Daddy's little helper

Last Sunday night, hubby got the baby cot ready by adjusting the bed mattress placing to the highest level with a lil' help from Ethan ;p

Telling his daddy what to do?? ;pEthan doing his 'thang' as a handy boy :)

There...he did it under the supervision of his daddy and with the help of allen key ;p

Gong Xi Gong Xi in the Roaring Year...

We've been quite busy for this year's CNY...it was almost like a CNY marathon celebrations as we've been house visiting since CNY eve with the last one just last Saturday..although it was only 1 house per visit but we stayed on for quite a while in each house...Such an eventful for us :)

CNY Eve - Had the reunion dinner at PIL's


1st Day CNY - Open house at Uncle Tony & Aunt Grace home


2nd Day CNY - Crystal's 7th and Zac's 3rd birthday party cum CNY celebration. We would have gone to another open house next to my parents' house but unfortunately it clashed with the birthday party which we've already committed earlier...


3rd Day CNY - CNY celebration at my best friend's home - as usual I'm the only non-family member around and after marriage I am (plus my own family now..) still always the non-family member around but I don't feel ackward as I always feel at home with all of them :)

8th Day CNY - Open house at Uncle Wong and Aunt Roslyn house

We had a bit of interruption during the lion dance...initially the dance troupe and hubby's cousin arranged the mandarin oranges, cans of beers and chinese vege as above...

But b4 the lions continue their stints, Ethan without much thinking, quickly decided to re-arrange the mandarin oranges as above without permission...sigh... this boy really has a mind of his own...tsk tsk tsk ;p

Picture: Taken from Aunt Anda's album in FB

It was tiring for me but it was good to see how much fun Ethan was having during all those visits especially the lion dance last Saturday :)

Not Needs juz Wants

I'm sure every mom to be, be it the 1st time mom to be or 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th mom to be, we always have our needs and wants when it comes to shopping for our new bundle of joy. I for one not excluded and even though we have most of the things we need since our precious Ethan was born almost 3 years ago.

We have almost everything except 3 items that I intend to buy next week or after Baby Eli is born i.e. Medela Mini Electric Breast Pump, Baby Car Seat (I'm eyeing a particular brand in Kids Avenue, Times Square) and Bengkung Moden.

But somehow there are still other baby stuff that I wish for or long to own but it is not a necessity;p Although a part of me would love to own them but instinct tells me not to buy simply because it may not be practical or worth buying as we plan only to have 2 children. Oh well, still no harm in sharing them with you right. Who knows you may find some of them useful especially if you intend to have more children and/or just started your family planning :) And who knows I might just decide to get some of them after all and sell them as pre-loved items later on ;p

1. Fisher Price Baby to Toddler Portable Rocking Chair

This can also be found in Little Me, CT Department Store, Toys R Us - this seems practical as can be used for Eli and Ethan. But Ethan may dominates the chair most of the time instead ;p
2. Baby carrier
I have baby ring sling and pouches but these seems tempting too ;p

Either Patapum Baby Carrier (in dark chocolate)

How it will looks like

Chocolate color

OR

Littlepods Soft Structured Carrier


3. Infant Stimulation Baby Crib Set

This set I sooo want to buy but I can't find online seller that ship to international address...sigh...How nice if any of the Malaysian online shops could sell more RBW brain stimulation toys...so far I can only find very very limited choices...sigh...
4. Kiddopotamus: Snuzzler Head and Body Support


5. The First Year: Close & Secure Sleeper

Can also be found in Little Me - doesn't seem to last long I supposed. The most will only be used for a few months hehe...
6. Bumbo Bay Seat in Lime with Tray


7. Thermos Combo Pack - either one of this sets

OR

These two sets are value for money coz the original price was RM199 but now they are only RM99 a set - very tempting indeed...I'll probably get a set...

Hair cut problem for your lil' boy?

