This is MINE! MINE! MINE!!! ~~~~

I Love Biscuit

Peekaboo Fun

Photo Taking Practice

Baby in pink (again) ~

I so love this hello kitty hair clip with the astrociously big ribbon!





I don't think Charis has a winning chance at the baby crawl contest ...

Another saturday, YAY!! :) We always take this opportunity to take some photos, and this time it's practice time for my maid. Since the last time she took photos at the pool, i decided i need to give her more training and practice on photo and video taking ^_^

Not bad, i think she's improving. At least our heads are not chopped off or something! hehe ~

The First Dip

Cutie swim suit given by my sister-in-law

Humf, i'm all ready to conquer the pool!

Mommy, do i really have to go into the water?

Eh, how come my feet cannot touch the ground?!

Arrrrghhhhh save me! ~~~

Thank God for the lovely weather last sunday as we brought wawa for her maiden swim. We borrowed the neck float from Auntie April and was all eager to try it and see how baby would react to it. She loves her bathing time and would always protest when we lift her out of her tub, so we think she would definitely enjoy the swim!

Initially there was a great sense of novelty as we put on the neck float, and baby started to fiddle with this new thingy. Hehe good start :) Next we splashed some water on her body to prepare her for the actual swim. Still smiling away, good :) But after she was submerged into the water, she held on VERY tightly to the float. She looked like she was trying to make sense of what is actually happening!

Shortly, she became very frightened and started to scream! She tugged ferociously at my swimsuit and her legs wound around me like a koala bear. I tried to pacify her by splashing the water around, but she just clung ever so tightly like a piece of velcro.

So the rest of the time was spent carrying her around in the water. You won't really call that swimming haha. Maybe more like a duck ferrying a timid mouse. I guess i started my baby too late. At this time, she already has the concept of fear, she feels insecure being in a foreign environment, and when buoyancy kicks in she must have felt really weird that her body is uncontrollable!

Overall it was a very good learning experience. I hope to bring baby to the pool more frequently so that she can finally really conquer the waters. Mommy frens, some advice i received was that you can start bringing baby to swim after 6 months. Try to start early, to avoid a frightened baby!

I am 11 months old!

Woohoo! ~~~ Just a month away from the BIG ONE! So what's new this month?

Basically nothing! Haha ... yes nothing new to report, though she's getting better at everything she already knows :) She's still crawling, pulling up, cruising, screaming, squirming, smiley, smallie ... hehe ... Baby is developing much of a character of her own now. Once she is determined on something, and you take it away, she SCREAMS and protests till she has her way! Oooh boy, talk about a demure princess *rolls eyes* ^_^

I read in the baby book that toddlers before one still does not have the concept of discipline, so instead of hitting her backside when she disobeys, try to avoid those situations from the beginning (e.g avoid wearing a necklace if you become angry when baby tugs at it).

Just not too long ago baby was but a teeny little baby lying in the cot, but has now sprung up with her head over the rims! Thank God for His grace, mercy and protection for the little one. Looking forward to her ONE milestone soon!

Lunch @ Ikea

Ahhhhh~~~~ Delicious home cooked porridge!

I eat ... and i drink ...

Huh? Porridge so fast finished ah?

Watching pple go by ...

Have i told you i took gymnastics class lately?

The 100% mischievous look

We love Ikea, and we are so thankful for the fact that we are only 10 mins' drive from Ikea Tampines. Even though we do not lack anything, it is still always a joy to shop around and looking at the newest innovation or latest bargain from the mega store. And not to mention the ever tasty meat balls and baked chicken leg!

So here we are one of the afternoons, bringing wawa along to our favourite eating place. We fed her lunch when we had ours so she doesn't drool over our good foods ^_^ She had a great time watching people go by while we had a tough time aiming the spoon to her mouth as she turns her head from left to right and back.

Nice place to chill out; you know where to find us! :)