Lil' Ms MX

Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel

2012-01-29T01:41:00.000-08:00

On days when we weren't at Disneyland or having MX's princess makeover, we explored the hotel and took long walks in the lovely weather.

MX had fun running around and shaking her bum in the open field.

"Shakey, Shakey!" I told her that her bum will drop if she shakes too hard.

MX loves bubble baths (",) Who doesn't, ya?

MX's poopy-time (",) She'd carry the little step stool from under the sink, plonk it down at the toilet and climb up on her own every morning.

MX trying to be funny with the panda eye-mask (",)

Princess Makeover @ Disneyland Hotel

2012-01-28T09:46:00.000-08:00

MX arrived early at the studio to 'warm up' for her Princess makeover.

She was soOOoooo excited about it and her eyes just lit up whenever we spoke of the makeover.

Getting her hair and makeup done.

Hmmm... MX doesn't look too pleased here.

Is she stressed up? or just unhappy with how she looked?

After numerous failed attempts to get her to smile, I told the very patient crew that I will just pick a photo from the shots that they had taken.

Managed to catch Cinderalla and MX had a lil' chat with her about fashion.

MX didn't want lunch after the makeover. She just wanted a BIG CUP OF MILK and she headed to bed after that.

MX is always reaching out for something as she drinks her milk... what is it that she is touching?

HK Disneyland (3)

2012-01-28T09:26:00.000-08:00

MX loves Winnie Ah Pooh (",) that's her special name for this Hunny Bear (",)

MX remembered which sticker Donald gave to her.

She scrambled off her bed the next morning and sieved through all the stickers that she had collected the day before and said, "People give to Donald Duck and Donald Duck give to me." and she proudly held up that sticker of Pluto.

PS: The people she was referring to were Donald Duck's assistants.

Modern day Snow White with a bottle of Cola (",)

Right after we walked away from the fireworks, MX fell asleep.

A tired but happy princess (",)

I loved every minute spent with MX in Disneyland..., watching her eyes fleet from one object to another, watching her smile and laugh and being uneasy with the attention that she got in her costume, looking at her sleep and waking up suddenly uttering gibberish, looking at my sleeping child gives me a sense of calmness & happiness (",)

HK Disneyland (2)

2012-01-28T09:10:00.000-08:00

"Who is this?" MX asked as we walked into Toy Story Land.

Thanks to the drizzle, MX got to carry a brolly. She has always wanted to carry one.

Making funny faces and making me smile (",)

MX was invited to take part in the 'Princess parade' because she was in a Snow White costume.

The little girls were pulled out to dance in a circle when the princess carriage stopped in front of their VIP section.

MX with her mouth wide open after the parade.

HK Disneyland (1) Jan 2011

2012-01-28T08:59:00.000-08:00

Walking into Disneyland with Papa (",)

Feeling uneasy as she waited in line for the Mickey show coz everyone was staring at 'Snow White'.

Newly opened Toy Story Land (",)

Waiting in line for Slinky the Dog ride.

"Bouncy, bouncy!" that's how MX described the ride.

Favourite picture

2011-12-20T06:49:00.000-08:00

Licia took this pic of us and it has got to me my favorite (",)

Maman, dis-moi,pourquoi la vie est belle....Ma fille, parce que tu es là
(Mama, tell me y life is beautiful...My daughter, bcoz u r here)

Licia included a caption with the photo (",)

A little family picture

2011-12-19T04:52:00.000-08:00

One of the few family pics that we have. I need to train my mum and Khine to take pictures on my behalf.

Tea time

2011-12-19T04:46:00.000-08:00

MX tickles me with the strange sounds she makes while 'making tea'. I have no idea what those sounds are. f

MX singing at 1 am!

2011-12-19T04:42:00.000-08:00

MX was so excited about Kai's birthday party the next day that she couldn't go to sleep. She was up and about and singing her heart out at one in the morning!

Face painting for MX

2011-11-20T02:10:00.000-08:00

MX is always eyeing my makeup stash and when I told her I'd put it on for her, she went silent... as if wondering if I was pulling her leg. She nodded in agreement and I went on to 'decorate' her lil' face.

