promotion

On 1st June 2010, you will be promoted to PG1 (ie Playgroup 1)

This fun sounding place is meant for little children that are from 18-ish months of age.

You will learn many more skills like feeding, singing, dancing and more.

You will be wearing uniform hand down from 姐姐, which is all comfy now compared to the new ones.

Mama found time to shorten a dress for you , but perhaps you don't need that inch of taking up. I keep my finger crossed that the rest that I did not shorten, are not too long for you.

There are some changes to daily routine from home to school.

All of us are excited for you. For the past few days 姐姐 has been asking " Is Hanah wearing her new uniform today??!" She is so looking forward to your growing up I sense! =)

from romper to dress

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How you have grown!

Mama has not been updating the things you can do.

You are babbling so much no! Your baby talk sounds like an foreign language, not baby babbling =). Your varying facial expression, tone, pace and pitch allow you to "carry out a conversation" without losing my attention! Mama enjoys every bit of it. I seriously wish I understand your language. That will be such fun. Most of the time you look/sound like you are casually telling me something..

"...it was SO Exciting you know, mama..."

"... I guess it was ok..."

"wow..good job 姐姐 ..there...over there.."

You can say quite a few things now, or rather your vocabulary are:

Papa/Papoa : Papa

Popo : Carry me!

Mama : Mama (actually, I thiknk you hardly say and mean this!)

Mamo/Mama?! : Food/ snack, etc

Jeh-jeh : Sarah or Kyl-linn 姐姐

Bear :Bear

WOwor : Dos, Cats, small furry animals

Wragh! : Tiger

Apple : Apple

Amoh : Elmo

Oh No! : oh no!

Oh-oh! : Oh-oh!?- especially when something drops

yes-yes : Yes - coupling with nods, especially to food

Dege-degeh x 4 : Switch on the tele please...

sh.. : Wear shoes please

You are walking very fast and love walking. In fact you have been doing this for quite sometime now. Especially in the church. Your steps are still not very stable, but you don't fall own much. You are very agile.

When you walk on a wet and slippery surface like the bathroom, you are so careful! Or sometimes you will get onto all fours! You are amazing!

You love climbing. Your favourite scary stun for Papa is to climb onto a round stool.. You don't topple - you are really cool! =)

Music really excite you, especially the upbeat ones. Any kind of music will do. You will often "dance" in you baby ways. Papa loves it!

"Yes Dance!! Hanah, dancing!", he will say, cheering you on.

Last few days you could sing! Haha I know, Mama sounds exaggerating here. Only mama knows that you were singing and not babbling. Usually you sing "Row the boat". We use to do this song over and over at bed time when you were younger.

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leading up to 1 year old

Here are some overdue records of your new development.

You are able to follow many things that Mama do while I am with you. Such as:

• Making funny sound while I sing for you.

- You will know when I will pause to make different sounds.. especially when we sing

"Row row row your boat, gently down the stream...

If you see a crocodile, don't f'get to ...

[You will make a gentle "ahhhh...!" and I will continue...]

Scream! Ah!"

pretended that you were making coffee

Feeding yourself

You want to feed yourself with a spoon. You actually can manage, with a bit of mess though! =)

• "Using" gadgets

- remote controls - your specialty at tv time with 姐姐

you sure know which "buttons" to push!

- iphone

As mama often send text messages or housekeep pictures in my iphone, it did not take long before you figure out how to turn on the screen and try to fiddle around with the phone... scary! =s

ah-mah on the other side

• manicure

you often scratch yourself. mama pain-sackingly tim & file your nails twice a week. That's when you develop the interest to do your own manicure! cute!

• Those baby steps!

Most of all you started walking a few days before you turned 1. You managed a few steps on your own. Then you progressed to 7-sih steps on your birthday ... and last 2 days, you walked many more baby steps.

You seem so natural, confident ... and purposeful!

11th month - on 11th Oct

typical view from the front seat in papa's car

You passed the 11th month mark on 11 Oct 2009.

Today you made your 1st step. Today you did your first fly-kiss. Today you passed the 11th month mark.

Time flies, real fast with you around! You have been with us for 11 months!

We are certainly enjoying the time together.

You are always ever so happy to 姐姐 or papa or mama.

For the last 3 weeks or so, you have achieved a few more milestones:

Clap you hands when you hear music you like, when someone clap, and when you are happy while mamma nurse you!

Do your own Peeka-boo (cute!)

Stand on your own, squad up and stand up again!

Call "bababba" (papa), "mum mum mum mum" (food) or "mamamama" (mama)...

You talked a lot more since we came back from KL a week ago.

Googah googah.. and a lot more variety of sounds.

