Didn't go on our Sept break

Old photo taken in universal studio...

Sigh.. in the end, becos the Little One was so sick, we cancelled our trip to Adelaide. Didn't want to bring him when the weather was going to be so cold plus he was running a fever. Felt very bad cos i knew that the Big One was so excited about going and all and even had a few gigs lined up during our stay there.

Well, as the Big One would say, there is a sliver lining in most things - and true enough, The Little One was more sick that we initally thought. Nothing big, but the raging fever didn't go down despite meds and this was unusual for him. At first, it was thought to be a nasal infection, but when a ugly rash started appearing, the ped said, probably rosela. Then after the rashes came out, but the fever did not subside.. in fact went higher - he had the scarlet fever. Yikes!

So we did spend the whole whole whole week stuck at home. It was massive tv time for everyone and in midway, we even found the energy to do up a lantern for the Little One's class project.

that plus aunty sari was away....

Well, we surived! and he is all well and good now :) back to his usual active active self

Looking forward to our Sept break :)

We are heading off to Adelaide in Sept for a short holiday :) yippy! Consider this last holiday until the baby is perhaps, 1?

Whilst packing his clothes for the trip last night, i realised how much my little baby has grown... the thicker stuff that i used one year ago when we went to Adelaide in autum, cant fit him at all now. The jeans are too tight and too short! So i have to do a bit of shopping before he can be properly outfitted for the Adelaide spring weather which is suppose to be below 20 degrees.

Despite all the hard work that goes into preparing for a trip, all the packing, the worries, the horrible plane ride, i do look forward to all my holidays with the hubby and boy. Its the time when we can be alone :) yes, of cos we miss having sari's help but for now, we can still manage.

Have planned to bring him to see some ducks at the Torren's River, a day trip to Handorft and Victor Harbour. The rest of the days are free and easy. Sounds just perfect for my relax and chill holiday!

The busy little Boy!

The Little One with his cousin at the airport waiting for the skytrain :) Don't they look cute together? The picture was taken.. hmm about 1 month back?

We had a hectic National Day weekend.. today back at work felt so much like a holiday blue to me that i needed that extra cuppa coffee to stay awake. Says the mummy who is suppose to be drinking less of that kopi stuff! The Little One enjoyed the National Day Parade on tv and was busy marching and stomping to the music :) think he was very thrilled by the fireworks display and kept going "bomm boomm" all night long. Would love to bring him to the Parade but as the Big One wisely put, hmm, we might not survive bringing him there and back. So mental check to oneself, remember to book hotel room stay to watch the fireworks next year.. yes, all in aircon comfort!

Some recent pictures..

At the T3 car mart :) He loves going to the car ride!

Playing daytona at the arcade.. courtesy of the Big One!

The Little One in his Ah Pek t-shirt that was a 3 for $10 sale at the market downstairs.. love this thing to bits!

He is now 27 months!

Wow doesn't that seem like a huge milestone! In a short 9 months, he will be three ;) and joining the little one , would be a tiny new baby in the house!
Many have asked if I wanted a girl.. Truefully, I wouldn't know wHat to do with a girl having spent so much time with my very rowdy boy! I don't know what games to play, what's the latest in baby girl fashion or even name the disney princess.. Not that I am less girly, just that I seem to have lost touch. Plus my world for the past two years have been filled with trucks, trains and Lego and more cars than I would have ever imagined! This is scary tots!
So I am embracing my future as a mummy to two rowdy boys ;) as much as they kick up mayham in my life, they bring with them a rowdiness that I never knew.. ;)

What he is up to at 2 years and 2.5 months

The Little One is growing up really fast. There are moments when i ask where has my baby gone to? He is so big now and yet still the same little chubby boy.

School:
He is well adjusted in school already. At the parents teachers conference in May, the teachers told us that he mixes well with the friends in school, can eat by himself (and always finishes the food), can wash his hands on his own (but doesn't know how to dry them) and likes the art and craft work. They gave us a CD of the Little One's pictures in school and it was really lovely! :) Watching it was quite emotional for me, cos my little baby has all grown up. He can even put on his own pants and his shoes.. seems so much for a 2 year old.

Language:
He still babbles on and on but i can have simple conversations with him now:

Little One: Mummy.. wet wet (pointing to his t-shirt)
Mummy: Is your t-shirt wet?
Little One: Yes..yes
Mummy: Do you want to take of your t-shirt?
Little One: Yes
Mummy: Can i take off your pants?
Little One: Nooooo.. no.

We read a few stories each night, depending on how tired he is or how cranky i think he is. He has his favourites: Stone Soup, Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. For these books, he can finish the words at the end of the sentences and generally follows the story very well. Daddy also got him some posters from Popular that we pasted up on his wall and he loves going through them with Daddy, like pointing out the animals or his ABCs and numbers. Its a routine we go through each evening.

Boys being Boys
Yes, the Little One has always been very much a boys boy right from an early age. He still loves his cars, his trains and balls and plays with them with what i think is like destructive forces! He loves wrestling with his daddy and play acting to be a lion. and he growls! loudly!

He is very fond of the yellow tabby cat that we have our void deck and everyday on the way to school, he calls out for "yellow" and looks for the cat. There has been moments when aunty sari says he shares food with yellow :) okie, maybe its food that he doesn't really like. We are happy that he is fond of animals and has a geniune affection for them.

Overall, he is a happy joyful boy who is sometimes a handful and an armful! But like we always say to ourselves.. boys are boys!

The Things He Does at 2

We have successfully weaned him for 1 week now :) there were some moments when he will point to the breast and still say "hot". I guess that's because of that one single sip that he tried when the breast was unfortunately coated with vingear! poor boy!

As he turns 2, i would say that his terrible twos and tantrums are making their appearance fast and furious. Yet those terrible moments will fade away when he smiles and hugs us all when he is all bright and cherry. And whenever i see him in a tantrum, i can just see the frustration that he has for being unable to express what he feels or wants. Those are the times when i hug him tightly and hope that the tantrum will melt away. Othertimes when i am too hot headed and i have to leave him in a safe concern to sort himself out for a while. I have been trying various combinations of time out in his notti corner and the "No" method but some works and some doesnt...

As he is 2, he is showing quite a lot of muscial talent :) be it songs and dancing or just tapping away to rhythm. Now he has mastered a few songs:
1. Twinkle twinkle little star
2. Happy Birthday
3. One little 2 little 2 little indian...
4. Old macdonald had a farm
5. Wheels on the bus
6. Rain rain go away
7. The theme song to chungington
8. The theme song to Cars (which is his all time favourite)
9. The theme song to Mickney Mouse playhouse
10. The theme song to Pocoyo
11. Emm.. some indian song that is on aunty sari's phone!

At age 2, he is also finally showing interest in puzzles! It started out with playing the Tozzle puzzle game on my iphone and then it has progressed to physical puzzles of home items and animals.. that keeps him occupied in the morning when aunty sari has to finish the housework.

The Little One now has a regular art time while he bathes cos he colours the walls with crayon! waterproof ones of cos:) sometimes we can see circles and lines and sometimes its just that doodle.. i hope to nurture more of such art work!

He is growing up fast and getting heavy to carry. Call it mummy's guilt but i love carry him!