Happy Birthday BESRA AI-YING WILES!!!

Our lil girl's not so lil now isn't she.... sweeeeetie pie!

Weeeeeeeee! Besra & Natalia in the pool! Mommy's lil angels.. awww!

Gorgeous Besra in her Pink-Polkadot 1st Birthday Dress.. ;-)

Baby is now One!!

We cant believe it.. a whole year has passed! Seems like just yesterday i popped out a little cutie baby.. got stuck 4 days at the neonatal ICU n then brought baby Besra lovingly home... and now she's ONE!

We had a little party at home on the 26th.. just me, baby and the nanny cos daddy was off fishing again.. no worries cos we had planned a pool party for her on the 28th Sunday at martin's ex-workplace and what a party that was!

I bought her a lovely pink and silver tiara and a pink butterfly wand to go with it as can be seen in the pics.. and on her actual birthday Marji and i sang Happy Birthday and at the end of the song baby used her magic wand to 'swipe' out the candle! it was hilariously amazing! i cant put to words how amazing it was that she 'blew' out the candle with her magic wand at the exact time the song ended PLUS she managed to do it without flicking the candle off the cake or squashing the cake itself! it's definitely a story i'll tell over and over again... so adorable!

well on the 28th she was the belle of the ball.. i mean, which other 1 year old gets a pool party! hehe.. tons of friends n family dropped by and gave lotsa gifts n ang pows (red packets with $, it's a chinese thingy!). Her birthday dress was a white frock with a bow decorated in tiny pink polkadots...I bought lil party favours for all the kids - the boys got balls and the girls all got pink star magic wands with ribbons. of course baby's pink tiara and butterfly wand was the coolest! Liza (martin's ex-boss) got her a gorgeously delicious choc cake. then all the kids including her godsister Natalia jumped into the pool for a splashing good time. was definitely a day to remember... Hey a big thank you shoutout to everyone who remembered it was Besra's big day.. and millions of thanks to people everywhere who sent in pressies especially Aunty Sue & family in England and Liz in Oz.. Baby loves you all, i'm sure!

Cindy Lou: Our latest addition

as i mentioned in a previous blog we now have a puppy!! here's a pic of my girl facinated with our new addition.. we had to modify our tiny living room to include her own space.. cindy lou is very sweet but like all puppies cant stop biting shoes!! and of course, martin has already spoilt the little thingy!! ah well..

Suitably chastised by Ashley..

hello.. as the title implies.. i've been a naughty girl, hvnt had the time or the inclination to update my blog with more baby tales.. will do so now before i get another stern warning! LOL..

well September was a nice month.. we went away twice to the tip of borneo.. if you look at the map of sabah, it looks like a dog's head with pointy ears on the top and a muzzle/mouth on the right of the state. the tip of borneo 'Tanjung Simpang Mengayau' is actually the top left dog ear.. the first trip was a nice overnight camping trip just martin and i.. and we organised a day trip two weeks or so later so my mom, marji the nanny and my lil girl could experience it all too. in another car, Leslie and Pilot Paul, our good friends also convoyed with us. it was a brilliant day as the weather was not too hot and sunny and we spent the whole time stuffing our faces as usual as is with any family trip planned by yours truly.. life is too short, live to eat and not eat to live!!

as for martin, he's much happier these days as he still 'works' occasionally if you can even call it that.. basically, his ex boss invites him for fishing trips or sometimes to be a fishing guide for VIPs.. doesnt pay him which is fine cos he gets to fish to his heart's content and at the end of the day, my freezer is filled with fish! wee!

aside from that, our land has been cleared..Marcel aka pastor aka our contractor brought two caterpillars and flattened the ground in a day. he also dug out a 30 by 40 feet pond.. so work is underway now and maybe in 1 year and a half our house will be ready.. the only downside is that marcel discovered a burst water pipe in the middle of the land and its been gushing out water for years.. consequently its flooded the land and made it all soggy.. guess we will hv to wait about 6mths before we start piling. anyway, its good to see things in motion now as it took ages to settle the land title thingy.

as for me, october is great!!!! lotsa holidays and outstation duties .. so i reckon i'll be in school for a total of 7 days this month! hehe weeeeeeeee.. u dont know the sheer joy of waking up late without the annoying alarm clock in my ear unless you've worked every day like a dog for the past 4 mths straight! sighs.. someone's gotta pay the bills right! hehe..

