First Birthday!

My little boy is finally 1 year old. The many many adventures we share the past one year has been mind-bogeling. I am also finally getting used to the whole idea of being a mummy.

C is not a very naughty baby in comparison but still he is a handful to take care of. RH and me sincerely thank God for this little parcel and it is really amazing to watch this little baby develop skills, grow up to look more like me and see more of his emerging personality.

Recently, we celebrated his birthday at home with extended family and friends. Some pictures to share. His bear theme birthday party.

{Bear Theme Birthday Party}

{C's Birthday Cake by Pommes}

{Lots of Pressies}

{Family Picture}

{Family Picture}

Grandchild Fever

My in-laws were here for their longest time ever. More than one month in Singapore. My father in law had a major sugery done and was recuperating in Singapore. Of course, being first time grandparents, they were really excited to come and spend some time with C. Here are some of the pictures they took while they were here. My mother in law was so nice as to burn the pictures into a CD for us.

{C on his little car}

{Playing pirate with Daddy's Hankerchief}

{Why am I wearing shorts? Where are my pants?}

{That's better}

{Huh, Chinese New Year not here yet?}

{Then, how about a Solo traditional Batik?}

Last Christmas I gave you my Heart!

Doesn't time travel in a flash. It is Christmas time again. This year, we are having our annual Christmas dinner which means cooking, cooking and more cooking.

Christmas Menu:

1. Turkey + Gravy + Cranberry Sauce
2. Chestnut Stuffing
3. Yorkshire Pudding
4. Potato Gratin
5. Curried Cauliflower
6. Mushroom Ragout
7. Chocolate Pudding
8.Apple Pie
9. Fig & Chocolate Salami plus Walnut Fudge

Notice that I inlcuded gravy and cranberry sauce together with the Turkey. Singaporeans do not seem to know that gravy and cranberry are essential accompaniments to the Turkey hence when we ordered a Turkey for our small group Christmas Party, there was NO gravy or cranberry sauce to be found. It would definitely be an outroar in USA for a Turkey to go "Cold Turkey". Pun intended!

Anyways, as you might not recall, I missed last year's dinner as I was rather unpatiently waiting at the hospital for my Christmas parcel to arrive. Yes, C came at 3:00 pm in the afternoon, in time to be a Christmas baby!

So, this year, RH and I thought it would be really fun to dress him in a Santa costume for his birthday. However, when we heard of The Studio Loft's Christmas walk-in, we grabbed the chance to bring C for a studio photoshoot instead to commerate his first birthday. So, here are the pictures......of the guy who stole my heart last Christmas!

Happy Birthday Mama!

Is it just me or does everyone find it hard to buy a birthday present for their parents? It seems that they already have everything they need. Nor do they go after the latest models like we do. Anyways, yesterday was RH's mother's birthday so I decided to bake her a cake to surprise her as well as show off my culinary skill. As usual, the decoration part caused me to be dumb-founded.

{Family Picture}

{Homemade Birthday Cake - Chocolate Mousse Cake}

Rare Moment

Here is a rare picture of C smiling. He rarely smiles by the way and this one is only a half smile. What he really likes to do is to scrunch up his face and wince.

{Half - smiling}

{Holding his own bottle}

C is old enough to hold his own bottle to drink. Showing off with one hand in the above picture.

My my, what shall I play with today?

Little C is now able to pull himself up from a sitting position and so he is constantly trying to pull himself up by leveraging on almost anything (stable or unstable), pillow, bolsters, sofa, magazine holder, chairs, coffee table, playpen railings.......

And here, he is using his toy box to pull himself up.

{Where all all my toys?}

{Now, where did mom put my shape blocks}

{I spot my shapes block}

{Woah, reaching down for it}

{Finally, got it! Why did mom have to put it there anyways?}

{Figuring out the mechanism}

{Moving on}

{Coming up on the sofa}

{Woops, coming down again}

{Maybe if I use my teeth to bite the sofa, I will not slip}

{Urgh, its not happening}

{I did it, I did it!}

{Boy, did my teeth hurt!}

All soaped up