Apologies for Absence..

I have been too occupied with travels and also keeping up with Aden..

He is talking too much and learning too fast. I am literally breathless from trying to keep up with him. And did I mention he is into gymnastics right now? So it's a matter of time before my body breaks down. Haha..

So much has happened and in a blink of an eye half of 2011 is gone! Amazing!!
When I was working time seem to just zoom past, roster after roster but now that I am not working, it's worst!! It feels like time keeps pulling a disappearance act on me. Squeezing so much in a day really makes a difference.. At least I can declare that I am productive every single day now compared to before Aden came along. Ha!

Anyways..

Aden started Nursery this month. He kept bugging me about sending him to school so I decided to just do what it is he wanted.

I decided on a school which is somewhat near home and just 15 minutes walk from Parkway Parade. (I know.. Me and PP are BFF)
So once I have taken Aden up to his class, I take a leisurely stroll to Marine Parade to do whatever I need to do. (It's quite a good arrangement so let's hope I get to do this for a few more years) And walk back to get him about 11am. Perfect time management.

Only setback is the early mornings.. sigh.

AND Aden has suddenly become clingy all over again.
He tells me he doesn't like school and that he cries every time I walk away but whenever I go get him, he's all game for school tomorrow.. don't really understand what goes through his head but I know my heart got minced when I heard him crying while I walked on.

People tell me that the crying will pass and he will soon accept his new routine: SCHOOL.
I will give him a few more weeks and if he continues to cry and tells me "No school", I will just keep him home. After all, he is not in anyway behind his fellow classmates so home schooling him for now may be a better option..

There is a constant debate on what is safe to be blogged and what should really be kept under lock and key. Even Facebook has a reminder to all its users to be wise about what they post onto the net yet there are those who seem to think it's just BS.

Anyways, different folks.. different strokes right?

I have been going through my hidden treasure again.. you know, stuff nicely packed in boxes and nicely stacked in my little store-room. If I can have them nicely packed and nicely stored, it probably means I don't really need them in my life. So it's time to do giveaways and charity AGAIN!

As always all proceeds will go to the Singapore Cat Welfare Foundation.

And soon it will be time to think of playmates for Aden.

Can it be done? Have I forgotten all the horrific non-stop crying and sleepless nights?

I can only hope that everything is better this time round as I am more prepared and more aware of what it is like to have this tiny creature who is 100% dependant on me and who is also 101% needy like only a mother knows :)

Despite PMS or a bad day, somehow I cannot push away the idea of babies. I seem to have a very soft spot for them and yes, it is terrible that I am still not sleeping through the night but yet it all seems so worth the while. I know, I am totally hopeless. Sigh..

Time to think of a school for Aden.

Not an easy task.. I am getting a headache!!

I am hoping to find a school relatively near where we live and hopefully a Montessori one as I prefer the syllabus compared to the regular nurseries.

Time really flies huh?

Sigh.

My baby is no longer my baby anymore. He is almost a little man now.

Why do people where room slippers in public? They are called "Room Slippers" for a reason. I gave this couple a benefit of a doubt but they did it three days in a row!

Might as well come down in their bathrobes! Haha..

I wonder..

I wonder if this guy understands English.. wait a minute.. even if he can't read/write I'm sure he's got eyes to see the big and small sign that says "NO SMOKING" by Law..

Sigh..

So much for an educated society.

We just got back from Malaysia and Aden caught a flu bug which he shared with me

so we are both nursing our cold. No fever, just green slime oozing from his nose and

as for me, it's the usual aches and pains, a sore throat, stuffy nose in the night.. the usual

suspects. Haha.

It's been awhile..

Been busy traveling and readjusting to my new environment and finally

I think I've got everything under control and in-sync with my expectations

and threshold. Haha.

Three months since my last entry. So much has happened. Time for a

quick update.

• Only this morning, Aden said "Bless you, Daddy." when my husband sneezed. Very cute surprise for us both.

• And only last night did I realise he already knows his colours well. He recognises Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Purple.

• He started singing.. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Old McDonald, Getting to Know You, a few songs from Barney, Raindrops on Roses and Chuggington theme song.

• He would play the piano and sing or he will say, "Mommy play, Aden dance."

• He has mastered the iPhone. He can scroll around looking for his apps. He also knows how and where to look for his movies, not to mention he knows how to play all the apps which are loaded for him.

• I weaned him off breast milk. I expected a whole lot of crying and begging but he only cried through the night once. After a couple of days, it was a thing of the past. For this I am so proud of him and I am so thankful to "the man up there" for giving me such a clever and understanding boy.

• He can get his point across to you rather clearly. He can structure his sentences although his vocabulary is still 80% baby talk. Haha.. but he is picking up fast. New words, new phrases and new dialect everyday!! Amazing brains kids have la!!

• I can travel by air with him with minor hassle. He is born to travel, just like his Momma.

• Anyone can put him to nap now. And he will nap in his stroller, no longer need to rush home for nap times.. yeh!! And Daddy can now put him to bed [without me] in the night!

• He acquired the taste of Buffalo Mozarella, fresh Roma tomatoes, spring onions, sautéed garlic, liver, and not fussy with his food.

• He started playing imaginary games. Pretending to be stuck to the wall, or to the floor. Taking care of Elmo as if Elmo's the baby and he's the big brother.

Ok, I think there is way too much to put down.

Everything is back to quiet. They have all left and poor Aden is left with his mommy again.

Aden is talking a lot more these days.

He is forming sentences as well. It's so cute lah.

The last few days, he would come up to me and gently touch my cheek with

his hand and sweetly say "Mommy" with the most angelic smile. It totally melts my heart.

And then he would hug me. Ahhh!!

I know this is not going to last so I am going to enjoy all these lovey-dovey moments and

hopefully I will be able to capture some of them on video.

Butterfly fly away

Mommy, no more biscuit

Mommy, 2 strawberry please

I introduced Play-Doh to Aden last week and he loves it or at least I think he does. Haha. I

gave him some plastic cookie cutters and a little plastic knife and just let him do what he

wants with it. So far, he has not attempted to eat the "Doh" so I guess he understands that

not everything that looks nice can be eaten :)

Expecting relatives from the UK next week and they are really looking

forward to meeting Aden. Haha.. if only they could help babysit him

and take him with them while they are sight-seeing Singapore and give me

four days to do whatever I fancy.. if only.. *dreaming*