This Beautiful Life

Kenneth's Birthday Celebration 2011

2011-11-10T13:59:00.005+08:00

Kenneth's birthday came and went just like this. LOL... We did not do anything special as both of us were pretty sick... both the boys still went to school as usual and the sickly us did some housework at home before bringing them out for dinner @ Thomson Plaza Swensens... However, he received some very good news on the eve of his birthday... He claimed this must be the best gift that he can ever have... and I agree... =)

Nothing new... his favourite... CAR!!!
Di di joined in... which I think he regretted later...

So happy! The innocence sides of kids....

Regretted and wanted OUT!!!

Wanted "mum mum"... which is just iced water... this is also his favourite word!

A shot with his 2nd son...

The one with the bigger face should stay further away from the camera. LOL...

Waiting for food....

Reached home! So excited about the birthday cake... didn't get a big cake coz we always can't finish.. instead, bought 2 pieces... only... birthday boy didn't get to eat any at all!! coz finished up by his 2 boys...lol...

Daddy with his 2 little "K"s...

Our happy family!

Blowing out the candles...

The 3 "K"s... look alike? LOL....

Random...

2011-10-03T11:48:00.003+08:00

I always love Fridays... that means I can be with my boys for 2 days over the weekends... ok, technically speaking, not 2 full days... but the fact that they need to go to "school", makes me happy. Don't get me wrong... I love their school and I must say it's perfect!! But, it's always better to have them close to you... =)

inside the car... to the airport for dinner on a Friday evening!! Kayden loves the instant noodles and Kaleb ate "mui fan"... =) Didi always eat more than the kor kor... he will outgrow kor kor one day!

Waking up at 5am on a Sunday morning... sigh... that means the poor mummy needs to get up too... Leb leb aka slurpee aka lebby aka Yang Yang is happy as usual... =)

Random...

2011-10-03T11:42:00.002+08:00

As usual, the boys love to roll around on the mattress (I normally let them do this before bedtime, don't want them to have this habit of running around on the mattress)... sometimes head will bang head... or the legs will kick the head... this is just them... boys being boys, tend to be a bit more rough...

Thus, A mini "accident' happened at home last night. Kaleb accidently kicked Kayden's nose!

Kayden is more of a whiner... he whines over the slightest thing... everyday! Spoiled by his grandparents when we were still staying together then? Daddy so worried and carried him away for "inspection". LOL....

and all these while... what is the "culprit" doing? sipping out water from his bottle!! ok lah, in this pic, he was actually biting the cap... LOL... looks so innocent, hor? LOL...

Kaleb, the "pretty" boy

2011-10-03T11:38:00.003+08:00

Out of boredom when we were at home last night, before Kaleb's bedtime on a Sunday night... =p

Am I pretty?
Trying to get the rubber band off his hair....

Frustrated and started whining when he couldn't get it off... LOL

random

2011-09-27T10:20:00.003+08:00

We go to the airport almost every week to have our meals... No, we don't stay near the airport... but it's easily reached by taking a few expressways. LOL... along the way, Kayden will be busy playing with my iPhone. Kaleb will be looking around... sometimes fussing a bit... but in general, we always enjoy our "road trips"....

We had our dinner at Xin Wang... Kayden, as usual, loves the unhealthy food... instant noodles this time round...

6th Anniversary... with our 2 "assets"

2011-09-27T10:09:00.003+08:00

We celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary on 24 Sept 2011. We started the day with our early and weekly breakfast at Botanic Gardens. Ok... this is what we always do on weekends. LOL... After our breakfast, we will normally take a walk around the park.

Went back home and Kaleb had his morning nap. We left the house again and went to East Coast Park. Had our late lunch at Waraku. Ordered a lot of food and everyone was full to the brim!! The boys also received some toys from the restaurant. They were so happy. =)

After lunch, we went to Polliwogs!!! Kaleb stayed at the "under 3 years old" area while Kayden was all over the place. The last time when we were there, Kaleb was still a very tiny baby, sleeping in the car seat all the way. But this time round, he was actively walking all over the place. For the big baby, he was climbing / crawling / running here and there, Daddy needs to keep up with him. LOL...

The 2 brothers at the ball pit
@ the end of the short tunnel

crawling over... after seeing how kor kor did it...

always my little baby =)

Our family picture...

Us with the boys... one that looks like Daddy... and the other that resembles me... God is fair... I can't imagine having a 3rd baby... I think I have run out of "love"... LOL...

We had a fun time that day. They are the best gift that I will ever have in my life. =) Thank you, God.

A Visit the J's home!

2011-09-09T15:33:00.002+08:00

Went to Huiqi's house to visit Jervis and Jeryl... Been 2 years since we last met. And now, we each have a new additional in our family and coincidently, the new member is a BOY for both sides. LOL...

The super smiley baby Jeryl!! Super duper love him... :) I would have carried him home with me if not for the fact that Huiqi was carrying him when I left their home. LOL

It's really not an easy chore to get the 4 boys to look at the camera at the same time.

Kaleb sayang-ing Baby Jeryl.... :)

Cupcakes for Teacher's Day Celebration

2011-09-09T15:28:00.002+08:00

I ordered some cup cakes for Teacher's Day Celebration for the boy's childcare centre.

Kayden was thrilled over the cupcakes and the reason is very simple. LOL....

The 3 Ks...

2011-09-09T15:24:00.004+08:00

The 3 K's of my life! Daddy K bring them for a "walk"...

Quite glad that Kayden is "timid" and normally won't dare to run around on his own. And thus, we do not need to chase after him whenever we go to the airport. LOL... As for the other baby K, he is more "daring" and tend to wander away on his own. LOL...

We go to the airport nearly every weekend! Do come up and say "hello" to us if you ever spot us there. :)

the "twins"

2011-09-09T15:18:00.003+08:00

Went to my mum's place on one of the Sundays... Dressed the boys up in similar but different colour attire... hee hee... sometimes, I feel like I treat the 2 of them like twins. LOL... Ok lah, they look very different... coz one looks like me, the other looks like Kenneth. LOL... oh well, even when we go out, people will ask if they are twins.... LOL... maybe coz of their size... =p

Picture courtesy of Brother's camera... crop away myself and Kenneth... lol...

Kayden's Progress at 30 mths

2011-09-08T10:53:00.002+08:00

Kayden is 30 months old!! He's being promoted to Nursery 1 and he started class with them on Monday. He cried and vomitted twice on the 1st day. On the 2nd day, slight improvement, cried and vomitted only once. On the 3rd day, no more vomitting... but still cry! 4th day also the same. :( I guess this is just a passing phrase...

And so, I called up and requested to put him at his former class and they will bring him over at 9am for Circle Time with his friends in N1. And fortunately, one of his friends from PG, Honvie also got promoted at the same time! and so, I requested to have Kayden to be put in the same group as this little boy.

At 30 months, Kayden is full of "whys"... why this and why that... and he super love to play with the iPhone. He also enjoys playing with his little brother. The 2 of them can roll around on the mattress... or play peek-a-boo!! LOL...

Chim-po bought him a truck with cars... he took away the cars and line up di-di's Sesame Street character on the truck... saying big bird and gang are going out... to the market... to buy watermelon. LOL...

Kaleb's progress

2011-09-08T10:46:00.005+08:00

Kaleb is 14 months old!! He can walk quite well... but still a bit wobbly... He is very good at doing flying kisses and it usually comes with a very loud "pop" sound. He can say mei mei (little sister), mei (beautiful), oh...ho (teacher will normally say this when a baby falls down while trying to walk), mum-mee (who is ME!!)...

He understands when we ask him to sit down or stand up... or even walk! He understands when we ask him to pass us something but at times, he will over-shot and walk past the item. LOL.... I bought a cup with a straw attached and he can hold the bottle well and drink from the straw!!

Drinking water from his bottle!!

Little baby walking around at the airport....

Peek-a-Boo

2011-08-15T15:21:00.000+08:00

The funny boy who loves to play with basket and containers...

My Family

2011-08-15T15:16:00.002+08:00

The 3 Ks of my life... =)

People asked if we ever thought of trying for a little "J"... eh... I guess not now... or maybe never ... lol... I can't imagine having to feed every 3 hourly and then express milk... OMG!!! How did I ever survive that? LOL...

Haircut

2011-08-15T15:13:00.002+08:00

This is what happen to Kayden whenever we bring him for his hair cut.... Didn't know our little Lebby is also a cry baby! LOL... thought he will be "brave" and won't shed a tear... coz being a "tiger", his nature is quite fierce... =)

Does your kid cry too when they have their hair cut?

Random

2011-08-15T15:08:00.002+08:00

One of the weekday, when Kaleb was sick (thus could not go to school)... Kenneth came with him to meet me for lunch... =)

We went to the Chinese Box near my office...

The 2 Ks of my life... the other "K" is in school...

My handsome baby =)

My boys

2011-08-15T15:01:00.002+08:00

The boys are growing up fast... Kayden can express himself very well now.. always asking why this and that... and loves to sing! As for Kaleb, he can take 5-6 steps now without any support... I guess very soon, he will be walking/running around with Kor Kor... :)

I am still very busy with work (nothing new)... Kenneth is a "house husband" now... everyday in charge of doing housework (minimum) and fetching me to and from work... we are perfectly fine with this arrangement... but of course, he is on the look out for job... just that, no hurry...

Brought them to Black Angus @ Cluny Road on one of the weekend... I love the bread they serve back in USA... over in our little sunny island, it's another kind of bread and... it's super yummy too!!!

Trying to rock together on the little horsey at my mum's place...

Both were so happy when we took the sky train from Terminal 3 to Terminal 2 the other day...

I love my boys!!

Twins?

2011-08-15T14:58:00.002+08:00

Look alike? LOL....

God is fair... He gives me a son that looks like Kenneth (I was pretty upset and jealous... LOL)... then he gave me one cutie who looks like me!!! LOL...

Breakfast @ Botanic Gardens

2011-08-15T14:55:00.002+08:00

I don't know about other kids but my sons wake up very early everyday!!! regardless weekdays, weekends or even pubilc holidays!! Sometimes, they can wake up at 4am+.... there was one day, Kaleb woke up at 6.45am... LOL... and so, we were all late... LOL....

We went to Botanic Gardens last Sunday for breakfast! After which, we had a nice stroll around the park... of course, I tried to avoid the dogs... LOL...

Random

2011-05-05T12:16:00.003+08:00

Time flies... we have shifted to our new nest for more than 1 month already. Although much much more busy now (because without the extra pair of hands to help around) but I am sooo soooo soooo happy. :) At least this is a place where we can call HOME.

Watching Nursery Rhymes early in the morning... both so happy. 2 of them almost same size, thus people always thought they are twins. LOL...
The 2 kpo boys... Kaleb really very busy body, the head tilt until like this... LOL... We were at the airport and they were looking at this group of kiddos playing next to us.

My happy baby... who lao-sai for many many days... lost a lot of weight... :(

Happy baby who just woke up from his nap... messy hair... gonna bring him for a haircut soon.. :)

The very tired baby... fell asleep on our way home from airport... Nice sleeping posture. LOL...

Our Long Weekend..

2011-05-03T15:48:00.004+08:00

The long weekend is over. We spent our time quite wisely, at least this is how I feel.

On Saturday, brought Kaleb to the doctor coz he is having diarrhoea. After that, we went to Airport for lunch. Went home and my close relatives came over to visit us at our new home. :) I hope everyone had fun.... I also can't remember what I did... LOL... Brought them downstairs for dinner and after the meal, realised that Kaleb's poo poo flowed out, Kenneth and I hurriedly walked home, leaving Kayden in their care. Luckily Kayden is still ok... just that he requested my mum to carry him. LOL... maybe he has more sense of security in her arms...

On Sunday, left the boys at my mum-in-law's place then we proceeded to Hans to have our breakfast. Sometimes it feels so good to be alone... just the 2 of us, without the boys. Hee hee... Had a talk with Kenneth about some issue... after that, went home to do housework and some office work. LOL... Went to Kenneth cousin's twin girls full month party with our 2 boys. Saw a lot of his relatives and very funnily, many of them commented that I am very "li hai"... coz I have 2 boys. -.-" I told Kenneth this morning, what will they say if I have 2 girls now instead? He said they will just keep quiet... and said this is what old folks will say... sigh... bet they have no idea how desperate I wanted a GIRL!!! Alright... so after the party, we went to Airport again!! LOL...

On Monday, went to Thomson Plaza for lunch... the boys went home and took an afternoon nap...

After that... we went to AIRPORT again!!! LOL... I told Kenneth, we should have just shifted to Changi that time. LOL... we so love the AIRPORT!! Spacious space for both our strollers... spacious space for Kayden to run around.. hee hee...

There will be another PH coming up again 2 weeks later... so looking forward to it. :)

Days of No "pu-pu"

2011-04-21T14:52:00.004+08:00

Kayden has been going "pu-pu" free for 2 nights already. What is "pu-pu"? It actually means "tu-tu" aka pacifier. But he calls it "pu-pu". LOL... He never ask for it during bedtime and maybe because he was very tired, he fell asleep within minutes.

Actually since when he was 19 months old, he went without the pacifier during the afternoon nap time at the childcare centre. But upon returning home, he will run straight into the room and grab it, then pop into his mouth. We didn't stop him because without the "pu-pu", he will tend to talk (quite loudly) during bedtime and we were afraid that Kaleb will wake up. LOL.... but it seems like, we no longer need to worry about this now.. :)

On a side note, both boys were sick at the beginning of the week... Brought both to the doctor early on Monday morning... Kaleb was having running nose and cough. As for Kayden, whatever he ate, he will "merlion"... :( Thank god both have already recover. :)

And as usual, like always... both boys will want me to be around during bedtime... sigh... I don't know whether should I be happy or sad... LOL... even the little baby is rejecting Kenneth... Daddy pat pat him only, he will immediately turn and be on his tummy... then seeing that it is not me, he will start crying... whereas for the elder one, will keep shouting "Mummy come, Mummy come" while lying there... So, I am very busy every night! By the time they fall asleep, I am also 3/4 way to lala land... LOL...

Gonna take leave some time next week to bring Kayden to the zoo!! Wanted to bring him on his birthday but Kaleb was sick, so in the end, we went to the airport... Having said this, our little baby's 1st birthday is coming soon!!! So exciting... :)

Happiness....

2011-04-14T10:14:00.005+08:00

Happiness is to see my boy waiting for me at my office car pouch when I knock off. =) All the unhappiness is gone when I see my boy in the car. =)

Kenneth will come and pick me up everyday after work. Before coming over, he will pick up Kayden from the childcare centre 1st and together, they will come over. We were rather afraid that Kayden won't be able to sit still on his own at the back of the car. But thank god, he has been very well behaved so far. =) Kenneth can't bring Kaleb along as well because we only have one car seat. LOL... so we will normally go and pick up baby after I knock off...

Little Kaleb is 9 months old! He is progressing very well and fast!!! Able to crawl and trying to stand up!!! Definitely progressing much much faster than Kayden!!! He has a very strong character. If we take away his toys when he's playing, he will start screaming!!! He's appetite is very good (touch wood)... most of the times, he is eating more than Kayden!!! And every night, without fail, he will wake up from 1 night feed... Been a long long time since I slept through the night... LOL...

I love my 2 boys... =) Hope they will remain as babies forever... LOL...

We have shifted!!

2011-04-12T15:18:00.004+08:00

We have shifted!! The big move was on 2 April (Sat). Arranged for mover to come over... didn't had much stuff to move. Only 1 sofa (which was "sat" by my bags and stuff inside our bedroom), the kiddos drawers of clothing and our own cartons of clothing! Of course, not forgetting some toys... etc etc... We spent our first night in the house on 3 April (Sun). Thank god the 2 boys managed to fall asleep without any difficulty. Was so afraid that due to the change of "environment", they might not want to sleep. LOL....

