Baby Leia's milestones: Two front teeth =D

This week, I discovered that Leia's bottom 2 teeth had cut through her gums! Her pearly whites have finally revealed themselves! I was so excited lol.  

According to online research, babies usually get their first teeth at about 7 months or even earlier. So I've been kinda waiting for Leia's teeth to come out. So happy that she finally got them!

(Couple time) Food hacks fun!

G and I did something random yesterday! And it was fun =D

Many peeps have been posting food hacks on Facebook lately. And these food hacks actually look really tasty and of course, easy to do! They can be whipped up with readily available ingredients.

We decided to prepare one last night! Here's the one we picked:

Toasted bread with cheese, dipped in egg! It's kinda like French toast really. YUMMERS!

We had to improvise because we didn't have white bread and normal cheese. Had to use whole meal bread and laughing cow cheese! (which is better btw since it's more atas haha)

Check out the final outcome! It was really delish.

Reminds you of roti john doesn't it? Hehe. Anyways we were thinking of adding meat fillings next time round. It will be gooooooood.

Baby Leia's milestones: Crawl and sit!

Yes, it's official. Our lil girl knows how to crawl now! She managed to hit this milestone before reaching 9 months. Phew! 

Well, her crawling isn't exactly the type you'd imagine. She kinda moves like a worm or caterpillar lol. She has to scrunch up and proper forward. Sometimes she does downward dog along the way and I have this feeling she thinks this helps her move hehehe. 

And she can get to the sitting position from all fours now! She loves doing this on the sofa. It's like her practice or training ground. 

It's amazing how fast babies develop. 2 months ago, she just learnt how to flip properly. Now she's crawling! 

Oh yes! She also stood up holding into the edge of the sofa without me supporting her! It lasted for like 1 minute but still =p

Baby Leia's milestones: Mimicking sounds!

Leia has been vocalizing and 'singing' a lot lately. 

This morning she was playing with her number, animal flash cards. I picked up the no. 5 flash card which showed 5 monkeys and made some monkey sounds. And Leia actually imitated the 'ah ah ah' sound! She was so so so cute! 

Actually, she also called out to me when she woke up this morning. Hehe.

So looking forward to the day when she says her first word! 

(Couple time) Happy 7th anniversary!

7 years ago, G and I got together and it's the best thing that ever happened to me. I sure do hope it's the same for him! Hehe. 

I'm just really happy that we're still crazy together. Marriage and having a baby have certainly been challenging at times and definitely not perfect. But we grow together. We quarrel and forgive each other. We're on the same journey together. 

This year, my dear G planned a surprise for me and booked a Volkswagen kombi to pick us up for a nice meal at the kombi restaurant! It was nice taking a romantic ride together, not knowing where we were heading originally. It was almost exhilarating! =D

We had a good meal and great conversation. Love love love my G! 

(Feel bad just getting a wallet for him)

(Baby Leia) Porridge and more!

Leia is 8 months now and it's a good time to start her on porridge! =D Getting her ready to eat more solid food!

We've tried the following recipes so far:

- Porridge with pork, sweet potato and broccoli 

- Porridge with pork, sweet corn and carrots 

When we tried the first recipe, Leia actually threw up! We're not sure if it's because of the broccoli or that we added milk. We tried feeding her again and she was fine so we might give it one more try another time. 

She looooved the second recipe! Must be the sweet corn. Personally, I love the combination as well!

So fun feeding her porridge! Hehe. Now my helper and I want to try out different combinations so that she gets to eat a variety of nutritious foods! 

Anyway, here's a list of other foods that we have tried recently:

- Baby peas

- Threadfin fish ('gor he')

- Salmon

(Family time) First time at Punggol Settlement!

We just visited Punggol settlement last Saturday and we loved the place!

Can't believe we have such an amazing hangout spot in Punggol. Punggol settlement is situated at Punggol point and it hosts a stretch of restaurants and cafes along the waterfront. The famous House of seafood is located there.

We dined at a Western restaurant on the 2nd level and had a stunning view of the sea. Loved loved loved the experience of pseudo seaside dining! Hehe.

A pity that we didn't get to walk along the waterfront though. We'll definitely be back for this!

It was our first time bringing leia to such a place and she was so happy!