Aidan's first girlfriend

SUCH a cute thing happened yesterday. As usual I picked him up from childcare, and Mia, the friend he always talks about, was getting picked up by her Dad too. We always tease Aidan about Mia, saying "Is Mia your girlfriend?" to which he always shyly/slyly turns away and says "Nooooo!"

Well yesterday, as they were leaving, he pointed to Mia and said, "Mia, girlfriend!" I was a little embarrassed mind you, after all her Dad whom I'd never met before was standing there, and here my son was, declaring his eternal devotion. But Mia was nonplussed.

I said, "Aidan, why don't you give Mia a hug goodbye?" and Mia's dad added "Yeah, go give him a cuddle and a kiss. " So they cutely toddled towards each other, gave each other a hug and pat-pat on the back, and MIA LEANED IN FOR A KISS - ON THE LIPS!!

Then they toddled back towards their respective parents.

Sniff, my boy's all grown up. Got his first kiss (from a peer, not like, from Aunties he knows...). And in front of the girl's Dad too!! What a stud haha!!

Parental gushings

Ooh...a quick update! A just brushed his teeth on his own, properly! He usually just smooshes the brush around his mouth, but today he really looked like he was doing it properly, back and forth, left to right, even BEHIND! WOW!

Sometimes I forget that HE'S NOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD!!

I think I have a genius on my hand, whose vocab is big, can recognise Alphabets (letter O! letter A!), Numbers (counts 1 to 10, altho sometimes he skips 5, 6, 7, 8) and Shapes (cheese Square! Crescent moon!), is physically adept (he can really catch himself before he falls) and is gorgeous (proof here)! Whaddaya know, we scored the Trifecta, the type of kid/person you can get so jealous of 'coz they're so good at everything!

Haha, ok, I'll stop gushing now.

Must...be...humble...

Vocab

New words recently: CRESCENT moon, aunty, uncle, kookaburra, wake up (which he yells into my ear each morning), and a host of others too numerous to mention. He's really getting the hang of this whole communicating thing, which I'm really proud to watch happen! Although sometimes he stumbles and trips over his words, and reminds me of myself as I fumble through my Italian. Molto patetico!!

Nowadays he does this little jig around the house, and Ivy's house too, and says "dance dance dance"...how cute!!

Anyhoos, more photos from my bro who took these on his recent trip!

Click on the photo below!

AND MORE HERE TOO!!

Another video!

New AUDIO recordings

Here're some new recordings Aidan did on my iPhone recently! Note - AUDIO ONLY!

Swim

Phew! Finally, THREE weeks of Aidan and E-Gene falling sick, getting well, and falling sick again have passed. I've been inoculating myself with echinacea pills TWICE a day just so I can take care of the 2 babies. And trust me, the taller one's the bigger baby when he's sick... ;-)

Today, sadly is the last day Aaron, Aidan's kao fu (Uncle in Cantonese) will be with us before he leaves this evening back home to Singapore! Boooohooo....

Little A's really enjoyed having his kaofu around, waking each morning calling his name, and the silly games they play. My brother's always been great with kids, and with his nephew, it's no exception. A big stocky giant gone mushy putty with his little bubba.... I've also really enjoyed spending quality time with my bro, catching up and seeing the sights and eating eating eating!

Anyhoo! Today we FINALLY went to the pool for a little swim, and boy did little A love it! Slid down the froggy slide, a giant (you guessed it) frog's mouth into which he hops in from the back and slides down the frog's tongue! SO CUTE! When I've got the pics I'll upload it. He also loved the "fountains" and bubbles, and wading through the water while holding my hand. And even accidentally dunking his head underwater didn't faze him! And with big A pretending to be a crocodile and splashing little A, they make quite the cute couple!

Sigh. I think Aidan and I are both gonna be really sad tomorrow when we wake up, and don't see the snoring giant asleep on our couch in the morning...

New photos

Here're some new photos Aidan's biggest fan took recently. To check them out on Facebook, click on the photo below (you don't need to log in)

Some recent photos

Here're some pics taken by Ivy recently. I'll post up the FB link to the album once she gets it to me! :-)

Soh family's visit in May


Granny and Aidan sharing a meal

Climbing into my new home...

...It's pretty comfy!!

Happy June Father's Day

Since it's Father's Day in some parts of the world today (we celebrate it in September over here), I thought it'd be pertinent to remind Aidan on how much E-Gene loves him... ;-)

Dear Aidan

As you edge closer to your 2nd birthday, here's a gentle reminder of how much we love you. And especially how much your Dada loves you.

He
- loves cuddling you and playing with you in the room he's setup and decorated for you.

- is grateful for all the cuddles you return, especially today when he's sick, and you walked up to him to give him a hug, saying "cuddle".

