Baby Step

Dear Yasmin,

Daddy and Mommy was so happy yesterday! You took your first step forward.

you stood up and looked at daddy with a wide smile, seemed not knowing what to do next standing all by yourself. Then you yelled and took one step forward, then a second step, and rushed into daddy's arms. You were so excited and kept blabbing away..

You are nearly 1 Yasmin, and very soon you will start walking, running and become independent. Mommy and Daddy would miss the little bundle who kept screaming for us to carry her around.

Daddy

1st Birthday part 1

Dear Yasmin,

Do you know that you are a very lucky little girl? You have 2 birthdays!!

Today is your Chinese traditional birthday which grandma celebrates and next week mommy will celebrate your normal birthday. Grandma made red eggs for you.... they were so red and cute you kept looking at them and tried to grab them, but they would make your little hands red. Grandpa also bought a cake for you!

You were so happy when we sang the birthday song for you and you kept clapping your hands and tried to follow us singing!

We love you

Daddy

Yasmin, you're a big girl now!

Dear Yasmin,

You looked such a big girl in your new dress and new shoes!

We've just came back from lunch with grandma, grandpa and auntie Annie. We went to Mos Burgar, and you had some bread too!

Look at you, in your white dress and pink shoes, laughing so happily. You even 'pose' for Daddy.

Daddy

Yasmin in da Zoo!!

Dear Yasmin,

Wow! You are tanned! We went to the zoo this morning!

Daddy, mommy and auntie Annie took you to the zoo this morning. We prepared potatoes salad, roast chicken sandwiches and drinks to pinic in the zoo.

You were so amazed when we first visited the polar bears. The mommy and son polar bears were so huge and white. It was so hot in the morning, they hid in the water the whole day. They love bathing just like you!

Our little flower Yasmin dosed off after the polar bears, so we went inside the air-con room to rest and let you sleep for an hour. It was so cool inside, and there were 4 other babies inside sleeping!

We then went to the butterfly room and your eyes opened so big following the butterflies zooming here and there. A puple butterfly even stopped on your hat! we took so many pictures there!

Afterwards, we went to the children's play area, we went to the KFC and found a place to sit down so mommy could feed you your lunch, we all had picnic with some KFC chicken too! Daddy then took you to the play pool and wow, you were so happy as soon as you stood inside the pool. you kept jumping, squealing, laughing, making happy happy sound. You splashed water until your butt was all wet and daddy was all wet.
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We visited the children's zoo afterwards and you seemed to attract the attention of the goats. You took pictures with the piggies with mommy and we saw some little mouse suckling on their mommy. Just like you do on the bed.

It threathend to rain soon, and we hurried home. Before we left, we took picture with the very big cow infront of Ben and Jerry's ice-cream.

What a wonderful outing!!

Daddy

wave Bye Bye

Dear Yasmin,

Mommie was so funny! She said the fever you had the last few days had 'unblocked' your brain, so you are now smarter!!

Well we found that suddenly after the fever had gone away, you started waving bye bye when we told you so. Your style of waving bye bye is to open and close your little hand facing yourself. You also started making 'p ... p...' sound to go with it.

Hurray Hurray my smart girl!

Daddy

Roseola AttacK

Dear Yasmin,

You started having little red spots all over your face and body yesterday, and this morning, there are more of them and redder in colour! You have what Dr Gong said Roseola.

Last Friday you started having a little fever in the morning, by bedtime, you fever had climbed up to 39.2 degree. Mommy and Daddy sponge bathed you and gave you panadol and the fever subsided afterward. However the fever came back the next morning to 39.3 degree and we were very worried. We sponge bathed you a few times and your fever would go away for a few hours and always came back.

We brought you to see Dr Gong on Monday morning and he said you probably have Roseola and you would start having little red spots on your body soon for a few days. True enough, your fever had gone away and the little red spots arrived at night.

You were so tired after the fever, the last few days you were very clingy and always stick to mommy and daddy. You didn't even want to push your walker. Get well soon Yasmin! Daddy and mommy love you!

Daddy

Happy flipper

Yasmin,

Daddy spend the whole afternoon today playing just with Yasmin! It rained very heavyily odayin the afternoon and you was sacred by the thunder and hid inside Daddy's arms. You took daddy's book and started flipping it. You were so happy seeing the pages flipping back and giggles and giggles so much...

Hurray!!

Dear Yasmin,

Hurray!! Hip Hip Hurray!!! Put your hands together and Clap clap clap!!!

Mommy and Daddy were having lunch, and you were sitting in your highchair. Suddenly we heard a faint clapping sound and to our amazment, you were happily claping your hands trying to catch our attention!

You clapped, mommy and daddy clapped, our home was full of clapping sound and you were so happy you squealed!!

Daddy

Delicious!!

Dear Yasmin,

Mommy and Daddy wanted to see if you can start feeding yourself today. We gave you a piece of apple and see what would you do with it. You picked it up, looked at it, shaked your arm around, banged the apple on the table, then put it in your mouth. You laughed and gave us a very proud smile!