The place before renovation....

Our kitchen!

Boxes of stuff still awaiting to be unpacked!!

The messy living room... no longer have people going after my kids and cleaning up the place after we all go to bed. LOL... but I am very happy to have the toys lying around.. at least this is a place of my own. :)
Kaleb's 1st day at the Infant Care... They have music lesson every Friday and the centre engaged outsider in to conduct!! I have no idea why was he so grouchy. LOL... But Kayden did enjoy himself when the teachers went over his side for music. Of course, I was there with him. :)

Kayden's 1st day at the new centre, I was with him for 2 hours... after which, we left and went to my mum's place. Kenneth was busy unpacking and cleaning at our new place. During the 2nd day, I stayed with Kayden till 1pm... we left when it was time for the kiddos to nap. Kayden was very happy throughout. One funny thing.. there is this girl called Alyssa.. came to me and called me "MUMMY"!!! Sat on my lap somemore.. LOL... How I wish I really do have a daughter!! LOL...

I went back to work on Kayden's 3rd day of school. Kenneth brought him there and left at 10.30am... without Kayden!! Of course, the poor boy cried and cried... Kenneth stayed outside the centre for a while till he stopped crying. He went to peep again during lunch time and our boy was happily eating/playing with his lunch.

Kayden will cry for like 30 seconds when we left him in his teacher's arms in the morning. Kenneth makes it a point to go and fetch him earlier... around 4pm+... after which, the 2 of them will come and fetch me.... Kaleb goes home at around 6pm. :)

Happily eating his slice of bread after school...

Happy Kaleb at my mum's place... what's on his head? It's my sis' NEW pair of socks!!

2 little teeth... already sprouted out!! That should explain for why he was sick (diarrhoea, fever, flu, etc) during January. Cost us $600+ on his medical just for that month!! Even rented the nu-ber-li-zer home...

Our 9 mohth old baby who loves to be carried when we go out... doesn't like to sit inside the stroller... so bo pian, Kayden needs to take turn with his didi and be placed inside. LOL... which Kayden quite enjoy... at times...

Trying to take a pic of our 2 boys... but a bit tough...

Update

2011-03-16T09:22:00.001+08:00

Our new nest is under going renovation now. :) target to shift in by end of this month which is just few weeks later!! I guess even if they can't finish work on time, it is ok... We will just shuttle the kids to the new childcare centre everyday. Kenneth will starts his 2 months leave starting this Friday!! So shiok...

Kayden can talk a lot now. Very expressive and can form sentences like "daddy make milk milk for didi" or "didi kick kayden head", etc. As for Kaleb, he is at the crawling stage now. I remember when Kayden was 12mths old, can't crawl yet. Day in and out, he will just sit on the bed... This Kaleb is progressing very fast!! Oh, and growing very fast too! Lol... Very soon, he will overtake his gor gor in terms of weight! Lol...

Will try to load photos soon... :)

Random Pics Update

2011-01-20T17:15:00.002+08:00

The following pictures might be a bit small... =( will try to upload more pictures soon!!!

Kayden loves to do tummy time with Kaleb!!! and his way of sayang-ing didi is by putting his head next to Kaleb's...=)
The morning routine... hugs and kisses!!

My boys... =)

Kaleb and me at my surprise birthday celebration at Auntie Pauline's place... =)

Update....

2011-01-20T17:08:00.002+08:00

Kayden is turning 2 years old next month!! Gosh... it just seems like yesterday that he was born!!! As his birthday falls on a Friday this year, we will be taking leave and maybe going to bring him to the zoo..... Guess it's the right time to go now as he seems to know quite a lot of animals.. =)

Will be having a simple party at Mum's place... just the few of us... =) Maybe will buy cake, etc and let him hold his 1st birthday party with his friends in school... and of course, Kaleb will be joining us!!

Kaleb has been rather sick recently.. sigh... cough... flu... fever... I hope he will get well soon. Kayden is also having cough... sigh... Guess the bugs are in the air... As for myself, I have been sick for a long long time!! It just seems like a part of me now... LOL...

Chinese New Year is just round the corner... Wish everyone will have a good celebration... and may the Rabbit year bring more good luck to everyone.... =)

Going for our 1st HDB appointment tomorrow... FINALLY!!!! =)

My sick but happy baby... =)

Update....

2011-01-07T08:40:00.005+08:00

Wow... been more than 1 month since I last updated!! Life has been very very very very busy!! Busy at work... busy at home also...

Just a little update...

Kayden will be turning 2 years old next month and most likely, we will be throwing a party for him in school, together with his friends. =) He is getting more and more vocal and the other day, he spoke his 1st sentence!! Teacher Fatema was putting lego on the table and he ran up to her and said, "I want to play here!!" I was so thrill... teachers were very excited too! Coz afterall, they witnessed how he transformed from the only-know-how-to-crawl toddler to one who is running and jumping now! LOL. Oh... Kayden also fell down in school, bit his upper lip and came back with a bit of chipped tooth... that was before Christmas. I was so upset about it...

Kayden is also very vain. When I bought new clothing for him, he would insisted on putting them on and walked around at home with it... refusing to change! LOL... When going out, he will parade around if he is wearing a new set of clothing... I wonder whose genes he has for this. LOL...

Kaleb is 6 months old today!!! This little boy has been with us for 6 months already!! How time flies... =) He is learning how to eat "solid" now... and he is ever so ready with his smiles... Teachers adore him in school coz of his "roundness"... I guess chubby baby tend to receive more love and attention. LOL....

As for myself, 2 of the staff are leaving us... one resign and the other one is retiring... Feb 2011 will be a very tough one for me coz 50% of the strength is gone... Left with 2 staff... sigh... and god knows when the new ones are coming!! Anyone interested to join me? LOL... can drop me an email!!

We will be going for our 1st appointment at HDB on 21 Jan 2011!! Finally!! Yeah!!! After CNY, can start renovation... oh no, still don't know which design i want... argh....

Oh... and my 32nd birthday came and went just like this. LOL. Didn't do anything special... just went out to eat with my 3 Ks.... Having the 2 babies with me is the best gift that I can ever have... =) Feel so contented... LOL... and thank you everybody for the well wishes, gifts and ang bao! May everyone have a good and blessed 2011... =)

*Loads of photos to post... but they are still in the camera... will find some time and upload soon... =)

Humble Little Nest

2010-12-07T14:59:00.003+08:00

After so many months of hunting... after seeing 18 number of flats... we finally gotten our own sweet little nest!! =) It was quite a smooth one coz we saw the unit on 14 Nov, told the agent our offer for COV and agent came back with a positive answer on 18 Nov!! We didn't expect to get the unit coz the seller was asking for sky high COV... the offer we made wasn't even half of what she was asking. LOL....

Rush through to get the bank loan, etc... only to know that we need to wait for at least another 2 months before we can go for the 1st appointment at HDB. Reason being, the seller haven't transfer the title deed to herself!! Flat belong to her mum who passed away in April... and according to her lawyer, it is perfectly fine for her to go ahead to market the unit and there is no need to transfer the title deed!! Kenneth was pretty upset over the whole issue and actually wanted to take legal action against the seller... but me, the peace lover, managed to calm him down. The seller gave a discount of $2k for the COV.... If we had sue her, guess our COV will be waived off. LOL. But oh well, I don't think she will want this to happen too...

And so, we can look forward to shifting in around April 2011!!! Already gotten our contractor and works can be started after the 1st appointment!! Can't wait... =)

Update

2010-12-07T14:55:00.002+08:00

Both brothers drinking milk at the same time when we went to my Mum's place few weeks back... Hopefully very soon, Kaleb will be able to hold his own milk bottle... =) And really praying hard, he will STOP THE NIGHT FEEDINGS!!! He woke up every 3 hours last night to drink!! Kayden also decided to join in the fun... and right now, I am like a walking zombie in the office... -.-"

The "deed" that Kayden did before drinking milk... I was busy making the milk in the kitchen and only realised that Kaleb's head had got "pattern" when I was feeding him. Kayden drew on him!! LOL... Don't dare to let Kenneth know.... Mum hurriedly wiped those ink stains away... Poor Di Di...

Accident - 19 Nov 2010

2010-12-07T14:44:00.004+08:00

While on our way home on 19 Nov, we met with a car accident. Travelling along Upper Thomson Road near Tagore Road, it is a down slope straight road. Due to unknown reasons, the car infront suddenly stop!! We were travelling at fast speed but managed to come to a halt.... but for those behind us... it was so unfortunate that they couldn't break in time. 3 cars, 1 van and 1 lorry is involved in the accident. I was badly shaken... and Kayden's car seat "flew" at the back seat (coz it wasn't strap down). I was so glad that the boys were not in the car....

We were the 2nd car in line. We got banged from behind but merely kissed the car infront. I took a cab back first coz need to fetch the boys. Luckily Kenneth was home and we went to fetch them together. I had very bad headache and neck ache after which. X-ray was done and thank goodness everything was intact. =D

Kena bang up from behind

"Kissing" the car in front

Bundles of Joy

2010-11-23T17:24:00.002+08:00

Our bundles of joy.... =) Seeing them at the end of the day just brighten up my day... =) All the rushing arounds (morning sending them to the centres and evening fetching them back home) are just so worth it... Though I don't have much personal / social life now, but seeing them growing up just bring joy into my life. =)

Update on Kayden

2010-11-23T17:10:00.005+08:00

At 20 months old, Kayden is finally speaking "sense". LOL. Some of the words that he can say now are:

1) Mummie, he will call me whenever he needs help, even if it means I am not there physically. Teachers say he will start calling me at around 5pm+. And mind you, he will go on and on with mummie mummie mummie... LOL...

2) Pa Pa, much as Kenneth wishes that he calls him Daddy, Kayden likes to call him Pa Pa. LOL. Especially after hearing the "客人来看爸爸", he will go Pa Pa at the end of the song. LOL. When he sees Kenneth's photo, he will go Pa Pa also.

3) Di Di, think this is the 1st word that comes out from his mouth. When teachers ask him where is di di? He will go "shhhh"... with one finger at the mouth and after that, signal the "sleeping" hand sign. LOL. Even when at home, he will run towards the bed and whisper di di... and then go "shhh"... but actually in the first place, he is the one making the most noise and we are so afraid that Kaleb will wakes up. LOL.

4) Milk Milk

5) Ball Ball

6) Car Car

7) Star Star

8) Po Po, calling my mum

9) Nai Nai, calling his mum

10) He pronounces banana as nana

11) Pronounces giraffe as raffe

12) Bird bird

13) No more, say this especially after drinking his milk

14) 叔叔, which he will say sh sh... LOL

15) His first chinese word - 放屁. LOL.

16) Teacher

I think that's about all.....

He is able to put on his shoes and take them off himself, depending on his mood. He super loves to watch Barney these days so this is the only program that we are watching too when he is awake. And we are always watching the same piece of DVD. LOL.

At this age now, he is super hyper active. ok, I will be VERY WORRIED if he is not. He will climb up the sofa, up the bed and just yesterday, he climbed into the umbrella stroller himself!! He loves to play with his large collection of toy cars at home and when at my mum's place, he loves to play with the pen. He even drew on poor Kaleb's head the other day. LOL.

This little baby of mine is growing up very fast... How I wish he will always remain at this stage... sweet and innocent. =) And always needing me to "protect" him. LOL. If only we can stop the time... =)

Update on Kaleb

2010-11-22T02:55:00.001+08:00

Our little Kaleb is 4.5 months old. He is learning how to flip and it is just so cute to see him sleeping side way. :) he is very chatty and smiley and also a bit grumpy. Lol. He can grumble and complaint non stop in a 45 mins car ride from mum's place to ours. Lol. Wonder if he was thirsty. We brought him for his jab earlier this month and he was 6kg+ and 62cm tall. Guess his development is consider not bad as he is afterall a premmie. :)Teachers love to play with him Coz he is ever so generous with his smiles. They become worry if he is ever cranky. Lol. But things are not the same when I bring him home in the evening. :( the "orchestra" will start shortly after we reach home and he will be super duper cranky. Hope things will get better soon.

Changed me?

2010-11-18T12:02:00.007+08:00

Attended a meeting last week (on behalf of my boss) and someone inside mentioned that it was not my level to make certain decision. Came back to office and told fellow colleagues. They were very very very angry with this remarks. All throughout lunch, this was the topic. I just kept quiet and never commented anything. Finally, one of them couldn't take it anymore and asked me, why am I always so cool and calm? They have never seen me blow my top before. LOL. They are always and constantly angry over stuff which I don't understand. LOL. Maybe my "processor" is slower and "dusty" so all the "impacts" will never reach me. LOL.

I am seated beside a lady who gets agitated very easily. Those in front of us find it very amusing. We are just like North and South poles. LOL. And that is why we can get along very well. With all the negative thoughts that she has, I always view them positively. LOL. We just sort of "complement" each other.

Eh... I don't know what's there to be so angry about in the first place. LOL. Whatever people want to say, I just let them be. I can't control them. They said that if ever one day I scold someone (during working hours), that person must be damn "sway". LOL. I guess I am angry only when it comes to family matter. LOL. Like how my kids are being treated... etc...

Come to think of it, this wasn't ME last time. Before I went to States, I WAS someone who blow up at the slightest thing at work. I guess the 2 years at Phoenix, I really 面壁思过 and changed into a totally different person. I guess things will be very different if I am still the OLD me now. LOL.

Is this change better or worse? People might perceive me as a timid and gutless person... always kena "push around"... oh well, what's there to fight? I just want a normal 9-5 job, a job that can let me go home on time so that I can spend time with my lovely kids. Climbing up the coporate ladder is not really my cup of tea.

Did I mention to anyone before that I actually inspire to be a housewife (after having Kayden)? LOL.

Update

2010-11-03T10:37:00.004+08:00

Been very busy in the office and no time to blog at all!! After work? Very busy at home with the little ones and not forgetting that my bedtime is somewhere before 9pm. LOL. Yes, I know I sleep very early... but I need to wake up in the middle of the night and I have to be up by 6am everyday!!

Everyday is a mad rush for me... from the moment I open my eyes... until I close them. Every morning, rush to send the boys to the care centre and after which, I will need to rush to work coz I start at 8am. In the office, rush around again coz boss changes my port folio, everything is URGENT now. Sigh... Don't wanna be the bottle neck and delay any work. Some said this change is good for my career advancement but I am not looking forward to climbing up the ladder... I just want a stable job. Knock off on the dot and rush back to fetch them coz I don't want Kayden to be the last one to leave the place. LOL. Reach home, rush around to feed them... only get to slow down my breathing after the boys go to bed... and that is the time I go for my meeting with Zhou Gong too. LOL.

Update on our little baby...

Very very smiley baby... and a very talkative one too. LOL. Growing up well and still waking up once in the middle of the night for his feed. Sigh...

And the 2 brothers... =)

Kayden has been a very good kor kor... sharing all his food, toys, etc with Kaleb. =) He loves his Di-Di and will always go Di-Di, Di-Di and point at Kaleb the moment he wakes up. And upon seeing Kaleb is still sleeping, he will go "shhhhhh....." telling all of us to keep quiet... LOL.

Love both my little boys... =) And many commented that Kayden looks like Daddy and Kaleb looks like Mummy. LOL.

The Final Jab

2010-10-23T09:14:00.003+08:00

We brought Kayden for his 18 month jab yesterday. Picked him up from the Childcare at 2.30pm and it was his napping time!! Teacher had to carry him out and thank god he is not those type who will cry and kick up a fuss if someone wakes him up when he's sleeping. =) Gave him some snacks - a piece of cake, and he finished everything! He must be very very hungry from all those naps. LOL.

