Subsidy for childcare

for the benefit of those looking for this information.. http://www.childcarelink.gov.sg/ccls/docs/Information_to_Parents.pdf

things to do..

still at home now cause hv a 1030hrs meeting, so my as well get my emails n paperwork done at home n go direct for the meeting.. things to do :

• infant care - wrote to NTUC Childcare which is near our house, Compassvale and the biggest childcare in Singapore, Learning vision.

For the list: here is the link of infant care and chilcare centres http://www.motherhood.com.sg/Childcare_Centres/MHEListings.pdf

• confinement food, wrote in for quotation and trial

natal essentials - http://www.natalessentials.com/

newbaby pte ltd - http://www.newbaby.com.sg/

first delight catering - http://www.firstdelight.com.sg/ (to call them)

k, to get the above sorted out.. got to get some emails replied now.. till then again, hope tis info will be useful to some of u..

Yearning..

wifey loves durian, tat i know but bb also likes it much! so nowadays we have like durians at least once a week? wow! there is tis stall along Upp Serangoon which sells durian $20 for 3, its fleshy n taste good! Or if you prefer something not too fleshy but bitter sweet in taste, and durian from Batu Pahat, can try the little stall just outside a mosque at Seranggon North.. so, its durian n durian galore! myself been very bz since joining tis start up co, in fact just into my 2nd week, zoom there i was in msia for 3 days talking to the Telcos over there! it sure is hectic but exciting.. while gone, wifey n bb was accompanied by Joy, so it was alright... bb seems to be kicking hard nowadays.. and according to Babycentre, he should be doing wat a born bb should b doin... he will be seen to be sucking thumbs at times, yawning n even hiccup... as a matter of fact, if hiccup occurs often.. there is tis term called hiccup bb? need to go find out wats it all about... anyway, time does seem to b nearing n its 2 months plus more before bb does arrive... so exciting! things to do:

• call n do some confinement food catering (trial) so tat when its time, we know which one to use
• scout for infant care near either home or office area
• explore option if any good nanny near home area
• in aug, to call n arrange for delivery of the cot n pram
• start workin on the stuff needed list for bb
• work out budgettin n source for best unit trust funds for bb

tats all i can think of for now.. till somethin else crops up!

k, back to doing some work n then to watch golf, British Open! Tiger go El Tigre!

wow, how time flies when you're bz!!

well, since my last post, it has been 1 week and 3 days! wat has happened.. last week, we finalised the deal to get the motor pump for milk, Medela.. got a good deal for it. last weekend, we went to my sis's place for awhile to visit our cute nieces.. on the 5th of July, my sis in Malaysia gave birth to her bb boy... both are alright just tat the little one had some jaundice.. name Keith Ng. For us, i've joined a start up, back to the dot com days in promise for a dream! But love it, challenges and all.. will b doing regional.. wifey, alright, same old stuff in office... last update fr visit to our gynae, bb is doing great! growing super fast n getting more active! he now weighs approx 1kg.. oh also, we hv gatherd the video showing us doin the exercise for the ante natal class.. so hillarious looking at it... wifey says can see the tummy protrude gently when junior kicks nowadays, will try to see if i can catch it... :) k, now got to take care of the furkid.. time for him to bathe! :) oh, one more thing, wifey also ask me to add in the name: Clarence - clear, bright.. talkin about names, someone commented Ethan sounds like "eaten", next time kena suan in school.. hahahah!

Shortlisted names for bb...

• Caleb - bold
• Ethan - strong, constant
• Evan - young warrior, well born
• Ewan - well born
• Ian - God's gracious

wat do u all think?

Recommended VCDs for babies n toddlers..

For mommies for just dont have the time to teach. May I suggest these VCDs.

• Your Baby Can Read http://www.infantlearning.com/videoclips.html It works like the Flash Card method. Word, Pronounce, Action/Picture.
• So Smart! SeriesThere are a few titles to this series. Recommended for babies 6mths and above.Only picture with classical music,A couple of title recommended for older kids have narration.
• Brainy Baby SeriesAlso has a few titles catered for different age group.The ones I bought are titled 'English' which is similar to Your Baby Can Read but the word appears together with the picture and 'ABCs' more for older kids. It teaches phonics as well.

You can get all these from Popular Book Store. Spend some time with your child to watch these VCDs. It will bring you closer to you child and your child gets to learn together with you. courtesy: http://www.singaporemoms.com/community/node/44949

Pretty? Our niece Rachael

hi all, tis is a pix of our niece Rachael, pretty? Please vote for her! :) thanks!!! http://www.singaporemoms.com/community/node/44967 the only troublesome part is tat u need to register to vote lor... thanks!!

Anniversary..

yesterday was our anniversary, its been "x" number of years that wifey n myself been together.. we've gone thru lots of ups n downs, n its amusing at times when u look back at some of the things u've done... Wifey, Happy Anniversary!!! well, we celebrated it on an "easy" tone... went to watch "chao ren" = superman? at Omni Theatre, wow, headache la, the screen so "stretched n close", nevertheless, perhaps tats a wrong movie to watch at Omin theatre i guess cos lots of close up movements n the movie is a bit draggy in a way... anyway, it was cool experience, wifey first visit to Omni n my first time watching a full featured movie on the screen... we then went to the Hilltop, a place at near Jurong Birdpark for lunch... subsequently just had a quiet evening... we also bought a vcd n cd for bb to listen, so tat he can hv variety, bought english n mandarin, hopefully when he is out, tis music sounds familiar to him... well, today is the first working day for month July, hopefully i will be able to quickly secure one of the opportunities tat am working on n get back to full action in the market.. but till then, life still continues n u just need to keep up the strong faith...

As i finished last posting, realised its already month of July..

New month, new look.... enjoy!

Baby Care..

last ParentCraft was interesting... its abt bbcare.. didnt' know tat there r so many things tat am aware of ... learnt how to bathe bb, how to soothe n "wrap" him up for security.. how to distinguish true cries n "fake" ones.. how to handle bb shld he has "colic"... n bb massages... so cool. But too many to absorb at one instance, so will probably go buy the book to practise n do it in details.. we also bought more mozart n bach music for bbs' listening.. he has also heard Snow White n Jack n the Beanstalk stories... since his taste bud has formed, we r tellin me wat he's eatin nowadays.. like for example.. today breakfast, he had sausages, scrambled eggs, corn cob n hash browns... then some strawberry milk... later he will b havin pomfret steamed w garlic, dow miao stir fried w minced meat n pumpkin soup stewed w chicken bones... we r at home today, probably rest cos tomorrow we r goin to do something different, catch a movie at Omni MAx! So cool, imagine seeing the man with his underwear outside the super hero outfit flying on a 360 degrees dome!! told wifey, bb sure kick w all the surround system in place... can;t wait! heee... to all, hv a great weekend!!! Tonight - buy 0 n 1 goals for both World Cup matches lor..