Chloe Takes New York

It was the most distressing trip ever. Hands down to Daddy Chean & Mama Bev, and also Chloe Bao Bao for being such a good baby throughout this 3 days/2 nights trip in NY.

Supposedly, the trip was scheduled on 4th of Nov but we decided to move the trip 2 weeks later due to Hurricane Sandy. We changed our flight; a total of $100 change fee charged on top of the $230 extra we paid for the price difference. Then, we changed the hotel check-in date; another $200++ gone down to the drain after the price adjustment. Apparently the hotel daily rate marked down to $100++ lower than our initial hotel booking yet we won't be able to get the difference back. How ridiculous? I don't think we should be held liable for the changes made under this unforeseen circumstances; that just doesn't make sense to me. Therefore, after making several calls and writing in three letters of complaint (ya, that's part of a frivolous housewife's daily activity), we managed to negotiate for a full refund for the change fee (the airline) & price difference (the hotel). So grateful for the attentive customer service we both received at Frontier Airline & Grand Hyatt New York, although the Grand Hyatt New York gave me a hard time at the very beginning.

Okay, enough of the the rants & grunts, here goes the pics of Bao Bao on her first flight & her first trip to NY! Bao Bao really does make everything better ❤❤


#1 Happy baby but exhausted mum with tousled hair! I only got 3 hours sleep the night before the journey embarked, traveling with baby is so stressful can! I rechecked the packing list for n times and I really had all the stuff on board with us, except my Xiu Bak (小白), the iPhone. Boo Hoo!!! Being phoneless for 3 days is as painful as having the monthly period (T___T).


#2 BB was doing surprisingly good; it shocked me! Zero wailing :D


#3 Took a bottle and drove herself to ZZZzzz land, just like her usual daily schedule supposed to be. The lady next to us thanked us sincerely after the 4-hour flight saying that she never seen such a good baby. Her words did make my day but hmm... Maybe she should come live with us :p 


#4 Hola, Nueva York!!! There she is, happily stretching out in the Hypoallergenic Deluxe King Room at Grand Hyatt.


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#6 Did you see BB resting her head on her hands? Super cute :p


#7 Bao Bao takes Grand Central!


#8 Daddy Chean busy searching for elevator :p


#9 The Beanies, even thought they are not matching :p Love this pic so much ❤❤


#10 Aww~~ And this one too ❤❤


#11 Lining up at MoMa.


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#13 Baby Chloe & Van Gogh's self portrait. She wasn't into this one :p


#14 "Bao Bao, look! That's one of Van Gogh's master pieces: Starry Night!"


#15 "Meh... Boring... All I wanted is a quick nap."


#16 She really likes Picasso, was babbling so loud! Maybe it's due to the high contrast patterns & shapes, or maybe she finds certain objects of this piece familiar? Hint: Breastfed baby :p


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#18 Daddy Chean with Edvard Munch’s iconic artwork: The Scream.


#19 Then Bao Bao mimicked "The Scream" right away. Haha, she was just yawning actually :p


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#21 Apparently BB is part of the art exhibition too; whoever walked by us never forget to check her out and murmured: "Awwww... Baaaaaby..."


#22 We got to shop a bit when BB enjoyed her catnap. Daddy Chean swept home some postcards.


#23 Mama Bev bought BB a book~~


#24 I'm sure you read "Tiredness" engraved on our foreheads. Chean, don't hide it.


#25 Hello BB! Rise & shine (again)!


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#27 Early education, real early Daddy Chean.


#28 Finally! One art piece that she seem to be able to understand :p


#29 "Not this one Daddy, too complicated..." *yawn*


#30 Overlooking the building. And Chloe Bao Bao taking a nap again~~



** To Be Continued **



See you soon,
Bev