Playful Wayne after bath

Wayne feeling playful, wrapped up in his Disney towel, waiting for daddy to dry him after his morning bath!

Mommy thinks Wayne looks quite handsome here! Heheh.. He does, right? Looks like me too in this photo =D

Wayne showing mommy & daddy how to "Close your eyes" (his one week old trick =p)
Wayne is an entertainer - feeling so happy after we clapped our hands (after he performed his "Close your eyes" action)

Smiling.. laughing... *proud proud*

Bugs Bunny teeth!!!

All feverish..

Last night was a tough night for Wayne Wayne.. after taking his one year jab earlier in the day, Wayne was down with fever. He kept whimpering at night, waking mommy & daddy up around 1230am and when we carried we realised he was running a temperature despite taking a dose of Calpol before he slept. Our poor darling. Got mommy & daddy so worried. His temperature hovered between 37.6 to 38.3 degrees celcius. Daddy quickly got the fever patch and a towel to sponge Wayne's forehead. Early morning, again we gave Wayne another dose of Calpol to control his temperature. Hopefully he will recover fast!

Its now mid day and his fever is still at 38 degrees. Wayne has been a bit grouchy and difficult to handle, but thankfully daddy is around to help mommy look after Wayne. We had actually planned a full days activity for Wayne today, but I guess that has to wait till next weekend. Wayne should be getting better by end of the day, usually fever from this jab doesnt last more than 2 days.

Take care darling. Mommy & daddy loves you!

Wayne and his little truckie

Hahahahaha.......

Hahahhahahhhaaahahahhah.............

This one night, just before bedtime, Wayne Wayne was playing in his room and kept laughing out very loudly.. really laughing out.. ha haha.. and you left mommy & daddy wondering what was so hilarious!!! And guess what it was that was making Wayne laugh so happily?

THIS LITTLE TRUCK!!!!

Wayne was pushing the little truckie around and found it so fun and amusing that he kept laughing and laughing really loudly! Hmm mommy wonder what is so funny about that truck??? Mommy can't see whats so funny! Maybe its a boy thing! But well, as long as it makes Wayne happy, it doesnt matter that mommy doesnt understand!!! =)

Funny boy, mommy loves seeing you laugh!!! Especially in this last photo, mommy can really tell how happy you are! And that's what is most important to mommy & daddy - that you, our precious little boy, is happy everyday!!!!

Kallang night stroll

Went for a night stroll by the Indoor Stadium.. mommy has always loved the area, especially the prettily lit bridge. It used to be quieter and more serene though. With all the new restaurants there, the area has gotten a bit more crowded and noisy. Still, its a nice area for a night stroll. And mommy & daddy, still trying to check out our new camera, took some night shots, not perfect yet but we'll get better. =)

Mommy & Wayne Wayne walking hand in hand

Wayne using the handrail to support himself

And walking away from mommy towards daddy!
We even brought his tricycle along!!!
Stopping for a pose Wayne looking at the many kids around - Wayne loves little children!

The many faces of Wayne!

Bored..
Hmmm....

Nothing? Irritating...
Still nothing? Oh come on!!

Finally! - Food Glorious Food! (actually its the same old snack)

Whoa, thats nice.. there's more!

I 'm starting to feel happy!

Yes, this is the life...

Extremely happy!!!! Nothing makes me happier than food!

Doctor's visit

Hey everyone, look at my left thigh! Can you see the plaster?? Mommy & daddy brought me for an INJECTION today!

It was time for Wayne's first year jab - 5 weeks late actually - but because he was sick a few weeks back and was on medication, we had to wait till now for the jab! Wayne screamed during the jab, really really screamed, but it lasted probably only 2 minutes cos the moment Dr Irene took out some biscuits for him, he stopped! Immediately!! Much to the amusement of Dr Irene, mommy & daddy!

Glad to hear Wayne was growing well too, here are the stats:

Height: 74.5cm
Weight : 9.245kg
Head circumference: 45.5cm

All at the 50th percentile.

Hopefully Wayne boy won't feel too grouchy after the jab today!

Our Friday dinner date

Little Wayne was mommy's dinner date today!

Daddy went for a drinking session with his friends, so Wayne Wayne and mommy spent the night together - where did we go? To Tampines One! Mommy had cravings for Sushi Tei but the queue was really long, so we headed to Thai Express instead! While mommy ate dinner, Wayne Wayne proved to be the perfect date, eating together with mommy! Wayne ate some of mommy's rice, and 2 Baby Bite biscuits! Not bad, just 2 biscuits to occupy him the length of my entire dinner.

