1st Chinese New Year

It has been a hectic 1st CNY for me, because we have been going out daily and only go home when the sky is dark. So I have been missing my afternoon nap. The only time when I take nap is during the travelling time and will automatically wake up when I reach the destination. And also, as we are always out from morning, mummy has no time to prepare porridge for me, so I have been eating potato, carrot, minced meat and threadfin fish puree for lunch for the past 2 days ....... was wondering when I can have my delicious porridge again ......

For this 1st CNY, I enjoyed myself alot, being cuddled and carried around by a lot of relatives, although I may be seeing some of them for the first time, I do not regard them as strangers, will also played and enjoyed their company.

Mummy has her R & R time at Great Grandma place as I was being carried around by the aunties and uncles, while daddy enjoyed playing his mahjong.

And of course, after this CNY, I will be a little rich baby $$$$ ....... because I have collected a lot of Ang Bao and the biggest Ang Bao that I received is $300 from ...... 外公

Oh yeah, forgotten to mention .......... I fell down from the bed 2 days before the CNY. Mummy has walked out to get some water, and daddy was watching tv in the hall, and in less 2 minutes, I flipped over the pillows which mummy used to corner me, and landed on the floor. Poor me, have gotten a blueblack bao for my 1st CNY. I cried so loudly, and seeing me in this state, mummy felt so gulity and promise that she will never take chance again on me to leave me alone. So for this CNY, you will see me taking photos with my blueblack bao on my cheek.

舅公，小姨 and Me

姨婆 and Me

小姨，小舅 and Me

Happy Family ---- See me in my sleepy look

New Hairstyle

After finishing my porridge, I was sweating like mad, as mummy has forgotten to turn on the fan. And out of the blue, she find that it may be a good idea to do a new hair style for me, since my hair is wet, and easy to manage.

Check out my new hairstyle !

Vegetable and Meat Combo Puree

Last weekend, mummy has tried making Vegetable and Meat Combo Puree for me, and Yummy, it was delicious and as usual, I finished 1 big bowl of it.

Ingredient for the vegetable stock :

1. Brocoli

2. Carrot

3. Potato

4. Minced Meat

5. Threadfin Fish

Method :

1. Remove the skin of the carrot and cut into cubes
2. Remove the skin of the potato and cut into cubes
3. Cut the broccoli into cubes
4. Wash them thoroughly
5. Use a small pot and put everything in and boil
6. Boil them for 15 mins

7. Wash the minced meat and threadfin fish for 10 mins
8. Once done, mix and mash the vegetables and meat and fish together

9. Ready to be served

Goodbye Baby

Today is one of the darkest day that mummy has gone through. Our beloved 17 years old doggie, Baby has rest in peace in heaven in the early morning. In fact, mummy has been preparing herself since yesterday to accept it, when the vet told her that Baby may not make it through the night. However she is glad that Baby is able to go off peacefully at home, and without much suffering.

In Loving Memory of Baby

Depart on 15 Jan 2009 at the age of 17

I will be missing your bark

I will be missing your smile

I will be missing your cuddle

And I will be missing your smell

I will be missing you and always place you in my heart.

恭喜发财

Chinese New Year is around the corner, and mummy has been thinking to bring me to StudioLoft for the CNY photoshots for memories. Finally we managed to make it for the 2nd day of their walk in promotion and took my photoshots. This will be my 1st year of CNY celebration.

Yummy ... Yogurt is one of my favourite

Mummy heard from Aunty Angela that it is safe for me to try out baby yogurt, so mummy went to NTUC to get the Baby Yoplait Yogurt for me .... with vanila and banana flavour .... Yummy, I simply love both flavours and can finish them with our without fruit puree.

Now this is will be dessert for my weekend tea-break !

Shame shame, I have got plaster on my face !

Last weekend, mummy was very upset with me, as I have repeatedly scratched myself till bled. So mummy made me to wear mittens like newborn baby when I am sleeping and she also pasted plaster on the wound to ensure that I dun scratch them again and heal quickly.

