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Twenty 9

Last Saturday I turned 29 years old and it was just like any other day in my life as a stay at home mom. Woke up to my 3 month old adorable girl smiling at me, hubby gave me a sleepy birthday kiss before I start my day with a quick breakfast and then chores. Where’s Ashley you ask? Well she’s staying over at my in laws place the night before so was bummed out I don’t get a birthday greeting from her but she make it up by giving me a lovely birthday drawing. Had dinner with my in laws at The Han Room

Can’t believe next year it’s going to be the big 3-0, it feels like only yesterday I celebrated my 21st birthday with my housemates, the first year I stayed on my own away from my parents. The year supposedly marks my independence, having the best time of the life. Imagining that at 29 I would have a place of my own, a great career with a wonderful man and travelling around the world. Well the reality isn’t too far out from my dream life although it’s totally not what I expected it to be. I have a home with a wonderful man, a career as a stay at home mom to two wonderful girls. Now if only I got the travelling part right

1 and 3 months old

Can’t believe it’s been a month since we moved into our new home and well we are still unpacking. It’s crazy looking at the amount of things we’ve accumulated over the years living with my in laws, never thought I’m such a hoarder!kekeke and it’s taking me longer than I’ve planned as I never expected my little Jojo to be such a handful. But we just got to take things one day at a time even though it can be so overwhelming looking at the unpacked boxes lying around, or the dirty plates in the sink or the laundry waiting to be done or how disorganized my kitchen is. Well you get the picture. But despite all that nothing beats having your own place, nothing I tell ya especially when you’ve waiting for years for the day to come. Here’s a picture of my kitchen in its less messy state, the rest of the house is not picture ready. LOL!

And coincidently, my youngest turned 3 months old. What? 3 months old? Geez I wish time would just slow down, it feels like only yesterday I came back from the hospital with my newborn and now she’s already 3 months old.

{My little bunny girl at 2 months, 4 weeks old}

Her milestones thus far at 3 months old

- able to lift and hold her head very well when she’s on her tummy

- loves to smile especially when the mummy calls her or even when she sees mummy

- definitely a chatty girl

- can grasp objects especially her clothes very well

- sleeps through the night!! first started at 8, then 7 and now she goes to bed at 6.30 in the evening, waking up once at midnight for her last feed till the next morning.

- tried once to flip over

- loves to sit up rather than lie down , think it’s time to bring out the Bumbo seat

- doesn’t like to be left alone, prefers human contact at all times (bad for the mama who has tons of chores to attend to)

Really, time should slow down otherwise I can’t keep up with my two girls!

Aren’t they cute?

{Middle picture : Dryper’s previous design}

Drypers has come out with a new designs for their disposable diapers/nappies and they are simply too cute! With fun and colorful wordings like I love mummy and I love daddy plus eye catching pictures, you can bet it’s going to be a fashion trend pretty soon

Sweet child of mine

Tummy time again

Jocelyn at 2 months, 4 weeks old getting better with tummy time

Super Quick Update

Tomorrow night would be our third week staying at our new place. Still in the midst of unpacking and settling down hence explains why I haven’t been blogging much lately because on top of all the house moving activity Jocelyn keeps me occupied all the time. We had a hard time trying to get her to take naps during the day until finally we realized she sleeps better (and longer!) on her tummy two days ago. Before this she would wake up after 5 minutes of snooze time and I have to spend the next 30 minutes trying to get her back to sleep with her wailing and fussing. So hopefully it stays that way , I mean her sleeping better on her tummy otherwise it’s going to be really tough for me trying to juggle everything.

And talking about my little girl, boy is she getting bigger! She’s turning 3 months old in a weeks time and she is weighing at a healthy 6.5 kilograms. Well probably by now she’s put on a few more grams since her paed appointment a week ago. Things are much more interesting with her getting better in interacting with us. She would cooed back at us each time we talk to her and she’s such a cheerful little thing. Here are a few pictures of her at 2 months old.

It’s That Time of The Year Again..

Whoa!!Can’t believe we are almost 10 hours into 2012 already! Didn’t catch the fireworks countdown with hubs and Ashley this year like we always do as Jocelyn’s still too young to be out at such late hours. But both Jocelyn and I had our own countdown at home while the other two was out, she stayed up with me till the clock struck midnight, I gave her smooches and she smiled happily before having her feed and dozing off into slumberland. Such a nice way to end 2011 and step into 2012!

As I read my post at the start of 2011, I’m slightly disappointed that we didn’t get to achieve the most important goal which is to move in to our own place this year. Well honestly when it comes to house renovation there’s so much we can do and most of it are just beyond of our control. And also plus the fact that our contractor isn’t exactly the best man for the job. Poor hubby has been running around handling most of the house stuffs on his own while I was busy with my very own project. But I’m just glad and relieved that things are over and we finally get to move in 2 weeks time! Keeping fingers and toes crossed things would go as planned.

Gosh! am having a tough time trying to recall 2011. Is it really then that the year has passed by in a blur? Well 2011 wasn’t filled with lots of eventful highlights compared to 2010 as I took a break from my job (miss that place heaps!)to focus on the pregnancy, but 2011 was nice nevertheless despite minor hiccups. Ashley started attending kindergarten and I must say I’m so proud of her. She’s really independent for someone her age and although she’s not exactly book smart – she’s lazy when it comes to writing – I’m just very happy she excels in other areas like public speaking – she went up on stage and recite a couple of lines!( I should really find time to sit down and showcase her pictures and videos of 2011). She still needs some work done on her tantrums though, sigh can’t help it when she’s the only child in the family but hoping things would change once we moved out cos then she’s got to learn to help around the house.

Things are a little slow on my other blog, hardly had the time to update it BUT  my little business has been thriving thanks to the support of friends and family. Received a few orders for brownies and I even tried my hands on decorated cakes. Shamelessly proud to say my decorating skill is getting better with each order! So hopefully with a new built in oven and my own cooking plus baking area I can finally have a proper home based business.

And how can I possibly leave out the most important event of 2011 – our second girl! Jocelyn Erin. I can’t thank the stars in heavens and Kuan Yin Ma enough for blessing us with another child. It was such a pleasant surprise when I saw the two lines and life has never been the same again since then. Having a baby when you have a 4 year old is very challenging but it’s a challenge I happily took on.

Looking back, sure 2011 wasn’t filled with lots of happenings as I wish it had but it’s still an amazing year nonetheless. Met new people, being pregnant for the second time, having my own business and all this while being surrounded by supportive husband and loving family. Yeap it’s been truly an amazing year and my wishes for 2012? Well for starters moi, a hot body! LOL ok ok in a better context a healthier and fitter me so that I can keep up with my two girls and lots business opportunities. For my hubby – to have a great career (so that I can continue being a stay at home mom. heheh). For my family and friends to stay healthy and be surrounded by loved ones throughout the year. I foresee it’s going to be a challenging 2012 but I’d say bring it on!