It's coming to 3 months!

Haha, Nope I am not pregnant (thinking alot of people will assume it when they see the title of this post! lol)! Its been almost 3 months since we brought Declan back home. Actually this 3 months are not as hectic as I think. In fact I really think it's much better that he is with us the full 7 days a week rather than at Grandma's house. At least he knows his Alphabets, numbers and even can write from 1 to 10 and A to F now. Its hard to even think that he dun even now his alphabets and numbers 3 months back! I am truly very proud of him and me..Cos my efforts are not wasted.

We have also develop a 1 hour "homework" time after dinner daily so as to get him learning and I am glad he quite enjoys it. At times, I will ponder whether I am pushing him too hard or rather am I really becoming a kiasu parent. But I guessed that's how life is in Singapore. I dun want to start "pushing and stressing" him only when he gets older cos I think by then it will be too late to change anything and it will be even more stressful on him cos he had never faced that before. I am still praying hard that Daddy Koh can be posted to Melbourne next year so Declan can do his education there, then it will definitely not be as stressful as here.

By the way, its been a month since I switched Declan's childcare and looks like he is really enjoying it. He likes his teachers and I need not "wrestle" with him every morning just to get him into his uniform..:) Though there are still days when he will cry while separating, I am still glad that he adapts much faster than we expect.

Anyway, November is an eventful month! We are heading to Disneyland HK next Monday and little guy is so looking forward to it. Then he will go for his first dental visit and I really hope it will go well. Finally it's his birthday bash which we always look forward to yearly. Declan is so looking forward to it too and requested for a mickey mouse cake this year. So you guessed it! We are doing Mickey Mouse theme this year too! Counting down....

Dilemma

Its been donkey years since I update this blog! Wonder whether anyone is still reading it...

Anyway, as I always mentioned time flies and our little boy is turning 3 soon. Well, he is now transformed into an active and rather expressive little person. He has his own thoughts, habits and own way of doing things. I am now on 1 year No-Pay leave and I guessed it will stay that way for quite some time.

The reasons of us considering whether I should quit my jobs are :

1) Declan fall sick too often while in childcare
2) We think that childcare really focus on "Child - Care" and not academically. We would like him to be more academically inclined.
3) I am tired of facing my mum's "unexpected outburst" every few months. So we think its better not to rely on my parents anymore.
4) We do not wish to hire a maid at this moment and of cos we won't feel safe with leaving him alone at home with the maid.

Though I dun really fancy my job much, but I am there for a decade afterall. Has a bunch of wonderful friends and colleagues there. So I am really reluctant to leave. In addition, I just don't feel secure without a job even though I knew my pay doesn't make much contribution to our household expenses.

Daddy Koh has been telling me:" You can't think of yourself everytime cos now our top priority is our son!" So you see I am really lost now...I can't say that I enjoyed taking care of our little terror all the time cos its pretty tiring and he is now getting very stubborn as he has his own thinking now. But that also reminds me that I should keep a close watch on him cos sometimes I really think he is a bit too "street smart" for his age. I knew I would surely regret or rather Daddy Koh will surely blame me if our son turns astray due to my work commitments in the future...

Sigh, at times I am real tired. Seeing grandparents who are more than willing to look after their own grandkids makes me wonder why is it that my parents dun even treasure or willing to look after this only grandson. My mum always said:" Your grandma also never help me in the past!" Yeah, so all the more she should understand how helpless I felt with no one helping me. Sometimes I really wonder whether I really own too many debts in my previous life and here I am repaying every single of them..My Husband, My Son and my parents....Thinking of this always makes me sad...Ok, enough said, here are some pics to lighten up the atmosphere!

Yes, our little Declan is turning 2 years old in another half an hour time! Today has a mini celebration at school and he had great fun. His personal birthday bash was held last Sat at Pan Pacific Hotel. Our little guy enjoyed himself that day and loved his Thomas cake so much compared to the Barney cake today.

Time really flies, our little guy had grown so much..Had a Teachers meet the Parents session recently. Feel so proud when I heard from the Teachers that this little boy of mine is one of the few "bright" ones in class. But one thing worries me, and that is when the teachers said "Girls have a soft spot for Declan..All the girls in K1 loves him" Nearly fainted..Asked him to study, he go tackle girls? Hahhaha

Also had a mass birthday bash with all the toddlers of his age at macdonalds last sunday..Surprisingly, my little boy can actually socialise there..

Ok, just wanna wish :" Little Guy, Happy birthday! May you stay healthy always and we all love you very very much!"

Yes! We finally make it back from HK Disneyland!Declan was really not behaving very well but I guessed it's because he is approaching the terrible "2" syndrome.

He was practically afraid of almost all the rides in Disney land but simply loves taking pictures with the Disney Characters who he can proudly tell you all their names now..:)Our little chap was even afariad of the SQ announcement on board of the plane!

It was a pity that we did not dine at any of the Tea cafes because of Daddy Koh who preferred to dine at restaurants and shop at shopping centres..sigh..


Anyway, it was really an experience cos it was the first time that we took him out for a so call long trip ourselves without Ma Ma and Gong Gong..Haha, guessed that makes us appreciate them more now..lol

Pics.

Yo, really busy these days as little Declan is really getting very notti. Anyway, he is now enrolled in Kinderland and can see that he is settling down.

Today he fell off his chair in school again. My poor boy now has a big bruise on his left cheek. Really heart pain...But glad that the principal brought him to the doctor and everything is ok. Hopefully he can recover before our Hong Kong trip on 29 Oct.

Updates on his progress:

1) Able to construct sentences (that day he fell on his bum and he can actually tell me :" Backside Pain Pain" lol)
2) Able to eat on his own though still a bit messy
3) Able to drink from straw
4) Able to follow instructions
5) Able to identify and say all the primary colours and other colours such as :Purple, Pink, Black and white"
6) Able to identify and say the different shapes
7) ABle to express his needs and emotions more

Pics!

Its been some time since I last update the blog. Little Declan is now 19 mths and 2 weeks old. Just had a day surgery to remove the lump on his right forehead. Doc said it was due to blockage of oil gland. O mine, My boy is 1 tough cookie! He only cried after the surgery (About 30 minutes) and after that he was back to his normal active self. I dun even need to feed him any painkiller for this whole week! Bringing him back to the surgeon at Gleneagles to remove his stitches tomorrow.

Let's review his progress now:

1) Can greet everyone of us now.
2) Can say 2 to 3 worded sentences, a chatterbox
3) Can pose for camera and say cheese
4) