Family photoshoot at FOTO U!!

Today we went for a family photoshoot at Foto U! This was part of yeye's bday present cos gu1 ma1 and mummy wanted to get a nice family portrait blown up to commemorate yeye's 60th bday!

Uncle Benjamin was real patient in trying to make me laugh, but unfortunately I wasnt in too good a mood. Still, the photos didnt turn out too bad! Mummy is really tempted to bring me for an individual one in a few mths time.

This is the one we have decided to enlarge!


HUMPH... what are YOU looking at??


ALL ME!!






Happy family!

baby no more... i am ONE!!!

I finally turn 1! to those who are reading, hey that means I am no longer a BABY but have crossed officially into TODDLERHOOD!!! hyak hyak hyak... (papa says that one cant be called a toddler if he/she cant even stand, not to mention TODDLE, but that's a separate story altogether)

To celebrate my 1st birthday, I had 2 small gatherings. mummy was too tired to organise a big bash like the one I had for full mth celebration. the 1st gathering was on 8 June with Gong Gong and Ma Ma and mummy's relatives at River View Hotel, and the 2nd one was on 15 June, just 1 day b4 I officially turned 1!

Pictures of the 2nd party at home :







My actual day birthday cake cutting ceremony!





Also, since this blog is meant to help remind mummy of the milestones I have (or have not) achieved, here are the things i can do at the grand old age of 1!

Motor skills :
- Crawling on all 4s (FINALLY!! can u believe I only discovered my passport to unlimited snooping into forbidden crevices and nooks and crannies at the grand age of 11+ mths?? is that delayed motor skills or what? mummy believes its due to my big fat butt. hmm... )
- standing unsupported (my best record was a whopping 10 sec!! woo hoo!!)
- follows commands (wave/flying kiss/kiss mummy on command, stroke mummy's hair when asked to, knows actions to songs eg twinkle twinkle little star, sits/stands/lie down on command - of cos this depends on my mood!

Verbal :
- says papa and mama to the correct pp
- says UP when I want to be carried
- says apple when i am shown a picture of the fruit or when i see the fruit at fruit stalls
- make a valiant attempt to vocalise baby when i see my fav flash card of a baby holding a ball - instead of beh-bee, i say BA BE
- pretends to bark like a dog when I see a picture of a dog/doggy stuffed toy

Others :
- recognises and picks out correctly flash cards like car, watch, flower, dog, cat, clock, sea horse, and many more
- recognises shapes - heart shaped/star and triangle by picking out the correct shapes and 'matching' it to the correct page in my shapes picture book
- dances to music like a real seasoned chiongster
- drink from a straw cup (since 9 mths old)
- answers simple yes/no questions by nodding or shaking my head accordingly
- points out body parts like nose, mouth when asked
- pats chest when asked where is xingyi/toto
- loves to unpack and repack my box of toys
- loves to be read to
- tries to comb my hair with the barbie comb mummy got foc from tangs!

current favorite person - Ma2 Ma4! (thats mummy's mummy, for those who are wondering..)

ok.. time to stop.. only cos its time for mummy to knock off from work!! till the next post..

FIDGETS!

Today we went to Fidgets as Mummy is on urgent leave with yeh yeh being hospitalised with a peritonsillar abscess (OUCH!). We went with Aunty Jessica and baby Shannen who stay just 2 blocks away.

For $8 per entry and unlimited playtime, it was sure worth the money cos we stayed there the whole afternoon!

With baby Shannen..


In the ball pit..


In my very own car!


We also met Baby Gayle (another July baby) there!

Gogobambini!

Today mummy brought me to Gogobambini ( a indoor playground for kids with cafe and stuff - check out website : http://www.gogobambini.com/index.php ) to meet her friends from SMH forum! Thanks to Aunty Flo aka bcube who gave us a lift to the ulu (only cos mummy doesnt drive!) dempsey area! :)


from L--> R : Pretty Renee mei mei, ME!, and Ems mei mei (who can already crawl and stand with support btw!) all looking up entranced by Aunty Gillian's(aka Yolksac!)funny noises and antics.

p/s : Adrienne mei mei was also there.. but we missed her in the gp photo cos she was stuck like a koala bear to her mummy Aunty Tricia! Envy her pretty locks of hair though!


As you can see, I dont look too happy being submerged in a sea of balls!!


HEEELLLLP!!!! mummy take me out!!!


Me and tired looking mummy resting on the slide!

8 mths old and counting!

Today, I am 8 mths old!

Mummy cant believe how fast I have grown from a puny 2.8kg little bundle of joy, to a 9kg big bundle!

What i can do so far :

- standing with support
- sitting without support
- crawling backwards
- rolling like a barrel and flipping like a roti prata
- babbling papa, mama, ne ne
- apparently said 'bao4 bao4' and stuck my arms up to be carried (mummy isnt too sure this is considered a word since i have not repeated that on cue)
- can walk in all directions in walker except forwards (DUH!!)
- look towards appropriate objects/pp when asked where they are
- throw tantrums!! (even managed to scare mummy once!)
- hmm... and a lot more which mummy cant seem to recall liao :P

I have also started to display significant separation anxiety from mummy, and only want mummy to carry esp towards the evenings, or when I am tired or hungry. Mummy is only too pleased to oblige most of the time as it is really an ego boost for her!

I have also tried and tasted quite a lot of food so far. Must really thank mummy for making the effort to puree food for me over the weekends as she doesnt really believe in giving me bottled purees unless there is no choice- eg overseas.

What I love to eat :
Apple, pear, nectarine, papaya, banana, prune, sweet potato, pumpkin, HT oatmeal/barley/brown rice cereal, baby bites (carrot flavoured - courtesy of aunty eileen!) and of cos, Mummy's milk!

What I HATEEEEE... :
potato, sweet peas, heinz organic rice cereal, plain porridge (bleagh..),spinach,

Food I dont care about but will still eat with a yawn :
avocado, egg yolk, carrot, jar food (tried Gerber prunes, HT oatmeal/banana/peach, HT apple/sweet potato so far), tofu, corn, asparagus, broccoli, water!

My first CNY!

Mummy hasnt updated my blog for ages cos she hasnt been too well.. but because she loves me so much and is afraid she will forget all the precious memories of my babyhood, she has decided to pull up her socks and start updating again!

It is my very first Chinese New year, and mummy and papa are thrilled cos they can 'recoup' some losses! In her usual shopaholic way, Ma Ma bought 5 new pretty outfits, and 3 sweet head bands from mothercare (so that relatives wont keep asking if i am boy or girl!) for me in preparation for CNY! Aren't I lucky??

Here I am all decked out in auspicious red on 2nd day of CNY!



Me 'standing up for my baby rights' at Jiu Gong Jiu Po's house :



Quan2 Jia1 Fu2 with my loving grandparents and aunt Zhilei and uncle francis!



Papa, Mummy smacky and toto!!

Zzzzzzz.....

Papa has always been highly amused by the weird poses I settle into when I am sleeping and is determined to capture each odd pose on camera! Of cos, kena scolding from mummy many many times for disturbing my sleep so often!

p/s : following commentary/headings given by papa loy..

Superman!!


Frogstyle!