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)
Friday, June 5, 2009
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.
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.
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.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Look Mummy! No Hands!
Chris is learning to stand now. He can stay on the standing position for about 10 secs or more.
Sorry, you have to tilt your head - I don't know how to upright the video .
PS: Sin , you do notice he's wearing that kung fu track pants. =)
Sorry, you have to tilt your head - I don't know how to upright the video .
PS: Sin , you do notice he's wearing that kung fu track pants. =)
Dennis and His Songs
Dennis loves singing and he's diplayed a passion for singing from young. Even though he still can't pronounce his words properly, he's already singing his heart out. He creates his own versions of all the songs he likes - singing some bits correctly and the rest are just pure gibberish.
It's so cute to hear him sing and as his mum, it's gratifying to see him having such confidence of himself. There was actually one point in time when he became very self concious and stopped singing completely. But slowly I've managed to encourage him to sing again and now he's singing his favourite nursery rhymes songs every night. He may be singing gibberish but I'm proud of his singing and I love listening to them too!
Here's a video of Dennis singing Old King Cole,one of his favourite songs.
And here's him singing My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean.
It's so cute to hear him sing and as his mum, it's gratifying to see him having such confidence of himself. There was actually one point in time when he became very self concious and stopped singing completely. But slowly I've managed to encourage him to sing again and now he's singing his favourite nursery rhymes songs every night. He may be singing gibberish but I'm proud of his singing and I love listening to them too!
Here's a video of Dennis singing Old King Cole,one of his favourite songs.
And here's him singing My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
10 Things about Christopher
1. He totally despises having his nose wiped, he’ll shake his head so hard to avoid the wiping, sometimes we fear his neck may just snap.
2. He loves food, his lips will start moving when he sees food and it doesn’t matter what you’re eating, he wants to have whatever you’re having. My sis once caught him licking his lips, drooling over some apples on the altar table – she actually brought him there to pray but obviously his attention got diverted. He loves fruits especially apples, bananas, grapes and nectarines (provided it’s sweet). Who am I kidding, that boy just loves food! He sometimes finishes his bro’s food cos Dennis eats so slowly. Yes, despite having only 2 teeth (at the bottom) and being able to process only a small amount of food at any one time, he’s able to eat faster than his 3 year old bro. To be fair, Den is quite a slow eater.
3. He love his bro’s company – breaks into a big happy smile when he sees his bro and gets all excited when he watches his bro play. But sometimes he gets a bit annoyed by Dennis too cos Dennis likes to “kacau” him like poking his face, pushing him, giving him rough hugs...that really gets to him. But Chris gets his revenge by “Godzilla-ing” Dennis’ train tracks and toy bridge when Dennis is playing.
4. Loves his bolsters to bits – the sight of his bolster will make him grin happily and he’ll lunge over to grab it. Even when he’s hungry and crying for his milk in the middle of the night, Chris will still bend down to pick up his bolster to hug, amidst his pitiful sobs.
5. He’s pretty good with the camera. He actually makes a cute face for the camera and smiles to it. So cute!
6. Knew how to get down from the bed on his own at the tender age of 6 months old. He would slowly wiggle his way from the middle of the bed to the floor, with his backside first and land on his feet. I don't know where he learned this but we certainly didn’t even teach him. I was surprised to see him do that one day out of the blues. Dennis was different - when he first started learning to get down from the bed, he went head first, and tumbled down to the floor like Humpty Dumpty.
7. Started crawling up the stairs when he’s 8 months old. Mummy’s now training him to climb up the stairs, crawl to my room to fetch my handbag when I need to go out. (just kidding!)
8. He’s got big feet and his toes are way too long for an infant. I bought him a pair of shoes meant for 9-12 month old for Chinese New Year (he was about 8 months old then) and he couldn’t fit in them. We had to push and tuck his feet into the shoes like how Cinderella’s step sisters did with the glass slippers but we still failed to slide the feet in. And I thought I couldn’t go wrong with so much buffer! Cuz Jake will benefit from this.
2. He loves food, his lips will start moving when he sees food and it doesn’t matter what you’re eating, he wants to have whatever you’re having. My sis once caught him licking his lips, drooling over some apples on the altar table – she actually brought him there to pray but obviously his attention got diverted. He loves fruits especially apples, bananas, grapes and nectarines (provided it’s sweet). Who am I kidding, that boy just loves food! He sometimes finishes his bro’s food cos Dennis eats so slowly. Yes, despite having only 2 teeth (at the bottom) and being able to process only a small amount of food at any one time, he’s able to eat faster than his 3 year old bro. To be fair, Den is quite a slow eater.
3. He love his bro’s company – breaks into a big happy smile when he sees his bro and gets all excited when he watches his bro play. But sometimes he gets a bit annoyed by Dennis too cos Dennis likes to “kacau” him like poking his face, pushing him, giving him rough hugs...that really gets to him. But Chris gets his revenge by “Godzilla-ing” Dennis’ train tracks and toy bridge when Dennis is playing.
4. Loves his bolsters to bits – the sight of his bolster will make him grin happily and he’ll lunge over to grab it. Even when he’s hungry and crying for his milk in the middle of the night, Chris will still bend down to pick up his bolster to hug, amidst his pitiful sobs.
