I am blogging from SOL Playground in Turf City, after dropping Big Bee off at school.
Today is the BIG DAY, ie the MOVE to our new home, after 9 months of staying at Mom's. I will miss the constant pampering at Mom's place, the squashy but cosy bedroom that all 4 of us called home for the past 9 months...yet I am looking forward to staying at our own place once again, having the space and liberty to chill out anywhere, anytime. But still, am sure my parents will dearly miss having Big Bee and Small Bee staying at their home...
Hubby is now gathering the movers and I am waiting for them to complete the move to the home before he comes to fetch me. And it will be MAJOR CLEANING the whole night. We started cleaning the kitchen cabinets, shoe cabinet, master bedroom wardrobe and living room cabinet last night, together with the maid, and slogged from 10pm to 12 midnight! My hands were chaffed, but I guess a bit of suffering is a perfect harbinger for future bliss!
Alright, it's time to start buying some cleaning equipment (instructions of the hubby) and I am so glad that we will have broadband (finally! After 9 months of internet blockout at home!) so I can blog more :)
Cheers to our brand new home, another phase of our lives.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
First Steps!
Both my kiddos are late walkers, which I do not mind at all, judging from Big Bee's supersonic motor skills in preschool despite the fact that she started walking only at 16 months.
Little Bee is now 15+ months, and she is still scared stiff of walking, although she is quite an intrepid crawler, exploring everywhere on all little fours.
We went to Botanic Gardens last Sunday where Big Bee was whizzing adroitly about on her brand new 2-wheel scooter that Papa bought. And we decided to test out Little Bee's walking skills on the green grass of Botanic Gardens' wide expanse of meadows.
I steadied her on her feet right smack in the middle of grassy verdure, and she stood there competently, smiling away at 3 of us. All of us retreated slowly from her, cooing her on, encouraging her. Then, she suddenly started walking one step, two steps, three steps!!! Before she started wobbling. We cheered loudly, elated that we managed to capture Little Bee's first steps indelibly. Big Bee was so sweet, encouraging Little Bee proudly, like the fantastic big sister that she is.
Little Bee is now 15+ months, and she is still scared stiff of walking, although she is quite an intrepid crawler, exploring everywhere on all little fours.
We went to Botanic Gardens last Sunday where Big Bee was whizzing adroitly about on her brand new 2-wheel scooter that Papa bought. And we decided to test out Little Bee's walking skills on the green grass of Botanic Gardens' wide expanse of meadows.
I steadied her on her feet right smack in the middle of grassy verdure, and she stood there competently, smiling away at 3 of us. All of us retreated slowly from her, cooing her on, encouraging her. Then, she suddenly started walking one step, two steps, three steps!!! Before she started wobbling. We cheered loudly, elated that we managed to capture Little Bee's first steps indelibly. Big Bee was so sweet, encouraging Little Bee proudly, like the fantastic big sister that she is.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Stay At Home Mom!
Last Friday, I took leave and had the privilege to bring both the kiddos out to meet YM at United Square. It was really fun! We went shopping around, had tea in Globetrotters and went to Toys R Us. I even spent about half an hour alone with them in Swensen's when YM left. Amazingly, I took a cab, lugging the pram and the diaper bag, with the 2 of them in tow - all alone! Pretty proud of this :)
Hubby came and fetch us home at 5pm. I was telling him how stress-free being a stay at home mom is. Tiring, true. But it's fatigue mingled with whole dollops of joy and happiness. Comparing to the hours away at work, facing people whom you dislike, absorbing all the unhealthy pressures of work.
Hubby came and fetch us home at 5pm. I was telling him how stress-free being a stay at home mom is. Tiring, true. But it's fatigue mingled with whole dollops of joy and happiness. Comparing to the hours away at work, facing people whom you dislike, absorbing all the unhealthy pressures of work.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Writing and Talking
Small Bee is now an active toddler. Although she is pretty timid to start walking on her own (despite the fact that she is very stable when standing), she is now starting to talk little words like "Ma" for mummy or practically everything she wants, "mum mum" for food (and this is one baby who really knows how to eat!), "jie jie" for Big Bee and "pa" for hubby, amongst other baby language. So, she can communicate pretty well with us, sparing herself the frustrations of toddler angst as we pretty much understand what she wants most of the time, thanks to her little gabbles and animated gestures of either pointing to the things she wants excitedly, or shaking her head, her whole body and flailing her arms to brush away things we bring to her that she doesn't want! What a baby!