Last Sunday, it was a kitty with floral tiara (",)

MX was seriously beaming with delight.

This week, I did another cat look for her... she wanted to head out to the grocery store looking like this :)

MX doing cat stretches (",)

Fun Day @ SingKids

2011-10-20T06:26:00.000-07:00

Fun Day for Kai and MX

2011-10-20T06:11:00.000-07:00

"Hello, who's free for a play date?"

Kai & MX love playing 'bedtime' with each other. Too bad Shan isn't here or she will be Mummy Shan (",)

MX & Kai taking turns being a panda (",)

Bubble Bath Time!!!

Check out MX's pose!! Sticking her leg up like an old man!

Finally! A feminine picture of her (",)

Kai & MX at the playground

2011-09-24T08:28:00.000-07:00

Busy Busy Busy day for MX and Kai (",)

MX looking up to see where Kai had gone.

Kai's working hard... :)

Such a lovely evening... the weather was perfect to be outdoors (",)

New Ears

2011-09-24T07:57:00.000-07:00

MX grew some pointy ears!

I love MX's cheeks (",) She has the same cheeks as her Papa (",)

Kai is hurt :(

2011-08-29T08:42:00.000-07:00

Poor Kai... when he saw the earlier video of MX wanting to 'beat' him, he cried buckets.

*Note: listen out to Shann asking Kai to cry more... muah haha!!

Mx wants to 'beat' Kai :(

2011-08-29T08:32:00.000-07:00

Lil'Ms MX probably thought of Kai's mum or granny threatening to punish him when he was naughty. After her breakfast, she jumped off her high-chair, grabbed the table mat, rolled it up and started this:

Gosh... my daughter is F.I.E.R.C.E.!!!

MX waddling in the pool

2011-08-29T08:30:00.000-07:00

MX is about 2 years and 2 months old when I took this video of her waddling on her own :)

She looks like a naughty sprite doesn't she?

Mummy Shann - Job well done!

2011-08-29T08:10:00.000-07:00

Shann tucked MX in... she seems to know how to swaddle a baby! This girl never fails to amaze me.

MX playing the part of The Baby very well as Mummy Shann sits and wait for baby to finish her milk.

Mummy Shann gives Baby MX a great, big hug and Kai decided to join in the fun as well (",)

MX loves Mac's

2011-08-09T07:42:00.000-07:00

What did we do on National Day '11?

We had McDonalds' breakfast!

Whenever we ask MX what she wants to eat, she'll grin and say, 'McDoNOLs'. Most of the time, we'll just ignore her and get her 'proper food'.

Today, as we roused her from her sleep, she told us off. She said, 'Let me sleep!' It was almost 12 noon and MX is still lazing in bed :) When she finally got up, she was grinning from ear to ear coz she saw the Happy Meal box that I was holding. She went about her morning washing and brushing without any fuss.

MX's wish finally came true... a McDoNOLs' Happy Meal :)

She's lucky too! The Happy Meal came with a Hello Kitty watch (",)

MX has had only 2 Happy Meals. The first one she had came with Kungfu Panda :)

Let me talk more about how much MX loves McDonalds. A few months back, we were at the lobby and a McDelivery guy started his bike and rode off. Immediately, MX giggled and she was convinced that the delivery guy had visited our place and that we were gonna have Mac's for dinner. She hurried along while screaming, 'McDoNOLs!!!'

Yet another time, she met the delivery guy at the lobby. This time, she went up to him and asked, 'Where's my french fries?'

MX and snail box

2011-07-29T01:04:00.000-07:00

This series of pictures were taken when MX was about 18 months old.

There was nothing much to do on a rainy day, so we opened up some new toys (",)

MX was on the way to the bathroom for her bath when she stopped by the window to check out the rain.

I really like this picture of her with her hands on the window and heavy diapers hanging on her hips (",)

She decided that she wanted more time with the toy box and plonked herself down on the ledge (",)

Sunday morning, dress up day (",)

2011-07-16T20:53:00.000-07:00

Sunday = dress-up and picture day!

MX insisted on her tutu skirt again...

Since I am missing out on so much of her cutesy moments, I NEED to take some pics of her.

