Wawa is TWO Years Old!!

Yummy home cooked feast prepared by PoPo :)

Savouring the drumstick ... finger linking good!

Not to forget the auspicious red egg!

Got recommendation to order from this cake shop .. i tell you it's superb!

Prices are a little steep though ... but it's for my darling so it's worth it!

That's what she does when you say "smile"

Trying to snuff out the candles ... hoooo hoooo hoooo

YAY! The family rejoicing! ~

Cutting the cake

Thank you PoPo! I got ang bao leh!

Daddy and mommy gave wawa this photobook as present

Collection of our memories for the past 2 years!

Admiring and wondering who that little babe is

Yes! Wawa is two years old! From a skinny baby in my arms wawa has blossomed into a chatty little princess! She has brought so much joy into the family and we cannot thank God enough for His protection, love and grace as we see her growth and development each day!

Some of the things she can do now:

repeat most things we say

speak chinese with an ang moh accent

identify and say most letters in the alphabets

ask for food when she's hungry

self-feed and drinking from the cup

say grace on her own

sleep on her own on the mattress

follow and sing songs

tell us when she needs to pee and poo (well some accidents still occur ^_^)

tell us when she is in pain or discomfort

We celebrated wawa's bday in a simple fashion with just a cake and dinner with the family. It was heartwarming to see that she kinda knows what's going on (compared to her disinterest in the first year haha). It's been such a joy to raise her and we continue to pray for strength and wisdom in the coming years! Wawa, daddy and mommy loves you! MUACKS! :)

Wear This One

Was getting ready for church this morning and wa walked into my wardrobe. She pulled out one of my tshirts and said "wear this one".

Surprised as i am, i told her "sorry wawa, mama cannot wear tshirt to church".

She looked a little disappointed and continued walking down the line, and pulled out another of her favorite top (a colorful blouose with many flower prints) and said "wear this one, flower".

Was really ready to burst out laughing. My daughter is now old enough to help me pick what i should wear?!

More Hairstyles

Colorful head! ~

Looks like negro? hehe ~

Really admire my maid's skill

Less fancy if going to school

Bronchitis (Again)

BLAH! I'm not sick i'm just pretending!

Heee when i get well i'm going to EAT EAT EAT!

小朋友, you all must take good care orh!

It's barely a month and the poor wawa is down with bronchitis again. It started with a few harmless sounding dry er-hems which degenerated into deep coughs with phlegm. The doctor pronounced the same diagnosis and even the medication was the same. We put wawa on the nebulizer for 4 days, and continued to administer the cough mixtures. We've been keeping her at home for a week now but she's still not totally well yet.

How to prevent a child from getting cough? The doctor told us "there is no way". Sob. The truth is the flu and cough bug is easily contagious. The only way is for the child to build up her own immunity. That explains it as she's been sick 3 times since we sent her to childcare 2 months ago. Friends told me the "adaptation period" could go up to 6 months!? Let me know if you have any proven remedies!

Hair Style

Looking all prim and proper for school

Getting all the hair up so neatly is really nice for school days

Big red bow to brighten up the face

I really admire my maid for being able to handle such fine hair so well

Another thing is how did she get wawa to sit nicely while she does her designs??

All the clips i bought come in handy

Ok the most complicated style i've ever seen on a child keke

Beats any celebrity anytime, won't you agree? :)

Recently i changed my maid, and here comes a wonderful lady with a really special skill - she can tie wawa's hair in various styles and boy, she's real NEAT!

I can't help but capture some of wawa's hairstyles, which sometimes can be so funky. Haha it's nice to be a kid, you can get away with any fashion booboos!

Swimming

Oooh i feel so insecure in the waters with my legs hanging somewhere!

Mommy i think i had enough .. hehe can i get out now?

The first time we brought wawa to swim was when she was 11 months old. Now the second time, she is already 22 months. Haha ... talk about being a diligent mom :P

Well, as we know, swimming can be quite "troublesome". You need to bring along many things, the child swims for less than 20 mins, it's so sunny you get dark and you waste your SK-II products that you so faithfully apply everyday, you bathe and clean up a can't-remain-still toddler, and end up with lots of laundry.... Ok, enough of excuses but i think you know what i mean ^_^

Anyway, as a continued effort to break wawa's fear of water, i decided i have to go through some trouble after all. Thank God for the wonderful weather, and also to April who lent me the oooh-so-cute Hello Kitty wave rider. I had already orientated wawa in advance by letting her play with the wave rider at home, hopefully she will get the feel of it in the pool too.

But ALAS. Wawa screamed and cried the moment we hit the waters. She was frantically wrapping her legs around the maid and practically clinging onto her like a koala bear. Thankfully there was some other kids in the pool whom we could use as visual examples. "See wawa, jeh jeh splash the water, come it's very fun!"

Unfortunately this was the exact same behaviour displayed at 11 months, and frankly we are kinda baffled by this unexpected response. I don't know what had triggered wawa's intense fear of water, but hopefully we can help her overcome it. So i guess we'll have to just bring her to the pool more often. Not at 33 months, i promise :)

Jacob Ballas Garden @ Botanics

Heeeeeeelp!! I'm scared of this water monster that spits!

Ok i think i can handle this pretty well now ... (looks very cautious^_^)

WOW! Look at those children! They are all wet! HAHAHA

Dancing in the "rain"

WOW! Free backside washing service! GREAT!

Brought wawa to the botanical gardens for the first time. It took quite a bit of determination to make it happen that saturday morn as it's kinda far from home. But have heard from my friends about the JC gardens and how children seem to enjoy themselves mad with the water play so i had hoped the trip is worth every cent of my petrol ... haha ~~

If you've heard pple say "every child loves to play with water?", then mine must be quite "abnormal". Wawa has always loved bathing but she was so terrified of the mini water fountains and sprouts! We took a long time to get her see how the other children are having so much splashing fun. After quite some efforts she finally loosened up and tried to touch the water with her bare hands. Still she was very apprehensive and broke into cries every now and then.

Wawa managed to have some enjoyment not long before the darkened skies opened the water gates. It started to rain so we had to take refuge at the nearby cafe. Overall i think the 20 mins of "exposure" was a good enough start. Will have to bring her more often and get her used to being close to mother nature!