A Monday

Dearest Skyler,

Mama and you had a typical day today. One highlight was Mama ordering in a McDonald's lunch. Mama got you a Happy Meal thus you got to enjoy your favourite corn! :D You got the 'sifu' Kongfu Panda toy as well.

Mama and you then waited for Papa to come home before we all went to take a nap. You insisted on napping in your room so Papa kept you company.

After we got up, we headed to the Point for dinner. Before we ate, we went to the bookshop to buy you a few books as they were having some sort of sale.

We then had our dinner at Swensen's. While Mama ordered our food, Papa and you headed downstairs to pick up a punnet of strawberries as you so wanted to have some. We also picked up a few other things before heading back up.

While paying for our things, Papa realised that the bookstore cashier had not returned Papa his credit card! So, we rushed back up to collect it. Thank God it was still there.

We then joined Mama for dinner before heading home. As it was very late, Mama managed to convince you to have a shower instead of a bath. Still you went to bed really late.

Papa and Mama love you!

Day of Tiredness

Dearest Skyler,

We'd hoped to get to church yet again but we were just too tired. Sigh ... Mama was in lots of pain as well. Sigh ...

Thus, we did our usual of waking up late. We had a bit of breakfast before going back to bed again.

After we got up, we had some leftovers for lunch. We then played a bit, read a bit, watched a bit of TV. We also took out your old stroller to see if Mei-mei will be able to use it and you took the opportunity to sit in it and you got Papa to push you around the flat. You were so cute. It really brought back memories for both of us. :D

We then went back to bed once more.

In the evening, Papa brought you out to get dinner. It was a fairly quick trip as we had pre-ordered via telephone. We drove out, picked up the food that was waiting for us and got home.

We then had our dinner before you had your bath. Papa spent some time massaging Mama and you wanted to massage her as well. :D You're such a sweet girl, Lil' One. :D

We got you to bed soon after as it was already late. Sigh ... If people knew what your usual bedtime is, they'll faint. It's so difficult to get you to bed. But it's also our fault - we want to spend time with you too.

Papa and Mama love you, Lil' One.

Night Out

Dearest Skyler,

Papa brought you out to the market to buy breakfast this morning. You always enjoy these short trips out. And you always insist on helping to pay the stallholders. :D

In the evening, we brought Mama to her friend's place for a visit. She had a golden retriever.

After letting Mama out, Papa brought you to have dinner with Grandma; where once again you did your usual. :D

After dinner, we went back to get Mama. When we arrived there, you said “Hi!” to the big doggie. You’re getting braver with these animals, Lil’ One. We just hope that you still maintain a healthy respect for these creatures as some of them may bite. :p

After picking Mama up, we went to the East Coast Park. By the time we got there, we found that it was the tail end of a family carnival. Mama got some dinner for herself. While Mama ate, we saw paddle boats, jumping balloon platform and a Mini Viking boat. As a finale of the event, they set off small fireworks. It was very short but fun as usual as long as it lasted. :D

We then set off for home!

Papa and Mama love you!

Han's Dinner

Dearest Skyler,

We went to Han's for a quick dinner today. The Han’s people must really be wondering if their food is really so good that our family keeps on coming back to eat it. :p But we must readily admit that the food is not too bad and it is convenient and focused eating as there isn’t really that much to do in this area except eat. :p

The rest of the day had passed by as usual with nothing really worthy of special mention.

Papa and Mama love you!

Distractions

Dearest Skyler,

You woke Mama up to look for Papa while he was preparing to cook your lunch and get ready to go to work. Thus, Papa had to prepare your Milo and change your diaper as well before he could go. :p

You had to watch a bit of TV before allowing Mama to go back to bed. After you all woke up, you wanted to watch the ‘Todd World’ episode where the centipede was sad, entitled 'Shoe In'. While Mama was looking for it, you caught a snippet of Barney and wanted to watch that instead. After it was over, Mama declared that it was bed time and you obligingly started walking to the bedroom. On the way there, you suddenly remembered that you wanted to watch “centipede sad”! You asked Mama to let you watch it before you napped but she refused as you'd already watched Barney. :p

Papa came back in the early evening and you asked Papa to buy a waffle on his way back. Once Papa stepped into the flat, you asked if Papa had bought the waffle. You're so cute! :D

After eating the waffle, we went to have a nap. After getting up, we headed to Han's for dinner.

