I've resumed my schedule of work, school, home, work school home again.
Very tough to function on little sleep. ZZzzzz...
By the time I reach home, if Kai is still awake and active, I feel lousy and wish that he could quickly go to bed so we can all catch some rest.
If I reach home and he's already asleep, I feel guilty that I don't get to be the last person he sees before he sleeps and the next day I leave for work before dawn.
What a weird emotion.
I love the sourish baby smell he emits. Kinda like a mix of his sweat from all his activity, plus some ru yi oil, plus some milk scent.
It's uniquely him. His signature smell. If only I could wear his smell to work like a perfume.
I miss and love him so much, my heart hurts. I don't even know how to go about describing this feeling - I guess one knows only once one becomes a parent.
Being a parent, a full-time working and part-time schooling one at that, is no easy feat.
I wish time can fast forward to Dec so I can start evaluating the course of my future - it's high time for me to move on from my current job.
It was a miracle that I passed my exam and survived the last semester in school.
Maybe tomorrow I shall go out and buy something nice for myself as a reward :)
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Saturday at Vivo City
Kai bounced back to being his cheeky self, all thanks to Chris' recipe of boiled apple & almonds, plus my Mum's Manuka honey ^_^
So Gymboree was on our to-do list on Saturday again. Whee!
"I'm all right now and ready to go!"
First we stopped at Marche to fill our hungry tummies.
Kids had free color pencils and drawing sheets to keep themselves occupied. I love love their sweet crepes. I always eat them whenever I'm at Marche's. Yum!~
Another must-have fav: potato rosti
After lunch at Gymboree: the class was slightly smaller that day and most of the kids were new, 'cept for Vera a pretty likttle princess who was there last week as well.
Kai loves the A-frame.
During the class sit-down and sing-along-songs session, Kai hit his classmate in her head with a toy he was holding. It was entirely accidental and unintentional of course, and I apologised profusely to the girl's parents. Both Andy & I felt horrid about it. Luckily, the parents were quite candid and forgiving about it and didnt get angry or anything.
-__-''
Kai is by now, quite literally a walking disaster.
He bumps / knocks into things and terrorise the dogs by pulling them out of their resting place under the sofa. He gets himself cuts and bruises all over his face.
At night, Andy & I watched "Back Up Plan" on DVD and we both had a good laugh over some of the funny scenes, like those of J.Lo getting her ultrasound done, and her friend giving birth in the water tub.
Andy then told me while he was looking at Kai sleeping soundly on our bed, "all babies are angels"...
I guess that's what parenthood is all about - it's "awful awful awful awful... then something magical happens"
So Gymboree was on our to-do list on Saturday again. Whee!
"I'm all right now and ready to go!"
First we stopped at Marche to fill our hungry tummies.
Kids had free color pencils and drawing sheets to keep themselves occupied. I love love their sweet crepes. I always eat them whenever I'm at Marche's. Yum!~
Another must-have fav: potato rosti
After lunch at Gymboree: the class was slightly smaller that day and most of the kids were new, 'cept for Vera a pretty likttle princess who was there last week as well.
Kai loves the A-frame.
During the class sit-down and sing-along-songs session, Kai hit his classmate in her head with a toy he was holding. It was entirely accidental and unintentional of course, and I apologised profusely to the girl's parents. Both Andy & I felt horrid about it. Luckily, the parents were quite candid and forgiving about it and didnt get angry or anything.
-__-''
Kai is by now, quite literally a walking disaster.
He bumps / knocks into things and terrorise the dogs by pulling them out of their resting place under the sofa. He gets himself cuts and bruises all over his face.
At night, Andy & I watched "Back Up Plan" on DVD and we both had a good laugh over some of the funny scenes, like those of J.Lo getting her ultrasound done, and her friend giving birth in the water tub.
Andy then told me while he was looking at Kai sleeping soundly on our bed, "all babies are angels"...
I guess that's what parenthood is all about - it's "awful awful awful awful... then something magical happens"
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Cough cough
Poor Kai is sick - down with his first chesty-cough-with-phlegm of his life.
This has prevented him from having quality sleep for the past 3 nights.
Whenever he is unable to expel his sputum, he purses his lips together and either whimpers or cries, and this breaks my heart and forms a lump in my throat.
