Woots ~ we are in November now and its my favorite month (being my birthday month!) and then its the holiday season soon! I personally love festive seasons like Christmas because its a time to gather and spend some time with good friends and family. Although I was busy in confinement tending to the newborn and almost forgot about the upcoming holidays, Little Rainbow Dreams sent a personalized Christmas Edition Mon Chéri Box for my toddler! Aww thank you! Didi has been receiving many presents from loved ones and now its the older brother's turn! 😆

Little Rainbows Dreams - Christmas Edition Mon Chéri Box

This  LRD Mon Chéri Box is the perfect unique gift for a Magical Christmas with your little loved ones! Each box can be personalized with their name on the Christmas book which will delight any kid 💚

Mon Chéri is the French for "My darling."

Cutesy Christmas stickers 

You can choose a stamp from their 4 designs available 

This Snowland DIY Kit looks promising! Lets see how it turned out!

Personalized book with Elroy's name on it!

Do you believe in Santa?

When I gave the box to Elroy, he was so excited! He kept chanting, "Mama open my present open my present - I want to open my present!" 😅

The first thing we did was to do the DIY Snowland Kit in the box!

Instructions are straightforward but because its a glass jar, I helped my 2 year old with it

He stick the tree in the cover by himself though

And he pour the glitter into the jar and then I added water and closed the lid tightly

Elroy looking all pleased with his 'presents'!

Then he bugged me to read the book

As part of the story, the stickers came into good use now coz he gets to stick it on the Christmas tree!

He enjoyed the book alot! He kept asking me "Where Elroy?" In the book lor!

I find this a really special and personalized gift for the toddlers and its a great way to pique their interest in books and reading. We enjoyed the bonding session and Elroy asked alot of questions about Santa and Christmas. Its a good learning experience and I took this opportunity to tell him that Santa only gives presents to good boys - LOLOLOLOLOL 

As LittleRainbowDreams is having a 15% early bird discount $57.80 (U.P. $68) , valid till 19 Nov. As lead time is 4 weeks so do place your order early to have LRD Santa deliver your Christmas gift by Christmas! Click here to get yours today : https://www.littlerainbowdreams.com/mon-cheri

For more info, please head to: 

Little Rainbow Dreams Website : https://www.littlerainbowdreams.com

Little Rainbow Dreams Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/littlerainbowdreams/

In addition,  LRD is having a Christmas event in Christmas storyland, 18 Nov, 3-5pm at Bove. Do sign up early as there are limited slots! Join LRD for a immersive weekend of storytelling and fun-filled activities. Make this Christmas a magical one for your little one with LRD magical Christmas collection!

Visit www.littlerainbowdreams.com/xmas-snowland for more details ~

#littlerainbowdreams #LRDchristmas

Where is the time go?? It really just felt like yesterday I was pregnant.. and then zoom the pregnancy went by in a flash. And not long ago, we carried him home from the hospital. now boomz ~ he's 4 weeks old today, thanks arh. The next thing I know I will be having grandchildren of my own is it. LOLOL 

Baby Elric Is 4 Weeks Old Today! 

Lets start with a little timeline since the day he came home! Here's Week 1 and as you can see he's all tiny here and with some newborn rashes around his eyes. (Dun worry they went away very quickly)

Kor kor loves to look at him. But kor kor forever monkey face one 🙈

So small and erm light then! He was 3.48 kg at birth but he lost the weight in the hospital and was around 3.1 kg when we first brought him home. He's also a little jaundiced as you can see from his skin color and very sleepy all the time.

Week 2

When he was around 2 weeks old, he was abit more alert but still, newborns sleep alot I guess. I was still worried about his jaundice, so I made sure I nursed him very frequently to flush out the jaundice. 2 hours in the day and 3 hours at night.

Every morning ... this scene warms my heart 💋

As you can see Baby Elric is starting to put some weight back on so Im glad. 

I do all the night feeds because I latch directly him (no pumping unless Im doing my massage and my nanny has to offer him a bottle while Im away) so at night both boys sometimes sleep on me. #Mumlife

Stoning after a milk feed 

Milk coma pictures afre my favorite! They look so cute .. machiam drunk liddat.

Week 3

I can see his features changing ever so slightly and he is puffing up nicely! Thank God he is cleared of his jaundice and steadily putting on the weight and more that he lost in the hospital.

The hair.. still standing lol

Another night, another milk coma look in my bed

and then before I know it ......

WEEK 4 TODAY!

Popsicle Baby Online Fashion Store

Decided to wear the cute bow tie romper that was from my PopsicleBaby Gift box! How apt! Hahhaa wear handsome abit take picture mah tio bo.

Popsicle Baby was set up with a passion for Children and Baby Fashion - It embodies the celebration and the joys of parenthood by providing adorable, fun and stylish fashion at an affordable price with focus on threads from new born to 3 years. If you’re looking to share the joy or spread some love, Popsicle Baby crafts unique gift bundles hand-made with love, along with specially curated Little Miracle gift box sets.

