Find out more about daddy and mummy

Oo.. you wanna know some secrets about mummy and daddy? Well, it's a bit difficult to write on daddy's behalf as the original tag from Aunty Joyce was to name 10 of my habits that daddy finds annoying, but mummy decided to make it fair, so will go with the other tag that Aunty Joyce did: 5 for each of us! Here goes nothing...

How mummy drives daddy crazy:
1. Leave my things everywhere: And when I want it, I cannot find them, and he will be scolded when I cannot find them. I also have a perpetual pile of clothes on his computer table chair! Only remove them after he nags me. And it will be back in the next few days again.


2. Talk till the cows come home: He says I can talk and talk and talk. Last week in the car he told me I've been talking from the time I got into the car at the factory until we reached home. And the moment he tells me "sshhh", i will sulk and NOT speak to him.


3. Always want to go shopping: Every weekend, daddy knows that's where I want to go. Even on weekdays. He knows that lunch at Queensbay is the best place to go. Even though I have nothing in particular to buy. I used to love window shopping. And daddy will complain that we walked the whole mall for 4-5 hours and I did not buy anything. I think he regrets saying that now... considering what I bought when we went to KL. Now he's afraid of shopping in case I lose control again.


4. Have too many handbags, clothes & shoes: He lost his cool once when he opened his closet door and my handbag attacked him. He got angry and packed them neatly into a larger bag. So now I don't have any license to buy anymore handbags. But daddy is very sweet. He "forgot" and bought me a handbag when he went to US and another from Japan. As for clothes, my closet is overflowing and some are now kept in the closet in the next room, but I keep wearing the newer clothes only. In the case of shoes... I think I'll let you find out more on your own. If I type any more, I think I will be banned permanently from any shopping complexes by daddy.


5. Step on the invisible brake: Perhaps it's because I'm used to sitting in the backseat with you, so whenever I'm in the front seat when we go to work, I get really jumpy when daddy goes too near to the car in front. So I will step on the invisible brake. Luckily they don't have another brake on my side of the car. And yet I'm the backseat driver, telling him to overtake that st*pid car, press the horn...



The little things daddy does that drives mummy nuts:

1. Golf, golf and more golf: I'm sure daddy is thinking "I knew it, I knew it" as he reads this blog. Haha.. He used to have "license" to play only 27 holes of golf each weekend. But somehow, it's extended to 36 holes. Hhmmm... I think we need to re look the original "contract". But good thing is that he plays morning games, so we still have time to do my favourite thing: Please refer to item#3 above. Shopping la..


2. Channel surfing: Yup, we have the full package for Astro so he will hog the controller the moment he gets into bed. Even you cannot wrestle the controller from daddy. Maybe next time when you can ask for it, he'll let you have the controller? Worst still daddy loves to watch the sports channels. I hate them! Then again, it's never on the same channel for long.


3. Spends a lot of time on his throne: How can a person sit for so long on the toilet, is beyond me. Worst still having to endure the aroma... all this just to read a few more pages of the Archie comic! Even though he's read it a million times before.


4. Plays too much computer games: Daddy loves those tactical games and also (not surprisingly la) Tiger Woods golf. The moment he restarts a new game, he will be at it for hours up till late at night. Sigh..

5. Zones out when he's focused on something: When daddy's doing something say, watching TV or playing his games, he will be so focused that he does not hear anything that I say. Actually, he hears me, but does not respond. He may realise later that I'm staring at him.. then he will give me his delayed answer. Arrggghhh.. pulling hair!



Ok all done. Phew.. took me a long time. Tags are exhausting. I hope this doesn't trigger WW III when we go home today. Then again, I'm sure daddy has more to add to "his" list! On another note, we have our little things that ticks each other off, but hey, that's what spices up this marriage!

Time to tag some people.. muahahhahaaaa...
* Kelvin's mummy and daddy - your turn to spend time on this
* Hin Lerk's mummy and daddy - Joyce said she wanted to tag you.. so I will do it..

Tummy Ache again?

Sigh.. I'm feeling so sleepy as I type this. Why? Because you woke up at 2.20am for a feed, followed by a poo poo session. After that, you didn't seem to be able to sleep well. You kept complaining and rolling around trying to find a comfy spot to sleep on. You finally fell asleep an hour later and mummy put you back into your cot.

I thought that I would be able to sleep in a bit more as you should wake up later like before. But I guess I cannot work in a speculative job. Seems that all my predictions are WRONG! You woke up at 6.30am and refused to go back to sleep. Sigh..

We're trying to find out what you ate that does not agree with your tummy. But the only that different yesterday was that you ate A LOT. We had to add more moi moi for dinner and yet after that you wanted biscuits and more biscuits. I guess your storage was full!!

I guess you will be sleeping very soon. And you will probably be a difficult baby today. Even this morning while feeding you, you complained a lot! Anyway, hope that your tummy is better now. *kiss*kiss*

Hurricane Evan

I said before that you have a knack in creating the biggest mess ever imaginable within a short period of time. Look at this mess that you made yesterday morning while mummy went to the bathroom for a moment:

Lazy Sunday

Since you slept early last night, you were up early this morning too. It was only 7.20am and you were up. And you refused to let mummy go back to sleep either. So after lazing in bed a while more, we left daddy to continue snoozing and went out to find Ah Kong and Ah Ma already up (of course, that is no surprise la. They always wake up early!).

So while you played with Ah Kong, Ah Ma put your egg to boil. We wanted to give you half boiled egg (yolk only) for breakfast today. When it was ready and cooled down, we let you have your mashed egg yolk which was added with some butter (so that it's not too dry). You liked it, but could not finish the whole thing. Worst still, we did not have any high chair in the condo, so we had to chase you all over while feeding you breakfast!!

After that, daddy woke up and you seemed so very glad to see him. You walked directly to him and hugged his legs! You sure made his day. After daddy had his breakfast, we left Ah Kong at home and went to Pulau Tikus market for Ah Ma to buy some things to cook for the rest of the week.

We went back and mummy cooked your moi moi for your lunch. While we had out lunch, Ah Ma tried to feed you. Again, as there was no high chair, she had to corner you and try to feed you. It worked only for a while before you "escaped" and she had to chase you to feed you again.

Daddy and Ah Kong left shortly as they had a golf game. They needed to swing home to pick up the golf sets. We also left shortly as you did not have your morning nap (again) which means you will probably fall asleep by 2pm for 2 hours long like yesterday. But you fell asleep before we reached home. Luckily you continued sleeping when mummy moved you out of your car seat and into your cot.

You woke up at 3pm, earlier than predicted, so mummy had to continue entertaining you, including turning your VERY noisy toys. Ah Ma complains everyday that she'll go crazy as you insist that BOTH toys need to be turned on. Sigh.. we need to invest either in a battery making factory or buy rechargeable batteries soon.

Daddy and Ah Kong came home early from their golf game. We had a "dinner date" with Uncle Stanley, Aunty Nellie and their family and a few friends. So you were already bathed and dressed and waiting for daddy. We packed your dinner and off we went to LemonGrass to meet up for dinner.


Again, after you had your dinner, you made a deposit. So mummy and daddy went home first while Ah Kong and Ah Ma went off with the rest of them to Queensbay for a walk and coffee before heading home.

Imagine.. you only slept an hour for the whole day and yet tonight, you slept at 10pm, your usual time.

*kiss*kiss* sweet dreams darling..

Dinner Date with Daddy and Mummy

Since Ah Kong and Ah Ma was having dinner in Ipoh, it was just the 3 of us. We went to the condo after you woke up from your nap. Of course along the way, we picked up daddy's pants, and also went to Giant to pick up some snacks and necesities for the condo before heading to the condo.

Lucky daddy is strong enough to carry so many things. Some were heavy, some we bulky. And mummy could not help, as I was carrying precious cargo: YOU. We made only 1 trip up. Wow!

