8.4 kg! Phew... At 3-1/2 months
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
This is what happens when papa makes the baby sleep
Dad will not think of switching on the fan. 2 hours later, a Andre drenched in sweat..
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100 days for Aiden
Didi turns 100 days today on Xmas eve.. The happy boy slept through pretty much of the day
But we had a little cake cutting in the evening to give Aiden our blessings and well wishes
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But we had a little cake cutting in the evening to give Aiden our blessings and well wishes
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Merry Xmas Eve
Dear Andre was so thrilled with the sounds coming from aiden's present that he ripped off the wrapping.. And seems like he will like didi's buddy robot more than his own present.
And the Xmas eve ended with Andre throwing up all over the bed from his cough. We had to change bedsheets, give him a thorough wash and refeed his milk. But seems like he felt much better cos he became chirpier and was in an angel mode.
Daddy: Andre, don't play anymore , go sleep.
Andre: Ok. Sleep with mummy..
Me: Ok. Let's go
Andre: Andre hold mummy hand (lol, this is an imitation from me cos I always tell him, hold tight tight, mummy hold yr hand)
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And the Xmas eve ended with Andre throwing up all over the bed from his cough. We had to change bedsheets, give him a thorough wash and refeed his milk. But seems like he felt much better cos he became chirpier and was in an angel mode.
Daddy: Andre, don't play anymore , go sleep.
Andre: Ok. Sleep with mummy..
Me: Ok. Let's go
Andre: Andre hold mummy hand (lol, this is an imitation from me cos I always tell him, hold tight tight, mummy hold yr hand)
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Amidst the whiney terrible 2s which drives me nuts ( oh well, andre has to battle the sharing of attention with didi too), sometimes there is a ray of sunshine that warms the heart...
Last night andre slept with us as he is running a low grade fever..
Obediently he lied on the bed quietly (normally he flips around),
Mummy: Andre do you love mummy?
Andre: love mummy...
A short while later
Andre: Mummy..
Me: yes..
Andre: goodnight
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Last night andre slept with us as he is running a low grade fever..
Obediently he lied on the bed quietly (normally he flips around),
Mummy: Andre do you love mummy?
Andre: love mummy...
A short while later
Andre: Mummy..
Me: yes..
Andre: goodnight
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
3 months jab
At 3 months 2 days, Aiden goes for his schedule vaccinations. I think its a 5-in-1 and a rotavirus. To be frank, i am still so confused about these vaccinations that i just leave everything to dear Dr Ong.
Aiden weighs 8 kg (7.990 kg to be exact). Height 64 cm. Head 41.5 cm.
In all aspects, he is beyond the 97%. What a stark difference from the brother. But in all, Aiden is healthy (Really have to thank God for taking care of us) and a happy boy. When the Dr jab his thigh, he did not even winch or cry. Good job Aiden. And he lap up the rotavirus oral vaccination. Dr Ong commented that he has a sweet tooth. haha .. what tooth? perhaps sweet gums.
Dr ong says to hold on the weaning otherwise didi will pong even faster. (Whoppee! i so hate the cooking and mashing). But to introduce didi to more water. No diet need as yet, but bigger babies tend to show slower in motor skills.
Just love my smiley smiley baby.
Aiden weighs 8 kg (7.990 kg to be exact). Height 64 cm. Head 41.5 cm.
In all aspects, he is beyond the 97%. What a stark difference from the brother. But in all, Aiden is healthy (Really have to thank God for taking care of us) and a happy boy. When the Dr jab his thigh, he did not even winch or cry. Good job Aiden. And he lap up the rotavirus oral vaccination. Dr Ong commented that he has a sweet tooth. haha .. what tooth? perhaps sweet gums.
Dr ong says to hold on the weaning otherwise didi will pong even faster. (Whoppee! i so hate the cooking and mashing). But to introduce didi to more water. No diet need as yet, but bigger babies tend to show slower in motor skills.
Just love my smiley smiley baby.
26 months..
Little rascal favorite line nowadays.. " Omg, everybody". Now where did he learn that from?
He's getting so much better with his English..making full sentences saying his likes, dislikes, what he wants "no, I want blue shirt". "I want iPad" "love mummy" and the infamous one "I want to go popo place" which he'll plead every morning before childcare drop off. He's eloquent enough to negotiate.
He's also thinking before he replies. If he's happy, he'll go "OK" with resounding enthusiasm. If it's a politically sensitive one like "do u like school? Or shall we go school tomorrow?".. He'll either keep quiet or murmur softly about wanting to go grandma's place.
But his Chinese still cannot make it.
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He's getting so much better with his English..making full sentences saying his likes, dislikes, what he wants "no, I want blue shirt". "I want iPad" "love mummy" and the infamous one "I want to go popo place" which he'll plead every morning before childcare drop off. He's eloquent enough to negotiate.
He's also thinking before he replies. If he's happy, he'll go "OK" with resounding enthusiasm. If it's a politically sensitive one like "do u like school? Or shall we go school tomorrow?".. He'll either keep quiet or murmur softly about wanting to go grandma's place.
But his Chinese still cannot make it.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
3 months
Aiden is 7.8 kg at 3 months :)
He is a very smiley baby... Just talk to him, he'll respond with chuckles, smiles, coos. Very heartwarming, n always can't wait to reach out to give him a tight squeeze. He is a very social baby, likes it best when people talk to him
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He is a very smiley baby... Just talk to him, he'll respond with chuckles, smiles, coos. Very heartwarming, n always can't wait to reach out to give him a tight squeeze. He is a very social baby, likes it best when people talk to him
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
Aiden wins first baby contest
It is the gathering of the Sep 11 mums and Aiden won the best chrismassy dude baby award.. Cool huh :)
But mummy is so tired after the party. We reached home at 4 pm, and I had to deal with a cranky Andre, tired Aiden and grouchy daddy
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But mummy is so tired after the party. We reached home at 4 pm, and I had to deal with a cranky Andre, tired Aiden and grouchy daddy
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Childcare
It was madness in the changes in our lifestyle. Aunty Yuli suddenly drop a bombshell to say that she is leaving, but a ray of sunshine emerged amidst the clouds. Learning Vision at Gentle Road (our most desire childcare) called to say they have a vacancy.
We had no other better options but to send Andre to full time child care when i return back to work. Firstly, po po is already 70 and to look after 7 grandkids is really too much to ask. Secondly, the new helper is such a newbie and can hardly cope with the baby, let alone cope with another toddler. To be fair, even for an experienced helper, handling a baby and terrible 2 toddler is impossible.Thirdly, we have heard plentiful of testimonials that says the child improves by leaps and bounds in child care, especially in speech development (not that i worry about Andre as he is babbling a fair bit). Downside to childcare is the separation anxiety of the child (read PLENTY of crying) and also the child is more prone to illneses.
As such, we decided to start child care on 1st Dec. As i had one more month of maternity leave, i can be on standby anytime for any emergencies. 1st day: i stayed with Andre for half a day, accompanying him in the new environment. Can see that he is very skeptical. Yummy chicken rice with mixed vegetables is served. Andre ate 2 mouths. I was already amazed cos previously he ate very marshy food only. Though he didn't have a lot, i was determined to let him starve till dinner. So that he knows if he skips lunch, he wouldn't have more food till dinner. 2nd day: I decided to take the plunge, after getting Andre indulge with some toys, i told him i will be out and pick him up in the afternoon. One hour later, i heard him cry. And the teachers feedback that he vomitted. But it wasn't bad as he stopped after 10-15 minutes. He refuse to let the teacher bathe him, but diaper change was ok. 3rd day happens to fall on a monday. I took the 2nd day approach. However, i got too hungry, so i went to United Square for a quick bite and to get a toy to praise Andre for his courage. When i returned, teacher showed me picture of Andre asleep at 1 pm. (WOW!, doesn't really seem like my boy), and so i went home, but instructed dad to pick Andre up at 5 pm sharp. Andre is thrilled with the Cars wooden race cars. 4th day, Andre is pretty much by himself already. Teacher Siti says that Andre is one of the easiest child that assimilated into the child care environment. Seems like he has been in school before. But well, its only the 1-1/2 hours twice weekly zoophonics with helper accompainment, so i conclude that Andre is a pretty courageous boy with an independent streak. He may not have a very outgoing and loud personality, but in challenging situations, he has the self-control to control his fear. Self-control is a very desirable trait for survival. This makes me even more proud of my son.
