Anti-Fungus, Anti-Bacteria And Non-Toxic Pillow For Kids

Do you know how many of Sherilyn's pillows I have thrown away over the past 1 year? I think I have thrown more than 5 away! If you follow my blog, I'd written that Miss Pukey Sherilyn always pukes at night. There was a period of time where she would puke at night and mess up the bed at 12 midnight at least once a week. Her puking episodes are lesser now but not entire gone. I'd just thrown her pillow away 2 weeks ago when she puked on it at night.

Last week, hubby bought Aly and Sher a new pillow each from Jaya Jusco. The pillow is supposedly anti-fungus, anti-bacteria and non-toxic. It cost RM37.90 each, which I find very costly for a kid's pillow. Had I followed him to shop for the pillow, I'd have chosen one which cost under RM10 coz the pillow will surely end up in the bin soon. Now, I have to wrap Sher's pillow with a plastic changing mat before putting the pillow case over, otherwise, if she pukes on it, sure habis coz latex pillows are not washable and cannot be put under the sun.

What pillows do you kids sleep on?

Baby C @ 3 Months Old

My sweetiepie turned 3 months old on 9 July 2008. Gosh, time really flies. I can't wait for her to be able to crawl, sit and for her to turn 1 year old. I can't wait for her to grow up. Nonetheless, I still love having a small baby now for Baby C will be my last child and I know I will one day miss the feeling of taking care of a small baby.

Soy Milk For A 24-Hour Milking Mum

That's my supply of soy milk. I drink at least 2 glasses a day to increase my calcium, protein and Omega intake. Additionally, I drink a glass of skim milk and eat a cup of low fat yoghurt everyday. I need these drinks to ensure that my breast milk is thick, so that Baby C gets a fuller feeling after each feed.


Soyfresh low sugar soy milk.


Unisoy instant organic sugar-free soy milk. This is by far the best instant soy milk I have tasted and the texture is also the best. Most instant soy milk or soy protein powder that I bought in the past cannot dissolve completely in water but the one by Unisoy can be dissolved completely as the soy beans have been de-husked / skin removed prior to being blended into soy powder. Unisoy is made in Singapore and costs RM15+ for 12 packets.

Finally...

I finally managed to complete all my outstanding assignments today. It's always very difficult for me to concentrate on my writing during the day when there're just too much distractions, especially with Baby C crying and whining for my attention. Baby C's cries can really drive me bonkers and make my mind go blank. It's worse if she doesn't nap during the day. I was so sleepy that I snoozed along with Baby C at 10pm when I was nursing her just now. Now, the house is so peaceful and I just love the absolute quietness. Tomorrow I won't be able to blog much as we'll be going to the church. There's also something seriously wrong with my PC as it took my PC 2-3 hours to start up since yesterday. The computer technican was supposed to have taken my CPU to his shop to repair today but I delayed it to Monday next week as I had a few outstanding tasks to complete.

Ok, time for me to hit the sack now. It's going to be another long day tomorrow. Have a great Sunday everyone!

Poor Baby C Can't Get To Nap

Poor Baby C didn't get to nap the whole day today. It's always the case during weekends when Alycia and Sherilyn are at home. These 2 brats will be screaming, laughing, fighting and turning the house upside down. The house will be so noisy that it is really impossible to fall asleep. Baby C has been trying to nap but each time she had drifted into lala land, her 2 older sisters would wake her up. As a result, Baby C has been really restless, fussy and cranky the whole day. She wanted to latch on the whole day, wanted to be carried and wanted to be talked to the whole day. I did not even have the opportunity to really sit down in front of my PC to work. I had to carry her with my left hand and type with only 1 finger with my right hand. And the worst part is I've sprained both my hands and shoulders during the fall this morning whilst I was jogging. I think my hands would hurt even more tomorrow.