anyway, a final bit to add: besra is almost a year old, gosh.. she's maybe 12kgs now, loves standing and can pull to stand but cant be bothered to crawl which is fine.. hehe.. keeps those knees nice and smooth! she loves running around with the help of her walker and playing in water aka bathtub, baby pool, adult pool, sea.. hehe.. all bodies of water basically. she cant pronounce "M" so i'm still "NaNa" and i love it when i hand her back to her nanny and she cries her little eyes out.. hehe.. feel so loved and needed, i bet all new mothers can relate to that eh!

right, so october highlights include an overnight stay at Mesilau which is at the foot of our Mount Kinabalu (4101m) on 15th n 16th and baby's birthday on 26th. not sure what we'll do for that but i think it will involve close family members and a cake of some sort.. will decide closer to the time.

anyway.. hug hug kiss kiss to all..Selamat Hari Raya cos any holiday is an excuse to have fun!!! and of course sleep late! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

Slagon homestay.. 31 August 2007

We just got back from a holiday with most of my family..grandma n grandpa, steeve n jo, alex n jo, luvy n family: was really great! we stayed at a nice homestay.. which basically means someone's home.. something not unlike a bed and breakfast in UK.. except they dont provide breakfast.. stayed there over the long weekend as malaysia was celebrating her 50th independance year..

it was about 1.5 hrs drive from town.. up past majestic mount kinabalu (4101 metres although the HQ is abt 1000+ metres only) and down to Ranau, a small township. It was a continuous food fest! fresh crabs, prawns, winkles (just learnt the word!), pasta, BBQ chicken, fish, beef and to cap it off a steamboat too (DIY soup dish)! oh and it was basically a fruit orchard so yummy durians and mangosteens everywhere.. so delish!

martin caught a 1kg plus 'patin' fish in their pond so he was a happy chappy.. and my brother alex caught 4 or 5 so he was happy too. at night we played black jack and i won some money: YAY! i love winning as you can tell.. hehe

anyway, the highlight of the trip was driving down martin had to step on the brakes as there was a little puppy stranded in the middle of the road and cars literally had to avoid it.. poor thing.. martin being martin jumped down and rescue the terrified little thingy so now we hv a new member to our family: Cindy Lou. will include her pic in the next upload but if u can imagine a little 4-5 week old white puppy with some caramel spots, well that's her! seems like everytime i come down the mountain i add a new member to the family.. last year in oct, i gave birth to baby Besra and this year an instant puppy! hehe.. we r going up again in october so who knows what then!!

The Onion & The Christmas Tree..

Those who know me well will also know my love for jokes and the telling of 'em.. i didn't win national storytelling champ for nothing u know! hehe.. anyway.. i just found this one online and thought it was hilarious! will definitely include it in my jokes repertoire.. *giggles..



THE ONION AND THE CHRISTMAS TREE

The family is sitting at the dinner table. The son asks his father, "Dad, how many kinds of boobies are there?" The father, surprised, answers, "Well son, there's three kinds of breasts. In her twenties, a woman's breasts are like melons, round & firm. In her thirties & forties, they are like pears, still nice, but hanging a bit. After fifty, they are like onions." "Onions?" "Yes, you see them, and they make you cry."

This infuriated his wife and daughter so the daughter says, "Mom, how many types of "willies" are there?" The mother, surprised, smiles and answers, "Well dear, a man goes through three phases. In his twenties, his willie is like an oak tree, mighty and hard. In his thirties & forties, it's like a birch tree, flexible but reliable. After his fifties, it is like a Christmas tree." "A Christmas tree??"

"Yes dear, dead from the root up and the balls are for decoration only."

Besra takes to water like a duck! Quack Quack!!

She was an absolute gem that day when we took her for her first dip in the sea. at first she was a little serious about it all.. then about 15 mins later when she was more confident, you should have seen her splashing about! She does like water a lot.. baths.. swims in the pool.. and now the sea.. guess she's destined to be like her daddy.. Megalus Fishermanus hehe.. but she'll be Minisculus Fishergirlieus.. ok ok. that was corny. haha.. couldn't resist!

Baby's first steps at the beach... this was at our beach at Melinsung Summer Bay..

Hv u ever seen a baby with just ONE TOOTH! Well here she is...!!!

Baby is almost 10 months.. this tooth appeared about a month ago.. hehe.. almost no one i've met n talked to has ever seen a baby with only one tooth!! Still.. she's as adorable as it gets.. and just a few days ago the partner to her bottom front tooth finally showed up.. PHEW!!! hehe.. guess she wont have to waste her christmas wish this year on teeth then.. LOL.

