Up So Early?

Gooooooood Morning!!!....Yeah, was asking myself, why am I up so early...it's a Sunday, a precious day of the week and a perfect one to sleep late. But, I just couldn't sleep...!!!...Wish I could..!! Maybe I'm still a bit shaky due to the car accident I was involved in yesterday afternoon. However, there are 2 very important details i've learnt thro this incident. No matter how careful you are as a driver, putting on the seat belt (yes, I did put it on) and having a car seat for your child is very, very important, coz you'll never know where & when out of a sudden, these reckless drivers may hit you. Anyway, do not wanna dwell too much of details on this matter. Don't worry, I'm safe & sound here but I do not wanna think the otherwise if I have not put on the belt or if Lil E is with me in the car at the time of the accident.

On a lighter note, I was up this early probably because I'm excited of the agenda that I'll be doing shortly. I'll be going to Church for their morning service with both huBBy and Lil E. Yup!!...u read correctly, I am going to church and I pledge to go on a weekly basis. To all of u who knew me for years will be quite surprised on hearing this. I was, all this while not a Christian faith. But now I am and including huBBY. We're happy that we've finally accepted Christ. With this new found faith, hope it can give me guidance along the way when it comes to raising Lil E.

Alright, got to go get myself and the two fellas who're still sleeping ready for this outing. You have a good day and a blessed week ahead...:)

Updates on Lil E

This is a backdated post. Should've post this in 1 week ago, when Lil E officially turns ONE. Nevertheless, here goes:

Weight ~ 9.12kg
Height ~ 75cm
Teeth ~ 5 (2 on top & 3 at the bottom)


Walking
2 days after she celebrated her 1st birthday, Lil E took her first few steps. Both HuBBY & I witnessed her 'stunts' and boy, we were so happy we caught her 1st steps. But she walks clumsily though. She may trip and fall onto her backside or falls to the front but she's good at breaking the fall by putting her hands forward so she'll land on her knees with her palms on the floor. She really enjoys walking coz whenever we are carrying her, she signalled to be put down onto floor by making some noises and pointing to the floor. When we wanna pick her up, she'll whine and make a a big fuss.

Food/Feeding
Lil E is always interested in whatever food that we eat. Each time we have something to eat, she'd walk over to us, point at the food that we're eating & gestured she wants to have some too.
She has 2 solid meals a day and 3 x 7oz of milk daily. In between she'd have some snacks, she loves bread. We also started giving her a little bit of table food like some steamed egg, steamed tofu & half of a hard boiled egg. Our paed gave us the go-ahead and even encouraged us on letting her try these foods as long as the texture is soft so that Lil E will not choked.

Likes/Dislikes

~ Our little one likes to grab and lifts all kinds of objects that fancies her. She loves to turn the pages of magazines (esp. the astro guide) maybe due to the colourful pages. Also, she likes to grab hold of the tv/astro/dvd remote control and will aimed it at the tv as if trying to mimic the adults on changing tv channels.

~ She starts to love watching TV/Astro programmes esp. cartoons & children's sing-along shows like Barney and of course the commercials.

~ Lil E enjoys playing with us by touching our face, poking into our nose and eyes or sometimes she'll even put her fingers into our mouth to feel the teeth. She'll be laughing out loud while doing these little actions. U may find this 'activity' weird but she surely enjoys it esp before she goes to sleep. Maybe this has been a little ritual before her bedtime.

~ She can be a bit of a busy-body and is best at rummaging my handbag. She will first turn the bag over & pour the contents out as if wanting to inspect what's in there. Then after playing with all the 'contents' and got bored of it, she'll then hold the bag & stood up and starts to walk around the room with the bag in hand. If it happens to be a bigger handbag, she will not have the strength to hold it up but she'll resorts by dragging the bag on the floor. She tend to have this look of authority while walking with the bag in hand.

~ However, Lil E dislikes being restrained in her playpen for too long and will want to move about freely unless she is tired or it is around her naptime.

~ When its raining, she will showed us that she is afraid when there's thunder by giving us this scared look on her face while patting her chest lightly with her hand. We then need to go over and give her a big bear hug for assurance.

Ring!...Ring!...Telephone!

She probably has seen us using the house telephone , as she loves to pick up the receiver & babbles into the telephone. A short while, she'll then put the receiver back and picks it up & babbles into it again. This can go on & on a few times in a row.

