Sunday, February 17, 2008

Nan-ten....

I am beaming with joy...i think my little Zac has uttered his 2 purposeful words...
Nan-ten (lantern...he has been obssessed with the lanterns that have been hanging in the void deck, every time we walk pass them he looks up in awe at them, when we ask him where they are...he is quick to look in their direction).
And da-da (initially we weren't sure if he is calling out to Eugene but after a few occurences...we concluded that he is!! Sigh...no mama in the works yet!!)
It all occurred over this weekend...will continue to test out these new developments...to make doubly sure that he is really referring to those objects...or maybe i'm just jumping the gun??

me time...

Sometimes i just need time to myself...to do things on my own...to surf the web aimlessly, to veg out infront of the TV for awhile, to take a nice long bath, to jot some thoughts down on my journal, to flip through magazines, to spend some time with the Almighty...and these few precious minutes are either in the morning (while Zac takes a fitful nap) or at night after i put him to bed, praying hard that he doesn't stir till the sun comes out (no actually that's too early...an hour after the sun rises would be good!). These moments are always savoured cautiously...in anticipation that the little boy would wake up suddenly from his nap!
I realised that these times are so precious to me...that when i don't get it (when Zac starts to fuss...or something else happens) i get very cross!! Suddenly i become very protective of that "me" time. Lord...help me to be generous with my time...and grant me lots and lots of PATIENCE!!

Saturday, February 16, 2008

My little China man...

One for the album...with cousins Jared and Ethan...outfit from yeye and nai nai and hat from granduncle Laurence


With yeye and nai nai







Monday, February 11, 2008

9 months and wearing red...

Phew...am glad that CNY is over...it has been such a necessary disruption for Zac and for me!! But it was good visiting friends and family...of which it was the first time many of them were being acquainted with Zac. He was brilliantly well behaved and happy at times but there were OTHER times when he was OTHERWISE. But he got the hang of receiving ang baos pretty quick! Will post a picture of him in a china man outfit when i get hold of that picture.
Zac is now 9 months...its time for me to sit and think of all that this little man has achieved...so that i'll be encouraged to push on during his VERY DIFFICULT times!!
- He is now able to crawl pretty efficiently...
- He is a leaking tap! He drools constantly and abundantly!! WHERE are those teeth??
- He is able to pull himself up and is constantly practising his new skill. And of cos he choses to practise on the wobbliest of chairs! He is now officially a walking hazard!
- In one weekend...we had to lower his cot to the bottom (which makes changing him a back breaking feat) and changed his back facing car seat to front facing...which he absolutely LOVES. My little man is growing up!!
- He is now more adventurous with food...more interested in trying what we are eating than his own food at times.
- He says da da di di quite discriminately now...still trying to figure out if he knows who he is calling. And mumbles some other indiscriminate sounds too. No sign of "ma ma" yet! Not fair!
- He is more receptive of other newer books now...he used to want me to read the same few favourite books before.
- He is able to recognise familiar faces alot quicker now...slowly warming up to strangers.
- He is not content to SIT in his bath tub now...he wants to STAND and touch everything around him.
- He loves water...first swimming experience was quite pleasant...yet to bring him again.
- He still hates to wear shoes!
- Oh yah...and he is able to clap on demand! Recognises a few words...like lights, lanterns and mirror.

9 months...and counting...