just the two of us

last day of the spring term

Today is the last day of the spring term. Teacher Amy said we could bring anyone we want and take a lots of pictures too -- she said it's 'show' day today. So Mommy and suster had take about close to 100 shoots and come out with few good ones.

PS: Today attendance was 1 boy (that is Caden) with 4 pretty 'older' girls (Amanda, Emi, Daisy and Lara). He was indeed a Prince among Pricessess. ^_^

Fish fish fish...

Entranced by the fishes in the tank at the basement of Wisma Atria

This is the second time Caden has been here. Initially in the first trip, he was afraid to be put in the front of the aquarium and wanted me to carry him the whole time. But today, he was enjoying himself throroughly, examining the fishes swimming in the tank. He was quite upset when he knew we were going home! It's okay Caden, I know you love the fishes so we'll be back soon!! ^_^

my first potty

I bought this potty from Mothercare and had been encouraging Caden to do his number 2 there in the morning for the past 5 days. And today my efforts have paid off! Caden sucessfully made a poop! -- a lottt!!! --I could have started potty training him when he is older but I thought starting him earlier would make him less dependant on his diaper and therefore make the process faster.

Every morning, as he wakes up, Caden would go 'ergghhhh....' even though his eyes are still half open! I was bewildered as he would do that every single morning, but I thought it was a good chance to get his used to using a potty. Suster and I would rush him to the potty as soon as Caden gives us the cue!

The good thing is, he doesn't seem to be bothered to have to sit on his potty for 10 to 15 minutes every morning and listening to Suster and I make the 'errrgghh' sound in order to encourage him to defecate!

My wish for Caden is for him to no longer be dependant on a diaper to poop, soon!

Super Happy Caden..

Caden was really happy this afternoon! He laughed so hard when I did peek-a-boo with him and when I was bouncing a ball in front of him. It was so cute, him laughing with no teeth at all! Yup! Next monday is his 8 months birthday and there is still no sign of his teeth coming just yet!

"abang-abang" style eating

This is how Caden eat sometimes. He would lift up one of his legs to make himself more comfortable eating. Like an "abang-abang" (man) in a "warung" (small stall)! It's not very obvious with the booster seat partly covering his legs. I just hope that he will not do that when he is older and able to sit on a normal chair -- it would definitely look impolite.

His meal times are so much better now! We are able to feed him with ease. He is able to finish most of his food without struggling these few days. The trick is to change his spoon! Haha.... It never crossed my mind to do that but suster happened to use a stiffer spoon instead of the more flexible one we usually use. And voila!

PS: The blue and yellow stripes on his knee is acually his "knee-pad" to give him more comfort as he masters the art of crawling.

went to Thai Express...

Went to Thai Express @ Paragon yesterday. Caden was so excited being there, he bangs the table again again. I think the thought of being in a crowded and loud place brought a new side of the world to Caden -- so different from home.

PS: The picture of Caden with daddy was taken at the lift at home. Daddy was still looking for a parking when mommy took the other picture at Thai Express. Parking was crazy last weekend, the Great Singapore sale had just begun and Indonesia was having a long weekend! Orchard was full! PACKED!

perfect crawling and sitting

At 7 1/2 months, Caden now had perfected his sitting and crawling skill

double eye lids

When Caden was still inside my tummy, I used to hope that Caden would get his father's eyes (big, round with double eye lids and curvey eyelashes). But unfortunately, he has small round eyes similar like mine. My auntie used to say that Caden's double eye lids would developed later on just like her sons -- which are my cousins. Though I want Caden to have big round eyes, I did not put my hope too high, until about 3 days ago when Caden's left eye developed a double eye lids. hehehee...so cutee... now, Caden has one eye a litle bit bigger than the other one! Well, hope the other double eye lids come soon!

sleeping time

My sleeping 'handsome' is at the far end of the chart for sleeping time. hehe...yes, this baby likes to sleep! With night time sleeping from 7pm to 7am straight -- woke up 3-4 times for milk or sometimes he just wants to cuddle to me and day time nap about 3-4 times lasting 1-3 hours each depending on how tired he is. Currently, at 7 and 1/2 months, his total sleeping time will be about 14-16 hours per day. WOW!!!

PS: I think soon, I have to tought him how to sleep through the night without him wanting to cuddle or have some night time milk! I think he is big enough for that. Some of my friends had tought their child since they were 3 months old.

playing with my toiletries case...

Caden loves to play with his toiletries basket -- it's a container that we put his gromming stuff (hair lotion -- very very important, vaseline, baby oil, cotton buds, etc and medicines). But now it is becoming one of Caden's many toys. Caden hates putting on his clothes. In fact, I think Caden used to be the son of Tarzan! *_* He will wail and struggle (EVERY SINGLE TIME) so whenever that happens I will give him this blue basket. He will lose himself in exploring his many hair products therefore forgetting that he is being changed! How convenient! :D

It does take lots of ingenuity to be a mother.

in oma's car

At last Caden can try out oma's new car -- of course without his car seat installed. Yup..the reason why Caden has never ridden on oma's car is that oma doesn't want the new leather to be scratched by Caden's extremely heavy car seat. But today we visited a friend who has just given birth to a baby girl, living in a service apartment nearby. So...ehem...Caden was not in his carseat today and I know he likes it that way!!! hehe... but sorry son, this apply only for today! We have to put you in your carseat next time, it's for your own safety!

how wonderful GOD's creation is...

