Little girls have it better

I'm sure all women will agree with me when I say that menswear is boring. *yawn*. So you can imagine that it is no different when it comes to boyswear. *YAWN*. Girlswear, on the other hand, is the exact opposite. In fact, I like little girls' clothing more than womenswear. When I go shopping for Aidan, I'll inevitably end up browsing the girl's department. Being the shopaholic that I am, I'm proud to say that I've been able to resist every temptation to buy something from the girl's department. Till now, that is.

Was at Marks n Spencer last week and they were on sale. As usual, was looking for something to buy for Aidan but ended up staring at the girl's clothes on sale for over an hour! They were just simply beautiful. Very Laura Ashley and country-ish, which is what I love. At first, I tried to resist buying but I kept going in and out of the store. Then I thought ok, let me just buy ONE. So, I spent a long time debating which one hehe.....finally I decided that I just have to get this because it's sooo sweeet and in the loveliest shade of pink and green.


And at the back, there's printed florals motif. See what I mean? How could I have resisted right?


Then, I continued to look some more and saw this matching pants =( So of course, I got weak and bought it too.


I know, I know! I am nuts. And now I am still thinking of the set I liked too that is sage green with tiny floral prints with soft cotton denim jeans combo. Hmmm....if only I have a girl or know for sure I will have a girl next. Sigh.

Ok...I did buy something for Aidan in the end. It's nice but still never as nice. Well, you know what I mean.

Simply Aidan

Aidan's hair has grown quite long. We have never cut his hair because not many babies has as much hair as him and certainly even fewer with hair standing up. I'll admit that I feel kinda proud when I bring him out and people starts smiling and going gaa gaa over his head full of hair heehee. Recently his hair has finally started to lay down so I clipped it up to prevent his fringe from bothering his eyes hehe....Does he look like a girl girl now? ;P



Managed to catch a picture of him sitting and staying in this position by himself for the first time before he toppled over. He still needs to prop himself up with his hands.

Toys and such

Having a little one really doesn't come cheap. Aidan has just turned 6 months and is at a new stage of development. Being the doting parents that we are, look at what we got for him. All bought over the last 2 weeks, taking advantage of the John Little Storewide sale and Isetan Private Sale. Lots of toys to hone his motor skills.

When I saw these, I knew I had to get it. Dr. Seuss needs no introduction and when it comes in DVDs with storytelling and narration, I just couldn't pass it up.

His infant car seat was meant to be used till he turns 1. But being as long/tall as he is (in the 90th percentile) meant that he is outgrowing it too soon. So we got this at IPS at around 30% off RPP.

Our friend highly recommended this as a playmat for children. Made in Korea, it is supposedly made of heavy duty, non-slip, non-toxic PVC material. I saw cheaper ones being sold at Mini Toons, but I wasn't sure of the quality. Got this online from www.smallsmallworld.com . It also retails at Mother Works but for a great deal more expensive. ( I notice MW marks up their prices) The material aside, I like that it comes in a bag which makes it very portable. Now finally I can leave Aidan to play on the floor and not worry about him falling off the bed.

So I think we have spent at least $800 on all these so far. We are not done! There're still a couple of things we have in mind to get. We're thinking of the LeapFrog Little Touch LeapPad and the books. Fortunately, we have a friend that is going to loan us her DD's activity table and exersaucer or we would have more things on our list. I certainly hope the money's well spent.

Wallpaper torn

Look what I saw when I went into the nursery this morning!!!

How did he manage to reach up and tear the paper off, I haven't the slightest clue. He hasn't learnt to sit up by himself nor pull himself up. Babies seem to be able to do the most amazing things when you aren't looking. The odd part is that I couldn't find the bits of torn paper. Could he have eaten them? :(


Look at the wallpaper I had painstakingly put up when I was preggers. Sigh.

Daddy installing the new cupboard we bought from Ikea.

Oh well, damage is done. I guess there will be more to come?

Little Mister Dozalot

Haha...I think this is really funny. He's dozing off while on the Baby Bjorn carrier. Just thought I'd share this cute pic of Little Mister Dozalot :P

Aidan: from birth to 5.

I have much catching up to do. The little one has turned 6 months old today. So what I'm going to do is to put up some of my favourite pictures of him from birth.

A day old and still in hospital

The first week

About 3 weeks

Haha, this is funny. He sometimes has this look of suspicion like he's wondering what you're trying to do to him. About 2 months old.

So adorable right? About 3 months.

I have this as my pc wall paper and it cracks me up everytime I see it. Lion head :P

He's only 4 months old here but don't you think he looks like a much older boy?
A great smile and a very happy boy :)
With his bedtime teddy. At 5 months.

Life's testimony

A long long time ago, at the dawn of a new era, the era of blogging, I couldn't understand why people would want to blog. Firstly, why would anyone want to write their diary online? Isn't it considered a sin if you secretly peek at someone's diary? So why would you want to make your diary accessible to the whole world? Secondly, why would I want to involve people in the monotony of my life? I had a few friends who had excitedly given me their blog address, making me privy to their daily lives. Frankly, I couldn't get past the first page and I never went back again.

But about a year ago, I started to realise that I won't be blogging for others to read. I don't care if no one reads it. I would be blogging for myself. It's about getting a part of me imprinted on the WWW. It's about leaving a part of me behind, a testament to my existence.

Finally!

My first post and my blog is up. Finally!

I have tried to start a blog since like....forever. Must have tried setting it up at least 3 times but had always given up before posting an entry, then forgetting the password and the email I used for each. So I have at least 3 empty blogs I cant access lol.

Today, reading my gf's blog inspired me to do it and so here it is. Miraculously, the little one has napped for the past 2 hours to allow mommy to do this.

Now, my precious is up and on my lap. I better post this quick before I change my mind. I'll be back. When there's a first, there will be a second right? I hope so.