When M'sian Cousins Came Visiting

Dyanna, Fatimah and Lutfi

Dear Dyanna,

Few months ago we had the pleasure to have relatives over from the Malaysian Peninsula staying with Atok and Nenek. For a few days you got live in playmates in the form of your second cousins, Lutfi, who was 2 and Fatimah, who was 4. The three of you played with anything you were able to lay your hands on. 

Mommy brought over a pop up tent and tunnel that I had bought earlier and figured you would play with it more if you could see others playing with it. It was a pop up elephant and a caterpillar tunnel, a day after mommy set it up, you followed Fatimah and Lutfi in and out and around the elephant and caterpillar. One funny incident was you followed Lutfi and crawled into the tunnel, and half way through you tried to stand up, you kept on saying 'sorry' when you realised you couldn't stand up, and you panicked and started crying. Mommy pulled you out and after a quick comfort nurse you were back playing again.

Lutfi and Fatimah's mommy and daddy came over to our house because they want to come visit, and while they were over, their mommy saw your diapers and she asked about them, and mommy explained how your cloth diapers works and why we're using them. Lutfi and Fatimah's mommy looked very excited with the prospect of using CDs, while that was happening, Lutfi and Fatimah was happily playing with your toys at home. Where was Dyanna? You were at Nenek napping during that time...

On the day they were leaving, mommy packed the elephant and caterpillar and gave it to them to bring back, as a memory of the time when the three of you played together, because we don't know when the next time we'll get to see them again. I hope when we do, all of us would just pick up from where we left off...

Love,

Mommy

Christmas 2011

Just opened up a christmas present from Auntie Jac by the Christmas tree...

Baby Eating...

 Dear Dyanna,

Mommy found some pictures of you eating.

On the left a picture of you eating spaghetti from your bento box. The newspaper on the table was so that it'll be easier to clean up the mess after you're done.

This is a common occurence.

The mess and the newspaper as placemat.

But it doesn't matter, you eat by yourself.

One of the amazing thing at that time was the fact that you like to eat celery. Raw.

This picture showed you eating a whole celery stick. Mommy was in the kitchen cutting up some vegetables and you asked for celery, I took out a stick with the intention to cut it up into smaller finger sized ones. I only managed to cut off the ends of the large stick when you decided you wanted the whole thing. Whole.

Mommy is proud you like to eat your vegetables.

Love,
Mommy

Happy Chinese New Year!

Elmo says, Gong Xi Fa Chai is as easy as A B C!

May the force be prosperous with you always...

Dear Dyanna,

While you were napping one afternoon after house visitings all morning, mommy raided your toy box and did a little installation and a photo shoot as this is the year of the dragon...

Love,
Mommy

The Birthday Kitty

Snow being used as a pillow while you watched Elmo on TV

Dear Dyanna,

For your first birthday, you got given a 3 month old white domestic long hair kitten from your Atok. Your daddy decided to name him Elijah Snow.

Now, that kitten is an integral part of the family, you would play with him, and hug him if you could, and you'd get upset when he doesn't want to play house with you.

There were times when you would whack him, use him like a pillow or a mattress, and sit on him even. Mommy would have to rescue him. No matter what you did to Snow, he had never laid his claws on you.

When we come home or when you woke up in the morning, Snow would be the first name you would call out.

Sometimes when you're in bed for a nap or sleep, Snow would lie beside you and kept you company for a spell.

Hopefully Snow will stay with us for a good long while, because he is such a good cat and a dear friend to you...

Love,
Mommy

The High Tech Baby

You somehow signed mommy up for a YouTube account

Playing one of the educational apps on the Ipad

A Day In A Life...

Dear Baby,

This was back when your play pen was still out, your diapers can fit in one basket and you were still crawling and learning to pull yourself up.

Now that play pen had been packed and stored long time ago, your diapers have exploded and are now kept in a dresser and you're running everywhere...

Love,
Mommy