Abstract Art

Last week, got my Cutie to do a Happy Father's Day card for her daddy. Knowing that my Cutie loves to paint, so I got her to use the markers and draw on the card. After each picture, I would ask her what she had drawn and labelled it down.

When daddy came home in the evening, got her to give the card and the gift to him (ya, I know Father's Day falls on 15 June this year, well... 15 May can be one too, hee...). When daddy opened the card and asked her what she had drawn, amazingly my Cutie can remember/identify? her drawing. There are about 10 picutres and she can tell her daddy correctly what she had drawn (there are 2 crabs that she drew and she can identify them). Few days ago, daddy took out the card and she was still able to identiy them.

Glad that the artist knows what she drew, hee...

Belated Happy Mother's Day to All.

I can fully comprehend the pain of a mummy as I watched the news yesterday. It was about a child crying in pain who was hurt in the earthquake in Sichuan, China recently. I think the bones were broken and his mummy stood and sang next to him with tears in her eyes, hoping that her singing can help to lessen his pain.

Somehow, I can empathise with how that mummy is feeling then (guess I'm a mummy myself). Nothing hurts a mummy more than to see her baby in pain. At the same time, I think she is thankful that her baby is still alive.

Motherhood can create an amazing transformation in a woman's life. It gives her new meaning in life and also made her realise that she can be so strong and yet fragile in matters concerning her child. The bond between a mother and child during the 9-month pregnancy period is something that the daddys never get to experience, hee...

Just want to wish all mummies a belated Happy Mother's Day and pray for God's protection over our children and all the children in the world.

Btw, it was in the news on Sunday Straits Times that a SAHM (Stay-At-Home mum) deserves to be paid $23,000 per month based on the contribution and things she did for the family. Mmm, I'm a SAHM, guess I should speak to daddy about this, haha...

Naughty Sweetie

My Sweetie is no more one little baby that needs help in everything. She is getting more independent and daring as her 1st birthday approaches (end next month).

Now at 10 months, she can hold and drink from her milk bottle (aka more relax for mummy), shows signs of understanding as people talk to her especially "NO" (hee... got to stop her from pulling cables or place her fingers into the fans etc), loves to hi-five with people and chooses to smile if she likes that person etc.

The biggest headache now is that she is experiencing separation anxiety. Mummy finds it hard to get things done as I have to constantly lie next to her when she has her naps, else she will refuse to sleep and keeps on wailing away for mummy (even tho' her Jie Jie is in bed with her). My only comfort is to hear her calling "mama mama" (which warms my heart) as she cries for me.

She is also getting more adventurous. Now the fortress (aka big "playpen") is no longer safe. She can climb onto our queen-size bed and then climb over to the kid's sofa next to the bedrail and sit on the sofa. Now she is so daring as to try to climb over the bedrail too.

She no longer just stand next to the Step2 Picnic Table, she will crawl under it annd stand inside (see pict). *sigh*

Thank God she knows how to crawl out herself.


Many times, she will let go of her hand support and tries to stand on her own. It's great that she's learning to stand on her own, but ...

Here's a video of her drinking her Jie Jie's mag mag (yes, again).

Sentences from a 24-month old baby (aka 2 years old)

"Mummy don't wear pampers, mummy wear (wears) panty."

Hahaha..., guess who said that.

Yes, it's my Cutie.

The above conversation between us started off with my Cutie saying "Meimei wear (wears) pampers, Amanda don't (doesn't) wear pampers anymore". So mummy praised her that Amanda is a big girl just like mummy and mummy doesn't wear pampers also.

I only expected her to just repeat that mummy doesn't wear pampers. Really surprised that she could add in the 2nd phase herself (and she's right in fact haha...), but...

Guess you can understand now why I mentioned before that I really don't know whether to laugh or cry with my Cutie's speeches lately.

Although at 24-month old, her speeches and thinking are rather beyond mummy's expectations.

Here's some examples:
Mummy, I saw a bird [use of past tense]
- she actually saw a bird perched on the beam outside (through the window) and she came running to me and said that. So cute.

This (is) my ball, not your ball. [use of pronouns]
- she was talking to Meimei who was taking her ball.

Gong gong eat (eats) already. [use of reasoning]
- mummy was teaching her manners to ask her grandfather to join her for lunch and she told me that so that she doesn't have to ask.

Doc say (says) sick sick, don't go to school. [forming association between "doctor" and "sickness"]

- huh? We were actually on our way to see the doctor and so how could the doctor say this when we have not even seen him. Mummy had only told her earlier that she is not going to school cos' she is sick.

My Cutie is really learning fast. In fact, it's actually quite fun and amusing comminicating to her now.

Mummy feels bad that I haven't been consistent in teaching her phonics, tho' she knows the sound of quite a number of the letters already. Bad mummy.

Guess I got to drink more "red bull" to keep up with her pace of learning. Kekeke ...

Here's a video of her and she is such a darling to keep the crayons into the basket on her own accord.

1, 2, 3 Stitches

My Cutie had a bad cut on Monday night and she was given 3 stitches. It was a actually a fall, but somehow her chin hit the drawer which was made of glass. Thank God the glass didn't shatter or break, which would thus be bad for the wound.


Surprised that my Cutie didn't cry when she hurt herself. Yes, mummy cried when I saw a big drop of blood formed on her chin. Guess maybe my Cutie was shocked (in shock herself and also shocked to see mummy cries?).

