So proud of him!

He has surprised us again. :)

Ever since our helper left, mum has been helping with the necessary household chores. R has learnt to play by himself and or will watch the TV alone in the living room while his Po Po gets busy. Today, he went a step further in showing his independence.

While mum was busy cooking lunch in the kitchen, she heard little R dragging an object across the floor. Curious that all was quiet after that, she popped into the living room. Little R has pulled out his portable potty, positioned it in front of the TV, pulled down his pants and sitting comfortably having a great 'poo' time. Mum had a good laugh. I know she's proud of him as she related the story with a twinkle in her eyes.

His TV and Chair

Halfway through breakfast, he said, 'This is a TV and this is a chair.' What imagination! :)

His First Climb

"School"

He started in his new "school" on 7th Sep. The school uses the Montessori Method and we really hope he will enjoy the activities more than the previous one. He seems more willing to go to school nowadays but it's probably not one of his favourite to-dos.

On his way out to school this morning:

Mummy: Goodbye. Have fun, ok?
Ryan: It's not fun. I'm going to school.

His baby talk cracks me up sometimes.

Goodbye Atik!

After almost 2 years with the family, Atik left our family and flew back to Indonesia on the 10th Oct 2009. She came to us when Ryan was about 8 months old when he could barely stand. I believe she is very much part of the family to him and he has been asking for her quite a number of times.

It's hard to see someone go after spending two meaningful years together. We will miss her and wish her all the best!

35 already?

Happy 35th Birthday!!!

The cake was chosen by Ryan and we guessed he likes the strawberries on it more than the mango cake. The first thing he asked for after the cake cutting were the strawberries.

It was family day in the afternoon before daddy and mummy headed to the F1 circuit to watch the qualifying round. Hope Daddy likes his birthday present and have had fun! :)

One major milestone!

The week 7 September 2009. Our little boy is finally toilet-trained. :)

I realised patience is the key in getting your kid toilet-trained. It's a good thing that we have someone in the family who is really patient (who else but my beloved mum) . It started out by mum insisting not to let him wear the diapers at home and dutifully bringing him to pee every hour. Of course, there are times we forgot about the need for the hourly visit and he did it the messy way in whichever corner of the house he happened to be. After weeks (or maybe months) of lecturing and reminding him that he needs to inform us when there is a urge, he finally realized what all is about! :)

It's such a joy (and relief) when he first said, 'I want to shee shee'! (He said the same when he wants to poo, but it's already a big step.)

Hopefully we will be able to save some money and not need to buy any more diapers in a few months' time!

Faceplant!

Seems like we only upload videos nowadays!

Hoping to give him a whole sackful of his exploits when he's older!

Here's the latest installment in R's adventure called "Life"!

Happy Mother's Day-2009

He 'made' a cute little flower card in school and it says' 'I love you'. :)

The beautiful bouquets are from daddy and guess where did Daddy order the flowers from? Our beloved Jasmine, the florist in the family. :)

The Armani Haircut

When the hairstylist told me we should try the Armani haircut, I thought, 'Why not?'. It sounds pretty cool anyway.

Here's how an Armani haircut looks like. Maybe I should put some gel and it will look better. ;)