The whole process at the polyclinic took such a long time because it was his first time there for jab and they need to input all the jab records into the system. But luckily we reached there pretty early and I think those who made the appoinment before us were late and so, we waited less than 2 minutes and it was our turn to go in. =)

Kayden is on the smaller side and his height and weight percentile is under the 3% thingy. The nurse said it is alright and he is growing up well. Reason given, he might be like his Daddy... small bone...

This entry was actually done on 23 Oct 2010!! LOL. Saved and forgot to publish... =p

zoom zoom zoom....

2010-10-21T10:49:00.005+08:00

Time pass so fast... 16 weeks zoomed by just like this and I will be back in my garden office next Tuesday! One of my very good colleague revealed that boss will be changing my port folio... I will be handling a lot of internal users when I go back. Sigh... Exposure is good for me but I am not sure if I can handle all the demands... On the other hand, happy that I need not handle my old port folio (which is a bit boring). Don't know if I should be happy or sad about it.

This weekend will be my last one before returning back to office. 112 days (maternity leave) is ending just like this. =(

Come to think of it, I have been back in Singapore for 1 year already. Married for 5 years. First 2 years of marriage, I was in heaven coz I still stayed with my parents and I had all the freedom in the world. =) Next 2 years of marriage, I dropped to human earth coz we shifted to States and I became a "housewife", learning how to cook, etc. The last 1 year of my life, I was in hell. LOL. Well, guess I need not say more why I am "suffering".

Anyway, I am just so glad that Kaleb, like Kayden, is also a smiley baby. I was so afraid that he will "face black black" all the times coz I wasn't very happy when he was in my tum tum. I was full of anger almost everyday. LOL. They say that how we feel and behave during pregnancy will more or less affect the unborn baby. I am glad that I have a bunch of nice colleagues who will listen to my "woes" and laugh the day away with me in office. =) Thanks, girls. Oh, I am also with the company for 1 year already. Means increment is coming. =) not forgetting the year end bonus too. =D

15 Oct 2010 - A Date to Remember

2010-10-21T10:37:00.003+08:00

Firstly, on this very day, it was my sister's birthday. Hereby wishing her a belated happy birthday, although I know she is not a fan of my blog. LOL. Seems like those around me don't really read my blog, maybe the things I blog about bores them. LOL.

Kaleb's first day at the Infant Care Centre also happened on this very day. Left him with the teacher in the morning. When I left at 9am, he was still sleeping soundly inside the car seat. I actually stayed at the centre for 1 hour plus, hoping that he would wake up so that I could kiss him good bye. LOL. Went to fetch him in the evening and teachers said he is an easy baby!! (Just like Kayden??) He didn't fuss much and practically he was sleeping the whole day!!! During the times when he was awake, he would be busy smiling to them when they talked to him. =) I am so glad that he didn't give trouble to them.

Gave Kayden packet apple juice after his dinner. This is his occasional treat. LOL. As he was sipping from the straw, he suddenly said his first word...... APPLE!! Coz he saw lots of apples on the packet! Kenneth and I were so happy. Our 1st bundle of joy is finally saying something that makes sense. LOL. He kept saying apple apple apple... non stop. And the 2 of us were grinning from ear to ear, super excited for him. =) The very next day when he woke up, he said TEACHER!! and it was non stop... gosh... I always thought his 1st word will be Daddy or Mummy. LOL. But never mind, at least he is finally talking now. =)

Yesterday in the car, on the way home from childcare, he was reading (or rather holding) a book. He saw strawberry and he went bear-ri bear-ri... he saw banana and he went na-na... na-na.. =) Teacher in school commented that Kayden likes to follow the smartest and guai-est boy in his class. Whatever this boy does, he will do the same. *phew* how glad we are that he didn't choose to follow the naughty ones. LOL.

Side track a bit... Kayden is still very sticky to me! Sigh... and Kenneth doesn't really know how to handle Kaleb... or rather, the baby only wants me at night! Gosh... I thought that by carrying Kaleb and sitting on the mattress beside Kayden, our #1 will guai guai sleep on his own. How wrong I am!! He was so jealous that he kept pushing Kaleb away and not forgetting screaming and screaming. Once Kaleb is back on the bed, Kayden will be rolling around the mattress, never mind that I am seated far away from him. =S Even in the middle of the night, he will wake up and come to the bed to look for me!! Baby, you need to grow up coz Didi needs me more. Mummy still loves you and you will always be our 1st bundle of joy. =)

Kiddy Rides @ Changi Airport

2010-10-13T12:58:00.020+08:00

As I mentioned previously, we go to Changi Airport almost every weekend. Last last weekend, went there again and upon entering the building from the carpark, saw this advertisement that says there are cute kiddy rides at Carpark 3A, at B2. So, after lunch which was horrible coz both boys started throwing tantrum and cried non stop, leaving us very embarrassed at TCC. =S Damn scary experience. Anyway, after our very long lunch, we went in search of this kiddy rides.

Found it!! Daddy went on the ride with Kayden. We chose this big balloon giraffe for Kayden. LOL. Coz it looks magnificent!

The older kids driving at the race track.

Here they come.....

Daddy's hand served as the "seat belt"...

Here they come again....

Kayden's eyes were somewhere else...

My turn to "drive" with Kayden. At first I didn't want to "drive" him around coz I am a safety driver, didn't know how to drive single-handedly... So, Daddy made Kayden stand in between my laps so that I could drive with 2 hands.... =)

Love this pic... he looks so "glued" to me.. which he is very "sticky" to me these days....

After the giraffe ride, we made our way to the exit but this little boy ran back to the rides and climbed into the "racing car".

Initially we didn't want to let him sit but when we know there is seat belt attached, we were relieved coz this meant he won't climb out by himself. =) It's a remote control car.

Looking out for traffic before going out to the "track"...

Daddy following behind coz remote controller needs to be within certain range...

The car is actually going at quite a fast speed... =) our little boy driving with one hand... like his Daddy... LOL.

Posing for me...

Enjoying the "scenery"

End of ride...

Kayden enjoyed himself tremendously on the car ride... we will definitely return to the place again... wanted to let him go again that day but they only have one remote control car and there are others waiting in the queue... so... we will be back again. =)

3 months old checkup

2010-10-07T12:31:00.004+08:00

Kaleb is 3 months old today! Brought him to his PD @ TMC for the Pneumococcal jab. Had initially wanted to bring him to Polyclinic for this jab coz thinking of saving some $$ but need to make appointment and I don't want to delay this jab. Maybe will do so (make the appointment with Polyclinic) for his 6-in-1 jab next month. Went to PD at 10.30am and reached back home at 11.30am. =) Very fast coz Mum stays near TMC and also coz the queue at the clinic wasn't very long.

At 3 months old, Kaleb weighs 5.57kg and stands at 59cm. PD said his weight gain is very good and everything is fine. At 3 months old, Kaleb is able to respond to us (by smiling and coo-ing) whenever we talk to him. Guess he will talk faster than kor kor coz Kayden never coo-ed last time. LOL. Kaleb is still drinking every 2.5-3 hours during day time and during night time, sometimes he will wake up for feeds only after 6 hours!! Hopefully he will be able to sleep through the night soon.

Kaleb, happy 3 months old and Daddy, Mummy and Kor Kor are happy to have you as part of the family. We love you. =)

Sick sick sick

2010-10-06T02:06:00.001+08:00

Teacher called and said Kayden was cranky from morning all the way till noon and also puked twice. Said if I can, bring him home early. But I can't Coz daddy is pretty sick at home and needed to rest. In the end, went to fetch him at 5pm. He also bit his lips while climbing up the chair. Sigh... A very active toddler! But luckily the bitten part wasn't obvious when we came back else they would be fussing over it.

How nice if we are staying on our own now. Then daddy can rest in the room while I look after the boys alone outside. =( hope we can shift out soon ... As far as possible. Lol.

Going back to work in another 20 days time. Mixed feeling... In order to feel better, I think about the year end bonus. Lol. Heard will ne a good one this year. =D

Hope my 2 Ks will recover soon and praying hard that baby K will be strong and won't catch the bug... Will be back soon to blog... Realized that have lots oh photos yet to blog about. =)

Post Anniversary Celebration

2010-09-30T23:41:00.006+08:00

We celebrated our post anniversary at this Chinese Restaurant @ SAFRA Mount Faber. Food was fabulous and we took few hours to finish our lunch!! I guess it was also due to the fact that food was serve slow... despite that we were the only customer for the 1st hour!!

He's always so ready for the camera when taking picture with Daddy...
When it comes to me, he tend to look away... =(

Feeding the baby while waiting for food to be served...

Didn't want to drink... just want to smile and "talk" to Daddy...

Still smiling when Daddy wiped away the milk stain...

Smiling so happily!

Kena force to drink again. LOL.

Happy face at the end of the feed...

Food that we ordered... Dou Miao, Peking Duck and Mayo Prawn. Not forgetting the 2 very small portion of fried rice that cost a bomb! We laughed when we saw the miserable portion.

We finished everything which is very surprising. LOL. It was a lot of food that we ate during that meal.

Eating with his fingers... Can't be bothered to stop him... at the end of the lunch, he was playing with the rice!! Taking everything out and putting on the tray. =S

Still picking...

Finally eating with the spoon! Is Kayden a left-handed?

A family shot....

Another shot... Kaleb seems to be in great misery. LOL.

After lunch, we actually wanted to go ION Orchard to get my pressie... but... but... but... we lost our way. LOL. And ended up at Suntec City. ha ha....

Kayden getting excited over the toy cars... wanted to get them and bring home!

Kenneth is always so tiring carrying Kayden everywhere whenever we go out. So... we found this ingenious way to "ferry" Kayden around! He quite like it... and thank god he is small size. LOL. Else I think the stroller will just give way.

Kaleb sleeping soundly... and Kayden happily sitting on the stroller as we made our way for tea break.

No choice, had to carry him so that he can drink his milk. They don't sell fresh milk at Old Town Cafe. =(

He was so tired at the end of our outing... and we went home pretty early too... but when we reached home, he simply refused to nap (which made Daddy very angry).

Overall, we had great fun that day! I hope the boys enjoyed themselves too. =)

MIL vs DIL

2010-09-30T23:19:00.002+08:00

Read this very interesting article on the papers last week. It's about the 4 types of MILs that DILs fear and the type of DILs that MILs dread. Realise that it's quite applicable to me. =D

Some of the pointers really relate to me. For the benefit of those who can't read Chinese, let me do the translation. =D Please bear with me coz this is my 1st time doing translation. =S

The 4 types of MILs that DILs hate:

1) Treasure their son more than their own lives

2) If the son is good to the wife, they will get jealous

3) Wants to poke their nose into the son + wife's affairs

4) Very suspicious about the DILs

Pointers 3 and 4 is very related to my everyday life!! LOL. Maybe it's the family culture, but they just want to know what is going on in our everyday life!! I wonder if it's good or bad....

The type of DILs that MILs dread:

1) Everything evolves around the husband

2) Very self centered. Wilful. Doing things the way that she thinks is right and treating the husband like a "slave" or "follower".

3) Capable. Strong-minded. Husband is afraid of her.

I am pointer 2 and 3! LOL. I am being perceived as being very wilful and always doing things my style. Oh... and I had a good laugh when someone said that Kenneth is afraid of me... listening to me in everything and anything. Oh well, if only this is the case. LOL. They also feel that I am "capable" coz my qualification is higher. Maybe someone should tell them that there are lots of undergraduates on the streets!!

So... what type of DIL are you? Any of the above also relate to your life? =D

5th Wedding Anniversary on 24 Sept 2010

2010-09-24T11:00:00.010+08:00

Today, 24 Sept is our wedding anniversary. We have been married for 5 years! It just seems that we have been married FOREVER. LOL. Below are some of the pictures that we took together over these 5 years. You can see the changes in us... becoming older. LOL. From singlehood to parenthood. =)

Wedding Photoshoot - 2005

In my MTM wedding gown...

Casual shot....
Evening gown shot which eventually this was not my dinner EG coz cutting was a bit too low. LOL. Bridal shop let me choose another gown coz we spent a bomb on these wedding photos. =S

Outdoor shots at shophouses along Spottiswoode Park...

A friend claimed that we look like little kids holding hands when she saw this. LOL. Ya, we looked so much younger back then. But hey, we have upgraded to being parents... so we have an excuse to look "old" now!! LOL.

Photographer said this shot symbolises that we need to hold hands and walk through the journey together... till we grow old... =)

Honeymoon @ Italy, Switzerland and Germany - 2005

Rhinefall @ Switzerland (or is it Germany??)

Italy

Venice!! On the gondola... *nice*

Italy

Switzerland... Highest point of Europe... up on Jungfrau... cold and HOT!! We were so tanned when we came back to Singapore coz we were so near the sun!!

Nice scenery @ Switzerland... looks like a postcard....

Blackforest @ Germany (where the blackforest cake originated and also where cuckoo clocks were born!)

Japan - April 2007

At the foot of Mount Fuji

Phuket - May 2007

Island hopping!! Love the sea, the sand and the sun...

Flagstaff and Grand Canyon - December 2007

We had great fun sliding down the slopes on these boards!

Grand canyon....

Las Vegas - January 2008

Kenneth's 1st detachment and I went there over the long weekend. Went back alone taking domestic flight. 1st time taking plane alone. LOL.

Las Vegas - November 2008

Celebrated Kenneth's 28th birthday at Las Vegas. This picture was taken by professional photographer when we went to watch some magic show. =)

Home @ Coldwater Apartment - December 2008

Expecting Kayden and unknowingly, both of our hands formed a heart shape at my tummy! =)

Fast forward.......

August 2010

Here we are... proud parents of 2 little boys. =) We have indeed come a long long long way. Went through a lot of happiness, anger, tears, quarrels and "hardships". Kenneth is a very loving husband and a doting father. Though he is very "block" (never know how to give surprises), but he is understanding and most importantly, care for the family. =) We are very blessed to have these 2 boys in our life now. Both were not planned and so they are a gift from God. =)

Happy 5th year anniversary, my dear hubby!! There will be more multiple of "5" years anniversary in time to come. =)

Stingy Smile-r

2010-09-22T11:12:00.003+08:00

My father said that Kaleb is very unlike Kayden, who is always smiling. LOL. But I think likewise. Kaleb is trying very hard to smile to us when we talk to him. Just that, maybe his smiles are a bit "stingy". Corners of his mouth will just come up a bit... and that's his way of smiling. haha...

Oh, and he's 12 weeks old today!! It also means that I am left with 4 weeks of maternity leave!! Boooooo....

Moonie Festival Weekend

2010-09-22T10:35:00.005+08:00

18 Sept - Saturday

It was a beautiful Saturday because we woke up only at 10am+. Kayden woke up at 7am+ to have a milk then roll around on his own and fell asleep again shortly. As for Kaleb, he is very good at sleeping through morning till late morning. =) It feels so good to be able to wake up so late. LOL.

