Though she do not really understand the show, she enjoyed watching the characters & she said she liked the movie.
It was a great evening spent with the firstborn.
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| Failed attempt to take her photo in the theatre (it's too dark) |
Friday, 28 June 2013
A date with the Monsters
We brought Janelle to watch Monsters University on Monday. I'm proud that she is able to sit still & watched the entire show. No fidgeting, no talking (I told her no loud talking in the cinema) & no toilet breaks (not that I do not allow her to go toilet but she was not interested in the last movie & she kept asking to go toilet every 15 - 30 mins).
Though she do not really understand the show, she enjoyed watching the characters & she said she liked the movie.
It was a great evening spent with the firstborn.
Though she do not really understand the show, she enjoyed watching the characters & she said she liked the movie.
It was a great evening spent with the firstborn.
Monday, 24 June 2013
Blessed weekend
Saturday morning started blurry with the very bad haze (psi reading 300+). But luckily the condition improves in the day & it reach a moderate level which made it safe for the little ones to go out and play. A playdate has been arranged & I was most happy that we could proceed as planned.
We heard news that the haze will worsen again on Sunday but luckily the weather remain pleasant. Hence we brought the little ones to airport for dinner and play.
Looking back how bad the haze was, we were really blessed that things went well over the weekend as the kids have been confined indoors for many days.
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| Janelle with the mask on as she insisted on joining us in the grocery shopping in the morning |
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| Finally! They met again! |
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| A group photo of the 5 kids (it's never easy to take decent photos of children together) |
Looking back how bad the haze was, we were really blessed that things went well over the weekend as the kids have been confined indoors for many days.
Saturday, 22 June 2013
Back to the dating times
Thanks to my mum who helped to look after the kids, my hubs and I get to enjoy a quiet and sumptuous meal at Halia Restaurant in Singapore Botanical Gardens to celebrate our wedding anniversary.
After the meal, I casually suggested to my hubs that we should go for a game of pool (which I have been yearning to play but it has been donkey years since I last played), and he gladly obliged!
I am so happy that we 'stole' some time for the game as it was a wonderful experience (it really feel like we are back to the dating times :p)
A simple yet memorable celebration :)
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| Food indulgence (top left: my fav chili crab spaghettini) |
I am so happy that we 'stole' some time for the game as it was a wonderful experience (it really feel like we are back to the dating times :p)
A simple yet memorable celebration :)
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| Good game with my hubs |
Friday, 21 June 2013
Sleep interrupted!
Eversince my firstborn was down with stuffy nose when she was 3 months old, she has been sleeping in between me and my hubs, even when I was pregnant through my second confinement till January this year.
My hubs and I decided that she is old enough to sleep on her own bed. It's pretty easy to convince my girl to sleep on her own new bed. All we need is to shop for bedsheet with her favourite characters & she will get all excited about sleeping on her princess bed. Afterall, she is still sleeping in the same room as us except that she will be snoozing on her own bed with more space to roll about.
Alas! The excitement did not last long. Guess she has gotten so used to squeezing with us on the same bed so she will request to sleep with us. Fall asleep and I will carry her to her bed so that everyone can enjoy a more spacious sleep. But she tend to wake up in the wee hours and she will snuggle up next to me and continue sleeping.
As though 3 are not crowded enough, we realised that Jayven loves to sleep on our bed too. He can sleep through the night if he is sleeping with us on our bed. Playpen? He will wake up every 1-2 hours and screams and cries till we pacify him back to sleep. Why don't I place him back to the playpen when he fell asleep? Either he will wake up immediately and repeat the "drive-me-nuts" crying drama or he will wake up 1-2 hours later and start the drama (which means everyone in the room will wake up including his jiejie & she will join in the drama). So guess we had to compromise a lil if we want to sleep through the night.
Hence on a good night (when the lil ones fall asleep earlier and I can carry them to their respective beds), me and my hubs will get to enjoy some quality sleep before the firstborn and secondborn invade our bed. On nights that we are tired, the lil ones will get to squeeze with us on the bed and the parents are usually the ones to fall asleep before them. Why is that so? Well, they are busy playing with each other.
Perhaps it is time to upgrade to a bigger bed.
My hubs and I decided that she is old enough to sleep on her own bed. It's pretty easy to convince my girl to sleep on her own new bed. All we need is to shop for bedsheet with her favourite characters & she will get all excited about sleeping on her princess bed. Afterall, she is still sleeping in the same room as us except that she will be snoozing on her own bed with more space to roll about.
