Dear Skyler,
This is the last post that we'll be making in your individual blog.
Now that Mei-mei's here, we'll be combining your activities together into one blog, okay? Check out that blog for your continuing journey through life. :D It can be accessed on the links page on the left. Your combined blog is at Princess Diaries Year 1.
You can also access Mei-mei's pre-delivery journey at the Ashley in Production link.
Papa and Mama love you lots!
Friday, July 25, 2008
Mei-mei's Here
Dearest Skyler,
At 6 plus in the morning, you got up again and asked Aunty Chris for ‘milo’ before you went back to bed until 9 o'clock.
At about 9.30, Papa came to get you. Mei-mei's with us, Lil' One! :D
We dropped by our place to deposit your things that we had left with Aunty Chris before we headed to the hospital so that you could meet your Mei-mei.
Mama and Papa had so prepared you for Mei-mei that you accepted her immediately. :D Everytime Mei-mei cried, you would dash over and comfort her. When visitors came, you would invite them to take a look at her. :D You're such a good che-che. :D
There were a stream of visitors who came to visit including Godma Audrey. You were so thrilled to see her. Aunty Karen and Godma brought you down to McDonald's for lunch and got you another Happy Meal toy - a series created for the Beijing Olympic Games next month.
After the visitors had left, Papa brought you home to nap as neither of us had had enough sleep.
After we got up, we headed back to the hospital once more. Grandma was already there. We went for dinner with her at the foodcourt. You were misbehaving a bit so Papa brought you outside to speak with you. It didn't take long as you knew that you were behaving unacceptably so we went back in and had our dinner. You didn't fuss anymore during the meal. Good girl!
Grandma headed home after dinner and we went back to Mama's room. Gong-gong and Popo came again to visit. They'd come during lunch time too. Bubu and Moh-moh came a bit later.
After they'd all left, Papa tried to bring ourselves home but you refused to get in the car and insisted on staying with Mama. Papa totally understood that you missed Mama and wanted to be with her but we really needed to go home so that all of us could get some rest. You refused and fussed for quite some time. We ended up being in Mama's room for another hour and all of us were so exhausted by then as we'd not had proper sleep for two days!
In the end, you relented. But first, we'd to check that the bean milk shop was really closed for the night.
We finally got home and went to bed. Papa has not spent a night apart from Mama for a very long time and it was strange. But we can imagine it's worse for you - two nights without Mama. Sorry, Lil' One. Mama will be back soon.
Your Mei-mei's here, Lil' One! :D
Papa and Mama love you!
Dearest Skyler,
At 6 plus in the morning, you got up again and asked Aunty Chris for ‘milo’ before you went back to bed until 9 o'clock.
At about 9.30, Papa came to get you. Mei-mei's with us, Lil' One! :D
We dropped by our place to deposit your things that we had left with Aunty Chris before we headed to the hospital so that you could meet your Mei-mei.
Mama and Papa had so prepared you for Mei-mei that you accepted her immediately. :D Everytime Mei-mei cried, you would dash over and comfort her. When visitors came, you would invite them to take a look at her. :D You're such a good che-che. :D
There were a stream of visitors who came to visit including Godma Audrey. You were so thrilled to see her. Aunty Karen and Godma brought you down to McDonald's for lunch and got you another Happy Meal toy - a series created for the Beijing Olympic Games next month.
After the visitors had left, Papa brought you home to nap as neither of us had had enough sleep.
After we got up, we headed back to the hospital once more. Grandma was already there. We went for dinner with her at the foodcourt. You were misbehaving a bit so Papa brought you outside to speak with you. It didn't take long as you knew that you were behaving unacceptably so we went back in and had our dinner. You didn't fuss anymore during the meal. Good girl!
Grandma headed home after dinner and we went back to Mama's room. Gong-gong and Popo came again to visit. They'd come during lunch time too. Bubu and Moh-moh came a bit later.
After they'd all left, Papa tried to bring ourselves home but you refused to get in the car and insisted on staying with Mama. Papa totally understood that you missed Mama and wanted to be with her but we really needed to go home so that all of us could get some rest. You refused and fussed for quite some time. We ended up being in Mama's room for another hour and all of us were so exhausted by then as we'd not had proper sleep for two days!
In the end, you relented. But first, we'd to check that the bean milk shop was really closed for the night.
We finally got home and went to bed. Papa has not spent a night apart from Mama for a very long time and it was strange. But we can imagine it's worse for you - two nights without Mama. Sorry, Lil' One. Mama will be back soon.
Your Mei-mei's here, Lil' One! :D
Papa and Mama love you!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Overnighter
Dearest Skyler,
It was a typical morning for you today. But it ended with something that you'd never experienced before.
In the afternoon, Papa came home early as we had to bring Mama to see the baby doctor. You were still sleeping when Papa got back.
Papa quickly got you dressed and we headed to the car. Mama didn't even have time for her lunch. After we got to the hospital, Mama went up to the clinic first as the car park was quite crowded and we couldn't get a lot easily. So, Papa and you waited in the car until we found a lot.
By the time Papa and you got up up the clinic, Mama had already gone in to see the doctor. As we couldn't go in today, we went out to the garden to let you sit on the turtle and tortoise. After a while, we decided to head back in to look for Mama.
As we were walking back into the clinic, we bumped into our baby doctor. She told us that she was admitting Mama immediately as Mama's waterbag had leaked and it had lost lots of water.
We went in to look for Mama and got details from her. Yes, it was time for Mei-mei to join our little family!!! :D
Mama was brought to the Delivery Suite and Papa brought you for lunch at McDonald's. You ate a bit of your chicken burger and corn. You finished the whole cup of Milo!
