Saturday morning bliss

It was a beautiful morning, and on mornings like this, we absolutely love everything in life!! We love the place we stay in, the area, and our beautiful family! You see, we started our day really early, having our coffee and milo, playing with Wayne & then heading to the riverside for our breakfast!

Mommy loves Saturdays like this, cos its all about relaxing and being happy. It always reminds mommy to be thankful for what we have, and to focus on the important things in life, what really matters to us. Sometimes (too often) we get bogged down by work or small little unpleasant things that happened, that we tend to forget that these small things doesn't matter and we shouldn't let them get us down and spoil the day for us. Instead we should focus on the happy things in life, be contented and enjoy them to the fullest. Otherwise, it will be such a waste, that we let the happy things in life just go past without appreciating them.

See how cheery Wayne looks! Love this photo of Wayne and daddy!

Isn't this cafe nice? The ambience was nice and decorations unique. And it was quiet not crowded! A must, after a long week at work at busy, crowded, bustling Raffles Place!

Daddy enjoying his morning read while waiting for our breakfast to come

Cute holder for the napkins and cutleries

And the highlight! The best smelling yummiest pancake!!

Love the maple syrup and butter, which went perfect with the pancakes

They are also famous for their poutine, a potato dish

Even Wayne loved his pancakes with black berries and strawberries, which he finished up in no time!

Science experiments

Guess what this is for?

Haha, grandpa the great scientist was showing Wayne one of his science experiments, "Rocket Balloon" he called it!

So he roped in his little helper, Wayne, and spent the Saturday afternoon teaching Wayne a bit about science. Good head start you have, lil 3 year old!

First, we have to pump air into the balloon

Next, stick the balloon to the below set up

And release the clothes peg to watch the Rocket Balloon in action!!! Wheeeeeee!!!

Impressed??? Haha.

Next lesson was on magnets. Much simpler.

Same poles of the magnet facing each other and the buses went in opposite directions. Different poles of the magnet facing each other and the buses raced to each other.

Wanna learn more??? Till the next lesson!!!!!

: Grandpa the Scientist & his little helper!

Snake in the grass

Since 2 weeks back, Wayne has been singing this "Snake in the grass" song that he learnt in school repeatedly at home. Yesterday I managed to leave work early and peeped at Wayne having his last session of the day. And I finally saw the kids singing and doing the action of this "Snake in the grass" song. It was so cute seeing all the kids screaming together, and they were all so happy!!!! Managed to take this short video of them, though the song was over and it was the screaming "Ahhhh" that I managed to capture only!!

Oh and today during gourmet session, Wayne made a bear face on a pandan bread. And he was so sweet. According to Miss Afiqah while all the children gobbled their bread up, Wayne just took one bite and asked for his food container, telling Miss Afiqah he wants to show mommy and daddy what he has made before eating it up. When mommy arrived in school, he proudly took his container out and showed mommy his bread!! Sweet little boy!

Wow 95th percentile

Baby girl, that is.

We went for the detailed scan and am relieved to know that baby is indeed a girl and that she is growing really well! According to Prof Ananda, she'll be a BIG baby. All the measurements taken showed baby girl to be at the 95th percentile. At least a 3.4kg baby at delivery, he said. We'll see how true that is.

Mommy & daddy is really happy with baby's progress. And with this confirmation, its SHOPPING time!!!!! Yay!!!

Our new routine!

My new found mission these days seems to be rushing to office each work day, finishing my work as early as I can, and rushing off to pick Wayne up in the evenings. Target time: 515pm. I get so 'kan cheong' when I leave work any later than 530pm, worried that Wayne would wonder where's mommy. Now that its a month that Wayne is in school, and seeing how well he has adapted, I really should stop this 'kan cheong' behavior of mine.

I'm thankful work has been flexible enough to allow me to leave, sometimes as early as 430pm. And I've managed to juggle both work and family pretty well the past month. And I am really really happy. We spend so much time together as a family ever since Wayne started going to school, mainly because we no longer have to travel and spend hours on the roads each day. Daily, we just commute between River Valley, Paragon and Raffles Place. Love it. No more traffic jams!