But as the days goes by, i can see that the fact that child care is permanent and routine is sinking into him. We get bouts of tantrums and crying and pleading to go po po's place instead. This only happens during the drop off and Andre manages to settle himself in a short while. As parents, though it is tough, for the good of the child, we need to be firm in our decision. And to support the emotional needs as much as we can.
We had no other better options but to send Andre to full time child care when i return back to work. Firstly, po po is already 70 and to look after 7 grandkids is really too much to ask. Secondly, the new helper is such a newbie and can hardly cope with the baby, let alone cope with another toddler. To be fair, even for an experienced helper, handling a baby and terrible 2 toddler is impossible.Thirdly, we have heard plentiful of testimonials that says the child improves by leaps and bounds in child care, especially in speech development (not that i worry about Andre as he is babbling a fair bit). Downside to childcare is the separation anxiety of the child (read PLENTY of crying) and also the child is more prone to illneses.
As such, we decided to start child care on 1st Dec. As i had one more month of maternity leave, i can be on standby anytime for any emergencies. 1st day: i stayed with Andre for half a day, accompanying him in the new environment. Can see that he is very skeptical. Yummy chicken rice with mixed vegetables is served. Andre ate 2 mouths. I was already amazed cos previously he ate very marshy food only. Though he didn't have a lot, i was determined to let him starve till dinner. So that he knows if he skips lunch, he wouldn't have more food till dinner. 2nd day: I decided to take the plunge, after getting Andre indulge with some toys, i told him i will be out and pick him up in the afternoon. One hour later, i heard him cry. And the teachers feedback that he vomitted. But it wasn't bad as he stopped after 10-15 minutes. He refuse to let the teacher bathe him, but diaper change was ok. 3rd day happens to fall on a monday. I took the 2nd day approach. However, i got too hungry, so i went to United Square for a quick bite and to get a toy to praise Andre for his courage. When i returned, teacher showed me picture of Andre asleep at 1 pm. (WOW!, doesn't really seem like my boy), and so i went home, but instructed dad to pick Andre up at 5 pm sharp. Andre is thrilled with the Cars wooden race cars. 4th day, Andre is pretty much by himself already. Teacher Siti says that Andre is one of the easiest child that assimilated into the child care environment. Seems like he has been in school before. But well, its only the 1-1/2 hours twice weekly zoophonics with helper accompainment, so i conclude that Andre is a pretty courageous boy with an independent streak. He may not have a very outgoing and loud personality, but in challenging situations, he has the self-control to control his fear. Self-control is a very desirable trait for survival. This makes me even more proud of my son.
But as the days goes by, i can see that the fact that child care is permanent and routine is sinking into him. We get bouts of tantrums and crying and pleading to go po po's place instead. This only happens during the drop off and Andre manages to settle himself in a short while. As parents, though it is tough, for the good of the child, we need to be firm in our decision. And to support the emotional needs as much as we can.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
My 2 boys
The brothers are starting to show their differences. Aiden at 9 weeks is a power packed little guy at 7.1 kg! I think he is the weightiest guy among all the babies in the forum.
But he's a happy little guy, cooing n smiling away all the time. Just wish i can capture some pictures of his big grins
aiden loves people to talk to him.. Paying close attention n responding with plenty of eye movements n nods. love to show off his mini stunts too... Like flapping his arms, and kicking his legs
as for Andre, he is also one happy n (ba dao) boy. Terrible twos? Yes, with all the whining n meltdowns. But he's mummy's boy... Calling mummy mummy all the time to play with him. Fav color at the moment is red or blue. Shares all his toys except for anything with these 2 colours.
Picking up language strongly too.. When something breaks, Andre will go "oh dear!". he is making up full sentences too with all his vocabulary. "kor kor wear shoe" "kor kor want iPad. Mummy please. Thank you mummy"
awwwwww.... What will I do without my 2 boys
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But he's a happy little guy, cooing n smiling away all the time. Just wish i can capture some pictures of his big grins
aiden loves people to talk to him.. Paying close attention n responding with plenty of eye movements n nods. love to show off his mini stunts too... Like flapping his arms, and kicking his legs
as for Andre, he is also one happy n (ba dao) boy. Terrible twos? Yes, with all the whining n meltdowns. But he's mummy's boy... Calling mummy mummy all the time to play with him. Fav color at the moment is red or blue. Shares all his toys except for anything with these 2 colours.
Picking up language strongly too.. When something breaks, Andre will go "oh dear!". he is making up full sentences too with all his vocabulary. "kor kor wear shoe" "kor kor want iPad. Mummy please. Thank you mummy"
awwwwww.... What will I do without my 2 boys
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New friend for Aiden
Ok.. Mummy is kinda going insane with house arrest. After nursing a breast infection causing a crazy fever at 39.5 degrees C , I am faced alone at home with a helper who does not understand simple English, a whiney 2 year old and a bawling 2 month old who refuses to sleep!
Enough, I decided to escape for 2 hours today to Orchard to find some sanity back, n boy , shopping therapy does helps. I bought 4 pcs of clothing.. (glad to know I can fit into m size bottoms! Whoopee!) n a hair accessory for Van's hen's party this sat night. Also, I checked out the new H&M store everyone is raving about.
At robinsons, bought $90 worth of children stuff including the following new friend for Aiden :) hope it can he him sleep better
super pleased with the purchases.. This is what I call shopping sprees! I love buying stuff for my love ones especially my kids!
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Enough, I decided to escape for 2 hours today to Orchard to find some sanity back, n boy , shopping therapy does helps. I bought 4 pcs of clothing.. (glad to know I can fit into m size bottoms! Whoopee!) n a hair accessory for Van's hen's party this sat night. Also, I checked out the new H&M store everyone is raving about.
At robinsons, bought $90 worth of children stuff including the following new friend for Aiden :) hope it can he him sleep better
super pleased with the purchases.. This is what I call shopping sprees! I love buying stuff for my love ones especially my kids!
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Monday, November 14, 2011
We have a new kakak today... Aunty Intan..
Andre still feels a little strange on y his kakak has changed. But overall, he still takes her well, played with her (but does not like her to watch him bathe). It takes some time and we need to respect his privacy (even for a two year old).
But surprisingly came bedtime, Andre said his usual good nights, kiss daddy n went to bed with the new kakak..10.30 pm, no more sounds from the room. Sometimes, kids are much stronger than we think they are.. It's us adults that are so wishy-washy at times
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Andre still feels a little strange on y his kakak has changed. But overall, he still takes her well, played with her (but does not like her to watch him bathe). It takes some time and we need to respect his privacy (even for a two year old).
But surprisingly came bedtime, Andre said his usual good nights, kiss daddy n went to bed with the new kakak..10.30 pm, no more sounds from the room. Sometimes, kids are much stronger than we think they are.. It's us adults that are so wishy-washy at times
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It's 5 am in the morning... Aiden whimpers a little in his sleep.. I carried him, gently rocked him n he dozes back to deep sleep contentedly.
I inhaled deeply, taking as much of his wonderful baby smell as I could... This is the joy of motherhood. Baby, please don't be in a hurry to grow up too fast... I want to hold you in my arms like this forever...