MX doesn't look too patient...

Can I consider this her first sulk?

MX can't wait to get her hands on the mini cakes.

A hungry baby is grumpy baby...

MX the 'ballerina' needs to poop...

2011-06-24T07:20:00.000-07:00

MX is at a stage where she'll insist on wearing 'princess' outfits. She'll throw a fit if she doesn't get the sort of princess outfits that she adores. At bedtime, she'll insist on wearing this tutu skirt... When MX's happy, everyone's happy (",)

MX attempting to do a lil' twirl ...

oops... check out out the 'constipated' look on the ballerina.

Yups... the ballerina needed a time-out for a poop ...

MX loves keeping food in her mouth

2011-05-17T03:25:00.000-07:00

MX loves chocolates and candies.

However, when she hears, "last bite" or "last piece", she will keep it in her mouth and refuse to swallow it.

Silly goose .... she will refuse to chew or swallow the last bit till her saliva starts to dribble from the corners of her mouth.

series of swim suit pics

2011-05-01T09:39:00.000-07:00

We started bringing MX to the pool when she was quite young. Since we have a pool in our estate, it's a good idea to let her bob around in the pool.

3.5 months

Can you say, 'OMG?!!'

She's chubby all over! Check out the chin and thighs!

7 months

Bare bodied with just her swim diaper.

She looks so boyish here (",)

11 months

GOSH! Check out her tummy!

12 months

Snacking by the pool...

13 months

She's quite tubby & sweaty. We had to powder her body in order to pull the swimsuit up!

22 months

Sweet lookin' little girl (",)

MX turns two!

2011-03-28T07:44:00.000-07:00

Off to Polliwogs on her birthday!

Carryin' grandma's purse and lookin' all girlie.

She's got so much going on! Polka dots, florals and stripes!

MX's favourite... lazing in the pool of colourful balls.

Finally got a chance at the 'schwing'.

What's a birthday without the indulgence?

MX refused to try the rainbow sprinklers which she calls 'rice'. It's a pity that she only wanted the chocolate ice-cream .

MX's strawberry shortcake. Very light and tasty!

I made that crown with the no. 2 (",)

Kimmie NEVER misses out on the action... ...

After polishing off a full slice of strawberry shortcake (",)

This was how MX looked a year ago (",)

MX loves bread

2011-03-13T14:41:00.000-07:00

MX admiring her heart-shaped bread during breakfast.

Posing with the bread :)

And finally tearing it apart.

- bread monster -

MX and blueberry pancakes

2011-03-06T15:19:00.000-08:00

Hmmm... everyone says that MX looks like me in these pictures.

She's having blueberry pancakes for breakfast and was happily counting the number of berries on each pancake (",)

She had a good time admiring herself - a gift from Big Watch.

MX and Jiu Jiu

2011-02-11T15:23:00.000-08:00

MX eyeing her Jiu Jiu and tries to distract him from Kim.

She decided to perform her 'swing' stance as she chants, 'shwing, shwing'.

Check out her satisfied look as her Jiu Jiu finally picked her up. MX proceed to show off her big fat stomach to Jiu Jiu.

Anecdote: The other day, when MX was at Drive 6, she suddenly yelled, 'HaA-shan! HaA-shan!' Ran into her Jiu Jiu's room and demanded 'Sh-wing! Sh-wing!' How she figured out her Jiu Jiu's name baffled everyone in the room.

MX walking on grass

2011-02-04T01:09:00.000-08:00

These pictures of MX trampling on grass were taken in July 2010.

Doesn't look like she's enjoying herself. She looked like she was about to burst into tears, in fact.

However, she braced herself and completed the walk across the grass patch into the arms of Grandma.

Off into the sunset!

2011-01-24T06:46:00.000-08:00

Two tumbling tods, holding hands and walking off into the sunset after their meal.

Kai telling MX about a plane in the sky.

MX giving Kai an abrupt pat,

and a sudden hug ...

This was how they interact in June 2009 - two tumbling babies.

