Looking at our 暄

Look at our girl, our darling 宁暄。



As I see our 暄, She has grown up so much so much. Not just in height, in build but also in her thoughts and mind too. She is definitely still our little 4years+ old Xuan where she still has her "mood" days (well, who doesn't has??!), her little princess's temper and tantrum on certain days, her refusal to give in to didi at times, her unreasonable demands at times but she has shown her own maturity in her very own way too.

She learns the importance of showing appreciation better. She tells mummy and papa that she loves us everyday before bed. She tells us that she misses us when she is in school. On some days, she brings mummy a cup of water from the kitchen when I reach home from work(!!). She is always quick to give papa a hug at doorway everyday when he comes home from work.

Xuan chanced upon an advertisement ad from a jewel shop when we were browsing through phamplets taken from the letterbox yesterday. She asked mummy, "Mummy, which necklace do you like? We buy for you on your birthday!"

She always remember to bring didi his water bottle at meal times when she goes to take hers. She is always ready to share her food/goodies with us.

She is more independent. She is so much easier to talk to, to reason to, to negotiate to and can understand and thus appreciate more and better now. Sometimes, mummy shares with Xuan her day of work in office and Xuan is always eager to listen and quick to comfort mummy with a hug and kiss if mummy mentions words like "tiring, busy, unhappy, angry, so much work".

This came from Xuan last Friday,
"我爱我的家人。我爱妈妈。我爱爸爸。我爱弟弟。Then she turned to ah ma and said, "我爱奶奶。"

We appreciate that Xuan is getting older and we can have a conversation now. Mummy likes that we can now ask her for ideas, suggestions on small matters like planning for a weekend, for activities, what to wear, what to cook and eat to bigger matters like what about buying a new sofa? It is a good way to allow Xuan to participate in home decision as well as to exercise her creativity and enhance logical thinking.


She is quick to give mummy a smile when mummy asks for her attention for a snap. Thanks for that! :D

We are happy that Xuan is growing up. Deep in mummy and papa's hearts, we miss the baby Xuan days, the bottle feeding days, the chuckles, the coos, the toddler's Xuan days.... how time flies..

Looking back..

This is so cute!! hahaha...


Our sweet Xuan!