We then headed home. We'd planned beforehand to have Aunty Chris watch you when Mei-mei came. You watched a bit of TV and had your bath. You then wanted to choose your own clothes. You emptied out your drawers of clothes onto the floor in an attempt to look for something specific but you couldn't tell Papa which it was! This frustrated Papa to no end. Papa then had to fold all your clothes and put them back into your drawers. While Papa was doing this, you spotted the shirt you wanted. This was scant comfort to Papa though. :(
Papa then brought you to Aunty Chris's. She gave you a bit of food for dinner then you spent the night playing with Che-che Joan, Mei-mei Dawn and Kor-kor Luke. You played with toys with them, carried their hamster and did some drawing.
At 9 plus, you were so tired that you went to bed without any fuss. But you got up again at 10.30 and sat in the corridor. Aunty Chris was only alerted to your being awake by the noise you made. She came to check on you and you told her that you were not sleepy anymore. But everyone had already gone to bed so no one was awake to play with you. So, you went back to bed soon after.
Papa and Mama were so worried about you. This was the first time you have been away from us overnight. Thank God you were okay being with Aunty Chris's family.
Papa and Mama love you!
Dearest Skyler,
It was a typical morning for you today. But it ended with something that you'd never experienced before.
In the afternoon, Papa came home early as we had to bring Mama to see the baby doctor. You were still sleeping when Papa got back.
Papa quickly got you dressed and we headed to the car. Mama didn't even have time for her lunch. After we got to the hospital, Mama went up to the clinic first as the car park was quite crowded and we couldn't get a lot easily. So, Papa and you waited in the car until we found a lot.
By the time Papa and you got up up the clinic, Mama had already gone in to see the doctor. As we couldn't go in today, we went out to the garden to let you sit on the turtle and tortoise. After a while, we decided to head back in to look for Mama.
As we were walking back into the clinic, we bumped into our baby doctor. She told us that she was admitting Mama immediately as Mama's waterbag had leaked and it had lost lots of water.
We went in to look for Mama and got details from her. Yes, it was time for Mei-mei to join our little family!!! :D
Mama was brought to the Delivery Suite and Papa brought you for lunch at McDonald's. You ate a bit of your chicken burger and corn. You finished the whole cup of Milo!
We then headed home. We'd planned beforehand to have Aunty Chris watch you when Mei-mei came. You watched a bit of TV and had your bath. You then wanted to choose your own clothes. You emptied out your drawers of clothes onto the floor in an attempt to look for something specific but you couldn't tell Papa which it was! This frustrated Papa to no end. Papa then had to fold all your clothes and put them back into your drawers. While Papa was doing this, you spotted the shirt you wanted. This was scant comfort to Papa though. :(
Papa then brought you to Aunty Chris's. She gave you a bit of food for dinner then you spent the night playing with Che-che Joan, Mei-mei Dawn and Kor-kor Luke. You played with toys with them, carried their hamster and did some drawing.
At 9 plus, you were so tired that you went to bed without any fuss. But you got up again at 10.30 and sat in the corridor. Aunty Chris was only alerted to your being awake by the noise you made. She came to check on you and you told her that you were not sleepy anymore. But everyone had already gone to bed so no one was awake to play with you. So, you went back to bed soon after.
Papa and Mama were so worried about you. This was the first time you have been away from us overnight. Thank God you were okay being with Aunty Chris's family.
Papa and Mama love you!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Dawn-Dawn
Dearest Skyler
You managed to sleep through the night until past noon today. You did get up a bit now and then but you went back to sleep again. You're finally sleeping through the night once more! Yay! :D
Mama was feeling terrible again today. She was so tired but she couldn't get to sleep. It was a good thing that you slept through so that she could rest a bit. But Mama was lonely though. If you'd been awake, you could have kept her company.
When you did get up, you wanted Mama to stay in bed with you and go to sleep. You were really sleepy, Lil' One.
This evening, we took a short walk to Aunty Chris's place to return her her lunch box and lend her a DVD. You were very eager to go see them. You even took your small beaded cross to show Dawn-dawn. :D
When Papa and you got there, everyone was still awake except Che-che Joan. You passed them the box and DVD and Papa had to remind you to show Dawn your cross. It was so cute watching the two of you passing the cross to each other. :D
We tried to get you to bed early but it didn't work out. You were so awake. We realised that you can't go to bed without booming first and this didn't happen until much later. Poor Darling Girl.
Papa and Mama love you!
Dearest Skyler
You managed to sleep through the night until past noon today. You did get up a bit now and then but you went back to sleep again. You're finally sleeping through the night once more! Yay! :D
Mama was feeling terrible again today. She was so tired but she couldn't get to sleep. It was a good thing that you slept through so that she could rest a bit. But Mama was lonely though. If you'd been awake, you could have kept her company.
When you did get up, you wanted Mama to stay in bed with you and go to sleep. You were really sleepy, Lil' One.
This evening, we took a short walk to Aunty Chris's place to return her her lunch box and lend her a DVD. You were very eager to go see them. You even took your small beaded cross to show Dawn-dawn. :D
When Papa and you got there, everyone was still awake except Che-che Joan. You passed them the box and DVD and Papa had to remind you to show Dawn your cross. It was so cute watching the two of you passing the cross to each other. :D
We tried to get you to bed early but it didn't work out. You were so awake. We realised that you can't go to bed without booming first and this didn't happen until much later. Poor Darling Girl.
Papa and Mama love you!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Hurricane Skyler
Dearest Skyler,
You woke up after Papa had left for work today. Mama spent the morning with you watching TV and making toilet roll core puppets. You used the coloured paper that we'd bought the night before to make rabbits! :D You gave it a face with ears, feet and a tail! :D
It was only at 9 plus that you went back to bed. Mama couldn't sleep again due to all the aches and pains. Poor Mama!
You woke up again only after 2 in the afternoon. That is your schedule now. :D Mama let you watch TV as she was really aching and thus couldn't do much with you. But I guess you didn't really mind, did you? :p
Papa came home in the evening with dinner but you once again didn't really want to eat. You only wanted to eat your chicken floss. We got you to eat a bit of rice with the floss. Even then it was very little food. It's a good thing you're still growing. :p
After dinner, we were all so sleepy, we took a nap. We woke up even later in the evening. It was a good thing we had our dinner earlier or we would have ended up eating very late again.
