Baby Si FIRSTS (+Baby Skye)...

Our FIRST FAMILY MOVIE experience!!!

Baby Si FIRST MOVIE in the cinema + 1st COKE + 1st POPCORN :)

We were kicked out from what we thought was our "FIRST FAMILY MOVIE" American Hustle when baby Si was less than a year old!!! Thanks to us for being naive parents about "film classification"!

We were happily seated and happily waiting eagerly for the movie to start.... 

And once the preview/adverts started...we were kicked out...

We even argued with them saying baby Si is just a baby...she won't even know what is happening or what its about and perhaps will sleep all throughout the movie anyways???

Well, Singapore being Singapore... Rules are rules.... 

Or else GV movie license will be suspended...all thanks to a sleeping baby in the cinema classified "R21"

Oh well, tips for new parents: u will be "doomed"... oppsss i meant "delighted" watching kids movie from now on!!!

So anyways, back to our 1st family movie experience...

I won 4 adults tickets (kids below 90cm is free) to watch a kids movie "Earth to Echo"...

So we invited 2 of mr. Hubby's colleagues along....

It was the WORST movie EVER and what more...WORST KIDS movie EVER!!!

I was so dizzy half way thru the movie... Just imagine the movie "Blair witch project" But the kids version minus the horror! The handheld camera was just moving all throughout...

We overhead kids behind us saying, "So Boring, lets go home"

Parents saying, "no wonder giving out free movie"

Baby Si wasn't even paying attention to the movie...was sitting on "jie jie" Neha's lap playing with her phone while having Neha closed her ears with her hands (as it was way too loud for kids)

Thank you "ge ge" Chaitu and "jie jie" Neha for baby Si first coke (soda drink) and first popcorn!!!

You should have seen her eyes lit up when she took her first sip!!!

This mummy was SOOOO thankful for the lifesaver junk food as she was just happily munching throughout!!! We managed to stick thru the WHOLE ENTIRE movie... Some families were seen leaving halfway...

What was baby Skye doing??? ZzzZZZzzzzzz and snoring thru the movie :)

It was so bad that after the movie ended, I suggested that we treat ourselves with some Coffee/desserts!!! More junk food??? YES!!! We ended up in McDonald's having ice cream :)

Sienna was sugar high..."HAPPY" with her movie experience MINUS the MOVIE...

Hopefully sienna won't think movies = junk food (just like the mummy!!!"

The dreaded "P"....

Pacifier

On my birthday July 15th, baby Si decided to give me a "surprised" bday present by self weaning herself from her BELOVED PACIFIER!!! ***How happy was this mummy***

Throwback:

Earlier when she was younger, We tried weaning her off by "cutting" a hole in her paci, making her throw away, telling her she is a BIG girl now, saying she can't go to school if she still has it, etc... It worked but we did it at the wrong timing when baby Skye was a newborn... Thus baby Skye needed more attention than baby Si! (Read on, u will know why)... So this mummy couldnt take it anymore and had to give in, and bought her a new pacifier!!!

Before going into details on the dreaded P, let me tell u that the same dreaded P has been a LIFE SAVER for this mummy for the past 2 years plus... 

Whenever we pop in her pacifier:

1) Baby Si will fall asleep RIGHT AWAY (not needing to rock, sway, held, (.)(.)to sleep)

2) her crankiness, fussiness instantaneously gone

3) buy this mummy some time before having to feed her-important when this mummy was in the mrt train or in the middle of doing grocery runs, etc...

Back to the dreaded P... It was quite a challenging time for the both of us!

Baby Si DID NOT KNOW how to fall asleep and fall back to sleep without her pacifier...

1) She would wake up in the middle of the night crying for milk (She was sleeping thru the night ever since weaning off breastfeeding)

2) Her nap time will get delayed by a FEW hours

3) she would grit her teeth and stiffen her body crying inconsolably (I had to carry her till she cries herself to sleep)

4) did not want daddy - ONLY mummy (but kudos to daddy for putting sienna to sleep EVERY night as this mummy can focus on baby Skye and have some "ME" time... Daddy had to initially "bribe" her with ipad to get her to go to bed without mummy)

5) this mummy couldn't take it anymore and forced the pacifier back to her...but unfortunately she didn't want it anymore...

