Shortcake Tales

Olla! I'm Still Alive!

2011-11-02T20:13:00.002+08:00

Despite the rather ominous tone of my last post, I'm still here! Thanks for hanging on and coming back to this post after so many months!!! Quick updates.... My baby has finally outgrown the 'baby' stage and is now fast on his way to becoming a full blown 'toddler' which keeps me on my toes, and very often; at my wits! Good news, I've lost all my baby weight and then some *hiphiphooray* I'm busy

Mortality Check

2011-02-28T17:51:00.001+08:00

Warning: you may find this quite morbid but I hope it's helpful in some ways. I'm saddened and shocked to learn about the sudden demise of an old friend's husband over the weekend. He died of a sudden heart attack leaving a wife and three young children. I cannot even begin to imagine what is going through the minds and hearts of these poor souls. On a separate incident, just last year we lost a

Makan Time!

2011-02-24T14:05:00.001+08:00

I've started experimenting solid food with Lucas when he was four-months plus, that's almost a month back. I started out with the basic rice cereal just to test if he's got the ability to take in a tiny spoonful and swallow and if his digestive system is mature enough for this. After several weeks of experimenting, we conclude that Lucas tolerates rice cereal and he seems to prefer Ninolac over

Our Water Baby

2011-02-21T15:24:00.001+08:00

Now that Lucas is almost 6 months old, it's time to get him accustom to water before we start any serious swimmimng lessons. So we got us a pair of swim nappy (from Mothercare, really ingenious; helps prevent 'spillage' yet keeps baby looking stylo-mylo!). Daddy could not resist the kodak moments .... I know he looks like he's on his own here but actually my hands are underneath his torso,

Our Bunny Baby

2011-02-19T17:57:00.001+08:00

It's been a crazy hectic Chinese New Year for Shortcake and her little family of three! Since it's Lucas first celebration, we had to make many visits to ensure all the relatives get to see Lucas, most for the first time. It's quite challenging trying to remember what Lucas is supposed to address each and every relative in traditional Cantonese titles ... I think I will draw up a family tree

Baby Dedication

2011-01-09T10:29:00.000+08:00

Yesterday we had a dedication session at church where parents of newborns come together to pledge our commitment before God and other witnesses that we will dedicate our child to God and bring them up in the fear of the Lord. The most solemn pledge is that we as parents will live in such a way that is a good and godly example for our future generation (eeek ... it's not gonna be easy but by the

A New Beginning!

2011-01-03T22:45:00.000+08:00

Today is the official first day of my new "job" of being an SAHM (stay-at-home-mum)! Well, I managed to accomplish a fair bit today; took down the Christmas tree and decorations, swept and mopped the floor, did two batches of laundry, cleared a whole bunch of trash, cooked lunch and dinner while juggling the little one the whole time! Phewww... I'm so beat right now. He's finally asleep (after

Cheers to 2011!

2010-12-31T22:18:00.002+08:00

Thank you folks for staying with Shortcake for yet another year! 2010 was amazing as it's the year we were blessed with our precious prince Lucas. We are now looking forward to 2011 as it's gonna be better than ever. Why, well in the words of Oprah Winfrey; a new year is another chance for us to get it right. And God knows there are many things I would love to do all over again differently on a

Last Day!

2010-12-30T15:59:00.007+08:00

I write this post with glee Cos after today I am freeFree to climb a treeOr go on a shopping spree! Today I say farewell, not only to my current job, but to a hectic and busy decade of a 10-year long marketing career. Even as I walked out of the car park and took the elevator up to the office today, I feel so free; emancipated from hours of meaningless toil and purposeless drudgery. Many events

Feliz Navidad!