She is following the footsteps of her diligent jie jie as well. Every night, when Big Bee is hard at work at her little desk, doing her activity books, Little Bee would want a share of the action. Sitting at the same desk, scribbling random circles and haphazard lines with her favourite colourful markers, grinning away when she accidentally (or sometimes deliberately!) scribbled on her hands or clothes.
It's really fun chilling out after work with the both of them!
She is following the footsteps of her diligent jie jie as well. Every night, when Big Bee is hard at work at her little desk, doing her activity books, Little Bee would want a share of the action. Sitting at the same desk, scribbling random circles and haphazard lines with her favourite colourful markers, grinning away when she accidentally (or sometimes deliberately!) scribbled on her hands or clothes.
It's really fun chilling out after work with the both of them!
A Student Every Teacher Loves To Have
I went for Big Bee's Parent Teacher talk in school last Friday and was greeted with nothing but good news, to my elation.
Her teacher greeted me with "I love having Big Bee in my class! She is so fun, so helpful and has a great sense of humour! I will always miss her whenever she is not in school!" Which parent will not be bursting with happiness if they hear such comments? She went on to say that Big Bee is one the funniest girls in class, and is so helpful, always volunteering to help the teacher, helping her friends in class, and being so independent and neat in her schoolwork. In the teacher's own words, she is "a student every teacher would love to have in her class"!
I went back from the parent teacher talk, beaming with pride and joy, and hoping that the academic path for my 2 little girls would be smooth and seamless like it had been for me and hubby :)
Her teacher greeted me with "I love having Big Bee in my class! She is so fun, so helpful and has a great sense of humour! I will always miss her whenever she is not in school!" Which parent will not be bursting with happiness if they hear such comments? She went on to say that Big Bee is one the funniest girls in class, and is so helpful, always volunteering to help the teacher, helping her friends in class, and being so independent and neat in her schoolwork. In the teacher's own words, she is "a student every teacher would love to have in her class"!
I went back from the parent teacher talk, beaming with pride and joy, and hoping that the academic path for my 2 little girls would be smooth and seamless like it had been for me and hubby :)
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Ode To Art
This weekend was an artistic one. We brought our 2 ladies to 2 different art galleries. On Saturday, the hubby surprised us by bringing us to Old School on Mt Sophia Rd. It was the old MGS site, and the entire compound was so tranquil and rustic. We can literally hear the rustling of the leaves in those old trees and the intermittent chirping of invisible birds hidden in these verdant trees. The complex was peppered with outstanding sculptures and there was even an idyllic alfresco cafe!
We visited 2 galleries in Old School - one with 2 Asian artists (Zheng Fengjie and Charlie Co) whose paintings reflected their socio-commentary on current society, and another one that is a local photo exhibition that is not particularly interesting. Big Bee was fairly interested in the paintings, making cute remarks and asking appropriate questions, with her ubiquitous "I am bored" or "I have nothing to do" commentary as well! Little Bee seemed pretty amazed, having just woken up from her nap to be faced with all these giant coloured canvasses!
On Sunday morning, we brought them to the Singapore Art Museum, and sauntered through the various galleries there. The galleries were big and empty, so our 2 bees had a fun time skipping around the large spaces, with Little Bee cruising around, holding on to Big Bee's and my hands for support, while walking gleefully around. They both like the "Painted Faces" exhibition, because of the giant paintings and bright pink colours. Little Bee was squealing away at the paintings she enjoyed and Big Bee showed her preference by standing in front of her preferred paintings and staring at them, asking apt questions.
I thought these visits would be great to cultivate the 2 bees' preference for artistic expression...!
We visited 2 galleries in Old School - one with 2 Asian artists (Zheng Fengjie and Charlie Co) whose paintings reflected their socio-commentary on current society, and another one that is a local photo exhibition that is not particularly interesting. Big Bee was fairly interested in the paintings, making cute remarks and asking appropriate questions, with her ubiquitous "I am bored" or "I have nothing to do" commentary as well! Little Bee seemed pretty amazed, having just woken up from her nap to be faced with all these giant coloured canvasses!
On Sunday morning, we brought them to the Singapore Art Museum, and sauntered through the various galleries there. The galleries were big and empty, so our 2 bees had a fun time skipping around the large spaces, with Little Bee cruising around, holding on to Big Bee's and my hands for support, while walking gleefully around. They both like the "Painted Faces" exhibition, because of the giant paintings and bright pink colours. Little Bee was squealing away at the paintings she enjoyed and Big Bee showed her preference by standing in front of her preferred paintings and staring at them, asking apt questions.
I thought these visits would be great to cultivate the 2 bees' preference for artistic expression...!
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