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Change.

lil kat, weekend

Its funny how fast kids grow up and how things seem to differ from how you imagine your motherhood will be like. I had always imagine that I would be just like my mother, send the kids to school, go to work, fetch the kids, cook for them and tuck them to bed.

Reality you might ask? I have long working hours, still manage to send my girl to school, cannot make it in time to pick her up, do not have enough time to cook for her and to add on to that, we have officially hired our first helper in the family.

But the funny thing is, 2 days with my new helper, I am pretty glad to have her around. Lil kat likes her, she helps out in the house chores, restores a little sanity to the family. I guess in life, you cant always want things your way. Especially when it comes to parenting, when things normally does not get to the way you want it and you are forced to constantly bend. For the first time in life, I actually find that being forced to change might not be such a bad thing after all.

PDs or kids clinic in the east area

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Lil Kat had a small glitch of fever yesterday and it reminded me of the many times that daddy Kat and I had to rush home to pick Kat up and while in the cab, frantically trying to look for a doctor that was open that day.

Funny it seems but Kat always manages to find times when all the pds are not opened to get sick. So I thought it would be nice to dedicate a post to all the pds near my area that I have tried or tried to search for. Just in case anyone reading needs a reference.

1) The Kids Clinic (tel: 6881 1711)

Opening hours : Mon & Wed 9am – 3pm, 7pm – 9pm; Tue, Thurs, Fri & Sat 9am – 3pm ; Sun &PH closed

Panic Directions by Mummy and Daddy Kat: Ground floor of Rivervale Mall, corner shop lot.

This has got to be one of the most crowded clinics I have ever been to. It is also where Kat had her first checkup. We had no clue which pd to go to so Dr Lilian was one of those that my Gynae had recommended us that was also near our home.

We like Dr Lilian a lot because of how meticulous she is to kat and of course the sentimental value as well. But on the flip side, her clinic is absolutely packed every day. It is almost impossible to call in to ask for an appointment.

We still always try to get her when things get a little out of hand as we find that for little kids, “doc hopping” is not such a good thing as it’s better to have your kids monitored by one person so that they know what is wrong with them easily.

There is also Dr Allyson in the same clinic that you can look for.

2) Pasir Ris Baby & Child Clinic (tel: 6581 0032)

Opening Hours Mon to Fri 845am – 1130am, 645pm – 830pm (except wed night); Sat 845am – 1130am; Sun & PH closed

Panic Directions by Mummy and Daddy Kat: 2nd Floor, up the escalator and turn right. Its beside another General Practioner.

We came across this one when Dr Lilian from Kid’s Clinic happen to be closed. Kat had gotten chicken pox and we were frantically trying to find a clinic. It was a long long wait that day but the good thing is, it is not because it is packed with appointments. You can always get a queue number if you go there before 8pm. Dr Sim was very clear in explaining how everything went and we were pretty thankful that Kat was ok with him tooJ We still go to him whenever Kat is sick.

The plus side would be that Dr Sim is pretty reasonably priced. So if you are looking for a PD, I will definitely recommend him.

3) Kinder Clinic at Parkway East (tel: 6446 7100) http://www.kinderclinic.com.sg/Kinder_Clinic/Home.html

We came here with Kat because both Dr Sim at Elias and Dr Lilian at Sengkang was not available. Kat caught hand foot mouth (HFMD) straight after chicken pox. Just when you thought it couldn’t have gotten worst. It was very very packed when we were here and Kat was the last one in queue. But well, when you are desperate, its better to have one option than to have none. So keep this in your list as well.

4) Thomson 24 Hour Family Clinic

Panic Directions by Mummy and Daddy Kat: Beside the souvenir shop, register there

If all PDs happen to be closed, we normally bring Kat back to Thomson. Even though they are not PDs and just General Practioners, daddy Kat and I seem to feel better bringing Kat back to somewhere where there are records of her birth.

