These days, I’ve been trading time to blog/surf/online shop for some birthday planning which includes the oven and some flour. I’m thrilled to be planning a first DIY kids birthday party for my very own, and am finally getting started after a huge push via birthday invites from kids whose parties are weeks after the chungkin’s.

Procrastinator, I can be no more. Although it’s nothing fancy, just a cozy homey affair to celebrate chungkin’s first year old milestone, an excuse to go all crazy with the photo-taking and create more wonderful memories.

For now, before CNY ends…just wanted to post some recent snaps of the little dude to encapsulate his current phrase of being such a little adrenalin-junkie, being foul tempered as he wish (we’re addressing this now), and grown-up at the same time…which sometimes leaves me bewildered.

{I heart papa & son moments}

{on the 3rd day of CNY}

{family}

{strolling with godmama}

{first time on the monkey bar. first time my heart dropped. yet he enjoyed his firsts, and kept wanting more}

{and then it was swing time which he totally enjoyed too}

{another papa, son moment where they just “nua” or dazed…}

{papa & son take 3}

{poo face mid meal. he’s so going to love me for posting this one up}

{ah boys to men part 3}

{ching chong boys}

{babies in a row}

It may only be mid-weekend, but so far it’s been fantastic and nothing short of ah-mazing…

some time back, one of the yummy mommies had a rad idea of organizing a group photo-cum-family day out. And while I wasn’t feeling exactly top form about being in front of the camera with the additional postpartum weight that doesn’t seem to be going away (turns out I wasn’t alone in my sentiments), the highlight was of course being able to see the gals & bubs again, hang out for some root beer float and just have a jolly good time!

I can’t wait to see the how the photos turned out.

p/s: photos above were taken via mobile phone camera.

It’s amazing, how fast these little ones grow. One moment they’re sleeping all day, between fussing for a diaper change and a feed and the next, they’re a month old and outgrowing whatever clothes they’ve been wearing?

Liam turned a month old yesterday and we had a celebration for the little one, well actually more for us (hah!).

Mama here kind of underestimated how long feeding and changing would take and as a result, we ended up arriving at the venue 50 minutes late (yes, I had a earful of nag from the daddy).

Thankfully everyone was understanding & patient with the fashionably-late-due-to-baby situation and welcomed us with so much of warmth & love.

We were also absolutely blessed that Liam slept through 80% of his celebration, so this allowed the Bo & I to catch a bit of a breather with our party guests without having to worry about the young man fussing for a feed, change or cuddle. And needless to say, he was indeed the star of the party as everyone took turns to have a look at him in his pram, stealing photos with him; and admired the amazing photo montage BR (his godmama) helped put up at the venue.

The balloons that filled the venue were beautiful too (thanks again BR!) as with the amazing balloon sculptures my grandaunt (who does this with so much passion and energy) entertained both young & old with.

It was a lovely event and one that definitely left us three knackered by the end of the evening.

Plus later that night, our little champ surprised us even more. He had been suffering from mild constipation for about 2 days and last night after a nice baby massage, managed to release his last 3-4 days worth of pasty poo which got me and the Bo cheering and celebrating as we cleaned up.

Oh, the kind of things newborn makes their parents get all excited about :p

Happy 1 month, my little Liam.

Being the avid online shopper that I am, I’m a sucker for all sorts of online sales, especially when discounts start from 50% and beyond such as the Black Friday & Cyber Monday events.

And now with baby chungkin on the way (whee! and we know which camp we belong to), these online sales are an absolutely attraction with too-cute-to-resist clothes at too-good-to-resist prices. Good to know that quality, comfort & style are also not compromised at affordable prices…considering how quickly bubs & tots grow out of ‘em clothes!

So far, I’m absolutely pleased with what Carter’s, OshKosh and Pumpkin Patch have to offer – which should all arrive just before I embark on ‘nesting’ in Feb. :) Now…onto books, toys and maybe SSCs….mmm

source | ComGateway, Carter’s

Eye candy of my little cutie of a godson that came in the mail last week…

…which makes me wonder how baby chungkin will look like (definitely none of ‘em luscious golden curls and german heritage) now that we know baby’s a boy!

p/s: the only niece in the Bo’s side of the family has expressed a wee bit of disappointment upon knowing that baby chungkin #1 is a boy, and that she will still remain the only girl for the time being till there’s another baby in the making. :x Amazing how expressive kids are these days!

