Thursday, February 28, 2008

Classic Shot

Credit goes to my cute cousin Sze Hui for taking this classic! This is going into the family album for sure. ;D

So here's Jeddy-the-cheeky pinching his Gong Gong where he shouldn't. Check out my dad's grimace.

And my mum's glee.
























Wuahahahahaha!

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(On a side note, many have said that I look creepily like my mum. What say you? ;D)

Friday, February 22, 2008

Jeddy Mug Shots

I'm sick....

Caught the tummy bug.... and I had a fever which, thankfully, only lasted for a day. But I was pretty gone for a while... it's the fourth day now and my tum continues to rumble with toxic gas (it's pretty toxic once released. ;D) and the digestive system is still under maintenance at press time...

Needless to say, I was feeble for the large part of the week... Thank God for Aunt who came on the second and worst day of my tummy flu, to pamper me and put me back on the road to recovery with her yummiest porridge and TLC. She also took over Jeddy, giving me the chance to sleep my flu away... Thanks Gu Gu!!! *muaks muaks muaks* :)

Well, it's been a week and it's time to update this space...

So it is..... Jeddy's mug shot time! ;P
(sorry guys... brain not functioning cos it's linked to my stomach... so can't think of anything decent to write about.... but I do promise a Joker #4 right at the end...)

Mug Shots Series #1: Fresh from the bathtub...


























































It's never a wonder why Jeddy's always full of smiles after his bath... If you look closely at the first picture, you'd see that the floor is wet. Well, a more appropriate word would be flooded! Bath Time = Splash Water Everywhere Time. Everything gets wet, including my underwear. ;P

Haha.

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Haven't taken a shot with Jeddy in a long while now.... this was taken earlier in the evening... and yep, me mustering all my feeble strength to give a sparky smile. ;D Pardon Jeddy-the-Grouch though... cos Evil Mummy just woke him up from his nap... by pulling his pacifier out!
























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And here is

Joker #4: Jeddy-the-Hammerhead-Shark

A routine check on him during his nap led to the discovery of this new marine life form. :P


















Have a great weekend folks!
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Friday, February 15, 2008

Bullied!

Ever since my laundry load increased significantly courtesy of Mr Jeddy, I've been making him take his meals wearing only his diapers. Especially if he was wearing a white tee. I've learnt that carrot and pea stains are a stubborn lot.

Then of course, only when the weather is warm. Won't want our little precious to catch a chill there ya?

And so it was.... a warm Saturday afternoon. Jeddy was all ready for his pumpkin carrot cereal.

Hubs had the honour of disrobing our little one, and that's where the fun started....

First, Jeddy in a 'sling'. ;)























Second, Jeddy ala Egyptian prince... ;D


















Next, grouchy Egyptian prince gets seated for his meal.























Evil sorcerer turns our Egyptian prince into a Teletubby!!!























Teletubby Jeddy laments his life. XD
























Who said baby mealtimes have to be boring? ;)


Ha!

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Saturday, February 09, 2008

The Little Joker I Call My Son

Jeddy's been making me laugh out loud a lot these days.

Whether it's experimenting with Chinese dance, sneezing up a huge booger, having a spinach face mask, giving ME a pumpkin pore pack when he sneezes in my face... or reuniting with his ex, this not-so-little bundle sure knows how to crack Mummy and Daddy up.

It could be the most mundane of things, but yet, the funniest...

Well, there were moments I couldn't capture.

But these were the ones I managed to.....

Joker #1: Spinach Mask

You can always tell whether Jeddy likes certain foods... by the mess! He's one clever boy I tell you, trying to escape from eating yucky food by distributing it around his body and chair instead. Like here.


















Spinach clearly doesn't score very well on his To Eat list. By the end of the meal, I had to change him out of his shirt, and basically give him a bath! Little smarty pants will shove his fist into his mouth after I feed him a spoonful, take it out, and smear it on his hair, ears, thighs, anywhere he can reach. Sometimes the fist is there before I put the spoon in. Want to beat his backside, cos you never see that happening with his favourite apple puree. Heck, you don't even need to put a bib on him for that!

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Joker #2: Chinese Dance

I certainly hope this is not indicative of any preference or inclination. But check out that perfect pose.



















Such grace. ;D ;D ;D

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Joker #3: Reunion with an Ex

Remember his first love, Ms Flower? After babbling to her non-stop for a month, he ditched her for Ms Butterfly. As far as I know, Jeddy and Ms Butterfly are still going strong. But guess what I chanced upon one fine day? Jeddy trying to get back together with Ms Flower! My my... and there he was, tugging at her persistently, babbling at the same time. He was totally captivated in that manner for a whole 15 minutes!



















Mummy stood out of his line of sight and just observed, snapping pictures of evidence to show him two-timing for the first (and certainly the last, I hope!) time . ;P

I guess it's because Jeddy has discovered a new side to Ms Flower. A side that he loves now.... the Mirror Side!!! kekeke..... now we all know why.......



















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Well, that's my Joker Jeddy for you. ;)

And Happy Chinese New Year folks.