Soon, it was time to bathe you and get ready for dinner. We were trying to decide where to go for dinner: Italian or Japanese. In the end, we decided to go to this really nice looking Japanese Restaurant that advertised the chef: some Japanese guy. We parked the car but found out that the whole restaurant didn't have non-smoking area. So we had to go elsewhere. Mummy had to go in to check-out the other restaurant. Yup, it is non-smoking so we could have our Japanese dinner. Yummy.. We took a risk and let you try some Chawan-Mushi. "Risk" because we had not introduced eggs to you. But keeping in mind Dr Mary's advise that you can eat everything that we can (including char kuey tiau), we let you try some. And you loved it!
So you took moi moi and Chawan-Mushi for dinner tonight.

After dinner, daddy said it's still early and Ah Kong and Ah Ma are only on their way back from Ipoh, so we took a drive to buy "ham chin peng" for supper/breakfast. By the time we were done, you'd fallen asleep in your carseat, but not before you having done your poo-poo. So we carried you up to the condo, cleaned your soiled bottom, changed you into your PJs and you never woke up throughout the whole process!

Lunch with Aunties and Uncles

We had a lunch date with Kelvin along with some of mummy's ex-collegues. We were supposed to meet them at Queensbay Mall at 12pm. But obviously travelling with babies would mean you and Kelvin dictated the time when you are ready to go.. Then again, Aunty Calista (who prefers you to call her che-che) was even later than us. She got the time wrong! Hahaha...

The moment we reached Central Park where they were waiting for us, we parked you and Kelvin side by side and mummy whipped out your moi moi that was ready and waiting for you. I guess you must be rather hungry, since it's way pass your lunch time. Anyway, you were a good boy, demonstrating how to enjoy moi moi. Mummy had to eat in between feeds. But after eating, you started to make noise, so mummy had to take you out of your stroller. Next you wanted to walk around. So mummy had to walk around with you while the rest of them chit chat away. Only managed to catch bits and pieces of the conversation. Sigh.. next time will bring daddy along. So he can entertain you and I chit chat with my friends. Daddy didn't come along today because he had a lunch to attend. Service award for working in the company for more than 5 years.

Anyway we left at 2pm. You and Kelvin needed your beauty sleep. Especially in your case. You woke up this morning at 8am and never took your morning nap. So you fell asleep just before we reached home. You woke up when mummy got out of the car, but you fell asleep almost immediately again. You slept for 2 hours and only woke up because mummy was clumsy and dropped the controller. The loud noise woke you up. Lucky daddy was already back by then. So it's his turn to keep you entertained.

Tummy Ache?

Good morning.. as I'm typing this, I think you are still sleeping. Poor little guy. You woke up at 4am had a feed and refused to sleep. Next thing I know, you did a stinkie. And you made sounds like you were doing a poo poo. I could not believe that this was happening. Gosh, it's been a long time since you poo-ed in the middle of the night.

But it was true. So mummy had to bring you to the toilet, ask you to finish your business, wash your bum-bum and put on a new diaper that daddy brought me. Yup.. surprisingly daddy woke up when he heard the commotion. Either that or he heard you making a lot of noise. After all was cleaned, we went back to bed. But you decided that you didn't want to sleep. So you rolled around and won't let me sleep either.

Then 20 minutes later, you did the same poo poo sound again. Sigh.. Again, we went to the bathroom to finish up and clean up. Then put on a clean diaper, with you kicking a big fuss as mummy did so. Finally, all cleaned and dressed, and you rolled around for a while (making noises now and then) before finally falling asleep.

Phew.. interrupted sleep for 1 hour. No wonder you were still sleeping when mummy and daddy left for work. In fact, mummy overslept too. Sigh... But still managed to get ready on time.

Daddy says maybe your tummy cannot take the cheese that he gave you during dinner yesterday evening. Hhhmm.... but contrary to what Ah Kong said, you loved the cheese. Kept asking for more after the usual "sour face" shown during the first taste of the cheese. Do you want more cheese?

Wake up so early!!!

My dear.. Ah Ma said that you did not have your afternoon nap yesterday. And we had an adventure in the evening too. Some parts of the house had no electricity. Our room had lights but no air-con. So we decided to sleep in daddy's old room. Yup, the room that is now your "playroom". So since it was still early and you seemed rather alert, we let you play on the floor with your toys. Mummy tried to take a picture of the mess you made but you wanted to follow me, so no chance to take a picture of "Hurricane Evan's" devastation to the room! Haha... What a mess!

Soon, you fell asleep after a quick feed. Tired I guess. And it was only 9.15am. Later the electricity came and so we moved you back to your cot in our room.

And you woke up at 6.30am this morning. Sigh.. so early.. so mummy had to entertain you. You wouldn't let me go back to sleep. Now I feel so sleepy...

No more flu

Glad to announce that you don't have the flu anymore. Phew.. and so you are sleeping better through the night. Fewer midnight feeds. *phew*

I wonder when you would be able to sleep through the night.. Soon I hope. Anyway the person who's hoping that you would sleep through the night would be daddy. I told him yesterday that it will be his turn to wake up when you are no longer being breastfed! So.. I think he will be talking to you soon (and often) about sleeping through the night *wink*

Imagine daddy did not even hear you when you woke up yesterday morning crying away (quite loudly) as you seemed to be having a nightmare. Maybe mummy needs to let him start practicing soon.. wake him up everytime you wake up.

Thunder and lightning

It was raining and the thunder and lightning was so loud this morning. In fact the electricity got cut off. But thankfully, you did not wake up at all. Slept right through the noise.

But you woke up EARLY this morning. 6.45am!! Sigh.. so mummy had to get up, get ready to go to work and we went down for breakfast, just the two of us. I guess by now, you must be sleepy again.. since you woke up so early..

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to me... Daddy picked this card to give to me. It's supposed to be from you and him:


It's a happy day for me. I spent the whole day with you while daddy and Ah Kong went to play golf. Ah Ma was out, she took Great-Grandma to see the doctor and she went shopping after that.

You kept mummy busy, walking and roaming the whole living and dining room. So busy. Of course in the course of roaming, you also occasionally tried to kick poor Furbie. Luckily he's smart enough to stay out of your way. On top of that,you kept busy throwing your train down the 3 steps connecting the living room and the dining room!

Mother's Day is a special occasion, but the news of the demise of a colleague made me reflect further on the importance of spending quality time. I do not even know her personally, but the thought of her leaving behind a young child made me ever so sad and serves as a sad reminder to mummy and daddy the importance of spending quality and quantity time with you.

Second birthday party for the day

We took a slow drive over to BM so that you could get more sleep. We know that you would wake up the moment we stopped the car or tried to move you. Also, we needed to pick up Nanna's birthday cake from Secret Recipe along the way. When we arrived, there were so many people buying cakes, as it is Mother's Day tomorrow. So mummy picked the cake, which came with a carnation, and we went for a long drive to Nanna's house, through the Juru township.

We finally reach Nanna's house after you'd slept for an hour. And of course, you woke up when mummy tried to carry you out of your car seat. Nanna and Ee-ee had gone out shooping so only Grampy and Chelsea were in the house. Of course Chelsea tried to jump at you while I was carrying you. Surpringly, you let Grampy carry you. Of course he had to entice you with the light switches.

Nanna and Ee-ee came back with a toy for you. Too bad, you were afraid of the buggy. Maybe it's because it's too big. Ee-ee tried to ask you several times if you wanted to ride on the buggy, but everytime, you shook your head.

Mummy cooked your moi moi dinner today. Er.. correction: mummy supervised while Grampy cooked your moi moi. He was in the kitchen preparing dinner and mummy had to bathe you and take a bath myself after that (I was also wet after giving you a bath). So after your bath, mummy fed you your dinner and it was our turn to have dinner. Everyone was there, except for your Tua Ku who's in US at the moment and Seh Ku, he's always late!

After dinner we had soem dessert followed by the blueberry cheesecake that we bought. Yummy... We even took the balance cake home, as Nanna is not supposed to eat so much sweet things, and Grampy is going fishing on Monday.

Busy Saturday-First birthday party for the day

We had to plan our time carefully today. So many things to do, so little time. Of course we managed to sleep until 8am. A great feat, considering that's your usual time to wake up. Daddy of course got to sleep in a bit more while we both went down for breakfast.