6) this mummy felt like a zombie having sleepless nights and routines interrupted - I felt like I was moving backwards instead of forward... Felt like i was having 2 newborns...is this how mummies with twins feel like??? ***geesshhh*** But I kept telling myself, that it would get better day by day...

It's been 1 month and half (mummy in zombie mode)...

and let me GLADLY ANNOUNCED that baby Si has been paci FREE!!!

And both mummy and baby Si have been sleeping well :)

It took a lot of patience & preserverance for us...

I can only tell u that We made it thru this difficult and challenging time with God's strength!!!

Thankfully baby Skye is a good sleeper...which helped tremendously!!!

But unfortunately baby Skye DOESNT like taking the pacifier :(

Tip to new mummies:

try to wean baby no 1 off the paci before baby no2 arrives...(easier said than done) - I tried but failed...

This is the last pic I could find of her and her beloved/dreaded P!!!

Somehow this is the FIRST pic of her caught sleeping in a sit up position (told ya the pacifier is a magic tool, just pop it in)

And the LAST pic of her with her Pacifier...

Happy 29 mths to baby Si and happy 7mths to baby Skye!!!

Happy 29 mths to baby Si and happy 7mths to baby Skye!!!

(previous month's post <~ if u missed it)

Here's our monthly family tradition of taking Polaroid pics.

Hopefully baby Si n baby skye pics will cheer up ur day!!! 

It did cheer us up when snapping these pics... :)

Milestones reached:

. Baby Skye nom-ing on his feet

. Increased baby Skye feed from once a day to twice a day! (Big appetite boy!)

. Baby Skye first fall from the bed.

(Ouch! Due to him rolling everywhere on the bed...every morning, daddy will barricade his side of the bed with pillows once he gets up... But one morning, Me n baby Si were woken up with a 'bang' on the wood and then followed by cries a few secs later! Thankfully nothing happened to him...I was amazed at how "sayang" baby Si was towards baby Skye...she kept saying "is di-di (lil bro) okay? No blood? Put pillow here n there so skyler won't fall again, she kept rubbing his head" -thankfully our bed is short distance from the floor and the floor is padded with foam mat)

. Baby Skye attempting to crawl. (Pushing wt his legs）

. Baby Skye grabbing EVERYTHING within reach.

. Baby Skye responding to our "baby talk" and baby Si's antics by giggling and laughing back at us.

(Dont remember ever doing "baby talk" with Sienna- think we tried but i guess she skipped this stage!)

Note: Daddy has been taking Sienna out on daddy&daughter dates more frequent nowadays!!!

Yeayyyy.... That means more mummy&son dates with baby Skye... :)

Push present...chair :)

For all the preggie women out there, in case you don't know what is a "PUSH present", 

here's a recap! Meaning of PUSH present & My 1st push present...

VERY IMPORTANT for all preggie women to know!!!

Since I had been religiously breastfeeding baby Si for a total of 16 months,

And probably longer for baby Skye, I told myself and mr. Hubby that I needed a 

"push present" that would be comfortable for me since I would be spending most 

my time on it bonding with my son aka (.)(.)feeding :) 

"SAY NO MORE to backaches!!!"

Thus, a few weeks before my delivery to baby Skye, mr. Hubby bought me the 

"creme de la creme" of all couches!!! 

But unfortunately I could only put it to good use 2 months later as I delivered in 

Malaysia and did my confinement there too...

Mr. Hubby "claimed" he did not "devirginised my NEW couch and "claimed" he only 

used the other old 2-seater couch :p *righhhhtttttt*

So here's presenting My new state of the art, comfy couch!!! 

best of all it has a pull out leg rest !!! 

