Separation Anxiety

The 1st time i've ever heard abt this phrase "separation anxiety" was from a baby magazine which i was reading during the time when i was pregnant. Actually, separation anxiety refers to a stage that babies/toddlers might go thru in their 1st yr.

But guess wat? Now I'm the one suffering from separation anxiety :(

Tmr's the day when i'm gonna officially return to work. And tonight, my hubby & i had to pack up much of Matthew's clothes, diapers, milk powder & milk-bottles, stroller & toys, & then together we brought Matthew over with all these barang-barang so that my parents cld help take care of him.

Nonetheless, i'm sure Matthew's gonna hv a great & fun time at his grandparents' place :)


Our dearest Matthew.... Mummy & Daddy will miss YOU lots!!! Muack Muack!!! :)

Outing to VivoCity during CNY :)

This year, my hubby, myself & Matthew did not go back to Malaysia for CNY visiting as Matt's still abit too young to endure the long car ride back.

Hence, while the rest of them travelled back to Malaysia on the 2nd day of CNY, the 3 of us stayed back in Spore & enjoyed our own little family time :)

In the afternoon, Bebe & i decided to bring Matthew out to Great World City for our lunch. As my sis-in-law's sis-in-law had passed down to us a baby carrier, i've decided to try it on for the 1st time to walk Matthew to GWC! :)

Look at how cool Matthew is in the baby carrier & with his new blue sun-hat!! :)


Later on that evening, we made our way to VivoCity to have our dinner.



We also brought Matthew to Toy 'R' Us to let him play with some toys ;)



Daddy with Matthew standing beside Thomas The Train!! :D


And with the Transformer-lookalike!! :p


We continued strolling at the PageOne bookstore... while Matthew turned from awakeness....


.... to sleepyness!!! :D


And then finally.... Home Sweet Home!!! :)

Chinese Lunar New Year - Part 2 :)

Matthew's really having lots of fun gettin' angbaos during CNY!!! :D





See... Matthew's more interested in his angbaos than taking photos with Daddy & Mummy!! :p



And our family of 3 CNY photo :) Love it!!

Chinese Lunar New Year - Part 1 :)

This year is our little Matthew's 1st CNY!! :) We've brought him back to my mum's place for the reunion dinner... look at the big spread of sumptuous food my mum has prepared for all of us!! :D


And here's our 2 dearest aunts joining us for dinner :)


For the rest of the night, we've also had a great time catching up with one another... as well as playing with little Matthew lohz!!! Heehee!!! :p

Patience with Me :)

"Mummy & Daddy, there's something i wish to tell u...."


"I know that sometimes i've not been a good boy & i make a big fuss when u try to make (force) me to sleep.... :p


"But... pls be patient with me ok... I promise u i'll be a good boy (soon) & quit throwing tantrums :)

In our Red Tees Together! :)

Last wkend, Bebe, myself & Matthew were dressed in red to attend church service together! :) Since it's the Chinese Lunar New Year coming round the corner, i've suggested to my hubby dat we cld wear our new Youth Net red tees which says "Love Your Neighbour" -- the verse of the year for our church :)

As we made our way to church for the morning service, i took some snapshots of our little boy observing his surroundings :)

At the bus-stop, Matthew's lookin' at the cars that zoomed past... :)


"Mummy, why is bus 14 taking so long to come?"


Daddy Bebe carrying our little red boy :p


Little Matthew's enjoyin' his bus ride with Daddy!! :D Look at how comfy he is!! Heehee!! :p


And Mummy ME carrying my dearest darlin' on the chartered bus to our church at Singapore Expo :)


Our family photo taken together after church service... say "Cheeze!!" :)

Matthew on Hello Kitty chair!! :p

This entry is especially dedicated to Mummy KittyJean cos... u've bought me a Hello Kitty pink cushion chair from Build-A-Bear Workshop for Christmas, but my bearbear is Chocolate Chen... i.e. a BOY bearbear!! :p

Anyways, Matthew's bum fitted in nicely into the cushion chair, & so... these photos r reproduced here (as they r nicely taken by my sis-in-law!!) :D




I hope Matthew's not gonna be mad at me when he realises next time dat i've put him onto a Hello Kitty chair!! :p

Taking Care of MYSELF :)

Just came across this article from BabyCenter... probably i can try them out! :)

After the intensity of adjusting to life with a new baby, many parents reach a point where they find they're like ostriches lifting their heads out of the sand to discover a wider world — the one they took leave of, temporarily, after the birth. The repetitiveness and endlessness of baby care can also be very different from the pace of work, especially if you're used to a goal-oriented job or lots of adult interaction.

