My Journey with Shawn

Shawn's quick update

2012-02-09T12:49:00.001+08:00

We had a chitchat with Tr Katie this morning. Shawn's doing pretty well on school, importantly paying attention in class. As for his 'well being', Tr Katie gives him a bigger portion meals since he doesn't usually ask for more, and well, he does eat up! So that's good news. I asked if he plays roughs in school, she said it's not to such extend that she has to pry the kids apart (much to my relief

Before Mommie forget...

2012-01-14T01:43:00.000+08:00

Some new words... Yesterday he did mention the word MEDIUM, as in small, medium, big (large). I think he just learnt the word in school. Today's new words used was "accidentally" and "ladies". On the way home he said, "Mommie I got 3 blue black on my knee. I run (ran) and was not careful. I accidentally fell down at the school playground near the seasaw. Two ladies helped me up. " Hmm.. nice.

EXCEPT...

2012-01-12T22:42:00.000+08:00

Shawn's good use of a new word EXCEPT (he did that in the right context)! His definition of Hosang and Isaac being naughty is "They are naughty. Isaac and Ho Sang do not know ABC and spell their names. They run around the classroom." I redefined not knowing ABC and to spell their names as "People learn at different rate (to him it's SPEED). You should not call them naughty for not knowing ABC

New Isaac

2012-01-09T23:07:00.000+08:00

He started Chinese enrichment class last Saturday. When I sent him there, there was another boy crying. I was a little worried that he might want to cling on to me, thankfully not. :) He was happy when I picked him up. I asked if he got to know new friends. Then he said, "Yes got (there is) one Isaac. Not the Isaac from childcare, but another Isaac. So I said, "Oh... new friend, new Isaac?" He

Today's update

2012-01-06T23:15:00.000+08:00

This morning Shawn sprang into action once he got out of bed. Reason being yesterday he was telling me today is playground day. So it was fuss free getting ready for school. He went straight to the bathroom, ready to pee, freshen up and brush his teeth. And he quickly changed his uniform. Later in the evening I learnt that they didn't go to the playground today but instead to bicycle park.

First post of 2012

2012-01-04T14:31:00.000+08:00

Shawn used the word sensitive on New Year's day. Think it's like a new found word when he suddenly said it in the car, "Dogs have sensitive nose, they can smell many smell, very sensitive". He probably should realised that he's Mr Perfectionist in the making. We usually hang water bottles on the hook in the car. Recently bought booster seat for Dylan so Shawn sits by the window and the bottle

Dayout 22Dec11

2011-12-23T18:10:00.000+08:00

Yesterday I took a day off, and brought Shawn out. We took a train from expo and had breakfast with YT at Raffles City. He had a soft bun with kaya (minus the butter) and 1/2cup of milo. I wanted to bring him to the Philatelic museum but it was drizzling. So after breakfast we walked around Paper market. He loves the stationery, was busy shaking pencil lead, looking at all sort of pens and

About Shawn

2011-12-22T00:44:00.000+08:00

As far as I can remember - Today he sang a Mandarin song in front of his classmates. We got him to sing to us, hmmm weren't sure what song was it but he said it's some kiddy Chinese song - He learnt about vowels and consonants, I don't remember what age I learnt that in school though... - Told me that one of his classmates got scolded by Tr Katie for hitting him on the head with thermometer cover

About Shawn

2011-12-13T21:31:00.000+08:00

Shawn : Yesterday I got married with Xin Rui. Mommie : Huh? What did you say? Shawn : Yesterday I got married with Xin Rui. Mommie : Ooo really, so how did it go? Shawn : I hold her hand and dance Mommie : Nice... so what song did you dance to? Shawn : Nothing , just hold hand I figure it's role playing in Tr Katie's class.. Today when we left school, Xin Yi hugged Shawn before leaving. Then

Parents/Teachers conference

2011-12-02T14:15:00.001+08:00

We had parents teach conference on last Saturday. Kids were roaming and playing at the playground. We spoke to Tr Seena about Shawn. Apparently, he is progressing well, pays attention in the class. His physical development is improving. She said recently when he learnt to jump/land on both feet and he could do it, he was very very happy. And kept telling her, "See Tr Seena, I can jump". Overall

update!

2011-10-31T17:06:00.001+08:00

Shawn tried to coax Dylan to nap over the weekend while me, the lazy mommie just lie and decided to see what happens next. Shawn said, "Come here little birdy. Quick quick go and sleep. Later mommie scold you. Go go!" I saw him shoo-ing Dylan to the bed, then he gave Dylan the bolsters... what a good big brother! Then I asked him, what little birdy? He answered, "Didi lor". It did sound like

update!

2011-10-22T01:49:00.000+08:00

One of the days when I was changing Dylan's diaper, Shawn came by and said, "Aiyoyo, Didi's poo poo so smelly. Pengsan!" His love for Sweet and Sour pork, Pineapple chicken and Hawaiian Pizza are so much like the father. Can't explain more... Recently Shawn opened a new Ben10 alien. So he told us that Tr Seena told them to bring a toy to school. However, there is no mesasge in the comm book to

Recently...

