Yee Sinn turned 3 this year. She celebrated her birthday 3 times! What a lucky girl. As her birthday fell on a work day Wednesday, we had a little party at my aunt's place the Saturday before. Our little girl was so excited that she told her friends in school that she'll be having a little party over the weekend.

Just a few days before, I brought her to pick her cake of her choice. As she wanted a cake with Strawberry Shortcake characters, I had to hunt high and low before we finally found out that Prima Deli actually sells these character cakes. So we headed down to the nearest branch which was at Square 2 , to purchase the cake just before making our way to aunt's place on Saturday evening.

On her birthday itself, we have prepared a party packs for her classmates in school. There were bascially some sweets and a box of crayons in the party packs. She was excited to wear her new dress and don her fairy wings to school. Apparently the kids were very fascinated with the "butterfly wings". They were also delighted with the party packs that they could bring home at the end of the day.

The entire family headed down to Ion Orchard for a birthday meal. On the way back, we walked passed Cake History and chanced upon a pastry with lots of strawberries on it. So we decided to get the bread and had another mini-birthday celebration at home, this time with Grandma Lee.

I'm sure Yee Sinn enjoyed herself and hope she'll have some fond memories of her birthdays with her loved ones.

Saw Yee Sinn playing with her little sister today. Apparently she noticed that Yee Ruu was fussing a little. So she went over to the cot, picked up a squeaky mouse which she bought as a birth pressie for Yee Ruu and entertained her a little. Well, the baby did quieten down bit for a while before she started wailing again. Hahahah. Good try though.

She has also been helping me with the baby's shower and diaper changes, alway volunteering to get the diapers, to stick the tabs together as well as to apply baby lotion on the tummy after the bath. Am so proud of my little helper.

Yee Sinn is ever so protective and ever so loving toward her sister. I hope this sibling bond will remain for the longest time.

We brought Yee Ruu to Dr Heng for her 6-in-1 jab. Like her elder sister, she was a rather brave girl who just gave a short wail and quieten very quickly after the painful injection.

The doctor also checked on her growth milestone and we were glad that all's well for her. I was initially worried that Yee Ruu wasn't growing as fast or as much as she was required to as she wasn't a big milk drinker. It didn't help that I was latching her on everytime so there wasn't an indication of how much she was drinking. It was a relief when Dr Heng assured me that she's currently on the 50th percentile based on the growth chart.

I've been so busy setting a new routine that I actually forgetten that I've got a blog! It has been very hectic at home now with a 2nd child. Almost everyone at home wants a piece of me so my new year resolution this year is to clone myself at least 3 times over. Hahahhaha.

I feel very blessed to have my 2 little angels. Yee Sinn has been the most understanding daughter anyone could dream to have. She has been my little helper, often assisting me with her little sister's need. Not only that, she is protective when it comes to outsiders wanting to carry Yee Ruu. She gets upset when friends or other family members tell her that they wanna bring mei mei home. There were times when she burst into tears telling them "You can't bring baby home, it's OUR baby....".

Almost everyday, Yee Sinn will come over to her little sister and plant a little wet kiss after her bath. Sometimes when Yee Ruu cries, she will also pat her on her tummy telling her not to cry etc. She also enjoys carrying her little sister, though she'll complain that it's kind of heavy.

I'm sure when they both grow up, Yee Sinn will be looking out for her little sister. I'm not too sure about Yee Ruu though... hopefully she doesn't take advantage of her Jie Jie and walk all over her. I hope both my girls will grow up respecting each other, protecting each other and be there for each other in times of need. That's what sisters are for... :-)