Curry and me

I've fallen ill.

stomach flu, doc said.
vomited more than 5 times since about 6pm after I woke up from my nap yesterday.
Have since stopped at 8:30pm after taking anti-vomiting medicine.

but please continue to pray for me to be able to eat and keep the food in today.

actually I had frequent bowel movements (3x poo per day) for two days before yesterday but my parents didn't think much of it (cos it happens sometimes).

~ photo taken from mygreenspace.nparks.gov.sg ~
They even brought me Mushroom Cafe at MacRitchie Reservoir to celebrate Deepavali

~ photo taken from www.bighooha.sg ~
with curry.
Look at the bread.
It's so big and it was toasted so I was really tempted.
then my papa dipped it in the curry and gave it to me.
I asked for more!
and had 3 servings of curry-dipped bread.

~ photo taken at mushroom cafe ~

after this episode, think my mummy won't allow me to eat curry anymore.
sigh!
I love curry!
and laksa too!
(though my papa insisted that it was not the curry's fault)

Healthy Snack: Cheerios

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~photo taken in April 2011 when I was 10 months old~
We love Cheerios!

Why Mummy loves Cheerios too:
1. Made from whole grain oats,
2. has no artificial colors or flavors
3. have only one gram of sugar.
4. low in fat, have no saturated fat and are naturally cholesterol free.
5. an excellent source of folic acid
6. a good source of fiber.
7. trains babies' fine motor skills.

Cheerios are so much healthier compared to

image taken from www.fairprice.com.sg

Gerber's Graduates Puffs.

If you compare the nutritional facts of Gerber's Graduates Puffs to those of Cheerios,
you'll know that the Graduates Puffs are just junk.


These
Happy Baby Organic Puffs
are more comparable to Cheerios.
These puffs do not contain Magnesium unlike Cheerios though,
and Cheerios are much higher in iron.
S$8.90 per bottle of 2.1 0z.

So, Cheerios are still the best for babies.
They're much cheaper too.
S$10.95/BOX of 14 OZ

Pss... Cheerios are also great for toddler (me now at 16 months), pre-schoolers (my korkor), children and even adults (my mummy eats them with milk and cranberries)!
Papa, u should eat this too. soluble fiber from whole grain oats in Cheerios can help lower cholesterol.

but Don't give baby other flavoured Cheerios as they may contain more sugar,
even this

Multi-Grain Cheerios
contains 6g of sugar compared to the original's 1g.

Cheerios are available at all Cold Storage and NTUC Fairprice Finest.

Row Row Row

Guess what are we doing?

Row! Row! Row!
We're rowing boats.
My idea at 15 months 1 week.
Am glad my korkor plays along with me.

"Row Row Row your boat" is my favorite song now and I can sing say "row row row"!

Usually, Mummy lies on the bed and sits me on her tummy then holds my hands while pulling them forward and back as she sings "Row row row your boat".

Check out the crocodile's version if you don't know it yet.

self-feeding with spoon

Me feeding myself with a spoon at 14.5months.
Sorry, don't know why can't upload the video.

Mummy breathed a sign of relief when I finally managed to feed myself with a spoon.
She had hoped that I will be able to feed myself before I turn 18 months cos she's worried that my new school will not actively train me to self-feed.

Anyway, here's what you need to make baby self-feed less messy.

1. bib with catch-all pocket/ tray.
I'm wearing a Bumkins Superbib, available at Mothers Work Baby & Kids, Tanglin Mall Level 3.

My korkor used Sassy EZ-Clean Pocketed Bib and Crumb Catcher Feeding Bib.
(click to see my korkor feed himself at 17months)
These were great too but they comes with cloth binding while the Bumbins bibs are full nylon so it dries faster.

2. Bowl with suction base
(keeps the bowl on the table and from moving about)
Mine's from Sassy - comes with lid so we can bring the bowl out.

3. Newspaper
to cover the floor below baby's high chair so you can just wrap up the messy after the meal.

Babies, have fun feeding yourselves!

13 months old

Sorry! Have been neglecting my blog.
So here's a summary of my milestones:

Physical:

before I was 7 months old, I could already stand up by grabbing onto something.
Hence, My parents thought I would be able to walk before I turn one but I have other things on my mind.

can't remember when I started to cruise but this photo was taken when I was cruising at 10 months old.

and I finally started to walk on my own at 12.5 months.

This was my 1st birthday celebration at my Grandaunt's place.
The cake was decorated by my korkor and mummy.

by then, I can wave hi, goodbye and clap.


cognitive:

at one year old, I also started to appreciate books more and can be left alone to "read".


I love music and can follow instructions at music class such as "stop", "drum on the floor", etc.


Speech:

by 13 months, besides "papa" and "mama",
I can say "up", "star", "no", "hi", "bye", "来", "mum-mum" (means food), "nai-nai" (means milk) and the latest - "Hann!"

yup! the inspiration for this post is because my family is very proud of me for being able to say my korkor's name at 13 months old.
We absolutely adore each other!

Hann is a wonderful brother who takes care of me when my parents are busy.

Mothercare Infant Massage Workshop

Infant Massage Workshop
20 July 2011, Wed
11am; 2pm; 4pm

Click to register.

Brave Kids

July 02nd, 2011
10:00 AM - 07:00 PM
VivoCity, Central Court B

organised by NESTLÉ® NAN® Pro 3, Brave Kids is a day of celebration for children’s achievements which will take place at Vivo City, Central Court B on 2 July, 2011.

Featuring lots of uniquely designed activities to challenge, stimulate, and excite toddlers – from event partners, Baby Jumper Gym, My Gym, Tumble Tots, and Mother Care.

The Fimbles mascots from the award-winning and highly popular CBeebies children’s programme, produced by BBC UK, will also be making a special appearance at the event.

An important aspect in the development of a strong child is good nutrition plus the bond shared with him by his parent. Mrs. Wong Boh Boi, Senior ParentCraft Manager at Thomson Medical Centre, presents a talk “Nutrition & Bonding with your Child” at 12pm. Parents will get to know proper nutrition as well as effective ways of communicating with their toddlers.

Ten toddlers will also be especially selected to join the prestigious NESTLÉ® NAN® Pro 3 Circle of 10 Brave Toddlers.

Promotion:
Bring an empty tin or proof of purchase of any growing up milk (for children 1 to 3 years) and get a Free NAN® Pro 3 (900g) tin. (Limited to 1 tin per child per household, while stocks last. NAN® Pro 3 Premium Junior follow-up formula is suitable for babies from 10 months onwards. Redemption is only applicable to parents with children above 10 months of age. It is not applicable to pregnant mothers and parents with children between 0-6 months of age. Terms and conditions apply.)

Program Highlights:

10:30-11:30AM Morning Exercise with Fimbles mascots from CBeebies

5:30PM Family Dancing with the CBeebies mascots

12 Noon “Nutrition & Bonding with your Child” Talk and Activity by Thomson Medical Centre

10AM-6PM Fun games

Korkor and I wanta try out these YBIKEs from Mothercare!

and yes, I have started on Formula milk and is on NAN HA since 9months old.
still being breastfed though.