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Saturday, February 02, 2008

Sunflower, Jellyfish, and the Little Red Indian

An update on what my itchy hands have been up to lately...

I designed my first amigurumi (that's Japanese for crocheted stuffed toys). Ms Sunflower was created for Brannon, an ex-student of mine. He commissioned me to make a sunflower for 'someone' for the upcoming Val's Day. Bet that someone's real special. ;)

I remembered teaching Bran when he was still an angsty little fella. Haha... But my, has he grown into a fine lad now. Totally proud of him. Continue to live life to the fullest Bran! You've got what it takes!

So here she is, measuring 15 cm tall. I feel happy just looking at her. Do you? :)
























And there's something for my boy too! Mr Jellyfish! :D























Noticed that Jeddy loves to pull at strings, ropes, cords, Tiam YiYi's luscious long hair (;D), such and such these days. So the idea of a little softie jellyfish with flowing tentacles struck me.

This is actually quite easy to make. If you don't have a sewing machine, you can use felt. Just cut out two pieces of felt rectangles and some varied lengths of strings/ropes/ribbons (don't make them too long!). Sew along the sides of the rectangle, inserting the ropes as you go along the base of the jellyfish head. Insert polyfill, and a bell too as you continue. Last of all, don't forget that smiley face. :)

When done, dangle Mr Jellyfish in front of your little one (3 months onwards) and watch him go for the tentacles! Knot the end of the strings or ropes so that it's easier for little hands to grab and hold on to.

So what was Jeddy's reaction to his new friend? I'm sure you could guess...

He shot out his hands with lightning speed and grabbed poor Mr Jello by his tentacles before I could even formally introduce them... He then swung the poor little critter around, and bashed him against the floor repeatedly without any mercy. Totally vicious as usual, but super fun to watch....

So report me to SPCA. ;D

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Now I think I might have managed to teach Jeddy his first game!

It's called The Little Red Indian.

Don't know this game? Check out the vid then.



Since then, we've been playing this with him everyday. And we could see him try holding his note longer and longer for us too!

Mighty fun. :)

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Monday, January 28, 2008

Peas and Carrots

I've had a very busy weekend.... making purees for Lil' Jeddy.

Cut cut, steam steam, mash mash, strain strain, freeze. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

I now have a week's supply of lunch and dinner for him... Menu includes green peas (the yuckiest of the lot), carrot, and apple.

Apple was the easiest since it gets pretty soft after steaming. Just scrape it off the skin and run it through the sieve. Whatever's left on the sieve can go right into your mouth. No waste.

If you're planning to make apple puree anytime soon, buy these (actually I don't know what they are called) from NTUC. They have streaks of olive green on them. And why? You will smell the sweetness and fragrance envelope your house while they are steaming. And unlike some apples that taste tart and sourish, this is really sweet! Perfect for discerning babes.

This is also by far Jeddy's favourite food, looking at the Bushwhacker Index. The more he likes the food, the harder and faster he whacks, thereby sending the Bushwhacker Index skyrocketing. ;D

Here's a pic of the apples and the puree. It says Fuji on the label, but then again, there are so many kinds right?


















Carrot was the worst. Difficult to mash, and even more difficult to run through the sieve. Plus no way am I going to pop leftover carrot fibre into my mouth. Eyuerk! They also stained my white as snow baby spoon a bright orange. Grrrr.

The peas were cooperative, so to speak. After they are steamed, they mash pretty well.... but they look yucky. Tastes yucky as well. Tried to give Jeddy some pea cereal today. Bushwhacker Index was zero. He had the funniest look on his face when I gave him the first spoonful. He swirled the yucky mash around in his mouth, wrinkled his nose and forced himself to gulp it down. He was a good boy though, finishing the whole bowl, but he looked sooooo saaaad...... ;D

Anyway, it's peas and carrot cereal for lunch, apple cereal for dinner. Lucky Jeddy has homemade healthy meals in cute bowls while his parents eat out of metal containers.

Say, I'm going to stop the tingkat service. Not that I'm going to cook. That'll be suicide... We thought Hubs could pop over to the kopitiam to get our dinner after work. It's not that troublesome. I can have sandwich or bread for lunch. Never have time to eat anyway. Our main motivation is this. No more tingkat containers and rice cooker to wash!! Yippeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Oh, and I believe it'll be cheaper too. Our tingkat meals are about $10 a pop!

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Jeddy acquired another 'skill' yesterday. Spraying saliva. He'd purse his lips, and go 'ppthptooooo'. Took a vid of it, but battery went flat on me suddenly... better luck next time! Imagine him scrunching up his face with a little furrow in his brows, pouting his cute 'beaky' lips. Cute factor +10!

He's also able to balance himself on his hands quite well. I left him sitting quietly like this, looking all forlorn, for about 5 mins.... in some deep thought, apparently...