MX and Kai @ Polliwogs

2011-01-24T06:14:00.000-08:00

What a day! MX & Kai had so much fun at Polliwogs (",)

MX swinging her tubby-self ... *sch-wing sch-wing*

Kai 'swimming' in the pool of balls.

They couldn't stop hugging each other. Stopping at random points to hug and then dashing off in opposite directions to play.

Tumbling around at the outdoor inflated castle.

Dinner at Burger King - feeding MX was such a breeze. She kept saying, 'Burger King prease!' and when she wanted an onion ring, she said, 'O prease!'

Kai and MX both received a box of 3-5 sticks of fries.

MX and the giant footprints

2011-01-20T01:17:00.000-08:00

MX loves the outdoors and she was utterly amused by these giant footprints in East Coast Park.

She kept running around and circling the footprints.

Quite a nice family picture of us (",)

MX & her Papa making funny faces.

MX's 2nd Christmas

2011-01-18T14:57:00.000-08:00

MX amusing herself with the bags of Christmas presents.

Grandpa and Grandma all smiles :)

MX's first attempt at unwrapping gifts.

Making herself comfortable as she waited for her Aunt to fix her toy.

MX wore a dress with snowman motifs for Christmas in 2010.

Boring Sunday afternoon activity (",)

2011-01-18T10:51:00.000-08:00

Since MX loves Hello Kitty, I gave her some whiskers and a little stubby nose so she can pretend to be a cat.

She kept adding on stickers to her sticker-filled T-shirt.

MX trying to grin and wriggle her nose.

Time to wash off all the fun!

MX's first birthday in March 2010

2010-12-18T18:11:00.000-08:00

MX will turn 2 in 2011 and here is a picture of her at her 1st birthday that

was taken in March 2010.

Surrounded by all who loves her (",)

Where's MX's toys

2010-11-30T09:15:00.000-08:00

I knew that Kimmie would try to snoop off with MX's toys. So, before MX was born, I got rid of all of Kim's chew toys - hoping that she'll get used to not playing with toys.

Guess it didn't work.

This was Kim's toy - Mr Drayfeus the Reindeer and if u look close enough, you'll see Kim's westie toy on the right.

First it was MX's rubber duckie. Kim chewed on it till she pulled out the squeaky bit.

Kim is circling MX's playpen and eyeing the plastic balls.

MX's rattle ... when it went missing, i knew immediately that it's under the couch with Kim.

Then someone scurried off with MX's ellie-shoes.

The crazy monkey couldn't escape Kim either.

Kim's latest acquisition - SpongeBob.

Bi-kit time!

2010-11-25T11:23:00.000-08:00

MX concentrating really hard while waitin' for a 'Bi-kit' (biscuit)

MX seems to love biscuits as much as Kimmie does!

Good girl! She knows that she's gotta be seated while eating (",)

A day at the zoo ...

2010-11-20T07:00:00.000-08:00

This is how MX smiles on command.

Definitely not a pretty sight. She looks like she has cramps on her face!

It was raining heavily, so we checked out the stuff animals at the shop while waiting for the rain to stop. MX was particularly intrigued by Ah Meng (",)

MX looking curiously at the Probosis monkey - dunno what to make of it. This was the second animal that she saw upon entry to the zoo. The first animal she saw was the parrots (",)

Having a little chat with Ah Meng's bronze statue at the Garden with a View.

The funniest part of this zoo trip:

MX has a thing for giraffes and finally got to see real giraffes. Despite being able to repeat words that we say, she always insist on calling giraffes, 'Wor-wus'. She was minding her own business and happily munching on her biscuit when we approached the giraffes enclosure.

Her jaw dropped and she stopped munching when she saw those giants grazing in the distance. She froze for awhile before she spoke.

When she finally spoke, her voice cracked and she sounded like how I would sound if I saw a dinosaur - 'Wwwoor - wus!'

MX's highlight of the trip: Carousel ride.

She loves kiddy rides, so it was a must for her to get up there.

Check out both her tubby baby fingers pointing at the carousel in front of her.

Fast asleep as we made a little purchase on MX's behalf before heading home.

A little surprise for Lil' Ms MX - 'Wor-wus'.

MX heaves as she finishes her drink ...