Anyway, we left the house close to 12pm and head for Goodwood Park Hotel!! Went there to buy their famous D24 Durian Mooncake!! I am not a fan of durian but Kenneth is. He can eat 1 whole durian mooncake on his own. Too sweet for me. Bought 1 box of D24 and 2 boxes of mixed flavours (durian, mango + pomelo, apple caramel and jackfruit). Wanted to have our lunch at the Chinese restaurant coz they have dim sum buffet and the price is only $25.80++ per pax but who knows... they don't accept walk in customers!!! Business is soooo good... I suppose the food must be very nice. We vow to go back there one day to try. Went to Mum's place after that. Immediately open up the box of mixed flavours and the jackfruit one is soooooo nice!! *yum*

Shannon, Russel, Trini and Aunt Pauline also came. The kids went out to play lantern and Kayden followed them. Poor mum need to follow him around for fear that he might fall down. Kayden was so happy running up and down the corridor while the older kids had fun with their paper lantern (think they were happy with the lantern coz of the candle. LOL.) No photos were taken because i was busy at home attending to Kaleb. Guess Kayden had so much fun that he had nightmare at night and also, he was laughing out loud during his sleep!! =)

19 Sept - Sunday

Need to buy milk powder for both the boys and we know that the NTUC around us will sure be very very very crowded. In the end, we went to this NTUC that is almost empty.... and it's at AIRPORT TERMINAL 3!! LOL. Oh well, Airport is one of our favourite place to go anyway.

The first time when we brought Kayden there, he was running around like a wild horse. But these few trips down, he kept wanting us to carry... the following series of pictures, you can see him chasing after Kenneth. LOL. Passerbys were all smiling when they saw him chasing after his Daddy coz it was so cute to see a tiny and small figure running around. LOL.

pls carry me.... he sure knows that he needs to stand in front of us to stop us from walking
pls don't go....

pls pls pls....

alright... in the end, did carry him... and he showed me his watery eyes... and red red nose and brows.

Before going to NTUC, we went to have lunch at Crystal Jade. Kenneth had fried rice, though very ex but it's very tasty. I had the ramen instead. Kayden had a bit of everything.

Kaleb was happily napping when we were having lunch. Woke up only to have his milk after we finished eating. What a good boy!

Waiting for food to be served... we were starving...

Daddy feeding him peanuts...

Ordered fried bread (which taste like man tou) for him and let him hold and eat. This kept him occupied for some time so that we can eat in peace. LOL. Kenneth used to forbid Kayden to use his fingers to eat.... but right now, he has no choice anymore coz his boy is simply very noisy and always whining for those utensils!!! Did I mention before that I always ended up in gastric after every meal? LOL. Coz I will get very angry and agitated when he refuses to eat and only wants to play or drink the ice water / soft drinks.

Bread is yummy.... (but pls don't order if you are there... not worth the money and it is nothing special!)

Seriously eating the bread...

When we left the restaurant, one of the waitress started playing peek-a-boo with Kayden and he started to laugh real loud. I was so pai say coz everyone just looked over and stared at him. =S

Suddenly became very daring and wandered off on his own...

The chase for us continue.. In this pic, Kenneth was walking in front and after learning from previous experience that Daddy won't carry him, he turned around, chased after me and asked me to carry. LOL.

Gave up coming to me and target changed back to Daddy.

Brought him to this little tiny playground and he was very very happy!! He understands that he needs to take off his shoes before entering the area. Even after when I carried him out and put on his shoes and he wanted to go back in, he sat down on the floor, whining and attempted to take off the shoes... coz he wanted to go back in. LOL. We explained to him that we are going off to supermarket and asked him to say good bye to the slide which he did and stopped whining. =)

Attempting to climb up the slide on his own after coming down...

His PlayGroup teacher said they brought the children to the playground yesterday and Kayden refused to leave after that. She had to carry him back. LOL. This was why I don't really dare to bring him to any playground coz I know this will happen. LOL.

23 September...

2010-09-17T11:43:00.004+08:00

We left Singapore for Arizona, USA on 23 September 2007. I left Singapore with a very heavy heart and was filled with uncertainties. Many wives would have gladly followed their husbands wherever they go, but for my case, it was different. Tears were shed at the airport. Friends and relatives who came to send me started to tear when they saw my tears flowing down uncontrollably. No one knows what's going to happen. Most of them was hoping that I wouldn't go due to the many different reasons. We spent our wedding anniversary (24 September) on the plane... in silent... with me sleeping most of the time (99%) on the journey to Phoenix, Arizona. I remember, I was very angry when they woke me up to eat. LOL. Sleep was the best way out then...

In a blink of an eye, 3 years later, 23 September 2010... we will be going down to HDB for 2nd appointment. Kenneth had sold the flat to his brother and we will be getting our own nest with our 2 little boys!! For those who knows us well, no one expected that 3 years later, we will have these bundle of joy... not 1 but 2!! Those who knows me never thought that I will have kids, let alone having 2 at one shot. LOL.

I wonder... will there be any other changes 3 years later? maybe we will have 3 bundles of joy by 23 September 2013? LOL. maybe we would have left Singapore coz Kenneth was posted somewhere else for work or he has found an overseas job? (I know, it's just ME dying to get out of Singapore... dying to be away from all those evil people. LOL.)

I thank god for my beautiful family... the 3 boys in my life. =) I was telling Kenneth just the other day that he seems to be like another son of mine. LOL. I just hope he will "grow up" soon and stop giving me "headaches" all the times. LOL.

Random

2010-09-15T09:04:00.004+08:00

My mum gets to see Kaleb almost everyday. Though on maternity leave now, but my life is same as though I am not on leave... wake up 6am... and left the house at 7am... No naps during noon time coz must look after my little prince... Like this also good coz I will be able to adjust back to office life next month. =)

Teasing him... trying to make him smile... which he is quite stingy with... =( so unlike Kayden... maybe coz I was always grumpy when I was preggie with him. LOL.

*yawnz* This is what I wish he will be doing most of the times (sleeping)... and this is what I lack of most these days!! Hope things will get better soon and he will sleep through the night. =) In fact after his last feed before bed time (around 8-9pm) the next time that he wakes up will be 5-6 hours later!! Definitely much more better than the initial stage where he will wake up 2-3 hours later. =)

We will go back home only during evenings and straight into the bedroom we will go. Sometimes after he wakes up for his milk, I will bring him to the living room and put him on the bouncer, let him interact a bit with the others. But most of the times, we will just stay put in the room coz he will be where I will be. LOL. I am a "prisoner" in the house. =D

Kaleb will be going to Infant Care starting next month (15 October). I will have few days of break and free time before going back to work. Guess he will adjust well to being taken care of by others coz don't think he knows who is who yet. LOL. Gonna miss him....

Hari Raya Long Weekend 2010

2010-09-14T11:17:00.028+08:00

9 Sept 2010 - Thursday

Long weekend ahead for Kayden, meaning he need not wake up so early for the next few days and being fed and changed and then go to school. LOL. He came back and started playing with his favourite toys - CARS!!

Kaleb crying and screaming his lungs out. Kayden was oblivious to it and started touching the bouncer. LOL. I am so glad that Kayden is immune to Kaleb's cries else I won't know what to do when the 2 of them wake up and cry together in the middle of the night. LOL. Really hope Kaleb will grow up faster so that I can have a good sleep throughout the night... waking up only when it's meant to wake up!!

He suddenly stopped crying! He just likes to cry and wants us to carry. MIL very heartpain and always want to carry him when he starts to fuss. But if this becomes a habit, the one taking care of him will be in deep trouble at night and this person will be MOI!!

Kayden "lecturing" his brother, telling him not to cry so often. LOL. Kaleb, be a good boy... just like how your kor kor used to be!

Blur look... Hand belongs to MIL... longing to carry him... but being stopped by us.

Trying to get into my "good books" coz he is interested in my camera!! Will make sure that I keep this new love high up as he is very capable of dropping things and spoiling them! (This was what happened to the previous cam. =S)

10 Sept 2010 - Friday

Didn't go anywhere... went to eat Sakae Sushi and then back home. Evening time, no one at home except us and so we ordered MacDonalds. Kayden loves the filet o fish.

11 Sept 2010 - Saturday

Went to view some apartments. Won't be buying so soon... just go and see see look look for fun. LOL.

Playing with his beloved while we were getting ready

The 2 brothers and Kaleb has a funny expression

Closer look of his funny expression. LOL. Double chin. When people see him, they don't believe that he is a premmie. LOL. Very chubby, they claimed. Guess this is the "power" of BM and this "power" comes from the food that I eat and food that I eat are prepared by my mum. Thanks, Mummy. =) You are the best!!

In the evening, met up with long long time friends at Changi Airport Terminal 3 @ TCC. Had a very good time catching up with them. Reached home around 2am and Kenneth was amazed that we had so much to gossip. LOL. Been such a long time since I had some social life. Think I should do this more often, since Kenneth has people helping him during the night with the boys. I should have some "time off" during the night.

Friends since 17/18 years old! We had come such a long way... =) More gatherings, please...

12 Sept 2010 - Sunday

The girls were raving about PS Cafe @ Dempsey when we met up on Sat night and so, I decided to give it a try for their brunch the next day! Sad to say... when we reached there, it was sooooo crowded!! We were very hungry and couldn't join the queue. In the end, we went to Zento Japanese Cuisine which is also at that area.

Kayden looks like such a big boy here!

Seriously drinking water....

Some spicy scallop sushi... very yummy!! Kayden loves them too!!

My tempura and salmon bento set

The very thick slab of salmon which is cooked just nice...

Kenneth's Seafood Yakitori Fried Rice... nice too but a bit salty for my taste

Playing with tissue paper...

Don't know fussing over what... think Kenneth took away the piece of tissue paper...

The next minute, smiling happily... oh well...

Very long lashes... but too bad he's not a girl. LOL.

Dessert!! Chocolate Mousse!!

Simply delicious!

Very happy and satisfied at the end of the dessert...

Zento!!

Food is nice... ambience is good.. price is a bit steep though... 2 set course, 2 beverages and one sushi... cost us close to $100!!! But we will definitely go back there again. =)

Lovely Sunday!

2010-09-08T12:14:00.006+08:00

Went to have our lunch at Paradise Inn @ Thomson Plaza last Sunday. Ordered Seafood Bee Hoon for Kayden and he refused to eat!!! So very angry... Don't know what's wrong with his appetite these days... but I am glad he can eat real well in school....

Eating the very yummy sweet soft peanuts... Pencil and paper was suppose to be used by us to place our order. But this boy, upon seeing the pencil, kept screaming!!! He simply loves pens/pencils/markers/etc. =S But luckily he will "loan" the pencil to me when I placed the order.

Opening his mouth... waiting for Daddy to feed him the peanut...

Peanuts is yummy!!

Very satisfying look!

Pop over to mum's place for a while and Kaleb was crying and crying. Not sure what was wrong with him. Even my sister helped out!! LOL. She didn't know how to carry at all but coz Kenneth and I need to take our dinner, and mum was feeding Kayden, sis lent us her arms... to carry Kaleb. LOL.

Drinking his milk before bed... look at his sleepy eyes...

Our Lovely Saturday!

2010-09-08T10:53:00.013+08:00

Kenneth has recover from the HFMD. He got the letter from doctor last Saturday saying that he is well and we can finally go out!! Went to Peach Garden @ Orchid Country Club for dim sum after going to Kayden's childcare centre. We love the dim sum coz they are simply fabulous!!

After dim sum, went to the airport, Terminal 3. This has become our favourite spot for the weekends these days coz it is spacious and almost empty most of the times, allowing lots of space for Kayden to run. But sad to say, last weekend, he refused to walk on his own, kept wanting to be carried!!

Wanted to go to The Coffee Club but it was FULL HOUSE (lots of students studying) and in the end, went to TCC. Bumped into colleague, Lay Peng and her family. She just delivered to a pretty princess in April. Didn't get to see her daughter coz she claimed that bringing her 2 boys out are a handful, they can't cope with a 3rd one. LOL.

We also saw Kenneth's colleague who didn't seems very pleased to be spotted by us. LOL. He covered his face when he saw Kenneth. Ha ha... He was doing something "bad" so trying to hide. Ha ha...

happily seated at his "throne"

A shot with Daddy... who he is so "sticky" to him these days!!! Gosh.. must be coz they are sleeping together nowadays... I am so jealous!! LOL.

A shot with Mummy... =)

Kaleb was sleeping when drinks and cakes were served. He was still sleeping when we were eating. LOL.

Daddy checking out the number of teeth that he has....

Very restless liao.. means he is going cranky soon... =S

Gave him some biscuits to delay his "cranky-ness"...

Holding and biting the biscuit... Kenneth has finally given up on stopping Kayden from dirtying his hands. LOL. Oh well, we can always bring him and go wash up after that...

The little one's turn to get cranky... "I WANT MY MILK NOW!!!"

Kayden looks exactly like Kenneth when he was young... and so, maybe we know how Kayden will looks like when he gets old. LOL.

After Airport, went over to Brother's place to consult him in some property matters.... Government changes the rules and we were a bit "lost"...

Shannon, the big sister, feeding Kayden some tarts... and this boy also knows he needs to sit on the little stool... LOL.

2 months checkup + jab

2010-09-07T12:53:00.003+08:00

Brought Kaleb to PD @ Thomson Medical Centre for his 2 months check up plus jab + oral today (6-in-1 and rotavirus). He is 4.81kg and is "standing" at 56cm now. Put on 1 kg over 1 month's time. =) PD said he is growing very very well. Just that he has enzema and I was told that I need to watch my diet (coz he is taking my BM). Asked me to avoid taking nuts, dairy products and also seafood (except fish).

He also has cradle cap. Seems like all these were found on Kayden last year too. LOL. PD quite funny... told us we need to hurry and buy insurance for Kaleb coz babies who have enzema are more prone to having asthma. So, need to buy insurance just in case he needs to be admitted into hospital. LOL. In any case, we long ago wanted to get this for him, just that no time to meet my lovely friend cum agent - Chole. LOL.

Will post up pictures of my 2 boys soon... =)

3rd Day @ PlayGroup

2010-09-07T12:43:00.002+08:00

Yesterday was Kayden's 3rd day at PlayGroup. When I went to fetch him, he was sitting on the little chair, beside his teacher. All the other older kids were either sitting at the table or on the floor. It was such a cute sight to see Kayden seated there. =)

Teacher said Kayden's appetite is good and loves to try new stuff!! But he doesn't want to eat at home. Ok, maybe cooking is not that fabulous (note: I am not the cook. LOL). But when we brought him out to restaurant, he also refuse to eat much. =( While, Teacher said maybe at the centre, he sees other kids eating, so he is being "encouraged" and will finish everything. We ever asked PD on his weight gain (slow) and his tiny build. PD said, "Daddy is so skinny, he is just following his genes." =.="

Anyway, Kayden was munching away when I reached. Teacher said she was eating long beans and he also wanted to eat so she gave him some. =S very greedy boy!! Guess he was hungry coz the last feed he had was at 3pm (tea break) and he was given kaya toast which portion was very pathetic. Kayden is a bread lover and can eat loads of them everytime. But the serving at the centre is only half a slice of bread!! And so, upon reaching home, he was soooooo hungry that he finished all the rice + egg + fish!! Been so long since he can eat this well at home. LOL. Guess should really starve him in school so that he will eat his dinner when back at home. Then I don't need to have headache of what to give him for dinner everyday.

Checked the milk powder container, he was given milk twice. Fair enough. As for his pampers, all were being used up (4 pieces)! Coz he poo poo twice. Very good!! But then... they didn't give him water!!! His water bottle came back with the same amount of water. Sigh... If only I can continue to put him at the Infant side... though much more expensive but at least the teachers there really take very good care of him (coz not much kiddos there). Oh well, to console myself, Kayden will grow up eventually... as for now, we just need to monitor and see that he is given water everyday. (Note: went down today and spoke to the teacher already, told them they need to give him water constantly coz this little fellow can really sweat.)

