Trying to take a decent pic of the 2 buns.. almost had a minor heart attack when Kyran started to poke at Ayden's eye. **gulp**

Little Bun #2 is 3 Months Old!!

My happy little sunshine turns 3 months old today!!! 

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To My Sweet little Ayden, 

Thank you for being the super sweet-natured and easy-going baby that you are. The last 3 months are a breeze because you are sooooo easy to care for. I am so grateful that you love your drink, burp sleep (repeat mode) routine!! You have recently started cooing and responding whenever we play with you, and you love to watch the world go by sitting in your rocker. Mommy loves waking up to your little toothless grin and I enjoy our special 'mommy and Ayden time' every morning before daddy and/or Kyran wakes up. (You make me want to roll you up and stuff you back into my belly just so I can have you all to myself!!). 

You have such a joyful presence and your Daddy, big brother and I (and not forgetting Huskee and Hershey too) loooooooooove you to the core.

Happy 3 Months, little one!

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Last Saturday was the little bun's last class for this term and there is a month long break before term 3 commences sometime in early July. He joined the term 2 class midway through as kids have to be above 18 months old before they can join.

Free-play Time

 

 Music & Dance Class

There was even a mini-graduation ceremony at the end of the class with the 'graduands', their parents and all the teachers!

Proud momma and her smiley bun!!

Love this photo of little bun and I.. he looks so matured and grown up here at 19 months old. Mama's darling bun.. 

Universal Studios Singapore (Trip 1)

Mark had one of his a spur of the moment bright idea to go to Universal Studios Singapore early one morning, and I think due to the lack of a good night's sleep, I went along with his plan (like alcohol, this is what sleep deprivation does to you.. don't say I didn't warn you!!). Oh, did I mention we bought ourselves annual passes too? Yup, us who do not like sunlight, humidity, the outdoors, rides, etc.. bought annual passes to a theme park (yes, once again, I blame sleep deprivation). Children below 4 goes in for free, so hooray to that.

Little bun #2 was dropped off at grandma's daycare (I had enough sanity left to not bring the little boy along because I know trying to handle both boys will be a mammoth challenge). 

Little bun spotted this Elmo from afar and started pointing (his 'best friends' are Barney and Elmo). We couldn't go for the ride because 'someone' didn't meet the minimum height requirement.

We left after 2 hours as little bun was getting cranky (nap time). Mark suggested that we should go back another day without the kids just to take the rides. Ummmm.. he can go for the rides, I will wait for him in the air conditioned comfort of the souvenir stores.  

This little boy is feeding well.. He went for his first round of vaccination (some 6 in 1 thingy) and had overall health check in late May. The first thing the paediatrician said when we walked into the room was "Whoaaaa.. he's doubled his birth weight!!" The nurses who administered the injection were asking if they could hold him because he 'looked like a teddy bear'. Uh huh... 

I am certainly not doing anything different with him.. I guess he just feeds and sleeps well generally. Easy-going and happy-go-lucky baby. 

Another week, another class!! 

This is his 3rd (or is it 4th??) time in the class. Compared to his first session, we can see that he is gaining confidence (i.e. walking around and checking things out), more interactive and beginning to enjoy himself. 

Little bun checking out the teacher/ piano during the music session.. He was standing beside the teacher and watching her for a while. Rather surprised that he did not disturb her because every time when I have my laptop out, he never fails to tap away at my keyboard! In fact, Mark (who accompanied him in the class) told me that the teacher was so taken by him she gave him kisses when she was done playing! 

Free play time that marks the end of class!

Little bun started 'talking' when just before he turn 1 year old. His first words were 'papa', 'bird', 'dog',  and 'ball'.. (in that order). Notice that 'mama' is not on the list??!!!. I have tried to keep track of the words in his vocab and this is what I have gathered at 19 months (may have missed out some):

1. Ah kong (grandpa)
2. Ah ma (maternal grandma)
3. Ah pak (uncle)
4. Airplane
5. Ayden
6. Baby
7. Bad dog
8. Ball 
9. Bang bang
10. Barney 
11. Bear
12. Beat beat
13. Bird
14. Birthday 
15. Bus
16. Bye
17. Car
18. Cat
19. Change 
20. Che Che (big sister)
21. Close
22. Cold
23. Come
24. Con (air con)
25. Dog
26. Down 
27. Duck
28. Elmo
29. Eyes
30. Fan
31. Finish 
32. Flower 
33. Fox
34. Hershey
35. Hi
36. Hold hand
37. Horse
38. Hot
39. iPad 
40. Kor kor (big brother)
41. Mama 
42. Mouse
43. Mum mum (food)
44. No
45. No more 
46. Open
47. Pain pain
48. Panda 
49. Papa 
50. Pat pat
51. Please
52. Por por (paternal grandma)
53. Press
54. Put back
55. Quick
56. Shoe
57. Sit
58. Snake
59. Socks
60. Scared
61. Star
62. Thanks
63. There
64. Touch
65. Uncle
66. Up
67. Wait
68. Where
69. Yee Yee (auntie)
70. Yes

On Mother's Day, dear Dr Anu sent me this text message to wish me 'Happy Mother's Day'! Was pleasantly surprised and touched.. Just told Mark that I actually miss seeing her!! In the past 3 years, I have been seeing her soooo regularly that she has somehow become part of my life. I am just so grateful that she came into my life 3 years ago after we lost Chloe. She gave me hope and she brought me joy.

I LOVE my boys.. Now I cannot imagine living life without them. If we had given up after all the setbacks, these two boys wouldn't be here today. What a scary thought!! They have brought meaning back into my life and looking at them makes me feel like I am the luckiest woman on earth!!

The two buns chilling together after their baths.. 

In the midst of all the mayhem in May, little bun attended his very first parent-accompanied playgroup session now that he's over 18 months old. It is going to be a 2 hour a week thing and little bun's doting father had been appointed to accompany him cos his long-suffering mother has no energy for all the activities. 

This playgroup is meant for kids between 18 months to 3 years old and little bun is the youngest in the class. I think there are around 12 kids with 4 teachers in each class... 2 for English and 2 for Mandarin. When little bun #2 reaches 18 months, I don't know how we are going to afford to send both of them there cos it is freaking expensive in my personal opinion. Poor momma and papa may have to get second jobs soon.. **boo hoo**