Bed Hunt

Today, we went to a few furniture places. It seems that dad and mum want to get me a new bed. I am very comfortable with my current playpen although I often hear dad comments it is too small for me but I am happy squeezing myself to the corner.

I am guessing they may want me to give up my playpen for the baby in mummy's stomach.

In any case, I am happy testing and shopping for a bed. See how relaxed and happy I look on a display bed at Ikea.

Sleeping Habit Changing

I have been waking up later in the morning. I used to rise at 7am in the monring, have two naps in the day and end the day at 9pm.

For the past few days, I have been waking up at almost 8am (which is good news for mama), have my morning nap over lunch and waking up at 2pm+. That will be the only nap for me for the day. I will then be up until bedtime at 9pm. On some days, if my morning naps are shorter, waking up at 1pm+, I may have another late pm nap at 5+, waking up at 6ish. On those days, I will be allowed to stay up a little longer, hitting bed only at 9.30pm or 10pm.

Mum suspects I will drop my morning nap soon and taking only a pm nap. She hopes it will be settled beginning from 2 to 2:30pm and waking up at 4:30pm to 5pm. We'll see.

So You Think I Can't Talk?

Mama

I can call Mama now. Mum has been waiting for this day for long. I can call Gong-gong too. These are the two persons whom I can pronounce accurately. As for the rest, I recognize and can call but they are not that accurate.

Potty Training : Day 4

It never came. I have a change of 'nanny' and mum a helper at home so she is a bit tied up and tired with the transition to be bothered with my potty training. YEAH!...at least a break for me hiak! ;p

Potty Training : Day 3

There is slight improvement on Day 3 - two successful collections of pee onto the potty; once after I woke up from morning nap and the other time in the late afternoon. Other times, I am either too busy with my toys or no patience to stand by the potty.

Potty Training : Day 1 & 2

Potty training begins!!

Day 1 - Did not manage to catch on any drop of urine until the later part of the afternoon. Pee halfway, I thought it was something interesting, I put my hand into the potty. The adults shouted and my pee stopped! Continued on the floor awhile later, hee *wish wash wipe* Evening came - the last hour before I hit bed, mum usually observed I do not pee much so she decided to put just a pair of shorts on me without diaper so I will not be so warm. She was so wrong of me that evening (hiak). I pee-d 3 times with minutes of intervals - in my room, playyard and the living room... *wish wash wipe*

Day 2 - Again, urine was caught on in the later part of the afternoon and the sound of pee hitting the potty intrigued me so again, I attempted to put in my hand but it was prevented in time.

So far, I think peeing in the potty seems fun. Not sure if I will continue to like it or get bored with it soon. We'll see soon! ;p

Haircut

I had a haircut today

Mumm Mumm.....

Update Update

Hi there! I haven't been blogging for awhile as mummy has been feeling quite tired recently to help me with this. You know what, I'm going to be a big brother soon! Yippie...!! No more the baby of the house. One more person will be serving me soon... hiak hiak!

Growing milestone @ 18 months

@ 18 months, I can....

~ turn on the DVD player and play a DVD/CD

~ choose and decide what DVD to watch. My current favorite DVD is Pocoyo and Friends, don't you try playing any other programs

~ throw my soiled diaper into the bin after change

~ bring a ringing phone to mummy

~ imitate mummy blowing her nose with a tissue paper

~ turn on the camera

~ go to the playpen by myself when it is nap time & wait to be put on bed. If I wait too long, I will unzip the side of the playpen and wriggle my way in to rest

~ pick up my bath toys & proceed to the bathroom when it is shower time

~ go to the bathroom by myself before bed to have my face and hands cleaned

~ identify similarities, differentiating colors and sizes

~ stack

~ play hide & seek

~ follow instruction to grab my water bottle and drink water from it

~ indicate my preference of yes & no by nodding or shaking my head

~ communicate my basic needs by signing

Catch me in action on the above ;)

Socks & Shoes

Have I progressed? Well, compared to the last time, at least I am more patient now.