- is always patient with you, even when he has to discipline you for being disobedient.

- is always supportive of your mama, and goes to work so that she can stay home and care for you full-time.

- loves teaching you new things, like how things work, and animal names.

- isn't afraid to show you how much he loves you. He says his favourite time of the day is when he gets to hold you as you fall asleep in his arms.

- is always on the lookout for ways to protect you (like straightening the rugs so you won't trip and fall).

- works hard each and every day, waking at 5.30am, is on his feet all day with no breaks til 5.30pm, then comes back to play with you, wash you, entertain you, before finally crashing into bed at 10.30pm. Is it any wonder he's lost so much weight? ;-)

And as you grow, you'll discover the many different sacrifices he makes each day to care for you and provide the best that he can for you. May you grow to trust his wisdom and love, as he's showed you how much his Creator has loved and cared for us.

Hugs and cuddles and heaps of love,
Mama and Dada

Sunday...blandy Sunday...

Sadly my two boys are pretty sick today, although one's still up and chirpy, while the other's mooching in bed. Guess which one's which? ;-)

Aidan's got a slight fever, runny nose, and a chesty cough. EG is nursing a really bad headache - he says he's never had one this bad before (and being allergic to panadol, nurofen and whatever else is in the NSAID family doesn't help!) I guess this means I might have to miss little Adrienne's 1st birthday party today to take care of them - bummer! :-( We've already stayed home from church.

On a cuter note, A's vocabulary has been increasing exponentially (airplane, chicken porridge, wiggles, maht0 (tomato), cumber (cucumber), all with perfect enunciation!), as well as his ability to 'read'. He can point out Os in words, and recognise a few other letters. And since I've been sticking up labels on items in his room, we've been playing games like "Where's the word 'Bookshelf'?" and he'll run to point it out. He can also point out colours! Keep it up bubba!

The cutest thing he's doing lately is saying "Sorry". As in "Sorry, please excuse me". He'll try to scoot around his Dad or Uncle Jon or Uncle Jeremy and say "Sorry, Jon" or "Sorry, Jeremy", or even "Sorry, Percy" when his little Percy tank engine falls off his train track. Hilarious!! I'm just amazed he can use it in context. How terribly polite!

Fame!!! part 5

Aloha everyone! The ad's finally out! Presenting.... Aidan's first print ad!!

July '09 issue of Practical Parenting, Page 8

We're now taking offers...

I kinda wish I had the nerve to snap pics during the photoshoot, but somehow thought if I was being a busybodies our chances would be slimmer! Weird I know! Maybe next time (if there is one)?? ;-)

Singin' in the...bathtub.

Ages ago, when I was a child, my mum did a recording of me singing "One elephant went out to play..." from The Elephant Show. I got up to six elephants and you can hear my mum going "okay okay, enough already lah", and me saying "no!!! more elephaaaants!!"

Well, the tradition has carried on!



It took me FOREVER to get this audio file up 'coz Blogger doesn't allow you to post audio files, so after trying HEAPS of different methods, finally used iMovie, dragged a photo and added the audio (that in itself took awhile too, since I'm pretty tech unsavvy!!)

Oh gosh, I sound EXACTLY like my mum! Not only do I look like and act like her, now I sound like her too! Creepy... ;-)

And since I'm blogging...

Notice something familiar about A's new haircut?

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Now that he's scored a print ad...maybe a film career's next? ;-)

Photos are up!

Here're some recent pics - click on the link below!

AIDAN iPhone pics

Rainy Day afternoon

So we've abandoned the healthy-cookie baking idea this arvo in favour of making...Playdough! Yes, coloured sticky fun for everyone.

The recipe I used:
2 cups of plain flour
4 tablespoons of cream of tartar
2 tablespoons of cooking oil
1 cup of salt
2 cups of boiling water
Food colouring


Yes, the delicious (I'm sure you've snuck in a piece or two when you were a kid, come on, admit it) recipe calls for ONE WHOLE CUP OF SALT. What the?!! That's half my bottle at home! That's a heck of a lotta sodium in one sculpture.

Anyhoos, here's the photos taken from my iPhone. Grazie to PhoneView's trial version which allowed me to transfer the photos from my iPhone to my comp.

Mix mix mix...


Voila! A lump of dough. Then I split it in half,
and coloured one lump pink, the other green...

Weee!!!

Fun on a rainy day indoors...

We had lots of fun, creating "snow" men, logs with button-balls, "cookies", cut out animals, and I even created a "map" using the dough to explain to Jeremy D (who's staying on my couch for a couple weeks) how to get to the bus stop. Isn't Playdough useful?!!

Note: As I'm typing this blog, A is sitting next to me with the iPhone learning new words, and recognising shapes. He actually knows "SUB!" and "WAGON!" now. What a clever kid!!