Her secret spot

We have a little green stool that we put outside the common bathroom. We use that stool in chores - when the MIL washes clothes, when we bathe Kate... The husband just sent an MMS to me with the accompanying message:

Kate will randomly come and sit here

HAHAHA How funny is that!

Our busy weekend past

Saturday

We visited Cova (Paragon) for the first time. Kate shares our toast for breakfast

Walking down Orchard Road

Kate play-shops while Daddy shops

The little cousins join us - had to take a shot with the Christmas tree as backdrop!

They ran amok at go-go-bambini & all collapsed in exhaustion

That pretty much ended our Saturday which was a very long day when you have three kids in tow (the husband and I shared a moment of "gosh three is too many" thought)

Monday

We were both off work on Monday and we headed to town for the much talked-about ramen @ Ippudo. I thought it was pretty alright, though the husband still much prefers his favourite Men-tei ramen. The shops were pretty quiet at the Mandarin Gallery & look what Kate did:

Lounging

Close-up - we had no idea what she was doing?!

Nap.

The hour that she napped was a peaceful moment - the husband went to run an errand and I carried her in my arms. I miss the days when she was a baby when all she did was sleep and I could spend all day holding her. She was so much smaller then and so fragile - being a mother now makes me understand how your child will always be your baby; and I think of how my parents raised me up from a tiny tot to the adult that I am today. Amazing!

December is always a joyous, festive month and this christmas is much more hectic and busy with a toddler to run around after. I love December; I lovemy family!

Mid-day treat

MMS from the husband. My girl's 4 days shy of turning 15-months-old!

Because she is the daughter I incubated in my womb for 9 months

She's too close to you, cannot even go out of her sight! (or she'll cry)

...said the husband just moments ago. It's not entirely true that I cannot go out of her sight, but it is true that Kate very much prefers me to anyone else. She'll call for me when she awakens, she prefers me to put her to sleep, she'll come to me when she gets shocked/frightened/shy/etc, and all I want to do is enjoy & treasure such moments where I am number one in Kate's life. It's not going to last forever and I want her to know that I reciprocate with all my heart.

Talking Kate

Yesterday evening, after dinner, I brought Kate to the void deck for a short walk (she was so hyper & bouncing off the walls – had to bring her out to exhaust her) & the moment I stepped out of the lifts, she said...

Cat.

Up.

No more...

What did she see?

We spotted a cat, walking up the stairs, which disappeared out of sight when it turned the corner.

Aaahhh…. my clever little one!

Guess who dropped me off at work today?

Happy Friday!

Hit of adrenalin to start the day

I did it.

I went for a jog before heading to work today. A super 30-minute jog (okay, I have a confession - I didn't intend to run for that long; I just miscalculated my route and had to keep going!) with no time to cool down, but it was awesome.

Ever since I became a Mom, I’ve not reverted to my regular exercise regime. Once upon a time when I used to hit the gym at least thrice a week, I now don’t even have… well, I just don’t. Boo.

So, on the days that I drive to work, I can leave the house later than if I had to take public transport. If I wake up at the same time as my “public-transport” days, I can use that time to run! I just have to tapau my breakfast and groom myself in the car/at work. Only downside is that I'm dripping with perspiration because my body is so revved up but fortunately, I have the air-conditioning in the car to stabilise my body temperature. A side effect is that I'll miss having breakfast with K, but I doubt I’ll do this more than twice a week, (ha! let’s see if I can begin a once a week on a regular basis) so it’s ok! All in all, there are more pros than cons in this arrangement and perhaps I’m still on a high after all the running I’ve done in the past week (3x!), or maybe, it’s the coffee (heh) but I do hope that this is a beginning of a long-running (pun intended) arrangement.

Wish me luck!