Celebrating Mid Autumn Festival

Time flies! I have not been updating this blog for nearly a month and I just have to find time to continue with my updates on Cayden's progress before my memory fails me... Let me start with the Mid Autumn Festival celebration. On 21 Sept 07 at 22:30 hrs, I've received a SMS from Da that read:

He juz got his 1st lantern. We bring him carry lantern on Sunday nite.

Oh boy! Cayden is celebrating Mid Autumn Festival with us this year and he has a lantern. The first thoughts that crossed my mind was "Damned! It must be a battery-operated lantern that comes with some cheesy melody!". I had the opportunity to return to Clementi two days after receiving the SMS and I was delighted to find out that the music coming out from the lantern was not at all cheesy and it was nursery rhyme. PHEW! I was even amused to see how huge the lantern was and my dear Cayden could carry it with one hand. Grandma couldn't help feeling so proud that her grandson grew so strong.

We are proud of Grandma's ability to keep Cayden cubby these while. In fact, a secret recipe in keeping him so round and adorable is a balanced diet. Cayden has been eating a big bowl of porridge everyday (and even everyone says he usually eats more than me most evening).

Over Sunday, Grandma cooked too much of the fish porridge and I was ordered to clear the remaining portion from the pot. Cayden's caregivers always ensure he gets a wide array of food including rice cereal, broccolli, ikan billis, sweet potatoes and fish. The best part after feeding him is to see how big Cayden's stomach grows. It is certainly round and big!

First Steps!

We are finally reaching another Cayden's milestone!

Cayden is learning to stand on his own and rolling back either of his sides.

I was at Clementi yesterday and for once, I saw Cayden crying. We believed he was hungry but didn't have the appetite because his gums were sore. He is going to be teething soon. For a good two hours, we tried to pacify him but all efforts went down the drain until he finished his bowl of sweet potato rice cereal. Then after he took a nap. When he woke up an hour later, our Connoisseur couldn't stop smiling.

WE LOVE CAYDEN SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!

There's Something about Cayden...

No doubt!!!! There's something about Cayden's cheeks! No one could resist....

A Wonderful Week in Sept

I spent the first week of September 2007 back at Clementi. In the absence of Gor Gor Sam, I returned home to help kill time as well as to assure parents that I have my dinner everyday. I believe Cayden had great time seeing more people at home keeping him company at home in the evening.

It was absolutely fun because having Cayden around made the difference. The mood at home has been so light and joyous since he arrived.

I finally witnessed how lovely Cayden is whenever he wakes up especially early in the morning! He never created much problem in the middle of the night. On the first two nights, he slept through and woke up at 5 am, drank milk and went back to bed in half an hour. On the final night, he slept through the night between 9.30 pm and 7 am! For this cooperative behaviour, I promised a huggy pillow for Cayden.

It was a wonderful week for everyone. Cayden had extra toys!

• A crawling baby,
• A wriggling worm,
• A barking dog,
• A building block to build his motorskills, and
• A piece of Traditional Bamboo Seat!

There's something about the bamboo seat that all should know. It has been one of the longest service piece of furniture at home! It served not just my oldest sister, my elder sister (Cayden's mum), me and Aunty YangMing! It started working 35 years ago and continued its service for almost another 13 years (at least) before it went into semi-retirement. It was only this month it returned back in action for Cayden.

Grandparents thought Cayden should feel comfortable and not bored. They added cushions and a toy! The wisdom of our parents and their experience in taking care of children remain relevant now.

Absence Makes the Heart Grows Fonder

I don't agree... It is pretty obvious that Aunty Yangming was hoping for an extended period of absence away from Singapore.

Wasabi says:
What did ONN do yesterday? He wanted to play with your laptop right?

aWaKen PanDa.. sLeePyzz~~.. MinGz says:
sort of

aWaKen PanDa.. sLeePyzz~~.. MinGz says:
and he keeps talking

aWaKen PanDa.. sLeePyzz~~.. MinGz says:
talking talking talking

aWaKen PanDa.. sLeePyzz~~.. MinGz says:
TALKING

aWaKen PanDa.. sLeePyzz~~.. MinGz says:
*CRYING ICON*

aWaKen PanDa.. sLeePyzz~~.. MinGz says:
ah bu ah bu

Wasabi says:
he so lovely

aWaKen PanDa.. sLeePyzz~~.. MinGz says:
u should try let him talking to u in the middle of the night

Wasabi says:
then what do u do? ignore him??

aWaKen PanDa.. sLeePyzz~~.. MinGz says:
no matter what u do

aWaKen PanDa.. sLeePyzz~~.. MinGz says:
he still talks

A'HOY MATES....!

The Pirates of the Caribbean craze isn't over yet at least at home. I think apart from Johnny Depp, Cayden just got to be the next best looking pirate!

Naturally Cayden attracted so much attention of which some maybe unwanted...

Unfortunately on Sunday, he had some tummy upset possibly due to over dosage of carrots. As his babysitter for the day, I had to bear with the stench from "his output". *POOR ME* Anyway, Connoisseur is on the road to recovery. He was a little cranky on Sunday towards the night but we managed to make him take short naps in between his pirate performances.

It has been enjoyable to see Cayden napping. As our Connoisseur grows, he begins to demonstrate habits of adults which I believe are innate. Who would expect a baby to sleep on his sides unassisted? Are you able to identify his silhouette in the playpen...?

6 Months Old!

Cayden turns 6 months old today!!!


In another 6 months, we'll be celebrating Connoisseur's first birthday. :)

In the last doctor's visit, he had his weight and height taken. He was 7.4 kg and 64 cm tall. It was a little unbelievable that he weighs less than a package of 10 kg rice... Anyway, he was told he would be visiting doctor and will receive jabs. Miraculously, he didn't cry at all and smiled to Grandma when she helped him get dressed after the jab! Grandma called him Gentleman as he behaved really well.

He is growing really fast and will be teething soon. Fortunately Aunty YangMing is back in town to care for Cayden and share the joy in growing with Cayden. In the recent weeks, he started putting his right index finger and thumb into his mouth. It seems that Cayden is munching something tasty... Yummy...!