CNY Walk In - Day 1

Our first day of the CNY Walk In was terrific! Didn't expect so many to turn up (as the first walk in for our Christmas promo only had 3 people show up hehe). Thank you all for your support :) We will be having 2 more days of walk in for CNY on 12th and 16th Jan. Hope to see you all then!

A lot of girls on the first day, hope to see more boys for the next 2 walk ins :p

You know you are fat when...

1. your baby uses your spare tyre as a step to get up higher when you are carrying him :s

2. your shopping tags now indicate your size with an "X" in front, sometimes 2 :'(

3. your uni friend whom you haven't seen in years congratulates you on expecting your 3rd child at a party >(

4. you don't see anyone fatter than you nowadays on the train to work

5. your husband asks you to contact your post natal malay massage lady :(

Boom De Ya Da!

This is one of the greatest commercial I've seen and my fav ad for the moment. Same for Kayden, he can sing it ;)

Thanks Ashley!

One year ago today, Ashley started work at The Studio Loft. Much to our dismay, she's no longer able to work with us due to family commitments. She was my very first employee and I am grateful for all her help, her friendship and her love for my son Dylan. Thanks Ashley! :) Feel free to come back anytime! Your little god-brother misses his Ashley jie-jie ;p




The above are photos taken last October during our crew shoot. Have not had the time to process the pix, will do so soon :)

btw if you are looking for a wedding photographer, do check out Ashley's blog.

haba haba

It's a new year! And I've got a new "toy" for the boys :) It's a HABA beanbag which I have been eyeing since the Christmas of 2007. I wanted to buy it then but it was sold out the next day and the lady told me to leave my name and number, that they will contact me when stocks arrived. They never did.

So there we were, window shopping on Christmas day when we passed by their other shop at Ngee Ann City and lo and behold! There was the pretty green thing staring back at me from the window display :p This time, I wasted no time and bought it.

Here are the boys having some fun on it ;) Once they get tired of it, the green thing will be a studio prop!















Oh and what a good start to 2009, this evening Kayden said he was going to poot poot and because he has cried wolf many times before, we didn't think he was serious but his face showed otherwise. Erwin quickly put him on the toilet bowl and after one push, we heard the most happy sound, a plonk into the water HAHAHA! Erwin and I danced for joy and Kay was so amused that we were so happy that he announced to Dylan, "Baby, I poot poot in the toilet bowl and daddy so happy!" :D We hope this is the start of the end of diapers for my 3 year old!

The last day of 2008

So here we are, the last day of the year. I guess the easiest way to see how far you've come is to see where you were this time last year.

Last day of 2007, the accounts for The Studio Loft were sorted and my Loft partner and I parted ways (business wise that is, we are still good friends). I was left to run the studio business which we started in May 2006, I just hired my first employee Ashley, I have months of backlog orders to clear, I was 3 months pregnant. In other words, I was in deep s**t and I thought 2008 will be a tough year. It was, but it was also my most rewarding year.

I have to thank my family (my in laws who come almost everyday to the studio to look after Dyl Dyl, Erwin who does most of the household chores and look after Kay, my dad who's the studio's resident handyman, Kayden for being such a great Gor Gor to Dylan and Dyl Dyl for being such an easy baby!), my friends (Alice who took my place while I was on maternity leave, Corinne who helped me with the breastfeeding shoot and for the lovely red chair, all others for their endless support and referrals), my staff (Ashley, Charlene and Hitomi our intern for all their hardwork) and not forgetting all of The Studio Loft's clients who made it a great year for me and the studio. THANK YOU ALL from the bottom of my heart :)

Halfway into 2008, I became a mother of two when my lovely Dylan boy was born! He's the sweetest and most cheerful cherub next to his brother and I love them both so so much :) It helps that Kay is not jealous of his younger brother at all and "ger-rums" him whenever he has the chance. I break into a smile thinking of them both together :)

Without health, there's no happiness. And I am lucky to be healthy the whole of 2008 and able to work 6 days every week! So here's wishing you all a very healthy and happy 2009!!!