Alas! The excitement did not last long. Guess she has gotten so used to squeezing with us on the same bed so she will request to sleep with us. Fall asleep and I will carry her to her bed so that everyone can enjoy a more spacious sleep. But she tend to wake up in the wee hours and she will snuggle up next to me and continue sleeping.
As though 3 are not crowded enough, we realised that Jayven loves to sleep on our bed too. He can sleep through the night if he is sleeping with us on our bed. Playpen? He will wake up every 1-2 hours and screams and cries till we pacify him back to sleep. Why don't I place him back to the playpen when he fell asleep? Either he will wake up immediately and repeat the "drive-me-nuts" crying drama or he will wake up 1-2 hours later and start the drama (which means everyone in the room will wake up including his jiejie & she will join in the drama). So guess we had to compromise a lil if we want to sleep through the night.
Hence on a good night (when the lil ones fall asleep earlier and I can carry them to their respective beds), me and my hubs will get to enjoy some quality sleep before the firstborn and secondborn invade our bed. On nights that we are tired, the lil ones will get to squeeze with us on the bed and the parents are usually the ones to fall asleep before them. Why is that so? Well, they are busy playing with each other.
Perhaps it is time to upgrade to a bigger bed.
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| Took this shot when I woke up. I was sleeping below Jayven as he has kicked me out of my place. Too cramped! |
Monday, 17 June 2013
Still Going Strong!
He is not exactly the most romantic person in the world, but he will make efforts to surprise me.
He is not the most patient person in the world, but he can put up with my nonsense and my wilfulness.
He may not be great in expressing himself, but his actions show that he cares for me.
He is always there when I need him.
He shares my dreams and is always supportive of what I want to do.
He will always ensure that he is present with me to share my excitement, joy, fears, sorrow and disappointment.
He may not be perfect but neither am I. But I know he is the perfect one for me.
He is the one who has changed my life, become part of my life and the father of my 2 beautiful children.
We will be celebrating our 5 years wedding anniversary in 2 days time. It hasn't been all about sweetness, we do have our fair share of arguments (well, I'm sure even a perfect couple have their differences) but we do not bear any resentment and he will often give in to me. It does not matter who's at fault and he do not really pursue who's in the right or wrong. Just give in and peace prevails. I guess most married men will agree on that :p
We have grown together, from a dating couple to husband & wife to the parents of our children. We may not always see eye to eye, we argue, we fight, but our love for each other remain strong.
Happy 5 years wedding anniversary! I love you and I'll grow old with you :)
He is not the most patient person in the world, but he can put up with my nonsense and my wilfulness.
He may not be great in expressing himself, but his actions show that he cares for me.
He is always there when I need him.
He shares my dreams and is always supportive of what I want to do.
He will always ensure that he is present with me to share my excitement, joy, fears, sorrow and disappointment.
He may not be perfect but neither am I. But I know he is the perfect one for me.
He is the one who has changed my life, become part of my life and the father of my 2 beautiful children.
We will be celebrating our 5 years wedding anniversary in 2 days time. It hasn't been all about sweetness, we do have our fair share of arguments (well, I'm sure even a perfect couple have their differences) but we do not bear any resentment and he will often give in to me. It does not matter who's at fault and he do not really pursue who's in the right or wrong. Just give in and peace prevails. I guess most married men will agree on that :p
We have grown together, from a dating couple to husband & wife to the parents of our children. We may not always see eye to eye, we argue, we fight, but our love for each other remain strong.
Happy 5 years wedding anniversary! I love you and I'll grow old with you :)
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| Journey of love begins: 19 June 2008 |
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| Cheers to our union |
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| The sweetest surprise ever received (yes, I cried) |
Monday, 10 June 2013
Sun, Sand & Sea
I always love the sun and beach (especially sun-tanning), that is, when i was younger. Beach holidays were my favourite and I would apply sun-tan lotion with SPF0 for maximum tanning. Yes, i have heard about skin cancer as i often get exclamations from my friends when they realised that I used sun-tan lotion instead of sun-block. Well, I was younger then and I was more concerned about achieving a nice tan for my skin.
I still love the sun, sand and sea now. Given a chance, I will still want to go for a good tan but with proper skin care protection. But I guess that chance will only come much later on when my kids are older. My dream holiday is a family trip to the beach resort and the kids can play by themselves while their mummy just lie on the beach and get her tan.
We have brought Janelle to Palawan Beach in Sentosa twice last year and she loves playing with the sand and by the seaside. Jayven went along but he was much younger to play then. Last Saturday, we brought the kids to the beach again to play with their cousin. Megan. It was Jayven's first experience with the sand and he took a while to warm up.
It was a fun afternoon at the island and I was glad that Jayven enjoyed the beach as much as we do. Will definitely arrange for more beach sessions.
