Finally, little Ryan seemed to have settled down in the childcare. We sent him to Childcare on 16 June 2009. In the first week, I accompanied him as it was his first few days. He would cry whenever I tried to walk away. The scariest part for mummy was to see him cry till his lower face and mouth turned purplish black as he cried and held on to his breath till he was out of breath. On his first day, I left too early (around 11am) because poor mummy didn't have breakfast, so I left centre to buy some food and stuff. I thought he would be fine if he had food (centre's lunch time is 11.30am). However, he cried and refused to eat when the teachers fed him. They tried to give him milk, but he didn't take it too. So teachers called me, I was already on my way back to the centre, thinking that I could put him to bed before I go home. I fed him the beehoon, after which he could still drink the milk. However, he was too tired from all the crying and become very grouchy. In the end, I brought him home to take a nap. His papa said I could bring him back to centre to play for a while after his nap. So I did. He seemed fine as long as I was around.
On the second day, I spent the entire morning with him. I left only when he fell asleep at 12 plus. I returned at 3pm to see how he was, Teacher Dorothy said he woke up at 1 plus, whined a while but was fine after that. Since he didn't see me, I left the centre again. :P
On the third day, it was about the same. That ended Ryan's 1st week in Childcare.
On the following Sunday, Ryan was down with fever. It came back on Monday afternoon, so I got to fetch him to doctor. He was sick for the whole week and didn't get to attend school. He got lung infections and high fever. It was also a tough week, got to bring him to the doctor a few times to review and check. At 1 point in time, the doctor said if the new antibiotics didn't work for him, we got to send him to the hospital. Luckily, the new medicine worked and his fever went down. Phew..
So...after 1 week of absence, we got to start all over again - getting Ryan used to the school routine. At first, he would cry very dramatically when the teacher carried him in. (Mummy could not accompany him in anymore since it's not his first few days... and because of the H1N1 situation, no parents are even allowed to step inside the centre.)
Whenever we go to fetch him, we would hear his teacher's feedback. He kissed a girl in Enen's class... pulled Enen's and her friend's hair.He seemed to be scared of the centre supervisor - Jasmine. Whenever he cried, the teachers would pretend to call for Jasmine, he would stop crying and looked around , as if to see if Jasmine is here.
Basically, his morning cries became lesser, but still cried, whenever he went sent to school. After 2 weeks, he seemed to be familiar with the routine, getting used to it. Last Thursday 16 July, it happened to be Teacher Dorothy on duty at the centre entrance. He didn't hide behind my legs or clung on to me tightly. He walked to Teacher Dorothy who carried him and put him on the chair to remove his shoes, check for temperature and so on. Only then, he started to cry...but only for a while, when he was carried in, he stopped crying. On Friday 17 July, it was not Teacher Dorothy at the door, he hid behind my legs and peeped at the teacher, and decided to sit on the chair outside the centre. Teacher Dorothy came to receive him, when he heard her saying, "Hello Ryan.." he turned and immediately came down from the chair and went in on his own! He tried to take off his shoes. Amazing thing was he DIDN'T CRY at all that day!
WELL DONE! Hahaha...
Reyanne took 1 whole month to get used to the childcare centre. Ryan took only 2 weeks! ( since his 2nd week was spent at home)
Hopefully he will do the same from now on :p
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Ryan goes to school!
Hard to believe, little Ryan actually starts attending school... hmm...ok...childcare centre. :p
I can accompany him for the first 3 days. On the first day, when I was around, he was quite good, played with the toys, ignored whatever the teacher was doing, just walked around as if it was his house...messing around with the toys. There are altogether 8 children in the Toddler Class, with 2 teachers attending to them. 2 girls and 6 boys. Ryan is the youngest (only 17 months). Little Keefe gorgor seemed to like him a lot, he kept wanting to hold his hands, hold Ryan's bottle to let him drink, and even ran to pull out a piece of tissue to wipe his mouth.
The first morning, when it was around lunch time, I thought I could sneak away for awhile to eat...(mummy was hungry...without breakfast since morning). I left the centre for about half an hour to take my lunch and buy a bit of groceries (I planned to go home, thinking that he should be alright). However, teacher Dorothy called me to say he kept crying non-stop, refused to eat when they fed him. I went back to feed him. Then I thought must let him try bathing in school. That's when he gave me a shock. I let the teacher bring him in, he cried and cried, till he was almost out of breathe and his mouth and face turned purplish black !! The teacher quickly pat him and carried him back to me...and he could stop almost immediately. Teacher Dorothy said some kids will do that.
