First Rice Meal I Prepared For A...

It's the first rice meal I prepared for A but definitely not his first rice meal of course. He has been having rice for his dinners at my ah-yi's place.. I was there the evening my cousin went back to Jakarta, so I fed Alvis baby his rice dinner and I can tell how much he enjoys his food..

I've always prepared his porridge on weekends, until these 2 weekends, he started to get bored with his porridge towards the end of his meals.. He would usually eat quite alot of porridge, but lately I've noticed the obvious change. It's not a bad change though. He's a growing boy and I'm glad he has learnt to eat rice and is taking it very well.. of course because my ah-yi is a good cook. :)

So today, I've decided to give it a try. I don't cook that often and before I was married, I totally didn't cook at all. Yea, like a pampered spoilt princess. haha. I was pretty nervous today. I didn't want to fail and I didn't want to see Alvis baby not enjoy his dinner. I sourced for recipes, ideas on preparing healthy dishes. I even started very early, like at 3+pm!

First, I prepared his soup. I feel that soup is very important to complete a balanced and nutritious meal. I wanted to do ABC Soup but if you know me, I am usually a little 'greedy'. When preparing Alvis baby's porridge, I always drown the whole pot with ingredients, you can't barely see the rice grains.. So besides potatoes, carrots in his ABC soup, I've added celery, baby pork ribs, pumpkin. The soup tasted heavenly. :)

While waiting for the soup to boil and simmer, I steamed his rice. Turned out to be a little wet though, but I'm sure it's better than too hard else he might have a hard time chewing..

Lastly, it was the steam fish.. It's always either cod fish, salmon or threadfin for Alvis baby. I feel salmon taste best when baked, so Alvis baby doesn't eat alot of salmon. More of cod fish and threadfin.. I placed carrot strips and small pieces of organic xiao bai cai together with some shitake mushrooms on top of the slice of threadfin and steam at high temperature for about 10-15minutes.

Alvis baby loves the steam fish with the veggies, he finished the rice and that dish. Didn't finish the soup cuz too big pot I've prepared. :P





Baby, mommy's really proud of you today, like always! <3

Mommy will learn more healthy recipes to prepare more nutritious meals for you darling. :)

Proud of you, son!

Alvis baby had used to dislike hair-cut sessions, he cried, weeped, wriggled, protested each time we brought him for a haircut..

Today, he really made me and hubby very very pleased and proud.
He only slightly protested at the door of the salon, said "No" once and he willingly let me carried him into the salon.
I sat him on the armchair, after which the hairdresser brought a booster seat and I told him that he's now a big boy and he needs to sit on that chair alone without mommy hugging onto him, and that jie-jie will give him a handsome haircut and he must not move.

He also willingly let the hairdresser put on that cape over him and he grinned at himself in the mirror. To reward his well behavior, he was given Daddy's iPhone to watch Pocoyo during the haircut. :)

He didn't move his butt a single inch and didn't make any noise throughout. When I asked him to look into his reflection and if he liked his hairstyle, he nodded his head and gave me his most charming smile.

Not only these, he thanked the hairdresser and walked out of the salon proudly. He knew he had done a great job.

Baby, Daddy & Mommy are very proud of you today. Mommy must blog this down so that we will always remember the scene at the salon today, you in that cape full of fishes, I know you like it. :)

Looks like we can make more frequent visits to the hairdresser now, and Mommy no longer has to fear that you'll make a big scene at the salon and I no longer have to hug you and get all the hair stuck in my shirt anymore.

Love you darling, big kiss from Daddy & Mommy, MUACKS!