Happy 9 Months Old

I'm 9 months old today!

Mama wanted to take me along to her floral arrangement class but great-grandma insisted I stay home to keep her company.

No whining or crying for the 4 hours being away from mama! 

Floral arrangement requires lots of patience. It helps mama calm down and focus. I'm not sure if mama can concentrate if I tagged along. 

 9 Months, my tooth is almost breaking through, not quite.

 I get to do a lot more with my fingers. I don't stuff food into my mouth directly, I pull off a  small piece, for example: bread, and then put it in my mouth.  I can also pick up really tiny bread crumbs, before the dogs lick them off the floor! 

  My favorite part of the day, warm bubble bath + no diapers!

 So far, life is good

other than diaper rash.

We're off to Hsinchu tommorow & then a short 2 day trip to Taichung.

After that, mama needs to seriously get down & plan our Japan trip this coming Nov with papa. 

Out & About

On weekends without any plans, we strolled along the National Taiwan University campus. It is still not cool enough to be outdoors. Mama and papa needed a drink, something cool 

Stopped by Baby ballet kitchen, child-friendly cafe~ 

they offer kids baking classes but I'm still too young

There's a play area, filled with books

I get to ride a rocking horse but I was scared ><

Mama had a Tiracinno: tiramisu+cuppucinno, while I had a rice cracker

Sitting next to me is my 3 yr old cousin.

I get so excited when I see my cousin everytime I see her.

We had lunch together this past weekend. 

this is the1st photo of us cousins   

Ashley, Miya & Freddie 

Friends @ Cocorro Cafe

 Hina's mum, the Japanese mama from yoga class invited us to her home this week.

Well, mama was quite puzzled when we headed towards a cafe instead.  

3 musketeers meet again, outside of yoga class for the very 1st time!

It's a kid-friendly cafe.  

We had our own seats while we snacked and chat

3 packs of rice crackers but we wanted more

 Mama's cake & tea! I had my fair share of banana & a tiny bit of cake :) 

 Chihiro and I are both teething

Mama found out Hina is born 12/17, just a day earlier than me! But Hina's born 2 months premature. She enjoys watching us, but she can't leave her mama even for a second!

We're on a busy schedule this week, headed off to the W-house in Hsinchu in the evening, right after tea time with yoga-mates, off to see Papa!

8M2W Yoga Playmates & Tooth

Before mama begin raving about discovering my 1st tooth~

We missed 2 weeks of yoga class being in Singapore and I missed my playmates!

11 mth Yaya took my ribbon off and tried to put it on, well, mama had to lend her a hand eventually

 New toys & friends kept me busy, mama could finally concentrate on her yoga poses

  On the far left of these photos, there's Hina, youngest of us 3 musketeers, also half japanese. She was born 2 months premature. 

 Her book caught our attention

 Hit a button and a japanese song plays

 The other musketeer Chihiro, just 11 days younger than me, wiggled her butt over.  

Chihiro's mama showed us her 1st tooth just yesterday, guess what?

 Mama discovered 2 teeth today!

Lower left slightly breaking through the gum! 

Happy 8 Months old!

2 days back in Taiwan and I couldn't bear to head out! I woke papa up leaning on him to stand up. 

I turn 8 months old today and it calls for a celebration! Papa drove us to the Yang Ming Mountain with grandpa+ma & the dogs!

 

 The heat in Taipei is unbearable! Cooling off in the mountains is a great idea.

We found a good spot on the grass. 

That bottle of water kept me real busy

 hey, I can sit up and crawl forward, but no tooth just yet!

We had to get going, as it'll take another hour down the mountain. Reservations made at our favorite Indian Restaurant- Spices!

I stare and stare when I see people eating. I will open my mouth if you feed me, with your hands or chopsticks. Bread & rice keeps me occupied at the dining table all the time.  Ohhh I love bread.

S'pore till the end of the trip

Good morning! It's 7am and we're @ the Botanical gardens, watching groups of people exercising, practicing Qi-gong.

 Grandpa is heading back to Taiwan in a couple of hours.

 During our last 2 days in S'pore, mama continued meeting friends daily. We met up with mama's middle school friend from modern dance. Can you believe Mama hasn't met her friend for 17 years?! They had so much to catch up on, marriage, kids...etc 

 Yes, Mama did her catching up while I was asleep.

 Now I'm full of energy, refusing to nap again!

 Grandma decided to take me out for an evening walk to the park nearby, hoping to see the monkeys again, but we didn't. Headed to the playground instead. 

 It's our last day in S'pore and 3 yr Kayla came to visit. I've got a new toy, a flushing toilet and a doll, but I still prefer the iphone over anything else.

The flight back to Taiwan went smoothly, I stayed wide awake while we landed!  

S'pore Day 7-8

Heading out everyday in Singapore cheers me up. 

Friends drove us to IKEA for breakfast

 Waiting for my pancakes

Grandparents considered getting me a crib..

but this is what happens.. I don't want to be locked up behind bars!

 Lunch time, mama's friend came by to meet us for lunch who gave me a red packet because I allowed her to hold me. But I wasn't supposed to hit her with the red packet she gave me.. but I did.

 Grandpa+ma took me home, so mama could have her one and only free time hanging with her friends without me. She went to the top floor of SANDS! without me! 

 There's the swimming pool all the way in the end. With the recent incidents of people jumping off the building, the pool is off limits for non-residents.

 Mama wasn't into gambling, she took a peek at the casino and headed to Old Airport road for dinner. Mama was simply satisfied with her sugarcane + lemon juice, but she was thinking about me deep in her heart. All went well, hanging with grandpa+ma. We went to the park nearby and saw monkeys! Yes neighbors have been complaining about the monkeys raiding the neighborhood lately.

On the very next day, we had a special date.

 Mama's high school friends met up and everyone took their baby along! I met Tyler who is almost 1 and Leika who is 3.

 The adults were too busy, taking pictures with us kids, and also watching over us kids since the cafe wasn't exactly child friendly. Time flew by and it was time to part, I wonder when we will meet again, maybe more babies the next time we meet.