2010-11-17T11:04:00.000-08:00

MX and her current favourite drink.

With two long gulps, she's almost done.

Testing to see if removing the straw helps in getting her the last drop.

MX puts in a lot of effort in making sure that she gets every single drop of Yakult out from the bottle.

MX in the remake of Hansel and Gretel

2010-11-05T10:43:00.000-07:00

MX peering into the washing machine.

It reminds me of how the wicked witch from Hansel & Gretel peered into the oven and was pushed into it by Gretel.

Flatten me like a waffle!

2010-11-01T08:52:00.000-07:00

MX's new fun-time 'game'.

She'll wriggle her way between the foldable mattress ...

lay on it ...

& wait for us to press the top portion down ...

MX just loves it (",)

sweet lil' MX

2010-10-30T08:50:00.000-07:00

Just a sweet lil' shot of Lil Ms MX

She's about 15 mths old here.

series of ugly but adorable pics 3

2010-09-01T10:08:00.000-07:00

More ugly pics of MX. They make me smile when I look at them.

Swollen face and funky hair

What are you staring at?

Burp! Too much to drink!

errp... privacy please?

Series of ugly but adorable pics 2

2010-08-24T10:01:00.000-07:00

Milk monster not getting what she wants!

Drunkard baby after her milk.

Pick-a-boo

errp... another drunk shot

iPad for an iTod

2010-08-14T09:45:00.000-07:00

MX has learnt the word that is lingering on everyone's lips - iPad

Whenever she says 'iPad', she has this goofy look on her face - really wonder if she knows what an iPad is. Gonna download some toddler apps for her soon.

MX loves naming objects

2010-08-09T07:31:00.000-07:00

On days when I can't think of what to entertain the baby with, I'll get her to name things. Sometimes, it could be the pictures that are tagged on the walls at home, or what we come across during our daily walks. When I realised that MX picks up words at the snap of a finger, I went out and got her some flashcards to make it easier to find objects for naming.

MX @ 16 months

I especially love the way she says 'birdt', 'Kow' and 'BAbbit'

2010-08-05T22:37:00.000-07:00

MX managed to scale the steps and as she crossed the bridge, she stopped & started to look strange. She rolled her eyes and almost toppled backwards. I thought it was heatstroke and that she was gonna faint!

Well, she was actually concentrating hard as she pooped. Off she goes again after she was done.

@13 mths

MX started walking soon after her birthday in March. A month later, she started climbing the stairs.

Cadbury dance II

2010-07-30T22:29:00.000-07:00

Here's another video of MX doing her 'trembles' as she wriggles and jiggles to the Cadbury Eyebrow Commercial.

@15 mths

MX does the Cadbury dance I

2010-07-26T22:20:00.000-07:00

MX loves listening to the Cadbury Eyebrow commercial on the telly. She'll stop whatever she's doing and concentrate on the music.

So one night, i looked up the commercial on Youtube and played it outside her room while she was doing her baby-thing in the room. Once again, she dropped everything and remained very still. Soon, she started dancing to the music.

I've since been on a mission to capture her funniest jiggle, wriggle and bounce whenever she hears this song.

Video: MX's milk time

2010-07-26T22:08:00.000-07:00

Poor MX, she needs to go through a series of arduous tasks before she gets her milk.

"sigh... the evil things that we adults do to torture a wee-baby."

MX translation:

Moment = Good morning
Pis = Please
Mook-g = Milk
Toto = Gong Gong

Series of ugly but adorable pics

2010-07-24T09:56:00.000-07:00

MX would probably freak out when she sees these pics of herself when she's older.

I'm still gonna post them coz they are pretty funny to look at (",)

How can anyone fall asleep in this position? Check out her hands.

Hmmm... strange looking baby ... just couple of hours old.

My my my... ... check out those thighs!!

How did these limbs become those that you saw above?!

naughty naughty

2010-07-19T22:22:00.000-07:00

Of late, MX loves making funny faces @ the camera. She likes to push her little face all the way towards the camera lens.

MX has made enough funny faces & retreats for a little break.

Petite frozen

2010-07-17T09:31:00.000-07:00

MX's first frozen yoghurt on a stick.

