Nigel Can Sit !! Nigel and His Walker ..

This 3 in 1 walker is from Lucky Baby. Bought by my parents for their Lil Precious Grandson. He love it !! And he can actually move backwards. Soon he will be banging the walker around my mum's precious furniture. OMG !! But of cos, he's still young. So he's limited to only half an hour per day...

" Hiya Mummy !! I'm such a Clever Lil Boy !"

" Hi Daddy !!"

"I'm so Handsome"

"Happy Birthday Mummy Dearest"

Lil Nigel is always full of surprises. He surprise me on the eve of my 29th Birthday by sitting up all by his Lil Self !!

Mr Towkay !!

Nowsdays Lil Nigel Darling like to pose like a Big TowKay !! So Cute ! But he really a TowKay. the only Heir to his Granddad's businesses... But his poor parents still have to work for a living and suffer.. SighSz...

He's really good with his feet also. He can Clap his feet !! Juz like his Daddy !! Like father like son....

End of a Journey ???? Breast Milk Vs Formula

My Breastfeeding Journey seems to be coming to a close... My Milk Supply has dropped to a mere 10ml per pump.. And I only Pump twice a day. I was hoping to be able to breastfeed my Lil Nigel till he's 1.. SighS.. I never thought my milk supply will drop so much when I start work. I'm trying my best to stimulate my milk production but nothing seems to work. I'm getting Malunggay pills to take from Mums' Fairy. Seems to be really helpful for increasing supply.. Hope it works..

Nigel been on Full Breast milk till he's 4 mths. After that he was on partial. Thanks to my friends Ting and Joo, especially Ting. Nigel manage to be on BM till he's 4 and a half months. Problems started after he start to go on Formula. First was the diarrhoea.. Then he caught a cold recently.. Plus he's been having diarrhoea still on and off. He might have some bad reaction to Formula. So decided to get either get Organic Formula or Goats' Milk to try. Decided to start him on Goats' milk yesterday. Diarrhoea has stopped !!! One Problem solved at least. Breastfeeding really help a lot to fight off illness. I can see the immediate difference just 2 days after he got started in full Formula. He started getting sick. He also start to get fatter and more flabby. Not so tone anymore. Cos Proteins in Formula is harder to digest... Breast milk is still the best source of Food.

I really hope government will help to allow breast feeding mum more break time to express their milk. Like for my case, sometimes I have no time at all.... Mums in Retail Line really suffer a lot.. I NEED A NEW JOB !!

What has Nigel been Up to .....

Taken on 13/10..

Taken on 16/10 ...

Lil Nigel has "invented" a game. When we throw the Dou Dou at him, he will Luff and throw it away !! It's really cute !!

Nigel knows how to act Shy .... Sometimes when he sees a stranger looking at him, he will hide !

Lil Nigel Love watching his Daddy playing Counter Strike !! He gets really excited ! Will he be a pro-gamer ?? HOPE NOT !!!

Happy Birthday Ah Kong !!

Lil Nigel Cutting Cake with Ah Kong

Nigel Blowing out Candles with Ah Kong and Ah Ma

Happy Birthday Dear Ah Kong !!

16 Oct 2009... A really Special Day. My Dad's first Birthday Celebration with His Precious Grandson, Lil Nigel. Shawn was not working, so he bought a Nice Mango Cake from Baker's Inn. I rushed Home from work just in time for the cake cutting celebration at almost 1130pm !!! Nigel was really happy at first till the candles was blown out. He started frowning and crying.. It seems that most Babies have this "thing" with cakes and birthdays unless it's their own..

Nicole, Pam and Moi sort of secretly planned a surprise for my Dad. He love bowling but have not played for years. So Next day, we have a nice Birthday Lunch at a Thai Resturant at Kovan followed by a Bowling session. We all had a great time !! I think my Dad have the loveliest time of all ! We should do this more often... And next year.. Alexis will be joining us !!

Nicole bowling.... Or Is she trying to make a dent in the lane ??