Thank you everyone (post Elphie’s virtual baby shower) for stopping by and sending your love & wonderful wishes this way too. It’s been so amazing – to ‘meet’ & connect with a like-minded community from around the globe. And also to Elphie for that beautiful gesture of a shout-out. Another reason why you rock!

My first week back at doing pretty much nothing (aka. not working) has been flying by quickly & eventful – thanks to a Diwali public holiday which happened mid this week, lots of appointments/catching up in between and the husband taking tomorrow (Friday) off to spend some quality couple time before we meet some friends for pre-dinner drinks to welcome the weekend (can’t believe this will also be the last weekend of Oct’11! – where has the year gone to already?).

We also met up with our designer few days ago to explore 1st cut proposals of project make-room-for-baby-chungkin and realized how practical we’ve become when we rejected the idea of having a low lying bed on a low lying platform section without any hesitation. Any big, delicate showpieces also went out of the window regardless how pretty the sketches looked.

On Saturday, we have the possibility of finding out if baby chungkin is growing a penis or not (fingers crossed that baby chungkin doesn’t get all cheeky and starts bending knees again) and that news alone has been exciting for quite a few people with most placing their bets on camp blue. Mm…hopefully we’ll have some updates then!

Ending it off with some snaps over the week and a 17 weeks+ belly. x

Out & about with cousin and her son, Callum

Celebrating grandma’s 7xth birthday with the family at E-Sarn Thai corner (fab food by the way)

{Wearing French Connection top & shorts, kate spade ballet flats}

the 17 wks+ jelly belly

I’ve been a huge fan of The Coveteur & The Selby for a while now, always delighting me with a tease & glimpse into some of the world’s most coveted homes & closets (I so wish to own one someday!).

So when I chanced upon The Glow recently (thanks to blog links on my reader list), I was too excited and in awe that it featured wonderfully photographed moments of fashionable & stylish moms (coupled with fascinating & fab snippets of their little tricks of the trade or their thoughts of the moment). I’ve always wanted to be a stylish mom when the time comes (or at least an inspiring one to my future bubs) – and hopefully this will encourage me in some little way or another :) …or at least motivate me that its possible to still have lots of fun on days when I’m all weary from feeding, cleaning & crying :x

Loving these lovely moments that are being beautifully documented. Can’t you just see the glow on the moms’ faces (pun intended)?

Gorgeous Painter Jemima Kirke & her bub, Rafaella enjoying moments together – bliss!

Designer Consultant Laura Garcia getting a lovely kiss.

Lovely inspiration for future bub’s room

Absolutely loving & secreting coveting designer Lynn’s apartment & Marc Jacobs dress.

And absolutely fantastic preggy advice from Meredith on beauty…

“Use your natural glow to your advantage and reduce the amount of make-up you wear while pregnant. The most radiant you will ever be is during pregnancy so don’t waste your time covering it with make-up. When you become a mommy, make-up becomes last on your list; the quick application of foundation and under eye concealer is key. Then, all you need is basic blush, lip moisturizer, and mascara.”

I’ve always had a soft spot for all things moms and bubs, so this will definitely be on my blog radar for a long time to come. :)

[Source: The Glow]

OH! And I finally watched The Wedding Singer for the first time this evening! Hooray!

Its unbelievable how 2 weeks have just passed with this little resident around. These days I’m up early, awake by his little cries and by evening I’m all exhausted from playing with him even if its within a confined play area.

Its 2 1/2 weeks before my godson lands back in Singapore again. I miss him so much already.

I hear he can managed 2-3 steps on his own now, he can hold a phone conversation with his babbling (at least not dropping the phone and leaning his ear towards the phone), he’s grown quite  a bit and all.

I chanced this little cutie of a daughter at the lil bee today and just went wow. I love everything about the photo – her inquisitiveness, that little smile, the round eyes, that cute hair, the awesome tshirt, her boots and that pose – and decided that I needed to share.

Happy Tuesday everyone, I’m off to a really busy eating & coffee day.

Here’s some photos of little ones I hung out with recently

I was surfing a bit for some gorgeous visual candy, including bits from the recent royal wedding when I stumbled upon this on Jak & Jil

Gorgeous, ain’t she?