Happiness

One of my favourite photos. :)

His favorite accessory

Fruits baby

Rafa loves his fruits. So far he has sunk his teeth into apples, plums, durians, kiwis, dragonfruits, strawberries, grapes, oranges, bananas and even lemons. I am loving this stage. :)

Merry Christmas

Dr Seuss?

Read some Dr Seuss' from a large book..
Had to do a double-took.

I think he's really crazy,
And somewhat quite lazy.
To not have to think up rhymes,
And making up nonsense words sometimes.
It makes my head spin, really,
To read utter rubb.. err.. creativity.

From Sneetches on beaches,
To A Glunk who was un-thunk,
To a Once-Ler with much speed,
Who knud Truffula into Thneeds.
Thing One and Thing Two,
Twenty-Three Daves,
Wockets in Pockets,
Zaxs on the Prax.

It's all a bit mad,
It's not right, I feel,
Cos I'm explaining the whole time,
Vugs are not real!!

My language will improve,
That much I dare say,
But noone'll understand me,
Cos Seussian it'll stay.
Yes enough for one day!

15 more days

The tree is finally up! :)

All I want for Christmas is....

My conversation with Gabriel 2 days ago...

G: Mummy, do you know what I want for Christmas?
M: Hmmm... I'm not sure.
G: Animal Kaiser, Metal fight, cars, trains and more di-di(s)!!
(giving me the biggest smile ever)

Hmmm... I'm don't think you're going to get all that you're wishing
for, Gabe. :)

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Observant Boy

Tonight, before Gabriel went to bed, he excited said in a half-whisper (to prevent getting scolded for waking the little one)... "Daddy, do you know that Toothless (from How You Train A Dragon) sleeps upside down hanging from a branch, just like a bat?"
I could only grin, then giggle with him as I realized how much he picks up from shows he watches over and over again. He's actually singing lines from "Finding Nemo" which he's watched probably a dozen times now, and soon he's going to be a fully fledged Dragon Trainer too.
Now, if only I could make him interested in some Math or Mandarin learning shows.. Does anyone have any experience in any? How about Quantum Physics and Mechanics? Or should I do Art and Culture? Hmmmm.. Business??

AMEN!

Today, as I opened the car door when we reached church for Mass, the bells were ringing signifying Mass was about to start in 5 minutes. Rafa looked up from his car seat and immediately said, "Amen!"

He has said "Amen" oftentimes during our Grace before meals and at bedtime prayers, but he is quite aware these days when we go to church.

Rafa also recognizes crosses and says "Amen" when he sees one..

Everyday Sunshine!

We bring much sunshine,

with smiles everyday,

Its easy to tell,

we love to play!

 

Before

Interaction

Rafa loves lying on his ke-ke. :)

Update

Raphael at 13 months

Weight: 8.8kg

Height: 47cm

My baby is a little sociable guy. He is always smiling and he loves interacting with people especially strangers. He'll be holding out his hand to them, waving and flashing his pearlies. There were times where he actually reached out to be carried by people he met for just 5 minutes.

He's talking a lot now, in his baby language. He can imitate actions and repeats what we say quite well. Whenever you ask him to repeat a word, he can do it quite accurately. Some words which he has mastered saying and knows are - ball, up, moon (oon), nose (ose), baby (ba-be), gong-gong (kheng-kheng), Amen (See here)(he pronounce this so accurately, does it with his hands clasped together and head lowered!) armpit (ah-pe) , bird (bed), open (ah-pen), mama, mum-mum, balloon (ba-yoon)...

He takes 1 or 2 naps during the day, depending on the time he wakes up and what we are doing on that day. He can stay awake for up to 7 hours if he's entertained and kept busy. He still doesn't sleep very long in the car seat nor the stroller. The longest was about 1.5 hours, the least, still about 15 minutes. Like his brother, he's not a very good sleeper. It is our fault for not training him enough to soothe himself back to sleep when he wakes up. He used to be able to do that when he was younger. Somehow he just lost that skill, I'm not too sure how or when. Now, he needs to be nursed. His sleeping habit is becoming a headache now, especially on days when he wakes up a few times throughout the night and could only be calmed down if I nurse him back to sleep.

At 13 months, he is finally walking and loving it. He is still not too steady and that explains the bruises he has on his face.

We've also just found out that he loves to be in the water (though sometimes not the bath!) and would play and entertain himself whilst in the water.

He absolutely loves our food, I mean food we give him from our plates. I used to be able to feed him and eat my food at the same time. Not anymore as he would say "No" to his food and keep going "mum-mum" and pointing to my food at the same time. I think he looks forward to finishing his so that he can have some of mine. So far, he has tried almost everything I have on my plate, except if it's spicy and shellfish. He loves his fruits and will cry if he has finished it cos he wants more.

That's all for now!

The sand, sun and sea

Beautiful day to be alive!

Life's a Beach

If only everyone's everyday was like this!

"Gabriel Bo Lai"

G: Mummy, when I didn't go to school, Mrs Cham will say "Gabriel bo
lai" to Mdm Wong.
M: ????

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Mr Peacock

I so so love this piece of drawing.

Interaction

Playing with a ball together. :)

Wheeeeee!!

2 Boys

Whenever I feel life's a drag or when things get me down, I just look to these 2 faces and everything seems worthwhile again.

 

It's hard to explain, but their smiles can light a million lightbulbs... and that in turn makes me smile..

Gabriel's Orange Lamborghini

Today, Gabriel finally got his Birthday present.

Here's his Lambo.. an Orange Murcielago no less...

AND a Mitsu Evo X.

Yeah, he's still very very into cars.

Here's a picture of the Evo Police Car chasing the Lambo.

UP

'Up!' is his most proficient word so far and he says it with such
rigour!

The many faces of Raphael

Ahhh.... Finally!

The birthday present that he's been waiting for for a very long time!

Thank you Daddy! You definitely know what I want!

Gabriel's Five!!

Our precious first-born turns 5! And this year is probably one that he enjoyed the most - he got to play almost the whole afternoon with his cousins and some friends, and we got him a cake which he loves!

Yes! It's pandan chiffon cake. The only cake which he loves and will eat willingly. :)

Happy Birthday Sweetheart! May you stay happy and cheerful always! We love you!

Water Baby

Hibiscus

We were pleasantly surprised. :)

School Holiday - Pt 2

We spent about a week back at Kajang this time. A visit back home normally involves bonding and spending quality time with family members we don't get to see often.

This time, we even managed a day trip to Melaka.

And no trip back to Malaysia is complete without food.

This trip was especially exciting for Fred, mainly because he got to test his camera and took some amazing pictures. :)