2011-10-09T22:55:00.000+08:00

I wrapped Shawn up to towel dry after bath and I called him Dumpling. Then I asked him, then how about didi, what should we call him? Shawn replied, "Char Siew Pau" End of last week he was said to be having stomach flu. Even without the fever, he kept putting on his hand and said, "Mommie I have fever, see. I don't need to go to school" He dropped a jet plane that he made from a whole lot of

Growing up with Shawn

2011-09-22T15:24:00.001+08:00

9/21 new word : Chrysalis Caterpillar become pupa. Pupa also known as chrysalis. Pupa is like that (palms claps together). After that pupa become butterfly. Every morning, a very "caring" Shawn would ask Dylan, "Didi do you want ipad?" With or without answer, he would open the study room door and get the ipad. If Dylan whines for it, then he'll give it to him else it's his. I would ask did

Update!

2011-08-25T13:55:00.000+08:00

Shawn was gloomy when we picked him up 3days ago. When asked what happened, he started to sob. He said, "Tr Seena give me a worksheet. I write my name on the paper, with numbers 1,2,3. Then I lost the paper. I don't know where it is". He was so upset that he cried so much, then we had to pacify him to say it's ok, tomorrow we ask Tr Seena if she kept the worksheet and he can bring it home for us

Confessions

2011-08-15T13:52:00.000+08:00

Dylan wailed and cried in pain for less than a minute when the 2 were playing Mommie : Shawn, why did didi cry? Shawn : I take the gun from the basket, I hold it and walk around. Then I press the trigger. I swing swing swing and then didi neck pain. Mommie : Oooo you swing it around is it? Shawn : Yes Mommie : So the gun hit didi's neck? Shawn : Yes (looking sadly onto the floor) I hugged &

Update

2011-07-27T14:01:00.003+08:00

As we came down from the cab, Shawn offered, "Let me hold your hand didi" and held Dylan's hand. 3 of us walked in a row till we reached a little shallow drain. Shawn said, "See I walk over it" and stepped over while still holding Dylan's hand. Then Dylan stepped over. Shawn rubbed Dylan's head and said, "Good job Dylan!". Such sweet boy! And he does that whenever we take a cab home. He also

Where were we?

2011-07-04T23:04:00.000+08:00

Still the sweetest chap in the house... - Shawn took "Lord Shen" and Monkey to Dylan when Dylan threw tantrum when his toy dropped under the bed during diaper change, stroked Didi and went out to continue his TV, Dylan just continued wailing and crying over the dropped toy. I asked my mum if she did ask Shawn to bring toys to Dylan. She said no she didn't. So it was him who brought the toys to

Conversations ... about his friends

2011-06-30T23:58:00.000+08:00

As much as I can remember what we spoke about his friends... Shawn : You know today, Yue Liang go to Mrs Lim office Mommie : why? Shawn : Because Yue Liang beat Wen Ting. Then Wen Ting cried huhhh huhhh huhh Mommie : Ooo so Yue Liang was naughty? Shawn : Yes, then Mrs Lim bring him to office. Yue Liang cry in there. He wait for his papa and mommie in Mrs Lim office Mommie : Do you know if you

Update

2011-06-29T00:28:00.000+08:00

Shawn dotes Dylan a lot i.e. when Dylan doesn't snatch his toys or books. -He gets upset when I threaten to pour away Dylan's milk when Dylan stops drinking and walk about the house. Shawn cries because of this.. but well Dylan just heck care. -Even when Dylan does something wrong like tearing a book and we scold him, Shawn would side Dylan and says that Dylan (still) is a good boy. We get

Show and Tell

2011-06-21T09:21:00.003+08:00

Show and tell - On the way home, Shawn excitedly told us about Show and Tell in school. He said, "Today, we have show and tell. I bring dinosaur, the brown one and tell my friends dinosaur can rarrrr (roar)". Back at home, I asked which one he wants to bring, he said, he wants to bring T-rex and it's the brown one that he wants to bring. In actual fact this has not taken place yet. When probed

One sweet thing...

2011-06-14T22:33:00.000+08:00

During dinner yesterday, I blanched some asparagus. Shawn took one before he even put one into his mouth... Shawn : Didi, nah, take one. Blow first ok, it's hot Dylan : (took one and said).. cold! cold! Shawn : No, it's hot Dylan : Cold Mommie : It's warm just nice to eat Shawn : It's warm, but blow first Dylan : Hot Shawn then took another one and gave it to Dylan. Then I noticed he was giving

I'm so glad

2011-05-27T00:43:00.000+08:00

I am so glad for these: Less tears in the morning getting him out of the bed to the bathroom, back to the room to change, and to drink milk Less request to watch Cartoon Network (at least we are CN free for almost a week for now) Mom was in town for the past 3weeks, HELPED me a lot and thank you. She's leaving for home soon... back to sq one... bohoooo I went into book craze over the whole of

These days...

