Dearest Baby,

Happy 5 months old! Time flies so fast that I can't believe you are 5 months old now. While sorting and showing your photos to your porpor yesterday afternoon, we were amazed by how much you have grown. Being with you almost every minute of my life makes me forget how you first look like when you were just a tiny newborn. I think you're getting prettier and chubbier with each passing day. You're not really a fat baby but I'm happy the way you are - healthy and happy.

From the crybaby you were, you have become a very cheerful little baby. Your favourite new words since yesterday are "Ah-Boo" and "Ah-Goo". Before that, it was just all sorts of funny sounds. You love to smile and smile alot. You're also starting to recognise people and places. You'll cry sometimes when you are at an unfamiliar place or when stranger carries you. It's funny how you always cry when Auntie Angel carries you after she comes back from a long business trip. You really break her heart, my dear. You'll usually not cry when Daddy or I are with you at unfamiliar places.

Yesterday, your porpor and I played a trick with you. I brought you to the office with me. I passed you to your porpor when I needed to go toilet. When I came back, I saw you in tears. When you saw me walking towards me, you broke into a smile with tears still on your face. According to your porpor, you looked at me when I turned to walk towards the door and you pouted the moment I closed the door behind me and disappeared from your sight. Wanting to see it for myself, I decided to try again and indeed the same thing happened. So now my little girl is able to recognise me very well now.

For your 5th month celebration, we went out to have Japanese dinner at Santaro Restaurant at Amara Hotel. The waitresses there kept playing with you and you responded with big smiles. Your Auntie May and Angel were with us too. The food was very delicious but extremely expensive. Your Daddy enjoys the beancurb with century egg paste the most. I know you're going to grow up loving food coz you kept moving your mouth and swallowing your saliva as you watched us eat. Ho Ho... you'll be starting on your own food soon! :-) Be patient!

As some of your clothes are getting tight, I took out your stash of bigger clothes and went through them one by one on Saturday morning. To my surprise, you're able to fit into most of your bigger clothes now. Luckily I took them out in time else you might not be able to fit into them anymore. That's how much you've grown over the last few months. So now Mommy will have a fun time dressing you up in your lovely new clothes!!

Here are some photos update: