Mummy’s Birthday…

It was my birthday yesterday and Tjun took me to Eden Seafood @Batu Feringghi to have a mini birthday celebration. I was craving for Lobster Thermidor (dish consisting of a creamy, cheesy mixture of cooked lobster meat, egg yolks, and brandy or sherry, stuffed into a lobster) so bad and so we had this as one of the main dish – yummy, yum, yum~
We brought our little angel along too as I know she likes to see fishes and I know there are many types of live fishes swimming in the restaurant’s tank. True enough, when we reached the entrance, there’s so many types of fishes, small ones and mostly big ones! Naomi was so fascinated by the fishes and she startled when she saw the big fish. Daddy was carrying her that time and one of her hand grip daddy’s shoulder tightly when she went near to the fishes.
Since we were seated next to the beach, we decided to bring Naomi down to the beach. Since it’s her first time at the beach, she was so excited to see the sunset, sea water and sandy beaches.
We saw 1 horse and 1 pony there and I quickly pointed them out to Naomi and this is the first time she saw real horses as she only sees them on T.V and books. It’s quite an experience for her.
We put her down to walk on the sand too……and she did not move a bit..she just stand there like a statue and didn’t know what to do……it was quite funny…I explained to her it’s just sand and she can walk freely on the sand…I guess she’s not ready as the sand has the sinking feeling and she’s scared she might fall down…
We forgot to bring our camera so we had to take pics using Tjun’s camera phone and the quality was quite bad.
Surprisingly, there were quite a number of people at the beach and restaurant and I guess it’s because of the school holidays and there were many children around that night. Naomi was making new friend that night too. She was playing with one girl there. They were running around (yes, running) trying to catch up with one another. The girl was 7 years old and Naomi was like the little big bully and kept hitting the chi chi and said “tah, tah, tah” gently on her lap. The chi chi was so scared of her and kept running away from Naomi. Hahaha….and Naomi kept walking to her table wanting to play with her. Both me and Tjun was quite tired on catching up with Naomi. She was running all over the places and she doesn’t want us to carry her at all!! I can see she’s more stable now and she can pull herself up and walk on her own. Even when she falls down, she knows how to use both hands to refrain herself from falling down flat on the floor!! I try to relax a bit and let her play freely but I’m always paranoid that she will fall down on the floor and hit her chin or jaw (and they are both very painful & dangerous situation).
Cultural show started at 8:30pm so we decided to stay for a while to let Naomi experience the show. Her eyes glued to the stage as the dancers danced away with ribbons and colourful fans. She clapped her hands when they dance and was very happy and excited during the show. We left the restaurant around 9pm and Naomi was already Zzzzzz on the way back to the house. It was indeed a memorable birthday as I could share this wonderful experience with my hubby and little girl.

View of the beach...taken from the camera phone..

Help...I'm stuck!


The place and the Food....





Enjoying the seaview.... with daddy....


Ooooo.....look at the water & Wow horsey....


Horsey.....

Naomi @Toys R Us - Gurney Plaza

We took Naomi to Gurney Plaza yesterday for a mini birthday celebration. We went to Kim Gary for dinner and then took her to Toys 'R Us. It was quite nice as the mall was not crowded and we let Naomi walked around the complex most of the time. We didn’t bring her stroller this time too.
Instead of us taking her for a stroll, Naomi was the one taking us for a stroll. She stopped at almost every shop to see the window display and we sort of need to drag her to move forward.

Take a look at this video taken at Toys 'R Us. There are some balloons at the back of the jeep, that’s why she was squatting down to look at the balloon!! Then she said “boh” “boh” – referring to the balloon as “ball”…haha

Sugar & Spice and everything nice…?

One of my friends told me this story and it happened during her birthday party…. Naomi was busy playing with other children there. The truth is she was busy keeping all her toys back into the basket and box as she doesn’t want to share her toys with other children…haihh….
First incident:
The kids were actually playing with her toys and Naomi went to grab the toys from their hands and put the toys back to the basket. She managed to retrieve all the toys except for one giraffe toy. One “kor-kor” was holding the giraffe and did not want to let go of the toy so Naomi used her index finger and point to the giraffe and then point at the basket, several times (as if instructing the little boy to put back her toy into the basket). Here are some pics of her playing....



Second incident:
She’s very fond of cartoon characters especially Mickey Mouse. Many children were wearing Disney’s cartoon characters Shirt or blouse during her party. So when she saw the t-shirt with the cartoon characters on it, she will use her fingers to point and poke at the shirt/blouse.

Third incident:
After putting all her toys back inside the box, she tried to close the box with the lid. She put the lid on top (although the lid did not close properly), then she clapped her hands together.

Fourth incident:
Auntie Evelyn was wearing this beautiful pink dangling earrings on that day and Naomi accidentally or purposely (I’m not too sure) went to pull her earrings…luckily grandma was just sitting near by and quickly pulled Naomi away. Naomi is very cheeky and naughty.

