Princess Nicole is TWO years old! Part I - With Odyssey

Celebration @ The Odyssey. Mummy was busy for the past few weeks preparing the goodies bag with lots of stuff. DIY stuff and food! Hope my friends will love it..

Heee, an Odyssey doll from Odyssey...so cute and adorable...

We started the celebration at around 11am. Mummy ordered a Dora cake for me.

See my Dora cake...nice?

Family pics first...

Friends gathered together to sing darling a birthday song.

Group photo with lao shi's and friend...

Giving out goodies bags for my friends...

Mummy is so sweet, prepared a special one for darling...

Louis and darling...

Darling loved Dora, and is going to "eat" her up...

We took pics with mummy's fav boy...

Hugs from friends...

Playing with friends...seeems like Louis is the only one celebrating with me...LOL...

My goodies bag...

The same banner we used last year...Once a princess, always a princess...

Open presents time...lots of pressies from my family members...and of course angbaos...

Dora from uncle kenneth...

Bumble bee from yiyi and Piglet from uncle guan...

Spongebob from aunty ruby

Computer from aunty jenny and uncle thomas...

Cooking set from mummy and daddy...

Items in the goodies bags...DIY felt crayon rolls for boys by mummy....

DIY hairbows for girls by mummy...

Some of the food items in the bag...

Princess Nicole is TWO years old! Part I - With Family

Family celebration...We are going for a dinner with my gonggong, ah ma, yiyi, my uncles and aunties tonite.



At ah ma's house...have a pic with mummy and...



daddy...



At the restaurant...



My 2nd Birthday candle



A pic with my closed ones....Aunty Jenny and Uncle Thomas...



Uncle guan...



With Ah Ma..



And with Gong Gong...



And not forgetting my yiyi...



My Gu Gong...



Ah ma and Gong Gong..



Daddy and Mummy



Cheers, mummy....Let's toast the night away to all our closed ones....and to me too...Happy Birthday to Nicole...



Errrrr...mummy mummy...my turn....LOL..



With this new iphone, darling loves the apps for kids and of course the YOUTUBE....lots of mickey mouse, dora and my fav cartoons are in it...see how engrossed I am...



My Birthday cake...it's from yiyi...thanks yiyi...




Family pics first, darling...

LOL...while trying to blow the candle, a BIG pile of my saliva went dripping onto the cake...hahahah and everyone went "yuckkkkkssssss"....LOL....

Cut cake, cut cake...

Mickey & Minnie

It was Aunty Ruby's off day today! Mummy and I went to Vivo City to watch Mickey and Minnie mouse show.

Dressed up for the event...



When we reached there, there was these drummers performing...



Mickey and Minnie mouse show...



There are Chipmunks, Goofy and Donald Duck as well...

Darling was excited and dancing away...

Christmas tree...

Sunday Morning Walk

Our Sunday morning walk...look at how windy it is....darling cant even open my eyes! LOL...



Blowing at the petals again...LOL...



Mummy, can u make my flower fly please?

Helppp...

Climbing up the stairs to take a view at the nature around our estate...

Football time...but it was just simply to play football...ball kept rolling off....

Am I chubby or wat?

Saturday Morning Walk

Another Saturday morning walk....Darling was sick for the past few days. Mummy brought darling to the park nearby to enjoy the morning breeze. It has been extremely windy these few days and you can hear the howling sound if you were to close your windows at home! Extremely windy.

So it was a good day to do a morning walk!





LOL...darling doing the MJ's moonwalk...



Is darling going to eat the flower? Nehhh just trying to blow the petals off...

Enjoying the scenery...

Will do more of such walks during weekends...

We went to Swensens @ Chinatown for our dinner. Took some pics there...

Bye Bye Pacificer

Finally it's decided. We are all geared towards one goal before the end of 2009. That is: To get rid of pacifier!

Mummy and aunty Ruby have been discussing on how to activate this move! When is the right time? What to use? Bittergound, lime, chilli sauce, chilli padi? And what if Darling cannot get used to it? What if darling cry very badly? What if...

Lots of What If is going through their minds...But on 3rd December, they decided to carry out the plan. WITH CHILLI PADI! With just one try, darling cried the hell out of it. But after that, NO NEED PACIFICER anymore!!!!!! Amazing!