2011-05-17T01:29:00.000+08:00

Shawn loves this puzzle which we got it for free from Waraku kids' meal months ago. There are 48pcs and that kept him off the tv (before bedtime) for a good 15min. Probably took him about 20min when he was doing the 1st time. He got a little frustrated at the mid of it but managed to get it done. The cute animals and colors might have got him asking for it every night. He's still stuck at

Lessons from school

2011-05-12T00:13:00.000+08:00

Last week - Shawn said he colored skeleton blue, yellow and green. Mon - Ribcage is strong hard, protect the lungs and heart. Tue - Femur is the long long (longest) bone on you (pointing to the correct thigh bone). I color(ed) it blue, cannot color on the lower bone, only the femur Wed - Today we learn about spinal cord. When we bend over, take off our pants, we can feel the spinal cord (

In for a treat again!

2011-05-06T13:17:00.002+08:00

Yay! Shawn is in for a treat again! School is highly subsidizing kids for another kiddy play at Esplanade! I saw the notice in Shawn's bag 2nights ago, signed up and dunked the money into the little pocket in his communication book. Then I went to him and asked, "So, is there something that Tr Seana told you to tell mommie?" Shawn : Yes, Mommie take the paper, put in the money in my comm

Coughing again!

2011-05-01T01:07:00.001+08:00

We brought the kids to Dr Khor today. Both were coughing. Sigh.. think the germs were passed around the house. Shawn hits 17kg. And Dylan is 12.5kg. For about a week he kept telling me : - his throat is not good - ok, a little sore throat. - he cannot breath - stuffy nose?? Didn't sound like it at all. After Dr Khor showed me under the nose magnifying glass, I saw the layer of phelgm in the

Introducing stamps and toilet roll craft night

2011-04-29T00:38:00.000+08:00

I saw 2 postage stamps on the bunch of mails and decided to introduce postage stamps to Shawn. What he knows of stamp is Winnie and Tigger stamps that he has used before for craft stamping but not paper postage stamps. Before postage stamps disappear from Singapore and being substituted with postage labels from SAM machine, I think better start to intro this to him. It's a rare chance that I see

Sleeping late ar...

2011-04-28T00:19:00.000+08:00

Last weekend while we were at Popular he saw Ben10 comics and asked YT what was in the speech bubblse and asked the father to read. So it becomes a carrot which we dangle for him to get motivated to recognize words. So we started off Peter and Jane - Key Words book with Shawn recently. I bought the series a year ago, did read to him 1a before BUT that was donkey months ago and got to nowhere. To

Some updates

2011-04-25T23:54:00.000+08:00

When Dylan disturbed Shawn while trying to catch his nap, the older one said, "Ei, why you disturb me, I want to sleep la!" Yesterday Shawn asked Dylan while both are on their carseats, "Dylan, you want to sleep or not?" Typically when I'm at home with the kids while YT went to get dinner, I would place Dylan in his playyard while bathing Shawn. There were probably twice after Shawn took his

The caterpillar

2011-04-19T13:02:00.000+08:00

Yesterday I made him upset because I was being sacarstic of him watching TOOO much tv everyday that his eyes are going to pop out soon. I walked away and went to the yard to hang laundry. Shawn got upset, turned off the tv, went to YT and gave his father a pathetic face. He complained to his father that mommie scolded. YT came to confirm the facts. Minutes later Shawn came to me and declared

Natural disaster - Volcano & Earth/Sun/Moon

2011-04-14T22:50:00.000+08:00

Natural disaster - Volcano Since Tuesday, Shawn was talking about volcano. Yes, they are learning about natural disaster now. So what about it? I gather what he tells me on the way back from school. Says Shawn, these are the facts in his typical English: Volcano got ash, lava and big stones coming out. Lava is very hot. Cannot touch Got lava in the sea, flow into the water. Got lava flow on the

Shawn talks

2011-04-08T22:06:00.000+08:00

2nights ago, I steamed an orange with added salt, trying out home remedy to nurse my bad cough. Shawn saw it and was begging to try 'just a little bit'. I smirked and said, "Well, it's pretty yucky because mommie added salt to it". He waved his hand and said, "I don't want already" and walked away. As I was eating up the orange, he came, tilted his head and looked at me, "Do you like it?". Again,

Shawn talks

2011-03-22T00:32:00.000+08:00

One of the weekend afternoon when YT was not at home, Shawn asked where was Papa. I said, "I don't know. Ask Papa when he's back at home." Then he replied me, Why you don't know where is Papa, Har?" So now it's about snakes. Shawn said Tr Seena taught how Python wrap themselves around animals (e.g. goat, deer, chicken) and small children. He said something like this too, "You go out of the

Shawn and Donut

2011-03-21T00:06:00.000+08:00

Shawn had a 1-on-1 outing with YT after early dinner. Apparently he was a good boy when they were out together. He stood for 10min at the haircut booth while waiting for YT. No TV there to entertain him. After that Shawn asked for hot chocolate and his wish was granted. He finished a mug the hot chocolate with marshmallow and 1/2 a piece of apple crumble. Before they left the mall, YT bought

Golden Lion Tamarin

2011-03-16T23:54:00.000+08:00

Shawn blurted out about Golden Lion Tamarin in the car while we were heading to Bukit Batok today. I do remember this animal from the Singapore Zoo. But today he said he learn from school. As he described, it is small, golden in color (well most of them are golden) and eat fruits, has a mane like a lion. And he insisted, it's not Golden Lion Tamarin monkey, it's Golden Lion Tamarin (note no

Recent week...

