Happy Avenue Baby Shower Package

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Howdy chewys! Sorry for the lack of updates! A little busy and lazy these days πŸ˜› I have loads of backlogs which I will aim to clear soon! In the meantime, I wanna thank Judy from Happy Avenue for sponsoring 45 boxes of full month favors which misterchewy and I gave out to our colleagues last week! I had previously blogged about Judy’s amazing cupcakes and kueh lapis, which you can read about here.

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Judy contacted me about a month before the birth of Baby Chanelle and she seemed even more excited than me! That’s what really impresses me most — the passion and love for baking that this lovely home-baker has! We discussed briefly via whatsapp and I decided to do away with red eggs and go for Judy’s irresistible cupcakes and ang ku kuehs. If you have not tried her famous best selling Signature Valrhona Triple Dark cupcakes, seriously, what are you waiting for?! Her cupcakes are super fluffy and moist even after taking them out of the refrigerator. The thick chocolate topping is very chewy and yummy! I like! The nice surprise is the chocolate bits that you get upon biting into the cupcakes! πŸ˜€

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Our boxes of full month favours contain ang ku kueh with red bean and green bean fillings. Very fresh and best consumed within 24 hours! I bet the peanut fillings one would be equally awesome too πŸ™‚

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Happy Avenue’s full month favors come in boxes of 4, 8 and 12.

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Toppers are customizable. I chose this pink cartoon horse design because we used this for our outdoor maternity shoot with Dphotofolio! πŸ˜€

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Judy also very kindly provided extra two plastic topper designs which are very adorable!

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I didn’t get to keep the toppers because we gave away all the boxes! Sob sob. If you are sourcing for full month favors, do check out Happy Avenue’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/happi.avenue for more info! Strongly urge you to try Judy’s fabulous range of cupcakes and kueh lapis too! πŸ˜€ Thanks Judy for being such a darling!

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Ending off the post with a photo of our lady boss! Haha! πŸ˜› Have a nice long weekend! Stay connected with us on Facebook www.facebook.com/missuschewy and on Instagram @missuschewy and @misterchewy πŸ™‚

Chanelle’s Baby Shower

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Motherhood has been wearing me out almost completely but let’s leave this out for today. I’m sharing some photos taken on the day of Chanelle’s baby shower so this is gonna be a happy post! πŸ˜€

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Little misschewy was supposed to have her hair shaved off to mark her full month but since we were expecting guests at Chanelle’s baby shower later in the evening, we decided to put this till another day and just snip a bit of her hair off as part of the ritual. I mean, very poor thing right?! Your relatives come and visit you for the first time, and you are BOTAK! OMG.

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Heh.. The little one was protesting to have a bit of her hair snipped off by her papa. She was really reluctant!

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All of us were very stressed! Cuz misterchewy seriously don’t know which strands to pick! LOL. -_-

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Our nanny helped to give Chanelle a bath and changed her into a cutesy romper dress which my mum bought specially for the baby shower. Here’s my MIL carrying little one and misterchewy offering his prayers.

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Chanelle was changed out of her dress as the material was a little thick and she started to get cranky. She was all smiles and also had her nap.

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Most guests arrived between 5 to 6pm but this little lady boss woke up like around 7plus, 8pm?! Then nanny quickly changed her back into this dress. Haha.

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Displaying her gold and inviting everyone to take a look. LOLOLOL. Bought by my MIL and GMIL.

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This is Aily auntie, our nanny from PEM. We are really thankful for the tremendous help that she had given for the past 28 days. Also learned quite a bit from her, like the proper ways of carrying a newborn, how to bathe Chanelle, and many many more. We just cant thank her enough.

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We actually forgot to take photos with most of the other relatives and they had already left πŸ™

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Jara Petit Cheesecups Baby Shower Package

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Happy hump day, Chewys! We threw a baby shower for Chanelle one week in advance over the weekend πŸ™‚ It was the MIL’s suggestion and she wanted to invite her family members and relatives so we went along with it. I personally was quite afraid that Chanelle would be overstimulated with so many people carrying and cuddling her but she slept so soundly for the first few hours. When she finally woke up, all aunties and grannies were fawning over her and showering her with hugs and kisses. LOL.

