Potato, chicken & carrots!

Yummy yummy, food that mommy made over the weekend for little Wayne! A blend of potatoes, chicken and carrots! Tastes really good, you know!

This freezing tray is really useful! 7 compartments to last us a week! And, its really cute, you pop out the frozen food just like how you do with ice! Very convenient. =)

Mommy doesnt want to travel..

Sigh, soon mommy will have to go on a few business travels. In Feb, there's the Malaysia trip for 4 days and in March, there is the Thailand trip & 2 weeks later the Amsterdam trip for 5 days. That would mean being away from Wayne wayne. I feel sad just thinking of it, I wont get to see Wayne Wayne for so many days. Esp the NL trip. I feel sad sad SAD! I wish I could tell my boss I dont feel like going but thats very irresponsible as well. Mommy gets paid so I have to do my work as well. And besides, my boss has been very understanding already, excusing me from most business travel in the first few months of having Wayne, as mommy was still breastfeeding.

So I guess I have no choice but to just bear with it.

CNY clothes for Wayne!

Went shopping for Wayne Wayne's Chinese New Year clothes and managed to buy 2 sets of clothes for him from Chateau de Sable, mommy's and lots of mommy's friends' favourite shop!

Handsome Wayne Wayne!!

Its only another 2 weeks to CNY, Wayne's first CNY celebration. Kind of excited at the thought of visiting great-grandma at Batu Pahat & meeting baby cousin Chloe there too! Cousin Chloe would be 5 months old then! We have been teaching him to do the 'gong xi gong xi' hand action, but till now he has not mastered it! Wayne Wayne, there's only 2 more weeks for you to learn!! Hurry!!!!!

Mommy got freaked out…

..by a cockroach. I hate cockroaches. Spoilt my entire Wednesday morning, mommy’s day off with Wayne Wayne. Sigh. And Wayne got freaked out too seeing mommy being freaked out. Sorry darling, mommy is useless I know, but I cant help it! I really am terrified of cockroaches.

Anyway…. Here’s what happened.

Mommy and Wayne Wayne were happily playing with moo moo cow in the bedroom in the morning. And Wayne was sitting by the curtains when I suddenly spotted that hideous looking cockroach on the curtain, just probably a palm’s length away from his head. AND I SCREAMED!!!! I just shouted WAYNE WAYNE!!!!!! And Wayne just looked up at me, terrified and burst out crying. Probably from seeing my panic strickened face. But I was quick as lightning. Immediately, I grabbed Wayne and ran out of the room, my heart beating so damn fast. I was so scared but at the same time was also trying to keep calm so as not to scare Wayne further. Poor Wayne Wayne, he was so scared he was crying away. While pacifying him, I also had to keep an eye on the damn cockroach making sure I could still see it. Thank goodness it just stood still on the floor by the curtain.

After managing to calm Wayne somewhat, I quickly put him in his high chair and went to the kitchen to get this plastic container planning to cover the cockroach, trapping it there until hk got back to KILL it. Unfortunately I missed when trying to cover it. And it ran a few steps further and stopped, hiding behind Wayne’s book and the cupboard. Darn. So I quickly got the Baygon out, thinking how I could spray on it, without getting too close. And without sacrificing too many of Wayne’s toys which were in the middle of the room. Sigh, no choice I thought. So I sprayed on it and it started to run, going crazy! Really, like it was drunk. It ran in a zig zag manner, went up the curtain towards the ceiling then came all the way down again, really fast. It was going at such a fast pace, I was so afraid it would just run out of the room towards us - it was mad. So I quickly sprayed the Baygon all around the door frame and closed down the bedroom door. And sprayed more Baygon on the floor just outside the room, in case it crawled out through the gap between the door and floor. Phew.

Thank goodness hk was planning to come back home during lunch that day, so I was like in the living room with Wayne just waiting for hk to come and kill the cockroach. All the time paranoid that it would creep out. And even when I was feeding Wayne I would get all paranoid. I kept feeling like something was in my shirt near my neck, turned out to be the clothes label at the behind of my top. The I felt something on my thighs, turned out to be wayne’s feet brushing against my leg. Ergh I just hate the cockroach man. And I think Wayne got quite freaked out, cos he was all edgy that morning. Damn that cockroach.

And half the time I was also thinking how I would be able to clean Wayne’s room up. I sprayed Baygon in his room, lots of it, and CLOSED down the door. Trapping all the Baygon poison in the room. So I will probably have to wash everything in the room right? Just thinking of the cleaning makes me feel sick.

Anyway when HK got back, he found it lying on the floor upside down, struggling a little. Dead enough. And I was just so thankful that he found it cos I cant imagine how paranoid I’d be if he didn’t manage to find it. It could be ANYWHERE in the house. I wouldn’t have been able to sleep that night I’m sure.

I can’t say this enough, but I really HATE cockroaches. And I’m quite sure it’s a matter of time before it comes to attack me again. Sigh. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that when it happens I wont be alone at home with Wayne.

When I grow up....

... I want to be a Calvin Klein model!!!!!!!!!

Wayne & his Cadbury friends

Saturday morning at Hort Park

Our first time to Hort Park!

Beautiful view!

Wayne goes to Raffles Place for tea with Daddy!

It was a Wednesday, mommy was not working, so mommy brought little Wayne to meet daddy at Raffles Place! We met daddy at Ya Kun, near daddy's office, for tea time coffee. Wayne Wayne was so happy to see daddy!

