Boo hoo!

We had a good meal at a relative's place on Saturday,celebrating the birth of their second grandchild.It was after 4 when we make our way to the car.Our precious son was carried by sis-in-law.We were chatting when all of a sudden,sis-in-law tripped and fell!There was no time to react,one moment she was walking beside me and the next,she was on the ground.I tried to grab either of them,but my effort was futile.I heard a loud thud as my son's head hit the rough gravel!At that moment,it seemed as if I couldn't breathe.I dropped whatever I had in my hands and grabbed him.He was crying so loud by then,it must have hurt so bad.I checked and re-checked for any injuries over and over again.Fortunately,I didn't see any....but that loud thud....I was quite sure he'd be bleeding.

Alhamdulillah,sis-in-law was fine...and so was my son.Sis-in-law was mortified and of course,blamed herself for what happened...I even noticed tears in her eyes as she apologised....we all know it was an accident.No one wanted this to happen.We were just glad that no one was hurt.

I was pacifying my baby the entire time afterwards....hugging and kissing him endlessly...then trying to make him smile again.He stopped crying after a while but was still holding me tight.Hubby and I kept a lookout for any signs of distress or injury that day.He played as usual...as active and chatty as ever,and he slept well during the night so we were relieved.But that incident got me shook up.I kept hearing that loud thud and the incident kept playing in my head over and over again.I kept thinking,what if the worst happened?If his head bled?If we had to rush him to the hospital?I could have been more swift in catching him or trying to break the fall....I should have walked on the left instead of the right so perhaps that would have prevented the fall,right?Those crazy questions kept ringing in my head.I kept stroking his head that night when I was breastfeeding him...and I couldn't help having tears rolled down my face.The only way I managed to ease my unsettled emotions was by talking about it with hubby.He helped pushed my paranoia away.

It took me a while to be fine again...and I've since stopped checking his head for any visible signs of injuries.But I hope that kind of thing will never happen again.It's one thing when you are hurt,it hurts even more when your child is.

Anyway,we got him a nice gift that evening.Went to a furniture store and got him a bright-coloured study table and chairs....so he'd have a nice place to do his drawings and schoolwork : )

At the store.....

After several minutes of screwing and knocking,hubby and I managed to get these up!Notice my son's 'art pieces'? ; )

Inflation Vs Retail Theraphy

So I have this sudden urge to shop....such itch!

I like this feeling and loathe it at the same time.It means I NEED to go shopping,which is soooooo fun!It also means I'd burn a hole in my wallet...a thing that would set me staring into space and blinking while I calculate the damage....

Not that I'd stop myself,of course!Especially since it has been too long since I indulge (I'm not certain if hubby would concur..hehe...).So I gathered myself and darling son to one of the nearest malls in the area.

My list of things-to-buy seems endless so I took a breather and think of needs before wants (if it helps!).Shopping with an active toddler is not easy.I have to have my eyes on him AND the merchandise that I'm browsing.I thought having him in a lingerie store won't do me much harm...he couldn't break or harm anything there,right?So there I was intently choosing some delicates when the store's sensor alarm went off.Everyone looked towards the entrance-who 'stole' from the store,we wondered?There he was,my son,standing by the sensor,looking at me with those innocent eyes,a white bra in his hand,and asking me,'why?why?'.I was embarrassed,but it was all so funny at the time that I couldn't reprimand him.The ladies in the store laughed at my son's antic.Trust my son to muse them,eh?*grin*

Anyway,we got home with bags of nice stuff for his daddy,him and me.Some Calvin Klein's and DKNY's for hubby and tons of Fox tees and pants (since a lot of his clothes are getting a tad too tight for him),a Spiderman watch and a remote control car for the little one.

And yesterday,my binge couldn't stop so I got these too....

...for my son and his little sibling.

I'm dying to get some maternity wear since my normal clothes are starting to feel snug.My old maternity clothes?I've sold some off and some,well,just didn't seem stylish anymore.Hehe.I managed to get this truly comfy pair of black pants which doesn't cost a bomb!You know how it is-maternity wear are often expensive!Of course the not-so-expensive ones usually look drab.Oh,Marton-Bell's having a sale now...hmmm....

The Great Singapore Sale might be over...but moi,I'm just starting!

Anyway,can't help but post this up in my blog....My darling son all geared up to go shopping with yours truly.... : )

Where do I start....?

