Arrival of baby KarMie#2

Baby KarMie#2 is no longer baby KarMie2...

Introducing our baby boy name "Skyler Chaw Naga",

born on 31 jan 2014, 1910, 2.62kg, VBAC

The meaning of Skyler is "shelter, scholar, protector".  

A bit on Chinese culture:

He came at the perfect time!!! to usher in the Chinese New Year... 

And he made it to be a "Horse" baby...

(Not superstitious in any traditional way)

But just happy that baby Si was born in the year of the "Dragon" 

and baby Skyler in the year of the "Horse"

Now a bit of western culture:

According to the western culture, when introducing the older one(s) to 

their new sibling, they would present each other with a gift!!!

Lurve this idea :) and that was exactly what we did...

when we introduced Sienna to Skyler for the 1st time! 

Since much of the focus n attention will be on baby Skyler, we still wanted Sienna to know 

that we still love her as much as before...or even more :)

Read more about this tradition on gift giving to reduce sibling rivalry or jealousy....

http://www.kidspot.com.au/Pregnancy-Birth-Siblings-and-a-new-baby+1587+146+article.htm

FROM THE NAGAS:

Karthik, Jamie & Baby Si are excited to announce the arrival of Skyler Chaw Naga!!!

Thank you for all your encouragement and prayers during this wonderful time... 

Baby si Potty trained??? Success or failure...

3DayPottyTraining.com By Lora Jensen 

Deviation from the book:

. Started a wee bit early...around 21 months. The author said the ideal age is a minimum of 22 months.  (But baby KarMie2 is due to pop out when baby si turns 22+ months)

. Skipped the nap and night time part...(This heavily preggie mummy does not have the energy nor is willing to wash and change sheets daily)

. Still wearing diapers when out and about... The author mentioned to bring along a portable travel potty or seat cover! (Errrrmmmm, NOPS... Don't wanna be seen in public lugging ard a potty??? Plus, this preggie mummy does not wanna be cleaning and washing the stroller!!!)

. Skipped wearing underwear and went bottomless instead...the author said to prepare about 20 pieces of underwear (this mummy again does not wanna be washing underwears nonstop!!!)

1st jan- 1st day...poop n pee on floor...did say wanna go, but missed it everytime. Scared of the portable potty but did indicate wanna sit on mummy n papa potty.

2nd day- poo poo on big toilet with the help of seat cover fr potty set. Got a sticker n was proud. But still 1 poopoo n 3 peepee accidents

3rd day - poo poo once in big toilet...But still 1 poopoo n 3 peepee accidents...many false alarm n refuse to sit on toilet for long.

Stopped taking notes after the 3rd day...

basically be prepared for:

.Lots of false alarm

.Lots of accidents

.Lots of time spend on toilet seat, sometimes "fruitful", sometimes "fruitless"...but we did do lots of singing and entertaining to kill time!

.Endless reminder, that I sound like an answering machine... 

"Pee pee, poo poo must tell mummy or papa"

"Eeeeewwww pee pee/poo poo on the floor yucky yucky"

"Sienna big girl now, poo poo and pee pee on big toilet just like mummy and papa"

.Lots of praises and high fives when she finally goes!

Baby Si got excited everytime she goes:

She loves the sticker chart

She loves her gummy vitamin reward or chocolate biscuits...we hardly give her anything sweet, so this is a treat for her!!!

Thank God she hardly had accidents on the couch! She did it once on first day, and saw how mummy had to clean the blanket over it...she got the gist...

Grateful for:

A helpful hubby that takes over the potty training job when he gets home...

Being heavily pregnant and having to clean up accidents (being on hands and knees with a big belly in the way is no joke) 3-4 times a day!!!

Conclusion:

3 days as the author claimed...is a miracle!!! 

Was a success for us in just over 10 days!!! (But of coz accidents will happen here and there)

But it was smooth sailing once she got the hang of it...she is able to say "na na poo poo/pee pee", and then walk to the toilet and waited to go...didnt leak at all...

(Update: not scared of portable potty anymore - able to open the potty cover, sit on her own, finish her "business", wiped herself with tissue after pee pee, n throw it into the potty, close the potty cover, and claps hands, demands for a sticker and a gummy or chocolate reward)

Kudos to baby Si... We r so proud of her!!! She was just turning 21 months old when we started this...

Daddy said, "can't believe baby Si is gonna start wearing underwear!!!....she's not even 2!!!" 

Mummy says, "yes, can't wait... baby Si is gonna be diaper-less!!! And say hello to Prada & Gucci bags... Shopping time....No more carrying diaper bags... "

Oh wait, back from la la land to reality... Baby KarMie#2 is coming soon!!! N back to diaperland...