Lil Nigel is 5 mths old !

YipPpPeEe !! Finally Swimming !!!

Me wan to sleep... Why is Daddy Taking my Picture ??

I'm Uber CoOoOoL !!

Finally !! Able to swim after 2 weeks break !!

Daddy and Nigel Making Dou Dou Music !!

One of Nigel's weird sleeping habit as discovered by Pam. Nigel like to have someone hold his hands and beat the Dou Dou as if he's beating it. He will slowly fall asleep while doing it. But in the mid time, he will smile and sometimes hum to what I'm singing..

LiL Nigel is 5 Mths Old !! He's one Playful and Cheeky Boy! He can Flip both ways !! He love Making Music with his Beanie Pillows! He Love Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. He can Hi-5 really well too. He Like Playing Peek-A-Poo ! And Of Cos.. Nigel Loves to Swim !!

Nigel can flip !! End of Breastfeeding days ??

Nigel will be 5 months old tomorrow. Time really flies. Since last week, he has learnt to flip !! He was too desperate. He really want really badly to grab the little musical bear. SO he did a flip right in front of me and Shawn. I was really shocked !! Also, he's always trying to sit up now. I think soon he will be able to sit without support. He's been missing swimming for 2 weeks already due to his diarrhoea, my swimming tub is spoilt and of cos Hua Xia at Punggol Plaza has closed down. I need a new swimming tub for him !! Any Donations ????

Sad Sad News. It seems my breastfeeding days are coming to an end.. My milk supply drop so much since I started work a month again. I'm trying my best to increase my milk supply by letting him suckle and pumping more often. But doesn't seem to work. So tried taking more fish and rice milk, it went up by 20ml. But I don't harbour much hope. SighS. Regret those days where I complain about my oversupply of milk. Retribution ??

I love breastfeeding on the whole despite the pain and inconvenience of it all. I love the bonding and feeling. Nigel looks so cute when he suckles. Plus of cos the health benefits. I really hate the thought of letting Nigel go on full Formula. The babies on FM seems to be bigger and fatter which I do feel it's unhealthy. But whatever it is, I shall hope for the best. Maybe a miracle will happen.. Looking at my entries for the past week, it seems depressing. Sighs. I should try to focus on something more positive. No choice, for Nigel's sake.. I have to hang on no matter how unhappy, tired, depressed I am with my Job and current situation. Guan Xi bless me !!

Nigel is better !!..... I hate my JOB !!

Good news and Bad news....
Good news is, Nigel is getting better. His poo reduce to 3 times a day since yesterday. His appetite has increase a lot !! At least 6oz per time now ! And he can get hungry juz after 2 hours !! I tink he's making up for all the lost weight. Really miss him now. He's spending the night at my mum's cos I have to attend a training tomorrow. Shawn too.. So we need to get our sleep. Notti Boy has been waking up at 4am for 2 days and refusing to go back to sleep. He didn't really cry for attention thought. He actually entertain himself by playing with his beanie pillows and talking to himself. But still it's pretty tiring.

Bad news .. Iphone craziness is coming back. Sighs.. I think I will knock off late for the next few days. I think it's really important to love or enjoy your work otherwise it will really be a chore. Now I hate going to work. I want to change my job but everyone seems to be against it cos of the PAY. So I had to grind my teeth and contiune working in this stuipd irritating line. I'm totally not cut out for sales lor. I wonder how I endure working in this line for so long !! I was fine with my job till the Childcare leave incident. Make me really hate my work and my boss. In a way, i do understand her point of view but is customers more important or my baby? She doesn't understand diarrhoea is not something we joke about for babies. Babies can die from diarrhoea ! I think it's onli something Fellow Mummies can understand only. And cos due to this, my milk supply drop further again. I can barely express out 80ml in a day ! This make me hate my job even more !! And it will only get worst ...... I really need a change and no one is supporting me. I really feel all alone...

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Cheeky boy !! Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.. Clap Clap Hands.. Peek-A-Poo !

