2 late owls every nights..

Xuan has been going to bed later and later into the night.

Xuan used to have my story time around 9.45pm to 10pm and by latest 10.30pm, lights will be out. Xuan will be dreamland by 10.45pm to 11pm after some tossing, turning and chit chatting with mummy. By the way, Xuan has been sleeping in my own bedroom since 25 months old.

In recent weeks, things have taken for a change. My story time is now around 10pm to 10.15pm after family time with didi, mummy and papa. Beside reading, Xuan wants more activities now. Xuan will have jigsaw puzzles, colouring time etc. Mummy has various themes periodically to entice Xuan’s attention. So far, Xuan has learnt about the different occupations, animals, places we frequent, action words, expressions, fruits and vegetables, .. etc.. According to mummy, she is going to introduce some memory games after she has prepared the materials. Mummy has read about some photographic memory games from another mummy's blog and find it interesting. Fun and yet able to train memory skill.


Engrossed in my puzzle

With so many activities in mind, Xuan has been stretching the story time span about 30 minutes to 1 hr. I sure know how to deploy my tactics by pleading hard and earnestly. Hahaha.. By then, it is usually already 11.30pm when mummy finally insisted on bed time. Xuan will eventually fall asleep close to 12am!!! Mummy is completely tire out. In any case, mummy and papa said that getting to bed so late is not healthy for me. Papa exclaimed that mummy is getting too soft on my plead. :p

On the other hand, mummy acknowledged that Xuan has grown up and naturally wants more times for reading and other activities. Mummy is glad that Xuan enjoys reading and is glad that her effort every night since Xuan was young has paid off. Mummy said that didi will join us when he is older.

However, mummy is going to gradually change Xuan’s sleeping pattern from this weekend cos Xuan is officially going to school next month. Mummy said that she is going to enforce bed time by latest 10.30pm so that Xuan will have sufficient sleep to wake up chirpy for class the next day. So all adjustments have to be made in days to come. 1st of all, story time will have to brought forward so that Xuan will have no excuse to keep stretching the time. Hehehe..

YES u heard it! Xuan is going school officially! More interesting update to come… 1st of all.. shopping time again.. school bag, new water bottle… hehehe..


Xuan went for a mini orientation and uniform fittings in my new school last week.

Diaper free through the long night

Xuan has been showing sign of readiness for night time toilet train recently. Xuan has been waking up in the middle of the night for the past 2 nights consecutively on Tuesday and wednesday, telling mummy that I want to wee wee. In fact, Xuan has been waking up on some night every now and then over the past 2 weeks for toilet. Isn't that worth applauding!?

Mummy has not really started night time toilet training as recommended by some of mummy’s friends, i.e. waking me up in the middle of the night for wee wee. Mummy feels that it is too disruptive to wake me from my princess’s sleep. So mummy prefers to leave the night time toilet training till a later stage when I can exercise more self initiative. So diapers at night if needed at the moment.

What mummy been doing was to tell Xuan just before bed time that Xuan shall not put on diaper for that night. Xuan have to go potty just before sleep and Xuan will wake mummy up when she wants to wee wee again later in the night. Just last night, mummy decided not to put on diaper for me since I have managed to self initiate to wake up for wee wee for the last 2 consecutive nights (not wanting to waste my effort) but I wet my bed last night.. opps… accident! Hahaha…

Well.. mummy knows that there is bound to be accidents now and then before success! Xuan will try harder and mummy will continue to give me her utmost night time support. More disruptive and lesser beauty sleep for mummy again. Mummy lamented..”well.. I am the mummy.”

My new shoe

Hi Xuan is back!

Xuan has not written for about 2 weekends cos mummy has been really busy and tired that she could not manage to stay up later at night to help me write. Tonight, mummy is determined to keep her eyes open!

Xuan has been happily going for “shoes shopping” for the past 2 weekends. Mummy and papa feel that the varieties of children’s shoes collections in Singapore are really quite limited. Not much choice in term of comfort (1st priority), design and of course reasonable pricing.

