BBQ Chicken @ Downtown East

We went to Downtown East for dinner and decide to eat at BBQ Chicken. As there were 3 adults and 2 kids, we decided to order the Combo Jumbo Family Meal which consists of 8 pieces of combination of “Original Crispy”, “Hot Hot Drum” & “Korean Charbroiled Chicken”. The combo set consists of the French fries and coleslaw.

The waiting time wasn’t long before we were served with our dinner. The fries and coleslaw were placed our table first. We ate the coleslaw after we had the chicken.

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Choosing Crib Mattress

Finally we had fixed up the baby crib which was passed back to us from our relative after we passed to them 3 years back. The baby crib which could be converted to a toddler bed was still in good condition after 4 years. The only thing that we need to get for the baby crib is the mattress. As baby’s bones are softest and growing faster than any other time, baby will need extra support for their growing bodies more now than they ever will later. Therefore, choosing a good mattress is important.

Here are some of the factors that need to consider when choosing a baby crib mattress:

1. The size of the mattress.
- The mattress should fit fairly tight inside the crib. There shouldn’t be an obvious gap between the crib frame and mattress, and we shouldn’t be able to push more than one finger down in between the mattress and crib frame. Remember to measure the inside of the crib and measure against the crib mattress. This is to prevent accidents like baby’s head, hands or legs to be trapped.

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Jimb’s Delights Western Food @ Tiong Bahru Plaza Kopitiam

It’s been awhile since I had updated on yummy food.

Went to Tiong Bahru Plaza few weeks back and it seems that there was a new western food stall open (Not sure how long ago )

Anyway, decided to try the western food since I had not tried before. I tried the Chicken Cutlet set @ $6.50.

The chicken cutlet is quite small in portion. There’s also the usual salad and fries. I would say that the chicken cutlet is quite common taste.

The set comes with a bowl of cream of mushroom.

Though there was nothing special of the chicken cutlet set, I am still tempted to try the other dishes from the same stall.

Izaac’s 3 Years Old Development Assessment

Izaac went for his 3 years old development assessment on 20th June 2009. His certificate of vaccination was stapled in his health booklet and was told by the nurse not to lose the certificate as he will need it when registering to school maybe even up to university. His weight is 14kg and height 96cm. He is growing well according to the nurse. The nurse used a small torchlight and asked Izaac to follow the light to see whether there was any squint. Everything is fine for Izaac.

She also asked whether Izaac is able to climb up the stairs without assistance and whether he is able to speak in sentences with 4 syllables. Next she asked whether he is taking rice and also advised that to encourage him to drink the milk from cup instead from the milk bottle as it might affect the development of the teeth. The nurse also said that music can improve his memory.

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The Kids Had Their Own Costumes

What to do when they are bored with their usual toys? They self-entertained themselves with anything they can find and have their own make-believed costumes.

The first day, Izaac was all wrapped up with towels and wearing a pair of sunglasses waddling liked a penguin. They told us that he was a penguin.

The next day, Izaac put on the square sized box made from the alphabets and imitating the sound of a robot.

And finally, the kids got some balloons and put it on Izaac’s hat and declared that he was Indian boy. I asked him to make a Superman Pose and he was enjoying the photo-taking of his new costumes.

Keke. It’s really brought laughter when we saw the kids making the costumes and I think it’s creative of them to use everyday’s life items and have fun making their own costumes. And I think they can think of something for their Halloween next time.

7th Prenatal Visit on 20th June 2009

It’s been 3 weeks since the last visit to the Gynea. This time, we brought Izaac along to the Gynae. The nurse asked about the hospital for delivery as they had to book the room for me. As it was the 3rd birth and I am still very satisfied with my previous stay at Thomson Medical Centre, I told the nurse that I wanted to deliver at TMC and stay in a four-bedded room. Its Izaac’s first time seeing the baby in mummy’s tummy from the screen. After the visit, the only thing on his mind is the dinosaur on the Gynea’s table, not much word mention on his view of the baby.