Wayne always gives this funny expression each time we lay out his 'food' in front of him.. He'd bend forward slightly, look at his food really closely and grin to himself. He really feels very very happy seeing so much food in front of him! Hehe, the greedy boy!

Quietly savouring his food while mommy eats too!

Mommy even had the luxury of dessert because Wayne was such a good boy! Yay! This was really good, red bean paste over 2 scoops of coconut ice cream... yum yum... Mommy was so full after finishing this but it was really satisfying!!!

And after dinner, we headed for some shopping! We went to the Disney store and Wayne Wayne got so excited when he saw Mickey Mouse. He hugged Mickey and when mommy tried to put Mickey back on the shelf, Wayne Wayne started shouting for me to return Mickey to him. Each time mommy asks him "Where is Mickey?", Wayne would put Mickey to his cheeks to show he 'sayangs' Mickey. Seeing how much Wayne liked Mickey, mommy decided to buy Mickey for him! Although mommy is 99.9% sure, by tomorrow, Wayne Wayne would be bored of Mickey and ignore him, leaving Mickey lying with the rest of the 'discarded' toys in his room that Wayne is no longer interested in.

Hello LX3!

After 2 weeks of being camera-less, we got a new one! We decided on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3! Mommy's so excited, cant wait to explore the camera and capture beautiful pix of Wayne Wayne!!

The LX3 has this old school look to it, which HK just loves.

Good news! Mommy is in sg still!

 
Yippee! Volcanic ash in Amsterdam has allowed mommy to stay behind in Singapore - meeting is cancelled! Can't fly! =D 
 
Packed my clothes and 5 hours before my flight, it was decided that the meeting would be cancelled due to closure of air space above Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.
 
This is a piece of last minute good news for mommy & Wayne Wayne!
 
 

Fernando Alonso watch out!

Nothing beats driving a red hot car - Wayne had such a blast on this car! Totally enjoyed 'driving' and 'changing gears', as he laughed away together with mommy, daddy, grandma & grandpa!!

See you on Saturday, sweetheart

Mommy will be away on a business trip yet again, I will see you this Saturday k, Wayne?

This time round, mommy doesn't feel so terrible. Maybe I'm used to it or maybe having gone through it before, mommy knows there is nothing I can do about it so I have to just make best of it. Or haha, maybe its because the Euro is so weak now, mommy is planning to get a bag for myself there? =p

Anyway, mommy knows you will be in daddy's good hands. Mommy still remember how I could tell that Wayne Wayne has grown closer to daddy after daddy looked after you for one week while mommy was in Amsterdam. So this time round, you'd be even closer to daddy k? You are daddy's precious boy too and daddy loves you so very much.

See you sweetheart, be a good boy, dont give daddy any problems k? Love you lots. Mommy will bring you swimming when I am back on Saturday!

The Shichida Method

Related to my previous post, we just registered Wayne for lessons at The Shichida Method today. The Shichida Method is all about developing a kids right brain. Which supposedly has innate abilities best developed between the age of 0 to 3 years. Photographic memory, computer-like calculation abilities etc.. Well, again, like I mentioned, we certainly don't hope for Wayne to turn out a genius or something by attending such classes. Just wanna give him some exposure, help him in his learning and development in a fun way, and build up his confidence through interactions with other kids from a young age. So, yep, hopefully Wayne would find this real fun!

And, such a coincidence, while we went there to register, we bumped into Baby Chloe!!!!! Aunty Shimin and family were there too!! Happy to see u there babe!!

We know wayne has grown up...

.. when we find ourselves searching for that pre-school for him. Its really fast. Wayne is almost 13 months now. And you know, in Singapore, its so competitive, that even signing up for a pre-school has to be done WAY in advance. Which is gross right. Kiasu syndrome. And we are just suck into it. Sadly.

We plan to send Wayne to school sometime when he is between 18 and 24 months. Not to stress him to have a headstart among his peers or anything like that. But more for the interaction with other kids and for him to have some fun with his friends. Of course, he’d learn a lot along the way – I have many friends who have told me their child had developed so much once they started school in terms of language, expressing themselves, mixing around with strangers etc. Which is good. And he’d probably learn to share, having to play with other kids and be more confident when hanging out around strangers ( = less sticky to mommy).

