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Gift For A Newborn

Mommy To Chumsy — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:50:10 +0000

Full moon is the first month after the birth of a child. During this time, Chinese parents often celebrate with a dinner or a party. It is a customary practice for the Chinese to buy a full moon gift for the baby. My cousin’s baby is due this October and my mom was telling me that a few of my cousins are planning to buy a gift for her baby. They have been looking around for a nice gift when one of them suggested to buy a gold bullion gift. There is no better gift than a gift of gold because it is a unique investment.

Handmade With A Whole Lot Of Love

Mommy To Chumsy — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:12:50 +0000

nivniv Handmade is a new kid on the children’s wear block. The products in nivniv are designed and sew by this very talented mommy of 2 cute kiddos. When I first saw how she refashioned some clothings and accessories for her 2 children, I actually asked her if she has any intention to sell them So, when this talented mommy finally opened her blogshop, I was giddy with excitement Her collection of sun dresses, skirts, hair clips and kiddos bags are fun and funky. They are made with amazingly beautiful fabric and I love how she mix and matches the fabrics. When I saw the adorable Mod Red Sundress, I knew Ashley would look nice in it.

This is Ashley’s first sundress and it comes with a set of matching hairclips. Love the fabric.

love the sweet tag which came with the dress

I even bought the Fluttering Hearts hairclips and the Heart & Ribbon hairclip for the lil missy.

All items by nivniv are lovingly handmade with quality materials in a smoke-free and pet-free environment. So, if you are looking for the cute and the unusual, just head over to nivniv Handmade.

full attention

Mommy To Chumsy — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:54:16 +0000

Guess what Amber, Ashley, Fearles & Cruz are watching on the laptop?

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Lady Gaga’s Poker Face’s video on Youtube

Using Positive Language To Talk To Your Children

Mommy To Chumsy — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:36:42 +0000

On Sunday I read an article by Zaid Mohamad titled “Power of Positive Language” at the Life & Times section of the News Straits Times. Zaid Mohamed is a certified parental coach and I like to read his articles every week. What he wrote on using positive language with children is very interesting. When we use positive language to communicate with children, it helps to make them feel valued and respected. Using positive language sometimes means that we ought to avoid using negative words such as “don’t, no, and can’t” as much as possible.

I am guilty of using the word “NO” a lot. It’s not surprising that NO is one of the first words that Ashley learned to say. According to Zaid Mohamed, the best way to teach your child the good behaviour is not to tell them what not to do. Instead, tell them what you want them to do. Examples are, rather than saying “Don’t jump on the couch“, we could say, “The couch is for sitting. Please sit down” or instead of saying “Don’t give up“, use “Try again and try harder“.

Other examples – “Why are you eating so slowly?” versus “You have to eat faster than that”, or “Look at all the mess you’re making!” versus “Please be careful and keep the table clean”

Sometimes, when saying NO is unavoidable (for me especially when I want to stop Ashley from doing something dangerous), it would be better if we can try to include “thank you” after it. This will turn the phrase into a more positive one and at the same time, teaches our child to have good manners.

Interesting? I will try to remember to use more positive language with Ashley from now onwards Zaid’s website is www.smartparents.com.my if you would like to read more.

Health Supplements For Children

Mommy To Chumsy — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:09:36 +0000

When Ashley turned one year old, I gave her E.Excel Millenium Juice which contains a blend of cactus, royal jelly and wild honey. As stated in E.excel’s website, cactus is rich in phytochemicals and offer many health benefits such as strengthening the immune system. According to the agents, eventhough the Millenium Juice is expensive, it is better than spending money on medical fees as people are less likely to fall sick (I think this is their motto) The price of the Millenium Juice increases every year and I finally stop buying for Ashley this year. This is because I am not sure if it does help to strengthen her immune system or not because she still gets the occasional cold, cough and fever, AND we are giving her paed a lot of $$ >(

Recently, I have opted for a less expensive supplement for Ashley. I am giving her E.Excel Nutrifresh which is a fruit based beverage. Its ingredients include soy and an assortment of natural plant foods. It comes in five different flavors – original, mixed fruit, chocolate, peach and strawberry. It cost rm97 for a box of 30 sachets. I heard that some parents replace their children’s milk with Nutrifresh. I am giving Ashley a sachet a day and I hope that Nutrifresh will help to boost her immune system. Besides taking this, she also takes Vitamin C and Multi-vits.

