Realised that Chwee Kueh is a very good "training material" for practising the use of the fork as it sticks. Well done, my little one! Mummy can sip her morning coffee and happily read her Straits Times while you enjoy your "chwee kueh kosong" at 8am on weekends.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
I can use a fork
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
My First Kite
Monday, December 27, 2010
Hopelessly In Love with Bears
Here's a video of Thaleia identifying and saying the names of some of the animals from one of her favourite books,,"Brown bear, Brown bear, what do you see?". Now the animal she says most clearly and with most enthusiam is the word BEAR..hear her say it at 1:44.
This is the most wonderful time of the year
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Self feeding
The art of using a spoon takes years to develop..it's a long way there. Next thing to do tomorrow to buy a better training spoon and a floor mat
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Feeding the Giant Tortise
Sunday, October 24, 2010
First few words
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Wake Up, Kitty!
There is this stray cat near our neighborhood which Thaleia enjoys "fellowshiping" with. This morning, as we were making our way to the PD for her regular vacinnations. She saw the cat again and tried to get the cat's attention but unfortunately was not successful as the Kitty was so deep in sleep!
My First Piece of Art
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Sore Sore Eyes
Sunday, September 19, 2010
A little Poem for a Bride-To-Be
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Hand Foot & Mouth Disease
Monday, August 30, 2010
Fun in the Pool
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Where is the School Bus?
Sunday, August 8, 2010
A Walk in the Park
The anti-diahorrea medicine turned her loose stools into solid rocks..now her stools are as hard as marbles! Guess the effect of the medicine will fade away in time..I sure hope so!
One of the places we enjoy bringing Thaleia to in the evening is the SengKang Riverside Park. It's big, beautified by greenery, and have 2 ponds teeming with fishes and turtles. Kids were throwing pieces of bread to feed the fishes.
I caught a brave turtle who swam all the way from the centre of the pond to near the "shore", just to have a bite of bread.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Entertainment Tonight
She's been a happy cheerful babe despite her upset stomach.
Caught this really cute dance on video tonight..it was pure entertainment for Granny, Aunties, Uncle, Mama and Papa..who were all just chilling out on the sofa after a long day. Cousin Elijah, Yolanda, Ezra and Charity are kids who are very spontaneous!
Monday, July 19, 2010
Music and Lyrics
First encounter with Diahorrea...
Thaleia's PD (Paeditrician) said she has an infection in her stomach. Having formula milk with lactose would only aggravate the stomach which does not process the milk well when such infection is present. He also explained the redness....all I hear is no milk with lactose, no fruits, no vegetables, no fibre for Thaleia for the next one week. I spent the whole morning waiting for our turn to see the PD. Thank God for Anna who helped and came along.
When I went to NTUC to grab a bottle of soy-based formula milk powder, there was a card at the top of the milk tin which says something like, "It's 2am. Your baby is having diahorrea..what do you do?" I never knew we should keep a bottle of soy-based milk powder as emergency. Another lesson learnt for the day.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
A nice rainy and cool Sunday
But because she looked better today or at least there were no signs of discomfort, we whizzed her off for the Sunday Service.
Normally she would be dancing around with the music amongst the kids but today she decided to be the silent observer standing by..
And then she became Thaleia The Explorer..
Just when the class was about to end, Thaleia poo-ed in her pants and we headed for home sweet home. Praying that the stomach problem will go away soon!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Uninterrupted Session of Silent Reading
Check out Little Miss Pouty doing silent reading
Thursday, July 1, 2010
All about Books – I Spy with Spot (a turn-the-wheel book)
This quickly became one of Thaleia’s after-shower books. Daddy turns the wheel in “excitement” while Mummy tries to dry her, pull a romper over her head, wear a diaper before the pages finish. The vivid colours, the pretty pictures and the wheel-turning effect definitely held her attention.
Spot wakes up and looks out of the window. What does he see?
Turning the wheel shows a bird, then a kite, then a sun and then falling leaves..
Page 2:
Spot is having breakfast with his dad. What will he have?
Turning the wheel shows a cup of orange juice, milk, hard boiled egg and so on..
I never knew dogs can drink orange juice. And, this is a lucky puppy, when he wakes up, he has the TIME to watch birds!!
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Out of the High Chair
The height of the chairs were just nice, her feet could touch the floor when she sits on them.
Teaching her the concept of sitting still during mealtimes...hopefully this is a little start to potty training.
We placed one of the chairs at Anna's place (where Thaleia goes during the day). Anna shared with me that Thaleia made a lot of noise when her cousin Charity sat on her chair. Perhaps Thaleia was trying to scold Charity for usurping her throne . I think I should pass Anna my digital camera so she can capture and I can see such dramas. Well, I guess that's the usual complain of a working mum. You miss little dramas like this.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
讲华语运动
How Day 1 of the 讲华语运动 ended:
If only there were more Mandarin stories available in boardbook versions. That would save us some scotch tape.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Top 3 Adorable Moments
Number three: When she sticks out her little tongue at the question, "where's your tongue, Darling?"
Number two: When she sways her upper body left and right continously upon hearing songs with a nice beat
Number ONE:
The look on her face when she is eating her biscuit and half-dozing off in her car seat..check it out.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQRrQN7p6n0
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Mastering the Art of Walking
As Baby T's weight had hit extremes (to the right of the weighing scales) when she was around 2months, we were concerned if her weight would affect her physical development and mobility in the first year. After reading up on Glenn Doman's articles and advise on creating a condusive environment to encourage physical movements for babies, we took some deliberated steps:
1) The prone position for sleeping since 2 months:According to Glenn Doman, this is actually a more natural sleeping style for the tiny babies and they actually belly-crawl in their sleep. I did not go to the extend of building a crawling track around my bed but most of the time, my little sumo was sleeping on her belly. It suits her well too.
2) Spending as much time as possible on the floor
No playpens. Just a floor mat, mum, dad and the baby having fun.3) Arranging bedroom furniture to facilitate her "cruising" once she could stand
We bought a small low height sofa and right placed it against the wall, next to the mattress where she sleeps. Most of the mornings, when she wakes up, she rolls near the sofa and pulls herself up to stand and cruise to reach for the toys placed at the end of the sofa seat.
4) Playing catching once she could crawl
This game really put her navigation skills to test as Mummy chases from the bedroom to the kitchen with a "scary" voice, "I'm gonna catch you, Thaleia!"
Milestones: Flipped at 5.5mths. Commando crawled at 7mth. Crawling well at 8mths Cruising at 9mths Walking all right at 14mths. It is pure joy seeing her grow.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
The Start of Home Lessons
- A theme
- A story of the day
- Hands-on fun
- A basket of things associated with the theme or story of the day
- A hand-sign of the day
- Theme: Colours
- Story of the day : Brown bear Brown bear, what do you see by Bill Martin
- Hands-on: Coloring with crayons designed for baby's tiny fingers (found this in Japan)
- A basket of balls in red, blue, yellow and green color
- Signing: Me (hand on chest, tapping once)