Gaining understanding

In the mornings, we usually lay Isaac on his bassinet before giving him his milk bottle. When he finishes drinking it, he would usually just leave the empty bottle on the bed, and stand up and shout for attention (i.e. his way of telling us that "I'm done!").

I was so tired that i was lying on bed next to his bassinet this morning and taking a wink before he popped his head up from the bassinet, and baby-talked to me. I turned around, smiled at him and asked him "Are you already done with your milk? Show mummy the bottle?", not expecting him to react rationally to my question at all...

Lo and behold! The babe squat down, picked up his empty bottle and pass it over to mummy (well, actually its more like threw it over the bassinet to me!).

Am amazed...He could actually understand and respond to us! : )

Note: To us, this is a key development milestone!

Psalm 112

Have not had time to read the bible recently. This morning, whilst in the car to work, I flipped open the Bible and told YL that perhaps we should memorise a Psalm together. Randomly, I flipped to Psalm 112, and having eyed it through, decided that this is a nice Psalm to memorise, as it encourages us in our daily walk with him and is also a reminder of God's promises.

Psalm 112
1 Praise the LORD.
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
who finds great delight in his commands.
2 His children will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches are in his house,
and his righteousness endures forever.
4 Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man.
5 Good will come to him who is generous and
lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice.
6 Surely he will never be shaken;
a righteous man will be remembered forever.
7 He will have no fear of bad news;
his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
8 His heart is secure, he will have no fear;
in the end he will look in triump on his foes.

9 He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor,
his righteousness endures forever;
his horn will be lifted high in honor.
10 The wicked man will see and be vexed,
he will gnash his teeth and waste away;
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.

Work

Since I've been posted to a new portfolio recently, work has been really busy. And due the the nature of the particular piece of work that i've been intensively involved over the past few weeks, its also been pretty emotionally draining for me. I feel the muscles around my shoulders tightening and aching, i think that is a sign of stress too.

But thank God for this reminder today from Colossians 3:17 in the Bible:

"Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."

Sze.

p/s: Still, I think i need to go for massage therapy. : )

shaking his head

Issac learnt how to shake his head left and right today spontaneously.

We don't think he realised what it means...he just found it fun to shake his head...

Try asking him a question and nod your head at him, and chances are that he would shake his head gleefully back at you!

BTW, its an easier skill to learn how to shake your head left and right than to nod up and down! He hasn't quite acquired the latter skill yet...

Meanwhile, ask him if he has been a 'good boy' and he will shake his head at you!

Birthday greetings

Hi Yuan Liang and Puay-Sze, and (of course) LeLe!

The weather here is unusually splendid today, sun shining, air crispy, and finally all the leaves are coloured. It is as if the Almighty knows it is a special day, and has arranged all these to allow everyone to share the joy.

Happy Birthday LeLe!!! Maybe you are yet to wonder once again who Uncle Sen and Auntie Emily are, but never mind, we are giving you ample time to do so. All we want from you is: you stay cute and healthy, and enjoy your life!! (I got to tell you, life becomes harder later on, when you have to do homework, exams … don’t want to scare you now. J)

It is also a day to celebrate parenthood, for all the sleepless nights, joyful tears and above all, the love. Salute to you both.

Best Regards,
Emily & Sen

Cheerios, amigos!! You couldn't have put it all better than what you've done with your last sentence! Thanks for celebrating the day with us, even when u're afar in London! : )

Sen & Emily with Isaac whilst they were in Singapore in early Nov 2006

I am Sooooo Happy!!!

... Maybe cos I am finally going to be a toddler!!

Funny faces!

I am ONE!

Happy Birthday our little darling!

Enjoying nature

Taking time to enjoy the plants in the garden of grandparents' home...

Don't come near me and my Harley!!

Where can I get this???

I have a problem trying to find some toys in Singapore. I see loads of FisherPrice items, but hardly any Little Tikes' ones in the departmental stores. I wonder why?

We have been trying to hunt around for this two-in-one piano-xyleophone for Isaac for some time now. The one by FisherPrice is made of plastic, has only seven notes (less than 1 full octave!!) and the sound that it yields doesn't have the quality of brilliance that we are looking for. We don't want stuff that are electronic that would waste battery and might spoil easily. so we are looking for those that are made of good quality metal or hardy wood that would last longer and have good sound quality. To date, it seems that the ones by Little Tikes would fulfill our needs. We've actually seen one at a friend's place, but he told us that he had purchased it in Australia! :(

Does anyone know where we could get them, in particularly the one shown below, i.e. large, easy-to-press keys produce a full octave of tones, in Singapore?? Its called "Little Tikes Rhythm Maker Piano" and is retailing at £14.99 at a UK mailorder website....

:)

UPDATE [21/11/2006] : THANKS TO YH & LS FOR THE WONDERFUL LITTLE TIKES TIGER XYLeOPHONE!!! ISAAC LOVES IT!

Developments

Its been a long time since I updated the blog. Have been swarmed with work and spending more time playing with Isaac, that its difficult to find time to updated the blog.

Since the last time the blog was updated, some developments in Isaac:

a) He has developed FOUR full teeth (two upper ones and two lower ones)....and he enjoys utilising them to munch on his food, bite his apples and pears and bananas, as well as attacking his great-grandma with his sharp sharp teeth (naughty naughty!!)

b) He can call "papapapapa" and "mamamamama"

c) He can stand up steadily by himself for quite a while, and walk with our hands holding his hands or with some help from his toddler's push cart/trolley.

d) He can tap at his chest twice, as an indication of "please, may I... (e.g. have more biscuits)"?

e) He can clasp his hands and move up and down when we say "gongxi gongxi"

f) He can wave "bye bye" automatically, when we say "bye bye"

g) He can do the action to this cantonese phrase/poem called "Dim2 Chong3 Chong2"

And today, he successfully sucked on a straw to get at the Yakult yoghurt drink (yummy)!