What has Adric been up to?

It's been a month since my last post.. A busy month! So let's catch up on what Adric has been up to..

There was his school's year end performance - Adric's first performance ever! 

This is the finale shot.. Adric's the first one on the right.. The playgroup little ones acted as teddy bears.. During the actual performance, Adric had to be carried on stage by his teacher.. So Daddy and I were really happy to see him independently standing on stage during the finale!

Me and my cute little teddy bear!! Adric, I think u did great! Considering that u only joined the sch a month before the performance! Mummy was beeming with pride fr the audience!!

Nowadays, Adric would always 'perform' for us at home, and he loves to watch the video of his performance.. I think he is looking forward to next year's concert!

After the concert, we went straight to the airport for our flight to Bkk! K and I wanted to get new house deco items, so we took the opportunity to bring everyone - including Adric, grandpa and grandma, for a short holiday!

Adric is getting to be quite a seasoned traveller.. He totally enjoyed the flight, as u can see from the photos.. This is the first time he had a seat all to himself (previously his seat was the bassinet), and I think he likes it!

I realize most of the Bkk photos are taken w the camera, and I don't have the photos w me now, so I'll blog abt it another time (if I ever get to it.. Hee)

2 weekends ago, we bought a little cake and a present to Aunty Joyce's house to celebrate Chloe's birthday..

When Adric saw the photo above in my phone, he said 'You like Kayley' ( 'you' actually means 'I') and gave a big smile and a small blush, it was soooo cute! A pity the moment passed to fast for me to whip out my hp for a photo.. I thought it was so cute that Adric found his first 'love' at a young age of 2! But then the next day, Adric saw his JG class photo, pointed to his classmate and said 'You like Clara!'.. Quite the Casanova this one.. Oh and I also concluded that Adric likes chubby girls!

Weekend Flash - 7th to 9th Nov 14

The weekend started early for K and me.. It was K's birthday so we took half day off to have a small celebration - just the 2 of us.. We seldom go out without Adric so it felt really good, just like old times.. We had lunch at Majestic Bay Seafood Restaurant at gardens by the bay, then coffee at MBS..

Then we went to collect the keys to our new place! Yay! Best birthday present ever for K! Though it's technically not a present cos he paid for his share.. But he was so happy that he said I don't have to get him anything cos nothing I buy will make him happier, so I need not waste my money.. I'm not arguing with that! Haha

We will be so busy with reno and moving the next few weeks, and we'll be gg Bkk this weekend to shop for household stuff! Soooo excited!!! 😄😄😄 ok more abt those in the next posts.. 

For now, we'll focus on last weekend.. On Saturday, we went to Cafe Melba after bb's JG class.. Good food, a bouncing castle and pebbles with a pool of water.. Adric was a happy boy!

In the evening, we went to church with Yeeyee and aunty Jingting - Adric's first visit to a church! He liked it more than I expected, but of course he didn't last through the whole session.. We ended up at a nearby coffee shop having lobster porridge, while waiting for yeeyee.. The lobster porridge was really yummy! - so yummy that I totally forgot abt taking photos! But no worries, we'll definitely be gg there again!

On Sunday we went for Shichida then brought Adric to our new house for a swim.. Among all these activities, K and I also made some time to meet up w some designers to talk about the design of our new home.. All in all it was a busy weekend, but very fulfilling! 

Next week will be a very eventful week too! There bb's first performance ever in his school's year end concert, then we r gg to Bkk! So looking fwd!!

First day at preschool!

Adric started preschool on13th Oct 2014, when he's 2 years old.. Before this, he's been for Shichida and Julia Gabriel class, but both were accompanied by Mummy/Daddy/Grandpa.. This time he'll be alone for the first time!! 

This is him, preparing for first day at school, still not knowing what he's in for! I asked him to 'pose' and 'smile'..

 

The first 2 days were smooth sailing.. Mainly because there was Mummy accompanying Adric! The 3rd day was abit choppy - Daddy accompanied Adric to school, but Adric refuse to go into the classroom, only wanted to play at the playground..