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I inhaled deeply, taking as much of his wonderful baby smell as I could... This is the joy of motherhood. Baby, please don't be in a hurry to grow up too fast... I want to hold you in my arms like this forever...
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Location:7 weeks
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Bye bye aunty yuli
Just send off aunty yuli who took care of Andre for 11 months. She left because her father is sick.
We wish her all the best in her future endeavors and pray that the new kakak will be good with kids too
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We wish her all the best in her future endeavors and pray that the new kakak will be good with kids too
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Saturday, November 5, 2011
Good news and bad
Good news is that Aiden is finally learning to take the tutu. As I always say, the inventor of the pacifier should be given a nobel peace price.
Bad news is yuli says she can't work for us anymore as her father is seriously ill and she needs to go home by next week...
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Bad news is yuli says she can't work for us anymore as her father is seriously ill and she needs to go home by next week...
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Friday, October 21, 2011
1 month: Oops
Aiden has proven to be quite a character. He's generally pretty good. Give him his milk, his nap, change his diaper, he's really an angel. Feed well, sleep well and grow well. But the moment he wants his nap or food, u gotta give him immediately. While Andre has a mild temperament, Aiden cries with a deep, strong consistent wail, increasing in frequency and pitch by the min. Really like one of those alarm clocks that goes louder even if ignored for a second.
Poor dad is kinda distressed. Aiden was looking all angelic sleeping in my arms. Dad planted a kiss. Aiden decides he does not like it, screwed up his face and started wailing non-stop. Haiz.. This little guy has personality. Looks like only mummy can coax him at the moment.
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Poor dad is kinda distressed. Aiden was looking all angelic sleeping in my arms. Dad planted a kiss. Aiden decides he does not like it, screwed up his face and started wailing non-stop. Haiz.. This little guy has personality. Looks like only mummy can coax him at the moment.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
24 months: root cause of earache
Andre's ear ache is diagnosed to be a result of his prolonged cold and cough...
Phew.. Means yuli did not rough handled him.
Phew...Means it's not a result of his jealously to his little brother (that's really my good natured boy)
But the earache :( hope will not affect his hearing..( but should be ok cos dr Chang lilian checked n did not see anything.
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Phew.. Means yuli did not rough handled him.
Phew...Means it's not a result of his jealously to his little brother (that's really my good natured boy)
But the earache :( hope will not affect his hearing..( but should be ok cos dr Chang lilian checked n did not see anything.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
1 month: tiny fingers
Daddy gave Aiden his first manicure yesterday at full month!
Such lovely fingers.. Pls don't grow up too fast son...
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Such lovely fingers.. Pls don't grow up too fast son...
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24 months.. Real or Fake?
Haiz.. Yesterday andre wanted to climb the cot to see his didi. The father asked him not to disturb and so the helper carried him away. Next thing he burst into tears shouting "pain! Pain!" holding his jaw.
I hugged and carried him for a while as he sobbed away. Now, was that episode out of jealousy or was the helper too rough that he twisted the neck? It was hard to determine at that point of time.
By evening, he was ok with occasional yelps of pain. This morning after bath, he was still clinging to his neck, visibly upset and in pain. Now, this is serious...I think he must have twisted his neck. And I feel super bad for thinking it's a tantrum episode.
Kevin has brought andre to the doctor. Hope all is well. My poor son.. :(
And it left me with serious doubt. Can I trust my newborn with the maid?
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I hugged and carried him for a while as he sobbed away. Now, was that episode out of jealousy or was the helper too rough that he twisted the neck? It was hard to determine at that point of time.
By evening, he was ok with occasional yelps of pain. This morning after bath, he was still clinging to his neck, visibly upset and in pain. Now, this is serious...I think he must have twisted his neck. And I feel super bad for thinking it's a tantrum episode.
Kevin has brought andre to the doctor. Hope all is well. My poor son.. :(
And it left me with serious doubt. Can I trust my newborn with the maid?
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
1 month : shaving of head
Aiden shaved his head today. I feel he's more handsome now without the patches of the 胎毛. Super good boy，he did not even cry at all, unlike his kor kor.
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1 Month: Adik sleeps without air con
Didi slept without air con for the first time. Hope the weather stays as cool cos I think it's better for his nose. He slept a record of 4 plus hours too.. From 9 pm all the way to 1.15 am. Keep it up!
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1 month and 24 months: visit to the pd
Andre went for his last immunization jab before going to school. He weighs 11.4 kg and is 87 cm in height. Still petite at 25th percentile. Strange thing was, the moment he saw dr ong, he became inconsolable. Wailing, screaming and crying thru out the consultation. Yuli said maybe because dr ong is fat and has a stern face. I think he's scared thinking it's another psychological assessment.
Aiden weighs 5.045 kg and is 56.5 cm long. Dr commented that he is like a 2 month old baby. No wonder mummy does not seem to have enough milk. But things should slow down. Dr also confirmed that the marks on left leg are birth marks. That's interesting cos they travel a line.
In all, both kids are healthy. Praise God! Mummy love you all so much.
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Aiden weighs 5.045 kg and is 56.5 cm long. Dr commented that he is like a 2 month old baby. No wonder mummy does not seem to have enough milk. But things should slow down. Dr also confirmed that the marks on left leg are birth marks. That's interesting cos they travel a line.
In all, both kids are healthy. Praise God! Mummy love you all so much.
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Saturday, September 3, 2011
22.5 Months: It's mummy's birthday
We celebrated 2 weeks earlier as dad and mum are going away on a trip. As the baby is due anytime, we might not have the chance to celebrate after they return as i will be in confinement. So the whole gang troop to the airport for a meal at The Soup Restaurant. I really love the food especially the samsui chicken in the ginger sauce.
Andre poses a pic feeding himself. As mentioned, it is posing, he is still too lazy (and slow) to eat by himself.
And dear daddy went to get a cheesecake for me. Though i have gestational diabetes, i still can't say no to lovely cakes.
And Andre helps mummy puff out the candles... Phooo!
Andre poses a pic feeding himself. As mentioned, it is posing, he is still too lazy (and slow) to eat by himself.
And dear daddy went to get a cheesecake for me. Though i have gestational diabetes, i still can't say no to lovely cakes.
And Andre helps mummy puff out the candles... Phooo!Friday, September 2, 2011
22.5 months: Teachers day
Mummy prepared this for the lovely teachers at zoophonics. Thank you for the dedication and passion. This school still presents the most passionate child care teachers while i recee for full day child care. Pity they only have 2 hours sessions for 3 years old. As of this year onwards, all teachers day will be on the first friday of September.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
22.5 months
My little charmer boy. Andre refuses to sit at the car seat. The car seat is a prop in case the traffic police is round the corner.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
22.5 months: Kayden's 4th birthday party
Selecting a tattoo
Hey.. look at my Buzz Lightyear
All the children all engrossed with the entertainer. She's a balloon twister, venlitroquist, and she conducted many fun games with exciting prizes
The birthday boy (Kayden), Tiffany, Andre and Victoria. Really interesting, i wonder how these four kids will turn out and look in future.
Andre enjoys the slide...
Here i come mummy ...
Splat!22.5 months: To East Coast Park
It is Hari Raya Puasa so daddy and mummy do not have to work. So we plan a trip to the beach in the morning followed by lunch at Joo Hing Restaurant. Mummy is craving damn bad for the steamed Teochew pomfret ever since her supplier brought her there one day.
Andre dug a hole and burried all his sand tools.
Having fun with dad
Andre dug a hole and burried all his sand tools.
Having fun with dad(Andre and Aiden: When you grow up one day, you need to realized that your daddy is the bestest in the world. Around out circle of friends, i never seen another man more hands on and willing to get his hands dirty to care for his children. This is really call LOVE.