Baby Si vs. baby KarMie#2...

Many friends have commented why there isn't much updates on my pregnancy on baby KarMie2???

Well... Nothing much to update except that baby KarMie2 is gonna be a BOY and that he's happily hibernating in mummy's belly!!!

So I came up with a list of comparison of my pregnancy journey...

Baby Si vs. baby KarMie2:

This pregnancy wt baby KarMie#2 is totally diff than baby Si!

.more nausea and puking any time of the day during 1st trimester...hence lost weight!

.certain smells make me gag (seaweed)

.1st trimester, belly was bigger compared to baby Si...but smaller there after (maybe coz skin and muscles have been stretched out after the 1st pregnancy)

.prefer eating noodles than rice...wt baby Si, loved eating Ayam penyet...that I ate it so frequently (hence the 16kg weight gain with baby Si)! This time definitely less than that!!!

.cant sleep during the nite...(means more time to write blogs???)

.eating more junk food (especially in the middle of the nite) n coffee - since its the 2nd pregnancy, was a little bit more lenient on my diet!

.baby KarMie#2 started kicking even during the 1st trimester...whereas baby Si during the last trimester (even then, she seldom kicked)...

.kicks a lot...especially at night

.no cravings either this time.

.itchy legs due to hormonal imbalance 

.no indigestion or heartburn

.less hairy

.less leg cramps (twice so far)... Baby Si (less than 10 times in the middle of sleeping)

.no water retention n no foot swelling...(with baby Si, foot swelled even with alleviation) 

.belly button sticks out...they say if it's a boy, it will stick out (not sure how true)???

.belly is more rounded and pointy to the front...(baby Si was more sideways)

.more backaches...maybe coz too much traveling & outings, tending to baby Si, household chores, etc...

. Pelvic pains...baby KarMie2 is sitting low (baby Si was way up high even through the very end)

. Baby Si was a BIG baby...coming out a whooping 3.5kg!!! Baby KarMie2 is projected to be much less than that...

KarMie??? What is it...?

5 yrs since "KarMie" was formed... Anniversary date 27/12/2008!

In case people are wondering what KarMie is... 

Karthik + Jamie = KarMie <~ idea came from nerdy mr. hubby :) who also came up with...

Karthik + Jamie + Sienna = KarMieNna...

I wonder what's brewing in mr. Hubby's brain for baby KarMie #2

I know this blog is mainly for baby Si... But need to give some air time to the parents too...hehehehe....

And 5 yrs is worth a shoutout!!!

we Dated for 3 Yrs before marriage...so in total we've been together for 8 Yrs...

We were planning for a short anniver-moon getaway...not again???  (see babymoon in Bali) !!! 

Heheheh...but I have grounded myself on ground and hang up my travelling shoes (for now)...

But mr. Hubby is still going to Bali this 21-24 jan as the tixs were already bought ahead of time.

The invitation to "date" mr. Hubby is still open if anyone is interested...hehehhe...

I so wanna be ur date, mr. Hubby!!!... Hmmmm.....oh well...

Ok not gonna be sappy on this post...people might quit reading this blog :p

So here's to many more happy years together ;) 

On a side note: 

Time is going by way too fast now that my due date is soon approaching!!!

So many things to do in a short amount of time... Is this called baby blues??? Or baby nerves??? Help!!!

Happy 21 months baby Si!!!

Happy 21 months baby Si!!!

Baby Si turns 21 months on 6th jan 2014!!! Which is today....yeayyyy!!! 

(20  months old post <~ if u missed it)

Hopefully baby Si pics will cheer up ur day!!! It did cheer us up when snapping these pics... :)

Milestones reached:

. Starting to speak in full sentences... "Papa, mummy and na na shuìjiào <- sleep "

. Can count from 1-10 in mandarin 

. Chooses her own clothes to dress

On a side note:

We started attempting to potty train baby Si...starting the new year with no diapers :)

Will update the progress, hopefully good news soon!!! *mummy n daddy fingers crossed*

Merry Xmas and a happy new year!!!

So many blessings to close the year 2013!!!

Just in the month of December, we were blessed with lots of free gifts!!!

All these I won in different kinds of contests

.2 theater tickets to Notre Dame de Paris at Marina Bay Sands Grand Theatre ($58x2=$116)

.2 tickets "american hustle" preview movie screening ($10x2=$20)

.christmas turkey with chestnut sausage stuffing with cranberry and Madeira sauce with sautéed vegetables (worth $138+) from pan pacific hotel

.2 tickets to Xtend Barre class ($40x2=$80)

So happy that mr. Hubby  and I were able to attend a few of these events with the help of gong gong who came to visit us for a week... He was the babysitter for us at the right timing...

