Playdough Day!

It was intended as a practice before putting her hands on the real thing :)

I'm glad that it came out well, Darling showed quite a bit of interest in making cuppa cakes! Especially when I showed her how she can explore on decorating them :)

Masterchef presented her creation of the day! :)

Preloved - to let go

Tommee Tippee: Closer to Nature Baby Food & Bottle Warmer

Preloved Tommee Tippee Electric Breast Pump

Used only less than 3 months

Let go price: RM200

(Inclusive of shipping within Peninsular Malaysia)

Tommee Tippee: Closer to Nature Baby Food & Bottle Warmer

Preloved Tommee Tippee: Closer to Nature Baby Food & Bottle Warmer

Used only less than 5 times

Let go price: RM90

(Inclusive of shipping within Peninsular Malaysia)

- Warms food and bottles within minutes 

- Designed especially for food jars and the Closer to Nature bottle 

- Thermostatically controlled for safety 

- Suitable to use from birth

Reason to let go?
we're only discovered to use cups to manually warm up breastmilk as we only bought it before baby is born. Whichever is more convenience for you 

Damansara Utama House To Let

Damansara Utama, 2-Storey Terrace House To Let

[ HOUSE TO LET ]

Damansara Utama, 2-Storey Terrace House
Partially furnished, 4 Rooms & 3 Bathrooms
Rental: RM2,000/month negotiable

Interested to view, kindly contact us at:
Kitt 012-315 8002
Louise 012-657 0337

Darling is 28-months old today!

Happy 28-months old, my Darling!

My then little baby is now a beautiful young girl. You've grown so much beyond my expectation. 

One of the most obvious area is speech development. We can no longer talk secretly with a foreign language in front of you. Oh wait, we can still use Malay as of now. Even that, I suspect you can actually understand too! 

Bedtime routine, we're still struggling. For the pass month. You've done pretty well in self-soothing to sleep a few times. I let you tire yourself to bed so it's late by the time you dozed off. About 11pm to 12am. But most of the time, you cried and insisted for nen nen till I couldn't bare the heartache and nurse you, even though there's nothing left in my boobs. But we're figured that when you have some milk before bed, you will doze off much easier and sleep through the night. 

Tantrum. You've developed something really awful of late. Each time you cry, you will scream. That shocked me the first time I saw it. Couldn't help but wonder how or when did you pick this bad habit up? Undoubtedly, it's for attention. But it's too much to ignore it when you use the tactic. I can just constantly reminding you on how horrible and misbehave it is to scream. Or, should I try any other punishment method like wall-facing or guarantine? Till then, nothing works yet. 

Emotion. I never knew my Darling can be such a sentimental little gal as such a tender age. It all started from your music class few weeks ago. It was a bonding session, light dimmed, soft music was playing. And I hugged you in my arm, we cuddled. Then you started sobbing, I wasn't sure why was it but to soothe you at the very moment as all your classmates were enjoying bonding time with their parents, it wouldn't be nice to interrupt them with your cry. So I was telling you, "It's ok, Darling. There's no need to cry, Mommy's here. Mommy sayang." Then you're crying even louder. But when we quickly went into the next story session with the light on, you're fine again :)

So now, each time you're about to cry in front of me, you will look at me in my eyes, pout your little lips with teary eyes. You know how to make use of it now! 

Mommy's so proud of you, despite all the handfulness, it's just means that you're smart and what's more to ask for, right? 

Luv ya,

Muah 

World Breastfeeding Week

Breastfeeding Week Sharing Session:

Nurse in Public (NIP) : 
- how was your first time nursing in public? where was it? were u nervous or confident? 
- how to overcome the clumsiness of trying to do so many things at once i.e. unbutton your nursing bra, take put the nipple, lift up your shirt etc? 
- words of advice for new mums to make NIP a breeze?

Watches

You learned how to compliment on a nice watch. "Waaaa... So nice wo..." said while looking at GrandPa's gold watch. 

So I bought you this wrist band "watch" from McD's :) and you're happily posing with Mommy's. 

<3

Royal Baby!

Woohoo~ The Royal Baby is arrived!

Congrats Kate & Prince William for their little prince - who's very healthy weighed in at 8 pounds 6 ounces!

Find us @ Djacaranda, Setiawalk!

We're excited to be part of the artisan handmade store, Djacaranda!

Drop by for the opening ceremony @ 1pm, Sunday, 1st June @ Setiawalk Puchong. 

15% off everything, see ya there! 

<3

***** Updated after the launch *****

We're facing the pool with a wonderful view :) it's a nice place to have a cuppa by the pool :)

Thanks for the many enquiries! 

The ambassador, Norra Claire, with the founder, Louise :)

Djacaranda's owner, Winnie, and Claire Organics' founder, Louise :)

It was a good start on the first day of sales! Thanks for the many enquiries and I shall see you all again soon! :)

Handmade with Love,

Louise

<3

Stuffed Cheesy Bacon Jalapeño & Portobello Mushroom

One of my all time favourite, finally got to try it - Stuffed cheesy bacon portobello mushroom! This time tried it with Jalapeño too!

For first time attempt, successful! :)

My own version of recipe here:

Stuffed Jalapeño/ Portobello Mushroom with Cheesy Bacon

Ingredients:

Base:

4 Portobello Mushroom

2 Jalapeño, sliced into half

Stuffing:

100g Bacon chunks

1 big onion, chopped into small cubes

1 egg

A bit of dried herbs: oregano, basil, thyme

A pinch of black pepper

A pinch of salt

Sauce:

Salsa, or, I substituted with Ketchup

Topping:

100g Mozzarella cheese 

Steps:

1. Spread the bases with sause

2. Mixed all the stuffings well, spoon evenly onto portobello mushrooms and jalapeños 

3. Cover with toppings 

4. Pre-heat the oven and bake for 10 minutes or till it's brown or the cheese melted

5. Or, since I don't have an oven, i used a non-stick pan :) Line the non-stick pan with a little oil, heat up and lightly sautée the bottom of the mushrooms and jalapeño. Cover the pan to allow slow heat for 10 minutes, or till cooked. 

6. Served warm, enjoy! :)

Let us know how it goes! Or, what's your version of this recipe?

Today. My Princess Turns Two.

Who just turns two? I still can't believe it, my then newborn little bunny was now a 2year old little lady. All happens in the blink of an eye!

You can sing, so many songs and, even created your own tunes sometimes! And you are one of the top students in your music class :)

You can fetch the potty, manage your pants down, finish your business and pull up your pants again. I'm proud!

You love drawing. Crayon, water colour, colour pencil, next I'll buy you marker okay?

You love company. Early in the morning when I'm getting ready to work, you'll hold my hand,"Mommy, sit down please." I'll spend a brief moment with you drawing stuffs or enjoying your sticker activities. Untill I'm running late, I hate to rush away from you while you calling me to come back. That makes me cry all the time :'(

You love wearing pretty stuffs. Ribbon, nice dress, pretty hat, fancy bracelets. You will request on certain items at the children's accessories department while you're busy trying them on.

You will grow up to be a happy gal, clever gal, healthy gal, good gal. And a gal who you wanna be :)

Mommy love you. Love you so much.
xoxoxo