5. He’s pretty good with the camera. He actually makes a cute face for the camera and smiles to it. So cute!
6. Knew how to get down from the bed on his own at the tender age of 6 months old. He would slowly wiggle his way from the middle of the bed to the floor, with his backside first and land on his feet. I don't know where he learned this but we certainly didn’t even teach him. I was surprised to see him do that one day out of the blues. Dennis was different - when he first started learning to get down from the bed, he went head first, and tumbled down to the floor like Humpty Dumpty.
7. Started crawling up the stairs when he’s 8 months old. Mummy’s now training him to climb up the stairs, crawl to my room to fetch my handbag when I need to go out. (just kidding!)
8. He’s got big feet and his toes are way too long for an infant. I bought him a pair of shoes meant for 9-12 month old for Chinese New Year (he was about 8 months old then) and he couldn’t fit in them. We had to push and tuck his feet into the shoes like how Cinderella’s step sisters did with the glass slippers but we still failed to slide the feet in. And I thought I couldn’t go wrong with so much buffer! Cuz Jake will benefit from this.
"miku" foot - his foot is so meaty
His foot is almost the size of my aunty's palm.
9. He knows when to say no when he says no, he means NO. From young (like 2-3 months old), he would push the bottle away when he didn’t want any more milk. And he’d cry so hard if you even try to force him to drink a tiny bit more. As he got slightly older, he learned to shake his head vehemently when he refused something. Now that he’s bigger, he’ll wriggle his way out of your grip and he can be quite strong.
10. He’s not very good with strangers. He really needs time to warm up with the people he’s unfamiliar with. At the beginning of the meeting, he will stare intently and suspiciously at the stranger for a very very long time, refusing to get near him/her. Depending on his degree of unfamiliarity with you, he may need about 15 minutes to a few hours to warm up.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Mommy, a thousand times over!
I’ve lamented several times in the past about Dennis not being able to talk and not calling me mommy. I’ve also blogged about how happy I was when he uttered "mommy" for the very first time. It was the moment I had been waiting for! And 2.5 years is a long time.
But now I don't find the whole mommy thing so thrilling anymore, not when he calls me like 200 times (or more) a day! For every little thing, he’ll go “mommy, mommy, mommy”! Mommy this, mommy that. It’s a bit overwhelming now. But I’m taking it in stride and trying hard not to show my annoyance to him for I know I should feel blessed that my son is finally calling me. And he's probably making up for lost time! =)
Dennis has made much progress in his speech actually and he’s now started parroting a lot of things that I say, even though he doesn’t pronounce his words clearly. Instead of saying “cry”, he says “try”, “air” instead of “hair”. But the thing that surprises me is that he knows his numbers! He knows after 1 is 2 after 4 is 5 and he can say 8,9, 10. That I’m quite impressed – or maybe my standard’s just very low.
But now I don't find the whole mommy thing so thrilling anymore, not when he calls me like 200 times (or more) a day! For every little thing, he’ll go “mommy, mommy, mommy”! Mommy this, mommy that. It’s a bit overwhelming now. But I’m taking it in stride and trying hard not to show my annoyance to him for I know I should feel blessed that my son is finally calling me. And he's probably making up for lost time! =)
Dennis has made much progress in his speech actually and he’s now started parroting a lot of things that I say, even though he doesn’t pronounce his words clearly. Instead of saying “cry”, he says “try”, “air” instead of “hair”. But the thing that surprises me is that he knows his numbers! He knows after 1 is 2 after 4 is 5 and he can say 8,9, 10. That I’m quite impressed – or maybe my standard’s just very low.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Dennis turned 3
Dennis turned 3 three weeks ago and we held a small celebration for him on the Saturday before his birthday, which fell on a Monday. It was a very simple do, intended for the immediate family members. Mummy is not much of a party organiser so can’t do anything more than immediate family.
Unfortunately, ma ma and yeye were not well on taht day, as a result they couldn’t attend it. But the show must go on, as we’ve already bought the cake – a Thomas cake- so we proceeded with the “par-tee” amongst ourselves and luckily, “seh han ee” (youngest aunty) was in town, so she and uncle Andy joined in. I cooked some pasta and daddy fried some lamb chops, and the dessert was obviously the birthday cake. Dennis was delighted to see his Thomas cake but didn’t eat it cos he was too obsessed with his presents.
Dennis cutting his Thomas cake
What presents did he get? Seh han ee and uncle Andy gave him Master Shifu and Po soft toys(Kungfu Panda), Mah mah Penang got him some trains (a set of 3 consisting of Percy, Toby and Thomas) and the cheap skate parents got him a train set – from Tesco! Hehehe...but guess what! He likes the Tesco wooden train set the most! After we opened up that train set, he never looked back. He stayed up until 10+ playing w the train set and we let him cos it’s afterall his BIG day!
Dennis with Po and Master Shifu
Dennis showing off his new choo choo trains
Dennis playing with his new train set - with the older boys helping him to build the track
On the actual day itself, he had another small celebration at school. I took time off from work to attend his birthday celebration at school, since it’s the first one and I thought he would be happy to see me. Boy was I wrong! He started crying the moment he saw me... I don’t know why, maybe he was feeling all shy and manja! He just stuck to me the whole time and refused to listen to the teachers’ instructions. He was crying during the birthday song, blowing of candles, when we cut the cake together....what a bummer. Perhaps he would have had a better time, if i didn’t show up. I guess I ruined his first birthday celebration in school!
The only decent shot we got from the entire celebration- one which he didn't look like he was crying.
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