Cupcakes for Teacher's Day Celebration

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....

Kayden's Progress at 30 mths

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...

Haircut

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?

My boys

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!!

Days of No "pu-pu"

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....

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!!

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....

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... =)

Update

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...

Bundles of Joy

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

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... =)

The Final Jab

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

Kiddy Rides @ Changi Airport

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. =)

3rd Day @ PlayGroup

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

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

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. =)

Last Day.... =(

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

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

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...

Fever...

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.