We then did our usual evening activities. Mama came up with the idea of making you help to pack up the mess that you'd created througout the day - as you wanted to watch TV, you had to pack up first. Wow! You packed up so neatly! The mess left behind by Hurricane Skyler was no longer in evidence! :D
It took us a while before we went back to bed. We've decided that you should put on a pair of shorts or pants when you sleep at night. Mama thinks that a reason why you wake up in the middle of the night is that you get cold. We'll try it out, okay?
Papa and Mama love you!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Messy Schedule
Dearest Skyler,
We'd tried to get you to bed at about midnight but by the time we called it a night, it was past that. But you still couldn't sleep. You kept on wandering around and talking to yourself while we tried to sleep and also pretended to sleep. By the time you turned in, it was past 2.
This didn't stop you from waking up at 6 this morning to watch TV though. :p Mama had also ordered us some McDonald's breakfast so we had our breakfast together before Papa went for a court case.
After Papa had left, you and Mama went back to bed. You managed to sleep but poor Mama was kept awake as she was really uncomfortable. Mei-mei's coming soon and she's really big and heavy. Poor Mama!
Papa came back in the early afternoon and you woke up to find us having lunch. We tried to give you a bit of macaroni but you didn't really want much of it. You're really growing up on your ‘milo’, Lil' One.
Papa and Mama were really tired and sleepy so after watching a bit of TV, we headed back to bed for a nap.
When we woke up, it was evening already. We headed to the nearby neighbourhood centre to get dinner and do a bit of grocery shopping. You wanted yoghurt so we got you some. We'd also gotten some origami paper so that you and Mama can do some handicraft.
You had your yoghurt for dinner and also some chicken floss. You enjoyed that so much. You refused to eat any of the food we'd gotten.
By the time we had dinner and everything else, it was quite late once more. Oh well ...
We've really mixed up your body clock, Lil' One. You sleep later than any child we know and you spend so much of the day sleeping when most kids your age are attending childcare of some sort. Oh well ... Hopefully your schedule will be sorted out before you have to go to school.
Papa and Mama love you!
Dearest Skyler,
We'd tried to get you to bed at about midnight but by the time we called it a night, it was past that. But you still couldn't sleep. You kept on wandering around and talking to yourself while we tried to sleep and also pretended to sleep. By the time you turned in, it was past 2.
This didn't stop you from waking up at 6 this morning to watch TV though. :p Mama had also ordered us some McDonald's breakfast so we had our breakfast together before Papa went for a court case.
After Papa had left, you and Mama went back to bed. You managed to sleep but poor Mama was kept awake as she was really uncomfortable. Mei-mei's coming soon and she's really big and heavy. Poor Mama!
Papa came back in the early afternoon and you woke up to find us having lunch. We tried to give you a bit of macaroni but you didn't really want much of it. You're really growing up on your ‘milo’, Lil' One.
Papa and Mama were really tired and sleepy so after watching a bit of TV, we headed back to bed for a nap.
When we woke up, it was evening already. We headed to the nearby neighbourhood centre to get dinner and do a bit of grocery shopping. You wanted yoghurt so we got you some. We'd also gotten some origami paper so that you and Mama can do some handicraft.
You had your yoghurt for dinner and also some chicken floss. You enjoyed that so much. You refused to eat any of the food we'd gotten.
By the time we had dinner and everything else, it was quite late once more. Oh well ...
We've really mixed up your body clock, Lil' One. You sleep later than any child we know and you spend so much of the day sleeping when most kids your age are attending childcare of some sort. Oh well ... Hopefully your schedule will be sorted out before you have to go to school.
Papa and Mama love you!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Tired Skyler
Dearest Skyler,
We spent more than an hour at the hospital. After you'd awakened, Papa brought you up to the Delivery Suite to wait for Mama. We couldn't see Mama as she'd been placed in the observation room.
You wanted to sit on the turtle so we went to see if the garden was open for us to do so. When we got there, the garden was closed thus we couldn't go in. So we walked around the 'mall' instead. All the shops were closed except for the 7- Eleven.
We went in to the 7-Eleven and walked around. You were so cute! You picked up the soft cushions and hugged them so tightly. :D
We then went to the bill payment machines to pay a few of Papa's bills. You helped to press the numbers and everything! Thanks for helping, Lil' One!
We then went back up to wait for Mama. You wanted more water when we got there. Papa helped to get you some. When you realised that you could reach the water dispenser you kept on going back there to fill our cups with more water. What a great device! You were so thrilled that you could get more water that you drank lots so that you could top up more water! :D You also got a cup for Mama and filled it as well. You're always so considerate, Lil' One. You keep on being aware that all of us need one of each of everything. (You always keep a book for Papa when you're reading with Mama when Papa's still at work.) :D
You were so full of energy at that time of night! You kept on walking, dancing and jumping around. You even attracted the attention of one of the nurses who tried to say hello to you. But you were so shy that you pretended to be busy reading something so you ignored her! :p
We headed home after Mama came out as it had been a false alarm. Mei-mei is not coming out yet. It was so very late by then. And you were still so very awake! :p
By the time you got to bed, it was almost 3 am!
You didn't get up again except for a couple of minutes to look for us at 6 plus when you headed straight back to sleep with Papa. It was only at 2 plus in the afternoon that you got up! But you were so well rested and totally chirpy. :D
You accompanied Papa out to get some lunch and we ate at home. We all then went back to bed for a nap.
After we got up, we headed off to Han's for dinner before driving over to Border's to shop for books for you and Mei-mei. You so enjoyed climbing the stairs again. You kept on going up and down it. Thankfully, Papa didn't have to be with you as you can manage them very well on your own now. Papa'll miss those steps if they remove them. They're so much a part of your growing up! :D
We headed home after that. It was very late again when you went to bed.
Papa and Mama love you!