And don't forget your mum, who is the one taking all these pictures to capture all these memories)
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
22.5 months: Dua Yi birthday
We had dinner at mummy's favourite Ubin Seafood Restaturant at Sin Ming. Just love the egg yolk sotong and braised pork.
Po po specially light up a candle so that Andre can blow. Isn't it so sweet?
The Happy Tan Family
Happy 42nd birthday Dua Yi. (Eh.. where is the birthday girl?)
Thursday, August 11, 2011
22 months: Gadgets
Andre is really good with this tozzle game. He could match all the shapes in the puzzle. Really worth the US$1.99 i paid for this app
"Daddy, how come you play the big one and leave me with the small one?Tuesday, August 9, 2011
22 Months: National day at West Coast Park
Holy Cross church organized a family outing day at the west coast park
Brekkie at Macdonalds. Andre finished up the fillet.
First time at jumping castle.
With Adelle jie jie
With Janelle jie jie
See how steadily Andre climbs the spider web
Andre picks up the leaves and threw them into the dustbin
Got really hot by noon so we headed home. But we really like the spacious playgrounds. we'll be back!
Ooh, and here's a picture of the picnic. Gong gong is doing warden duty distributing the food stuff.
Monday, August 8, 2011
22 Months: National Day in school+ alphabets
I decided i had it for work on Friday. The nonsense just kept piling up. There is simply no end. I can't seem to find a point to let go, but this final SRG nonsense is like the wake up call, ultimum. Had wanted to take half day on Friday, but ended up staying in the office till 6 pm, and stuck in a traffic jam for 1-1/2 hours. Right then, i made up my mind. Monday i'm going to take MC (heck care the 4 meetings i have lined up; i just need to look sick enough). And I'm going to start my maternity leave on the 3rd. It's 2 weeks early... i really need the break to stop thinking about work, be happy and slowly transition to welcome my new baby.
Saturday at Sentosa left me with a most excruciating pain at my right hip. Sunday, perfect (but painful!) reason to take MC. After many panadols, i finally feel better on Monday, and that's when i went with Andre to his National Day celebration at zoo-phonics.
Boy! I had been missing so much! School is so fun, and i could sense the enthusiasm and passion from the teachers. Hearing all the good comments really made me beamed in pride. Praises like how obediant Andre is in class, how fast he picked up the alphabets, how fast he developed in his speech, how Zara wanted to marry Andre! All thanks to Aunty Yuli for bringing Andre down to his twice weekly school. As the children sang National Day songs, Andre participated by clapping , and jumping and waving the flag wildly. He even got a little flag tattoo on his arm. I could see a more confident boy now, mingling with his classmates, showing me his favourite toys in class. Definitely, there is no signs of social issues. (Esp when he gave Zara a BIG HUG when asked to pose for pictures). I can see that he is happy to have me in class, choosing to sit on my lap all the time.
Came evening, we were playing with Andre with alphabets and i was surprised he could recognise so many characters. K, M, N, O, Y, E etc.. and i know all these will not be without the effort of Aunty Yuli, and the school. And i'm secretly jealous that i wasn't the one that contributed in bulk to Andre's educational development so far.
Saturday at Sentosa left me with a most excruciating pain at my right hip. Sunday, perfect (but painful!) reason to take MC. After many panadols, i finally feel better on Monday, and that's when i went with Andre to his National Day celebration at zoo-phonics.
Boy! I had been missing so much! School is so fun, and i could sense the enthusiasm and passion from the teachers. Hearing all the good comments really made me beamed in pride. Praises like how obediant Andre is in class, how fast he picked up the alphabets, how fast he developed in his speech, how Zara wanted to marry Andre! All thanks to Aunty Yuli for bringing Andre down to his twice weekly school. As the children sang National Day songs, Andre participated by clapping , and jumping and waving the flag wildly. He even got a little flag tattoo on his arm. I could see a more confident boy now, mingling with his classmates, showing me his favourite toys in class. Definitely, there is no signs of social issues. (Esp when he gave Zara a BIG HUG when asked to pose for pictures). I can see that he is happy to have me in class, choosing to sit on my lap all the time.
Came evening, we were playing with Andre with alphabets and i was surprised he could recognise so many characters. K, M, N, O, Y, E etc.. and i know all these will not be without the effort of Aunty Yuli, and the school. And i'm secretly jealous that i wasn't the one that contributed in bulk to Andre's educational development so far.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
21 Months: Sorry
Andre was playing with his stack up rings when he got overexcited and hurled a ring at Aunty Yuli's head. I've seen a few times when he will purposely throw things at others. Without hesitation, i got up, grab his hand, and spanked it really hard. It wasn't hard enough to make him cry, but it was sufficient to shock him. "No Andre!, When you throw things like this, it will hurt people. Mummy do not allow you to do this again".
Next moment, he blurted out "Sorry". Coming from my less than 2 years old boy, i was shocked. These are times, when he never failed to amaze me.
On hindsight, he was probably bored and seeking new ways to play. And he has yet to discover, there are right and wrong ways to play. Spanking was probably too harsh, but at the turn of the moment, i really wanted to catch his attention. (It's really not something i advocate. I always believe the more you spank, the more this method becomes useless). I tell myself, if Andre repeats this again, i am just going to keep his toys.
Andre is overall a very obediant boy... i feel guilty sometimes for not being able to play with him more. He gets so restless and bored. I can see so much energy in him, but he has no where to channel his creativity in our small, small apartment. *guilt*
Next moment, he blurted out "Sorry". Coming from my less than 2 years old boy, i was shocked. These are times, when he never failed to amaze me.
On hindsight, he was probably bored and seeking new ways to play. And he has yet to discover, there are right and wrong ways to play. Spanking was probably too harsh, but at the turn of the moment, i really wanted to catch his attention. (It's really not something i advocate. I always believe the more you spank, the more this method becomes useless). I tell myself, if Andre repeats this again, i am just going to keep his toys.
Andre is overall a very obediant boy... i feel guilty sometimes for not being able to play with him more. He gets so restless and bored. I can see so much energy in him, but he has no where to channel his creativity in our small, small apartment. *guilt*
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
21 Months/32 Weeks: Welding couse completed
This time round, didn't really get the nesting instinct. I remembered during Andre's pregnancy i was madly cleaning the entire house, all by myself. The degree of cleaning was insane. Maybe that's why Andre is a bit 洁癖 now. Whenever the floor is slightly dusty, he will go "Clean! Clean!".
Yesterday, i completed 15 days of night classes, daily from 4th Jul to 26th Jul. It's a certified welder inspector course and i did not too badly for the final assessment.
Paper 1: 95%
Paper 2: 87%
Paper 3: 100%
Paper 4: 90%
It is not easy, for most nights, i am mostly zonked out. Really like to thank my husband for bearing with me all this while, my dear Andre for missing out Mummy during the evenings and also my precious no. 2 for accompanying me to class (and exmas) for all evenings. Much as i don't want him to, but i think he'll make a great little welding inspector in future. Next question is... Should i go for the actual AWS (American Welding Society) CWI certification? That is $2000... if i fail, that's it manz... but then and again, it's a recognised certification and my dumb boss is willing to sign off all courses now ... hmmm
Anyway with the course over, i am like "free" up at the moment. Seriously, i don't feel like doing more office work. Ben made a good statement that day, "No point piaing if your boss chooses to be biased". But i should seriously work out what are the things I'll like to accomplish before i go on leave exactly 1-1/2 month's time.
Following the success of Andre's 1st year baby book, i am inspired to do one to document his 2nd year, and the same for Adik's. Maybe i should just do 3 books for each, one for each year. As you know, we don't remember things that happen beofre 5 years old. Maybe with better milk formula now, now kids can remember things as far back as 3 yrs old. It takes tremendous efforts and cost(Stickers do not come cheap you know). But i am just so proud of my boys that i want to remember every moment of them. And the fact that the only book that Andre wants to pull out to filp is his 1st year picture book, makes it even more worthed it.
