Wok with Val

There are times when Valerie would be super, duper clingy and I would be having a hard time preparing dinner. She would try to squeeze herself between me and the sink, hoping I would not stand there preparing dinner. Or sometimes, she'll grab my pants/shorts or shirt until I would carry her. I was washing the vegetables that day and I thought I'd give her some to play with so that she would leave me alone. When I saw her having so much fun with the veges I couldn't help but take pictures and videos of her. And guess who gets to eat the veges on her plate!? Daddy of course!

Valerie at the Shopping Mall

Forgotten pictures....

These are just pictures that I took with my cellphone... can't even remember how old she was. Just cute ones that I would like to share with you.....

First pic: couldn't resist the big hat!! And I think there's a club call "Purple Hat Lady" club or something. But it's just a gathering of women who loves hat, especially purple!! Hahahaahaa

Second pic: Playing with Paul's sunglasses while in the car, and caught her with the camera when she was putting it on.

Third pic: Her first taste of Chocolate milk and first time using a straw.

Valerie the Houdini

Although not with tied hands and legs, guess where she got out off!!?? The PLAYPEN!

I put her in the playpen while I went to take a shower. There were times when she'll sit quietly in the playpen either watching TV or just playing with her toys. And of course, there'll be times when she'll be screaming her head off while in the playpen. This time she was screaming her head off and not long, I began to hear her scream getting louder and louder as though it was very near. I ignored that thinking it's probably just the aircond running therefore causing an "echo" or some form of distortion of her screams. The next thing I knew, Valerie was banging on my shower door while sobbing. I got the SHOCK out of my life! How in the hell did she get out of her playpen? The first thing that came into mind was "someone carried her out?", but it was only just the 2 of us at home. Paul was in Alaska. Then it dawned on me that she climbed out of the playpen on her own. I quickly changed and brought her to the Emergency Room. Although she showed no signs of having a concussion, but I just wanted to be sure. In fact, she went into the shower with me and even played with me. Guess the Kiasi syndrome kicked in. Went to the ER but I guess it was a futile effort. The doctor didn't even really checked her. He just got her to walk a short distance and told me she was fine. I keep insisting that she should be x-rayed but the doctor insisted that there wasn't a need. I kept asking Valerie whether she felt any pain, as we were teaching her the sign for pain, hoping that she'll give me some form of indication of where she was hurting. She keeps pointing to her right feet whenever I said the word pain, I looked at the doctor and he got my message, finally! We went to take an x-ray of her right leg only.... it's better than nothing. Results were normal...

So spent 2 hours at the ER....

Thank GOD she's ok... in fact, she was entertaining the people in the waiting room. She was running around, talking to people, laughing.... guess I over-reacted.

At The Little Gym

Here's a few movie videos of Valerie while she was at the gym. I've brought her to the Little Gym classes at 11 months with the initial goal to give her an opportunity to interact with other children around her age and to also kill some of her active cells. So far, it has helped develop her motor skills very well and she seem to have a good time there. We have made some new friends. It's a good outlet for me to observe how other parents interact with their child.

This video was taken during Ball time and Bubble time. See her reaction with the bubbles. In fact just yesterday, she's able to throw the ball through a hula hoop!!


This video shows how good she is with instruction. She's able to put things away when told to do so.

First time in the pool

Went to my friend Ming & Jack's house when Paul was away in Alaska and we spent some time in their pool. The swimsuit, a Gymboree (my fav!) came with a built in diaper therefore there wasn't a need to wear swim diapers (which spoils the whole look! don't you agree?)







These last 3 pictures are just wonderful. Ming did a fantastic job in capturing the essense of Valerie. The spunky child with some attitude!!

The 1st pic is Aaron (Ming's eldest son, 6yrs old) trying to kiss Valerie, or vice versa!! Hahahahaah

2nd & 3rd, I just loved these... It's very difficult to catch Valerie in that mood, especially with a camera. But she was having such a blast that day (thanks to Aaron & Sarah) that everything was so laughable!! hahahahaahaha.... It just lights up my day everytime I see these pictures.

Daddy away...

Paul was away in Alaska for almost 3 weeks in the beginning of June. As usual, it was just the 2 of us... planning trips to the mall, to visit friends, to exercise (both Valerie & I go to the gym) and to pig out either at restaurants or potlucks held at home.

Paul came back on 19 June, after a fews of waiting in Alaska. He was scheduled to be back on 16 June but was delayed because the plane he was coming back in malfunctioned, and wasn't fixed till 18 June. Valerie was a little hesitant when he first came back, although we tried to chat online with the webcam frequently. By the next day, Valerie was ok and back to playing happily with her daddy.

Just wanted to show you her new hairstyle. Hee hee hee.... Gave her 2 ponytails but didn't get a chance to take a picture before she pulled it off.

The best way to get something done is to begin.

It's been 1.5 months since I last blogged. Many weekends have come and gone... Valerie's grown alot, developed many new skills and gained a bigger vocabulary box. And I promised myself that I will update my blog today, write about everything that has happened, and get back on track with the latest. No more procastinating.

Prepare yourself for an extensive reading and pictures overload!! Hahahahaha