Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Update!
My sincere apologies to all who have been following Matthew's Little Blog. Let me update you on the happenings in the last 10 days or so.
1/10 - We went swimming again, well, trying to make it a weekly activity. Unlike the last two times we went, Matthew was more aware. The minute he opened his eyes (he was taking a nap) and saw the pool, he was excited and made lots of noises. He just loves to play with water. He slammed his hands on the water, played with the sprinkler and fountain and floated on water. Lots of fun!
2/10 - He tasted orange for the first time. He took an orange segment and used his gums to squeeze the juice out. I think he enjoyed the taste to the last bit. He even grabbed the "remnants" of the orange segment after we took it from him.
We went to Botanic Gardens for a puppet show staged by SPH for their 160th anniversary. Chris, Tianfa and Megan joined us there. We fed our kids and then they had fun with their fathers. Megan played with soap bubbles. A little girl, a month older than Megan, joined in. She made contact with Megan and they hugged. So cute! But too bad, I did not manage to get a photo of that. Mike was "walking" Matthew on the grass and the both of them had fun!
3-7/10 - Matthew has learned about "cause-and-effect". He would grab something and drop it. This generated sounds. He would then pick up the thing that he dropped and it would start all over again. He can also now pull himself up by grabbing hold of chairs or our legs and arms etc.
8/10 - Chris and I have been planning a Sentosa day trip since a month ago and the day finally came and we were all excited. Matthew enjoyed himself very much, especially at Underwater World. He was attracted to the colourful marine fishes, but not the dull grey sharks and eels. He wanted to grab the swimming blue fishes, so kept hitting the walls of the aquarium. We settled down at Palawan Beach for tea break and we had hot dogs, tuna, apple cake, dried apricot, prunes and raisins and hot tea. Matthew sat in the Bumbo Seat (courtesy of Chris) and had his teething rusk, which he kept dropping on purpose. He also had a piece of apple to "chew", some prune and banana. Megan got a rubber ball from Underwater World to add to her ball collections, but poor little Megan fell sick with fever at the end of the day. Oh, just to add, Matthew took his first bus ride. He was all curious, looking out of the window and enjoying the ride.
11/10 - I have established a bedtime ritual with Matthew. Thanks to Chris for passing me the magic theatre. At the end of the day, we would go into the room and I would breastfeed Matthew on one breast. I would then read him his bedtime story (Little Bunny's Bedtime). Last night, he made me read it 3x! Then off the lights and on the magic theatre. I would breastfeed him on the other breast. After a cuddle, he struggles to be put into his own bed. He now knows that he has his own bed. Every time I ask him, "Where's Matthew's bed?" He would look in the direction of his bed. Almost as soon as the pacifier goes into his mouth, his eyes close and he would sing himself to sleep. The whole routine last about 30 minutes.
BUT...
He has been waking up in the middle of the night to play! I would find him standing in his cot, big eyes - wide-awake. Happy Matthew, Poor Mommy. He would stay awake for 1-2 hours. *sigh* It's just another phrase of growing up. He has learned new skills and won't waste a chance to demonstrate.
1/10 - We went swimming again, well, trying to make it a weekly activity. Unlike the last two times we went, Matthew was more aware. The minute he opened his eyes (he was taking a nap) and saw the pool, he was excited and made lots of noises. He just loves to play with water. He slammed his hands on the water, played with the sprinkler and fountain and floated on water. Lots of fun!2/10 - He tasted orange for the first time. He took an orange segment and used his gums to squeeze the juice out. I think he enjoyed the taste to the last bit. He even grabbed the "remnants" of the orange segment after we took it from him.We went to Botanic Gardens for a puppet show staged by SPH for their 160th anniversary. Chris, Tianfa and Megan joined us there. We fed our kids and then they had fun with their fathers. Megan played with soap bubbles. A little girl, a month older than Megan, joined in. She made contact with Megan and they hugged. So cute! But too bad, I did not manage to get a photo of that. Mike was "walking" Matthew on the grass and the both of them had fun!
3-7/10 - Matthew has learned about "cause-and-effect". He would grab something and drop it. This generated sounds. He would then pick up the thing that he dropped and it would start all over again. He can also now pull himself up by grabbing hold of chairs or our legs and arms etc.
8/10 - Chris and I have been planning a Sentosa day trip since a month ago and the day finally came and we were all excited. Matthew enjoyed himself very much, especially at Underwater World. He was attracted to the colourful marine fishes, but not the dull grey sharks and eels. He wanted to grab the swimming blue fishes, so kept hitting the walls of the aquarium. We settled down at Palawan Beach for tea break and we had hot dogs, tuna, apple cake, dried apricot, prunes and raisins and hot tea. Matthew sat in the Bumbo Seat (courtesy of Chris) and had his teething rusk, which he kept dropping on purpose. He also had a piece of apple to "chew", some prune and banana. Megan got a rubber ball from Underwater World to add to her ball collections, but poor little Megan fell sick with fever at the end of the day. Oh, just to add, Matthew took his first bus ride. He was all curious, looking out of the window and enjoying the ride.11/10 - I have established a bedtime ritual with Matthew. Thanks to Chris for passing me the magic theatre. At the end of the day, we would go into the room and I would breastfeed Matthew on one breast. I would then read him his bedtime story (Little Bunny's Bedtime). Last night, he made me read it 3x! Then off the lights and on the magic theatre. I would breastfeed him on the other breast. After a cuddle, he struggles to be put into his own bed. He now knows that he has his own bed. Every time I ask him, "Where's Matthew's bed?" He would look in the direction of his bed. Almost as soon as the pacifier goes into his mouth, his eyes close and he would sing himself to sleep. The whole routine last about 30 minutes.
BUT...
He has been waking up in the middle of the night to play! I would find him standing in his cot, big eyes - wide-awake. Happy Matthew, Poor Mommy. He would stay awake for 1-2 hours. *sigh* It's just another phrase of growing up. He has learned new skills and won't waste a chance to demonstrate.