Made me feel like I'm in a VIP movie theater :)

This will probably be my last push present received from mr. Hubby as we have 

self declared "closed shop"!!! So a piece of advice to all the preggie women out there,

think VERY VERY hard on what you wanna get as you might only have a few chances, 

unless you want kids as many as a football team ;)

Update- its been 5 mths of using my push present, and still loving it :)

How I use it:

I would (.)(.)feed skyler 24/7...

I would watch TV (when I get the chance to)...

I would have my "ME" time every night drinking my coffee n midnight supper...

I would blog (just as we speak)...

I would use my ipad...

Etc...u get the gist...

Note: Sienna is enjoying it too!!!

I do everything on it... If only it can be fully reclined, I would be sleeping there too!!!

***DREAM ON*** 

Perhaps a fully reclinable chair with a build-in-massage for my next push present???

Family photoshoot...

Not really in the mood to dress up, make up, etc...

Plus getting 2 kiddos up and early in the morning, ready n well fed is quite a feat!

Worst part is, it rained that morning! So we were unsure if the shoot was still on... Thus making this mummy a bit hesistent to get ready... 

(Btw, we had to cancel our earlier appointment as it poured heavily!!!)

Thankfully all cleared up and weather turned out lovely! (Although the grounds were wet)

And kiddos were well fed, happy n good to go!!! They corporated surprisingly well during the 90 mins photoshoot!!! Mummy was already ready to give up towards the end :p

Our shoot took place at Singapore Botanic Gardens! surprisingly the photos turned out nice!

Mr. Hubby made the right choice to delay taking our family photoshoot as he wanted baby Skye to be able to lift his head up :) *smiles*

But I didn't wanna wait too long coz we took baby Si newborn pics when she was only 26 days old!

And baby Skye won't stay a newborn for too long...

So baby Skye at 5 mths vs. baby Si at 26 days old :)

See links below for our photoshoot pics...

I'm glad we did it! It's a once in a lifetime thingy... Plus, we don't want baby Skye to feel left out (not having a newborn photoshoot) and being labelled as 2nd kid syndrome where the parents go ALL WAY OUT for baby no1 but nothing for baby no2 what more baby no3!!! Hahahha....

Baby Skye at 5 months...

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10102433608061989.1073741851.25805776&type=1&l=3f6345c0c7

Baby Si at 26 days old...

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100911801145249.2677823.25805776&type=1&l=e160a2770f

Tips for mummies (for outdoor photoshoot) 

. Make sure kiddos and mr. Hubby are well fed, well slept & well poop-ed! 

. Schedule the photoshoot the appropriate length..ours was for 90 mins! Just nice (not too long n not too short) if no interruptions (diaper change, feeding, etc)

. Schedule the photoshoot the appropriate timing, when the sun is not too hot and when the kids are the most alert and active!

. Bring lots of props to keep kiddos entertain (bubbles, their fav. Soft toys, mat, etc)

. Bring lots of WATER to stay hydrated :) sunscreen and umbrella if needed...

. Bring lots of snacks to keep kiddos happy (Sienna didn't end up needing it as she was too excited)

. Bring a stroller if ur kiddos can't walk too far! Sienna was up and running!!!

. Make sure ur photographer works well with kids... Ours even though he's young, he was very helpful in other things like pushing our stroller, lending a hand when our hands were full, overall must be patient as he needed to get a few good shots!

. If you plan to take newborn pics, its better to have ur photoshoot at home! 

Just like when we did for baby Si at 26 days old...(plus, this mummy was still under confinement)

Happy 28 mths to baby Si and happy 6 mths to baby Skye!!!

Happy 28 mths to baby Si and happy 6 mths to baby Skye!!!

Sorry late post...

(previous month's post <~ if u missed it)

Here's our monthly family tradition of taking Polaroid pics.

Hopefully baby Si n baby skye pics will cheer up ur day!!! 

It did cheer us up when snapping these pics... :)

Milestones reached:

. Baby Skye first solid food

. Baby Skye rolling from one end of the bed to the other...

. Baby Skye discovering his feets and playing wt it...