After you were bathed and ready, Ah Ma came back to take care of you and let you have your morning nap while we took Furbie out to see the vet. It took slightly longer than we planned so we could go to the bank as planned. But this vet was a wonderful and patient man. He took his time to look at Furbie's back, give him his vaccination that (sadly) is overdue, cut his nails and trim some of his hair. Furbie has a bald patch on his back but we cannot see it:

After that we went home, but you were sleeping. So the moment you were "almost" awake, we took you into the car and were off. We still have the mission to look for the candle. And we found it! Finally... So we headed for the restaurant for lunch. Not many people were there when we arrived. So you had some of your lunch as it was getting late. You had a busy time exploring the whole restaurant, walking and someone had to accompany you all the time. You would occasionally sit in your high chair (lucky we brought along your high chair), but only for a while. Here's the present we bought for Abby. I forgot to take a picture of the toy, blouse and skirt before wrapping them up:


We had to leave early, as Nanna was waiting for us in BM. So we had a quick stop at a shop to buy your biscuits and the bank before heading to BM. You must have been so tired. You slept shortly after we left the bank! Poor little guy..

Of shopping and candles

We decided to go out to Gurney Plaza today after work. So mummy and daddy went home, gave you a bath, got your dinner packed and off we went. But before that we made several stops to bakeries in search for that elusive "Number ONE" candle for Abby. Uncle Sin Chuan had called daddy yesterday asking where to get the candle. It was Abby's birthday party tomorrow and he could not find the candle, similar to the one you had for your birthday cake. In fact we had searched several shops at Queensbay during lunch time but could not find it.

So after going to 2 bakeries and looking for another 2 baking good shops that were closed, we headed for Gurney Plaza for dinner. We went to Fish & Co for dinner.. and you also had fish moi moi. Such a coincidence! Dinner was delicious, and we tried our luck (looking for the candle)in several shops in Gurney before giving up. But before heading home, we tried another 3 more shops.

Still with Flu

When we went back yesterday, Ah Ma said that you didn't have your afternoon nap. So we quickly gave you a bath, thinking that you would fall asleep anytime soon. But you had other plans in mind! After your bath, you decided to play a while, and since it was almost time for dinner, we gave you dinner. We had our dinner after you.

And still you refuse to go to sleep. Perhaps you missed Ah Kong since he hasn't been home during lunch time in the past 2 days to entertain you so you wanted to play with him.

We finally took you upstairs around 8pm and yet you played a while on our bed before going off to bed close to your usual time, 9.30pm! You are so full of energy, even though you are still with the flu. We could still hear mucus when you breathe. And you are still sneezing quite a bit. Ah Ma says you're yucky, you will stick your tongue out after you sneeze, tasting your mucus!

Walking

Keep forgetting to write about this. But I do recall telling everyone and anyone who would listen la.. I noticed that over the 5 days we spent with you while on holiday your walking "skills" was getting better and better. While you fell quite often initially, even when walking around The Curve, you are now walking more steadily.

In fact, we used to hold both your hands while you walk, but in KL you only wanted to hold one hand while walking. Then we noticed that you are now able to take more steps unaided. And on Sunday, while you were roaming the condo, I was actually only holding on to your shirt. You are such a clever boy. Sigh.. our little boy is growing up so quickly!!!!

Evan still with blocked nose

You seemed to be better this morning. We were so worried yesterday that we went home during lunch time to see how you were. You seemed to be a bit "blur". But still quite ok, since you could complain when mummy and daddy were leaving for work. So in the end, daddy dropped mummy off at work and took his notebook home to work from home. So you were contented to have him. Ah Ma said that you were calling "da da" the whole morning.

By the way, I'm proud to say that you can now officially call us "ma ma" and "da da". I noticed you looking directly at daddy and calling him. You have to excuse him though, sometimes he's too engrossed in what he's doing that he doesn't realise you were calling him. Daddy in his dreamworld...

Ok back to the flu story, you seemed very cheerful as usual but still have mucus running down your nose whenever you sneeze. And your body does not feel too warm to the touch anymore this morning.

Get well soon, sweetheart.

Evan down with the flu

We went to stay at the condo on Saturday. Since the weather was nice, we decided to go down to the swimming pool for another attempt with you. The first time we took you to the pool, only Ah Kong went in. Mummy forgot to bring my costume and daddy was still at home as he had a wedding dinner to attend. You refused to get into the water. Instead you were stuck to me like glue!

But on Saturday since mummy and daddy brought our costumes, we went down along with Ah Kong to the pool. You were rather afraid of the water initially, and refused to let anyone other than mummy to carry you in the water. But after a while and daddy doing funny things to amuse you, you calmed down a bit and even let daddy and Ah Kong carry you in the pool. You even wanted to follow daddy blow bubbles in the water.

I guess we over did it this time. Played too long in the cold water as you started to sneeze yesterday. Worst still you were up very often throughout the night, and I could hear phlegm when I carried you. You seemed better this morning, but Ah Ma just called to say that you seem to be a bit "manja" and didn't finish your milk.

I hope you will get better today darling.

Fifth day of our holiday: Camerons & Ipoh

After everyone was ready today, we went to have brunch at Suria. They serve mamak food in Tanah Rata. We walked to the restaurant and as always someone had to entertain you while the rest of us had our meal! You refuse to sit in the high chair. Sigh...

We walked back to the condo and enjoyed the cool air a bit. Also to watch you walk around.



After that we relaxed around the apartment while you had your nap. After that we left Tanah Rata. It was a long and slow drive down, as it is Labour Day and so many people took the opportunity to visit Cameron Highlands. It started to rain as we went down the hill. Mummy managed to get this shot. Look at the mist!


We had dinner in Ipoh before heading back to Penang. It was such a long day, you slept all the way back to Penang.

Fourth day of our holiday: Camerons

You woke up shortly after daddy, Ah Kong and 5th Chek Kong left for golf. Weather was wonderful. We had breakfast and Chek Kong called. He could not join daddy and Ah Kong in the game as there was no caddy. So you went with Chim Poh and Ah Ma to pick him up.

After that you came back to have your bath. Then daddy called to say that the caddy was available so off we went to drop Chek Kong at the golf course again. Then we went back to wake up Aunty Natalie, but you fell asleep, so we had to wait for you to wake up before having lunch. Mummy joined you for the nap too!

You woke up around 1pm. So we drove to Bala's for scones and tea, but they didn't serve till 2.30pm. So we fed you your lunch first then headed to Ye Old Smokehouse instead. There we shared scones, tea and a chicken pie which were heavenly! You also got to share more of the scones and mash potato that came with the chicken pie. Sorry, no tea for you. We could not take pictures in the garden as it was drizzling outside. Here's a picture of you with Aunty Natalie

Your shoes even has it's place in the shoe rack. Can you spot it?




Soon daddy, Ah Kong and Chek Kong came back from golf. We relaxed a bit around the house until dinner time. We went to Brinchang for dinner and came back to the apartment. As usual we had to accompany you while you roamed the apartment till you fell asleep. I wonder where you get your energy from. We had to take turns to entertain you. It's too back-breaking for anyone to walk around half-crouching with you!

Third day of our holiday: KL and Camerons

Our last day in KL was less hectic. We had a leisurely breakfast, took our baths and packed up. Before we left daddy met up with Uncle Wai Yin. We went down to meet them after mummy got ready.

We check out at round 11am as we needed to meet up with the Ban's for dim sum lunch at the Eastin Hotel (we stayed there during our last trip to KL when you were 6 months old). During lunch we were kept busy entertaining you. You had discovered that you liked to take walks. So we had to hold you (by only one hand) and walk around the restaurant and also hotel lobby.


Here you are being fed lunch by Chek Kong:


While waiting for daddy to bring up the car, you even greeted a foreigner as he walked into the hotel lobby. He was really amused with your antics!

After lunch, we went to 1-Utama for a quick (and final) round of shopping. We managed to buy more biscuits for you. On top of that we also bought you a new blanket and portable fan from Mothercare. We even stopped at Pumpkin Patch to buy a shirt for you along with a top and skirt for Abby. Her birthday is coming soon. By the way, shortly after buying the new fan for you, you damaged to old one. I think it's not working anymore!

We left KL after that and headed for Ipoh. Planned to meet up with 5th Chek Kong and 5th Chim Poh along with Aunty Natalie before going up to Cameron Highlands. You didn't sleep the whole trip to Ipoh, so again, Ah Ma and mummy had to keep you entertained!

