"Boh-Geh" is Moi!

12 Oct 2010
The picture says it all!
My small little mouthful of 4 tooths! ;)

An interesting ball called Skmish :)

Don't ask me why it's called by that name but apparently it's both a toy for the young and old! Mwahahahaha! Thanks to aunty Hui Ting! :)

G: used it as a teether, a deshaper, an odd-shape toy, distractor
Mommy: mostly a destress tool
13 Oct 2010

I like to chew it, chew it.... the wood texture "sharpens" my teeth and gum... shiok!

F.A.M.I.L.Y "Jia"

24 Oct 2010

Moments with Family :)

Grandma, Grandpa and Me!


Kongkong Francis and Lulu Popo

Daddy, Mommy and me!

My very first mid autumn festival

21 Sep 2010: Mid Autumn Festival

Grandpa bought me my very first lantern! A multi-colour bike with a cool rider and loads of noise and lights! :)

This belongs to me!

Strolling in the park

25 Sep 2010
Daddy and mommy brought me to the park for a stroll and this is how I started off my adventure...

I kick start with a nap.....

p.s woke up 45 mins later


Daddy trying out the new toy on me

Me with mommy :)

My cheeky little Moo Moo!

His face always ends up like this after biscuit munching! =)

7-Up!

Hee not the famous fizzy un-cola but some snapshots of Garath's when he is 7 mths old and up...

Enjoy! :)

Having fun on my circle line mrt ride!


Taking a break during gym time

Opps! Moomy caught me munching on biscuits again!

Granduncle Jean and me!

Close up shot of moi!

Sayings from a wise Prophet

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of the desire for Life itself.
They come through you but not from you, and though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies, but not their souls; for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

~Kahlil Gibran~

Jian Kang, Kuai Le, Ping An

That's what we prayed for him to be every single day! =)

We made Zhi's baby hair (not a lot left though) into a chinese calligraphy brush

(aka Tai Mao Bi) as a keepsake!

My Little Picasso!

Enjoy the little art and crafts projects from my very own Picasso! =)

Sunflower, pillow, bed and pressie prints...



Garath's leaving foot and handprints all over!
(pls dun try at home darling...)

My 2 teeth!

Finally!!! :)
p.s - the second tooth popped on 9 July 2010.. 7 days after the first

My passport mugshot!

Mummy and daddy took me to the immigration building today to apply for my very own passport photo! We will be going on a trip to Genting Highlands with Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Bert, Lulu Popo, Bettie Popo, Annie Popo, Mary Popo, KongKong Francis, Uncle Shaun.

So exciting! Can't wait! ;)

His first tooth!

Finally we get to see that little white thingy poking out of his gums!
Marked this date - 02 July 2010 Friday!
Poor baby had been feeling cranky and having hot flushes due to the teething and on top of that, he was diagnosed with viral fever that doubled up his crankiness...

The other white "friendly" neighbour beside it is also popping up soon...

Well, I seriously wanted to show you a shot of that white thingy but I had to wait for G to wail and there will be my chance....

Just keep a lookout!

His first solids!

Enjoying his first taste of cereal....

and he loves it!

Can you spot the difference? Part II

Tummy Time!

Now that Garath acquired the ability to flip, he has been showing off this skillset ever since...

He even does it in his sleep.. and when you are sleeping beside him, he is everywhere...

Some pics of him having tummy time fun!

Look mommy!

Chewing my toys again...

Can you spot the difference?

His 1st Month 3 months later...

Our Little Buddha

After 4 months, we finally decide to shave off Garath's sparsely populated hair. I wanted to have some form of keepsake of the baby hair and hence, we contacted Hua Xia Tai Mao Bi and have the lady come and shave Garath's hair and made into a chinese caligraphy brush framed up with his name, our names, details carved on it. Once it is ready, will post on my blog. =)

And now, my clean shaven boy looks like a Little Buddha. =)

The "Before shave hair" shot


Aunty getting ready...
(p.s - Garath was cooperative throughout the whole process.. surprisingl ;) )

The "After shave" shot

Our Little Buddha

Happy Birthday Mommy!

20 May 2010

Hmmm 3 Big candles and 2 small ones..... - That's mommy age =p

Garath: Can't take my eyes off you (the brightly lit candles)


It's mine!

A walk in the park

20 May 2010: Last year this time, Baby Garath was just some tiny mass of tissues in mommy's tummy. C brought me to Botanical Gardens for a yummy sumptous breakfast treat at Le Amis. And one year later, baby Garath was with mommy back at the park. Just want to commemorate the same day one year later. Guess I will do it every year. Daddy was outstationed but we had the company of Grandma and two guardian angels - Lulu Popo and Annie Popo.

Our guardian angel - Lulu Popo

p.s - she always loves to carry Garath even when he is fast asleep..