2011-03-11T22:40:00.001+08:00

Health update - kids are good and YT and I are getting better. Serious bout of flu/cough going round the house and shoo we don't need such crap in the house. Poo/Pee update - Shawn has 'grown up'. NO MORE DIAPERS! And my fear of him peeing in our bed has subsided. Recently he declared that he needs to poo or pee (FUSS FREE) in the loo. I should just chuck the 2pcs of pull ups in his school bag (

It's bad bad bad timing

2011-03-06T00:03:00.000+08:00

From sore throat to vomitting and the caregiver being knocked out too... Gosh.. what a bad timing. On Friday morning, he vomitted his milk out. Went to see Dr Khor and she said, yup, his throat is worse than last Saturday and also watch out for stomach flu as it is in season. She told me to watch out for other ulcers or spots as I told her there was a case of HFMD reported in school on 28Feb. We

It's going to be a long long night

2011-03-03T23:45:00.000+08:00

Prayers answered. Last night the bed stayed dry. This morning we did manage get him to pee after pestering twice him to do so. Then after he changed into his uniform, he loitered around and suddenly said, he needed to poo and started to look strained. I quickly dash him into loo and make him sit on the throne. Voila! For once he pooed into the big boys' toilet. We are very proud of him. Later

Stuff from the school

2011-03-03T00:11:00.001+08:00

Artwork from school - What does this look like to you ?Shawn said it's an Octopus, I thought it looks more like a jellyfish Before bedtime he reminded me again that starfish eats mussels and clams. In front a trace-the-dots exercise, behind it's lots of writting. Shawn excitedly took it out from his bag and said, "See Mommie, I show you A&E". I was puzzled until I saw the scribbles. VERY

The Loo Encounter

2011-03-03T00:00:00.004+08:00

As I posted in Facebook few hours ago reporting on his loo encounter, here's in detail what had happened : We reached home at 6plus. As usual I parked Dylan in his playyard while I went into the kitchen to heat up their dinner and took out the vege from the fridge. Within 3min, Shawn said, "Mommie help! My pants are wet!" while I was in the kitchen rinsing the vege. I freaked out because from

Moral of the story, use the words right! Dang...

2011-03-02T23:35:00.001+08:00

This morning, as I was dressing him up for school, I conviniently said, "Put on your pants". I was referring to his school shorts. Shawn turned around and said, "No Mommie, it's shorts!" "Shorts are a bifurcated garment worn by both men and women over their pelvic area, circling the waist, and covering the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to or even below the knee, but not

Brand new March

2011-03-01T23:14:00.000+08:00

Ah Ma cooked dinner for the kids before she left for KL this morning. I brought them back home, bathed Shawn 1st while Dylan hang around in his playyard. After that Shawn ate his own dinner - yes and it's the whole plate on his own within 10minutes. Dylan was cooperative too eating his dinner and a lot of it. Sticky food makes a lot of difference for the wannabe self feeder. Thankfully he didn't

Our Weekend

2011-02-27T23:06:00.004+08:00

The morning reviewWe brought them to Dr Khor on Saturday. Shawn has cough and a little runny nose so it would be better that we bring him to see a doctor. He had thrown a little tantrum as we wanted to head out of the clinic to have our breakfast while waiting for our turn. To add on to that, he couldn't eat his favorite fruit yoghurt breakfast from the cafe. So this pretty unhappy kid had to eat

Loo and Tooth* update

2011-02-24T23:27:00.003+08:00

Loo updates - Pee* If my memory didn't fail me, 2 pieces of diapers packed on last Tuesday still remained in his bag. What came back daily were changed underwear, uniform and towel. And so far this week as well. Yay!* Last Sunday morning he woke up and minded his own business. Then suddenly he urgently told my mum, "Ah Ma, I want to pee pee in the toilet". I was in drowsy sleepy mode and didn't

Carnivorous Plants & Scorpion

2011-02-24T20:43:00.031+08:00

Pitcher plant On the way back from school. Shawn kept saying something that sounded like picture plan. He kept saying picture plan picture plan, that insect fall inside and plant eat up. We somehwat figured out it's Pitcher plant. We showed him the picture and wala it is PITCHER PLANT that he was talking about.Some description in his words : inside is very slippery, insect fall inside, like a cup