2010-12-24T23:30:00.024+08:00

Feliz Navidad! For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6-7 (King James Version) Here's wishing all my dear blogger friends, secret followers and precious readers a very Merry Christmas! Thank you for your visits,

Tom Yum Style Fried Vermicelli with Thai Omelette

2010-12-23T23:28:00.003+08:00

Learnt another new recipe from mum; tomyum fried meehoon! Looks like having her around to help with baby has some unexpected culinary benefits too! Mum got this recipe from another relative and she’s made her modifications along the way, and here’s my version. It’s a fair bit of work and preparation but the ingredients are easy to get and it’s really worth the effort! Tom Yum Style Fried

Dongzhi: Winter Solstice Festival

2010-12-22T17:55:00.006+08:00

The Dongzhi is one festival I embrace wholeheartedly simply because I love the delicacy "tangyuen" which are glutinous rice balls stuffed with sweet brown sugar. Our dear mum has been making these balls every year since we were kids. So this year, now that I've been promoted to a mummy, I've decided to create some from scratch while my mum narrated the instructions. Turns out they are really

Legoland at Bangsar Village

2010-12-21T08:00:00.020+08:00

Toys R Us is set to fulfill any kid's Lego-dream this Christmas. I'm sure most of us had some kinda Lego fantasy or other when we were kids. Hop into Bangsar Village to be transported into magical Lego-land. Hubby is a big Lego fan (aren't all boys???) so he had alot of fun just gazing and lusting at the various Lego collections on display. I was pretty impressed with the ginormous 22-feet

Best Friends in the Making!

2010-12-20T10:22:00.000+08:00

Introducing Baby Lucas (born on 4 Sept 2010) and Baby Basel (born on 19 Oct 2010) It's a momentous occasion when your childhood friend whom you've known since kindergarten gives birth almost the same as you do! We finally managed to catch up after my dear girl's confinement period is over. Here's a short clip of our little baby boys together; getting acquainted for the very first time. They

The End: Closing Another Chapter

2010-12-16T12:35:00.007+08:00

I’ve been quiet awhile as it’s been quite challenging trying to juggle a new baby and going back to work in November.Anyway when I came back in November, I tendered my resignation immediately. Understandably, people get the impression that I’m leaving my job for the sake of my baby. That’s only part of the truth. I’m leaving this job because it’s like the biggest

Playtime @ Week 5

2010-10-09T14:13:00.000+08:00

Baby Lucas getting acquainted with Busy Butterfly & Carrie the Caterpillar. It's not easy trying to shoot pictures and videos of an infant; they either move way to much or not at all! This is one video I particularly like alot; I managed to catch him in a pretty good mood after his bath.

The First Bath!

2010-09-23T21:49:00.002+08:00

After several careful self-education on You Tube (Praise God for You Tube! Just search "how to bathe a newborn" - the resources are endless!), I've finally worked up the courage to bath my precious prince Lucas since his umbilical stump fell out somewhere last week. It was a short bath, I just wanted to get him accustomed to water in a tub and I was so worried he will fuss or catch a cold, but he

Stupid Questions & Remarks

2010-09-17T01:18:00.004+08:00

Throughout my pregnancy and after, I've encountered alot of ridiculous questions and remarks. In fact I've got one post on some of the weird things people say when they discovered I was pregnant here. Well, after you give birth it doesn't get easier, firstly you are bombarded with endless visitors ranging from families, relatives, friends and colleagues who then decided to bring their spouses,

Precious Prince Lucas @ Week 2

2010-09-16T23:40:00.002+08:00

At the risk of being one of those annoying new parents whose lives revolves around their new babies, here I am again with more pictures of our dear Baby Lucas to commensurate his second week of life! :) Afternoon nap on his favorite 'whale' pillow; I can't resist the adorable way he moves his arms in all kinds of directions during his sleep. Fast asleep on Mummy Shortcake after a satisfying

My Labour Story

2010-09-16T23:16:00.007+08:00

Everyone, well not everyone, mainly fellow mothers and mothers-to-be have been asking alot of questions about the labour and how it went and all kinds of detailed questions to the point that it's really quite tiring, hence I will detail it down here so that I need not repeat it again and again like a broken record on rerun. Furthermore I noticed my tolerance level and hormonal impatience which I

Welcome Baby Lucas!

2010-09-11T16:57:00.004+08:00

Today our newborn son Lucas is one week old! He was born exactly a week ago; 4th September 2010, Saturday at 7:44am at Pantai Hospital KL. Here are some quick pics to introduce Baby Lucas to the world! This picture was taken by Daddy within the first 2 hours upon his arrival; still within the labor ward. Mummy took this picture of a one day old Lucas right after his 'breakfast feeding' when

Bizzarre!

