Its Friday 13th and its Ah Ma's bdae!

Started this post on the 16th but never gota finish it as the week from that very monday till now which is 25th... i was tied down with many things on hand! alot of mood swings within these 2 weeks! felt so tired that i have no wish to open up this blog to chase my days! fed up with baby a few times as she is starting to test my patience! she is still adorable but i really hate it when she head slam me or worse... pinch me. besides she is using cry to get away with her bad behaviour!!! i dun want to become a mean mum!!!! HELP!!! also the whole house is in a mess as i still haven got all the things in place in my new room. got new furnitures during the 2 weeks and got contractor in to fix stuff in the house and still trying to up keep the house but ergh its still in a mess and worse i feel so alone doing it! gx has been wanting to help to clear stuff but he's been tied down with work... poor him still got to worry about me and baby and work ... had alot of negative people around me... need to get away from it! give me a break! the only nice moment i got was a few hours getaway planned by gx and it was sweet that he brought me out. he was very sweet. and i will sure post on that... ergh!!! but not soon as i have more important tasks on hand! i hope the rest of the week i can be more productive and i will just post whatever i have done on my mil's bdae and do alittle update...i just needed to let it out.... i need to have more positive energy in me!
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November 13th Friday. Its Ah Ma's bdae! and so lucky FIL needed to attend a wedding dinner and they didnt open the stall today! little one as usual wakes up early to send daddy to work and acts as alarm clock to her grandparents! tried to stop her everytime by telling her to lie down in the room with me, give them more time to rest but she will talk in her loudest volume to get their attention! then my fil would pop in to get her out of bed! and thats what exactly happen!

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Pil and I brought little R for her jab. she was brave but she did let out a little cry when she was jab on the arm but she stopped pretty fast and was all smiley again. While the grandparents hurried home with her, cos the sky turned very grey suddenly... while i popped into the shop where i can get cute rompers that cost only $3! with dap's high fashion statement, it got me thinking what to dress little Rachel for xmas and in all i got 7 pieces for daily wear and for special occasions! 6 old navy and 1 plain white LS gap romper. i am happy with my buy cos they are very comfortable pieces and oh i love the kido images on the rompers and most of all they arent ex! yes they are not the most recent design but i dun need that!

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then i went on with my long list of things to do! Paid my bills and when i head to PS thats where my SPREE started! First i went to spotlight to check out the materials... so ex but i found something i liked to match one of the xmas romper i got. then popped into the dangerous Daiso.. dangerous as everything in there is so tempting and moreover at $2! slowly and surely its easy to chalk the bill and this was my "damage"! Next, i changed my phone, i topped up $90+ and i got my new pinky hp! then changed one more hp for my MIL. she has been asked many times to show our little gal's photos and got me to load some pics on her existing hp which the screen was so smal. then i decided to get her one hp that has a bigger screen. that my "sudden" bdae gift to her! lastly i picked up dear's belated bdae gift from SIL and me. Happy to see to see Seahorse Brand shop at PS and even happier that i got the mattress at 50% off. the 3 folds mattress was not bad as i like the firmness of the mattress! got him bedsheets too! with my heavy and bulky loot, had to Q for cab as it was pouring crazy and head home to surprise my dear who was on half day with his mattress and my mil with the hp.

i want to thank her for her hard work, looking after baby and me, on top of her housework and still have to work at the stall. did tell her the phone was a $0 phone but she didnt mind! then i gave my gal early xmas present! got her a really cute snowman from Barang that is very pretty and it changes many colours and she liked it! i got a reindeer and santa from daiso to make a decorative xmas corner for my baby gal too! rest for awhile after taking my late lunch, i got baby all washed up and prep for our nite outing to celebrate grandma's bdae!

at first i had headache finding clothings to match the pretty pink with black pokka dots stocking .... then i chanced upon a piece handled down by my twin cousins and it was perfect! a white velvety material dress with mini light pink pokka dots! to my surprise, it was a new dress as the tag was still on the carter dress! how lucky Rachel had new dress and new stockings to wear for the nite out! my gal loves pokka dots! very vain cos she knows she wear very pretty, kept looking into the mirror when my fil carried her!

the jam on the way to enter orchard was crazy! baby started to fidget so much in the car and it was so difficult to hold her down! after sending FIL to furama to attend wedding dinner, we continued with the jam to Central. we werew to meet sil who was queueing for seat at a jap restaurant at Central. its mil, gx, baby and also my 1st time at Central. Hated the car park! got so giddy! its a stupid design! round and round non-stop! while waiting for the seat, alot of people walked pass and loved our little gal's stockings! could hear everyone gog gogogaga over it!