This Little Miracle Gift Box- First Car Swaddle Set ($40) comes with a cutesy car swaddle and 8 pieces of biocloth that I really love! You know these newborns spit up milk like free one, and I change wash cloth every day so these really came in handy and they are very soft! Suitable for their delicate skin. Available here : https://www.popsiclebaby.com/product-page/little-miracle-gift-box-first-car-swaddle-set

I love how you can specially curate a personalized box to gift a friend by choosing and picking what you would like to go into the box. There's a variety of rompers, PJs and headbands to choose from, definitely something suitable for everyone. 

Here's my special box for Baby Elric! 💙

This car swaddle is absolutely cute!

Do you know that swaddling keeps the baby secure and they fall asleep faster and longer?

I prefer such swaddles as compared to traditional cloth swaddle as those tend to feel warm in our weather. This keeps them nice and snug but without all the layers of cloth.

Haha! Pardon the little hand there of the boy who escaped the swaddle!

At 4 weeks old now, the Light Blue Vest Romper $18.90 (Click here) is filling out very nicely! 

For more info, please head to :

Popsicle Baby Website : https://www.popsiclebaby.com

Popsicle Baby Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/popsiclebaby.sg/

Thank you for coming into our lives Baby Elric! We love you! 💓

Update soon xo

Ello! So finally I can take a break and blog proper while the toddler is in school and the newborn is sleeping (the only pockets of time that I can spare to get some work done!) Was busy recently over the planning of Elric's Full Month Party (post to come soon) - and also with my 2 1/2 hourly Jamu massage during my confinement in the morning, to which I cant really get any work done when the toddler is back. The massage package has since finished, so now Im back to working on my backlogged posts. Anyways.. have I mentioned that I was craving cookies during confinement?? IDK why but I was in need of chocolate!

Cher-a-Bite Lactation Cookies Review

Being a breastfeeding mother, the best way to make your calories worth is to ether bake some lactation cookies or if you are lazy like me - go order some! 😝

So basically whats a lactation cookie? These are cookies with milk-boosting ingredients, mainly oats, brewers yeast and coconut oil etc. Some bakers, like Cher-a-Bite, use only organic ingredients and will only bake fresh upon order!

The unique thing about Cher-a-Bite is that they have these really yummy Lactation Bars which are a combination of Organic Brown Rice Cereal, flaxseed, with added ingredients like oats, chocolate chips or even nuts etc.

I love how convenient these bars are, and totally easy to bring some out and have a snack. Individually packed, these ensure freshness and no-mess, really!

Looking at the choco bits... oh my I want some now!

Cher-a-Bite also have their popular cookie options with flavors like chocolate chip, pure oats and fruits and nuts. They even do customization so just let them what ingredients you want!

Densely packed with oats 

The chocolate chip ones are really delicious with a good portion of chocolate bits.

I love how these come in resealable bags, so they keep very well! Open then seal for freshness. 

These lactation cookies make a perfect tea time snack for breastfeeding mummies! 

Well if you ask me if they work? Some tips and guidelines to follow while eating lactation bakes. 

- Always drink a cup of water before and after consuming 

- Eat 4-6 pieces of cookies each time

- Always try to empty breasts by nursing/pumping frequently

- Nurse baby on demand and change sides, drinking lots of fluids in between 

- Do not offer alternative feeds like formula if possible as the lesser you empty your breasts, it will signal your supply to reduce. 

- Try to not offer pacifiers when you are building up your supply

- You can Power Pump inbetween feeds to boost your supply

I direct latch on demand, but I have a small stash of frozen milk just in case so at the moment Im quite happy with my supply. Here's a quick DIY breastmilk storage tray that I did to place in my freezer! Its really simple, hygienic and convenient. I simply used an empty box that is large enough to fit my milk bags, cut a small hole at the bottom and place frozen milk in - the latest date on the top. To use, simply pull out milkbag from bottom! Taaa-dah! *Idea from Pinterest 

I love how the cookies taste and its easy to get carried away and eat more than Im supposed to! The lactation bars are my absolute favorite and I have to stop myself from eating more than I really should. I really find these Lactation bars super delicious : https://www.cherabite.com/product-page/organic-macadamia-choc-conut-lactation-bar

 Always remember to drink ALOT of water. Even though Im in confinement, I drink plain cooled boiled water in addition with my red date tea. Keeping yourself well hydrated is the key but these are a great way to help boost your supply while having a treat!

For more info, please head to :

Cher-a-Bite Website : https://www.cherabite.com/

Cher-a-Bite Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/CherAbite/

Quote "elaine15" for 15% off all purchases with a minimum spending of $50 

Thanks for dropping by ~ Toddler is back so I need to go entertain him and start my mummy duties lol

Cya!