Our home-to-be... yay!

15kg Giant Trevelley: 5 days on local boat near oil rig in Miri, Sarawak

Total catch: 8 GTs between 5 - 15kgs.. conditions of vessel were dire, but martin says well worth it.. GTs r really good fight, but not good eating so proud to say that all were catch n release (which is almost unheard of in malaysia.. what they can eat they take home.. apparently GTs too unpalatable.. hehe)

Our lovely home-to-be ...

Awwww.. 3 cutesies!

I bet the kids will appreciate this piccy when they grow up.. amazing how pics capture the moment.. this one's priceless!

We even had a baby paddlin competition during the party! Weee!!

Double kisses - what a lucky girl you are Besra!

Daddy's 43rd.. i baked the pure gooey choc cake.. yummers!

Baby having a splashing good time!!!

Come watch baby laugh!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY-O!!

"DADA..DADA DADA DADA..DADA!!"

haha.. ok.. seeing as baby can't really speak yet and the only intelligible sounds she can make is "DADA" i suppose she means happy birthday daddy when she just says "DADA" hehe..

We threw a great BBQ party for him last Sunday, 2 days early cos it's the best time to have a barbie. Loads of people came round from 4pm and the last one didnt leave till late night. Martin is officially 43 years old now.. hehe.. who would have thought! He looks only 34, or so they keep telling us!

Anyway, honey.. you know your house-full of women - mommy, baby, nanny n ballsie the cat - absolutely worship the ground that you walk on.. oh and the same goes for boy-cat! May you be blessed with many more birthdays to come surrounded by your entourage! We love you, honey!

Look mommy.. I can walk! ok.. sort of.. hehe

Hello hello.. Baby is so big n strong now.. this is what she enjoys the most.. she can't seem to get enough of standing up.. i've heard some people say that they will end up bow legged but hey, according to the latest literature, it's all old wives' tales anyway. She's now standing proudly at 55 cms, 9kgs at just over 8 mths. what a difference from her initial 1.8kgs!!!

Anyway, what's happening in the Wiles' world... well i'm busy as hell with school.. got a really crazy principal who works us like dogs! plus all the other stuff i have one the side, ie tutoring in university, running my tuition centre and home tuition.. lol.. feel like an octopus sometimes!

Martin has officially submitted his resignation. He just got tired of working like a dog too.. and at the whim and fancy of his employers. Plus now he has something else to keep him busy.. did i mention that we finally found a gorgeous piece of land? It's a bit out of town but worth it if u ask us. In the future I might end up complaining like hell cos the drive to the uni each way is one hour but we are seriously considering hiring a driver cum handyman.. hehe so i might become a "Datin" after all!

More about the land.. it's in Papar in a village called Nagapas.. very scenic.. about 1.5acres with fruit trees.. and even part of the Papar river is ours so we will definitely build a tiny jetty. The house we intend to put up is roughly a 40x40ft one with many rooms as we intend to use it as a B&B aka fishing haven what with the river and the fully stocked pond with catch and release fish Martin plans to have.. anyway, that is for the future.. will try to put up a pic of the land but it is a bit messy now as it has recently been cleared.. not sure if you can make it out..

Anyway, suffice to say that i'm happy, and martin n baby are happy.. oh and i miss my best friend Beatrice who is now in UK.. but i am so happy for her that she has now settled down amicably well. i hope. LOL.. to friendship!

My baby girl can really strike a pose!

Baby is now really huge.. 8.5++ kgs.. 7 mths n a week. she loves smiling for daddy's digital camera.. and cos we can take millions of pics literally, we managed to get these priceless shots!

Let's see.. what other cute things does she do? Hmmm.. she likes to continuously suck in her upper lip, not cos she's hungry, but cos she can! you can't really imagine or appreciate it till u see it live!

Plus she still has this thing about projectile vomiting..haha! she's basically taken up where i left off, cos it's no secret that i puked all the way to the day before she was born at seven months. the amazing bit is that everywhere else is pukified.. while she remains spotless with a silly grin on her face as if saying: "Boy, what a relief!"

Anyway, she can sort of roll to the side now but doesnt quite know what to do with her one arm so consequently cant do the full roll.. she can put up her head as in the pics above and smile for the camera though! and she really loves standing if u hold her up.. in fact she demands to stand so she has a better view of the world.. otherwise the whingy monster in her surfaces and that's never a good thing!