2010-09-01T14:36:00.006+08:00

I just came across something so bizarre it's knocking off my socks completely. I have Facebook connections who set up individual Facebook pages for their dogs. Don't get me wrong, I have nought against pets and I particularly love dogs and if you've been stalking me for a while you would have caught snippets of our family mutt scattered around this blog. Anyway, I know some people set up Dog

Waiting & Anticipating

2010-08-31T17:22:00.005+08:00

Alas, time is up but baby is still not checking out from Le Mummy's Bump. Waiting and anticipating yet nothing is happening. I know God's timing is always perfect and the baby will choose his own birthday but this is totally killing me. I will bury my phone the next time it beeps with another concerned "Is baby here yet" message. Sigh, I know I'm blessed with wonderful friends who actually

Preparing For Baby: Part 2 & Final?

2010-08-24T19:23:00.005+08:00

Following the photo post early this month, here are more memento snapshots of our preparation for the arrival of our Prince; baby Lucas. Here are some of Baby's toiletries; not even born yet and he's already being spoilt by Aunty Beatrice with organic toiletries! Next to the them is the soft and cute Lion Rattle which Daddy called a "Flower Bear" before I corrected him. I guess Daddy needs to

Week 39: The Last Week!

2010-08-23T23:22:00.003+08:00

We have one week to go! Feels like a miracle that we've even come so far. We are both so thankful that we rode through the past nine months so smoothly and almost uneventfully; thank God! For months I've been trying so hard to ward off and pray away unpleasant thoughts of premature birth and all other kinds of fears. Now that we're in a safe zone, we're happy and at rest; just waiting for

Preparing for Baby

2010-08-09T20:59:00.002+08:00

We have three weeks to go till the due date, we're now just relaxing and waiting. The past many months were filled with our very busy but systematic preparation process (haha anal me as always); here are some memento snapshots of some of the preparation for the arrival of our first child; Baby Lucas. There were several batches of laundry for rompers, blankies etc over the months. Sterile

F**k the Duck???

2010-08-04T11:19:00.003+08:00

My dear funny hubby, knowing how badly I need a mid-morning laugh, sent this to me .... look at the item with the price of Euro 10.80. I have no idea how and where he stumbled upon it. This picture is a page from a menu from a Chinese restaurant somewhere in Europe, probably owned by some Chinese immigrant with really iffy literal English translation skills! As we are not experts in Chinese

Baby Bump Portraits

2010-07-25T14:21:00.002+08:00

Hubby and I took some studio portraits with the bump at around 7 months back in June. Here are some of the anonymous shots which we love (sorry no face hehe) These shots were done at Jim Liaw Photography at their Hartamas studio. Looking forward to shooting Baby Lucas!!!

Oh So Happy!

2010-07-24T13:34:00.000+08:00

Yippeeee!!! I was just informed that I'm one of the three lucky winners on Beetrice's Review's Clinique Happy Giveaway. What a way to start a weekend! Thank you Beatrice! Thank you Clinique! Hehehe you know what; I've been told that pregnant women has 'bump luck'; some Chinese myth; maybe there's some truth in it after all? *grin* Clinique Happy for a Happy mom-to-be! :)

Post Natal Weight Loss Motivation

2010-07-21T11:13:00.001+08:00

There are six weeks to go till the birth of our Baby Boy, hence I know this post is rather premature. Ya ya I know I should not think about this but focus on my delivery and confinement but I can't help it. Part of my consciousness is bombarding me with fearful thoughts of not losing the "baby fat" ever and alas, woe to me I stumbled upon some really OLD photos from my defunct and outdated

About the Doctor

2010-07-20T14:41:00.007+08:00

I get quite a few queries on the ob-gyn that I'm seeing for my pregnancy and why I chose the hospital I chose. I will share some basic facts here, hope it helps anyone who may be seeking such information: Dr. Wong Sum KeongMBBS (Mal), MRCOG (Lond), Fellowship in Gynae. Oncology (UK)Consultation Obsterician & GynaecologistGynaecological Oncologist Hartamas Women Specialist Clinic4-1, Jalan 31/70A,

The Hospital Bags Checklists

2010-07-20T13:55:00.010+08:00