OK, coming back to the topic, the nesting instinct this time is to buy lotsa stickers. It's mad, but i luv luv luv these colourful stickies. Also, I seriously hope to be able to catch up with this blog which i left off since a few months back since i joined this maddening job. And finally set up a place for little Yuyang to welcome him. For these are the things that make me truly happy within. How much i can achieve during work just gives me a sense of accomplishment, not true happiness.
Yesterday, i completed 15 days of night classes, daily from 4th Jul to 26th Jul. It's a certified welder inspector course and i did not too badly for the final assessment.
Paper 1: 95%
Paper 2: 87%
Paper 3: 100%
Paper 4: 90%
It is not easy, for most nights, i am mostly zonked out. Really like to thank my husband for bearing with me all this while, my dear Andre for missing out Mummy during the evenings and also my precious no. 2 for accompanying me to class (and exmas) for all evenings. Much as i don't want him to, but i think he'll make a great little welding inspector in future. Next question is... Should i go for the actual AWS (American Welding Society) CWI certification? That is $2000... if i fail, that's it manz... but then and again, it's a recognised certification and my dumb boss is willing to sign off all courses now ... hmmm
Anyway with the course over, i am like "free" up at the moment. Seriously, i don't feel like doing more office work. Ben made a good statement that day, "No point piaing if your boss chooses to be biased". But i should seriously work out what are the things I'll like to accomplish before i go on leave exactly 1-1/2 month's time.
Following the success of Andre's 1st year baby book, i am inspired to do one to document his 2nd year, and the same for Adik's. Maybe i should just do 3 books for each, one for each year. As you know, we don't remember things that happen beofre 5 years old. Maybe with better milk formula now, now kids can remember things as far back as 3 yrs old. It takes tremendous efforts and cost(Stickers do not come cheap you know). But i am just so proud of my boys that i want to remember every moment of them. And the fact that the only book that Andre wants to pull out to filp is his 1st year picture book, makes it even more worthed it.
OK, coming back to the topic, the nesting instinct this time is to buy lotsa stickers. It's mad, but i luv luv luv these colourful stickies. Also, I seriously hope to be able to catch up with this blog which i left off since a few months back since i joined this maddening job. And finally set up a place for little Yuyang to welcome him. For these are the things that make me truly happy within. How much i can achieve during work just gives me a sense of accomplishment, not true happiness.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
21 Months: Oh no! Too social?
We were at this pitstop at Machap and walking towards the car after coffee. Andre out of the blue sat on a kerb and we thought it was strange cos there were so many flies buzzing around. And then we realized that he is looking at this Malay girl around his age, trying to catch her attention while coyly sitting there like a good boy.
Then the Malay family walked by... and he promptly got up, trying to follow the girl. The girl skipped a little, and Andre showed off his little jumps."Jump! Jump! Jump!". We started going down the stairs, but Andre continued following the family... omgosh! what a skirt chaser ... and he's not yet 2 years old yet.
On hindsight, i realized he's very gentlemanly and sociable with girls. While queueing for the bug ride at Genting, there was a family of 2 girls sitting opposite us in the queue. He immediately called "Jie, Jie!" and the other little girl (who is probably older than him "Mei, mei!". Can see that the parents were very impressed. And then he followed by extending his little hand out for a warm handshake with both girls. And then in his limited childlike language, point to the back to let them know there are many cars. (He's sharing his favourite things in life).
To be frank, as a mom, i feel so darn proud of him. Sometimes, the little things he does, really move me, and i can't help tearing a little.
Genting trip was sure tiring. But how else will I have to chance to experience these kind of golden moments?
Then the Malay family walked by... and he promptly got up, trying to follow the girl. The girl skipped a little, and Andre showed off his little jumps."Jump! Jump! Jump!". We started going down the stairs, but Andre continued following the family... omgosh! what a skirt chaser ... and he's not yet 2 years old yet.
On hindsight, i realized he's very gentlemanly and sociable with girls. While queueing for the bug ride at Genting, there was a family of 2 girls sitting opposite us in the queue. He immediately called "Jie, Jie!" and the other little girl (who is probably older than him "Mei, mei!". Can see that the parents were very impressed. And then he followed by extending his little hand out for a warm handshake with both girls. And then in his limited childlike language, point to the back to let them know there are many cars. (He's sharing his favourite things in life).
To be frank, as a mom, i feel so darn proud of him. Sometimes, the little things he does, really move me, and i can't help tearing a little.
Genting trip was sure tiring. But how else will I have to chance to experience these kind of golden moments?
Thursday, June 30, 2011
20 Months
Andre has grown so much over the past few months, not physically, but i think he has advance by leaps and bounds in the social and intelligence aspects.
With the recent diagnosis of the gestational diabetes (again), i have been told to walk after every meal. It's really hard to do so in the office (after all, people will start to think who is this weird gal walking around like a marshall), so end of the day is the most pratical time. I must say, it has opened a great opportunity to bond with Andre.
Discovering the huge playground at Mayfair Park, so far, i have been bringing Andre there for walks from 8-9pm. Just Andre and me. Mummy and son time. I'll push him on his little tricycle, and talk and sing to him along the way. In response, he'll name every coloured car that passes us, "Black car!", "Blue car!"
With the recent diagnosis of the gestational diabetes (again), i have been told to walk after every meal. It's really hard to do so in the office (after all, people will start to think who is this weird gal walking around like a marshall), so end of the day is the most pratical time. I must say, it has opened a great opportunity to bond with Andre.
Discovering the huge playground at Mayfair Park, so far, i have been bringing Andre there for walks from 8-9pm. Just Andre and me. Mummy and son time. I'll push him on his little tricycle, and talk and sing to him along the way. In response, he'll name every coloured car that passes us, "Black car!", "Blue car!"
Saturday, June 4, 2011
This is our new home
This is our new house in Telok Blangah Towers. To us, it has very, very special meaning. We were extremely lucky to be able to ballot a unit here. Praise God! There are only 300+ units, but there was 10,000 over people who applied. We were number 127 in the queue. Buy 4D also not so lucky. The date that we were asked to select the unit falls on Feb 1. That was the date Kevin and I started to date. Coincidentally, Kevin's parents were in Singapore, and so we selected the flat together with both side of parents. The day we were asked to place the deposit was 28 May 2008. That is our wedding day. I almost wanted to go down to HDB, gown and all. But it's too much Ra ra la .. so we went down on 30 May 2008.So after waiting for 4 years (our little family has grown from 2 to 4), HDB, finally says that our flat will be ready in 1st quarter 2012. We are all extremely excited towards our sea view unit. <3 <3 <3
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
17 weeks
Oooh .... i have feel little guy giving me tweeny weeny punches in my tummy. Sometimes, i'll suddenly shift, or have a hiccup, and the boy will give me a mighty kick to shock me! :) It's fun at this stage to be pregnant ... i am so in love with this little new guy. Cheeky one i must say Andre's taking well to his little brother... whenever i ask where is di di? He will lift up my T-shirt and give my belly the loudest smooch. Isn't that so sweet as well?
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Andre at 17 months
This boy never fails to amaze me and make me proud.
Last sunday, we went to school (BJG)... and he behaved most angelicly. There was another 15 monther that was roaming around the room restlessly, and his mom was like going "RAPHAEL!COME BACK! 1!! 2!!! 3!!! *fingers pointing up one by one* " and the little boy just went back to his mom for less than 3 seconds before he starts roaming again. My Andre? hehe, i just have to quietly say "Come Andre, sit with mummy".. and he guai gaui came and sit at my lap. LOL.. i think i must be the coolest mum around (haha, though i know this is one of the days he is being exceptionally quiet and guai). During class, he will walk to participate beside the teacher, yet he will not disturb the other students. When teacher gives him something, he will take and give to me immediately. When teacher asks to return, he will put the stuff back into the box.