Sigh. I wish I could do more. But right now, all I can do is just do chest physio on him, hold him, cuddle him, comfort him and try to make him have some sleep after his meds.
Thankfully, his appetite is still good and is still playing and talking, calling me "Ma ma" and pointing to the neighbourhood cat and saying "mow..."
Looks like Gymboree is out of our schedule this weekend.
This has prevented him from having quality sleep for the past 3 nights.
Whenever he is unable to expel his sputum, he purses his lips together and either whimpers or cries, and this breaks my heart and forms a lump in my throat.
Sigh. I wish I could do more. But right now, all I can do is just do chest physio on him, hold him, cuddle him, comfort him and try to make him have some sleep after his meds.
Thankfully, his appetite is still good and is still playing and talking, calling me "Ma ma" and pointing to the neighbourhood cat and saying "mow..."
Looks like Gymboree is out of our schedule this weekend.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Goodbye
This is Guo Zhu, one of Hubby's workers from Jingnan, China, and he is going home for good next week.
So fast, 2 years passed and I feel a tinge of sadness that he's leaving. I get along better with him than the others because he is friendly, has a toddler, and loves cars - so we have common topics to talk about.
He is always telling me how much he likes my car, and his dream car is to own a VW Passat.
Finally, after 2 years working in SG, his dream is coming true. He is going home to start his own business and his wife is buying a Passat probably as I'm typing this. I feel happy for him of course, though it would be sad to lose a good worker. But there is no stopping him and we wish him the very best.
And oh, if you wonder why he's pictured here with yours truly's car, it's because he is superb lah - he washes and polishes my car for me, FREE. So good right?!
Loads of fun sneaking out of the house way after tucking Kai to sleep and going to Hubby's office and hose the car down, making everybody wet in the process, then washing, scrubbing, wiping and talking cock.
All the best to him and he will be missed!
Sunday, June 27, 2010
World Cup 2010 - the goofy series.
The boys are featured here wearing matching Man U jerseys and soaking up the WC fever.
Getting the boys together for a neat photo shot is insane. Just take a look yourself!
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After awhile, one is distracted by a swatting hand, the other is swatting flies.... ZZzz...
Yawn..... . . .. Can you hurry up already ??
Getting the boys together for a neat photo shot is insane. Just take a look yourself!
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After awhile, one is distracted by a swatting hand, the other is swatting flies.... ZZzz...
Yawn..... . . .. Can you hurry up already ??
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Fun at Gymboree Harbourfront (picture intensive)
We attended our first play class as a family together, and it was better than we expected!
Let the photos speak for themselves. But warning: photo intensive!
The Bugaboos and Orbits lining up..
Class proper begins...
Teacher Lily is very engaging and expressive that's why all the children love her
Kai clapping while being bounced in the air by Daddy
Going around in circles according to the music
Our happy kid still clapping away to the music
"The wheels on the bus go round and round...."
Lining up for the next activity: use of equipment
Going up the ramp and through the tunnel
"Hello Mummy! I'm a pro at Agility just like my buddy Maverick!"
Out of the tunnel and going down the slide
Kai rolling the huge ball to practice balancing
and bouncing on the ball
Daddy very tired after all the bouncing, going in circles, singing, clapping HAHAHA
After equipment use there was gathering in a circle and playing the "Busy Box"
Kai waving his musical instruments to the song-singing
Our dear enthusiastic boy is centre of the class
Andy & I both felt it was pure good clean fun for Kai to build up social skills, since he's the only baby at both homes (mine & Andy's) and faces old people and 2 dogs + a cat either way he goes.
I think the classes are more for his socalising and our parent-child bonding more than anything else.
Kai was enthusiastic about the whole affair, which made our whole experience worthwhile and exhilirating.
Very impressed with the small and manageable class size and I have to say, the Teacher was really good at catching the kids' attention and getting the group of 10-16 mth olds to be attentive.
Thumbs up for Gymboree!
Let the photos speak for themselves. But warning: photo intensive!
The Bugaboos and Orbits lining up..
Class proper begins...
Teacher Lily is very engaging and expressive that's why all the children love her
Kai clapping while being bounced in the air by Daddy
Going around in circles according to the music
Our happy kid still clapping away to the music
"The wheels on the bus go round and round...."
