Welcome to our family Keon! Your mum, sister and I are all so happy that you arrived the way you did! All natural, with all the toes and fingers intact…

Sorry it took daddy 9 days to get the photo up. And to write this to you. You were born 9 days ago on the 10th of October 2011 at 8:42am. You know what? Mummy drove herself to the hospital at 2am the night before! She didn’t want me to come along because I had to look after your sis.

Everyone says you look like me I’m very proud of that! I do hope you would recover well from your Jaundice and also would sleep better at night.

That’s all for now. I will get mum to write when she can.

Mikaela, I couldn’t believe how still you sat when the auntie was doing your face to make you look like a snow cat.

She asked you whether you want a pussy cat or a snow cat and you immediately say “Snow Cat!”. I was sure you didn’t know what you asked for because as soon as auntie showed you the mirror, you looked a little startled at yourself

You weren’t sure if you liked it or not for a while. Until we all told you that we loved it!

You love your face painting…

Mikaela, your mummy is sooo… Cute too!! Same like you.

I just randomly browsed over this photo and just had to post it!

Your going to be a jie jie (big sister) soon! Mummy is pregnant and have a baby in her tummy. Baby will come out in the middle of October.

You’re so cute when you want to try and pretend to carry the baby out of mummy’s belly button and then put the baby back again You always put a smile on our faces when you do that.

I think you’ll make a great sister!

Argh!!! Mikaela!!! (… It’s ok, it’s liquid chalk) hee… , originally uploaded by Mervin Chiang.

You’re growing up so fast. Talking a lot. Making a full conversation with us. You love your drawing time especially making a mess on the bathroom glass with the liquid chalk.

Although you are cheeky, you are caring and would share things with others. You would say sorry to the dogs when you were being too rough and also try to cuddle them. Although they’d run from you as they don’t know what you want.

I especially enjoy reading to you. Remember “Little Bird’s Blankie”? You love that book! Sometimes, you’ll attempt to read back to me. That is really cute…

Mikaela, you are growing up very fast and getting really smart. Maybe you will be interested in cameras the same way I am? That would be nice. You always like to stand behind the monfrotto and ask us to smile and pretend to be taking a picture…

You said a full sentence today. Bridged with a “but”! I’m so proud if you. We were discussion beanie fashion with you in the $1 each box in our garage sale…

Mikaela we’re all busy trying to move house to our new place and Forestdale. I’m pretty sure you’ll love it there. We’re going to make a nice play area for you so you can be safer playing in there without us worrying that you’ll get hurt.

You are also growing a lot. Able to reason with us and even negotiate and argue! It’s so interesting to just watch you interact with your toys. Sometimes seemingly lost in your own little world…

We’re here in Singapore for uncle Desmond and auntie Estella’s wedding. It is very hot and its the first time you are wearing only a singlet with the large bib! Look so cute…

You are also getting more and more picking and we are having problems to get you to eat you meals. This is you covering your mouth because you don’t want to eat lunch. We have to negotiate with you to eat. Mummy and I are wondering what’s the best way to get you to eat.

You cheeky little monkey. You are starting to test what you can or can’t do with us. Starting to throw things and hit people. Even ask “paw paw” to “go away!”. Being rude to people is not acceptable in the family Mikaela. Mummy and Dada are figuring out how to best teach you this in a loving manner and asking God for wisdom in guiding and nurturing good behaviour and yet be firm with you when we have to.

All in all, we still find that you are getting too smart! Sometimes I am amazed at your response to us when we have a conversation with you. I thank God everyday for that and ask Him to show us how best to teach you things and impart wisdom as quickly as you can soak them up!

Love you lots,
Dada…