The day Esther lost her room....

We are renting Esther's room out.

No. We are not hard up for cash.
But yes, good to have some extra cash in the pockets though haha.

Anyway the story goes like this....
Tiong's gf came to Sg to work and have been staying at Chye's place for a month plus liao.
But Fen going to have baby soon and her mother will be coming over from JB to help her with the confinement. So Chye and Fen will need the extra room they have for mother to stay. Therefore gf cannot stay there any more.

Tiong and gf cannot find suitable accommodation so andy say maybe esther's room.
They think think think and say confirmed taking our room (with a rental of course) on tuesday.

We have shifted esther's cupboard/drawers and her changing table out of her room into the study room. Still left the twin sofa bed in the room. Hope she will take and use the sofa bed, if not i will have another bulky item in the study room. The room is getting quite crammed now; study table/chair, esther's cupboard/drawers, changing table, a big mattress and small mattress and a rocker. Packed hor??!!?

Think i am not so worried abt the crammed study room, anyway i seldom step into it. Merely go in there to take esther's stuff now. More afraid of sharing my home with another person. Different habits and ways of doing things. And then now at night sleep must be 'closed-door' event liao. No ventilation leh. Everyday on air-con very ex also. Dilemma. And sometimes i let esther sleep outside in her playpen one, think now quite difficult to do so, scare she will wake her up.

Everything has its pros and cons. Anyway now also cannot change our mind liao. Ardy promised to rent out then have to bear with it. Can't rent for very long also lah. They will get their own place if they ROM; and if i have another baby then i will need the room too.

Let's just hope we will all have a good owner-tenant relationship ba.
(lucky she is nice and soft-spoken one =)

Anyone having a X'mas party?

This is going to be Esther's 1st X'mas and i tot we might be able to have a little tea party at home so that esther can play and enjoy herself with the company of other family members.
But papa said no to it, saying that esther is too young to understand anything and too troublesome to clean up the place after the event.

No baby is too young to have fun ba =(
No choice, papa said NO NO ardy. Guess we will just have that trusted X'mas tree with all the recycled decorations up for X'mas this year. And of course X'mas presents for Angel Esther beneath that tree. It's her 1st X'mas afterall. So let's keep that X'mas presents coming. We are waiting to fill up all the empty spaces beneath the x'mas tree...hahahaha

Hmmm...we will wait for 大姨妈 to see if she will organise a X'mas party this year.
Fingers crossed...toes crossed...arms also crossed...
muahahaha....

If you're happy.... (part 2)

Esther is having so much fun with papa. Totally fascinated with papa's singing and action.

Now she recognises the song 'If you're happy...'.

Just yesterday my MIL was playing the baby learning VCD for her and 'if you're happy' song was featured. Esther immediately go ga-ga over the song and started laughing and screaming, completely enjoying the song. Think she can now link the song to papa's fun little game with her. This song has replaced 'twinkle twinkle little star' as her favourite. And 'twinkle twinkle little star' is mama's song with esther... =(

Anyway, Esther is very much a daddy's girl. Stick to papa like super glue. Mama is associated with food, bath, diapers and the necessities. Papa is associated with play and fun. Hmmm..time for role reversal. Hahaha...

Oh, and today is Aunty Fayth's birthday (ok ok we shan't t3ll other pple how old aunty Fayth is. She is just as 0 as mama is =) Let's wish aunty Fayth a very very happy and wonderful birthday. May God bless her ever till forever. Amen.

*from Esther, papa andy & mama edna*

"mama...mama"

Buahahaha..... my little Esther is finally saying "mama" on 11 Nov 08. Another achievement for Esther!!!!!!
That's my 2nd wedding anniversary gift! (and oh, i got nothing from hubby lor, unless you count that Japanese buffet treat one =)

Oh ok, though i am not the first one to hear Esther say mama (it has to be my mother-in-law who hears that first b'cos she has been teaching her saying mama), i'm super happy!!!
It is great to have MIL or mother to take care of your kids. You can rest assured that your kids are in good hands.

Oh just to remind you that Esther is really teething now. Do keep your fingers protected when you go near her; you dun want to get your fingers chewed off by her strong teeth.

If you're happy.... =))

If you're happy and you know it clap your hands, *clap clap*
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands. *clap clap*
If you're happy and you know it then your face will surely show it.
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands. *clap clap*

Esther at 34 weeks old.

Esther is learning so many new things recently that she keeps wanting to practice them all the times. She can even wake up in the middle of the night and start clapping her hands or even call out 'papa papa' in her dreams. And poor mama have to wake up and check if she is really awake or just talking in her dreams....

She can now respond to little instructions like jumping, dancing and clap hands. And it seems like she understands the word 'papa' too as she always look at her papa when she calls out.

She is at a very fun and interesting age now. Wait till she is crawling and walking; that's when the headaches comes. Hahahaha...

Esther knows how to 'multi-task'

Talk about multi-tasking at work. Esther already knows how to multi-task at play
Hahaha...

"Look mama, i can munch on my teether and play with a toy at the same time!!!"

Think Esther is teething again, this time the upper front teeth. She is starting to drool like the time she was cutting her lower set of front teeth, and refuses to drink her milk even though she is very hungry. Only her teething gel can cure that....