Isa n his artistic shots with the front camera..

Kiasu-ism..

Inspirations to write this blog came from my forum friend with his entry titled

"Should We Really Be So Kiasu?" and his came from this original entry.

I reckon this is one of our main concerns esp when we are in a society which focuses so much on academic studies. I will not deny the fact that I am kiasu too. Like many others, I started many activities that involved learning including flashcards and bedtime stories with my son even before he turned one. I guess being a ex-preschool teacher aids my interests to "groom"my son helps. But frankly speaking, I did not remember anything I did with Isadore lasted for more than 6 months as there was ALWAYS something along the way which I thought it would suit him better.

Then when Isa turned 8 months, I moved back with my parents and stayed with them for abt 2 yrs due to my work. I would say I am very blessed as my mom is an enthusiastic grandmother who loves to teach her darling grandson. Thus up till todate, Isadore is a merticulous child who does his work consciously and he ALWAYS has a sharp eye for details.

Anyway after this long journey of teaching and learning and having this wonderful boy, I always remind myself of this:

Academic can wait, but character building cant.

I would say I feel glad esp reading the original post abt "What a four year old should know" as at the end of the day, I am very proud of my Isadore who actually knows and understand these:

1. She should know that she is loved wholly and unconditionally, all of the time. (In other words: LOVE)
2. He should know that he is safe and he should know how to keep himself safe in public, with others, and in varied situations. He should know that he can trust his instincts about people and that he never has to do something that doesn’t feel right, no matter who is asking. He should know his personal rights and that his family will back them up. (In another words: Being sensitive)
3. She should know how to laugh, act silly, be goofy and use her imagination. She should know that it is always okay to paint the sky orange and give cats 6 legs. (In another words: Humour)
4. He should know his own interests and be encouraged to follow them. If he could care less about learning his numbers, his parents should realize he’ll learn them accidentally soon enough and let him immerse himself instead in rocket ships, drawing, dinosaurs or playing in the mud. (In another words: Reflection and self realisation)
5. She should know that the world is magical and that so is she. She should know that she’s wonderful, brilliant, creative, compassionate and marvelous. She should know that it’s just as worthy to spend the day outside making daisy chains, mud pies and fairy houses as it is to practice phonics. Scratch that– way more worthy. (In another words: Intrapersonal skills)

So is your child the same too? :)

Halfway thru the mark..

 

Here's more facts:

Up until now your baby has been measured from crown to rump but from this point on the measurement will be from crown to heel – and this week she is about 26cm long and is steadily gaining weight. A whitish coat of a slick, fatty substance called vernix caseosa begins to cover your baby, protecting her skin during its long immersion in amniotic fluid. It also eases birth. Your baby's swallowing more this week, good practice for her digestive system. After your baby takes in amniotic fluid, her body absorbs the water in the liquid and moves the rest into her large bowel. In her bowel, a sticky by-product of her digestive system, called meconium, accumulates. It'll appear in her first nappy after she's born. 

 

Ms Pinu is 20 weeks old! What? So fast? *grins* 

When one is not enough..

It was the Mid Autumn Festival here in sg on 12 Sept n Isa decided to show off his collection at the playground in the late evening..
Tsk tsk tsk.. I didn't buy them.. ALL were bought by my beloved Dad. He is Gong gong's first ever precious gem. What say u?
Anyway his fav is the pink one.

Happy Mid Autumn everyone!!

One nice lantern which costs $6.9 -_-
anyway it was bought by gong gong..

Words from the lil man..

Isa's speech caught me by surprise today:

1. "I tell Mummy I drink water done!"
2. "Wall sockets and electricity are brothers, fishballs and fishcakes are brothers too!"

So what on earth is inside this lil man's brain?

Ray papa's bday..

Ray papa said he is forever 25yo!! -_-

#2 gender..

