Mission Control, We Have Take Off!

Hmmm, I realised that Shannon is a backwards baby. Not backwards as in slow in development, backwards as in.... Backwards, she does things backwards...

Like for example, learning to walk before she knows how to crawl... until today, she simpley refuses to lie on her tummy and crawl, but will gladly stand up and walk around with a huge grin on her face...

Yesterday was another 'Backward' day... Shannon has been able to stand from sitting position since she was 9 and a half months, but she had simply no idea how to get from LYING position to sitting position... see? She knew how to do Step 2 but not step 1!

Well, our baby gal finally gave us a good surprise a few days shy of her 11months. One moment, we had put her down in her cot for her morning nap, the next, she was standing, and calling out to us, waving excitedly! Attempts to put her down only resulted in the same thing, a little gal standing and screaming away while shaking the bars of her cot furously... Mission Control, we have take off!

Well, that said, it was much easier for Mal and me when she was still rolling around in her cot asking to be pushed up to sit!

I'm No. 28th, Near The Front! but There's No One After Me?

By Shannon:

Hey, how's that for a queue no? Mommy's family gathered for a Grand Family photoshoot a few weeks back, turns out that all the cousins were back in Singapore from Shanghai and Australia, and this was one of the few chances they had to grab a family photo, so they took it!

Not bad for a family of 4 generations! There's Pak Pak, Mama and Kong Kong, my assorted 7 grand uncles and aunties, Daddy and Mommy, my 13 uncles and aunties, 2 cousins, and of course ME! I'm 28th in line, really near the front huh? Hmmm, but there's no one after me.... does that mean I'm last in line too? This is so confusing...hmmm, better not go there....

Shopping for New Parents

By Shannon:

Remember how grumpy and dissatisfied I am with my parents? Where, am out shopping for a new set... what do you guys think about this one? Pretty and Handsome? Well, they passed the first interview, just have to test them on their Ability to Spoil and Buffet ala carte skills....

Talent Scout For Singapore's Next Top Model

By Shannon:

Daddy and Mommy bought me to Uncle Jeremy's and Auntie Michelle's place last Sunday, 4th Nov.... turned out that they had a brand new baby boy, Nicholas and there was a celebration at their new home and Glensprings for his one month.

Hey, I hate to digress here, but I don't remember ANY celebration of this sort for ME...! What happened to it? No rows and rows of steaming hot food and admiring visitors coming to look at my pretty face and glorious smile? Or drool over my spiky long hair and curly eyelashes...! And what happened to all the presents and red little packets...Grrrrr.....

Anyway, Uncle Jeremy and Auntie Michelle's place is verrrrrry nice, with a huge baby pool and landscaped gardens.

And I had fun too, coz there was a zealous Auntie sitting opposite me who was snapping away with her camera. I kinda suspect she may be a talent scout for Singapore's Next Top Model... hmmmm... well, I better get used to this kind of life, I'm gonna have tons of parrazazzi coming after me once they sign me up anyway.... :)

The Day The Lightbulb Came On

By Shannon

By now, I'm very used to Daddy asking Mommy worriedly whether I am okay or not.... 'Dear, Shannon's doesn't seem right, is she ok?..'...'Dear, she coughed, is she ok?'....'Dear, her tummy's so bloated, is she ok?'........ (goes on and on...)

Well, SOMETHING is definitely NOT OK these few days.... cause the lightbulb has just came on!

All of a sudden I can sudenly:
1) Give lethal flying kisses
2) Drink from a straw (mind you, it depends on my mood...)
3) Do the wiggle-eiggle on my butt whenever I hear music
4) Plant wet kisses on Mommy and Daddy's faces
5) Do the 'Tou-tia' action, aka hit the side of my head with my hand... (much to Aunty Wendy's amusement when she caught me doing it)
6) Stand unaided for max 3 seconds

Mommy was amazed by my train of though as well when she caught me fiddling with a bottle of vitamins which Mama was taking. I passed the bottle back to Mama and pointed at the cap to 'ask' her to open it for me... hey, what are slaves for anyway, right?

Mommy and Daddy hopes that this burst of intelligence will carry on and not fizzle out... personally, I just dun care....

Whose's The Pretty Baby? Muack!

Well, people tell me that children born in the year of the Rooster will be vain and loves to doll up... from the looks of it, Shannon has all these attributes....

We were happily playing with her shape sorter yesterday when she suddenly caught a glimspe of her reflection in the mirror attached to the shape sorter....


"hmmm? Whose's that?"
"Wow, who's the pretty Baby?"
"Wah, so cute, let me get a closer look!"
"you're soooo pretty! Muack!"

Need I say more?