Alyssa Azrein

Alyssa Azrein - 11 May 2006

2007-12-31T16:00:00.000+08:00

Photo 1 : One of the earliest photos of Aly

This blog will hopefully record the accounts of the life of my daughter Alyssa (herinafter refered to as Aly). This will be done either through words or photos. I have been wanting to create this blog since the day Aly was born, but due to circumstances and procastination it has taken over 14 months to come online. Anyway, finally, I have started what should be a journal of Aly.

Aly was born on the 7th of March 2005 at Damansara Specialist Hospital, Damansara, Malaysia. She was delivered naturally but caused some problems as she was facing the wrong way (down instead of up) when being delivered. (Aly, this caused extra pain for Mommy).

As I have mentioned earlier, this blog is over a year delayed. In the past year Aly has gone through many-many changes. She can now already walk, talk (limited to such words as dah-dee, mah-mee, NO!!, etc), run and even rebel.

For my own records and hopefully for Aly in the future, I will try to update this blog as often as possible.

All italics in this blog will be 'conversations' with Aly. Also this first post is dated such to ensure it will always be the first post.

Aly's Dad
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Dear Aly,
Please don't blame Daddy for gaps in the blog. I might miss some events but I promise to try to update your blog as often as possible.

Daddy

Aly's 2nd Birthday

2007-07-06T10:58:00.000+08:00

Aly's 2nd Birthday was in early March this year. It was held at our current residence, Andalucia@Pantai Hillpark. Aly, Im so sorry I havent updated this Blog often enough. I will try to update more often from now on.

ABC... 123...

2006-09-07T13:43:00.000+08:00

1,2,3,4,5...8,9,10... Aly can resonably count to 10 now. Also her alphabets are improving. Its more ABCONMLSTUVWXYZ but she's getting there..

Short Update

2006-09-05T11:54:00.000+08:00

Dear Aly,
Daddy has been so so busy and haven't had time to update your blog or mine. Now that I have a bit of time I will.

In the last few months since the last posting Aly has grown into a talkative baby. She can construct short broken sentences but sufficient for her mommy and daddy to understand. She can also run and loves to hide.

Anyway, attached are a few pictures of Aly in the last few months. No changes in the way she looks except that Aly is now taller and less plump. As for the hair, there is a slight sign of hairgrowth.

Aly is Away

2006-06-13T10:59:00.000+08:00

Alyssa is currently away in Singapore with her mom, grandmother and grandaunt. Aly left yesterday for a 3-day holiday without her dad.

A sick baby

2006-06-05T17:22:00.000+08:00

Aly has been sick the last 3-4 days. This is the first time she has actually been down with something. On the first night of her sickness she wokeup 6 times to throw up. This was followed by a few days of diarhea. Thakfully she is back to her laughing, smiling self.

Daddy's Little Girl

2006-05-23T11:28:00.000+08:00

Aly now officially behaves like Daddy's Little Girl. As of Sunday, it has been Daddy this and Daddy that... She only wants Daddy to feed her whenever I'm around. Also whenever I call home she wants to 'talk' to me. Kisses are also 'easier' to get from her. Previously, I practically had to beg her for a kiss, now, she kisses Daddy out of the blue.

Last Sunday we took Aly to The Curve for lunch. This was the first time she would go out wearing a cap. Usually she would immediately remove a cap or hat put on her head. Whilst we were at Ikano Aly took photos for a baby competition. Initially, Aly wouldn't smile but after awhile it wasn't an issue anymore. Hopefully, she does well in her first competition.

All photos were taken at The Curve on 21/05/06

Becoming An Individual

2006-05-19T15:29:00.000+08:00

Aly is now very much becoming her own person. She has learnt how to throw a tantrum, get mad, cry for attention and rebel in her own way. She has also learnt to play politics with me. Her timing on when to call, hug or kiss daddy is imaculate. Just at the right time to make daddy 'melt'. Nevertheless, I think she is afraid whenever I raise my voice a bit or show her that I'm angry. Below are some photos of the various emotions of Aly.

Aly the Cry baby : 15/05/06

Aly the Happy baby : on the same day

Also Aly is eating less now. This is mainly because she just want to feed herself. It alright if she can scoop the food and find her mouth but in most cases only the floor gets to taste the food. When assistance is provided by either Mommy or Daddy, the result is often similar to the Aly the Crybaby photo above.

Aly attempting to feed herself mangos : taken 17/05/06

Words

2006-05-14T14:48:00.000+08:00

According to the Chinese horoscope, Alyssa was born in the year of the Rooster. Now that she is starting to form words, she is also talking alot. Pretty much like a rooster. Anyway, below are the words she can say. Although some of the pronounciation is not perfect, if you spend enough time with her you can understand.

Aly's current vocabulary:

daddy, mommy, bibik (nanny), nenek (grandma), NO!!, nak (yes), cheese, bread, doll, teddy, car, tree, moon, star, kiss, banana (she calls all fruits banana), ... will add more when i remember..

Below are some new photos of Aly

Taken on 12/05/06: Grocery shopping

Cak!! : Taken on 11/05/06

Some Recent Photos

2006-05-11T15:38:00.000+08:00

Due to this blog being 14 months overdue. Below are some recent photos of Aly. I will post older photos of Aly later as I dont have any on this office notebook I am using.

Taken 13/11/05

Let Me In!! (dated 20/03/06) : Aly wanting to get into the kitchen but blocked by the child proof fence.

Aly feeding rabbits at Bangsar Village dated 15/04/06

Baldness : Both Aly & Doll dated 16/04/06. Anyway, the Cabbage Patch doll was originally owned by Aly's Mom.

Clean & Happy. Taken during her bath on 28/04/06

Aly's first time on the swings at Lake Gardens, KL on 01/05/06. She wouldn't get off the swings for over an hour.