And thats not it, I feel a sense of satisfaction and achievement in a way. I've been cooking so much more often these days, makes me feel like I can be a good housewife too, something I probably never thought I could do. And thats on top of managing the laundry and other housework. And my little growing belly too!

Our new routine?

700am Mommy wakes up, bathes and gets ready for work

730am Daddy wakes up, bathes and gets ready for work

740am Wayne wakes up, drinks his milk, brushes his teeth and changes into his uniform

Mommy/Daddy makes sure his school bag is complete with all he needs for that day

810am Leave home for Paragon

820am Say goodbye to Wayne, he'd give mommy a hug and kiss and then daddy gets his hug and kiss & we leave

845am Daddy and mommy reach Raffles Place & head to work

515pm Mommy leaves work, drives to Paragon

530pm Mommy reaches Paragon, buy groceries from MarketPlace & bread from Breadtalk

545pm Mommy picks Wayne up & we head home

600pm Mommy bathes Wayne & spend a bit of time playing and talking to him

Mommy throws one round of laundry into the washing machine

630pm Wayne plays alone & mommy prepares dinner for Wayne and for mommy and daddy

715pm Wayne has his dinner

730pm Daddy is home and its mommy & daddy's turn to eat

830pm Mommy/Daddy wash the dishes and takes turn to play with Wayne

930pm Wayne goes to bed, Mommy/Daddy prepares his bag for school the next day

While I cook Wayne's dinner everyday, I don't cook for myself and HK everyday. Just 3 times a week, the rest of the 2 weekdays, we'd usually 'da bao' for a day, and go out to eat another day. Its much better now that Wayne has his afternoon milk in school and also sleeps there. Otherwise, when we get back home, I'd also have to prepare his milk and make him sleep for at least an hour plus before dinner.

Wayne's dinner last night: Rice with ikan bilis soup, pumpkin, pork slices, mushrooms, spinach

Daddy does his share by taking care of the house - the cleaning, mopping of the floors, and washing of the toilets during weekends. He washes the dishes and he also does his own ironing.

So we manage rather easily and happily, sharing the workload. Of course, the above routine doesn't leave us much personal time. Well, daddy gets his share of 'me' time when Wayne goes to bed, but for mommy, I usually end up dozing off together with Wayne! So its really zero 'me' time that I get.. but I'm all happy. And weekends, mommy & daddy occasionally leaves Wayne with our parents and go for some dating time together!

Happy birthday Grandpa and San-yi

MICH THIS IS FOR YOU!!!!!!! MELLBEN CRABS!!!!

Bet you are missing this loads!!!

Okay, we were at MellBen Eastcoast to celebrate Grandpa and San-yi's birthday!!! And we were missing Da-yi, Uncle Terry and Didi Briel lots!

Happy happy birthday Grandpa!!

Happy happy birthday San-yi!!

And mommy and daddy learnt today that not only does Wayne know the meaning of the word "SECRET", we also found out he can't keep secrets too!!!

You see, mommy & daddy had gone to buy San-yi her birthday present and had left Wayne with grandma and san-yi. We earlier told him we had to go out to buy Sanyi's pressie and told him we were getting her a pair of shoes.. and little 3 year old boy went and tell san yi that mommy & daddy went and buy shoes for her!!! Grandma tried to cover up and said "No la.. something else.." and Wayne insisted "No!! It is shoes!". Secret gone.

During dinner, mommy asked Wayne to keep it a secret and Wayne replied "No.. not secret anymore. Wayne tell San-yi already". *Faints*

Haha. So next birthday coming up is Nai nai's and we have gotten her pressie but we are NOT telling Wayne this time!! Haha!!!

So Wayne was the Birthday Santa that day, distributing Sanyi and grandpa's pressies to them, followed by a hug and kiss for each of them!

