Dear Fairul Afdlin,

You turned 12 months last week. I suppose that now you are technically a toddler. Except for one thing. You are still afraid of strangers and unfamiliar faces. *Sigh* This is so hard for your ultra-competitive mother.

Oh well. You make up for it by being incredibly smart. You crack us up the way you talk on the phone. You will pick it up and put it to your ear and talk for several minutes. We have no idea what you say, but you are very serious about it. When there isn't a phone nearby, you'll use just about anything in its place. This month has been a big month for you in terms of figuring things out. All of a sudden, you seem to understand the purpose of things. You know how to climb in and out of chairs, you know what to do with a hairbrush, and you know what to do with your shoes. It is pretty exciting to know that when I talk to you now, things are starting to make sense to you.

You are such a happy little person. Your goal is to make everyone laugh. The sounds and faces you make keep everyone around you rolling. I wonder if you'll be this friendly to strangers. I hope so. I hope that you are going to overcome your shyness soon. There was a time when making it through the day was a chore. Just because there was so much work involved in taking care of you. But it doesn't matter to us at all because we love you! Mama loves ou, Abah loves you and your brothers love you too!

Now go overcome your fear and shyness with strangers!

Love,

MaMa

Click here... this was one of the reason that kept me busy for the past few weeks. Congrats nephew for your engagment! I am glad to be one of the most impt pple in the affair ;)