Wednesday, January 03, 2007
X'mas Weekend
It was a long X'mas weekend.
It started with a sunny Saturday morning, 2 days before X'mas. We made a trip to Orchard Road via MRT from Bt Batok after lunch. Matthew fell asleep in Mike's arms, his usual naptime hours.
First stop - Centrepoint. We went to RSH to get Matthew and Mike a pair of sandals each. Mission accomplished. As Matthew has woken up, we made our way to MacDonalds' for tea break.
Next stop - OG at Orchard Point. I bought 8 sets of clothes for baby girl. Mike entertained Matthew in the toy department. When they finally came to join me, Matthew was not happy that I was buying clothes for mei mei. Then I told him to choose between 2 dress sets for mei mei, Matthew said, "zhe4 jian4 hai2 si1 zhe4 jian4. liang3 jian4 dou1 yao4!" hahaha...
Last stop of the day - My parents' place for chicken rice. Matthew's godmother returned from Scotland for holiday, so my mom cooked chicken rice. We took the MRT to Clementi and took a bus to my parents' place. After dinner, my father drove us back home.
It was quite a good trip without our car and Matthew was diaper free throughout the entire MRT journeys.
X'mas eve began with a rainy visit to the airport to send my parents off on their holiday to New Delhi. Matthew had fun looking at planes at the viewing gallery. After my parents left, we made our way to the MacDonalds' at East Coast Park. It has been a while since we last went to that playground there, almost a year in fact. The sky decided to stop weeping for a while, long enough for Matthew to have some fun.
>> Matthew saw a girl playing on the slide with a balloon and he insisted that he had one too!
After that, we made our way to Marina Bay and Matthew had his lunch of kway teow. It was raining and we were not so keen to go home and come out for dinner, we decided to roam around the area. We made our way to Raffles City, where Matthew enjoyed some macaroni in our minestrone soup from the Soup Spoon. Then we had dinner at Waraku Japanese Restaurant, one of our fav. Matthew had rice with chawanmushi and some of my champon udon.
>> Matthew enjoying some soup.
>> Dinner at Waraku
X'mas day wasn't any drier. We were virtually stuck at home in the morning. I cooked lunch and we put Matthew down for his nap after lunch. We visited King Albert Park, thinking that the MacDonalds still had a playground. We ended up doing some grocery shopping at Cold Storage. Then we made our way to Ramen Ramen at Rail Mall for X'mas dinner.
A Wet Wet X'mas, but X'mas nonetheless. :)
It started with a sunny Saturday morning, 2 days before X'mas. We made a trip to Orchard Road via MRT from Bt Batok after lunch. Matthew fell asleep in Mike's arms, his usual naptime hours.
First stop - Centrepoint. We went to RSH to get Matthew and Mike a pair of sandals each. Mission accomplished. As Matthew has woken up, we made our way to MacDonalds' for tea break.
Next stop - OG at Orchard Point. I bought 8 sets of clothes for baby girl. Mike entertained Matthew in the toy department. When they finally came to join me, Matthew was not happy that I was buying clothes for mei mei. Then I told him to choose between 2 dress sets for mei mei, Matthew said, "zhe4 jian4 hai2 si1 zhe4 jian4. liang3 jian4 dou1 yao4!" hahaha...
Last stop of the day - My parents' place for chicken rice. Matthew's godmother returned from Scotland for holiday, so my mom cooked chicken rice. We took the MRT to Clementi and took a bus to my parents' place. After dinner, my father drove us back home.
It was quite a good trip without our car and Matthew was diaper free throughout the entire MRT journeys.
X'mas eve began with a rainy visit to the airport to send my parents off on their holiday to New Delhi. Matthew had fun looking at planes at the viewing gallery. After my parents left, we made our way to the MacDonalds' at East Coast Park. It has been a while since we last went to that playground there, almost a year in fact. The sky decided to stop weeping for a while, long enough for Matthew to have some fun.
>> Matthew saw a girl playing on the slide with a balloon and he insisted that he had one too!
After that, we made our way to Marina Bay and Matthew had his lunch of kway teow. It was raining and we were not so keen to go home and come out for dinner, we decided to roam around the area. We made our way to Raffles City, where Matthew enjoyed some macaroni in our minestrone soup from the Soup Spoon. Then we had dinner at Waraku Japanese Restaurant, one of our fav. Matthew had rice with chawanmushi and some of my champon udon.