Sanyi and grandpa were asked by the restaurant to leave a note on the crab shell which would get displayed, so Wayne had some fun leaving his arty footprints behind

Ta-da!!! Anyone eating at Mellben at Eastcoast, please look out for his masterpiece!

Yay! With grandpa's too!

The old folks, hehe. Love you both lots.

Blessed birthday, Viv and Daddy!!

Happy Champ!

This week Wayne started a new class. He had to adapt to a new teacher, a new class room and new friends! Its Friday today, a week had past, and Mommy is so thankful that all my worries of him not being able to adapt (for a second time!) was unfounded. In fact this week was the best week Wayne has had.

In the mornings, Wayne no longer cries when he leave him at the school. He has managed to sleep for one and a half hours the past 2 days. And, he even drinks his milk in school now. Mommy's really proud of Wayne.

Each time I pick him up from school, I'd find him playing happily with his new teacher, Miss Afiqah. He'd tell me that he slept in school and that he drank his milk, and he'd ask me "Momma proud of Wayne?". Hehe, its really cute. He would beam with pride when I shower him with praises. And as we make our way out of the school, whenever we pass a teacher or parent, he'd say a loud "HI!!" to them, point at me and tell them "See... Wayne's momma." Wayne makes me feel like the most awesome mommy in the world. And as long as I am in his eyes, momma can't be any happier.

As Wayne is usually the last to leave in his class, he is often alone with his teacher when mommy picks him. That means mommy can spend a lot of time talking to his teacher, finding out all about how Wayne has been that day. Miss Afiqah would tell mommy how Wayne behaved, what food he ate and which lessons he enjoyed for that day.. often, Miss Afiqah would tell me that Wayne loved story telling time and loved to dramatize what was read to the kids. Once, Miss Afiqah said Wayne even became the 'teacher', taking the giant story book and showing the other kids the pictures in the book. Not surprisingly, Miss Afiqah would also tell mommy that Wayne doesn't enjoy Chinese lessons, and would often say he doesn't like Chinese and refuse to participate much during the Chinese sessions.

Wayne and Miss Afiqah acting out scenes from the "Jungle Walk"

Learning and drawing circles

And Wayne's little panda mask that he helped make

Daddy Daddy!

We had a nice brekkie at Mac's this weekend and absolutely loved the time spent with our cheeky boy. And while its usually always daddy snapping photos of mommy & Wayne, we managed quite a few shots of daddy & Wayne this time.

Daddy often gets bullied by Wayne, but I'm sure deep down Wayne loves daddy just as much as he loves mommy!!! Wayne comes to mommy for all the love and nurturing, but when its play time, he knows to look for daddy! As mommy once read before, boys get closer to their daddies when they are four.. and if there's any truth to that, its only a year away!!!

And besides, haven't we always heard before - baby boys are closer to mommies and baby girls are closer to daddies, so be patient daddy, baby girl will be out very soon!

Cheers to daddy & Wayne!

Wayne loves you daddy!

Falling sick.. and a big surprise!

Before we started Wayne in school, well meaning friends have advised that the one thing we should be prepared for was the frequent number of times that Wayne would fall sick. True enough.. Day 12 in school and Wayne has fallen sick. He has caught a cold and cough.. and so last Friday and yesterday (Monday) Wayne have not been in school.

Come this morning, we decided that we should send Wayne to school although he still has the cough, in case all our efforts the past 2 weeks in helping him adapt to school goes to waste. Actually, I am still wondering whether that’s right.. but we checked with the teachers and their advise usually is that if there is no fever they are usually okay with the child still in school. And a check with friends confirmed so, cos as they put it, they will probably be coughing half the month in the first few months of school and if each time he coughs we don’t send him to school, he probably wont be attending school most of the time! So….. seeing that Wayne is still as active as ever, we brought him to school.

And GUESS WHAT???

We brought him to his class, and handed him to his teacher and Wayne went “HI!!” to his teacher and friends…. And said “BYE momma!” “BYE daddy!!!” and off we went………….