At dinner, you were a bit more cooperative in that you allowed Papa to finish his dinner before sitting on his lap. :D

Papa and Mama love you!

Green Eggs & Ham

Dearest Skyler,

Mama read ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ to you today. The book had been Mama's Christmas gift to Papa in 1996!

Mama had drawn a couple of snowmen. You named them Papa Snowman and Mama Snowman and asked where Baby Snowman was! :D

You spent the day reading and watching TV and playing with your toys. And as today was the first day Papa'd gone back to work, you kept on watching out for him ... You brought his slippers to the door so that he could put them on when he came back. And you wanted Mama to keep some of the porridge that Papa had prepared for your lunch for him. You even wanted Papa to come nap with you when he got back. You're such a sweet girl, Lil' One. :D

Papa came back in the evening and you immediately asked him for bathtub. So, Papa prepared it for you and you had your bath. Mama and you then had the rest of the porridge for dinner.

Papa and Mama then spent a bit of time playing with you and watched a bit of TV as well. Just before bed, you asked Mama to read you ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ once more.

You're really such a joy, Lil' One. We love you SO much!

Papa and Mama

Errand Run

Dearest Skyler,

We got up a bit later in the day and went over to the Point for a dim sum lunch.

After lunch we walked around a bit to get some stuff and you, of course, wanted to hop into every ride we came across. We told you not to suck your thumb until we got home but you disobeyed us! We are quite worried about you picking up germs and falling ill.

After we got home, we refused to let you watch TV. You were only allowed to play with your toys or read your books. Soon after we all went to bed as we were still sleepy.

After we got up, we drove down to the children's hospital to get a refund of some money as a store had over-charged us for a toy that we'd bought. It was quite fuss-free as the store people had been informed that we were coming.

After collecting our money, we had dinner at the foodcourt before going to pick up Papa's convocation gown from the photo studio. The place was really difficult to get to. Sigh … Quite scary too as it was dark and there were so many nooks and crannies.

You were so shy there! The sales person kept on trying to talk to you but you kept on looking at the floor! :p But when she was further away, you would run around and play! You so wanted to try on Papa's mortarboard! :D It was way too big for you but you looked so cute!

We then headed home and prepared for bed.

Papa and Mama love you!

Papa and Mama are Still Ill

Dearest Skyler,

Papa was supposed to go work today but Papa was still feeling very ill. Papa's throat was still hurting and Papa had been coughing throughout the night. So, Papa had to take another day of rest.

After we got up, we had our breakfast before heading to the doctor who gave Papa two days of medical leave. We then bought lunch and headed home

After we got home you wanted your bathtub again before lunch. After lunch, we headed back to bed for a nap.

We got up in the evening and headed to the Point for a spaghetti dinner. We then shopped around a bit before heading home.

You insisted on having your bathtub yet again! We then packed our bags for when Baby Mei-mei comes.

Papa and Mama love you!

Papa & Mama are Sick

Dearest Skyler,

We really wanted to get to church today as we'd not gone the whole of Papa's holiday but it was not meant to be. Papa was still very tired and Mama had started feeling unwell too.

We got up when the alarm had gone off and you demanded that we get up so that you could continue watching TV but we refused to give in to your apparent addiction. We insisted that you have breakfast first and did other things before we let you watch a bit of TV before we went back to bed.

After we got up, we went to buy groceries and lunch AND dinner. After we got back, we had our food then went back for another nap.

We had our dinner after we got up. While we were eating, you did your usual of walking around before you insisted on having your bath. You ate a bit after your bath. You then declared it was bed time so we all went to bed as we were not feeling well anyway and we wanted to rest.

Lil' One, your vocabulary is just increasing so quickly. Today, among other phrases, you said 'Junior Asparagus', a character from Veggie Tales! That name has so many syllables and you got it absolutely right! :D Well done!

Papa and Mama love you!

Fun Time

Dearest Skyler,

We woke up a bit earlier in the morning, had our breakfast and went back to bed.

We got up again soon after and headed off to Bubu and Moh-moh's. We had asked them to care for you this afternoon as Mama and Papa were attending the Basic Resuscitation for Kids course. We were very late already. We asked Bubu and Moh-moh to come downstairs to get you so that we could dash off.

You had so much fun there! Bubu and Moh-moh brought you to the playground and you enjoyed yourself on the slide. In their flat, you played with Big Bear and the other toys. You also brought Bubu on the 'motorbike' (his exercise bench) to different places.