When everyone was packed and some items left behind in Ipoh, we left at 6pm and we arrived at Camerons aroun 7.30pm. Luckily this time, you slept all the way up. We had dinner in Brinchang before going to Check Kong's apartment in Tanah Rata. You didn't seem too worried with the cold. The moment you entered the apartment, you wandered around the place as if it were your own and picked your room.


It was a long day and everyone went to bed by 12am.

Second day of our holiday: KL

Daddy and Ah Kong were up very early as they had to be at the golf course by 7.15am. Luckily they were very quiet when they were getting ready so we both managed to sleep in a bit more until past 8am.

Ah Ma was up by then, so we freshened up a bit and went down for breakfast. You ate a bit and then insisted that you wanted to explore the rest of the lobby. So off we went while Ah Ma had a leisurely breakfast and coffee. After that we went up to get ready for a busy day.

Soon, we were off to The Curve. Mummy wanted to go to Mothercare first as it's the first day of the sale. But they were not open yet. Anyway you did smile and call out to another baby whose parents were also waiting for Mothercare to open. While waiting for the shop to open, we wandered into a few other shops to have a look. Ah Ma even bought you a nursery rhymes CD to listen to.

When I noticed Mothercare was open (it was already crowded by then) mummy had to leave you with Ah Ma as you didn't like the shop. Furthermore, a bit difficult to maneuver your stroller in the shop with so many customers. So mummy managed to buy quite a number of things for you from Mothercare. On top of that mummy also bought clothes from several other places in The Curve and Ikano Power Center. Daddy say I got too carried away with my shopping. Anyway these are what I bought, see:


After a quick stop back to the room for your lunch, it was mummy and Ah Ma's turn to have lunch. We went over to Ikano Power Center for pizza at Fasta Pasta. You also shared some of our pizza (base) and chicken. but most of the time, you kept us busy by throwing the children's menu on the floor for us to pick up!

When daddy and Ah Kong came back, we joined them for another round of food at Dragon-I. While daddy and Ah Kong ate, we went to the mother's room next to Mothercare. I thought that you wanted to take a nap after milk, but you had other ideas. In the end, you walked all the way from the mother's nursing room back to the restaurant (trust me, it was not near!)

When daddy, Ah Kong and mummy went to Ikea to pick up the things we wanted, you stayed at the hotel with Ah Ma to catch up on your sleep. You hadn't had your nap yet.

Soon, it was time to get ready for dinner, we were meeting up with the Ban's at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel for dinner. Ah Tai was eagerly waiting to meet you. So were the rest of our relatives. When we arrived, we were pleased to find that your place was set up for you: high chair and cutlery. They even had a bib specially for you. But you didn't want it. You preferred the napkin that daddy tied around your neck


After dinner, you slept on the way back to the hotel room and only woke up for a moment when we changed you into your pyjamas.

First day of our holiday: KL

After running our errand, we were home before 12.30pm today. Ah Ma had already bought us lunch, and you had already eaten by thing time we reached home.

So after a quick lunch, daddy and Ah Kong started packing our things into Ah Kong's car, including installing your car seat in the center of the car. Daddy estimated the earliest we can go off would be 2. Surprise, surprise, we were packed and ready to go by 1.40! It took them quite a while to pack up the car, as there were 3 luggage, 2 golf bags and your stroller to put into the boot of the car. On top of that, there were small packages of things to bring along, fruits for Ah Kong to eat during the journey, your food, your diapers, camera and video camera and many more!

By the time we entered the toll, you were fast asleep. You only woke up when we made a stop at Bidor for the Wan Tan Mee there. Aunty Ashley had told daddy that the duck drumstick noodles is famous there. So I had mine with soup while daddy and Ah Kong had theirs dry. Not too bad. We liked it.

And we were on our way again. It rained heavily and you didn't want to go back to sleep, so Ah Ma and mummy had to entertain you all the way. Luckily mummy remembered to pack several toys for you, as you seemed to lose interest in the toys quickly.

We reached the Royale Bintang Hotel around 5.30. Checking in was very fast, but we had to wait a while for housekeeping to bring us your cot, more towels and change the pillow case. When they were finally done, mummy gave you a bath and we were off to Ikea. Yay!

After a quick look at Ikea (we had VERY limited space to bring back our shopping so need to prioritise) we went to Italiannies for dinner. Yummy, it was highly recommended by Aunty Joyce. No time to take picture of the food. Hungry hungry hungry!

You must have been hungry too, as you finished your dinner before our food came. So we had to take turns to entertain you as you refused to sit in your high chair! Naughty boy.

Soon, we went back to the hotel room for a good rest. Daddy and Ah Kong has a tournament to play the next day.

You don't look like you're ready to go to sleep!

Ma-ma and Da-da

Actually you started to say "da-da" long time ago. But you will only call our da-da when daddy walks out of the room. The moment you see him, no sound from you. Hehe.. mummy didn't blog coz waiting for you to say "ma-ma" first!

Well, sometime last week when you were in your cot and looking at mummy you suddenly said "ma-ma" when I looked at you, and ask you what you said, you just smiled at me and refused to repeat the word.

Then lately you would say ma-ma when you are in the mood, but will never repeat when we ask you to. Instead we get:
Mummy: Call ma-ma..
Evan Ban: *grin* bah bai..

Mummy: Call ma-ma..
Evan Ban: sssss *claps hands*

Sigh.. How long more do you want to tease us before you will call us?

Didn't bring pump to work today!

No-la.. of course I'm still expressing at work. Only that I will be working half-day and so I decided that I will not express at work this morning half and only express when we go home. We're planning to go off early as mummy and daddy need to run a few errands before leaving for KL.

But I was telling daddy this morning as we walked to the office that this is the first time in 1 year that I came to work with only my handbag!

We came to work earlier this morning and daddy was wondering who would take care of you as you were still sleeping. But, the next thing we knew, you were up and calling to us! Lucky for you, Ah Ma was already awake. So I guess she's probably either playing with you now or you're having your bath.

We'll see you soon!

Evan's Belated Birthday Present

I was wondering why Aunty Angela sent me an e-mail telling me that she needed to call me.. urgently.

Turned out that she sort of panicked when she realised that we were going to KL on holiday and that since Mothercare had a sale on this weekend, mummy will be shopping there for your clothes. She worried that I may pick up the same item as her gift.

So after work, mummy and daddy went over to her house to pick up her gift. Pity Joshua was asleep at that time, so mummy didn't have a chance to say hi to him. Maybe next time. Here are the 2 cute little PJs along with the nice box that Aunty Angela, Uncle Danny and Joshua got for you:

No More Soft Spoon

And guess why? You were playing with the spoon while we were eating dinner and decided you didn't like it anymore. So you threw it on the floor. No one realised until we had finished eating and daddy wanted to wash the spoon and keep it.

But... too late. Furbie decided that he liked the spoon too! So he chewed the spoon to tiny pieces! He refused to let go of the spoon even when we tempted him with his favourite apples. Kakak Wati finally managed to take the spoon away when he went to poo poo. But she said he was looking everywhere for it after that!

I guess we have to buy you another spoon!

Shopping at Jusco

I know I know.. we're going shopping this weekend already, but mummy needed to buy some warm clothes as we're going to Cameron Highlands after KL. So we went and since mummy had the J Card Privilege Shopping Day voucher, mummy and daddy went the during lunch time yesterday for a quick one.

In the end, this is what we got you: a jacket, a pair of shoes and new PJs. On top of that, daddy also got something new. A new pair of golf shorts. He said he will wear that for the golf tournament this Saturday.

In the evening daddy wanted you to try the new shoes. And guess what we discovered? The shoes were both for the right foot! So we bundled you into the car and went off to Queensbay again. The guy was nice and apologetic when mummy told him about the shoes and immediately changed a new pair for us.

Ooo.. can't wait. We'll be off tomorrow! Yay!

Dr Mary's for Immunisation Today!

Mummy and daddy are on 1/2 day leave today. Guess why? Yup, it's time to see Dr Mary again. Nope, your not sick and no, no nasty insect bite. You're over 1 year old, so time for your chickenpox injection. Oww...