>> Matthew enjoying some soup.
>> Dinner at Waraku
X'mas day wasn't any drier. We were virtually stuck at home in the morning. I cooked lunch and we put Matthew down for his nap after lunch. We visited King Albert Park, thinking that the MacDonalds still had a playground. We ended up doing some grocery shopping at Cold Storage. Then we made our way to Ramen Ramen at Rail Mall for X'mas dinner.
A Wet Wet X'mas, but X'mas nonetheless. :)
Labels: east coast park, xmas new year
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
What else did we do in April?
April was not all about the Perth trip. Here's an update for what we did last month.
15 April 2006 - Friends of the Zoo
We became Friends of the Zoo. We paid $108 (10% from $120 with Toys R Us Star Card) to become FOZ, a year's entry into the Zoo, free parking, 5 train / tram rides and 4 issues of wildlife magazine. It made sense to be FOZ. Each adult entry cost $15. Toddlers enter FOC. Each zoo trip would cost $30 in entrance fees. Four trips would cost us $120. We would definitely bring Matthew to the Zoo more often, now that he could recognise lots of animals.
We were greeted by two beautiful peacocks in the car park. One of them had its tail opened and displayed. The reason being it was trying to intimidate the other peacock and chase it away.
First was the Polar bear feeding session. Matthew recognised the Polar bear (we have a polar bear stuffed toy at home) and enjoyed himself watching the Polar bear swimming around. Then we saw the white rhino and giraffes. The giraffe enclosure and viewing platform allowed us to come up close and personal with the tall animals. Zebras were up next. Matthew saw the zebras shaking their tails and we told him "wei3 ba1 (tail) yao2 yao2 (shaking)", he started dancing, amusing some visitors who were next to us.
He was totally fascinated with the Jaguars during the token feeding sessions. The big cats were jumping around, going into the water, grabbing the chunks of meat that were thrown into the water.
In Fragile Forest, he was captivated by the beautiful butterflies that had rested on the nectar trays. As we walked around, he kept looking back and pointing at them. We saw the fruit bats and the lazy tree sloths feeding on some fruit and carrots. Some butterflies came to rest on Papa's shoulder and he got upset and wanted Papa to chase them away. We were amused because it was totally opposite from the reaction we had earlier.
Children's Playland was next. We fed Matthew his macaroni lunch and he had a go at the playground after that. We then went on a train ride round the Chilren's Land.
You know how kids are... No matter how tired they are, they would try and stay awake. Matthew cried because he was tired but did not want to take his nap.. I carried him, pat him and finally he slept. We put him in the stroller for his nap. We then took a break at the Manatees and Seal enclosure and had sandwiches for lunch.
As we strolled along, we noticed that the Zoo had a new feature, free ranging orang utans. The Zoo has put up some nettings and vines for the orang utans to venture beyond their enclosure. We talked to a zoo keeper and found out that this was a new project and he was stationed there full time to ensure that these primates would not be up to any mischief. As the sky started to turn dark, we decided to move on. There were an orang utan swinging along the vine above the walkway and she decided to PEE!!! some visitor "screamed" when she realised what was happening. Luckily for her, it was not on her. But Matthew woke up crying...
We wanted to watch Tiger Feeding, but somehow we couldn't find the enclosure. Instead we took a tram ride round the zoo before heading home...
16 April 2006
Here's a photo of Matthew with Po Po and Gong Gong at the new National Library Building along Victoria Street.
22 April 2006
We met up with Joshua, YiXuan, Nayli and their parents (and Nayli's sister Qis) at the Zoo. Making full use of the FOZ membership we got the week earlier. In fact, Matthew's little friends are FOZ friends too! Mama did not take any photos. We headed straight to the Children's Zooland where the toddlers were. We all had banana muffins (which Mama made and did not add milk, thinking that Iggy may turn up at the Zoo too). As time came for the Zoo to close for the day, we took the last tram to the zoo entrance and had B&J ice-cream. Matthew and us bid farewell to our friends and headed to Ah Ma's place for dinner. For more details of the zoo gathering, check out Miini World 24 April 2006 entry
23 April 2006
We went to to Weiyong and Yikai's place at Hougang to visit JinLing jie jie and JinYi kor kor and then to Sengkang Compass Point before heading to Punggol to see Sing Tian and Katherine's newborn Gerrard Lim JunLe. Gerrard was borned on Papa's birthday 28 March 2006. He was a small baby at 2.4kg. When we saw him, he was 3.3kg, still smaller than Matthew at birth. Matthew was 3.79kg at birth!