I went for my regular check up on 24 Aug.. and there it was the moment of truth! and that is the gender for our #2! Guess what.. we got what we wish for! We are turning pink! :)

Sentosa chalet 27 Aug to 29 Aug 2011..

Our first cookies bakin..

Ok i think I'm fallen in love with courting trouble so here we are: baking out first cookies!!!
Seriously I prefer the muffins than the cookies. Mayb because it's choc chips cookies.. If u know, I'm not a choc fan anyway ah Lao n Isa were happy :) so I am happy too.

Our first muffin makin..

Very kpo-ish boy made me put more ingredients than expected but thank God the muffins turned out to be a okay!!
Anyway the inspiration came by when I asked what Isa wanted to give to his teachers for this upcoming Teacher's Day so I gave him two choices: cookies (the easy way out) or muffins (courting my own trouble) and you know the obvious answer.
And in order not to disappoint him, I thought a trial of muffins making will be good so there I kicked off by googl-ing for the recipe.... Blah blah bought the ingredients .. La la.. And here it is!!
Our first try at muffins! To be more specific: Banana muffins!
Verdict from family: passed!!
Yeah!!

A 4yo's perspective of his preg mom..

Can u make out the drawing? Hehe..

Sports Day @ Catholic Kindy on 8 Aug..

New spider on the block..

Papa n son..

Geared up for Isadore's school event!
National day celebration cum Sports Day!

Chameleon character hotwheels car..

Another new kid on the block.. An additional yet to Isadore's collection..
Note that it's dark brown when exposed to cold water then back to khaki when back to room temp..

My new shades = his new toys..

Cool or what..

A 4yo POV of a durian session..

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My loot had arrived..

The big bag consists of 10 pcs of outfits from Carters and Osh Kosh website.. For only USD $60!!

The small bags are maternity dresses from Amazon for only USD $19.99 each!

Good deal? I think so too!!

coming to the end of first trimester..

I am officially in my 11th week of pregnancy which only means Im moving out of the first trimester at the end of next week.. yeah!

If you are wondering why I would wanna blog about it cos of recent, I indeed have had the worst morning sickness ever.. Here goes my typical day at least for the last 4 weeks:

Morning

Week 4-7:
waking up with a heavy head wanting to vomit yet nothing comes out. Just wanting to do the gagging feel. If you know what my gagging means, it means wanting to make the vomit action with exaggerated sound. Rhinitis at work.

Week 8 to now:
My sickening allergic rhinitis came back again to bug me with a very blocked nose till I had to blow my nose.. say every 10 min. Went to the GP just two days ago and he only diagnosed it as a "aggravated version of my original allergy caused by pregnancy hormones". -.- he did prescribe me a non-drowsy medicine for "unblocking" my nose but apparently I need to take it twice a day and I actually knocked out afte taking the medicine so I only dare to take it before I sleep. How effective can that gets?

Afternoon

Week 4-7:
Thank goodness I still can take in some carbo types of food such as rice and noodles.

Week 8 to now:
lunch is basically regular, with the ability to finish one whole pack of economic rice or noodles.

Dinner

Week 4-7:
hungry but no appetite yet stomach churns and churns for food. No craving from week 4-7. Soup /warm/fried food simply turns me off. See a sumptous dinner being cooked at home yet have no appetite to eat. Took a few mouthful and just pushed the plate away. Soy sauce based food is also a no-no..

Week 8 to now:
so far can still eat but appetite is still half compared to my pre-pregnancy. Plus ah lao not coming home a couple of days a week also contributes to this bad appetite I guess.

No supper so far

Weight check from pre-pregnancy to week 7:
+4kg from pre-pregnancy week

Weight check from week 7- week10:
no weight gain

1st scan of our little frd..

By the way, we decided to nickname our lil frd "pinu" cos korkor's nickname is "kolo". Ok, it's a long story how we started calling Isadore kolo.

Isa and friends!!

If u knw, it's the iPad that's in front of them.. Datz y they could sit still..

Model student of July from School..