We arrived around 10am but Dr Mary was still not around, so we left your card at the clinic before going for breakfast.

When we got back to the hospital, it was almost your turn. While waiting for your turn, you had a "walk" around the paediatric clinic. Daddy even let you play on the slide there! You seemed to enjoy yourself. Soon, the nurse opened the door and called you.

Casually, you "strolled" into Dr Mary's room... with daddy holding on to you of course.. Dr Mary took some of your measurements and these are your vital statistics at 13 months (minus 5 days, to be exact):
Weight: 9.5kg
Height: 73cm
Head Circumference: 47cm

Soon it was time for your injection. Of course you yelled when she rubbed the alcohol on your thigh, and yelled even louder when she poked you. But thankfully, it was all over in a jiffy and you soon calmed down, although a bit manja. Poor little guy.

After that we went to Citibank for mummy to pick up the cheque book and we we're on our way home. You fell asleep 5 minutes before we reached home. And since you didn't sleep the whole morning, you slept for more than an hour. We didn't get to see you before going back to work.

But when we arrived home from work, you were your usual cheerful self. All excited to see us when we saw you. Best of all is that adorable grin along with the excited squeal of delight from you the moment you see us. You make even the worst day seem wonderful whenever we see you.

Going on Holiday!

Yay! 4 more days and we'll be on our way to KL for a holiday. Of course, along with your many things to pack, Ah Kong and daddy will be bringing their golf sets too!

And we will be staying at the Royale Bintang. According to Aunty Joyce, it's right next to The Curve. Happiness! And Ah Ma is happy too. She says we can go back to the hotel to rest whenever you get too tired, while your daddy and Ah Kong are off golfing.

I was wondering if we would get lucky and Mothercare might have a sale. And guess what? My wish came true. This was waiting for me when mummy got home from work:


What wonderful timing! I'm keeping the card directly in my handbag. Better not forget to bring this card. I think daddy is worried about his wallet!

Haircut Today

Doctor Mary had mentioned the last time we visited her that your hair was too long. Of course we know that! Only thing is that the last visit to the hairdresser was a nightmare. You cried and cried throughout the whole haircut!

Daddy says you getting a haircut is stressful: for you, for daddy and for mummy too. But we had to bring you in for a haircut as your hair is now too long.

So we rushed home after work to bring you to Uncle Austin's place. Armed with your trusty Bumbo seat, your water bottle and biscuits, we were there around 6pm.

We had to wait a while before it was your turn to have your hair cut. To our great surprise, you sat quietly in your seat while he cut your hair. Mummy also gave you a toy to keep you occupied while he cut your hair. After a while, you probably felt hot and bothered by the hair falling all over you, and you started to complain. So in the end, daddy had to carry you while he put in the finishing touches. All was done withing 1/2 and hour! Wow!

And voila.. here you are with your new haircut:

So handsome!!

Walking on the bed

You decided today that it's great fun to walk. Actually before today, you had been trying to stand (wobbly) and taking 1 or 2 steps forward when you were playing at the condo.

Tonight, you delighted daddy by taking 3 steps towards him. And you even demonstrated to mummy your walking skill. After that, you decided that it's so much fun, so you crawled to the head of the bed. The most steps taken so far is 5 steps.. You sorta lurched forward, taking the 5 steps before falling. Lucky you didn't fall off the bed.

In fact, daddy had a recording of you walking on his video camera. I guess you willingly demonstrated your walking skills to him, just to get to the camera. You seemed to be very interested in the camera.

In fact, mummy tried to take a picture of you with you new toy, but no chance. You lost interest in the toy the moment you saw the digital camera. Maybe you'll be in the mood to pose for a picture tomorrow...

Breakfast

Today we all woke up on time to all enjoy breakfast together. Initially mummy and daddy (very unwillingly) planned to wake up to eat breakfast before we got ready to pick up Ah Kong from BMW, then go to work together.

While mummy was brushing my teeth, I heard you wake up and make a lot of noise. Next thing I know when I opened the bathroom door, you were standing there smiling at me, with your sweetest grin.

So we all went down and later Ah Kong and Ah Ma joined us. While mummy and daddy ate cornflakes, you had your cream crackers. A bit dry, but you seemed to enjoy it. You even offered to share with Ah Kong when he asked from you!

We're now at work. Miss you so much already. But nevermind, we will go change your new toy today and you should get a new one when we go home. See you later sweetie. Have a great day! *kiss*kiss*kiss*

Family Photo...

We took this photo during CNY. And we have an enlarged copy placed in our room in the condo. Nice?

What does the snake say?

You must be wondering what's up with the title of this blog. Nope, no real snakes for you to play with. Just that everytime mummy puts you into your carseat, you will make a fuss. So to distract you, mummy will show you the strap that tightens your seat belt.

So mummy calls it a snake and tell you "sssssss". So now, whenever we ask you "What does the snake say?", you will respond with a "sssssss"

Toy Not Working Well

Darn, the toy doesn't seem to respond properly. Even after daddy changed new batterries. Looks like it's lunch at Queensbay again tomorrow and after lunch we'll head to Elly & Friends to change a new unit.

Nevermind, but you did get a preview of the toy and you seem to like it. :(

New Toy for Evan

We went to Queensbay for lunch again today. It's the third time this week! We wanted to go elsewhere but it looked like it was about to rain, so we ended up in Queensbay again.

Anyway, we just had a quick lunch. And since it was so early, we decided to take a look at this new shop that daddy came across when we went to Queensbay on Saturday. In the end, we bought a teddy bear that can say "Peek-a-boo" for you, along with a toy for Abby, since her birthday is coming soon. Hope you love it! It's so adorable.

(P/S Daddy was very interested in it!)

Wake Daddy Up!

Yesterday mummy had to entertain you while daddy had a quick nap. Mummy told him not to nap, otherwise he will be wide awake after the nap, and then he'll only fall asleep after 12midnite! Still daddy said he was tired and to let him have a 10 minute nap.

So after playing with you for 15 minutes, I told you that it's time to wake daddy up. But mummy didn't. Instead I was busy watching TV. The next thing I know, you had taken into your own hands the task of waking daddy up. Guess how? You BIT him! First you gave him a gentle one. It didn't wake him up. So you bit him harder. That definitely woke him up immediately. Mummy didn't realise what you'd done until I heard daddy yelp out loud!

Hhmm.... maybe next time I'll delegate this task of waking daddy up to you. You seem to be able to wake him up faster than me. Furthermore, daddy cannot negotiate for 5 minutes more, 10 minutes more when it's with you!

About Evan (Little Things you may or may not know)

Got tagged by Ethan's mummy. It's a really cool one. I'm supposed to reply as if I'm you. Before I start, a picture of the little one:


On the Outside
Name: Evan Ban Khai Siong
Date of birth: 29th March 2006
Current status: Single
Eye colour: Dark Brown
Hair colour: Brownish from what I can tell every time I look at myself in the mirror
Righty or lefty: Not 100% sure but looks life lefty.. for now.

On the Inside
Heritage: Chinese
Fear:
Weakness:
Your perfect pizza: Mummy likes pepperoni pizza.. so the closest to pizza that I have come across is pepperoni pizza flavoured milk (Does that count?)

Yesterday, today & tomorrow
Your thoughts upon first waking up: Huh? Time to wake up already? Where's mummy?
Your bedtime: Usually before 10pm. But sometimes I'm in zzz-zzz land even before 9pm! Busy day ma..
Your most missed memory: Memory? What's that?

Your pick
Pepsi or Coke: Only water and milk for me thanks!
McDees or Burger King : So far only McD flavoured milk with compliments from mummy
Single or Group Dates : Group dates consisting of mummy, daddy and me!
Adidas or Nike : I don't have any Adidas, but I did get a pair of Nike's for my birthday. But they're still safely in the box. Too big. Daddy won't even let me taste them!
Lipton Tea or Nestea : No tea for me. Thanks!
Chocolate or Vanilla :
Cappucino or Coffee : Nope, no caffeine for me. Not even milk with the flavours

Do you…
Smoke: Nooo
Curse: Cannot even speak clearly as of now..