You also made all kinds of demands about your milk which Bubu tried his best to cater to. :p

Mama and Papa came to pick you up after that. We then brought Mama to Ikea before Papa and you headed over to Grandma's for dinner. You were so sleepy by the time we got there. In fact, you were fast asleep! It took you a while to get used to Grandma. You did your usual playing with her coins, jumping on her bed, etc.

After dinner, we went to get Mama and headed home.

Papa and Mama love you!

Long Car Ride

Dearest Skyler,

Papa was still sick today. Thus, we ended up spending the day sleeping yet again as Papa was so tired.

By the time we were really up, Mama and Papa wanted to eat at Carl's Jr at Big Splash again. By the time we got there, the carpark was too full - there was no place to park so we ordered take away.

We drove all the way to Ikea to eat. We sat on a bench and had our meal there. We then spent time walking around. You had so much fun at the kid's section playing with all the toys and such! :D There was hardly anyone that you had to share the things with as it was quite late by then.

We then walked around a bit. At one stage, you dashed to the set up of a kid's dining table and picked up a drinking cup. Another boy about your size, came and started stacking up the cups even though your finger was still in the one you were holding. When it couldn't go in because of your finger, he stacked the other cups before grabbing your cup out of your hand. Papa was disturbed by how rude that act was. His Mama ambled up pushing a stroller with a younger girl in it. A person who looked like a maid went to him on the opposite side. His Mama told him not to snatch the cup from you but she didn't do anything more. Sigh ... Oh well ... Papa went up to you to get you away.

We headed home soon after paying for some stuff. After we got back to our block, you told us that you wanted to get out of your seat by yourself so we unbuckled your seatbelt and watched you get out of your seat and the car! :D You're such a big girl now! :D

Papa and Mama love you!

Papa's Very Sick

Dearest Skyler,

Papa was very sick today. Papa's throat hurt very badly and he was very tired. Papa had a headache too. Thus, Papa had to sleep a lot today but while he slept, his throat would dry up and begin hurting badly. Sigh ...

Your own fever had gone down sometime in the night. Thank God!

Anyway, Papa was supposed to have gone to work this morning but the doctor had given Papa medical leave to rest at home. Thus, Papa stayed home to rest.

After we got up from bed again, we ordered some food delivery. We ate a bit of it before heading back to bed once more.

After we got up quite a bit later, we drove to Han's for dinner. You were very restless and ate only a bit.

After dinner, we headed home and prepared for bed.

Papa and Mama love you!

Papa's Sick

Dearest Skyler,

Papa went to work in the morning. Papa wasn't feeling well but he had things to complete.

By the time Papa came home he was really feeling unwell. On the way home, Papa bought lunch. After lunch Papa went to bed.

You were unwell too. You had a high fever. But you were totally active. :p

Later in the afternoon, you and Mama joined Papa in bed. You woke up soon after though you still had a fever and tried to wake Papa up but Papa was too tired so Mama got up to care for you while Papa continued to sleep.

After Papa got up, Mama asked if Papa wanted to visit the doctor. Papa usually dislikes doing so but Papa was really feeling unwell. Papa's throat was really hurting so Papa said yes.

We drove to see your doctor that Papa also sees now. While we were there, Mama asked the doctor to take your temperature as well. It was 39.1C! Your temperature was even higher than Papa's!

We bought some food for dinner before heading home.

Once Papa had eaten, Papa headed straight for bed and left Mama to care for you. You did your usual things like watching ‘Todd World’ and playing with your things. Mama brought you to bed earlier as you were not well either and you needed to sleep.

Papa and Mama love you!

Noisy Skyler

Dearest Skyler,

Papa had to go in to work today.

You woke up a bit later in the morning. By the time Papa came home with lunch, you'd gone back to bed. Papa thus joined Mama and you in bed for a nap.

After we got up, we had our lunch. After lunch, we went back to bed for another nap. :p

After we got up again, we got ready to go out. We drove to Raffles City for dinner. We ate at Cafe Cartel as they had lots of bread - one of your favourite food!

You were totally restless during dinner. You kept on walking on the sofa and standing on Papa, etc. Thankfully, Papa and Mama managed to complete dinner!

After dinner, we went to shop for shirts for Papa. You were so noisy when Papa tried on the shirts. You cried and made so much noise! We were surprised that the staff didn't come to investigate! It was so stressful! :(

In the end, Papa managed to get a few shirts. You also went to play with the toys. You were totally okay then. Sigh ...

