Monthly Archives: July 2009

Christmas in July

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I still don't understand what is Christmas in July, all I know is they started
to display some Christmas stuff in July. Normally, we won't started Christmas
shopping until October as the earliest. But we started quite early for Alexis
this year since one of the presents is quite high demand. 

Eric and I saw these American Girl Dolls last year while I was pregnant
with little princess. If we could ensure she is a girl, we would have bought
some already. Anyway, we decided if the baby is a girl, it will be her
collection on top of whatever she likes. These dolls honestly is quite expensive
(actually very expensive in my opinion) but very well made. They pay so much
attention to details and come with all kinds of accessories that you can think
of and more. We got her the doll of the year 2009 and some accessories to start
the collection (since it is the year she was born) which does not count as a
christmas gift. Then we got her the Bitty Twins special set as one of the
Christmas presents. I had a hard time choosing the color of the hair, I like the
blonde one but also the brunette. We ended up choosing the bernette one and may
be I will buy the blonde one for myself in the future, haha. Until she is old
enough, I guess 4 is the right age, we will let her choose one of the
look-like-me dolls. (I kind of want one too…already being teased by Eric so
many times). 
Here is the doll of the year – Chrissa
(picture come from qvc.com) 
The Bitty twins and the costumes

bitty twins

 

costume

(Pictures come from americangirl.com)

Growing. Learning. Amazing.

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Alexis is already  5 months old and talking so much more. She is so pround of all the little things she learned and capable of doing. She loves to talk and sing to the little frog in the jumper and spin it as fast as she can. After she did something, she will look me into the eyes and tell me what she had done. Jumping and bouncing are her favorite activities, of course eating the toys at the same time are some talents. I don't remember when did she started to eat her hand or finger(s) and talk A LOT at the same time. Sometimes she does that in sleep – AMAZING. 

Little princess still learning how to sit alone and crawl. The cute butt is getting higher and higher lately and the body is rising a little bit more also. If you leave her for a few seconds, sometimes longer, she can support her upper body with the hands placed in front of her legs to sit alone. These few days she progressed to sit without the hands support for a little while. Mommy has been holding her hands while she is sitting to help her developing the balance.

Turning her little body 180 degree as she stand was a new discovery yesterday. Today, she mastered the Rasberry Skill and used it while I was feeding her the rice cereal and squash. Oh gosh, both of us are wearing the food but she is definitly proud of it. Love that she trys to walk in that jumper, talks to me then smiles and laughs out loud. She grows so fast that I have to adjust the height on the jumper for the second time, that means she at least 2 inches taller. I let her try to drink from the cup again with milk and apple juice today. This silly baby surely like the juice a lot and want to hold the cup on her own.

一同學習的感動

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看著囡囡一天一天的長大,見證著成長和學習的奇妙,真的很感動.每天她都在學習新的東西,每次見她很努力不懈地學習新事物,失敗後,休息一會又再試過,這種不怕失敗的精神有很多成年人也忘記了.在她學轉身時,很多次見她轉了一大半,最後又失敗了,很想幫她一把(也幫過了幾次),但最後要成功學懂也非靠她自己不可.

每次我也會在旁邊為她打氣,見她盡了力但不成功,很替她感到辛苦又難過;但她卻一點也沒有氣餒,見到我就笑笑,然後再出盡全身氣力的再試過.有好幾次,被她感動得流下淚來.她突然令我想到,人原來在成長中曾是這樣不怕艱辛的去學習,根本沒有放棄的念頭.直至長大了,開始有點小聰明,就怕辛苦怕失敗,到最後甚麼也不敢試不願學習,多麼可惜.
現在學爬行的她,每天一有機會就反轉身,出盡力的去撐起身體,用力的踢腳,直至沒有力氣為止.每次都差一點就成功,我在旁很替她緊張,也為她的努力學習感到驕傲.

Chinese Hoisin BBQ sauce ribs

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Eric made the Chinese Hoisin BBQ ribs two days ago, it was so tendered and yummy. He was so proud to cook it prefectly and so did I. The meat fell of the bone as soon as you touched it. The sauce was delicious, not too spicy but just enough as a touch, and it went with the rice so well. We got another rack of ribs and definitly will make it again.

買鞋日

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上次買鞋已經很久很久了,我最新的一對鞋是奶奶上年聖誔送的Birki,我自己買的已經耐到唔記得.昨天去為囡囡添置新衣後,當然要逛逛街啦.一連兩天都去了逛,但只是逛了很短的時間,第一天去找我好朋友的結婚禮物,見到一份非常合心意的,誰知所有的存貨都有問題…最後都是選了老公建議的,加上我第二合心意的組合,然後就乖乖回家了.但在途中見到carter's有減價,老公說在電郵收到8折的coupon,所以昨天就回去掃貨,買了很多6-9個月的睡衣和幾件衫仔.

我本來打算立即回家,免得再花錢,因為我這兩個月已經用了很多錢.但老公每次都喜歡"問"我逛不逛近期最愛,但我今次很有定力,在兩間最愛都沒有買任何東西,安然無羔地走出來.雖然有幾樣東西我都頗喜歡,老公又說很好看,但我都堅決不要.奈何我失守在一間新的鞋店.

