Exactly one year ago, I went through labour and delivered our sweet Leia. At that time, I knew life was going to be different but I didn't know how much it would change.
We learnt that over the past year that parenthood isn't a bed of roses. We developed a new found respect for our own parents and others as well! It was tough, especially the first 6 months for us. We struggled with breastfeeding issues, lost sleep (constant panda eyes), baby reflux, baby sleep regression. Lost me time... The list goes on.
But these really cannot be compared to the immense joy of watching your little one grow and hit new milestones! Her first smile, laugh, reaching out for a toy... Her flipping over, first solid food... Learning to crawl. And when she starts to look at you lovingly for comfort. Everything little thing she does makes you happy and makes your heart melt.
You come to love your child so so so much that sometimes, it's hard to comprehend. You don't know how it's even possible.
And with Leia, G and I have grown. We've grown mentally stronger and when you become parents, you really let go of things that don't matter anymore.
We love you Leia! Happy 1st birthday! You make daddy and mummy so happy. And you definitely make us better people =)
We threw Leia her 1st birthday party at our place yesterday! It was a blast! It was a yellow themed party with DIY decor, huge alphabet balloons and nice polka dot ones! Food was from chilli padi again. We invited close family and friends only... About 30 came. It was a happy happy occasion! Will post about it another entry soon!
Anyways, here are her latest milestones!
1. Leia can now understand what 'give' means! Everytime we say that, she hands us her toy or whatever she's holding. Uber cute! And after that, she claps her hands because that's how we re-affirm her for being such a good girl!
Her claps are better than before too! Previously they were silent claps. Now they're definitely louder!
2. She claps her hands when she hears us sing 'when you're happy and you know it clap your hands!' It's almost immediate! When I sing to her 'daddy finger', she sometimes moves her fingers too!
3. After our Hk trip, she somehow started talking more! She tries to say words with meaning! Her recent favorite have been 'da da da', 'ba ba ba', 'ding er' and the list continues hehe.
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