More nature science

2011-02-23T22:54:00.006+08:00

Applause to Tr Seena.. never fails to impress my son on nature science. I need to google more often!Silkworm lifecycleAs we were looking at a picture of a dull brown caterpillarShawn : Mommie, silkworm caterpillar hatch out from the egg. They eat leaves, then they hide in the cocoon. After that a moth come(s) out from the cocoonMommie : Ooo.. really? I thought they'll be butterflies? Shawn :

Words recognition

2011-02-22T00:26:00.002+08:00

Tada... Tried and tested on 20/2, Shawn at 3yrs 2months & 16days, his words recognition list : Lion, dog, cat, egg, bee

Nature science - Insects

2011-02-22T00:05:00.003+08:00

2weeks ago it was sea creatures. He came home telling me about jellyfish, about uncle wearing gloves to pick up the jellyfish and how jellyfish stings fish with their tentacles. Sea turtles use flippers to swim, eat seaweed and drink sea water. Then came insects...18/2 - Mainly on praying mantisShawn : Praying mantis eat other insectsMommie : O really.. by the way why are they called praying

Latest conversation over past few days

2011-02-21T23:41:00.006+08:00

We were talking something about home. ThenYT said something like, "This is our home"Shawn : "No this is not your home. Ah Kong's home is your home"YT : Then whose home is this?Shawn : Mine!He was gigglish... how cheeky!This similar conversation took place two days in a row when I put him to bed. I usually sleep at the edge of the bed. So yesterday during PM nap and tonight when I pat him to sleep

The big talk

2011-02-20T00:25:00.004+08:00

While I was getting Dylan ready this morning, Shawn came up to us and said, "I love you Dylan". Awww these days he is getting mushy. Such sweetie munckin pie. :)For the past 2 Saturdays we went to T3 for breakfast. For the kids to run around too and browse some books. Today my mum arrived at T1, so we took monorail to meet her. At T1 Shawn insisted of YT to carry him while we were walking.YT :

Identity crisis

2011-02-18T16:10:00.001+08:00

Shawn said this to me, "I need the Ben10 watch. I want to become Humongosaur. I need to become Optimus Prime and Humongosaur. I need papa to buy the Ben10 watch" and on and on and on. There seem to be on identity crisis and also mixing up Transformer and Ben10.

Shawn talks

2011-02-15T22:19:00.003+08:00

13Feb The biggest word so far to date: CONSTELLATIONYay! Shawn said this when he saw the moon in the sky a couple of nights ago, "I can see the constellation in the sky without the moon". Apparently it was Dibo who taught him. Shawn also said he can see lion, scorpion and dinosaur (I think it was in Dibo that there was Dino configuration in the sky)14Feb On the way home, I noticed that Shawn had

Art on New Year 1Jan11 - Dab dab dab

2011-01-21T01:23:00.007+08:00

Paint session with me at home. Armed with a very cheap set of brushes from Popular bookstore, Crayola paint and art paper, I taught him how to dab to try to make flowers "come to life". He practised on his own while I was bathing Dylan.

The brothers on the final day of 2010

2011-01-21T01:12:00.003+08:00

DA balloon which survived from 27Nov10 till 1Jan11

2011-01-21T01:09:00.001+08:00

This is the Balloon which I bought from Oriental Trading for Shawn's 3rd birthday party and survived 1 month + before I decided to deflate this guy down the rubbish chute.

2010 in summary as I remember for now

2011-01-05T01:34:00.003+08:00

Well, I admit I slacked BIGGGG TIME not updating the blog. Anyway, 2010 in summary, Shawn :- now speaks his own mind- hates it when people says he's like "who and who", coz he says he's NOT "who and who", guess we got to soften his opinion when people 'compares' him or at least get him to be less- still LOVESSS dinosaurs- seems to be confused of his 2010 kampung trip, which he claimed he took a

Wakey wakey papa! You are hogging My bed!

2011-01-05T01:33:00.000+08:00

Papa pretending to sleep while Shawn desperatedly try to get him off the bed!

Overload of Dinos, dinos, dinos - I'm going nuts!

2011-01-05T01:31:00.002+08:00

Dino1 - Oviraptor, Brachiosaurus, headbutters, Parasaurolophus, Maiasaurus, Pentaceratops, Velociraptor, Diplodocus, HerrerasaurusDino4 - ApatosaurusDino5 - Coelophysis, Iguanodon, Brachiosaurus, human skeleton, Apatosaurus, Barosaurus, Allosaurus Dino6 - Triceratops, Pentaceratops, Spinosaurus

More USS photos

2010-12-05T23:21:00.007+08:00

Our stay at Hard Rock Hotel on 14-16Nov... with 2 under the weather kids!

2010-11-16T22:35:00.006+08:00

Thomas & Friends

2010-11-10T00:16:00.012+08:00

Months back, Clarice bought these tops for the boys. Luckily indeed I brought it out for Dylan to try. I had to stretch the neckline to squeeze his head in. So there you go, The Thomas & Friends edition (barely can see those trains actually hahaa!)