Daydreaming Of Making More Moolah

I’ve always wanted to start my very own business and right now, what is on my mind is to start an online store. I don't think it is very difficult to set up an online store and the only setback now is I don’t have the time to go about setting my online store. I am just too occupied with Baby C now. I guess I will have to put my money-making plan in the backburner and re-look at my plan when my 3 kids are a little grown up. Who knows by then, hubby and I would even have sufficient money to buy a food franchise business. There I go again, day dreaming of making more moolah!

So Many Old Toys

Yesterday, I dug out a bag full of Alycia and Sher's old toys and rattles for Baby C. The 2 older gals were excited and happy to see their old toys again and had fun playing with them. These toys and rattles have been kept in a Toyogo box for over 2 years! Luckily I haven't given them away yet. When I showed Baby C the rattles, she gave me a very puzzled look and stared at the rattles. That was her first time seeing so many rattles surrounding her. She too had a happy time when her 2 cheh chehs played with her.

Alycia kissing and hugging Baby C whilst Sher looked on and sucked her thumb!

Sinful Breakfast

After a fall whilst jogging this morning, I continued jogging for half an hour. My knees and palm were stinging from the graze though. After jogging, I went to a nearby coffee shop to pack nyonya nasi lemak, minus the rice of course, just a piece of chicken rendang and a piece of chicken curry and some long beans. Also bought some sinful nyonya kuih and a purple sweet potato 'fatt koa' (or chinese muffin). And that was my breakfast....but of course I don't eat like this every morning, else I would transform into an aunty with flabby belly and flabby underarms in no time, LOL!

My Workout Companion

My best workout companion is my darling Baby C. And she helps me keep my arms all toned up. I don't need a dumb bell coz pushing her in her stroller whilst I jog, especially when I jog uphill is one onerous task.... and carrying this almost 6kg baby all the time is anytime better than carrying 2 dumb bells. With Baby C, I won't have aunty's flabby underarms anymore, hehe...

Sher's Little Lunch Box

With a recess time of just 10 minutes, I can't put too much food in Sherilyn's lunch box, else she would bring home the leftover food, which would eventually go to the dustbin. Sher takes forever to finish her food. So, I normally pack something very light and easy to eat for her - fruits, cheese (her favorite), fried egg, sandwiches (her favorite), buns and cakes.

This is what I put in Sherilyn's lunch box yesterday - green grapes and cheese cut into flower and heart shapes. She loved them and brought back an empty lunch box.

Daddy's Girl

Not only are Alycia and Sherilyn daddy's girl, Baby C is not left out too.
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Healthy Food For Little Tummies

It's quite difficut to get Alycia and Sherilyn to eat fruits at times, especially Miss Fussy Eater Sherilyn. Sher would take forever to finish eating a slice of fruit and most times, she can't even finish a slice of apple, pear or guava. Yesterday, I woke up late and only had about 5 minutes to pack some food in their lunch boxes. Since Alycia had just recovered from a throat infection, I decided to pack something healthy for her - fruits. So I hurriedly took out my My Melody bread/cookie cutter and sliced up some pears and cut out a My Melody shaped pear for Alycia and Sher each. The face did not quite appear clearly on the sliced pear and the pear had also turned brown. But never mind, the gals were happy to see a My Melody shaped pear in their little lunch boxes....for the first time. I also skewered some green grapes onto a fruit pick. I was surprised that both gals returned with an empty lunch box.... and they requested for the same menu for the next day's lunch box! See, even kids want their food to look good!

Alamak!

On the first week of attending pre-school, Sherilyn was already acting like a ‘tai kar cheh’ (big sister in Cantonese) and displaying some of her ‘leadership skills’. This is what she said to her classmate who kept crying in class :

“Hey, why you everyday cry, cry, cry? Alamak!”

As she said ‘Alamak’ (which means ‘My goodness’ in Malay), she even slapped her forehead with her palm. Her teacher found it so hilarious that she told daddy when he came to pick her up after school.

Baby C Puked On My Bed Again... Aargh!

