I walked!

Yesterday(Christmas eve) i took 2-3 baby steps n today (Christmas day) i started walking! Though not perfect(fall sometimes), i enjoyed walking around the house today! This is my christmas present to mummy n daddy! LOL

I even know how to turn back! All of a sudden i just learned how to walk! Hehe. Mummy kept saying im SLOW~

Falling asleep during my dinner~

First "outside" Food

Today mummy met a fren for some shopping n bought me a winter coat from GAP and a T shirt from Comme Ca Ism.. then she brought me to a restuarant to have have pasta(kids meat sauce linguine)! Its the first time im having my meals outside.. Recently im not eating well.. totally not taking my lunch (rice/porridge) n only took a bit of cornflakes + milk for my breakfast.. i only takes my dinner which is macaroni..Mummy is very worried that im not taking enough nutrirnts n keep stuffing me with things like rice cracker for babies, 100% pure veg juice for babies, fruitty milk shake (home made) etc to replenish my loss of nutrients esp fruits n veg...

Look at the mess ive made!

Bumbo Potty Seat

Mummy just bought me this online from amazon.co.jp hehe. I have a blue bumbo seat and i love it so much. But this time mummy bought this potty in pink.. hopefully i can love it as much as the blue one i have. Its time to potty train! But fickle mummy still feels the blue one looks nicer...

Development at 1yr 1 mth old

Mummy bought me this when i was about 10months old and all i knew then was to pour out all the content inside and make a mess! but recently, i learned how to put the blocks into their respective shape 'holes'! Of cos i cant do that all by myself now. Mummy will tell me where to put by pointing at the shape and then i will put into the container by myself. She is very happy with this achievment of mine!

Also, today after my dinner, i picked up all the bits n pcs of food on the floor and table and put them into my empty bowl! I didnt manage to pick up 100% of the food though but mummy is very very happy to see me do that. She has been complaining that i only know how to make a mess and nothing on how to clear things up...

Plus, i learned how to cover up my food after ive had enough! I did that with my rice in the thermal flask and also my cornflakes in the tupperware.

Here's a video of me keeping things hehe

My new scarf made by mummy!

Mummy recently made me a scarf as she says the weather is getting cold and she cant seem to find warm scarves out there for babies..Those 100% cashmere scarf for kids here cost about 15,000yen! Thus she bought 2 balls of 100% cashmere's yarn and begin knitting for me(they cost only bout 1,800yen per ball of yarn so total she spent only 3,600yen!). But then halfway through, she felt that she had better order some softer colours as this looks more for a boy or MAN instead of a baby girl! Too bad~ next time buy softer colours for me mummy! Ive had enough of ppl commenting that i look like a boy!

And here is the final product with my initial! (A.Y-Aomi Yamazaki)

Directions:
Cast on 35 stitches (depending on your yarn. guage it according to your preference)
Work in garter sticth (knit all the way front and back) till scarf measures about 85cm long. Bind off
For the alphabets, its done via duplicate stitches

Funny Faces

Recently i love making funny faces! LOL





Look how furry i am haha. Mummy love this pants a lot as it has this special 'bear foot'. LOL

Butter Cake

Mummy made this butter cake today. Its yummy! LOL

Ingredients:

125g unsalted butter(softened at room temperature or by microwave oven for few secs)

100g sugar

*beat the above with a mixer till creamy with low speed

2 eggs

*crack the eggs into the creamed mixture one by one/bit by bit and beat till well blended by low speed

100g self rising flour(OR 100g flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt)

*sift the flour into the creamed mixture bit by bit and fold it in, alternating with 3 tablespoon of milk add 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla eccense

pour the batter into the prepared tin (greased well)

Bake at 150 degree oven for 50mins. (the original recipe mention a 170 degree oven but then mummy tried n the top got burnt but the inside is not cooked thus she lowered the temp...)

Trip to Hakone

We made a trip to Hakone this week with big yiyi and her husband(they came here for holiday). It was a sunny day but then kinda cloudy thus cant get to see mt fuji.. too bad~

And i got this 1yr belated bday present from yiyi! It teaches phonics, alphabets, colours n includes 26 songs! I love it alot! Thanks yiyi!