2nd Day @ PlayGroup

2010-09-07T12:34:00.002+08:00

Last Friday was Kayden's 2nd day at PlayGroup. As usual, left him at Infant side in the morning, let him "warm up" first before the teachers brought him over to join his friends at PlayGroup. Went to fetch him in the evening and he was watching some kiddo programme with the other kids who were waiting to be fetched home. Observed him for a while at the window and realised that he really enjoyed himself very much. =) Watched a bit of television, then went to the back and joined the other kids (all BOYS) to run around. He didn't cry or whine when he saw me. =)

Reached home, unpack all his stuff. Realised that the teachers never gave him any serving of MILK!! I prepared 3 servings and all came back untouched in the milk container! And, prepared 4 pampers, they only changed him ONCE throughout the 11 plus hours when he was there!! Luckily he did not develop any rash at the bum.

Kenneth and I were very angry as well as upset over this. Felt that as if Kayden was being "ill-treated". We went straight down to the centre the next day (which was a Saturday). Not all the teachers were on duty and spoke to the one who was there. Told her our concern and after talking for a long long time, when I asked who was the teacher in charge of PlayGroup, she replied "Actually it is me!" LOL. I think she was so afraid that I would bark at her and thus did not "declare" that she is the "culprit" upfront. LOL.

I told her, I understand that too many kids under her care (9 kiddos!!) and all I ask is to give him milk and change him regularly. =( Kayden is already so small and tiny, needs to drink milk more to beef up! She said she will give milk to him according to the timing that we specified. As for changing of diaper, they normally get changed after shower and also after their nap. (note: nap time is after showering, so is there a need to change again so fast??)

Guess we will monitor and see how it goes... If things never improve, we will consider changing to another centre or getting a maid (which is not very ideal). Coz really not worth to pay $900 every month and Kayden is not being taken care of properly. Sigh... =(

1st Day @ PlayGroup

2010-09-03T15:28:00.003+08:00

Yesterday was Kayden's 1st day at PlayGroup. Brought him there early in the morning and was very surprise that most of the teachers from Childcare side knows him!! Since it is his 1st day, Teacher Fatimah (supervisor) said to bring Kayden to Infant side first, bring him back over to PlayGroup during afternoon. I left after he settled down at IFC with the teachers.

Went to fetch him in the evening and saw him drinking his milk on the mattress. Spoke to Teacher Sue and she said they brought Kayden over from Infant side at 10.30am to have his lunch and he finished all of it (Macaroni Soup)!! He was fine when they shower him, no cries or fuss. He took his tea break (Glutinous Rice with Peach - quite weird combination, in my opinion =p) and wiped out everything! Only towards 5pm, when he saw other kids going back, he started whining. LOL. Then he took his milk bottle to teacher, and teacher made milk for him. True enough, he finished everything. =)

When he saw me at the door, he broke into tears and came running towards me. LOL. I am just so glad that he is adapting well during this transition period from Infant Care to Childcare. =)

update on Baby Kaleb

2010-08-31T14:54:00.003+08:00

Kaleb is 9 weeks old today! He is getting more and more chubby as the days go by. Not forgetting that he has a real fiery temper (so very unlike Kayden)! His cries are loud and sharp and he is always stretching and stretching! Sometimes after his feeds in the middle of the night, he will just lie there and stare at me. Baby, do you know Mummy needs to sleep? LOL.

Been quite a while since I post up his pics... Below are a few of them.. =)

At Mum's place... waiting for "driver" to come and fetch us home.
My Sister said he super looks like me... especially the eyes, which are long-ish shaped.

Smiling when I started to tease him =)

Deep in thoughts....

He looks rather fair in this pic...

We are bringing him for his 2 months checkup + jab next Monday. =) Wonder what's his weight now. LOL. Will update again soon...

Last Day.... =(

2010-08-31T14:44:00.002+08:00

Today is Kayden's last day at the Infant Care Centre. =( He will be "upgraded" to PlayGroup this Thursday. Passed my camera to the teachers and asked them to help take some photos for memory sake.

Posing with the little gifts which I prepared for the teachers (for Teacher's Day!!)
The 3 gorgeous teachers... Isn't Kayden a lucky little guy in the pic? LOL.

Sweet and Beautiful Teacher Joanne! (He looks so serious here. LOL.)

Sexy and Young Teacher Nora! who brought about lots of changes at the IFC side. =)

Gentle and Caring Teacher Margaret!!

Kayden has officially "graduated" from Infant Care. =) Hope he will adapt to life in PlayGroup starting this Thursday. Will be with him for few hours on that day. Pray that everything will go smoothly and he will not cry when I leave. =)

random

2010-08-30T13:21:00.003+08:00

Kayden has finally recover and went back to the IFC this morning!! Luckily he did not cry when we went in. I thought that after his absence for 1 week, he will cry and protest when we go over. =) But sad to say, he is going over to PlayGroup starting this Thursday. Hope he won't go through the "crying-non-stop-when-I-leave" cycle again. Tomorrow is half day for them and on Wednesday, because it is Teacher's Day, so the centre is close. Gotta pass my camera to the teachers tomorrow so that they can take pictures with Kayden. =)

Following Kayden's recovery, Kenneth is diagnose with HFMD!!! Sigh... He went to see doctor last Friday and was given MC. Wonder when can he return back to work because the blisters seems to be more and more. =S especially on the soles... really very terrible... all the tiny little red spots... He is so afraid that he will pass the virus to Kaleb and so he is sleeping in the living room till he recovers. I am all alone with the 2 boys at night and thank god, Kayden is always so tired and will fall asleep on his own very fast. As for Kaleb, as usual, he needs to play his "orchestra" for a while before falling asleep. LOL. Really hope this "orchestra" will stop soon!!

During the past 1 week, Kenneth was solely looking after Kayden and I will go to my mum's house with Kaleb almost everyday (for fear that the baby will get the virus). During that week, I only get to see Kayden for like 10 minutes (maximum). =( So upset and miss him. I was quite surprise to learn that he knows a lot more things when I interacted with him on Saturday. He can understand a lot more better now and know most parts of his body!! All thanks to his Daddy who spent the one week coaching him all these (of course, not forgetting scolding and spanking Kayden during the one week too. LOL.) The most funny thing is, when we were eating "man tou" that day, I told him, "This is man tou." And he straight away point to his head!! He thought I was asking him where is his "tou". LOL. His action is very funny.

Not sure why but Kayden seems to be very choosy about his food these days. Is it due to the fact that he is teething? He has another 4 big molar teeth coming out!! Gosh... don't know why his teeth like to come out all at one shot!! He refuses to eat rice, porridge, fish, etc when he's at home. But over at IFC, he will eat everything!! maybe coz he sees other kiddos eating also... sigh... What to prepare for his meals has become a very big headache for us!! =(

Will update more on Kayden going over to the PlayGroup soon. I hope he can fit into the uniform because although it is the smallest size (XS), but I think it will look HUGE on him!! LOL.

HFMD

2010-08-21T13:41:00.002+08:00

Brought Kayden to see the doctor on Friday evening as he has little spots coming out on his hands and legs. We are so afraid that he kena chickenpox coz the fever also get worse. Doctor diagnosed and said it is HFMD!!! Sigh...

Need to separate Kayden and Kaleb coz doctor said the virus is air borne, might pass to the newborn via air and will be very jia lat if Kaleb gets it. And so, starting from last night until when Kayden recovers, he and Kenneth will be sleeping in BIL's room. Sigh... That also means I can't go and see my baby in the middle of the night. =(

Hope Kayden will recover soon and go back to IFC. Kenneth will be on leave next week to look after him at home. I can't really handle Kayden coz I am the main care giver for Kaleb now, we are afraid that I will pass the virus to baby. Sigh...

Breastfeeding

2010-08-20T15:35:00.004+08:00

The other day, PD asked me whether am I breastfeeding Kaleb. I told her, I express my milk out and feed him through the bottle. Is this consider breastfeeding? *LOL* During Kayden's time, the ang moh PD also asked me the same question.

Tried latching Kaleb on few days back and amazingly, he has not lost the "skill" yet! I always know that he is a born "latch-er" but I thought that after so long (many many weeks) of not latching him, he will refuse and do not know how to do it. Surprisingly, he is able to!!

For Kayden, he didn't know how to latch on so I always express out my milk for him. I did struggle and try to get him to latch on when he was 10 weeks old but he just refused to! I was so upset then. *LOL* Felt like a failure. For Kaleb, I was thinking, I should try and latch him on coz I am not going to have a #3 next time, so this baby will be my final and last try. *LOL* I want to be able to do something that Daddy can't do. =D

Both my Mum and Kenneth kept asking me like am I sure that Kaleb has drank enough (coz never express out, can't see how much he had drank). I guess I did it the right way because he fell asleep after nursing. If he is hungry, he will wake up, right? Also, he only cry for milk again after 3 hours... so that means, he had drank enough when he latches on, right?

After nursing him, I will then proceed to express out the "remaining" milk. He will normally nurse on one side only. Is this normal?

Can some mummies please answer my queries?? Gam Xie =D

Fever...

2010-08-20T15:24:00.002+08:00

Received a call from Kayden's teacher and was told that Kayden is running a fever - 37.7 degree. Asked me to go over to fetch him home. Luckily I didn't go to my mum's place today, if not, I will need at least few hours before getting him home. Immediately took a cab over and brought him home. Thank god the cabbie was kind enough to wait for me while I went into the centre. If not, it would be tough for us as it was drizzling.

Teacher said there is a suspected case of HFMD in the centre and ask me to monitor if there are any blisters coming up on Kayden's palms. She also said that they will need to see a doctor's note, certifying that Kayden is well enough to go back to the centre on Monday, if not, they cannot take him in. =s So, we will need to bring him to the doctor, not to get a MC but to get a chit to say that he is fit and well. *LOL*

Came back home, gave him the fever medicine. His temperature was 38.2 degree. Then put the cooling "gel" on his forehead which he absolutely hates it. I need to keep distracting him so that he will not take it off from his forehead. After an hour or so, took his temperature again and it has gone down to 37.6 degree. Thank god.

playing with his cars in the living room

very cranky baby... guess he's feeling very uncomfortable...

can even see his tear at the corner of his right eye...

Right now, the 3 Ks are napping together... Daddy, Kor Kor and Di Di... =) Hope Kayden's fever will be gone when he wakes up later.

2010-08-17T09:34:00.002+08:00

Kaleb will be 7 weeks old tomorrow!! I can't believe that he has been with us for such short period only coz it seems like he has been around for ages! *LOL* That also means my lack of sleep only started few weeks back. *LOL* Seems like years that I get to sleep through the night!

He is getting rounder and rounder. Face is like a "han bao bao" (according to his Daddy). His cries are loud and sharp (very unlike Kayden, who is a gentle baby). And when he wants his food, it means he wants it IMMEDIATELY!! *LOL*

He has very long limbs... and very long fingers! maybe can let him learn the piano next time.
Very chubby cheeks!

Falling asleep...

Kaleb: Mummy, are you calling me? =)

Guess I will miss him when I go back to work in October... I wonder if he will miss me. *LOL* How I wish October will never come... =(

2010-08-17T09:27:00.002+08:00

As usual, went over to Mum's place on Sunday after having our brunch at Peach Garden @ Orchid Country Club. Mum was very upset that I didn't want to have my lunch at her place. *LOL*

Let him lie in the car seat to drink his milk... as well as watching TV programme at the same time.
He was so overly hyperactive at Mum's place that he refused to nap till 4pm!! Woke up at 5pm+ and had his dinner. Btw, this Paul Frank outfit is sooooo comfy! Bought them from a spree in FB. Gonna get more for my kor kor... =)

And I realised that I still have lots of Kayden's clothing that I bought from States un-used! Wondering how can I get rid of them... open house sale? Don't think that's possible... Post them on FB to sell? Or maybe I should take the pics and post them up here? Or... I should keep them? Hmmm.....

2010-08-17T08:07:00.007+08:00

Brought Kayden to Suntec Junior League to have his hair cut last Saturday. This is the 4th time he is having his hair cut. As usual, he was crying and crying. But this time round, he sat on the chair himself, instead of us sitting on the chair and he sitting on our lap. =)

This is also our first time out to a shopping mall as a family of 4. Kaleb was well behaved, sleeping throughout most of the times. As for Kayden, ever since he master the art of walking, he just couldn't stop throttling all over the place!

Put all the bottles and milk powder into his Barney bag. He insisted on carrying it and almost fell backwards coz it's very heavy. *LOL*
Went for tea break first at Bakerz Inn.

Mango Moouse and New York Cheese Cake! *Yumz*

Very big eyes!

Daddy giving him milk...

Kenneth wanted to buy sandals and Kayden was running all over the place, so in the end, took out Kaleb (who was lying in the car seat) and strapped Kayden into the stroller, letting him facing the wall to repent. *LOL* Time to get another stroller!

We wanted to get those double stroller but we are afraid that it can't fit into our little car. Sigh... Maybe we will just use the umbrella stroller which Kayden always use when we go to coffee shop. Small and light.

While waiting for his turn... he went wild again. *LOL*

Kena caught....

Struggling... wanted to come down....

Continue to struggle...

Finally break free and wander into the shop... beautiful dresses!

After waiting for hours, it's finally Kayden's turn! All the things on the seat to distract him... but also never stop him from crying out loud. We were so pai say. *LOL*

He got distracted a bit when he realised that he can press those buttons

Look at his expression in the mirror. *LOL* He wans in great anguish!

Can you spot the little star puff at the corner of his mouth? Kenneth was feeding him his snack while the hairdresser get his work done.

Finally done! Lying on Daddy's lap as he got changed.

Kayden: oh... I am having such terrible headache after all these crying!

We ended the day by having a nice dinner at Sizzler and we realised that Kayden loves to hold the carrot stick and eat it raw! Our boy is really growing up fast! =)

Random

2010-08-13T15:55:00.005+08:00

Kaleb has been very demanding on his milk intake. Not that I am complaining but I think that it's great! He needs to be fed every 2-2.5 hourly and the milk intake is 80-90ml every time. One thing I must admit is that it's quite shiong to wake up in the middle of the night (especially during those wee hours time) to feed him. When Kayden was a newborn, I need to set my alarm clock and wake up to feed him every 3 hourly. But for Kaleb, he is my alarm clock! He will automatically wakes me up.

Kaleb is drinking BM 99.9% of the times. We will only give him FM when we are outside (like go shopping or go for his checkup). I am not latching him on direct because I don't like the feeling (and smell) of having the other breast leaking when he is nursing. *LOL* But I must say that he's a naturally born "sucker". =D

Burping my little xiao bao bao after feeding him.

I am very sure that Kayden knows how to call Kenneth - Dad. But everytime, he will only say the word "DAD" in my presence. I think he also knows how to say "Di". He pointed to Kaleb last night and said "Di".

This is the photo that Kayden will always say "Dad" when he sees Kenneth (in the pic).

I was alone in the room with the 2 boys yesterday when Kenneth went out to have dinner. I almost went crazy having Kayden not only messing up the room but also playing with the dustbin!!! I beat his hand hard and he actually refused to look at me. Guess he has a very "strong" character, just like Kenneth. Sigh... Need to have a lot of love and patience to nurture him... =)

Tat... Ti?

2010-08-11T14:54:00.003+08:00

At 17.5 months old, Kayden's vocabulary is very limited. In fact, he only knows how to say "mum mum" and NO, he's not calling me!! He's actually referring to FOOD!!! Whenever he wants to eat something, he will point at the thing and go "mum mum mum mum".... -.-"

We have been waiting and pondering who he will call first? Is it Mummy? Daddy? Nai Nai? Po Po? and the list goes one......

On National Day, Kenneth went to eat at the coffeeshop during evening, leaving the 2 boys under my care. (Yes, I am always looking after them ALONE whenever he went out for dinner, even during my confinement period.) As usual, without Kenneth around, Kayden started to "explore" our bedroom and walked to the other side of the bed, which he never been to before (coz need to walk pass the TV and the dustbin, which Kenneth don't allow).

