Monday, December 31, 2007
Attack Mommy!
On top of that, he can also correctly point to things like the oven, sofa, TV, papa, washing machine, and papa's car when asked to by his mommy.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Oliver at Raffles Place
And the best place we can think so far is UOB building at Raffles Place. It has a big foyer which Oliver can wander around safely. The view of Singapore River bustling with boat activities, but not too packed with people at UOB.
The journey starts off with a MRT ride from Tanjong Pagar MRT station. Although Raffles MRT station is just one stop away, Oliver is very uncomfortable sharing his "space" with other MRT commuters. They are too close to him for comfort. Once we reach there, Oliver refuses to be held. His spirit runs wild. And we are simply exhausted catching up with him. After the walk, we strolled down the Singapore River.
Along the way, there is this sculpture which Oliver gets very fearful of. He also likes watching the junk boat cruising along the river.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Merry Christmas 2007!
Christmas this year is a busy one. Boon Heng and I have to work during the Christmas Eve. SDS organised a Christmas countdown party - Love is blind for 100 singles at Copthorne. Because we had to be away, Boon Heng's mum and sis came to our place to look after Oliver. It is really a blessing to have them around to take care of Oliver. Oliver kept them busy walking around the house. And he had been such an angel to finish his dinner and his milk feed without making a fuss. By the time I reached home at 2200, he was sound asleep and smelling like chickadee.
Next morning, Oliver wakes up at 7 am and the morning weather is looking really good. Hence to Bukit Timah Hill, we go. This is Oliver's 4th time up in Bukit Timah summit. He sleeps on his way up and has his lunch at the summit. He loves walking around. A few times, he pushes our hands away so that he can walk on his own independently. Guess not, Oliver is still not too ready.
with most party-goers celebrating Christmas the night before
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Baby Raidon is 1
Monday, December 17, 2007
Feeling Top of the World
Oliver loves sitting high on shoulders, because he is "on the top of the world, looking down on creation and the only explanation I can find, is the love that I've found ever since you've been around. Your love put me at the top of the world."
Oh, what a wonderful creation you have created on your dad's hair.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Back in the pool
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Can you spot Oliver's name in it?
Can you spot the missing faces?
Friday, December 14, 2007
Why my flat nose?
Hyperactive
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Cover your ears in the lift...
He has also taken many steps on his own over the weekend... as many as 15 at one time. YEAH!
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Andy & Jess
I have known Jess since December 2001 when we were watchmates at Outward Bound New Zealand. That seems like a long time ago. Anyway, Jess is the only watchmate whom I've kept in constant contact. We also got to know her husband Andy, and they Sophia, when we went over to NZ in 2005. They are such an amazing and funny couple that I always look forward to their visits.
This is the 3rd time that they were in Singapore, and the 1st time they've seen Oliver. This time round they were here with their students for a touch rugby competition at the American School. They are currently teaching at a school in the Philippines.
We only had a short time to catch up last Sunday and we brought them to Simply Bread. Oliver was in a good mood that day and made friends with Andy and Jess in no time.
Jess is also expecting and ETA is 1 April. Haha... I'm guessing a baby girl while Sophia thinks Jess will have a boy. We shall see.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
"Bird"
Prevenar
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Eating very well in school
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
First 5 steps
Come to think of it, we have been doing that ever since he has the walker.
He also said "bird" after us when he saw some mynahs at our office. So that's another milestone over the weekend.
Fussy
We know that he has just got smarter or naughtier as the school has no problem feeding him at all. So that fussy boy really is just bullying us.
Monday, December 3, 2007
“I am a toddler, Hear Me ROAR”
Oliver is a very determined sort of baby. The negative name for this trait is stubbornness. Unfortunately, this trait runs in my family. I have not noticed it myself until my brother joked about it and my ex-boss Irene spoke to me to about my stubbornness some years back. Oliver will need to slowly learn how to deal with his stubbornness like I do for many years to come. For now, Oliver's extremism is slowly and surely manifesting. He refuses to let go of his spoon and insists on feeding on his own. This little toddler has so much strength that I have to struggle to take his spoon away from his tightly clenched fingers. When I finally managed to take it away, ROARs .. the showing of his primitive temper tantrums plus his inherited stubbornness. Yes, I agree totally. You ROAR!
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Saturday, December 1, 2007
What is Oliver's pick - Pen, Calculator or Money?
We had a marker, calculator and a piece of $50-dollar note. Guess what he picked? He picked the pen first followed immediately by the calculator. We decided to try out again and Oliver still picked the pen and then the calculator, although the dollar note was placed in the middle of the pen and calculator. Could he be an accountant, teacher or even architect, or even just an office worker like us? To me, whatever Oliver will be is really not of utmost important, what matter is that he loves what he does. I hope Oliver will embrace his life with a positive and selfless attitude.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Ps and Bs
Oliver still cannot verbalise that he wants milk. Instead, he choose to crawl onto the bouncer or even resort to coughing to indicate that he wants his milk.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Siti's helicopter
Oliver also knows how to manja with Siti, sometimes clinging on to her even when we are around.
On his birthday Oliver got a toy helicopter from Siti, which is really really sweet of her. I'm sure not all the babies have a guardian angel like Oliver does.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Celebrations and celebrations
21 November 2007 (Wednesday)
We bought a mini cake from Dome at Dempsey Hill to celebrate Oliver's birthday - Just the two of us with Oliver.
22 November 2007 (Thursday)
We brought Oliver to Changi Airport with his new tricycle. Not too successful with his attempt at the new tricycle, Oliver preferred to be carried by us. TIRED...
At night, we joined in Boon Heng's family dinner at BaliThai in Tampines Mall to celebrate his nephew's passing of PSLE. Lucky Oliver, another round of birthday celebration.
23 November 2007 (Friday)
Oliver celebrated his birthday with Nate in his school. It was quite a bad rush for all of us including the teachers there. Everyone was juggling with babies, cake and the fruit salad we prepared.
25 November 2007 (Sunday)
We were all set to lay our food on the picnic mat at Botanical Gardens when the sky started to pour. Hence, home sweet home we went and had another round of celebrations with my close friends.