Impossible mission - Snoozing time!

It's impossible mission! Trying to get Gaby to nap when his favourite cousins are around!

Champion Dog

FINALLY! Junior has finally passed the open class obedience trial on Saturday! And not only passing it, he has gained 2nd placing! I am sooooo pleased with the result! The result of our hardwork! Hehehehe!

Actually thought we won't have made it this time round cos there were some silly stuff that surfaced just days before Saturday. But we managed to correct it on time... but still i was a bit worried that he suddenly 'lose' his mind and decided to repeat the silly mistakes.

Anyway, I think i deserve a good pat on my back! I mean on OUR back! + *kiss kiss* Shadow Boy Junior

Farewell Dinning Table :(

When I reached home yesterday afternoon after work, I saw Dinning Table near the ground floor lift lobby. Went closer to take a look and realised that there is a long crack at one of the corners of the glass top. I guess that's why it is still sitting on the floor at the void deck. Am really sad when I have to turn my back at it and step into the lift... I feel like I have lost a good friend...

Goodbye my dear dinning table

I'm soooo sorry Table... Should have taken a proper picture of you sitting upright before letting you go...

Mr Lee has decided to 'inherit' the Tan's round dinning table. We can't be having 2 dinning tables so Boon has decided to throw away our old one. I was actually quite unwilling to do so as our dinning table has been with us for closed to 11 years. I didn't know that I can actually develop feelings with a piece of furniture!

It may be just a piece of furniture but a lot of memories from our old Tampines and Ang Mo Kio revolved around it... my old dog getting onto the table to steal some sweets and unable to come back down... our party, Mr Lee clearing his paper works till late night... yummy goodies placed on it during festive seasons... the many meals that I eat alone when Mr Lee wasn't around...

Mr Lee told me that it will be going to Nak Nak's place... next block Malay old lady. I really hope that she'll take good care of Dinning Table.

Junior going for a ride

Blue Wednesday

Felling blue again today... don't want to tlk about it... but hope that it'll be better soon.

I have to stop having the blues! I miss the other colours!

Tuesday Blues

Feeling kind of blue again today...

Gaby wasn't very co-operative this morning. And although I was up early to prepare for Gaby to go to school and for me to come to office, we were all late! Once again, I have this feeling that I should have stopped work totally and be a full-time mum.

On top of all these... Junior isn't doing as well as what he should have been doing. We were out training till 10pm last nite and still he is repeating those silly mistakes!

Just hope that the rest of today will be less blue.

Baby learning to surf the internet

Poofie's new past time activity...

Gaby has been pretty busy with his new train set that he has no time to play ball with Poofie. Everytime when Gaby is at his train set, Poofie will bring his ball to Gaby. But Gaby will ignore him and carry on playing with the train set. So one morning, Poofie decided that he has to learn how to appreciate the set as well. So he sat in the middle of the tracks and just watch the train go round and round...

Maxi Monster

The Tan's adopted a new dog on Sunday. And me being crazy over dogs, went to kaypoh a bit at my in-law's. And in the end, I got bitten by the little dog! My 1st time dog bites! Despite the bites, I still like this little monster. I am confident that after going thru' some obedience training he'll be an angel in no time!

Smelly socks?

光阴似箭

Time really flies... I do feel like it was just yesterday that Alexius was borned... and I can still remember Gaby coming to visit us at the hospital for the first time. And now... Alexius will be 6 months old in a week's time! And few days ago when I look at Gaby, I suddenly feel that he has grown up a lot within these 6 months... not that baby baby anymore...

The Lee's and The Tan's

Gaby with TZ 哥哥




大哥哥，二哥哥，三哥哥，小弟弟

Gaby loves to play with the bigger boys. And he often tells me that he loves TZ 哥哥. And it is also very obvious that TZ 哥哥 loves him too!

Alexius in bed

Boon shook me out of bed this morning! Why? Well, that's becos he had placed Alexius in our bed in the middle of the nite and didn't tell me and i nearly squash him cos i have my back at him... i did feel someone behind me but i tot that was poofie!

Anyway, when i came back into the room with the breastmilk pump, i saw alex in a bit of a struggle swinging his left hand and making some noise. when i look closely... becos it was still dark in the wee morning and i haven't switch on the lights, i saw alex's right hand under Mr Lee's bum! so now it's my turn to wake him up and tell him off!

Friday Blues

I was actually feeling a 'blue' today... How come there's Monday blues and now Friday blues? I can't really pin point to why the blues. Just don't feel too happy. Maybe I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.

Gaby was telling me that he didn't want to eat rice for lunch when I was getting ready to come to work. He is supposed to have his lunch around the same time as I was leaving the house. He just make the blues bluer... But when I get to the office, Mr Lee informed that Gaby has finished lunch and ate quite a lot of rice...

Anyway, the blues gotten lighter by about now...cos when i log on to msn when i reached office, a girlfriend of mine found another of our long-lost friend! And the 3 of us got online and chat on msn! We have even arranged for lunch next week! Am so looking forward to meet the 2 of them! Hehehe!

So up till now, the blue index has gone to like baby blues...