And he walked the the side table beside the bed which our ROM picture was place on it. I asked him "where is Daddy?" He pointed to Kenneth and out of the blue... he said... "Tat... (pause for few seconds)... ti" I was so shock and so I asked the question again, and he repeated the same "Tat.... ti" =D I told Kenneth when he came back and he said he will only believe it if he hears it himself. *LOL* To think that Kayden actually called Kenneth first!! Kenneth is very stern with him and set a lot of "no no" rules for him. But, they share the same "bed" (sleeping on the floor) every night... maybe that's why Kayden calls him first. LOL.

Kaleb's 1 month Checkup

2010-08-11T14:04:00.004+08:00

We brought Kaleb for his 1 month old check up today @ TMC. The last time when he had his weight taken was 3 weeks back, when he returned for checkup for his jaundice. He weighed 2.56kg. He is weighing at a whooping 3.8kg and "standing" at 53cm now!!

PD is very happy about his weight gain (coz of the fact that he is a premature baby) and claimed that the gain is very fast!! She also commented that he's a big eater. *LOL* I guess Kaleb will not be like Kayden, so "slim" and lean. *LOL* Think Kayden will be "bullied" by him in future.

Lying there... quiet as a mouse... just looking around... waiting for "driver" to come and fetch us home.

His face is real round... and has a very very thick double chin. *LOL*
Suddenly started crying! His cries are loud and SHARP!!

Pop the pacifier into his mouth and he became quiet that very instant!

Drifting off to lala land...

Dreaming of MILK, MILK and MORE MILK! *LOL*

We are really very happy that our little baby is catching up on his weight.

2010-08-10T12:18:00.006+08:00

National Day 2010! We went to Airport Terminal 3 during noon time for a late lunch. Went over to Dian Xiao Er and their roast duck is soooo fabulous!! *drool* After lunch, we let Kayden ran around the place for a while and he was like a wild horse... charging all over the place. *LOL*

Pretending to eat from his bowl

Not bad... the way he holds the spoon. Kudos to the teachers from the infant care centre. =)

The wild child being let loose... *LOL*

Pause for a while to take a rest...

Went over to Times and he took a DVD out....

Reading... as if he understands. *LOL*

At the end of the day, he was so reluctant to go home and Kenneth needs to drag him to the car. And all these while, Kaleb was sleeping... only woke up once to have his feed. =)

Random

2010-08-10T11:08:00.011+08:00

Also went to 2nd Aunt's place on Sunday. She was late for Kaleb's 1st month celebration and we missed her. So, we went to visit her personally the next day.

Gone were the days when he will very obediently let us carry him to take a pic. He will only stay still when he's in the mood.

The last time when we took a pic together was during our Hong Kong trip during March. Time flies. *LOL*

Staring hard at the TV programme.

Our darling boy is happily napping all the way....

Took a pic by using the mirror. *LOL*

All ready to go home! He looks soooo tiny!

Surprisingly, he's willing to be carried by 2nd aunty! He only seen her during his 1st birthday celebration and so, she's consider a stranger to him and yet, he didn't struggle when I passed him over.

With Mummy!

With Daddy....

Future Dee-Jay?

2010-08-10T10:54:00.005+08:00

Went over to Mum's place on Sunday. As usual, Kayden loves to meddle with my sis' notebook. He even initiated that he wanted to put the headphone on. LOL. He looks like some kind of DJ, busy spinning on the pics below.

Listening to some pop music on You Tube and watching the image also

(pardon the floor... messy with his toys. Can't imagine what it will be like when Kaleb is old enough to play with toys too.)

Listening hard....

Gonna start spinning....

Alrighty... I shall look at the camera since Mummy is trying so hard to get my attention. *LOL*

Kayden's 1st Craft Work

2010-08-09T10:45:00.002+08:00

Kayden and friends did some "craft work" in the centre for National Day last week. They had their palms painted and did some palms printing on papers!

Can you spot Kayden's piece?

Clue: The very defined palm prints belong to Kayden. =)
Kayden's cute little hand print. His name was spelt wrongly though =(

Teacher Nora said Kayden was a bit scare at first when they painted his palm RED. He actually cried a bit and refuse to print it on the paper. *LOL*

Once again, i am so glad that we send him to the centre because he will definitely not get to do all these at home!! (for fear that he mess up the floor *LOL*)

Kayden's 1st National Day Celebration

2010-08-06T09:16:00.008+08:00

Kayden had his 1st National Day Celebration at the centre yesterday. All the kids were told to dress in Red and White. Luckily Kayden has this attire at home else I will be rushing around to look for the outfit. *LOL* Teacher said he truly enjoyed himself and loves it when they went over next door (where the bigger kids are) for the celebration. He wasn't shy at all which is a good thing as I don't want him to have a hard time adjusting to PG.

Teachers gave him a very stylo hair style. *LOL*
In a daze....
Running around at the infant side before going over next door...
Opppss... some milk first so that he will have the energy later! Boy... look at his eyes... he must be sleepy...
Ok, still not time yet.. so let's have some activities time 1st...
Ta-dah... the 4 kiddos from Infant side...
Left to Right: Sachi (7 months), Kayden (17 months), Lyvana (14 months) and Lizhen (16 months)

Seated beside his "girlfriend"...
Giving her the 101% of his attention. *LOL*

Videos! From the 1st video, can see that Kayden is sooooo happy... grinning from ear to ear and if his eyes are not that big, it will be "smile until can't see the eyes" type. *LOL*

In this 2nd video, all the kids were standing in a circle, singing songs. Teachers said Kayden kept wanting to run to the centre and dance! *LOL* They need to stop him from going. *LOL*

sorry... don't know how to make the video upright... you guys might need to tilt your head to view. *LOL*

Kayden and his "Girlfriend"

2010-08-06T08:59:00.002+08:00

I had been saying that Kayden has a "girlfriend" at the centre and I guess everyone is curious about how this girl looks like. *LOL* Even the teachers in school acknowledge that they are "together". *LOL* and so... I present to you... the young, cute and sweet couple!!

Kayden and Lyvana!!! Look at the way he hugs her... he never ever hug us in this way! Boo... I am so jealous!! oppss.... *LOL*
Ai yo... look at what this boy is doing... but but but... it's sooooo sweeeeeeet!!!!!

These young sweet things will be separated for few months as Kayden is going to PG next month and Lyvana will only be going over in November. But they will just be next door and guess can still get to see each other. *LOL*

Kayden's Progress.....

2010-08-06T08:34:00.004+08:00

I have been very curious about what Kayden does in school everyday, especially when teachers said he can self feed (which we don't let him do so at home because they are afraid that he will mess himself up), hug and kiss the fellow friends and also did "art and craft" during activities hours! And so, I left my camera with the teachers and ask them to help me take pictures whenever possible.

PLAY TIME

Sitting on his favourite chair and looking at the art work done by his friends.
Very seriously looking at them. *LOL*

Climbing up and down the staircase with his friend, Lizhen. Just 1 month back, Kayden still can't go up and down by himself. I am so proud that he is able to do it now. Practise really does make things perfect! =D

Oh! What BIG EYES he has! *LOL*

This is his favourite "car" inside the centre. He must sit on it every morning when we reach the place and the poor teacher needs to push him around for a while. *LOL* Guess this boy really loves cars!! be it big or small... =D

LUNCH TIME

Nice view behind Kayden. *LOL* Most of the times (in fact, I think it's everyday), Kayden will have porridge (very mashy type) for lunch. He is going to Playgroup next month and it will means, he will be exposed to more solid food (like rice and noodles). Teacher is so afraid that he can't adapt and asked us to train him up at home now. Oh well, her worries are unfounded as this greedy boy of mine can eat all these solids real well now.

Stirring the porridge (but doesn't seems to be like)... Portion seems to be not a lot... *LOL*

And the eating begins! Still not perfect in holding the spoon... but never mind, he will get the hang of it soon... hopefully. =)

Opppsss... messy messy....

Started to play with his food again...

If I am the one feeding him at home during dinner, I will let him hold the spoon and put the food into his mouth. But if it's done by others, they will not let him do so. *LOL* They are so afraid that he will mess himself up or mess up the highchair and the floor. Oh well, all these are unavoidable during a kiddo growing up stage... Things are different at my mum's place...he can mess up the place all he likes. *LOL* My mum, same like me, believes that we should just let the child do whatever he wants (of course not those dangerous acts). I believe in FREEDOM! *LOL*

Teacher was telling me that they are also training Kayden to walk to the toilet himself when he needs a diaper change. And instead of lying down to get changed, he will be standing. After that, they will pass his pampers to him and get him to throw into the bin himself. These are to prepare him for going over to Playgroup. Also, they are not feeding him every 2 hourly now because in PG, he doesn't get to eat so frequent. *LOL* Kayden will not have a problem with this also (as long as he doesn't see others eating) coz he is not those type who will whine and cry when hungry.

I guess it's not a wrong move to put him into the centre (although it burn a big hole in our pockets) as he gets to learn so much things!! Being a working mum means that I do not spend a lot of time with him and definitely do not have that much time to train him all these stuff. We have no regrets putting him inside. =D

My 2 Little Ks

2010-08-05T15:46:00.005+08:00

Whenever Kayden goes near Kaleb, he will be carried away as well as being told that he CANNOT TOUCH DIDI!! Yes, I am also worried that he will hit Kaleb (unintentionally) but I don't think we should stop him from going near his little brother. I will always tell him to be gentle and sayang didi. As time goes by, he is able to control his strength and stroke didi gently (action is like wiping the table *LOL*).

Taken this morning before leaving the house to go Infant Care Centre (for Kayden) and then to my mum's place (for Kaleb and I). And yes, Kayden will leave the home in his PJ. *LOL* No point changing as the teacher will bathe and change him shortly after I leave. But come next month, he will be in Playgroup and this will means I need to change him into his uniform before we leave.

Gently stroking Kaleb's feet. Guess he will be a loving brother next time. =)

The New Love of Mine....

2010-08-04T11:50:00.005+08:00

Been wanting to buy a good camera which has decent night mode feature. My current camera, the night mode function sucks big time. When taking pics in darkness, the pics will turn out to be DARK too.. can't even see a thing.

So, while I was here at my Mum's place on Monday, my sis was at home too!! She recommended Canon Powershot S90. Went over to Audio House (which is just minutes away from my Mum's place) and take a look at the model. Don't really like the outlook as it is very "oldish" looking. The flash light will pop out when activated, just like those olden cameras. According to my sis, the look of this model is suppose to give people the retro feeling. Oh well, indeed makes me feels very much like I am in the 80's. *LOL*

Canon Powershot S90 has very good night mode function, proven and tested by my sis. She claimed that this camera works like a SLR but it's not that complicated as it's still a point-and-shoot type of digital camera. It's design especially for advanced amateurs. Trusted her and got it straight away!

Tried out the night mode function last night (at 3am) and boy, I am so pleased with the outcome!!

Just got back from Infant Care Centre. I realise he has very long limbs!!

A shot of Kaleb at close to 3am. Room was in complete darkness and the pic is so clear! Can even see this stream of milk at the side of his mouth!!

The other boy of mine who was snoring away.... He is very tired every night. I wonder what he does at the centre. *LOL*

Really very very happy with my buy. Money well spent! And it's not very expensive, plus I was given lots of freebies!! *LOL* So now, I need to find places to go so as to make full use of the night mode. *LOL* =p

Life @ Home during Confinement Period (Part 3)

2010-08-02T09:53:00.006+08:00

Yesterday was a Sunday. I guess when it comes to confinement, weekends don't really matter as I still have to eat those food. LOL. But yesterday, we got to go to my mum's place!! Coz nobody will be at home to cook for me. LOL. This time round, confinement seems to be a very hectic one... I seems to need to be on the run every now and then.

And today, Kenneth goes back to work. So everyday (until my maternity leave ends), I will be "running away" from home (leave the house at 7am) and only go back during evening. We are so thankful that Kayden is at Infant Care during this period else I wouldn't know how to cope having to bring him along too. Many people find it weird why my confinement is half half here and half half there. *LOL* All thanks to someone at home coz he's going "crazy" at home and so for my own "safety", we think it's better for me to leave the house with Kaleb. *LOL* Hard life I am leading... Oh, even when we want to do 40 days of confinement, this "crazy" person also has something to comment. He said... "why need to do 40 days? 30 days is enough." And so you see, he just needs to comment and meddle with our life... I really can't wait to just shift out and get him out of my life once and for all. *LOL*

And now, some photos of my 2 precious little princes....

Refusing to nap at my mum's place so I thought maybe putting him into the car seat and rock him, he will fall asleep eventually. This was what I did when I was in USA, rocking him with my foot and playing mahjong. *LOL* And he really slept so soundly then! But sad to say, now that he is bigger, this trick doesn't work anymore. *LOL*

Climbed into the car seat to drink his milk....

Fell asleep within minutes after getting a slap (on the thigh) from his Daddy when he refused to nap at home. Wonder what's wrong with him... always doesn't want to nap. Feedback from the teachers also say that he doesn't like to nap. *LOL*

Sleeping in the pose that many babies like to be in... the "surrendering" pose. *LOL* He likes to sleep during day and wakes up during the night to POO!!!! Hello Baby, mummy and daddy want to sleep at night!!!

His face is getting rounder and rounder. Many commented that he looks like Daddy and only one person (my sis) said he looks like me coz the eyes seems to be a bit smaller (unlike those of Kenneth and Kayden's). *LOL*

I hope very soon... I can sleep throughout the night. Don't need to wake up to feed. *LOL* Hopefully when Kaleb is 3-4 months old, he doesn't need all these night feedings anymore. Hopefully he will be just like his kor kor. =)

The 1st month baby shower will be this Saturday! More or less settle the number of people who will be coming and also settle the buffet. =D Guess this will be our 1st and last time doing this as I don't think I will want to have a #3 in future coz of this bad experience this time round. *LOL*

Update on Little Kaleb

2010-07-29T10:56:00.002+08:00

Been 22 days since the arrival of our 2nd bundle of joy. He has been doing very well and drinking very well too. He's sleeping most of the times (which we are very thankful) but when he wets or soil himself, his cries are really loud!! He's a "live alarm clock" too... never fail to wake me up to feed him when the time is up!! And thank god, Kayden will still be sleeping and snoring away like a little piggy despite the cries of his little brother. =)

Smiling in his sleep.....
Opening his eyes after a satisfying sleep.

Dry forehead....

Napping soundly during noon time...

Hopefully he will stay this way (nap most of the times) for a long long time.

Hugs and Kisses!

2010-07-29T10:45:00.004+08:00

Yesterday when Kenneth brought Kayden to the Infant Care Centre, Teacher Nora asked if Kayden is always hugging and kissing his little brother at home. Kenneth's reply is no, coz Kayden is still small, we are afraid that he will be too rough to Kaleb. The most we allow Kayden to do is just "sayang didi" which means, letting him stroke gently (but he can be a bit rough at times).

Teacher Nora said that Kayden likes to go around and hug the other toddlers and kiss them!!! He especially loves to kiss Lyvana! *LOL* We know that he loves to play with her coz they used to chase each other around inside the play area. We didn't realise that he loves to kiss her too. *LOL* But back at home, when we asked Kayden to kiss or hug us, he will just walk away... I always thought that this boy is those shy shy type, doesn't like to show his affection openly. Boy... I was wrong! *LOL*

Back from the Infant Care and demanded to play with my camera. My poor camera is spoil coz of the rough handling... going to get a new one soon!! (Hopefully this Sunday!!)

