Milk Powder

Ashley has been taking En*agrow ever since she was 14 months old. Initially, she was ok but slowly, her stool became really hard. Despite giving her lots of water and fruits everyday, they were still the same. Therefore, I decided to change her milk powder, just to see if there’re changes to her stool. I started her on Dug*o recently and her stool became better.
Two weeks ago, I was aghast to find some tiny black bugs in the milk powder. They looked like those you would find in old rice. I took a photo of it but it’s not very clear.

The packet of milk has about 1/4 left when I found those bugs. I called their Customer Service right away and the lady who took my call asked me to keep aside this packet and they would send someone to retrieve it from me. A few days later, their child nutrition advisor dropped by. She asked me for more information like where and when I purchased this milk powder. I told her I bought it from the medicinal shop nearby. She took the packet back for testing and will keep me updated on the results. Before she left, she also gave me a bag of goodies –

A cute bag and t-shirt for Ashley and a box of dug*o in its new packaging. The nutrition advisor called me up last week to keep me informed of the outcome. She said their lab found a tiny hole at the bottom of the packet. Guess that explains how those pesky bugs were inside. I still have 3 packets of milk powder unopened. Must really check them thoroughly ;D. Luckily the new packaging now comes in a box so there is extra protection. Scary!

Ashley’s Vocabulary

I have been rather concerned about Ashley’s vocab. She is still lacking behind in this area. That is why I hardly blog about this. However, I’m glad that lately she has been saying new words and learns a new one a day 😀 Here are some of the words she knows-

Come, Wet, Go, Head, Cookie, Shoes, Doggie, Sit, Bubble, Milk, Chair, Book, Dirty,Auntie, Uncle, Cheh cheh, Kor Kor,Ball, Nice, Soup

Besides calling us Daaaa di and Mi mi, she also knows Kung Kung (grandpa), Mah Mah (paternal grandmother), Por Por (maternal grandmother), Yee Yee (her aunts). My mum taught her how to say Tesco and today when I tried to teach her the word “shopping” (my favourite word), she said “Tasco” *slap forehead*

Yesterday, she learnt this word – “Awesome” from Barney 😀 Keep the words coming, baby!

My Mommy Has A New Job

Yes….my mommy has a new job. She is now my hairdresser. She gave me a haircut yesterday at the shower stall. Of course I didn’t like that shiny thing she was holding so I tried to run away but she caught me :( Then mommy started to snip, snip snip and I saw my hair all over the floor. Mommy said my hair is now short and nice. Do you like it?

My left side is shorter than my right!!!!!
BOOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!

Mommy, I think you should leave this to the professionals instead ;D

Going to the Market

We don’t go to the market often and normally my hubby would go in the morning and get whatever we need back. One of the reasons is because the market vendors at my area started to pack and leave around 11.00am. This is also the time that I am free after getting Ashley ready. By the time we reach the market, there isn’t much left to see.
Last Sunday, we decided to wake Ashley up a little early than usual and head out to the market for some breakfast with my mum and sister. When we were there, Ashley spotted this –

It’s a funny looking balloon and she wanted it. So, her grandmother quickly bought it for her. This silly thing cost RM5 (shake head). And what did Ashley do to the balloon? As soon as we reached home, she just chucked it aside and hardly even play with it. I guess we should just keep a bag of balloons in the car and have her daddy blow one up each time we go somewhere 😀

Saya nak tulis dalam bahasa

Selepas membaca post daripada Sweetpea, saya juga nak tulis dalam Bahasa Malaysia. Sebabnya??? Saya ingin menulis tentang mak mertua saya lah. Suami saya bukan orang dari luar negeri tetapi dia tak berapa faham Bahasa Malaysia. Entah kenapalah sebab dia tu dari sekolah kebangsaan juga. Tapi bila saya dengar dia bercakap dalam BM, saya nak tutup muka saya kerana malu. Ada juga kelebihannya….saya boleh menulis post ini dan dia tak berapa faham..hahahahaa
Okaylah…ini pasal mak mertua ku. Dia berada di rumah saya sekarang. Sudah hari kedua dia di sini. Mak mertua saya ni suka sangat suruh anak saya panggil ayahnya. Itu bukan satu kesalahan tapi nak suruh berapa kali dalam sehari? Dia tahu anak saya sekarang suka panggil ayahnya…daaaadi, daaaadi apabila dia bangun dari tidur, terdengar bunyi orang membuka pintu kat luar ataupun suruh ayahnya bermain bersama.
Bila suami saya berada di dalam rumah, mak mertua saya suka sangat bertanya ‘mana daddy?’ ‘panggil daddy lah’. Entah berapa kali sudah!!!! Selepas tu, dia tanya saya, ‘eh, kenapa anak awak tak suka panggil awak hah?’ ‘Sangat ganjil lah dia asyik panggil daddy saja.’ Oi….apa maksud ini??? Tentu hatinya sukalah sebab cucu asyik panggil anak dia………:( Kenapalah dengan orang tua ini hah? Arrrrrgggghhhh!!!!!

Tag : SAHM vs FTWM

I have been tagged by the Health Freak Mummy who wants to know if I want to be a SAHM (stay at home mum) or FTWM (full time working mum).

