We ordered our favorite fruit cake cos we'll eat it on baby's behalf :)
We gave her only the strawberry
Looks like daddy? Looks better than daddy? ^_^
婆婆 says let baby eat drumstick on 1st birthday
symbolizes she will eat many foods in future!!
Hubby and i woke up this morning with a gasp: she's ONE today!
We were filled with nostalgia (as if we had been parents for decades ^_^) as we recounted her growth: how she blew bubbles with her saliva when the nurse laid her on my chest soon after she popped; how she cried the whole night when she was four days old and hubby and i felt like there were 72 hours of night-time; how she cried the whole day when she turned one month that we rushed her to KK past midnight, only that she stopped the din once we walked past the front door and slept peacefully to the doctor and back.
When she was three months old she could only sleep when she laid chest down on our chest and hubby and i took turns to sleep sitting up. The pandas never left our house until the forth month, when we had a fierce battle introducing the bottle. We also fed her the first cereal where I acted like a clown while my maid pushed in what also came out. The biggest consolation was she could clap very well at five months which made us real proud wherever we brought her. At six months she couldn't take formula, didn't drink much breastmilk, pooed up to five times a day and growth was on the decline. Between seven to eigth months she was badly sick for three times by which then i weaned her off and put her on soy.
The ninth month was the turning point: she suddenly could sit up real well, started crawling, pulled herself up to a stand, cruised around, finish all her milk, love her solids, and wave goodbye. Some people say kids "turn around" after a bad illness, and it seems to be true!
Today, she is still smallie in build, but definitely more sturdy and looks healthier compared to previous months. She does her flying kiss, twinkle twinkle little star, asks you to come, waves her hands frantically when she hears music, loves playing peekaboo, lifts her left leg when you wear her left shoe and vice versa, throws everything and anything, looks innocently at you while continuing to do what you said "NO".
We thank the Lord for such a blessed year. As a matter of fact, today looks more like a milestone for me than for her :P Hubby and i enjoyed her very much and as we give thanks, we also ask the Lord for more wisdom and strength as we continue to raise her in the fear and instruction of God.
Happy 1st birthday baby Charis. Daddy and mummy loves you!! ~~
The greedy bear
The flying kiss bear
The curious aka kay poh bear
The frumpy bear
The violent bear
The sorrowful bear 