bda habit of our little one.... she can't sit still... so we took turns to carry her! while i was out walking about with her, i bumped into an old classmate, my quiet friend in SI! the weird thing was i just added her on FB that morning! i waved to gx and got him out to say hi... looking at his face, i knew he didnt recognise our classmate.... i told him, its our classmate and he blurred as he tot she was my fren.... closer look and he was shocked! Lina has changed so much that he didnt recognise her! we had a short chat and it was good to see her!

the food was ok... won't say its fantastic... just dun ever order Yuzu? some kind of Yam rice... OMG it tasted just like PUKE! the pic is the bowl of rice topped with spring onion and its before the pic taken with mil and sil.... also the service ... ok its gota do with the guy who came to tell us off ... we didnt see the time and PLEASE we won't know the place is closing as we were not given the bill to say they were closing and please we were sitted at the end of the restaurant and they should have presented the bill 30mins ago it they were closed 30mins ago!!! the way that stupid guy phased it was dam sickening! WE WERE CLOSED 30mins AGO CAN YOU SETTLE YOUR BILL NOW! said with one kind of attititude and tone.... its a JAP restaurant.... wheres the service!!! no way am i gog to eat there again! spoil mood!

we were still too early to go pick fil up, so we explored the place. dun like the external escalator... too long and too open for my liking and gave me height phobia to be on it! generally gx and i didnt like the place too much... sadly, the newer shopping centres dun really have much to offer and the layout is weird! only thing was that they have interesting art pieces but how much can these attract people to go back there?

Our first family xmas picture!

went home and we cut the cake sil bot for mil. gx gave the longchamp handbag he bought for his mum. she was happy! she said the best gift this year is.... our dear baby.

Our 3D2N weekday getaway at grandma Popo's house!

November 11 Wednesday. baby r loves saying goodbye to everyone on working days! she practice that at home and she carries on her morning duties at mum's too! as usual, she will refuse to finish up her milk... after drinking half of it, i have to keep it warm till she is done with her morning duty! so it was just me and baby in the morning and after she finally finished her milk, she napped while i get to type away and confirm my next batch of baking ware! i have been shopping online more than ever and i need to stop!!! sis got yummy prawn me for lunch but i had to hurried thru my noodles as baby r was flipping and turning, getting impatient in the cot! good thing was she napped soundly for 2 hours with yiyi and i got some "me time"! soon, this life will change again... i am very lucky to be able to find some time to do what i want but once she turn 6mths old, i will be busy in the kitchen preparing puree for her! i think Rachel will enjoy her meals! i will have less time for myself but i am sure i am going to enjoy the experience. a new chapter in my motherhood- preparing food for my baby! but the truth is i am scared somehow...

this week, she has alot of "new patterns" forming! she not only talks more, but she started to sit with her legs crossed! caught her the first few times and i tot its just for that moment but when i got her on the bed with me, watching tv, she kept her legs crossed for a very long time! the camera was just right next to me and i managed to catch her little feets and see how comfortable little R is when she is watching her disney channel! i am her human sofa - mummy had loads of fats to support her! she could keep her legs cross for quite awhile! oh i love that pipi face!

Dap took half day and she came over and we planned to make some hazelnut macaroons that we learnt from class together! Ann came after school to give dap her wedding invitation but she didn't joined us baking thou... i had some catchup with dap, but we were mostly looking at Rachel, dap was playing with her and my little darling is so fascinated with dap's accessories! mostly i shared baby R's milestone and pipi stories!

just before dap and i start baking, i needed to do a spa treatment for little R.... Coffee Bath. yes... coffee bath... Kopi Oh was prep for bathing Rachel. Asked mum what to do to help Rachel sweat less... cos whenever Rachel drinks her milk... when she is done, my arm is filled with her sweat... very sweaty head! surprised when mum had a remedy and its from my Popo... mum said that most of us (my siblings and cousins) went through this treatment when we were babies. it helps to reduce sweaty head and body... i did it once last Saturday... but didnt have batt to document it... with dap around, she helped me take some photos of baby R's Coffee Spa. baby r didnt like the dark waters the last time round but she quietly sat thru her spa the last time round... but this time, not sure if it was becos dap was around or maybe plus the camera is clicking while she is bathing, or worse pissed becos all the adults were laughing when we saw her blur + dun like the black water face that made her looks so cute... poor little R burst into tears... i got dap to leave us awhile, comforted her and explained to her the benefits and she stop crying, but i made the spa end fast.

sis was curious if this coffee bath really works, if its harmful for baby, what can coffee bath really do... so we searched the internet the next day and i decided to put my find with this post. below's info are extracted from articles found on the web. sis and i were surprised with our find! pretty interesting! didnt say it helps to reduce sweat problems but read to find our the beauty of coffee spa!

