Sunday, 20 July 2008

BB's teething update - 7th teeth



Fast growing.. 7th already.. more to come !

Wednesday, 16 July 2008

Antenatal package -2007


Today, while helpign my col who just got pregnant, i digged out the expenses i recorded last time during my own pregnancy.. the following did not include (1) doc fees to confirm my pregnancy - saw 2 doc, 1 Gp, 1 Poly doc (2) charges for bb during her birth on checkup such as hearing and son on..

the following charges solely for my checkup and delivery in KKh private suit, under Dr John CS TEE - Senior Consultant

Follow-Up -Duplex Kidney

Yesterday we went to see Dr. Chao again to decode the DMSA scanning report done 2 weeks back.

well, good news.. both her kidney are functioning normally. as in the percentage aded from both kidney's fucntion is appx 100% , just like any normal person without any duplex kidney problem. But her left kidney has two portion, one additional portion function at 1/3 of the whole kidney's function-- duplex kidney, and the other normal kidney function at 2/3 of the whole left kidney fucntion..

so, we are so relief to hear the result of the scanning. Dr Chao said we can stop the antibiotics and see her only after 4 months later.. so finger cros no more recurrent UTI.

BB's teething update - 6th teeth




more to come..

Sunday, 6 July 2008

Jesse bear series

To keep a record of the jesse bear's book to be borrowed from library:

Jesse bear series : by Nancy White Carlstrom

1. Jesse Bear, what will you wear?
Geylang East Community Library J P 03-06-08 English CAR

2. Climb the family tree, Jesse Bear!
Tampines Regional Library J P 26-04-08 English CAR
Sengkang Community Library J P 26-07-08 English CAR

3. Where is Christmas, Jesse Bear?
Sengkang Community Library J P 28-09-07 English CAR

4. What a scare, Jesse Bear!
Sengkang Community Library J P 02-06-08 English 398 CAR

5. It's about time, Jesse Bear, and other rhymes
Sengkang Community Library J P 28-05-08 English 398 CAR

6. Hooray for me, hooray for you, hooray for blue : Jesse Bear's colors
Woodlands Regional Library J P 19-07-08 English CAR -[BA]

7. Let's count it out, Jesse Bear
Sengkang Community Library J P 13-08-07 English 513 CAR
Tampines Regional Library J P 05-05-02 English 513 CAR

8. Happy birthday, Jesse Bear!
Sengkang Community Library J P 06-07-08 English CAR

9. How do you say it today, Jesse Bear?
Jurong Regional Library J P 16-06-08 English CAR
Marine Parade Community Library J P 30-06-08 English CAR

10. Better not get wet, Jesse Bear
Central Lending Library J P 28-07-08 English CAR

Not on loan yet:
11. Guess who's coming, Jesse Bear
12. Jesse Bear's wiggle-jiggle jump-up
13. Jesse Bear's tra-la tub
14. Jesse Bear's yum-yum crumble
15. Jesse Bear's tum-tum tickle


Those i bold are books i already have.

Children's right to play

chanced upon this article on website about children has their right to choose their game to play.. play is their right.. they have to play to grow up .. which i find it interesting and totally agree !

play nourishes every aspect of a child's development which lay the foundation of necessary skills development such as intellectual, social, physical and emotion.

Play paves the way for learning. It does not have to be structured activities all the time. Outdoor play contributes to children's physical development.

Young children need a balance of opportunities for different kinds of play, indoors and outdoors. They need the support of knowledge adults and parents who do the following:
1. Provide long, uninterrupted periods(45-60mins)min for spntaneous play

2. Provide variety of materials to stimulate different kinds of play -blocks and construction toys for cognitive development;
sand, mud, water, clay, paint and other open-ended materials for sensory play,
dress up clothes and props for pretend play,
balls, hoops, climbing places and open spaces for gross motor play

3. provide loose parts for play, both indoor and out and encourage children to manipulate the environment to support their play

4. consider the opportunities for challlenge and age-appropriate risk taking in play

5. recognise the value of messy play, rough and tumble play and nonsense play

6. take interest in their play, asking questions, offering suggestions and engaging eagerly as co-players when invited

Have fun !

Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Sleeping pattern

usually, bb will sleep around 8 plus to 9pm.. or much earlier. nowadays, even after her night feeding around 7 plus, she refuses to sleep.

She will yawn, but when we put her in her spring cot, she will turn over to become "spider-man" u know.. on fours in her cot .. like hanging on net.. *eye rolling* if we put her in her cot.. she will be performing her standing stunt.. let go hand.. fall, stand,let go hand, fall.. for many may times..after she is bored, she will be making noises..

I read many articles on how to make bb sleep on their own, one of the method is to let them cry until they fall to sleep after they are tired. so i thought bb now already 9 months plus, should be able to try this method, so yesterday again, she acted up, refuse to sleep.

I bring her to her cot, dim the light, close the door, then let her stay in her cot. she plays for awhile, then started making noise, wanted to be out from her cot. i ignore her, she is like pleading me to carry her out from her cot.. she then started crying.. getting louder and louder.. climb up and down.. she can still yawn whne crying.. it shows that she is very sleepy but refuse to sleep..

i have to be cruel to continue to ignore her..but my mum cant stand it, come in and carry her out.. SOB.. wasted my effort.. wasted bb's crying..

mum said this method is not good, cos it will scare bb..make her not happy..sigh.. i guess i cant use this method anymore.. since bb has her grandma to protect her..