The Misadventures of Kyla Rose

Based on photographic evidence, it seems our little girl has learnt the power of money. And in the next picture, unfortunately what she HASN'T learnt is how to be more ladylike...

KRW - random pix

Profound apologies for the 'intermittent' nature of my posts. I blame this on an exhausting combination of Chinese New Year festivities, demanding clients and general stress and fatigue. Anyway, here are some recent pictures of our lovely little girl.
Kyla Rose in her CNY dress.

In another lovely outfit.

Our little girl loves pulling both Bubs and Babes' glasses off.

Kyla's first birthday - more pictures

KRW with her mummy and Aunties Jen and Hikaru.
Kyla Rose Wong is overwhelmed by all the presents she got.
Group photo.

Like father, like daughter (again)

Kyla Rose is once again demonstrating a liking for the same type of food as her dad. We had roti (with butter chicken, but that's not relevant to this post) for dinner tonight, and little KRW had about one-third of a roti. Which is a lot for a one-year old girl, and more importantly, is A HUGE AMOUNT for Kyla Rose Wong. That's my girl!

KRW's new favourite toy

Kyla's current favourite toy (as of a few weeks ago) is not a Fisher-Price or a Playskool or anything from Toys R' Us. It's an Angeline Ting creation, fashioned intriguingly and irresistibly from a Qantas water bottle, a Gap label and a... clothespeg. You can rattle it, spin it, turn it upside down, the possibilities are endless. And yes, we're looking into the marketing and distribution of it.

KRW's first trip to Phillip Island

No, we didn't see the penguins. Every time Phillip Island is mentioned, I get asked if we went to see the penguins. For some reason, these lil' creatures aren't very high on my list of things to see. Maybe when Kyla's a bit older...
Anyway, we rented a lovely townhouse for a week from Christmas Day to New Year's Day, and had people coming in and out throughout the week. But this post is reserved for random shots of KRW on the trip:

Christmas Eve at the Wongs

We hosted a Christmas dinner at our new home, with an assortment of roasts (lamb/chicken/turkey) and various other delights. And yes, Kyla Rose had her fair share of Chrissy yummies. Which we're sure had nothing to do with the fact that she woke up sick on Christmas morning...

KRW at Marlene's 30th birthday

Just some random shots of our little girl at Marlene's birthday bash. Of course, Kyla's wearing a lovely outfit given to her by the birthday girl



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Kyla's first birthday presents

Kyla Rose Wong is a very lucky girl indeed, judging by the number of presents she got for her first birthday. An extremely huge THANK YOU to everyone who blessed our little girl with a birthday gift. Please also rest assured that all monetary contributions have gone straight into the KRW scholarship fund.

Kyla's first birthday

KRW celebrated her first birthday at a park/playground around the corner from our new Mount Waverley home. Bubs and Babes are actually waiting for pictures from Attila and Amanda's cameras as the proud parents of the birthday girl were too busy mingling and making sure adults and kids alike were comfy and well-fed. Until we get better pictures, here are a few samples.

Inculcating reading habits

At Bubs & Babes Inc, we encourage our offspring to pursue a healthy interest in literature. No expense is spared to acquire the finest reading materials. So it is indeed heartening to see Kyla Rose Wong displaying such unrestrained joy with a book in her hands. Even if it is occasionally upside down.

Cousins in the bath

Des, Su and Charlotte were in town for a wedding, and they were our first guests at our new home. And speaking of our new home, please excuse the reduced frequency of blog posts, we've been busy with work issues, moving etc. You have NO IDEA how much stuff we've managed to accumulate, but at least it's done now. We'll post pictures of our Mount Waverley residence before too long. Oh, KRW's the one on the right, just in case you were wondering...

Like father, like daughter

We introduced KRW to roast duck the other day, and she enjoyed it very much. She's at a stage where she'd rather have what her parents are eating, instead of the yummy food that her mum has specially prepared for her. Oh and she had a little bit of Hainanese chicken rice at Malaymas last night too, but I didn't dare to give her some char kuay teow. Or maybe I was too selfish to give up some of that precious commodity!

The Spaghetti Kid

This little girl is steadily developing the kind of reputation that will leave all kinds of pasta quivering with fear. She has learned the art of mangling and torturing spaghetti beyond all recognition. Several times a week, her training sessions involve strand after strand of Italy's finest, all efficiently terminated. Here's some photographic evidence:

Kyla's (very) early birthday celebration

Babes' mothers' group decided to celebrate all the kiddos' birthdays at Pender Park last weekend, about a month and a half before KRW's actual birthday. So there we all were with lots of yummy food including meats on the barbie. Kyla Rose wore an H+M dress her mum chose in Hong Kong last year, but she had it taken off later as it got quite warm. As for her actual birthday celebration, we told ourselves (before we had her) that we wouldn't go to much trouble to organise it, but it looks like we'll be going back on our word...

KRW in Sydney

Kyla's first trip to Sydney was an interesting one. She refused to sleep on the flight over... until the last few minutes, of course. Which meant that Bubs and Babes ended up sitting in an empty aircraft, the last ones to leave as we wanted to make sure she got some rest. She enjoyed spending time with her 'godsister' Isabelle and her 'godbrother' Marcus, who were very good to her.Fast asleep, enjoying the seabreeze at Balmoral Beach.
KRW and Isabelle at a playground in Lane Cove.

KRW's first tooth

This little bit of enamel made its appearance a couple of weeks ago, and we've finally had the time (and opportunity) to get a shot of it. Here it is, the first of many (we hope)!

Table manners

KRW has a long way to go before she's ready for fine dining at three-star Michelin establishments. But for now, we're just happy that she's eating at all! The second picture reveals that food DOES eventually end up in her mouth...

Kyla Rose Wong: swimming or crawling?

This little girl has been moving around quite happily, but she hasn't quite mastered the art of crawling yet. Once she has, we're gonna be pretty busy. I'm looking into attaching a GPS tracking device onto her...

Note to babysitters

This post is for anyone/everyone who will (hopefully) be helping us babysit KRW at some point. It's pretty easy to tell when she's tired and ready for bed. Here's the signal: thumb in mouth and other hand covering it. Easy, right?