Much had happened the past weeks since my last blog.Some were good...while others,well,let's just say they were tests in our life.

My grandmother passed away on a Saturday morning.It was quite a shock.One moment we got a call saying that she was very ill...then the next,she had passed away.It didn't get to me immediately....not until I saw her lifeless body that I began to cry hard.She was the woman who had taken care of me whenever mum needed to go to work.She was the woman who had tirelessly reminded me to do my prayers religiously.She was the woman whom I wish I still have a moment or two with....I still remember my last moment with her....I took her hand and put it on my belly,telling her that she's going to have another great-grandchild,and that,she'd pray for me it'd be a healthy baby girl.

I have lost my beloved grandpa in 1984 and now,her.....She's with Allah now,we'll always pray for her.

A week or so after her demise,my son was hit by the flu bug.He started with a running nose that behaved like tap water turned on.It only took a day for me to get hit with the bug too.Throbbing headaches came and went,accompanied by a stuffy nose and a bad sore throat.We sent our son to the doctor's twice and alhamdullilah,he's so much better now,especially after the fever went away.I hate being sick!I hate it more when my baby gets sick.At least,he's as active as always so it didn't worry me much.

I didn't bother to visit the doctor,simply got some prescribed lozenges and popped panadols one after another.Hubby's head massages helped a bit,though I sometimes slapped his hands for massaging my head a tad too hard...hehe....I'm glad that he managed to fight off the flu bug when it began to hit him.So last weekend was spent at home.I didn't feel like going out at all....Just stay home and rest.

Mum's birthday had just passed and we got her a sleek uPampie handheld massager and she loved it!I should try it when I'm at mum's one of these days!Due to the pregnancy,I hadn't had my personal masseuse knead my aching back for some time now.

I went to Shichida's Parent Education Course on Wednesday.The timing was awful for us and what was supposed to end at 10.30, ended at nearly 11pm.Of course hubby and son were waiting in the car....Hubby was tired as he came straight from work and my son was exhausted as it was way past his bedtime (he couldn't sleep without me of course).I was anxious and couldn't concentrate much when it was after 10....my mind was on my two men.Anyway,the first half of the course wasn't really helpful as the trainer talked about how fantastic Shichida is,its history and affiliates and too much hype about the trainer's children.I guess it's fine if all these are done in say,half and hour...?!What we,parents were there for was to learn about the techniques or best possible ways to teach our kids Shichida's way.....what we need to do at home everyday with our kids to boast their right brain learning.Mind you,we paid hundreds of dollars for that compulsory 3 hours course!We don't want to hear you hype about how this kid is great and your kids are great,etc. for nearly 2 hours.We all noticed how anxious the trainer got towards the second half of the course as she rushed through what she needs to teach us.*roll eyes*

I still have yet to go through all the notes on my own.There are a fair bit of things that I need to learn...Hubby and I hadn't discussed about the materials that we need to purchase too.

Putting that aside,my son likes going for his class.But children being children,they are often distracted easily and my son is the kind who wants to do things himself,so whenever I need to show him how to do an activity,he'd get agitated as he doesn't want me to do it.He'd want the materials for himself and do it on his own.Otherwise,he'd simply refuse to do it.Because of this,I have to tell myself to be VERY patient (especially when patience is not one of my virtues!).I guess being a parent changes us all!

On Saturday,we went to take a peek at our latest little one!



Our baby has grown quite a bit...still couldn't determine it's gender yet but it was so active,kicking its legs and stretching its arms.My gynae took two tubes of blood for a blood test and I really,really,really hope that I don't have to take any iron tablets this time round.I hate the smell and taste of those tabs.Yuck.

In the afternoon,we went to a chalet at Changi for little Akie's birthday celebration.



Her mum was my schoolmate....and it seems it takes us only once a year to meet each other.hah!Akie's also in Shichida and she's picking up 3 languages now and of course,being a Japanese,she has to know the language.Perhaps,my son could learn a bit from Akie.Now,he only knows how to say 'hai' in his Japanese song : )

Later that night,we went to the airport to send sis-in-law and niece who were off to beautiful Turkey.Poor baby was sooooo sleepy and tired by then....