- - to be continued - -
I can accompany him for the first 3 days. On the first day, when I was around, he was quite good, played with the toys, ignored whatever the teacher was doing, just walked around as if it was his house...messing around with the toys. There are altogether 8 children in the Toddler Class, with 2 teachers attending to them. 2 girls and 6 boys. Ryan is the youngest (only 17 months). Little Keefe gorgor seemed to like him a lot, he kept wanting to hold his hands, hold Ryan's bottle to let him drink, and even ran to pull out a piece of tissue to wipe his mouth.
The first morning, when it was around lunch time, I thought I could sneak away for awhile to eat...(mummy was hungry...without breakfast since morning). I left the centre for about half an hour to take my lunch and buy a bit of groceries (I planned to go home, thinking that he should be alright). However, teacher Dorothy called me to say he kept crying non-stop, refused to eat when they fed him. I went back to feed him. Then I thought must let him try bathing in school. That's when he gave me a shock. I let the teacher bring him in, he cried and cried, till he was almost out of breathe and his mouth and face turned purplish black !! The teacher quickly pat him and carried him back to me...and he could stop almost immediately. Teacher Dorothy said some kids will do that.
- - to be continued - -
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Our Family 'Outing' ? - Buffet
These are the photos taken during our Buffet lunch at International Seafood Market and Restaurant. I am the one taking photos....so no Mummy in any photo :(
But...where is Popo ??
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
En en's 3rd Birthday
These are a few photos taken for Reyanne's 3rd Birthday Celebration. We cut three cakes in all! One for actual day with Yeye and Nainai (and 2 cousins). One for her school with her friends and teachers. Last but not least, with Gonggong, Popo, Gugu and Ahyi (and Lao-Ma). :)We went for buffet on Sunday to celebrate Belated Mother's Day, Father's Day (in advance) and perhaps also Reyanne's Birthday :P 3-in-1
Thursday, May 28, 2009
On 28 May 2006...
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Three years ago, baby Reyanne arrived... till this day, I could still remember every detail (though my memory of other things seemed to fail me...) I think I want to jot down what happened exactly... on the day, my little princess came to the world :)
That was 2 days after school closed, a SUNDAY...my 1st Sunday in June 2006. My gynae Dr WK Tan said my due date is 060606, 6 June 2006. I thought it was a wonderful date... but then little Reyanne couldn't wait till 060606, she decided to come out on 28052006. :)
That morning, I jumped up from bed at 9am because my water bag started to leak...as it was my first experience, I didn't know, at first I thought it's... shhh shhh.. haha. then I realised, it's different...I couldn't control it at all...
We had planned to go all the way to the West to get some accessories for her, but this unforseen circumstances made us change our plans. We were halfway to our destination when we decided to head for Thomson Medical Centre. We reached there at about 11am, did the registration and they pushed me in to what's-that-called? 'waiting ward' or whatever...
Had my sandwich there...and happily waited. Roy sent mum back (as she was with us in the car) then he made his way back to the hospital. This Papa-to-be happily set up his laptop and did his work while poor Mummy-to-be lied on the bed in pain, as contraction began at 1plus in the afternoon.
After sometime, I thought I had already reached the limit, couldn't tolerate the pain anymore, then I requested for the Epidural. But, it seemed to take forever for that guy to reach the ward to do the injection. When he reached the ward, he still chatted with the nurse on duty and time seemed to move by sooooo slowly... I was in so much pain that I was actually scolding him for taking his own sweet time. And, guess what, the epidural didn't take effect on my whole body. Half of my body was numb, but the other half could still feel the pain. The nurse said,'maybe it didn't 'flow' properly.'...whatever excuse or reason given, I couldn't help thinking why I was unlucky !
Anyway, I waited till 5pm when Dr Tan came in to check on me. She said "ok, ready to deliver!"
Initially, I thought I had to push for a long long time, then bit by bit the baby would come out... but it wasn't that way! Dr Tan asked me to get ready and followed her cue to PUSH... ok... I think I was a pretty good student, baby Reyanne came out at the third push ! Reyanne came out at 5.26pm that day.
That was 2 days after school closed, a SUNDAY...my 1st Sunday in June 2006. My gynae Dr WK Tan said my due date is 060606, 6 June 2006. I thought it was a wonderful date... but then little Reyanne couldn't wait till 060606, she decided to come out on 28052006. :)
That morning, I jumped up from bed at 9am because my water bag started to leak...as it was my first experience, I didn't know, at first I thought it's... shhh shhh.. haha. then I realised, it's different...I couldn't control it at all...
