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Monday, February 18, 2008

Family Day !

Weather: Clear, 1°C

Today is Family Day, a public holiday only in Alberta...there are many activities going on in the recreation centres for children and families, but Darius is still young so we rather stay home as a family instead...hee...

So over the weekend we went to Toys R Us for the baby event sale...only bought the ABC-123 foam mats...but Darius had fun...! lucky he still young else sure make a scene for us to buy him the toys...

He was abit afraid at first when we put him on the bouncer...bt after trying a few...he seems to enjoy them...n even cry when we put him back in his car seat...

Jolly Jumper bouncer...boing boing boing...



















Fisher Price bouncer...



















Darius, Mummy will always hold ur hand n never let go...

































It's a sunny day ...!





























"Stoning" in his car seat...

















I got a free Snugli baby carrier from the Family visitor, though its red but daddy still looks good wearing it...hee...




















Durians...!!!








Durians...king of fruits...also the stinkiest n ugliest...but yet i have been craving for it ever since my preggy days...though i swear at the sight and smell of them before being preggy...din manage to picture the whole durian as hubby threw away the shells after opening them...it weighs almost 8 lbs and cost hubby 22 CAD...yeah he nag n nag after paying for it...i admit its really expensive...but i was carried away by the smell n craving in me...ya i hate the smell...but u dun get to smell durians as often here as in SIN...so when i saw n smell durians...i kinda lost my " sense of cents"...it also gives me a homely feeling...makes me feel like home in SIN...also...looking at the durians...reminds me of the times my sista always blow her smelly breathe into my face after having durians...durians give me happy memories... :)

while i was having it, Darius kept looking at me with his eyes wide open...so i bring it closer to him n let him smell...haha...din manage to get his look on camera...but he frowned and was like saying " wat the hell was dat smell !" ...haha...really funny...

Den hubby ask me how much does durians cost in SIN...i told him i duno...coz i nvr buy them b4...den he said ya...ur a lucky gal...everyting u like to eat u dun have to buy or cook urself...well...its kinda true...seems like the fridge will always fill up by itself...i never have to worry there is ntg to eat...my mummy will always top up the apples n juices n chocolates i like in the fridge...my granny will always cook the food i like to eat...or rather i like everyting she cook actually...its no fun growing up...but still i'm having fun watching Darius grow up...

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Baby dAriuS is THREE months old...!

Weather: Mostly Cloudy 1°C

At 3 months...Darius will "upgrade" to be an infant...no more a newborn nw...

Lately i'm busy looking for a Convertible Car Seat...which can b used up to toddler years...coz Darius is a big baby...he will soon outgrow his current infant car seat within the next couple of weeks...luckily we did not get a brand new infant car seat...oli used 3 mths...wat a waste it would have been...!

Darius' milestones @ 3 mths:

* loves to talk with varying pitches n has a wider range of baby vocabs...there were times i tot he said "ma", "aye", "wai", "hi", "yi",

* seldoms cry for me but instead will make alot of noise and if i do not respond for a long time. he will kinda scream...~~~

* unfortunately he still has not sleep thru the nite...poor mummy...

* loves shopping and looking at strangers

* playing and sucking his hands...@ 2 mths he discovered his left hand...nw he starts to also play with his right hand...and makes alot of smacking sounds...

* able to sit up supported and hold his head steadily n wobbily...

* loves to laughs...even when his daddy coughs...

* gets startled easily with sudden new loud sounds...once he gets familiar with it, he will accept it

* his eyes will follow me wherever i go even when daddy is carrying him...makes daddy jealous...hee...

* his eyes will brighten up when he loves wat i'm saying...as though he understands...

* likes to look at his reflection on the mirror...

* hates to be left alone for too long

* open and shut his fist and starts to try battling at objects hanging over him on the baby gym

* drooling alot and will bite my finger when i clean his mouth

Darius' birth cert















Darius @ play





































Piggyback !















Go away... I wanna nap...


















Thumbs Up!




















Am I a pretty boy ?!
















































Thursday, February 14, 2008

Happy Valentine's Day...to Everyone...!

Weather: Cloudy 2°C

1st valentine's day with hubby tiz year...wat a v-day...jus like any other day at home...
Is marriage really the graveyard of love?! Does signing on the dotted line means no more romance...? No more courtship?! Why wasn't i told earlier...?!

