Friday, August 15, 2008

8-8-8 is great great GREAT!

And so my adventures continue. It's been a busy few weeks and since the last time I updated I've been up to a lot. Three weeks ago I started talking a lot (just all of a sudden!)--and not just the babbling that I do all the time. This time I mean real words! I've learned to master Ye-Ye, Mah-Mah, Poh-Poh (which I pronounce "baba"), Mi-Mi (which is short for Naomi), hi, bai bai, nite nite (which I pronounce "nigh nigh"), flower ("fow wow"), please ("peas"), beep beep ("bee bee"--I say this when I'm in my Wiggles Big Red Car), up, aiya (which is a Chinese term for "oh my!"), baby, yes, and a bunch of others. Let's just say I understand a LOT MORE than I can actually speak at the moment. : ) Now let's take a moment to relive the past 3 weeks of fun!


My cousin Ryan came over to play!


Here we are in a forced hug.


I'm so happy to have a playmate over since I don't have a playgroup here like back home.


Daddy's doing something funny here!


Our cousin Talia lent me her Dora car which she's grown out of. Here Ryan and I are sharing it for play.


I decided to take charge and ride it first. Ryan was nice enough to push me along!


Keep going, Ryan! This is fun!


Ooh... nice shoes!


Sick of pushing me, Ryan decided to go ahead and play with all the buttons on the car while I was still in it.


Ryan: "My turn!"
Me: "No!"


Still trying to find a way to play while I hog the car...


Daddy's back from another trip so he deserves a BIG HUG!!!


I missed you so much, Daddy!!!


Muah muah!


Just hanging out with my Poh-Poh...


My attention is immediately diverted when the tv is switched on.


Out to lunch at the Aberdeen Marina Club with my friend Joshua. He's only 8.5 months old, but big for his age.


Later, my friend Gwen showed up to join us for a quick bite. She's 2 years old, older than me but skinnier!


I had so much fun at lunch that I passed out on the way home in the car.


Mah-Mah bought me my first bikini! At first, I was a bit shy and kept trying to cover myself.


Still trying to cover my tummy...


Mommy, do I look ok? (Mommy: "Of course darling! You're gorgeous!")


Trying out different poses in my new sexy suit.


But STILL shy about my little tummy...


I'm HOT!!!


Daddy bought me a puppy!


Oh no, don't run away!


Good doggie!


Here I am with Mommy enjoying yet another one of HK's delicious buffets.


And here is Daddy being goofy!


One night I took Mah-Mah's purse hostage.


Just like any other girl, I adore handbags!


Can I keep this??


We went for a walk in the garden downstairs one afternoon when it wasn't too hot.


A lovely photo with a lovely tree.


Strolling hand in hand with my Daddy!


Kodak moment with Mah-Mah!


And one with Mommy!


Whenever I got the chance, I would run full speed ahead since I don't usually get all this space usually.


But then I would run back to Daddy and Mommy to make sure that they're still there.


I love being swung up and down. Yippee!


Taking a ride in my Big Red Car!

Last Friday was August 8, 2008--in other words, 8-8-8. This was a special day not because of the Olympics opening ceremony, but because I turned 1 and a half years old!


To celebrate this ever-so special occasion, Gong-Gong and Poh-Poh bought me a special "birthday" gift--my own little tricycle!


I also went to my friend Janice's, who I haven't seen since a year ago.


We've both grown up a lot since last summer! Last time we couldn't even sit alone and now we're running around everywhere.


She loves to chat on the phone, just like me!


Janice is still on the phone while I'm fascinated by the flashlight gadget.


Today, Janice came over to play at my place!


I tried to teach her how to pull apart the cups, but she couldn't wait for my demonstration and grabbed them from my hands. I like that she isn't shy!


Here I am showing her how to put them back together again.


Janice and Auntie Jocelyn!


Good job, Janice!


After spending some time with the cups, we decided to put on some tunes and have a dance party.


It was so much fun groovin' to the Wiggles!


Then we watched a bit of Wiggles on the tube.


Here I am spending some quality time with Gong-Gong.


Yummy... peaches!


Mmmm... I love my fruit!


Gong-Gong and Poh-Poh bought me an Olympics tee. I'm a winner!


Just admiring myself in my new top. : )