(Baby Leia's milestones) high 5!

Leia learned how to high five today! Daddy and I were playing with her in bed when daddy decided to try high five with her. She was so so so happy when we both exclaimed 'yaaaay!' when we helped her raise her hand to high five daddy.  Kept grinning and grinning. 

Hope she remembers how to do it tomorrow!

(Baby Leia) *slap slap slap*

As I was putting Leia to sleep today, she decided to slap my collarbone area with both her hands! She was very amused with the slapping sounds she could make and couldn't stop doing it! She would look at my face whenever she did it. And I was like 'oooooowwwww' in my head. I didn't want to make a fuss and get her so excited. I think she would find it funny I reacted that way.

Then she tried to grab my collarbone! Lol. She must be wondering 'hmm what's the bumpy thing? Let's try to see if I can get it off mummy!'. Leia's such a funny one.

(Baby Leia) Feeling blessed.

As I was singing my usual lullaby to Leia tonight, she began to sing softly too. In her own lil 'aahs'. I felt like my heart was melting as I cuddled her so so close. That moment was priceless. 

I felt so happy and blessed to have her in my arms. Felt so content just looking at her fall asleep. She was so so sweet tonight. 

Oh and she was so adorable too. As she was singing along, she was waving her hand because she could see her shadow moving on our wardrobe. Babies are just so intrigued by the simplest things that we take for granted. 

Baby Leia's milestones: Happy 10 months love!

Leia's 10 months old! 2 more months and she'll be 1! Ahhhhhh! 

Our little one is soooo active. Recently, she got her first cold and even then, she kept crawling about and talking! My girl is reaalllly vocal. 

Here are are recent milestone:

1. Leia keeps pulling herself to standing position, using the sofa or the coffee table. She uses us as her pillar of support too! She loves to stand!

2. She can now take baby steps holding on to our hands. She gets so excited when she gets to walk.

3. Man, my girl can talk! Now she goes 'dadada', 'mamama' and 'bababa' ALOT. And of course, she screams like nobody's business. My helper told me that Leia vocalizes like a toddler lol. Oh my, what's she gonna be like when she becomes a toddler! 

4. Leia can now imitate us opening and closing our fist when we say 'close open' or sing twinkle twinkle little stars. It's soooo  adorable. My heart feels like bursting when I see her do it!

5. She's starting to not want us to carry her sometimes. Nooooooo! =( previously, people tell us to cherish those moments when your baby still wants you to carry her because she won't want that one day. I fear that day has arrived! Sometimes when I carry her, she wants to be put down so that she can crawl. She just loves to explore. 

6. Her top 2 teeth have cut through too! So fast! 

(Makeup Haul) Urban decay 24/7 Glide on Eye pencil

I have this new habit. Every month, to treat myself, I will buy one to two make up items to try. I already have a long list of products that I wanna try thanks to so many good reviews on certain items. 

I will only purchase make up products that have received the thumbs up from other make up gurus and lovers. Now that I'm a mummy and household caretaker, I know it's important to spend every $ on quality! 

So this month, I bought Urban decay's 24/7 glide on pencil in Demolition to try! It's a dark brown colour and I chose it over black because the latter may be too harsh. This pencil has been around for ages I believe and I've heard and watched many many good things about it. 

(S$32 at Sephora Singapore)

I have super oily eyelids and also tend to perspire quite a bit when I'm out. That's why I need an eyeliner that is super water proof and does not smudge! I've tried Bobbi brown's gel eyeliner before and though it's loved by many, it smudges on my lids! It's terrible.

So far, K palette's liquid eyeliner works for me. It doesn't budge and has a precise effect. It's just more difficult to apply because it's a liquid liner and you need a stead hand for that perfect application. 

I've always wanted to try a pencil eyeliner that's able to give a softer look compared to a liquid one. And it seems easier to apply too! 

I'm excited to share this UD's eye pencil! Hopefully, it will live up to its expectations!

(Me time) Still obsessed with food hacks!

So when my helper asked me what I wanted for breakfast today, in my mind I saw one of the food hacks: Bread with egg + cheese INSIDE. Mmmmm.

I decided to try it! Life is just more fun when you constantly try out new things no?