29 April 2006 - Cycling at East Coast Park
Matthew woke up very very early, at 6am. We had breakfast at home before heading to East Coast Park. We have always enjoyed cycling in the morning. As usual, we made our way to Bedok Jetty and then further. Because the weather was a little hot, we made our return trip before reaching Changi Sailing Club. On our way back, we went by the ski lagoon. Mike noticed that Matthew's head was nodding and realized that he has fallen asleep, with his hands on his child seat handle. So CUTE!
15 April 2006 - Friends of the Zoo
We became Friends of the Zoo. We paid $108 (10% from $120 with Toys R Us Star Card) to become FOZ, a year's entry into the Zoo, free parking, 5 train / tram rides and 4 issues of wildlife magazine. It made sense to be FOZ. Each adult entry cost $15. Toddlers enter FOC. Each zoo trip would cost $30 in entrance fees. Four trips would cost us $120. We would definitely bring Matthew to the Zoo more often, now that he could recognise lots of animals.
We were greeted by two beautiful peacocks in the car park. One of them had its tail opened and displayed. The reason being it was trying to intimidate the other peacock and chase it away.
First was the Polar bear feeding session. Matthew recognised the Polar bear (we have a polar bear stuffed toy at home) and enjoyed himself watching the Polar bear swimming around. Then we saw the white rhino and giraffes. The giraffe enclosure and viewing platform allowed us to come up close and personal with the tall animals. Zebras were up next. Matthew saw the zebras shaking their tails and we told him "wei3 ba1 (tail) yao2 yao2 (shaking)", he started dancing, amusing some visitors who were next to us.
He was totally fascinated with the Jaguars during the token feeding sessions. The big cats were jumping around, going into the water, grabbing the chunks of meat that were thrown into the water.
In Fragile Forest, he was captivated by the beautiful butterflies that had rested on the nectar trays. As we walked around, he kept looking back and pointing at them. We saw the fruit bats and the lazy tree sloths feeding on some fruit and carrots. Some butterflies came to rest on Papa's shoulder and he got upset and wanted Papa to chase them away. We were amused because it was totally opposite from the reaction we had earlier.
Children's Playland was next. We fed Matthew his macaroni lunch and he had a go at the playground after that. We then went on a train ride round the Chilren's Land.
You know how kids are... No matter how tired they are, they would try and stay awake. Matthew cried because he was tired but did not want to take his nap.. I carried him, pat him and finally he slept. We put him in the stroller for his nap. We then took a break at the Manatees and Seal enclosure and had sandwiches for lunch.
As we strolled along, we noticed that the Zoo had a new feature, free ranging orang utans. The Zoo has put up some nettings and vines for the orang utans to venture beyond their enclosure. We talked to a zoo keeper and found out that this was a new project and he was stationed there full time to ensure that these primates would not be up to any mischief. As the sky started to turn dark, we decided to move on. There were an orang utan swinging along the vine above the walkway and she decided to PEE!!! some visitor "screamed" when she realised what was happening. Luckily for her, it was not on her. But Matthew woke up crying...
We wanted to watch Tiger Feeding, but somehow we couldn't find the enclosure. Instead we took a tram ride round the zoo before heading home...
16 April 2006
Here's a photo of Matthew with Po Po and Gong Gong at the new National Library Building along Victoria Street.
22 April 2006
We met up with Joshua, YiXuan, Nayli and their parents (and Nayli's sister Qis) at the Zoo. Making full use of the FOZ membership we got the week earlier. In fact, Matthew's little friends are FOZ friends too! Mama did not take any photos. We headed straight to the Children's Zooland where the toddlers were. We all had banana muffins (which Mama made and did not add milk, thinking that Iggy may turn up at the Zoo too). As time came for the Zoo to close for the day, we took the last tram to the zoo entrance and had B&J ice-cream. Matthew and us bid farewell to our friends and headed to Ah Ma's place for dinner. For more details of the zoo gathering, check out Miini World 24 April 2006 entry
23 April 2006
We went to to Weiyong and Yikai's place at Hougang to visit JinLing jie jie and JinYi kor kor and then to Sengkang Compass Point before heading to Punggol to see Sing Tian and Katherine's newborn Gerrard Lim JunLe. Gerrard was borned on Papa's birthday 28 March 2006. He was a small baby at 2.4kg. When we saw him, he was 3.3kg, still smaller than Matthew at birth. Matthew was 3.79kg at birth!