But seriously, and keeping my fingers firmly crossed, Andre hadn't been much of a tyrant. He's a boy of little words, very cheerful, and somewhat cheeky at times. When he plays, he is seriously concentrating and just simply needs you by his side to watch him. He loves his mega blocks, making mega structures now. He love his golf clubs, which he imitates his swings after daddy. He likes popping things out of the window ... we lost a du du and a baby pillow. He is desperately tryng to shove his golf club down the window which we believe he will succeed one day.
He likes dancing and have a fanstastic beat to it. When we return home, he will promptly remove his shoes, and we'll say, keep your shoes, and he'll do just that. We clap enthusiastically, and Andre will be very pleased and proud of himself. Every evening, before bedtime, we'll go, keep your toys... and Andre will put his clubs back to the container, and all the other toys back to their repsective boxes. Then he'll want either daddy or mummy to give him milk, after which, a short bye bye, kiss kiss, friend kiss, and he'll promptly walk into the bedroom with Aunty Yuli.
Well, so this kind of rounds up our adorable little angel at 17 months. His vocab has improved, repeating whatever we says... Little horns are starting to surface (the other day, when he throw the iphone out of frustration, and daddy scolded him "So BAD!"... he was going like "bad... bad .... bad... bad". And nowadays when Victoria hits him, or when people takes his school bag, he'll go "NO!!" shows that he is typically cool, but not easily bullied either. Speechwise, not very vocal but displays good grasp of syllabus. Motor skills wise, i think he is much better than most kids, and most recently has learnt to walk up and down stairs without any help.
And the most endearing "Where is mei mei?" He will point to my tummy and indicate there .. (haha, at this point of time, we still do not know whether baby #2 is a girl or boy).. Maybe Andre is a better physic?
Last sunday, we went to school (BJG)... and he behaved most angelicly. There was another 15 monther that was roaming around the room restlessly, and his mom was like going "RAPHAEL!COME BACK! 1!! 2!!! 3!!! *fingers pointing up one by one* " and the little boy just went back to his mom for less than 3 seconds before he starts roaming again. My Andre? hehe, i just have to quietly say "Come Andre, sit with mummy".. and he guai gaui came and sit at my lap. LOL.. i think i must be the coolest mum around (haha, though i know this is one of the days he is being exceptionally quiet and guai). During class, he will walk to participate beside the teacher, yet he will not disturb the other students. When teacher gives him something, he will take and give to me immediately. When teacher asks to return, he will put the stuff back into the box.
But seriously, and keeping my fingers firmly crossed, Andre hadn't been much of a tyrant. He's a boy of little words, very cheerful, and somewhat cheeky at times. When he plays, he is seriously concentrating and just simply needs you by his side to watch him. He loves his mega blocks, making mega structures now. He love his golf clubs, which he imitates his swings after daddy. He likes popping things out of the window ... we lost a du du and a baby pillow. He is desperately tryng to shove his golf club down the window which we believe he will succeed one day.
He likes dancing and have a fanstastic beat to it. When we return home, he will promptly remove his shoes, and we'll say, keep your shoes, and he'll do just that. We clap enthusiastically, and Andre will be very pleased and proud of himself. Every evening, before bedtime, we'll go, keep your toys... and Andre will put his clubs back to the container, and all the other toys back to their repsective boxes. Then he'll want either daddy or mummy to give him milk, after which, a short bye bye, kiss kiss, friend kiss, and he'll promptly walk into the bedroom with Aunty Yuli.
Well, so this kind of rounds up our adorable little angel at 17 months. His vocab has improved, repeating whatever we says... Little horns are starting to surface (the other day, when he throw the iphone out of frustration, and daddy scolded him "So BAD!"... he was going like "bad... bad .... bad... bad". And nowadays when Victoria hits him, or when people takes his school bag, he'll go "NO!!" shows that he is typically cool, but not easily bullied either. Speechwise, not very vocal but displays good grasp of syllabus. Motor skills wise, i think he is much better than most kids, and most recently has learnt to walk up and down stairs without any help.
And the most endearing "Where is mei mei?" He will point to my tummy and indicate there .. (haha, at this point of time, we still do not know whether baby #2 is a girl or boy).. Maybe Andre is a better physic?
Monday, February 21, 2011
9 Weeks
ok, conclude that my er bao is more of a terror than his/her kor kor. I never threw up so much and its making me so sick. i was good basically for the whole of last week. I thought MS is weaning off by itself.. but who knows ... the nightmare started on friday evening. and Sat and Sun too. Very Bad.
Friday night i was craving for nasi lemak real bad. Kevin went to Adam road hawker centre but it was sold out already. :( The whole night i did not sleep well cos i was feeling so hungry. Came sat morning, went to sixth ave... No nasi left! in the end, i just took plain rice with the chilli. Tad shiok! So sat evening, made Kevin go buy nasi lemak again. He walked all the way to beauty world to buy for me .. so sweet right. I was happy for a while.
Came sunday morning .. i went west coast market to dabao ikan nasi lemak. Alamak! Then the throwing up started non-stop. Now the thought of nasi lemak turns me off so much.
Last night, we had teochew porridge. It was nice and appetising .. i hope i won't get sick of it. Nowadays it is so bothersome to think of what kind of foods i can stomach. And most that i think i should be able to accept is the forbidden fruits eg. Rich chocolate cakes, pineapples, liang teh.. and CURRY ...
And so this is my battle with food. Keeping my fingers crossed that baby does not bully me further.
On a side note: found somthing fun ... If Erbao is borned on Sept 15 (my birthday), it will conincide with his kor kor's lunar birthday .. cool yah
Friday night i was craving for nasi lemak real bad. Kevin went to Adam road hawker centre but it was sold out already. :( The whole night i did not sleep well cos i was feeling so hungry. Came sat morning, went to sixth ave... No nasi left! in the end, i just took plain rice with the chilli. Tad shiok! So sat evening, made Kevin go buy nasi lemak again. He walked all the way to beauty world to buy for me .. so sweet right. I was happy for a while.
Came sunday morning .. i went west coast market to dabao ikan nasi lemak. Alamak! Then the throwing up started non-stop. Now the thought of nasi lemak turns me off so much.
Last night, we had teochew porridge. It was nice and appetising .. i hope i won't get sick of it. Nowadays it is so bothersome to think of what kind of foods i can stomach. And most that i think i should be able to accept is the forbidden fruits eg. Rich chocolate cakes, pineapples, liang teh.. and CURRY ...
And so this is my battle with food. Keeping my fingers crossed that baby does not bully me further.
On a side note: found somthing fun ... If Erbao is borned on Sept 15 (my birthday), it will conincide with his kor kor's lunar birthday .. cool yah
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Iphone Addict
Ok ... I hate to admit, but my son is an Iphone addict. Every evening when we journey home ... Andre will lean forward from the back seat and give me that expectant look. And he will go "ngeow ngeow ... whine whine whine" until I buay tahan and I'll take out my Iphone. Upon hearing the magic words, he will scramble as fast as he could onto Aunty Yuli's lap and reached out his hands... then he'll be quiet for the rest of the journey.
Recently, i paid for my most expensive aps. US$4.99 for 80 over children songs. Very cool ...
"Head and shoulders, knees and toes"... Andre will point to his head, shoulders
"Twinkle twinkle little stars" ....Andre will open and clench his fists
So Cute ...
Recently, i paid for my most expensive aps. US$4.99 for 80 over children songs. Very cool ...
"Head and shoulders, knees and toes"... Andre will point to his head, shoulders
"Twinkle twinkle little stars" ....Andre will open and clench his fists
So Cute ...
