How fast Matthew has grown!! ;)

Comparing these photos... i realised hw much my son has grown! :)

Taken when Matthew was juz 12 days old...



And nw at 4mths old!! :)

Matthew is Turning Over!! :D

Nw at 4mths old, Matthew has learnt hw to turn his body over & with his head raised up on his own too!! :)





Clever boy!!! :) Ok, Mummy shall reward u with her Hello Kitty crackers!!! :p

How To Keep Your Sanity As A Mum

I juz read an article from the January issue of SimplyHer magazine, which Sarah Tan, a former Channel V presenter, gave her tips on "How To Keep Your Sanity As A Mum".

And i seriously tink those r really sensible tips :) Hence i've decided to blog them down so dat i'll rem them (in case i forget!!) :p

Tip #1 - Have a sense of humour.
- I'm now laughing more than i ever did!! :D

Tip #2 - Having a supportive partner is important.
- Yesss, Amen to this! Thank God i've got a wonderful husband whom has supported me tremendously in every way!! I Love You, Bebe! :)

Tip #3 - You don't have to do everything yourself.
- I may need to work on this abit. Sometimes i still feel like i wanna look after my baby 24/7 myself :p

Tip #4 - Accept that your figure will not be the same again. And be fine with it.
- I hope this tip sinks into my head!! Haha!! :p

Tip #5 - Be self-indulgent once in a while.
- Hopefully my hubby & i can go for a spa/massage together soon to relax ourselves!! :)

Blessed Christmas To All! :)

Here's wishing everyone a very blessed & joyous Christmas!! :)

From Hubby, Me & Matthew the Reindeer!! :p

Chinese New Year clothes!! :D

Bebe & i went shopping for Matthew's CNY clothes juz before i flew to HK for work.

Look at wat we've bought!! :D Matthew looks so handsome & absolutely adorable in it!! ;) We juz can't wait for CNY to come next mth!! :D

Gifts for (& from) my Hubby & for Matthew! :)

Time flies... my darling Matthew is gonna be 4mths old tmr on Christmas eve! :)

Last week when i was in HK for my IA training, i've managed to buy 2 pairs of shoes for him! Look at these... aren't they cute? :D But too bad both were the last pieces!! So i cldn't get even an extra pair for Sharon's little boy Ethan :p



And also, for this year's Christmas gift, i've bought a pair of brown Birkenstock sandals for my dearest hubby! :) Afterall, i'm wearing exactly the same design of the Birkenstock sandals except dat it's in pink! :) Couple-wear mah!! :D


In return, my hubby has bought something for me which i really NEED, & dat's a blue NIKE sports bra!! Hahaha!! Cos i've been "complaining" to him dat i've grown fatter after given birth to Matthew, & i really need to be back in shape!! (Btw, FAT is also a shape!) :p


So nw, i can head back to my True Fitness gym & start running on the treadmill again!! Wish me luck!! :D

Father & Son Look-Alike! :p

I'm totally amused by this picture which was juz taken during the Christmas church service over the wkend. Matthew was being cranky & started to sob, while Daddy Bebe tried to be "funny" & sobbed alongside with Matthew!!

The result -- a super COMICAL photo!! :p

Dun they both look so alike??!

Mummy back from Hong Kong! :)

Finally, after being away for 6 days in Hong Kong for my IA training, i'm now back in S'pore with my dearest Matthew juz a few days ago! :) How i missed him so during my work trip!! I still rem dat day before i left, i cld not bear to leave my bb, dat i continued to play with him until i've juz 1.5hrs left before i'm due to board my flight!! :p


Everyday, i wld call back from HK to my hubby to check on my little darling, whether he has been a good boy at home, or if he's playing or sleeping, etc etc :) I was especially happy when i cld hear my bb's laughter over the phone!! How i wished i cld hug & kiss him right then!! :)

Anyway, i'm so, so glad i'm home again... & in time to spend "dong zhi" with my family & my precious bb :)

Little Santa! :)

Juz over the wkend, my 2nd aunt treated us to a buffet high-tea at Zhou's Kitchen @ Novena Square 2!! :)

And look at who is my 2nd aunt carrying!! :D

It's Little Santa Matthew!!! Heehee!!


