CNY 2012

This is your third CNY and you have grown so much over these two years :)

Ok. Nothing much to rave about just pictures of you cutey pie!

CNY day 1:

On our way to collect hong bao!

Sexy!

Wana eat orange?

CNY day 2:

Angry Bird @ Changi Airport

CNY day 3:

You felt so happy that you have finally gotten behind that wheel!

Please protect yourself

Dear Vera,

The next time when you grow up, you will meet guys, fall in love and maybe fall out of love. This is a normal process for girls, but please do not let that guy make you too sad. Just cry it out, and move on with life. There will be a time when you will meet someone who loves you for who you are and accept you.

You will marry this guy who will protect you and love you more than us (I hope). Then be happy and live life to the fullest.

We love you a lot. And we never know love until we had you. Daddy always say you are his 心肝宝贝。I agree. Nobody will know what is loving a person until they have their own kids.

I love you.

So difficult to bring you out!

Nowadays when you see rides in shopping centres, you will crawl up and sit in there for a very long time refusing to go! And because Mummy cannot carry you, found it really troublesome to bring you out nowadays!

Please be a good girl so Mummy can bring you out to shop ok?

Today we also brought you to a trial lesson at Growing Up Gifted. The lessons are different from that in Baby Jumper Gym. I think you are rather unfamiliar with the settings in GUG. I would love to continue in BJG but your teacher, Jesslyn has already quit so we decided to try out other schools.

Brought you to Carrefour at Suntec and you were happily pushing a squeaky trolley. Took a video of it as you were really very cute! And again, you refused to let go of the trolley when we were supposed to leave. *headache* Lucky for the MACHO daddy who carried you away.

Love my new hairclip?

Daddy's girl

Cheese with Mickey Mouse!

Mama 不要做工

你看到爸爸换衣，你对妈妈说 “妈妈不要做工”

“妈妈， 婆婆家”
“嘉嘉，婆婆家”

I am so shocked that you know I am not working but going to your grandmother's place!

Of course, you tried to negotiate and even start to cry just so that I can bring you along. But you still have to stay at home nonetheless.

Absence makes the heart grows fonder.

Mummy drove you alone

Mummy drove you out alone to 外婆 house because Daddy is sick and has to sleep.

So off we go to 外婆 house and this is the first time I drove since 29 Oct 2011 because of Mummy's sickness. Nevertheless, we reached safely.

You even took a nap at 外婆 house beside me. Normally we have to push you in your stroller for you to take your nap but surprisingly you were able to nap just by lying beside me.

Wanted to make you stay overnight with Mummy but your grandparents were so worried that they had to take a train down from Tampines to Toa Payoh just to fetch you.

Took some pictures when we were waiting for them at Toa Payoh MRT.

Risking my back to carry you.

I bend, you bend lower.

X'mas and Birthday Celebrations - MBS

Because Mummy has to be hospitalised during your birthday, Mummy decided to book a room at MBS to have an early Birthday cum X'mas celebrations for you!

You received lotsa presents from our friends and our relatives. What a blessed kid you are :)

23 Dec 2011:
Checked in at 3pm. We blew a whole cot of balloons so that you can play with the balloons. And also prepared a few bottles of bubbles so that you can play till your heart's fill!

Ok pictures speak louder than words. Like to capture you on photos so that memories will not fade off so fast :)

When your cousin (Ryan) came, you "hog" to him by holding his hand and not letting go. Think you are overly friendly!

When the visitors are gone at 12midnight then you are willing to sleep!

Presents!

Blow the balloons!

24 Dec 2011:
Wow.. Today all the Aunties and Uncles (Daddy and Mummy friends) came for a mini gathering and also to celebrate your birthday.

You are really a little sociable kid. Like to go around talking to people of all ages. Especially when there are kids around, you will tend to be more initiative. Often scare the little kid abit :)

Daddy's Girl

Family Photo

Uncle Leon entertaining you

Baby Ding Kang at 1.5 months old. Looks so much bigger than you!

My loves.

25 Dec 2011:
It's Xmas and time for checkout! Love the hotel stay and really wish it could be longer where  you can lie beside Mummy and spend time together. I really do not mind pampering you by letting you play what you want. You want bubbles or playing in the tub, as long as you are happy.

Haven't been able to let you swim in the infinity pool because it has been raining. So we make-shift with the bathtub and let you swim in there. You are happy nonetheless :)

Just keep swimming!

Your new toy -- Mickey Mouse a.k.a. "Kiker Mao"

X'mas tree at MBS lobby

Had a fun 3 days 2 nights stay. Most importantly is to spend quality time together. And Daddy was sick during the last day of the stay. :(

Hold Mummy's hand, please.

Finally, Mummy get to see you after 1 week again! This time at the hospital.

You are very friendly to the nurses. Always able to strike a conversation with them.

Now you are really like a broken tape recorder -- talking non-stop. But with that cute voice, who hates that?