All in all, i know i am super biased when i say i have to most adorable, intelligent and gorgeous babe in the whole wide universe!!!!! Yippee!!!!

263 Metres up in air, KL Tower.. with Petronas Twin Towers in background..

4th Prize for 1st try.. not bad indeed..

This was Martin's first shot at the Sabah International Fishing competition recently (early May) and he managed to get a good placing. Caught some nice fish but nothing as big as the 50kg escolar he caught in last year's Labuan IGFA tournament. My hubby's a winner.. he got me and baby didnt he!!! LOL..

Ashley, Zai, Zana, myself and a sleeping princess..

Just baby and mommy.. a day out in the sunny park..

And this is how you should paddle your feet, baby..

Up in Kudat, tip of Borneo.. Sylvia, Bea & yours truly.. it was a glorious day trip!

Ashley's baby Ryan is already sweettalking baby Besra! Hey, wait till she's 21!

I swear my mommy's more gorgeous than yours.. hehe

Look mommy its a human candy cane!

Beautiful Beatrice & Her Man Rick with Petronas twin towers in backdrop..

Babies meet at last!

So nice to finally have a chance for the two lovely girls to meet.. Besra meet Krystel and Krystel meet Besra.. aren't they adorable! And the mommies look pretty hot too! This was taken on our short weekend holiday to KL 18th till 20th May 2007. We stayed at Boulevard Hotel.. hence the big bed.. Yay!

Baby's 2nd swim! 6.5 months, 8.3kgs!

Barbeque Girls curtesy of Miss Suanie!

A reunion of sorts.. fab Ashley was the hostess with the most-est last Saturday night with a great bbq party at her house.. Thanks girl for making it happen! And a great shout out too to all who made the effort to come over.. hehe.. i know i'm a meanie, stopping over in KL for only short spurts but hey.. better than nothing right! Baby Besra was also in our luggage.. and she did really enjoy KL although i seriously doubt she'll remember anything. Baby Ryan was a gem too.. he was completely taken by Besra and kept trying to feed her n touch her shoes.. hehe. Anyway, will be back for another visit in late July as my cousin is getting married.

so i'm environmentally friendly.. you got a problem with that?!

Taken on 25th march'07.. baby 5 months old, 7plus kgs.. gosh how time flies

Godma Luvy's 30th Birthday

Nothing makes a happier occasion than happy babies.. and a huge calorific choc cream cheese cake!!! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I'm a cutie-pie!

Look how big my eyes are.. PEEKABOO!!

Our lil family...

Nanny Maji and baby.. lookin good!

4 mths old now.. Baby's first holiday at the Sabah Tea plantation up on Mt. Kinabalu.. baby gap outfit curtesy of Ashley the hot chick!

As we walk.. along.. together *sings*...

and here's a lovely pic of baby n i as we took a walk along our lovely sandy beach.. it was a good evening for a walk and daddy has been real good at takin baby for walks most days.. in fact, he's a real good daddy!

baby is now 6kgs plus.. almost 4 mths old.. gosh time flies on golden wings.. she can smile socially now and is just so adorable there are no words to describe it (ahem.. proud mama gushing here..) anyway.. will write more soon as chinese new year is over.. off to the mountain for the weekend so hopefully more piccies on that soon. bye all! Gong Xi Fa Chai!

amazing....

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Christmas has come and gone and 2006 has faded away to make space for a brand new year.. We, the Wiles, have (thankfully!) a new addition to our little family in the name of Marge the helper! for more than 2 months i had been looking after baby (a joyful experience undoubtably but really draining!)all on my own and seeing as i had to work starting 3rd jan, i was really running out of time trying to get a helper! gosh.. u dont know how hard it is to find a helper that fits the criteria..one who has experience looking after babies, and speaks english! haha. it was either i got one asap or i had to send baby to a nursery at the ripe old age of 2 months! urgh! cant bear the thought.. anyway.. i had to resort to putting an ad in the daily express.. and lo and behold.. my prayers were answered! met up with marge on the 2nd..immediately brought her home.. and now baby has a lovely nanny while i work my sorry butt off! hehe.. she's a philipino lady, 54, with nursing and midwifery qualifications.. so Besra is in fabulous hands! plus she likes a spotless house so all the better! lol.. anyway will post this up first as am unable to upload any picture.. will try again in a bit. hugs to every.. happy new year!!!

Baby Besra The Fairy Bunny & Cousin Alicia Striking a Pose at Christmas!