*SHOCKED*

Mommy was so surprised… in fact, I was expecting the opposite as it has been 4 days since he last went to school and I thought he would fuss more than normal when we stepped away. Mommy’s so happy and am really hoping it would be the same tomorrow.

You really surprise us, little darling!!! Well done, baby!!! Mommy & daddy loves you lots and lots.

Gone are the milk bottles!

In early February, we weaned Wayne off his milk bottles and instead he uses a bottle with a spout for his milk. Another step forward for Wayne.

Initially he refused, but after a week or so, he got used to it. I still recall all the excuses he gave, trying to get his way out of using the new bottle.

He would go...

"Wayne is so tired holding this bottle.... " and pretend to sleep

"Wayne don't like the bottle cos milk always drip out.. drip drip drip on Wayne clothes.."

and his most classic..

"Wayne thinks daddy bought the wrong milk powder.."

Of course, we didn't relent.. and now I think Wayne has already forgotten his milk bottles!

Update:

Mich, this is how the bottle looks like. So instead of lying down to drink, he now sits up and drinks from this. Was advised by the dentist to start weaning him off the milk bottle.

Hooray

Mommy & daddy are so proud of Wayne. While we expected Monday to be a tough day after the weekend.. Wayne proved us wrong. Hooray to my little Wayne. According to Li Lao Shi and Miss Serene, Wayne has improved a lot these two days.

Big achievement 1 :

He hardly cried when they brought out the beds! And he even tried to sleep. Both days Wayne slept for half an hour. Short, I know, but its a great improvement!!! I'm sure Wayne would be able to sleep longer in future!

Big achievement 2:

During gym time, Wayne would usually be quite reserved, not playing much with the other children. The lights would be switched off at the end of the session to let the kids rest and calm down, and when that happened the first day, Wayne had a scare and since then I think he has since been a bit apprehensive. But for the past 2 days, Li Lao Shi told us that Wayne had let loose and have really been enjoying himself in the gym, running around madly with the other kids! Yay!

Big achievement 3 :

While Wayne still cries when mommy leaves the school in the morning, his crying only starts when mommy is about to step away. Big improvement compared to last week when he'd start crying even before we leave home.

Miss Serene today told mommy that Wayne is adapting really well and that she's sure Wayne would settle in even more very soon. She mentioned that some of the students had joined in January and were still crying now, so we ought to be very proud of Wayne. We indeed are.

Keep it up, Wayne darling!

A roller coaster of a week at school

Mommy is so so proud of Wayne, as today marks the seventh day he has been in school, the first full week he has 'survived' in this new environment, this new routine of his pre-school years.

It has been some what a roller coaster ride of emotions this week, as we watched Wayne go through a tough phase of adapting to pre-school. While I think overall he is doing a great job adapting.. it must still be tough for him.

It hasn't been easy. Since Wednesday, the 5th school day, Wayne has been crying and whining every morning from the time he puts on his uniform till he reaches school. He tells mommy he doesn't want to go to school as he is afraid of the dark. He asks me not to go to work. He asks me not to bring him to Mindchamps. He tells me he doesn't like school. It breaks mommy's heart seeing my little boy so upset each morning. And each morning as we part, he will be sobbing - in between tears, my brave little boy will manage a "see you later mama"... as he goes over to one of the teachers.

Each day during noon time.. its like scary time for Wayne. Thats when they switch off the lights and Wayne has to go through two hours of darkness which he seems so afraid of. Mommy can't help wonder if he really is scared or if he is just refusing to sleep. Mommy hopes its the latter. It would be so scary for a little kid barely 3 years old if he really had to sit through the dark for tow whole hours feeling scared.

And then I guess when that scary 2 hours is over, Wayne would be happy again playing and participating in class. Cos each day when its evening and I pick him up, I see him so happy playing with the kids.

Except for Thursday, when Wayne had injured his little last toe in class. It was a small scratch but enough to make him quite shaken from the slight bleeding on his toe. He was quite upset that evening, very worried over his 'injury'. But the next day he was fine, and almost forgot about his injury.