Last Weekend

On Saturday, I went to Novena Square. Got 3 ballooons there and was thrilled by them. Then we went to get my tricycle.

After my pm nap, we went to Marina Square and had dinner at Kenny Rogers. How can I miss the famous corn muffin there!

Passed by Lego shop and there's a bike there too!

Now which one do I look smarter on?



Before going home, the slide at Kiddy Palace caught my attention. Now how can I go off without having at least one slide.



On Sunday I went to town. Took a walk around some malls there. Ended my day at East Coast Park Big Splash, joy riding on my new tricycle. Had dinner at Sushi Tei - Chicken Katsu-don with Akadashi Tofu. But I was not very hungry so did not eat much. O, bumped into Kao-gong and family at Carl's Jr!

New Toys

Hey! I've got some new toys at home! I'm enjoying them each day.

Mom rented the ball pool for a month. I love diving into it and always making a 'whoo...' sound when rolling balls down the side ramps. It will be nice to have my other little friends join me in the pool (at least that's what mummy thinks - hiak!)

My playyard has to be put away in the storeroom for this month until I'm done with this round float thing due to space constrain in the house.



Now now, isn't this cool? My first owned 'Harley'. It's got buttons and lights, music and rooster crowing - uh-huh, rooster crowing not that cool eh...but STILL, this is my own bike ;) Dad got this for me from a shop along Balestier Road.

September Outings

O gosh! It's almost a month since I last gave any updates. O well, mom is a little unwell so that caused a little delay there cos I need to look after her *grinz*

Alright, here's the snapshot style of where I have been in the remaining month of September.






Went on the Singapore Flyers with all my cousins. Trying to 'choup' best seat for next year's F1.








Wedding lunch at the Crown Plaza Hotel at Terminal 3. A toast to the newly wed!



Trip to Sentosa - Photo later!

BananaRama

I Need a Company-Part II

Phew for mum it's just a phase for a week. I am back to my normal routine of sleeping by myself through the night now although there are still days I will try to be funny and need a company. Well, this is part of growing up I guess, even I cannot explain my inconsistent behaviour =)

I Need a Company

I have been sleeping on my own since 3 months old in my own room and have been able to sleep through the night since 5 months. I do wake up in the midde of the night occasionally and need a hug or pat but I am generally easy to pacify.

For the past week, however, I have been quite insecure in my night sleep. I needed someone to accompany me, not just to sit beside my bed, which began with that, but someone must touch me or I must be able to feel and see someone close to me before I stop fussing. Even if I do sleep by myself, I have been waking up more often in the middle of the night requiring a company before I fall asleep again.

Mum is wondering why and if only I can verbalize my thoughts and feelings. Mum guesses that perhaps now that I am older, I know how to feel scared and insecure; she also guesses it could be me teething or a passing phase.

I know my parents are thinking of either letting me fuss and cry should this carry on so I may overcome this habit or continue to support me with their tired physical presence whenever I fuss. Of course I am hoping very hard it will be the latter.....

Latest Expression

Recently, I have been liking to act very surprise whenever small thing happens, eg. dropping or toppling of something be it a toy, food or something that goes out of slight alignment. And I'm trying to be cheeky by smiling it off with my hand covering my mouth, hee hee....!

In Preparation for the Mid-Autumn Festival

Mr Shark

Hi Mr Shark, nice meeting you.

Can we be friends?

------------------------------------------------------------Ouch, you bite! Go away....

Hng! This should teach you a lesson.

Don't you mess with me again!

Home Sweet Home

There's no place like home. Anywhere in the house is so relaxing....
On my parents' bed....






On my customized recliner watching TV, sipping my drink... woo, heaven!

At Gong-gong & Popo's house snuggling on my fav beanbag!

Month of August

The month of August is filled with short trips. Went on a total of 3 trips.