Dearest Skyler,
We spent more than an hour at the hospital. After you'd awakened, Papa brought you up to the Delivery Suite to wait for Mama. We couldn't see Mama as she'd been placed in the observation room.
You wanted to sit on the turtle so we went to see if the garden was open for us to do so. When we got there, the garden was closed thus we couldn't go in. So we walked around the 'mall' instead. All the shops were closed except for the 7- Eleven.
We went in to the 7-Eleven and walked around. You were so cute! You picked up the soft cushions and hugged them so tightly. :D
We then went to the bill payment machines to pay a few of Papa's bills. You helped to press the numbers and everything! Thanks for helping, Lil' One!
We then went back up to wait for Mama. You wanted more water when we got there. Papa helped to get you some. When you realised that you could reach the water dispenser you kept on going back there to fill our cups with more water. What a great device! You were so thrilled that you could get more water that you drank lots so that you could top up more water! :D You also got a cup for Mama and filled it as well. You're always so considerate, Lil' One. You keep on being aware that all of us need one of each of everything. (You always keep a book for Papa when you're reading with Mama when Papa's still at work.) :D
You were so full of energy at that time of night! You kept on walking, dancing and jumping around. You even attracted the attention of one of the nurses who tried to say hello to you. But you were so shy that you pretended to be busy reading something so you ignored her! :p
We headed home after Mama came out as it had been a false alarm. Mei-mei is not coming out yet. It was so very late by then. And you were still so very awake! :p
By the time you got to bed, it was almost 3 am!
You didn't get up again except for a couple of minutes to look for us at 6 plus when you headed straight back to sleep with Papa. It was only at 2 plus in the afternoon that you got up! But you were so well rested and totally chirpy. :D
You accompanied Papa out to get some lunch and we ate at home. We all then went back to bed for a nap.
After we got up, we headed off to Han's for dinner before driving over to Border's to shop for books for you and Mei-mei. You so enjoyed climbing the stairs again. You kept on going up and down it. Thankfully, Papa didn't have to be with you as you can manage them very well on your own now. Papa'll miss those steps if they remove them. They're so much a part of your growing up! :D
We headed home after that. It was very late again when you went to bed.
Papa and Mama love you!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Sunrise
Dearest Skyler,
You woke up really early as usual this morning. Mama decided to bring you out to the nearby field to watch the sunrise. You so enjoyed yourself! :D Papa didn't come along as he was still sleeping.
You went back to bed after you both came home. You didn't wake up until past 2 in the afternoon.
We had lunch at home with some makeshift meal. You wanted oats so we prepared you some. Then we watched some TV, played with your toys and then went back for a nap. Thankfully, you were sleepy enough to fall asleep - we hadn't expected that we would need it.
In the evening, Papa and you went to get dinner from the nearby coffeeshop. On our way back, you told Papa that you'd lost froggy! Mama had asked you to not bring froggy along but you'd insisted! Papa thus went back downstairs to look for it. Thankfully, Papa found it near the letterboxes. Papa had actually retraced our path all the way back to the car. Oh well ...
While we were having dinner, Mama said that she had some discharge and we weren't sure if Mei-mei's water bag had leaked. Thus, to be safe, we had to go to the hospital to have it checked.
We took our time as there wasn't really any rush. All of us had a shower (actually, you had a bath then a shower) and we did some last minute packing up before we set off.
First ,we had to set up Mei-mei's car seat, we decided to shift your seat to the right and place Mei-mei's seat on the left as you can take care of yourself more now when getting in and out of the car. Thank God you're so adaptable! You didn't fuss at all at being moved around. You're such a good girl! We love you SO much.
By the time we got to the hospital, you'd fallen asleep. Papa thus waited for you in the car while Mama went up to have her checkup by herself. Mama's so brave!
Well, we'll just have to wait now. The nurses will be calling the Baby Doctor to come and check. We have to wait until she gets here. Sleep tight, Lil' One. We'll know if Mei-mei's coming soon.
Papa and Mama love you!
Dearest Skyler,
You woke up really early as usual this morning. Mama decided to bring you out to the nearby field to watch the sunrise. You so enjoyed yourself! :D Papa didn't come along as he was still sleeping.
You went back to bed after you both came home. You didn't wake up until past 2 in the afternoon.
We had lunch at home with some makeshift meal. You wanted oats so we prepared you some. Then we watched some TV, played with your toys and then went back for a nap. Thankfully, you were sleepy enough to fall asleep - we hadn't expected that we would need it.
In the evening, Papa and you went to get dinner from the nearby coffeeshop. On our way back, you told Papa that you'd lost froggy! Mama had asked you to not bring froggy along but you'd insisted! Papa thus went back downstairs to look for it. Thankfully, Papa found it near the letterboxes. Papa had actually retraced our path all the way back to the car. Oh well ...
While we were having dinner, Mama said that she had some discharge and we weren't sure if Mei-mei's water bag had leaked. Thus, to be safe, we had to go to the hospital to have it checked.
We took our time as there wasn't really any rush. All of us had a shower (actually, you had a bath then a shower) and we did some last minute packing up before we set off.
First ,we had to set up Mei-mei's car seat, we decided to shift your seat to the right and place Mei-mei's seat on the left as you can take care of yourself more now when getting in and out of the car. Thank God you're so adaptable! You didn't fuss at all at being moved around. You're such a good girl! We love you SO much.
By the time we got to the hospital, you'd fallen asleep. Papa thus waited for you in the car while Mama went up to have her checkup by herself. Mama's so brave!
Well, we'll just have to wait now. The nurses will be calling the Baby Doctor to come and check. We have to wait until she gets here. Sleep tight, Lil' One. We'll know if Mei-mei's coming soon.
Papa and Mama love you!
Friday, July 18, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Feed Fish
Dearest Skyler,
We brought you to the hospital with us to see the Baby Doctor this afternoon. We got there on time and there were very few people there waiting to see their doctors. Papa thought that we could leave on time and we wouldn't have to wait. It was not meant to be.
