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For those who have missed the previous Baby Fairs, here's the list of upcoming Baby Fairs in 2014. Personally I've visited the Tots Fantastic Baby Care Festival by Motherhood at Singapore expo earlier in Feb and it was a disappointment, there ain't much diaper deals, let alone milk powders. The only thing we've bought were the Heinz Baby Jar food which was at a steal! 7 bottles for $11 or $12 I think and of course I've checked the expiry dates, it's all in 2015. Perhaps it's cos I went on a Friday afternoon so it wasn't crowded at all. They do have interesting contests  for older babies and toddlers such as crawling competition and the search for babies to be on their cover page though IMO most baby fairs are worth going if you are expecting and getting things for your newborn, for subsequent baby fairs it really depends if there're good diaper or formula milk deals and of course if you are looking at bigger ticket items such as food blender, pra...

Well Sticky Bean is coming to 6 months soon! It's time to start her on stage 2 formula for 6 months and above. She's still on mainly breast milk though, we'd give her formula for her night feeds in hope of helping her sleep through. So here's the list of milk samples we can request from. Most of them will arrange a 400g tin to be countered to you, capped at one per household. Reckon a 400g tin can last us 1.5 weeks. Among all dumex is the most efficient, calling you within 3 days and delivering the sample within 2 weeks. Nestle takes 2-3 weeks to contact you and another 2 weeks to arrange the courier. List of free milk samples - most require you to join their club or mailing list to get your free sample Nestle nan pro http://www.nestlebaby.com/sg/nestle_baby_club/inscription/ Dumex http://www.dumex.com.sg/requestsample Abbott - never even hear from them since 3 wks back http://m.abbottfamily.com.sg Enfagrow http://www.meadjohnsonasia.com.sg/sig...

At 5 months, she's busy flipping around. This makes diaper changing and her wipe down super challenging. She gets angry if I stop her from flipping ..grr I can no longer take my time during her wipe down. At times she over flipped n ended up rolling over to the end of her play mat. So dangerous, can no longer leave her alone on her play mat while making milk or going to the toilet. For her safety, daddy and I has decided go get a play pen like this. Well something like this but not this. This is pretty but costs so Much more at 179 at taka baby fair. Saw a more plain looking one at promo price of 69. Probably gona get that if the quality is ok. 

I hate it that my blogger app doesn't work else I could have blogged a lot more often. Now I've to open a browser n blog from my tablet, so unfriendly. Anyway, Sticky Bean managed to flip before she reach 5 months! She's been trying to flip since 3 mths plus but to no avail. Now at 4.8 mths she can flip with such ease. She loves her new found skills so much at times she over flipped and rolled right to the end of her playmat. That spells trouble soon.. Cant wait to show of her flipping skills to her cousin, Asher, who's 5 days older than her and started flipping 1 week earlier than her. The shy smile after her successful flip She look so cute in this pic , I cant resist not posting. Enjoying her bumbo time and getting less jerky in it. She's also grown from a grumpy baby to a happy baby now! Loves to smile to smile at us and selectively with unfamiliar faces. Sticky Bean is definitely babbling a lot more now and at times so loud she...

Learning to flip and never failed to amuses us with her many expressions. Sticky Bean at 4.5 months

Sticky Bean's milestones ain't fantastic given that she's a premature baby and the PD advised us to deduct 1.5 mths off for her developmental progress. This reminded me of how we were freaking if she could be autistic when she did not start babbling and take an interest in our faces when she's 2 mths old, unlike her cousin, Asher who is 5 days older than her. So at 3 months, these are the little milestones achieved. Review on Lamaze toys review on lamaze toy  review on lamaze toys  review on lamaze toys  review on lamaze toys  review on lamaze toys  review on lamaze toys  review on lamaze toys She finally took an interest in toys! she loves this Lamaze fairy with black and white patterns at the back of her wings and the tiny rattle that produces noise when she attempts to swing her fist at her.  Looking at her toy intensely and even started babbling to her toy. She loves to talk to this fairy and her interest in this toy lasted only 3 week...

After purchasing 2 books for Baby Ashlene from Books depository, i've decided to pop by the National Library to see if they have baby books for loan in order to save money. and to my delight, they have tons of selection! including the black and white books i've been trying to find for ages! gosh should have went to the library before purchasing the books online. As their colour vision is limited, they can probably only see black and white as well as red @ 3 month plus, hence getting a black and white high contrast book will be great for stimulating young babies. I found these books and they have plenty of selection still! decided to let baby ashlene try looking at the colourful books with flashes of bright colour polka dots and shapes but she seemed to only take interest in the black and white books. She really looked as though she's doing some serious reading here..lol and this, Daddy says she looks like ah pek reading newspaper, blowing bubble with her sa...

This is quite post dated, Baby Ashlene's full month celebration was held on 26 October 2013. As Sticky Bean arrived prematurely, I didn't have time to plan a nicely themed full month celebration for her. I will make it up for her 1 year old birthday. And yes, I did fulfill my promise.  CLICK HERE to check out her 1st Minnie Mouse Birthday Party . We're like in a rush for the whole day, we didn't even get a chance to take a family photo argh!!! here are the limited shots that we have, also thanks to a friend who took some really pretty pics of ashlene. DIY Full month banner DIY Full month banner    DIY Full month banner    DIY Full month banner    DIY Full DIY   Full month banner Not wanting to spend unnecessary money on ordering banners just for couple hours of usage, i've diy her banner! This is pretty simple to do, all you need is a printer at home, purchase some fancy paper and ribbons. Print the letters on A5 ...

this is my first and only pump and i love it so much that i'd think it definitely deserves a review / recommendation from me!! medela freestyle pump review If you are looking at purchasing an electronic breast pump that costs hundreds of dollars, please please do purchase them early so you can purchase them at the major baby expo fairs and fully maximize your purchase with all the attractive free gifts and lucky dips at expo fairs. I had wanted to purchase mine in the October baby expo fair, but who knows baby ashlene arrived prematurely at 34 weeks, so we didn't manage to make it to the fair at all and after trying to use the medela swing single pump, i gave up totally, rushed out to kiddy palace during the first week of confinement to get the freestyle.  medela freestyle pump review Initially i was contemplating between freestyle or pump in style since i've heard plenty of positive reviews on how strong the suction is for pump in style, just that it's gona b...

A friend lent us the Joolz stroller. This 'atas' stroller is retailed at $1798  Price from Joolz.com.sg , one of the super premium brands of strollers available. In terms of quality, the quality is really good, it makes pushing around and maneuvering a breeze, with suspension, it is stable and smooth for the baby. Baby ashlene seems to enjoy sleeping in this stroller even if we have to walk through a bumpy road. Joolz stroller review Joolz stroller review On the downside, the stroller is really bulky and makes moving around a challenge, like getting into a lift, we'd take up most of the space in the lift, the huge wheels can also be a challenge when entering or exiting lifts with narrow doors and trying to make a sharp turn without running the huge rear wheels over some poor chap's feet. Also this carry cot means you probably can only use it for a couple of months till your baby learns to sit up so the product life for this carry cot is relat...