Does she like it???

I really can't tell.

The one that flew away

2010-07-08T08:42:00.000-07:00

"bird ... "

(look hard... you'd see a little pigeon at the top left)

Check out the look of disappointment on MX's lil' face as the bird flew away.

"I'll show you my belly button if you fly back."

Let's take a break

2010-07-02T08:33:00.000-07:00

Lil' Ms MX takin' a break ... ...

there's just this much walkin' a baby can take...

"hmmm... ... wonder how it'll taste like."

Cute, eh?

Kimmie's my friend

2010-06-26T08:25:00.000-07:00

*pant pant* "... MX, you smell like jelly..."

*pat pat* "Kimmie you're my friend ..."

*press press* "Lemme give you a doggie-massage."

MX kept pressing Kim like a piece of dough.

LOOK STRAIGHT AT THE CAM!

2010-06-26T08:11:00.000-07:00

MX has taken to lookin' a wee bit too close to the camera...

"errp... back off a lil', please"

These close-up shots capture her at her most mischievous!

"Is this all the biscuit i'm gettin' for working my baby bum off for the camera???!!!"

Let's stop making fun of MX!

2010-06-09T18:52:00.000-07:00

Finally! MX deserves some lovely pictures on her photoblog!

Here's MX at her fav. spot with Grandpa

Swingin' her lil' legs and enjoying a snack.

Lookin' rather grown-up ... errp... the tee's a tad bit tight around her belly! Muah haha!!

Lookin' good... but wait till u see the last pic!

Tired out after a day out! ... can u see the drool on her cheek???

Who Me?

2010-06-09T18:46:00.000-07:00

Hey MX! Hey! What's with the hair?

MX does it again... ...

2010-05-17T02:21:00.000-07:00

Here's lil' Ms MX jabbing her little finger into her nose.

.... .... and doing a lil' taste-test of her own creation .... ....

here's her getting a scolding & wondering what in the world she did wrong.

you may recall her Pick-a-Boo entry where she was warned by grandpa for picking her nose.

MX-in-the-box

2010-04-24T09:53:00.000-07:00

At 10 months young, MX's happy just sitting in a box and wondering what in the world's happening.

'Dog!' - 'Dugh' (that's what MX says)

"errp... Domo's my friend."

"errp... maybe not..."

At 1 year young, she's learnt that having toys in the box is a good idea.

Hey MX, can't u see that the box is all warped?

MX with the crazy hair

2010-04-22T09:35:00.000-07:00

This is a good time to post unforgiving pics of MX.

It's strange how parents can look beyond the unruliness and find beauty in their kids.

Lesson learnt from MX ... self consciousness will only get in the way to being happy.

Go! Go! Go!

2010-04-19T00:08:00.000-07:00

Lil' Ms MX goes for a walk... ...

with her biscuit in hand, so she'd leave her ribbon alone.

Lil' Ms MX, takin' a break on some steps.

There's only this much photos Lil' Ms MX cares to take.

Lil' Ms MX wanders away ... "Bugger off! You big O' giants! Leave me lil' person alone!"

MX at the beach

2010-04-16T03:20:00.000-07:00

At the start of the trip, MX was all curious and happy.

She doesn't seem to like the feel of sand between her little toes.

When the waves came, she got even more disturbed. When she sank lower into the sand, she started wailing and clambering onto Grandpa.

I'm probably mental, coz sometimes i enjoy looking at MX wail. Probably coz even when she does it, she's still cute (",)

The instant Grandpa picked her up and carried her to the pavilion, she had this very satisfied look.

Hailey and MX by the pool

2010-04-14T02:55:00.000-07:00

2 little babies.. Hailey and MX showing us that they can stand (",)

Doesn't this picture look like MX is giving Hailey a little kick on the bum?

MX and Grandma who loves her oh so much!

MX - new bathing suit & new toy

2010-04-12T01:39:00.000-07:00

Check out Min Xuan's big fat stomach!

Just a series of photos of Min Xuan with her new toy (",)

Min Xuan loves to point and shake hands

2010-04-02T04:32:00.000-07:00

MX has been pointing for the longest time. Usually, i have no idea what she's pointing at. I figured she just loves doing it.