Just as it was going to be our turn, the Baby Doctor was called away to help another Mama deliver her baby. This meant that we had to wait for her to complete the operation before we could see her.
You were SO patient while we waited. It was practically an hour before she came back.
Mama and Mei-mei are totally fine, Lil' One.
After that, you went to visit the turtle and tortoise sculptures and you sat on them. :D
We then went down to Suntec City. By the time we got there, you'd fallen asleep. Mama went off first as she was going to catch a movie. Papa waited for you to wake up.
You woke up almost an hour later. We went to get your diaper changed before we headed for dinner. On the way, we came across a heritage performance. We caught a Hokkien opera and a Mongolian dance.
We had dinner at the foodcourt but you didn't eat much. You really don't eat much, Lil' One. When we compare the amount you eat with other toddlers your age, you can hardly be considered to have eaten! :p
We visited the big fountain but it was not switched on.
We then headed to the Koi Pond instead to feed the fish. There weren't many people there. The fish were not hungry as usual. The pellets you threw in were ignored. Papa felt that it was a waste of food to continue trying to feed fish that were not interested so we went off.
We visited the bunnies and hamsters and there was one hamster that was so active - it dashed around its cage very quickly with hardly any pause! :p
We then headed to Toys R Us so that you could play for a while. After some time, we headed off to wait for Mama.
There was a mechanical horse ride that you so enjoyed climbing onto. We played there until Mama came. :D
By the time we headed back, you were quite tired. We tried to put you to bed early and on the whole, you did.
Papa and Mama love you.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Skyler Time
Dearest Skyler,
You once again took care of Mama today. You woke up real early to look for Mama as she wasn't in bed. Mama's suffering from insomnia as Mei-mei is making things uncomfortable. Poor Mama. :(
Since you were so awake, Mama decided to do some craftwork with you. You both got your emptied out egg and starting wrapping string around it, glued eyes onto it and gave it packing peanuts feet. :D It looked so cute! :D
Mama doesn't want to disrupt your sleep and this usually puts her in uncomfortable positions. You were sleeping later in the day but Mama couldn't fall asleep. She lay in bed with you as you would usually wake up if she's not there with you. However, she had to do something so she went out of the room. Next thing she knew, you were curled up near her waiting for her to be done! You were so sleepy but you still wanted to be with Mama! :D
Later in the afternoon, Papa came home. He was a bit earlier than usual as Mama had been getting tired sooner in the day and needed to be relieved a bit sooner.
Papa and you went to the pool in the evening. It'd been a sunny day so you both went earlier - this was the first time in a long while that you got there while the sun was still up. :D
You totally explored all the pools as usual. And you're still thrilled that you can walk across the play pool. :D You so enjoy being in the water and Papa so enjoys being with you. :D
But, as usual, you refused to leave the pool when Papa wanted to. This was of course expected. :p Papa had to keep on pestering you before you consented to do so. :p
You both quickly had a shower - you're getting used to showering already. :D
You both then headed to the hawker centre to get dinner. By then you were so sleepy that you fell asleep on Papa's arm. It's a good thing that Papa carries a shopping bag that he can sling on his shoulder when he goes out with you. It's becoming increasingly difficult to carry you on one arm.
At bedtime, you refused to let Papa sleep in your room. We have been sleeping together the past few months but as Mei-mei has become bigger, it's become very uncomfortable for Mama to sleep as there's hardly any space to turn around. So, Papa's been trying to sleep in your room so that you wouldn't crowd Mama so she'd be more comfortable. Tonight you insisted that we all sleep together and you even got Papa's blanket and bolster from your room! :D
Papa and Mama love you!
Dearest Skyler,
You once again took care of Mama today. You woke up real early to look for Mama as she wasn't in bed. Mama's suffering from insomnia as Mei-mei is making things uncomfortable. Poor Mama. :(
Since you were so awake, Mama decided to do some craftwork with you. You both got your emptied out egg and starting wrapping string around it, glued eyes onto it and gave it packing peanuts feet. :D It looked so cute! :D
Mama doesn't want to disrupt your sleep and this usually puts her in uncomfortable positions. You were sleeping later in the day but Mama couldn't fall asleep. She lay in bed with you as you would usually wake up if she's not there with you. However, she had to do something so she went out of the room. Next thing she knew, you were curled up near her waiting for her to be done! You were so sleepy but you still wanted to be with Mama! :D
Later in the afternoon, Papa came home. He was a bit earlier than usual as Mama had been getting tired sooner in the day and needed to be relieved a bit sooner.
Papa and you went to the pool in the evening. It'd been a sunny day so you both went earlier - this was the first time in a long while that you got there while the sun was still up. :D
You totally explored all the pools as usual. And you're still thrilled that you can walk across the play pool. :D You so enjoy being in the water and Papa so enjoys being with you. :D
But, as usual, you refused to leave the pool when Papa wanted to. This was of course expected. :p Papa had to keep on pestering you before you consented to do so. :p
You both quickly had a shower - you're getting used to showering already. :D
You both then headed to the hawker centre to get dinner. By then you were so sleepy that you fell asleep on Papa's arm. It's a good thing that Papa carries a shopping bag that he can sling on his shoulder when he goes out with you. It's becoming increasingly difficult to carry you on one arm.
At bedtime, you refused to let Papa sleep in your room. We have been sleeping together the past few months but as Mei-mei has become bigger, it's become very uncomfortable for Mama to sleep as there's hardly any space to turn around. So, Papa's been trying to sleep in your room so that you wouldn't crowd Mama so she'd be more comfortable. Tonight you insisted that we all sleep together and you even got Papa's blanket and bolster from your room! :D
Papa and Mama love you!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Considerate Skyler
Dearest Skyler,
We just can't stop being proud of you. You're such a well behaved girl! Mama was tired as usual from carrying Mei-mei and you once again allowed Mama to rest while you entertained yourself safely. :D
Also, you were so inspired by the episode of Jasper the Penguin where he'd gone to the library and made an igloo out of the library books. You started taking your books off your bookshelf and piling them up on the floor in imitation! :p Afterwards, Mama needed to head to the bedroom but your igloo was blocking her so you cleared a path for her and held her hand to guide her past it.