Do you also want to work at Raffles Place next time, baby?

Happy nine months old darling!

Hi sweet darling,

Today you turn nine months old. Its pretty amazing how fast you are growing, right? Another 3 more months before you turn one. You are a big boy now. =)

Nine months old, and you love crawling all around our home. If mommy leaves you alone in your bedroom, you'd crawl your way out to wherever mommy is, even if its all the way to the kitchen. And if you are in the living room, you'd always pull yourself up into a standing position holding our red sofa. And little you, will try to climb onto the sofa although your legs are still too short for that. Mommy wonders when you'd start to walk?

You are also at the age where its really fun to play with you. You are such a playful boy! You chuckle and laugh out loud when we play with you. And you can go on and on without getting tired. You know whats your favourite game with mommy now? You like to hit mommy with your hands and each time mommy shouts 'ouch ouch', you'd get all excited and hit me a few more times. After a few times, you'd then lean your little head against mommy's chest to sayang mommy. Then you'd get up and hit me a few more times and then lie on my chest again to sayang mommy. Its like a game to you. You are so amusing baby.

And you make mommy love you so much. Each time mommy picks you up after work, you would get so excited just to see me, giving me your happiest smile. Mommy loves to see your reaction. You look at me like I'm the best thing in your life. You make mommy feel so loved.

Thanks sweetheart for making mommy so happy. The past 9 months with you has been the best ever. Grow up well darling, mommy loves you with all my heart.

Hello moo moo cow!

Mommy & daddy bought little Wayne a cow balloon to play with! This time, our timid little boy wasnt scared of it! Normally he's a bit scared of balloons, but not when its in the shape of his favourite moo moo cow!

Wayne likes to play with anything that is not his

Give Wayne anything that is not his, and chances is he'd like it. He'd give up his own toys for those 'untouchable' items. Top on his list:

(1) Mommy & daddy's mobile phone

(2) Remote controls
(3) Laptop
(4) Daddy's amplifier

From the list, we just know he'd grow up to be a gadgets kind of boy.

They key is holes and buttons. He loves anything that has holes and buttons on them. Thats the reason why he likes our mobile phones and the remote control so much. And the tower fan in our living room. He loves to put his little index finger through the holes.

If it happens to be dangling as well, that's like a bonus. Like the curtains. And decorative items that swings around. Wayne loves them.

Or maybe, the rule basically is, if its not a proper toy, he'd like it. Thats our little boy Wayne. =)

First time swimming

As promised, we brought Wayne Wayne swimming on Sunday! And he loved it!

Mommy half expected Wayne Wayne to be scared of the water (a result of our first swimming experience when Wayne cried most of the time) but turns out, Wayne loved it! He splashed water all over his face and enjoyed his float ride on mr turtle!

Lets go swimming again this weekend, shall we baby?

Lots of hugs from mommy!

Marina Barrage!

Spent the day in town, and on the way home, we decided to pop by Marina Barrage and wow, we were surprised by how popular the place was! It was really crowded! But I must say, its really a nice place to hang out on a weekend cos the view was beautiful and the place really windy. There were lots of family and groups of young people realxing there, flying kites and having picnics. Mommy is thinking of organising a picnic there too, but on a weekday so it would be less crowded!

Just for laughs!

Just remembered these funny photos that feiyiyi sent to me of Wayne! Burst out laughing when I saw them!

Love the lollipop eyes in the first and the red ribbon on his head in the second!

That heartwarming moment..

You know how everyone talks about the bonding that forms between mommy & baby when breastfeeding? Having breastfed Wayne for 7 months, I can attest to it.. I really miss those moments when Wayne would be latched on to me, drinking his milk. Because that's when I experience some of the most heartwarming moments with little Wayne Wayne - he would be latched on to me, happily drinking his milk, when he'd stop for a second, unlatch and look me in the eye, and give me the sweetest heart-melting smile, and the next moment back to drinking his milk. Its like his way of stopping whatever he is doing and telling me he loves me in his own way. And THAT, totally melts my heart.

Well, now that I've stopped breastfeeding, I no longer experience those moments.. but guess what, mommy has found another precious bonding time with Wayne!

Which is at night, just before bedtime. I am usually the one putting Wayne to sleep at night. We'd both lie down on mommy & daddy's bed. And I'd usually ignore him so that he wont think its play time and Wayne would be crawling all over, flipping around the bed, before he finally gets tired and sleepy. And THAT's when the special feeling comes in. =) When he's like all tired and ready to sleep, he'll 'stone' for a while staring into nowhere, then he'd slowly crawl towards mommy, prop his head on my tummy or chest and lie there sleeping. Awww.. its like he just wants to fall asleep by mommy's side. I can't describe it, but its just this incredible sweet feeling. That makes mommy's heart go all soft and feel all the sacrifices in life for little Wayne are all worth it.

Having fun in the water!

Wayne has been having such a blast of a time playing at bath time lately, that daddy & mommy decided its probably time to bring Wayne for a real swim in the water! Besides, we've got his swim wear, floats, beach ball, sunblock lotion and froggie float all ready! So this weekend, we are heading to the pool, yippee!

The closest we got to bringing him swimming was at 5 months when we brought him to Hwaxia where he was placed in this rubber tub and got so scared, he kept crying. The next time was at Pan Pac, in the hotel bathtub. =p Hopefully, now at 8 and a half months old, Wayne's a brave boy and wont be scared of the water!