May I know what kind of health supplements do you give your children?

a box of Nutrifresh

Just mix a sachet of Nutrifresh with a cup of water.

what we did on sunday

Mommy To Chumsy — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:32:03 +0000

We went out real early on Sunday and head to Midvalley for the Maybank Treats Fair. Sunday was the last day and by 11am, the exhibition hall where the fair was held, was in total madness. We walked around a few times, trying to decide what to redeem. Alas, I couldn’t find what I like As soon as hubs saw this, he knew he had to get it for his princess

V Smile Pocket

A pink one which comes with a cinderella game

Unfortunately, we cannot use any points to redeem the V Smile Pocket. However, we can buy it at a discounted price of rm200 plus. About a year ago when hubs checked this portable game console out at ToysRus, it was selling at around rm400. This V Smile Pocket is fun and helps kids to learn skills like spelling, counting and problem solving.

Daddy teaching his princess how to play some games. Needless to say, Ashley is pretty hooked on this new toy

a collector

Mommy To Chumsy — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:51:15 +0000

Yesterday while I was looking up some information on how to order Phentermine, Ashley told me that she wants to finish her homework. So, I went to her table to see what she was doing. I saw her taking out an odd looking eraser from her pencil case and when I looked further, I found a few small erasers in there.

Me : “Ashley, who gave you all these erasers?”

Ashley : *she rattled off a few names of her friends*

Me : “Why did they give you?”

Ashley : “They don’t like the erasers so they gave me”

Me : “Oh, so you like them?”

Ashley : “YES”

She gave me a sheepish smile and said, “Mommy,I am a garbage collector!”

*slaps forehead*

Her friends’ leftover erasers which she’s keeping in her pencil case

hair clips for girls

Mommy To Chumsy — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:07:28 +0000

Ashley loves visiting shops that sell hair accessories. Such a vainpot eh? Well, blame it on me because I love to buy hair clips for Ashley. However, it is not easy to find really unique ones and when I saw some at Pretty Xtras, I was giddy with excitement. These are what I bought.

Colourful Ball Hair Clip

Red polka dot ribbon hair clip

Lady Gaga Ashley wearing Red polka dot hair clip

There are just too many things to buy when you have a girl Of course daddy was shaking his head when he found out that I have bought them

Tattoo Stickers For Girls

Mommy To Chumsy — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:32:58 +0000

I was at the market over the weekend and came across this book of tattoos selling at the stall which normally sell children’s toys. Ashley didn’t ask for it but I bought it for her because she’s so into these cute tattoos now

RM3 a book

Cute stars, moon and fishes

colourful flowers and insects

Ashley quickly asked me to put a dolphin tattoo on her arm. It’s very easy to apply. Just cut out the shape you like, remove the thin film, put it face down onto the skin, use a sponge to wet the tattoo and gently remove the backing paper. Well, I guess we’ll be seeing lots of different tattoos on the lil missy these coming weeks. She wanted to stick one on hubs’ tummy but of course it’s a no no. I think if he had done any ab workout, I am sure he won’t mind showing off one or two eh If any of you would like to get this tattoo stickers for your kids, do let me know. I can buy and send it to you

Hip Hop Dance For Children

Mommy To Chumsy — Fri, 14 May 2010 23:47:44 +0000

I have been looking around for a dance class for Ashley ever since she stopped her Yamaha Junior Music Class (JMC) early this year. A few weeks ago, I saw some banners near my home regarding Hip Hop Dance lessons for children and quickly made arrangements for Ashley to try it out. Last week, we went for the trial class and she told me that she likes it. The lessons are conducted once a week (7pm to 8pm) and the fee is RM70 a month. Below are some photos taken during the warm-up section. Parents are only allowed to be in the dance room for 5 minutes. The teacher does not want the children to be distracted.

The warm up exercise

trying to straighten the leg

more stretching

Yesterday we went to the class for her first dance lesson and guess what? The missy came out of the room 10 minutes before dismissal. She said she wanted to go home. I asked the teacher what happened and she said she doesn’t know. The missy also was not paying attention in class and she wanted to do her own thing When we went home, I asked her why she did not pay attention and wanted to leave early. She told me that she didn’t like the music that was being played. Also, she said they were not like the MTV music videos she has been watching on the HDTV *slaps forehead* I hope she will behave better next week and doesn’t give me a headache.