He will go around wiping the floor whenever he has a piece of tissue or clothing. *LOL* Guess he always his his nai nai doing this, that's why he also has this idea of cleaning the floor.

Finally decided....

2010-07-26T17:45:00.004+08:00

We (or rather I) have finally decided that we will celebrate Kaleb's 1st month baby shower!! Previously, we (or rather I, again) had agreed that we will not have any 1st month party so as to be fair to Kayden (coz he did not have any when we were in States). But after much thinking (ok, quite free at home, so think about all these nitty gritty stuff), decided that we should have one coz I don't think I am ever going to have a #3 (unless accident happen again =s) although I know Kenneth would very much like to have a daughter. *LOL*

Left with such little time (2 weeks) to look for a venue, finally confirmed one over the weekend!! Super duper happy coz the party is gonna be on 7 Aug (Sat) and it's a super long weekend, so quite surprise that the function room is still available. The party is gonna be held at one of the condominium's function room (or maybe it's a hall? need to view the place this Sunday).

Now that I have settle the venue, the next thing is the buffet!! Must decide on which caterer and also the number of guests! Guess for Kenneth's side, not many people will be coming coz he has no intention to invite his colleagues. He doesn't like to trouble people. *LOL* As for his relatives, don't think many will come. *LOL* So once again, like what happened during Kayden's 1st birthday, the party will be flooded with MY PEOPLE! *LOL*

So, if you guys have any recommendation for caterer, please drop me a note. Greatly appreciate. =) In return, I will post more pictures of the celebration when it's over.

Oh, another question... do I have to give everyone a box of "goodies"? Or only give to close friends and relatives? This is my 1st (and also last time, hopefully) doing all these. Hope some kind soul will guide me through. =D

Life @ Home during Confinement Period (Part 2)

2010-07-20T17:09:00.005+08:00

It's soooooo boring!!! I don't know how some can tahan not stepping out of the house during this 1 month's confinement period. For me, I am being restricted to the bedroom only (my own choice). I am 99% recover and well now. But everyday, I still need to eat those horrible confinement food. *yucks*I even have the thought of going back to work!!! I must say that this time round, I recovered (the stitches, etc) after 1 week!! So miracle! Whereas last year, I was still in pain after 1 month! I think I will be happier if I can go back to work next week (at least don't need to see and hear someone's voice so frequent). But Kaleb is a premature baby, I wouldn't want to put him into the Infant Care Centre when he's only 2 months old. Guess I will really need to utilize all the 16 weeks of maternity leave and put him in only when he's 3 months old.

Brought Kaleb for his jaundice follow up today and we are so glad to hear that he has fully recover. =) And his weight gain is pretty good... he is weighing 2.56kg! The next checkup will be 11 August (not sure what the PD wants to check also. LOL).

Smiling in his sleep....

Sound asleep in Daddy's palms!

One of the rare moments when he is awake during day time. He is normally wide awake at night, when everyone is asleep but thank goodness, he never fuss or cry, just look around. Hopefully he will be like Kayden, a fuss-free baby. =)

Kayden back from the care centre and this is the water bottle that left a cut on his chin.

updates on Kayden

2010-07-19T08:05:00.007+08:00

While walking across the mattress yesterday evening (coz he was very anxious to go and see what was didi doing on the bed), Kayden tripped and fell with his water bottle in his mouth. He was drinking and walking at the same time. -.-" This resulted in a slight cut on his chin. He started crying as I cradled him in my arms. This is when I realised, he has so many little teeth sprouting out at the same time!!!

I had been wondering, when are all the other teeth coming out (as he's still being spotted with 8 teeth now)... 3-4 are coming out at the bottom and 1 big upper molar is coming out too! This explains why he had been putting his fingers into his mouth and also bitting on his pacifier so frequently. Oh, and these days, he has been rejecting porridge, unless if he's very hungry then he will finish everything. So thankful that he did not have any fever (*touch wood*) with the sprouting out of all these teeth. *LOL* And these days, when Kenneth bring him to the Infant Care Centre, there are no longer any teary good-byes. =) Instead, Kayden will wave to Daddy once Teacher carry him over. =)

He's no longer afraid of being shower by the faucet! Good training at the IFC. =) Can't imagine if he's still being taken care of at home, guess he will become a very big and notti spoilt BABY!!

Constantly spotted with the tutu in his mouth... LOL

Kayden will turn 17 months old this Sunday. =)

Till date, he understands what we are talking about... like when I told Kenneth I want to go into the room to check out didi, Kayden will immediately walk into the room, for fear that we leave him behind. *LOL* So far, he has been a very good kor kor, he will sayang didi when we asked him to and he will keep quiet when we told him that didi is sleeping and don't wake didi up. =)

Life @ Home during Confinement Period

2010-07-18T09:33:00.008+08:00

The 3 of us (Me, Kenneth and Kaleb) "ran away" to Mum's place on Friday morning after putting Kayden into Infant Care Centre because someone at home has gone crazy again. *LOL* I wonder, why is it that for others, they are so happy when they have a newborn child / grandchild but for my case, why is it not so? *LOL*

Was msn-ing with a friend on Thursday evening and when I told her I need to go off to fetch Kayden (with Kenneth), she got a shock... I am suppose to be doing confinement, why am I still running around? Bumped into another friend at the MRT, she also commented on the same thing! oh well, not that I want to go out... but if I don't follow along to have dinner outside (oh yes, no one dare to cook at home for fear of kena scolded for dirtying the beloved kitchen) then my dinner will be very very late. At home, I need to take care of Kaleb and Kenneth needs to tend to Kayden (feed him, play with him, bathe him, etc). By the time Kenneth has dinner, it's always after Kayden goes to bed and that is like 8pm+.

Anyway, I am fine with not having any confinement but the older folks (like my mum) object strongly. How wonder my life will be if we are staying on our own now. I will have so much "freedom" and not be restricted to my room only when that particular person is home. *LOL*
Still couldn't find my USB Card Reader but I discovered that my notebook at home has a in-built card reader!! So thrilled and happy about it. Now, I can upload those pics that I took after Kaleb is home with us. =)

Kayden looks HUGE over here when place beside his didi.... Somehow or rather, he seems to have "mature" quite a lot after didi's arrival. *LOL*
Oh, the light is so glaring!!
Tiny tiny baby... =)
While waiting for our turn when we brought him for his jaundice follow up @ Thomson Medical Centre last Monday. He must be very bored with all the waiting.
Daddy, can we go home already?

I am going so bored with all these waiting!!

Sleeping soundly at home after discharge from TMC. =)

Jaundice Jaundice Go Away!!

2010-07-15T13:05:00.002+08:00

Brought Kaleb for his jaundice checkup on Monday. Jaundice level increased from 9 to 14.9. Dr Ang told us that anything above 15, baby needs to be admitted but because Kaleb is a premature baby, she advised that either to admit him or rent the equipment home so that he can be under the light at all times. We decided to admit him.

Went down to visit him on Tuesday and jaundice level had dropped to 9.5. Was told that he should be able to discharge the next day. True enough, the level dropped further on Wednesday, 7.9, and we could bring him home!! But we still need to tan him very diligently and make sure that he drinks well. =)

Took some pictures and thought can load up but sad to say, I can't remember where I kept the USB Card Reader!! Or, maybe it's Kayden who kept it somewhere again!!! =S So.... no pictures till I get another card reader or till I buy another camera!! =D

Registering Baby's Name

2010-07-15T12:37:00.003+08:00

Kenneth went to register baby's birth cert on Monday. Early morning, he asked me to write down the Chinese name as well as the English one. Blur blur, at 6am+ I spelt baby's name wrongly!! We wanted to name baby KAYLEB because the 1st 3 letters are the same as Kayden's. Instead, I wrote KALEB!! without the "Y"!!!!! And this Kenneth, he knows that we are suppose to spell the name with a Y but instead, he thought I wanted it without the Y and he proceeded with the paper work + baby bonus thingy.

Came back, I saw the birth cert, spotted the mistake. He said amendments can be done, only need to pay $60. So the next day, we went to ICA, thinking to add in the Y into the Christian name. After checking through, we were told we need to inform MCYS about the change as they had already submitted the baby bonus form to MCYS. Anyway, after much "discussion", we decided not to add in the Y... just leave the name as it is (KALEB) because it is too much a hassle to inform MCYS.

So... baby's name will be KALEB, Soh Wei Yang... =)

Double Standard?

2010-07-11T08:44:00.004+08:00

When Kayden was born, he received 3 huge red packets from my FIL, MIL and BIL. I was shocked when Kenneth told me that the amount was transferred to his bank account (coz we were still in States). Now that Kayleb is born, I would expect the same "treatment". But... guess I was wrong. *LOL* He will only be receiving one-fifth of what his kor kor got!!!!!

I can't think of any reasons but the following...

1) Kayden is the eldest GRANDSON? Will they still give this much if he's a GIRL instead? *LOL* Maybe if this is the case, then Kayleb will be the one getting the huge red packets. *LOL*

2) Economic crisis? Maybe they are not doing so well... but my FIL and MIL are both not working and my BIL is holding a stable job. *LOL*

3) Kenneth's reason: Coz we were in States then and they thought we would need $$$? Oh well, if this is the case (need their $$ to raise our son), then we won't be having any children at all!!!!

Anyway, Kenneth and I are really clueless why there is such a drastic drop... but in any case, we appreciate their token and will deposit the money into our little baby's account. =)

Naming Baby #2

2010-07-11T08:10:00.002+08:00

We had a very hard time getting a name for our 2nd bundle of joy. Kenneth wanted something that start with "K" while I wanted something that start with "J". I don't intend to have a #3 in future. *LOL* So, guess no chance to have a daughter.

It wasn't easy getting a boy's name that start with "K". In the end, Kenneth felt that KAYLEB sounds nice and the first 3 letters are the same as Kayden's. Whereas for me, I very much would like to name this baby, JOSHUA. =D We were still debating on the name to use.... and then I went into labour. *LOL* So many things not done and not ready, this naming baby is one of them. *LOL*

While in the hospital, after my delivery, we continued with the "debate". I could sense that he very much want to name baby Kayleb but of course, he claimed he doesn't mind if I want to call him Joshua. Once again, he said, "we can try again after 3 years and maybe by then, you can name our daughter with something that starts with J." =S So easy and relax for him to say, I will be the one carrying the ball and going through the labour process again!!! I can sense that he very much would like to have a daughter... oh well, we shall see about that 3 years later then. Maybe another accident will happen. Since these 2 boys of mine are "accident" babies. *LOL*

And so, our 2nd bundle of joy is called Kayleb Soh! Chinese name is more or less confirm.... if nothing goes wrong, should be Wei (1) Yang (2). This is the name we actually wanted to name Kayden with. *LOL* Seems like going to be used on Di Di instead. =D

Right now, I am enjoying my confinement at home. Can be a bit bored at times but I am so glad that baby is latching on well (unlike Kayden then) and the milk supply is sufficient. But at times, we still give formula milk coz it's simply too tiring to be up to nurse every 3 hours!!! Poor Kenneth is very tired also as he needs to look after Kayden on weekends. We are just so glad that Kayden is going to Infant Care Centre on weekdays. *LOL* Sorry Kayden, not that Daddy and Mummy don't love you but you are simply too hyper active at this stage now. Walking and running around at home.... really making us exhausted. *LOL*

Birth Story of Our 2nd Bundle of Joy

2010-07-10T10:56:00.009+08:00

Our 2nd Bundle of Joy had happily decided to come out on his own on 7 July 2010!! He is 5 weeks away from the EDD and is a premature baby.

Had contractions on the night of 6 July, started at 11pm+, it was something like menses cramps. Kenneth came back at 12am+ from work and I told him about it. He said, "cannot be so soon, you are still weeks away from your EDD." But he did ask me if I wanted to go hospital. Decided not to go coz I can see that he was very tired and that, if we were to go hospital in the middle of the night, what's going to happen to Kayden? Didn't want to leave him in the care of others at night. =) Anyway, the pain was pretty bad and I even went toilet to poo poo twice. *LOL* Coz Kenneth told me, maybe it was food poisoning. *LOL*

Woke up the next morning at 6am+, thinking of the meeting which I was suppose to have with my boss at 8am. Didn't sleep well the whole night through because the pain came on and off. Went to wash up and the pain came again. Poo poo again but this time round, saw RED!!! I knew it that I could not wait any further. Hurriedly asked Kenneth to wake up and after a while, we were on the way to the hospital.

Reached hospital 50-60 mins later. Luckily the pain was really bearable, if not, I think I would had scream and scream throughout the car ride. *LOL* Reached hospital around 8am. Admitted to the ward and upon checking, I was already 4cm dilated!! Gynae came and he was very concern coz this is going to be a premature baby, he was worried that the lungs will not be fully developed and there might be complications when baby is born. He thought of prolonging baby's stay in my womb for another 24 hours but when he checked me, I was 5cm dilated!! I dilated 1cm within half an hour. This was then he decided, there is no way the baby can wait for another 1 day.

When he was checking me, I was screaming. (ok, I have very low threshold of pain) He advised me better to take epidural. *LOL* Else when the real contractions come, I will not be able to take it. He said, "although you might deliver in the next 30-45 mins and the epidural cost around SGD700, but it will be very worth it for your case since you cannot tahan pain." *LOL* So pai say...

Took the epidural and gynae came to check on me again at 9am+ and said I was only 5-6cm dilated and I should be delivering around 12noon - 2pm. He left. And then, waiting game started....

The midwives came around 1pm+ and switched off the epidural thingy. Said I will need to feel something so that when they guide me how to push, I will do it correctly. Gynae came at 2pm and after 3 pushes and 2 minutes, our 2nd Bundle of Joy is born!!!! It was a short and smooth delivery. Pediatrician was on standby and after checking baby, she said that baby is very healthy and all organs are fully developed!! Thank god!!

Baby fresh from oven.
A bit light... only 2.335kg! and 46cm long...

Very powerful lungs....

Calm down a bit...

Our 1st family photo together! 1 + 1 = 4!! Daddy. Mummy. Kor Kor. Di Di. =D

Another shot again...

Baby with his pouty lips... sexy! *LOL*

The 3 of us...

Happy Daddy with his 2nd son...

Sis and Trini came to visit. 2 beauties and a little baby. =)

Colleague, Mei Fay. She didn't dare to carry Baby, so she decided to carry Kayden and take a pic with him. *LOL*

Looks so very much like Kayden when he was a newborn... =)

Crying again!

Sleeping peacefully...

Discharged on 9 July (Friday) and was told that Baby couldn't go home with us coz he has jaundice. But Kenneth insisted on bringing Baby home and upon testing, the jaundice level is very low!! So, very happily, the 2 of us discharged from hospital and went back home. =)

We are very thankful that although he is a premature baby, but he's healthy. He came so much earlier that we were all not prepared. Lots of things not bought and done and haven't even did hand over in the office!!! We were suppose to go for studio photo taking with Kayden on Friday but need to postpone. *LOL* Maybe Baby know about it and is jealous that we are going without him and so decide to come out earlier so that he can join us. *LOL*

Kayden is Walking (finally)!

2010-07-06T10:55:00.003+08:00

It's been a month plus since we put Kayden into Infant Care Centre and we are so happy that he is able to walk now!! It's such a funny thing that the main reason behind us putting into the centre is not because we have no one to help us take care, but rather, it's to let him learn how to walk... let him have the "freedom" that he missed out during the months after we were back. =D

Managed to capture a little video of him walking inside our bedroom. Beware of his screams. *LOL*

Although he is still very much like a "humpty dumpty" as he put his feet on the ground, but at least he has some progress. =)

Contractions?

