On Friday the 13th, we declared a war against the formidable P - pacifier.
As a drastic measure to defeat the nasty enemy, Ah Mah had to resort to tampering the P with medicated oil. And so our little princess declared that all her Ps are 辣辣 and thus shall be destroyed.
Happily, I hid all of them.
The little one is suffering from withdrawal symptoms. But she somehow remembered that she is the one who gave the order to throw her 'tutus' away, so she did not kick up a big fuss crying for them. However she has been having difficulty sleeping.
I know it is tough. But you can do it Baby. Soon it'll pass. Without it, now you look pretty ALL the time. You can sing, read stories and chit chat freely with Mommy now.
Just hang in there my darling.
Day by day we watch them grow....
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Guess who is this?
I just found time to download all the photos from our numerous memory cards and found this.
The apron was meant for her art sessions in school.
The apron was meant for her art sessions in school.
I am so glad that both hubby and I love to take photos, which is why we had invested in our Canon EOS 500D. We really wish we can record every moment, every memory of our kids' growing up - all the fun and sweetest moments we share as a family.
"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything." ~ Aaron Siskind
Family Dinner
We had a family dinner last Saturday. Thanks to George Yeye, it was a super sumptuous dinner at Szechuan Court. Also thanks to Didi who had not arrived and so Mommy got to enjoy the dinner as well.
Yeye even bought Meimei and me some delicious chocolate cake from Cedele. Yummy!
I had alot of fun playing and taking photos with Meimei. Don't we look adorable and super pretty together?
Yeye even bought Meimei and me some delicious chocolate cake from Cedele. Yummy!
I had alot of fun playing and taking photos with Meimei. Don't we look adorable and super pretty together?
Tessa's new love interest
Tessa now has a new love interest - Hi 5. I think she's too bored with Barney as she can almost memorize every episode that she owned.
So now she's very much into Hi-5. She'll sing and dance together with them.
"1, 2, 3, 4.. Hi 5!"
Their opening song and dance sequence will always ends with their self introduction "Hi, I'm XXX", and they will end off by saying, ".... and together, we are Hi 5!"
Tessa: "Hi, I'm Tessa!" And I'll add for her Dad, "Hi, I'm Daddy! And together we are... Fat 2!" Tessa is very tickled by this.
Today, she was watching Hi 5 again. And when it comes to this part, she said, "Hi, I'm Tessa. My Daddy is working." (Daddy is on reservist night duty)
Tonight, she was watching Hi 5 on Youtube on my iPhone and was dancing along to this song. I was humming and singing along.
She went, "Mommy don't sing! You don't sing! I sing and dance!"
So now she's very much into Hi-5. She'll sing and dance together with them.
"1, 2, 3, 4.. Hi 5!"
Their opening song and dance sequence will always ends with their self introduction "Hi, I'm XXX", and they will end off by saying, ".... and together, we are Hi 5!"
Tessa: "Hi, I'm Tessa!" And I'll add for her Dad, "Hi, I'm Daddy! And together we are... Fat 2!" Tessa is very tickled by this.
Today, she was watching Hi 5 again. And when it comes to this part, she said, "Hi, I'm Tessa. My Daddy is working." (Daddy is on reservist night duty)
Tonight, she was watching Hi 5 on Youtube on my iPhone and was dancing along to this song. I was humming and singing along.
She went, "Mommy don't sing! You don't sing! I sing and dance!"
Monday, August 9, 2010
I love Singapore
One night, I had just fed Tessa and was eating my dinner. The little one loitered around the kitchen and suddenly broke into this chant:
I love Yeye. I love Singapore!
I love Mahmah. I love Singapore!
I love Mommy. I love Singapore!
I love Daddy.I love Singapore!
I love Didi. I love Singapore!
I love Meimei. I love Singapore!
I love Lao-ma. I love Singapore!
I love Barney. I love Singapore!
So patriotic!
Then one morning, she was on the bus going to breakfast with her grandparents when she broke into the birthday song for Singapore loudly. The passengers onboard were all very tickled by her.
Just now she was watching the NDP eagerly, reminding everyone that she was there at the Padang watching the parade and performance. She was busy marching, saluting and dancing along, waving her flag vigorously.
We all had an eventful national day.
Happy birthday, Singapore!
I love Yeye. I love Singapore!
I love Mahmah. I love Singapore!
I love Mommy. I love Singapore!
I love Daddy.I love Singapore!
I love Didi. I love Singapore!
I love Meimei. I love Singapore!
I love Lao-ma. I love Singapore!
I love Barney. I love Singapore!
So patriotic!
Then one morning, she was on the bus going to breakfast with her grandparents when she broke into the birthday song for Singapore loudly. The passengers onboard were all very tickled by her.
Just now she was watching the NDP eagerly, reminding everyone that she was there at the Padang watching the parade and performance. She was busy marching, saluting and dancing along, waving her flag vigorously.
We all had an eventful national day.
Happy birthday, Singapore!
False alarm
It started last night at around 10pm. I started to feel closer and more intense contractions. At nearly midnight, we decided that we should pack and head for the hospital to play safe.
And so off we go. I was sent off to the delivery suite and was given the exact same room where I gave birth to Tessa.
After a few hours of pain going on and off, Dr Anna declared this morning that didi is not ready to arrive. So we were sent home.
