First of October. Their first Children’s Day. Their first birthday. Their first joint birthday party.

Bean:: We are turning one?

Desperate attempts by the mommies and daddies to get the babies to sit still for a group shot. And a beautiful candid one we got, thanks to D!

Missing Noey!
Häagen-Dazs ice cream cake (Belgium chocolate!) from Momo – the perfect entrée.
Remarkable assortment of glorious food.
Shiny swirls spiralling down from the ceiling.
Endless flow of toys making their cameos.
Chatty, high-pitched Elmo who pretends to fall.
Gerber puffs popping out and picked up from the floor.
That gait around the babies toddlers.
Continuous peals of merry laughter.
The past-the-naptime-but-I-still-want-to-play looks on all four.
Their sweat. Sweet, and says “I’ve having a ball”.
The smiles on the mommies and daddies – oh why didn’t we take a group shot of us all?
And the presents! Chosen and made with so much love it makes me smile and smile and smile.

She goes around feeding. So slow is she in eating that Kate and Bean started eyeing her leftover cookie.

In Grandma's second creation - a peachy-pink polka dotted dress.

Still clapping.

Daddy's girl alright.
I see with much pride and joy how the babies have come into their own in this one year. Noey, the eldest of the four, leads the milestone check at every point. Bean, Noey’s birthday twin, impresses us with his toilet habits and knowledge of words and pictures. Katie the sweetie is the absolute angel who smiles and waves for everyone and anyone. And my own Missy Raeann, the dainty little lady who plays the feeding game with everything and anything.
Born within eight days of one another, this fellowship of babies and mommies has turned out to be one of the best things in my mommyhood journey. This wonderful group of mommies. We double date. We share baby notes. We meet and talk and laugh. We make plans. Oh so lovely ones about them celebrating their birthdays together every year (it’s making me look forward to their second birthday already!). And best of all, we love all the four babies.
This is the first, and certainly not the last. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – I love you all, mommies and babies.
Happy one, you four October babies.





It started with a double date with the October babies. The mommies had coffee and smoothies, the babies had bites and got all drooly. We were quite a sight, I must say. Till the next date, and I really can’t wait!
Then she went swimming! Finally! She was Little Miss Sunshine that day. Scarlet glow. Big hugs. Infectious chuckles. I expected her to feel clueness, or even afraid, but she was totally cool in the water. Oblivious actually.
Then Daddy came and whisked her away from the float for some much needed exercise after a heavy tea of baby bites, organic rusks and breast milk.
What’s swimming without a taste of the water? She had multiple gulps of the mineral water at the Club. Oh my funny baby.










And while strolling in the neighbourhood last evening, she propped her head on the sidebar of the stroller, listening intently to our conversation. What a charmer, this little missy.








Maybebabe got me country teacups from London, and a droolicious recipe book so filled with childlike innocence and wholesome goodness. She’s like a santarina who fills my home with pretty gifts every time she jaunts back to Singapore. Babe, I really can’t say enough thanks. I love them, and I love you even more.
The sweetheart is growing so fast. She’s grabbing, she’s slobbering, she’s cooing. And as always, she razzle-dazzles my life.
Raeann’s suckling hard under the cover, and thriving with each drop of milk. It makes me smile.

He’s not looking at ice cream.
He’s looking at my babe!
Raeann couldn’t stop smiling at Noah. She knows a handsome boy when she sees one.
As the little one wondered how best to say goodbye to 2008, we whisked her away on a dim sum date at Victor’s Kitchen with the Kohs! I couldn’t have asked for a better way to spend the eve – exquisite simple dim sum, minty lychee, fabulous company, away from the hustle bustle of the city.
Looking at this picture, I can only say – Raeann, hooray to eyes bigger than Mommy’s! And yes, we shall work hard together on the triceps.
There is no place I would rather be, than with my little family.