Darling went to bed on Thursday, Friday and today without asking for pacifier! Unbelievable! Chilli padi really works! LOL...

So today, mummy decided to let darling throw away the pacifier myself.

Bye bye paci!



Darling throw?



Bye paci, thanks for being with me for nearly 2 years! I am now a big girl and I dont need you anymore! Bye.....



That's end our relationship! So sad! But I am sure I am able to cope with it and move on.



This is the chilli padi that mummy used! In case there are babies out there trying to kick off paci habit, use THIS!

Let It Snow

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...Yes, it's snowin in Singapore! Hahaha...

We went to Tanglin Mall this evening to see "snow". It is actually soap suds. It didnt really "wow" darling. In fact, darling were abit scared of it. Didnt really want to touch it at first.

But after seeing lots of kids having fun at snow play. Darling give it a try.

Having some fun time with mummy!

See, it's really snowing in Singapore!

24th Month PD Checkup

Darling is going for my 24 month checkup. Darling is becoming naughtier over time. Recently, has picked up this word "siao" aka crazy...from mummy. LOL...Not only I use this word on mummy, I used it on daddy too.

Feedback from PD is darling doing very well. I weigh 12.9kg and at a height of 89cm. Great progress!

Sophie's Farewell

So sad. It's my best pal, Sophie's last day with Odyssey. She is going back to San Francisco for good. I am gonna miss her lots....Take care Sophie.

Enjoying the chocolate from Sophie...yummmmm

Nursery One Journey

This is the 1st week of N1 orientation. Darling has improved tremedously as compared to the first time when darling attend the Tots class. Darling loves the teachers especially Teacher Irene. Now, I am able to call IRENE when I see her at school. And I will give her a hug before leaving the class for the day.

I can also say a few of my classmates' names, like Loui, Sophie...They are my best friends. But said to say that yesterday was Sophie's last day with Odyssey. She is going back to San Francisco. I gave her a hug before she left the school. Mummy and I will miss her. "Take care, Sophie. Gonna miss you."

First Sentence

Do you like raining days? I know my mummy does, at least she loves the rain that was pouring today. Heee....

It was raining very heavily outside when mummy came back home. When she opened the door, I ran up to her and said, "Rain Rain Go Away"....Mummy was shocked!!!! That is the first sentence that darling has spoken with so many words in it. Usually was a 2 words sentence, but this time round, it was 4 words in a row. Mummy was thrilled and kept asking darling to repeat non-stop. Hahah...

1st day of Nursery One @ Odyssey

It's my first day at Nursery One Orientation @ The Odyssey. Darling will be attending N1 next Jan 2010. Time flies right? Mummy still couldnt come to terms with the fact that her darling is growing up that fast. LOL

December is the N1 Orientation month where kids get to bond with new teachers, classmates and get used to the new environment.

Darling getting to know new classmates and her previous classmates from Tots class...

Darling's boyfriend in school....LOL....I can even pronounce his name loud and clear...LOUIS....

Lunch time...self feeding....

My new classroom @ Level 2.

Darling's previous classroom was at the level 1, now N1 classes are at level 2. Darling could do stairs pretty well, but still Mummy has to tell the teachers to ensure safety when the kids are climbing up and down the stairs...LOL....

Day 1 was alright for darling. Hope darling can get used to the new teachers and enjoy every bits of the moments from now on....

Zoo Again

The last visit to the zoo as sometime in June. Mummy thought it will be a good idea to visit it again. Weather was good, so we set off in the morning...

Expression of darling when she says a prayer before eating...(not really closing her eyes)...LOL...

Was pouring when we were having our lunch at KFC. Thank God.

After we had our lunch, rain has stopped and we set off again...

Wanna see how well darling can "speak" now? View this....LOL....

Chinese Lessons @ The Odyssey

Term 4 has come to an end in The Odyssey. And it is Feng Lao Shi's last day working @ The Odyssey too. Feng Lao Shi has been nice to all of us, it is sad to see her go. Still we have to wish her all the best and good luck.

Some pics that Feng Lao Shi has done up for us...

