Ballet!

She wants to bun her hair up and dance ballet!
I'm a little disappointed she chose ballet over violin after her Baby Music class ends at Mandeville, but I think I should respect her choice.

Ai Ai's Art Museum

The bird is for Uncle Ian,
the house for David,
the flowers for Daddy,
the boat for Auntie Jaime and
the kite for Mommy

She places her art pieces along the wall all the time and gets upset when our helper packs them away to mop the floor :)
"What happened to my art museum? Why did S jiejie keep my art?" she'll wail.

The beginning of teething pains!

Back to work...

OK, I've been in a holiday mood.

First it was the BIG move which rendered me totally web immobile as my IT department was a little slow in setting up my connection.
Then I lost the momentum to update my blog and instead immerse myself in CNBC website and property pages every day.
After 3 months of blog holiday, I think it's about time I get back in touch with my friends :)

Get ready for some very backdated postings and pictures!

Crawling/Kicking Backwards

Yesterday I heard D cry a desperate cry - something which I have never heard before.
I rushed into the room and found him in this position.
He had woken from his nap, kicked the bolster and ended with his lower body off the bed.
He must have felt the danger of emptiness and cried for help.

And no, I did not stop to take a picture with him in such a dangerous state.
Of course I scooped him up immediately.
This is just a reenactment with my hands beneath him but out of view from the camera in case he falls.

The reenactment :)

My happily naked baby

Who's who in that Bumbo seat?

Watching jie jie's favourite cartoon - Tinkerbell!

Grandpa's Birthday Celebration

Whoever says learning to crawl is easy ?

But I'll get there eventually!

More pics of D

His contented face after a feed :)

我有小肉肉

This is what Ai Ai's Chinese teacher would say

I am breastfeeding D !

Ai Ai's Mickey Mouse - can you see it?

Kisses from jie jie everyday

My babies at about 2 months old

My Baby!

She says "D is my baby" and wants to use my breastfeeding pillow to breastfeed him :)

The reason is scary!

Sometimes Ai Ai uses words that I suspect she doesn't understand, but she speaks with such conviction that you would think she knew what she was talking about.

Me: Sophie, Mommy is sad.
Ai Ai: Why is Mommy sad?
Me: Mommy is sad, because for some reason, David is rejecting Mommy's milk.
Ai Ai: The reason is scary!
Then turning to her daddy, she asked "Did you see the reason, Daddy?"

Ahem, I think Daddy did not see the reason, but Mommy found out and it was really scary!
It's because I took some spicy food and caused some discomfort in D as he was not used to the taste... so the reason is indeed scary, as this means I cannot take spicy food for the next few months, at least!

Getting a little too big for his tub :)

My 2 babes

Something to Share

A friend shared this with me online. I love it so much I've decided to post it up on my blog so I can share it with everyone else.

Please Mom and Dad...

My hands are small. I don't mean to spill my milk.
My legs are short. Please slow down so I can keep up.
Don't slap my hands when I touch something bright and pretty. I don't understand.
Please look at me when I talk to you. It lets me know you are really listening.
My feelings are tender - don't nag at me all day. Let me make mistakes without feeling stupid.
Don't expect the bed I make or the picture I draw to be perfect. Just love me for trying.
Remember, I am a child, not a small adult. Sometimes I don't understand what you're saying.
I love you so much. Please love me just for being myself, not just for the things I do.

- Author unknown

Ai Ai's First Haircut at the Hairdresser's

We decided to bring Ai Ai for a haircut as she refuses to dry her hair in the evenings after her bath.
She wasn't upset about it - in fcat, she was really excited about her first trip to the hairdresser.

Getting ready for the snip

The first snip

Her hair in a ziplock bag I brought along

Looking worried that the hairdresser will snip her ears off?

A very happy Ai Ai