tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51774944541058375182024-03-19T13:03:20.621+08:00Journal of a nutritionist mom Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.comBlogger271125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-90007366466460858802016-11-20T13:49:00.000+08:002016-11-21T08:33:22.430+08:00Baby Mavis's Birth Story
38 week pregnant versus 1 month post natal #wearing the same top
My two lovely babies
I have taken a very long time to share this cos I do not know where to begin. I knew it's gonna be a lengthy one. It all began from my first child's birth. My elder son Lil J was breastfed (mixed feeding) for his first 8mths of life but it was a tough journey as I was an EP (exclusive pumping) Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-39009418202893404842016-05-06T13:22:00.001+08:002016-05-06T13:22:15.478+08:00Creamy & cheesy triple mushroom pasta for kidsThis is the perfect pasta dish for any mushroom-lovers-little-ones. It is creamy, it is cheesy, no one would resist this. It is bursting with lots of good fats and protein, just the right nutrients a growing toddler needs. Ingredients: *Cooked wholegrain pasta *2 cloves garlic, minced *Half an onion, minced *Pepper and salt (season accordingly) *3 fresh brown mushroom, quartered *3 brown Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-80181348381077329112016-05-04T16:49:00.000+08:002016-05-04T16:51:03.812+08:00Kiddie's curry - Pumpkin, chicken and tomato curry
I may be a multitasking mom, but I do not take my cooking lightly. I love my cooking to be flavorful (flavored with naturally available spice and ingredients) and presentable, as it improves one's appetite. I make effort in cooking nice delicious food for my family, especially little J. Even if it means waking up at 5am to prep for our lunch, I would still think it's all worth the time Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-40855310801744355682016-03-21T16:34:00.000+08:002016-03-21T16:34:52.661+08:00Homemade kid's burger
Few friends have been asking me for recipe for burger bun, I thought we shall have burger as lunch today, so I can take pics and share about my burger bun recipe. Unexpectedly, when I was preparing for lunch, he told me he doesn't wanna have burger for lunch. He wanted rice instead. Therefore, instead of serving his pork patty and egg in a bun, he has them with rice, whereas I have Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-6873090931482262042015-10-26T16:09:00.000+08:002015-10-26T16:09:41.801+08:00Fun activities and busy bag when flying with a toddler
Little J was merely 5 months old when he first flew. Our first flight experience with him was a disaster. A memorable disaster. He cried sooooo loud a lady came forward to offer kind tips to help us calm him down. Both hubby and I were doubting ourselves for ignoring our parents' advice of not bringing him on-board.
From that moment on, I never bat an eye lid or even turn my head Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-12011439130995439572015-09-24T15:38:00.001+08:002015-09-24T15:38:44.279+08:00Salmon and Quinoa Pasta / Pie (Gluten free)
Salmon & Quinoa Pasta
It's been some time since I've last blogged about recipes for my toddler son. I think I have been less adventurous with recipes now and more occupied with his daily activities. Happikiddo had recently launched a contest searching for an all-time thumb-up recipe for our little cutie pies. I have decided to enter my son's favorite fish pie recipe into the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-71118020164876448942015-09-21T11:16:00.000+08:002015-09-21T11:16:18.618+08:00Crafts for tots: Moon and mid-autumn festivals
It's mid-autumn festival soon! It occurs on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month each year. It is also known as the “Moon Festival” as it is observed during a bright, full moon. Other than lantern, we have also done a couple of crafts for this upcoming festive celebrations, I love these crafts, they are such a pleasure to the eyes. J and I had done so many beautiful (they are Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-10253544312072225912015-09-20T12:40:00.001+08:002015-09-20T13:04:24.211+08:00DIY String Lantern / Owl Lantern
It's mid-autumn festival next week.Over here where we are, it is an occasion for reunion among friends and relatives to eat mooncakes and watch the moon. The 'chefs' at home would cook up storm to celebrate the mid-autumn festival. My favorite part of the festival is the carrying of brightly lit lanterns around the neighborhood with the other kids. This is againAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-86167340512246024822015-09-18T11:14:00.003+08:002015-09-18T16:34:55.619+08:00DIY dinosaur fossils with coffee dough