Dolled up

Mummy has nothing to do, so decided to doll up her darling. And I looked like this:

Atlantis City @ Lower Delta

Mummy heard about this Atlantis City @ Lower Delta from one of her gfs. Mummy decided to give it a try.

The place is pretty clean and safe for kids. It is abit small and not much climbing areas for kids. But overall, it is worthwhile to visit this place as the charges is only $5 per hour.

Darling doing the balancing walk...

Darling loves the ballpit alot. Didnt want to get out of it...LOL...

Sharing the ballpit with one of the jiejies...

Alien's eyes...

Overall the place is alright. As we have never been to other indoor playgrounds like Go-Go Bambini or Polliwogs, thus not able to give a comparison...Shall visit one of these places one of these days...

Chipmunk

What will u say when u see this? It's a chipmunk towel that mummy bought for darling. When she came back home with this, I shouted "munk"...before mummy can tell me that this is a chipmunk. Mummy was surprised...

Next, I blurt out "big eyes". Mummy was thrilled and lost for words. She has been spending each day with darling but she couldnt believe how fast her little darling is progressing, and at such an incredible speed!



Mummy, daddy and I setup this tiny xmas tree. We put some pressies "under" the tree and mummy said i can only open this on xmas eve. LOL...we shall see if darling can resist the temptation. Darling had already opened one pressie from mummy's friend.



And I am wearing the romper auntie Sharyn gave me. It has been so long since I wore onesies. There are no more rompers in my wardrobe and it's nice to add one to it now...



Playing with mummy's iphone...

Smile mummy!

Busy Busy Busy Busy

(A) Busy Schedule

Do not know what is the right word to describe the state that mummy is in now! She is extremely busy for the past few weeks...and dont think she will be free until xmas!

We had a few events for the past weeks...we had Yiyi's Sweet 16 Birthday, JG's Xmas Party and Dec 07 Babies Birthday Bash. For each of the events, mummy had alot of preparation work to do. From sourcing for presents, DIY pressies, to DIY darling's outfits for each events. On top of that, mummy had to handle Figolicious orders as well.

Busy busy busy....Another 5 upcoming events:

1. Darling's Birthday Party @ Childcare
2. Darling's Birthday Party with families
3. Darling's lunar Birthday
4. Ah ma's Birthday Party
5. Xmas Party

Lots of things to prepare especially the 1 event. Mummy is going to DIY pressies for the kids @ the Odyssey. Hopefully they will love the pressies I am going to give them. Heeee...

(B) New Words

Despite the busy schedule, mummy has to prepare my daily home activities. Darling is now able to say more words compared to few weeks back. And my favourite words now is "Hide and Seek". It's now one of our routine bedtime activities. We will read books and sing nursery rhymes first, followed by Hide and Seek. That's when Ruby finished up washing her dishes and join us for the game. LOL....

(C) Addressing People

And now, I am able to call lots of people. Mammi and daddy is pretty easy now. And I have managed to call Yiyi, Gong Gong and Ah Ma. Recently, I have been calling Ruby as B. I will call for her when I woke up in the morning. Bbbbbbbbbbb....She is loving it...Sometimes when I wet my bed, I will go "Wuahhhhh, Mammi, ai yoooo yoooooo"
Hahahahaha...

(D) Opposites

Focus for the month of November was Opposites. And darling is now able to differiate between:

1. Small vs Big
2. Hot vs Cold
3. Wet vs Dry
4. Long vs Short
5. More vs Less (still learning)

Mummy is extremely happy with darling's progress so far. Each child progresses at differently. Thus, no need to compare and move on. Enjoy each moments and count your blessings!

December Babies' Birthday Bash Part II

More pictures from mummies....muacks to the mummies....

Ball game...

"Treasure hunt"...was fun....

LOL...mummy did a "crime"...

Balloons Balloons....

Our snacks...

Mummy and darling...

No more fries....Darling didnt get to eat the whole pack of the fries...mummy kept alot of it....Arggghhh....

Our pressies

Darling and Shi Rui jie jie...

Mummies group

Darling and Kyrell gor gor...

Yummmm....nice birthday cake...

Goodies bag from Macdonalds...

December Babies' Birthday Bash

Our mummies had gathered together to hold a Birthday Bash for December 2007 babies. It was a great time to meet up the mummies and babies...