We went outside where there were seats and gave you your Milo before heading home.

Papa and Mama love you!

Car Ride

Dearest Skyler,

We woke you up really early today as we had to bring Mama to see the Baby Doctor in the morning. This was worse than usual for you as you'd gone to bed quite late last night and you'd also woken up in the middle of the night.

We drove over to the foodcourt nearby to get some food for Papa and Mama's breakfast before heading to Popo's place to pick up your shirt that we'd forgotten to bring back with us last night. However, Popo'd forgotten to leave the door unchained so Papa couldn't get in. Mama telephoned her but she didn't wake up to answer. Oh well ...

We then went over to the hospital. Mama went to register herself first while Papa and you headed upstairs to pay for a Basic Resuscitation course that we want to attend in case something happens to you or mei-mei. :p

Papa and you then met Mama at the usual place to wait for the doctor. A kor-kor there who was also waiting with his parents was so envious of your squid-squid and lucky bag. :p

After Mama's had seen the doctor, we headed off to buy you some dou-hua. We then went to apply for a room for Mama for when Mei-mei comes. It took some time and you got so restless as you were so sleepy by then.

We headed off for lunch at the Rice Table. You were completely asleep by the time we got there. Papa carried your sleeping form all the way there from the carpark and even after we'd sat down, you were still asleep. We tried to put you on the seats to sleep but you refused to have any of that. You insisted on sleeping on Papa. Thus, Papa had to eat with you on him. Thankfully, you woke up very soon after and Papa could eat without worrying about dropping food on you. :D You had your dou-hua there as well.

After lunch, we drove over to Mama's school as she had to return a few library books. Mama and you waited in the Duckie Mobile while Papa dropped the books off.

We then headed home for a nap. You were so sleepy that you managed to sleep with hardly any fuss. We slept for SO long. By the time we got up, it was late in the evening. Thankfully you'd already had your bath when we got home earlier.

We drove over to Han's for dinner. You ate quite a bit of our food as you were quite hungry by then.

We then headed home and prepared for bed as you were still very tired by the whole day of driving around.

Papa and Mama love you!

Father's Day

Dearest Skyler,

We woke up late today. As it was Father’s Day today, Mama and you gave Papa his Papa's Day presents. :D

After that, Papa did some laundry. You wanted to help put them up to dry so Papa asked you to put on your slippers which you eagerly did. You’re really so wanting to be helpful around the place. Thank you, Lil' One!

We went to the Point for a dim sum lunch. We did some shopping after that. We couldn't get anything suitable. We had to dash off as you had a gym camp in the afternoon.

Somehow, we got there early enough. This was surprising as we usually just make it on time if not late. :p You spotted Teacher Pearl in there and you got so excited. Teacher Zul was the teacher for the camp. Teacher Pearl came in for a short while to say 'Hi' to you. She also helped you to walk across the uneven bars.

You then did most of the stuff for the camp. It wasn't really anything much today. You had some water and biscuits after the session. You had 3 pieces of biscuits! We don't think you were supposed to have had that many. Oh well… :p

We went over to Mc's after that to get you some food and a Milo. We got you a Happy Meal. You ate half the chicken burger, a bit of corn and some Milo. We think that that will be your staple when we eat there as you get corn and Milo! :p

After that, we went over to the Toys R Us to walk around. Mama got you a couple of Lucky Bags. What will be in them? :p

We headed to Gong-gong and Popo's for dinner as we were celebrating Father's Day with Gong-gong as well. We gave Gong-gong his presents too. You had a blast of a time as usual there playing with everyone and everything. :D

Papa and Mama love you!

Sleepy Day

Dearest Skyler,

We woke up really late and even so, we still went back to bed only waking up in the late afternoon.

You spent a bit of time pretending to repair your skate scooter this morning. It was so funny! You took out all your medical kit and started using all the implements and went through your skate scooter parts. :D

We went to the Point for a very late lunch at the foodcourt before we went shopping – we bought you a new fan for your room. We also bought some clothes for Gong-Gong for Father's Day. We then got you a Milo from Mc's before we headed to Grandma's for dinner.

You were so full by then you didn't eat anything. You tried to get comfortable while we ate. After dinner we went to Grandma's flat for a short visit before heading home.

Papa and Mama love you!

