Elsie says...Daddy had been telling mummy for the past few weeks to save more money because of recession and everywhere is retrenching. He wanted mummy to cut down on the online shopping spree and TRY not to buy anything unnceccessarily especially clothing because MeiMei & I had too many clothings to wear. Mummy heeded Daddy's advise of reducing the purchase of buying clothes, but in the end spent those money on getting toys and accessories for us! Let's look at some of the items bought recently by mummy specially for us which is worth mentioning...
Leapfrog Learn & Groove bilingual DrumMummy bought this at a great deal! Thanks to Auntie Gek Eng for recommending this online seller to mummy. Retail price at $49.90, mummy bought this at $25 and the drum is BRAND NEW! Although I didnt show much interest in this drum, but Daddy use it as a lullaby to lure me into sleep at night! This toy has now become my sleeping companion. Listening to the music played from the drum makes me fall into deep sleep. Zzzzzz...
Lamaze Fly & Chime FriendsDaddy and Mummy were shopping at Toy "R" Us at suntec city and mummy chanced upon this chime mobile to be hang onto our stroller. As MeiMei & I are very attracted to chime sounds, mummy thinks this might be useful to keep us guai guai inside the stroller. Mummy also likes the bright colors and by pulling the centre chime, the wings of the butterfly will flap as though it is flying! But I prefer to pull whichever that is nearer to me and trying hard to bring it down into my mouth!Mummy will also hang it inside the side bar of the car to make us sit still in the car seat. This works for MeiMei but NOT ME! Yes, I am the naughtier one..:p
Your baby can read VCDsMummy had been listening to a few friends saying how good these VCDs are. She is very tempted to buy the whole set but it cost $59.90 for a set of 5 VCDs (starter, Vol l, 2,3 and review). So mummy decided to turn to getting a preloved one. She tried searching in the forum to see if anyone is selling but none of the price offered or condition meets mummy's expectation. After waiting patiently for the right seller, mummy finally found one which is selling cheap yet is a brand new one. So her patience does pay off as she managed to pay $35 for the whole set which is still wrapped in plastic when collected. After watching the starter vcd together with Daddy and us, Daddy agreed that this is a good buy! Mummy is soooo happy she's got a great deal and it's definitely worth the money with ascertain from Daddy as well!
The photos says it all.
Elsie and Chloe LOVE YBCR! ^_^
Combi Teether Stage 2Mummy had been observing Chloe & I for the past few weeks. She noticed we had been drooling alot recently and whatever that comes into our hand, goes into our mouth. As we are now able to grab things better, so she thinks it's time to get a teether for us. But she is very cautious about getting a good teether because this thing will eventually goes into our mouth. So the quality and safety of the teether is the important factor in choosing one. Mummy had been looking around in shopping centers and online BP/Sprees and had a big headache because there are too many teethers selling outside the market. Finally mummy decided on the teether from COMBI brand. But just by this brand there are a few kinds. After careful selection, mummy got this Combi Teether Stage 2 for us at BHG Bugis (It was having 20% disc storewide! :)).
The size and slim profile is perfect for little hands to hold. The whole teether is soft so it will not get hurt if we hit onto our face. There are 3 different textures on the yellow nubbies and is small enough to fit easily into our tiny mouth. It also have little beads in them that rattles around. The colors are bright and it's easy to clean. Most importantly, it comes with a cover so it's easier for storage everywhere we go.
Look at how Mei Mei loved this teether!
Pigeon MagMagMummy thinks it's time for us to switch from bottle to cup for drinking water so we could train how to hold our own for drinking. Mummy is an ardent fan for Pigeon brand. My milk bottle, bottle teat, bottle cleanser, clothes detergent and many many are from Pigeon brand. But mummy did not know Pigeon have this type of training cup and nearly settled for the Nuture Pure brand until she saw it at BHG when she went shopping that day. Without hesitation, she bought the whole set which consist of nipple, spout and straw drinking style. She find it's the perfect training cup for us. We are used to the Pigeon teat and starting off using back Pigeon nipple cup probably might make us easier to accept drinking from cup. Again, this was bought together with the teether which was entitled to 20% disc. Mummy left BHG that day with a bill of $70+ but she was so satisfied with the things bought!
Items on the way to Singapore...
Whoozit Wiggle BallMummy joined an overseas spree and bought this item from a US website. She havent found this toy in Singapore yet and fall in love with this ball. This is an award winning toy and the vibrant contrasting colors provide us with visual stimulation. It have six easy-to-grasp handles and the dangling bug provide vibrating effect to the whole ball. It also have many taggies (the colorful ribbons) attached to the ball for us to fondle upon. I can't wait to put my hands onto this new toy!
