no way can i catch up with my entries for december and i want to be on time for 2010!

YUP! no way i can update in time cos today its 31st dec ALREADY! last day of the year! so in less than 12hours time its time to say goodbye to 2009! and of cos welcome 2010! no more zeros+no.! its 1+no.! so i have uploaded most of the pics onto FB but still they are not completed yet! stopped right after xmas and yet to update my cousin's A wedding as my collection is not complete due to camera low batt! still i want to update the pics taken with baby and gx... cos no matter what its our 1st time celebrating our dec together! that will hopefully not take me longer than jan the 1st week! haha... my bloggy ny resolution would be - KEEP UP with my posting!!! heres snappy updating!

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Celebrating Dec 09 with many parties and baby's new adventures

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=209306562682&saved#/album.php?page=10&aid=129132&id=745787682

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Celebrating Dec 09 with many parties and baby's new adventures ii

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=209306562682&saved#/album.php?aid=135170&id=745787682

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Celebrating Dec 09 with parties and baby's new adventures iii

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=209306562682&saved#/album.php?aid=135237&id=745787682

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way too many photos taken in december 2009! yet still to finish updating the part iii folder ...

2 0 0 9 = ...???...!!!...

Ways too many events happened this year and i decided to ask my dear hubby to tell me how he feel... and then i filled it up too!



What is the best moment in 2009?
The arrival of our darling girl and the sweet and warm moments that surround our families
(same)

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Worse moment in 2009?
unexpected 180 degree change of our lives
(180? not 360??? esp the 1st few days when we got home from the hospital! but we are more settled down and more prep for the changes ... well, another new ball game when she crawls!!!)
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Best dish you tasted in 2009?
Can't remember, food is no longer a priority
(the pig trotters that my mum prepared esp for me! its even better cos finally my mum get to do that dish for me! feel so blessed!)


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Favourite song in 2009?
ABC song
(cos we sing that everytime now whenever she cries!!! and during bedtime! but thats not my favourite! i like wonder girls NOBODY as thats the 1st dance i did with my daughter! we practised and did a gig on daddy's bdae!)


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Favourite phase in 2009?
How is everything at home? Ning ning have you been a good girl today?
(thats what daddy always ask when we talk during his lunch hours... for me, thou i know i shouldnt say NO ... but i had to do it to our little Ms Pp!!! cos she is too fast in action and always in action!!!)


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Favourite photo for 2009
my girl with her tongue sticking out or any photo of my little girl
(i like our very 1st family photo! and i took tons of photos of our little one and of cos i love every moment i had with her!)

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our very 1st family shot!

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how would you describe 2009?
it just zoomed past
(it sure did! at home its a constant baby time and time really flies past with so many things to prep everyday! its been a crazy adapting year since baby r came along, alot of changes, alot of arguments, alot of unhappiness but alot of love and warmth too...hope only more good things come in 2010!)



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Special Feelings for 2009?
a deep appreciation for the help that our parents have given us.
gratitude for the sacrifices that my wife has given to be a stay-home mother
thank you for all the people who have made a difference in our lives, both personally and in my professional career.
( to daddy - thank you for making me a SAHM! i love it as i get to watch our little one grow!
to my mum - thank you... i have been a difficult child... i wish i can say it to you personally and i prob will in a card! thanks to my mil for all the care she has for our little gal! oso to my fil and sil for doting on our little one and special big thanks to my sis and bil for caring and taking care of my gal while i get to achieve more baking skills! special thanks to my bro who let us have his room for my confinement... it was very important as i always my mum to be with me during my confinement, i am still much a very big baby! THANK YOU to all for the warmest concern and care that was showered upon my very own little family!!!!!)

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What do you look forward in 2010?
more challenges ... when my little one starts to move about and start articulating ... balancing work and family ... breakthrough or learning curve at work.
(baby r to be good and achieve her milestones steadily. hubby to be more available so we can enjoy more family time together! more good things to come our way!)

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Plans for 2010?
plan for short trip with my wife and girl, our parents and siblings .. short but meaningful
(really look forward and that it will be a pleasant trip!)

Back to M!

19th dec Sat. set of to Laguna pretty late as daddy was on half day and we got so much to prep as we are attending a wedding dinner at M hotel. finally i get to go M hotel for dinner! i have been waiting patiently for 4 years!!! i have been wanting to try the food at M and take some pics as i dun have any pics of the dishes served during my dinner! alot of adults cannot make it so we took the seats! daddy was sweet to bring me out for a quick shopping spree at parkway and i got myself a pair of jeans and a pants and daddy gave them as xmas gift.