Like Shireen, I have considered going back to work too whenever Ashley drives me up the wall or when I have too much housework. However, I couldn’t bear to send Ashley to the babysitter or get a maid to help after hearing stories and reading all kinds of news in the papers about children being abused, etc.

When I was still working, I always complain about having to work for a difficult boss. The mental stress was unbearable. Eventually I quit my job because I couldn’t stand it and I think because of the stress, I couldn’t conceive. Then a few months after I left, I got pregnant 😀

However, after having Ashley, I find it even more difficult being a SAHM 😀 However, after 2 years, I don’t think I want to go back to working anymore. I want to be with Ashley all the time. I don’t think I can concentrate on my work without seeing Ashley 😀 Geez….I think I’ll have separation anxiety too…LOL. Yeah….I’m one crazy momma.

Ah…I think I won’t be tagging anyone cos most of them have already done this tag. Anyway, the list is as follows :-

List:
1. Immomsdaughter prefers to be a SAHM
2. Etcetera~Mommy prefers to be a FTWM
3. MummyInVain prefers to be a SAHM
4. Lovely Mummy prefers to be a SAHM
5. Mommy of 2 angles prefers to be a FTWM
6. Health Freak Mommy prefers to be a SAHM

7. Chumsy’s Mummy prefers to be a SAHM

Hepatitis A Vaccination

We took Ashley to her paed today for her first Hep. A jab. I was a bit worried how she would react since she is so afraid of doctors now. As soon as we got down from the car and walked towards the clinic, Ashley started to cry a bit because she knew where we were going. Once inside, she didn’t want to play at the slide or touch the toys. Luckily we were 2nd in line so didn’t have to wait that long. She started to sob when her name was called. This time, she didn’t try to run away. LOL. She just sat on my lap and cried when her paed opened her mouth to check and do the necessary.
Then when we put her on the bed, she also didn’t struggle although she was crying. It was over in less than 5 minutes. Phew! Her paed noticed that there is a slight improvement and Ashley is not that afraid of the doctor anymore. She even said ‘bye’ and waved before we went out of the room.
Actually Ashley’s jab was due on 6 June but we didn’t bring her there because we didn’t want to traumatise her after her recent bout of fever, flu and cough. The nurses at the clinic said they normally call to remind parents about the vaccination but they didn’t call me because they know how afraid Ashley is. They wanted to give me some time first 😀 Her 2nd jab will be in January 2008. From now until then, Ashley doesn’t need anymore vaccinations unless we take her in for the Pneumococal jab. She only needs 1 since she is already 2 years old. Will see how it goes a month from now ;D

My first with Blogitive

Yay….the first post that I did for Blogitive has been approved two days ago. I’m so happy. I started writing for them in the beginning of June but there was no news about my post (approved or not). I thought maybe there was something wrong. Also I couldn’t seem to get new assignments from them eventhough I kept checking my account. However, I didn’t give up and continue to check my account. I guess they must be busy doing some updating of their website. Recently when I logged on, I found some assignments and was so ecstatic. I quickly accepted them. Now, I get assignments almost everyday. Thank you so much Blogitive 😀

p/s: I just checked my email and Blogitive informed that my 2nd post has been approved too ;D

More celebrity gossip.

I have been following the story of one of the Spice Girls, Melanie B, also known as the ‘Scary Spice’. She gave birth to a baby girl recently. There has been an ongoing saga on who the father of the baby is. Mel B has always been adamant that Eddie Murphy fathered her baby. However, the comedian actor has always been silent about this issue to the point of being in denial.
Well, Mel B can breathe a sigh of relief now. According to a source close to the star, Eddie Murphy has agreed to do a DNA test recently. Mel B has received the official test result and confirmed that Eddie Murphy is the father of her two-month old baby. She is of course over the moon. Despite the friction between her and Eddie Murphy, she is quite happy that this situation has been sorted out. I guess Eddie Murphy will have an extra mouth to feed now, not that he cannot afford it 😀

Retail Therapy Part 1 (backdated)

Since my mother was here since last Saturday, hubby and I went shopping while my mum babysat Ashley. Hubby went to Plaza Low Yat for his therapy shopping – computer stuff while I spent some “me” time at Lot 10. Saw some fabulous shoes on sale but didn’t get any though. Timberland has 50% off some of their range. Very tempted to buy a pair of blue sneakers but I controlled myself :) When I went upstairs, MNG was having a sale. As usual mostwomen were crowding around that small area. I got myself a t-shirt at 50% off 😀
Was wondering if Elly was around this area so I gave her a call. Nope, she was already in Bangsar so I continued my shopping alone. Then, I got hungry and went downstairs and got myself a sandwich at Sun Moulin and a cup of coffee. It’s a funny feeling sitting down and eating by myself, with no hyper-active toddler in a highchair beside me 😀 After that, I walked over to KL Plaza as the Factory Outlet store was in there. Managed to get myself a pair of Gap pants and 2 Old Navy t-shirts for Ashley. Here’s my loot –

Thank God for FOS. Can always get Gap and OldNavy stuff at affordable prices 😀 More shopping coming up later…… ;D