All About Izaac

This post is all about Izaac. Well, Izaac is 3 years and 10 months now and he is waiting anxiously to celebrate his birthday in June. Today, he just asked me when is his birthday coming. Waiting for his birthday present. At one time, he is requesting for a scooter and the next time he is requesting for a computer.

He is mixing well in class and had been telling me that he likes Chloe. keke Initially, it’s Kerry but not sure why he change his good friend to Chloe. Unlike the first week he went to the new school, where he will be crying for me. Anytime the teacher teaches him a new song, he will come back and sing to me. Especially when Amilie shared her stories.
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Something About Amilie

It’s been long time since I had updated on the kids too. Let’s talk about Amilie first.

Amilie’s Birthday

Amilie got to celebrate her birthday with friends in her previous school before we shifted our house. And she enjoyed the birthday celebration very much. See how happy she smiled at the camera.

She also took pictures with her friends.


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A Recap Of The Happenings

Wow! It’s been months since my last update. So much things had happened during these past few months. I guess this will be a lengthy post of the recaps on the happenings of these past 6 months.

In November, Amilie got a chance to participate in the graduating ceremony for the K2s at the community centre.

A few pics taken on the day of concert before my camera battery went flat.

During the Christmas season, Barney came to town and Amilie and Izaac got to watch it. They still loved Barney despite they had watched Barney almost everyday. Read more

First Glimpse of Athina Baby

After 39 weeks of waiting, a little girl, by the name of Athina, finally meets the world on 17th August 2009 morning with a loud wailing cry.

The little girl is very small in size, weighing only 2845g, is the smallest compared to her other 2 elder siblings.

Amilie when she is a baby
She looks exactly like her elder sister, Amilie, except that she doesn’t have as much hair as Amilie. She is about the same length as her other 2 siblings and her head circumference is also about the same as her elder siblings.

Well, that’s the first glimpse of Athina…..

12th Prenatal Visit on 15th August 2009

1 weeks past and I am still visiting Dr Chan at his clinic. Water level is alright but the he say my muscle wall is not strong. Not sure what it means though. BB still enjoying herself in the tummy. Current weight is 54kg. Had gained another kilogram since the last week.

Dr Chan had asked whether want to induce or to wait for the baby to choose the date to come out. I am very tempted to opt for the induce but decided against, decided to wait for the time that baby want to come out.

If the baby doesn’t want to come out after the due date. Then I will go for induce. Since it’s only 1 week to go.. and a torturing week. Having backache and tiredness and everything.

11th Prenatal Visit on 8th August 2009

Approximately 38 weeks pregnant and it’s my 11th visit to the gynae. I had gained another 1kg within the 1 week. Current weight is 53.4kg. With the baby putting on weight, it’s getting more tiring to carry the baby around. Hubby asked about the weight of the baby but Dr Chan say can’t tell. Have to wait till the baby’s out then will know.

Everyone is saying my tummy had gone down already. Now, only waiting for the baby to come out but it seems that she is enjoying herself in the womb that she doesn’t want to come out till full term. But mummy wished that she could come out anytime. Hehe

I had also packed the bag to be brought along to the hospital. Inside the bag are 2 sets of clothes for my stay in the hospital. Not bringing any extra toiletries as they did provide it in the hospital. Not forgetting the camera to be charged and had to remind myself to bring along the phone charger as I knew that the phone would be busy.

We had finally settled on the name and well I would disclose the name and the meaning of the name when the baby is out. keke

Next visit to the gynae will be 1 week later but I hope that I could see the gynae at the hospital this week instead at the clinic. hehe

9th & 10th Prenatal Visits on 17th July 2009 & 1st August 2009

As our internet connection was down for awhile, I was not able to surf and blog. Even after the connection was back to normal, I could not help but feel sleepy whenever I wanted to use the laptop.

9th Prenatal Visit on 17th July 2009

Mummy’s weight: 51kg
Baby’s weight: 2303g

Dr Chan said that still got at least 2 and a half weeks to go. That seems like so long to me. Dr Chan measured the water and say everything is alright. He asked me what picture I wanted of the baby but I did not have any idea so he printed out the backbone instead. keke
Next visit is to be 2 weeks later.

10th Prenatal Visit on 1st August 2009

It’s time for my prenatal visit again. I had gained another 1.5kg within 2 weeks. Dr Chan told us that he will not be in Singapore from 9th August till 16th August. As the previous 2 birth was always early by 1 to 2 weeks, so now we had to wait and see when the baby want to come out and if the baby intends to come out when Dr Chan wasn’t in Singapore, his brother will be delivering for me.

So coincident that he will not be around in Singapore this time round. For my 2nd birth, it happened that he was on holiday when Izaac came out and his brother wasn’t around in Singapore too. In the end, it was their friend that did the delivery for me.

