Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Christmas has come and gone. Over the past week, thousands of people were stranded at Heathrow Airport due to flight cancellations from the fog. Even I, on one particularly bad afternoon, managed to miss the turning home, and ended up in Harlow rather than Brentwood! Poor Puppy had to sit in soiled nappies for 5 hours, and he wasn't pleased!
Christmas in the UK is still a very family orientated event. The past two Christmases have seen us celebrate it together, just the two of us, and Puppy of course. It is especially special for darling husband as it is his birthday, so it means making a bigger effort to ensure he has a good time.....only when growing up, my family tradition was going to Por Por's house for curry chicken, french loaf and iced fruit cocktail! So I've had to consult Aunty Delia yet again....
Preparing the turkey (it's supposed to be a small one!)
Pigs in Blankets
I didn't have the time to do proper mince pies this year, so I cheated with mince 'vol-au-vents' instead.....still nice though!
Everything put together
Christmas in the UK is still a very family orientated event. The past two Christmases have seen us celebrate it together, just the two of us, and Puppy of course. It is especially special for darling husband as it is his birthday, so it means making a bigger effort to ensure he has a good time.....only when growing up, my family tradition was going to Por Por's house for curry chicken, french loaf and iced fruit cocktail! So I've had to consult Aunty Delia yet again....
Preparing the turkey (it's supposed to be a small one!)
Pigs in Blankets
I didn't have the time to do proper mince pies this year, so I cheated with mince 'vol-au-vents' instead.....still nice though!
Everything put together
Monday, December 18, 2006
So, we've been back in the UK for 3 days now. The weather is as expected - cold and miserable. It's nice being back with darling husband, who missed us immensely. Puppy doesn't seem to have forgotten him - in fact, has been clinging onto daddy with dear life since returning. We've been rather organised for our standards this weekend - managed to go to Ikea to get our wardrobes and bookshelves, as well as get a Christmas tree. It has been a good weekend, apart from being jetlagged - I've been awake since 5am - and Manchester United losing 1-0 to West Ham (while Chelski spectacularly beat Everton!).
Puppy goes to nursery for his first 'settling in' session today - hope it goes well.
Puppy's new gumshield....made of cucumber.
My first real Christmas tree - a Nordman Fir.
Puppy goes to nursery for his first 'settling in' session today - hope it goes well.
Puppy's new gumshield....made of cucumber.
My first real Christmas tree - a Nordman Fir.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Someone posted this on the Baby-Led Weaning forum that I'm on, entitled 'For People with Sons':
1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft house 4 inches deep.
2. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite.
3. A 3-year old Boy's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant. (in my case, an 8 month old :))
4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound Boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20x20 ft. room.
5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.
6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan.
7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh", it's already too late.
8. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.
9. A six-year old Boy can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year old Man says they can only do it in the movies.
10. Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4- year old Boy.
11. Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence.
12. Super glue is forever.
13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.
14. Pool filters do not like Jell-O.
15. VCR's do not eject "PB & J" sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do.
16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.
17. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.
18. You probably DO NOT want to know what that odor is
19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on; plastic toys do not like ovens.
20. The fire department in Austin, TX has a 5-minute response time.
21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy.
22. It will, however, make cats dizzy.
23. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.
24. 80% of Women will pass this on to almost all of their friends, with or without kids.
25. 80% of Men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.
1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft house 4 inches deep.
2. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite.
3. A 3-year old Boy's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant. (in my case, an 8 month old :))
4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound Boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20x20 ft. room.
5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.
6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan.
7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh", it's already too late.
8. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.
9. A six-year old Boy can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year old Man says they can only do it in the movies.
10. Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4- year old Boy.
11. Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence.
12. Super glue is forever.
13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.
14. Pool filters do not like Jell-O.
15. VCR's do not eject "PB & J" sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do.
16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.
17. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.
18. You probably DO NOT want to know what that odor is
19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on; plastic toys do not like ovens.
20. The fire department in Austin, TX has a 5-minute response time.
21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy.
22. It will, however, make cats dizzy.
23. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.
24. 80% of Women will pass this on to almost all of their friends, with or without kids.
25. 80% of Men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Puppy's development has been progressing by leaps and bounds this past week. Friday, 8 December - started clapping his hands; Saturday, 9 December - started smacking his lips. He's also pulling himself up to a stand position with ease now. This morning, he managed to do that while sitting perpendicular to the supporting cot rail. Yesterday, he managed to shuffle across the cot length to get a piece of biscuit placed out for him. He knocked the biscuit over into the cot, and bent down to get it, one hand gripping the cot rail. I never realised he had so much control over his movements! Apart from cruising and using less arm power to support himself while standing, he also likes rattling the cot rail and jumping up and down in it. I hope our cot in the UK is ready for all the abuse it's going to get in 3 days time! Saying all this, Puppy's not actually crawling, but still creeping along the floor - at speed - I'm not sure if he will crawl, or want to, if he can get along with creeping.
Speech-wise, he is saying 'ma ma mum mum' now, whenever he wants milk - I'm not sure if that's just a coincidence though. And in case Daddy is feeling left out, I can assure him that Puppy was practising saying his 'Pa' today, only he hasn't quite mastered it yet, and it comes out as 'Pwah, Prah'
Speech-wise, he is saying 'ma ma mum mum' now, whenever he wants milk - I'm not sure if that's just a coincidence though. And in case Daddy is feeling left out, I can assure him that Puppy was practising saying his 'Pa' today, only he hasn't quite mastered it yet, and it comes out as 'Pwah, Prah'
Cable cars
Trying to look like a tourist
'Look Daddy! I can drive!'
Having fun at the playground
'Wonder what Malaysian cots taste like?'
'Please God, don't let me have a tummy ache!'
Friday, December 01, 2006
1st December 2006
Puppy started babbling. It was around 3.30pm Singapore time, and we were in the study contemplating what to do next.....and it came, rather suddenly......'buah, brah, wah, row, wow, bao'. Over the course of the afternoon, it became more of a 'pah, ra, wah'. It's all rather exciting. Someone said her son at 9 months still hadn't started babbling, probably because he was getting confused over being bilingual, so I'm obviously chuffed to bits that Puppy has started, at 7.5 months.
Puppy started babbling. It was around 3.30pm Singapore time, and we were in the study contemplating what to do next.....and it came, rather suddenly......'buah, brah, wah, row, wow, bao'. Over the course of the afternoon, it became more of a 'pah, ra, wah'. It's all rather exciting. Someone said her son at 9 months still hadn't started babbling, probably because he was getting confused over being bilingual, so I'm obviously chuffed to bits that Puppy has started, at 7.5 months.
We've been in Singapore for the past 2 weeks now, visiting friends and relations. Puppy has been keeping us up at night, the past 4 nights with teething pains. His two upper incisors are pushing their way through at the moment, and I think he just cut the right one this morning. He's also been trying to stand, and started doing so independently about 3 days ago.
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