7/11 Brotzeit - almost totally herbivore

2010-11-10T00:07:00.004+08:00

Shawn was promised SALAD in order to get him to Brotzeit for lunch. So there you go and of course he didn't eat the whole big plate of salad! While we dug in the meat and sausages, Shawn dug into his greens and we managed to snuck in some pork knuckle meat and non-currywurst into his greens.

Funny shots

2010-11-09T23:53:00.008+08:00

October edition : To those who miss Shawn

2010-11-09T23:47:00.002+08:00

10/10 Almost HIS new toy24Oct Monkeying around

Bedtime

2010-11-09T23:05:00.003+08:00

His latest favorite book was "Three Billy Goats Gruff Gruff Gruff". I asked if teachers in school read him the same book and he said yes. For almost one week I was reading the same book before bed time. Then past 2 nights he picked "The Enormous Turnip". Tonight after I read him the book, he decided that he wanted to read to me. Well, he didn't get past the 1st page. Instead he was stuck on the

2010-11-06T02:20:00.002+08:00

Record of types of fruits he had for the whole day:3 Small bananas1/2 avocado10 (?) honey sakura tomatoes10 grapes1/2 kiwi1/2 fuji appleGood luck on the package tomorrow!This video was caught on 3Nov during dinner. Shawn played peekaboo with Dylan after I tried to humor Dylan the same way.. I thought it was a real sweet moment. So I quickly whipped out the camera to catch the <30sec

Shawn talks

2010-10-24T22:59:00.005+08:00

Shawn : My tummy pain painMommie : Why?Shawn : I think I eat (ate) too much fruits!.... well, he had watercress pork porridge, then one small plum with 10 mini tomatoes. After bath he had 1/2 brown pear. 1/2hr later he had his milk... May be it's for real! But he slept 15min later after he said thisWhile thinking back about his trip to the Zoo he said this...Shawn : I think the crocodiles are not

Update!

2010-10-22T18:27:00.000+08:00

One of the days at Takashimaya, Shawn & YT walked past the shoes department. He saw a range of boots, laughed and exclaimed loudly "Stinky boots". One middle age lady walked past and said, "Ooohh really? I can smell YOUR stinky shoes". Shawn was caught surprised and shy away when he was teased, kept hiding behind YT.Shawn's dream salad consists of watermelon, peach, brocolli, pea shots, corn,

What needs to be blogged are these...

2010-10-11T18:24:00.002+08:00

Yesterday Shawn went out with YT to Tampines central. He asked what was the little red triangle on the building. YT explained that it's an indicator for the firemen to break the glass in case of fire to rescue the people in the building. So came Shawn's version...Shawn : Hero (of) Sparta crash the window, go into the building and fight with (the) monster. Then the monster eat up hero (of)

Update!

2010-10-05T23:43:00.005+08:00

I tried parsley again today. Shawn as usual fancy the strong taste. Dylan seems to be happy with his dinner tonight. I cooked pork with half a carrot with the 5grains rice. It was a little too watery but both kids are ok with the meal. I boiled the parsley when I was heating up the porridge for a couple of minutes. I am pleased that Dylan doesn't object the taste. :) Half way through dinner,

How much do you love me?

2010-10-01T17:23:00.001+08:00

One of the nights I asked Shawn how much he loves me.. he said 2hrs. The next day he said 12dollars. Recently Dec07 mommies were comparing notes on such answers. Apparently the kids ARE fond of the number 2. Most of them answer 2dollars.

Dino dino dino

2010-10-01T17:20:00.001+08:00

Cambrian 'ancient' sea creatures which Shawn can identify (from a dino book i.e.)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfishhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiwaxiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilobitehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opabiniahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PikaiaDino names + Pictures typically matches, he can get this list correct almost spot on most of the time (from the same dino book)http://

Over the weekend

2010-09-28T08:43:00.001+08:00

Recently he has been providing me a NO answer with a very polite "No Thanks". Right...On Saturday, we tried diaperless during daytime. I asked if he needed to pee. He said, "No Thanks". Less than 5minutes later accident happened. I managed to catch it while he was just starting to pee and wet the floor. Whopped him up and brought him to the big boys toilet, stood on the Ikea stool and pee there.

Shawn @ RWS his Happyland

2010-09-20T12:59:00.011+08:00

YT's parents were here since Thrusday. They wanted to go to USS. Shawn heard the mention of USS but Shawn didn't know there was no more tickets to USS. I checked on Friday online that Sat/Sun tickets were all sold out. He woke up on Sat morning and said, "I get to see headbutters dinosaurs, trex brachiosaurus, long frilled dinosaurs etc".True enough he was super duper disappointed. We told him

Talk Talk Talk

2010-09-19T23:23:00.003+08:00

Shawn's reaction on mattresses....Seahorse $39 foldable mattress : Mommie, it's too hard. I cannot sleep. I need soft bedHis old cot mattress probably $xxx : Mommie, it's soft. I like soft bed. I can sleep.Our Simmons bed : Mommie, I like your bed. Can I sleep on your bed?Tonight's dinner with YT parents, Steph/Sing/Justin and uncle Anthony . Shawn was sitting next to uncle Anthony during dinner

Cars known so far...