Mr.hubby and I attended our first theater together as a couple. We watched Notre dame de Paris  at marina bay sands grand theatre... We had a red carpet arrival as we walked in because it was the opening night... It was hard to understand what was going on as the thespians were dancing and singing all at the same time...but just being there to enjoy the mechanics and efforts that were involved in it...were just amazing....gong gong and baby Si spent time enjoying the view outside MBS and then were joined by chiu chiu Jason and baby Si's cousin, ha- min! 

We also managed to squeezed in a lil' "us" time together by watching the movie "hunger games 2"... The last "hunger games" movie was a movie that we both watched together right before baby Si was born! So this time, it was just right to watch the 2nd of the trilogy before baby KarMie2 pops out.

Baby Si had her first ever dental checkup at Thomson dental... The dentist was way too nice that he wasn't able to get baby Si to budge open her mouth! Baby Si cooporated by sitting and lying down. She was taking in the lights, dentist mask, tools, etc... But was just too afraid to open her mouth. So the most that the dentist could do was lift up her lips to check her front teeth and gave it thumbs up!

Gong gong was there to baby sit while mummy's turn to have her checkup. Then right after, mummy went to her gynae checkup while gong gong babysat baby Si at the nearby mall...

Baby Si attended her first indoor gym class at MyGym with daddy!!! Mummy n gong gong were there too to capture the moments on camera... Baby Si enjoyed it very much, running and jumping around. She was the youngest in the class. She was scared to participate in some of the acrobatics stunts...like doing the tumbles, hanging from the bars, etc... After that we all had dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant... It was the last night before gong gong had to leave! 

We were happy that were able to enjoy our blessing with others!

Mr. Hubby is not a big fan of turkey...so he commented that if we didnt attend our Xmas party with church friends, I would have to finish the whole turkey all by myself!!! Gessshhhm that turkey was bigger than my preggie belly! Heavier too!!!

We had a great time at the Xmas party... Enjoying good food, good company, good games, exchanging of gifts!!! Baby Si also got presents from all the lovely aunties and uncles...thank u sooooo much...baby Si loves all the new toys n it kept her busy busy busy...

Too bad this mummy cannot enjoy some of these free gifts like

.2 tickets "american hustle" preview movie screening (who wants to babysit baby Si???)

.2 tickets to Xtend Barre class (don't think they want a 33 weeks preggie lady jumping n prancing around)

Who wants to "date" mr. Hubby? 

Who will be the "lucky" one to enjoy these blessings??? 

These are just snippets of KarMie's blessings as we have the whole full list of KarMie's 2013 blessings that we keep...we do this every year to count our blessings...do u have one as well???

The NAGAS wanna wish u a merry Xmas and a happy new year!!! 

Can't wait to see what God has in store for us in the year 2014!!!

More pics can be found on mr. Hubby fb link here:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101972863627529.1073741844.25805776&type=1&l=a48e8952dd

Push present??? What is it...

Ever heard of the term push present? Well most Asians wouldn't know it as it's only common in the western world... I learnt it from my american friends when I spent 6 years in the US...

So let me educate all u preggie ladies out there ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_present

"A push present (also known as a push gift, baby mama gift or baby bauble) is a present a father gives to the mother to mark the occasion of her giving birth to their child. 

The tradition of gift-giving to commemorate a birth has long roots in England and India."

Funnily enough, my "Indian"/"American" hubby have not heard of this before...

But after being "educated", he surprised me with a new "atas" camera which was the perfect gift as we got to capture all of baby Si pics since day 1 (fresh from the oven) and been using it for this blog and fb pics for all ur entertainment ;)

I wonder what's next for baby KarMie#2??? Hehehehe....

It doesn't have to be expensive...just the thought that counts (knowing that ur hubby appreciated the 9 months of carrying ur baby)!!! It can just be as simple as a "whole coffee or choc cake" to satisfy ur cravings before the start of yucky tasting confinement food...*hint hint from Bengawan Solo plz*

I've even heard that some mothers get diamonds... One diamond for each baby being popped! Hmmmm, but I wonder how many diamond rings can one wear? I'm happy wt my perfect diamond engagement ring :) plus, don't forget that diapers costs $$ and baby stuff too!!!

P/s: cant neglect the expecting fathers too for putting up with us...hormonal changes, mood swings, food cravings, back massages, foot massages, indigestion, nausea, morning sickness, sleepless nights, itchiness, bit*hiness, etc... Hehhehehe....