It was a long wait at the KK Hospital Children Emergency. Thank God that my Cutie was too sleepy then when the doctor did the stitching cos' if she were to struggle, they will have to opt for the general anesthesia instead of local anesthesia.

Pray that the wound would heal with no scar. Also thank God that it's on the chin and not somewhere visible on her face.

But sadly, she got a cut which mummy still wonder how the cut could be so big when in fact, the drawer was closed. Thank God too, she didn't suffer any broken bones etc.

My Cutie has been a brave girl. Mummy thot she will cry after the local anesthesia worn off, but she didn't. In fact, she has not even cried or told me it's painful.

Mummy is glad that she is a brave girl cos' I will definitely feel the pain if she were to whine. Life has never been the same since my darlings were born. I believe the rest of the mummies will agree with me.

The visit to the hospital allows her to form relation with the Elmo's doctor tools that she has. Now, she understands better how the blood pressure monitor and stethoscope work.
Still my Cutie.

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Last Saturday was surprised that my Cutie can sing the complete song "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" cos' whenever I sing this song to her, I only pause to let her sing the last word in each phrase. I was not expecting her to be able to be able to sing the whole song and best of all, to come with actions too.

Look at the video, yes that's my Cutie.

Mummy is so proud of you, darling.

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In the evening, mummy was playing "Cooking Mama" on the Nintendo DS and mummy is "cooking" fried chicken. Unfortunately, a piece of the fried chicken fell out of the pot and mummy exclaimed "Aiya". Guess what my Cutie says.

"It's ok, mummy".

Mmm... either she knows that it's a game or she is comforting me. Whatever it is, I am still in disbelief by my Cutie's speech recently [the other day, when my Sweetie was a bit grouchy (maybe cos' teething, my Cutie told me "Meimei complain(complains)", haha... mummy din know whether to laugh or cry]. As I look at her baby's photo at the bottom of this blog, I can't believe that's my Cutie last year. Guess by next year, I would be exclaiming the same thing about my Sweetie too. Time really flies, especially after having kids. Yesterday, as we drove past the Mandai Columbarium, I can't believe too that as I recounted that my dad had passed on for 1 1/2 years already, yet it seems to be not too long ago. Similarly, in a blink of eye, my darlings would have grown up and becoming mummies themselves.

Oh my, I can't believe I am getting old already.

Guess it's not that bad at all, at least I still have my Cutie and Sweetie to keep me old. *wink*, *wink*

H*A*P*P*Y

Today is a happy day for me. Well, it's not any anniversary or anything close. Hee... cos' of my Sweetie and Cutie.

Ironically, my Sweetie has been sick since Tuesday. Thank God that she is still so bubbly and smilely. It's funny that she's getting better yesterday and today her temperature rose again. Mummy was worried and brought her to see the doctor. As usual, we were prescribed with a bottle of paracetamol to take home (as expected). Maybe at least it gives mummy a peace of mind. The doc said that it's just a viral infection as my Sweetie is still eating well and does not have any running nose/cough etc.

Mummy is happy cos' I have finally found the root cause to my Sweetie's fever when she pooed for the 3rd time today. Yes, she's teething, that's why. *Phew* What a relief. But aiyo, what a waste time to see doctor today (hee... at the expense of my teabreak). Btw, she pooed 4 times today.

As for my Cutie, guess I'm quite impressed with her. Today, tried to train her to drink from the cup direct cos' mummy believes she's ready for it especially since she's an expert in drinking using a straw already. Guess what, water, water everywhere. Her top, her pant, the chair, the floor were wet during her first trial in the afternoon. Mummy was not prepared for another trial in the evening, so I told her it's ok that we'll try another time. My Cutie was in tears and said "I can do it" repeatedly.

Mummy couldn't believe her ears, did my 2 years old Cutie say this? I'm really impressed and glad that my Cutie was confident of herself. I kept on asking daddy if he had ever taught her to say this. We could only conclude that she learnt it during her weekly lesson at Tumbletots where daddy and mummy have been encouraging her with phrases like "You can do it". For her second trial, mummy got her to wear a bib. Guess she should be able to master the art of drinking from cup by next week, keke... Later in the night, Meimei tried to take her Magmag, guess what she told her sister. My Cutie pointed to my Sweetie's water bottle and said "this is yours". Wow, I haven't even taught her the possessive pronouns yet.

On her playgroup, my Cutie has settled quite well already. Today got an interesting observation when the door was left open for a while (cos' the teacher was talking to a parent). My Cutie was sitting down quietly, but the moment she saw me at the door, she started to cry for me. Then I moved away and she stopped. I peeped again, she started to cry again and then she stopped when she cannot see me. [This reminds me of the MacDonald's advertisement many years ago about a baby on a swing, when the swing goes up, the baby can see the MacDonald from the window, the baby smiles. But when the swing goes down, the baby cries (no MacDonald)]. *sigh* thot she will feel assured when she sees me. Guess now I just need to keep myself away from my Cutie's sight when she's at playgroup. Glad she's settling well.


With my Sweetie's fever getting better (plus finding out the cause) and my Cutie so cute, isn't it a happy day today?


Children are God's gift to us. I want to thank God for them cos' they are my best gifts. Amen.

Here's another ingenous idea from mummy (see pict). My Cutie was driving her motorised car and Meimei who was in the stroller, also got a free ride. All I did was just to connect the car and stroller together with the baby carrier. Hee... both of them enjoyed the ride and mummy also didn't have to push the stroller. Yippee.