Dancing Queen
Lil E loves to dance whenever she hears any kinds of music. As long as there's a tune, she'll be dancing along. Her usual dance moves are by bouncing up & down (by bending her knees) & swing both her hands left & right, all in coordinated movements. She'd give us a big smile while dancing and won't fail to amuse us daily with this antics of hers.

Pain....Pain....

Since she is still walking a bit clumsily, sometimes she would walk & knock her head into the wall or the furniture. She would then gestured us by whining and patting the back of her head even though the part she knocked into was her forehead. As and when we said the word pain....pain....she would understand it by touching the back of her head.

Lil E's 1st B'day Party

We threw a party to celebrate Lil E's 1st birthday which falls on 11th Nov. Coincidentally, it's a Saturday, a perfect day to hold a party...:). We started planning for this party about a month ago. A caterer was called in to prepare for the night's buffet style dinner. The b'day cake were ordered a week before at a cake shop in Sunway. HuBBy wanted it to be special, so he changed some designs and colours & tells the shop operator that he wants it bigger. Said that, a 3 kg cake made its way to Lil E's party.
Since we wanted a relatively small party, hence we're not able to invite all our relatives (esp. mommy's side) and friends. This we greatly apologized. A handsful of hubby's close relative and mommy's immediate family were invited. Not to mentioned some of our close friends as well. A great deal of photos were taken to capture the night's event and has been posted in this blog for your pleasure viewing.

Happy Birthday, Lil E

To My Darling,

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY

Daddy & Mommy loves u very much and wish you will grow up healthy & well. You don't fail to put a smile on our face everyday. Mommy specially made this blog for you so that one day when you are able to read, you'll enjoy this blog as much as mommy keeping it posted.

Since the day you arrived a year ago, you've given us so much joy. Never did I imagine how it would be like being a parent till u came along. I would admit, it was quite a bumpy journey initially with everything being so new & unknown to us in the parenting world. But who would imagine having you not only brightens our lives, you taught us the meaning of life.

From now on, Lil E will be called a toddler, no longer a baby. But, she'll always be the 'baby' in our hearts. Once again, Happy Birthday my Lil E, and many more to come.

New Haircut

The photos above say it all. Yup, Lil E had a haircut 2 days ago. She really needed one coz her hair is getting longer esp. her fringe was about to cover her eyes. Her hair grows quite fast i noticed. Her last haircut i recalled was around 2 months ago. Anyway, the hairdresser only cut her fringe but if u notice, this time the hairstyle is a bit different. I make sure the hairdresser cut it straight across, like a china doll hairstyle. Unlike the last time which the hairdresser screw up by cutting Lil E's fringe with jagged ends.

Btw, thought of putting this down. When Lil E had her haircut 2 days ago, I was at work. MIL relayed this to me. The hairdresser actually came over to our hse and there she was, Lil E happily seated on great grandma's lap for the haircut. As soon the cloth were draped over Lil E's shoulders, she immediately let out a LOUD wail..!!! Lil E was crying so loud with big drops of tears streaming down her cheeks...oh! poor baby!!...she must've been startled by the actions of the hairdresser with putting the cover over her shoulders so quickly. The hairdresser only starts to cut Lil E's hair after she has cooled down a bit. But still, Lil E was sobbing throughout the session....oh! my poor baby!!

But I must say, she looks good in this hairstyle...i personally like it a lot!

Papparazi Mom in Action

Mommy!!...I'm in a middle of something here!!

Okay..What's up pal??

Lil' E's Diary

Today is Sunday, a happy day for me. Why I say that? Because Daddy took me for a walk round the neighbourhood today. I love watching the birds fly in the sky. Some of the birds are black & looks big to me. Daddy tells me they're called crows. They looked scarrrrrry!!! Anyway, we reached a playground nearby our house. Saw some big kor-kor & che-che playing there. They seems to be having lots of fun. I'd really love to join them but Daddy said no coz I'm still small, wait till i'm bigger he said. Btw, he (daddy) always calls me 'baby', but Daddy, i'll be one yer old soon!!.

After the lovely walk, we went home for a meal. I had fish porridge followed by a long & nice tub bath. I always love bathing time coz that's when i get to play with my rubber duckie and splashing the water until Mommy is all wet. I'm not afraid of the water getting into my eyes when Mommy is rinsing my head. I just felt like sneezing and some stinging in my eyes that's all. Mommy said i'm a brave girl. She said will bring me go swimming soon...hmmm!! i wonder what swimming is. I'm sure it's fun.

