Swimming

Took the boys swimming last week. It was Chris' first experience at the pool and probably Dennis' first for this year. We used to take Dennis swimming quite often until he started school and started falling sick quite often....

I think Chris enjoyed himself at the pool. He was a little weary being in the water initially and perhaps the crowd overwhelmed him too. But after playing in it for a while, he started to enjoy himself and refused to go when it was time to leave. He protested and motioned us to put him back to the pool but of course we didn't. Not getting enough of the pool, during dinner, he asked kakak to position his high chair to face the pool , so that he could eat his meal while enjoying the view of the pool. =)

Update on Chris

A little update on Chris - so what can he do now?

1) He's a able to take a few steps on his own without holding on to any furniture

2) He's starting to say a few words too. I've actually heard him say kakak, and "da" (beat in mandarin- the word my aunt uses to threaten him when he plays with shoes or anything he's not supposed to). He also randomly mimics some of the things we say to him. Sometimes he really takes us by surprise.

3) He's made some attempts to climb out of the playpen - guess it's just a matter of time before he actually climbs out

4) He knows how to sip from a straw.

5) He's enjoying Richard Scarry's Best Learning Video Ever, and will clap and cheer along with the cartoon. His favourite song in the video is "If You're Happy and You Know It" which was also Den's favourite. Very attentive when he's watching this video, am amazed by his attention span - he can sit through the entire 20 minutes.
Oh, he also likes Kungfu Panda. I thought it would be a bit "adult" for his liking but apparently not. He may not sit through the whole movie but he can sit still and watch it for quite some time.

6) He still likes to shake his legs when he's drinking his milk - especially when he's hungry

7) His lips are getting thicker, slowly matching the thickness of his dad's (but thank god it hasn't grown in size)

Christopher is 1

Ok, this post is a bit belated. Chris turned 1 on 22 May, which is about 2 weeks ago but we actually celebrated his birthday a week before that......so yes, this post is about 3-4 weeks late. I've already put up the photos on FB but according to my sis, it's not enough, I still need to blog about it. So here it is.

As always, it was just a small celebration with the immediate family members. But we didn't cook this time because I had to attend to some work thingy on Sat and on Sun (the day of the celebration) I had a meeting with a friend in the afternoon. So we decided on pizza and KFC and a birthday cake of course. It was a simple party but I think everybody had fun - well, like they say, it's the company that matters! As for the birthday boy, I think he was completely oblivious of the celebration but was happy to be able to eat and eat and eat and sample some new food.

I felt a bit guilty not putting in much effort for the "party" so I decided to buy some party deco to add to the merriment! =)

Got the kids party hats too!

The birthday cake (which Chris got to sample)


Birthday boy and daddy


Birthday boy and mummy


By the end of the party, the birthday boy was a bit tired and grumpy.