Seeing him upset that day coupled with the morning cryings, plunged mommy's mood on Friday and got me quite worried over whether Wayne was able to cope. I spent the Friday upset, wondering if we were being too harsh on Wayne making him go through this. Then I realized that I was being too emotional. Thanks daddy for pulling me up again, with his rationalism and reminding me again how well Wayne was actually coping and that I shouldn't be taking his morning 'complains' and crying as a reflection of how he was doing the whole day. I needed more assurance so I left work early today to see how he was doing in class. I observed him from outside for about 45 minutes and he did seem quite happy in class. He was making mashed potato this afternoon.

Mommy, grandma and grandpa picked him up at 5pm and he was so happy to see them and he proudly showed grandma and grandpa his classroom, where he slept and even brought them to the gym to 'show off'.

Nap times was still a challenge for him Miss Serene told us, with him crying on and off for that 2 hours, but Miss Serene asked us to persevere on and told us that for some other kids, it took them 2 months to be able to really get use to sleeping in class but they managed to in the end and she was sure, one day, Wayne would also overcome his fear, growing stronger out of it all.

Mommy felt much encouraged and left the school feeling much happier and relieved. I should feel really happy that Wayne has been able to stay full day in class with not much problems apart from nap times. For the morning cryings, I should know better through friend's experiences and expect that for at least 2 to 3 months and know that its normal and not get all upset by it.

It may be tough but I'm sure Wayne would be able to fully adapt given time. Mommy will persevere and continue to encourage him each day, and one day he will just surprise us by stopping the morning crying and being able to sleep in school. Jia you, Wayne darling!

Here are 2 videos of Wayne during his gourmet session!!

Fourth day's victory

It is Wayne's fourth day in school and first day staying the whole day. Mommy was so so worried the whole day, but when I arrived at 5pm, I was so relieved to see my little boy having fun in class. He looked happy and mommy couldn't be happier.

Wayne still cried when mommy dropped him off, and he cried too when it was nap time and the lights were turned off. But during the class, Wayne was able to adapt well. Miss Serene told us she was surprised how fast Wayne adapted, and that apart from the nap times which got Wayne screaming, he was doing very well.

Mommy is extremely proud of you!

Third day's challenge

"Mama!!!!! Wayne wait and wait and wait for mama and mama didnt come... mama come too late...*sob sob sob*...mama drive too slowly..." and went on sobbing. "

That was how Wayne reacted when he saw me the moment I picked him up from school on Day 3.

As warned by the teachers, usually the day after the weekend would be a challenge for the kids to start school again. At home, Wayne started to cry a bit already, and told us he didnt want to sleep and bathe in school. But asked him if he wanted to go, he said yes. But not to bathe and sleep. Good enough for mommy to hear that.

Mommy was on half day leave.. we were contemplating letting Wayne stay a full day. At noon, I called the school again to check on him. Miss Threez told me he was sobbing and eating his lunch at the same time. Softy mommy decided against letting him stay a full day and quickly went and get him.

When I arrived he was waiting for me at the reception area and I could hear him crying from the entrance. When he saw me, he was half crying and half smiling at the same time and started to 'scold' me. Hehe, really cute. Mommy's heart ached seeing him cry but after talking to the Teacher, she told me he actually did quite well that day too. During class, he participated and could follow instructions, only crying when it was time for the kids to nap as they switched off the lights so she brought him out to the reception to wait for me.

I think my little boy is quite ready for half day's in school but the challenge is really getting past the shower and napping time in school as he seemed really afraid of the dark. Jia you, baby!

Happy first birthday Jada!

A really beautiful cake, isnt it? We attended Jada's first birthday over the weekend and mommy was so impressed with the cake from Patissier. It was so pretty and yummy.... and EXPENSIVE! $750 for this 4kg cake, wow!!!

Even Wayne couldnt take his eyes (and hands) off the cake!

Mommy, Wayne, Jada the birthday gal and mommy's friends!