Tiny Love Sunny StrollThis is another item which mummy bought hoping to keep us entertain in our stroller when bring us out for shopping. It is gotten from the same source as the wiggle ball and mummy saw it selling at BHG for $59.90. Including shipping charges, mummy estimated she would only need to pay $20+ for this. Another good deal! It have the following features:
-Flexible, adjustable arch
-Rattling butterfly ball
-Transparent sun prism
-Baby-activated bird propeller
-Dangling ball with silky teether ribbons
-Dangling flower mirror
-Dangling, crinkling butterfly
-Attaches to stroller or baby carrier
Let's see if mummy will succeed in keeping us still in our stroller with this new item. *cheeky smile*
Fisher-price TMX Elmo Extra Special EditionAs Ah Yi is residing in US, mummy got her to help us buy this
TMX Elmo which I heard will keep laughing and do all sorts of funny action. This toy was sold in Singapore previously but was out of stock when mummy wanted to get it. Daddy asked the Toy "R" Us salesperson and it seems Singapore will not import in this toy anymore. Therefore mummy had to resort in asking Ah Yi to purchase it from US. But when Ah Yi tried to get from the Toy "R" Us there, they also say it's out of stock and no longer will be manufacturing this toy. Mummy was very disappointed but Ah Yi gave her some hope again few days later. Ah Yi found this toy on the clearance sale section at Toy "R" Us website and it was selling at a discounted rate of USD$24. It was selling $99 in Singapore! Ah Yi help mummy to purchase it online and sent to her US address. She will then ask her friend to pass it to mummy in Jan 09 when he coming back to Singapore. I am so excited about playing with this new friend!
Fisher-price Elmo Live!This toy was probably the reason why fisher-price stop manufacturing the TMX Elmo special edition toy. I overheard mummy told daddy that this is the latest robert toy which they come up with just Oct this year. Thanks to Ah Yi for telling mummy of this toy existance. This
Elmo Live can tell story/jokes, sing song, dance and many more other actions. It's like a upgraded version of the TMX Elmo. Singapore just started selling around Nov at leading stores like Robinson and Isetan costing at $129 promotion price (UP: $149). Again, mummy asked Ah Yi to get for us at US for a price of USD$60! It's still much cheaper than getting it in Singapore! Daddy is very excited about this toy and nearly wanted to get it locally instead of waiting till Jan for the Elmo to reach us. Mummy stopped daddy as she thinks it's too expensive to get it here. So daddy, mei mei and I had to wait patiently for another month before we can see Elmo performance!
PS: Mummy wants me to clarify here that it was Daddy's idea to get both the Elmo. So this time it was Daddy who wanted to spent this money. Infact mummy only wanted to get either one of the Elmo only. But ofcourse I will fully support Daddy's idea! So I got more toys to play with!! Hehe...
Items pending for purchase...
Evenflo ExerSaucer Triple FunAt the BHG that day, mummy saw a few different type of exersaucers displayed near the car seat section which allows little kids to try on. She then put Mei Mei and I into the most expensive one (Evenflo 3-in-1 exersaucer) for us to try out. Oh My, I loved this big toy man! Surrounded me are all interesting toys waiting for me to explore further. But I seems too short now to reach those hanging above me. It have 3 adjustable height for different stage of growth and fits newborn to 24months with a max height of 30". But mummy thinks the size is too big to fit into our room now and would only consider until we got our own house. Mummy, Mei Mei & I want this big toy!!
Look at how happy we are playing with this big toy!
Maclaren Twin TechnoDaddy & Mummy brought us out to Suntec for shopping 2 weeks ago and saw a couple pushing this stroller. They also had a pair of twins (1 boy, 1 girl) and both were sitting in this comfortable stroller side by side. Mummy was attracted to the compact size of this stroller and looks very easy to push around. After back home, mummy had been thinking about getting it for us because she finds now that it's kind of troublesome to push 2 strollers during shopping. So she went to Maclaren website to read about the specs to find out more about this stroller. The more she do the research, the more tempted she is to change stroller for us. Last Friday Daddy & Mummy decided to bring me out to Baby Hypermart to try out the stroller. Yes, ONLY me because I refused to sleep and is making too much noise which woke Mei Mei up :(
But because of this, I get to go shopping again..Yeah..
Mummy put me into the stroller and I was happily smiling inside my new chair. The size is also just right and very easy to manipulate around. However we left the place empty handed because the stroller was quite expensive even after the 15% disc. Daddy says they need more time to consider about this purchase and mummy had to sell away the old stroller before he agrees to getting this new one.
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After some consideration, mummy decided to put this stroller on hold till we are about 1 year old because this stroller is non-reversible. Gu Gu gave mummy some golden advise of the importance and effect of having young babies facing parents when pushing the stroller so mummy thought it might be better to have this new stroller when we turn ONE. Our current Capella stroller have this reversible feature so mummy thinks it's better for us to continue using it now.
