Egg head

This gives new meaning to the term "egghead".

Natalie's First Christmas

Here are some pics of Natalie's very first Christmas. Also, watch Video 66 of Natalie unwrapping her gift. She has to choose between the very tempting red, crinkly wrapping paper and her box gift. Does she make the right decision...? Watch and see!

Watching Daddy decorate Christmas cookies.


Posing with Aunt Marian in her xmas outfit.


With Vanessa, Uncle Dave, and Carol Yee-yee at xmas dim sum.


The whole family at xmas dim sum.


Ratatouille with daddy.


Our little family together on Christmas day. Natalie is sitting on her new gift from us.


Natalie unwrapping her gift.


Natalie enjoying her new gift, the Hop n' Pop!


The boxing day mule. Natalie's just chilling. Poor daddy.

Funny drinking from cup

See Video 65 of Natalie learning to drink from a cup. She knows how, but likes to play around. You can see how attentive and focused she is watching her daddy Clark with her cup.

Check out her wrist folds :)

Natalie is starting to copy her older cousin Vanessa. She wants to play with what Vanessa is playing with, and stand when Vanessa stands. Watch Video 64 of Natalie playing next to Vanessa and copying her.

Natalie wants Vanessa's christmas cookie.

Sitting up

See Video 63 of Natalie learning to sit up using her own power by pulling herself up using mommy's fingers. She's a strong girl!

Waking up Daddy

This morning, Natalie helped her mommy to wake up daddy.

Good Sitter

Natalie is so good at sitting now. She's no longer a tripod (with one hand on the floor). Watch her in Video 62 playing with her toys sitting by herself on the play mat.

Trash Mags

See Video 61 of Natalie happy before a bath.

Also, Natalie likes reading magazines with her meals now. She especially likes the trash magazines which have colourful, glossy pages that make fun, crinkly sounds when she scrunches them.

Natalie with her friends Olivia, Sienna, and Summer

Yesterday, Natalie had a little get together at her friends Sienna, Olivia, and Summer. See them playing and posing together below. Natalie loved all the new toys and tried to eat everything... including her friends!

Natalie cutie "been jur" during the photo session. She just wants to play!

Spinning, Spitting, and the Golden Piggy

See Video 61 where Natalie is spinning on her tummy while reaching for objects. She can do a 360 now (but not in the video... next time!)

Also, Natalie loves "blowing raspberries", even when drinking water from her cup. Watch and listen in Video 62. Sometimes she'll do this with a spoonful of food too and get it all over herself and her mommy!

This cutie patootie can sit up unsupported and play with her toys. But give her a few seconds and she'll topple over!

See Natalie's reflection in the piggy as she opens her mouth and prepares to eat it.

Natalie Reading

Natalie has been "reading" a book every day for the past 2 months. Now she's starting to "get" what reading is all about. Watch her reading with her Lisa Yee-yee in Video 58.

Merry Christmas from Us

Christmas is only a couple weeks away. Clark, Tracy, and Natalie would like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season and an awesome 2008. Check out the below link to see how we've made an elf of ourselves :)

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1300988886

Happy 6th Month Birthday!

Today is Natalie's 6th month birthday. Wow, what a big girl! She is now 8 kg (17.6 pounds) and 67cm long, and her head is still in the 90th percentile (for her big brain). She's come a long way from her birth weight of just 3.4 kg.

For her 6 month birthday, her mommy Tracy baked a blueberry cheesecake and dedicated half of it to Natalie's birthday (the other half was to welcome her daddy Clark home from a long day at work).

Baby Christmas Party

Today was Natalie's first ever Christmas Party! Below are pics of the babies playing, sleeping (with their daddies), and Natalie's first ever photo with Santa. Natalie also gave a Christmas present to each baby (the green Santa bibs all the babies are wearing in the last 2 photos).

Also see:
Video 55 of Natalie getting a kisses (or being eaten?) by her friend Myley. And Video 56 of Natalie and Myley (who is 2 months older than Natalie) "playing" together.

Video 57 is of all the mommies and daddies prepping the babies for the baby group photo. The babies are so cute! Once one baby starts crying, the other babies start to cry too... awww...

What Natalie eats

Natalie started eating "real" food 3 weeks ago and has been slowly introduced to different foods. So far, she has eaten plain rice cereal, brown rice cereal, green beans, carrots, peas, potatoes, and her current favourite, sweet potatoes. We try not to give her too many sweet foods yet (like fruits) until she has developed a taste for veggies first.

Whenever Natalie tries a new food, she makes a funny face, but after three bites, she likes it!

What mommy sees

This is what Tracy sees when slinging a sleeping Natalie around town.

Boy? No... girl!

Still getting the "Boy?" question on the streets... even in pink. Pink, people! But we can't blame them. She's just a baby and she has very little hair. See below pics where she's wearing green pants. Looks like a cute little boy until... ta da! Magic "girl" head-band (well, kind of).

This morning we found one really long hair (just one) that is about 2 inches longer than all the other hairs on her head. We tried to take a picture but it's too thin to see. Hope all her other hairs can catch up soon!

Christmas Cheer

Natalie loves to stare at our twinkling mini Christmas Tree! It mesmerizes her. But if we sit her too close, she tries to sit up to touch it (she can now push herself up into the sitting position while in her recliner).

Also, check out Video 54 of Natalie talking while chewing on her favourite giraffe toy. Then she tries to eat the camera.

Talking with Gramma

Check out how interactive Natalie has become in Video 53 while listening to her PorPor (Gramma Tong) on the phone this morning. She is so curious and happy to discover new things.

Natalie and her friend Ethan

Natalie has a little friend named Ethan. He's a cutie with super chubby cheeks and 2 little teeth. Whenever babies get together, they like to look and smile at each other, touch each other's hands and faces, and, if they can reach, eat each other!

Here are some pics of Natalie and Ethan hanging out together (and one of Natalie trying to eat Ethan!).

Keeping mum company

Some people wonder what Natalie does all day. Natalie still sleeps alot. She sleeps from 8pm - 7am. Then naps for about one hour at 10am and 1pm, and a slightly longer nap around 4pm. Inbetween, she eats (milk and solids), poos, and plays :) Here are some photos of Natalie keeping her mum company during the day.

Natalie with more uncles and aunties

Natalie met Uncle Dom for the first time this week. She also saw Dave yee-jurn and Carol yee-yee who came for a quick visit from Japan. The last photo is Natalie in some new clothes with Auntie Vivo. We'll post more pics of Natalie in her new clothes later :)

Baby Bum Alert!

What a mess!

Natalie has decided that she prefers feeding herself. She wants to hold the spoon herself. If her mommy or daddy hold the spoon, she needs to hold it, too. And she wants to put the spoon in her mouth by herself... even if it's upside down.

Natalie says: "I love to feed myself."


Wait, this isn't how it's supposed to be...


Let me hold it myself!


There we go...


Yay!


Gosh, I'm a mess. Why are mommy and daddy laughing so hard?


Maybe because this is so much fun.


Yum yum carrots and brown rice.


All done!