Sunday, 28 October 2007

Lazy mummy, didn't update Nat's blog last week. Lots of interesting happenings though. Nat met up with her frens again, and the babies went swimming. Everyone had a great time, although swimming with 8-10 babies is no joke, quite chaotic ...

Nat has grown up so much over the past month. Some developmental milestones:

1. She is 8.12kg.
2. She can crawl quite speedily to any location.
3. If holding someone for support, she can stand and sometimes, without support, she can stand for up to 2 sec.
4. She is extremely squirmy, unless I place her in my baby bjorn sling.
5. She is kind of frightened of the speakerphone on my handphone. When I'm speaking to my mum via the speakerphone, she immediately becomes silent and rests her head on my chest ... very sweet.
6. She loves swimming with mummy.

She is truly a joy in my life and I think gary's a great daddy too!

Thursday, 18 October 2007

I went home during lunch to spend some time with nat. It was slightly cloudy, the wind was breezy and nat was feeling sleepy. As she lay on my chest falling asleep, I realised how much I enjoy this. It's nice to have your little baby sleeping close to you. In fact, I also enjoy this closeness to my mum when I slept with her during my childhood days. Hmm ... looks like this "neediness for affection" is genetic :)

Monday, 15 October 2007

I love watching nat sleep, she looks so sweet ... today is another one of those days ... i'm typing on the laptop, nat is sleeping in the cot next to me making her little baby sounds. Time sure flies, nat is officially 8 months, 1 week and 3 days old. She has grown from a small little whimpering bundle to a fiesty little one that knows exactly what she wants.

One thing that never fails to amuse her is placing her in front of a mirror. Always, she will give a sweet smile, esp when u ask her who's the pretty girl in the mirror. sigh ... we've nicknamed her "hiao pok" nat.

We are intending to bring nat to Perth for a hol, i expect it will be tiring but i think i will enjoy the experience. she is truly God's blessing in our lives, bringing joy to us daily. I used to "poo poo" at others in the past when they said that the stress of the day melts away once they see their kids. it is true you know, while work problems still exist, at least for that moment, you toss it out of your mind and focus only on your baby.

Monday, 15 October 2007

This is nat's passport photo. Gary and I are thinking of going to Perth this Dec, with baby. So i tot we had better quickly make her passport first. It really is not easy to capture a nice photo of her against a white background, and smiling. This is the best I could do, she looks kinda pissed! hahaha too bad ...

Wednesday, 10 October 2007

An interesting pic, taken with a handphone, courtesy of an ex-colleague and friend :) My only comment, I ain't a man and nat's definitely not for sale.

Sunday, 7 October 2007

Yesterday, gary and i were out with nat from 9am to 9pm. Only one thing to describe the day - WIPED OUT! To think we used to do this when we first dated but hmm ... tat was like when we were 19 and now we are like 30? At the end of the day, gary complained of a backache and achey arms, while I trudged on energetically (haha to be fair, he did carry nat quite a bit, while i had the help of my baby bjorn sling).

Nat is really quite a good baby, although she has occasional moments of crankiness, she slept through the shopping, and when she is awake, she gets really excited by all the interesting happenings around her. On the way home, nat slept in my arms during the car ride.

Today, gary and i brought her to the new kids' playground at Botanic Gardens. Interesting place, with different "adventure zones" for kids to run around and explore. My conclusion though, nat's too young for this, probably more suitable for kids age 3 and above, or at least when she can walk in a more stable manner.

Right now, both nat and gary are sleeping, i know because i just spied on them. And interestingly, both are sleeping in the exact same manner, lengthwise against the wall, with their hands dangling out of the mattress. she really is her daddy's daughter.

30 September 2007

Today, we had a great time taking many pics of nat. Dressed in her new pink dress, she looks really cute :) no chance of anyone mistaking her for a boy this time.

Some reflections:

1. I love spending time with nat, especially during the weekend. Taking care of her, playing with her, I find all these a joy. Even when I have to run off in the middle of dinner, just to coax her to sleep, I view this as part and parcel of bonding and motherhood ... hmm ... having nat in my life has really built my patience :)

2. Nat loves to play, gary and i spent about half an hour entertaining her, and boy were we exhausted. She loves the game of "peek-a-boo" where I hide myself and then reappear before her eyes :) never fails to get her chuckling.

3. Nat can scream ... quite loudly in fact ... especially when we are playing with her or when she wants our attention. She has changed from my gentle little newborn into an active little baby that loves to climb all over me.

4. Nat likes bland food ... like me :) This weekend, I tried feeding her banana rice cereal, for a change from her usual bland meal of ordinary rice cereal. She made a face to show her displeasure ... haha ... a girl who knows what she wants.

5. Nat loves to sleep in the car ... it could be the dull droning of the engine or the cooling air con environment, she loves to fall sleep in the car.

6. Nat is a water baby. I had not brought her to the pool in almost a month ... thought she would be scared of getting into the pool. No worries, she was chuckling away. In fact, today we brought her near the mini waterfall in our pool and she eagerly touched it again and again, even though each time, the water sprayed at her face.