Favourite game with 姐姐 is say ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh as long as 姐姐!

So many more little treasured moments that mama cannot describe, and wished that I can freeze those moments and store in my memory forever.

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KL trip August 2009

On the day you turned 9 months old, you were "promoted" to the senior infant bay.

Past 5 months of great care from Mrs Lim, Mdm Wee, teacher Serene will be greatly missed.

You can now confidently get up and down on your tinee feet. You legs are so strong! You can even stand for couple of seconds with out holding on. You love it when it happens!

Playing with 姐姐 is especially fun. Last week we were back in KL for a week. You had so much fun though you were nursing a very terrible cough/flu.

face red with rash

"goody-2-(red)shoes"

piggie buns

xuan xuan 姐姐 ( loves to cuddle you)

afternoon with ah-tai

(may-yi's new home, villamas, KL)

our trip

great time with Ba-Gong

you & i went back to KL for a few days without papa & 姐姐.

you make several milestones during this trip - mainly food related!

always someone to play with!

Foods yummy durians!

1. Apple and durian!

2. Alleged feeds: bread & biscuits

Xuefen ahyi claimed that you have "lost weight"... i wonder why!?

Motor skills
You can now crawl and then get up in sitting position! Thanks to clean & spacious floor at ba-gong's place!

xuan xuan 姐姐 was always there to "guide" you!

Experience

1. First trip to Awanar Resort/ Genting Highlands

Cool climate up in the highlands was great! Especially with the 哥哥,姐姐,阿姨 & uncles.

2. First flight
Tiger air TG455 (KUL-SIN)

Ba-gong and Ah-Mah fetched us to the airport. Though the waitign time was quite lonely, it was soon time to go. you took it very well.

so glad to see papa, you missed him indeed!

Pictures of the trip:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/75639273@N00/sets/72157620014284181/

milestones

It's been sometime since my last entry.

First Food

day before you turned 6 months old, mama attempted to feed you with "solid" (food). I wanted to be the one who feed you first, like I did for 姐姐. unfortunately you did not like the way I have done it- oo watery I guess. The next day when you went back to day care, Mdm Wee or Mrs Lim fed you with the same thing, you loved it!

"try again Chooi Yee" I told myself.

your first food

First holiday

togather with xuefen ahyi, ncle daniel & nigel 哥哥, we set off to quite resort in Bintan island, few hours away from Sinagpore.

We spent nice, peacful time there doing nothing much.

姐姐 & 哥哥 enjoyed themselves very much of course. Hanah you are too young to do what they did, but I suppose you had fun just being with everyone and the sea breeze!

HFMD

the unevitable happened. you caught HFMD from day care.

we tried to protect you from it, but we failed.

the silver lining: mama gets to spend 1 week with you! And we have some fun just being at home... or rather away from daycare.

you in mask (not cos of HFMD tho)

First Movie

We brought you to the cinema, but of course we watched a movie while you slept in my arms.

I look forward to the day I bring you to watch a movie of YOUR choice!

Baby achievements

You are able to sit up rather steadily on your own now. You enjoyed the new perspective of things, sitting and playing with your toys around you!

Then you discover the joy of pushing yourself forward to reach of things. As we cheer you on by your side, you became more confident and rock yourself on your fours =)

pretty impressive huh ??!

sprouting pearlies ..0.0..

Though mdm Wee from the infant care centre told confirmed that you are teething, mama did not want to think too much of it.

Like 姐姐's time, mama wants to see your toothless glee for a longer while.

2 nights ago, mama took a quick check on your gum. 2 little pearlies are definitely sprouting from your lower gum. A sudden rush of emotion came through me. joy yet sadness that this little one is growing fast!

somehow you seem to be very sensitive to my feelings. you were excited by the joy I showed on my face I guess.

My mind continued to drift ... could see tooth fairy came some weeks back to make those pearlies grow ...

for the records, first teeth: LOWER Central Incisors

flipped to 4 months old!

healthy 6.725kg on your 4th month birthday!

(11 march 2009,outram polyclinic)

as usual, waving legs and hands!

11 march 2009 you turned 4mth old! mama went to work that day. i missed your routine check up.

papa and auntie lilian brought you there instead.

on 12 march you managed your 1st unassisted-left-flip ! - mama missed that, auntie lilian was so happy to report that to papa! =)

smiles

姐姐 enjoying your smiles & sounds!

(home, telok blangah, singapore)

You are getting more & more socialble!

When I smiled at you, you will reward mama with a smile!  So heart warming.  We even ''talk'' to each other.  Oh I really enjoy that.  Papa and 姐姐 are enjoying that too!