We had planned to go all the way to the West to get some accessories for her, but this unforseen circumstances made us change our plans. We were halfway to our destination when we decided to head for Thomson Medical Centre. We reached there at about 11am, did the registration and they pushed me in to what's-that-called? 'waiting ward' or whatever...
Had my sandwich there...and happily waited. Roy sent mum back (as she was with us in the car) then he made his way back to the hospital. This Papa-to-be happily set up his laptop and did his work while poor Mummy-to-be lied on the bed in pain, as contraction began at 1plus in the afternoon.
After sometime, I thought I had already reached the limit, couldn't tolerate the pain anymore, then I requested for the Epidural. But, it seemed to take forever for that guy to reach the ward to do the injection. When he reached the ward, he still chatted with the nurse on duty and time seemed to move by sooooo slowly... I was in so much pain that I was actually scolding him for taking his own sweet time. And, guess what, the epidural didn't take effect on my whole body. Half of my body was numb, but the other half could still feel the pain. The nurse said,'maybe it didn't 'flow' properly.'...whatever excuse or reason given, I couldn't help thinking why I was unlucky !
Anyway, I waited till 5pm when Dr Tan came in to check on me. She said "ok, ready to deliver!"
Initially, I thought I had to push for a long long time, then bit by bit the baby would come out... but it wasn't that way! Dr Tan asked me to get ready and followed her cue to PUSH... ok... I think I was a pretty good student, baby Reyanne came out at the third push ! Reyanne came out at 5.26pm that day.
After my gynae 'finished' the rest of her 'work', I was already busy sms-ing people at 5.45pm :)
Haha... hard to believe someone who just delivered could look so energetic... (how lucky am I)
ok..that's my 'recollection' of Reyanne's arrival... and now she is already 3 years old!! Oh my goodness...how time flies... :)
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Reyanne...vain ?
Already 1 hour past Mother's Day...well we just returned from Cousin's wedding, so can't be in time. :)
Reyanne is a vain girl. ( my fault ?? :P)
She has been choosing her own dresses, shoes to match, which colour hairclips to match with her clothes, and even socks (whether the socks will be seen if she is wearing that pair of boots)
Sometimes, when we are not in a hurry, I will try to find something to suit her preference for the day. But when we are in a rush, I get frustrated easily. When she doesn't want to wear the clothes I pick, (and if I decide to shorten the time for her to make decision), I would only give her two choices. I would be firm and said it's either this or that...if not no more! It works all the time.
Once, she suddenly picked a pair of sandals that she seldom wears. Didn't really ask her the reason...but it's Papa who said, "Oh... there are fish on the sandals, so can match the fish-shape hairclip she chose that day." (Mummy just rolled her eyes)
We bought this pair of white boots for her sometime ago. Her feet have grown bigger, so I think it's time to wear that pair of boots. She wore a pair of lacy socks which are above ankles that day, so the lace could be seen - pretty. Few days later, I pick another pair of socks without lace , and a bit shorter than the lacy pair. After putting on her boots, she told me,"Mummy, this pair of socks...cannot see...want to change." (Ok...fine...change)
Not only once, she told me, "Mummy, 我要好漂亮的衣服。”
Mummy can only answer, "Mummy 给你穿的都很漂亮的啦。”
Girls are girls.... will want to follow what mummy does.
She wants to apply the hair moisturiser / hair cream I use.
She likes to hold the lipstick I put on the dressing table.
Once, (longgg ago) she could play with a small box of jewellery (shiny stones) for more than half an hour without losing concentration / without disturbing us...
Today, she saw me putting make up and curling eye-lashes.
She kept staring at me and kept asking "Mummy, 你在做什么？”
She wanted to apply my eye shadow..I said little kids no need to apply.
After I finish my make-up, she was so cute...she said, "Mummy, 你很漂亮，快点给爸爸看。”
(er... you mean... when Mummy doesn't put on make-up....Mummy is ugly ???)
Her favourite colours are pink (for clothes) and green (for sweets).
Once she commented my black T-shirt is not nice...so I ask her what colour is nice.
