VERY IMPORTANT: New blog

i have been having some difficulties using the account for quite some time now..

am getting quite frustrated about it...

hence, i am deciding to move over to wordpress...

so ...i would appreciate it and would like to thank you in advance to pls link me at my new blog at:

http://yenfen.wordpress.com

hope to have a more active blog here...i m too lazeee to figure out how to auto-direct this page to the new blog...so sorreeeee... :) see u guys at my new blog soon...:) THANKSSSS!!!

big boy now

There are days, when both Ooi and I will be awed by how our baby boy has grown…sometimes, the two of us would be around the room, packing and arranging things and then we would stop down at the same time to admire our son sitting quietly watching his cartoon programs on TV…he would smile or clap whenever something amuses him...it is moments like this, tat make me feel proud to be a mummy

So last week, Dylan turned 14 months old..time flies so quickly, when you least notice it…and one of the most notable milestones achieved by Dylan is his ability to walk independently now…hehehe…he looks so adorable when he walks….

And now that he can walk, both Ooi and I wanted to bring him to those kids play places so that he can improve his gross motor skills and also develop some social skills with other children

My sis-in-law recommended the Gymboree in Bangsar Shopping Village…frankly speaking, I was quite disappointed with the set up there..and it was not cheap either…and there were also not many children in the centre..

so I decided to bring him to the Kizsports and Gym in Bangsar Shopping Village 2 instead…I was quite happy with the outcome because Dylan was so happy walking and playing. The set up there was also much more as there were many slides, colorful balls, cars, tunnels, etc…Also, there were also many children Dylan’s age playing around…the only negative comment I would have is not about the place, but just that most of the children were there with their maids instead…and the children were playing on their own and there was not much interaction, whilst the maids were all chit chatting with their fellow peers…

So, I decided to give the Kizsports and Gym in the Old One Utama Wing a chance…BINGO…its much bigger than the one in Bangsar…and they have even more facilities and a bigger area for Dylan to play with ..and the children there were mostly with their parents who were quite friendly…

So now you know where I will be frequenting more often from now on….i hope Dylan will make more new friends soon..and I also hope to be able to make some mummy friends too…so the next time u all happen to see us there, dun forget to say hi to us!!

Taking care of the mummies, too :)

today, work was rather slow due to the fact that it's FRIDAY and that Hari Raya holidays officially starts AFTER WORK..hahahaha....

so i was doing a lot of bloghopping and reading...and i came across one mummy's blog (it was my first time) and this mummy wrote a very short insightful piece saying something around the line that says that all mummies should put in some time and effort on their appearances and all...

i couldn't agree more with this...it is true that as long as you are a mummy (be it a full time or a working one), we tend to OVER-focus so much on our kids, we neglect to take care of ourselves (and sometimes our significant other half)

i know i am guilty of this too..ever since i have my dylan in my life, the comments that i keep getting from people around me tend to be "Your eye bags are so bad", " Your skin is very dry", "You look so tired", "You look older now"..and to be honest, I am not happy about it...and though I keep moaning about it, i really did not do anything about it...

until last week, my younger sis convinced me to go to a VIP sale at Luxasia...hehe..i spent RM500 on stuff just for my face!!!! aikkssss....i got myself eye cream, face moisturers, facial wash, face primer, lip gloss and eye shadows...though everything was a steal (like the La Prairie Eye Cream which usually costs RM600 + ..i got it at RM120!!! hehehe), but i must admit, i felt heart broken to have spent so much...Ooi and i are not rich and we really need to be careful with our spending...but i am hoping all these products will help me restore my *once youthful* skin again..hahaha..it better work cos i really dun wan to look like i am older than Ooi either..hahah...

so...to all mummies out there...do remember to take care of yourselves too...beauty (restoration) products are just so damn expensive now!!!

bangun pagi, gosok gigi....

now that dylan's eating more types of (solid) foods, i have decided to teach him how to brush his teeth...

this morning i used the First Teeth® Baby Toothpaste with the apple banana flavor...the toothpaste has natural enzymes that are safe enough to be swallowed and is without detergents, artificial flavours, dyes, saccharin or preservatives...baby dylan can swallow the toothpaste since i haven't been successful in teaching him to gurgle and to to spit out the water and toothpaste :(

i must say, i was really satisfied with the result...dylan generally took the whole exercise well..he even held the toothbrush himself and imitated me as i showed him how to brush his teeth...

does he look like he's had lots of experiences brushing his teeth from the following pics? hehehe

The Outdoors!!

dylan's now 13 months 2 weeks old.....

as dylan is growing, we are seeing more and more of his personality...he's really quite one active boy...those who knows me will quickly jump at saying "just like his mummy la"...haha..i dun know whether to be proud of this statement for now...haha..while i lurve tat him being an active boy, it can really be darn tiring for his mummy and daddy leh....

With all the H1N1 going on, both Ooi and I have run out of ideas where we can bring our active lil one....so in the end, daddy decided we bring him somewhere in the open, where it is not crowded with people...and hence, last week we decided on and went to the Cyberjaya Lake...where there have a nice children's playground too and also almost pollution-free...following are some pics we took on tat day:

A picnic with aunty and uncle

mummy in the tunnel chasing after dylan

mummy teaching dylan how to cross a bridge

no matter how much we played in the playground, dylan was never tired...so on the way home, we decided to stop by in Putrajaya...and here are some more of the pics:

at the Putrajaya Ramadhan Pasar

outside the Putrajaya Mosque

another playground in Putrajaya

however, despite after all the above great outdoor adventure in one afternoon....my baby boy was still not tired...whereas both me and ooi were exhausted beyond words...sigh...go figure :)