X can...

...thought I should have a post on X can too... since he's actually rather developed for his age ;)

As you can see below, he can grasp with both his hands and legs!  He can flip over and he always bring his hands and toys into his mouth!!

J can...

• count to 10 (in both languages, sometimes up to 15)
• sing English songs such as itsy bitsy spider, ABC, row row row your boat, london bridge is falling down
• recite nursery rhymes such as humpty dumpty, hey diddle diddle, jack and jill, baa baa black sheep
• sing a ton of 儿歌 like 世上只有妈妈好 (a big fav of mine! :D), 泥娃娃, 懒惰虫
• recite/sing in cantonese/hokkien (haha!!)
• be very funny - we were in a crowded lift that was stopping at every floor and each time, he would keep saying 'excuse me excuse me' LOUDLY.  He made everyone laughed which is a good thing in the end?! :P

Dates...

J loves girls!!! He got the chance to hold hands with 2 pretty girls today at Bishan Park! Never to young to start dating... even when he's only 2!!

J is 2!

And the best part (to him) is he gets a birthday cake :)

But, when he's asked for his age, he likes to say 3 (years old)!!!

J's really 2 though silly me aligned the candles too much... 

Loving his cake!

Thanks for the presents and a very lovely hand-made card by J's cousin!
I made him wait till his actual birthday on 4th August to open them, and he's squealing with delight :)

Staycation@MBS

I had wanted to go on a holiday during this maternity leave but nursing prevented me from doing so!  In the end, we had a staycation to celebrate J and my birthday :)

It was tiring for us but extremely fun for J.  He was really happy throughout the trip and he didn't need any of his toys that I packed! J even entertained himself and us by singing lots of songs.  He slept so well even though X wakes repeatedly to feed.  I wanted to take a picture of him first thing in the morning and he gamely obliged.  What a departure from his (sometimes) grumpy morning mood ;P

G also liked that we didn't have the hassle of transferring flights etc so it looks like we will be having more staycations for a while...

Our family photo!

A tender moment

Cheerful X

Gleeful J

Mao Hua Lian :D

Me and my boys!

J spends much of his time at the window, fascinated by the boats, cars etc

Fabulous view from The CLUB

Conversations with J (7)

P: 婆婆住哪里?
J: 住这里
P: 为什么住这里?
J: 看 Boy Boy!

Upon seeing the cane, he will
1) shout "DON'T WANT CANE!"
2) say "妈妈/爸爸, 不要打boy boy"
3) allow his palm and soles and/or bum to be hit

Me: (whispers) Who make Popo angry?
J: (whispers back) Who make Popo angry?
Me: (whispers again) Who make Popo angry?
J: (whispers back) Boy Boy!

On detecting that I'm angry with him,
J: 妈妈生气了
Me: Yes, mummy is angry
J: 妈妈不要生气
And then of cos I shall be slightly mollified.

Harmonious shots...

of the boys!  It is DIFFICULT to have them both looking at the camera at the same time.  And, J may try to hit X but these few shots are the ones where J's feeling tender towards X :P