Xuan’s feets grow very fast. I need to change new shoes almost every 6 months since I was a baby. Last weekend, I finally found my Cros “Disney series collection”! It is really not easy to locate cos most Cros outlets don’t carry Disney series except IMM outlet. Mummy would actually prefer to get me a more girlish shoe and have been coaxing and sounding me out but Xuan is a die-hard fan of Cros shoe for the moment! Hehehe..


My new pinkish Cros shoe! Can you see Dora?
Xuan insisted of getting Dora at the Cros shop.


My 1st Pooh bear and tigee Cros shoes from da jiujiu and ah kim!

ps: Mummy is still shopping for 1 more pair of shoe for me ..,a more girlish one for me when I wear dress. Hehehe…that is a privilege for a girl.. different shoe for different outfit… hehehe..

Fruity gal is 32 months old!

Our fruity gal has grown up!

Our little Xuan is 32 months old now! 4 more months to count down to Big 3. :p

Do you still remember the 1st “fruity gal” posted in August 2008.


See how much I have grown!

Little Xuan has been talking a lot. A lot of imitations of mummy and papa. I can talk like an adult now at times too.

Let me share some with you:

"mummy, when I grow up, I can go to work! I can buy toys (!!!) for you. Do you want Barney?!" (so sensible. So heartwarming.)

"mummy, when you wake up tomorrow morning and didn’t see me, you don’t cry ok? I have gone to work. I will come back early and play with you ok." (trying to act like mummy)

"didi, the ice cream is nice! Next time when you grow up, you can eat. I can share with you. I can feed you!" (wonderful jiejie!)

"didi, you are a baby. You cannot eat. When you grow up, you can eat. I will feed you!" (didi watching jiejie enjoying her yoghurt)

mummy: Xuan, let’s sleep early tonight okie.. mummy is not feeling well.. I just ate medicine. You saw it right?”
Xuan: ya mummy eat medicine!
Xuan: mummy, I give you orange juice tomorrow okie. (so sweet)

(Trying to wake mummy and papa up on a lazy early Sunday morning)
"Today is a beautiful day! Mummy .. papa..wake up, wake up.. good morning!!"
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Now I have my little cute didi to share my fruits with. :D

Sky. Sun. Beach. Sand

Xuan and didi had a really nice friday afternoon at the beach today. Mummy and papa specially took leave from work to bring us for a good time at the beach. :)

We had lunch at MacDonald before embarking for a day of fun!

Xuan played at the playground. I love the slide!

We digged the sand and built our very own castle!

Xuan went cycling too! Xuan shall let the following pictures tell the story... :)


Xuan and didi enjoying the breeze.


We are at work!


More work... :)


My cycling adventure!


Good bye beach, sand, sun, sky.. See u again very soon!

Breakfast at Ikea

Last Saturday morning, Xuan went to Ikea and had a hearty breakfast. Papa and mummy thought that we should be able to avoid some crowds if we reach just around 10am when Ikea is just open. But we were not too correct. There were already a lot of earlier morning birds than us at the caferia that we have to walk and stand around for a while to get a seat. One auntie at the counter told papa that there are some uncles and aunties who will reach as early as 9am outside Ikea waiting for the opening hour! We feel so amazed and ridiculed. There is no BIG BIG sale!


Xuan has pasta, fresh milk, orange juice and of course chicken wings! I like it!


I am a sailor!


We walked around and we bought a small stool, table lamp ....

Baby Didi enjoyed the air con so much that he fell asleep while we were having breakfast and woke up 2 hours later we were leaving Ikea!

Mickey Mouse fans!

Xuan and Qiqi meimei have a common liking recently. We are fans of Mickey Mouse! :)

See us in our Mickey Mouse gear!


We decided that this is the best pose!


Haa... our unique princesses dance steps!


Say cheese! We are always happy to see each other! :D