Mommy, my precious Wayne & the balloon that Wayne got to bring home!

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY JADA!!!

Second day's challenge

After a successful first day at school, Teacher Serene recommended that we allowed Wayne to stay in school by himself for half a day on Day 2. Mommy was so nervous. On one hand, I know its a matter of time before he has to start, yet on the other hand, mommy's heart ached. Anyway, we did it.

So in the morning, mommy told him repeatedly that he has to stay in school by himself while mommy goes to work. Mommy tried to re-assure him that I will definitely pick him after he had his lunch. He started to wail when I was about to leave.. Mommy loved him for another 5 minutes before the teacher picked him up and asked me to leave.

Wayne screamed his lungs out and I saw him hitting the Teacher. Mommy teared but forced myself to step away, hearing his cries and screams behind me. Softy mommy. Daddy shaked his head. He knew that would be what happened. Can't help it, daddy.

I was so upset and worried, I nearly tripped while wearing my shoes. And when my phone rang, I jumped and frantically searched for my handphone, almost dropping it. Was worried it was the school telling us that Wayne couldnt stop crying. Turned out was someone else.

Waited and waited till it was 1130am, couldnt resist, called the school to ask how Wayne was doing. Breathed a sigh of relieve when Clare told me he was feeding himself and talking to his teacher in class. At noon, mommy peeped into his classroom and saw him talking and laughing with Teacher Serene. I broke into a huge grin. My little boy did it! He seemed to be happy. Mommy quickly asked daddy to peep into the classroom to see our little boy.

When I finally went in to pick him, Wayne ran to me and gave me a buge hug. He immediately told me he did many things in class. He told me that he followed the actions the teacher taught them - something he refused to do on the first day with mommy there! Well done Wayne. He told me he ate rice for lunch and that he was able to scoop the rice up himself. He told me he ate a pear during snack time and he also told me he only cried a lil bit. Mommy was so proud of him.

When he saw dad, he also told dad the same thing and told dad that "Wayne went to school himself, dont need mommy to go with him." We could tell he was so proud of himself.

A quick check with Teacher Serene revealed that after mommy left, Wayne cried and screamed and was upset for about 45 minutes. After which, he suddenly stopped and decided to participate in the class activities. Teacher Serene said she was surprised he adapted really well, much better than what she expected and what she has seen with other kids. She told us, halfway through the activiites, Wayne even told her that "Wayne not crying." and Teacher Serene said good job and they gave each other a high five.

That night, during dinner, Wayne requested a kitchen paper towel to put uner his bowl, just as how they do in class too. That was really cute.

Well done Wayne! Mommy & daddy are extremely proud of you.

First day of school

First of March, off we went to school!

Wayne woke up at 745am, drank his milk, brushed his teeth and was eager to put on his school uniform - it was a good start!

We took a few photographs at home to remember the day!

Checking out Wayne's schedule for the day..

And what Wayne would be having for breakfast, snacks and lunch! Looks yummy - chocolate mantou for breakfast and chicken hor fun for lunch!

When we arrived, Wayne took off his shoes, placed it in his shoe cabinet and off he ran to the classroom.. but not before he gave daddy a hug and said his goodbyes. And had his temperature taken and mouth, hands and feet checked by the teachers for HFMD.

Wayne arrived just in time for breakfast.. food never fails to make our little one happy! He took a sip of the Horlicks and told mommy that was 'cheese'.. hmm...

After breakfast the kids all headed to the gym.. and somehow Wayne didnt like the gym at all to mommy's surprise, as he said the music was too loud.. he just sat at a corner with mommy & didnt want to participate. Mommy thought that it was going to be a tough day as the gym sounded the most fun doesnt it?

Turned out, no, Wayne actually enjoyed the rest of the class better!

These photos were taken during the Chinese session, where the teachers showed them a black puppy puppet hiding in a box. Wayne got curious and forgot about mommy for a while, starting his participation in class. The teacher then gave each of them a dog bone to feed the puppy.