29 April 2006 - Cycling at East Coast Park
Matthew woke up very very early, at 6am. We had breakfast at home before heading to East Coast Park. We have always enjoyed cycling in the morning. As usual, we made our way to Bedok Jetty and then further. Because the weather was a little hot, we made our return trip before reaching Changi Sailing Club. On our way back, we went by the ski lagoon. Mike noticed that Matthew's head was nodding and realized that he has fallen asleep, with his hands on his child seat handle. So CUTE!
Labels: east coast park, SMH, zoo
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Megan's maiden bike ride
Finally, Megan could make it for our cycling adventure at East Coast Park today. She was not too well, as her left eye was slightly swollen. Tien Huat (Matthew's uncle fish fish) was down with flu. Nonetheless we all had fun!
We had breakfast at MacDonalds where Matthew had his Heinz Apple Cinnamon Porridge, his first time trying plain jar food. He did not really like it, so in the end we used the last few spoonfuls as a spread on his hotcake. He was determined to feed himself, so we helped him and he successfully used a fork to feed himself some hotcake. Needless to say, he enjoyed his hotcake very much.
Matthew obviously recognised East Coast Park and knew exactly which direction to go! There is this alley that leads from MacDonalds to the beach area. He struggled to get down and walked towards the alley. He loves to look at the sea, the sky and the ships in the water. So while we waited for Megan, Chris and Tien Huat, we walked along, enjoying the morning breeze and the scenery.
Megan finally came and we got ourselves into our rented bikes. So along we went. It was Megan's maiden ride on the bicycle. She enjoyed herself very much. Though her first time, she was determined to take control of the bike, "brushing" her Papa's hands off the handles!
Within just merely 5 minutes into the ride, Matthew struggled to get out. At first we did not know why. Chris thought that it might be because he wanted to do his business. True enough, he wanted to poo! After that, it was pure fun! We stopped at Bedok Jetty for a break and watched people fished. The fishes readily hooked on and there were lots of jumping fish. This silly mommy forgot to swish out the camera to take some photos of the kiddos looking at the fishes. Both Matthew and Megan were fascinated by the jumping fishes. Megan went, "Fish jump jump!"
We then made our way to Changi Sailing Club and took another break. Both Matthew and Megan came down from the bike for a walk walk to stretch their legs. They had bananas and we continued on our ride. We made another stop for some cold drink and Chris had an ice cream. The ice cream auntie gave both Matthew and Megan a piece of wafer each and they enjoyed their treat.
So fun.. We must go again!
We had breakfast at MacDonalds where Matthew had his Heinz Apple Cinnamon Porridge, his first time trying plain jar food. He did not really like it, so in the end we used the last few spoonfuls as a spread on his hotcake. He was determined to feed himself, so we helped him and he successfully used a fork to feed himself some hotcake. Needless to say, he enjoyed his hotcake very much.
Matthew obviously recognised East Coast Park and knew exactly which direction to go! There is this alley that leads from MacDonalds to the beach area. He struggled to get down and walked towards the alley. He loves to look at the sea, the sky and the ships in the water. So while we waited for Megan, Chris and Tien Huat, we walked along, enjoying the morning breeze and the scenery.
Megan finally came and we got ourselves into our rented bikes. So along we went. It was Megan's maiden ride on the bicycle. She enjoyed herself very much. Though her first time, she was determined to take control of the bike, "brushing" her Papa's hands off the handles!
Within just merely 5 minutes into the ride, Matthew struggled to get out. At first we did not know why. Chris thought that it might be because he wanted to do his business. True enough, he wanted to poo! After that, it was pure fun! We stopped at Bedok Jetty for a break and watched people fished. The fishes readily hooked on and there were lots of jumping fish. This silly mommy forgot to swish out the camera to take some photos of the kiddos looking at the fishes. Both Matthew and Megan were fascinated by the jumping fishes. Megan went, "Fish jump jump!"We then made our way to Changi Sailing Club and took another break. Both Matthew and Megan came down from the bike for a walk walk to stretch their legs. They had bananas and we continued on our ride. We made another stop for some cold drink and Chris had an ice cream. The ice cream auntie gave both Matthew and Megan a piece of wafer each and they enjoyed their treat.