Well, we also think he’d be bored staying at home the whole day with his grandparents. Mixing with some kids his age should do him some good?

Anyway, back to the kiasu syndrome in Singapore – apparently, signing up half a year in advance isn’t good enough, you’d be on the wait list. Which means its time NOW to start hunting for that pre-school for him. Not sure how true it is, but I'll soon find out when I start visiting schools and enquiring.

We'll probably search for a pre-school near our work place, drop him off in the morning and pick him up after work. Hopefully we can find a pre-school with a nice open compound where the kids can run around and get some fresh air. As compared to those pre-schools in a building without a garden.

Anyone with any good pre-school recommendations?

Pregnancy scare

We kind of had a pregnancy scare this month. My period was a week late, which actually isn't that unusual. But there was these 2 days in office when I had these dizzy spells. SAME symptoms as when I had Wayne. So it got us worried for a while. HK even forbade me from drinking alcohol on my girls night out - just in case. I was pretty sure I was not but well never know. Turned out, my period just decided to come late to surprise me on my wedding anniversary.

Those close to us would know that our plan is to have little Matthew (who now has become Dylan, and I'm quite sure this will change again, so just ignore the names for the time being..) in 2012. And, if you realise, we are assuming its a boy. Not because we want a boy (we want a girl!!!!!!), but simply because everyone seems to think (from our looks) that we are destined to have boys! And yep, I cant deny, even mommy & daddy seem to think so. So its been Matt Matt and Dylan and I'll update you when the name changes again.. Secretly, I've reserved some girl names but I'm not keeping my hopes high.

So back to my dizzy spells.. I think it boils back to my overall POOR health condition ever since I had Wayne, breastfed and gave away all my nutrients. Because ever since then, my body feels weak and I've noticed that my hair is drier, my nails more brittle and my eyes looking more 'dead' than before. So when we thought I may be pregnant again, HK's first worry was that my body wasn't strong enough to take another pregnancy so soon and baby maybe weak.

Therefore, although its another year and more away before we do decide to try for our next child, we decided its time to 'pu' my body.. so we went to GNC to get a couple of supplements - multivitamins, calcium pills and collagen drink!!! I like the sound of collagen !!!! For my hair, nails and skin! So we'll see if it works. =)

My collagen drink - looks good eh! Tastes like orange juice. Once every alternate days, before bedtime.

Bite my toes, mommy!!!!

Wayne is really funny these days, love playing with him!

Lately, all he wants is for mommy to bite his little toes! Okie, its my fault to begin with cos there was one day while playing with him, I bit his toes and since then he's always asking me to bite his toes. He finds it so amusing, each time I bite his toes, he'd laugh. And when I don't, he'd 'eh eh eh' at me and lift up his leg to try and stuff his toes in my mouth. And sometimes, I'd purse my lips together to tell him "No, mommy does not want to bite" and he'd quickly put down his leg, and use his fingers to pull my lips apart then quickly try to put his toes in! But of course, mommy is too fast for him! =p

So anyway, to distract him these days, when he does that, I'd say "Wayne wayne, go and ask daddy to bite your toes!" and off he'd quickly crawl over to daddy. Hehe.

I love biting too!

Bye bye camera

Mommy feels so lost without a camera!!!!! Have been snapping pix of Wayne so often that now without a camera, I feel so lost.

Water leaked out from Wayne's water bottle and our camera was placed in the same bag, so that got wet too. So now its SPOILT and its time for a new camera!! I'm secretly happy actually, considering our camera was already 4 years old. And it has really served us well, going with us on many holidays and special occasions. Hehe. Now mommy can start looking around for a nice camera. Yippee. Mommy's actually kind of a photo whore. I just think its important to take as many photos in life cos these are memories you can look back on when we grow old. And seriously with our memory failing us more and more each year, 20 years later how in the world are we to remember what went on in our lives now, much less how we looked like.

So till we get a new camera, mommy has to make do with my iphone, so bear with the photos which are usually a bit blurred. =p

Its mommy & daddy's 2nd wedding anniversary

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Celebrated our second wedding anniversary.

Left Wayne with my mom, and had the most awesome 'couple time' together.

