I'll Be Back :)

Oops, so sorry for being out of action for so long! Have been getting busy with work, managing the oh-forever-so-much-energy toddler, and struggling to have enough rest in between hehe ~~

Will fill you all in on our happenings soon ... complete with pictures!

Stay tuned! I'll be back! :)

I am 17 months old!

At 17 months, baby Charis ...

1. Finally has more teeth growing!

2. Has a language of her own and tells her own story (though no one understands!)

3. Loves little children ... runs after them to offer her hug

4. Makes friends with strangers by patting their shoulders (unsolicited!)

5. Pretends to laugh or cry

6. Picks her own shoes when we go out

7. Transitioned successfully from Friso Soy to Pediasure!

She's our source of free (and endless) entertainment! LOL! ~

What is MINE is MINE

I am 16 months old!

Itchy fingers will touch anything and everything

Ball is bigger than head

I will support Arsenal (my papa's fav team!)

I can never stop giving thanks for Charis as each day goes by with such joy and excitment just awaiting yet another new discovery of the little one :)

Baby is learning how to talk and has made a little success with more vowels. She says DOE when we sing do-re-mi and DOE when we say on your mark, get set, GO! She also repeats WAWA when we call her, and also BEBE meaning baby. PAPA is still her favourite word. Anything and everything can be papa. Baby also has a repertoire of gu-jii-na-chaaa, daaa-da-taaa, bsyhitusrgycha ... LOL

When her diaper is soiled, she points to her backside and twitches her nose, signalling something down there is smelly. Hopefully she can graduate to be a potty toddler soon! hehe ~~ save some diaper $$!

We also exercised discipline on a few occasions. Once baby pressed the alarm bell in the lift. The sudden ring gave all in the lift a fright! So i "scolded" her and said "You cannot press that button. Wawa bit bit hand". Then she bit her own hand and mumbled to herself, like complaining! It was actually a pretty funny sight, but of course i had to continue acting angry ... LOL

The baby book says children grow by spurts. In fact i have observed this trend too .... Baby will learn many things and for a moment we thought WA SO SMART LEH then for a long time she just only keeps using skills she already knew and no new tricks to show us. Initially we were worried why we don't see further developmental milestones, but looks like this is perfectly normal in kids.

Ok, hope i will have more to report next month! Oh btw baby still has only ONE tooth! Please continue to pray for her pearly whites to sprout!

Handmade Hair Clips

My very first creation - i love how the bright blue matches the pink ribbon

I used studs meant for decorating nails to add some bling factor to the bow

Totally girly stuff, goes well with floral dresses!


A smiley face to brighten up a bad hair day

My indifferent model wearing a bright red clip with a dirty bib and home clothes! LOL

Recently a colleague shared a website with me that sells beautifully handmade hair clips for little girls. I was truly awe-struck by the sheer varieties that was on sale - pink blue green yellow, half one two inch ribbons, alligator barrett clips - ooh boy you name it they have it! The designs were unique and really appealing; your little princess will sure to turn heads as she struts with those striking accessories!

The only catch (as always) was that they were very pricey. It costs $4.90 to $6.90 for ONE (not one pair) clip. Well, if i had three daughters that would be a worthy investment. But as yet i only have one girl who has only one head ...

So i decided to venture and see if i can make a hairclip on my own. Got some raw materials from Daiso and started to let my brain juices do their job. Outcome? Hehehe ... i think not bad la. Can wear, they didn't fall apart, looks ok la ~~~

Tell me what you think of them :)

Preeeety Tote

Striking black and red ensemble

I so love the cute infant clothes ... there's even a branded bib!

Agnes b shops around the world ... there's one in raffles city 1st floor

Ta-Da! ~~ The oooh-sooo-coool bag! Makes me feel young again!

It's not my birthday but i got such a pleasant surprise from my dear sister M. She got me this really pretty agnes b canvas tote which i use for short outings with baby as well as double up as my choir bag!

The funny thing is that this bag comes free with the magazine. What an innovative marketing strategy yah ^_^ The mag is in japanese, but i enjoyed the fashion spread, and i didn't know agnes b also had an infant range!

Agnes b is originally french, but it does looks like it gained much popularity in Japan. My heart's already melted just looking at the packaging! Oooooh i love all things kawa-ii!! Thanks M!

Educational Toys Part II

We give baby the board to keep her busy for a while

Starts displaying her talent ... see how she holds the pen ... like caligraphy! LOL

Looks very serious ...

Mommy, what do you think of my picture?

I'm not so good at this la ~~ play play only ~~

Ooooh, you really think i am picasso?!

Read the baby book and one of the developmental milestone around this age is SCRIBBLE. Certainly i can't risk my shiny cream tiles and pearly white walls by allowing the little explorer to start displaying creativity.

Thus i went to hunt around for a draw&erase board. Found that there are so many kinds on the market - there are the $10 ones, and even $50 kinds that make sounds and read words!! I wasn't sure if baby would be interested (remember she almost never liked any toy i bought), so decided the cheapest was the best bet hehe ^_^

Got a $10.90 drawing board with two chops - a fairly decent size for that price. To my pleasure, baby really loved the board! It's almost impossible to see her staying put for a teeny weeny moment, but we've found that we could actually stretch her attention span a little bit using this gadget! heheeee ~~ always great to keep her busy ~~~

I never actually taught baby how to write, but it seemed such a natural instinct to pick up the pen and just start scribbling! How wonderful is the creation of God! :)