Red Star

Dearest Skyler,

We woke up early before going back to bed – this seems to be our routine. :D

After we got up, we drove to Red Star restaurant for a dim sum lunch. Mama had frequented this place when she was growing up and we wanted to revisit it for old time’s sake. :p You made Milo by yourself while we were there!

We then drove to the nearby ang ku kueh shop to get a few ang ku kueh. We really like the ones that they make here. In fact, this was the place where we bought the ang ku kueh to distribute to our family and friends in celebration of your first month. :D

We then drove over to Plaza Singapura to shop. We bought some stuff at John Little’s before dropping by several other stores.

We then went to Swensen's for a drink! You asked for a wafer cone. You actually pointed out the cone from the kids' menu! It was part of a clown but instead of wanting the clown shaped ice cream, you only wanted the cone! At the exit, you asked for a balloon. Mama asked you to ask the manager uncle who gave you the whole bundle of 4 balloons! He also gave you some colouring sheets and pencils.

We went to Carl's Jr for dinner.

We then looked at fish shop in the basement before we stopped over at Carrefour. There, we came face to face with a giant Duracell Bunny – well, actually, it was someone dressed in the bunny suit. You were so intrigued by this that you insisted on following the bunny throughout the shop. We even had an instant Polaroid photo taken with it. Papa still can’t figure out what the fascination was that you had for this. :p We really had to bring you around the shop to tail him. :p

We came home after that.

Papa and Mama love you!

Slow Day

Dearest Skyler,

We decided to take things slow today, Lil’ One.

After we got up, Mama and you did some finger painting. You are so happy when you do some art work. :D

We then went to The Point where we had a dim sum. After lunch, we went shopping for a mattress for the pull out bed in your room. We then stopped by Swensen's for some ice cream before carrying on shopping.

We then headed home for a nap and spent the rest of the day really really slowly. :D

Papa and Mama love you!

Sea Shells

Dearest Skyler,

Papa experienced a typical Skyler day: we woke up at mid morning, had breakfast, went back to bed for a nap and woke up mid afternoon.

After we got ready, we drove to East Coast Park. We had lunch at dinner time at Carl's Jr. We were so stuffed as the burgers were huge!

We took a walk on the sand to collect shells. We spotted holes that we think were made by crabs. You wanted to see the crabs. Papa dug up a hole to see how far down it went. It was very deep!

We then headed to Parkway Parade. We tried to look for a pair of sports shoes for Papa. You also tried on Papa's shoes. :D

We got you a Milo before heading home at a stall outside the building next to the fountain which you of course needed to visit.

After we got to bed, you asked to sleep in your own room instead. And you wanted Papa to join you. And you insisted on squeezing with Papa on a single bed!

Papa and Mama love you!

Busy Day

Dearest Skyler,

We woke up very early this morning as we'd asked a couple of aunties to come help us do housework. They washed our floor and bathrooms and ironed Papa's work clothes. They were very quick! :D

After they'd left, another auntie came to let us have a cord blood kit that we will use for Baby Mei-mei when she comes. We'd done the same for you. We store your cord blood in case we need it when you're older. We pray that we'll never use it but it's insurance.

We went back for a nap after she left.

After we got up, we headed to Ngee Ann City for a late lunch. We went for our lunch/dinner at Sushi Tei. You ate a bit of our food and also had your own Milo.

After that we went shopping. Mama wanted to buy Papa some new swimming attire but Papa didn't like what they had. :(

We came home after that and spent the evening at home packing up in preparation for our not being able to do so when Baby Mei-mei comes as we'll be too busy. By the time we got you to bed, it was really late!

Papa and Mama love you!

House Work

Dearest Skyler,

We woke up in the morning and had breakfast. We then went back to bed for your mid-morning nap.

After we got up, Papa went to buy lunch. You wanted to come along but you wanted to watch Todd's World as well.

Nothing much else happened today. We stayed at home to do some house work and you insisted on helping wherever you could. :D Thanks for being such a great little helper.

We also played with soap bubbles for a while before we cleared up stuff in your room.

At night, we drove over to Han’s for dinner before coming back and hitting the sack.

Oh! You also taken to putting on our clothes, Lil’ One though there’s no way you can fit into them! :D

Papa and Mama love you!

Holiday 2

Dearest Skyler,

We got up fairly early today. Mama was feeling cold. The aircon was turned off but the cold in the building still seeped in.