Setting the standard high for toddler's playtime
Honestly, with activities as interesting as this, who'd still wanna spend time on ipad or any other digital devices? In fact, when I made this, I was adamant that I am setting the standard and expectation too high for a toddler's activity. I wasn't sure if I should let him go ahead or should I keep this game aside for later use. But Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-56924551254903889042015-09-14T13:53:00.000+08:002015-09-14T14:03:29.623+08:00DIY marble run with craft sticks
When all the other mommy bloggers or the homeschooling moms are unrelentingly making felt busy bag or felt toys for their little ones, I realized that I am not at all inclined to make them for my boy. I didn't understand why, they weren't exactly too difficult to make, but I was adamant that they are not gonna get J excited for too long. The sentiment is starkly different when I saw this Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-23016068890588416052015-09-09T09:58:00.000+08:002015-09-09T14:12:37.444+08:00Educational toys for toddler: Toys 'R' us Spelling Pocket Chart
I recently stepped into a Toys 'R' us when I was in KL. Honestly, this was my first time visiting a Toys 'R' us since J's birth. I actually would deliberately avoid it, especially if I am with J. I knew either J or I would go crazy if we would enter one. I was amazed with the selections of toys and educational materials you can find in it. I bought some good stuffs for J and I'd like to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-54350392246977962372015-08-29T16:30:00.000+08:002015-08-29T16:30:32.236+08:00Purple Soul antioxidant smoothie (Rain Soul)
He says, 'Yummy!'
This afternoon, we made a very yummilicious and beautiful purple color smoothie made up of antioxidant and omega rich ingredients. I let little J took part in helping me squeeze and add in the ingredients into the blender, while I whizzed the smoothie. He loves the smoothie a lot. I am sure the beautiful purple color plays a big part. Here's the recipe for this Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-71533478995165629032015-08-25T15:16:00.000+08:002015-08-25T15:16:02.254+08:00Toddler's Book: Foundational Maths Sense Activity & Sticker Workbooks 阶梯数学
Preschool maths is not about teaching a preschooler number 1 to 10, or a mere introduction to colors and shapes.
I think the title of this book is quite confusing. It's normal that we naturally associate 'maths' with the concept of plus, minus, divide or multiplication. And it is scary when people think we start teaching these to a little 3 year old. But this book is not that kind of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-91624203570054800132015-08-25T11:09:00.002+08:002015-08-25T11:21:05.716+08:00Starting solid for baby and beyond 宝宝辅食王中王
This book (300 pages) is a must-have for parents weaning baby and starting solids for the first time. It's loaded with simple, practical recipes and advice, including recipes to boost appetite 开胃、strengthen teeth 保护牙齿、allergy 过敏、vomiting 呕吐、diarrhoea腹泻、constipation 便秘、heatiness 上火 and more。The recipes carry you through each stage of solid introduction, from 4 month onwards up Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-77803818354956762342015-08-22T15:24:00.002+08:002015-08-22T15:36:57.319+08:00Toddler's book: Usborne dot-to-dot books with stickers (English)This is a 5-book series with themes on:
Dinosaurs
Animals
Things that go
Pirates
Farm
Young children (suitable for those starting to count or those in kindergarten) can find out what animals/ dinosaurs/ things missing from each scene by joining up the numbers from 1 to 10, then assign matching name sticker to complete the picture.
This sticker books Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-89279030416825905892015-08-22T02:05:00.001+08:002015-08-22T13:35:53.575+08:00Toddler's book: Sticker activity book
This set of 4-books sticker books series is specially designed for children aged 2-4 year old (the 2-3 series) or 4 to 6 year old (the 3-4 series), making them suitable for preschool children or even those in kindergarten.
这套丛书(共4本)是为2-6岁孩子所设计的涵盖创意、数学、语言、思维4大内容的贴子书。2-4岁的适用2-3 系列, 4-6岁则适用3-4系列。 每本书含 150-300 张贴纸,让孩子边玩边学习。
* Creativity 创意
* Maths 数学
* Language / Reading 语言&Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-79367011910269522352015-08-22T01:20:00.000+08:002015-08-22T01:20:34.463+08:00Toddler's book: The giving tree 爱心树 by Shel Silverstein
This is another book which J and I own in both English and Chinese. Hahaaa.. sounds crazy. But there are these certain classic books that I felt it's particularly inherent to have them read and interpreted in both languages. 'The Giving Tree' is one of them.