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I was really lucky to receive Jara Petit’s email two weeks before Little misschewy’s baby shower because my MIL was also planning to order full month packages and that certainly saved us some trouble amidst the busy period. We were blessed with 20 boxes of Cheesecups with gift favours and had them delivered to our place early in the morning on the day of the celebration. I like the simple and clean design of the boxes, and of course, blue is my favourite color! πŸ˜‰ What are Cheesecups, you ask? Cheesecups are miniature cheesecakes in cups, an interesting hybrid between cheesecakes and cupcakes! What a brilliant idea! More often than not, even a cheesecake lover like myself find it hard to polish off a slice of cheesecake all by myself in a single sitting. These Cheesecups available in muffin cup sizes allow one to indulge without guilt!

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Founded in 2009, Jara Petit Cheesecups sparked off as a hobby between best friends Jia Hui and Cara after the duo devoted much time in the kitchen experimenting various ways of baking cheesecakes in their favourite flavours. The girls shared their Cheesecups with family and friends, which were very well received and this spurred the two best friends to turn their hobby into a business setting up a Jara Petit Cheesecups bakery in 2013. They started selling Cheesecups online, gathering feedback and improving on the Cheesecups along the way. In July 2013, Jara Petit set up their first pop-up store at a quaint cafΓ© along Bussorah Street and managed to build a small but significant following. Jia Hui and Cara were then determined to focus their efforts on opening a permanent shop at Dhoby Ghaut Xchange, which is slated to open on 17 April!

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Jara Petit’s Cheesecups are hand-baked daily using premium cream cheese and fresh ingredients. You can rest assured that there are no added preservatives or artificial flavouring. These Cheesecups are also suitable for vegetarians and Muslims as they do not contain gelatine or pork derived ingredients. Made up of three layers – the wheatmeal biscuit crust, cheesecake and toppings, Jara Petit’s Cheesecups are specially catered to suit our local tastebuds and currently come in nine signature flavours – Classic, Blueberry, Lemon, Durian, Matcha, Strawberry, Cookies & Cream, Banoffee and Lavender! On the overall, the Cheesecups are neither cloyingly rich nor sweet, and they taste really refreshing! They are best consumed chilled. Plastic spoons were provided and I was digging into the Cheesecups like a happy little girl. Even my MIL who isn’t much of a desserts person was singing praises for these yummy goodies! πŸ™‚

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There are 5 types of baby shower packages that you can choose from. Prices range from $10 to $28 per box with a minimum order of 10 boxes. Our package consists of 3 Cheesecups and 3 gift favours. Some of the other packages come with more Cheesecups, which I highly recommend! πŸ™‚

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Personalized baby cards can be included at $1 each, with a minimum order of 20 pieces. Besides baby’s full name, birthday and parents’ names as seen above, the baby cards can also be customized to include baby’s photo and other details such as weight and length πŸ™‚

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This is the only package that has all 3 gift favours – red eggs, ang ku kuehs and marshmallows! The bags of marshmallows were such a hit among our younger nieces and nephews and it kept them occupied for a while πŸ˜›

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As with the gift favours, you can have your choice of Cheesecup flavours but only one combination of flavours and favours is allowed per order.

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All baby shower packages come with a set of three toppers. If you wish to customize the toppers, it can be done at 80cents to $2 depending on the design.

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This is by far the cutest topper I have ever seen! You can actually save some of these toppers for scrapbooking purposes πŸ™‚ If you are looking for unique baby shower packages that will delight your guests, Jara Petit is certainly worth considering! They also cater to other occasions and corporate events.

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Here comes the exciting news! Jara Petit’s very first shop will be opening tomorrow, 17 April 2014, at Dhoby Ghaut Xchange! And they are running the following promotions:

1. Like and Share: People who like Jara Petit’s facebook page and share the above poster publicly on their facebook page by 17th April will stand to win a box of 9 assorted Cheesecups.

2. Opening Special: All Cheesecups will be sold at $3 each for the first week of Jara Petit’s opening. (17th April – 23rd April) Usual price is $3.30 per Cheesecup.

Hope this piece of sweet news brightens up your Wednesday! Stay connected with us on Facebook www.facebook.com/missuschewy and on Instagram @missuschewy and @misterchewy πŸ™‚

Jara Petit Cheesecups
#B1-35 Dhoby Xchange
Tel: +65 6338 9335

Opening Hours:
Daily
10am – 9pm

Lizzie’s Little Rainbow Diaper Cake Hampers

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Mummy Charlene and Baby Chanelle received quite a few gifts from our friends, relatives and colleagues but these DIAPER CAKES from Lizzie’s Little Rainbow really take the cake! Pun unintended. This is not an advertorial or sponsored review but I just felt that these diaper cakes are waaaay too adorable not to share! They were actually gifted by my maternal second uncle and auntie, and cousins. πŸ™‚ There is a complete price guide on its website and you can choose either a 1-tier or 2-tier cake depending on your budget. Plenty of diapers make up the cake tiers and the rest are beautifully decorated with other useful and practical items such as baby rompers, baby receiving blanket, baby socks, etc!