Dad's strong arm

This is dad dad's strong arm... Oops! Hairy armpit!

Give me some cereal

Last Saturday morning I tried giving Alexius some cereal... actually not expecting him to finish the bowl of cereal becos when he came back from his morning walk with Mr Lee, he was a little edgy. So just gave him 2-3 tiny spoons so that he get used to the feeling of eating from the spoon. And oso, the cereal was a little to watery as I have used breastmilk instead of the formula milk.

Then wanted to start giving him cereal yesterday but by the time I finished all my chores, it was too late and I have to go to work. Actually wanted to try giving him cereal yesterday afternoon when i came back from work but later changed my mind. Someone has advised that I should only introduced new food to the baby in the morning so that if any allergy reaction occurs within the next 3 hours, it will be easier to get doctor's attention. So since I was up early today and finished my chores earlier, I tried giving Alexius cereal again. This time, I mixed the rice cereal with formula milk for a slightly thinker texture. And my little piggy finished all that stuff up without throwing up or messing up his bib! I think I'll try to give him slightly more cereal tomorrow morning...

New Toys

Alexandra has given me some toys that her son used to play. There are a few boxes of them so I only give Gaby bit by bit over the last few days. They toys came at the right time cos Gaby has started to get really boh liao during the day.

The toys are so fun that even Mr Lee would skipped dinner to play them with Gaby. Especially the toy set. I have to nag at Mr Lee for almost one hour to finish his dinner then set up the train set for Gaby.

Nak Nak

Alexius really look like the nak nak from the next block...

Got to wear this cap, pull all the way down to cover his left ear becos he has this habit of using his thumb to rub the ear... rubbed until bleed liao.

Chitty Chitty Baby

We can finally see Alexius 2 bottom front teeth's tip! Thought the top one will come first cos I can see a white spot on the top gum...

Anyway, will start to give him some cereal next week. He has been a bit feverish since after Monday's jab. Maybe by next week more of the bottom front teeth will 'grow' up...

Gaby Kana Bullied

The bruise is near the side of Gaby's left eye. This morning I notice a bit of puffyness on his left eyelid... Ouch!

Yesterday afternoon Gaby was downstairs playing with Jonathan at the playground and kana bullied. Jon had a watch in his hand and he used this hand to punch Gaby. I think the watch must have rubbed Gaby's face cos there was a bruise after the incident. I was in the kitchen preparing the breastmilk pump when I heard a loud cry from the playground. The cry sounded like Gaby's. So I tried to look down at the playground but couldn't see anything.

When they came home, Gaby was still crying. I think the punch was quite hard and must be quite painful. Mum told me that when Gaby cry, Alex also started to cry. Maybe it's really 兄弟情深，血脉相连.

At bedtime, Gaby said that next time he'll punch Jon in return. So I tried explaining to him that he shouldn't return a punch cos this will start a fight and fighting is not good. I told him that he did the right thing by going to inform gong gong about the fight instead of fighting with Jon. Good boys don't fight. But when I was lying down on my bed last nite and thinking about this conversation, I kept wondering if I should also teach Gaby to defend himself in situation like this? But will it backfire and instead of teaching the kid to defend, I will end up teaching him to fight... headache...

My Toa Pai Kia

Don't know why but everytime we say 'tao pai kia', Alexius finds it funny...

So brave!!!

I have made an appointment 2 weeks ago for both Gaby and Alexius for injections today. But of cos i didnt tell Gaby that the purpose for the trip is for him to get a Hep A jab la... dun want to build up the fear in him... so i told him last nite that we have to bring didi for dr's check up and he can come along if he wants. I know he'll sure want to tack along as he like Dr Phuah a lot...

When we were at the clinic just now, I told the ladies at the counter not to mention that Gaby is getting a jab as well. Was worried that if he finds out then he may not want to enter the dr's room.

When we were in the room, I told dr that Gaby will go first as I dun want him to be affected by didi's crying when didi gets the jab. So dr was also very understanding. He pretends to do some body checks on Gaby first and talked to him to break the ice... then when he was preparing the jab, he kind of explains what he is doing to Gaby. I let Gaby sit on my lap with his pants half way down so that the injection can go onto his thigh. Dr kept telling Gaby that it will feel like a naughty mosquito bite... when he pokes the needle onto Gaby's thigh, I kind of use my hand to block his view of what dr is doing. I dun think the jab is that painful cos Gaby just said 'ouch' and then everything is over. And Gaby is back to playing with the dr's toys. Then it was Alexius' turn. As usual, he cried so loud. haiz...

Anyway, after we came out from the dr's room, we kept praising Gaby that he is a brave boy for not crying. But told him that didi cried becos he is still a baby. But Gaby is a big brave boy. Then he kept asking me why he needed the jab. So I told him that the jab is to make him a stronger boy. But i think the jab area does feel a little sore cos he kept touching his thigh area. But he din want us to think that he is weak so he din say anything.

Long before today, I have told everyone at home not to frighten Gaby about dr's visit and injection. Don't want him to associate going to the dr's with painful injections... Guess this helps!