2010-09-14T13:28:00.002+08:00

I had posted about carpark 'education' :)The funniest Shawn had ever said is Sushi car for Suzuki...

Talk back...

2010-09-14T13:02:00.000+08:00

Recently I am nursing a cold/cough. Shawn woke up on Sunday morning and started playing with his cooking toys. He asked what did I want to eat. I said I want fruit salad. He said this to me, "Cannot eat lemon ok?" I asked why and he replied, "Coughing". Then he said, "Can eat apple. No watermelon".He ran out of the bathroom on day after washing his hands. I was screaming at him to come back in to

Shawn @ The Zoo on 11Sept

2010-09-14T13:01:00.000+08:00

The night before, I told Shawn that we are going to the zoo. So he asked if Ah Kor and Uncle Stefan were going. I said no because they are far away. Then he said to himself, Ah kor and Uncle Stefan go later ok? He went rattling about wanting to see lion, tiger etc... Next morning he was super cooperative about getting dressed up, brushing his teeth and getting out of the house... coz he knows

Update!

2010-08-27T23:45:00.003+08:00

Pasta day - Went to Waraku today at T2. Shawn was obviously the happiest boy. From the moment we told him that we're going to T2 (even before we got into the car) and till we reached T2. He was rattling about many aeroplanes at the airport. Managed to sight 2 aeroplanes on our way there while we were on the highway.So, tonight Shawn was telling me he wants to become a knight.Shawn : I want to

This weekend Shawn says ...

2010-08-22T23:45:00.006+08:00

Typically Shawn wants me to put him to bed. On Saturday, I usually have to spend some time for work. Yesterday, I told him that after I put him to bed, I still need to work. YT went out to buy some snacks from downstairs, Shawn said this to me, "Where is papa? Mommie go work. I want papa to pat me"Then tonight Shawn was upset because I asked him to ask papa to help him brush teeth. He insisted of

Shawn says/does...

2010-08-20T14:24:00.000+08:00

Shawn: I need to go to work.Mommie: Where do you work?Shawn: TampinesMommie: How do you go to work?Shawn: I walk,... that way (pointing along the main road)When Dylan drops something from his highchair, Shawn the boy who ever-wanting-to-get-off the dining chair, without fail always say this, "I need to do my job"Mommie: Where do you stay?Shawn: Tampines, I like TampinesMommie: Where is Tampines?

Recently...

2010-08-17T23:11:00.005+08:00

I hadn't posted for ages. Been busy with the new place and settling down. Things are still lying around the new home. Shawn could be an angel when he's in good mood and super whiny and naggy when he cries. Drives us nuts. Anyway, his recent craze is Marvel superheros. He talks about superheros during dinner, during milk feed, during car rides and sings about superheros (which just happened

What else does he say?

2010-07-27T17:43:00.001+08:00

A couple of nights ago, in the dark he was walking ard with his arms crossed and laughing, Shawn said this, "i don't want buy Lollipop for you, because you don't pat me". Yesterday, he told me this, "I buy you lollipop, sweets, biscuits, doughnut" & bla bla bla. I asked why, "Because mommie pat me"Almost everyday after shower I would towel Shawn dry. Usually I would wrap the towel around him.

MOON!

2010-07-19T23:45:00.003+08:00

No more potty conversation tonight, instead it's about the moon.Shawn : Mommie I see the moonMommie : Where???Shawn : There! (Pointing out into the sky)Mommie : Ohh... behind the clouds. So you close your eyes, go to sleep and you'll dream of a big big moon.Shawn : Yes (Shut his eyes tight)Mommie : Do you see any big big moon?Shawn : Yes (Shut his eyes tight). I close my eyes, sleep and see big

Potty at night

2010-07-19T23:03:00.003+08:00

Shawn finally requested for potty at 9.45pm last night. It was just right after I lights off, he suddenly said,"I need to poo poo. I want use potty." So since he had requested for it, I took it out from the store room. I had bought the potty months back but he never wanted to sit on it. I quickly washed it and let him sit on it. He sat on it demurely with both hands clasped together. Then, he

A little update on Shawn

2010-07-15T23:08:00.003+08:00

Funny things that he say :Once I asked Shawn to come, he replied, "Lai lai lai!"Pepper spicy! I want eat chilli!Do you know the ah ma ma, the ah ma ma, the ah ma maDo you know the ah ma ma, who lives down Drury lane- Weird, i know why he simply loves the Muffin man song, he puts in Ironman, Ultraman and all sorts of funny words to make the song complete... and that includes his maternal

Shawn's version of Nursery Rhyme Hot Cross Bun

2010-07-12T23:53:00.001+08:00

Hot Cross Bun, Hot Cross BunPolice give you a sweetHot Cross Bun, Hot Cross BunDoctor give you hot cross medication

My little drama papa!