If you're like us who has a bit of difficulty to persuade our lil' boy to go for a haircut, you might just want to try or to consider a child friendly or rather a lil' boy friendly hair saloon in Millenium. Well, I guess even if you don't have problem bringing your toddler for a hair cut, you can always bring your lil' boy(s) there for a bit of hair cut fun too ;p

We got to know about this particular shop thanks to my SIL. The shop is near CKS Millenium and in between Dr. Kissey Clinic and I-Ching Bakery shop. So far we've patronized the hair saloon twice and are pleased with the friendly service too :)

His first time at the shop b4 Xmas...the owner and her mom and staff were very friendly and managed to make Ethan feels at ease on the car. And finally allowed the hair stylist to cut his hair. Here him with a pack of biscuit thanks to the owner's mom :)

Ethan 'complaining' to the hair stylist that the hair made his hand itchy ;p (He refused to wear the apron..so we had to keep putting talcum powder on his neck and hand to avoid him itch all over ;p)

Can't recall what Ethan was telling the hairstylist..

This was Ethan's second visit to the hair saloon b4 CNY...we had to wait for about 5-10 minutes to persuade him to go on the car and play with it before the hair stylist could proceed to trim his hair ;p Here him warming up with the car...he even asked for his sunnies. Such a vain lil' boy eh ;p
Busy vrooming away...

"Kedai bundle" anyone?

If you have not explored "kedai bundle", perhaps you may want to consider it one of these days. I have been to a couple of really huge "kedai bundle" in Tawau and Keningau and I must say although I didn't know what to expect...but I kid you not how surprise I was looking at the things that can be found at such places. Mind you, those are second hand stuff but they are mostly imported from Korea or Japan and of good brands and in good and some in great/excellent conditions."Kedai bundle" as they are popularly known have a lot of things to offer in terms of shoes, handbags and mostly clothing. I've bought quite a few still in good condition handbags many years ago in Tawau and quite a few jeans clothing for kids from Keningau few years back too. I have always wanted to visit one of the "kedai bundle" nearby in town like the one near to the Phillipines Market and the one in Dongonggon but I've yet done so.

I guess many may not even consider going to such places to shop. But I have quite a few friends who can pretty well afford brand new branded clothing yet still go to these places to shop. When I asked why, they said why not. Those are authentic and it is the same as buying used items from ebay. The only difference is that "kedai bundle" are found in the "pasar gantung" area - not a glamourous area to be seen shopping I must admit ;p But from what I gathered from a friend who is married to a Japanese guy and have moved back here from Japan, Japanese likes to shop so most of their clothings are still in good conditions or not even worn when they give away. I personally don't mind to shop at these places especially for jeans clothing and kids clothing as kids do grow up very fast and normally those items are used only for a short while. So to me even if they are used, (of coz we need to use our common sense when choosing and buying right..) they are not heavily used if you know what I mean :)

Anyway, when I read Joyce S.'s entry yesterday, I was really surprise and excited to know that they even sell diaper covers too! When it was time to wake hubby up, I excitedly woke him up and persuaded him to bring me to the one in Dongongon ;p But we had an appointment and came home late yesterday so we didn't manage to go. Fortunately I left a message and asked Joyce S. to help me buy and much to my delight, she has kindly help me buy 2 sets yesterday and even managed to get 1 free diaper cover!! Wooohoooo!!! Here are the diaper covers she helped me buy. All 7 pieces for RM20 only! FYI, the bottom picture, I've bought an exact piece - the one with the stripey light blue print from JS Shopper in Japan for around RM60 (pack of 2)! So u tell me, worth buying or not???!!! ;p But I guess it will not be suitable for fussy buyers la ;p

I loikey.............thanks so much Joyce S.!! :)

Gong Xi Fa Chai & Happy Valentine's Day!

Red the color for CNY and VD.

Our attempt to get a family pic during last nite CNY's eve dinner at MIL's. But as you can see, with Ethan busy playing and picking the carrot from the dinner table, we didn't actually manage to get it quite right ;p

Wishing all of you a happy, healthy and prosperous Chinese New Year!!May the tiger year brings you good luck and may good things in life come your way always :)

Happy Valentine's Day to all too!!

Busy bee