Latest incident:
I asked Tjun Aun whether Naomi understand what we are saying cause when I asked her not to do certain things like putting her fingers inside her mouth, throwing my stuff around or climbing up and down the couch or etc. she will keep on doing again and again.
Then Tjun turned and look at Naomi (She was riding her new bike that time). She said to Naomi “Naomi, press the button” and immediately, she use her index finger and press the one of the buttons on her bike. Then Tjun turned to me and said “See, see….she understand-lar”

Naomi’s First Birthday Party...

We actually had a birthday party for Naomi last Saturday (1st March 2008). Since it’s her 1st birthday and 1st is always a special moment we decided to have an extravagant party for our little angel....:)
I actually did pray for good weather but I decided not to take any risk so went to google and checked the weather forecast. Thunderstorm was expected on the day of the party so we had to put up extra canopy. The buffet started at 7pm and the weather was still good…not a single drop of rain. Most of the guests turned up at around 8-ish. (I only invited my relatives & close friends and about 70 people turned up that day.)
At around 9pm, it started to rain so we asked everyone to go inside the house for the cake cutting session. It’s a bit too crowded inside the house but we manage to sing the Birthday Song and then cut the cake and distribute them to all the guests.
Naomi was very excited when everyone sang the birthday song. She was like looking at them and must be wondering why are all these people singing and clapping their hands? She can’t take her eyes off her cake as well and wanted to touch the cake. I had to struggle with her during that session because I’m so afraid that she will ruin the cake before we blow the candle and cut the cake.

1, 2, 3 Blow the candle....

Expert trying to hold the plastic knife....

The party sort of ended around 10pm that day. My close friends and some of my relatives was still there chatting and catching up with one another. At about 10pm Naomi started to feel cranky so I took her upstairs and clean+feed her and change her into her PJ. Since she’s still awake that time I took her downstairs to play with my friends. We put the Bee Movie for her and she sat on the couch quietly with Auntie Joanne and watched the DVD. After that, my friends ask me to unwrap the presents (on behalf of Naomi J of course).
Hubby, Uncle Alvin and Auntie Joanne was assembling the playhouse for Naomi that night. The picture says it all….

Naomi's new crib.....

My friends left around 11pm and Naomi went to bed at 11:25pm. Thanks so much you guys! (It means a lot to us!) Thanks for the presents and gifts and thank you all for coming. Appreciate you guys for being here to celebrate Naomi’s 1st milestone.

Latest Update: Friends request me to post up some pictures of her birthday presents....Enjoy:

Happy 1st Birthday, my little angel...

MARCH is an eventful month for us…here’s why….
1) 5th March 2008 – Naomi’s 1st Birthday
2) 10th March 2008– My Birthday!! =)
3) 25th March 2008 – our 2nd wedding anniversary…

Naomi is 1 TODAY!!
I can’t believe it. My toothless wonder is no longer toothless….and no longer naught years old!!
She’s walking like a pro, she can pull herself up and walk and no more holding on to furniture when she wants to stand up….throwing toys everywhere…and learning to climb up and down the stairs!! Waiting for me to come and get her with a huge grin and a loud cheeky laugh….
She is loving, funny, friendly and smart. She always has a cuddle ready and hugs so nicely and also likes to pat people on the back. She wants to do what everyone else is doing. She wants to eat what everyone else is eating. She’s a music lover and bops away to the music. I can’t believe she is a year old but I also can’t believe she has only been here a year! I can’t imagine like without her now… She really is out little sunshine. Happy Birthday Naomi. You make us so happy and we all love you so much!!
It only seems like yesterday she was born to this earth. Can’t believe she’s already a year old…hehe….Take a look at these pictures:

Present


1 year ago - 5th March 2007

Somersault…

We took Naomi back from Alice’s place yesterday evening and then I put her inside her baby cot cause I need to express my milk after so many hours and the feeling of engorge was unbearable.
She was playing by herself inside her cot and as usual she will stand up and walk around that tiny space in her cot. I was just a few inches away from her cot as I adjust the cot to the front a bit so she can get the fan as well. Suddenly….I heard Tjun Aun shout…I was shocked and I saw Naomi already fell to the floor!!!! How on earth did she managed to climb out from her cot???!!! I immediately drop my pump (some of the milk did spill on the floor…) cause I was so panick that time I just drop everything that I was doing….
I quickly carried her and she was crying non-stop. She did a back flip and fell I think…imagine she was in standing position inside her cot. I didn’t even see her climbing out from there!!!! It happened so FAST!!!! Serious…..I know she likes to use her two toes and cling on the cot’s bar but never thought her legs/toes were that strong!!!
But thank God she fell on her big teddy bear then only landed on the floor. Another thing is that our bedroom floor is the timber wood floor so that impact is not that bad…BUT STILL this is a very DANGEROUS situation as the fall might break her bones or neck and (I dare not imagine the worst).
She held on to me tightly when she cried….I was trying my best to console her and her daddy was panicked and kept checking her head and body to see any injuries.
We checked and thank God no broken bones found and not even a scratch on her.
After about 5 minutes she stopped crying and then I fed her milk and she went to sleep.
She woke up after 1 ½ hours later, took her downstairs and she watched Bee Movie with grandma & grandpa. She was so excited and kept imitating the Bees from the movies.
The bear was the angel that indirectly “prevent” her from getting serious injuries…cause she landed on the bear first before hitting on the floor so I asked her to give the bear a hug….then she went and hugged the bear….not sure she understand and know what had happened earlier…
Anyway, this is the lesson I learnt…the hard way….never ever put her inside her cot as she’s now very curious and active and will do all the un-thinkable stuff…need to keep an eye or both eyes on her every single move …it is better to be safe then to be sorry.

