Disclaimer: This is a self-voluntary advertisement in the loving interest of Papa….
Please, please, please help our Papa win his Samsung Galaxy Tab….trust us..he seriously looks DESPERATE…
You just need to browse over to the blog entry HERE, and leave a comment after you’ve read the post! All comments must be submitted before end of 5 Dec 2010! So hurry!!!
It’s that easy!
See how cute we look on the Tab itself?!!
Still in the World Cup mood, try to take a guess what position am I playing in this picture below?
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A Sweeper, of course! Hehe…:-P
Through my recent interactions with relatives, friends of Papa and Mama and also some strangers, I have come to realisation that not many people out there knows how to pronouce my name correctly! Sigh….well, I guess it’s a ‘burden’ I need to carry around with such a unique name…hee!
For the record, I have been addressed a couple of times like ‘Katherine’, ‘Kat-te-line’, ‘Kat-hrin’, etc..
For those curious to know, do head on over to my personal page Caitlynn where you can read about my growth updates, and more importantly…how to pronounce my name properly…
In brief, don’t let the length nor the spelling distract your tongue. My name is simply pronouced as if you wanted to say ‘Kate-lin’….takes a while, but soon after the correct pronounciation of my name should roll off your tongue easily. 
Of course, if it is still a challenge, I also respond to the name Princess….hee! :-p
Yay! I just read that the contest results from the Little Red Reading Nook are out! Although I didn’t bag the grand prize, I am happy to announce that my blog entry made it to the Special Mention list and I was also awarded a Free Shipping Voucher to buy stuff from this cool online bookstore and also its partner shops, namely Cupcake Chic Children’s Boutique, Huiwearn Kids Store and Pretty Roses for Pretty Girls !
Time to pester Papa to go online shopping! Wee! And best of all, I can finally stop reading all these deep level books Papa has and start to read stuff at my level! 
As a toddler who just celebrated my second birthday yesterday (hint hint..:-D), I have come to realise of how critical the development of a child’s reading habit can be these days! Getting the right book at the right age is as important as mommies choosing that perfect complimenting lipstick or daddies picking out that correct matching tie before they go out!
No doubt in this day and age, we have other forms of media like the Internet and TVs that also provide rich sources of knowledge, but after a while, they can prove to be quite a sore to the eyes and also induce boredom too. I mean, how often can a child ‘poke’ each other on Facebook, or sit through countless repeats of the Hot Dog Dance, right? At the end of the day, a good old-fashioned book (regardless of its many new rich variants of pop-ups, glitters, musically-chimed, etc.) is what every child needs!
The Little Red Reading Nook is one such place where you can find a wide variety of good children’s books in the comfort of your own home. The books here are also very competitively priced and is complete with simple yet comprehensive reviews for you to consider before you make your choice!
Believe you me, with sites like the Little Red Reading Nook, toddlers like me would never again be denied access to such wonderful books, and my precious time would be spent beneficially reading books filled with knowledge at my reading level, instead of being thrown in the ‘deep-end of the pool’ with those huge sheets of carbon adults like to read everyday. Sigh.
I had almost given up hope when I read that the Little Red Reading Nook had recently undergone a beautiful makeover and is organising its very FIRST ever children’s book give-away contest! Exactly what I need to develop my young reading brain cells! Seriously! Hee!
The Grand Prize is Maisy’s Home & Garden Pop-up & Play Book (selling at major bookstores at RM 79.90). There will also be a Special BONUS prize in the form of a Children’s Book Hamper if over 100 entries are received for this giveaway. Last but not least, the best blog entry will receive a Hello Kitty Mystery Gift Hamper sponsored by Huiwearn Kids Store.
Are you excited now as well? Hee! To participate in this fantastic book give-away, simply swing over now to the the Contest Site page on the Little Red Reading Nook! Full details are there on how you can try your luck in this wonderful give-away!
The winner will be selected randomly so the higher the number of entries you have, the better the chances of you winning! Remember, deadline is 3 March 2010! So, do join in and heed the national agenda of becoming a reading nation! Hee!