2010-06-29T00:23:00.002+08:00

As I was putting him to bed tonight, he reminded himself of yesterday's separation with YT. He said this : I go watch show, I cannot find papa. I tried to comfort him and said, "It's ok. Papa is here with you at home." And he went on like a broken record and went on and on saying the same thing. Up to a certain point, he said this, "I got watch show, I cannot find papa. I miss papa". My heart

The Magic Ocean

2010-06-29T00:05:00.002+08:00

Steph got us the tickets to a kids' theatrical production at the Esplanade yesterday. On Saturday night, I had reminded Shawn that he would be watching a undersea show with ME, and not YT. He got up the next morning and jumped onto my bed and said, "Mommie, I want to watch Nemo and Dory." I corrected his expectations and said, "No we are going to see fishes, whale and starfish later on. He

Parents Teacher Conference

2010-06-27T00:08:00.002+08:00

We went back to school today. Shawn was upset because he had to go back to school. Shawn cried : Today no school. I don't want school. Today no school. *WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA*We said: We're back in school because of PTC. Shawn said : No, I don't want PTC. I want go home. I want eat apple.We said: Papa Mommie just wanted to have a little chit chat with teachers that's allHe went on and on,

Shawn now says...

2010-06-22T22:41:00.003+08:00

Trivia for Shawn:What's Papa's name? Ah Teik!What's Mommie's name? Ming Ming!Where does Justin stay? BedokWhere does Ah Ma stay? KulingWhere does Ah Kor stay? ZurikA for... AppleB for... BlueberryC for... CatD for... DylanE for... ElephantS for... Me! When I show him flashcards and ask him to name it in Chinese for things he doesn't know, he answers with a monotonous Liu Lian with an innocent

Long while

2010-06-19T23:13:00.003+08:00

It's been a very long time since I last posted. Been busy at work, been busy at home. Mum has been in time on and off and obviously life has been a bliss with her around. Typically I do a one liner update from my mobile to my FB, and am too lazy to update my blog. Here I am : 1. eating up heavenly Char Kway Teow from Penang (YP brought it back from Pg today - haven't had this for almost a year,

HFMD again!

2010-05-16T00:50:00.002+08:00

It striked Shawn's school since last Saturday. Poor Shawn caught it on Thrusday. I saw 3 blistery looking thing on his left feet, one on the right and one just right about his lip. So on Friday I brought him to the dr and she confirmed that it is HFMD. So he has to be on MC from school for a week. Which also means Dylan would also need to be at home. Which ALSO means I need to be at home as well.

Shawn talks

2010-05-13T12:46:00.003+08:00

When I was putting Shawn to bed a couple of days ago, my phone had an incoming SMS. So in the dark, suddenly there was light from my phone. My dear Shawn was silent for a moment. After the light went off, he said, "I don't want sleep Mommie's room. I want Ah Ma's room". I figured he was scared of the sudden brightness from my phone. He went on and on and was very upset and at the verge of crying.

This is my Zoo!

2010-04-23T23:11:00.001+08:00

Shawn has a collection of animals, ranging from ice age fellas to existing elephants, ant-eater, cheetahs etc. This afternoon after his nap, he got out of the room and went to the coffee table (where the animals are all lined up) and shouted, "Wake up, elephant! Wake up, cheetah! Wake up mammoth! Wake up, T-rex!" Later this evening, I saw him lining them up on the couch, occupying almost 2/3 of a

Under the weather!

2010-04-23T23:02:00.002+08:00

Shawn's under the weather.. bleah... We went to Universal Studio last weekend and I guess with a lot help of the hot sun and lack of H2O, the kid just flopped and had a bad cold. He had fever on Sunday night over to Monday morning. Brought him to Dr Khor and yup, the bad bad cold! Anyway, after dingdong here n there, I decided to take Thrus and Fri off. Stayed home with him yesterday and today.

More Ice Age 3 mania

2010-04-10T01:33:00.003+08:00

I have been hearing this for the past 2days. Even though he has not been watching Ice Age3 for 2wks or so, well he probably misses it, so I have been hearing him saying this:Saber tooth saw the goat eat plant. Goat scare, quickly run away. Saber tooth run. Mama dinosaur not yet come. Only mammoth come

Loving phrases from Shawn

2010-04-10T01:30:00.003+08:00

Darling mommie, Darling papa, Darling Shawn Shawn (and he forgot about Dylan)Wo ai ni ma ma, Wo ai ni pa pa, Wo ai ni di diWo ai ni dinosaur (I often hear this)I love you Shawn shawn (He always say this 1st)I love you mommieI love you papaI love you didi

Old Macdonald had a farm ver 2.x

2010-04-10T01:23:00.003+08:00

Shawn sings all sorts of combination for Old Macdonald (I have posted before on dinosaur). Apart from barnyard animals, he has added more into his list : - Clubtail dinosaur + *Waa waa* - Buffalo + *Moo moo*- Shawn shawn + *Shawn shawn* E.g. Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O And on his farm he had a Shawn-shawn, E-I-E-I-O Shawn-shawn here and Shawn-shawn there *Here Shawn there Shawn ==> He