Pommes

Finally, our first dessert job is done. It has been a tiring week leading up to the event. Thinking of last minute things and trying to churn out over 300 pieces of dessert is no mean feat.

That morning, I went Trinity @ Paya Lebar at 9:00 am with my 2 "free labor" hunks aka my husband and brother to set up the table and decorations. My sister, SY, together with BX was in charge of final touches of the dessert. Getting all 75 creme brulee sugared and torched, putting on the chocolate beans on the tiramisu, setting the chocolate feutillies onto the Triple chocolate mousse and finally packing all 300 over desserts so that they will arrive at the venue with no mishaps.

{Dessert Table with no desserts yet}

{Pink Theme requested by the Bride and Groom}

I stayed on in church to finish setting up the tables while RH went to pick up SY and the desserts. They arrived at church at 11:45 am and the reception was supposed to start at 12:00 pm. Luckily, the solemnization started late so we had a leg up. Everything was set up beautifully by 12:00 pm, ready and waiting for guests to arrive.

{Complete with Pink themed desserts}

I had to go and pick up more rose buds and chocolate beans and change into my dress so by the time I came back to church, the party was in full swing. Dessert glasses were being swept up left and right. We had really positive comments and I think most people liked the decorations. *Beam*

{Tiramisu, Raspbery Ganache Cupcakes and Macarons displayed on transparent acrylic boxes filled with rose petals}

By 2:00 pm, ALL and I mean ALL our desserts were gone and some of the latecomers did not get any desserts. It was really a slight on our part as it was our first event and I think we might have miscalculated the quantity of the desserts. We estimated based on the number of desserts that people consumed during C's first month and that day we had lotsa leftovers. Unfortunately, when people think of buffet, they somehow can eat more.......hahaha!

All in all, I guess, our first event went pretty well. No major hiccups but we learnt our lessons well, we really need to cater for more desserts next time.

One sick little boy

When mom got back from USA, she brought back the babylegs that I ordered. So, when C was sick and needed to go to the PD, I took the opportunity to put on the bblegs on him.

{C in his bblegs}

That morning, he had blood in his stools again. The night before, he did not get a good night's rest, waking every hour because of stomach upset.

{C at the PD}

That evening, he got a slight fever and so I put on the japanese compress on his head. He looks both pitiful and cute. I think only babies can manage to look both dat.

{C with his compress}

Been Busy

Busy busy busy! Yes, I know! Its a lousy excuse but I have been really swamped. Trying to balance between work, baby and ministry time. Thank God for HIs faithhfulness that I am not too stressed out beyond my abilities. I will continue to be busy until next weekend when we finish our very first catering job.

No doubt it is just my cousin's brother in law that is engaging us to supply desserts for his wedding in church but it is our very FIRST job so we are both excited and worried that things will not go as planned. *Keeping my fingers crossed*

In relation to the new biz, this year, I attend for the first time the Food and Hotel Asia. My, my, there are soooo many things to be seen. It is incredible. We found so many contacts and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves as exhibitors came forward competing to feed us nibblets of desserts and food.

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Meantime, C has grown to a huge 7.7 kg and 67 cm. Hahaha! Here are some of his recent pics.

{C at church}

It is really hard to get C to smile for the camera. Only time when he will smile or laugh is when you look at him and make eye contact. Obviously when I am behind the camera, I am unable to do so. In this picture, I enlisted the help of my maid while I held the camera. Nice shot, I think. Too bad RH is not a good photo taker hence the lack of nice pictures of me and C.

{Sitting up}

See what C can do now? Yes, he can finally sit up unsupported. Although, he is not able to go from a sitting position from a sleeping one. YES! I need to put him in this position. Hahaha!

{See what else I can do. Drink milk from a bottle on my own}

Hehehe, not quite! I propped him up on a bolster while I kept my hand on the bottom of the milk bottle. It is just so funny cos nowadays when he drinks from the bottle, C loves to put both hands on the sides of the bottle like he is holding it on his own.

{Finger Lickin Good}

Not quite KFC. This is C trying to find his fingers to suck while he is hald asleep!

Dessert Pictures

Was tinkering with the new D80 Nikon camera over the weekend and managed to get these shots of desserts for our portfolio.

{Cheesecake Brownie, order in loaves}

{Rum and Raisin Creme Brulee}

{Triple Chocolate Mousse with Biscotti}

How did the following picture come about? Well, SY and me were going to take pictures of desserts for our portfolio when

SY: We need some decorations or accessories to go with the dessert.

Me: Ok, what?

SY: I don't know, go and find something!

At this point, I looked around the kitchen and the only things I found in abundance were onions and garlics. Hahahaha!

{Triple Chocolate Mousse with Garlic}

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Also managed to take a picture of C with Daddy..........

{Lazing around with Daddy}

My Going Out Getup

{Navy Blue Hat}

RH and I went to Singtel @ Comcentre on Saturday to return a phone. We brought C out as we were planning to go church straight after. It was a sunny and windy day and so here is C, with a hat to cover his bald head. Hahaha. He looks so absolutely adorable in a fisherman's hat from his Aunt Yen.

Sleepless Nights

My 2 boys (aka HB and C) are noisy sleepers. Yes, they make all sorts of noises when they are sleeping. I have not been able to sleep very well lately and naturally, these night time beepers (who sleeps with me) are not helping me to drift off to zzz land.

Thank goodness RH is not a chronic snorer or else I would probably have filed for divorce within the first week of our marriage. Its just that he loves to grind his teeth when he sleeps. Recently (in the past 6 mths), it has been getting louder and more frequent. Much so that I every morning when I wake up, I would expect to see his teeth all filed down to just 1 cm above his gum but of course that nevers happens. Besides the irritating grinding, RH is a tosser. Yes, he tosses to the right, then to the left, then he pushes away his blanket and pulls it back to cover him again and so on. Sometimes, he would push me all the way to the edge of my side of the bed. I don't mind his tossing as much as the force of his tossing. He tosses with so much strength that the whole bed vibrates and that is pretty much what keeps me awake at night. I would be drifting off to sleep and suddenly, "earthquake".

The little noisemaker, thankfully, has no teeth so he does not grind but he does have saliva and a tongue so he would make the loudest blowing, smacking and sucking noises. Sometimes, the sound is so loud that I am sure he is awake but when take a glance, the little "angel" is a mask of peaceful sleep. Then there are the dreams.....sometimes a loud gurgle, a laugh or crying when it is a nightmare. These 2 nights, I am also awoken to his gas movements.....hahaha, how can a person so small make so much noise? I really wonder.....

All in all, I guess I have three options:

1. to move to another bedroom

2. to buy ear plugs OR

3. to just get use to my two noisemakers :)

Little "Feats"

{C, sitting down}

{C, standing up. Supported, of course}

C is happiest when he is held in a sitting or standing position even though his legs are not strong enough to support himself and his neck is still not steady.

He will smile and laugh when we hold him up. When we think he is tired and tries to put him down, he will keep straightening his legs as if he still wants to stand some more. Does this signal that he is going to be an active baby? I hope not.....