Play-Time with Naomi....

OK...Byeeeee....I'm going out for a while yea....


Tata....I'm going "kai kai" by myself.....


so cheeky...i know what you guys are thinking *hint* *hint*....


"Chak".....


Playing with big bear bear....


Look at my teeth ----> "mommy adores me" bodysuit

If you're happy and you know it....

move your arms?....


shake your hands?...


dance?....


what else?....


Just stand still?....

We took Naomi to my ex-boss's house last Saturday and this was taken before we leave the house. She was watching the music and dance show on T.V and was imitating the people on the screen. She can walked quite well now but sometimes she gets too excited and she will walk too fast (this is when she will fall down on the floor). She fell a few times before and I'm kind of scared to let her walk all over alone. Sometimes I will kneel down with her and hold her hand to assist her. She will pushed me aside or use her hand to brush my hand away....as if telling me that "I can walk by myself, mummy...."

Took her to ex-boss's house. Naomi immediately went to play with the Peek-A-Boo Elmo's gym toy. Kids love this kind of toy as there's musics when you pressed the buttons. Naomi was playing with all the buttons and then one boy (about 3-4 years old) came rushing to the toy and pushed Naomi aside and was pressing the buttons and did not give Naomi a chance to play....and Naomi pushed the boy's hand away so that she can press the buttons as well....I had to carry her to sit with me as I did not want her to in jured herself and let her give in to the "kor-kor" to play cause she has been playing the toys since she reached there.

Another drama was, she was walking at the living hall and then suddenly she fell down and hurt her jaw. The floor was marble floor!! I carried her up quickly and she has started crying non-stop already. The whole house was filled her "lovely sound"....Luckily she did not cry for long.....just for a while...quick recovery......she's then back to her normal self again....

Super-Model?

This picture was taken last weekend before we took Naomi out to order her birthday cake.......look at the pic.....She's a natural poser eh? I took a couple of shots but then when I review them back, I saw this particular pose. Look at her front leg, slightly bend and her butt slightly lift up (thanks to the diaper!) and her hands & expressions was just so model-like...hehehe...

The funny thing is I didn't even ask her to pose or teach her how to pose....

Crying Baby....

It's so frustrating when Naomi wants everything "HER WAY"....she's very naughty and has very bad temper. Yesterday evening, I picked her up from Alice's place and was trying to buckle her in her car seat and she refused to sit in her car seat!!! Her daddy was not around and I was alone. Normally, i will sit at the back with her. Actually this is not the first time she's behaving like this...she's very unpredictable and I really don't know what to do sometimes....

Yesterday was the worst...i gave her all kinds of toys and tried to distract her and all did not worked!! She cried hysterically and i just ignore her...just let her cry and cry and cry and cry.....in the end she stopped crying...when i turned to look at her...she will start again...she cried for like full 10mins i think....then i took out my sunglasses and put them on and turn and looked at her again...then she was laughing...then cried again....until we reached home. Her face was all red & swollen and her saliva was all over her face and her tears was everywhere!! Seeing her like this really broke my heart...but I have no choice as i need to train her not to be so overly-pampered (if this kind of word exist?)

Then when she saw her daddy she smiled at her daddy then daddy carried her inside and "entertained" with her. I was still angry that time and i need to get ready for dinner as yesterday was Valentine's Day and Tjun Aun already make reservations for dinner. So i went to take my bath and when i came out Naomi was playing with her lotion bottle. I quickly took away the stuff from her as she was sucking on them and then she started again....crying uncrontrollably again!! When she cried, she will put her face on my knees....then cry louder and louder....i didn't even scold her or said anything to her. Then I picked her up and said..."OK...sayang la...sayang la" she cried louder and louder. Haihh...

After few minutes, she stopped crying...and i let her watch her own show on TV while i get ready for dinner....

I tried many ways to trained her to be more "understanding" and listen to mummy sometimes. I have tried talking to her nicely, beat her, "tiak" her & scold her!! nothing seems to work. When I beat her, she will beat me back....*pengsan*

Do you guys have similar problem like I'm having? Please, advise me on what should I do??

At home, nobody beats her except ME! She's like the "little princess" at home and everybody give in to her needs...could this be the main reason she's acting up like this??