. Caught Baby Si digging her first booger!!! And she enjoyed it and kept laughing... 

She looked surprised too as soon as I asked her what she was doing...

. Baby Si has SELF WEANed herself from her well beloved PACIFIER!!! (Will blog about it next time when she gets thru this challenging and difficult time for both mummy and her)

Note in pic: baby Si lugs around her fav. Bear Bear (alternates with Elmo) everywhere she goes even to sleep... Just started recently! And pretends to role play with them...

*someone must be getting lonely as all the attention is on baby Skye!*

Btw, She likes to mimics people...

So when I (.)(.) feed baby Skye, she (.)(.) feeds Elmo/bear bear too...

When I carry baby Skye, she carries Elmo/bear bear like a baby too!

When I put baby Skye to sleep, she does too! (Including singing twinkle twinkle little star)

When I put diapers on baby Skye, she does too! 

And just today, when I fed baby Skye his first solid food, she did too!

Etc... U get the gist :)

Monkey see, monkey do!!!

Baby Skye first solid food...

Baby Skye first solid food...

Preparing baby Skye to start on solid food:

Here's a recap on baby Si's experience on her first solid food! --> click here!

Baby Si started a few weeks late...(as we were in Msia)

But this time round, this mummy had no "excuse" to delay...

hence, i was on time!!! 31st July marks the day baby Skye turned 6mths...he had his first taste of solid food :)

Now I have 3 "babies" mouth to feed...hehehehehe 

Much more work :(

Currently almost every evening, I will bring the kiddos to the playground downstairs... I will feed sienna her dinner there while she gets to socialize and let out all her steam or else this "energizer bunny" will still be going on hyper mode at night!

Btw, she eats more and I can get away with feeding her vegetables as she's gets excited and distracted with playing n running around...

Good tip for fussy and slow eaters!!! 

We have a rule that she gets a bite then runs off, and comes back to me for the next bite... If not, I will take baby Skye and pretend to leave the playground without her....telling her its bye bye time....hehehe...works like a charm!!! 

***told myself long ago (when I saw maids/mummies chasing after their kids to feed them), I can't be seen running around after my child with a feeding spoon...plus, I have baby Skye to keep an eye too!!!***

Another tip: I alternate her bites with her favorite dates (aka BIG raisins) to entice her to eat more and come back to me...hehehehehe...

And now, I need to feed baby Skye at the same time!!! *sweats*

I can just see other mummies / maids at the playground giving me *stares*

Ok back to baby Skye's big milestone...

Daddy was also able to witness baby Skye's first experience just as with baby Si... 

Jie jie sienna was also there to witness di di skyler eating too! 

She was so intrigued that she wanted to have a taste too! *Yucks!*

After patiently waiting for me to finish feeding baby Skye, she took my spoon and container and proceeded to pretend feed her fav. BearBear!!! 

*monkey see, monkey do"

Is baby Skye ready for solids?

. your little one is holding her head up well <- yes

. has outgrown his tongue-thrust reflex < yes, on day 2!!!

. seems interested in what's on your plate <- yes, eyeing on everything that we ate and salivates a lot!!!

THE RESULT?

Let the pics speak for themselves ;)

Things to Note:

1) same high chair

2) same spoon

3) same food container

4) same sippy cup

5) same bib

6) different solid food

7) different BABY!!!

Can't believe baby Skye has tuned 6mths!!!

***bittersweet moment*** I'm starting to miss him being a newborn!!!

btw, I never really experienced the baby smell with sienna before, but with skyler, he sure has IT!!! Maybe it's a mother-son thingy which is unexplainable??? Hmmmm....how i wish i can keep his "smelly" smell in a bottle :) 

UPDATES:

It took baby Si at least a few days to fully master the technique of swallowing, accepting the taste, and getting the hang of it..

But baby Skye ate like a pro on the 2nd day :)

Just within a week, I upped his portion from 1 to 2 and now 3 scoops!!!

(Maybe coz he's a BOY???)