我原本只是想看看,經常都見到gladiator
shoes,一直都不喜歡;直至我看了某節目,開始改變我的想法,原來適合的可以令雙腳變得非常修長.已經很久沒有買新鞋的我,一心想試試看,估計都不會怎麼好看,始終覺得這種鞋不太適合我.反正是試著玩,就試鮮艷的粉紅色.天啊!怎會這麼幸運,一試就找到那雙會令雙腳修長的鞋子,難得這麼高跟卻算舒適.於是找喜歡的銅色試穿,但沒有粉紅色的那種"嘩".老公也很同意,他非常贊同我要把它買下來.然後找到另外兩對我很喜歡的,款式近似但我非常喜愛,老公也覺得我穿得極好看,讓我同時將它們買回家.今次我又失敗而回,但還是滿心歡喜的.謝謝老公大人.

Fergie是我很喜歡的歌手,可以想像她會穿這種鞋子,難怪會在她的品牌中出現

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這一雙是我最喜愛的

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款式非常近,但那些微小的差別卻又叫我很喜歡

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寶貝反轉再反轉

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囡囡近幾日都開始常常反身,最鐘意向左轉,但時不時都會向右反,一反轉身就好開心,手腳不斷地撐,有幾次pat pat升高起來,我想她正在努力學爬行.

昨天是她出生以來,反身反得最多的一天.早上入到她房,她是爬著睡…這是第二次半夜反身訓.然後吃完早餐,開始和她玩,一上到床找爸爸就轉轉轉不停,老是要肚子向下才開心似的.下午媽媽和爸爸行街街,買了很多新衫給她,回到家嫲嫲說她似是很累,不太想玩.然後整晚她都很靜,只想坐在媽媽懷裏.爸爸想抱她多一會,她也不太喜歡,老是左看右看找媽媽,結果我要停下所有清潔工作,靜靜地陪她坐.(難怪爸爸常呷醋,說她有媽媽就甚麼也可,哈哈)

晚上到睡覺時間,她在床仔左轉右轉,於是我們離開房間讓她安靜下來,隔一會才去窺看她睡著了沒有.爸爸下來時告訴我,他一共為她反了4次身,每次她都立即又反到肚仔向下,直至第4次她才肯臥訓.今早凌晨我去換片,傻女當然又反了身.換好片後她立即又轉身,我當然嘗試反轉她,誰知…我也數不清她反了多少次,最後她才左側訓.清早再上去,當然又是反轉了,這個傻女.

之前一直很期待她轉身的日子,到她今日可以無拘無束地轉身,我又擔心她肚仔向下睡,容易會有睡眠窒息,令我整晚都睡得不好.今早一起來,她在我床上接連地反轉再反轉,根本是在滾動,幸好我放她在床中央,否則她可能會從床上掉下來.(有時她像在表演所有學懂的東西似的,好像BB雜耍,很搞笑)

笑到卡卡聲

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今天開始囡囡試食了紅蘿蔔,估她會不太喜歡,因為之前吃的都是甜甜的蘋果和香蕉,但她卻吃得很開心,沒有吐出來,乖乖(由開始吃固體,她也從來沒有吐過食物出來,全部都很喜歡,連老公估她不會喜歡的燕麥也吃得津津有味).

昨晚吃飯時囡囡見到我吃粟米,可能因為用叉的關係,她以為黃色的粟米是她的米糊或者香蕉,竟然突然哭起來,口擘擘地想我餵她.傻女剛剛才吃飽,見到媽媽用餐具放食物入口中,就以為媽媽不餵她,好傻的豬豬,弄得我和老公哭笑不得,又要逗她和安慰她.

爸爸今天選擇在家上班,因為可以抱著囡囡工作,多點時間陪她.最近爸爸放工回家,寶寶已經睡了或是要黏著媽媽才開心,爸爸抱不夠兩分鐘就可憐兮兮地找媽媽,令爸爸感到很不是味兒呢!但如果是早上,她和爸爸會玩得很高興,逗得爸爸笑逐顏開.所以老公最近很喜歡周五留在家中上班,可以見多寶貝女幾面.
當老公在二樓進行電話會議,我和囡囡在睡房練轉身和玩親親面珠.今天她很可愛,錫她面珠時竟然笑到卡卡聲,連續不斷地笑得很開心,聽到她開壞大笑,也令我笑到卡卡聲.於是兩母女在床上面一齊哈哈大笑,好溫馨啊!

Bare Escentuals用後感

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5月底買的Bare Escentuals試用了個多月,大約45天左右,估不到皮膚真的得到改善,最意想不到是兩邊臉龐由乾得脫皮,變成又軟又滑;毛孔收細了,黑頭也明顯減少.老公說的沒錯,個個都說好是有原因的,尤其是16歲的喜歡,80歲的也喜歡,連奶奶和富貴老太太朋友都喜愛,產品必定有一定質素.幸好他說服我又買給我,不然我可能仍然在努力又煩嫌地試著新產品和品牌.要乖乖,不能再貪新鮮試其他,難得找到適合自己的,就要專一.BE的護膚品推出不久,估不到和化妝品一樣的好.

BE全部都是粉狀的化妝品,初時真的很不習慣,但用了一星期左右就上手了,現在掌握了份量,妝容更自然.最新買的sea yourself全部都有防曬,還有眼線掃.我一向都不能畫眼線,每次畫完都不滿意,所以大部分時間我都不會畫(反正又不是必要的).但新一套有齊顏色加掃,沒有理由不試試看,竟然一次就成功,還容易得很…最重要是很自然,加上新的粉藍色眼影,是我近日最愛.不得不提的是它們全部都防水,又非常持久,由朝到晚都不會脫色,我試過洗澡後,妝容仍與早上剛化好妝時是一樣的,真的難以置信.化妝又可同時護膚,全部都是礦物粉末,不會過期又可雙重扮靚.