This is only the basic set, and costs around $60+ after discount. When we got home, this little boy was so eager to open up the box and play with his Daddy!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
An Early Xmas Pressie for Ian
A staff from his ex-enrichment school had recommended me to get him the Junior Engineer toy a few months ago, and hence, we gotten one for him during the recent festive sale.
This is only the basic set, and costs around $60+ after discount. When we got home, this little boy was so eager to open up the box and play with his Daddy!
This is only the basic set, and costs around $60+ after discount. When we got home, this little boy was so eager to open up the box and play with his Daddy!
Friday, December 10, 2010
Ian's Haircut @ Baby Spa
Our usual hair stylist was overseas for this festive month before we could get one 'last' cut at her place, hence, we had no choice but to source for another place to get Ian a trim.
Since Ian has always gotten his hair cut at the same place since he was a baby, we had no idea where to bring him to, because it was hard to keep him still during the cut. I remembered that the Baby Spa shop did have this service, besides letting babies swim, and hence we brought Ian there to try out their service on this afternoon.
Ian sat in a toy car and the lady who attended to us switched on a cartoon to keep him entertained. Unfortunately, he was not in the least interested in the cartoon. Hubby had to keep Ian down as he was fidgeting at the sound of the electric shaver.
I had told the lady that I wanted the hair to be short, and she really did exactly what I said. (I am lamenting at the shortness now.) One thing good about their service was that they provided a vacuum for us to suck up the hair from Ian's clothes.
The first cut cost $16, and with the member card, subsequent visits will cost $10.
Since Ian has always gotten his hair cut at the same place since he was a baby, we had no idea where to bring him to, because it was hard to keep him still during the cut. I remembered that the Baby Spa shop did have this service, besides letting babies swim, and hence we brought Ian there to try out their service on this afternoon.
Ian sat in a toy car and the lady who attended to us switched on a cartoon to keep him entertained. Unfortunately, he was not in the least interested in the cartoon. Hubby had to keep Ian down as he was fidgeting at the sound of the electric shaver.
I had told the lady that I wanted the hair to be short, and she really did exactly what I said. (I am lamenting at the shortness now.) One thing good about their service was that they provided a vacuum for us to suck up the hair from Ian's clothes.
The first cut cost $16, and with the member card, subsequent visits will cost $10.
Ian's Progress In School
We had a review session with Ian's childcare teachers this afternoon. It was a short 30 minutes chat with the teachers and they showed us his "report book".
Generally, his "grades" in all aspects had improved, with mostly 3s (1 being the lowest, 3 being the highest). I wonder if the teachers had been a tad too generous with the scores? However, as expected, the language development sections had many 2s, but there were no more 1s unlike the mid-year review.
The teachers also showed us a stick figure sketch that he had drawn in the beginning of December. It was a self-portrait, with eyes, nose, mouth, hair, body, hands, and legs. I was a bit surprised at the sketch, and the teachers said that they were a bit surprised too because it was probably something that a 3.5 year old would draw. They noticed that he was strong at sorting shapes and colours. They also commented that he was a curious child, and always tore off bits of paper from the crafts pasted on the wall.
It was a pity that I only had a quick look at the comments written in the report book, which would follow him until he completed K2 in this school.
On this day, I also noticed the big difference in his behaviour, upon the appearance of his English teacher. He was running wildly along the corridor while we waited for our turn, and immediately turned into a "demure" sheep when she walked out of the classroom. It was good to know that there was someone in school who could control him from misbehaving.
Generally, his "grades" in all aspects had improved, with mostly 3s (1 being the lowest, 3 being the highest). I wonder if the teachers had been a tad too generous with the scores? However, as expected, the language development sections had many 2s, but there were no more 1s unlike the mid-year review.
The teachers also showed us a stick figure sketch that he had drawn in the beginning of December. It was a self-portrait, with eyes, nose, mouth, hair, body, hands, and legs. I was a bit surprised at the sketch, and the teachers said that they were a bit surprised too because it was probably something that a 3.5 year old would draw. They noticed that he was strong at sorting shapes and colours. They also commented that he was a curious child, and always tore off bits of paper from the crafts pasted on the wall.
It was a pity that I only had a quick look at the comments written in the report book, which would follow him until he completed K2 in this school.