First was to Bangkok - it was a 3D2N trip where we stayed at the Grand Diamond Suites. It wasn't really that grand but it is like a mini apartment and is located right beside the big wholesale mall - Pratunam Complex.

Pulling drawers---------------Playing with dustbin

This was my first trip overseas by aeroplane and my parents thought I did quite well with the flights both to and return. A passenger uncle even commented I was a GOOD TRAVELLOR!*proud*

The trip was quite enjoyable, with many things to see, many things to eat, although it was a little tiring for me with all the shopping and even more so as I caught a flu virus on the second day *gua gua* Nonetheless, it was a good experience for me and my parents too! ;)

Seeing that I was recovering well from flu, Dad & Mum decided with the Hong Kong trip, which was in the pipeline of the original travel plans. Popo and Yipo Diana joined us in this trip where we got a connecting room at the Regal Hong Kong Hotel. I find this hotel much nicer than the one in Bangkok - more so as I have more space to toggle around 2 rooms!

I had great fun pulling out the hand receiver from the telephone, pressing buttons on the bedside consol for room lighting control and I just love exploring the bathroom, which made the adults quite mad at some point that they decided to have the bathroom door closed.

Hong Kong is such a fast paced country. Many things to see and eat and shop til drop but the sad thing was my flu worsened. Mucus was non-stop and phlegmy cough developed and I was more uncomfortable. I even visited a 24-hr clinic at the St. Paul Hospital beside the hotel.

Despite my health condition, I was still very keen to get out of the hotel although some of the sightseeing plans were cancelled as my folks think more rest was better for me. Flight back from Hong Kong was terrible...! I fussed and screamed almost the whole flight back! Mum could not even have her meal properly. Nobody commented I was a good travellor this time :(

Well again, all was improving upon returnce to my sweet home and my sweet room. Initially, I overheard my parents saying that's it, no more trips for me since I was unwell so they shelved the Genting trip plan. But hey, how can I be so inconsiderate so to ensure the trip happens, I made great effort to have myself get well. I was very cooperative when taking medicine, I took every drop of it, even wanting more, if the adults allowed (alright mum, I know I was just being greedy...).

And so, Genting happened.

This was a road trip, like the last time and we stayed at the same hotel - Resort Hotel. Given this was my 2nd time there, I pretty much saw what I have seen the last time except for the casinos. This trip was with more people, besides my family, we have Popo, Yipo Diana & Amy, Yigong Wenrong & JK and Didi came with us too. Quite a pleasant trip. And I think this should conclude travelling for the year =)

Photo Gallery

At the Airports....

On travelator ------------------------Waiting for stroller -------------Waiting for baggage

Familiar with Airport -------------- Aiya, HK typhoon #8, ---------------Might as well take somemore

by now-------------------------------flight delay by 1 day. ---------------nice photos b4 leaving airport

---------------------------------------Gotta check out custom again

At the waiting lounge returning from HK

On board Singapore Airlines.....

On Mummy, Strapped

Yum..ICE CREAM ------------------------Praising the Lord onboard the basinet!

Waiting for hotel check in in HK

Interview with Caleb

Testing of Body Parts.....

Testing of Animals.....

Testing of Emotions.....

So do I get the job? ;)

Haircut

I cut my hair today.

Erm, yah, that's all I have to say =D

Nice?

My Weekend

Last weekend was full of activities!

On Saturday, I took an MRT to town for high tea with many of my Yipos at the Sheraton Towers. Yummy chocolate mousse, grapes and petite cuppies.

On Sunday, I went to a house warming lunch, then to Carrefour at Suntec for some grocery shopping, before resting at Gelare for yummy waffle! O, and I had a pkt of vitasoy as appetizer.

I was enjoying the vitasoy so much you know what happened to me when it finished? Look at the photo of the week....kekee

The day ended with durian party at Tai-yipo house - HAPPY!