Christmas Staycation

This is Caryn's first time staying in hotel.

Happy 2nd Birthday to Caryn!

Our Feet

I loved to touch her babyish hands & feet. Such tiny weeny toes too! It's all so lovely in my eyes... aww.. guess I'm the only one who's so in loved with her hands & feet.. LOL!

Talking more, more in English

Caryn is speaking more English lately, and that makes me a happier Mommy :)

The short phrases/sentences that came out of her mouth today includes:

[To Popo]: I wa(nt) chicken.

[To Mommy]: I wa(nt) (th)is.

[To Mommy]: Excuse me.

[To JieJie]: Sorry!

[To Mommy]: I wa(nt) Pocky!!

SSO Babies Proms 2010

Caryn passes 10!

Yeah! She finally passes the 10kg mark after 20 long months! My little petite girl is 10.2 kg. As for her height, it's always a challenge to make her stand still, let alone standing still against the height chart pasted on the wall. So I guessed she's near 80 cm...

There were funny moments when she tried to talk as the words uttered really make us laugh. Such as..
"I wa mook!"
means: I want milk!

and when she tries to call mommy & auntie at the same time, what came out of her mouth is "ma..di", which sounds like "mati" (malay word for die). Hahaa..

She enjoys playing ball with us. Hey, sounds tomboyish huh.. but she likes to hug her new pink Care Bear too. Back to playing ball, she'll be so excited that she'll shout:
"Di.. GO!!"
meaning: Ready, GO!

She recognises her fave cartoon characters such as the red puppet Elmo in Sesame Street and she says "Elmo!" and Mickey or Minnie Mouse, and she'll say "mouse".

There's once when Jiejie accidentally knocks her head against Caryn's and Jiejie apologises by saying "sorry". Caryn echoes "very"! Haha.. not sure if it's because she's can't verbalise the "s" sound & what came out of her mouth is the "v" sound instead.

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Wearing Shoes On Her Own

Yes, Caryn can wear her shoes on her own without help at 19 months :)

I brought her to the GP for her final jab which is MMRV, ie Mumps, Measles and Rubella combined with Chickenpox. She could sense something's not quite right once we step into the doctor's room. She held onto me tighter as her sense of insecurity rises.

She finally couldn't hold it when I attempt to put her on the weighing scale & break into a loud wail. She continue sobbing and warding off the doctor's hand who was trying to measure her ear temperature. Finally it's the poke on her thigh that make her let out a thunderous cry that carries the power of tearing down the walls! Haha.. exaggerated of course!

Before we stepped out of the clinic, the doctor bid goodbye and was pleasantly surprised that she waved back :)

Alright, that was her last jab for now, unless I decide to go for the 2nd shot of Prenevar for children aged between 1 to 2. Hmm... let me think about it..

Making Faces

Caryn fiddles

She picks up her Jiejie's violin, which is obviously too big for her, and starts fiddling.

1 more week to 18 months.

'Playing' the Piano

Caryn loves playing on the piano! She will find an adult & hold that person's hand, & pull him/her towards the piano & tried to climb up... She really enjoys music at a tender age.

Self-Feeding

Caryn asked to be carried to sit on the chair and began to use the spoon to scoop the food from the bowl into her mouth. Success rate at this point in time is about 50%, in other words, she would get to devour the food 1 in every 2 tries. That encouraged her and the more she wanted to continue scooping and scooping and scooping...

Another milestone achieved.. kudos to my little girl!

Happy 16 months!

Here's my favourite photo of my darling Caryn.

Her eyelids are still yo-yo-ing between single & double everyday. I'm so pleased with myself for capturing this shot with her beautiful double eyelids! hee hee..


She loves the ice cream cone and completely possessed my cone.. Who can resist an ice cream on a humid Sunday afternoon? Not even my lil babe.

Happy 15 months!

With 11 teeth - 3 molars, 4 front upper & 4 lower teeth, her appetite is still as adventurous as ever. She dares to try noodles with chilli and has no complaints as her Daddy attempts to feed her.

However, she has milk fuss, and would fervently shake her head and wave her hand to signal 'no' when she sees the milk bottle.. haiz..

Nowadays I'm playing the "Your Baby Can Read" VCDs for her to watch more frequently. After a few sessions, she can identify the words eg wave, nose, head with its corresponding actions :) Her favourites are still songs, especially "If You're Happy" and "Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes". She would stand up and get ready for action when the VCD reach that segment.

There was once I lip-kissed JieJie and she saw it. A few moments later, she came walking up to me wanting to kiss me! So sweet! I'm pleasantly delighted :)

She also understands when I asked her to kiss JieJie, and she would bring her face close to JieJie to kiss her lips.. such a loving sight! Awww...

Chinese New Year 2010

We are back to my mom's place for reunion dinner.

Just by looking at my girls tucking into the sunptuous spread warms my heart :)