And my sister Angie with Matthew... :)


Last but not least, my dearest hubby with a very upset Santa!! :p

Hello Kitty Weekend! :)

Hmm... I haven't had a chance to update my blog for quite awhile, cos i've been really busy taking care of my little boy. Nw dat Matthew is oredi 3mths old, he's even more alert than before & i've got to keep him occupied during his playtime :)


Anyways, 2 wkends ago, our whole family went out to the Ritz-Carlton Millenia Hotel to enjoy our dinner buffet there at the Greenhouse, in celebration of my father-in-law's bday! :)

Tho i have no pics to show u all the wonderful buffet spread (nw dat we hv a young baby, our meals hv to be taken quickly lest he wakes up, or we juz hv to take turns to entertain/feed our boy), but this is a pic of the "Birthday Boy", together with my hubby & our little Matthew! :D Any resemblence?? Heehee!! :p


And this is me & my handsome boy... :)


Ohh!! Another happy thing dat happened last wkend was dat i purposely requested to Bebe dat we bring our dear Matthew to Bishan Junction 8 to watch the Hello Kitty Christmas Fairytale performance!! :D But actually, it's for my own enjoyment really, hahaha!! :p




And we r so, so lucky!! We're the no. 28th shopper (limited to 1st 30 shoppers per session) to spend a minimum sum of $30 at Junction 8 & so we managed to exchange for a free pass to take photos with Hello Kitty & Dear Daniel on stage!! :)



Ok i've gotta stop here, my son's oredi callin' for me!! :p Hopefully in my next post, i'll be able to share abt some of my Christmas events & post some Christmas pics! :)

Brave Little Matthew!

Tdy Matthew has finally gotten his 1st jab of the DPT vaccine, which immunizes against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. Tho he had been unwell for almost 2 weeks, but thank God he recovered in time & cld go for his jab at the GP tdy! :) Also, we've requested the doctor to administer the Rotavirus vaccine to Matthew as well, which was taken orally.

And guess wat? Our little Matthew nvr cry at all when the jab was taken!! How brave!! :)


Here r some other photos taken when i brought Matthew back to my parents' pl yesterday :)

This is Matthew sleeping soundly (& happily!) in the playpen my parents hv prepared in advance for him. The blue satin bolster & pillow is made by my mum!! :D


Very recently, Matthew also started playing & sucking his fingers alot!!! :p It made his fingers smell so SALTY!!! :p


Matthew chit-chattin' with Kong Kong!!! :D


Kong Kong teachin' little Matthew how to grasp his toy :)


Yeahhh!! Matthew has done it... all by himself!! :)


And Mummy-Me with my dearest most lovable Matthew!

Matthew had been sick... :(

More than a week ago, my darling Matthew started coughing occasionally, & initially, i tot he had choked on playing with his saliva (which was his new "discovery! Hahaha!!), but later on in the week, i realised dat he was still coughing & it was getting more intense. So in the end, my parents-in-law & i brought him to see the family GP, whom he gave our baby Matthew 2 bottles of medicine for his cough.

See... this is Matthew coughing away.... :(


However, several days later, Matthew was still coughing, & this time it came with alot of phlegm :( Plus, Matthew started to hv constipation, & he had not poo for 5 days!!

So we went back to the family GP, & this time, his cough medicine was replaced by another one to help him get better, & another new bottle of medicine for his constipation.

Thank God, Matthew finally poo after 2 doses of the constipation medicine!! :D We were all so, so relieved!! :)

But still, his persistent cough did not go away, & in the middle of the night, he wld cough until so badly dat he cld hardly breathe!! Bebe & i were so worried dat we placed Matthew on our bed every night so dat we cld pat him when he coughed & soothe him back to sleep.

As his cough had lasted for more than a week, Bebe & i decided to bring him to the Polyclinic so dat we cld get a referral to bring Matthew to the PD at KK Hospital. To our surprise, the Polyclinic doctor advised us to bring Matthew to the Emergency dept at KK Hospital immediately as it had been a prolonged cough for the baby.

Actually, it was a good thing dat we've brought Matthew to the Emergency dept at KK Hospital as the PD gave a careful & thorough examination of Matthew, asking us questions on his appetite, his coughing patterns, & also, an X-ray was taken of our little Matthew!! :( Poor baby, so young (less than 3mths!) oredi had his 1st X-ray taken!! :( Later on, the PD diagnosed dat Matthew had probably suffered from pertussis, which is part of the DPT vaccine dat he was scheduled to take next wkend!! :(


Nonetheless, we still thank God for Matthew's gradual recovery as he's coughing much lesser now :)

As parents, all we want for our child is for him to be strong & healthy. We thank God dat by His stripes, our dearest Matthew has been healed!! Praise the Lord!! :)

Baby Dedication :)

Tdy is my cell group leader's baby girl Abigail's 1st mth celebration party! :)


It is also a very special day for our little Matthew cos we have decided to do a baby dedication together with my CGL's family and another cell group member's family! :) With Paul & Jasmine leading the worship, we exalted the Lord with our singing & indeed, our spirits were lifted high as we celebrate this joyous day together!

