He Talks!

Verbal communication with the LMM has moved to a higher level.  

Morning:

Travis: "Murk! Murk!"

Mami Bel: "It's Mi-elk, MILK, not Murk!"

After milk....

Mami Bel: " You want Oats? Oats?"

Travis: shakes head and says "Cheeze! Cheeze!" trying to pry open the fridge persistently

After eating Oats (Mami asks for fun. He always has to eat his oats anyway.)...

Travis: "Papa!"

 Mami: "Papa is sleeping dear."

Travis: "Papa!" ignores Mami and walks to the bed and tries to climb into it

After everyone ate breakfast

Travis: "Park! Park!"

Mami: " ok, pack your toys"

Travis: walks over and puts his things into the toy box, places the storybooks on the side table

and then heads to the shoe cabinet to look for his shoes

Amazing!

The Playground (aka by LMM as "Park!")

Every weekend morning, we'll take the LMM to the park to give him a good workout.  He climbs the steps, sits the slide, chases the birds, picks up the leaves and talks to the other children at the playground.  

This is the only way to tire him out without tiring ourselves out for now. 

Mami bel

2008 Day out with Grandpa and Grandma

We started the afternoon with porridge at Maxwell Market. 

Then we went to Vivo City. Travis pictured here with Mami and Grandpa. In case you are wondering where in Vivo is this.. its Toys'R'us... where else????

Tired of pulling toys out of the LMM's hands, we went for a coffee break.

Then the LMM feel into a deep slumber...

Like this......snore.....

And we cheered....!

Grandpa posing with a Zara scarf with Grandma ;) How sweet....

Reported by Mami Bel

This post was meant to be published in Nov last year (pardon the huge lag in updating this blog!!!)

Grandma's Birthday

We celebrated Grandma's 55th Birthday at Crystal Jade Suntec on 15th Feb 09 (Sunday).  The LMM called everyone by their "hokkien ranks" :

Edmund - "GuGu"

Chris - "YeeYee"

Grandma - "MaMa"

We feasted on pig's liver & kidney, the 3-egg spinach, wanton shrimp noodles, roast pork and soya chicken, siew mai, har gao, etc.

LMM's Trip to Hort Park

Pictured here with Mami Bel

One advise: Bring lots of water and go at 5 pm when the sun is setting.  It can get pretty hot.

The Hort Park offers children numerous pockets of play areas and playgrounds with different themes.  We spent most of our time at this windmill garden because the LMM was mesmerized by the spinning flowers.  The playground opposite this garden also proved to be a lot of fun. The LMM showed us that he can play on the slide all by himself this time!

The LMM on the slide

IMM Water Park

Auntie Vernice and Uncle Eujon highly recommended this water park but warned that we will all get SOAKING WET.   Undeterred, we brought the LMM to IMM armed with an extra sets of clothes for all of us and a large towel.  And the verdict? HOURS and HOURS of GOOD, WILD, WET FUN!!!!!!! 

Meal Options at 15 months

For a 15 month, 6 teeth baby like the LMM, meal options have expanded a lot more compared with say 4 months ago.

Breakfast
Milk 180ml and either of the following:
Oats and banana
Wholemeal Bread and butter
Hawker fare (once in a while) : Chui Cheong Fan without sauces, Beancurd without sugar
Pancakes with/without butter
White noodle pancake without the coconut and orange sugar

Lunch and Dinner
Either of the following, fruits and then milk 180ml:
Porridge with meat and vege/roots
Pasta with meat, vege/roots and cheese
Kuay teow with meat and vege/roots
Rice with meat and vege

Meat options: minced or finely chopped chicken, pork, beef, lamb
Vege options: Spinach, broccoli, taiwan chye, cauliflower, french beans
Roots (or non-greens) options: Potato, Sweet potato, Carrots , pumpkin
Pasta options: ABCs, shells, twisties, etc.
Cheese: I use the laughing cow cream cheese. It's most yummy!
Fruit options: Grapes, apples, pear, banana, kiwi, oranges, dragon fruit

Snacks
Mini Animal biscuits at Marks and Spencers
Japanese children biscuits