Well, to make myself feel better...i try to stay positive...Darius is still young...we are in a different situation now being in Calgary alone...our current goal is to make $$$ n have a family...
but does dat mean we lose excitement in life ? y do i feel so lethargic n dead? soulless...i dun wish to be the woman who lose herself to family n kids...i'm starting to hate these special days...
y m i so contradicting...? i look forward to have my own career n my own life back...at the same time i dun wish Darius to grow so fast...coz dat would mean he will b independent one day n leave me...

when i was younger (n i'm still young nw...) i look fwd to have my own family n even planned to stay home to look after my kids n watch them grow for the 1st few years...i thank GOD for blessing me with tiz opportunity nw...yet at the same time y am i complaining of nt having a life?! humans are never contented...haiz...

everytime when i fall into these depressing spells...i look at Darius...his little angelic face...his squeals n smiles...n wat a wonderful job i have done taking care of him...though its a 24/7 job, but the kinda satisfaction is no job can ever give me...
i can never forget the very 1st moment he was in my arms...the look on his face...as if telling me finally we meet after 40 weeks...as our eyes meet...den i know wat is love at first sight...
so...does v-day still mean anything to me nw? i duno...leave dat answer to my hubby...

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hApPy biRthDaY mY dAdDy !!!
mAy alL Ur wIshEs cOme tRue & bE bLesSed wIth gOod hEaLtH !!!

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

My 1st BirdDae with Darius...

Happy Birthday to Me!!!

Weather: Mostly Cloudy, -4°C

Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes...esp my Aqua...who did tiz bdae card for me...

Though tiz year bdae celebration is more quiet...but i get to spend with the 2 most important pple in my life...my hubby n my precious son...It was simple...on sunday we went to Market Mall to shop n he bought me a ruby diamond ring... :) den we had buffet dinner @ Yang Tze Jiang restaurant...den bought a cake from Safeway on Monday...
Thank you hubby! ur so sweet....!

Of coz my ideal bdae celebration is to travel...but Darius is still young...anyway we will have lotsa chance in future...Hope to bring him to USA Disneyland...a childhood dream of mine which did not come true...

Also i wanna thank my mummy for bringing me to this world...
and thank ALL my family members for supporting me to be a mummy myself...though a year older...but prettier also...keke...dun puke...someone DID say dat after i became mummy...mayb he's being kind...but hubby agree can liao...haha... :p

Darius the Pooh...














Cool!



















Happy Birthday Mummy !















Ware's my pants ?!?


Friday, February 8, 2008

Happy Chinese New Year !!!

Weather: Flurries, -19°C

Welcoming the year of the Rat...another new cycle of the Chinese Zodiac...also marks a new beginning for me...as i will spend all my future CNY with my little Ding family...

Prior to motherhood...every CNY means new hairdo...new clothes...new shoes...new bags...receive angbaos...playing "ban luck"....family visiting...etc...with my status now as a mummy, every CNY also means my little boy will be a year older...!

Darius' first CNY cannot be as crowded n fun as it shd be if we were spending it in SIN...though he misses out on many angbaos...at the same time mummy oso save giving angbaos....kekeke...but i know we are not forgotten in Whampoa...hehe...


Small is cute!

















My two "dings"















Gong Xi Fa Cai...Hongbao Nah Lai!




















I love reading...!





















I'm a happy baby...!
















Darius' first Angbao is from grandma...


















Friday, February 1, 2008

Remembering those happy moments...

Weather: Cloudy, -24°C

Sat...Feb 2nd...is the date set for reunion dinner...i cant b home in sin with my maiden family...but i know i will not b forgotten...thou Mickey Mouse CNY i cant b home...

Without the ambience...without the sound of mahjong...without all the greetings travelling through the air...without the CNY goodies...without granny's CNY big treat...without the fun with all my 'ka chngs"...without dressing up with sista...without the busy visiting schedule...it really feels sad n lonely here...but still i'm thankful i have my own little family here...
CNY 2006 - Year of Dog
Reunion dinner @ uncle Philip's home










5 musketeers
Family portrait









Yuki









CNY 2007 - Year of Pig
Me @ Marina Square

Ah Kong, Ah Ma & US










CNY "stupid" game










Siao Char Bohs @ Chinatown


Mummy, Zui & Mee!