Six ways to restore a little balance:

1. Join a parenting group. Look for a group that fosters your interests and offers lots of support through activities and resources. Check the listings in your local paper or at your library, your place of worship, or the doctor's office for meeting announcements. There are groups for breastfeeding moms, parents of color, working parents, book-reading parents, stay-at-home parents, and so on — or you might find (or start!) an ad hoc neighborhood group.

2. Go online. Keep in touch with friends or family by e-mail, network with other parents at sites like BabyCenter, or just check in on "the outside world" at news sites. Read parenting blogs — it can be reassuring to see how similar other peoples' problems are to your own.

3. Spend some time by yourself. Make sure you get a real break — a chance to relax, focus on yourself, and get inspired — at least once a week. Ideally, find half an hour just for you each day, maybe at nap time.

4. Read. Keep a book or magazine handy for those times when your baby naps. Even if it's just reading a few pages a day, you can "escape" to a world of fiction or learn something new.

5. Start a blog or a diary. Whether you choose to make your observations public or keep them private is up to you — simply recording them is a time-honored way to preserve your sanity. You can keep an online journal on BabyCenter.

6. Have an adult conversation. Whether it's over the phone or in person, chatting with a friend, relative, or your partner can re-energize you.

Reading the Newpapers :D

Wat's a MAN gotta do 1st thing on a Saturday morning? ;)

Well, of cos to check out the news!!

And guess who's reading the newspapers???


It's none other than our matured, little baby Matthew!!! :p


Come, baby Matt!! Come take a photo with Daddy!! :D

Dinner Outing @ VivoCity! :D

It was a great dinner outing juz nw with Sharon & Wang Er @ VivoCity!! :) Initially, i've wanted to organise a gathering with our previous "TAH club members", but everyone seems to be rather busy during this time probably due to the coming Chinese New Year :) So in the end, only we 3 gals cld make it for dinner together at The Mussel Guy restaurant ;)

After dinner, we proceeded to the Pacific Coffee for drinks & CONTINUE TALKIN'!!! :p Can't be helped lah... cos we've not met for ages & there's so much to catch up on!!

Hot topics of the nite include:
- Our jobs/studies
- Our pregnancies & babies (Sharon & me lohz!) ... AND...
- Weddings!! (Guess who??) :D

Here's a few shots we've taken together... :)










Me & Sharon :)











Sharon & Er :)











Er & Me :)


Hope we gals can meet up again real soon!! :)

Beary Christmas Tree! :)

I've overlooked uploading these 2 pics which Bebe & i hv taken together with our little Matthew during Christmas at Suntec City :) There was a tall "Christmas Tree" made up of teddy bears donated to charity! ;)



By this yr during Christmas time, Matthew's gonna be 16mths old liao! Hope we can take even more pics by then! :D

Mr. Cool Dude, Matthew Chen! :D

Here's our cool dude Matthew in the new clothes bought for him by Auntie Sharon!! :D




But my dear Matthew is drooling so much!! Hahaha!! :p *But still, Mummy love u lotz ok!! Muackz Muackz!!*

Daddy & Mummy "Alone-Time"! :p

Ever since the arrival of Matthew, Bebe & i hv very much adjusted our previous lifestyle. Last time, we used to catch a movie almost every once (or twice!) a week! :p I used to tell my hubby: "I tink GV is really earning alot of $$$ from ppl like us who hv no other wkend entertainment!!" :p But nw, we hardly even go out to date, & if we can catch a movie juz once a mth, dat's oredi a luxury! Imagine we actually only watched DVDs at home on Christmas & New Year's Day!! :p

So anyways, last Wed, Bebe & i made an effort to go out for our "dating" :D

After a simple meal at the Vivocity foodcourt, we went to Haagen Daz for our ice-cream treat! :)



Altho it's juz a 2-3hr nite-out, i'm still glad Bebe & i got our own "alone-time" to be together... :)

Irresistible!! :D

I can't help but wanna put up these pics as well cos Matthew is so charming when he smiles!! :)