The weekend was...

GREAT!

Baby Shower cum Play Date

On Friday, Vesak Day, four of us mothers + a mother-to-be met up for baby shower while our kids played. Jiahui is expecting a baby in early Jul and I thought it would be great to just play some games and give little tokens for the baby. Baby Showers are not really practiced in Miri, so it was done on a very simple and small scale.

We met at Jennifer's place and each of us brought a dish or two. Mostly simple stuff so our kids can eat too including fried bee hoon, fried noodles, fishballs, chicken stew, glutinous rice done native style, cakes and agar agar. Then we played some Baby Shower games. There was the usual guess-the-mother-to-be's-waist and Wendy's guess was just off by some3cm and mine was second closest, off by 5cm.

For What's In a Bag?, we guessed the contents of baby stuff packed in brown envelops. After we had guessed all the packages, Jiahui unwrapped all the items and she got to keep them ((including milk bottle, socks, bib, pacifier, rattle, and toy) for her baby girl.

We also played the game "The Price is Right" where we showed many baby-related items, and everyone guessed the price. It was almost like an education system for Jiahui, after this, she can plan a more precise monthly budget, heehee!

In Baby Animals Names. all of us got a refresher course on names of animals' young. It's also good in case our kids ask us in future, and we would know the answer. What's the name of a baby swan? I always get stumped by this one. The answer is Cygnet. Well, what does an eel call its young? An elver. I didn't know that too.

Lastly, we played a game where we got to know each other better. It is called Baby Shower Firsts. We pulled out our pocket change and everyone had a turn at mentioning something we have never done before (i.e. never gone skiing, never been to Penang, etc). Those of us who had done the mentioned thing must put a coin in the piggy bank. After several rounds, we gave the piggy bank to the Jiahui as the baby's first piggy bank with money. And new Jiahui said with some hint from Catherine, "I have never given birth before."

(Hock Hua Bank coin bank, now known as Public Bank)

It was a great time chatting with the ladies while our kids played. Of course, we remembered to feed them and watched over them as it was the first time some of them had played together.

A new trike for Jon

Today, we had brought Job out for lunch and to run some errands. Along the way, he kept seeing tricycles and bicycles. We were buying some small toys to occupy him for our coming drive trip to Brunei this Tue and Wed over the Gawaii holidays. I had a tough time pulling him away from the bikes, and sometimes would let him sit on them for a while.

I bought for Jon two dinosaurs, a small magic doodle pad, and a Disney Cars colouring book. and I told him there was a tricycle at home waiting for him.Nope, I didn't lie. My friend, Wendy Anne, had given tricycle for both Jonathan and Jillian to share. It was the right time to give it to Jon. Firstly, it was the start of the two-week mid-term nursery holidays and he would love the trike to be ridden in the house. Secondly, he's quite big size. If we don't give to him now, his legs will be too long for him to sit comfortably on the bike later. So, thanks Wens! Jon loved it so much he insisted on bringing it with him to sleep in the sarong. Thankfully, it was foldable. It was also means that the sarong is strong enuf to take Jon on some extra 3kgs in the near future!

My Sweet girl

Look at her all sweaty and blushing here. We had gone to view a house and brought her along while Jon was napping. She was so patient and sweet and was on her best behaviour. Even though it was hot and we really checked out the place, from the inside to the outside for a good hour.

When we brought her home, it was way past her evening feed. In the end, she did get a little cranky, so after a few mouthfuls of porridge, I quickly bathed her and gave her milk instead.