Happy New Year!

Hello, I haven't disappeared but my laptops are dead and so it has been a tragic end to 2012 in terms of technology... Anyway, I shall start to update on Nov/Dec period now!!!

 

Introducing Didi... who shall be named soon :D

Bringing us much joy since 9 Apr...

J is also excited at finally meeting his lil brother!

My recovery since op this time round is much faster...

I am so sleepy after feeding!

J is trying to touch his didi!

Preparing to go home...

Home Sweet Home!

Just before Didi's arrival...

1) date with G at Sandy Lam's concert (free front row seat tickets!) even though I don't understand the canto songs and G wasn't too sure who she is!

2) outing to Marina Barrage and MBLM with J

Counting down to delivery...

Just 3 more days till I pop! Woohoo!! I can't wait for didi to arrive though I am not looking forward to sleepless nights and breastfeeding... But then again, I am already suffering from lack of sleep due to the baby pressing on my bladder...

In any case, the latest scan predicts didi's weight around 3.7-3.8 kg! He's another BIG baby like J though J did arrive much closer to full term. I hope I am not too grossed out by the C-section process since I shall be conscious this time round... Wish me luck!

Bad and Good News

The bad news is that after 2 weeks of wheezing, flu and a week of fever, we realised J's down with bronchitis :(

What a frustrating experience for J! Clearly, during this period of time, he's not the most cheerful toddler around, has a severe loss of appetite and sleeps with much difficulty. This translates into lack for sleep and immense anxiety for us as well. Also, J has been vomitting due to coughing reflux after taking his milk and G has had to clean up the mess for a number of times, inclusive of bedsheets etc in the middle of the night :(

Well, the good news is that J's fever is mostly gone by now and the nebuliser seemed to have reduced his wheezing and coughing over the last 3 days... so far, J's school has been suspended and it will probably be restarted late this year.

The other good news is that didi's looking great for now (3 kg already!) and we are going to welcome him latest on 9 Apr (via C-section)! :D

J can say his name!

Today is another milestone in J's linguistic development. What a delightful thing to happen this morning :D

Even then, a mother never stops worrying. Over the last week and early this week, J has not been going to school due to his cold. After sending him back for 2 days, I discovered a spot near his mouth last night so he's staying at home for the time being as I fear for him being infected with HFMD. His little brother is also at risk so fingers crossed that I am overly pessimistic in this instance...

Reaching milestones...

J is about to turn 18 months! He has quite a rich vocabulary by now (ranging from people, numbers, animals, modes of transport, fruits to furniture etc), is able to say words with 3 syllabus (BAH-NANA!) and can string together 'phrases' like mama-take, papa-carry.

Today is the first day of 'school' for him since it's time he learn to interact with other kids around his age on a more regular basis plus he's increasingly a handful to be looked after at home. Here's his sleepy look at 8 am:


It turned out to be a very good start (and fingers crossed that this will last) since he played with toys happily when we dropped him off. On the other hand, G seemed to suffer more of the separation anxiety since he took leave and was prepared to camp in school. But, he was sent packing off by the principal and basically was melancholic the entire day, thinking of J and how much he missed playing with him... Here's a shot of him having lunch:


In any case, any worries seemed unnecessary since J was rather contented (again with toys) when we went to pick him up and took some time to leave school! On the whole, he seemed to have adjusted somewhat though he appeared to have been 'starved' since he managed to eat an extra portion of porridge for dinner... This is definitely something that we will continue to monitor and here's hoping that J continue to enjoy 'school'! :D

... Hello Dragon!

This is J's second Lunar New Year but really the first one that J is able to enjoy, remember and best of all, say GONG XI! It is very funny to see him perk up and dance to the new year tunes from commercial jigs. J is also quite good at passing any angpows he receives to us since he doesn't quite understand the concept of money yet! While the past 2 days of 'pai nian' seemed to have tire him out (which is great for us since he sleeps more soundly), he has generally enjoyed the past 2 days of visiting and there are still a number of gatherings lined up :)

May the Dragon year be a joyous and prosperous one for one and all! GONG XI GONG XI!

Our Family Portrait (J guarding his red packet from us)

J in his 'long' (dinosaur = kong long) outfit and his 'kum'

J still holding tight to his 'kum'

... all the way to his grandma's place

... and my relatives'

Hm... so many goodies... what shall I eat?

At the Sentosa Flower Show... second year in a row with J

Merry Xmas 2011!

First Family Trip to Lombok

What a trip! It didn't turn out to be very relaxing since caring for J took place 24/7. In particular, G felt that it was a hardship trip and admittedly it was more tough on him since he had to be J's main caregiver given that I was rather out of action with the bun in the oven...

J seemed to love it (though) since he was like a mini-celeb at our resort. The staff were always playing with him and were always very attentive to our needs :) I can't say the same for the chickens and turkey who roamed around the resort since they were repeatedly chased by father and son! We even saw a chicken flew up twice to escape the chasing!

J's performance on the outbound flight was rather good since we were able to feed him and contain in within the confined space. The return flight was another story altogether! He refused food and was always shouting for us to "GO! GO! GO!" Well, it was rather miserable for us and the rest of the passengers alike even though we know he was finding it difficult to fall asleep despite being very tired. sigh!

All in all, it could be a while before we travel with J again given this experience (even though I think his vocabulary has expanded since the trip). Here's a few pics of the trip:

Family Portrait

Actually, this was taken with Didi too - but we didn't know it then!

Zoo Hoo!

A rare shot of me and G - I love the various colourful elephants on display! They are the highlight of this visit :P

J's happiness moment came at the end of the Animal Friends Show when the bubbles were released :) Thankfully he did not fuss when we didn't visit the wet pool today since he just recovered.

J had a bout of illness following his 15th month MMR jab. Most depressing time since he was so clingy to me and I had to carry him excessively despite having to grow another baby :(

Thank goodness he was on the mend over the last 2 days and we managed to be out and about to celebrate our 5th ROM anniversary. We went for the 20th World Orchid Conference at MBS followed by the Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay on separate days :)

Here's some shots of J and us:

Yuckie boogie!

My bump is showing

J's still looking at the Flyer

J's still not looking at camera...

Afternoon Tea at The Landing Point

and selected shots of the flowers on display:

I love to mimic

J having a twirl with the magic sweep away

(taken from my mummy while she's trying to clean the floor)

J pushing his own stroller...

See mummy, I am strong like daddy!

J reading The Edge with G...

hm... maybe's he going to turn out to be very intellectual?