Dinner Time !

Smile!

hee. hee.

Pls stop asking me to smile. I am busy looking at the menu.

Ok, I oblige again. 

Hmm.. I want this drink! Pls order for me!! *pout*

Random thoughts ...

Turning 360 degrees from left to right. 

I realise she tend to sleep better without wearing any pants. '__'
Scars on her hands seem to be lighter but still visible.
Her "michelin tyres" are very "pinchable" so is good...
She still likes to spin herself sometimes when sleeping.

Praying ?

MIL: yx 会 拜 拜，很好笑。。。
me: woah, 真的？
MIL: blah blah blah blah.....
me: o__O haaaa

that leads me to wonder how should I answer yx questions about life such as:

1. Who created Earth and human beings?
2. Why are there animals in this world?
3. Where do we go when we die?
4. Is there really heaven and hell?
5. What is the purpose of life?
6. Why do we need to pray?

...
......


To put things simply, I am "free"- an Agnostic or sometimes in between Agnostic and Atheist although hub is a Budhhist. I remembered when my niece asked me (think when she was 5 if I remembered correctly) who discovered Earth? But then in the first place, who discovered human beings?

Well, there are 2 school of thoughts in my opinion - the scientific way and the religious way - so I answered both very briefly: Scientific - Nicolaus Copernicus who discovered earth as one of the planetry system, and Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory; Religious - God who created Garden of Eden in Genesis. Surprisingly, she filled me with the details with such maturity that I don't think I could have mentioned when I was her age. Interestingly, she didn't mention about Buddha's world is nothing notion and I thought I better not elaborate much cos I am no expert and actually, I don't even understand why I don't understand in certain areas !!!

I have read the New Testaments of the Bible about 10 over years ago, and recently the heart sutra (般若波罗蜜多心经). As Thich Nhat Hanh, author of Living Buddha, Living Christ mentioned about the goodness of fruits where different fruits have different vitamins, but they serve the same purpose - beneficial to your health and this is akin to Buddhism and Christianity - they are different school of thoughts in some ways but they preach love, understanding and acceptance. I kindda subscribe to this logic. Then again, sometimes I  also feel "宁可信其有, 不可信其无". ha. complicated.

I reckon the best way is to expose her to both school of thoughts and let her decide what she wants to believe in. Most importantly, she must have good values (ok what are good values? How good is 'good'?- that's another story for another day...) Daddy is not as liberal but he gave me a reluctant 'ok lah' when I mentioned about freedom of choice in religion. Then the next question is, must one need religion? Is Buddhism and Christianity a religion?

It's funny that after so many years I finally realised that GP probably has some use, but I know I wouldn't be tackling questions like "Is it necessary to have religion?" or anything remotely related to it.

Christians would say, "Without Christ, I Am Nothing" (CHRIST-IAN)
Buddhism mention mindfulness. I am still thinking.

I would leave this as it is now. I pray that yx will be more enlightened than me in future.

Mosquito scars

Counting bites and scars excluding legs & thighs

Only 2. and 5. are old scars - still can see some brownish markings. The rest are all recent cases. They are now in the healing stage. I think it will take a super long time for the scars to fade away. =(

Mosquito Bites =(

Mosquito Bites !

This is the second time that the mosquitoes attack her. This time, they come fast and furious - total of 8 bites all over the body !!! I am afraid these bites might leave scars and it took a long time to heal for the first attack. No more leaving citronella gel from the room. The most irritating part is that those mosquitoes attack only mummy (who didn't sleep in baby's room) and baby but NOT daddy, and daddy happen to sleep beside yx !!! Does it mean A+ blood is sweeter ??? =\

Hello mummy!

Yeay, I can stand ! ... only with support.. ^_~

Pincer Skills at Work

Her pincer skills to grasp small objects using her thumbs and forefinger is still not very steady...the way she hold is still like "grabbing", haha..

Good reasons to have babies?

Source:  DemoncraticSingapore

Kindda amuse me when Chew did this. Hilarious note aside, I wonder what are the top reasons for women NOT having a baby in Singapore.

The obvious I think are:

1. High cost of living 
2. Obstacle to career advancement 
3. Inadequate (quality) childcare
4. No work-life balance
5. Pressurised education (afraid of commitment)
6. Wish to enjoy life more in this hectic society

but yx, I am really glad that I have you. muak !

Catching ball

hey dad, I am sick of the humpty dumpty.
It's catching ball  time!

These days, I can't snap a decent photo of her - either I caught her butt or face off the camera. She is super fast with her actions and this is the best shot I can capture. Perhaps should consider more videos now. She is now crawling all over the place, except the bathroom and the kitchen, where we close the doors tight! >_<

smiley gal

beary happy - heh heh heh, the camera looks delicious.

Growing Up ?

Source: auntyacid

Hmm. Sounds true. Let's see what happen to mine in another 18 years
No matter what, mummy loves you. Daddy too. ^__^ 

Head Review

Below shows the before and after head shape after 5 months. I am glad to see the improvements, though it can be better - at least the misalignment of ears is kept to the minimum and the slant on her right is not too extreme. (erm, the photo should be taken of the same direction for better comparison but this is the best I can capture with her constant movement!)

