The way to a man's heart...

... is the stomach. Or is it the heart itself?

Food talks...

Above: Ben holds up a "talking" pear, and Jon wants a "byte" too!

Heart to heart...
The bond between father and child is a special, precious one. So is the relationship our Abba Father desires of us; the bible tells us to "delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart" (Psalm 37:4).

Vern is busy with bread and butter issues made more challenging by the current economic situation. He's looking for the job that can feed the family, but it's my prayer also for the path that opens up be to his heart's desire as well.

The toughest part is not over, and the coming weeks and months before any changes ahead will continue to be stressful ones. I'm trying not to overly worry, meanwhile, doing my part to place food -- the edible kind -- on our table!

Left: Grilled chicken is a favourite with the boys. I used curry powder, salt, and sugar for this version.

And look who else I'm preparing food for (more pictures in the previous post, decided not to lump everything here)! She's not eating much to be filled up yet, but enough to know fruits are yummier than veggies already.

And with the crawling that's started also, I'm more than a bit busier! But please don't ask me if she's sleeping through the night... what's that?!


I've lost count of how many more times she's waking up now. Naps wise, it's already down to one in the morning that hopefully will last longer than 30 minutes, and the second one is when she goes with me to drive the boys home from school! Where'd she get so much energy?


At almost 6.5 months now, Kait has grown a bit more since these pictures taken before the six-month mark. The latest in addition to the crawling is, she likes to pull herself from the sitting upright to standing position if you'll let her hold your hands!

Here's the scoop

From her first spoonfuls of rice cereal and first sips out of a bottle, to sitting up and taking notice, the fifth month onwards sees exciting milestones such as these, in this "I'm growing, growing fast" stage!
Which of course also includes the understanding of cause and effect...

You know, the "Look Ma...

I'm going to drop this to the floor, and I will go WAAAAAHHH!!! And now, mommy, you pick it up... oh, what fun, let's do it again, and again!".

Left: We came across this budget-friendly Summer brand infant seat with an activity tray, for a few more dollars and with bigger leg holes than the Bumbo. On a good day, it buys me some hands-free time in the kitchen.

More and more, this is also when babies don't like to be confined or want to stay still. Two nights ago, Kait got the beginnings of a crawl: the On your mark (*on all fours*)... get set (*bum goes up in the air*)... and LUNGE FORWARD!!! And she's been practising everyday since!

But now, can it be the growth spurt, not just the eczema that comes and goes, or maybe cutting her first teeth, that's the reason why she keeps waking up minutes into her sleep at night? Jon saw she had eye bags, Ben thought maybe she was just not feeling well.


Me? I had to make a new pair of glasses after walking into the wall the other day breaking up a fight between the boys! My first pair after all this time here, it came to more than twice the discount price (bluff one!) because of so many hidden costs, but hey, how come the lens is the reflective kind?! The backup pair was squashed earlier, and I do need glasses more than contact lenses to hide my darker than usual panda eyes!!!

But oh what fun, really...

Here's when the fun starts!

Kait turned six months old a week ago.

A friend loves at all times

Some bunny loves you!

Wang Tai Tai's sweet gestures for those she loves and cares remind me there's more to Valentine's Day than whether the husband and I will get to watch "Mamma Mia!" (the DVD lah) when our kids go to bed.

Happy Valentine's to every bunny, buddy, old or new, thanks for your precious gift of friendship!

Plant a seed of friendship;

reap a bouquet of happiness.

-- Lois L. Kaufman