It’s a struggle to get 哥哥 to eat and finish his meal. Be it breakfast, lunch or dinner. It’s so tiring. I spent a quarter of the morning and half of the afternoon slogging in the kitchen to make lunch and dinner and in the end … sigh! I can’t keep giving him milk to fill his stomach, right? Either Warren finds it a chore to eat or my cooking sucks. Sometimes I wonder how I can still manage to find the desire to continue cooking everyday. Haiz!
妹妹 has been more willing to speak lately. She still babbles a lot. At least she is interested in talking and learning to talk.
Now everywhere we go, if there is something she knows or anything she found interest in she would say it out loud. She also loves singing with me and with all the actions! 爸爸 noticed this after his trip back from Malacca. I told him we are going to need earmuffs soon!
Yesterday, we went window-shopping and everywhere we went it was Christmas decorations. 妹妹 was excited to see all the ‘balls’ and ‘stars’ hanging around. She can’t stop saying ball and star. When we were at Kiddy Palace’s door step, 哥哥 asked if we could go in to look and play with the toys. He said “no buying, just play only.” Well, okay. He had never fail me once. One thing I like 哥哥 best ... no wailing for toys.
They both had fun playing with the toys there. (So pathetic hor?) When we left, 哥哥 asked if he could have the bulldozer her saw for Christmas present. I told him I would think about it. Perhaps I would get him two presents if he behaves for the remaining of the school holiday.
Told 爸爸 about my plans. He told me he has got a headache. He got to get soooo many presents. Christmas presents for the kids and me, my birthday present and our wedding anniversary present. He just can’t stop suggesting things for me to buy. I told him it’s not going to be easy getting things for me because I don’t even know what I want!
I have just finished reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone for the 4th time!! Now, I’m thinking whether I should start reading the next one, Chamber of Secrets. I really don’t have that much time to spare. If I do, it would mean sacrificing my sleeping time again. My hubby said I’m mad. He said, “Reading it again? Why don’t you read Lord of the Rings?” Errr. No, thank you! That’s not my cup of tea. I’m hoping by the time I finish reading the remaining 5 books at my own sweet time, Book 7 (and the LAST!! *Sob*) will be out already. Dumbledore died in Book 6 and from what I read from the JK Rowling official site more characters will die *more sobs* Ai yo! It’s just intriguing thinking about it! I just can’t wait for the book to be out!
哥哥 has been bugging me to do a telescope for a long time. Told him we need to finish the Kitchen Paper Towel first before we can do it. We need the tube.
Last week however, he saw an empty plastic bag tube when we were doing marketing and he asked the uncle there if he could have it. When the uncle said yes, he was grinning away. The next thing he said was, “妈妈 can we do telescope today?” I knew it!
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Now your kids have their own looking glass!
妹妹 did the funniest thing yesterday. We three were in the playroom and 哥哥 brought a pile of story books and left in on the floor for reading. 妹妹 saw one of her favorite books and picked up to read. She didn’t actually read …
She flipped and pointed to the words. She started babbling and giggling then she pointed to the picture, babbles, laughed some more and made funny faces. When she reached the last page which is the ‘surprise’ page, she acted surprised and say ‘Wow!” After she close the book, she waved her hand and said ‘No more!”
Ah! So this is how I read the books to her! What a good Copycat!
哥哥 made this Craft in school before so he was able to show me how to do it. 爸爸 chipped in to help because we had to do a lot. It was like a production line. Everyone of us was given a task to do. It was fun!
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My mind was blank for quite some times. I just couldn’t think of what to do as Christmas presents for 哥哥’s teacher. Only managed with these ‘Christmas Shells’ on Wednesday. Luckily it was very easy and fast. 哥哥 had fun searching for the Alphabets needed for the greetings!
When we finished with the shells, 哥哥 kept saying,"The biggest shell is for my丁老师!" That's his favorite teacher. He was so sad when I told him 丁老师 won't be teaching him next year.
Oh, 爸爸 also help us stuff ‘Xmas Candies’ for Warren’s classmates (see next posting instructions). The first time 爸爸 got involved with our crafts. Maybe he pity us when he saw we had so much to do! We had lots of fun!
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There you have it. Chirstmas Greetings on a Shell!
We got back a bag of readers and workbooks from 哥哥’s school today. That’s what he had completed for this final school term. Along with it, was his Progress Book. It’s like a Report Card showing how he fared in school for the second half of the year.
He’s results were pretty good. Lots of As, some Bs and 2 Cs. So, during the school holidays, I need to just concentrate on his 2 weak points, colouring and writing. Should have known it. He hates both of them! But he hasn’t got a choice. Practice makes perfect and he knows it.
Anyways, this is the teacher’s remark on 哥哥, “He has incredible energy and enthusiasm that carries throughout the day. He enjoys participating in conversation and discussions in class.”
This is my interpretation, “He can never sit still and has to be on the move constantly. He is talkative.”
I know very well how my son is like …
We decorated our house for Christmas and the front gate now is full of little figurines of angels and snowmen. An idea strike me! Let’s do our own Frosty the snowman!
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This snowman comes in 2 parts. 1st, the snowman, 2nd, accessories/clothes for the snowman.
哥哥 and I made a hat, scarf and a broomstick for Frosty.
Last Saturday, we made this Wind Detactor before 哥哥’s bedtime. He was pestering me to do craft work and I wanted a fast craft. So here it is.
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Hang it near the window, fan or air-con to see it turn! I got to think of another craft idea for 哥哥 today. It’s Saturday – Craft Day!
妹妹 now walks around the house with a bag (my clock bag) with a purse inside. And she carries it like a tai-tai. Can you imagine the picture? Oh. She doesn’t like it if her purse is empty. What does she do then? She gets the money from MY purse. Mind you, she only takes the notes!
Found this link, myheritage.com, in my friend, Esther Tong's site. I'm pleasantly surprised to see the results. Wah ... I got some celebrity faces in mine ah! No bad huh! Hahaha! Buay Pie Say!
妈妈 has finally crumbles down to flu. Yeap, the flu bug has finally got me. 爸爸 told the Doctor, the Iron (wo)man is finally down. I hate having flu! Runny nose, sneezing non-stop and feeling drowsy. Now I wear a mask when I’m near the kids. I was thinking of wearing a mask to 哥哥’s school. On second thought, better not. People might think I got the Bird Flu, so exaggerating! 妹妹 finds me with a mask funny and kept waving at me! The flu bug got 妹妹 too! The sick taking care of the sick. Urgh! Hate this!
Bought 妹妹 for her 18 mths jap last week. Yes! How time flies! My sweetie is 18 mths old now. When the Paediatrician began to ask me questions, I realized I'm supposed to monitor 妹妹's development from the guide given in the health book! Ai yo! This 妈妈! How can I forget?
Then the Pead continued with her tests on 妹妹 like making her stack-up blocks, weighed and measured her and checked her eyes and ears, etc. 妹妹 is not very heavy. She only weighs 10.1kg but I think she is quite tall – 82cm. Then the dreadful part was finally here. The needle! I was to hold her down while the Pead gave her the jap. The next second, it was over. No crying! Tough cookie, this girl!
Her next check up will be when she is 2 year old and I was to consider if I want to let her take the Pneumococcal Vaccine, which is S$180. Hmm … I should consider letting 哥哥 take the jap. I think he will probably struggle so much that we might have to tight him to a chair！