The other day, my parents took her out to enjoy a bus ride. I've no idea babies love that. So, this lady was exclaiming that MX has a huge paunch. My dad reacted by asking MX, "Where's your big fat stomach?" (Usually, MX will bring her hands to her belly.) Lo and behold, MX decided to point at the 'big fat stomach' of this guy who was sitting nearby. Everyone started laughing. I guess the guy with the paunch joined in to mask his embarrassment!

Another thing that MX fancies is shaking hands. She tends to look very grown up while doing it & she'll always burst out laughing after shaking someone's hands.

Min Xuan's 1st Birthday

2010-03-28T19:30:00.000-07:00

Ha! I always thought that it's such a cliche when parents say that their kids grow so fast and that in the blink of an eye, they are either in college or getting married. The truth be told... i've no choice but to use the very cliche term too. Coz MX really did turn a year old in the blink of an eye!

Thus far, MX has been a fab baby. She doesn't fuss much and sleeps quite a fair bit. She's always smiley and is rarely in a foul mood.

Here's how she looked a year ago... a helpless little baby in her helpless mother's arms. Helpless i'd say, coz without all the help from my parents, i wouldn't have known how to handle a baby. I took a very long time to recover from the pains and mental trauma from delivering MX. It was a smooth pregnancy and an easy birth i would say, but i was afraid of everything, you see & when it comes to pain, my threshold is probably a big fat ZERO! Boy am i glad that those days are far behind and that both MX and i are healthy and happy now (",)

We didn't have a big bash for MX's birthday. Just a nice lunch at the top of Pan Pacific with both sides of the family. MX got her own cake which she only had a nibble of.

Here's MX with her usual notti notti look.

Here's to a smooth first year with my little kiddo and you've been such a darling, little one!

Maybe you will be able to pick out your own birthday cake next year and have a huge slice of it too!

MX & her quirkiness

2010-03-21T12:30:00.000-07:00

"errp... Little Miss... you gotta learn the meaning of personal space...!"

*tug tug* "Get me out of the playpen!"

"Mmmm... Hmmm.. Burberry's eh? Not too shabby."

Seat upgrade

2010-03-12T07:03:00.000-08:00

MX trying to wriggle her way out of her new carseat.

Hmmm.... she really doesn't seem too pleased.

Domo to the rescue!!

Daddy kept saying, "MX you're no longer considered a baby! In a few weeks time, you're a toddler."

We were checking out MX's carseat when he kept lamenting that our baby's no longer a baby coz MX outgrew her infant carseat. She's sat in it for almost a year... hmmm...

favourite seats in the house

2010-03-06T07:23:00.000-08:00

for Kim, the best seat in the house is on the recliner...

Min Xuan has her own recliner too!

height and angle adjustable to her liking!

Xuan's Monster friend - Domo

2010-02-23T21:35:00.000-08:00

"Here you go, MX. Mummy bought you a little Monster."

As usual, MX does her 'fling the toy' test.

MX approves.

butternut squash

2010-01-26T22:12:00.000-08:00

Min Xuan checking out the butternut squash that grandma got for her.

hmmm... is my baby strong or what? this squash is pretty heavy!

MX giving it a 'lick test'

and approves of it.

food-coat

2010-01-20T22:03:00.000-08:00

*errp... can i have some more? i promise not to dirty myself*

feeding MX is such a nasty affair... most of the food goes onto her face, hands, clothes and bib and not into her mouth.

the food stains on her clothes and bib are the hardest to get rid of.

we found a handy food-coat that's waterproof.

no more hard to wash clothes and bibs!

happy baby, happy mummy (",)

why the blue box failed to work its magic on MX

2010-01-13T21:37:00.000-08:00

of all the presents in the background, Min Xuan picked the little blue box...

not that it made her heart flutter as it does for most women,

it's coz of the delicious white ribbon that caught her eye.

car

2010-01-03T20:03:00.000-08:00

"quick! it's way past my bedtime."

MX waiting impatiently as we open her christmas present.

"hmmm..."

MX's supervising the fixing process of her 'car'.

