We have been teaching him how to stack them up himself or to nest the cups. See how he has progressed.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Stacking & Nesting Cups
We received a set of stacking/nesting cups from a friend and although the toy is simple, Ian loves it! It has been one of his top favourite toys at home and he pushs the cups around the house while crawling, brings it to bath, and he loves it when we stack up the cups so that he can topple them.
We have been teaching him how to stack them up himself or to nest the cups. See how he has progressed.
We have been teaching him how to stack them up himself or to nest the cups. See how he has progressed.
Sleeping Baby
This photo was taken from our new camera, while testing it out at the camera shop at SLS on Ian's birthday. Ian was so tired that he slept for over an hour in his Daddy's loving arms. And needless to say, hubby's arms were aching after that.Saturday, April 18, 2009
More, More, More
Ian is full of surprises these days! Just a few days ago, he suddenly started to do the sign for "more", by putting his fingers together and bringing both hands together. He has learnt to clap about a month ago, and perhaps this is a natural progression to doing the sign for "more". There is indeed a sense of gratification to see him doing more and more signs, as our effort for the past months have paid off.
For the past week or so, we noticed that he waved bye bye on a few occasions, and babbled "bye bye" along with the action. However, it has happened randomly, and we do not know when he will wave when asked to, and when he will have his own mind.
Nevertheless, it is a real joy to see your little one growing up so rapidly!
For the past week or so, we noticed that he waved bye bye on a few occasions, and babbled "bye bye" along with the action. However, it has happened randomly, and we do not know when he will wave when asked to, and when he will have his own mind.
Nevertheless, it is a real joy to see your little one growing up so rapidly!
No More First Teeth
I am so outdated with sprees, that I just found out that the First Teeth Toothpaste that Ian is using, is discontinued! It is a rather saddening news, because so many babies have been using this toothpaste as it is safe to swallow.
We have been rather lazy in brushing his teeth, and hence he is still using his first tube since his first teeth sprouted. Before the current tube runs out, we'd better find an alternative...*sigh*
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Good Friday Weekends
Toddling Toddler
Just a few days after Ian started to walk independently at my Mom's wooden floor, he gained confidence very quickly to do that at home too. He has been toddling around the house over the Good Friday weekends, and has managed to walk from the bedroom to the living room, which is about 4m in length.
We have started to put him into the Barney shoes that was bought by my Mom when we bring him out. However, we still do not dare to let him walk on the streets for too long, as he tends to sit down and climb when he is tired.
By the way, my Mom's prophesy has once again come true. She has been saying that Ian will walk at 12 months, and thankfully, he has achieved this milestone in time!
His Magmag Cup
Since his Magmag spout has gotten dirtied again, we have upgraded him to a straw top. Surprisingly, he takes it better than the spout. Soon, we will train him to drink his milk from the cup too.
Classes, Classes
This weekend, we have also started him in a Kindermusik class. We have gone for trials at Kindermusik and Seimpi, but chose the former since the timings are better. The classes at Seimpi are either too early or too late for us, and Hubby finds it too far as well. Our main objective is to get Ian exposed to music, and so, Kindermusik would be good enough for now.
Today, Ian also started a new semester for the LNT class. He has new classmates, and thankfully, they were not as woeful as some of the previous ones. *Fingers-crossed* I just hope that Ian will pay more attention in the class, like his other little friends. However, I think he had enjoyed the class today, as he was laughing so hard when the teacher dropped the toy carrot onto the plate that everyone was looking at him. The auntie next to us even said that his laughter was so cute.
Sign, Sign, Sign
Today, he also surprised me by doing the sign for "more". We have been teaching him this sign for the past few months and he finally started to imitate this action. Perhaps he does not really understand the meaning, but hopefully, he will start to, so that he can tell us what he wants. He also finds the sign for "bike" (imitate the peddling action with your hands) hilarious, as he cracks up whenever I do it. He also does a similar action, and I wonder if he is trying to copy the "bike" sign?
One of his favourite songs must be "The eensy weensy spider" - he appears more alert and tries to imitate the hand actions for this song.
Food, Western Food
As Hubby was home in the morning, I decided to be a bit more adventurous to try out new recipes for Ian. He seemed to be losing his appetite recently, and I wonder whether it was due to teething, or because my cooking did not whet his appetite?
For breakfast, I cooked scrambled egg for Ian using an egg, fresh milk, butter and cheese. New food introduced were fresh milk and butter. Since Ian could not finish his meal, it ended up in both our tummies. I had thought that this was baby food (meaning, not very tasty for an adult), but surprisingly, it tasted rather OK. Perhaps it was due to the butter which contained some salt? Or the cheese?
For lunch, I cooked pasta and mixed it with broccoli, carrots and cheese, then sautéd with butter in a pot. As Ian was not ready to eat by the time I was done, I left it in the thermal pot. However, it ended up too dry by the time he was ready to eat, so Hubby added water to make it more 'edible' for Ian.
Just a few days after Ian started to walk independently at my Mom's wooden floor, he gained confidence very quickly to do that at home too. He has been toddling around the house over the Good Friday weekends, and has managed to walk from the bedroom to the living room, which is about 4m in length.
We have started to put him into the Barney shoes that was bought by my Mom when we bring him out. However, we still do not dare to let him walk on the streets for too long, as he tends to sit down and climb when he is tired.
By the way, my Mom's prophesy has once again come true. She has been saying that Ian will walk at 12 months, and thankfully, he has achieved this milestone in time!
His Magmag Cup
Since his Magmag spout has gotten dirtied again, we have upgraded him to a straw top. Surprisingly, he takes it better than the spout. Soon, we will train him to drink his milk from the cup too.