I like the way you hold my hand while I walk slowly. You do not mind not running like you usually do, but you just want to hold my hand because you know I walk slowly. You know I am sick. Such is the maturity of a 2 year old girl, with loads of innocence.

Will you do that when I am old and frail too? By that time you would have grown up and have you own social circle and family. Will you care for Mummy like how you did when you were 2 years old? Will you hold my hand and walk with me slowly, again?

You never fail to bring hope to my life. Whenever I see you I know who and why and what I am fighting for.

For you.

Vera loves blueberries!

Yay! Today is visit day at grandmother's house. :)

I miss you so much.

Went to buy some blueberries for you to eat. So you can have some antioxidant fruits.

You really love blueberries and kiwis. I think you like fruits in general. You must have hated rice! hahaha..

Blueberries is very good. So whenever I meet you over the weekend, I will try to get some blueberries for you to eat. Antioxidant fruit and it is so easy for you to self feed. Pop it in your mouth and chew chew chew.

Yummy

Watching TV with Daddy

Playing with PhotoBooth on my Macbook

Brought you out to KiddyPalace and you were shopping for shoes! Refused to leave the shoes area. Reckoned you will be those crazy shoe lovers when you grow up. Daddy is having a headache now!

And when I was about to leave you in the car, you cried. You said you do not want me to leave. I still left heartlessly so that you can stop crying faster :(

I miss you too baby.

Happy 23 months old

One more month and you will be 2 years old! 

Wow how time flies. You are like a mini adult now. 

Blabbering non-stop. Have your own thinking.

Do not like to eat. 

And soon the terrible two will begin! Your grandparents are already experiencing it. They complain that you don't like to eat and you don't like to bathe. Will make a big fuss during bathing times. 

Now, we also have to negotiate with you for things. No longer are the times where you will listen to us. You have your own thinking already.

So today we bring you to Changi Airport for dinner and run. We know how much you want to go out. Since today Daddy knocks off early, we decide to bring you out to shop.

At Imperial Treasure

Happily playing with the bar

You are ever so friendly when you see other kids. Always the first to approach them to play or just stand beside them and see them play. I can see in your eyes you really want to join them as a group and have fun. 

It is at times like these that I feel guilty not able to give you a sibling soon. Looking at how lonely you feel and yet I am not being able to be by your side, will you forgive me? 

I am beginning to feel that I am spoiling you already. Because I feel guilty towards you, I keep finding things to buy for you and make myself feel better. When I am with you, I will not scold you but talk to you nicely and will take all the opportunity to be with you and teach you things. Because we have so little time together, even when you are watching tv, I will just sit beside you to watch together. I just want to do things with you even if you do not need me lol..

Mummy is getting good at designing photos hahaha!

Mummy's darling

Took a video of you doing random things:



Whenever I am with you, I will take lotsa pictures. I want to have memories of you.

Because Mummy has cancer, it makes me realise how short life is. Because Mummy has cancer, I know how death can occur to anyone at any time. At least I have cancer, I still have time to say I love you and make memories for you. For those that leave this earth suddenly, they have no chance to do all these.

I love you :)

I miss u

2 more days to 23 months old. You are 10 kg and 82cm tall.

You look a tad small for your age. Don't know if I should be worried or not. But you wouldn't want to eat much :(

I miss you darling. I think you miss me too :)

Because Mummy is staying at 外婆's house to recuperate, I only go home during weekends. And today is weekend. Oh I miss you so much. We only see each other through Facetime (video calls).

At home, you will follow me around even to the toilet and when I bathe. You will sit at the small stool and watch me bathe and say shame shame.

You will also ask me to sit down and play games with you. For the whole day you just want me to accompany you.

You will like beside me in bed and ask me sing song for you or read to you. When on the sofa, you will sit on my lap and ask me write for you to see while you put your head on my shoulder.

I really hate to see you grow up so fast. I like this stage of yours. So tender, so loving and so real.

At least you still love Mummy for being botak. You even asked me wear my hat when I was changing to go out.

I miss you, Vera. The moment you leave with Daddy, I tear. I am so guilty that I am not with you most of the time. You grew up so much I didn't remember you can speak so many words already! You can form (chinese) sentences and can already remember what happened the day before.

You can say "爸爸生气”  which happened the day before. Now you also learning words.  You will repeat what we say.

You are very spoilt now too! Will beat and scratch grandmother. Nearing the terrible two, Daddy and Mummy are scratching our heads. We are first time parents. Now, I cannot be by your side and Daddy has to work till very late so we do not have the time to discipline you. I feel so guilty, really so guilty. I hope you don't be too spoilt and bad tempered.

We are trying to discipline you by talking to you nicely and reason out with you. Hope it works. Seems like it works when you are with us alone and grandparents not around. Hmmm.. Grandparents really spoil grandkids!

Photos of the day:

Both Botak

Can't wait to drive

Keep pestering to me to let you brush teeth

Daddy's little girl

Finally taking your nap. Sleep like an angel.