Mini Gathering at Zachary's plc

It's a wet day today. The rain has been falling since morning. I got up at close to 11am as the weather was so nice to snuggle in bed. Mummy couldn't bear to wake me up earlier even though we are suppose to wake up at 9.30am today to prepare ourselves to go to Zachary's house. We reached Auntie Ewen's place at 1pm and we were the earliest. Zachary and me then went into the play yard and play with the toys together. I also sat on the jumperoo and had good fun. Daddy told mummy that the play yard is quite useful and that mummy can go ahead and order one set for me. There are so many toys at Zachary's house and all the babies were keeping themselves busy with the toys. It's really fun!

Aloysius' Birthday Party

The guests coming together for cake cutting while I'm asleep in the room.

Totally knocked out after the scroll along the beach.

*Blur* after my nap and the adults enjoying their game behind me.

My goodie bag from Aloysius' party. Hmmm..but sadly i can't eat any of the snacks yet. My teeth not out. Remember?


Today is Aloysius' birthday. We were invited to attend his birthday party at East Coast Park. It's such a hot day today. We reached East Coast Park slightly past 4pm. The heat was really unbearable. Luckily we went straight into the chalet and the air con were on for us to get away from the heat. Mummy and her MJ khakis then started their MJ game while i play with daddy on the bed. However i was disturbing mummy so much that she has to ask daddy to take over her place. I was just too much for daddy to handle. Aloysius and Adison are so busy playing with their little guests and didn't play with me much today. Mummy brought me to the beach for a scroll to make me sleep and the sounds of the waves were so soothing and therapeutic that i fell asleep within a few minutes. I continued to sleep for a further 20 min in the chalet room and then played with the guests at the party till we leave the chalet at around 9pm.

Just me at 10 mth old

Standing with support from my Vtech activity walker.

Staring into space.
"Mummy, i smile like this can or not? "
Like my M&M backpack? Uncle Shuen got it for me in the states. I can use this bag for outings.

Sophie the Giraffe smiling at the camera and me in the background.

Travis's Full month celebration

On Saturday, mummy and i went to baby Travis's full month celebration at Bukit Batok. As daddy is working, he couldn't drive us there and mummy got to bring me there by herself. I like to take train rides so mummy took the MRT to Bukit Batok and from there we took a cab to Auntie Gene's house. MRT rides are very interesting, there's so many people and things to see. I often stare at people and won't smile at all. Mummy always say i'm too cool or rather proud. At auntie Gene's place i get to see Baby Travis. I love babies. I wanted to reach out to touch him but mummy say no as she's afraid i will hit Travis instead of patting him. I also get to play with Claudia Jie Jie and Emmanuel Di Di. Claudia and me crawled around the house while Emmanuel sat on the floor chewing Claudia's toy ball. It was fun meeting up with my little friends. Hope i get to see them again soon.

Fear

I'm starting to experience fear. There's this red ladybird toy that mummy got me some months back. I used to love it and smile when mummy placed the vibrating buggy on my tummy. Now i'm suddenly afraid of the red singing and vibrating buggy. When mummy took it out again recently, i cried at the sight of it. It frightens me to see the buggy singing and vibrating. Last night, Da Yi gave me a toy dog she bought in Genting. The barking dog can walk front and back and has eyes that keep blinking. I was very afraid and cried at the sight of the walking dog too. Mummy has to keep both toys away from me for now till i'm much older to tell they are just harmless toys.

Notti Notti

Mummy has been complaining to daddy about me lately. She says i'm getting naughtier by the day and that i seem to have needles on my buttocks, cannot sit still at all. Indeed i've been getting more and more active just like any other 10 month old baby. There's just so much things for me to explore around the house. Like what's that long white plastic cord, teddy bear tin, the flap on the mattress for? Whenever mummy put me down on the mattress in her bedroom, i will crawl out of it and reach the TV console in mere seconds. The hidden treasures are all found there.
In daddy's car, the same thing happens. I like to touch the gear, meddle with the door and reach out for the dashboard. To keep me quietly seated, mummy will pass me a new toy each time. Be it a used parking coupon, leaflet from daddy's windscreen, a toy mummy just picked up from the mall, it will keep me entertained for a good 15-20 mins. Otherwise you will see me doing my acrobatics stunts in the car.
I think i must tell mummy that at this current stage, i'm still very manageable and she should enjoy it. Didn't she hear about the terrible 2? If she were to look back to today 2 yrs on, i believed she won't be complaining to daddy about all these cute little acts i pulled on her.