Classes, Classes
This weekend, we have also started him in a Kindermusik class. We have gone for trials at Kindermusik and Seimpi, but chose the former since the timings are better. The classes at Seimpi are either too early or too late for us, and Hubby finds it too far as well. Our main objective is to get Ian exposed to music, and so, Kindermusik would be good enough for now.
Today, Ian also started a new semester for the LNT class. He has new classmates, and thankfully, they were not as woeful as some of the previous ones. *Fingers-crossed* I just hope that Ian will pay more attention in the class, like his other little friends. However, I think he had enjoyed the class today, as he was laughing so hard when the teacher dropped the toy carrot onto the plate that everyone was looking at him. The auntie next to us even said that his laughter was so cute.
Sign, Sign, Sign
Today, he also surprised me by doing the sign for "more". We have been teaching him this sign for the past few months and he finally started to imitate this action. Perhaps he does not really understand the meaning, but hopefully, he will start to, so that he can tell us what he wants. He also finds the sign for "bike" (imitate the peddling action with your hands) hilarious, as he cracks up whenever I do it. He also does a similar action, and I wonder if he is trying to copy the "bike" sign?
One of his favourite songs must be "The eensy weensy spider" - he appears more alert and tries to imitate the hand actions for this song.
Food, Western Food
As Hubby was home in the morning, I decided to be a bit more adventurous to try out new recipes for Ian. He seemed to be losing his appetite recently, and I wonder whether it was due to teething, or because my cooking did not whet his appetite?
For breakfast, I cooked scrambled egg for Ian using an egg, fresh milk, butter and cheese. New food introduced were fresh milk and butter. Since Ian could not finish his meal, it ended up in both our tummies. I had thought that this was baby food (meaning, not very tasty for an adult), but surprisingly, it tasted rather OK. Perhaps it was due to the butter which contained some salt? Or the cheese?
For lunch, I cooked pasta and mixed it with broccoli, carrots and cheese, then sautéd with butter in a pot. As Ian was not ready to eat by the time I was done, I left it in the thermal pot. However, it ended up too dry by the time he was ready to eat, so Hubby added water to make it more 'edible' for Ian.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
My Baby Can Walk
Opps... Ian is no longer a baby, but a toddler now.
He has started to walk around the house independently these few days. We realised that he is more confident to walk on carpeted floor or wooden floor. He is more reluctant to do so at home because our flooring is made of hard, cold tiles.
Some updates of his progress as of 12 months:
- During his 4th pneumoccoccal jab at Dr Ong's on 31st March, he had his weight measured. It was 10.4kg which was almost at the 90th percentile! Dr Ong advised us to reduce his milk intake to 2 feeds a day and concentrate on giving a variety of solids to Ian because solids were more nutritious.
- Able to walk independently though not for very long.
- Still not able to speak. His words are mum mum, da da, mei mei, etc...
- Makes the sign for 'milk' but now, I think he does not mean milk but it is more like a 'hello' gesture to us. I wonder why...
New food that he has eaten recently:
- Strawberries
- Cheese (he does not like it though)
- Tahini
- Sips of soups that my Mom made for dinner
- Sips of Yacult, Pokka green tea, and commercial fruit juice (not from concentrate!)
I admit sadly that we have slowed down tremendously on introducing new food to him. He does seem to have become bored with the porridge that I cook for him over the weekends. *Sigh* Shall have to dig out my AK cookbook again.
He has started to walk around the house independently these few days. We realised that he is more confident to walk on carpeted floor or wooden floor. He is more reluctant to do so at home because our flooring is made of hard, cold tiles.
Some updates of his progress as of 12 months:
- During his 4th pneumoccoccal jab at Dr Ong's on 31st March, he had his weight measured. It was 10.4kg which was almost at the 90th percentile! Dr Ong advised us to reduce his milk intake to 2 feeds a day and concentrate on giving a variety of solids to Ian because solids were more nutritious.
- Able to walk independently though not for very long.
- Still not able to speak. His words are mum mum, da da, mei mei, etc...
- Makes the sign for 'milk' but now, I think he does not mean milk but it is more like a 'hello' gesture to us. I wonder why...
New food that he has eaten recently:
- Strawberries
- Cheese (he does not like it though)
- Tahini
- Sips of soups that my Mom made for dinner
- Sips of Yacult, Pokka green tea, and commercial fruit juice (not from concentrate!)
I admit sadly that we have slowed down tremendously on introducing new food to him. He does seem to have become bored with the porridge that I cook for him over the weekends. *Sigh* Shall have to dig out my AK cookbook again.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Really My Last Spree from ON?
Recently, I received a notification from Shoponline when I was declaring my orders with Old Navy. It said that the merchant had requested them not to ship their merchandise out of the States. Subsequently, some forums had also reported that similar sites like Coach had the same request and refused to ship to shipping dock addresses.
There was a recent sale at Gap and hence, I decided to give it a try to see if they would really reject my orders. I stocked up some clothes for Ian and also bought a few tops for myself. And fortunately, my orders went through.
If they stop shipping to shipping dock addresses, I will really miss buying from them as the quality and prices are really attractive as compared to what I can get locally. (Most of Ian's (new) clothes now are from Old Navy.)
Will this be my last batch of clothes from my favourite merchant?
There was a recent sale at Gap and hence, I decided to give it a try to see if they would really reject my orders. I stocked up some clothes for Ian and also bought a few tops for myself. And fortunately, my orders went through.
If they stop shipping to shipping dock addresses, I will really miss buying from them as the quality and prices are really attractive as compared to what I can get locally. (Most of Ian's (new) clothes now are from Old Navy.)
Will this be my last batch of clothes from my favourite merchant?
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