When we were awake enough, we went out to Marina Square for breakfast. We walked around before deciding on Swensen's. It was a mistake. :p The food was quite bad tasting. :( Oh well ... You were still quite sleepy so you weren't really all that interested in eating. But the manageress aunty was very nice - she gave you a balloon and a poodle balloon sculpture. :D

We picked up a bit more food on our walk back to the hotel.

After we got back, we caught a nap as all of us were very sleepy still.

You woke us up asking for another bath tub experience. Thus, we all got up and prepared the bath for you.

After the bath, we had some food then we checked out.

It was a very pleasant experience all in all. You seemed to have enjoyed yourself. :D

We drove over to Suntec City after that. Mama went for a haircut. Papa and you walked Mama to the salon before we went to visit the bunnies and fish. We bought a packet of fish food as you wanted to feed them but there were so many people feeding the fish that they weren't interested in eating at all! Papa didn't want to waste any more food as there was lots floating into the drainage. Thus, we kept the rest of your food so that we can feed other fish that need it another time.

After that, you wanted to visit the fountain. We went there and they were allowing people to touch the water so Papa let you do that. We had to wash our hands immediately after that. Papa wanted to bring you for Milo but you wanted to tell Mama that you'd touched the water so we went back to the salon. After you'd told Mama about it, we went back down to get a cup of Milo. We went to the KFC first as it was emptier but the whole place smelled of the food so we went to McDonald's but it was so crowded that there wasn't a place to sit so we ended up at Burger King.

After we got our Milo, Papa let you drink it but you weren't really interested. You wanted food instead but there wasn't anything that you could eat. Then, you wanted a crown so Papa got you one. After fitting it on you, you wanted to show Mama so we went all the way back to the salon once more. Mama gave you a packet of biscuits to eat.

After we'd shown Mama your crown, we headed up to the Kids' Zone to take a look. They were having some animal related activities. They had a few fish tanks and some cages with bunnies, hamsters and mice.

We tried to look for the free popcorn, candy floss and balloons. They'd moved the stalls to another place. When we found them you didn't want anything except a balloon. So, we got you the blue one you wanted.

We then went to look for a place for you to sit down to have the biscuits that Mama'd given you. There was a space on a bench so we sat there to eat.

Papa was so happy to see the bench! You'd refused to walk on your own since we got to Suntec! Papa'd been carrying you almost the whole time we'd been there! Papa's back and shoulders were totally aching by then!

After having the biscuits, we went back to the salon once more to check on Mama's progress. Mama was almost done by then. We waited for her to be done so we could go off together.

We headed back to our car to get the skatescooter that we'd bought so that we could exchange it. It was not working well as the wheels were not turning smoothly.

We then shopped in Carrefour for stuff for Baby Mei-mei. You'd fallen asleep by then. Thus, Papa had to carry you while Mama shopped. Papa was really tired by then as Papa had carried you for so long.

After we'd paid for our purchases, we went to take a look at the cars they had on show at the atrium. Then we headed back to our car to get to Popo's for dinner.

We met Bubu and Moh-moh there too. And Gong-gong is still in Singapore. You had lots of fun playing with them all.

And when we left, you had your usual ride around the carpark in Bubu's car.

By the time we got home, you'd fallen asleep as it'd been a long and tiring day. And by the time we put you to bed after washing up, it was way past midnight. Oh well ...

What a weekend!

Papa and Mama love you!

Holiday

Dearest Skyler,

Today, we had a dim sum lunch at the Point.

After lunch, we quickly drove down and checked in at the Ritz Carlton Millennia Singapore. The nice hotel staff gave us a complimentary upgrade to a Harbour View room. This is a preferred room as we have a nicer view of the Marina Bay area. :p The only problem was the construction work that was going on. :p We got to the room just in time to catch the start of the National Day Parade Rehearsal!

You were so excited by the hotel room that you jumped on the bed! You had so much fun doing that! :D

Papa and Mama took an afternoon nap. You'd initially told us that it was nap time but when we were ready, you didn't want to nap. You stayed awake and entertained yourself. You brought Papa's watch over and put it in the bedside drawer. You also put Papa's phone and coins there. :D

After we got up, we had a bath in the bathtub. When we were done, we headed off to Marina Square for dinner.

We had dinner at Kenny Rogers Roasters as you wanted to have some corn. You ate quite a bit of the corn and chicken and had a taste of all the other side dishes.

During the meal, you wanted some Milo so Papa asked the waiter for some water but he said that they had no warm water. They could give hot water only or else we had to buy bottled water. He even offered tap water to us to make your Milo. As all these options were not appealing, Papa went out to another store to get warm water for you.