So fun.. We must go again!Labels: east coast park
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Cycling at ECP
Since it was a public holiday yesterday and the eve of the new school term, we thought East Coast Park (ECP) might not be too crowded. We decided to bring Matthew for cycling again. As with New Year's Day, we woke up to a gloomy drizzling morning. No harm going to ECP. If we couldn't cycle, we could stroll and do some people watching.
We reached ECP at 8:15am. It looked as if the sky was clearing, then again it started to drizzle, so we looked for a pavilion to feed Matthew his breakfast of museli and apple. Then after that, we walked around, watching dogs with their owners, people on bikes and roller blades. Matthew kept pointing at everything.
We ended up at MacDonald's Children's Playground. He was walking up the slide with Papa's help and sliding down. Then we found this slide tunnel and Matthew actually crawled all the way up to the top and he explored the area. He had so much fun.
It was nearing nap time, so we strolled by the beach and coaxed Matthew to sleep in the sarong carrier. While he slept, we had some breakfast and decided that we shall wait for Matthew to wake up. If no rain, we would go ahead with our cycling trip.
And the weather cleared. Matthew remembered his previous cycling adventure and was very eager to get into the child seat. We made our way to Bedok Jetty. Along the way, Matthew was so happy that he was singing and making lots of happy noise. He was shouting "ba ba ba" so loudly that we had people staring at us!
We stopped for a short while at the beach near Pasta Fresca where we noticed some activities. There was a group of people having a team building activity and some water float activities. Mike brought Matthew down to the water and let Matthew walk on the sand. He was unsure at first. As the waves came and went, he was happy to touch the water and walk on the sand.
We then made our way to Bedok Jetty. Matthew was quick to point our the aeroplanes that were landing at Changi Airport. Has he "inherited" his Ah Yi's fascination with aeroplanes? We fed him his lunch of pasta as he sat in the child seat watching planes go by.
After lunch, we made our way further east, but it was almost time to return the bikes and Matthew was getting cranky. We rode back in silence as Matthew was tired and kept quiet on the return journey. What an adventure that morning.
We reached ECP at 8:15am. It looked as if the sky was clearing, then again it started to drizzle, so we looked for a pavilion to feed Matthew his breakfast of museli and apple. Then after that, we walked around, watching dogs with their owners, people on bikes and roller blades. Matthew kept pointing at everything.
We ended up at MacDonald's Children's Playground. He was walking up the slide with Papa's help and sliding down. Then we found this slide tunnel and Matthew actually crawled all the way up to the top and he explored the area. He had so much fun.
See Matthew climbed up the tunnel slide. It was actually not very easy. All the other kids stopped and waited for him to reach the top!
Matthew took a peep at Mama.
Walking down.
Matthew with a Jie Jie at the playground.
Matthew played peek-a-boo with Papa.
It was nearing nap time, so we strolled by the beach and coaxed Matthew to sleep in the sarong carrier. While he slept, we had some breakfast and decided that we shall wait for Matthew to wake up. If no rain, we would go ahead with our cycling trip.
Does Matthew look comfortable napping like that?
And the weather cleared. Matthew remembered his previous cycling adventure and was very eager to get into the child seat. We made our way to Bedok Jetty. Along the way, Matthew was so happy that he was singing and making lots of happy noise. He was shouting "ba ba ba" so loudly that we had people staring at us!
We stopped for a short while at the beach near Pasta Fresca where we noticed some activities. There was a group of people having a team building activity and some water float activities. Mike brought Matthew down to the water and let Matthew walk on the sand. He was unsure at first. As the waves came and went, he was happy to touch the water and walk on the sand.
Those giant water floats looked fun
All Matthew was interested in was getting to the water
Walking on sand and in the "sea"
We then made our way to Bedok Jetty. Matthew was quick to point our the aeroplanes that were landing at Changi Airport. Has he "inherited" his Ah Yi's fascination with aeroplanes? We fed him his lunch of pasta as he sat in the child seat watching planes go by.
Matthew spotted planes flying by, landing at Changi Airport
Mike was trying to take photo of himself and Matthew
This one was taken by Mama
After lunch, we made our way further east, but it was almost time to return the bikes and Matthew was getting cranky. We rode back in silence as Matthew was tired and kept quiet on the return journey. What an adventure that morning.
