Shopaholic Strikes Again!

Gosh, I'm a shopaholic, aren't I? You are sure to agree with me after reading this post. :)

After work, I went back to my parent's place for dinner. Mummy brewed chicken soup with cordyceps specially for me, Mum's always the best.

After dinner, my sister wanted to visit the Home & Living Fair at Expo as she'll be renovating her new place soon. So, mummy, sister & myself made our way to expo. The Home & Living Fair was a disappointment, it was boring. So we went to the next hall, the Motherhood Fair & walked around. I ended up buying the Terumo ear thermometer & probe covers, it was going at a great price at nearly 40% off compared to the pharmacies.



I also bought 3 packs of Nepia diapers, one pack of newborn size & two packs of small size. It was going cheap too, with an additional four pieces thrown in. I am guessing we need a lot of diapers as babies poo & pee a lot!

Finally, I bought 5 nursing tubes & bras for only $70. What a bargain!

I'm going to tell Popcorn Papa that we better not go to the fair tomorrow as I've bought a lot already.. :)

Motherhood Fair at Expo

Today's the first day of the Motherhood Fair at Expo. I figure that the crowds will be really bad during the weekends, so I made my way there during lunch since my office is just a five minute drive away.

My main agenda was to sign up for the Bloom maternity photography package from Studio Loft but I ended up spending much more than I intended... hehe.

My photoshoot will be in early August, that's when I'm around 33 weeks. Maryann, the photographer mentioned that the bigger the belly, the better. She did ask me if I wanted to book my appointment when I'm 35 weeks, but I think that's cutting it a bit too close. I'll share the photos if they are fit to be seen, so no promises. I don't want to freak anyone out... lol.

There is a promotion going on for 'CordLife' cord blood banking.. $300 discount off when we sign up at the fair. Since we have decided on cord blood banking anyway but been too lazy to move our butts to sign up, this is the perfect time to do so. Anyway, if anyone needs a referral for an additional $50 discount, please do let us know.

This is the collection kit which we will have to pack into my hospital bag to pass to our doctor for the cord blood collection. It consists of some documents, the blood bag, syringes, test tubes & what nots.


I also signed up for the Motherhood magazine subscription & got a huge goodie bag.

Here are the goodies


Another one of my buys, a baby pouch from Pupsik Studio.


I also bought 4 bottles of concentrated bird's nest from the Eu Yan Sang booth, going at $110 for 2 bottles, it's quite a bargain.

We might pop by the fair again tomorrow.. Delvin wants to shop, he loves shopping for baby stuff.

Popcorn Shopping List!

Spent sometime researching the net and found instructions to add a Shoutbox and Hit Counter. I also modified some of the settings. If any of the mothers want me to "zhng" their blog, drop me a shout. I'll see what I can do!

Anywayz, something baby related. Here is our shopping list of items bought for Popcorn so far
1a. Stroller - Quinny Buzz
1b. Car Seat - MaxiCosi Seat + Adapter for Quinny Buzz
2. Cot - St Ives Cot Bed + Mattress + Bedding (Note : If you buy cots from Mothercare, be prepared to purchase their beddings (as their cots require special bedding sizes) which can be quite expensive.
3. Clothes - Popcorn Mama went overboard buying stuff from the 0-3 month range (I have banned her from buying 0-3 month range hehehe)
4. Confinement Lady (interesting story about this. I'll blog about it some other time)
5. Feeding - Avent Sterilizer, Bottles, Baby Monitor
6. Towels
7. Consumables - Toiletries, Diapers (enough for 1 month... I think)
8. LOTS of toys (Popcorn Papa went crazy at a Tuas warehouse sale where almost everything was 30% to 40% of the current market price. These toys were still on the shelves in Toys R Us, so they are quite current. The only thing is that they are quite dirty, and needs some cleaning up to do)
9. White Cabinet (from IKEA!), with a diaper changing station
10. Bathing Tub (I am psychoing Popcorn Mama to buy the stand for it. Hard to bath the baby squatting down leh)

To get
1. Cord Blood Banking
2. Breast Pump (Avent Isis Duo)

Popcorn Mama complains to me that we bought almost everything... Nothing left to buy :)

~ Delvin