You're really a great little girl, Skyler. We love you so much!
Papa and Mama
Dearest Skyler,
We just can't stop being proud of you. You're such a well behaved girl! Mama was tired as usual from carrying Mei-mei and you once again allowed Mama to rest while you entertained yourself safely. :D
Also, you were so inspired by the episode of Jasper the Penguin where he'd gone to the library and made an igloo out of the library books. You started taking your books off your bookshelf and piling them up on the floor in imitation! :p Afterwards, Mama needed to head to the bedroom but your igloo was blocking her so you cleared a path for her and held her hand to guide her past it.
You're really a great little girl, Skyler. We love you so much!
Papa and Mama
Monday, July 14, 2008
TV Addict Still
Dearest Skyler,
Even with your new schedule, you're still a lil' TV addict, Lil' One. Once you wake up early in the morning, you'll insist on watching your programmes. When we try to refuse, you'll kick up a fuss until we give in; which we do because we simply don't have the energy to do otherwise that early. :p
Then you'll spend a good part of the day and night watching other programmes. Of course you do get tired of watching TV and you will then play with your toys and read your books. The thing is that Mama gets tired sooner now as Mei-mei is so heavy so Mama has to let you watch TV so that she can rest. But you are quite considerate as well. You will let Mama sleep in the afternoon though you are not sleepy. You'll just wander around the room entertaining yourself while she rests. :D
Papa tries to care for you when he gets home in the evening and let Mama rest so Papa gets time with you as well. Papa wishes that he had more energy to play with you though. Papa's quite tired when he gets home. Oh well... We'll do our best!
Papa and Mama love you!
Dearest Skyler,
Even with your new schedule, you're still a lil' TV addict, Lil' One. Once you wake up early in the morning, you'll insist on watching your programmes. When we try to refuse, you'll kick up a fuss until we give in; which we do because we simply don't have the energy to do otherwise that early. :p
Then you'll spend a good part of the day and night watching other programmes. Of course you do get tired of watching TV and you will then play with your toys and read your books. The thing is that Mama gets tired sooner now as Mei-mei is so heavy so Mama has to let you watch TV so that she can rest. But you are quite considerate as well. You will let Mama sleep in the afternoon though you are not sleepy. You'll just wander around the room entertaining yourself while she rests. :D
Papa tries to care for you when he gets home in the evening and let Mama rest so Papa gets time with you as well. Papa wishes that he had more energy to play with you though. Papa's quite tired when he gets home. Oh well... We'll do our best!
Papa and Mama love you!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Morning Breakfast
Dearest Skyler,
You woke up at 6 plus this morning and Mama wanted us to go to the beach to watch the sunrise. The sun had actually risen somewhat by then but the thought of having a morning walk by the beach was tempting. So, Mama and Papa got dressed but you dilly-dallied in doing so thus we gave up on that idea. It was too hot by the time you decided to get dressed. We all went down to the Point for breakfast instead.
We headed straight for the toast shop and you had your first experience of eating half boiled eggs. :D You didn't like it. :p But you did enjoy your toast. You're such a fan of bread and buns, Lil' One. :D
The rest of the day was spent as usual - naps and meals. :p After we got up from our afternoon nap, Papa and you went out to get lunch from the nearby foodcourt. We bought lots of stuff as usual. :D For dinner, we had our leftover pizza. :p
We so enjoy being with you, Lil' One. You're always so cute in the things you do and say. Though you get us frustrated at times, you always try to amuse us to make us less angry. We simply can't be mad at you for long.
Oh! We didn't let you have your evening nap and you were so willing to go to bed earlier - about 10 plus. Still late by many people's standards but oh so early by ours! :D
Papa and Mama love you!
Dearest Skyler,
You woke up at 6 plus this morning and Mama wanted us to go to the beach to watch the sunrise. The sun had actually risen somewhat by then but the thought of having a morning walk by the beach was tempting. So, Mama and Papa got dressed but you dilly-dallied in doing so thus we gave up on that idea. It was too hot by the time you decided to get dressed. We all went down to the Point for breakfast instead.
We headed straight for the toast shop and you had your first experience of eating half boiled eggs. :D You didn't like it. :p But you did enjoy your toast. You're such a fan of bread and buns, Lil' One. :D
The rest of the day was spent as usual - naps and meals. :p After we got up from our afternoon nap, Papa and you went out to get lunch from the nearby foodcourt. We bought lots of stuff as usual. :D For dinner, we had our leftover pizza. :p
We so enjoy being with you, Lil' One. You're always so cute in the things you do and say. Though you get us frustrated at times, you always try to amuse us to make us less angry. We simply can't be mad at you for long.
Oh! We didn't let you have your evening nap and you were so willing to go to bed earlier - about 10 plus. Still late by many people's standards but oh so early by ours! :D
Papa and Mama love you!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Rest Day
Dearest Skyler,
We spent most of the day sleeping today. We have such a strange schedule. You wake up amazingly early and watch TV before heading back to bed for a nap from which you wake up really late in the afternoon so we end up having lunch and dinner late.
Your imagination is really good, Lil' One. You've been creating all kinds of games for us to play with you - the only problem is that we can't understand your rules sometimes. :p
We love you so much!
Papa and Mama
Friday, July 11, 2008
Routines
Dearest Skyler,
You have a whole new routine yet again, Lil' One. You're waking up at 4 am every morning and insisting on watching TV and playing. As Papa has to go in to work, Mama would then care for you and be with you while Papa goes back to sleep. (Papa gets up to bring you to look for Mama who is awake then as she can't sleep due to Mei-mei tumbling around in her.)