After worship, each family gave thanks for their newborns and even prayed a prayer of dedication of our babies to the Lord :)

This is what Daddy Bebe gave thanks for:


Dear Father in Heaven, I would like to give thanks to You for your blessings and grace upon us! Thank you for watching over Tracy throughout her entire pregnancy and also the safe delivery of our beloved baby Matthew! We have now learnt that You have a perfect timing for everything and we rejoice in this gift You have blessed us with!

Thank you Lord that when Tracy experienced severe nauseousness in her 1st trimester and threw up almost everything she ate, Lord You continued to strengthen her body so that Matthew is still well-nourished while inside her.

Also, when Tracy experienced spotting during her pregnancy, Lord You assured us that the baby will be under Your protection and indeed, Matthew is now born so strong and healthy! Praise the Lord!

I also give thanks to You Lord for Your timely divine intervention such that Tracy’s overseas travelling for work have been miraculously re-scheduled time and again, such that she is now able to spend more time taking care of Matthew instead of returning to work so soon.

Today, I also want to give thanks for my wife Tracy because through her, I witnessed how much she has endured throughout her pregnancy and how much she loves our Matthew.

Once again, thank you Lord for blessing us with this beautiful child and we pray that You will help us to be good parents and raise up Matthew to be a faithful man of God!

In Jesus’ most precious name we pray, Amen! :)

And for our baby dedication prayer:


Dear Father in Heaven, we come before You this day to dedicate to You, our son Matthew, that You have blessed us with. Lord, we acknowledge that Matthew is Your child and that he belongs to You. Thank you for entrusting us the role of being his parents during his time in this world. We believe that You already knew Matthew while he was in his mother's womb and that You have great and wonderful plans for him!

Lord, guide us as parents to train up Matthew in the way he should go so that he will not depart from it when he is old (Prov 22:6)

As You have instructed Lord, we shall not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them in the training and admonition of the Lord (Eph 6:4)

We will teach Matthew that You are his God, and he shall love You with all his heart, with all his soul and all his strength (Deut 6:4-7)

Thank you Lord for the promise that those children who obey their parents in the Lord may live long on the earth (Eph 6:1-3)

We pray that Matthew will have a personal encounter with You Lord in his early years and accept You as his personal Lord and Saviour!

And so, this day Lord, we promise to love and care for Matthew, and to teach him Your ways. We ask that You bless this child to be strong and healthy, obedient, whole and complete in his spirit, soul and body. No evil shall come near this child as we bind the forces of the devil to stay away from our family.

This day, we declare You as the sovereign king of our household, and once again, we thank you for this precious and joyous journey of parenthood!

In Jesus' most precious name we pray, Amen! :)

New Digicam & More Photoshooting! :)

2 weeks ago, i treated my mum & dad to lunchie at Asian Food Kitchen at Vivocity, together with my little cutie Matthew in his comfy stroller! :) See, here's Matthew being fed by my dad! :p


However, after taking a few snapshots, my CASIO digicam crashed on me & all the pics i took became black-&-white blurred images!! I was so upset cos i can't imagine going without a camera to take pixs of my darling son! :p

After a quick research, Bebe & i decided to buy the latest-launched CANON Powershot E1 cottony-pink digicam which costs us only $283 after discount!! (Thanks to my dearest sis-in-law who managed to bargain for a good deal with a shop at Holland Village!) :D Thanks Jingyi! :)



And so, here r more pixs of my darling Matthew in his 10th week... Kids really grow up so fast!! :)

This is a very very cheeky Matthew! :p


Our bright-eyed boy :)


In his beautiful nakedness... :p


Smiling in his sleep! :D


Daddy Bebe will never miss a chance to take a pic with his son... Hahaha...


And now it's Mummy's turn!! :)

Kungfu Fighting?? :p

"Huh? U wanna challenge me??"


"Ok dude! I'm ready to take u on!!" :p