After Papa had gone off, you just walked off after Papa even though you had no idea where Papa had gone. Mama tried to stop you but you ignored Mama! You struggled with Mama to walk out. You couldn't find Papa as you'd headed off in the wrong direction. Mama was so worried about you as you could have gotten lost if she'd not followed you.

Papa appreciates that you wanted to be with Papa but you cannot just walk off like that. And you must always listen to Mama and Papa!

After dinner, we shopped around a bit before heading back to the hotel room. We took a few photos in the lobby before coming up.

You so totally still love climbing stairs. Everytime we come across stairs, you'd insist on climbing them!

The rehearsal at the Marina Bay was still going on when we got back to the room! So poor thing!

We hope you enjoyed the experience of staying in the hotel, Lil' One!

Papa and Mama love you!

Bookshelf

Dearest Skyler,

You got up at noon today. You must have been quite tired out. :p After getting up, you wanted to watch Todd's World. After that, Mama and you went back to have a nap.

Papa came home in the evening. Papa had brought dinner home.

After dinner, you wanted to have your bath so we bathed you. You're still totally into showering yourself. Oh well … a bath is more soothing. :p

We then assembled your book shelf that we'd bought from Ikea on Wednesday. Now, you have an actual bookshelf, Lil’ One.

We then got you to go to bed a bit earlier.

Papa and Mama love you!

Papa & Mama's Wedding Anniversary

Dearest Skyler,

You were a very good girl over night. We'd put a plaster on your thumb and asked you to not suck it while you slept. You managed to sleep through the night without sucking your thumb! Well done!

Today's Mama and Papa's 9th Wedding Anniversary, Lil' One. Your parents have been married for 9 years! How about that? :D

We got up not too late in the morning and prepared to go out. We'd made reservations at an Indonesian restaurant that served an ala carte buffet. The food is good and so is the ambience usually. :D This was the first time you were eating there.

You didn't like the food though. We'd tried to get you the non-spicy stuff but there weren’t many of such dishes. You ate a bit of food but suddenly you spat out what you had in your mouth. You refused to eat anymore after that. :p

After lunch we walked around Isetan. We did a bit of shopping before we left for home to catch a nap.

After we got up, we went to Raffles City for dinner at Cedele. We had a sandwich, some soup a and a salad. After dinner, we visited the fountain – your favourite activity - and we had some ice cream as well.

When we were done, we headed home to sleep.

Papa and Mama love you lots and lots, Lil' One!

Thumb Sucking

Dearest Skyler,

You woke up a bit later today. Actually, you did wake up early but as Mama was still sleeping, you went back to sleep so that Mama could rest longer. Thus, you only got out of bed at about 11.

You both had a bit of breakfast and after a couple of hours of watching TV and playing with your toys, you both went back to bed for a nap.

Papa came back in the afternoon and we all went out.

First, we dropped off at a cordless telephone service centre to have our phone checked. The phone batteries were not being charged so we were wondering why. Papa had gone alone leaving Mama and you in the car. You got bored and demanded to be let out so Mama brought you to look at things. Mama taught you the names of the parts of our car! :D And the types of trees that were around. :D

After that, we headed to Grandma's. We had dinner at the nearby coffeeshop. You started drumming on the table. Papa chided you for ignoring us when we told you to stop touching the table. You must learn to obey, okay? The table was so dirty and you still suck your thumb! This's probably why you get diarrhoea!

After we left Grandma's' we dropped by Ikea where we bought a bookshelf and a chest of drawers for your room.

On the way home, we stopped by a nearby condominium project to take a look at the showroom and we also walked past the swimming pools to have a look as well. :D

We love you so much, Lil' One!

In-House Fun

Dearest Skyler,

Papa had to work today until late in the evening so Mama and you spent the whole day together at home.

Both of you did lots together. You played with your scooter, read books, etc. You also played with your play-doh and made a snowman and a panorama of a sun, clouds, a tree, bunnies and apples.

You had diarrhoea today. You already began to show signs of having it last night but it really became bad today. You were totally fine though. You were all bubbly and active so it was not so worrying for us.

Papa came home really late and brought you out to get some dinner for Mama at the nearby coffeeshop. We picked up quite a number of things very quickly as you were so cooperative. :D

We headed home and went to bed soon after.

Papa and Mama love you!

