Grilles Climbing

Here's Eugene climbing up his room's window grilles. He's been also trying to climb our gate's grilles. Of cos, hubby is close by, just in case.......

Hello! Down there!

Oil Slick at East Coast

26 May 2010

Hubby wanted to bring Eugene to the beach to let him play with the sands.

As we were alighting from the car, I noticed a very strong petrol smell. We then realised that it could be from the oil spill that had recently happened from 2 vessels colliding into each other.

"wah, can smell the petrol when it's so far out at sea", I thought to myself.

As we got closer to the beach, I thought the waves didn't look normal. The movement of the waves is somehow, how should I say it, more dense-like. I got a feeling that it's the oil and yes, I was right.


 Look at that!

We wanted to turn back but Eugene saw the sand and was already running towards it.
He was so excited at home when we told him we're bringing him to the beach and that he can play in the sand. He took his backpack and put his rake, spade and some toys to bring with him.

So we let him play but not for long though. The petrol smell was rather strong.

Let me take off my slippers. It's more comfortable and I want to feel the sand between my feet.

Am I a Beaver?

I stepped on some hard stuff on the floor and wondered what it was.

Hmm....... looked like some wood chips, where did it come from.

Then I saw the long stick that Eugene had picked up from his walks around our area and it looked like there are some broken bits on the tip.

Then I saw Eugene's mouth biting on something - "Open your mouth! What are you eating? I did not give you anything to munch" - when Eugene opened his mouth, there it was, the bits and pieces of the stick.

I quickly took a towel and wipe the insides of his mouth and picked up the small pieces of wood on the floor and went to the kitchen.

When I came out of the kitchen, there he was, chomping on the stick again! He looked like a beaver gnawing at it. I guess that's because he's teething again, all his canines are coming out.

He must really have got very strong teeth....

Bottle Tree Park

22 April 2010

I remember dining in a seafood restaurant in Bottle Tree Village many, many, many years ago. I remembered it was a dark and narrow dirt track leading up to the Village.

But we're not talking about Bottle Tree Village here but Bottle Tree Park. This is where the catching fish in the 'longkang' (drain) experience is.

When I was a kid, I remembered catching fish, guppies, tadpoles in the drains near my house with my cousins. And I especially enjoyed running off together with my cousins, to the drain near or was it in MacRitchie Reservoir to catch the guppies. 

But now what to do? Singapore is now so urbanised - very hard to find fish in longkang to catch liao, so it must be manufactured lor.

BOTTLE TREE PARK

Here's my new slippers that mommy bought for me.

We had lunch at a Japanese restaurant located in the premises - edible lah, nothing fantastic.

I thought the place will be very crowded since it's a weekend, but it was pretty empty.

Very empty, right?

Eugene very apprehensive at first.

Ok, let's splash a little...

Hello fish!

Boy! this is not a swimming pool!

There is a small washing area just next to the 'longkang' pond and we decided to wash Eugene there and to get him into dry clothes.


Absolutely enjoying his shower. 


For modesty sake, I have covered his 'birdie' but he's in all his glory in the video below.

 More people now....

Prawns fishing, anyone?

you can even bbq your prawns on the spot......

or fish fishing?......

Lotus pond.

Guess what Eugene's up to? He's picking up small stones......

to throw into the big fishing pond.......

There's a playground there and quite a number of swings there too.
I miss swings. I hardly see any at the playgrounds nowadays.

Thank you daddy for a fun day. I need my afternoon nap now zzzzzzzzzz.........

Will bring Eugene back for the 'longkang' fishing when he's older.


http://www.bottletree.com.sg/

Bottle Weaning Regression

Yes, Eugene has now refused to drink his milk from his 'Sponge Bob' straw cup (earlier 'Bottle Weaning' post)

He was doing fine until he got sick with high fever recently due to eating keropok! So since he was sick, I fed him for about 3-4 days as he was not his usual self.

Little did I think that after those few days of feeding him his milk, he now insist on either hubby or I feeding him his milk. He just absolutely refused to drink from the straw cup **sigh**.

So this morning, in order to 'force' him to self-drink, hubby gave him his milk in the 'Sponge Bob' straw cup. Eugene just absolutely refused to drink from it. Even when we told him that there will be no milky for him.

That boy har! Very stubborn. Even though he was hungry (he is always hungry first thing in the morning and always ask for his milk), he did not asked for his milk at all! Even when it was almost lunch time, he still did not ask for his milk (mind you, we did not even give any breakfast cereal or anything to him).

Aiyoh, how? In the end, we gave in and gave him his milk in his milk bottle. I guess hubby and I are too soft-hearted. Also, he had not been putting on weight. He had the same weight for the past 2 months and his paediatrician had said his weight is a bit on the low side.

Any mommies out there who are in/had been in a similar situation? Any advise or methods that I can use to get my boy off the milk bottle?

COLOURS Puzzle

I had bought more puzzles from Kiddie Palace.

Eugene had already tried the SHAPES puzzle and have no problem putting the shapes in the correct slots but he is still not able to say the words of the shapes. The only one he can say is 'star'.

I have kept the SHAPES puzzle for the time being as he is not interested in it. I think it could be my fault. Let me explain.

Eugene don't like to be taught the regimented way. If I try to sit him down and then teach him the words, he just don't like it. I was telling him, this is 'circle', this is 'square' etc. He was bored and walked away. Same thing with flash-cards.



So now, I have to teach him without him knowing that I'm teaching him!

For example, when putting together this 'Colours' puzzle, I will talk to him casually and say things like : Oh, where do this red colour goes to? Is that a purple colour you are holding? Can you put the blue colour in the slot? etc. And it works like a charm!

Eugene had only done this 'Colours' puzzle about 2-3 times yesterday. And this morning, when Eugene was doing the puzzle with hubby, he surprised us!

Eugene already knows and can say the colours : red, blue and black (but cannot keep asking him, he will get bored and just give you the answers any old how).

This morning, he said, pink and brown and took the correct colours! Well done! I have not taught him the colours pink and brown until yesterday and so I was very surprised that he can remember it.

I bought some plastic files to keep the puzzles.

Why Does A Baby Have A Soft Spot On Its Head?

 

 

Illustrated BabyWatching 
by Desmond Morris

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Ice-Cream !

Yes, yes, I can hear some of you mommies saying - don't give ice-cream to your child to eat, it's bad for him.

Ok, ok, Eugene do not eat ice-cream on a regular basis. This is only the 2nd time that he had ice-cream.

He, of cos did not eat the whole cone, I shared it with him. And boy, can he finished it fast! He don't lick, he chomp on it.

Hmm.... so yummy......

Here's a big bite.

The Milk Moustache