12 Chinese Zodiac Stuffed Toys

I'm guessing these probably belonged to Meimei but now they are somehow OO's. Either OO's gone ransacking in 406 and found them or Nyama might have been clearing them from 406.

Whichever it is, they are now in 405 and part of OO's collection of bed mates.

Pink Sand

OO has been pretty good lately so Meimei wanted to reward her with new play toys. So out came a bag of sand which she bought awhile earlier. OO has always been excited to play with sand. She even ask us to bring her to Gardens by the Bay's children garden to play at the sand pit.

A big applause to Meimei for the utmost patience and restraint in letting OO play with the sand at home. Hehe.

YY @ 10 Months - Standing Up On His Own

YY's starting to stand at 10 months. OO didn't start till she was close to a year old. But I guess each child is different and we won't be able to stop him from trying anyways. Meimei is worried he might have U-shaped legs if he started early but the only thing we can do is not to encourage him by holding him. If he does it on his own, he is ready I suppose.

护士，我又长高吗？

'Up To No Good' look hehe

I can balance on my own!

Hold my hand please?!

Hehe Papa washing my smelly poopoo!

Hillview Trip - Dec 2018 #2

Kids fight over anything and everything.OO says she doesn't want to go Hillview because she don't want to play with Gareth. But when we are there she is constantly playing with Gareth, chasing and running and getting into all sorts of arguments or mischief together.

Here you have the two fighting over the same seat during lunch. Hahahah. Joys of innocence and youth.

Queuing For The Other Kitty

Surprise surprise, the pale sister to the world's most famous kitty is getting her own limelight at McDonald's.

It's Thursday morning but Meimei loves MyMelody so I breeze walked to Bedok Mall in hopes of getting my hands on them.

I managed to get in line where they issued queue tickets to everyone and indicating the number each are buying. The max is 5 per pax but I only need 2, one for Meimei and another for OO.

I didn't expect so many people to be queuing at 7am in the morning. I think there must be at least 30 pax in front of me. I must also be the only one who isn't buying the full quota of 5. The cashier automatically charged me for 5 at the counter and gave me a weird look when I pointed out the error and requested for only 2. Hehehe.

"Papa, I don't want you to grow old"

I was driving OO to a playground she saw along the PIE on our way home from Hillview when she suddenly said "Papa, I don't want you to grow old". I didn't know how to respond to that.

I was keeping my attention on the road while starting to tear as I think about it. "Yes, Papa don't want to grow old too, I would like to be with you always" I thought. But that wasn't the right answer so I bravely told OO "Everyone grows old OO, it's more important how we spend the time with each other."

Thankfully, she didn't continue to say it. I was close to tears already thinking about it. It wasn't the first time she said it. The first was when I told her I didn't have the strength to carry her because I'm getting old. But this time it was different. She said it because I was her 'Best Friend' who could bring her to playgrounds and have fun together. And she didn't want that to stop ... and neither did I.

And yes, this gives me the drive to spend more time with Meimei, OO and YY. These are valuable years when we are still the center of their world. Enjoy it as much as we can before life takes over I say.

Hillview Trip - Dec 2018 #1

Meimei has her jujube gang gathering today so I brought OO and YY to Hillview. This week we brought the bicycle so she was taking turns on it with Gareth.

Gareth doesn't like to wear his helmet and makes sure everyone knows it.

With the older kids playing outside, I was watching YY as he rummages through the toy storage boxes.

He just kept flipping the cover up. I think he is learning how to open boxes through repetitive actions.

Hillview Trip - Nov 2018 #2

Owing to the success of the water pool, Meimei ordered another water play toy for OO. Again the kids were highly excited with it and had a great time splashing water around and getting all wet.

Disney Winter TsumTsum @Gardens By The Bay

We went out early today to Gardens By the Bay to catch the Disney Winter TsumTsum displays.

Nothing novel but Meimei has been a long time player of TsumTsum so I thought she would be excited to see the displays.

OO was particularly obedient and holding her hands together after we warned her not to touch any of the flowers. We had forgotten to bring her jacket so she was using YY's which is way too small for her haha.

YY's First Biscuit

Meimei has been careful to give only bland food to YY since he is still breastfeeding. I recall we started giving OO biscuits when she turned 7 months. So today marks the first time YY's getting biscuit treats.

It helps that he already knows how to hold food. He seems apprehensive about it at first since we have always been stopping him from putting things into his mouth. He was kinda looking for approval from everyone around the table before putting the biscuits into his mouth. But once he started he was lapping it up. Congrats YY! Hehehe more treats to come!

Carrying YY To Sleep

First time I managed to carry and sing YY till he slept. 9 months plus and this is the first time. Kudos to Meimei for enduring all the hardships of the constant waking up at night.

I got him on "Hush Little Baby". OO had silly self made one liners to bore her to sleep. Thankfully I didn't get to repeat the same and instead gave YY a proper lullaby song.

Interestingly though, I wasn't able to coax him to sleep sideways on my arms. He would only rest on my shoulders. Hmmm maybe he is repulsed by my armpit body odour. Oh well who knows. I'm just glad I was able to get him to sleep when everyone else was busy. I'll chalk this up as a win hehehe.

YY's First Taste Of Ice Cream

Meimei brought YY to collect his passport today and dropped by Bedok Mall McDonald's for lunch. The smart people at the fast food joint offered mini ice cream cones and YY got one to share with Siti. They really know how to hook them young haha.

I think there was this initial ... "Hmmm what is this?" sort of moment.

Not sure if he knows how to appreciate an ice cream yet. I suspect he is a little shocked of the cold feel of the ice cream.

Baby Garen

OO and YY have a new cousin, baby Garen! Arrive at a healthy 3.71kg and looks to be splitting image of Gareth.

I'm happy the family is growing. I'm sure YY and Garen will be playing together in no time since they are the same age. Much like how Gareth and OO loves playing together.

Ball Pool

The pool was such a success that we bought a round one for home. It looked much smaller in the picture .... We filled it with balls and was hoping we could keep YY in it. At least that was the plan when Siti suggest we bought one.

The plan was a good one ... for a couple of hours. YY started to lift up a leg and stepped on the tubes walls. Siti had to jump right after him before he fell over the edge. Hahahaha ... we were all outsmarted by a 9 month old.

YY @ 9 Months - Standing Steadily With Support

YY's pretty steady on his feet now with support. There are still the occasional backward tumbles but nothing serious. Everyone's hoping he continues to keep his joyful and smiley demeanour as he grows up.

Trying To Take A Passport Photo

Bath Time Is Happy Time

Cuddling With  姐姐

Beaming At Us During Dinner

Feeling The Hair Stumps On My Chin

Never Lose That Cheekiness YY!