Daddy

stand up independently

Dear Yasmin,

Wow!! This evening you crawled towards daddy, climbed up and leaned on my leg, then you pushed...! You didn't fall as you used to, but stood firmly on the floor!! Daddy and mommy looked at you, amazed, and was so proud of you.

Daddy

Finally the first tooth is cut

Dear Yasmin,

When mommy bathed you today, as usual she cleaned your mouth and she felt a little bump on your gum. Mommy asked daddy to checked, so the 2 of us hovered above your head trying to open and look into your mouth. We were so happy your first tooth is cut! Although we still can't see the tooth, but we have been so worried why you still haven't cut your first tooth by 10 month. We hugged and kissed you and we were so happy!!

Kissy Girl 啜啜 錫哂你

Dear Yasmin,

When I found you awake this morning, you were playing with your bolsters, and as soon as you saw me, you smile with your mouth wide open and gave me a kiss. Daddy's day is made!

Mommy and Daddy have been trying to figure out when did you pick up making the kissing sound. Friday night when we went to Granny's for dinner, out of the blue you gave granny and grandpa a kiss, they were so happy laughing that we couldn't find their eyes.

Now you kisses seems to be the exlir to brighten up our days, make everything alright and worthwhile.

Dear Yasmin,

Today daddy was very happy. I rented 2 videos and this is the first time since your birth daddy and mommy watched movies together. We placed you in between us, and you were playing and sucking on your toy rabbit.

Mommy asked Daddy to bring out the Christmas tree sometime next week. We have been making plans to decorate the tree, and the house. You will sure be dazzled Yasmin, we can wait to see you mersimised by the lights.

Dear Yasmin,
We went to the library today! Mommy and Daddy want you to enjoy reading when you grow up, so we took you to the library to find some books to read to you. We found Mother Goose, Wobble bear, and You are special.
You loved the pictures in the books, you even tried to turn the pages for mommy!

Dear Yasmin,
Today you have your own armchair!! Mommy and Daddy want you to begin to try sitting up. We got you a Bumbo seat and you were so happy in it. Granny and Aunty Annie saw you and laughed because you looked like sitting on the toilet!

Dear Yasmin,

Today you started Bu bu Buuuuuuuuuuuu........ and your spittle flew everywhere. Daddy blew strawberries on your tummy after your morning bath, and you giggled. It took you just half a day to copy and master the skill of spitting and we can see foam at the corners of your little mouth.
Daddy had just nicknamed you the 'hairy crab'. The fresh hairy crab always have foam at the mouth, just like you.

Dear Yasmin,

You managed turning over easily tonight. I am so happy watching you turning from you back to tummy to your back again. You have been trying to turn for the last 2 weeks. You would turn and fold one of your arms under your body, when you couldn't pull that arm out to suport yourself, you could complain. Daddy and Mommy always cheer you on when you tried to turn. I had such a fright just now when you almost rolled off the bed!! This new mobility is going to give mommy and daddy the scare all the time now.

Dear Yasmin,
Mommy called Daddy today and gave me a big surprise! She would bring you home today! You didn't sleep until very late last night. Mommy was very worried because since you went to Malaysia, you didn't seemed to be able to sleep well, she is afraid that may affect your growth. Maybe the surrounding is different, maybe you were too excited by all the fun you had, you seemed to wake frequently during the night. Daddy was very happy to see you so soon again, but I know Mommy was really homesick and wants to be with granny until this weekend.
When you got home, Daddy held you very tightly. To my delight, you were just a little pinkish, not tanned.

Dear Yasmin,
Today was a sad day for daddy. Daddy left you and Mommy in Kuala Selangor and came back to Singapore on my own to go to work. When 2nd Uncle drove daddy to the bus station late last night, Daddy was very sad to wave goodbye to Mommy and you. This is the very first time Daddy did not spend with you since your birth. When Daddy arrived home and found the house without your sound and without Mommy, daddy felt very bad. When Mommy called me this morning, Daddy cried because I missed you and Mommy so much.
Daddy will finished my work and go back to Malaysia on Thursday to bring you and Mommy home over the weekend.
See you on Thursday!!

Dear Yasmin,
Today is an important day, today brought you back to Mommy's home town, Kuala Selangor to see granny and grandpa!
2nd Uncle came last night from Malaysia, and Daddy and Mommy packed the whole day to make sure you have everything you need in Malaysia. We filled the van with your playpen, mattress, changing mat, clothes, even your bath basin and laundry bucket and Napisan.
At one in the afternoon we started our journey. you slept most of the way and woke up only at the highway stop. Sleeping in transit and in transportation is a Chan's talent, so Daddy was very glad you slept most of the journey. We arrived in Klang at 6pm and we were famished so we had Daddy's favourite Chicken Nando's for a very late lunch. We finally arrived in Kuala Selangor at 8pm. Granny and Grandpa was there to welcome you. Grandpa is afraid that you could be bitten by mosquitoes, so he fumigated the house before we arrived. You seemed to be happy to see them, because you giggled a lot when playing with them on the bed.