In the past monthDrank alcohol :
Gone to the mall : Yup, many times, on our dates (with mummy and daddy, sometimes mummy and Ah Ma, and sometimes 5 of us: Ah Kong comes along too)
Been on stage : No..
Eaten sushi : Only time I've been to a sushi restaurant I was sleeping. Even if I was awake, I was too young for solids!
Dyed your hair : I know I've got a lot of hair *grin* but nope, my brownish hair is natural.

Have you ever…
Played a stripping game: When mummy and Ah Ma bathe me everyday. On top of that, when Ah Ma changes my nappy after I wee wee
Changed who you were to fit in: Daddy says I'm perfect the way I am!

Marriage
Age you’re hoping to be married :

In a guy/girl
Best eye colour: Never seen any one's eyes up close other than mummy and daddy's, so dark brown is my choice for now
Hair colour: I like 'em black
Short or long hair: Either is fine, but I'd rather the ladies have longer hair than daddy's "porcupine"

What were you doing?
1 minute ago: Sleeping
1 hour ago: Dancing on mummy and daddy's bed
4 1/2 hours ago: Entertaining Ah Ma
1 month ago: Eating, sleeping, drinking (water and milk), playing.. being my cute self

1 year ago: I don't recall. I was only 15 days old then..

Finish the sentence
I love: mummy and daddy and everyone else too
I feel: happy and cheerful all the time
I hate: nothing
I hide: my food in my tummy
I miss: mummy and daddy when I don't see them. Even when they are in a different part of the house
I need: nothing for now. I have everything when mummy and daddy are around and loving me all the time. Of course, I have a wonderful extended family who give me great gifts *wink* (even when it's not my birthday!)

Hokay.. all done. Will be tagging Kelvin's mummy and Vernon's mummy

A Day of Mishaps!

When we reached home today, Ah Ma told us that you touched the hot cup which was soaking (warming) your milk. She's not too sure if you'd dipped your finger into the water or you had just touched the side of the cup. But she was remembered clearly that you had yelled and cried for quite a while. Wonder if it's the shock from touching the hot cup, or you were really scalded.

Worried that you may have a blister from the hot water, Ah Ma soaked your finger in cold tea. Never knew that this was the remedy for scalding/burns. But I do know that your not supposed to put the scalded area under water or else you will get a blister. I did a little research on home burn remedies, looks like we can also apply toothpaste, honey or even aloe vera on the burns to relieve the pain and reduce swellings and blisters too. Anyhow, when we went home, daddy checked your fingers, and it was all ok. No blisters *phew*

Then mummy took you upstairs for your bath. Daddy bathed you today. You went downstairs after that for your dinner of ikan bilis moi. While waiting for mummy to get everything ready, daddy accompanied you at the dining table and he fed you some water. All of sudden your face turned red and you looked like you were choking! You were gagging, but no sound came from you. Daddy tried patting you but to no avail. So in the end he quickly removed you from the high chair and put you over his shoulder and gave you a few pats on you back. Finally, you splattered some water out, and you happily made your "oo ooo" noises again. *double phew*


What a scary day. Luckily you were all right from these 2 "adventures" of the day.

BKT for Dinner

No, you didn't get to taste the bah kut teh that we had for dinner tonight. Ah Ma had a dinner with her friends today, so the 4 of us: you, Ah Kong, daddy and mummy went to the bank to pay our credit card bill then we had dinner.

We were trying to decide on what to eat. In the end, we all decided to have bah kut teh. Yummy! It's been a long time since we had BKT (I think la..). Lucky mummy packed your dinner of anchovies moi. Today is the second day you're having it. Today's specialty is anchovy stock + pumpkin porridge.

You behave very well while we ate there. It was a bit hot and yet you sat in the high chair while mummy fed you. Occasionally you even tried calling the lady sitting at the next table! And you little rascal, when she smiled at you, you pretended not to see her!

At the end of the meal, your little head was all wet from sweating. But you didn't complain. It must have been a long day for you. You have already been sleeping for 1/2 an hour, and it's only 9.30pm!

Goodnight darling!

Dinner at Victoria Station

We still haven't had a chance to celebrate your birthday with Nanna, Grampy, Ee-ee, Ah Teo, and Seh Ku, so we went to BM today to have dinner with them.

We left Penang after everyone had lunch. You fell asleep along the way so we took a long ride and went to Highway Auto-City to have a look at the choices of restaurants there. We still hadn't decided on where to go for dinner. After that we went to have daddy's car washed. You woke up in the midst of the car being washed. I guess the water jets was too loud. Luckily by then you'd already slept for almost an hour.

We went home and Ee-ee came over, so while daddy had a nap (tired as he had a golf game early in the morning) we went to see your 2 Ah Chors in town. You had a great time there holding on to the coffee table and walking around it. Your Uncle Jayden was there too. Except that you weren't too interested in him. You did share 2 of your biscuits with him before we went home.

In the end, we decided to go to Victoria Station for dinner cum birthday celebrations. You fell asleep on the way to the restaurant. You woke up when we arrived. So you had dinner first while we waited for our food to be served. Mummy cooked your moi moi today for you. Looks like my cooking skills have improved. Daddy said so too! Look at you with the napkin tied around your neck!


By the time our food arrived, you had finished your porridge. So mummy shared some of my dinner roll with you. You loved it. But I was worried that you may be too full, so daddy gave you your teething rusk instead. You were a good boy tonight. You slowly enjoyed your rusk while the rest of us ate our dinner. Then we took pictures of everyone while waiting for your Ah Ku to finish his dinner.With Ee-ee..


You got more gifts today. Nanna and Grampy bought you a little Mickey truck along with overalls, while Ah Ku and Aunty Mel gave you and ang pow.

You fell sleep in the car on the way to the condo. Mummy had to change you into your PJ's while you were asleep!

Courier Service for Mr Evan Ban

Wow! You received your first post. And it arrived by courier service. Double wow! Guess who it is from? Your Tua Ku (Uncle Al) and Uncle Troy.

Better late than never, eh? Your Tua Ku did admit that anything from him will always have a high chance of arriving late. (VERY high chance actually. He's very forgetful!!)

So here's your card along with the ang pow from Tua Ku and Uncle Troy!

Evan's Bag of Tricks@ 12 months

This would be the first time I'm writing on your milestones. As you can see, we're a little overdue. But.. better late than never. Let me see:

~you weighed 9.7kg when you last went for a check for your insect bite

~you have 4 teeth that you use to bite everything. Even able to bite off the cute little Meiji biscuits that your aunts bought for you.Only thing is mummy and daddy have to hold on to the biscuit for fear of you gobbling the whole thing and choking!

~pointing.. oh yeah.. very good at that. You tell whoever that is carrying you (especially Ah Kong, you big bully!) where you want to go. You can even point to your Magic Cup when you are thirsty.

~this pointing also leads to you being able to turn on the light (thanks to daddy!). And so now you will want to turn on the lights whenever you spot the switches.

~standing. You seem to be able to stand for a while with your legs wide open, before falling backwards on your bottom. You do this especially well standing on mummy and daddy's bed.

~dancing. You seems to love the biscuits that your aunts gave you. So you will do this little dance when we give you the biscuits!

~speech. You have been able to say "bye bye" while waving for a while. Other than that, you will sometimes say "da da da da" to no one in particular. For now, your favourite word is "Ohhhhh..." while pointing, of course!

~you are still cruising around. Otherwise, you can crawl for longer periods now. You used to have to stop after crawling a few steps. But getting better and better over the days.

That's all that I can think of. We'll see what else daddy has to input on your milestones.

Blocked Nose

You were a good boy last night. You slept earlier. By 9.30pm, you were sleeping. In fact you were yawning all the time when we went to the airport!

But around 11pm, you woke up screaming. I guess nightmare. Daddy managed to calm you for a while, but you decided to continue screaming.

Then you woke up for a feed at 1.30am. You seemed to have some problems latching. I think it sounded like you had blocked nose. But after a while you went back to sleep. Surprisingly you only woke up for the next feed at 5.30am. In fact, you made some noises, but continues to sleep on for another 5 minutes. But this time when you woke up asking for a feed, your blocked seemed to be worst. You cried a bit and couldn't latch on properly. Finally (after a few bites) you managed to latch and continue to sleep until 7.45am!