Btw, I wanna confess that i'm more clingy to mommy & daddy now as compared to before. I'm like a koala bear esp to Mommy as I wouldn't let her out of my sight. I make a big fuss & cry like the end of the world is here when I wake up and mommy is nowhere around. Even when Mommy goes to the toilet for a few minutes, I'll screamed my head off wanting her to come back to where I am. There was once in the morning, Mommy said she is rushing for work and I won't let her out of my sight. Well, she ends up bringing me into the toilet with her and let me sit on a little stool. How I enjoyed watching mommy brush her teeth and wash her face....:)

Oh well, here's another day for me. I hope you had a good day too.

Happy 11th Months

How time flies. Lil' E is now 11 mths and she's turning ONE real soon.

Here are her developments.......

Weight : 8.8kg (last weighed in end Sept)
Teeth Growth : 2 lower central incisors

Mobility

Sitting - She can crawl & crawl and then turns herselft around to a sitting position easily.

Crawling - Lil' E can crawl really fast, whether she's on the floor or on our bed.

Cruising - Lil' E loves 'cruising' (walk at the same time hanging on to something for support). She loves doing this esp in her cot or her playpen. She can even cruise while holding a toy in the other hand.

Walking - She could take a few steps only when we hold her on the armpits and guide her on...

Climbing - Lil' E could climb 2 steps but i reckon it's kinda dangerous for her to do this 'stunt'...so this can only be done under mommy/daddy's supervision.


Language

Mommy calls it 'baby talk'...coz we couldn't really understand what she's trying to say. Her baby language consist of words like....Bu-eh!!(when she sees something amusing/she's in a good mood.....Eik!..eik!..eik!(this's to show her displeasure in a more angrier tone).....sometimes she'll also say pa-pa-pa or meh-meh-meh ( i reckon she's calling us, i hope) and mum-mum-mum(this she'll point at her milk bottle if she sees one to tell us she wants milk).


Hands/Legs Coordination

She can clap her hands, wave bye bye, open and close her hands (when i sing the twinkle twinkle little star song), pick up small pieces of bread or biscuit to put in her mouth. Able to hold a piece of biscuit to munch. Sometimes, she tries to reach for the spoon whenever I feed her esp. towards the end of her meal times. Whenever we sing a song to her, she'd be dancing in her own style by rocking her body up & down and waving her hands at the same time.


Feeding

Milk - It's usually 7oz of milk per feed. 1st meal of the day usually around 6.30am. Then it'll be solids in between till 6pm when we'll give another round of milk. She'll have her last feed for the day at around 9pm before her bedtime.

Solids - She's on 2 solid meals of porridge, one in mid morning & the other in mid afternoon and snacks on a few pcs of biscuits a day . We will usually rotate the ingredients to cook for the porridge. Her favourite is blended broccoli, potatoes & powdered anchovies porridge. Noticed her eating habits are different when we feed her this porridge. Her face will lits up and smile when she took the 1st spoonful. Other than this, we'll also cook blended chicken meat w spinach or fish w spinach porridge for Lil' E which she happily takes in as well.


Emotions

Likes to rest her head on mommy/daddy's tummy when we lie down. Can be quite a 'koala bear'(clinging)...likes being carried around the hse. Tend to 'manja' daddy more.

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A Day in Lil' E's Life


Noticed how she holds a toy in one hand & the other holding on to the cot bars for support while doing her 'cruising' stunts.



Lil' E happily playing with her teddy bear



Uh..Oh!!!, Lil' E getting impatient...She wants some attention. Okay, mommy is here..!!

Bits & Pieces

Sequence - from left to right


Well, well...what do we have here? Lil' E playing quietly in her cot while mommy attend to some chores. A while later, guess she got bored.... and she'd be thinking..."Hmmm, i'll just lazed around then & wait for mommy to come and get me".



Yippee!!!..Mommy's back, with the CAMERA!!!. Here's a serene pose for u mommy!! Okay, now's my turn.....gimme that camera!!!

Diet - Day 2

This is what i had for dinner on day 1 of my diet:

• Steamed pompret
• Stir fried bitter gourd with lean meat
• Stir fried snow peas with garlic

Ahh..!!! Today is day no. 2 on protein diet. Here's what i had for today:

Breakfast

• 1 hard boiled egg
• 3 pcs of nuggets
• 1 black tea

Lunch

• Stir fried mixed vege (aka 'Loh Hon Cai')

Dinner

• Stir fried egg with long beans
• Curry sotong (minus all the gravy of course)
• Stir Fried 'siew pak choy'
• 1 bowl of peanut w lean meat soup

There u go....the menu served on day 2. So far, has been adapting quite well to this protein. diet. Previously, i have doubts in starting on this diet cos only allowed to take protein and no carbo at all. A bit difficult since i love to eat bread. After doing it for 2 days, i find quite bearable cos there's a wide variety of food that i get to enjoy too.