I still love the sun, sand and sea now. Given a chance, I will still want to go for a good tan but with proper skin care protection. But I guess that chance will only come much later on when my kids are older. My dream holiday is a family trip to the beach resort and the kids can play by themselves while their mummy just lie on the beach and get her tan.
We have brought Janelle to Palawan Beach in Sentosa twice last year and she loves playing with the sand and by the seaside. Jayven went along but he was much younger to play then. Last Saturday, we brought the kids to the beach again to play with their cousin. Megan. It was Jayven's first experience with the sand and he took a while to warm up.
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| First contact with the sand: with much reluctance |
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| Warming up |
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| It didn't take long before he started playing with sand |
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| I always love it when the siblings play together. Bonding time |
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| Joining the fun at the seaside |
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| Daddy & son bonding moments |
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| The 2 princesses enjoying themselves under the sun at the seaside |
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| The 2 lovely lil mermaids |
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| Splashing time after the sandplay |
Monday, 3 June 2013
Keeping up with the conversations
Kids say the darnest things, so I've heard. But nothing beats experiencing it personally especially from my kid.
Now that Janelle is turning 4 years old, she is behaving like a lil grown up. Conversations with her has been very interesting, challenging, hilarious and exasperating to a certain extent.
Incident 1
Grandma: "Janelle, what do you want to be when you grow up? A docter?"
Janelle: "No, I want to be a Mummy. And didi will be jiu jiu (uncle)."
Incident 2
Me: "When you're no longer sick, I'll bring you to swim okay?"
Janelle: "Mummy, the word is RECOVERED"
(Underestimated my gal. She knows her vocab well.)
Incident 3
Me: "Janelle, why are you carrying Alex?" (Alex from Madagascar)
Janelle" "Alex is sick. I am his mummy. He want me to carry him."
Me: "Okay, I go out and watch tv show. You look after Alex okay"
(5mins later)
Janelle came out from the room to the living room
Janelle: "Can you all keep quiet?" (in a harsh tone)
Me: "Janelle, that was very rude. Why are you asking us to keep quiet?"
Janelle: "Alex is sick. He want to sleep. You all too noisy. Softer okay?"
Incident 4
Me: "Janelle, can you hold my hands and follow me?"
Janelle: "No mummy, you are too slow. Walk faster."
Incident 5
Me: "Janelle, mummy go back to work okay?"
Janelle: "NO! I don't want mummy to go work."
Me: "But if mummy go to work, mummy can earn money and buy toys for you."
Janelle: "Never mind, daddy buy."
There were also cases where she can place us in an embarrassing moments with her words. But I guess that is part of a mummy's life. Afterall, a mum is always very adaptable to any situations especially where the kids are concerned.
The challenge in engaging a conversation with Janelle now: Always think thrice on my reply as she will remember almost every single word and she will re-butt me when i least expect it.
Now that Janelle is turning 4 years old, she is behaving like a lil grown up. Conversations with her has been very interesting, challenging, hilarious and exasperating to a certain extent.
Incident 1
Grandma: "Janelle, what do you want to be when you grow up? A docter?"
Janelle: "No, I want to be a Mummy. And didi will be jiu jiu (uncle)."
Incident 2
Me: "When you're no longer sick, I'll bring you to swim okay?"
Janelle: "Mummy, the word is RECOVERED"
(Underestimated my gal. She knows her vocab well.)
Incident 3
Me: "Janelle, why are you carrying Alex?" (Alex from Madagascar)
Janelle" "Alex is sick. I am his mummy. He want me to carry him."
Me: "Okay, I go out and watch tv show. You look after Alex okay"
(5mins later)
Janelle came out from the room to the living room
Janelle: "Can you all keep quiet?" (in a harsh tone)
Me: "Janelle, that was very rude. Why are you asking us to keep quiet?"
Janelle: "Alex is sick. He want to sleep. You all too noisy. Softer okay?"
Incident 4
Me: "Janelle, can you hold my hands and follow me?"
Janelle: "No mummy, you are too slow. Walk faster."
Incident 5
Me: "Janelle, mummy go back to work okay?"
Janelle: "NO! I don't want mummy to go work."
Me: "But if mummy go to work, mummy can earn money and buy toys for you."
Janelle: "Never mind, daddy buy."
There were also cases where she can place us in an embarrassing moments with her words. But I guess that is part of a mummy's life. Afterall, a mum is always very adaptable to any situations especially where the kids are concerned.
The challenge in engaging a conversation with Janelle now: Always think thrice on my reply as she will remember almost every single word and she will re-butt me when i least expect it.
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