Tomorrow, we'll be going for another round of heart review for Thaleia. According to the doctor, if things are improving as it was seen the last time, we can stop going back to KKH Hospital Cardiac Centre. Lord, please grant Thaleia a good wholesome heart with no murmur. In the mighty name of Jesus, amen.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Heart Review tomorrow
Tomorrow, we'll be going for another round of heart review for Thaleia. According to the doctor, if things are improving as it was seen the last time, we can stop going back to KKH Hospital Cardiac Centre. Lord, please grant Thaleia a good wholesome heart with no murmur. In the mighty name of Jesus, amen.
My Little Star
Usually Thaleia's pretty quiet during her lessons. But on one of the week, she repeated 3 words (starting with the letter G) consecutively after the teacher. And was the only one in the class who did so! The teacher was caught by surprise our normally quiet toddler and printed a big star on her hand.
It Pays 2 B Kiasu
For a good part of January, I was doing my homework on childcare centres and finally decided on one which is around 10mins drive from my home.
Jan 31 - The nice lady in charge , over my telephone enquiry, was reassuring and said, 'Sure, there are vacancies now. Do fill up the form soon. That day, David and I paid a short visit to the centre and were pretty comfortable with our choice. I took the forms and started to prepare the necessary documents.
Week Feb 7 - Chinese New Year.
Week Feb 14 - I went on a business trip to Shanghai.
Week Feb 21 - Got all the forms duly completed, attached with Thaleia's picture, vacinnation history, my employment letter for the working mum subsidy, bank deduction details of the Child Development account.
Feb 22: Icalled the centre and enquired, "How much is the deposit to be written on the cheque?"
The nice lady answered, " Hey, it has been 3 weeks since you last contacted us. Now you are number 5 on the waiting list. I'm sorry! You only pay the deposit when you are confirmed a place. Most parents just fill up the form briefly to secure a place and hand in any outstanding information later. We will contact you when a place is available for your child"
I feel like kicking myself! We should have just completed the forms on Jan 31 on the spot and hand it in. It really pays to be KIASU! Now we just have to wait. Now, Thaleia is likely to enter childcare only in Dec this year, as opposed to June which was the initial plan.
Jan 31 - The nice lady in charge , over my telephone enquiry, was reassuring and said, 'Sure, there are vacancies now. Do fill up the form soon. That day, David and I paid a short visit to the centre and were pretty comfortable with our choice. I took the forms and started to prepare the necessary documents.
Week Feb 7 - Chinese New Year.
Week Feb 14 - I went on a business trip to Shanghai.
Week Feb 21 - Got all the forms duly completed, attached with Thaleia's picture, vacinnation history, my employment letter for the working mum subsidy, bank deduction details of the Child Development account.
Feb 22: Icalled the centre and enquired, "How much is the deposit to be written on the cheque?"
The nice lady answered, " Hey, it has been 3 weeks since you last contacted us. Now you are number 5 on the waiting list. I'm sorry! You only pay the deposit when you are confirmed a place. Most parents just fill up the form briefly to secure a place and hand in any outstanding information later. We will contact you when a place is available for your child"
I feel like kicking myself! We should have just completed the forms on Jan 31 on the spot and hand it in. It really pays to be KIASU! Now we just have to wait. Now, Thaleia is likely to enter childcare only in Dec this year, as opposed to June which was the initial plan.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Swing! Swing! Thaleia
Our little one showed us the strength of her arm muscles this morning when we brought her to our neighborhood park. She spotted a bar and ran straight up upon it, to give herself a good swing..and was so pleased with her own performance!
Now she's sleeping like a log, after a good morning workout at the windy playground and the park. This Chinese New Year break is a really a godsend. Time like these are precious.
Leslie Patricelli's books are great!
I borrowed 3 board books by Leslie Patricelli from the library one day: - Quiet Loud
- Big Little
- Baby Happy Baby Sad
Thaleia took very well to his books! She sat attentively on my lap, especially when we are on Baby Happy Baby Sad. The pictures and concepts were very simple for her to catch. Picture of Baby holding an ice cream -->Baby Happy. Next Page : Picture of the ice cream falling on the floor-->Baby Sad. I think his books are great for teaching opposites and emotions.
Was pretty happy with the selection of board books available in the library for young children. Definitely helps to save the shelf space at home. It is not easy to find the right books which can "click" with your child..it does take a lot of trial and error, which could mean a lot of $. Am browsing through http://www.lesliepatricelli.com/ to seek out more titles to borrow for the next round and keep Thaleia's interest in the world of books going..
Hop Hop Hop..into the Year of the Rabbit!
Hi.. in the Year of the Rabbit, I will HOP into the following new adventures:- Try the Potty
- Attend Childcare
- Wear my own shoes
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