I really have no regrets with having nat in my life. Enjoy the pics :)

A quiet and serene moment, I love this picture

In deep concentration

My cheeky babe showing off her two pearlie whites

A beautiful pic, except that the photographer should warn me of unsightly bra showings next time hee hee

Nat appreciates good food ... hmm ... so does her daddy ... hmm ...

Nat's first experience with sparklers

My grumpy baby but i love her all the same

Monday, 24 September 2007

Some more nice pics, courtesy of cutie jamie's mummy.

Monday, 24 September 2007

A happy and contented nat, who has just eaten 2 japanese baby biscuits.

Monday, 24 September 2007

Yesterday, nat met her baby friends at Botanic Gardens. My mistake, it was rather hot, should have asked everyone to meet slightly later at 5:30pm instead. sorry, folks! nat had a great time and so did I catching up with friends and updating each other on our baby's progress. something interesting we saw at botanic gardens. there was a pregnant lady sitting some distance away from us and her dutiful husband was not only fanning her, he was fanning her tummy. so sweet ... keeping the baby cool in this hot weather. pity we did not manage to take a pic of tat.

check out the pics!



what hot weather ... nat was perspiring ...



what a relaxing day, let me just lie back and hang up my little feet!



nat the bread thief, stole some bread while i was not looking, luckily i caught her in time before she stuffed it into her mouth.







nat's cutie friends, rafe, zofie and jamie!

Monday, 24 September 2007

Nat's first haircut ... but not much difference ... poor nat's hair is growing ever so slowly. I figured that bringing her for a trim might stimulate some new hair growth. let's wait and see. anyway, she did not squirm much, just kept staring at the hairdesser.
Today, me and nat went shopping as well, just the both of us. I'm really quite pleased as i'm getting comfortable with bringing her out on my own, without the maid in tow. in fact, i put her in the sling and she slept right through my shopping expedition at the mall. for being such a good girl, i bought her some japanese baby biscuits. i tasted it myself, it's quite nice.


luv this picture!


hmm, not a very ladylike position to sleep, gary thinks i sleep like tat too!


check out nat's hair

Thursday, 20 September 2007

I've been a lazy mommy, not updated my blog in 10 days ... well, this week we brought nat for her regular pd check up. She is officially 7.8 kg and 64.5 cm long.

Nat is really quite a happy girl these days, not as grouchy ... every night before she sleeps, she will have a play session with me and gary, often we end up more tired than her.

Sleeping with a baby in the same room is not an easy task. Over the past few weeks, I've devised an ingenious way of blocking out the light from my TV by throwing a blanket over the cot ... but ... it's gotta be done in such a way that there is still plenty of air circulation ... heehee ... not ez eh!

Well, we'll try to post more pics this weekend.

Monday, 10 September 2007

Din really do much over the weekend. nat is a good girl and manages to sleep through the night once or twice a week. Even gary enjoys having her in the room with us now. Also, nat is beginning to enjoy her porridge, whereas in the past, she would have "pui" all the porridge out when we feed her. Every weekend, I try to bring nat to botanic gardens at least once, she enjoys it and gets really excited. Some nice pics to share ...

Friday,7 September 2007

I have always felt that black and white photographs best capture a baby's beauty. These photographs were taken by my good friend with her trusty o'le film camera, back when nat was only about 1 week old ... and I love it.

I've always wanted to take a series of "baby nude" black and white shots for nat. No, nothing kinky going on here. It's just that I feel that it's a nice way to capture a baby's innocence and happiness. Glad my friend has kindly agreed to help me with the photography :)







Anywayz, over the past week, nat has been sleeping in our room, in her little cot. I feel a lot happier and contented. Just before I sleep, I often sit by the cot and watch her, listening to the little noises she makes while sleeping. I often tell gary that one must never take such joy for granted and it is truly a blessing to have nat together with us and in our lives.

Monday, 3 September 2007

Another 2 days and nat will be officially 7 months old. How time flies ... doesn't seem so long ago that we just brought her home.

Over the past few nights, I have moved a cot into my room and now nat sleeps with us at night. This issue of nat sleeping with my maid has bugged me quite a lot over the last few months. It's like what my fren told me, the decision is up to you. One could easily outsource nite sleeping/feeding/the works to the maid but is that what you want? do you want it such that as the mum, you are not even able to coax your baby to sleep and have to lift up your hands in desperation and pass it on to the maid? well, it's something i definitely do not want. It is not an easy task though, took me like nearly an hour to coax my sweetheart to bed, but no worries i guess, it can only get better.

You know, I never thought I would like being a mummy or to enjoy having kids ... but I do. As I always tell gary, nat is truly a blessing to us and is something that should be treasured and never taken for granted. I do look forward to the time when we are able to give nat a sibling, after all, I think being an only child is too lonely. meanwhile, we will shower all our love on nat, who grows more and more interactive every day. she loves babbling ... hmm ... i even "thought" she said daddy the other day, but gary thinks it's my hallucination ... hahaha

enjoy the recent pics of our sweetheart

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.