Wednesday, July 16, 2008

一日不见,如隔三秋 / Terribly missing

上个礼拜六和礼拜天(七月十二及十三日),公司举办小型旅游+训练营。一班整百人到Bukit Tinggi去。由于礼拜六早上八点就要在公司门口集合,我星期五晚没有带比比回家。

两天的旅程还算不赖,可是非常想念比比。回到家里,看到她对我一笑,手张开说:“妈妈抱抱!" 没有想过会是那么幸福的感觉!

这个星期天到香港去公干。行程包括香港,澳门和南京,一共两个礼拜。如果我想要抱比比时,怎么办?

Last Saturday and Sunday (12 & 13 July) company was having a team building session @ Bukit Tinggi. Since we need to gather in front of office at 8am, I didn't bring bibi home on Friday night.

The two days trip was not bad at all, but I missed bibi a lot. when I got home, she smiled happily at me and with her both arms opened widely she said "Mama, carry me!" I never knew I would feel this blessing to be able to see her!

This Sunday I will travel to Hong Kong for work. The trip will include Hong Kong, Macao and Nanjing, a whole 2 weeks. When I feel like holding my precious baby, what should I do?







Monday, July 7, 2008

绞尽脑汁 / Cracking my head

比比从四个月起到今天,所吃的主要“固体”食物就是:糙米粉+ mashed potato + 很多的 organic Chinese spinach (紫色的那种) - 煮成糊状。家婆说对小孩营养很好。

当然,比比也吃其他的食物。她的最爱有米粉,意大利面,白饭,鸡蛋,等等。

上两个星期,我想要让比比改变一下饮食,吃一些营养比较均匀的家常食物。
受了HY贝比网页的启发,煮了ABC汤。

里头放了玉蜀黍,红萝卜,番茄,土豆,大葱和鸡肉,还有一点点盐作调味。
这汤是我的最爱,营养丰富,又容易烹调,满怀期待比比也喜欢。

可小瓜只小吃了几口饭和一点鸡肉,就把碗碟推开。我尝试喂她,小瓜就用她可爱的小手轻推我的手,略皱眉头,说:“不要不要。”

我现在正头痛着怎么能让比比对其他食物比较有兴趣,因为她显然对吃了两年的糙米粥也难以下咽了。
或者我这个当妈妈的过度紧张?比比外婆不断地在告诉我不要让比比过胖。两岁的她体重15公斤,身高36寸,显然是"发育极其良好“了。

那我该紧张,还是顺其自然?

Since Bibi was 4 months old, the main “solid” food she has been eating is: brown rice (grounded into powder) + mashed potato + a lot of organic Chinese spinach (the purple color ones) – All cooked into thick porridge. My mom inlaw says that is very good nutrition for kids.

Of course, she eats other food as well. Her favorite are rice noodle, spaghetti, white rice, eggs, etc etc.

Couple of weeks ago, I wish to let Bibi change her routine food, to eating some nutrition-balanced home cook food. Inspired by HY’s baby site, I cooked ABC soup.
The ingredients of the soup include corns, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, onions and chicken slices, and a little salt for seasoning. This is my all time favorite soup, rich in nutrition, easy to cook, so I was hoping Bibi loves it too.

However, my little cutie just had a few table spoons of rice and a little chicken, she had her bowl and plate pushed aside. When I attempted to feed her, she used her cute little hand, gently pushed away mine, frown a little and said “Don’t want don’t want”.

I am thinking hard now as how to make Bibi having more interest in all types of food, as it seems that she is getting bored of the thick porridge she’s been eating for the last 2 (less than) years.

Or am I being over reacting? My mom has been telling me not to feed her too much as it will result her being overweight. Being a 2 years old, she is 15kgs and 36 inches (3 feet), which apparently is growing larger than the average?

Shall I still be worried about her food, or just let it be?