Monday, February 7, 2011
8 Weeks: Little Bean
After a long long wait ... finally the day has come. We trooped down to KKH at 7.25 pm for our 1st appointment for baby 2. No more Dr Chee this time, but Dr Goh. Kevin asked me how come i chose Dr Goh this time, well, erm, actually was because i saw her once during Andre's time and she asked me if i wanted any MC... kekeke ... of course Kevin's expressions was like =_=
Typical KKH style .. chop chop ask the questions ... then its scanning time. For a while, couldn't see anything.. Oh dear. Well, then i recalled i just emptied out the pee not too long ago. So Dr Goh was like thumping on the belly. And then, i saw little bean! Not very clear, but in flickering moments, saw beanie lying very comfortable in my womb. And in flickering moments, saw beanie's heart thumping away .... pom pom pom pom . Baby measured at 7 weeks 6 days. EDD at 20 Sept 10, one day later from the predicted EDD.
Dr Goh assured that baby is in a good location and things look well... Thank God. Then she gave pills for the morning sickness, and gave the go ahead for next week's Korea travel, light exercise, no diabetic diet required yet ... woo hoo!
Next appointmment will be on the 28th. 3 weeks from now, and right after the Korea trip. Something that i need!
So with my two blurry pictures, and a happy heart, we ended our first visit. Andre was outside having fun climbing the sofas. He was shouting "Ma ma" ever so sweetly that i'm pretty sure all the mummies out there are envious of me. hehe ... I was feeling very proud la
This is the service with KKH. I remembered with Judy Wong, we did a vaginal scan. The pictures were clear, with the 42 inch TV placed right in front of me. She checked for a good 10 whole minutes before saying OK. For KKH, its the chop chop (you're just another pregnant woman) karli pok service.
The pricing is still about the same. But i still choose KKH. Because i think they have a very good diabetic care program for pregnancy. This is something that private gynaes do not offer, nutrition and dietary control and counselling. Dr Goh said she will do the OGTT test for me perhaps for the 2nd or 3rd visit. But well, for the 1st time round, i am glad i passed the pee test.
Typical KKH style .. chop chop ask the questions ... then its scanning time. For a while, couldn't see anything.. Oh dear. Well, then i recalled i just emptied out the pee not too long ago. So Dr Goh was like thumping on the belly. And then, i saw little bean! Not very clear, but in flickering moments, saw beanie lying very comfortable in my womb. And in flickering moments, saw beanie's heart thumping away .... pom pom pom pom . Baby measured at 7 weeks 6 days. EDD at 20 Sept 10, one day later from the predicted EDD.
Dr Goh assured that baby is in a good location and things look well... Thank God. Then she gave pills for the morning sickness, and gave the go ahead for next week's Korea travel, light exercise, no diabetic diet required yet ... woo hoo!
Next appointmment will be on the 28th. 3 weeks from now, and right after the Korea trip. Something that i need!
So with my two blurry pictures, and a happy heart, we ended our first visit. Andre was outside having fun climbing the sofas. He was shouting "Ma ma" ever so sweetly that i'm pretty sure all the mummies out there are envious of me. hehe ... I was feeling very proud la
This is the service with KKH. I remembered with Judy Wong, we did a vaginal scan. The pictures were clear, with the 42 inch TV placed right in front of me. She checked for a good 10 whole minutes before saying OK. For KKH, its the chop chop (you're just another pregnant woman) karli pok service.
The pricing is still about the same. But i still choose KKH. Because i think they have a very good diabetic care program for pregnancy. This is something that private gynaes do not offer, nutrition and dietary control and counselling. Dr Goh said she will do the OGTT test for me perhaps for the 2nd or 3rd visit. But well, for the 1st time round, i am glad i passed the pee test.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Little amazing boy
It was a usual weekday night. I am dead beat and was spacing out on the sofa. Little bub was playing his mega blocks and i wasn't caring too much about him. Suddenly, i realized that he was unusually quiet and i turned to look at him.
Little boy was stacking his singular mega bloks into a tall, tall tower ... and putting the donut ring into the tower. I thought that was quite amazing ... the association that he made. To create something long so that he could hoop his donuts in. And when he was done, he went on making the tower, trying to balance on the table. When he ran out of the singular blocks in his hands, he went back to the bucket. He took a rather long time, and i peered closer. And then i realized, though he had one in one hand .. he was trying to look for another one. WHOA! my 15 month old knows how to multi-task and be efficient! I thought that normally kids would pick one, stack one, and then go look for the 2nd one...
So there was Andre, patiently stacking his tower. When it grew taller than him and he couldn't reach, he pulled out the tower mid length, stack the top tile and fix the bottom back to the original tower. Really give thanks to God for my boy's wisdom. Of course, it wasn't all successful at one go. sometimes the tiles will fall, sometimes they will break mid-way. But Andre was full of concentration, determination and focus on his objective. Trying over and over again. I am glad he didn't give up and throw away his toys in frustation. Good job son! (I have this inkling feeling that one day he might turn out to be an engineer like his mom. Oh dear, hope you don't fall into the same shit hole as me. Engineers work long hours with low pay in Singapore)
Later in the night, we were having some rough play on the bed, and dad flipped Andre 360 degrees a few times. Dad and i were talking about some stuff, and before we realised it, Andre was doing somersaults himself. We were speechless and our jaws dropped opened. Are 15 month olds supposed to somersault by themselves. He repeated a 2nd time for us and was chuckling in thrill all the way ... Well, he didn't manage to do the 3rd time ... but Kevin insisted that he has already learnt the skill.
And so dad and I went back to chat, and Andre was roaming the bedroom ... doing his usual stuff eg. on-ing and off-ing the TV repeatedly, pulling the socks from the drawer (we are so used to it that we turn a blind eye to it). Suddenly, he walked to my bedside table, took the camera casing, and walk to the TV console (where the camera is) and tried to put the camera back to the casing. OMG! Since when did he make this association?
What an amazing night. 3 surprises in the night. This is a very fun age to be with Andre. He never fails to surprise and amaze us with his antics. I can't wait till he learns how to talk.
Little boy was stacking his singular mega bloks into a tall, tall tower ... and putting the donut ring into the tower. I thought that was quite amazing ... the association that he made. To create something long so that he could hoop his donuts in. And when he was done, he went on making the tower, trying to balance on the table. When he ran out of the singular blocks in his hands, he went back to the bucket. He took a rather long time, and i peered closer. And then i realized, though he had one in one hand .. he was trying to look for another one. WHOA! my 15 month old knows how to multi-task and be efficient! I thought that normally kids would pick one, stack one, and then go look for the 2nd one...
So there was Andre, patiently stacking his tower. When it grew taller than him and he couldn't reach, he pulled out the tower mid length, stack the top tile and fix the bottom back to the original tower. Really give thanks to God for my boy's wisdom. Of course, it wasn't all successful at one go. sometimes the tiles will fall, sometimes they will break mid-way. But Andre was full of concentration, determination and focus on his objective. Trying over and over again. I am glad he didn't give up and throw away his toys in frustation. Good job son! (I have this inkling feeling that one day he might turn out to be an engineer like his mom. Oh dear, hope you don't fall into the same shit hole as me. Engineers work long hours with low pay in Singapore)
Later in the night, we were having some rough play on the bed, and dad flipped Andre 360 degrees a few times. Dad and i were talking about some stuff, and before we realised it, Andre was doing somersaults himself. We were speechless and our jaws dropped opened. Are 15 month olds supposed to somersault by themselves. He repeated a 2nd time for us and was chuckling in thrill all the way ... Well, he didn't manage to do the 3rd time ... but Kevin insisted that he has already learnt the skill.
And so dad and I went back to chat, and Andre was roaming the bedroom ... doing his usual stuff eg. on-ing and off-ing the TV repeatedly, pulling the socks from the drawer (we are so used to it that we turn a blind eye to it). Suddenly, he walked to my bedside table, took the camera casing, and walk to the TV console (where the camera is) and tried to put the camera back to the casing. OMG! Since when did he make this association?