Ah Kong is off travelling again

You were a good little boy when we sent Ah Kong to the airport. You sat happily all the way to the airport in your carseat. When daddy wind down the window for Ah Kong to say bye bye to you, you just looked at him confused.. Nevermind, Ah kong will be back from Japan this Friday.

As we sat in the car, mummy was thinking of the times when Ah Kong went travelling. The first time Ah Kong went off to US was before your full moon. When he came back, you were too young to recognise him.

But if I recall correctly, when you were around 3 months, Ah Kong went to US again. And when he came back, Ah Kong reckons you stared at him a while before you realised that he was someone familiar!

This time, I'm sure you will be very happy when you see him on Friday. And Ah Kong would also be very glad to see you after his travels!

Holiday for Mummy and Daddy

It was a public holiday on Saturday, so today is a replacement holiday for us. Guess what we did today. Of course, daddy cannot miss out on his golf session to kick-start his day.

When he came back, we all packed into his car and went to town. It was heavy traffic all the way. I guess many other people are having replacement holidays to today too. Then again, it was also close to lunch hour. Worst still, we came out of Jelutong Expressway and hit Beach Street where all the banks are. And today is the 2nd of the month. Madness!!

We went to Rozel to order the dining chairs(finally!). The lady said they will deliver sometime this week. So that means another trip to the condo this week! You love that place. Then we went to the optometrist. Mummy wanted to get my eyes checked. But, the optometrist wasn't around. So we'll probably go this weekend.

Since we had nothing much to do, daddy took us to Bukit Jambul. It's your first time there. But nothing interesting and mummy hasn't had her retail therapy this week. So daddy brought us to Queensbay Mall. After all, we needed to buy daddy a new pair of sandals.

So we helped daddy choose a nice pair of sandals. That was a quick selection. But that's how daddy buys his things. Unlike mummy... Then we walked around and looked around for something to buy for Abby. Her birthday is coming soon in May.

Mummy spotted OshKosh having a sale. But daddy got really worried. In the end, daddy relented and we walked in to have a look. Guess what? You also got a new pair of shoes today:

Now everybody's happy and we went home after that! What a wonderful day.

Cheng Beng in Ipoh

We went back to Ipoh over the weekend. But of course, before we went back to Ipoh, daddy and Ah Kong played a round of golf first. So since you woke up early on Saturday, we went to the Pulau Tikus market with Ah Ma and Grand-Aunt Doris. Ah Ma even bought the pork that you'll be starting on the coming week.

After daddy and Ah Kong came back from golf and had lunch, we were off to Ipoh. Everyone was already in Ipoh by the time we arrived. It rained so Aunty Sue moved the car so that you did not get wet in the rain. You're so lucky, so many nice aunties and uncles, grand-aunties and grand-uncles to care for you.

As always you were very excited when you reached the Ipoh house. This is a place where you can roam freely. And guess what? Your aunts: Yvonne, Sue, Ashley and Natalie bought you a toy and 2 boxes of Meiji biscuits. Daddy let you try the biscuits and you loved them. This is what you got:

We went out to Menglembu for dinner at the East Ocean Restaurant. You also had your dinner there. Of course it was the yummy porridge that Ah Ma had cooked for you. You were a bit of a rascal during dinner too. When our food came, you decided (as always) that the high chair was a great place to stand. So in the end, daddy and mummy had to take turns to eat dinner while the other entertains you. Later on, we had more "volunteers". Your 5th Chim Poh, 5th Chek Kong and also Ah Kong helped entertain you, while we ate.

Went home that night and you were really tired. Yet, you refused to sleep. You decided that it was more fun to entertain your aunts. But when they finally left the room, you fell asleep almost immediately!

The next morning, it was you, Ah Tai, 6th Chim Poh, Aunty Leanne and mummy alone in the house while the rest of them went for Cheng Beng. Again, you were all excited when they all came home and refused to take your morning nap. By the time you fell asleep, it was afternoon. You had your siesta with daddy and all your aunts! Of course when you woke up, no one else was allowed to sleep. As you made A LOT of noise when you woke up.

We left Ipoh after dinner and reach Penang around 9.30pm. The traffic on the Penang bridge was heavy, but you wouldn't know. You fell asleep before we reached the Jelapang toll and never woke up until mummy carried to our room. Even then you slept for a while and woke up to disturb daddy while he was working next to you!

Birthday Events

You woke up several times throughout the night as if you knew it was your birthday and you were all excited about it. In fact last night you woke up after around an hours' sleep. Luckily you went back to sleep shortly after that.

You were up again at 5.30 and played a while in your cot before calling mummy to bring you to our bed. Then you played on our bed a while before falling asleep again. You slept until after 8am, waking up just before mummy and daddy left for work.


Since you were already up, we decided to do the "traditional" selection of items for your birthday. It's supposed to determine your profession in future. Only thing is that we weren't too sure of what we were supposed to let you choose. So we improvised. This is what we put: a book, a pencil, a ruler, a calculator and a golf ball (of course is daddy's idea!). Then Ah Ma came to see, and she said we needed a pair of chopsticks and money too. We were pretty certain that you'd select the red book, as it was the biggest and brightest item. But when mummy put you down on the bed, you moved forward and picked the golf ball to daddy's greatest delight (Tiger Ban in the making? We'll see..) But after that, you picked the chopsticks, then the calculator, then the ruler.. Er.. so is that considered a successful selection? Not too sure. Maybe we should do it again after finding out how to do it correctly on your Chinese Birthday. We'll see...

Nanna called mummy during lunch time. She thought that mummy and daddy would be going home to see you, since it's your birthday. She wanted to wish you a happy birthday. Ee-ee also called to wish you, but it seems you were more interested in your milk milk at that time. Surprise, surprise.. because I know that you love the phone...


For dinner, Ah Ma didn't cook today. We all went to TGI Friday's. Here you are all ready in your red shirt, waiting for everyone to get ready to go to Queensbay. As soon as we packed your dinner, off we went to Queensbay. We ordered our food, and also a free kiddy meal for you too. We picked Fish and Chips for you while daddy and Ah Ma had steak, mummy ordered grilled salmon and Ah Kong ordered chicken. Of course your order came first. But by then we'd already started to feed you your porridge. Daddy removed the crust of the fish fingers as they were too hard for you. While you initially showed your "throw up" face, you soon enjoyed the fish. Ah Ma says it's dory fish.


We had a great time today at TGI Friday's. We hope that you did too. Happy Birthday, our little Evan.

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY EVAN!

Happy Birthday to our darling, Evan!

What goes "thud" in the night

Nope.. not monsters in the room or under the bed, but little Evan in his sleep.

Don't know how you slept, but at around 1.10am this morning, we heard a "thud". It was relatively loud that we both woke up from the sound. Daddy went to take a look at you were already sitting up, looking at him. I guess it was time to feed. Poor daddy tried to rock you to get you back to sleep. Instead you let out a yell!

Seems like these days you move around a lot when you sleep. Unlike before when you just turn left and right in your cot. Worst still when you sleep on our bed. Poor daddy had to sleep on the bottom of the bed this morning, because the blanket was not big enough.

*Countdown: 1 day to your first birthday*

No more swollen hands, still need antibiotics

Went to see Dr Mary as she said on Thursday she wanted to see you again to make sure that you're healing properly.

She was very happy to see that all have cleared well. But to be on the safe side, you have to take the antibiotics for another 2 days. Oh well.. as long as you are OK. Now that there's no more puss in the wounds, we can continue to put the Elomet for you.

After that we went to Penang Plaza to buy a few things before going home. You were yawning all the way back but refused to sleep. Instead, you screamed occasionally and mummy had to give you all sorts of toys to keep you distracted!

At home you took your antibiotics willingly and went to sleep shortly after that. Our sweet little angel!

*Countdown: 2 days to your first birthday*

Evan's FIRST Birthday Party

Today is your birthday party. Of course everyone is busy rushing around trying to get everything organised before our guests arrive. And you are so helpful. You refused to take a nap. So at any one time, there has to be someone "entertaining" you. Sigh.. Perhaps you could sense the excitement in us too.

