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Friday, January 22, 2010

My 6th Month - Bye Taiwan

We left Taiwan at the end of November and are now back in Singapore. The whole family has been busy settling into our new apartment.

Here are some pictures from our last few weeks in Taipei before the big move.

We miss our friends in Taipei.

A Big Thank You to everyone that made our stay in Taiwan so memorable!

The weather got colder so here I am dressed in Fall/Winter outfits

Family afternoon out in Tienmu

Outside our apartment

Taking the public bus - first time the whole family is on the bus!

中山北路 is one of the places we frequent around our area

Paying our favorite crepes store a visit before we leave....

Owner of the creperie

Our favorite nutella & banana crepe with a scoop of caramel ice-cream. Simply Delish!

Walking around Taipei City

This is how i got so big...POP SMILE! 美式焦糖

When mummy's out, papa and I take some cool pics!

Lunchdate with Nittaya, Tommy & Aiden

Lunch with Alexis, Winnie and Sean

The Good Man at Macro Maison - sold us lots of furniture......

Now i can trot the globe with Papa and Mama

Bye Taiwan, till we meet again!

Friday, November 20, 2009

5 Months

I turned 5 months on the 7th of November, it was yet another fun month for the family with lots to do before heading back to Singapore at the end of November.

I went to Aiden's first birthday party at PlaySpace.

We visited Aunty Jessica and Uncle Jeff at their apartment.....here I am enjoying their comfy couch

Papa started giving me driving lessons......the HUGE steering wheel makes me look like a bus driver from the 1960s!

I got to meet Aunty Mag and Uncle Will from Seattle during their layover to Beijing! They brought me lots of stuff from the US. Thanks! XOXO

Celebrating my first Halloween - didn't get to wear the outfit

Halloween celebration @ Green Breeze Chateau in Yang Ming Shan with Aunty Michelle, Gina and Christine

Beware of those tiny hands.......ouch!

Being a baby is great, you get to be the BOSS :)

Getting my regular dose of tummy time to strengthen my neck and back muscles

Taking a break, AGAIN. I have learned to rest quite comfortably while on my tummy :)

My tiny hands are getting stronger!

Posing in my fall/winter outfit - weather is cooler these days.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Humpty Dumpty

Sitting pretty with my taggies book!

Eyes closed...that's the page with the cat....I just need to feel and I know!

Maybe i'll be able to do the same with mahjong tiles next time.

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall! Oopsy Daisy!

Look at how much I have grown!

Aunty Linda sent me more pretty clothes from Boston.

Can't wait to wear the new clothing! Thanks Aunty Linda! :)

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Article from Straits Times, Oct 25, 2009

Babies are usually not classified as obese. Instead, they are either large, a good size, small for their gestational age, or weeks of pregnancy.

Paediatricians whom LifeStyle spoke to said children up to one year old are simply too young to be classified as obese.

The issue of when the size of a large baby becomes a concern was raised by a recent case in the United States where a baby was initially denied health insurance for being overweight. Four-month-old Alex Lange tipped the scales at 7.7kg, falling into the 99th growth percentile for babies his age. But he was still declared healthy by doctors.

Associate Professor Lee Yung Seng, senior consultant at the University Children's Medical Institute at National University Hospital, said: 'It's quite ridiculous to call a baby obese. The term has negative connotations and we don't want to cause parents undue worry. Generally, we are more confident about assessing any potential weight issues when a child has reached one year of age.'

Associate Professor Mary Daniel, head of the Neonatal Ambulatory Service at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) said: 'Babies who have poor growth before delivery and born with low birth weights often have rapid catch-up weight gain in infancy.'

Infants are never put on any restrictive diet, regardless of their weight. 'There is no such thing as low-fat milk for babies. They need nutrients to grow,' said Dr Ang Ai Tin, consultant paediatrician and neonatologist at Thomson Medical Centre.

She added that for large children up to two years of age, they could go on to shed excess weight 'because they are very active and constantly running around'.

Public relations manager Karen Lai, 33, is the mother of two children aged two and four, who are 'perfectly healthy and fine and extremely active'.

'A few years ago, everyone thought my son Bijan was chubby and they were always pinching him. But the doctors never said it was a cause for concern and he is leaner now,' she said.

Nevertheless, some go on to develop weight issues as toddlers between the ages of 12 and 24 months. Parents can monitor their children's growth by the act of what doctors call 'eyeballing'.
This is done by comparing their children to others of the same age to see if they are noticeably bigger. And even if they are so, they are not necessarily overweight.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

I'm one busy baby!

It was an exciting month for me as I started Kindermusik and infant massage, celebrated Papa's birthday + I finally got to meet Mama Dora and Gong Gong.