This is my favourite picture of my two girls enjoying their bath together. I count my blessings everyday to have my kids growing up happy and well.

I have been spending quite a lot of time with my 2 little ones during these 2 months. On some days when I have the energy, Yee Sinn and I will do a little craft work together. We either do some painting, drawing or making things with recycled items. I may enroll her in a proper art class soon as she has told me she would like to learn drawing. Hopefully I will be able to find one that is near home. Wish me luck!

I’m happy that things have somewhat settled down into a more regular routine with Yee Ruu as a new addition to the family. As she is now more responsive, hubby has also been more involved with looking after her while I take a break every now and then. (Yes, spousal support is really, really, really very important to keep one’s sanity with 2 kids at home.)

First day of the new year-No scolding, no shouting and yelling and no crying. That’s the rule of the day for ushering in the Year of the Rabbit. With Yee Ruu as a new addition to the family, I was pretty worried about the logistic of bringing another kid around for the new year visitings. Am really glad that my fears were unfound as we spread out the visits and took our time at each destination.

The entire family was up and about early in the morning. We ate some mee sua with ingredients from the reunion dinner the night before before showering the kids. First stop of the day – Burmese temple. The entire family headed down to the Burmese temple to seek blessing for the coming year. It was a quick affair that didn’t take more than 20 mins.

After dropping of Grandma Lee back home, we all went to Grandma Chang’s place. The kids were pretty excited to meet their cousins. They basically helped themselves to the Chinese new year goodies and the usual toys like playdough etc while we adults exchange ang pows and chatted. We also dropped by another 2 aunties’ place before retreating home for a short rest.

It was not long after Hubby’s sister and family popped by for a visit. They were here for quite a while before all of us (they included) headed to another relatives’ place for dinner. It was a rare visit from hubby’s sister because they usually celebrate their new year in Muar. However, due to the flood in Malaysia, the family decided to keep things simple and stay put in Singapore. The next 2 days were the usual visits to the relatives from Hubby’s side of the family.

Am so glad to that I survived a rather hectic New Year! Lets hope we'll have a smooth year ahead.

A last picture taken on the last day of the Tiger year.

Gong Xi Fa Cai everyone. As it would be long day during the first day of the Chinese New Year, we all decided to turn in early so that everyone will wake up fresh and alert in the morning.

May this be a "Bounciful Rabbit Ear" for all!

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... :-)