And since Ah Tai, 5th Chek Kong, 5th Chim Poh and Kor Poh came early, we even had time to go to Lorong Selamat for Char Koay Teow and ice-kacang.

By the time evening came, you'd only slept for half an hour. How are you going to survive the night and not be a grouchy baby? Well, mummy had a talk to you and soon, you fell asleep at 6.30pm. And our guests were expected to arrive at the condo at 7pm.

So when everyone arrived, you were still asleep. But you woke up just on time at 7.30pm, had a bath then Ah Ma arrived with the goodies she cooked for your party. Soon you made your appearance wearing your little yellow Yukata.

Our guests were served pan fried prawns, fish fritters, joo-hoo char, too kar (pig trotters)and daddy also bought Hokkien Char and belacan chicken. Ah Chor even cooked her famous Char Tang Hoon. And most importantly there was the customary birthday red eggs. Not forgetting dessert of Häagen-Dazs ice-cream too.

Everyone enjoying the food.



Although you could not eat what we ate today, you had your yummy moi with chicken and broccoli. Never mind, you can join us next year.


Soon, it was time for the birthday cake. We put you on your highchair again and placed you in front of the cake. You seemed a bit confused but behaved very well as we sang the birthday song, help you blow out the candle and even helped you cut the birthday cake. I hope you remembered to make a wish!


Next was the best part of this birthday (to mummy anyway.. I love gifts). Time to open the present. You had a chance to tear apart the wrappers. Of course, you also had 2 assistants to help you open the presents: Anna and Abby. See the presents:


You got so many gifts from Ee-ee, Uncle Sin Tien, Aunty Ean Na, Uncle Sin Chuan, Aunty Amy and Abby, Uncle Sin Jeow, Aunty Jamie and Anna, Uncle Eu Jin, Aunty Lourdes and Aunty Lee Mei, and of course mummy and daddy. On top of that you got ang pows from Ah Kong and Ah Ma, Ah Tai, Kor Poh and also 5th Chim Poh and 5th Chek Kong.
And here you are posing with all the opened gifts:


After an exciting long night and goodbyes to everyone, you finally fell asleep at 11.30pm.

You are one lucky baby. So many relatives came to celebrate your birthday with you and also brought you so many wonderful gifts. Even your uncles and aunts who could not make it were there with us in thought (and gifts). Even Aunt Natalie and Aunt Ashley called to wish you a happy birthday.

More pictures of the birthday party

*Countdown: 5 days to your first birthday*

"Forced" Shopping

Ah Kong, Mummy and daddy took leave today. We had some last minute things to do in preparation of the birthday party tomorrow. In the end we were at the condo until Ah Tai, Kor Poh, 5th Chim Poh and 5th Chek Kong arrived at around 4.30pm.

Then we went out to Parkson for a "forced shopping"(as daddy calls it). Ah Ma dropped us there while she took Kor Poh to buy her favourite ice-kacang.

So you went around with daddy while mummy quickly picked some things for the condo and the party. Guess what? Daddy said one minute you were happily "chatting" away, and the next minute there was no sound. You had fallen asleep! Poor little thing. You didn't sleep the whole afternoon, so I guess you finally tired out. Pity we didn't have a camera with us to take a picture of you sleeping in your stroller. It rarely happens, as you usually seem to be very interested to take in the sights as we go shopping.

Swollen hand and antibiotics

We rushed back yesterday afternoon after Ah Ma called to say that your hands were swollen. But decided not to bring you to see Dr Mary then, cause we know she'll only prescribe Elomet again.

But come evening when we went home after work, your left hand had swollen even bigger and even had a BIG blister starting. So we quickly had dinner and rushed over to Adventist to see Dr Mary. It was raining so heavily.

When Dr Mary took one look at your hand, she said it's quite bad. What a scary thing to hear. So she prescribed antibiotics for you to be taken twice a day for five days and told us to go back to see her next Tuesday so decide if you needed more antibiotics.

You fell asleep on the way home before taking your antibiotic. Too bad that mummy had to wake you up to take the medication. But I don't regret doing that. Your hand looks a lot better today and you also woke up without making a fuss. You even took the medication willingly. Phew...

*Countdown: 1 day to your first birthday party, 6 days to your first birthday*

Tag: My 5 Wishes for Evan

Got tagged by Shooi a while back. But of course, I'm very outdated (when it comes to reading blogs)and also a big procrastinator. Here goes:

- Sleep through the night: I think that is every mummy's wish. Some lucky mums get to sleep through the night earlier than others. I hope my turn comes soon

- Have lesser falls & injuries: Seems like you are getting quite a lot of bruises from falls. Hopefully you will have fewer such painful experiences. Then again, daddy says you look more macho (?) with the bruises. More like a boy! On top of that, have a better skin that won't react badly to bites.

- Get to enjoy mummy's cooking: Sadly mummy cannot cook very well. Or should I say "cannot cook at all!". I remember the first time I cooked moi for you in nanna's house you made your "throw-up" face throughout the meal. So looks like I need more "training" from Ah Ma.

- Be potty trained: So far you are able to poo-poo and pee-pee when we take you to the toilet and ask you to pee-pee or poo-poo. Hopefully, soon you will be able to indicate that you want to go pee or poo.

- Health and Happiness always: Of course every parent wishes this for their child. And you are no exeption. We love you a lot and wish nothing but the best for you always.

There.. phew.. I thought that it would be simple, but when forced to sit down and think... next time I will write more when I think of it.

Won't be tagging anyone, but if any of our reader likes this, please post your 5 wishes for your baby and share them with us.

Bitten all over

Luckily you didn't have a black eye after the fall in the bathtub, but you still had a swollen eye. Looks like it was from that bite just over your eyelid. So now the eyelid of the left eye (yup.. again) is swollen this time. On top of that, you also have 2 swollen fingers. 2 bites on your knuckles! Sigh...

Yesterday night when mummy was getting you changed into your pyjamas at the condo, I noticed several bite marks on your left arm too. So before putting you into your cot, we put elomet on your bite marks and even let you wear booties (on your hands, since the mittens are too way small) so that you don't rub the cream everywhere. But of course by the time you woke up for your nightly feed at 2.30am, you had already somehow removed them!

Today, we rushed back home to take another look at your arm, as Ah Ma called to say that your left hand was slightly swollen. Poor thing. Hopefully it will recover quickly.

*Countdown:2 days to your first birthday party, 7 days to your first birthday*

Favourite Song?

Mummy and daddy have been following the cantonese serial "Life Made Simple" and yesterday was the last episode when we realised that like your daddy, you like the theme song to the serial too!

You will be sitting on the bed playing and the moment the show comes on, you will stop and stare at the TV. Even when the show stops for advertisement and a small portion of the song is being played you will stop to listen to it!

CNY Photos.. finally!

Finally took the time to organise the CNY photos that I had downloaded (a long time ago).

Evan's CNY Pictures

Black Eye Again?

I hope not. But from the looks of the nasty fall you took this evening while taking a bath.... Sigh.. and we're going to have your birthday party in 4 day's time.

Mummy's carelessness again. Didn't hold you properly when you reached out and tried to grab at the stool that I was sitting on and slipped. Haih... We'll know the outcome tomorrow morning.

Of course, you're now standing in your cot as if nothing happened. Cheerful as ever!

Pointing

You have learned a new trick last week. Daddy said he just noticed you doing it after he came back from Ipoh last Monday. Pointing!

And now, you are a master of pointing. You will point here and there to tell whoever that's carrying you that's where you want to go. And even pointing to the lights. No ceiling fan in our house, so you don't have a fan to point at.

You also seem to be VERY fascinated with the lights. You will go "aaahhhh" when we turn on the lights.

Haha.. you seem so easy to entertain. But I guess as you grow older, we will need to come up with more things to keep you entertained and occupied!

Almost no more black eye

Dear Evan,

I feel so guilty about your black eye. But shortly after I posted the blog about your black eye, I had many friends asking how your eye was. Makes you feel so happy that there are so many people who are so concerned about how you are.

To all our relatives and friends, Evan's black eye is getting better. Thanks for your concern. And thankfully his eye should recover before his first birthday!