Mummy made both the rosette top and stripy skirt for darling...

1, 2, 3, 4, 5......5 little ducks went swimming one day....

Games for the tots...

Our Birthday Cake...

My 2nd pressie I received so far....

My goodie bag from Mcdonalds...

Julia Gabriel Term 4 Lesson 10

It was Xmas party @ Julia Gabriel. Yes, xmas came earlier @ JG because it was the last lesson for this term.

Mummy prepared some pressies for the teachers and some kids.



So, it's xmas theme...Mummy made a Santarina costume for darling, but darling refused to wear it. Luckily, mummy made another tee for me...It's gingerbread man, a cute one....LOL...



Know why I put on such a "sweeeeet" smile?????? It's because......i just farted....LOL....:-)

Getting my "tatoo" done by Jiang Lao Shi...

Nice xmas tree...mummy is going to get one for darling at home...

Party time...munching away....

We had santarina and teachers singing xmas carols...

My "graduation cert"...

Julia Gabriel Term 4 Lesson 9

Mummy simply loves to doll up her princess...and I end up like this...LOL...she has been buying lots of accessories for darling...earrings, necklaces, rings, bracelets, etc....

Whenever we run out of ideas, we will play have a "showtime". Dressing up, modeling infront of mirrors, or doll up my baby....all are part of the activities...LOL...

Letter for the week is S for Silver...

Mummy DIY the top...silver ribbons and laces...

Yiyi's Sweet 16 Celebrations

It is a special day today! Yiyi is 16 years old. Happy sweet 16, yiyi! We are going to have a bbq with yiyi's friends and gonggong/ah ma...yeah!

Had a dip before we start the celebrations...It has been awhile since darling had a swim at the swimming pool....Darling has been down with flu or cough recently....Luckily, darling is well now...so mummy allows darling to had a swim...

Darling is sooooo cute....

Lots of food tonight....pit is simply too small....

My yiyi....

Julia Gabriel Term 4 Lesson 8

Letter L for Love....

Letter of the Week - G

Oh no, have not been updating my Letter of the Week activities. We have been busy with all sort of fun activities that mummy has no time to capture these moments...

We went to the park and collected some grass for our Letter.

Hee, plucked some flowers to decorate my litle vase at home...



We have purple, red, white...no more flowers with other colours...

Here's my letter G for the week.

Letter of the Week - F

F for Feathers

Letter of the Week - E

E for Elephant

Letter of the Week - D

D for Duck...

Trick or Treat

My Halloween Costume...mummy made the jack-o-lantern tee...



We headed to ah pui's house....



Knock knock...



Trick or treat??



Ah pui and bro giving darling lots of sweets...

Loads of sweets...

The sweets are all mine, ah pui...

Yeah, mummy! I've got lots of sweets...

Daddy "stealing" one of the sweets...

And....was caught red-handed by darling.....LOL...

Ribbon Bows Collection

Here are the bow clips that mummy did for me...envy?

Clippies & more ribbons...

Mummy was inspired by her friend, Linda Yeo (http://www.clippiesbylinda.blogspot.com/). After seeing the beautiful clippies, mummy decided to give it a try.

So a sneak preview of her latest collection in Figolicious. It's gorgeous...We have ribbon shoes charms and mobile straps....

Interested mummies, can popby figolicious.blogspot.com for item code and drop an email to figolicious.shop@gmail.com to order...

These will be a great gift for upcoming Xmas.....

Julia Gabriel Term 4 Lesson 7

Letter M for Mummy is the letter of the week @ JG. Mummy and I decided to go to the class dressed in Mother-Child attire. It is handmade by my mummy of course.

Here's our outfit. Nice?

Darling is a fireman! Neeee Naw Nee Naw...

Getting my letter M stamp on my hands...

Chinese arts & crafts...dressing up mummy's hair...

And here's my DIY necklace for mummy...

Yummyummm...

I wonder...

Scene 1:

What will you do when you see a tear on a stuff toy? Needle and thread? Well, the first thing that came to darling's mind was to bring out my doctor's kit and give barney a checkup.

LOL...we were playing with barney when darling noticed a hole on barney's back.

