Self play

Baby Adam is enjoying some "me time" here.
It has become a nightly ritual for him to play on our bed just before going to sleep.

"Once you're a parent, you never really sleep again, even when you're sleeping." - Hope Edelman
(interesting quote found on internet)

Pa Pa Pa

Baby Adam said "Pa, pa... Pa pa pa" when Andy came home today, what an achievement!
Not fair, why didnt he call out to Mama first? Hmmph.
And nowadays, he's been going to bed later than he ever did before. I mean really late by a baby's standards - 11pm - 12am!

No matter how we coax, rock and let him suckle some milk in hope that our dear son would go to bed, he would be wide awake and only wants to play on our bed. If we even so much as carry him near his cot, he will scream and wail until we carry him over to our bed again. Gosh.

Sometimes I wonder how we let a child take over our lives like that.
Most of the time of course, it is Andy who caves in and let Adam have his way, spoiling our son rotten. Even my Mom commented that Andy spoils Baby A.

Adam is barely 7 months old and almost everyone - Andy, my family, colleagues and friends - have asked me the inevitable: "When are you going to try for No. 2?" Zzzz.. -__-
I think with the arrival of another baby, our lives will be topsy turvy.
But honestly, I'm hoping for a Rabbit baby so that by then, I can be a SAHM with our new home ready and all.
I can imagine myself ferrying a Toddler Adam to playschool already :)

Playful lil munchkin

I-only-want-my-mama Adam is very sticky to me.
Once I'm back from work, he demands my full attention to him.
he just wants to be close to me, and thou shalt not leave his sight.

he will suck my legs and arm, as if he was still BFding. Maybe he misses my milk jugs? I miss BFding him too!

he will stare at me with loving puppy eyes.

My nice ass!

he is firm friends with the dogs. You know that by now, don't you?


Being amused by .. . . a packet of cotton pads.

Baby Adam said "Mum mum" once during his dinner, and he is saying "Aiya" all the time now.
his blabbering and shouting has increased so incredulously and I'm constantly amazed at his progress.

From perfume to ru yi oil, from LV & Chanel to diaper bags, from wine bottles to milk bottles, from late nights to lullabies, and everything else in between, life is definitely worth all the sacrifices :)

Dim Sum Lunch on Sunday

Feels fantastic to be well again, especially Baby Adam, who woke up without a runny nose - that really made my week.
Today, some Indonesian relatives came to visit and see Baby Adam for their first time.
After that, it was lunch at Singapore's only revolving restaurant at top of Prima Tower, with Grandparents Tan.

The panoramic view was magnificient - overlooking Sentosa, Vivo City, PSA and the city.

Baby Adam was happy, so were Daddy & Mummy! :) So glad that our Lil Monmon has recovered and is back to his usual cheeky self.

My fav Chinese dish - Peking Duck!

It came up to be an expensive lunch but to see everyone in high spirits having a dandy time was definitely worth it.

Happy New Year 2010~

Hi goodpeople, how was your New Year celebrations?
Here are some belated photos to share.

On the morning of X'mas, busy boys opening the toy pressies.


Baby Adam's new past-time: peeping at his parents.


"I see you, Mom!"


"Stop taking photos and get yer ass HERE to carry me!"


This also means: no hanky-pankying in front of Baby Adam! since his cot is in our room.

...which leads me to wish for:
Our new love-nest to be ready soon!
Everyday I drive past the site and look at the works in anticipation. I'm glad to announce that our apartment is done! Now please hurry up and finish the rest of the estate, Sim Lian!
It's gonna be so fun being neighbours with a crazy woman who's gonna spy on me with her binoculars. I'll most prob bribe KW to help me walk the dogs Hah!

Andy & I have already thought of a list of household items to buy, including a Nespresso machine! 'though none of us drinks coffee hehehe... but we figured our guests would like having a piping hot mug of Nespresso while staying over.

After staying with Andy's parents for a year, I think I've had enough!
There are times when I feel like snatching Baby Adam and running back to my parents', where I am free to park my 3 prams wherever I like, where Baby Adam is free to roam in the 2 huge living rooms (1 with aircon), where the kitchen is spacious enough to accomodate all his steamer, steriliser, slow cooker etc without jamming up the place.

It isnt to say that I detest staying with my in-laws, but it sure is good to have a house to call your own, and have your own say when it comes to even simple things like where to hang the laundry, and nobody can say No to you because this is your pad... doncha think??