What an amazing night. 3 surprises in the night. This is a very fun age to be with Andre. He never fails to surprise and amaze us with his antics. I can't wait till he learns how to talk.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Feels like shit
I just want to say i feel like shit this morning.
The mistake was to take that plate of greasy beehoon with luncheon meat (which 2 hours later i can still feel the greasy stain on my lips). But i have no other choice in our canteen. There was mee rebus, curry puffs, fried spring rolls.... get the point?
And so i am here wondering how pregnant am I... Next thing, i'm in the bathroom throwing up non-stop. Yeah right .. I am pregnant. It must be ... if not, why am i feeling like shit ...
And so, this is my complaint for today. The queasy feelings brings back warm memories of the time i had with Andre. But on a bright note .. they say, the more symptoms you feel ... the healthier the pregnancy is ...
Meanwhile, besides the CCR meeting which i am so not looking forward in the next 10 mins, i really feel like going home, lie on the bed and think of nothing ... actually that is what my brain is of now ... BLANK
The mistake was to take that plate of greasy beehoon with luncheon meat (which 2 hours later i can still feel the greasy stain on my lips). But i have no other choice in our canteen. There was mee rebus, curry puffs, fried spring rolls.... get the point?
And so i am here wondering how pregnant am I... Next thing, i'm in the bathroom throwing up non-stop. Yeah right .. I am pregnant. It must be ... if not, why am i feeling like shit ...
And so, this is my complaint for today. The queasy feelings brings back warm memories of the time i had with Andre. But on a bright note .. they say, the more symptoms you feel ... the healthier the pregnancy is ...
Meanwhile, besides the CCR meeting which i am so not looking forward in the next 10 mins, i really feel like going home, lie on the bed and think of nothing ... actually that is what my brain is of now ... BLANK
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Our latest member to the Zhang family
From today onwards, the dynamics of this blog is going to change. Cause it now does not revolve around one little guy, but another precious that God has sent our way.
It is the morning of 16th January... all bleary-eyed and half awake... I dipped the pee-stick and watched the watermark flow to the test line/control line zone. *Blink blink* ... hey, the red line came up on the test line (and on the control line!)
Holding my breath *hmmm.... sometimes, they will appear and disappear after a while.. let's wait and see*
But the line remained. Bright red and stark. (Unlike kor kor's one whom daddy and mummy had to squint in the light* And there it is, caught us with a little surprise (Yes, we are planning to have a kid, but we didn't expect so fast), a lovely miracle sent to our house by God on a Sunday morning.
From my LMP which is 13 Dec 10, our baby should arrive by 19 Sept 11. I hope we have the same birthday.
It is the morning of 16th January... all bleary-eyed and half awake... I dipped the pee-stick and watched the watermark flow to the test line/control line zone. *Blink blink* ... hey, the red line came up on the test line (and on the control line!)
Holding my breath *hmmm.... sometimes, they will appear and disappear after a while.. let's wait and see*
But the line remained. Bright red and stark. (Unlike kor kor's one whom daddy and mummy had to squint in the light* And there it is, caught us with a little surprise (Yes, we are planning to have a kid, but we didn't expect so fast), a lovely miracle sent to our house by God on a Sunday morning.
From my LMP which is 13 Dec 10, our baby should arrive by 19 Sept 11. I hope we have the same birthday.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
15 Months
Little bub is 15 months now. What a twinkle of an eye.
This is our daily routine:
6 am: Mummy wakes up
6:30 am: Daddy sends Mummy to Clementi MRT
8:00 am: Andre takes first milk and daddy sends Andre and Aunty Yuli to po po's place
9:00 am: Breakfast time. It can be Frisocream or bottled food ( i stored so much of these that i need to finish them before they expire)
10:15 am: Andre takes 2nd milk and nap
12:00 am: Lunch time.
12.30-2.30 pm: Play time
2.30-4.30 pm: Andre takes 3rd bottle of milk and nap
4.30-5.30 pm: Play time
5.30 pm: Dinner time
6 pm: Mummy arrives home
6 pm- 7 pm: Mummy either goes for a jog, or brings Andre to the playground
7 pm: Daddy arrives at po po's house for dinner
8 pm: we go home
8-9.30 pm: play time with daddy and mummy
9.30 pm: Last and 4th milk feed of the day. Plays the "Gong" game with mummy and mummy puts Andre to bed.
Well, the routine is like this with rough variations.
At 15 months:
1. Andre can walk up the stairs with the help of the wall. By the health booklet, he should have been able to do that by 21.5 months.
2. Says 2-syllabus words : the first one i heard was bub-ble
3. we have a chart of boy and girl's pictures ... he pointed to all the boys and said "kor kor"
4. Loves cars and recognises them. Often, he will take his toy cars and says "ca ca"... or this small board book where he'll flip to the last page and points to the car pictures "ca ca"
5 . Indicates "No more" by flipping his empty palm upwards. Happens most frequently when the music/song suddenly stopped or when he finished some activity
6. And rushes to the window when he hears the train coming. Loves watching the train and waving to the passengers. Again, when the train passed, he will show "No more" hand signal.
He's really a good kid. When we went to class last sunday, Andre was playful and curious, but he was not disruptive. When the teacher took out a new toy or cards, he will walk up confidently to peer curiously what is being given out. However, he will not reach out to grab rudely, he just wants to see what is happening. And when the teacher asks him to take, he will look at us first, and if we says ok, he will take the item and bring it back to us. Not bad huh! Kevin and I are so proud of him, he definitely understands what is happening around and I'm amazed how mature a 15 month year old can be.
This is our daily routine:
6 am: Mummy wakes up
6:30 am: Daddy sends Mummy to Clementi MRT
8:00 am: Andre takes first milk and daddy sends Andre and Aunty Yuli to po po's place
9:00 am: Breakfast time. It can be Frisocream or bottled food ( i stored so much of these that i need to finish them before they expire)
10:15 am: Andre takes 2nd milk and nap
12:00 am: Lunch time.
12.30-2.30 pm: Play time
2.30-4.30 pm: Andre takes 3rd bottle of milk and nap
4.30-5.30 pm: Play time
5.30 pm: Dinner time
6 pm: Mummy arrives home
6 pm- 7 pm: Mummy either goes for a jog, or brings Andre to the playground
7 pm: Daddy arrives at po po's house for dinner
8 pm: we go home
8-9.30 pm: play time with daddy and mummy
9.30 pm: Last and 4th milk feed of the day. Plays the "Gong" game with mummy and mummy puts Andre to bed.
Well, the routine is like this with rough variations.
At 15 months:
1. Andre can walk up the stairs with the help of the wall. By the health booklet, he should have been able to do that by 21.5 months.
2. Says 2-syllabus words : the first one i heard was bub-ble
3. we have a chart of boy and girl's pictures ... he pointed to all the boys and said "kor kor"
4. Loves cars and recognises them. Often, he will take his toy cars and says "ca ca"... or this small board book where he'll flip to the last page and points to the car pictures "ca ca"
5 . Indicates "No more" by flipping his empty palm upwards. Happens most frequently when the music/song suddenly stopped or when he finished some activity
6. And rushes to the window when he hears the train coming. Loves watching the train and waving to the passengers. Again, when the train passed, he will show "No more" hand signal.
He's really a good kid. When we went to class last sunday, Andre was playful and curious, but he was not disruptive. When the teacher took out a new toy or cards, he will walk up confidently to peer curiously what is being given out. However, he will not reach out to grab rudely, he just wants to see what is happening. And when the teacher asks him to take, he will look at us first, and if we says ok, he will take the item and bring it back to us. Not bad huh! Kevin and I are so proud of him, he definitely understands what is happening around and I'm amazed how mature a 15 month year old can be.
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