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(Did you know that coffee is chock full of antioxidants? This is precisely why it is a wonderful ingredient to use in any beauty treatment because the antioxidants can be topically absorbed into the skin so that they have the ability to neutralize free radicals. Just to update you, free radicals do have the potential to damage many of your cells below the surface, contributing to premature age and disease. To stop these problems before they start, use the natural antioxidant benefits of coffee in your spa treatments to keep your skin looking as fresh and as young as possible. Your skin will thank you!)

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(Benefits of Coffee in Skin Care: Studies have shown that a skin care products spiked with caffeine, lowers the risk of skin cancer in mice. Applied topically, coffee is chock full of anti-aging properties and a potent antioxidant. The grounds of your average coffee bean can help you reduce the signs of aging by fending off blemishes and acne, exfoliating, reducing fine lines and making your skin feel clean and baby soft. Research has discovered that the caffeine in coffee may be able to guard your skin against cancer. Coffee's beauty benefits are well known in Russia, where the banyas, or public baths, have served up coffee-ground massages for years. A quick rub down with the magic bean on damp skin prepared the bathers for a session in the sauna by gently exfoliating the skin and softening it with rich oils. It's so invigorating, you may just decide to skip your morning cup of java and head straight for the shower. coffee's connection to beauty is age-old. And antiseptic extracts from the wild coffee plant were made useful by Indians years ago to effectively help heal dry skin, cuts and abrasions, and even snake bites. Native women in South America used ground coffee beans as part of their beauty regimen for years, due to its exfoliating properties. Coffee also has the same pH balance as human skin, which is why it helps protect against acne and blemishes. It also has good cleansing properties. )

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Lucky for me, my dad came home just in time to carry my little gal who refuse naptime! and i got to bake with dap! to think of it, we were pretty fast with our co-operation and its bcos i bake or make desserts with Dap quite a few times and we attended 3 classes together! she is so nice to take half day leave just to come see baby and me. i appreciate her taking her precious time to spend some time with me! Thanks my dear friend!

while the hazelnut macarons are baking, we played with one of my new bakeware that i got in July! with the leftover fondant, i rolled out and stamped cute cartoon characters on it and placed it on yummy chocolate chip cookies! they turn out very pretty! we kept waiting for the Ting from the oven and constantly ran to the kitchen to check on the cookies. they turn out a little sticky, the bottom got stuck to the parchment paper! then i recalled we used silipat in class! too bad my silipat is at home! having not enough hazelnut made the cookies alittle sweet! but it was still good as the taste of hazelnut is so nice when i popped them into my mouth! esp when they were still sooooo warm! R is always so curiuos - whats in the box, whats in the bowl, whats for dinner! Evidence? sis gota get her attention by calling so many times to get her to look at the camera!

Daddy missed baby r alot today. We called daddy to make sure he got up for work and daddy called back even way before lunch. he was driving to meet his client and he gave us a call! daddy miss smelling baby r! but we didnt go back with daddy as we stayed on for another nite! Daddy got alittle upset with baby R as she wants me more than him.... daddy got jealous! tried to pacify daddy and told baby R not to be mean. she kept crying when daddy carry her while i was away to get nitefeed stuff ready! told her to say sorry and she sayang daddy lightly on the face! yes she sayang daddy cos she didnt scratch his face! Its Aunt S' actual bdae and i got her a cake with ann's help! baby r loves bdaes! dun know why, maybe R knows its last nite at Popo's house, she didnt sleep till past 11pm! i had a super long carry session to get her to close her eyes to sleep!!! when i tot she is deep sleep and wanted to put her down.... she cried loudly and i gota start all over again!

November 12th Thursday. thou she had a very late nite, she woke up early as she loves seeing everyone before they leave for work. thou popo was in her working attire, she still brought lit R out for a short walk before leaving for work. little R is pretty quiet when she watch her cartoons! she will just sit quietly and dun want to be disturb! but she is not an addict! she sat pretty still on her own without herself knowing it! then she as usual, stretched her muscles and roll on the bed!

its was time for me to do alittle pack up. not only i got baby's stuff to bring home, but my very own collection of books, my toys, my precious childhood stuff, photo albums to a whole set of kitchen ware! my esprit kitchen ware that i got years back is still untouched over the years! I got them at 90% off! it was a staff discount promotion! yes way before i got married or even decide to marry who, i got my kitchen ware ready! its gog to drive dear crazy as each week, i am gog to start packing to bring some of my treasure back home!

when will i get to use these new babies of my bakeware collection? i started packing my baking ware which is now constantly used at mums over the months on some weekends. it was just a packing day, haha only manage to pack my baking ware collection and i had some tough time with baby r who kept wanting me to carry her and some time to chit chat with sis and then both of them shared naptime on the same bed while i got to sit and type! still chasing my entries!