Lastly, I would like to end this post to say that, getting sick is part and parcel of growing up. Having said that, as a mum of my little 1 year old, it is difficult to get a hang of the whole chaos when your kid gets sick. Nevertheless, don’t panic because your little one looks for you to depend on the most when they are sick. 🙂 cheers to all brave mummies + daddies out there!

WTA Finals in Singapore! Woo Hoo!

lil kat, weekend

WTA Finals in Singapore!Cool Bananas!:D

Yea….Daddy Kat and I love to watch tennis…and F1 of course. Having both of these events in Singapore is an awesome deal for us! For our darling Kat, she is way too young to join us for the match so we decided to bring her to the stadium this weekend to check out on the “fan zone”. Something new for the kid, other than the standard shopping mall and playground weekends. Its not a big space that we expected but if you happen to drop by to check out the new Kallang Wave mall, do go over and try to serve top speed at the starhub booth.:) (*ps. It will probably take you just 15-20mins to finish walking this area)

If you dont manage to do it this time, you still have next four years to go:D cant wait for kat to grow up to enjoy the little kid stuff they have here for kids.:)

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Kat got the BIG Tennis Ball

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We will be here for the next five years that WTA finals is held in Singapore!

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Kat and her funny self

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Home is getting livelier as Kat is now 13 months! The time when your little fella learns v quickly, normally of all the things you wished she did not learn. The time when u wished u had talked more sense and less rubbish. The weird part is, kids alway learn all the rubbish. So let’s cover a little of Kat’s new vocab:

Wow:

one of the first words she learnt. Not a bad word but she has learnt her way to effectively express herself. Eg. She would say wow when I open the fridge.*daddy Kat and I can’t help but to laugh every time she does this.

Oh-oh:

I think daddy Kat has the credit for this word. So now whenever she drops something or purposely throws something away, it is always accompanied by oh-oh

Baobao (carry):

This is best signalled with her hands opened wide, wanting to be carried

Baobao(bread):

1st Baobao in the morning is carry. If she says it again, Baobao would then mean she wants bread

Animal series (say the animal and Kat replies with the sound)

Dog: ouh-ouh

Cow: mmmmm

Lion: rah

Tiger: rah

Rabbit: *pretends to jump*

Fish: bubble

Cat: *giggle*(no longer sure if calling her Kat is a good idea. Now she must think, “why would mummy think that I make the miaow sound “)

Anyways we have also moved on to teach Kat about fruits. It seems to Kat that fruits have a great importance and should have their individual names.

Kat’s identified fruit friends:

1)Nana the banana

2)Ah bu the apple

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So yup:)having this little girl start to talk is such a fun activity to have at home…..:)

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Selfies with kat n daddy

I Love My Happy Bubble And I Know She Is Happy With Us Too

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DUH…of course I love my girl. FYI, daddy Kat and I always have the same conversation every once in awhile, and that is, “am I bias or I think she is the cutest thing in the world?”, “I think she is the cutest thing in the world”, “yah, I think so too.”

So, she is!the Cutest, Happiest, Funniest little bubble that daddy Kat and I can ever dream of having. This is even more so after her whole saga of bad diaper rash, chicken pox and bronchitis. Seeing her smile again after getting better was so precious. Now that we look back, it is also through this that we know how much she needs us when she is sick. So much that Kat learnt bababa…. And mamama…. when she was sick.

As much as it was a heart breaking thing to have sick Kat coming after u for hugs and kisses. A little spark of happiness still lighted as daddy and me felt our immense importance. 🙂 nevertheless, we are overjoyed that happy and healthy Kat is back and bringing her out to play and explore is the most wonderful thing! So happy that we trio love each other and will continue to stick happily to each other for a long long time.

Happy Kat back having a happy off day with mummy and daddy!

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Kat needs to be happy all the time and everyday!