Taken This Morning. Nigel even though is still sick but is still really playful. He can Twinkle Twinkle Little Star when he's 4 mths old only and clap my hands.

Nigel did something new today too. He knows how to play Peek A Poo !! But in this video he doesn't really wan to play liaoz.. Too Tired I think.. He took a nap shortly after that..

After Drinking Milk and Pooing, Nigel is in a great mood ! I hope he's getting better..

Nigel is Sick !!.. Childcare Leave Issues

Lil Nigel has been having diarrhoea since Sat. I didn't think it was so serious till Sun Night when he was still pooing about 5 times. From Midnight to 7am, he pooed 3 times. So I had to take Childcare leave with Shawn to bring Nigel down to Dr Teoh on Monday. My Shop Manager request that I take only half-day. So had to rush to Dr Teoh. Luckily Nigel is still pretty alert though he's a bit less responsive. Dr T. advice us to monitor him carefully, stop all FM, only BM. But due to work stress and lack of sleep, my milk supply drop drastically.. Only 180ml a day at most. So Dr Teoh advice to feed Nigel Porridge water with wee bit of Honey instead. Cost: $95
Tuesday, Nigel had Fever. I was on Morning shift so I request to forfiet my break time and to go home 1hour Eariler at 330pm. My ROM luckily agreed. But my manager mention that it's not a common practice lor. Of cos I know la !! I was too distracted to work. But luckily in the evening Nigel's fever came down. But he pooed total 8 times !!
Wednesday, called the clinic again at 330 cos Nigel pooed 5 times since. Had to rush down again with Pam. Brought his poo for analysis. Another set of medicine to take. I had to take down notes of his poo time and his feeding time. Also have to let his stomach rest 3 to 4 hrs between each feed. Cost: $75 plus lab test: $82 ..
Today, Nigel seems to be better. But he was very cranky. I think his tummy is in pain. So poor Thing. Dr T. called a few times to check. When I was about to leave for work, Nigel pooed greenish stuff out. Shawn decided to call Dr T. to check. He ask us to come down immediately as he suspect panceas infection as the greenish stuff is acutally Bile. Plus his stool samples from yesterday even though was yellowish, had bile traces too. If serious, might have to be admitted. Me and Shawn panic lor. Almost wanted to cry. Nigel really had tummy pains. Dr T. gave him some stuff to stop the pain. Nigel felt better soon after and stop crying. His stool report wasn't good. Had to monitor his condition still. Sighs.. Cost: $99
Anway had to take CCL today also. So called my ROM to request for CCL again. He was ok with it. My Manager wasn't happy about it though. She sent me this sms "U only entitled for 5 CCL... And if can, pls discuss with ur husband... I think this is both responsibilities.. Furthermore u have maid right.. I hope you understand that I'm short of staff. Appreciate!" I was pretty angry when I read the sms. I told her my baby might have to be hospitalised. I had to be there !! How can she expect me to leave my baby with my maid !! It's madness !! I have a maid, but she's there to help with the housework. She doesn't look after Nigel lor. Plus Nigel been having diarrhoea since Sat ! Diarrhoea is a very serious problem for Babies. Nigel has lost a lot of weight lor. You can see his ribs liaoz. As a mum, how I just leave my very sick baby with my maid and my hubby. Shawn can't handle Nigel alone. Plus my mum have to babysit my neighbour's kids. I was so pekchek. After receiving that sms, I have made up my mind to look for another job immediately. Already email my resume out liaoz. No point staying on liaoz. Anyway to shut her up, I'm going to work later at 6.00pm. Even though I had to monitor Nigel's condition. Pam has kindly volunteer to do so. Also, I will keep all the sms my manager sent, in case of any issues. Now she wants everyone to get time sheet from Doctor for urgent CCL leave. I have read the HR manual, it's not needed. Anyway, I got from my Dr. T. She really behave like I like to sent Nigel to the Doctor lor !! Which mum wan her son to be sick !!