Dahlia in December 2007

Here are some new photos of Dahlia in December. We found a place called Cotton Onwith great clothes for babies and toddlers. Dahlia also had a good time with our shopping one day.....

Dahlia in August 2007

Here's a photo of Dahlia and me in the lounge of our townhouse. The other one is of Dahlia crying . The other is of her looking directly at the camera.... Dahlia likes to have her photo taken.

Dahlia and Kiefer

Here's Dahlia with Kiefer Wright, having fni on a Friday afternoon. The other photos are of Dahlia playing at home.

Dahlia enjoying August 2007

New photos of Dahlia in August playing with her toys in the family room. She is now 7.33kg and 69cm tall. She enjoys a good laugh and is now taking more "solid"food. Well,sort of solid.... it is mashed food - porridge/rice, carrots, pumpkin, chicken, beef, zucchini, broccoli, peas, apple. banana, etc, cooked at home and blended. She also loves baby custard (Heinz) for breakfast and dessert.

Dahlia in June 2007

Here's a photo of Dahlia with our new "Bumbo"chair. It's made of a safe and soft, rubbery material, that holds her well as she sits on chairs, etc. It's a very comfortable little chair and it measn she can sit on our adult chairs easily. She loves it.

The other picture is with Suriani and Dahlia, wearing her winter coat. With the hood on she looks like a little smurf. Dahlia loves going out.

Dahlia in May 07

Top left: Yum Cha at Imperial Kingdom, with David and Penny Simpson, Ian and Jane Davey and Alan and Carmen Fong in 5 May 07

Top centre: Dahlia asleep with her pillow, sewed by my mother.

Top right: Here's a photo of Dahlia with her sunglasses (the real thing for babies). It's winter in June and the weather is getting colder.

Bottom right: Dahlia smiling cheekily. We're at the local Glen Waverley Community Centre for Dahlia's immunisation shots. The room is full of parents with babies. The photo was taken on March 2007.

Bottom left: Here's Dahlia after her latest round of immunisation shots in May 2007. She usually has a cry during the actual injection but recovers quickly and starts smiling again very soon....

Museum Victoria Visit June 16, 2007

Here's a few photos from our visit to the Museum Victoria.

Left: Dahlia, Suriani and I in front of the skeleton of a Blue Whale.

Centre: Suriani and Dahlia in front of three replicas of Terracota Warriors from Xian, China.

Top right: Dahlia & Suriani with Betty and Kiefer Wright

Bottom right: Dahlia in our house, smiling as usual when she is being carried.....

The museum had an exhibition titled the "Great Wall of China: Dragons, Dynasties and Warriors". We went with our friends Betty, Richard Wright and their son, Kiefer, who is 20 days older than Dahlia.

The exhibition was good - they even had a genuine terracota warrior from Xian on display (not the ones which we took photos of here.

Dahlia is now 8 months old, weights 6.7kg and is 65.5cm tall. Ever attentive, she loves going out and exploring the world.....

Over the last couple of months, Suriani has been taking Dahlia to "Gymbaroo" which is a gym and playgroup for babies and toddlers. Dahlia loves to play with the swings, a round plank on wheels and enjoys the singing and dancing.

China Pics from our Sept 2005 trip

Terracota Warriors in Xian - from the tomb of Qin Shi Huand Di in the ancient city of Xian.

Huang San (Yellow Mountain) - a revered mountain range, said to be the the inspiration of many Chinese landscape paintings and poetry. Accessible by cable car and a long trek or a 4-5 hour trek up the mountain. There are a few hotels up there. A lot of the gear is carried up by hand by porters, up the mountain.

"Thousand Island" Lake - a lake resulting from a dam, with a lot of small islands, hence the name.

Dahlia in March 2007

Here's some photos of Dahlia in March 2007. She sleeps soundly for 5-6 hours at a time now (not the 2-3 hours when she first came home). She is also very alert and loves to interact with people (loves being carried).

Attached is also a photo of Suriani, Dahlia, Betty and Kiefer at our home. Kiefer is 20 days older than Dahlia and is a happy young gentleman.

The other photo is Dahlia in her play "gym". It's colourful, jingles and makes lots of noises as she plays with the various items in the gym. Dahlia loves it! The gym helps Dahlia develop her motor skills and hand-eye coordination (and I would think her mind as well). Plus, it's a lot of fun!