Inspired by this! In case you have no idea what this is all about, just google ‘lolcats’ or ‘i can has cheezburger’! ;)
My lolbaby!!
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Reflections for Anya’s Tenth Month
You are ten months old today!
This month, you stayed at the Ah Ma’s place while we were busy cleaning and unpacking stuff in the new place. After that, it was party after party for you! Housewarming parties, Christmas parties, etc. You have so many new toys/ books/ clothes! Then you ended up in hospital. :( That was not pleasant at all! We had to cancel our trip to KL because of that so you didn’t get to sit on a plane last year. You saw fireworks for the first time on New Year’s Day and went up to the Flyer with your Ah Ma and Gong Gong so that was the only ‘flying’ you got to do.
charming the fish counter lady at NTUC Clementi
my Christmas cutie!
Christmas with the gang
at the hospital
on the flyer
Your range of tricks now includes putting both your hands on your head whenever we say “高高” or “head” and one hand on your ear (like you’re answering the phone) when we say “hello?”. You can also do “恭喜恭喜” with your hands clasped together so you’ll all set for Chinese New Year! I’m quite proud of the fact that I taught you to differentiate between and do the appropriate actions for the ‘clap your hands’ and ‘stamp your feet’ verses of ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It’. Still trying to confirm if you truly understand ‘拍拍手’ as ‘clap your hands’! Also taught you to pucker up your lips and make kissing sounds but you’ve learnt that you can make the same sound just by smacking your lips so now you skip the puckering up bit entirely. You bop to music (1, 2, cha cha cha, 3, 4, cha cha cha!) and pretend to sleep when asked to. You are quite happy to give big sloppy kisses on demand and wave hello/ goodbye quite nicely.
doing 高高 with Daddy & Auntie Fifi
big kiss for Auntie Debs
You’ve been eating some grown-up food and seem to enjoy what you eat. Fortunately, you have not shown allergic reactions to any food. You can be quite demanding and I’m a little horrified by how loudly you shout when you want something. You are also rather destructive and enjoy knocking stacked-up toys over. We are trying our best to discipline you but you’re definitely being spoilt by your grandparents so we have to be the bad guys!
You’ve been putting on weight steadily although you lost some after your bout of stomach flu. Your hair is growing too and you’re looking more fluffy-headed everyday. Haven’t seen any new teeth yet but you’re doing well with the two that you have. Your feet are still tiny though!
My sweet little Anya Papaya, I’m so glad I have you in my life. I look forward to the rest of the time with you but I already miss these ten months that have passed. Just know this: you are loved!
2009 in summary
Oops! It’s already the new year but it’s my habit to do this, so here goes:
1) Where did you ring in 2009?
Watchnight service, Barker Road Methodist Church Preaching Point at ACS International
2) What was your status by Valentine’s Day?
Wife & mother!!
3) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
Yes. As a teacher and as an MA student.
4) How did you earn your keep?
Well, I was still a teacher but since I spent quite a bit of the beginning on MC, then was on 4 months of maternity leave and 2 months of no-pay leave only returning to work end-Sept, I didn’t really work very much this year!
5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
Yes! Delivered Anya in Thomson Medical Centre. She also landed up in KKH so I spent a couple of days there too.
6) Did you encounter the police?
Err.. went to the police post to get my address on my IC changed
7) Where did you go on vacation?
Went to Malacca, on a cruise and Bintan with the husband and kid! First year in a long time that I didn’t get onto a plane!
Edit: Just remembered that Adrian and I went to Beijing without Anya!
8) What did you purchase that was over $500?
Ouch. Many things!! But the most expensive thing would be our new home!
9) Did you know anybody who got married?
Ming Lee, Kylie
10) Do you know anybody who passed away?
My grandfather
11) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with?
Met up with Shuming simply because we had the same ob/gyn and our babies were born around the same time! Also met up with my JC classmates.
12) Did you move anywhere?
Yes! The great migration from Boon Lay to Upp Bt Timah!
13) What sporting events did you go to?
I don’t enjoy sports
14) What concerts did you go to?
None, I think!
15) Where do you live now?
Upp Bt Timah
18) Describe your birthday.
First one as a mother. :)
19) What’s the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2009?
Weigh more than 70kg?? Go on holiday with my parents?? Interview for a job at MOE??
20) What is one thing you regretted this year?
Not being a better mother!!!
21) What’s something you learned about yourself?
I’m a pretty decent mother
22) Any new additions to your family?
My precious baby, Anya!
23) What was your best month?
March!
24) How would you rate this year with a scale from 1 (shitty) to 10 (excellent)?
It’s so wonderful having Anya around but there were still ups and downs! Can’t really give a simple rating to sum up such an eventful year!