Gaby with Mr Ash

I am glad that Gaby isn't afraid of big dogs!

Mr Ash is Gaby's new found best friend. And he thinks that Mr Ash really looks like a wolf.

What are you saying?

Alexius is making some progress in his speech. He is able to say these...

nite nite
bye bye
bus
dig
put
dumper
倒
no more
more
哥哥
姐姐
奶奶
爷爷
牛牛哥哥
妹妹
开
公公
跌
我
臭臭
鞋
洗
抹
要
有
压
eat
ma ma/mi mi (for mummy)
dad dad/daddy
Please
this
batman
lap lap (laptop)
jump
pain
nan nan (milk)
walk
down
sit
toes
throw
bo (bolster)

And he is able to form 3 words sentences like "妈妈开。" I am really hoping that by early nest year he will improve more so that he can start school like the rest of the kids borned in 2007. 加油韦毅！

Bits and pieces

Since begining of this week, we have been making Gaby goes to bed the same time as Alexius. ie about 9.15pm. Have to start training him to go to bed early again. For the past 2 nights, they are able to fall asleep by around 9.45pm. So lets hope that this routine will not break.

Alexius has begun to be difficult during porridge and milk time. It takes him more than 30 minutes to finish his feeding. And during milk feeding time, he likes to bite the teats and not suckle. It is so frustrating to feed him. I always end up having backaches and frustrated. Sometimes in the middle of feeding him, I get so frustrated that I will scream at him. I know that it is bad to scream at the kid. But I am really very very very super frustrated. There is nothing I can compare this kind of frustration with... and nothing I can used to describe it. I can tolerate it if this only happens once in a blue moon. But no, it has been so often. Do you know that I hated and fear every mealtime of milk feeding time? Why is it so bloody difficult?

And to make matter worst, Gaby hasn't been quite corperative recently too. He whines a lot. And yes, I scream at him more often then before. I know that it is very negative for the kids. But really, I have tried to hold my temper but sometimes it is really very difficult.

Also, tell me, when one is already very angry and trying to control the fumming anger, and then another person kept asking me questions how should i react? Or how would u feel... when u are already trying to hold your anger and not show it and then another person just couldn't stop talking beside you? Can die!!!!

Haizzzz.... Sometimes I really feel like crying cos I think crying probably can help me ease the frustration inside me. But 欲哭无泪。

Lion Roars

2 days ago, Alexius was being difficult. I want to make him sleep but he kept wanting to go into the room to play with Gaby. So I told Gaby to put the toy down and leave the room since it was oso time for him to shower and get ready for lunch. So here I was struggling with Alexius to leave the room and there I was repeating to Gaby "put down your toys and come out with me". I must have repeated the same words for 4 or 5 times that after that I raised my voice... repeating over and over again until I lost my cool and was screaming at the top of my voice! I was already fuming by now! But I managed to get both boys out of the room and Alexius into his swing swing. But Gaby was frightened by my screaming that he started to cry.

Dad helped me to swing Alexius while I tried to calm and talk sense into Gaby. Told him that when I give him an instruction in a nice friendly tone, please do not ignore it. I hate to raise my voice and end up scolding him. And he replied "mummy, I also don't like you to scream cos you sound like a lion"

Beauty Nap

I was about to fall asleep when Gaby suddenly woke me up to let me know that his neck is "painful". Actually he didn't really feel painful. Just uncomfortable from indigestion I guess. I thought he may want to puke so I jumped off the bed and dashed to get a basin from the kitchen. Then I rubbed some ru-yi oil on his neck and back and let him smell some from my palm. It seems to help cos he let out a loud burp. Gave him some water and then told him that he needs to get some snooze as we are going to his granny's place tonite.

As I was walking to the kitchen to get a drink, I heard Alexius making a bit of noise from the swing swing. Alamak! I think the commotion with Gaby must have stirred him and woke him up. When I went to check on him, he asked for "nan nan" which means milk. It's only 1.45pm! His usual nap time is till around 3pm. Haizzz... I already foresee a cranky boy... After giving him milk, he was super grouchy. Didn't want to lie down or sit or change his diaper. Kept crying... so no choice, I wrap the sarong sling around and brought him downstairs for a walk. It helps. He is happier now...

Now, I am feeling so sleepy. And the thought of having to stay awake till perhaps 11+ tonite already makes me feel a little "cranky". I really hate situations like this... the kid not napping enough and we have to go out later. And on top of that, I havent had enough rest too!

大开杀戒

Don't know why but today Gaby is super good appetite. We had chicken rice for lunch and he shared half a packet of chicken rice with me. 15 minutes after lunch, he finised 140ml of milk and had a nap. Woke up around 4pm and had an apple.

For dinner, I ordered some pizzas cos there are only 3 adults n a kid so I am too lazy to do much cooking. But I get Nika to cook a bit of rice and Gaby's usual egg with spinach and steam carrots becos I thought Gaby won't like to eat pizza. In the past, he only eat the crust.

At dinner time, Gaby is given the usual rice serving but I do not expect him to finish all the rice cos I thought he may want to share some pizza crust with me. But tonite, he is more adventurous with the pizza. He wanted to try the cheese, ham and pineapples. But he didn't want the mushrooms. And in the end, he ate about one slice of pizza and finished all the rice in his plate. When Mr Lee came home around half and hour later, and had his dinner, Gaby wanted to eat another slice of pizza when he saw his dad dad enjoying his meal!

Gaby has a habit of drinking milk before bedtime. He was given his usual 150ml of milk around 9.30pm. When he finished his milk, he told me that he would like to have some more. So I made another bott of 120ml for him.

I wouldn't stop him from eating more but I am just a little worried that he may suffer from indigestion.

Die hard fan of Mr P

Rain rain go away!

Mr Poofie is not Pouffy!

The Osim pple has gotten Mr P's name wrong on their website. I left a comment and they hasnt reponded to it yet. Urgh!

Grace

Last night I watched half a movie titled "Grace" and I have been so disturbed by it. From the part when the pregnant woman gave birth to her still born onwards... the dead bb that they used in the movie looked so dead... I mean, I was very sad when the bb was delivered... looking at the lifeless limp tiny body. Then when the bb came alive, I tot that the movie isn't such horror after. OMG! the movie is categorised as horror becos this tiny cutie drinks blood to stay alive. When the mother latched the bb on, the bb sucks the mother's blood thru the breast. So bloody bloody! Half way thru' the movie, I was feeling really upset by it that I decided not to watch it any further.

Whenever I closed my eyes, I can still see the images of the bb... urgh!

Gaby says...

Mrs Rajan has finally came back to school after Teacher's Day. Turned out that she has to stay home cos her boy was down with H1N1. So she has to quarantine for a week at home. After our conversation, Gaby says good bye to her and "please take good care of your son".

And today, he told Ms Yen that she has to tie her hair up cos its very long now.

Is it good that Gaby sometimes behaves like a little adult?

Gaby wants to be like his dad dad

A few days ago, Gaby told me that he wants to be like dad dad. He has decided to change his name to Calvin when he grows up.