Music Class, Daddy's Work, Mother's Day, Babyfest

What a busy past couple of weeks! I'm exhausted just thinking about what I'm going to write for all these photos. Anyhow, I have been going out a lot recently and doing a lot of stuff so here we go...


In the recent weeks I've become more interested in my little cousin Ethan. Before I would just run the other way whenever I visited him, but now I like to look at him and will sometimes touch his hand. Here we are holding hands like old friends.


And here we are "phoning home" just like E.T.


I was allowed to touch Ethan's hand gently, but then I suddenly started shaking it roughly and scared Mommy really badly. He was ok though--babies are tough!


For a small baby, Ethan doesn't like to lie down, but he loves to sit up. Here he is lounging on our sofa.


Right now I'm taking my 4th music class. Here I am playing with my shakers and tambourine.


And here's a video of me in action!


Next was music with some scarf action! I loooooooove playing with scarves!


And here's me banging on my little drum... until I spot the bigger one... which I must have!


And here is a video of me being greedy and picking up as many scarves as I can get my hands on. Yesss!

Last Friday was "Take Your Daughter (or Son) To Work Day" so Daddy took me to the office. Ok, there is no such holiday but it was a bunch of fun!


Here I am in the car on the way to the office! Every time we're in the car we listen to some great music and I love to dance to it.


This is a video of me being mesmerized by Daddy's great singing.


And here's me dancing along to the beat.


I had lots of fun in Daddy's office running around since there was so much space. Here I am playing with Auntie Wei. She's so much fun!


I love giving hi-fives, even if it's through glass windows!


I was also finally able to meet Luella, the daughter of Incu's womens' buyer. She's about 4 months younger than me and loves to crawl everywhere.


Here is Luella posing with Ethan. Unfortunately he was shifting back and forth so I couldn't get a clear photo.


Isn't she just adorable?


And again, I was less interested in the babies and more interested in Luella's stroller.


After snapping a toy of her stroller, I decided I better go and say hello.


Both of us were tricked into looking at the camera. It took ages to get a decent photo of us!


And again, we are separated.


Sooo cute!


Here we are... being forced to hug each other. : )


For Mother's Day, I made a personalised mug for Mah-Mah. She loved it so I was super happy!


I love holding stuffed animals these days and hugging them. Here I am with a special bear from the Peninsula in HK from Auntie Maureen!


It's Mother's Day and I'm taking Mommy out to lunch! Yippee!


Can't have a Mother's Day without a special photo with my Mommy. The flowers in the back are from me!


Here's a better shot of the pretty flowers. Daddy helped me order them for her since I don't have a credit card yet, but I wrote the card myself!


Last Friday, I went to Auntie Tania's house for a babyfest. It was a lot of fun and I finally got to meet her little son Callum. The highlight of the day was her doggies! She has two of them and they're soooooooo cute.


I spent a lot of time admiring the dogs. Hopefully one day Daddy and Mommy will buy me one too (fingers crossed)!

At the end of the day, the mommies decided to have a group photo. Unfortunately two other kids had already left, but there were 4 of us left.


1st try... not quite working! Ethan was so tired and falling all over the place... but I didn't want him leaning on me! Mommy says I need to work on being a good older cousin.


2nd try... Poor little Callum (in red)--he can't quite lift his head yet. Check out how tired Ethan is--YAWN! I was trying to slide off the couch because I did not want to do this group photo!


Finally a good shot! Dang... I look huge compared to the rest of them! From left to right: Alyssa (6.5 months), Callum (3 months), Ethan (almost 2 months), me (15 months)


Peek-a-boo is my favourite game these days. I love to play it with everyone, even my teddy bears!


I have a whole lot of teeth now so to keep them in good shape, Mah-Mah helps me brush them each day.


And now that I'm older, I like to do it myself too!

Out and About!

In the past couple weeks I've learned a lots of things! Now I always kiss Mommy and Daddy before they feed me snacks, I swing my arms up and down when I dance, I yell single syllables out loud (which my parents assume is me trying to sing), I throw tantrums when I don't get what I want, I know how to turn the tv on(!!), I know how to turn on/off/and play different beats on my keyboard, and I love to close and open doors. Apart from all that, I still look like a boy (unfortunately)!


Two weeks ago I dressed up for dinner with Daddy and Mommy's friends. I had so much fun at dinnertime that I refused to sleep that night until 11pm!


Daddy bought us Mario Kart on Wii and it's so fun! I love watching him race and always want to join in too.


I am always up for a dance. Here's Daddy groovin' to some music with me!


During the week, Daddy tested his new camera on me. These are only a few of the zillion photos we took because the rest were all blurry and odd. He's still learning how to work all the functions!


I love my Daddy!!!


Auntie Maureen from HK was in Sydney for Fashion Week last week so she came to visit me. She's so nice and even brought me a bear!


