cry, cry, cry!

We just ended a 2.5-hour ordeal with the little one. She had been crying since 9pm. Refusing to sleep, refusing to be in her room, refusing to be put down even. We are not sure why.
Maybe she had too much nap today (Popo made her nap 3 times!).
Maybe she is still adjusting back to SG weather and environment.
Maybe she had gotten used to co-sleeping in Perth.
Maybe she had too much fun with her cousins earlier on.
Maybe she is recovering from her fever.
Or maybe, today is just one of those lousy days.

Whatever it is, I am just very glad that she is asleep now, even though she went to sleep sobbing. Let's pray that she remains asleep till day break and not wake up wailing in the middle of the night, which she usually does.

I am thankful for the Hubs who carried and pacified her for the past 2.5 hours. He is always so patient with her. If she was with me, she would have gotten some spanking for sure.

Didn't expect this post-trip adjustment to be like this. Let's pray that little PJ gets back to normal soon!

happy wedding anniversary!

The Hubs and I celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary on Monday. This year, the Hubs decided to splurge a little more to make up for last year since I was doing confinement. And so we left little PJ at my in-laws' place and off we went to Equinox!

The Hubs reserved a window seat so that we could view the beautiful city while having our meal!



We ordered a beef appetiser, barramundi linguini for him, and salmon steak for me. And of course, with a glass of wine for him and cocktail for me to celebrate this wonderful day.

To our pleasant surprise, Equinox prepared a complimentary cake for us!

Apparently the Hubs mentioned that it is our wedding anniversary when he reserved the seats. What thoughtfulness of Equinox!

We didn't buy each other any present, but simply spent the whole day together, and having this wonderful (and expensive!) meal with the beautiful skyline.


To my dearest Hubby,
Thank you for loving me and accepting me, even when I am unreasonable at times.
Thank you for working hard to bring home the bacon, and still make the effort to wash the milk bottles and help out with the laundry sometimes.
Thank you for doing the night duty every night so that I can sleep without worries.
Thank you for being a good papa to little PJ, taking care of her, teaching her and playing with her.
Above all, thank you for being a man of God and for leading this household.
I thank God for you and I LOVE YOU!

blessed birthday to little PJ!

My little baby is not quite a baby anymore. She has turned ONE! We celebrated with both sides of the family on 1 June. Had a simple dinner at nex and bought a cake for her.

I guess she doesn't have the concept of "birthday" yet, but she was very happy because everyone in the family was around. Papa, mama, ye ye, nai nai, gong gong, po po, jiu jiu, jiu mu, gu gu, shu shu, jie jie and gor gor. 
















Watch the candle-blowing moment here!

On her actual birthday, the Hubby and I brought her for a photoshoot. It really wasn't easy trying to capture her. She was either crawling out of the photography area, or trying to wriggle out of our arms, or simply refusing to smile and refusing to face the camera. After an hour, the adults were all tired. The photographer included! But she was still crawling around and full of energy. Of course right, such a big "playground" for her to play in.


Her birthday present? A stacking toy from Ikea.

We were not going to buy her any presents, but since we saw this at Ikea, why not..?
I really thank God that little PJ takes joy in simple and inexpensive toys, like this stacking toy which costs only $2.90, the bear, also from Ikea, which costs only $3.90. That is the way to go.







When we got home, she spent a good 20-30min in the play yard with this new toy.














Finally a photo to end off! Took this photo at the photoshoot yesterday and I think little PJ is uber cute.

No longer a baby!