On this day, I also noticed the big difference in his behaviour, upon the appearance of his English teacher. He was running wildly along the corridor while we waited for our turn, and immediately turned into a "demure" sheep when she walked out of the classroom. It was good to know that there was someone in school who could control him from misbehaving.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Crafts: Projects for November 2010
Yet another lazy month for me... only managed to accomplished 2 pieces of crafts with my dear boy this month. He has been more engaged in tracing mazes, alphabets and numbers for this month. Also, this lazy mommy has been using pre-cut craft templates from craft books, and also letting him play with stickers.
Thumb Print Apple Tree - I cut out a template of the tree and let Ian create the "apples" with his thumb. A simple activity, but he enjoyed it a lot.
Paper Plate Rabbit - First, I drew a centre line across a smaller paper plate and let Ian cut the plate into half. Then, I traced out 2 ovals on a piece of pink construction paper and let Ian cut out the shape (though I did help him to trim a little). I drew the eyes and mouth on the bigger paper plate and let Ian stick the pompom on as the nose. Then, I helped him paste on the chenille stems as the whiskers, and guided him to paste the ears behind the bigger plate.
Thumb Print Apple Tree - I cut out a template of the tree and let Ian create the "apples" with his thumb. A simple activity, but he enjoyed it a lot.
Paper Plate Rabbit - First, I drew a centre line across a smaller paper plate and let Ian cut the plate into half. Then, I traced out 2 ovals on a piece of pink construction paper and let Ian cut out the shape (though I did help him to trim a little). I drew the eyes and mouth on the bigger paper plate and let Ian stick the pompom on as the nose. Then, I helped him paste on the chenille stems as the whiskers, and guided him to paste the ears behind the bigger plate.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Ian @ 2 Years 8 Months
Quick Stats:
Height: 97cm
Weight: 15.2kg
Height: 97cm
Weight: 15.2kg
- Our little boy is getting more and more talkative, and likes to sing along with the radio or TV credits. He also has the habit of repeating something he said until he gets our attention. His tenacity sometimes surprises us.
- Ian is now able to unbutton his uniform when he is back from school. However, he still needs some help when buttoning his shirt. So far, he has been putting on his undies and pants without much help from us.
- He is now toilet-trained in the day, except for occasional accidents. We are contemplating to start him in his undies for school as well, as he can differentiate his undies from a diaper and refuses to go to the toilet whenever he's in a diaper.
- Able to write a few letters and numbers though they do not look as pretty yet: "H", "I", "T", "L", "1", "2".
- He is also starting to show defiance whenever we ask him to do something.
- Learning to pedal a tricycle.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
A Happy Weekend for Ian
Ian must have enjoyed this day a lot.
Firstly, we signed him up for a trial class at Abrakadoodle. The theme of the day was using fir tree branches and create a painting of snowy forest. As much as Ian enjoyed doing arts and crafts at home, he enjoyed dabbing the paints on the paper. At the end of the class, he got to bring back his framed artwork.
After the class, we decided to bring Ian to ride his bike at the Lower Seletar Reservoir. We had been talking of visiting the place for ages, and this was the first time we realized our 'talks'. There was a splash park but strangely, the people playing with the water were not kids.
Ian learned to pedal his bike on the wooden bridge...
Firstly, we signed him up for a trial class at Abrakadoodle. The theme of the day was using fir tree branches and create a painting of snowy forest. As much as Ian enjoyed doing arts and crafts at home, he enjoyed dabbing the paints on the paper. At the end of the class, he got to bring back his framed artwork.
After the class, we decided to bring Ian to ride his bike at the Lower Seletar Reservoir. We had been talking of visiting the place for ages, and this was the first time we realized our 'talks'. There was a splash park but strangely, the people playing with the water were not kids.
Ian learned to pedal his bike on the wooden bridge...
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
The Maid #2
Our Scooba's long-awaited sibling finally reached us yesterday afternoon. I had waited for a while to woot this sibling, who will be complementing the Scooba in house-cleaning. Although it was not the model that I had desired, nevertheless, the price was too good to resist ($290) and almost half of the price I saw on eBay.
After charging it overnight, I set it off its first mission to vacuum the whole house. See it in action...
These 2 siblings never fail to amaze me how much dirt they always find in the house. I have tried running the Scooba everyday for a week, and the water is always black. Perhaps, I should use the Roomba first to suck up the dirt, followed by the Scooba for a more effective cleaning.
After charging it overnight, I set it off its first mission to vacuum the whole house. See it in action...
These 2 siblings never fail to amaze me how much dirt they always find in the house. I have tried running the Scooba everyday for a week, and the water is always black. Perhaps, I should use the Roomba first to suck up the dirt, followed by the Scooba for a more effective cleaning.
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