As of 2001, over 5 million copies of this have been sold worldwide, placing it 14th on a list of hardcover "All-time Bestselling Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-369521083135272352015-08-21T17:10:00.000+08:002015-08-21T17:10:40.759+08:00Toddler's book: The fox who loves eating books 吃书的狐狸
I first picked up this book because of this caption, 'The book that would make any child fall in love with reading'让每一位小孩都爱上阅读的一本书。 I am not worried that J wouldn't love reading. I think he does. I hope he does, anyway. But he doesn't appreciate his book. He steps on his books. He sits on his books. He has food and saliva all over his books. Maybe that's his ways of expressing affection? IAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-84076048371185641582015-08-21T15:27:00.002+08:002015-08-22T10:27:26.468+08:00Toddler's Book: A color of his own 自己的颜色 by Leo Lionni
A color of his own by Leo Lionni is another classic book which I wanna own in two languages. It talks about colors (so it is a great book to introduce colors to young preschoolers), about animals, about chameleon that changes color, but the most important reason why I highly recommend this book is because it exposes our children to the idea that we're all different, yet the same. Living Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-60462995221735762452015-08-21T13:35:00.000+08:002015-08-21T13:35:16.262+08:00Toddler's book: A taste of the moon 月亮的味道 by Michael Grejniec
This is the book that will be reminded every time your child sees the moon. Its story is very fun, whimsical and engaging. Best of all, it has an unexpected ending. Instead of ending with a facile moral which most other children's books would, this closes with a nice question about how perspective affects our view of the world and the way we interact with it. Like many good toddler's Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-86517855617923507892015-08-21T13:11:00.000+08:002015-08-21T16:29:43.589+08:00Toddler's book: 好饿的小蛇 A very hungry snake by Miyanishi Tatsuya
This is a very very cute book by a Japanese author Miyanishi Tatsuya 宫西达也. If you're just starting to read to your young preschooler (as young as one year old), this is a good one. This is short but engaging. It touches on the concept of colors and shapes and also numbers. It is a very interactive book. Whenever J sees this book, he will make that 'eating' sound effect (啊呜”“咕嘟”) thatAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-91869945470009585592015-08-21T12:36:00.001+08:002015-08-21T12:36:10.617+08:00Toddler's book: Runaway Bunny 逃家小兔 by Margaret Wise Brown
I love this book,I am not surprised it is still among the top selling toddler's books even though it was first published back in 1942! That's over 70 years ago! It's a book about a young bunny who wants to run away from his mom, yet the mommy bunny would still find a way to find him and continue to look over him.
It is very few in words, very simple in language, even the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-82929255877898931182015-08-21T12:16:00.000+08:002015-08-21T12:16:19.897+08:00Toddler's book: Library lion 图书馆狮子 by Michelle Knudson
Beautiful and timeless illustrations by Kevin Hawkes.
I found this story online a few months back right before we were going to a library. I wanted to introduce him what it's like to be in the library. This book was perfect. Both J and I love this heartwarming story. I have been looking for this book since then! I am so glad we finally got this in hardcopy. I know this book Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-50784056191684575012015-08-21T10:12:00.001+08:002015-08-21T12:09:17.621+08:00Toddler's Craft Books for SaleTear, Fold and Glue Craft Books 幼儿趣味小手工
A pack of 6 "Tear, Fold & Glue Craft" Books (over 70 crafts) on these themes 6本撕、折、粘趣味小手工(超过70幼儿手工):
Animal 动物
Building 建筑
Transportation 交通工具
Dinosaur 恐龙
Household item 生活用品
Toys 玩具
Suitable for those aged 3 and above 3岁以上适用
Activities that stimulates creativity and promotes bonding between parent/teacher and children 激发创造力及培养亲密亲Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177494454105837518.post-70097151868805756052015-06-26T14:06:00.003+08:002015-06-26T14:06:55.228+08:00Creamy paprika chicken and chickpea casserole
Can you see those little fingers there? J can't wait to have a bite at it.
Off late, I have not been trying out any new recipes at all! Our lunch has been quite monotonous, so last night I blog-hopped a little to find inspiration for something different. I came across a fellow blogger mommy friend, Joyce who shared recipes for a very delicious looking chickpea ragout and chilli Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896298556157409836noreply@blogger.com7