"tsk... tsk! i really hope you know what you're doing."

First X'mas present (not from mommy and daddy though)

2009-12-29T19:54:00.000-08:00

MX opening her very first present.

errp... check out the impatient look on her face.

there was only one thing she's interested in...

THE RIBBON!!!

MX says, "...chomp chomp! thanks for the ribbon!"

(mummy says, "thanks for the dress.")

reindeer

2009-12-26T19:50:00.000-08:00

how do i look?

MX's friends

2009-12-17T22:47:00.000-08:00

Min Xuan's friends catching some rays before visiting for tea...

Min Xuan really does think that these bears are her friends.

Coz she'll grin and gurgle when she looks at them.

ok.. baby's gotta go... tata!

whose toy is it, anyway?

2009-12-11T05:39:00.000-08:00

This picture of Kimmie playing with her toys was taken before Min Xuan was born. To prepare for the arrival of Min Xuan, i decided to stash away Kimmie's toys. Hoping that she will grow out of it and not mistaken Min Xuan's toys as her own in the future.

but to no avail as you can see Kim here with Min Xuan's rattle. . .

and Min Xuan's ellie shoes.

coloured balls

2009-12-05T05:23:00.000-08:00

anyone who knows Kimmie, will know that she's mad about balls.

she almost failed her obedience class coz she just couldn't keep away from the ball that was used to distract her.

she loves watching soccer, tennis and golf on the telly... so u can imagine how intense her excitement was when

we filled Min Xuan's playpen with lots of colourful balls.

when no one's watching, Kim will circle the playpen like a lion circling its prey.

Man U

2009-11-21T21:55:00.000-08:00

Future Man U fan?

MX is sure to don the latest Man U football kit for every season.

woodchuck

2009-11-11T22:32:00.000-08:00

now that Min Xuan can stand,

she chucks wood the moment she wakes... check out the perspiration from all her hard work!

coke zero

2009-11-09T22:40:00.000-08:00

why drink regular coke when there's coke zero?

Zzzz time

2009-10-31T07:12:00.000-07:00

Min Xuan's favourite place to rest is on Grandpa's tummy...

maybe this is why middle-aged men develop a paunch.

babysitter gets a break

2009-10-25T21:50:00.000-07:00

MX 's having a dizzy-good-time in her DJ console

it's such a lifesaver coz she spins round & round and keeps herself entertained

now, the babysitter gets to lounge on the couch...

how Dad babysits

2009-10-21T21:16:00.000-07:00

it used to be Kim & Andrew staring at the telly

MX is also in the picture now.

MX on her feet @ 6 months

2009-10-18T21:15:00.000-07:00

Min Xuan stood up in her playpen while listening to the Duck Song.

wow!

2009-10-15T21:35:00.000-07:00

"Hey you! That's not a good angle."

rubber duckie

2009-10-10T07:51:00.000-07:00

"hmmm... wat's the duck doing on my head?"

Kim's intrigued by Min Xuan's squeaky toy.

Decided to let Kim have one since MX has quite a few to play with.

Kim's obsession with the rubber duckie stopped only after

she managed to get the squeaky part out.

poor duck can't squeak no more...

ellie-shoes

2009-10-05T08:48:00.000-07:00

"Hey... check out my ellie-shoes."

Min Xuan loves tugging at and chewing on these elephant shoes.

guess who has taken an interest in those shoes as well???

errp... now the shoes belong to Kim.

carrots for MX (and maybe Kim)

2009-09-30T07:08:00.000-07:00

Min Xuan is all ready for a taste of carrots!

MX likes it coz she slurped up almost everything.

Guess who gets the leftovers??!!

snoop doggie dog

2009-09-15T06:59:00.000-07:00

from the right,

to the left... ... Kim eyes MX's food.

Kim has one more person to hound for food now (",)

no wonder she's smiling!

morning exercise

2009-09-14T22:12:00.000-07:00

wake up sleepyhead!

MX loves doing push ups and down dog poses when she wakes up.

pick-a-boo

2009-09-12T05:20:00.000-07:00

seems like MX has picked up some nasty habits... ...

oh no... i'm warning you...