Monday, 27 August 2007

Check this out, interesting game recommended by my fren, Jayne. Gary should be happy with the results, since everyone says nat looks like a little me. heehee lucky her!!!

Monday, 27 August 2007

I have always had the dream that when I become a stay at home mum, I would bring Nat to the park for walks and show her all the interesting sights and sounds of nature. Today, I did just that and I thoroughly enjoyed myself and so did my sweetheart who laughed and giggled all through our walk. I am so looking forward to the day when I can do this with her on a daily basis.

Sunday, 26 August 2007

This weekend, we took lots of photos of nat, i love my sweetheart so much and can spend hours just looking at her pics. On Sunday afternoon, we also brought her to a trial class at Kindermusik, something that I had wanted to try out for a while. Overall, kinda interesting, lots of movement and music play with babies and nat seemed to enjoy it. my conclusion, she's still a little young and i'll register her for these classes later. in fact, i realise that a lot of these activities can already be done at home with baby, but often we are not disciplined enough to do it :)

check out the many cheeky faces of my nat!


Whatcha looking at?


My happy babee


Food theme, wonder why she's holding her nose?


kindermusik class


daddy, my idol


sigh poor baby, i tried on this beanie hat just for fun, a bit silly eh?

Sunday, 26 Aug 2007

nat has teeth :) this past week, she has been kind of moody and cranky, crying a lot more than usual. we were wondering what was the problem, then we saw the little pearly white teeth. check out my baby's toothy grin . you gotta click on the pic to zoom in.

Wednesday, 22 August 2007

Last weekend, we had another baby gathering :) as usual, nat had a good time, meeting up with her friends. it's nice to meet other babies of the same age and their mummies too. check out nat's cutie fren, jamie.

Tuesday, 21 August 2007

Do babies dream? I think they do. This morning, I was carrying nat while she was sleeping and she gave a smile ... very sweet smile and only for a moment ... she must be having sweet dreams :)

Monday, 20 Aug 2007

As nat gets older, she is getting her own personality. there is a streak of sturbboness in her character, just like me. feed her something she likes and she gets impatient for more (hmm, like me) but feed her something she does not like and she will give you a face and "pui" everything out!

One thing that never fails to amuse me is that nat knows her name :) some days when she is extra naughty i give her a stern voice and say to her "natalie ong, don't be naughty". she seems to know its her name because she will stop all that she is doing and give me a sheepish look hahaha ... really cute.

These few weeks, i feel particularly torn ... to quit and stay at home with nat or to continue working. Don't find much challenge in work anymore and feel like I'm not putting in my best effort at all. While at home, my maid seems to be able to manage nat better. It's really being stuck in a limbo state where you are not doing well at both ends. sigh ... guess i'll give myself till the end of the year to make a decision ...

Thursday, 16 August 2007

nat can crawl :) today, i placed her on the sofa and intentionally moved the tv remote control far far away from her. she immediately got onto her front and attempted to leopard crawl towards the remote. before i knew it, she had almost reached the remote. i din believe it, so i pulled her right back again and the persistent little one made her second attempt. yup, nat can crawl and i'm proud of my little baby girl.

Monday, 13 August 2007

They say God made babies beautiful so you cannot resist loving them. Look at my baby nat and you'll see how true this is. 6 months down the road, she is getting her own fiesty little personality:

1. impatience - if you are just a little slow in feeding her, she has no qualms in "complaining" to you.
2. sweet - she knows exactly when to give you her signature chuckle which melts your heart
3. sleepyhead - a moment i really enjoy is watching baby and daddy sleeping together on weekend mornings
4. active - she absolutely hates lying down, during activity time, she constantly needs to stand up and look around
5. curious - my little kangaroo loves being in her baby bjorn sling, think it gives her a sense of security and allows her to view her surroundings from a high vantage point.

I value Mondays, the only day in the week when I am on leave from work and can spend more time with my baby.

Sunday, 5 August 2007

Today, nat started on porridge. She is officially 6 months old today. She is my sweetheart and I love her more and more with each passing day.

Things I like to do with nat:
1. Talk to her
2. See her chuckle and laugh
3. Listen to her baby talk
4. Help her to stand and take her little baby steps
5. Hold her close to me
6. Watch her sleep

This weekend, we also revamped her room. We dismantled the bed and joined the two mattresses. Now, there is a lot more space for nat to flip, toss and turn. It also allays my fear of her falling off the bed as she grows older and can crawl.