Lining up for the next activity: use of equipment
Going up the ramp and through the tunnel
"Hello Mummy! I'm a pro at Agility just like my buddy Maverick!"
Out of the tunnel and going down the slide
Kai rolling the huge ball to practice balancing
and bouncing on the ball
Daddy very tired after all the bouncing, going in circles, singing, clapping HAHAHA
After equipment use there was gathering in a circle and playing the "Busy Box"
Kai waving his musical instruments to the song-singing
Our dear enthusiastic boy is centre of the class
Andy & I both felt it was pure good clean fun for Kai to build up social skills, since he's the only baby at both homes (mine & Andy's) and faces old people and 2 dogs + a cat either way he goes.
I think the classes are more for his socalising and our parent-child bonding more than anything else.
Kai was enthusiastic about the whole affair, which made our whole experience worthwhile and exhilirating.
Very impressed with the small and manageable class size and I have to say, the Teacher was really good at catching the kids' attention and getting the group of 10-16 mth olds to be attentive.
Thumbs up for Gymboree!
Breakfast on a Saturday morning
It was 9.30am, and rise & shine for Kai. He woke up drinking little milk and wanted to have his breakfast straightaway. Mummy, on the other hand, was tired so...... made a quick - but nowhere simple - breakfast for Kai.
On the menu:
- Banana and fresh milk smoothie
- Multi-grain bread
- Cheddar cheese slice
Since he was 9 months old and able to eat different textured foods, I gave him finger foods to encourage his self-feeding.
And little beknown to all, but I usually spend bulk of my monies not on designer togs or toys for him but more on quality food for my baby.
Kai drinks Bellamy Organic milk, that's $45 per tin, per week alone!
On top of that, I try to let him eat as much organic fruits / veggies / rice as possible, especially greens with large surface areas of leaves, to minimise the congestion of hormones / antibiotics / GM foods / pesticides etc.
That said however, one must be careful to know that just because a food is grown free of pesticides, it doesn't make it organic. To be organic, the produce must be certified by accredited authorities. I usually trust Australian or US-certified organic foods because they have to go through stringent criteria for certification. They have to be grown in biologically appropriate environments right from the soil to the surroundings and even the water used to water the plants.
Other than organic produce, I pay attention to the labels on the food. For eg. fruit juice should be fresh from the fruit and not from concentrate, and wholegrain is better than normal rice or bread. And of course, everything in moderation. I dont encourage him to develop a sweet tooth, but I dont discourage him from consuming some diluted juice or "junk food" once in a while either.
So far, I'm extremely lucky that I rarely have food fights with him *touch wood* :P
I don't want my baby to be chubbier /heavier/stronger than the kid next door or cousin-so-and-so's-kid.. but it is important that he is healthy in his own right.
On the menu:
- Banana and fresh milk smoothie
- Multi-grain bread
- Cheddar cheese slice
Since he was 9 months old and able to eat different textured foods, I gave him finger foods to encourage his self-feeding.
And little beknown to all, but I usually spend bulk of my monies not on designer togs or toys for him but more on quality food for my baby.
Kai drinks Bellamy Organic milk, that's $45 per tin, per week alone!
On top of that, I try to let him eat as much organic fruits / veggies / rice as possible, especially greens with large surface areas of leaves, to minimise the congestion of hormones / antibiotics / GM foods / pesticides etc.
That said however, one must be careful to know that just because a food is grown free of pesticides, it doesn't make it organic. To be organic, the produce must be certified by accredited authorities. I usually trust Australian or US-certified organic foods because they have to go through stringent criteria for certification. They have to be grown in biologically appropriate environments right from the soil to the surroundings and even the water used to water the plants.
Other than organic produce, I pay attention to the labels on the food. For eg. fruit juice should be fresh from the fruit and not from concentrate, and wholegrain is better than normal rice or bread. And of course, everything in moderation. I dont encourage him to develop a sweet tooth, but I dont discourage him from consuming some diluted juice or "junk food" once in a while either.
So far, I'm extremely lucky that I rarely have food fights with him *touch wood* :P
I don't want my baby to be chubbier /heavier/stronger than the kid next door or cousin-so-and-so's-kid.. but it is important that he is healthy in his own right.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Daddy's girl
Below is a conversation between Hubby and his 2 guy friends. Interesting read. Hahaha!
