Health Check @ 1 Year Old

Brought Ashlyn for her 'well-baby' check-up this afternoon and she is now weighing 8.8kg, length 71cm.

According to the doctor, she hasn't been growing since her last visit in July... BUT HOW CAN THAT BE??? She has been eating, drinking and sleeping well... *scratch head*

Sigh... anyway, every other part of her is well and healthy so I guess that means she is fine?

She was given 5 different jabs on her thighs :( As for me, I brought home a super whiny baby running a temperature of 38.5oC :( really is 祸不单行!

An emo day :(

Today is the 7th day since Walker left for TDY and is also the first time I could no longer hold back my tears :(

I felt so tired, really tired... I don't know if I still have any energy left for the next 18 days to go.

Whenever Walker left us for work overseas last time, I always have something to keep me going on... Dinner @ Mum's, bringing Kaeden for weekend classes at Forum, chit-chat session with my friends while waiting for our kids to finish class BUT now... what do I have to look forward to?

Happy 1st Birthday Ash!

How time flies! It seems like not long ago that we were still getting ready for your arrival and now you are ONE!

The past year has been an exciting one as we watched you grow from a newborn baby who only sleeps and eats into a interactive, mobile and curious little girl. Mummy is so glad to be there with you as you achieved your each and every little milestones.

Happy Birthday, my little Princess!

May you always remain healthy, happy & pretty!

Love,

Daddy, Mummy & Kaeden

Annual Chili Feed

CH had their Annual Chili Feed (which I still dunno what is it) at MH First Congregational Church this afternoon.

When I heard that the kids will be singing, I got really excited BUT... after watching the first item performed by the pre-Kindergarten kids, my jaw dropped! Its really a song... no microphone, no background music... nothing... just a SONG.

Ok ok... I admit, its my fault for imagining it to be as happening as those in GH. Nonetheless, when I saw Kaeden up on the stage, my face beamed with joy and pride of my son :)

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In the morning, all ready to go out!



Mummy & Ashlyn, waiting eagerly for the concert to start...



The Kindergarten Class!

Pandan Kaya Bread

I am so proud that my 1st attempt at Pandan Kaya Bread turned out to be a huge success! For someone who couldn't even produce any decent stuff from premixes to someone who can bake almost anything, its indeed a great achievement :)

Ashlyn is turning ONE!

We had 2 parties on separate weekends for Ashlyn before Daddy leave for TDY. Ash was so happy and I bet she must have enjoyed herself having all the Uncles and Aunties carrying her around.


Cupcake Party (13 November 2011) with Uncle Mark/Aunty Joan, Uncle Johnson/Aunty Stacey, Uncle JD/Aunty Alison, Uncle Eng Soon/Aunty Tatiana…







Baby Mickey and Minnie Party (19 November 2011)

Ashlyn and Isaac were born only days apart so Yesmin & I decided to celebrate their birthday together with both our friends.

Ashlyn & Isaac

It was a fun afternoon spent with Yesmin and the kids over at my place. Reminded me of all the play-dates and la kopi session that I used to have back home with the girls.

Isaac seems to have to have grown so much. I still remember the last time when Yesmin left him at my place to run an errand, he was crying nonstop... Yet the boy now was too pre-occupied with playing to notice that his Mummy has left my place for a while to buy lunch.

Lonely... Indeed

It seems like the moment I boarded the plane to US, I am destined to be associated with the word... "lonely"... and perhaps, "helpless" too.

To the ang moh doctors, cough and flu are probably some of the most common ailments with most children here due to the constant cold weather BUT for ME, who came from a place with a totally different culture, I find them 没人情味。

The first time Ash caught a cold was because I didn't dress her enough, so I learnt from it. This time round, she was in THREE layers! Thermal, fleece sleepsuit and a thick fleece outercoat... We are not even walking in the open! Its just out from the car, into the stroller and inside the restaurant :( And it always have to happen when I am out with her on my own... Am I such a lousy mother?

Now I have to spend the rest of the many days watching her suffer with little I can do :( How can I ever have a life with friends if all I ever do is school - home - school - home???

Kaeden and his "All about Me" box

Every month, the children will take turn to bring snack for the class and this 'All about me" box will go home with whoever that is due to bring snack the next day.

"All about me" box is meant for the child to place any items in it so that they can share with their class something about themselves or their family. Its our "Show & Tell" equivalent :)

Kaeden was really excited about this box and was so looking forward to bringing it home with him. Almost every Monday, I will hear him asking me whether is it his turn to bring snack this week!

And so... its finally his turn on 2 November... Needless to say, he was super duper happy!

Kitty & Pirate

For the past many years, Halloween meant very little to us as we hardly celebrate this event back in Singapore.

However, all of us had an amazing experience here in Potatoland this year :) With everyone and everything around us being so "Halloween", its hard not to get into the mood for fun!




Last evening when the clock striked 6pm... Kaeden's started his first ever door-to-door trick or treat (with the 3 of us following behind him almost freezing to death ah!)