Baby Bolognese Macaroni

Yesterday mummy made me some bolognese macaroni and i cleared my bowl by myself without mummy's help! With my hands of cos.. hee. She jsut use some cherry tomatoes and minced chicken/beef(she minced by herself) and then blend them together in a blender.. then fry them together with the macaroni.. FInally add some cheese. very simple yet i like it. Hehe.

Rice Balls

Today mummy made me some rice balls for my dinner as she is getting lazy feeding me she says since ive been eating so slowly ever since i turned 1...its very simple and she is very happy that i eats them by myself (using hands of cos! lol). Basically she just boil some salmons and frozen carrots, peas n corn and then after boiled, she puree them with a mixer then scoop out some freshly cooked rice and mix them altogether. then using wet hands, roll them into mini balls.. she made about 14 balls and i took 9.. she is very happy cos she dosent need to feed me and it wasnt as messy as when i was eating my porridge! hehe

Non bake Cheesecake

Mummy wanted to bake butter cake for her snacks at night since she is always hungry after putting me to bed recently but then last minute she changed her mind and decided to make a non bake cheesecake instead because... she says... she has no patience to wait for the eggs for the butter cake to get to room temperature (all eggs have to be in room temperature for baked goods) before baking!

She get this recipe from the philadelphia cream cheese's box. But all the ingredients are given in grams thus get ready your kitchen weighing scale!

Preparation Time: 20mins

Ingredients:

Base:
9pcs of graham cookies(about 90g)
40g melted butter

*Put the graham cookies into a plastic bag and tie it up. Then use a rollin pin or whatever u wish to substitute with to roll onto the biskuits until it becomes fine biskuits powder. Then add the melted butter(after it is cooled) into the cookies crumbs and mix well. Then press into a 18cm greased(grease with butter to prevent sticking) springform cake tin with a metal spoon. Leave it aside.

Filling:
1 box of philadelphia cream cheese(about 250g)
60g sugar

*Beat the soften cream cheese(soften at room temperature or put it into a microwave oven and heat it for about 30secs) and sugar until it becomes creamy

200g plain yogurt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
5g of powdered gelatin
50ml water(for gelatin)

*Dissolve the gelatin into the water(DO NOT use boiling water as it will affect the 'performance' of the gelatin). Mix all of the above ingredients into the creamed mixture above until smooth(use anything u like to mix with. mummy uses a spatula) then pour into the cake tin. (you might need to turn/shake the tin a bit to level the mixture inside) Put into the refrigerator and let it cool for at least 2-3hours(mummy prefers to let non cake cheesecake stays in the fridge overnight as it will be harder. If not, it will be a bit soft like jelly...

Fur Ball Shaver!

Mummy bought this from 100yen shop today (its selling for 210yen though) and tried it just a moment ago and to her amaze, the result is amazing! Thus she decided to post and rave it here. haha.

See the big difference of one leg from the other? wow...The area which was 'shaved' becomes so clean and smooth that mummy cant help touching it on n off haha

Bye bye autumn~

Guess autumn is ending as its getting real cold these few days.. see the red leaves tree near our house going bald...

These few days mummy is dressing me up like an eskimo! Few days ago she bought me some hat to keep my ears warm but then i kept removing them thus she found another better alternative! Look at my photo below.. what can u see?? (Where are my ears??? LOL)

There~! Something to keep my ears warm yet ive YET to master how to take them out haha. I will master one day mummy! Dun be too happy yet! Hehe

Dun i look like a boy???

Hows this pose?

Mummy say... i dun look nice in this coat anymore compare to last winter...

This is me in this coat last winter when i was 4mths old...
Mummy says this coat wont be able to fit me next winter~ Its already kind of tight now..