Quite a night! But the contractions were too strong to ignore. I really thought didi would be a national day baby.
In any case I read up and realized false labour can feel like the real thing.
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/labornbirth/falselabor.html
And so off we go. I was sent off to the delivery suite and was given the exact same room where I gave birth to Tessa.
After a few hours of pain going on and off, Dr Anna declared this morning that didi is not ready to arrive. So we were sent home.
Quite a night! But the contractions were too strong to ignore. I really thought didi would be a national day baby.
In any case I read up and realized false labour can feel like the real thing.
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/labornbirth/falselabor.html
Friday, August 6, 2010
Happy Anniversary Daddy & Mommy
Yesterday was Daddy and Mommy's wedding anniversary.
Unfortunately Daddy and Mommy were not able to meet each other because Daddy had reservist night duty.
However today, Daddy presented Mommy with this bouquet of flowers. It was so very pretty!
Unfortunately Daddy and Mommy were not able to meet each other because Daddy had reservist night duty.
However today, Daddy presented Mommy with this bouquet of flowers. It was so very pretty!
My Daddy is Working
Last night, we were watching the 9pm show on Channel 8. In one of the scenes, a mother was telling her young daughter that her father doesn't want them anymore, he is gone forever.
And so the woman yelled, "你的爸爸不要你了！他以后都不会回来了！" And her young daughter cried pitifully with her.
Tessa looked at this scene with a serious, solemn look on her face.
Then she turned to Ah Mah and said, "我的Daddy working!"
We reassured her that yes, her daddy is working; Daddy当然不会不要她。
She thought for a while and happily returned to playing.
And so the woman yelled, "你的爸爸不要你了！他以后都不会回来了！" And her young daughter cried pitifully with her.
Tessa looked at this scene with a serious, solemn look on her face.
Then she turned to Ah Mah and said, "我的Daddy working!"
We reassured her that yes, her daddy is working; Daddy当然不会不要她。
She thought for a while and happily returned to playing.
7 Days
One night, I was sitting in the kitchen; the little one came up to me and sat down on the floor in front of me. She suddenly burst out saying: "Mommy there are 7 days - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday!"
Both of us then break into the song we learnt from Barney.
There are seven days, there are seven days, there are seven days in a week.
Sunday Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday Saturday
There are seven days, there are seven days, there are seven days in a week.
(Note: Tune is Waltzing Matilda)
Both of us then break into the song we learnt from Barney.
There are seven days, there are seven days, there are seven days in a week.
Sunday Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday Saturday
There are seven days, there are seven days, there are seven days in a week.
(Note: Tune is Waltzing Matilda)
Learning her alphabets
Now Tessa not only can recite and recognize her alphabets, her understanding of her alphabets are getting more sophisticated and she can even spell her name and some simple words like SHIP, CAT, BIKE.
One evening, she was suddenly in the mood of reciting her ABCs.
Tessa: A for Apple; A for Ant. B for Baby; B for Boat. C for Cookie; C for Cat.....
When it comes to "U", I am surprised that she said U for Unicorn, Upside-down and Umbrella.
It is amazing how much she has learnt from the books we read to her, from the Barney shows she watched and from the iPhone applications she has been playing.
One evening, she was suddenly in the mood of reciting her ABCs.
Tessa: A for Apple; A for Ant. B for Baby; B for Boat. C for Cookie; C for Cat.....
When it comes to "U", I am surprised that she said U for Unicorn, Upside-down and Umbrella.
It is amazing how much she has learnt from the books we read to her, from the Barney shows she watched and from the iPhone applications she has been playing.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
Naughty Didi!
I just saw Dr Anna and had a slight scare. Didi is no longer in the vertex (head down) position. He is in a transverse position with his head on my right.
Dr Anna did a scan to confirm his position and then she moved his head downwards so that he's vertex. Hopefully he stayed this way. Dr Anna advised me to clear my bladder as often as possible and also to keep to a sitting position (so that your chest is very much closer to your knees) as much as possible to "lock" him in the vertex position.
Although it is possible for a breech baby to be safely born vaginally, it is almost always impossible for a transverse baby to be born vaginally. The baby is not able to fold himself in such as way as to fit a doubled up body with the shoulder coming first through the vagina.
Fortunately, from what I read, less than 20% of the babies who are transverse at 37 weeks will remain transverse when labor begins, so another option is to wait for labour to start and attempt to turn the baby. If all else fails, a caesarean is inevitable.
So please Didi, be cooperative, stay vertex OK?
Dr Anna did a scan to confirm his position and then she moved his head downwards so that he's vertex. Hopefully he stayed this way. Dr Anna advised me to clear my bladder as often as possible and also to keep to a sitting position (so that your chest is very much closer to your knees) as much as possible to "lock" him in the vertex position.
Although it is possible for a breech baby to be safely born vaginally, it is almost always impossible for a transverse baby to be born vaginally. The baby is not able to fold himself in such as way as to fit a doubled up body with the shoulder coming first through the vagina.
Fortunately, from what I read, less than 20% of the babies who are transverse at 37 weeks will remain transverse when labor begins, so another option is to wait for labour to start and attempt to turn the baby. If all else fails, a caesarean is inevitable.
So please Didi, be cooperative, stay vertex OK?
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