Ah Soh in the making

mummy bought you a bunny bag.

you loved it. a true girly girl.

you have been carrying it around your arm, just like the Singapore Ah Soh going shopping.

Clowning around

mummy used to put toys on my nose to distract you while you get your diapers changed.

but you actually learned it and put toys on your nose in your own version.

pretty clever of you, cheeky monkey.

11 months on

dear baby girl, you turned 11 months almost a week ago.

it has probably become a tradition that we have cupcakes on your behalf every monthly birthday.

we were in sydney for 2 days just prior to your birthday and we found this really yummy cupcake shop. www.cupcakesonline.com.au

we bought some cupcakes to bring home for your birthday but left them all on the plane. it was so sad. daddy felt really bad for forgetting them that he went out to buy some from our usual cupcake shop on your birthday.

http://www.thecupcakeparlour.com.au/

we went to sydney for 2 daysand met up with your ma-ma’s good friend, Aunty Pat and her kids. all the aunties and uncle loved playing with you. you were very good on the flight there and back and you seemed to enjoy yourself in sydney even though it is only a short trip.

you are 11 months old. soon you will be one. we still can’t believe that we have you in our lives for almost a year now.

you are still a feisty one. you are still sleeping on mummy every night. poor little you are still itchy and scratching all the time. we pray that God will help relieve you of all these discomfort and grant you good rest every night.

you love reading picture books. especially those touchy feely boos. mummy managed to get some cheap and good ones at local school fete and fund raising sales.

we are so looking forward to your 1st birthday party. hmmm.. what shall mummy make you as your birthday cake?

not a baby anymore

I know i still owe a few posts on your life – your 11th month birthday and your 1st birthday. i promise, they will come soon.

but i better blog about this before i forget.

my dear baby girl, i am sad and elated at the same time to announce that you are no longer a baby and have graduated to become a toddler.

aunty J said that once a baby passes her 1st birthday, something just clicked and suddenly she will become a toddler with a wide vocabulary of baby words, likes and dislikes, a clear mind of her own and an increased skill of mobility.

that is very true. you passed your 1st birthday and suddenly no one can make you go in a direction that you refuse to go. suddenly you have much more things to comment about (in your baby language of course). suddenly, you decided to get more couragous and stand up and walk.

few days ago, we were still assisting you in walking. we were still holding your hands and supporting you while you walked from room to room. every nook and corner of the house. if we guide you to walk to a certain place and it is not where you want to go, you will turn and insisted that you want to go somewhere else.

just 2 days or so ago, you walked your first steps. a wobbly 2 steps but everyone is so excited for you. you grinned broadly after you had done that. you are so proud of your own achievement. daddy wished that he was here to see you.

when we brought you to go shopping, you happily and excitedly walked with us. just like a big girl. you even stood on the escalator yourself. and the usual cheeky you even walked up to the shop’s shelves and started pulling things off the shelves and throwing them on the floor.

yesterday you could walk 9 steps on your own.

i called daddy last night while you were sleeping and said that i am sad that you are no longer a baby. you are growing up too fast. you are a toddler now.

but you will always be our baby girl in our eyes.

Beautiful girl

today (23 Sept 2009) is a very sad day for Daddy and Mummy. we know that when you grow up and understand what is going on, this day will be a sad day for you too.

katie, our greyhound, got out of the garden this morning and went for an exploration trip. she dashed out in front of a car near our house and got knocked down by that car. the driver and his passenger were very nice and brought her to a nearby vet where they tried to save her but she did not make it.

we were not at home. we were not even near home. we were some 7000+ miles away, in singapore. we just touched down last night. this morning, uncle gary rang and said that katie got out. half an hour later, natalie, the vet nurse, called to say that they have got katie and she did not make it. she said that katie went to doggie heaven while she was being petted by 3 other people at the vet clinic.

mikaela, you loved katie. you loved to pinch her needle-like nose and pull her ears. katie, being so gentle as she was, allowed you to do all that to her. she even put her paws on her, wanting you to pet her. you would have loved to sit on her when you are a little older. you gave her doggie biscuits and she would take it so gently from your tiny hands. when mummy asked you where katie is, you always looked in the direction of her bed in our bedroom.

katie was daddy and mummy’s first dog. she was daddy’s favourite. she loved to have her ears and her tummy rubbed. she would roach and put her paws on us to ask for more cuddles. she was so gentle and quiet. we would only hear her complain if we let her into the house too late at night. she loved her walks and walked beautifully on her lead. she loved being brushed as well.

mummy gave katie a cuddle and a kiss on her head before we left for singapore. she wagged her tail, thinking that i was going to bring her out for a walk. mummy said to katie, “katie, be good. i am going to miss you.”

indeed, we are going to miss you, katie, our beautiful and special girl.

cheeky monkey

M showing her cheeky side. 04 sept 2009

Pointing game

M trying to point to areas on her body that she already recognises. 02 sept 2009

happy birthday little uncle!!

M’s little uncle turn 26 years old today.

This is M’s unique way of wishing her little uncle happy birthday.

small talk

on your feet

baby girl, you have been getting on your feet supported for a little while now. anything you can use – ice cream tub, your ball pool, the laundry basket, our hands etc..

today, you stood up by yourself without any support, for the first time.

you held onto the couch and walked along the sides by yourself.

well done!!