Papa and Mama love you!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Story Teller
Dearest Skyler,
You read to Mei-Mei again today. There's a specific book that you always take out to read to her. You would point to the picture of the octopus in the book and say, "Once upon a time, it's big, like dinosaur." You said the same for every picture in the book! Hahaha! You're so cute!
You refused to let Mama heat up lunch today. You insisted on Mama being with you so Mama went hungry. :(
In the evening, after Papa got home, we all went for dinner at the Point. You'd refused to take a nap and as a result, you fell asleep in the car on the way there. You didn't get up when we brought you to the Chinese restaurant. And you slept through dinner. You only got up after we were done!
We walked around a bit and as we were heading home, Mama wanted a bit of ice cream. In the end, you took the bulk of it and even finished it! Mama let you as you'd not eaten the whole day.
Papa and Mama love you!
Dearest Skyler,
You read to Mei-Mei again today. There's a specific book that you always take out to read to her. You would point to the picture of the octopus in the book and say, "Once upon a time, it's big, like dinosaur." You said the same for every picture in the book! Hahaha! You're so cute!
You refused to let Mama heat up lunch today. You insisted on Mama being with you so Mama went hungry. :(
In the evening, after Papa got home, we all went for dinner at the Point. You'd refused to take a nap and as a result, you fell asleep in the car on the way there. You didn't get up when we brought you to the Chinese restaurant. And you slept through dinner. You only got up after we were done!
We walked around a bit and as we were heading home, Mama wanted a bit of ice cream. In the end, you took the bulk of it and even finished it! Mama let you as you'd not eaten the whole day.
Papa and Mama love you!
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Lovely Skyler
Dearest Skyler,
We love you so much, Lil' One. And you so enjoy spending time with us. You've changed your schedule once again where you go to bed quite late then wake up super early - about 4am as you don't find Mama in bed. You’ll then come out looking for us and watch a bit of TV before heading back to bed. :p
You’re really a lovely girl, Lil’ One! You make us so happy!
Papa and Mama love you!
Dearest Skyler,
We love you so much, Lil' One. And you so enjoy spending time with us. You've changed your schedule once again where you go to bed quite late then wake up super early - about 4am as you don't find Mama in bed. You’ll then come out looking for us and watch a bit of TV before heading back to bed. :p
You’re really a lovely girl, Lil’ One! You make us so happy!
Papa and Mama love you!
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Walking Across the Pool
Dearest Skyler,
Papa brought you to the swimming pool this evening as promised. Thank God it wasn't raining.
You were so excited as we'd not been in the pool in such a long time! You again insisted on bringing your float but refuse to use it. :p
We spent most of the time having you float across the learning pool with Papa's help, you walked across the play pool by yourself and played with the bubbles in the bubble pool. You looked so cute tip-toeing across the pool. You're barely tall enough to keep your mouth above the water line. :D
You’re getting so confident in the pool. Well done! :D
Papa and Mama love you!
Monday, July 07, 2008
Rained Out
Dearest Skyler,
We woke up early this morning to bring Mama to see the Baby Doctor.
We'd expected to be very late but the sequence was a bit strange today so we got caught off-guard when it was our turn.
The doctor scanned Mei-mei and everything was ok. Mei-mei seems to be quite heavy ... Just like you were. :D
We headed back to the Point for a dim sum lunch. After that, we brought you for a haircut. You were so shy you refused to look at the hairdresser. He had such a hard time cutting your fringe properly! Hmmm… you still haven’t gotten used to him yet? But he’s been cutting your fringe for months now, Lil’ One.
Papa brought you to the swimming pool in the evening. The life guard cleared the pool just as we put our foot in as it was raining and there was lightning threat! Sigh … Sorry, Lil’ One. We had to get changed back.
Papa and you had dinner at the eatery next to the pool before heading home. The food wasn’t very good but it was food. :p
Dearest Skyler,
We woke up early this morning to bring Mama to see the Baby Doctor.
We'd expected to be very late but the sequence was a bit strange today so we got caught off-guard when it was our turn.
The doctor scanned Mei-mei and everything was ok. Mei-mei seems to be quite heavy ... Just like you were. :D
We headed back to the Point for a dim sum lunch. After that, we brought you for a haircut. You were so shy you refused to look at the hairdresser. He had such a hard time cutting your fringe properly! Hmmm… you still haven’t gotten used to him yet? But he’s been cutting your fringe for months now, Lil’ One.
Papa brought you to the swimming pool in the evening. The life guard cleared the pool just as we put our foot in as it was raining and there was lightning threat! Sigh … Sorry, Lil’ One. We had to get changed back.
Papa and you had dinner at the eatery next to the pool before heading home. The food wasn’t very good but it was food. :p
Papa and Mama love you!
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Saturday, July 05, 2008
A Tent
Dearest Skyler,
Papa and you went to redeem a tent using your diaper bag bar codes. It was a play tent and it brought you so much fun.
While we were there, we spotted the equestrian shop that sells horse riding gear. Papa brought you in to take a look. But you didn't really like it in there and wanted to get out. Papa thinks it's because of the smell - the smell of horse feed permeated the store. We had bought our horse riding helmets and boots from this store many years ago. :D
You insisted on setting the tent up once we got home. Then you insisted that Papa join you in the tent! The opening was very low and Papa had to crawl in on all fours! :p You started putting all kinds of things in it to play with! :p
We're glad that the tent brought you some fun, Lil' One. :D This diaper brand has really given you lots of free gifts!
Papa and Mama love you!
Dearest Skyler,
Papa and you went to redeem a tent using your diaper bag bar codes. It was a play tent and it brought you so much fun.
While we were there, we spotted the equestrian shop that sells horse riding gear. Papa brought you in to take a look. But you didn't really like it in there and wanted to get out. Papa thinks it's because of the smell - the smell of horse feed permeated the store. We had bought our horse riding helmets and boots from this store many years ago. :D
You insisted on setting the tent up once we got home. Then you insisted that Papa join you in the tent! The opening was very low and Papa had to crawl in on all fours! :p You started putting all kinds of things in it to play with! :p
We're glad that the tent brought you some fun, Lil' One. :D This diaper brand has really given you lots of free gifts!