When I'm in the mood, I can't help but turn on the keyboard music and start dancing (even in the middle of Daddy watching rugby). Here is one of those moods captured on camera. Even when I fall down, I like to keep going. Sometimes I'm so swept up in the music that I will keep going back to the keyboard when the song ends to play it again.


Since I have a lot of teeth now, I'm forced to brush them every day. Here is Mah-Mah doing the honors.


Ok... that's enough... this is really uncomfortable...


Alright already! No more!!


I love pushing my stroller around since I'm always the one sitting inside. It's fun to be on the other end!

This past weekend was lots of fun. Daddy and Mommy took me out to the city! I don't even remember the last time I went to the city so I had a blast!


I got so excited when Daddy said we were going out that I started running around the house.


Then I decided to do a little dance in my play area.


What? It's time to leave?


Alright!! Let's go!!


Before leaving, I had to give Mah-Mah a cuddle since she was staying at home to rest.


And then we were off! This is Daddy and me in our parking lot. I always have so much fun just walking to the car.


Yesterday we went to the launch of a kids magazine called SHORT, hosted by Uncle Ben and Auntie Jane and others. They invented this really cool kids magazine/coloring book with drawings filled with cool stuff from famous artists. Here is Auntie Jane colouring in one of the drawings. Uncle Ben is in the background looking like a professional art connoisseur.


Here I am playing with Rody. At first I was afraid to touch him, but then we became friends. About 10 seconds later, something else caught my eye...


A blue Rody! Of course, the only reason I wanted to play with this one was because he was already taken. Here I am having a staring contest with the little boy.


I won the staring contest, but he still has Rody. Boo.


Mommy... help me?


Ah ha! At last I have them both to myself! : )


After playing with the Rodys, I discovered Uncle Bill's dog Frankie. Isn't she so cute??


It was the first time in my life that I pet a dog. I've seen them before, but I never touched them before. I really liked her!


Here I am following some kids around riding on the Rodys. I was so jealous I couldn't participate too!


Almost 15 months old and still obsessed with the phone. I hope Daddy and Mommy are prepared for sky high phone bills!


The moment I wake up and after I've gotten my nappy changed, I run into the living room, pick up all the things that I find interesting, and start walking around everywhere with them.


This morning, it was the remote control, some bubble wrap (Mommy child-proofed the house this weekend), and Mommy's digicam case.

Playtime!

Wow, it's been a while since I last updated! But that's because both my parents haven't been feeling well and I've had to take care of them the past couple of weeks! Also, I've had my own activities which haven't left me very much time for blogging. Also, at 14 months I'm now a whopping 11kgs/24lbs!


Here I am dancing to some music on tv.


Anytime there's music I suddenly start busting out my dance moves.


Two weeks ago we had a special outing for playgroup and went to this playcenter. I found this wallblock thing interesting for about 20 seconds, and then decided to move on.


Here I am in the cubbyhouse trying to get some light in.


It was my first time in a cubbyhouse and it was pretty fun, except another girl Freya wanted to keep the window closed while I wanted them open. The girl who comes up behind me later is my friend Eline. She is 4 years old but for some reason she loves to play with me the most out of all the other kids. I feel so special!


All alone in an empty kitchen.


I'm sure I can make something yummy with these colourful veggies.


This was the first time I tried to make a meal for myself, but it didn't really work since the other kids took all my food away. You will also see Freya touching my face, which other kids love to do but I can't stand! I guess they're just jealous of my smooth baby skin.


Hmm... maybe I'll make some ratatouille!


A couple weeks ago I had a playdate with my friend Kiyomi.


She's 4 months older than me and we love playing together.


I love to share my toys with others.


Here I am showing off my cool walker to Kiyomi.


She liked my singing piggy!


Mmm... bacon!


This is what happens when it's Daddy's turn to feed me--lunch in front of the tv!


During the day, I love to grab the phone and pretend that Daddy is on the other line and just chat with him. I even know when the phone is upside down and always make sure it's the right side up. Then again, for some odd reason, I always put it to the back of my head instead of at my ears. I'm so silly!


I only started walking a few weeks ago, but I love to walk all the time now and am getting a lot more stable on my feet. Here I am rushing to get a piece of apple from Mommy.


I have a ton of new teeth that I want to show off!


I've learned how to blow kisses, but will only do it on command about 50% of the time. These days I'm like a sponge--picking up lots of new things and learning new things each day!


Chillin' with Daddy...


Mah-Mah got me my first pair of Uggs!


I love performing in front of the camera, but sometimes even a star needs a rest from the paparazzi!


Last week Mah-Mah decided to give me a haircut.


At first I was a little unsure, but then I realized how cute I looked and was extremely pleased with the results!


Don't ask me why, but two days later she decided to give me ANOTHER haircut!


This is exactly what I feared... a bowl-cut that's been cut too short. Sigh... reminds me of this guy...


!!!


Here I am playing with the buttons on my walker again. I love this thing for all the sounds and music it plays. Anytime the music plays I will just start grooving to the beat!