Here’s randomly hoping my entry is randomly picked!
Got a great piece of news to share!
Two-Pixels Photography just announced their three winners for their anniversary giveaway and our entry was one of them! Wee! See the results posted HERE.
What did we win? Well, we got one Grab-a-Pixel Portraiture which includes a 1 hour session with Two-Pixels at a location of our choice within Klang Valley, negatives for approximately 20 photos which are lightly edited and also a cool 20-page 5R hardcover album which comes nicely packaged in a box!
If you have not heard of them, do click over to Two-Pixels and check out their work…they’re really good!
Wow! Now I can’t wait for our free phototherapy session with these professionals! Hee!
As I start to learn new words everyday by parroting people and watching TV to become more and more talkative, these is the current list of my favourite words or phrases, in no particular order:
1. Mama..cut! (when I see some fruits taken out)
2. Go home!
3. Yellow bird..up high banana tree…(not quite there yet, but am improving, thanks to my singing Ah Ma)
4. Don’t Want!
5. Wake Up!
6. Man U! Man U!
7. Amen!
8. Open, please?!
9. Make Nen Nen…(milk)
10. Give naughty dog (when I don’t want to drink anymore..)
11. Papa car!
12. Go Auntie house..
13. Papa/Mama help..put…(when playing with Lego blocks)
14. Light on/off!
15. Papaya! or Banana! or Apple!…(or any other fruit I see…)
16. Mama phone or Papa phone (whenever the phone rings)
17. Good night!
18. Aiyah…Aiyo…:-p
19. Papa..read! Mama..read!
20. Soup! soup! soup!
It’s my second moon celebration today, so as I reclined on my bouncing net (what else can I do?!), I started to recall what happened two moons ago…
I know Koko Collin gave a general report and public announcement about my arrival, but I guess my story wouldn’t be complete with me chronicling the finer details of what really happened on 26 Nov 2009…
I am what doctors would call a full-term baby, having obediently and patiently stayed inside Mama’s womb past the 40-week mark. On 22 Nov, the doc said if I still didn’t come out by the coming Thursday, Mama would be induced. Not sure what that word means but I felt Mama cringe everytime it was mentioned.
On 26 Nov, I felt hurried movements as Papa and Mama left the house very early in the morning to drop off Koko Collin at Mrs D’s house before taking me straight to the hospital. Probably there was less traffic in the morning.
Anyway, by8.15am, I could feel that Mama was already on the hospital bed. Only problem was that I was not ready to come out! About an hour later, the nurses inserted some stuff into Mama. Dunno if this is inducing or not, but I still felt OK inside.
Mama in good spirits and reading Marley & Me!
About another hour later, we all heard some woman screaming from the next room. She was the only other mother-to-be in the same ward that morning. It sounded scary, but all was good about 20 minutes later when the soothing cries of a baby was heard.
Around noon, the nurses started to insert some type of liquid into Mama. I wonder if this is inducing? Anyway, I could feel Mama starting to feel some pain. The doc also came in and said should be another few hours to wait. Papa quickly left at this point for a quick lunch as he sure didn’t want to miss his baby girl in action. Hee!
The pain became more apparent after 3.00pm and I also felt like coming out already. Our doc calmly walked in around 3.30pm and got Mama to position herself for my arrival. I lost track of time when the doc did a check and told Mama to push when she’s feels it.
...and I'm out! Hello World!
After one push, my head was already visible and ready to come out. Doc motioned for Mama to relax and allow me to sorta slide out on my own. Mama assisted by giving a slight second push and I was out!…The entire process was so fast…perhaps that’s why doctors seem to call it SVD - Speedy Version Delivery? I was crying too. Sigh. Thought I could hold back the tears. :-p
The doc's PCK boots...
After all the necessary clean-ups, weighings and measurings, we were all ushered off to to another ward where there was a nursery and stuff. There were two other babies in the nursery that day (both boys) and I was still the longest. Hee!
And there ends my tale of what happened that day. Sure, it’s no Hollywood drama but I’m glad I came out safely, Mama is OK and Papa….erm, even had time for lunch…
We are family!...