Thursday, June 26, 2008

癖好 / Addiction

自从比比出世以来,我有了一个新癖好 - 拍比比的照。
两年来,已经拍了过万张的比比照,还特地买了一个 120GB 的外用硬盘,专收藏这些照片。

到今天,只有八个字能形容我这个癖好 - 泥足深陷,无可救药。

Since Bibi is born, I have a new hobby – Snapping her photos.

In the past 2 years, I had snapped at least 10K of Bibi’s photos, also bought a 120GB external hard disk for storing these photos.

Today, I don’t think my addiction is curable.







Monday, June 23, 2008

心痛 / Heartache

今天下午比比婆婆带她走路去找姑姑(同一个花园,十五分钟步行)。
比比婆婆告诉我,小瓜不让她拖小手,结果?在马路上摔了一交。

晚上我为她洗澡时,腿上的伤痕滴了水,小瓜哇哇哭了起来,“妈妈,不要冲凉,痛痛,痛痛。”,眼泪直流。
好不容易半哄半骗地迅速洗了澡,比比在穿衣时才忘了刚才还在“痛痛”。
随后就坐在妈妈的腿上读起书来,比手划脚的不亦乐乎,还会做鬼脸。

她手和膝盖的擦伤大概会在几天后痊愈吧?可妈妈的心痛,可能会延续一段日子。。。

Today afternoon, Bibi’s grandma brought her (walking) to look for Aunt Alicia (same garden, 15 minutes of walking). Bibi’s grandma told me, my little cutie didn’t let anyone hold her little hand. Result? She fell on the street.

At night when I bathed her, when water dripped on the wound on her little leg, she cried and said “Mama, no bath, pain, pain!”, tears flowing nonstop. I had to quickly (very uneasily) bathed her by distracting her attention from the pain. When it’s time to dress, she finally forgot about the whole miserable bath time.

Right after, she sat on my legs and start reading, pointing around happily, and able to show me funny naughty face.

The wounds on her arm and leg shall be cured after a few days. But Mama’s heartache, might be going on for quite some time…




Sunday, June 22, 2008

婆婆缝的新衣 / New clothes made by grandma

比比很幸运,婆婆会缝制衣服,也以为孙儿孙女做新衣为乐。
每一件衣服不但款式一流,独一无二,而且还能放长放宽,继续穿个两三年哦!

Bibi is very lucky, her grandma knows tailoring, she loves making new clothes for her grand children.

All the clothes are not only great in designs, unique and not sold in market; they are also “expandable” and be worn for the next 2 to 3 years!

四个月二十七天 / 4 months 27 days


五个月六天 / 5 months 6 days


七个月二十七天 / 7 months 27 days


九个月三天 / 9 months 3 days


十一个月五天 / 11 months 5 days


一岁 / 1 year old



一岁二十六天 / 1 year 26 days


一岁两个月三天 / 1 year 2 months 3 days


一岁六个月十天 / 1 year 6 months 10 days


一岁七个月十七天 / 1 year 7 months 17 days


一岁十个月七天 / 1 year 10 months 7 days


一岁十个月二十三天 / 1 year 10 months 23 days


一岁十一个月十九天 / 1 year 11 months 19 days


一岁十一个月二十九天 / 1 year 11 months 29 days


Saturday, June 21, 2008

宝贝,生日快乐 / Baby, happy birthday

昨天为比比预先庆祝二岁生日。

虽然我已经尽量把对蛋糕的期望降低,可还是失望了 :(
可能在吉隆坡要找一间专业的蛋糕店并不容易。还是我要求太高?

说说比比,这个小瓜好像知道自己是当天的主角,家婆说她整天嘻嘻哈哈唱着生日歌,还不要午睡。
于是,下午六时蛋糕到啦,要唱歌吹蜡烛啦,小瓜的精神开始走下坡啦。看着她,不知好气还是好笑。

这个生日会小小的,也是温馨的。

比比穿上婆婆为她亲手缝的新公主裙,带着朦胧的双眼,被我们一班大人抓着唱生日歌,怪可怜的,哈哈。

比比,妈妈的宝贝,你又大一岁啦。
妈妈祝你身体健康,快高长大,永远快乐。

Yesterday we celebrated Bibi’s 2nd birthday 2 days in advanced.