I hope they would enjoy themselves as much as I did when I was there.I'd love to be there again,this time with darling hubby and children....in springtime (yup,I thought of it all...hehe...),but if they want to experience winter,I don't mind that again.Yeah....soon,right dear?Especially now that we are members of the Marriott Vacation Club! *huge grin*
No pressure,sweetheart.... : p

First day of school at Shichida

It was in March that we signed him up for a class at Shichida.As we couldn't get the one in April,we had to wait for another 3 months.The class is at Toa Payoh Hub instead of my preferred choice at Anson Road.So the night before his class commenced,we had an early night (I didn't want to overslept either!) and embarked on our journey early next morning.

Notorious for my late-coming,we left the house very early and take an express bus.Delighted by the super-fast bus journey,my son was the first student to arrive at Shichida.We had our starter kit in hand,apart from receiving a T-shirt for my genius!

I was anxious to sit in class with my son and explore this right-brain learning programme.After some introduction,the activities for the children rolled out.There were 6 kids in his class,ranging from 21-24 months old.My precious one was excited whenever he saw his teacher taking out new materials for a new activity and would extend his hand to the teacher.There were some activities whereby he managed to recapture some images flashed to him,but he has not manage to determine numbers,such that when I showed him a certain number 10 and then asked him to point to me where was number 10 in the next card,he was unable to.But in the 'parent telepathy' activity,he managed to get the item right.Sometimes,he got a tad distracted by a kid seated on his right,who adored grabbing my son's items, and by another girl who cried whenever she stepped into the class (I sympathised with the kid and her mum coz they missed out the entire class).But all in all,he enjoyed being there.

We will have another class next week before I have to attend a Parent Education Course which would give us a better understanding on the programme and the principles of home practice activites,that is,to teach us the best way to tap our child's potential.

Why place my son in Shichida?And to start 'school' at such a young age?I am not a 'kiasu' parent who wants to enrol her child in as many activities and programmes,believing that he would learn everything.Hubby and I placed our son in this not only to have an insight on how to better bond with him while bringing him up in a stimulating environment....but also hopefully,with the ability to have photographic memory,he would be a 'hafiz' one day,Insya Allah.Amin.

Why,it's a Wii!

Hubby and I were excited to go to his company's picnic (though it was not really a picnic this year as it was held indoors!).The venue this year was The Legends at Fort Canning Park.Though we were not late,hubby drove like a race-car driver and we reached there way before 9.I was surprised to see a handful of his collegues were already there...I thought we had to wait upon an empty ballroom...They were far different from my former collegues,I guess,who loved a superstar grand entrance.haha....

Met his friends again and was introduced to some who are new in the company.There were a lot more employees there now since the company's doing rather well and employing more (which means more work for hubby as he needs to train them!).After about ten minutes or so,I was craning my neck to see if breakfast would be served for us.I was famished!Oooohh yes,what a delight when I saw carrot cake and sandwiches being served to my rumbling tummy.I wasted no time....and even had triple servings.*grin*

The rest of the morning was spent playing telematches.Darling son kept running forward to his daddy when he was playing those games and protested when I took him away from daddy so I had to amuse him with other stuff.Other older kids get to paint clays at the kids' area but since he's too young for that,I enticed him with those free-flow chocolates and raisins.

I was getting hungry (yet again) by 10+.Fortunately,more food was served soon after.I had some rice,noddles,salmon,chicken,mutton and vegetables....apart from chocolate eclairs!The food was yummy!But the eclairs can't beat the ones from Thomson Catering.Later,I had more fill of course...hey,I'm eating for two,ain't I?!

We were all anxious for the Lucky Draw....that's the hightlight of the entire event!Winners after winners were announced....hubby and I were quietly hoping that his name would be picked,though not so soon.He confidently whispered that we'd win the top 3...hmmm.....and so WE DID!Alhamdulillah!When the MC announced the second prize winner's name starts with 'I',hubby was beaming!So we got ourselves a cool......

...Nintendo Wii Sports!

We were gleaming....But we had decided that as fun as this could be for us,we don't really have the time for this (we are not 'gamers' or so to say too....),what with our young son and another baby coming up,it's not the time for this...maybe,when our kids are older,heck,yes...it'd be fun!

So yup,we have decided to put this up for sale (like our prize last year...hehe...).Hopefully,when hubby gets back from New Zealand (yes,I'm all missing him now!),we'll get a buyer and a good sale for this!

Anyone interested? : )