Baby C has been REALLY fussy and cranky today. First, she's got a low grade fever resulting from the Pneumococcal jab taken yesterday. Second, her tummy must have felt bloated and uncomfortable as she wasn't able to poo poo fully today. Since birth, she poos big time at least 3-5 times a day but today, she only managed to poo a fist full of poop late in the evening. She's been whining the whole day but luckily, she napped for an hour in the afternoon, so I managed to hurriedly complete 2 assignments when she napped.

When I nursed her before she went to bed at around 10pm, she fussed a little. Whenever she fusses during nursing time, I know she feels uncomfortable. I quickly pulled her away from my teats and as I was about to bring her to the foot of the bed to burb her, she puked big time all over my bed again! I quickly yelled out to Alycia who was already in her bed in the adjoining room (but not asleep yet) to call kakak up to help me. My little keen helper took the opportunity and excuse to go downstairs to call kakak, just so she could avoid going to sleep. See how hyper this brat is. I thought she would be sleepy and tired as she had only taken a short nap in the afternoon and also attended ballet class. When she came back from ballet class at around 8:30pm, she was still bursting with energy..... and had another round of dinner!

My Obsession With Plastic Bibs

I added 1 more plastic bib to Alycia and Sher's collection of plastic bibs. I was at Mothercare on Monday and when I saw the new arrivals, I bought one more - a red ladybug bib, which cost RM22.



This blue bib, also from Mothercare is not even used yet and I bought another. I also nearly bought a Combi bib from Mothercare but on second thoughts, dropped the idea as it cost a whopping RM49! I would have bought it without batting my eyelids if I were still employed. Times are tough and I have 3 kids now.... must always remember my frugal living plan!

Super Fussy And Cranky Baby C

And that's because she's a tad feverish, resulting from the Pneumococcal jab that was given to her last night. Baby C's body started to feel hot at midnight and I sponged her body twice throughout the night. She's super fussy and cranky the whole of today and wants to latch on and be carried all the time. Poor baby, I hope she gets better later.

Teach Your Baby To Read

Last week, I dug out some VCDs on 'Your Baby Can Read' by Prof Dr Robert Titzer, which I bought for Sherilyn when she was around 1 year old. Sherilyn was very interested in the VCDs when she was younger and I would put on the VCD during dinner every single day, coz that's the only time my 2 rascals would sit still and watch the VCD. I completed the 5 series in half a year and after that, both Alycia and Sherilyn lost interest in the VCDs. But Sherilyn could recognize a few words during the time when I showed her the VCDs. I remember she would nod her head when she saw the word 'yes' or shook her head when she saw the word 'no'.

I placed Baby C on the mattress and her eyes were fixated at the TV. Sherilyn also joined in and it was like a refresher course for her.

See how intent Sher and Baby C were watching the VCD. Hopefully they will be able to recognize some words upon completion of watching the entire series.

This is the Starter Video and I am showing it to Baby C now.


The entire series of 'Your Baby Can Read' VCDs.

A Stressful Night

On Saturday night last week, Baby C puked on my bed after I had nursed her. As it was 4:30am, I did not wake my maid up to ask her to help me. I also did not bother hubby as he has been working late and lacked sleep lately. So I cleaned up the big mess myself.



My mattress with 3 pieces of plastic mats on top, to prevent wee and vomit from seeping into it.



The pile of sheets and clothes that were soaked with vomit, outside my bedroom. I wrote a note to my maid so that she could wash off the vomit and soak them before putting them into the washing machine when she wakes up.

Precious Wee Wee

I spent half the day collecting Baby C's urine today.... 2 bottles, which took me almost 4 hours! I am totally frazzled now.

Read the story here.

Pork Ribs Soup With Soya Beans

My mil cooked this simple soup for lunch the other day - pork ribs with soya beans.
She then blanched some vegetables and 'hor fun' or 'koay teow' and threw in some Hakka pork balls into the soup.

While my mil and the gals ate the hor fun with the soup, I just ate the pork ribs, pork balls, soya beans and lots of vegetables, minus the hor fun. It's a high protein, high fibre, high calcium and low carb meal, just perfect for dieters.

The smooth 'hor fun' bought all the way from Ipoh by hubby's aunt.