Christmas 2012

The 3 + 1 on the way

We had so much fun the whole week!!  Thank you, my lovely sisters and Justin for coming up and for making it special and for all the help.  Really missing you all!!

We had a few families over for a traditional roast dinner the weekend before Christmas.  It was 'pot luck' and when it comes to Asians and food, there's definitely no shortage of it.  We ate from 4 till night, and there were still leftovers.

Your first Christmas cracker pulling experience

 

Starters, vege, lamb (2 types), salmon, pork, chicken, different potatoes

The kids' table

Christmas corner

On Christmas day...

You opened the last 'window' of your calender

Lots of presents opening after coming back from church

The state of the living space after playing with everything

It was sushi for Christmas day as none of us could stomach anymore roasts after the weekend dinner

I thought you were too young for board games but you proved me wrong.  'Sai Yi' bought you '3 little pigs' and we all had fun playing.  You initially loved landing on the 'big bad wolf' and blowing houses down then after a while didn't want to do it anymore.  Feeling bad maybe?  Well, we can certainly start board games in the house now :)

 

We also celebrated Sai Yi's birthday before she left in one of our frequently visited restaurants - Otterspool's Harvester

Funny remarks 3

You run over to our room and climb into bed with us every morning without fail.  On one of those mornings.
Isaac:  Move over mummy, I need more space
Me:  But this is my bed, you're supposed to be sleeping in your room in your own bed
Isaac:  But I want to share with you mummy, you need to share!!

On Christmas morning when you climbed into our bed
Me:  It's Christmas today Isaac, Merry Christmas!!
Isaac:  But it is not Christmas yet.
Me:  Yes, it is Christmas today!!
Isaac:  But there is still no snow!!  Christmas is when there is snow falling down
So I had to explain about having no snow.  This is what the media has depicted Christmas to be, all wintery and snowy.  On the contrary, we have had the wettest Christmas, with no hint of snow at all. 

Age of viability - 24 weeks

We have entered the age of viability baby!!  However, you have quite a few more months to go yet and so please don't decide to come anytime soon :)  I have been warned that the 2nd pregnancy is tougher and how true that is!!  Tiredness comes without saying, but being much bigger than when carrying your brother, I've felt like 'humpty dumpty' from a few weeks ago.  Also, there's aches and pains everywhere.  I'm not really moaning but if ligaments and muscles do 'loosen' and stretch with each pregnancy, no wonder our bodies are so 'battered' if we decide to have many babies.  So, 2 is perhaps enough :)

First Christmas play

This was your first public performance - as a sheep in the church Christmas play.  Don't think acting is your talent as you certainly had no expression and did not quite like it.  You refused to wear the head piece of the sheep and did not participate in all the actions.  You were however very good in following your class up and down the stage, and then just standing there with hands in your pocket :)  Acting cool?  Or just did not understand the whole concept of public performance? 

Christmas medley

You taught me 2 new Christmas songs 'When santa's got stuck up a chimney' and 'Dear father Christmas'.  The words are sooo cute and funny!!  Looks like you do learn quite a lot from nursery :) 

Weekend with 'Ah Fu'

It's always nice to have family visiting :)  You in particular love having the attention and also being able to play with more people.  They bought you 2 toy cars (Lightning Mcqueen and Francesco), which have since become your best friends.  In the past 2 weeks, you bring them to nursery in the car, to eat, shower and sleep, and wake up asking for them.   

As it was the first weekend in December, we also put up the Christmas tree.  But, it's only with minimal decorations for now as this is the first time we are having a 6ft tree and need to get more stuff for it.  You were really excited to put up the baubles (but not sure why like to cluster them), and have particularly asked for an angel at the top.  Let's see what we can find. 

Hair cut saga

I thought we had a deal that when your hair reached your eyes you would have it trimmed.  Unfortunately you recognised the route to the hairdresser's place and would not get out of the car after we parked.  The crying started from there.  The same thing happened and you cried, fussed and made a scene.  Maybe I should learn this skill as I'm not sure if they will welcome us back there again as this is the 2nd time now. Thankfully your hair doesn't grow very fast and you only need it cut every 3-4 months.  Alternative suggestion by 'dada' is to keep your hair long :)

Funny remarks

How do people teach kids plurality? 
We were reading a book and there were 3 mice in the picture
Me:  How many mice are there?
Isaac:  That is a mouse mummy.  There are 1, 2, 3 'mouses'
Me:  Clever, but its 1 mouse, 2 mice, 3 mice
Isaac:  But that is a mouse mummy!!
Me:  Ya, it is a mouse, but when there are more than 1, they are called mice
Isaac:  No, there are 3 'mouses'
And it went on and on.. and I gave in, It will be mouse and 'mouses' for now

One evening, I excitedly ask you to feel baby kicking
Me:  Isaac, come and feel the baby kicking
Isaac:  But it is not good to kick people mummy!!
What do I say to that?

We have been trying to make you sleep on your own.  It works on days where you are tired but you run over to our bedroom after 10 mins if you're not ready to sleep.
Richard:  Isaac, be a good boy and sleep self
Isaac:  I'll be a good boy because I want toys!!
Richard:  No, you need to sleep on your own because you are grown up now
Isaac:  No, I don't want to grow up, I want to 'grow down'