TThe teacher then showed them a chicken paper cut out that they made together a couple of days ago and fed the chicken some corn strips. Wayne was laughing away as the teacher let the chicken 'eat' the corn. Mommy was relieved Wayne seemed to be liking the activities. Throughout the whole Chinese session, both teachers spoke in Mandrin and mommy was amazed to see a Japanese and Western student being able to speak in Mandarin too. Wayne turned to me and said "Wayne dont like Chinese". =p

The kids then had their morning snack of watermelons. Wayne followed instructions and sat down patiently for his share.

He finished his share and ran up to the teacher to my surprise and asked for another piece. Looks like Wayne was getting quite comfortable with the teachers.

So he had another piece and looked really happy.

And then he ran up to the teacher again and mommy was going to stop him from asking for another piece, only to have him explain that he had finished and was returning the cup to the teacher. Hehe. He was also quite the busybody, when his classmates didnt return their cups, he went to the other tables and took their cups back to the teacher for them.

After snacks, they then played with some building blocks. Wayne played rather independently, occasionally checking that I'm not too far away from him. Mommy was very happy with his progress so far.

The next session was when Teacher Serene went through the day, date and months of the year. And Wayne made mommy laugh alot this session. For Wayne turned out to be a KIA (know-it-all) kind of boy. Oh dear. When Teacher Serene went through the months of the year and it came to April, Wayne suddenly ran up to the front of the room (we were seated at the back of the group) and told Teacher that April was his birthday month, pointing excitedly at "April"!

And again, when the teacher explained that it was the first of March that day, Wayne ran to the front of the classroom to point out the number one.... and he'd run back to mommy at the back of the room, looking all pleased with himself.

Then the teacher taught them a bit about numbers. Wayne sat at the back of the class with mommy beside him. Mommy could tell Wayne was really interested in the session. He paid attention to what Teacher Serene was saying.

When Teacher Serene asked what she was holding, Wayne shouted very loudly "clothes peg!" from the back of the class. And when she asked what number was written on the plate, Wayne again went "Two!" happily.

In this photo, you'd notice, when Teacher brought out the plate with Number 3 on it, Wayne was busy trying to make the number 3 with his fingers...

So that when teacher finally asked what number it was, Wayne would be all ready to shout "Three!" lifting his fingers high in the air!

Then it was story telling time, which was another of Wayne's favourite.

And finally LUNCH time!

Most of the kids were able to feed themselves. Wayne kept asking mommy to feed him as he said he couldnt get the horfun on to his spoon. Mommy was worried for the days I wont be around, Wayne wouldnt be able to cope. But Teacher came over and told Wayne to try feed himself. He did, and when he saw other kids feeding themselves too, Wayne wanted to do it by himself too. I guess mommy has been baby-ing him too much.

Wayne again asked for second helping of the hor fun from the Teacher and he even told her "Just noodles, no chicken" He didnt like the chicken.

After lunch, came the tough part, where the kids bathed and took their naps. Mommy changed him into his afternoon set of uniform and decided to skip the bathing part. When it was sleeping time, the teachers took out their beds and started to dim the lights, which got Wayne really really upset. He cried and screamed saying he was scared of the dark and insisted we go out.

Mommy managed to coax him into staying in the room but he refused to sleep, crying away. It was also at that time that Dad arrived from work to see how Wayne was doing. Dad was on half day leave. So we decided to leave the school at about 1pm and return after the kids woke up (and the lights switched on again). We had our lunch with Grandma who had come to town to shop. Dad also bought Wayne a set of Thomas & Friends train set to reward him for being a good boy at school.

At 3pm, we were back in the school for another 2 hours of activities, which included both the Chinese and English session.

At 5pm, mommy decided it was enough and we left to meet daddy. So that was how the day went. It was good and mommy was glad after Day One Wayne still said he wants to go to school the next day. As for mommy, I was totally tired out after a day at school! So Wayne and mommy went home, bathed and immediately fell asleep!!!

Hooray for Wayne's first day at school!