Happy 2nd Birthday!

Here's what greeted Aidan on the morning of his birthday.



Here's the first thing Aidan did when he woke. Tearing open his presents!

"What's this? I can't wait to find out!"

"Ooooh......I think I saw....."

"Thomas, my favourite steam engine! Thank you Aunty Miki" :)

"Waaaah.....another Thomas present. Thank you Aunty Amanda" :)

Trying to get to the Thomas stationery kit.

A look of fierce concentration and determination. "I must rip this paper off to reveal my next present!"

"Ooooh.....Another Thomas! Thank you Aunty Yuki" :)

Off to Gong Gong's house for lunch. Here's with Seth, his little cousin.

Aidan's very affectionate these days and very fond of kissing. I hope this phase last :) On second thoughts, they will probably hate me for this photo when they grow up haha.

Birthday cake from Emicakes. This is Mango although they are famous for their durian cakes. Has anyone tried their durian cakes?

Three of us.

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.