On the third day of Christmas...

7 years ago today, I became Mrs Erwin Seow!
Happy ROM Anniversary baby! :D

This day is also my cat Zen Zen's birthday, he popped out of his mother just as I was leaving the house for the Registry of Marriages.

On the second day of Christmas...

To usher in the year of the Ox/Cow (my year!!!), The Studio Loft will be having a promotion that's similar to the one we had for Christmas - 3 days of walk in.

After the last shoot for today, Charlene and I went downstairs (one of the perks of having your studio right smack in Chinatown!) to get some props for the promo. We also picked out a cute cheongsum outfit for Dylan (yes, the poor baby is going to be the test dummy again!). When we got back, I woke him up seeing that it was almost time for his feed and got him to "work" hahaha :p



the top was kind of small, ok ok his neck was too fat! we couldn't get the first button done :s


this is a re-creation of Kayden's CNY shot 2 CNY ago. view Kay's version here.


here comes the spectacles again! suits him don't you think?


added on 31st dec:

On the first day of Christmas...

Merry Christmas! :)

Dearest blog readers,
In this time of joy and giving, I would like to give thanks to my wonderful family and friends, my loyal clients and of course all you readers who spend some moments of your life reading my blog. Thank you all and may this Christmas bring you peace and joy :)

Greeting card from my family:


Greeting card from The Studio Loft:

Edward Scissorshands I Am Not

Dyl's hair was coming over his eyes and I was not going to send him to Junior League for a $20 haircut, so I did it myself :p

I found a great way to cut his hair without all the mess, just had to plonk him into his plastic bath tub (without water) in just his diapers. So all the cut hair goes into the tub which you can rinse off later and I don't have to worry about him falling over since he can now sit up and hold onto the sides of the tub for support. Perfect! ;)

Check out his before pix...





And this is the after...yes I know, I made a mess of it hahaha but he still looks cute so who cares :D

Happy half-year Dyl Dyl!

My little Dyl Dyl is 6 months old! He's the cutest, happiest, strongest little baby in my eyes and literally a chubby bundle of joy when placed in my Pupsik pouch!

He has started on solids but still not too keen when fed. The neh-neh is still top on his list :p I will try sweet potatoes and some fruit puree later on this week. Hopefully the new taste will whet his palate.

The round thing has also been rolling quite a bit lately resulting in a few falls off the bed. I always find him on his tummy when he falls, thank goodness for that as he has quite some "spare" in that area to cushion him :p Of course he still wails but nothing that a quick kiss and pat can't fix. Kayden is now the official "baby falling" announcer. Whenever he sees baby rolling too close to the edge of the bed, he will run up to us and announce,"Mummy! Baby is rolling rolling, going to fall down!" This is despite me putting a wall of pillows and bolster all around him. He has also learnt a new trick, he goes on all fours like in a crawling position but doesn't move forward. If he needs to move forward, he does it by digging his toes into the mattress and pushing his body weight forward together with his arms.

Dyl is also beginning to recognise people by sight. When he sees me leaving, he will sometimes cry. I catch him playing by himself when he wakes up and nobody's around. He will play with his toes or stare at his fingers, "read" the fabric books or tug at the blanket. However the minute he spots anyone, he will start protesting and you'll have to pick him up.

He can also be very charming, on the train to the studio, he ALWAYS reaches for the bag or shoulder of the person sitting next to me and flashes them his winsome smile! Naturally these people will smile back and try to hold his hand. I don't like that as Dyl stills sucks his fingers and fist. But how to tell these people not to touch him? arrgh. So I just have to remember to wipe his hands once we arrive. Oh and 8 out of 10 will ask me if he's a girl :s Think it's time to cut his hair...

It's been a busy month and I am sorry I have no pictures for this post, will try and take some shots of Dylan at home this weekend.

Happy half-year Dyl Dyl!
May the next half be just as fun filled and you still as happy.
Mummy loves you heaps! :)