My weight is around 49kg. I had gained 2kg since 3 weeks ago. That’s good news for me. Everybody’s saying the tummy is getting bigger. Some saying that maybe the gender of the baby is a boy instead of a girl as the tummy is sharp instead of round; old wives’ tale of predicting whether the gender of the baby by looking at the shape of the tummy. Another colleagues of mine said that my nose is bigger now, meaning that I would be giving birth soon.

31st week pregnant, I am having frequent trips to toilet, sometimes in the middle of the night. I ever dreamt that I had given birth, probably due to talks about giving birth during the day. (Started to feel nervous whenever I think about giving birth) I am feeling uncomfortable sleeping and had to turn from side to side a few times before I find myself a considerable good position and falling to sleep.

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6th Prenatal Visit on 28th May 2009

I am about 28 weeks pregnant now. Mummy’s weight is 47kg and Dr Chan said baby’s weight about 1kg. It should be a small baby like my second pregnancy. From the scan, the weight indicates 1059g. I compared against Amilie’s and Izaac’s and it’s around the same as Izaac’s. I could feel more and more movement of the baby now.

Still feeling tired easily and appetite had not changed much. I had not much cravings for food on wee hours. Just that sometimes we would order delivery when feeling hungry in the middle of the night. I feel thirsty most of the time and I kept drinking a lot of water to quench my thirst. In return, sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and unable to get back to sleep after going to the toilet.

My next visit will be 3 weeks later as of 28th May 2009.

Just some thought:
I went for Manicure and Pedicure recently and the manicurist told me that some of her customer don’t do nail polish when they are pregnant or within one month after they had given birth. I wasn’t sure about it. So I went home to do a research about it. It seems that there were saying that the chemicals in the nail polish that could be harmful to the fetal development but there were no prove of it yet. Some articles do indicate that it’s alright to polish the nails but it’s better to do it at a well-ventilated salon.

So whether is nail polish safe for pregnancies, it’s up to the individual to decide. I guessed I won’t be going for the next manicure and pedicure after my confinement now.

Birthday Celebration on 24th May 2009

We gathered at my friend’s house for a belated birthday celebration of 2 of my friends, Xiumin & Yong Lian. Brought the kids along and of course the kids were happy about it. As Yong Lian had just given birth to Shannon not long ago and it was the first time the kids saw the Shannon.

They were happy to ‘play’ with Shannon and even took a picture with her with her daddy’s help on letting her sit on both of the kids lap.

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Potty To Toilet

Other when they are asleep, the rest of the time, the children potty trained. They are able to use the potty and able to hold themselves when they want to go to toilet. Recently, we decided to change to let the kids use the toilet instead of the potty.

We bought a child toilet seat for the kids so that they will not feel that they are going to fall down into the toilet bowl when they used the toilet. For the first few days, both the kids were alright using the toilet for peeing but they had problems when it comes to poo.

Amilie was able to overcome that after a few days of letting her sit at the toilet seat and now she does not use the potty anymore but Izaac couldn’t poo when he sits on the toilet seat. Couldn’t really understand what’s the reason was. At first, I thought that he was not used to using the toilet seat but once when we were at my friend’s house, he did poo at the toilet.

Too bad, when he was back at home, he still couldn’t poo. He preferred to poo at the comfort of his small potty than at the toilet. Guess he would need some time before he is ready to use the toilet. And the next step for Amilie is to stop using diapers at night instead.

Izaac’s Birthday Celebration & Father’s Day Celebration

14th June is Izaac’s birthday and also happened to be Father’s Day that day. Though Izaac had celebrated his birthday in school on Friday, I still wanted to help him have a small celebration at home on his actual birthday.

In the afternoon, I went to buy a small cake from Crystal Jade (No ice-cream cake this year) for Izaac. Izaac is happy of course. And Amilie was asking me why didi have 2 birthdays. And I told her that she will be having 2 birthday celebrations next year too.


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