My 2nd wish for 2010 would be to - survive school!
I'll be starting in Feb, God bless me.
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If you're curious to know how we celebrated the New Year, well, it's been a boring New Year for us.
Everyone in the family caught the flu bug, so for the entire week we've just been taking turns falling sick, especially poor Baby Adam, who took the brunt of it all because all those stupid adults (Andy, his Mum, his brother) just won't cover their mouths and noses when they coughed and sneezed, no matter how I told 'em to! And Baby Adam's toys, playpen and feeding chair are all over the living room!
Infuriating!
So what did this Mummy do? I stuck to my guns like Meena told me to, and I got my Aunt LY, JJ and his gf Liping to come over and carry Baby Adam, his pram, his food, his diaper bag and head back to my parents'. Hah!
And this time, even Andy couldnt say "No" because Baby Adam is sick all because of them.

And Oh oh! Its's my birthday next month.
Can I wish for a new laptop and a Kate Spade diaper bag? *grins*

OK gotta go now.
Till next time!

Baby Kai goes shopping...

... at IKEA!

My Mum, her friend and I spent 4 friggin' hours at IKEA Tampines! What a good way to spend my leave.
Baby Kai enjoyed it thoroughly, and as expected, we spent a huge portion of our time stuck at the Children's section and the cafe.
The tiny bed sets and everything else looks so delectable! Can't wait for our new home to be ready so we can start buying the cute cars & tracks carpet, matching theme bedsheets and more.

At the end of our shopping, amongst every big and small purchase, we also bought a huge toybox for the Lil Monster :)

The post-Xmas entry

Our X'mas this year was anything but peaceful. I had a party at work filled with lots of food and noise.
Back at home, we went places and spent it with family and loved ones.
Little Munchkin caught the seasonal flu bug I passed to him, so you could imagine our bedsheets stained with sticky flu syrup which our baby had conveniently smeared on, Mummy's Rudolph red nose (somehow Baby A seems unaffected by his runny nose, although I certainly am!) , battling with his insomnia because he is too hyped up for the festive season (he seems to know Mummy is on long leave till next year). Hmmm.

Our little Munchkin goes to recce his "ONE IS FUN" Birthday venue in his smashin' new Cameleon. Yes, that's our slogan so please don't copy us when it's your turn Ok. You know who you are!
He has this nonchalent look on his face which seems to say that he is so used to all that fuss n pampering we shower on him.
It is this same silly look that makes me weak in the knees and wanna squeeze him tight and give him a wet slobbery kiss!


Here's wishing everyone a Charmed New Year with your loved ones!
V.

Merry Xmas 2009

Before I disappear for my long vacation till 2010 (Yippee!!), I wanna wish all my friends & loved ones a MERRY MERRY X'MAS 2009 filled with lots of love & presents!

Perhaps the Biggest X'mas present Baby Kai is receiving this year is.... *drumroll please!*

the Bugaboo Cameleon!


I like it, it is so stylish. Not to mention, all the celebs are driving the Bugaboo.

Celebs driving the Cameleon:

Denise Richards


Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes for baby Suri

Matt Damon

Ben Affleck

Tobey Maguire

Geri Halliwell

Gwen Stefani

Naomi Watts & Liev Schreiber


Gwenyth Paltrow

photos courtesy of babychic101.blogspot.com

What I love is the changeable fabrics and canopy which allows you to customise your own Bugaboo.
We're gonna use this all-terrain buggy for our road trip to Melbourne in Feb 2010. *beams*

I want to be

a Stay-Home Mom.
I've been super tired lately, with work & Baby Adam and family. Not to mention, I'm starting school in 2 months' time!

What a busy year 2010 will be.

I badly need a break. Maybe a few months non-paid leave at home to even out the start of a new bumpy chapter of my life would be nice, since I cannot resign because I have to serve an existing bond.
I could use some bonding time with my Baby Adam too, since he is at the age now where he will reach many more new milestones of his development.

Nothing beats caring for my baby myself. I missed the 7 months staying at home.
Not having to wake up to an alarm is great too. And I have the whole day to plan my activities with Adam & Hubby.

In 2010, I will be a daughter, a grand-daughter, a mother, a wife, a sister, a fulltime working mom, a student, a dogs-owner, a friend, a niece.
Time to brave up for the busy year ahead!

Baby Rayden's shower!

Congrats to Siling & Norman on Baby Rayden's full month shower :)
I miss carrying a tiny little baby in my arms!
It won't be long before he starts tearing down the house though.. hahaha

Happy 7 Months old!

