there are those mini merry-go-round and other rides. I remember when I was a kid, those rides only cost 20cents per ride. I was shocked when I saw that nowadays, it costs $1 per ride. Anyway, Jerlene is still too small to take the ride now. One thing is that she seems to be very interested in steering wheel. Perhaps in future, she will become the first female F1 driver in the world??? Haha.......

3 Nov 2007 - My adorable Princess

Early this morning, we are all prepared to head towards Suntec for the Hey Baby 2007 contest. We are supposed to be there by 10:30am but due to heavy traffic on CTE, we were 10 mins late. When we reached the place, OMG, the queue for reporting is unbelievably long. There are about 180 babies registered for the Most Adorable Baby contest. The registration is super slow and it's really inefficient. We actually queued for about 1.5hrs before we got our number (A139). We decided to go for our lunch first because at that time, the baby on stage is only number A40, still got about 100 babies to go before Jerlene's turn.

After lunch, I brought Jerlene into the waiting area before going up to stage. At that time, I can see most of the babies were already very tired. Some even fell asleep before going up to stage. Jerlene also started to get a bit impatient after the long wait. Finally we went on stage and one by one, the contestants brought their babies to the front of the stage for the three judges to see. However, I find that the judges are too far away to make a good judgement. Furthermore, I can see them getting tired of seeing so many babies liao and the male judges got that "bo chap" look. Anyway, the two female comperes will ask a few questions to each mom or dad on stage. Jerlene and I finally had our moment on stage......

Although Jerlene did not go through to the final, I'm very proud of her and it's really a fabulous experience. She will always be my Most Adorable Baby whom no others can match.....haha..... Very proud hor....... :-)

Jerlene, daddy 永远支持你!!!!!!!

2 Nov 2007 - Best voted Photo

The voting for Jerlene's best photo has just ended. There are a total of 24 votes and the winning photo is none other than photo 3 - Jerlene "the adorable koala"!!!!! It won by having 12 votes, which is 50% of the total votes. Once again, thanks to all who have voted!!! :-)



Tomorrow (3 Nov) is the Hey Baby 2007 contest. It will be held at the Tropics Atrium in Suntec City. Think the contest starts at 11am though I'm told to be there by 10:30am. Other than the contest, there will be other fun games too. Also, you may have chance to get close up with some of our MediaCorp artistes.

Anyway, no matter what the result will be, Jerlene will always be my Most Adorable baby!!!!!
:-)

29 Oct 2007 - Having fun in new Play Yard

Just managed to upload a video of Jerlene playing in her new play yard.


It seems like photo 3 is still leading. Once again, I want to thank those who have voted. If you have not, do cast your vote on the left column. 2 more days till the voting ends. Thanks all.

COUNTDOWN: 5 more days to Hey Baby 2007 Contest!

27 Oct 2007 - Jerlene's New Play Yard

Few weeks back I received a VPost newsletter that introduced a Disney Wallpaper promotion for the month of Oct 2007. The shop is at Ubi and I decided to go take a look. There are lots of very pretty and colourful design. We spent a while and finally decided on a Winnie the Pooh design. The wallpaper will cover one entire wall in Jerlene's playroom. The installation is on 9 Nov 07 and I'll post some pictures of it then.

After that, we went for our lunch at the nearby Singapore Post. There is also a shop that sells babies and toddlers stuffs. We bought a few clothes for Jerlene there. We left Singapore Post at about 2pm and next destination is my grandma's place. Jerlene was asleep when we reached there but as expected, she woke up within 15 mins. After our Sydney trip, we thought Jerlene's stranger anxiety has been "cured" but today, she seems to be back to her oldself. Sigh......guess we must re-train her again.......another overseas trip??? :-P

In the evening we went to Causeway Point thinking of buying a nice dress for Jerlene's next week baby contest. However, in the end, I did not buy any dress for her, I bought a Play Yard for her!!!!! Nowadays whenever I put her down on the bumper mat, she cannot stay there for long. She will start to crawl all over the place and there is high risk that she will knock herself. Sometimes when I went into the room for a while, Jerlene actually crawl all the way from living room to look for me. As such, I decided to buy the play yard so that she will be "safe" from hurting herself. Initially she dun really like it but after a while, she started to get used to it. I actually wanted to upload a few videos of Jerlene playing in the play yard but I have problem uploading the video to YouTube. Will try it another day. Here are some photos that I've taken.

REMINDER: PLSE VOTE FOR JERLENE'S BEST PHOTO ON THE LEFT IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO!

COUNTDOWN: ONE WEEK TO HEY BABY 2007!

25 Oct 2007 - Jerlene is 9 months old today

Time really flies and today is Jerlene's 9 months birthday. She has been my good girl so far and she seldom give me any trouble. In fact, I had a lot of pride when bringing her out during weekends. Almost every shops and restaurants that we went in, the salesperson or waiters/waitresses will most likely come over and play with Jerlene. Happy Birthday, Jerlene!

