The Joy of my Life......

@ 9months

2009-07-17T22:48:00.004+08:00

At 9 months old, he is gradually upgrading his skills;

1. Raises his hands & flocks towards the person he want to be carried

2. Recognises simple words like "kai kai = go out", "mumu = eat", baobao = carry", pongpong = bathe"

3. Sulk when he sees a stranger occassionally
(does it inferes that he is an anti-social person? Inherited whose genes. Definitely not mine)

4. Change position within a few seconds
(No longer the baby who will sit still. Now his hands has to hold on to something or he fidgets his way)

5. A baby who is simply scared of ticklish....Laugh hilariously when we tickle his shoulder or just holding on to his feet.

6. Finally 2 little teeth (Day 269) from the bottom gums appear. No wonder he turns cranky & had fever on the last week of June & stuff every single items into his mouth when he lay his hands on.

With Ethan, my dinner & outing with friends had minimized & had been postphoning & postphoning. Sorry ladies..u know who u are :)

Approaching 260 Days

2009-06-20T22:01:00.010+08:00

Ethan's new cap

New haircut in off-shoulder shirt ^_^

Cool look after shower

Rolling baby -- from mattress to the floor.

Look at me with pitiful look but dun dare to cry

The moment I asked him, he yells & cry as if in real pain

Still smiling

Showing his Octo-legs

Ready to pose on the floor

Updates :-

Ethan's stylo milo 3rd haircut.Simply adore his new look...
Crying upgraded from babies to toddler with screeching voice as he approaches his 260 days with the family
Attention seeker, attention seeker & attention seeker

Walker Pictures

2009-06-15T22:28:00.003+08:00

With his legs "qiao" up..

Ethan never fails to amazes with his witty acts. Gosh kids are born smart today !!!

My Octo--babe

2009-06-01T23:10:00.004+08:00

Often I wonder if all babies possesses such poor sleeping posture & inherited such naughty acts from nowhere...

Hmmmm my conclusion, boys tend to behave differently from girls...

Need to hold on to feeding spoon before agreeing to drink his milk

Tightly holding on to the Thomas & Friends spoon

In his La-la-la- land

Need to cover up

Ugly smile !!!

Wiggle from one end of the bed to the other..

Growing up - Day 238

2009-05-28T22:32:00.004+08:00

I am a lazy mommy BUT very HAPPY mommy. Juz simply lazy to update the blog... due to insufficient time. Every day mad mad day..wake up play with Ethan-rush to work-finish work-go back help take care of Ethan. I cannot even find time for myself ....

At this stage of Ethan's growing up process, he is very much a mommy or even a papa's boy.

He tends to flip(only 1 sided flip) over a few times in the middle of the night. Unable to flip back he make baby noise to wake me up & smile @ me. Then he falls into sleep with his face flat to the bed the moment I smiled back. I reckon he is just seeking attention from me.

He likes to eat eat eat & turns grouchy when he is not able to. At 7mths with no teeth, there is only a limited variety of food I can feed it. Being home alone last weekend, Ethan ate whatever I ate. Both of us had chocolate ice-cream from Awfully chocolate, fried hor fun from the coffee shop & instant mix rice cereal.

I am glad that I had spent all my time with him. For the past 7+ plus month, the only night that Ethan had not slept with me was on Aunty Eunice's wedding. Imagine now that he is at Day 238, I slept with my darling boy 237 days...wow impressive !!

Gosh am loving him more & more each day....

Flipping

2009-05-10T11:11:00.001+08:00

Ethan's favourite pastime now - to flip & flip yet his left hand always stuck. No matter how tough it is, the hand can still wiggle its way out.

To conclude, babies are genuinely smart.

A day with my besties

2009-05-08T22:12:00.002+08:00

Ethan with God-moms

A day of nothing yet something with my besties. Of course we spent our time playing-- our favorite hobby -- MAHJONG.

It had been a wonderful time playing MJ with my besties....with Ethan around at home.

Best of both worlds in fact :)

Btw thanks for teaching me how to deal with Loke's pet birds..Next thing to buy from supermarket is Enos.. Thanks :)

Terror

2009-04-24T22:07:00.001+08:00

Mommies greatest fear -- Notty kids.

Everyday when I reach my mom's house, the seniors will feedback to me what Ethan had done for the day. I am like "Oh Gosh, Ethan is a notty baby". Each day I hear new things & I am beginning to wonder, are all kids like that or only the exceptional notty ones behave like that?

The seniors will always feedback & commented how can a 6 month old baby:-
1. Choose the person he prefers to carry him
2. Uses his leg to lift up any items near to his leg area to play
3. Talks as if someone is talking to him in baby language
4. Yells at the slightest discomfort

Aren't babies supposed to be eating & sleeping all the time....

Just so happen talked to my sister on the phone earlier, she mentioned kids are a reflection of either the past or present the behaviour of their parents. I totally agreed is true..But, am I like that when I was young? OR am I like that currently?

And my conclusion, Ethan takes after the father - Loke cos I am a clone in disguised.

I am a 200 days old

2009-04-20T21:35:00.001+08:00

Dear Loved Ones...

How time flies!! Ethan had reached its 200 days old mark. YEAH YEAH..

The mommy has no doubts about it that he had been a well-behaved baby. Continue to smile & well behaved always !!

With Plenty of Love

............

Sebastian & Eunice's Wedding

2009-04-19T01:02:00.009+08:00

The bride

Us Us Us !!!