Labels: east coast park
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
What a busy Saturday!
Last Saturday, we brought Matthew to East Coast Park. We thought now that he could sit very well on his own, we could bring him cycling with us. I think he knew that something exciting was happening. On our way home in the car on Friday night, we told him about the trip, he was very happy and excited and made really happy noises, clapping his hands. Well, of course Papa and Mama were excited about it too, because it has been a while since we went cycling at East Coast Park.
I got to prepare all the food for breakfast, lunch and dinner on Friday night, as we would all going to be out the whole day. Breakfast was pureed apple and pear with Nestle brown rice cereal. Lunch was macaroni with carrot, meat and broccoli. Dinner was pork porridge with spinach. Yum yum!
Matthew woke up at 6:30am, as usual. So after his morning milk feed, we changed him and packed to go. We left the house at 7:45am and reached East Coast Park at 8:15am. We gave Matthew his breakfast, which he finished in double quick time. Then we were all ready to get on the bicycle by 8:45am.
But Matthew was apprehensive at first, refused to get into the child seat. Papa cycled around to show him the fun! Only then he was willing to be "strapped". Boy, did we have fun! We cycled eastwards towards Bedok Jetty. Matthew was happy. He was SINGING! So cute! Papa realized that Matthew did not like it with the sun "shining" down on his face, so we decided to aim for Katong Jetty instead.
It was almost half an hour Matthew sat in the child seat before he started making noise to get out. By then we had reached Katong Jetty. So we took him out for a breather. Now that he was nine-and-a-half months old, he was very aware of the surroundings and he saw the water (sea)!!! Papa took him to the beach and let him walk on the sand and the waves washed up and tickled his feet. He wanted more, but we said "no no". Next time, Matthew, we will bring you to the beach for more sun, sand and the sea.
We made our way back to the bicycle shop. This time he had no problem going back into the child seat. He enjoyed the ride, looking at the sea, ships, birds, cats, dogs, people etc etc.
It was time to leave and time for his nap. We managed to get him to nap in the car and we went to this little place near my workplace for breakfast. He woke up from his nap and we washed and changed him at my office. We made our way to Suntec City, where Papa was meeting somebody.
We settled down for Matthew's lunch at MacDonald's. Suntec MacDonald's was recently renovated to accommodate McCafe. It was their grand opening. There were balloons for the kids and Matthew had fun with the balloons. He had a big bowl of macaroni for lunch and it was obvious that he enjoyed it, because it was not the usual porridge. He loves chewing. I was so glad that he liked the macaroni. While we waited for Papa to finish his work, Matthew and I entertained ourselves with the people, the balloon and his Fred's Fire Engine Book. At one point, we were looking at his animal picture book and he was roaring like the lion and tiger. The lady sitting behind us kept turning her head to look at Matthew. Matthew stood up and smiled at her. Ha, he charmed the lady!
There's a koi garden in Suntec, so Matthew and I toured the garden while waiting for Papa to put some stuff in the car. As usual, he wanted to play with the water and touch the fish. Of course, that's a "no no".
Papa managed to coax Matthew to sleep at 2pm. We put him in the sarong carrier and I had to give him his milk sleeping. That made me wonder how babies drink milk when they are sleeping. Funny, right? Somehow they could do it.
Matthew woke up with a cry, when he was almost finished with his milk and he refused to go back to sleep. We put him in two of the coin operated cars and he enjoyed himself turning the steering wheel. Only thing was that he did not want to stand or sit on the seats. He sat down on the floor of the cars. *Mama slapped her forehead*
We went to Toys R Us again! It was so fun watching him play with the different toys. He did not like to play with toys previously and he would chew everything that he picked up and only books were the "toys" he wanted. Now? He knows where his toys are kept and he has a mind of his own - he decides what he wants to play. We bought a big ball for him. He chose it. We showed him two neon balls, yellow and orange. He chose the orange and we showed him another ball, this time with a plane cartoon on it, he chose the latter. When Papa put it back into the bin to choose a better one, he made noise!
Finally, we managed to get him to sleep in the sarong carrier. This is something which I had not done before. At least I did not need to carry him with my arms, if not my arms and back would suffer. He managed to sleep in the carrier for an hour! So comfortable.
