Too Many Already

We didn't quite realised that we were speaking a lot of Singlish and overusing the word "already", which stems from a literal translation of how the sentence would sound in Mandarin. It's gradually creeping up, and Oliver is starting to talk like that too. Some typical sentences that he or I would say are

I don't want already
Heidi sleep already
Do you want to go shower already?
The lift is here already
Very late already

No more already
Spoil already

It's even starting to annoy me. Both Sophia and I are consciously trying to avoid that, but the subconscious is hard to overcome.

Hit and Run

Recently Oliver displayed more of his jealousy of Heidi. Okie, maybe not jealousy. Maybe it's a combination of overzealousness, roughness and jealousy.

A common tactic Oliver uses is hit and run.

Last night it was pulling Heidi's hair until she screamed.

A couple of nights ago, while Heidi was crawling, Oliver came running from behind and sat on her neck.

Poor Heidi. And poor us. We couldn't keep our eyes away from them.

Oliverism and Heidista

No reason for this post. Just thought the words looks and sounds nice, like Rainism, so using them before I know of anyone who does.

Fighting for Toys

Both Oliver and Heidi are fighting for toys already. There are many toys which Oliver deemed his, and if Heidi touches or plays with them, he would snatch them away or protest to us. And Heidi will screech in her high pitch voice in protest as well. Sometimes Oliver will replace "his" toys with those that are "Heidi's", none of which are the cars, and usually stuff which he don't play with. Despite our attempts to ask Oliver to share, he usually has his way. He already has a clear demarcation of territory and toys.

Oliver & Heidi at Merlion Park

Happy Mother's Day to me!

Del-care had Oliver making a card and biscuit for me to celebrate Mother's Day. Oliver ended up eating all the biscuits and I made him said "Happy" "Mommy" "Day", and also made him gave me a big hug and a big kiss. How desperate I am. haha. Received this email from Margaret and find it really meaningful.

Happy Mother's Day to all my friends who know how it feels to be a mother.

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom ...

Oliver at Macritche Reservoir

Somehow I think Oliver prefer Merlion Park over Macritche Reservoir. The Mosquito again wasted no chance to take a sip at Oliver's blood. None of us got it except poor Oliver. He had a big swell on his right arm after the bite.

2 years and 5 months old "puppy"

Puppy Oliver has all it takes to be a dog.

Oliver's eyes are very sharp. He can spot a fountain that is so far away that we have to make a effort to spot one. The lamp cover of one of our ceiling was taken off and Oliver can spot that right away. Or-oh, he exclaimed. Oliver is also very good in spotting the moon and stars.

Whenever Oliver is tired, he will rub his ears. This habit of his has not changed since he was a baby. Now he has better control over his hand, he will touch his ears instead of rubbing it.

Recently, he has taken to barking when Heidi touches his toy. Ou, Ou, Ou...

Doesn't Oliver has the traits of a puppy? And not forgetting that Oliver is born in the year of a Dog.