We just went to a kids physiotherapist once and then just continue to do all the exercises that we have been doing with her. So I think coupled with more activities and our constant shift for her to the left, the tendency to sleep on her right reduced.

AFTER: Taken in August 2012

BEFORE: Taken in March 2012

Baby happenings for the past 2 days ........

her unglam potty training (with ah mah's helper)
and ..... she likes the remote control alot. 

heh heh I am trying to stand up !
BUT I hate the fact that she always
doesn't want to sleep even when she is
tired as she is too engrossed
with this standing up activity.

My butt is up ! yeay !
For the past 2 weeks, she has been doing this.

Sleep until "mouth wide open"
We simply love it when we see this. =}

Pirates of the Caribbean

heh heh heh, here I come. I'm Pirates of the Caribbean

So many things have happened ......

........ until I am just too tired to update my blog as things always happen at the same time.

• mum was down with acute stroke 
• gotta help out for my bro's wedding (since mum is not feeling too well)
• gotta welcome my bro's in-laws from UK

Much to our relief is:

• mum's stroke is not as bad as my dad-in-law; she was discharged after 5 days, has to go through physiotherapy and speech therapy for 3 months and thereafter her condition will be pretty much what she can attain during these 3 months. 
• My mother-in-law, who has a helper, can take over looking after yx since my dad-in-law's condition has now stabilised 
• bro's wedding in UK was over and I was only helping for the one held in Singapore.
• they are pretty nice and understanding people, so it's all good. (but my Cantonese sucks, so thanks to my bro, they know Singlish.)

My 1st polaroid photo

Huh? What are you doing?

yx was in awe when she saw her image appear in a
black and white paper almost immediately after the camera flash.
Thanks to the polaroid photographer in my bro's wedding dinner.
She is not at her best moment but still to me, a priceless expression.

Feeling nostalgic ......

Grow old with you

Makes me think of Adam Sandler's song:

I wanna make you smile whenever you're sad 

Carry you around when your arthritis is bad 

Oh all I wanna do is grow old with you 

I'll get your medicine when your tummy aches 

Build you a fire if the furnace breaks 

Oh it could be so nice, growing old with you 

I'll miss you 

Kiss you 

Give you my coat when you are cold 

Need you 

Feed you 

Even let ya hold the remote control 

So let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink 

Put you to bed when you've had too much to drink 

I could be the man who grows old with you 

I wanna grow old with you

yx, mummy & daddy wants to grow old with you too. -__-

Sportsgal ?

No, I have no intention of grooming her into a football player but she was so fascinated with me throwing the ball back and forth to her that I have to take multiple shots of her grabbing the ball. She doesn't want to throw, or rather she hasn't learnt the skill of throwing yet. Until then, I think we are still quite safe ......

Avocado + Cerelac Wheat & Honey

Yummy Yummy !

Snack before lunch: 4 spoonful of avocado mixed with 2 spoonfuls of wheat & honey infant cereal. Taste really good but erm...the "output" smells real bad. The worst thing is... the colour of the poo looks similar. eeewww...

Teeth and Eyes

Smile !

This is a more "gu-niang" (ladylike) picture of her. Most of my relatives said she look and behave like a boy. =(  When I was preggy, most people thought I will give birth to a boy, but in the end, a girl. (can imagine my mother-in-law's diappointment, haha). So conclusion is: shape of the stomach and food you eat during pregnancy (based on old wives' tales) doesn't really predict the gender of your baby.

OR does it mean that if the shape of the stomach and food you eat during pregnancy tends to predict a baby boy and if turns out to be a girl, the result would be that she is not as 淑女 (virtuous & gentle lady) and also vice versa logic for boys? Actually yx's mum is also not too lady. ok, whatever. 

Kindda love this pix although it didn't capture her whole face fully. There is one little stretch scar near her left eye (on our right) due to her long nails. Hope it disappear soon.

Miserable 20ml

Last night of pumping

At last I can heaved a sigh of relief. No more washing of pump and engorged breasts, not to mention all the preparation and time for pumping. Sorry yx. I bet you will love more solids and milk powder. =|

At my cousin's wedding dinner

Touched down last night, reached home was already past midnight and I have to attend my cousin's wedding next to Marina Bay City Gallery later in the evening. Pretty tiring but guess was worth it. It was my first time attending a wedding in an air-conditioned tent and perhaps also a "good training" for us and yx before my bro's upcoming wedding. Unfortunately we didn't catch much of the fireworks but I am glad yx didn't make a fuss when she heard the loud bang.

My cutie pie sleeping soundly:

Fell asleep in the midst of singing and music

My pumped out milk in Shanghai

1 Week of milk (pumped twice daily)

Obviously, my milk volume is "dying". Still I have to pump out the milk early in the morning and at night to avoid feeling engorged during the day. Too bad, yx can't drink them, and so I collected them in bottles and pour them in the bathtub to soak my feet. *heartache*


bye bye breast milk .......