Although I had done all I could to lower the expectation for the birthday cake, it still disappointed me :( Maybe it’s not easy to find a professional cake shop in KL. Or is my expectation too high?

Let’s talk about Bibi. This little cutie seemed to know she’s the birthday girl, mom inlaw said she has been happily singing birthday song (“Happy birth to you” is her version) all day long, and refused to nap. When it’s 6pm that the cake is delivered, when it’s time to sing and blow the candle, she started to feel sleepy. Looking at her blurry eyes, I felt so funny.

The birthday party is a small, but warm one.

Bibi wore the new princess dress made by grandma, with her blurry sleepy eyes, caught in the birthday-song-singing session with us, pity her, haha.

Bibi, Mama’s baby, you are 1 year older now.
Mama wishes you growing up healthily and happily.












Thursday, June 19, 2008

期待 / Expectation

六月二十二(星期日)是比比两岁生日。

去年一岁生日时,我为她定了一个“一号”蛋糕。
今年,原本想要定个“二号”蛋糕,想想好象有点普通哦 -- 是的,我承认,本人在这方面有点挑剔。
于是,花了一些时间上网寻寻觅觅,找了一些蛋糕的图片。

终于决定了为比比订做一个“接近二号”型的蛋糕。
比比属狗,我爱史努比,实在是一石二鸟!

由于比比爸爸星期日不在吉隆坡,所以把生日会提前到星期五 - 明天- 举行。
好期待,希望蛋糕能做得像图片那么好!

22 June 2008 (Sunday) is Bibi’s 2nd birthday.

Last year for her 1st birthday, I booked a “Number 1” cake for her.
This year, I originally wanted to book a “Number 2” cake, but think that it could be kind of ordinary – Yeah I admit to be a little picky in this matter.

So, I spent some time doing some research on the Internet, looking for cakes’ photos.
Finally, I decided to book her a “Nearly number 2” cake. Bibi’s Chinese horoscope is dog, and I love Snoopy, there is no better reason for having this cake!

Bibi’s Papa is not in KL on Sunday, so we decided to bring the birthday party forward to Friday – tomorrow.

I am very nervous now, hope that the cake can be as nice as the photo!






Wednesday, June 11, 2008

转眼间 / In a blink of the eyes

转眼间,比比就快两岁了(这个月的22号)。
从出世至今,拍了比比上万张的照片。而且是到处储备一份,深怕这些珍贵的文件会因为电脑故障而永远消失。

刚刚把一批新照上载到网上让在美国的爸爸,妈妈和妹妹看看比比长大了多少。
翻翻旧照,才感叹光阴似箭啊。

记得比比刚满一岁时,眼看表姐两岁半的女儿能乖乖坐着自己吃鸡饭,多乖呀!多希望比比能快快就学会。
两个星期前,比比用叉自己把一盘意大利面吃得一干二净,而且是桌面“一尘不染”的,才惊叹我的宝贝已经长大了,感觉好像她昨天才出世啊!

身为妈妈,除了希望比比健康,快乐,平安地长大,我真的真的,一无所求。

Bibi is going to be 2 years old on 22nd this month.

From the day Bibi was born, I had been snapping many of her photos. I backup copies everywhere, afraid that these valuable photos will be vanished if my PC crashed.

Just uploaded a new bunch of photos online for my parents and sisters in USA, for them to see how much Bibi has grown.

Flipping through the old photos, realize that time flies!

I still remember when Bibi just past her 1 year old birthday, I watched my cousin’s 2.5 years old daughter sitting there eating chicken rice on her own, such a nice girl! I was hoping that Bibi could learn that soon. 2 weeks ago, Bibi finished her plate of spaghetti on her own with her fork, without messing the table. I suddenly realized that my baby girl had grown; it felt that she was just born yesterday!

As a mother, Aside from wishing Bibi forever healthy, happy, and growing up safely and peacefully, I really do not have any other things to beg for.