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baby r was pretty loud that day at laguna and she continued all the way to M hotel. afraid she is too loud for the walk-in, daddy took her out. i went to join them and when the lobby was cleared... and we were the only ones left, we did a shoot with baby and she loved it!

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then we did the classic shot = the wedding shot that we took at the corridor leading to the ballroom! our photographer did a mirror image shot for us back then and i did a series of shot for daddy and baby r!

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love both their smiles! baby r was very thrilled playing with daddy and me with the mirrors
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Fufu came out to get us and did 2 nice shots for us!
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the mgr spoilt our fun as he kept appearing in our photos as daddy was playing with baby!

this is for our hardworking daddy!

28th december 2009 Monday

Baby R's : 6 months 2 weeks 4 days

some of baby r's december cute moments!

these pics we taken within 14th-18th december. little one has started her porridge and i got better at making the right amount for her with the right amount of veg stock to get the consistency i wanted baby r to eat! mil and i were much happier at working together to feed the happy baby! started with carrot porridge and by the 3rd day, she seemed to have enough of the sweet porridge and i change to make green peas porridge which taste alittle salty.

she liked her garden peas porridge so much she hit the bottom of the pot!

was reading to little r a bedtime story of a mother bear who puts her baby bears to sleep in the winter... she like huge illustration book now! this is one of my faourite to read to her now! cos its all about sleepy bears! allowed her to hold my book to see the illustrations as she kept tugging for the book!

then she was still very much awake after the story so i took the snowman i bought and tried to encourage her to crawl forward. but she just enjoyed watching the snowman changing colours. my little one likes to cuddle my hand to sleep afraid i leave her alone... in the morning, she would roll over to my side and prop her head up and share my pillow! but as usual if she doesnt get a reaction from me... she would SLAP to wake me up!

many nights in dec we spent alone cos daddy was very busy at work, coming late most nights...

Merry Christmas! ;) Rachel

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Merry Christmas!

my little lizard!

as usual, sis would call me up and see how baby r is doing and what little one is up to during the week... as every week without fail, little r has got something up her sleeves! gosh... most of the time its something that would make mummy scream!

from sucking her whole hand, kicking mummy, slapping daddy, pulling the spec off daddy, pulling my hair, sucking our sleeves, screaming her lungs out, making beeerrr sound with her lips and saliva all over us, to jerking one leg, rolling and kicking the things off bed, to the latest...

sticking her tongue out like a lizard!!!

2nd dec weekend - many outing with little one!

12th dec Sunday. held a hens party for cousin A. Lunch @ thomson plaza Swensens and Christmas cupcake making session @ La Touche. I will have to wait for the Cousin A's hen party photos from A, Dap and Angie and i will update then! that evening, together with daddy, bil and sis, we went over to the park across the street to play basketball. i became so lousy at shooting!!! gosh my hand hurt like mad and had no strength to throw the ball at all... little one was very curiuos to see the bouncing ball!

13th dec Monday. left the house and head for simalu again as i was there for my wrist treatment. i got chrysantanium for my baby gal to offer to niangniang. she grab the flowers once i gave it to her! she held it all the way into the temple and many were amused by her. she love plastic thus she was holding on tightly to the flowers till she didnt want to put it into the vase! when it was finally in, she kept looking at it and wanted to go forward to take it back! sadly the clinic is gog to close its premise and biz. my hand just got slightly better...

we walked all the way to bugis and took some xmas pics for the grandparents and also with grandaunt! the trees at bugis were all white and silver... no green trees!

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my little girl melt grandma's heart when she suddenly turn back and lean her head on her shoulders and look at g.ma! my little sweetie pie... while i was busy buying gifts for a bdae gal and dun be shock... giveaways for my little gal's 1st bdae... YAH... KS but i have already set the theme once her 1st mth was over! so i know what i need and since i saw it... I GRAB IT! hate it when i miss it and when the day comes nearer and i dun find it i will go crazy!

while waiting for the gals to wrap up my buy, i heard my little gal talking at her loudest voice.... 2 stalls away.... to the HUGE soft toys! at first i tot what happen and i was afraid she ran out of patience but she was actually enjoying herself looking and talking to the soft toys! G.aunt almost wanted to get one for her but was stopped by us we dun know where to place it if she buys it and there a box of toys coming from my mums place!

little one loves water and when she saw the water fountain and kidos running around it... she kept moving and pushing herself forward to get nearer the water! while i went to check out brown rice cereal at the supermkt, my pils brought her home. in the morning, mil and i was mad at each other. the porridge was not what i expected it was undercooked and i didnt want my gal to eat it and have too much and my mil was unhappy with my decision. we got so cross with each other but i gave in and we were fine after we see a happy smile from my gal.