Development at 1 year old

These few days mummy have been praising me as i seem to know alot of vaocabs and the names of my toys. whenever she ask me where is my toy eg giraffe, mickey, toothbrush, i will pass them to her. Also, she has been showing me a dvd 'Your Baby Can Read' which she borrowed from a fren and through the video, i learned how to touch my nose and how to put my arms up so mummy often pratice them with me.

Note that i turn towards the TV while pointing to my nose when mummy asked me to.. because i learn from DVD! hee. mummy ask me to put my arms up but i refuse..

Feeding Rocco cornflakes

These cornflakes are actually mine but then i ate too much and am full thus i decided to share with Rocco since he looks starving!

All ready to welcome the arrival of winter

Its been rather cold these few days. Guess winter is coming?

Mummy says i look odd in this hat haha. Do i??


Daddy bought me this winter coat last year and i can still wear it hehe. Looking at myself in the mirror~

Cold weather makes people lazy~ Look at me? Coach potato hehe. drinking water n watching tv with my mickey and giraffe... so comfy~ Mummy says im not elegant as i open my legs TOO wide! LOL

Winter preparations~!

Today mummy bring me for shopping AGAIN for winter goods hehe. Look at what she bought(2 pants, 2 hats and 3 pairs of gloves)! They are all soooooooo soft! She spent almost 100sgd on those.. but she bought nothing for herself. Everything for me! Hehe

So cold~

its such a cold day (9-12 degree!)today n stupid mummy wore so little for me(only a thin long sleeve and a thin long pants)! so finally she bundled me up with my outdoor blankets and then went to 100yen shop(AGAIN!) near our house after lunch to buy me a glove. hehe. there is only pink and red n i choosed red. a little big for me but luckily it stayed on me hehe. im in love with it!

New Toy!

Mummy bought me some new toy today on the way home from lunch at 100yen shop. hehe. Among all the toys, she feels this one looks best since it can be used as an educational tool and i can sribble onto it without making a mess at home haha

My first 'art work' haha

Quick and Easy pancakes

Mummy found this recipe online and she tried to make it today for her own breakfast. Boy that was really a breeze! Really fast and easy! Delicious too! Very light, soft and fluffy...See how fluffy it is?? The best part is that she dosent need to whisk the egg white(hard job) to get this result!

Ingredients:
1 ½ cup flour
2 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 ¼ -1 ½ cups milk
2 eggs

Directions:
Mix together the dry ingredients. Add the eggs and milk to the bowl and combine. The batter does not need to be perfectly smooth.
Preheat a skillet or griddle to medium heat. I use 350 on my griddle. Grease the grill and use a ladle or scoop to pour evenly sized pancakes.

For more tips: http://www.favoritefreezerfoods.com/homemade-pancake-recipe.html

Gymboree Trial Lesson

Today mummy brought me to gymboree's play gym free trial class at moto azabu... it looks fun and there are alot of other babies around my age.. but i was shy and very cautious about everything there... i even cried at first when the teacher try to involve me in their activities! how shy~ hehe. after about 15mins i slowly opened up and tried to join the other babies in the class for activities.. its fun! i disturbed other babies as well by pulling their name tags n all hehe. but then... mummy says most probably she is not gonna register me for the class because she feels its mainly going there to PLAY and make new frens... not worth the $ she says.. she hopes i can learn something instead of just playing and socialising.. ohwell!

the lesson is basically from 1.45pm to about 2.45pm.. we are given free playtime on n off n then the teacher will call us to gather for some group activities. basically singing songs, playing with the gymboree soft toy, dancing... then pushing some balls around n all... its my first time there and still a bit blur about what's going on so i was pratically just watching the other babies playing. mummy was hoping that they have more 'educational' activities eg flashcards n all... she hope i can play and LEARN but then there, she feels the lesson is more to having fun and making friends which she dun really feel its necessary. she say she can simply bring me to the park's playground and she feels it makes no difference. somemore its free! haha. and.. the schol at gymboree is a bit far...but anyway she wanna have a look at the shichida school before deciding...

Rocco n My Giraffe

My Giraffe is so soft that Rocco is also in love with it! Look at him sleeping with his face under my giraffe? hehe