The forth day onwards was one scary nightmare for Adric, he cried and cried and cried until his eyes were swollen and voices was hoarse.. *crack* - that was mummy's heart breaking.. 😥

It's 2 weeks now, and Adric is still crying..  He would come home to say 'don't like school, don't like mummy go work'.. 'Home mummy' is all he wants! Sobz.. Should I withdraw him fr sch? 

Happy 2, my little sunshine!

Adric baby, my little sunshine! This weekend we'll be celebrating your 2nd birthday! That's 2 years of joy, love and laughter you have brought to our family! When I first laid eyes on you 2 years ago at the operating theatre, I immediately knew I loved you so much.. My first thought was that you are a more perfect version of the perfect image I had of you while I was pregnant! I dunno how that's possible but you somehow managed to exceed all expectations!

Since then, you have turned my life upside down, in all possible ways, but the love and joy of having you in our lives is something i won't trade the world for! Over the past 2 years, we got to know you as you learnt to express yourself more and more, and you have showed us that you are a happy, generous, cheeky little boy who loves interacting w people.. You have the ability to draw people to you, and spread your joy around - it is evident from the many strangers who come up to us to play w you whenever we bring you out! You are also always so curious of your surroundings - you surprised us all at 9 months old when you could identify things around you. When we said 'clock', you looked at the wall where the clock is, when we said 'button' you turned to look at our clothes.. At 20 months, you already knew A to Z, 1-30, colors, shapes, names of birds, country flags, and so many other things! Actually mummy secretly thinks you are a genius! Haha..

Anyway, what's amazing about you is not  what you know, but who you are! I love it that you always like to play w people - you will always pull daddy and mummy and say 'follow me' so we would play with you. I love it that you always know what you want - your fav color is red, your fav song is the 'bus song', your fav storybook is 'goldilocks', your fav mode of transport is train! I love it that you are so cheeky.. When mummy asks you not to drop something, you would make fun of me by pretending to drop it and say 'oops!'.. 

This weekend we'll be bringing you to Thomas land.. Your fav toy character! I'm sure we'll have lots of fun, as we always do w you around..

Daddy and mummy wish you a happy happy birthday, and abundance of love and joy.. Remember that you are safe and you are loved, always and forever! Daddy and mummy loves you to the moon and back!

Weekend flash - 30/31st Aug 14

On Saturday we went to Poison Ivy cafe at Bollywood veggies for lunch.. Love the rural feel and healthy food there!

Daddy and Adric enjoying the kampong swing after lunch..

In the evening we met up w Gong Gong for dinner.. It was actually Adric's idea! He misses Gong Gong.. :)

On Sunday, we went for baby Olivia's full month party.. No photos there cos daddy and mummy were bz eating haha.. Just this photo showing how tired Adric is after the party.. He was bz playing with the lift/chair/anything he can get his hands on during the party.. Hee..

At night, Adric made pizza! 

That's all.. The weekend went by in a flash! Weekend pls come back again soon!

Eat rice

Did I just have dinner? I forgot.. Hmm but I'm still hungry..

Maybe I'll just have one mouthful of rice..

Ok, maybe another mouthful..

A third mouthful..

Think I'll finish the whole pot!

Changi beach

Weekend August 8th/9th - It was a pleasant weekend - we didn't do a lot, just the usual, eating, sleeping, playing at our pool w Adric, and on Sunday, we brought Adric to Changi beach, it was his first time there, and he loved it! 

The first thing we saw after we parked our car was the ice cream man on his mobile motorcycle-driven ice cream station, and Adric had his first ever taste of ice cream!

No, I didn't eat ice cream..

The above shot was taken the Sunday after - changi beach was so fun that we went 2 weekends in a row! Ha

Anyway, other than the ice cream, we also had fun watching airplanes fly overhead.. The beach was near the landing runway so the planes were very near n loud..