Legend:
*truly* is Andy
(o'.')-o O('.'o) is another friend called Garret
*truly* says:
what bout you ?
what name you think of bro ?
Benny Tan says:
dono ley
*truly* says:
must think liao
Benny Tan says:
name is a headache
*truly* says:
or your wife will bug you soon
and you cant sleep
Benny Tan says:
ya la
we have a few in mind
kate , kayla, jayda
*truly* says:
jayda sounds like weird name bro
dun choose that
kayla is hot name
(o'.')-o O('.'o) says:
kate
kayla is porn name
*truly* says:
thats true
i reccomend u ALI
also not bad
pronounce as eh-lee not ah-lee
Benny Tan says:
i dono
*truly* says:
ALI TAN
awesome right
Benny Tan says:
Marissa
*truly* says:
sounds pinoy leh
(o'.')-o O('.'o) says:
name simple is good
*truly* says:
ALI
3 alphabet
sounds sophisicated
Benny Tan says:
people sure make fun ALI la
*truly* says:
spelling is ALI
but pronounce as eh-lee
check out ali larter
google it
ALI LARTER
its hot bro
Benny Tan says:
lol
brb
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I laughed out loud when Hubby sent that conversation to me. Super funny can?!
Apparently, Benny & wife are expecting a baby girl and the boys are discussing about choosing names.
I think guys have weird opinions of girls' names! And hmmmm.... didn't know that Hubby is sooooo into the name "Ali" for a Baby Girl...
I hope he's not gonna want to name our daughter Ali Tan, because I will faint. Like Ally Tan? Also cannot. Cos Adam already "A" mah.. So if we have a daughter, she must be named with a "V".. like Vera, or Venetia, or Valentina.. Or something that's not ALI.
It's heartwarming when you know your man is talking about babies to other men. It speaks VOLUMES about how family-oriented your husband actually is.
Well, it's obvious that all men need a daughter. And from this conversation, I do know that Hubby needs a daughter badly. *wry smile*
Legend:
*truly* is Andy
(o'.')-o O('.'o) is another friend called Garret
*truly* says:
what bout you ?
what name you think of bro ?
Benny Tan says:
dono ley
*truly* says:
must think liao
Benny Tan says:
name is a headache
*truly* says:
or your wife will bug you soon
and you cant sleep
Benny Tan says:
ya la
we have a few in mind
kate , kayla, jayda
*truly* says:
jayda sounds like weird name bro
dun choose that
kayla is hot name
(o'.')-o O('.'o) says:
kate
kayla is porn name
*truly* says:
thats true
i reccomend u ALI
also not bad
pronounce as eh-lee not ah-lee
Benny Tan says:
i dono
*truly* says:
ALI TAN
awesome right
Benny Tan says:
Marissa
*truly* says:
sounds pinoy leh
(o'.')-o O('.'o) says:
name simple is good
*truly* says:
ALI
3 alphabet
sounds sophisicated
Benny Tan says:
people sure make fun ALI la
*truly* says:
spelling is ALI
but pronounce as eh-lee
check out ali larter
google it
ALI LARTER
its hot bro
Benny Tan says:
lol
brb
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I laughed out loud when Hubby sent that conversation to me. Super funny can?!
Apparently, Benny & wife are expecting a baby girl and the boys are discussing about choosing names.
I think guys have weird opinions of girls' names! And hmmmm.... didn't know that Hubby is sooooo into the name "Ali" for a Baby Girl...
I hope he's not gonna want to name our daughter Ali Tan, because I will faint. Like Ally Tan? Also cannot. Cos Adam already "A" mah.. So if we have a daughter, she must be named with a "V".. like Vera, or Venetia, or Valentina.. Or something that's not ALI.
It's heartwarming when you know your man is talking about babies to other men. It speaks VOLUMES about how family-oriented your husband actually is.
Well, it's obvious that all men need a daughter. And from this conversation, I do know that Hubby needs a daughter badly. *wry smile*
Explorer Kid
It isn't everyday that Daddy can go home early , so when Andy said he could reach home at 6.30pm on Tuesday evening, we brought our little tod to Explorer Kid @ Downtown East for a little bit of play time.
Glad that he enjoyed himself and there weren't many kids around too. Family times are the best.
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