Currently, we could only wait for the baby and see when the baby wants to come out. keke

Next visit will be 1 week later.

8th Prenatal Visit on 4th July 2009

Yippee!! 33 weeks pregnant, another 1 month plus and the baby would be out to see the world. As we had some errands to run after the prenatal check-up, we didn’t let the kids follow us to the Gynea.

My weight is now 50kg, had gained 1kg over the past 2 weeks. Dr Chan first measured the baby’s legs and the head. Dr Chan zoomed in on the baby’s face after he had measured the baby. I had a hard time figuring out the parts on the face as the screen seems dark. Seems like Dr Chan had got a new machine and we got a chance to see Dr Chan in 3D. We can see a clear view of eyes and nose but too bad the mouth was blocked. It’s really interesting to see the baby in 3D! Dr Chan told us that this time he gave us for free but next time he would have to charge us. keke According to him, it will be a small baby, weighing about 2.8kg when she came out of.

For the 33rd weeks of pregnancy, baby is practicing breathing to exercise the lungs. Baby can listen, hear and see. The bones are hardening now except for the skull, which is still quite pliable and not completely joined, to ease out of the relatively narrow birth canal. Baby’s skin is also gradually becoming less red and wrinkled.

For me, I could feel the Braxton contraction now and then. It’s also hard to find a good position to sleep or lie down with a big tummy. Still having backache and I could not stand long without feeling giddy sometimes, feeling very tired easily, sometimes thinking is it that age had catch up?

Well, the next visit to the Gynea will be in 2 weeks time.

Fu Xing Claypot Xiao Chi @ Ah Seah Eating House

We happened to come across Ah Seah Eating House at Kovan Centre one afternoon while looking for some place for lunch. The first time we went there, we tried the stall next to the drinks stall, a stall selling claypot food. The stall name is “Fu Xing Claypot Xiao Chi”, Stall #6, according to the signboard. We each ordered a different set of claypot dish and we ate till very full that day, agreeing that we should have ordered a set and share instead.

So the second time we went there, we ordered the Sliced Fish Soup set that cost $10. The set consists of the Sliced Fish Soup, Claypot Sesame Oil Chicken, Vegetables and 2 bowls of rice.

My favorite dish is the Claypot Sesame Oil Chicken. It’s just taste yummy and really suits my taste bud. I think I would miss this dish when I was on confinement.

The vegetables were normal and I prefer the claypot tofu that was included in the pomfret soup set. Not sure whether they could change the vegetables to claypot tofu instead.

The slices of fish in the sliced fish soup were fresh and it’s alright for someone who doesn’t know how to eat fish. The soup is considered “cooling” as it’s cooked with bitter gourd.

Checklist For Baby

32 weeks pregnant now, we have started to prepare for things in welcoming the new baby. So in preparation for the new baby, I had created for myself a checklist. In case we missed out on any items.

For Sleep:
Baby Crib & Mattress – Using back the crib that the kids used the other time. Bought new crib form mattress with ventilation recently.
Mattress Sheet Cover – Bought 2 extra covers apart from the sheets.
Pillow & Bolster (Optional) – 1 small pillow & 2 bolsters in a set
Casing for Pillow & Bolster – Bought matching cases as the mattress sheet cover
Blanket/Comforter – We still had the blankets that the kids used when they were just a baby. We bought a new comforter that match with the new pillow case.

Clothing
I had to buy some new sets of clothes for the baby as I had passed all the clothes to relatives or friends. As baby grows very fast, I prefer Hand-Me-Down clothes. However, I wasn’t able to find who is able to pass down their baby clothes this time. Anyone got any good condition Hand-Me-Down clothes? keke
Pajamas – Bought 2 piece set as I think it’s easier to change out of
Short sleeves shirt – A few shirt to be worn during the day. Prefer button shirt as it’s easier to change out when the baby is lying down.
Shorts – Bought a few but think the frequency of wear short is few as baby will be using cloth diapers.
Booties & Mittens – Bought a lot of mittens base on past 2 experiences as the babies tend to suck their hand.

Diapering
Cloth Diapers – The cloth diapers will be used during the day time at home
Disposable Diapers – The disposable diaper will be used during the night and also when going out.
Diaper Liner – For the use of cloth diapers and easier to wash the cloth diapers if the baby poo.
Wet Wipes – Will be ordering a few cartons from Cheong Choon as it will be cheaper.

Bath
Bath & Face Towels – We haven’t bought the towels yet. Think have to get the towels some day.
Shampoo & Bath – Will be using the same shampoo and bath as the kids.

Feeding
Bottles – 1 for milk another small 1 for the water.

Baby Gear
Pram – Still using back the pram which the kids used as it was still in good condition
Car Seat – We had a baby carrier which can be used as a car seat for the baby which we bought when Amilie was a baby.

Well, I think that’s all the items I need for the baby. Hope I did not miss out any!