The man with the garden hoe

This is the same big tree on our SG $5 bill

Grandma pushing Garath who is fast asleep and the two guardian angels trying to catch up ;p

My Little Man @ Fab 4 months

Yes I know, this is a long awaited post from me ever since my last post on Mother's Day. =)

I had started work and schedule had been really tight. It is basically work, Garath, work, Garath and for once, I really look and always look forward to the weekend.

Garath had been doing really well in school and at home. You can call him a big boy now as compared to a few months ago. This little man of mine had started teething pains ( his favourite toy now is a blue plastic teether in a shape of a palm showing 'hi-5'), he prefers sitting up versis lying front facing down and loves to grab the sides of the bathing tub. Surprisingly, he loves to spend longer time in the bath and having fun with water using his legs to kick and hands to splatter.

He is also more responsive to his surroundings and loves people to sing songs to him. My little man is also getting more inquisitive (or maybe I should say "kay-poh"/ busybody) and new things never fails to amuse him. So much for documentation, the pictures says a thousand words...

Garath & Mommy



Placing 2-3 of his fingers into his mouth is a common sighting nowadays

Comfortable in the rocking chair

Happy Mother's Day! =)

Happy Mother's Day to me! (2x)
Happy Mother's Day to Chelsia!
Happy Mother's Day to me!

Hahaha! Yipee!! My very first Mother's Day this year!I have another official holiday added to my calendar. The journey of motherhood had been wonderful to me so far and everyday is a wonderful experience just to watch baby Garath grow up tall and strong! Everyday is a different learning experience for us both.

Baby - you are the best gift that Mommy can have in this world! Thank you for loving mommy!

And to my wonderful mommy - now that I am a mommy myself, I now REALISED all that you have done for your two children and I LOVE YOU MOMMY!!! =)

Every time I see this picture of Baby Garath, it always make me smile....

Back for Good.....( at work I mean...)

Hello friends and family, it's been a while since I last update the blog. And YES! I am officially back at work and boy, it was real fun trying to juggle between work and caring for the family.

Watch out this space for updates on family and me soon......

Garath's school diary - The first 2 days at infantcare

After much discussion and for the benefit for both side of the families, we decided to place Garath in infantcare. Thank God there was one just next block to where we stayed so that the convenience of dropping and picking up Garath is there. The centre provide three days of free trial to see if Garath is able to adapt to the environment and schedule.

We started on Wed and today is the second day of the trial. So far so good and I guess the only factor is for him to adapt to this new school and the schedule. Since I am heading back to work on Apr 26, he will be officially starting his new school on Apr 5. Yah yah - you must be thinking that I am Kiasu or this mommy is so lazy that she didnt wana care for Garath. To be honest, the reason for placing him so early so that there will not be a cut to this flow that we started during the trial. I am giving the two grandmas next week to play with him still and then it will be school time for Garath.

School will be ideal for him (though most pple say he is just a baby, what can he learn?). The two days have made Garath picked up some good habits like - no rocking to sleep (the teachers tapped him on the bed and of course there was wailing but it is always easy for a third party to do it - mommy here dun have the heart to tap a crying baby to sleep), sit longer in the rocking playchair versus always carrying (with me around, his attention span on the chair is less than 10 mins as he always want mommy to carry) and he made new friends. The centre only accepts up to a max. of 5 infants and this capacity includes Garath and there are 3 teachers, making the teacher:infant ration much ideal that most centres which is 3 infants:1 teacher. The teacher is able to spend more one on one time with the infants. Most importantly, Garath is getting used to bottle feeding again - we had a huge challenge trying to bottle feed as he prefers to latch on mommy and rejects all bottle feeds).

Hopefully this work out for the three of us and I thought I post a picture of Garath on his second day in school playing with Noelle Jiejie ( the first infant at the centre). Noelle was rocking Garath in the baby chair. How sweet! =)

Venturing into Month 2 =)

Hello everyone! I am 2.5 months old now. Well, as you can see from the pics below, I am much bigger, tougher and stronger.

Mommy and Daddy called me a Little Terrorist. No points for guessing - my high pitch screaming and crying is my ultimate weapon! Mommy told me that neighbours knew that was me just by my crying (apparently mommy used to be embarassed by it, guess by now, she got used to it and maybe I may cut out to be a major in the armed forces!!)

Some pics of me - ENJOY! =)

Trying to pose for mommy again!

(p.s - she's always taking pictures of me!)

Went to East Coast Park for a walk- feeling super excited!


Proud to be a boy - You bet I am!

Mommy and me

Do I look like Crayon Xin Chan (La Bi Xiao Xing)?

(Uncle Bert pasted the fake eye brows on me....)

Jie Jie Tiara & Tania's Time with me

Still remember the two jie jies that my mommy saw them growing up? Mommy used to bring them out for excursions to MacDonald's, playgrounds, malls etc when they are young.

Hee now it is their turn to bring me out =). Here are some pics of my time spent with them. Enjoy!

Jie Jie Tania craddling me in her arms! =)

It's Jie Jie Tiara's turn now...;)

Little Feet =)

This is the most beautiful pair of little feet that I ever seen. =)