My precious Baby turns 7 Months old today. And he also cut his FIRST TOOTH today as well.
This emotional Mummy feels so proud of my Baby, but at the same time can't help but feel a slight tinge of sadness.
Baby Adam is slowly inching his way to Toddlerhood and further & further away from his infancy, which I can't get enough of!

People always comment that they have difficult babies, naughty babies, babies who don't sleep through the night, babies who cry for nothing, but Baby Adam has been such a pleasure to care for.
He makes mothering and loving him an easy and natural thing to do.

Emotional me took out his dried up umbilicus stump, snippets of his Full Month haircut, his calligraphy brush made from his hair... and reminisced.
I wish Baby Adam would always remain my precious lil baby - the one I carried inside me for 37 weeks and 3 days, the one I swaddled and cuddled against the warmth of my body during the early days of his life, the one who makes everyone laugh simply by laughing, the one who makes our lives complete.
I love you with all my heart, Baby Adam.
Happy One Month Older.

Love,
Mummy

X'mas present for Baby Adam!

Baby Adam has a virtual present from Aunty Joy and Uncle Scott - Thank you for your love!!
Watching this video and listening to the song makes me cry. I'm so dumb I know.
But my heartfelt Thanks really, I could never make something as amazing and meaningful as this!

Lucky Adam, he has so many presents pouring in from friends & relatives already (even before we can smell ham & turkey!): designer clothes, shoes (one wonders how many times a baby can wear 12 pairs of shoes till he outgrows 'em), toys, books.... from Bali, Vietnam, HK, SG, Aussie..

It sure is good to be a baby! *envious Mummy*

Off the face of this Earth

Sorry friends, if I have been uncontactable these coupla weeks.
My schedule is filled to the brim with endless lists of things to do/ places to go.
- 2 weddings
- 3 birthdays (Hubby, my mum, my bestie)
- baby shower
- Baby Adam's newly enrolled swimming sessions
- weekend trip from 24-26 Dec 09

and to add to my already overflowing schedule, I've also been made organiser and treasurer of my workplace's Xmas party. WOAH!

So yeah... I will disappear for this period and until then, I can still be contacted via SMS. I will usually reply when I see the messages.
Enjoy your Happy Holidays people!

Hubby's 27th Birthday - Part III

Hubby turns 27!

This is a memorable year - Andy became a husband and a father, and also the bonus that he gets to celebrate his Birthday for 3 consecutive days!

We celebrated the exact date of his birth with a small cake at Changi T3.
I can't believe Hubby is 27 already! Still so young for a guy.. Not fair right!

Hubby has been joking about secretly replacing my Pill with folic acid and multi-vits so that we can have a Baby No. 2. Uh-ohhh... No wonder I love this man to bits! and for so many other things :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY (again) DARLING! MAY ALL THAT YOU WISHED FOR COME TRUE.
Love,
your kayu wife.

Playdate Monday

It was Daddy's Birthday and I took sick leave cos I couldn't wake up on time to go to work.
In the noon, I decided to bring Darling Adam to my aunt's place to socialise with his cousins.

The kids learned how to share toys and make friends.

and they learned simple social skills like passing property to one another and they learned that they don't win all the time.

Then there was nap time where Jiahui (my cousin's daughter) & Adam both slept.
Jiale (my cousin's son) is rocking Adam to sleep in his hammock. How brotherly!

I was really happy and proud that the kids didn't fight and had a fab time getting along :)
When Adam woke up, it was time to go fetch Daddy for the Birthday Boy's cake-cutting session! More about that in another post :D

This week's menu

Trying these new foods this week.


the one in the middle is steamed organic spinach. For green leafy veggies with large surface areas, I prefer to give organic. For most other foods, I think it is good idea to mix-and-match.

Oats & tofu

Foods Baby Kai has tried:

Staples:
- Healthy Times Organic oatmeal cereal
- Healthy Times Organic brown rice cereal
- Lentil porridge
- Rice porridge
- Si Sen brown rice cereal
- Organic oats

Fruits & Veggies:
- Carrots
- Squash
- Spinach
- Applesauce
- Avocado
- Banana
- Parsnip
- Sweet corn
- Sweet potato
- Papaya
- Peaches
- Pears
- Apricots
- Organic tofu

Snacks & others:
- Happy Baby Organic fruit puffs
- Heinz fruit juice
- Bellamy Organic Toothiepegs
- Healthy Times Organic vanilla teething biscuits
- Vanilla custard
- Plain yoghurt

The ones highlighted in BLUE are new foods added since the previous update.

Andy & I are vey strict and we do not allow our families to feed Baby Kai junk or adult food, like: chewed up Keropok, or bits from the adult plates.