Skate Scooter

Dearest Skyler,

You woke up at 4 plus in the morning and told Papa that there were no more stars in the sky. :p Of course you were actually saying that it was morning and thus you wanted to play with your skate scooter but you fell back asleep almost immediately. :p

Later in the morning, you woke up again and asked Mama if you could ride your skate scooter. Mama wanted you to sleep a bit more so she told you that you could but later and again you went back to sleep immediately. :D

It was only much later that you woke up once more to play with the scooter. You were so excited! You went all around the flat on it. :D

But soon after, you got all sleepy again and went back for a nap.

Papa came home in the evening. Papa had a backache so he had to lie down for a while. You were such a considerate girl! You played very quietly so that Papa could rest.

We then drove down to Han's for dinner. You'd fallen asleep in the car by the time we got there.

You then slept on Papa throughout dinner. You only woke up at the end of dinner. Papa had kept a bit of sandwich for you so you took a few bites of it before drinking your Milo.

You didn't want to go home after dinner so we took a walk around the estate. We saw so many different types of plants, etc. It was so interesting. We then headed back to the car but you still didn't want to get into the car until Papa gave you the blue bear to play with.

Still, you didn't want to go home so we dropped by the nearby park for a very short walk. As Papa and Mama needed to go home, we left very soon. We'll bring you back another day, ok?

You were more compliant today as far as preparing for bed was concerned though you still insisted on going through your routines. Papa really wonders what you think when we pretend to watch TV in the bedroom though. You also insisted on drinking more Milo than usual as you were hungry. You'd hardly eaten anything solid today.

Papa and Mama love you!

Lazy Day

Dearest Skyler,

You woke us up fairly early today but we didn't want to wake up so we ignored you until you went back to sleep. But it didn't work for long as you couldn't go back to sleep so you woke us again. We thus gave in and got out of bed to spend time with you and have breakfast.

After a while of being awake and having had breakfast, we all headed back to bed for a nap. Again you woke us up and we all got out of bed. We were still very tired. It must have been because of the long day we had yesterday! :p

Thus, we had some food that was in our fridge for lunch before we headed back to bed once more for yet another nap.

This time, you really didn't want to nap. You kept on trying to wake us up but we just couldn't. So sorry, Lil' One! You thus ended up playing by yourself. :p You did try to nap but you couldn't stay asleep for long.

By the time you got us up, it was late afternoon. :p We were still sluggish so it took us some time to really get up.

In the evening, we drove down to Suntec City. You so wanted to carry your Hello Kitty backpack that we'd gotten last night that you insisted on bringing it along.

Once we got there, we visited the fountain. You so enjoy watching fountains in action. :D

We had dinner at Kenny Rogers Roasters. We had chicken, corn and beans - some of your favourites! You are so good with a spoon now that we just scooped some of everything into a bowl for you and you fed yourself. :D

After that we went to the Toys R Us for a short while. You still enjoy playing with the balls that they sell. You also played with whatever toys you could reach. :D

Papa then brought you for a cup of Milo at KFC. You very quickly drank most of it. You really enjoy this drink, don't you?

After we were done, we went to Carrefour to meet up with Mama. We bought you a skate scooter. You'd enjoyed the one at our Aunty Chris’s place so we decided to get you one. We guess it reminds you of Elly's scooter from Pocoyo.

We then bought other groceries before heading off.

They had a spin-the-wheel game where they gave away discount coupons. Papa did the spinning but when you saw that, you wanted to spin too. So, Papa waited until there wasn't anyone in the queue before asking the che-che in charge if you could spin it and she allowed you. You gave it a spin and were so happy that you'd tried it that you reported it to Mama. :D

It's so funny! You've been recounting events and things to us that happen to you even when we were participants of in them. :D

You were also very cute carrying the Hello Kitty bag everywhere. It just barely suits your frame. But you look so sweet carrying it. :D

You were so sleepy by then that you slept in the car all the way home. We were hoping that we could persuade you to have just a shower as it was late but you insisted on having a bath. Oh well...

After your bath, you wanted to try out your skate scooter but we didn't want you to do that and this started a marathon session of distress. You cried and cried continuously for more than an hour trying to get us to give in but we refused. It was heart breaking for us to see you in such a state but you have to learn that there is a proper time for things. We had to hug and carry and cuddle you before you calmed down enough to fall asleep. We distracted you with other activities as well. :p

Papa and Mama love you!