After Zoo Excursion

Shannon looks so stylo with sunglasses on. ^_^

We left the zoo at about 430pm.. we were really tired. We called Aunt Jo and Uncle Dean and realised that they are at CWP. Thus, we decide to have dinner together. After dinner, we went to Kiddy Palace and Shannon started her shopping...

Elephant Show

Ice Cream Time

:b yummy... yummy :b

Enjoying her "water" time!

Children's World Animal Land

She was so happy when she saw hamster, guinea pigs and rabbits..

Looking at the chicks

Shannon's first visit to Singapore Zoological Gardens!

.. Walk Walk Walk..

Animals.. Animals..Animals..

Daddy showing Shannon all the animals in the ZOO!

^_^ Like Father Like Daughter...^_^

Photos taken at the zoo

UTI Review

Early morning at 8am, we brought Shannon to KKH for VCUG

Initially, we opted to let Shannon sleep thru the procedure thinking of minimising her trauma to the test but was advised by the nurse that it is no good for her brain and it will take longer for the test to be done. Thus, we decided to go ahead with her eyes wide big.. :(

Its a traumatic day for her... She was all straped up and was crying non stop for the ordeal. I was inside holding her hand and trying to calm her down while she was struggling and screaming for help.. she stared straight in my eyes, crying for my help to get her out of that place... I feel really helpless and heartache to see her going thru the test.

Finally after 30 minutes, she released her urine in her bladder and doc said everything is okay and no scaring of her bladder...PHEW....

Shannon @ 17th Month

Shannon seems to very tired today... She was asking for her tibits right after we reached home.. I gave her some, put her on the sofa and went back to the kitchen to finish up some work. Somehow, i find its unusually quiet in the living room, so i went out and saw her sleeping in a sitting postion with the tibits lying on the sofa... :P

Baby Bonanza 2006 Semi-Final

Today is the semi-final of the baby bonanza 2006... went to compass point earlier for lunch before the contest starts... However, during lunch time, Shannon choked on a piece of meat and vomitted on herself.. :( quickly clean her up with water in the toilet ... although we brought extra clothing for her but i still find her abit smelly.. hehehe

As you can see on the second picture.. she started to lost her temper and was cranky all the way due to the earlier vomitting .. to make thing worse, the contest started later than expected... and she is getting more and more tired.. Daddy was standing in front of the stage in order to capture some memories.. I was trying to please her by running after her and pleasing her...

Finally, its our turn!! We went up the stage and again started some interview... She is sleepy so throughout the short interview, she is not really smiling at all... Frankly speaking, among the 20 toddlers, Shannon definitely had high chance squeezing into the Finals.... Guess the host is also trying to help me by asking a crucial question and I screwed it up. I was asked if Shannon's dress is bought specially for this event and my answer is NO!!! hahaha.. well, i am being frank but judges and the sponsors will definitely prefered someone who have a high regard for the event.

After result, we headed straight back home to have a good rest. We are contented that we have a chance to experience this contest and proud that Shannon is in the top 20 of all submitted entries...

Deep in our heart, Shannon is still our beloved prettiest princess... ^_^

Baby Bonanza 2006 Qualifying Round

Interviewing Shannon... or rather... Me.. #_#
Well Done! Shannon!
Babies above are qualify for the Semi-Final!

We received a letter 2 weeks ago stating that Shannon have been selected to the Qualifying Round of Pretty baby... thus went to Centrepoint this morning to try our luck.. Out of thousand of babies, we are proud that she is one of them in the 40 babies selected ! She took a nap before her turn.. and she is like very blur when she is on stage.. She walk up to the stage and sit in front of the judges smiling at them.. :P and of course she got into the Semi-Final!

Fireworks again!

... Daddy and Shannon...

Daddy's Princess

Looking at the fireworks....


So nice right!

Wow!!!

After watching the fireworks on the national day... we decided to bring Shannon to watch again... We never really keen to watch fireworks in Singapore.. It is always so crowded.. parking is problem.. going home another problem... Nevertheless, we would like Shannon to get more exposure instead of staying at home playing toys or window shopping... According to Shichida Methods, we should expose her to different kinds of visual or physical programs/activities... We went together with Soonlye, Nicole and their dear daughter, Claire.. Claire was so excited when the fireworks started, she claps until her hands were red and swollen... SoonLye have stop her from clapping out of no choice... As for Shannon, she is still quite blur when watching the fireworks... She did not make any noise, just a few claps and her eyes just glued to the sky....

Doctor's First Review

Shannon is now oversize !! haha

Shannon was busy playing while waiting for her turn.

After taking antibiotic for almost 2 mths, shannon had her first doctor's review with regards to her UTI. Everything looks fine but still need to wait for the result after her urine culture. We need to make an appointment 2 weeks later for VCUG.

A VCUG is an x-ray exam that allows them to visualize shannon's bladder and ability to empty his/ her bladder. A catheter (a small, soft, flexible tube) will need to be placed into her bladder through the urethra (the tube that drains urine from the bladder) and a special iodinated contrast liquid that shows up well on x-rays will be introduced through the catheter in order to fill the bladder.

Let's pray everything is alright...

National Day Firework

Today is National Day... Too bad, we did not managed to get tickets to watch the National Parade... After Shichida Class, we went to Marina South for dinner, as we know we can catch glimpse of firework there. We ordered our favourite Curry Chicken and Fish Head Curry... After dinner, we went to the field and waited for the firework... Shannon was happily walking around and watching ppl playing soccer... After a long wait, we finally saw the firework... Shannon is fascinated over the firework... she look astonished and could not take her eyes off the sky...

Baby Bonzana 2006 "Super Walker"

Daddy queing up for registration.

While waiting.....

In the Parent's Rm @ Compass Pt.

We entered the "Super Walker" for Shannon. This is our first time participating contest.. Auntie Jo and Uncle Dean were kind enough to accompany us. They are a great helper to us! They love Shannon and so do Shannon... The queue at Compass point is scary...we waited about 1 hr for our turn. Well, we are not there to win the contest but to experience it. We actually enjoyed the afternoon...

Guess she was too tired to smile even she is in her favourite car ride..

Daddy and his beloved Shannon

At night, went to the Birthday Celebration of Great Grandmother and Great Grandfather. We dressed up our dear Shannon to a princess... Although she is not very co-operative at times, we still enjoyed our dinner.

" Loving Moment"

Small Family Gathering at Oakswood Height

Shichida Class today is still a nightmare us.. Shannon was walking around the class and teacher suggested us to do 5 min suggestion. However, we will endure for our dear daughter. We strongly believe that one day she will enjoy her class.. After the class, we went to Gong Gong House for a small family gathering.. When we pass by the swimming pool , Shannon will be very excited and wanted to go into the pool. However, we just let her kick the water for awhile and went for our dinner.