Happy 5th Birthday, Rynae!

This year, Rynae's birthday fell on a school day hence Mummy asked if she wanted to give out goodies bags to her classmates. There was a period of time when she was paranoid about growing up, getting old and dropping teeth (long story) so by acknowledging her birthday, I hope she can overcome her fears. She said she wanted and I acceded her request by fully sponsoring the 26 goodies bags. I asked her what she wanted to put inside them and I'll get all sorts of (funny) ideas. In the end, we settled with some tidbits, some sweets, a balloon and a party blower in each bag.

If you remember, she gave out goodies bags in pre-nursery 2 years ago but those were prepared by me. Now that she is old enough, I got her involved in packing them. This will give her more ownership and pride. It delighted me to know that she had a great time sharing the gifts with her friends at school and getting blissful birthday wishes. Happy birthday my darling! Stay out of trouble and be an obedient girl.

Young Author

Sometimes when Rynae is bored, she'll find her own programme. This time, she got into the mood of being an author, an illustrator and a publisher. This is her very first book and I'm gonna keep it as memento. The title of the story is 'Going to the Movie' (If you noticed, the title was corrected after the story took a twist.. aka side-track).

Here's the storyline:

"Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lilly. She went to the movie. One day she reached the movie. There was an empty seat so Lilly sat on the seat. Soon Lilly said 'What is that?' Soon a thunder came. Soon it was raining. So luckily Lilly brought and umbrella and got home."

~The End~

Believe it or not? I am giggling as I am typing out the storyline now. It's such a child-like story! But, I love it! I love the innocence of the storyline but the maturity behind the idea. Our friend scripted it herself and she merely asked for my help when she didn't know how to spell some words. I am so proud of her.

Fly My Kite

Daddy loves to bring Rynae kite flying when the weather permits. She will play the part of an assistant and be given the responsibility to keep the kite soaring high after Daddy brings it up into the air. We're lucky we've got a vast land nearby for this activity.

7 Month Old

I cannot believe how time flies. It's been exactly a month since my last post and I bet you must be yearning for my update. Cowboy is 7+ month old now and is an active, cheery and easy-going individual. He is off breast milk now and am now fully formula fed. This chap doesn't like plain rice cereal hence Mummy mixes baby pureed food into the rice cereal to boost its flavour. What a gourmet.

As for physical milestone, he is able to sit but unstable. It is so amusing to see him commando crawling now. And you know what? This is the most rewarding and satisfying moment of being a SAHM because you get to see your child's milestone at every step of their growth. You get to prepare their meals and you get to nurse them back to health if they fall sick. You felt so important when you know that 2 lives are so dependant on you. I was a FTWM after I gave birth to Rynae and I felt that I missed out a lot. Yes! I'm enjoying every moment bringing up and spending time with Cowboy and Rynae now.