Papa and Mama love you!
Friday, July 04, 2008
Late Night Dining
Dearest Skyler,
You woke up a bit early this morning and when you went back to bed, Mama expected you to wake up very late and she was right! You only got up again at 3 pm!
After you got up, you wanted to dance in bed but when Mama expressed reluctance, you claimed to have an idea and dashed out to get a book to read. After you got back to the room, you dashed out to get another book so that each of you would have one. Then you went out to get another one for Papa though he'd yet to return home from work. :D You so love to have our family doing things together! :D
After Papa got home, we all took a nap. We were all so tired by then. After we got up, we all showered and headed to the Point for dinner.
We ate at the Chinese restaurant. Papa was quite hungry so we got the set dinner. Papa'd hoped that you would be attracted by the variety but that didn't work. You ate a bit of the food but you were very picky about what you ate.
We took a very long time for dinner due to the number of dishes. Also, you were quite fussy so that slowed us down as well. After Papa was done, Papa took you shopping so that Mama would have some time to eat without distractions. By the time we completed our meal, we were the only ones left in the restaurant! :p
We got back very late and of course we got to bed real late as well.
Papa and Mama love you!
Dearest Skyler,
You woke up a bit early this morning and when you went back to bed, Mama expected you to wake up very late and she was right! You only got up again at 3 pm!
After you got up, you wanted to dance in bed but when Mama expressed reluctance, you claimed to have an idea and dashed out to get a book to read. After you got back to the room, you dashed out to get another book so that each of you would have one. Then you went out to get another one for Papa though he'd yet to return home from work. :D You so love to have our family doing things together! :D
After Papa got home, we all took a nap. We were all so tired by then. After we got up, we all showered and headed to the Point for dinner.
We ate at the Chinese restaurant. Papa was quite hungry so we got the set dinner. Papa'd hoped that you would be attracted by the variety but that didn't work. You ate a bit of the food but you were very picky about what you ate.
We took a very long time for dinner due to the number of dishes. Also, you were quite fussy so that slowed us down as well. After Papa was done, Papa took you shopping so that Mama would have some time to eat without distractions. By the time we completed our meal, we were the only ones left in the restaurant! :p
We got back very late and of course we got to bed real late as well.
Papa and Mama love you!
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Neighbours
Dearest Skyler,
Aunty Chris, Kor-kor Luke, Che-che Joan and Mei-mei Dawn came to visit this afternoon. Aunty Chris had made some glutinous rice and had brought some over for us.
You had such a great time playing with them. You'd not really gone out during the weekdays nowadays as Mama is so pregnant with Mei-mei. It's been extreme inconvenient for Mama to go out much less bring you out. Thus, their visit was a break in your routine of just staying at home with Mama by yourselves.
Papa came back in the evening and after our nap, brought you out to the shopping area to get dinner and breakfast. :D Papa so enjoys being with you. :D These little trips are always so fun. Actually, Papa wanted to bring you to the pool but after our nap, it was too late. Besides, Papa's still coughing. Another time okay?
Papa and Mama love you!
Dearest Skyler,
Aunty Chris, Kor-kor Luke, Che-che Joan and Mei-mei Dawn came to visit this afternoon. Aunty Chris had made some glutinous rice and had brought some over for us.
You had such a great time playing with them. You'd not really gone out during the weekdays nowadays as Mama is so pregnant with Mei-mei. It's been extreme inconvenient for Mama to go out much less bring you out. Thus, their visit was a break in your routine of just staying at home with Mama by yourselves.
Papa came back in the evening and after our nap, brought you out to the shopping area to get dinner and breakfast. :D Papa so enjoys being with you. :D These little trips are always so fun. Actually, Papa wanted to bring you to the pool but after our nap, it was too late. Besides, Papa's still coughing. Another time okay?
Papa and Mama love you!
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Nurse Skyler
Dearest Skyler,
Mama was really suffering from a lot of aches and pains today. And you were such a wonderful girl throughout. You let Mama rest when she needed to. When Mama was sleeping, you would just rest quietly. Otherwise, you would quietly let Mama know that you'd awaken and check if she'd woken up as well. If Mama still needed to rest, you would then quietly play by yourself. When Mama needed bed rest, you would bring your toys to her to play with her and distract her from her pain. :D We're so glad that you're such a great daughter, Lil' One. :D
In the evening, Papa came home with dinner and we stayed home as Papa was so tired and Mama was still in pain. You did such a great job of caring for Mama and helping Papa around the flat. :D Thank you, Lil' One.
Papa and Mama love you so much!
Dearest Skyler,
Mama was really suffering from a lot of aches and pains today. And you were such a wonderful girl throughout. You let Mama rest when she needed to. When Mama was sleeping, you would just rest quietly. Otherwise, you would quietly let Mama know that you'd awaken and check if she'd woken up as well. If Mama still needed to rest, you would then quietly play by yourself. When Mama needed bed rest, you would bring your toys to her to play with her and distract her from her pain. :D We're so glad that you're such a great daughter, Lil' One. :D
In the evening, Papa came home with dinner and we stayed home as Papa was so tired and Mama was still in pain. You did such a great job of caring for Mama and helping Papa around the flat. :D Thank you, Lil' One.
Papa and Mama love you so much!
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Mama Not Well
Dearest Skyler,
Mama's not been well. Sigh ... Mama's very tired these days as Mei-mei has become so heavy. Poor Mama! Mama really has to suffer to bring you both into the world. Oh well … What a great Mama you have!
Mei-mei's coming anytime, Lil' One. The reality of you being a Che-che is going to be reality very soon. We’ve been trying to prepare you as much as we can but we don’t know if you really understand what we’re trying to say to you. We just pray that you’ll get used to her presence quickly and you’ll be able to accept her in the family.
Papa and Mama love you!
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