Here's the original food hacks instructions:

And here's what I made! Without the ham though!

It's soooo super simple and tasted amazingly good. Every bite had melted cheese oozing out. I had fun making it and showed my helper how to do it. She seemed to enjoy learning new tricks too!

Baby Leia's milestones: Getting prettier!

My sweety pie has become prettier over the last few days! Lol.

She used to have one double eyelid and one single eyelid. For some reason, her single eyelid doubled magically and her eyes now look bigger than before. Yaaaay. Hehe. Hopefully it doesn't go away.

Now Leia looks more feminine and sweeter than before. It's amazing how such a change makes such a difference!

(Me time) Recent addiction: Rurouni Kenshin!

Oh my. I haven't blogged for soooo long!

I blame this on my recent addiction to anime Rurouni Kenshin. I started watching the entire anime on YouTube and I was really hooked. Actually what made me start was the movie! Part 2 of the second movie was coming out and I wanted to know what was gonna happen. Not really a good move because after watching the anime, the movie really can't compare.

I absolutely loooove the anime. And I love  Kenshin the character! He's such a righteous, just and strong individual. At the same time, very attractive because he has that 'I was very bad before but now I've turned I over a new leaf' thing going on lol. And he can be so silly and funny sometimes, thanks to the humorous bits of the anime. His voice is soooo attractive too! *loves*

There are a few scenes that I absolutely adore:

1. The fight between Kenshin and Saito. It's super exciting! I loved watching how they fought as they it was still during the revolution and how Kenshin morphed into his Battousai mode. It was -really- cool. No matter how much Saito hit him, he just walked really coolly (with that somewhat dark aura) towards him. It was a sneak peek of what Kenshin could have been before: A cold, merciless killer. Such a sharp contrast to his warm character post revolution. 

2. The most well known scene of Kenshon bidding farewell to Kaoru before he left for Kyoto to look for Shishio Makoto. It's the most touching scene ever! Him suddenly embracing her and thanking her simply. And saying sayonara. It was a short scene but a really powerful one. Yes I actually cried at this bit. I could actually feel the unspoken love they had for each other. It broke my heart when Kenshin said he had to be a wanderer again. Man, I'm such a sucker for such stuff. 

3. When Kenshin was learning the final Hiten Mitsurugi move from his Master and realized his strong desire to live in that one instant. His will to live for the sake of others like Kaoru. 

4. Fight scenes with Aoshi Shinomori and Sojiro. Both exciting and touching at the same time. I really like how the anime explains how the 'bad people' actually became how they were and that there was always a reason. Mostly due to betrayal or the path of revenge. Or that they had such hard lives that they never saw the light. This really makes sense to me. No one is born a bad person. And who you meet really shapes you as a person. Just like how Sojiro became who he was because he met Shishio and things might have been different if he met someone like Kenshin. And Kenshin was how he is probably because of his master. 

5. Love between Shishio and Yumi. While Shishio is really badass, I like how the anime showed the love between Shishio and Yumi. A bit twisted but still it felt kind of real. And Yumi's final sacrifice for Shishio was actually touching to me! Lol. 

Well, these are just a few favorite scenes or bits off the top of my head. Might be more! 

I just really love the anime hee. More than Natuto and Bleach for some reason!

Baby Leia's milestones: Clap baby clap!

Today, I was playing with Leia on her playmat as usual. She was in her sitting position when suddenly and very randomly, she brought her lil precious hands together to clap! Seriously, my heart skipped a beat when it happened! 

It's her very first time! Omg. And she was sooooooooo freaking cute! I couldn't stop smothering her with kisses after that lol. Not sure why but it's kinda big milestone to me hehe. I guess it kinda means that she knows how to express her happiness or excitement in other ways now. 

And ohh she keeps saying dadada recently! I was a lil bummed that it wasn't 'mamama' but research says it's easier for babies to pronounce d words so I guess that's fine hehe. Anyways, it's amazing how she's speaking so much now!

I've also recently figured how to make her more interested in her 'Going to bed' book. I have to be super animated when I read to her! She finds it so funny when I read using all sorts of intonations and actions and keeps chuckling (yes she doesn't really giggle like a girly girl). 

Love her to bits!