It's hard to get Jeddy chuckling these days. Little fella is thinking too much... or maybe sporting a frown is hip these days... still, this is one of the better moments where his mah mah made him laugh out loud. Well, it must have been quite funny, since his yeh yeh is laughing just as hard. :D























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Thursday, January 24, 2008

What's New with Jeddy Boy

Lil' Jeddy boy is still flipping like nobody's business. Last night, I had to wake up EVERY HOUR from 1 am onwards to flip him back. *weep*

So the panda look is in again.

These days, Jeddy boy has been throwing tantrums... it's like he's always very mung zung (cantonese for frustrated). He can also go longer in between naps, about 3-4 hours... that makes me a marathon entertainer until he falls asleep.

I'm so beat.

Still, there are things to rejoice over. :)

He's wanting to sit up on his own, like what he's doing here. It usually happens when he wants something... Either to be picked up, or be fed. And here, it's the latter. Like I said, this fella loves his food.























Getting frustrated just because Mummy is a tad slow in bringing the next spoon of pumpkin to his mouth. *tsk tsk*


















Bought a honeydew the other day from NTUC for $3.80. Really juicy and sweet (rare cos the fruits I buy are usually not! :P). Cut off a wedge, ran it through a cheese grater and what have we here? Jeddy's dinner! He loved it, smacking his lips as he downed the last bit. I even had to add water into the bowl after he was done so he could get the last drop of sweetness... gosh...


















A cap for Jeddy finally! I've been looking high and low for a baby cap that's not too babyish looking. Maybe I wasn't looking hard enough. Well, I got this cutie from my friendly neighbourhood store for only $8.90. Serves its purpose well when I bring him out on those sunny afternoon grocery trips.























And last but not least, giving Daddy a nick in the ear first thing in the morning.


















Ouch.

(Mummy secretly rejoices...) ;D
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Go Easy on the Flippin'. Will ya?

I remembered very clearly just one month ago I was lamenting and secretly worried about Jeddy's inability to flip at 4 months.... I'd put him through daily 'training', flipping him over manually like I'm flippin pancakes. Little guy's protests fall on deaf ears (then again I'm quite deaf, for those who do not know about my hearing problem. ;)).

Like magic, he 'got it' one bright morning... much to our joy and excitement... and....

Now he can't stop.

The moment his back touches a flat surface, he performs a flip. It's happened so many times it's not exciting anymore. Just today, I was trying to put a fresh diaper on him. Before I could even pop the tape on, he'd flipped to the other side, leaving the diaper in my hand. Just imagine his bare bottom flashing at me. Not a bad sight though. ;D Come nap time, once he's placed in his cot, it's off he goes again. And guess what? He threw up the pumpkin puree he had for lunch. One flip too many.

Gaaaaaaa!!!!!

*flip back* *wipe wipe* *growl*

So mummies out there, if your babies can't flip yet, enjoy it while it lasts!!!

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Of course I have to upload a vid of Lil' Jeddy flipping. Here's one where Mummy's in one of her better moods. See how he's reaching out for his toys. And while he's at it, why not kick the crinkly towel around too? Not a moment wasted ;) Now if he'll only learn how to flip back.

Till then, it's more 'training' for him and flipping pancakes for me! Kekeke...

The Flip


The New Sleeping Posture (he's traded his surrender mode sleeping style for this...)


















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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Loving His Food

Some of my friends are asking me why I'm starting Jeddy boy on semi-solids at only 4.5 months, when the recommended age currently is 6 months.

Well, here's why....


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And here's Jeddy's lunch for the next few days... Ultra Smooooooth Pumpkin puree.


















Instructions:

Buy half a pumpkin from NTUC for 80 cents, pop it into the pot to steam (about 20 mins), scrape the flesh out, and run it through a fine wire sieve to remove the chunky fibres (Pop those fibres into your mouth and lick the spoon when done. Smooth poo poo guaranteed the next morning. ;D).

Scoop into an ice-cube tray and just chuck it in the freezer. When needed, pop out a cube and reheat. Easy peasy. Plus cheap cheap.

I took one cube out today, mixed in a little water, boiled it in a pot and added a tsp of baby rice to make it a complete meal for Jeddy.

He finished every last bit of it... and I suspect he would lick the bowl if he could. ;D

Yum.
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Bushwhacker

Remember Lil' Jeddy's thunder thighs and how his legs can deliver the most lethal kicks?

He now has matching bushwhacker arms that promise to inflict maximum pain on your chest, head and face if you even come remotely close.

Besides bashing you with them, he'll throw in a few scratches for free. A word of caution if you wanna carry him. Remove spectacles, earrings, necklace and tie up your long hair. Do not underestimate the power of his grip. His Tiam Yiyi, who experienced first hand, the full brunt of his bashing, scratching and pulling, will readily attest to that.

Oh, and not to forget that head. He's already given Hubs a bloody lip when he head butt his Daddy in the mouth.

:D :D :D

That being said, here's a vid showcasing his bushwhacker arms. Any rattle or sound-producing item is bound to be put to his shaker test. And after giving it a good shake, he'll twist it around in his hand to examine his 'victim'. Vicious.

Check it out.