To her, green is 好漂亮 and pink is cute. (yeah... she likes pink...just like me)
Reyanne is a vain girl. ( my fault ?? :P)
She has been choosing her own dresses, shoes to match, which colour hairclips to match with her clothes, and even socks (whether the socks will be seen if she is wearing that pair of boots)
Sometimes, when we are not in a hurry, I will try to find something to suit her preference for the day. But when we are in a rush, I get frustrated easily. When she doesn't want to wear the clothes I pick, (and if I decide to shorten the time for her to make decision), I would only give her two choices. I would be firm and said it's either this or that...if not no more! It works all the time.
Once, she suddenly picked a pair of sandals that she seldom wears. Didn't really ask her the reason...but it's Papa who said, "Oh... there are fish on the sandals, so can match the fish-shape hairclip she chose that day." (Mummy just rolled her eyes)
We bought this pair of white boots for her sometime ago. Her feet have grown bigger, so I think it's time to wear that pair of boots. She wore a pair of lacy socks which are above ankles that day, so the lace could be seen - pretty. Few days later, I pick another pair of socks without lace , and a bit shorter than the lacy pair. After putting on her boots, she told me,"Mummy, this pair of socks...cannot see...want to change." (Ok...fine...change)
Not only once, she told me, "Mummy, 我要好漂亮的衣服。”
Mummy can only answer, "Mummy 给你穿的都很漂亮的啦。”
Girls are girls.... will want to follow what mummy does.
She wants to apply the hair moisturiser / hair cream I use.
She likes to hold the lipstick I put on the dressing table.
Once, (longgg ago) she could play with a small box of jewellery (shiny stones) for more than half an hour without losing concentration / without disturbing us...
Today, she saw me putting make up and curling eye-lashes.
She kept staring at me and kept asking "Mummy, 你在做什么？”
She wanted to apply my eye shadow..I said little kids no need to apply.
After I finish my make-up, she was so cute...she said, "Mummy, 你很漂亮，快点给爸爸看。”
(er... you mean... when Mummy doesn't put on make-up....Mummy is ugly ???)
Her favourite colours are pink (for clothes) and green (for sweets).
Once she commented my black T-shirt is not nice...so I ask her what colour is nice.
To her, green is 好漂亮 and pink is cute. (yeah... she likes pink...just like me)
En en can read few Chinese words
Few days ago, I bought 2 books for En en. There are 2 languages - English and Mandarin.
I was reading the book to her when suddenly she pointed to the Chinese character 小 and read it. Though surprised, I think I remember her Chinese teacher mentioned once that she was able to recognise the words learnt the day before, but I didn't really put much thought into it.
So, to prompt further, I asked if there are any other words she knows. She looked at the words and pointed to 一 and read it too. Therefore I took out a piece of paper and write a few more simple words, she can read 一，二，三，四， 下雨，小 and 大。Mummy is so glad she is learning things in school. :)
Good girl, keep it up!
Ryan, when's your turn?
I was reading the book to her when suddenly she pointed to the Chinese character 小 and read it. Though surprised, I think I remember her Chinese teacher mentioned once that she was able to recognise the words learnt the day before, but I didn't really put much thought into it.
So, to prompt further, I asked if there are any other words she knows. She looked at the words and pointed to 一 and read it too. Therefore I took out a piece of paper and write a few more simple words, she can read 一，二，三，四， 下雨，小 and 大。Mummy is so glad she is learning things in school. :)
Good girl, keep it up!
Ryan, when's your turn?
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
When kids cough....
These few days, the house has been quite....smelly. Not because mummy didn't clean. Because dear Ryan had been coughing recently and he vomitted his milk onto the relatively new carpet in the living room... ARGH...
After drinking western medicine, it doesn't seem to sooth his throat. Therefore 3 days ago, I gave him 'adult's medicine' - Sea coconut cough syrup...and I think it is working. At least now, at night, I don't hear him coughing in his sleep.
If he is having cough, I will decrease the amount of milk at night, just before sleep, for the same reason - vomitting. Surprisingly, for past 3 nights, he has been sleeping THROUGHOUT till at least 6am. WOW!! Good boy! Please let mummy concentrate on marking at night... Keke.
Ok, mummy got to go for level meeting...
After drinking western medicine, it doesn't seem to sooth his throat. Therefore 3 days ago, I gave him 'adult's medicine' - Sea coconut cough syrup...and I think it is working. At least now, at night, I don't hear him coughing in his sleep.
If he is having cough, I will decrease the amount of milk at night, just before sleep, for the same reason - vomitting. Surprisingly, for past 3 nights, he has been sleeping THROUGHOUT till at least 6am. WOW!! Good boy! Please let mummy concentrate on marking at night... Keke.
Ok, mummy got to go for level meeting...
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