School holidays

Alas, it's my break in between jobs and it had to fall on a school holidays. Wanted to go somewhere for a short break before I embark on my new job but unable to find anywhere to go ... it's all fully booked! Now I have a taste of the school holiday rush even long before I need to do such planning. In future, I have to really book in advance to avoid disappointing the kid .. haha, something to remember. *Perhaps when i refer to this blog years down the road?
Well, gotta make do with some simple things to do in Singapore then.
Prob go Sentosa, Ubin(?) or perhaps just bring him to Clementi swimming pool, haha.

So free this week .... hmm, shall post more of his pics.

The old is gone, the new has come

Today is my last day with my current company. I am happy because though I am working there, doing my daily duties, I am not a happy worker. Mainly becos of colleagues, it's not the workload. Sometimes it's disheartening to see how ugly humans can become when it comes to office politics. Politics is not my cup of tea nor interest, hence, I decided to bail out - find a new job. Politics are inevitable but it's just the intensity of it. I pray that my new place will have minimal of that culture. Banking industry is one of the toughest place for survival I guess. Today, I shall put down the old past and move on to the new future.

Was at Vivo and met Per with her little Tri who is walking very well and steady. It's a pity that they din get to meet as my maid has not arrive with ZQ yet.

As I was mentioning in the forum that how fast the kid is growing.
Apart from the papa, mama, he can now utter quite alot of words like
1. Go go go
2. Bread
3. Cold, Hot
4. Ye Ye, Nai Nai
5. Ball
6. Clock
7. Moon

He can
1. Slide down from the slide on tummy
2. Show one finger when my maid ask him how old he is
3. Point to body parts
4. Stomp his feet
5. Gargle water -- playing with water and then swallow it (separate from brushing his teeth)
6. Spit water after brushing his teeth
7. Throw a basketball forward
8. Push his pram
9. Take out the shoe's Valcro
10. Bring the pair of shoe to you to put it on to him
11. Point to the bread on the table
12. Lift up his feet to wear pants,and hands when wearing/taking out his t-shirts
13. Recognise softtoys
14. understand 2-3 words spoken.
15. Wink his eyes
16. Point to the moon,tree, light, etc.

He seems to understand what we say and I think he also felt understood. Cos each time he makes some movements, sometimes other people around don't quite understand him but I think I do. He will bring this book on numbers and ask me to read it to him. However, he will make noise even when I am reading it .. until i realised that he wanted me to sing a "Bee" song as I had sung that song when I go to that number .. it has eight bees on it. He sure knows what he wants.

He is a vv happy boy, laughing at every little silly expressions. I thank God for him for being such a blessing to me and my hubby.

Brushing teeth

The art of spitting water after brushing his teeth

Slide

Walking backwards

A chip of the old block?

It's amazing that the similar pics I can find of the son to the father.
Guess which is the father?

Picture speaks a thousand words

Freedom

It's been 4 months since I've done my last posting. I hope that with my new job I can have a little more time to update the blog on my little darling. He's grown so much and changed so much since the last blog.

Now he's 11kg @80cm. He's grown so much that he's no longer a baby but to me, he's always my baby. ZQ never fail to amuse me and he really bring joy into my life. I really thank God for babies.

His recent changes, he learnt to wink wink, everybody around are happy cos he wink wink to them ...he also can wave bye bye, hi5. Recently I taught him to spit out water after I brush his teeth. Though it's an edible toothpaste, it's quite fun that he learnt quickly how to spit out the water. Of course, sometimes he still drinks the water from the cup, hence I used boiled cool water for that purpose.

In recent days, he also started to walk backwards. Haha, he is quite steady walking since 1 year old and now he is vv good at the playground. Climbing up and sliding down. In fact, at 11th month, my maid let him do it and I was rather apprehensive abt it until one day, I brough him down and he really slide down himself. Quite cool for a baby barely 1 year old .. hhee.

Today, we did another milestone. I decided to let him go diaperless at home. I read from the forum that some mommies tried and ask the toddler to inform them if they wan to go poo poo or wee wee. We told ZQ that if he wants to wee wee, he got to tell us and of course at 30mins to 1 hour interval, we bring him to wee wee. He understood and he actually went to find my maid when he wanted to wee wee. At night, when we brough him downstairs to the playground, he wet his underwear. But well, for a first timer, he is quite good oredi ;) I am looking forward to the diaperless days ahead .... can save more $$, hee.

Dunno since when, he had taken a liking to bread and he really love it. Now he knows where the bread is, he will walk to the dining table and then pull me /maid to the table and point to the bread and say bread .. bread ...

He is now like a sponge, learing vv fast. He now knows how to call papa, mama, yeye, nai nai, ball, clock .... and he can repeat after us sometimes. So I decided that it's time that I have to put in effort to teach him more.

Well, that's the joy of motherhood. Enjoying the time spent with the kid and seeing how he's learning. It's really a wonderful experience.
At this age, he is exploring alot of new things and shows a lot of pattern as well. It's not easy to teach him to understand what he cannot do and not good for him but we have to really be imaginative and think out of the box .... can be quite challenging sometimes. Sometimes methods don't work but we cannot just stop there but gotta find new ways and means to find a way that works for the kid. Discovering what makes them tick.

To teach them lovingly yet not in undiscipline manner.