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Yes! Here comes a proud Mama post once again. I am so proud of our little warrior princess that I just have to write about it. Kat on a normal day is quite a happy bubble and you have to love her. If she likes you, she will stare at you until you smile at her. So unless you are ok with awkwardness of a little kiddo staring at you, you are bound to like her.:)

 

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ImageKat when she is not feeling well 😦

Well, our little warrior princess got hit by a stomach flu through the weekends and it was really bad. Mer-little kat revisited our home and she was vomiting all her dinner out by the time it hit 9pm. She wasn’t able to sleep and was in pain crying the whole night. L I was terribly heart broken and yet as a responsible mummy to support our little warrior, Daddy and I had to carry and hug the little princess to tell her that things was going to be fine. We did manage to get her to the docs and after medication, and a day of constant sticking to mummy and daddy, she is on the road to recovering and is smiling again! hurray!

But all in all….Kat is such a lovable little girl that my only hope for her as a Mum is that she will stay happy all the time as she grows up:)

Kat’s Trial and Error: teething rashes

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And we thought it was food allergy. Kat started teething at a pretty young age, 5mths? 3 tooth then, and absolutely no issues. Her excessive saliva only came at around 6-7 months and the whole saga of teething rashes only begin maybe a month ago?

So what is teething rash? It is rashes formed around the mouth area. It is normally reddish spots and for Kat’s case, it looks a little like wounds on a bad day. We were not able to differentiate from whether it was a food allergic reaction or anything else. So of course when I, the Noob mummy Kat saw this for the first time, I told daddy Kat that we had to bring Kat to the doctors! She is a girl for Christ sake! And of course being responsible parents, when you do not know what is happening to the baby, bring your kid to the medical practitioner FIRST, evaluate what happen before you try anything funny. Why? Duh! They studied years of medical for a reason. If they cannot solve the problem, at least they can help you figure out what it is.  Well, the doctor confirmed that Kat was not allergic to any food that she had eaten the past couple of days, and prescribed a cream for her to use. PHEW!

Then we were asked by our doctor to check our with infant care to make sure that Kat’s mouth area was kept dry as far as we can, be it in infant care or at home. So spotting the issue, Daddy Kat and I went straight to the infant care after the docs to tell them the issue, having a little worry that they are not doing it right. But it seem that the joy when Kat sees her teachers, prove that she is the little apple of the teachers’ eye and she could not have been better taken care of.  (Trial and Error Pointer No. 1 = Always Clean With Water and Dap Dry Only)

Anyways, the whole lotion thing from the Docs didnt work and being as anxious about my darling, I moved on to household remedies. Lavender Essential Oil was what I tried on the wounds. Well, it kinda worked, Kat’s wounds dried up after a day of constant application and keeping dry but it went kind of extreme where her skin turned flaky. But nevertheless, I conclude that Lavender Essential Oil does work, but maybe not for Kat’s skin.

How did we solve the problem? After spending a whole night reading up online, I concluded that most mummies that have this issue, uses ….

imagesYes! Vaseline was the solution to Kat’s irritating teething rashes problem. For just $2, we solved the bugging issue that Kat has:)So happy that Noob Daddy & Mummy and our Little Kat has managed to conquer yet another little obstacle.:Dtada!

Kat’s Trial and Error

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I was thinking that instead of only talking about our little happy story day in day out, which if you are still reading my blog, you must be enjoying it, I gotta make it more useful and helpful, from all the trial and errors that we have, growing up with Kat.

Daddy and Mummy Kat, are noob parents. High 5 if you are one too! Also, the thing about us is we are knuckle heads that don’t want to believe in old wives tales and non medical proven stuff as far as we are, bringing up little Kat. 8months have passed and I guess we have smooth out a little. I can’t say we are now super into natural stuff, we are a tiny winy more open to other things to act as supplements.

So I shall create a little section called “Kat’s trial and error” to record down how we as the Noob parents solve our little hiccups as Kat grows up. Of course that will entail some tracking back or days to Kat’s birth but as and when I am free.:)