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Taken off Lizzie’s Little Rainbow’s Facebook page

Featured in the April 2014 issue of Mother & Baby magazine.

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Cute little rompers rolled into cupcake baking cups!

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Awww.. Baby socks for those tiny little feet πŸ™‚

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These Old Navy baby sandals almost made me squeal in delight!

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Premium educational toy is also included.

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A bottle of Benedictine Dom for mummy. Hehehe πŸ˜›

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A+ for effort and creativity!

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That’s all folks! Baby Chanelle wants more milk milk! Tata for now! πŸ˜€
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Little Misschewy Has Finally Arrived!

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SAY HELLO TO LITTLE MISSCHEWY!! πŸ˜€ Our little princess was born on 18th March, on a CHEWSDAY (Tuesday la) night! Guess what guys? My EDD was 12th March but everyone says that our baby knows how to enjoy life inside mummy’s tummy and refuses to come out so soon. Or maybe she enjoys going to work with me πŸ˜›

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During the wee hours of the morning at around 2-3am on 18th March, I started to feel really strong and unbearable contractions and this lasted throughout the night. I was drifting in and out of sleep because of the immense pain, and tried my best to time my contractions. The intervals got shorter with time and misterchewy decided that we should go to the hospital. I was pretty reluctant because I felt that I didn’t have enough sleep. LOL.

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Admitted myself slightly after 9am and was immediately shown into the delivery suite. Was asked to change into a robe and nurses did some checks on me before reporting to my gynae. I was told that my dilation was only 0.5cm! One of the nurses also administered me an enema and I washed up before being put on a drip which was to make my contractions even stronger to help with the dilation.

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The contractions became really excruciating and I felt like I was going to faint or die any moment! The hubs offered me his hand. No la I didn’t bite it but left quite a few fingernail marks on it. LOL. In the end, I begged asked for pain relief. EPIDURAL TO THE RESCUE!

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After that very shiok. The injecting of epidural wasn’t that bad after all. Better than having to bear with that bitch of a pain! I could still feel contractions but there wasn’t any pain at all. Felt so relaxed! My gynae popped in twice, first was to rupture my waterbag, and at around 4.30pm she worked her magic and increased my dilation to 5cm. Shall spare you the details.

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By late evening, I was damn sleepy already. Totally unprepared when gynae told me to start pushing. Besides, my lower body was feeling numb. I thought that I was using all my might to push already but my gynae told me, “You’re not pushing at all. You need to push harder.” Wah faints. Seeing that I was so tired, she told me to rest and she would be back in less than an hour. Sooo.. I took a nap and gynae came back at 7.30pm. This time, I was super determined and with the help of both gynae and nurse, I pushed until my face turned green and viola! Baby was delivered in 12 minutes! πŸ˜€

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That defining moment was truly indescribable. When a bawling Little misschewy was being tossed onto my tummy, I felt like I was going to burst into tears. It was all so surreal and I made a promise to myself that we will be her guardian angels and protect her with our lives.

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Mother and baby skin to skin contact πŸ™‚

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There you have it! Baby Chewy weighs a healthy 3.36kg!

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Our very first family photo! :))

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My 3D2N stay at Mount Elizabeth Hospital was a very pleasant and comfortable one. All the nurses were very forthcoming and approachable. From time to time, Little misschewy would be brought in from the nursery and I was really happy to have her in my arms πŸ™‚

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The hubs took leave from work to accompany me and also to see his precious baby girl!

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I almost forgot to take photo of my ward until the very last day when I was supposed to be discharged. The ward looks not bad right? There’s also an LED television. Pardon the mess πŸ˜› The ward actually looks much tidier in this photo because misterchewy had helped to lug all the gifts and hampers home the day before.

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Also wanna mention that the food is surprisingly quite good! There is a menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner and you can check off the dishes that you want. I polished off all my food every single meal. How to lose weight?! Haha.

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We completed her birth registration before going home and decided to name her Chanelle πŸ™‚
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