Knit-y and Bab-y

Agnes promised Preeta, Farrah, Helena and Sylvia that she would knit them each a beanie to be collected here in Perth... which she did. :)

Started the first one in July...





...and finished the last one in front of Sylvia. (Syl, it's by no means a rush job. It's done with "professionalism" to "perfection" ie the best I know how to. ;D)

Ta-da!

On the other hand, they agreed to help bring over the hand-me-downs from her sister, Stacey (special thanks to Boon Han who got them to KL from Singapore and Farrah who collected from him). It was a whole cargo bag stuffed with little rompers, mittens, socks, bibs, pants, hats, more socks and a comfy blanket. Mind you, these are only newborn to 6 month sizes so there is much more to be handed down. Yay! ;D

Thoughtfully, Joanne sent along beautifully embroidered rompers and Yuet Pei a 4-step musical stimulation for babies - she has got us all covered from Pre-natal to active stimulation for 1 year and up!

However, the girls did not stop there. They also bought us a whole lot of fun and lovely rompers, bibs, socks, a cool shorts and a cardigan, and Agnes' favourite - a giraffe skirt and slippers! With these gifts and more that they bought earlier in the day, the party (also known as the Baby Shower) was ready to begin. It was so much fun it did not matter that it was about 1.30 in the morning and that they had a flight to catch in a few hours time! ;) Kevin, who was still awake working on his research, was called upon in the midst of it all for a short photo session, before returning to his work.

For Agnes, this visit brought back lots of wonderful memories from university days (more than 10 years ago :O)... staying up late, lots of yakking, doing crazy things together...

... even if it meant cooking (and enjoying) another round of chicken varuval in the middle of the night! Thank you for the wonderful time, dear friends!