2010-06-30T09:53:00.005+08:00

Woke up in the middle of the night just now. I was experiencing contractions. =S Something like menses cramps. So unlike the contractions which I had for the 1st baby (that one was more like food poisoning kind of pain). Woke Kenneth up at 1am+. He asked me a stupid question "how can I help you?" I answered him angrily "nothing lah, just sleep." He replied, "ok, I help you to sleep." -.-"

The pain went away after 1hr plus. Or rather, I was too tired and fell asleep. *LOL* When I woke up again, I felt normal. *phew*

Feeling very paranoid these past few weeks. On one hand, hope that baby will come out soon coz really very 辛苦 having him inside. Stand too long, when sit down, I will have back ache. Sit too long, when stand up, back also ache. Sleeping time is another problem. -.-" On the other hand, I don't wish for him to come out just yet because I have not started my leave!!! I have not rest enough yet!! I hope that baby will be out at least 2 weeks after I start my leave. =D Because I know, once baby is out, I will be very tired and busy. The feeds every 2-3 hours for the first one month. =S Hope he will not wail a lot because Kayden will be sleeping with us, won't want him to wake up!! Luckily Kenneth will be taking 1 month's leave when I deliver. =)

Still haven't decide on Baby's name. Kenneth wants something that starts with "K". And better if it starts with "KAY". So far, we can only think of KAYLEB. But I was telling him, since we are not planning to have a number 3, shouldn't this Baby's name start with "J"? *LOL* Must be fair to me also... his reply... "oh well, we can try for a daughter 3-4 yrs later." Thanks, but no thanks... although I very much wish to have a daughter but I think 2 is enough. =) After all, having 2 boys is not a bad deal also. (alright, I am trying to self-console =p)

Good 风水?

2010-06-29T09:21:00.002+08:00

Saw a colleague yesterday when I was on the way to the car. Below is our conversation.

CK: When are you due?
Me: August loh... Around National Day that period.
CK: How come Procurement so productive one huh? First is Lay Peng, now is you. You all take queue number one ar? Who is the next one?
Me: Our 风水very good mah. Whoever trying for babies, can come to our side. We can "rent" our cubicles to them. *LOL*

Lay Peng is my "next door" neighbour and she had just delivered in April. A princess after 2 boys! She is also new to the department, joined 1 month before me. When she was in her 2nd trimester, she told me that someone around her must be pregnant also because this happened to her when she was expecting her first 2. She didn't know that I was preggie. I then "confessed" and said... "ya... it's me loh". She burst out laughing!!! *LOL* I was only in my first trimester then.

In a short span of 1.5 year (from 2008 till 2009), 3 other colleagues also conceived and delivered! Thus, I think our department really has good 风水 and is a 旺地 for babies. =D

Check up @ 33wks 4 days

2010-06-28T12:06:00.003+08:00

Went for Gynae checkup last Saturday. Baby is growing very well and I was told to watch my diet as Baby seems to be a bit big. =D

So far, I had gained 8kg and at 33wks 4days old, our 2nd bundle of joy is weighing 2.4kg. =) I can't imagine how big it will be if I take my dinner everyday! Not sure starting from when, I stop taking dinner coz I always have terrible heartburn during evenings. Dr Lawrence asked me to cut down on carbo intakes during lunch. Yes, I admit... I do eat a bit too much during lunch. Like last week, I couldn't decide whether to take Orh-Nee or Almond Paste after lunch, in the end, I bought both. LOL. My colleague said one is for me and the other is for the baby. LOL.

Dr Lawrence also took a snap shot of baby's face. This baby is always so co-operative... always facing out whenever I go for scannings or checkups. LOL. Hopefully he will be "co-operative" (sleep when it's time to) also when he's out to see us! =)

The Day When I Found Out That...... I Was.....

2010-06-28T10:55:00.002+08:00

PREGNANT AGAIN!!!!!

I was on course from 9-11 Dec 09. Didn't feel too good on 10 Dec after the course and decided to take a taxi home. Upon reaching home, I decided to "pee on the stick" since my menses still was not here.

Pee-ed on the digital test kit and then lay it down on a flat surface while I proceeded with my daily routine - removing my contact lenses + makeup. In the midst of doing it, turned my head to glance at the stick. Was so shock when i saw the word "pregnant". Where is the "NOT" word??

Immediately stopped whatever I was doing and called my mum. Kenneth was not home yet. My mum was shock too and asked, "wah... so fast again! You all didn't take precaution ar?" =p She later said that it's a good thing to have it now too since my in laws are still young and can help out. Also, I am not that young liao... after having #2, can close shop!! unless accident happen again!!

Showed Kenneth the stick when he came back and he too some time to overcome the shock. *LOL* He then told my in laws and they were simply over the moon....

Went to see gynae, Dr Lawrence Ang on Saturday. Brought Baby K along but who knows, he poo even before I got to see the gynae and Kenneth hurriedly sent him home for diaper changing. In the end, I saw gynae alone. Dr Ang claimed that I am 100% confirm pregnant but as I am still at the early stage, can't see any heartbeat, only can see the little black dot - sac. Was told to go back on 2nd Jan 2010 to do an ultra-scan for heartbeat. That will be my best birthday present!! =D

Baby K is gonna have a brother or sister (preferred... *LOL*) next year when he's 18 months old!! My EDD should be around 11 Aug 2010. And right now, the horrible MS is coming. Feel nauseous no matter what time. But thank god, appetite is still okie. And coz of this, FIL is cooking porridge for me every evening. =) And Kenneth had also arranged with our "personal driver" aka BIL to send me to work every day starting from next week!!
I rather enjoy my 1st pregnancy... hopefully I will enjoy this 2nd one too... =)

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During the 16th week visit to gynae, he revealed the gender of our little baby!! He said he might not be 100% accurate (but he had never said wrong before) and asked us to wait till the detailed scan which we went at 20th week. Confirm the gender once again during the 20th week scan. EDD is on 10 Aug 2010.

There was spotting/bleeding when I was into my 17/18th week of pregnancy and gynae did some test for me, did not give me any MC or such. He even said a miscarriage will even happen when I am in the 20th week of pregnancy... =S On Friday, went to see my old family doctor and he said my case was rather serious and ordered me to have total bed rest for 1 week! No choice, much as I wish to go to work (coz don't think my boss like it for us to be absent for so long) but I think, for the sake of our 2nd bundle of joy, I just need to take the long MC.

Gynae's test result came back, all negative. Might be due to stress (from work), that resulted in the bleeding. But luckily, it was old blood.... So, baby is healthy and I started to feel the kicks at close to 18 weeks. This baby is very very active! Much more than Kayden!! I am so scare that he will bully Kayden next time. *LOL*

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Tum tum becomes huge when I am 6 months preggie. I guess coz this is the 2nd pregnancy, that's why the fats at the tummy is already loose... *LOL*

4D scan - 10 June 2010

2010-06-28T09:21:00.003+08:00

We went to do a 4D scan on 10 June 2010. Was told that our little baby weighed 1.8kg and he is growing very well!! Throughout the scan, he is very cooperative and kept facing out. But the bad thing is, the umbilical cord seems to be dangling in front of his face so it's quite tough for the sonographer to capture the whole face, without the cord. =D This baby is also a very very active one! Unlike Kayden, who was sleeping most of the times when I did the scan last year, this one is kicking and tossing non stop!! Gosh... I guess he will bully his kor kor when he gets older!

I was full of hope about the change in gender and so asked the sonographer to do a scan at that "part" again. Seems like our 2nd bundle of joy wants me to 死了这条心 and open the legs wide wide and show us his private part. *LOL* Without fail, it's another BOY!!! Even before the sonographer can tell me, we, being the very layman (always can't figure out where is where), can straight away see that it's a BOY! *LOL* Seems like Kayden will have someone to play ball + car with next time.

It's so obvious that it's a BOY!!

The nose and lip look just like Kayden's 4D scan.
Sonographer said baby has got hair. *LOL* Same like Kayden....

The little feet....

Closing his eyes all the while... but was moving non stop!! Guess he will be a real "pretender" next time. *LOL*

For those who know me, you will know that I am always hoping and hoping that I can have a daughter. But it seems like, I will just have 2 boys. *LOL* Going for the 3rd one? Thanks, but no thanks. 2 is enough and gonna be a handful during the growing up stage. I can't imagine the number of fights they are going to have. *LOL*

Opppsss...... I Did It Again!!

2010-06-25T14:44:00.008+08:00

Who is this with a big tummy????

Ta-dah!
It's ME!!! Yes... I am very heavily pregnant now (and very bloated also). As per today, 25 June 2010, I am 33 wks 3 days preggie!! Just few more weeks to go before we get to see our 2nd bundle of joy! EDD is set at 10 Aug 2010! Nice number... 10.08.10. Hopefully this baby will be same like the kor kor, come out only on the EDD. =)

I am very tired everyday coz I can't sleep well at night. I tend to wake up and go pee. Sometimes, I will have difficulty going back to sleep... and before I know it, it's MORNING!! Sigh...

This also explains why I kept falling "sick" earlier this year coz I had morning sickness... It was a rough one for that few months, work was very tough then too. So much so that I even thought of just quitting and stay at home. But thank god, I preserved! And soon I will get to enjoy my 16 weeks of maternity leave. Hee hee...

Didn't announce this pregnancy earlier coz I think I am quite "pang tang". When I was carrying Kayden, suppose to be twins but I lost one of them. And for this pregnancy, I actually had spotting when I was at 18-19 weeks. I was given MC and told to have bed rest. At that time, doctor said although I had already pass the 1st trimester, but some people actually still do have miscarriage when they are 5 months preggie. =S Luckily we survived! We just went for the 4D scan 2 weeks back and was told that our 2nd bundle of joy is very healthy and growing well. Everything is looking good. =D

Boy or Girl? Why not you make a guess base on the shape of my tummy... Hee hee... Have to start thinking of a name and start shopping for this little baby. =D

Kayden @ 16 months old

2010-06-25T11:13:00.004+08:00

Kayden turns 16 months old today!

He is very greedy. Whenever he sees us eating something, he will want his share too, even if it means he just had his dinner. Even in school, things are the same! When he sees his little friends eating their snacks, he will make noise and teacher has no choice but to share the snacks with him. Of course, teacher will share Kayden's with them too!

He loves BREAD!! He can eat this for his every meal.

He knows how to shake his head when he doesn't want something. But when he wants something after we ask, he will also shake his head!! How to differentiate? If he really wants the thing, he will shake his head and make loud loud noise, meaning he wants. If he doesn't want, he will just shake his head quietly. Took me some time to realise this. *LOL*

He can crawl very fast (ok, nothing new) and can take few steps at one go. Hopefully by next month, he is able to walk on his own.

His vocabulary is still very limited. He only knows how to say "mum mum"... this shows how greedy he is!

He can listen to simple instructions, like pick up this, give me that, etc etc....

He is still very smiley and will wave "hi hi" to strangers when I ask him to. Will wave good bye to them also. But if they ever attempt to carry him, he will stretch out his arms towards me and want me to carry. If he is already in our arms, he will keep shaking his head. Damn funny...

He loves to play with cars and ball! What a typical BOY!

He loves to watch commercials. He will pay 100% attention to it but once the show starts, he will crawl away and get busy with his own stuff.

He loves to hold the pen and just anyhow scribble on the paper. He knows where I keep the pens and he will always point to that area and make some loud noise, indicating that he wants it!

He loves music and will tend to sway his body left to right when music starts.

He loves to see the MRT zoom-ing past whenever we are in the car. He gets very excited when he sees one and will make loud loud noise so as to get my attention.

I think these are about all? Will update more if I can think of any... =)

Updates of Kayden at the Infant Care Centre

2010-06-22T08:37:00.006+08:00

Kayden has been in the Infant Care Centre for 3 weeks already. According to the teachers, he is adapting well. Nevertheless, he will still cry whenever I pass him to the teacher in the morning. But he is showing sign of improvement. Despite the tears and 鼻涕, his body will lean forward and with arms stretch out, towards the teacher. =D After that, he will wave good-bye to me in between those big big drops of tears. *LOL* I used to feel the heart ache when I leave but these days, I guess I am immune to it. *LOL*

He is making progress in his walking. He tends to walk around (few steps at one time) inside the centre. He understands what the teachers are saying. They have to be very careful and avoid mentioning the words "Daddy" and "Mummy" coz upon hearing these 2 words, he will burst out crying again!! And when he sees the door open, he will cry and point outside (meaning he wants to go home).

He knows that the teachers cannot be carrying him all day long as they need to attend to other babies / toddlers also. He will sit there and wait for the teachers to finish whatever they are doing. He is pretty attached to one of the teacher, so much so that she needs to sneak out quietly whenever she needs to go for lunch. *LOL*

There was one day, he had so much fun with Lyvina. They were practically chasing each other around inside the centre! Of course, on their fours. And Kayden even attempted to kiss Lyvina! *LOL* Lyvina just pushed him away. =D

I guess he must be feeling very happy in the centre because he has put on some weight! Although not very FAT but at least more meat on the face and body. Either that, or he is having good food there. *LOL* I guess, as long as he is growing up healthily, weight is not an issue at all. (Thank god that the "running" days are over!) =)

Father's Day 2010!!

2010-06-21T10:06:00.006+08:00

Brought Kayden to Suntec for his haircut on Saturday. Took a queue number and pushed him around. He started making noise when we saw this "school bus". Put him in and he happily went off to school. *LOL*

Testing out the steering wheel.

Smiling happily to his Daddy when we inserted money in and the bus started moving. So afraid that he will fall off. *LOL*

Kenneth standing by... holding on to Kayden.

Distracted..

Kenneth celebrated his 2nd Father's Day on Sunday! We woke up early (not by choice coz Kayden woke us all up at 7am) and left for brunch at Dempsey Hill. Though Kenneth is not a big fan of western breakfast, but we still had it coz I was craving for them. =D Seems more like celebrating for me. *LOL*

Father and son! Kayden with his new hairstyle.... short like his Daddy!

A very happy Daddy with a very greedy son. It was indeed FATHER'S DAY coz when I posed and wanted to take a shot with Kayden, he refused. And yet when posing with Kenneth, he looked at the camera so readily.

Eating his favourite Gerber biscuit. Asked him to feed Daddy, he very readily put it inside Kenneth's mouth. But when asked him to feed me, he popped the biscuit into Kenneth's mouth again!!

Self-feed....

The very yummy breakfast we had! After which, we had Ben and Jerry's Strawberry Ice-cream! Kayden enjoyed the food a lot too!

As usual, after food... went to my Mum's place. =D Someone asked me, since I already went to my mum's place last week (during weekday), why am I still going on weekend? *LOL* I guess if possible, I would want to go back there EVERYDAY!! Coz to me, that is my HOME! *smile* That is where I can feel the "warmth" and "love". Not that Kenneth can't provide me these but a mother's love is always different. =D

Kayden's "Progress" on Walking...

2010-06-16T11:46:00.003+08:00

Teacher Rebecca called yesterday and told me excitedly that Kayden took 5 steps on his own inside the centre. It was her last day and that was the best present she received. =D Hopefully my little baby will start walking soon... must prove people wrong that it's a good choice to put him inside Infant Care, rather than having him sit on the bed inside the room day in and out. *argh*

Just the day before, he took 3 steps at home while playing with Kenneth. Sigh... why wasn't I present? Anyway, old folks have this saying that the later a kid learns to talk and walk, a better life he will have next time. Don't really believe in this. *LOL* I just hope he can start talking and walking soon... Till now, the only thing he say is... "mum mum" whenever he wants to EAT!!!! *LOL* Hope he will start walking when he reaches 17 months... which will be next month!! =D