It was really strange actually. In the first hour, we felt really lost. Missed Wayne terribly. You know, after spending almost any free time we had the past year fussing over Wayne, for once, it was just both of us with nothing to do. And we felt lost, like we were not sure what to do now that we had time and Wayne was not with us. We kept toying with the idea of going home to pick him and just spend our anniv togther with him. Daddy mommy & wayne. Like it always has been for the past year. Then, it dawned on us how unhealthy that was. For our relationship. And decided, no we should not do that. And after we decided, woo hoo, it was the best relaxation time in a long long while! It was just GOOD.

We had actually planned for a spa in the afternoon but how untimely, it was that time of the month, and of all days, it had to come the morning of our anniversary. Ergh. But anyway, turned out pretty well still and it still counts as one of the best days in a long time!

• First, there was the cool hotel room that Hk booked. It was a loft unit - really nice. We have always liked the idea of a loft home, so this was probably the closest. We just lazed.
• Went for a night stroll by the river, hand in hand, sneaking a kiss and hug along the way. While eating my favourite chocolate ice-cream and eclairs. It made me feel all lovey dovey over again. I miss those days walking along Orchard in the middle of the night.
• Ate our favourite Twisties & Cheezels and Coke while watching TV. TV is something we've not done for a long time you know.
• Read an entire magazine at a go. All 249 pages. It felt really good!
• Falling asleep side by side. Without worrying we'd squash Wayne.
• Had relaxing breakfast at the hotel by the pool. Reading papers while sipping coffee - when was the last time we could have a one hour brekkie? And read the whole set of papers- Classfied included!? Long long while ago.
• Shared the pretty mini cupcakes which I ordered to celebrate the occasion, and exchanged our "happy anniversary" cards.
  
• Shopping at ION. Looking at all the bags, shoes etc. Taking our time. Luxury.
• Tea & scones at my favourite TWG café, chatting about the world, our dreams, our lives. And guess who we saw on a lazy Monday afternoon having tea & scones too? Christopher Lee and Fann Wong. They are good looking!
• The best part - our dinner. It was like a perfect finale. The place was romantic, view was perfect, the seats so comfortable - I felt so relaxed and happy. And the food….. It was the best lobster I ever had. Soft and tender and plentiful.

Coming home to our precious Wayne after one and a half days being away- it was pure joy seeing him!!!!

And this whole celebration made me miss our wedding very much. Exactly 2 years back. It still puts a smile to my face each time I think of that very special day. The day we exchanged our wedding vows and promised to love each other for the rest of our lives. I love you HK.

Mother's Day

Its been one year and 20 days since the birth of you, little Wayne. Mommy has truly enjoyed every moment being with you. Each day spent with you is a new learning experience, a new journey, a new discovery for mommy. Each day, mommy puts in my best to take care of you, to understand you, to make you happy. And I'm sure Wayne Wayne can feel all mommy's love!

Its Mommy's Day today sweetheart. Mommy loves you. Kiss.

Thanks for the flowers, MVE. =D

Cheeky playful Wayne

Wayne getting cheekier and more playful by the day.

Its mother's day tomorrow - MY day & my MOMMY's day!

One year back, mommy remembers celebrating my first Mother's Day. Didn't really feel much of a mommy then, it was just about 20 days since sweet Wayne joined us. Perhaps it was the two hourly feeds and lack of sleep then that didn't make mommy feel very much a super mommy. But one year on, mommy truly feel like a super MOMMY! And so, this year, Mother's Day is really really special! And what did little Wayne get for mommy on this special day? Hmm, mommy shall see what daddy has planned for me on behalf of Wayne!!! As for Wayne, just continuous kisses from him would make my day!

And because mommy has a mommy too, its double celebration! Happy Mother's Day mommy!!!! We will be having lunch together with the family tomorrow and we've got a surprise present for mommy! My Mommy (aka grandma to Wayne), well she's been the best mom in the world in my eyes, and here's why:

... because she'd willingly do anything for me - waking up early, staying up late, cooking, - anything!!!

... because no matter what happens, i know she will always support & believe in me. when i'm down, when i'm wrong, when i disappoint everyone else, she'd be there by my side believing in me

... because she always puts her family first before herself. in every decision she makes, she'd always think about us first

... because she's not just my mommy, she's my friend & confidante too

... because she loves me 101% and more

and for all these reasons, mommy, i love you 101% and more too!!! Thanks for being the mommy you are to me. Love Love, hug hug, kiss kiss. See you in a while.