Attended onc of my bestie's wedding -- Sebastian & Eunice's Wedding at Novotel Clarke Quay with fantastic food & companion.

Congratulations Kitty, finally together after 12 long years.

May you have a wonderful & blissful marriage.

Playmates

2009-04-12T16:44:00.005+08:00

Kendric & Jaden posing...

Yes !! They are Ethan's playmates.

Something that touches my heart during a conversation with Jaden.

Me : Jaden, you have got 3 brothers aka cousins in all -- namely Enric , Kendric & Ethan. (En & Ken are real brothers)

Jaden : No... Enric & Kendric are brothers. I only got 1 brother. His name is Ethan Loke.

As you all know, kids do not know how to lie. I smile at him cos this 5 year old boy words really touches my heart.

Being a 6 month old Baby

2009-04-05T08:49:00.010+08:00

Newly promoted to a 6 month old baby--

Ethan's playful act being captured !!

Ethan's 1st encounter with Rice Cereal

Yummy yummy yummy!! Still prefer milk though :)

Marilyn Yee

2009-04-04T14:00:00.007+08:00

My Bestie, Hay gave birth to a cute baby girl, Marilyn Yee on 28th March 2009 in Melbourne...

Congratulations on the arrival of your princess....

180 days mark

2009-04-02T22:00:00.011+08:00

Being a 180 days old baby, Ethan's cries no longer sounds like new born babies. He loved to yell & scream & laugh out hilariously at the slightlest facial expression one makes.

He is simply a gorgeous baby who loved
1. musical toys
2. staring & smiling to himself at any hanging red CNY lanterns
3. to drink his milk bi-hourly
4. kicking the bed in the middle of the night jus to wake me up to make milk
5. pulling my fingers & stuffing it into his mouth to chew
6. to grab whatever his little hands lay on & shove it into his mouth
7. looking at his cousins trying to gain their attention
8. to be carried all the time

Ethan, Ethan, Ethan...just like what your Chinese name says, I hoped 宇宙 brings you tons of 快乐 . May you always be a happy baby !!

Red dots -- A bit disgusting

2009-03-28T13:19:00.007+08:00

Ethan always have this "out of the blue"rashes appearing on his body. It gives me goosepimples whenever I try to apply medicine on it. The doctor says is mere allergy. But allergy to what, no one knows.. Guess have to continue monitoring if he is allergy to any physical items around him..

MIL 60th Birthday Celebration

2009-03-28T10:18:00.009+08:00

Just woken up from my sleep!! Yawn !!

Parent's In Law with grandchildren

Family Photo

On this day, we gathered & celebrated the birthday of my Mother-In-Law @ Peach Garen Thomson Plaza. The food was fanastic with excellent dessert..

HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY !!

Humpty Dumpty burst stomach

2009-03-20T22:30:00.012+08:00

Can someone help Ethan to unbutton his shirt? It is going to burst :)

He can finally sit...BUT with the help of mini pillows surrounding him...Still trying his best to balance.

Keep it up Baby !!

Cute Jelly Sandals

2009-03-20T22:26:00.003+08:00

1st pair of Jelly like sandals...which I bought for Ethan. Often I wonder why I buy this for him as the seniors strongly believed that he should not be wearing it until he reaches the age of 1..Too cute to resist it from buying :)

Whatever it is, since I bought, might as well let him wear when the time permits...Sad to say it is still too big for him...

My New Swing

2009-03-08T22:14:00.006+08:00

On this day, I finally relented to my parents request.. To let Ethan sleep in the hammock like swing as it had proven to me that Ethan can sleep better & longer..

Cheers to his longer sleep. For your info, Ethan has this tendency of waking up jumpy even though the environment is quiet. Thus his sleep is affected all the time resulting in his crankiness..

Day 143

2009-02-28T22:57:00.009+08:00

Before ....

Ethan's New look..

Somehow or rather, I still like his thick hair...

Going Botak soon..

2009-02-14T23:09:00.007+08:00

Both mother & son is suffering from massive hair loss. Ethan's thick hair on the top & by the side of his head. Notice the drastic difference? By next week, Ethan will be bald aka botak soon.. .

Haizz it's such a waste to shave the thick black hair..

Ethan, mommy will keep your hair for remembrance sake & show it to you when you grow older.

Like Father like son !!!

2009-02-08T17:02:00.004+08:00

For friends & family members who knows the family, 90% of them commented how Ethan resembles the father. Do they really look alike?

Few more days to go before Ethan's goes off bald....

Weekend Baby

2009-02-01T13:27:00.008+08:00

Today marks the end of my maternity leave & the start of being a weekend child for Ethan. I definitely hoped Ethan will behave himself at Grandmom house with all the cousins around him.

The past 1 year had been a memorable life journey for me with the precious baby joining the family. In just another 2 days, Ethan turns 4months old. Thank you Ethan for being such a wonderful baby.

Gong Hei Fatt Choy

2009-01-27T00:12:00.008+08:00

Gong Hei Fatt Choy 恭喜发财..HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

May all our loved ones prosperous in the year of Ox...

HUAT AHHHHHHHHH..

Sooooo Different

2009-01-21T19:10:00.008+08:00

Unlike other kids, Ethan does not like the toys to be dangling in front of him as he is unable to grab them. He rather push his whole fist into his cutie mouth than having to play with the toys. Conclusion == he is an impatient boy