Potty training & updates :p

Not too sure what potty training is really all about.. but well, we decided to start letting Candra poop in her potty :)

She loves to sit on it.. haha.. and yeah! She pooped for the first time in her potty today! Hopefully we will have more successes in days to come and she will draw the connection between pooping and her potty!

She's still our wonderful child..but it can be quite challenging disciplining her cos she generally likes to do things her way and she's hardly bothered about what others think... She likes to test her limits too....just today, we had to confine her in the baby cot for quite a long time cos she just kept disobeying..and it took her quite a while before she decided to surrender and comply.

But well.....we still think she's a good child :) She behaved so well at our cg tonight.. especially when we broke up into groups to pray. We are always very thankful for her cooperation at cgs.

She can now say, "mama", "papa", "nai1 nai1"... and "dada", "baba", "wawa" etc.. :) she can sign "pray", "please", "thank you", "hello", "byebye" and "gongxi gongxi".. and of course, she's understanding general instructions. Woah.. my girl's growing up so quickly!!!

First CNY with baby :)

Wow! We had so much fun over the past few days...but it was also very tiring. I think Candra en enjoyed herself tremendously, especially the part about moving from house to house... the changes of environment. :)

CNY Eve

We made a trip to JB. We managed to get a lift from a relative so that saved us a lot of trouble. We started the journey at 3pm and reached at 430pm. Thankfully, Candra slept almost throughout the whole car journey... that was wonderful cos we were worried she might get really upset with the traffic jam. When we arrived, she took a very short while to get herself adjusted to the new place and thereafter it was just a lot of fun for her :) Hubby's relatives enjoyed her! She enjoyed all the little snacks too.

CNY Day 1

Started the day with church service. That was refreshing. Thereafter, it was just moving from one place to another. First, we headed for PILs' place, then to hubby's grandparents' place, then finally to my parents' place. Candra hardly napped that day but she thoroughly enjoyed herself... :) She had some trouble falling asleep at night though cos she was over stimulated in the day i think.

CNY Day 2

We decided to rest more this day. Had lunch with elder sis and cousin at Xin Wang Cafe! That was what we did last year, just that Candra was still in my tummy then. The lunch was great save that Candra happily decided to reject her porridge and demanded that we fed her ours. In the end, I had to get her steamed bread to satisfy her desire. After that, P came over to have some fun with the little kiddo. Visited some relatives of mine at night and again, Candra had loads of fun exploring the new environment. Sitting, standing, crawling.... :)

CNY Day 3

Woah! CG gathered for our annual CNY visitation. Started off at my place, then off to another 3 different homes. We were so thankful that Candra cooperated with us well... her naps fell at the right places in between stops and she was generally happy throughout all the visits, no cranky behaviour at all. BUT... haha she had so much fun that she cried so badly when the day ended with us putting her to bed last night. She was so so so so upset.... :(

Well, we are hoping she doesn't have "Wednesday Blues" today cos the excitement's all over for now. :)

Oh ya! A few days back, she suddenly hummed the tune of the first line of Amazing Grace. We were stunned cos we had never sung that song to her before... Think it just so happened that she made up that tune herself.. but seriously, we were shocked!! And she repeated "Al-fant" twice on two separate occasions when I said "Elephant"! That shocked me too! haha..Hubby and my sis said they heard her say "Candra" too....hahaha... I did not hear that.

She's been blabbering a lot more these few days.. think she's trying to talk. So cute!

I'm happy :P

It's been a while since I last posted something...maybe to some, that wasn't too long ago...but well..

It's been rough emotionally over these 2 weeks...so that explains the drop in the number of posts.

But I want to thank God for always being so committed to showing me that He truly cares for me :) No matter how rough it may be emotionally, ultimately, God cares.. and that's what matters most.

Just this morning, I decided to give my anxieties about Candra over to God... and I said a little prayer with her before leaving for work..I prayed, "God, please give Candra an enjoyable day at home and keep her away from monday blues". I prayed that cos she's been difficult on a quite a few mondays... thankfully, when I got home, I heard from R that Candra did well the whole day... enjoyed herself, ate her food, kept her routine etc. And I couldn't help but exclaim, "Praise the Lord!"...I felt cared for by God through this answered prayer.

Then a dear dear sister and friend asked me out cos she knew I had to catch up on some quick CNY shopping (mummies would know that its tough to do your own shopping). Yeap, I scooted out after feeding Candra (leaving daddy to put her to bed). Had to catch a cab cos the shops were closing soon... waited for a while... no cab.. then I prayed and a taxi turned up in less than 10 seconds! When I got onto the cab, the uncle told me that he was driving at quite a high speed and nearly missed me.. Oh.. I felt cared for by God again...

Then we went shopping...I needed to get a pair of versatile flats.. but finding a pair which fit my purposes exactly and was worth the money wasn't easy... but thank God, I eventually found a pair.. and thankfully, I managed to buy it at a 20% discount...I'm so glad I managed to buy it on the last day of the sale.. and it was the last pair! :) I'm also really glad my dear sister reminded me to bring my vouchers along before I stepped out of the house! Strictly speaking, I did not spend a single cent on that pair of shoes. hehe

Although I did not manage to get some other stuff which I hoped to get, I think the time was really well spent..looking around. :) I'm happy!

God is good.. all the time.