Darling: "Oh nooooo....holeeeeeee".
Mummy: "So how? Barney pain pain?"
Darling: *walk away and return with her doctor's kit. Out came the stethoscope, syringe, thermometer, medicine*
Mummy: *stunned*

Guess kids of my age really do things that is beyond explaination. Another incident to share:

Scene 2:

My wardrobe has several levels:
Level 1 is where I put my home clothes and
Level 2 is for my school uniform and hanky.

One day, I opened my wardrobe doors, I noticed something amiss when I saw my hanky at level 1. I quickly moved my hanky back to level 2 and closed the wardrobe doors. My mummy was dumbfolded seeing this act. Have you ever wonder how a 22 months old kid an be so fussy???? LOL...

Deepavali Celebration

We had Deepavali celebration at O today. Mummy has been hunting high and low for an indian dress for darling. We ended with this pinkish punjabi suit.

Mummy also bought bangles for darling, but darling doesnt want to wear them. Haiz...but at least, i still put on my earrings and a ring to school.

Here's my outfit. Nice?

A small celebration with traditional indian food and teachers explaining what is the significance behind this festival Deepavli is all about.

Morning Walk

Sunday morning...it's our bonding day, just mummy and me alone...We woke up early in the morning, took a bath, and then we went for our morning walk around our estate.

A sandplay before we leave our house....new bows...DIY by mummy...it's a bow charm on crocs...





Here we are...at the open space...



Saw mummy doing the deep breathing in and breathing out, darling also follow...monkey see, monkey do...



Run run run....to exercise my bones and body...good for kids....

Counting time...1 petal, 2 petal, 3 petal...

Yeah...

Darling gave mummy yet another surprise...Darling saw some red flowers and tell mummy, RED...pointing at the flowers, and shouted RED RED RED...

Mummy was happy and said, "So clever, darling...let's go over there to get some purple flowers..."

Darling said "Purple"...

Mummy was shocked...asked darling to say "Purple" and I did...LOL...

Excellent right??

PURPLE...

We went to Vivo for dinner...Look at me, drooling away...the mashmallows are just simply yummy....

Yummmmm

This is how darling tells mummy "One more please"

Family Nite Out

Weekends is here again. Went to grandma's place. As usual, grandma always prepared alot of mummy's favourite food. Salty crabs, braised duck and durians...Daddy, mummy and yiyi had fun eating together, and loving it...



We were watching MJ's concert show DVD. They didn't know darling likes it very much. LOL...darling is basically "glued" to the TV enjoying every MJ's moves....



Mummy...

My ah ma and darling..

We met gong gong for dinner @ Hougang...

Keeping myself entertained while waiting for the food to arrive...

Darling is 22 months old!

22 months old today. I marked this day with a special surprise for mummy.

I usually call my mummy as "Ma". Today, I surprised her by calling her "Ma ma". Tell you, she was extremely delighted. I think it has been a long wait for my mummy. Hahhaa...

The sweetest sound she calls it and keep asking me to repeat for her. *eyes rolling*

I think I have to work extra hard to pop the word "Dad Di". Wait awhile longer, daddy. LOL

My First Song

Mummy: Twinkle twinkle little
Nicole: are

Mummy: How I wonder what you
Nicole: are

Mummy: Up above the world so
Nicole: are

Mummy: Like a diamond in the
Nicole: are

Mummy: Twinkle twinkle little
Nicole: are

Mummy: How I wonder what you
Nicole: are

1st School Excursion

Darling's first excursion to Sentosa was quite a memorable one; more for mummy i think. From the time she signed the consent form, to the day that I was sent to school, she has been worrying sick. LOL...

Let me tell you the preparation work that she did. She put a luggage tag on my backpack. This luggage tag has my name on it, and mummy's handphone number. Hahaha, she was worried that darling might get lost in Sentosa.

In my backpack, we have a small snack pack, insect repellent, sunblock, raincoat and an Odyssey hat. Quite a lot of things right? My mummy ensures her darling's needs are all taken care of. Heee...

Picture took by teachers..








Mummy fetched darling from school today. Mummy get to see how cute darling was dozing off on the bus. With backpack on my back, water bottle sling across my shoulders, seat belt fasten, darling was rocking from side to side. The moment I saw mummy, I went "wuahhhhhh"....LOL....