My 1st studio photoshoot by Sean Lau

On 15/07/09, a day before i turn 9 months old, i went for my 1st photo shoot at Sean Lau Photography. The pictures are out already and thanks to daddy, he paid $250 extra to get all my pictures back. Some pictures for your viewing pleasure.

My current update

*flashes a toothless grin* Yup, the tooth fairy haven't visit me. I'm still pretty much toothless. Nothing whitish on my gum.. not any time soon i guess but my gums are definitely much more irritable than before. Daddy and mummy are not too concern about that cos they simply adore my gummy smile. Mummy will be happier to latch me for now cos my bite is still harmless.. keke. I'm now able to crawl away from my bumper mat much faster and steadier. I like to crawl over to the dining area to pull on the legs of the chairs and using them to pull myself up. (i only start crawling at 9.5mths) Last night, mummy gave me some gerber graduate stars and i can pop them into my mouth. Mummy was happy to see my little achievement. In the days to come, i'm going to impress daddy and mummy even more. Just this morning when we were leaving our house for Mcdonalds Breakfast, i called daddy. I went "pa, pa...papa" and daddy was so happy. He asked me to call him again but i refused and kept my lips sealed. That's Rachelle for you!

Happy Birthday Singapore!

Today is Singapore's 44th birthday and it's my 1st time celebrating National Day. Mummy wanted to dress me in red and white today but she couldn't find any red clothing for me. My wardrobe is mostly pink. Pink and white can? I guess i will be staying at home today and watching the national day parade at home with daddy and mummy. Happy Birthday Singapore!

Dinner at Paramount

Dinner at the Paramount Hotel together with daddy and mummy on 07/08/09.

We are the early birds and we arrived at 7pm sharp.

Uncle Hock Yong lifting me in the air to amuse me and at the same time train his biceps.

Just relaxing and waiting for the bill after a very filling buffet dinner.

Wonder what's wrong with me. In the afternoon, i puked out all the milk i took at grandma place.
During the dinner at paramount hotel, i also threw out whatever i took in earlier. Mummy fed me cereal and some honeydew. I puked all over mummy's jeans and soiled the carpet. However i am still very active and so there wasn't any cause for alarm. Daddy and mummy continued with their dinner and monitor me closely over the next 24 hrs before deciding whether it is necessary to send me to the PD. Mummy called me the little merlion.

Gotcha!

Caught in the act by mummy. This is what i will do if i'm left in my cot alone. I will pull myself to standing position and start meddling on the cot mobile buttons. It's fun, the music starts, stop and starts again.. whee.. then i will reach and pull the little orange monkey.

Cereal Strike

Recently, i will gag and hold the cereal in my mouth when mummy feed me. Other babies are having bottle strike and i'm having a cereal strike. It's probably one of the stages i'm going through. Mummy had a hard time making me eat the cereal. Even my all time favourite Healthy times barley cereal is not appealing to me anymore. The organix banana rice porridge was the worst tasting one. I practically spit out all the cereal when it reached my mouth. Mummy didn't dare to open the tin of happy bellies brown rice and multi grains cereal cos she knows i don't like them as well. So she had to purchase a totally different brand for me. She got me Nestle Gold Rice with cranberry and apple. Lucky i like the favour and i'm eating it. I'm having one feed of cereal and 2 feed of porridge now. Mummy gave me some man tou to try and it's nice. I think mummy is going to try out baby pasta and bread on me soon.... yummy...