Shame shame .......... I went shopping with my plaster

Can you find the scratches on my face ...... beside my eye and on my nose ?

Mini Gathering at our place

Mummy has invited a few of my friends to come over to our place yesterday afternoon for mini gathering, as Aunty Alice is still in town with BB Rachel. We have alot of fun yesterday, especially with active BB Dylan and BB Jorel crawling around the living hall. Mummy has taught me on sharing, therefore I was most happy to share all my toys with them.

BB Erica , BB Rachel, BB Damien, BB Dylan, Me, BB Jorel and BB Raphael

List of food that I have tasted so far

List of food that mummy has prepared for me and so far, all food are YUMMY to me and I enjoy eating them !

Cereal :
- Healthy Times Brown Rice Cereal
- Healthy Time Barley Cereal
- Happybellies Brown Rice Cereal

Fruit and Vegetable Puree :
- Apple
- Pear
- Plum
- Honeydew
- Avocado
- Pumpkin
- Broccoli
- Pea
- Potato and Carrot

Meat :
- Threadfin Fish

Porridge :
- Fish

Milestones that I have reached during my 8th month

This month, there is no routine checkup for me with Dr Ong, therefore mummy is not sure of my latest height and weight. However she is hoping that I will gain some weight during the next checkup. She is also feeling more assured that I am drinking my milk and taking my cereal and porridge well.

Let me share some of the milestones that I have reached :

* recognizes faces and voice clearly, especially daddy and mummy
* able to sleep on my own, and when awake, I am always a happy and cheerful baby
* able to keep myself entertained for at least 10 - 15 mins
* able to sit unsupported for 5 - 10 mins
* distinguish between bright colours and recognise them
* starting to learn and crawl backwards
* recognise own name when being called out
* able to do Hi5 with mummy
* develop separation anxiety without familiar faces
* able to transfer objects from hand to hand
* push away things that I dun like

Fish Porridge

Finally I have reached 8 month old and mummy thinks that it's about time to start porridge. Therefore she starts to go online and read about the methods for boiling stock, and cooking porridge. And of course I will defintely praise her for her efforts, as she used to be one who dun like to cook, but now, she will make effort to wake up early and prepare delicious porridge for my lunch ..... Thumb up for mummy's porridge !

Ingredient for the vegetable stock :

1. 1 carrot

2. 2 white potato

3. 1 sweet corn

Method :

1. Remove the skin of the carrot and cut into cubes

2. Remove the skin of the white potato and cut into cubes

3. Remove the skin of the corn and cut into 3 portions

4. Wash them thoroughly

5. Use a small pot and put everything in and boil

6. Boil for 1 1/2hrs

7. After that, the vegetable stock is ready to be used

Ingredient for the porridge :

1. 3 small cubes of pumpkin
2. 1 cube of threadfin fish
3. 3 small cubes of potato
4. 1 handful of rice

Method :

1. Soak the rice for 45mins before cooking porridge

2. After that, use the vegetable stock to cook porridge in the slow cooker

3. To cook porridge for 2hrs

4. Wash and steam pumpkin for 15mins

5. Wash and steam threadfin fish for 10mins

6. Remove the potato from the vegetable stock and mash them

7. Wait for the pumpkin and threadfin to cool down

8. Mash the pumpkin and threadfin fish

9. Place them into the slow cooker and boil for another 10mins

10. Porridge ready to be served

Tofu and Egg Yolk Puree

Mummy has been thinking of new recipes to prepare for me and last week, she has tried something new - Tofu and Egg Yolk Puree. Although it sounded like weird combination, the taste was still quite nice, and I also managed to finish all.



Ingredients :

1. 1 quarter of cooked egg yolk
2. A cube of silk tofu

Method :

1. Boil egg till 100% cooked
2. Wait for it to cool down for 5 mins, and remove the egg white
2. Wash and clean the silk tofu
3. Steam for 5 mins
4. Wait for it to cool down for 5 mins
5. Use a fork to mash the egg yolk and tofu and mix them together
6. Serve in pigeon grinning bowl