We went to Ah Ma's house for dinner. Matthew had his porridge, but crawling all over the place, because there was no high chair for him. When he finally finished his porridge, he was bathed and changed and it was time to go home.
Matthew had a long day, so did Mama. He slept, so did I. Exhausted! We all had fun!
I got to prepare all the food for breakfast, lunch and dinner on Friday night, as we would all going to be out the whole day. Breakfast was pureed apple and pear with Nestle brown rice cereal. Lunch was macaroni with carrot, meat and broccoli. Dinner was pork porridge with spinach. Yum yum!
Matthew woke up at 6:30am, as usual. So after his morning milk feed, we changed him and packed to go. We left the house at 7:45am and reached East Coast Park at 8:15am. We gave Matthew his breakfast, which he finished in double quick time. Then we were all ready to get on the bicycle by 8:45am.
But Matthew was apprehensive at first, refused to get into the child seat. Papa cycled around to show him the fun! Only then he was willing to be "strapped". Boy, did we have fun! We cycled eastwards towards Bedok Jetty. Matthew was happy. He was SINGING! So cute! Papa realized that Matthew did not like it with the sun "shining" down on his face, so we decided to aim for Katong Jetty instead.
It was almost half an hour Matthew sat in the child seat before he started making noise to get out. By then we had reached Katong Jetty. So we took him out for a breather. Now that he was nine-and-a-half months old, he was very aware of the surroundings and he saw the water (sea)!!! Papa took him to the beach and let him walk on the sand and the waves washed up and tickled his feet. He wanted more, but we said "no no". Next time, Matthew, we will bring you to the beach for more sun, sand and the sea.We made our way back to the bicycle shop. This time he had no problem going back into the child seat. He enjoyed the ride, looking at the sea, ships, birds, cats, dogs, people etc etc.It was time to leave and time for his nap. We managed to get him to nap in the car and we went to this little place near my workplace for breakfast. He woke up from his nap and we washed and changed him at my office. We made our way to Suntec City, where Papa was meeting somebody.
We settled down for Matthew's lunch at MacDonald's. Suntec MacDonald's was recently renovated to accommodate McCafe. It was their grand opening. There were balloons for the kids and Matthew had fun with the balloons. He had a big bowl of macaroni for lunch and it was obvious that he enjoyed it, because it was not the usual porridge. He loves chewing. I was so glad that he liked the macaroni. While we waited for Papa to finish his work, Matthew and I entertained ourselves with the people, the balloon and his Fred's Fire Engine Book. At one point, we were looking at his animal picture book and he was roaring like the lion and tiger. The lady sitting behind us kept turning her head to look at Matthew. Matthew stood up and smiled at her. Ha, he charmed the lady!
There's a koi garden in Suntec, so Matthew and I toured the garden while waiting for Papa to put some stuff in the car. As usual, he wanted to play with the water and touch the fish. Of course, that's a "no no". Papa managed to coax Matthew to sleep at 2pm. We put him in the sarong carrier and I had to give him his milk sleeping. That made me wonder how babies drink milk when they are sleeping. Funny, right? Somehow they could do it.Matthew woke up with a cry, when he was almost finished with his milk and he refused to go back to sleep. We put him in two of the coin operated cars and he enjoyed himself turning the steering wheel. Only thing was that he did not want to stand or sit on the seats. He sat down on the floor of the cars. *Mama slapped her forehead*
We went to Toys R Us again! It was so fun watching him play with the different toys. He did not like to play with toys previously and he would chew everything that he picked up and only books were the "toys" he wanted. Now? He knows where his toys are kept and he has a mind of his own - he decides what he wants to play. We bought a big ball for him. He chose it. We showed him two neon balls, yellow and orange. He chose the orange and we showed him another ball, this time with a plane cartoon on it, he chose the latter. When Papa put it back into the bin to choose a better one, he made noise!Finally, we managed to get him to sleep in the sarong carrier. This is something which I had not done before. At least I did not need to carry him with my arms, if not my arms and back would suffer. He managed to sleep in the carrier for an hour! So comfortable.We went to Ah Ma's house for dinner. Matthew had his porridge, but crawling all over the place, because there was no high chair for him. When he finally finished his porridge, he was bathed and changed and it was time to go home.Matthew had a long day, so did Mama. He slept, so did I. Exhausted! We all had fun!
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