The voting of Jerlene's photos is still going on and so far, photo 2 and 3 are leading with photo 3 slightly edging out. For those who have not casted your vote, do cast one before the deadline which is 31 Oct 2007. As for those who has already casted your vote, thank you very much. Really appreciate it!!! :)

23 Oct 2007 - Best Photo!

I need to present one of Jerlene's recent photo during the Hey Baby 2007 contest. Have been looking through hundreds of Jerlene's photos and cannot decide on which is the best. As such, I decided to poll readers of this blog to help me choose the best photo that can really project Jerlene as the Most Adorable Baby! :-)

Below are 4 photos that I've shortlisted. I've created a Poll on the left where you can vote for the best photo. If you think you have seen better ones, do leave me a comment and let me know which one. Thanks.

Photo 1


Photo 2


Photo 3


Photo 4

21 Oct 2007 - Another great Sunday and Hey Baby 2007 registration

Jerlene woke up very early today. In fact for the past one week, she has been waking up much earlier than us. After she woke up, she will crawl towards us and sleep by our side. :-)

Anyway, we went for breakfast at a nearby 茶餐厅. We have been to this restaurant about 2-3 times and the waitresses there all recognize Jerlene. Every now and then, they will come over and play with Jerlene. After breakfast, we were still contemplating whether to go Mustafa or Suntec. The final decision is Suntec City.

So off we go. First we walked around the toy section (as usual) in Carrefour. We saw something which we would like to buy but before we commit on that, we decided to go Toy-R-Us and compare the price....hehe..... There were so many toys that interest Jerlene and we were not sure which to buy. In the end, we felt we need more time to consider. As we exit Toy-R-Us, we saw a counter setup outside with a banner saying "Hey Baby 2007". We walked towards it and realized it is a registration counter for a Baby Contest organized by Mediacorptv.

Without much hesitation, I registered Jerlene for the Most Adorable Baby Contest!!!! Just for the fun, anyway registration fee only $5. I think it was all fated because today is the last day of registration. If in the morning I decided to go Mustafa, or if I did not compare prices in Toy-R-Us, I would not have come across the counter. You are all welcome to come and support Jerlene at Suntec on 3 Nov 2007, about 11am, OK?

Before we leave Suntec, we bought half a dozen of donuts from the Donuts Factory, which was super popular recently. At about 4pm, we were home and it's swimming time. When Jerlene took her first step into the pool, she seems a bit nervous and uneasy. However, after about 5mins of getting used to the water, she was back to her wildness. She was having so much fun splashing water all over herself and me. This is another great Sunday! :-)

16 Oct 2007 - 傻妹 getting WILD!

I do not have to elaborate more. Watch this and you'll know what I mean..... :-)

14 Oct 2007 - A new foam mattress and a great time in the pool

Today is Tracy's birthday and we went to Crystal Jade 小龙包restaurant (one of Tracy's favourite) for lunch. After lunch, we met up with my sisters and parent who were also shopping in Marina Square. We spent quite a while in Kiddy Palace before splitting to do our own shopping.

We walked into minitoon and saw a foam mattress which we have been contemplating to buy for quite a while. Finally I made the decision to buy today. There was a 15% discount, a free lifetime membership card and a free medium size Stitch soft toy. The mattress cost $110 after discount. Here's the pictures of the "Pooh" mattress and Stitch.


After that, we walked back to Suntec and wanted to put the stuff into my car before carry on with our shopping. On the way, we saw at least 4 fire engines speeding towards Suntec and seems like having some emergency incident. I still joked with Tracy saying scarly the carpark got burned down and our car will turn into waste metal. As we approached the carpark, there was a strong smokey smell. And the aircon seems to have turned off. The elevator and escalator leading down to the carpark was also stopped. So I took the stairs down to basement one but basement two, where I parked my car, was closed!!!! There was a foodcourt worker fainted in basement one and medical officer was attending to her. I've never been so accurate in my prediction. But is my car really gone??? Of course not lar........ After about 20mins, they re-open basement two.

I put the stuff into my car and we continue to shop around. We had a coffee break at Gloria Jeans before heading home for a swim. It has been a while since I brought Jerlene down to the pool. I still remembered the last time, she was still a bit nervous when got into the water and dun really dare to move. However, she was having so much fun in the water today. She kept splashing water as though she was in her bathtub during shower. We has about 20mins of fun time in the pool before going home for a shower. Will be bringing Jerlene to the pool more often from now on.....

13 Oct 2007 - What a forgetful parents

We planned to bring Jerlene to my grandme's place today. We prepared all her usual stuff and off we go. Guess what, when we were on the way, Tracy suddenly shouted:"Oh shit, I left the milk powder and bottles carrier on our dining table!!!!". As it's about time to feed Jerlene, we had no choice but to drive to a nearby NTUC and bought a jugged baby food. Sigh......how can we be so forgetful. Luckily Jerlene enjoys those baby food. :-)

9 Oct 2007 - Jerlene's thumb hurts but my heart hurts more

Jerlene has been sucking on her thumb so much nowadays that it has turned swollen. Not only that, the skin around the thumb has cracked. I felt so pain for her but she does not seem to feel any pain and kept on sucking. At first, we tried letting her wear a mitten but she kept pulling it off. So no choice, we wrapped a plaster around her thumb to prevent her skin from cracking further.

And guess what, she continued to suck on the plaster. My MIL said Jerlene not just bit off the plaster from her thumb, she even tried to swallow it and in the end got herself choked. We were shocked when we heard that. Sigh......Jerlene, your thumb really so tasty meh? Can daddy try? Heheh........