Word of the day - Wall

Darling has picked up lots of words since a couple of months back. I am able to say these words:

No
Ang = Yes
Eat
Go
Egg
More
There
Book
Fan
Cup
Up
Pack = Bagpack
Leg
Bra
Bra = Umbrella
Hat
Bao Bao = Carrying
Na = Banana
No more
Oh no
Yeah
Hug
Sit
Floor
Hold
Eeee = Please
One more
Eat
Star
Are

(LOL, mummy lost count liao)

Anyway, every time mummy heard a new word of the day, she will go..."WOW...darling is so clever, my girl is so smart...mummy love love..."

See, I can even recite her lines...LOL....that's my mummy. Not too sure if CC helps or it is time that darling starts to say a word or two, but I guess it is a happy moment for us all, daddy, mummy, me and aunty ruby when a new word pops up.

As you know, we have daily home activities. From Letter of the week, numbers, hands-eyes coordination, patterns, opposites, etc...to water play/sandplay/painting...

Tonight, we had a camping theme, so we "pitched" a tent in my bedroom and played with touchlight. I asked mummy to shine the light on the WALL. It was the first time mummy heard this. Impressed, excited and surprised was she. Yelling and screaming and hugging with joy as usual. LOL...

Can't wait to master the ability to make sentences. I think alot of people are waiting patiently for this moment to arrive..

Family Time

Dinner @ Swensens tonight.

Was hungry...had a light snack first...



Counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10...



And this is 1.



Back to more mini biscuits...



Had a pic with mummy....but mummy was fugly (that's what she calls it)...so cropped...

Showing u how darling handles the spoon...I am able to self-feed....

Hahaha, my mouth was so wide open...

Uhmmmm...nice...

Julia Gabriel Term 4 Lesson 4

Lesson 4 @ JG.

Today, darling did something "daring". I played with Hong Laoshi's piano. Hahaha, no one has done it before. Naughty darling.

LOL...and then darly joined me....we were playing duos...

Helping out...

Snack time....eat eat eat...

Play time...

Are you wondering what has caused darling to have this expression????

LOL...teacher rino was telling parents that next lesson, we are going to have swimming time....that got darling excited...cos darling thought we are going to have swimming NOW....

Car Wash

What a better way to teach your kid about car wash by washing his/her toycar?
Mummy was feeling slightly better today. So we had a role play game where mummy was driving her car up to the carwash station. Darling will be washing her car...

We need sponge and soapy water ...First, soak your sponge with lots of soapy water...



Next, you wash the car seat...



Followed by the back wheels...



And then, front wheels...



When you are done, use clean water to spray off the soap...

Give it a thorough wash...and then u're done....

Mummy bought darling a new swimsuit...time to hit the poool....LOL....not the pool yet...

Yesterday, we were playing the sorting land animals and sea animals. To make the game more real, mummy created blue sea for darling...

Sharks belong in the blue ocean...

Nicole had a fall!

Boooo hoooo...darling had a great fall at childcare today. At around 1045am, mummy received a call from Teacher Monica to learn about darling's fall. Mummy was so panicky and worried. Luckily, mummy was resting at home these 2 days, as she has fallen sick (caught the flu bug from darling). Immediately, she rushed to the school to take a look at darling.

Ohhhh noooo...there were bruises on my right eyebrow...mummy was furiously mad...She learnt that darling has slipped while climbing up the stairs at the playground. So much for having a 1:4 teacher: student ratio. Accidents like this still happened.





So poor thing. Hope darling recovered soon.

Sea Animals or Land Animals??

It is never too early to teach kids about things. Mummy taught darling about land and sea animals. After 2 rounds of practise, darling already knows that Dinos are land animals and sharks are sea creatures.

It was fun and I requested mummy to do 2nd round.



Of course, there were times when I hestitated and pondered for awhile. Mummy assisted darling along the way.



Nice game...mummies out there should try too...

My Happy Family Dollhouse

While I was having my dinner, daddy came back home with something for darling. It's a dollhouse....



Yeah, my very first dollhouse...

Cant wait to play with mummy...