I know there are lots of pictures of Caden in the pool but I can't resist posting this picture in the blog...he looks so cute with his eyes closed tight, being ready to be submerged into the water. I am surprised how smart he is at this young age where he could not even communicate through verbal words but yet understands more than we know! We only tought him a few times by counting "one two and three" and then submerged him into the water and now he already understand it fully what's going to happen after the count of three.

Above everything else, I think I am amazed of how God's able to create this wonderful person in him -- how he has grow so much this past 7 months and can't thank GOD enough of his grace to allow me to be his mother. I pray and hope that I would be given the strength and wisdom (lots and lots of it) to be a good friend and mother in Caden's life.

"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my boby and knit me together in my mother's womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous-and how well I know it."

Psalm 139:13-14

PS: ii Valerie took the picturess...!! thanks i...

spiderman 4 - son of spiderman

Caden's new and dangerous hobby! Crawling to the end of the bed and stay there for a few seconds and wailing for us to let go of his leg as he wants to continue his journey downwardss!!! Caden, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS!!! So now, we cannot leave him out of our sight even for just a few seconds!

with Oma's flowers

Oma had just bought these pretty flowers for our living room but unfortunately it won't live for long! So oma told Caden to take pictures with them so "it will not wasted," says Oma. Hahaha as you wish Oma! These flowers cost so much and is Caden continues grabbing the flowers it will die even sooner!!

spoon-handle chewer

This is what happens when we give Caden his spoon at meal time -- he chews on the handle, not the part which should go into the mouth! SOON I have to teach him that what he does is not right!!! It's difficult to teach him now... He's still too young to understand! The moment I let go of the spoon, he will turn it up-side-down again! *_*

terrible seven???

Today is the 4th day of Caden's Terrible Seven (he is 7 months old)! Hehe…not really the kind that you find in two years old toddler but similar….I hope! *finger crossed* ^_^

These past few days, meal times have been very difficult for all of us. Caden doesn’t seem to have an appetite. He would just lock his lips or snatch the spoon (which makes the food land on his face, hands, body and his booster chair) or worse, pushing the spoon away which makes the food fly all over the place. Furthermore, he will add his wailing (wanting to be carried – away from his booster seat) and screaming (although still far from a toddler’s scream that I heard in a mall before -- please...not my Caden please!!!). I know that Caden is not like some babies who loves and looking forward to his meal times, but those meal times never get this challenging and demanding.

It’s difficult for me to see him like that – as if he screams for me to get him out of that misery. On one hand I wanted to say, “It’s okay suster, let him go” but on the other hand, I know that he needs the vitamins from the food to help him grow to be a strong and healthy kid. *sigh*

If those meal times get very bad (like at dinner in this past 3 days), I usually told suster to stop and wait for half an hour or so. In the mean time, I carried him out from his booster (usually he would smile right away) and gave him a bath or rather a play-time with water. Caden loves water, he loves to splash the water and started to try to make bubbles using his mouth (his swim lessons teach him that but he is still too young to do it himself, so usually I will make bubble using my mouth while him watching me doing it).

Those bath times give Caden a little bit of relief and relaxation before he got back to his booster seat and try another shot of his dinner time. I tried everything. I gave him his favorite cereals where he was suppose to eat his porridge, give him fruits where he is suppose to eat his cereals! Haiyah…and everything doesn't seem to work well.

Suster said she saw Caden’s gum looks a bit white on his left bottom and thought that his tooth is coming out soon! I just hope that that’s true and hope that that's the reason for him being difficult at meal times. If so, "please come out soon, tooth!!! so that Caden would be back to “normal” in no time!" *finger crossed*

PS: Surprisingly, Caden seems to sleep better and longer! Nap time which was usually lasts about an hour, could stretch up to 3 hours straight (wake up one or two times just to breastfeed and go right back to sleep).

swimming today....

PS: Caden was put underwater for more than 5 times today! ^_^ He is a brave boy, indeed!

Happy Mother's Day

Oma and mommy

"Happy Mother's day to all mothers...especially to oma...!"

We all made this for oma in the morning of mother's day. It was fun looking at oma's surprised face(especially when she was in her pajamas!). She was asleep when ii Valerie and I arranged the pears in such a way too look like a 'cake'. Wanted to buy a cake for oma but this few days, she always complains that she gain so much weight, so we thought that making a 'cake' from the pears (oma's most favorite fruit) would be a better idea. ^_^

PS: I bought the roses and the pears a day before but it's been so hot in Singapore this past few days that the roses died within one day -- although I hide it in my room with the AC on, i guess it was still too hot for them! :(

someone was definately sleepy....^_^

"looks like someone was sleepy!!" ^_^

Just got this photo from my sister's wedding last January...everyone was praying while Caden yawned (a big one) -- maybe because of great-grandma's prayer? ^_^ I laughed hard looking at this!

PS: Caden actually had just woke up from his afternoon nap!