Of Little Fingers

Lil' E is very curious at this stage and also likes talking to us. Okay, i wouldn't use the word talk since she's still a 10+ mths baby. She's more like babbling, pointing her little finger at something and then babbles non stop. For eg. when she points at the tree outside our porch, mommy will usually nod and say....uh hmm, it's windy outside, that's why the leaves are falling from the tree. Or at times, she'll point her finger at the side door when she hears our retriever barking loudly outside. I'll tell her.....yeah, Tomba (our retriever) saw a kitty cat, and he doesn't like it, so he barks....! And why i say she'll point her finger at the side door is becoz Lil' E remembers that's where our dog usually be.
At home during dinner, we'll all be at the dining table and Lil' E will be seated on her baby chair looking at us while we eat. Before i could even start, she'll shout at the top of her lungs and again pointing her little finger at our food indicating she wanted some too. Oh Lil' E, can't have that!!......but, mommy is all prepared. I'l give her a piece of her baby biscuit. There she is happily munching away her biscuit, while mommy slowly enjoys her dinner too....;P
Basically, she's grown to pointing her fingers at everything. Now it's okay, since she's still young and at a learning stage. But when she's older, mommy will need to teach her that pointing (esp. at ppl) is actually rude. So, dun simply point ya?....Lil' E...


Mommy!!!.....Look..!!!!


Lil' E's photos...!!!! (She's pointing at her photos on the wall)

On Diet - Day 1

Though i've regained my pre-pregnancy weight these 10 mths, i'm still not satisfied. U see, all this while i'm not a slim person, always batttling with weight issues throughout my life. Though i'm not an obese person but still consider myself overweight.

Today, i've officially started on the 'famous' protein diet, a strict one that is. Hopefully, i do see some results after 2 weeks. This is what i had for today, so far:

Breakfast

• 1 sausage
• 1 egg
• 1 ham
• 1 black coffee

Heeheehee.....to some ppl, the above may sound a lot huh?...But, for someone who always had noodles or nasi lemak for b'fast (that's me i'm referring to), it's just nice to keep my starvation level at bay. As for lunch...this is what i had :

Lunch

• tuna & lettuce

I usually have dinner at home. I get home cooked food daily since i'm staying with MIL....Dunno what's for dinner 2nite. But i've told MIL i'll skip rice, i only take vege & white meats...hopefully there's something good for me...:)

Starting to have sweet cravings now. Gosh!!...how am I gonna sustain this diet for the next 13 days...!!!....Tell myself...yes, i can do it...for the sake of a slimmer me.......muahahahaha!!!

So happy to hear that an ex-classmate from Stamford College...Ms D' has given birth to a baby girl on Saturday.

Had a short chat with Ms D' today, both the mommy & baby is healthy and well. Once again, congrats to u & ur hubby, i know u'll start to enjoy motherhood just like I did....:)

Strut to the Bloggin World

All this while, mommy's been a loyal blog surfer and now, finally created a blog she calls her own. Hey, i always wanted to create one but has been putting off this whole idea by giving excuses like ....'mommy is not IT savvy' & at times doesn't know what to write about. Mommy sometimes may have a 'mental block' but what the heck, i don't wanna miss the fun hence decided to jump into the 'blogwagon' too.

Well, part of this whole blog thingy has gotta do with my best friend Miki-C. Thanks to her, she introduced me to the whole bloggin world...:). As describe in my profile, this blog is mainly for me to put down my thoughts & feelings being a 1st time parent and also uploading photos of my lovely daughter Lil' E. Occassionally, there will also be some posts of my own & huBBy's too.

To all of u, thanks for dropping in....do leave a comment or two while you are here.

Introducing Lil' E

Lil' E arrives on 11.11.05



Lil' E - 1 mth old



Lil' E at 2 mths



Lil' E at 3 mths



Lil' E at 4 mths


Lil' E at 5 mths



Lil' E at 6 mths



Lil' E at 7 mths



Lil' E at 8 mths



Lil' E at 9 mths


Lil' E at 10 mths

New Blog

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