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.