Crossing the pond to the UK

The hubby was presented with an opportunity to work out of the London office so I decided to tag along and return to my "other home" - the UK for a week and a bit. While the hubby worked for a week out of central London, Adrian and I spent a good 11 days with my mum's side of the family. It was a FANTASTIC trip just re-connecting with everyone and for little Adrian to acquaint himself with his many relatives -- especially his great grandmother!

He was also spoiled rotten with lots of red envelopes! Thanks everyone! It's too bad that by the time the shy little munchkin was comfortable with EVERYONE, it was time to journey back home! All in all, I'm just glad that everyone got to meet my silly little monkey and parted ways with fond memories of our short, but entertaining stay.

I also need to thank the little munchkin for making the 10 hour flight there and back a very pleasant one! For most parents, travelling with a child is a nightmare in itself, but our 19 month old behaved so well, we should seriously consider rewarding him with another trip before he turns 2 and before we have to purchase a seat for him! (Hint Hint! Honey!) :)

While we were frantically packing our stuff (and running late) on the morning off our flight, we couldn't resist but to pause for a few minutes to take pics of our little munchkin replicating us by packing his "Must Haves" for our trip! He literally packed the entire suitcase full of his favorites toys thinking that he'll be taking it somewhere. Ultimately, we didn't have any room to pack a single item that my little darling carefully selected and placed in his suitcase! This moment was so precious to us and will forever be etched in my mind! :)

Precious memories of our trip can be found under (Part I) and (Part II). Thanks everyone for making my trip home such a sweet and memorable one! :)

Happy Lunar New Year! (& Happy V-day!)

Gung Hay Fat Choy!!!

Chuc Mung Nam Moi!!!

Wishing you all a Happy Lunar New Year with lots of happiness, luck & wealth in the Year of the Tiger!

For more pics from Chinese New Year, please click here.

Happy Birthday, Por Por!

Wishing you a very Magical Birthday, Por Por! :)

Adrian's 1st Slice of Pizza

Adrian has eaten his fair share of junk food, but Pizza has never made it on the list. At a poker event/Birthday get-together for Mark, I introduced the little fella to his first slice of pizza. I honestly didn't expect for him to grab the entire slice and nibble off it! I'm sure this will be the first of many to come! :)

Our little Parrot

This is an old clip taken over 2 months ago that never made it to our website where Adrian is acting like a parrot and repeating everything that I say. One weekend many months ago, I said, "here comes trouble" referring to the little munchkin as he entered the room and he repeated the word, which came out sounding like "bubble". In this clip, he's repeating "Mummy, Daddy, Brother, Grandma, Grandpa" after me in Cantonese and then my little darling said "bubble"! :)

Happy 18th Month, Adrian!

With each passing month, my little baby is growing older and moving further & further away from being the little infant that used to fit comfortably in my arms into a very independent, very active and tall little toddler! Not only does he want to feed himself and do almost everything himself, he's also developed a very impressive vocabulary. He constantly surprises us with new words that he either picked up from his cousins, TV or from others around him. Just the other day, we heard him say, "see ya!" Additionally, he's added "cheers", "super cheers", "telescope" (all from watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse), "dung" (light), "shui" (book) and "Park" (due to his many trips to the local Parks) into his vocabulary and various others that I can't recall at this time.

When it comes to feeding time, he's eager to feed himself. His hand/mouth coordination has drastically improved and he is able to actually feed himself with his utensils instead of watching the food roll off the spoon or fork. There are times he would bypass the utensils and use his fingers instead, but overall, we've noticed a huge improvement.

Adrian is still very fond of books and is now getting into scribbling. He knows how to communicate when he wants to draw and we gladly provide the colouring pencil and pad for him to draw!

Lastly, much to my delight, my little munchkin has recently learned to kiss me upon request! Boy does this make this mama one super duper happy Mum! :)

In the Sandpit

After attending our friends, Irene and Tim's co-ed baby shower in the city, we took Adrian to the awesome kid's playground at Golden Gate Park. After multiple rides down the slide, Adrian wandered over to the sandpit and promptly sat his cute little bottom down. He was a bit apprehensive of having the sand in his hands, but got over it quickly and appeared to enjoy sitting in the sandpit (even though it was slightly damp from the recent rain).