More photos of the 2nd visit to Changi beach..

Adric at 22 months

It's been a long time since my last post! Been busy with lots of stuff - my new job, project D, having fun with Adric, making time for family/friends.. It seems like after having a kid, time is nv enough! I've lots I want to blog about - our trips to Bali in Apr, Bkk in May, Penang in June (let's see if I ever get down to doing that haha..).. Adric is learning so many new things these days and his likes/dislikes changes every other day.. I wanna record it all down, but things are just happening too fast haha..

Anyway let me just pen down what Adric's been up to these days.. 

Climbing through tunnels - he loves going through all kinds of tunnels from the real ones on CTE to the makeshift ones made with mattresses and blankets..

His 2 favorite toys at the moment are a dinosaur head (which he calls 'saur') and a plastic bowl (which he calls 'this bowl') - totally unrelated, but you will see him carrying these 2 items almost everywhere he goes.. Haa

That's Adric eating his first Oreo cookie - given by Daddy who was trying to 'win his favor' after Adric showed preference for Mummy over Daddy.. Hee

Adric on his first cable car ride! He loved it, but too bad he missed the return journey from sentosa to mount Faber cos he was too tired n fell asleep.. We brought Adric to POLW but he didn't like it too much, which is surprising given that he loves playing w water.. See!

 He loved the water play at Gardens by the bay..

And the one at vivocity - he was making a face here just because he wanted me to join him..

Nowadays, one of the ways we like to keep him occupied is by giving him a basin of water and 2 cups - that's all it takes to give K and I a precious 5 mins of free time.. Hee

Adric's first hospital stay..

Adric is in hospital, for croup - it's a viral infection that causes inflammation of the upper airways.. Poor baby had fever of up to 40.4degC (omg!) and lots of coughing.. We brought him to A&E on Tues night, doctors gave him some steroids, and after 2 hours, his barking cough did not get better, so he had to be admitted..

The first night was bad, Adric was so uncomfortable that he could not sleep at all, latching helps a little but poor baby was still suffering.. Second night was bad too! Adric's fever shot up to over 40 degC and remained high for a long time..

After some medication, sponging and lots of TLC, things got abit better after the second night..

The hospital stay was not all bad, Adric had the company of his toys, IPad, 'bear bear', biscuits (all his favorite stuff..) as well as..

some fish watching at the pond..

some driving around..

and lots of TLC from daddy and mummy!!

I am not happy that Adric got sick, but to look on the bright side, I'm glad to have the chance to spend all this time with baby ( I spent the last 4 days n 4 nights at the hospital without going home!)..

Doctor says Adric can most prob be discharged tomorrow.. Though he is still coughing, his fever has stabilized.. 

Get well soon little darling! Daddy mummy loves you so so so much.. 

Adric's 2 favorite activities

Adric's 2 favorite activities at the moment are - 1) playing pick-a-boo.. He loves to hide behind the curtains and we would pretend to ask 'Where is Adric?' and then pretend to 'find' him.. He gets really excited and giggly..

Actually any corner of the house can be turned into peek-a-boo hideouts for Adric, sometimes he even makes us carry him into his cot to 'hide'.. Or if we are in the car or lift and there's nowhere to 'hide', Adric will use his hands to cover his eyes and wait for us to say 'peek-a-boo!'

2) Playing with 'aterr' (aka water) is another of Adric's favorite.. even more than peek-a-boo..

Pools and any kind of shooting water are his absolute favorite.. He could spend hours playing and still protest when leaving.. 

The above photos were taken during our

Bali trip 3 weeks ago.. It was a holiday made for Adric! Water water and water.. Adric had a blast!

Adric self entertaining with the bath tub, while daddy and mummy relax on the bed with a book and iPad..

2 days ago when I was putting Adric into his car seat for class, I asked him, ' where is Adric going?' and his immediate reply was 'aterr'.. My cute little baby, in his cute little world, is always hoping to go for water play!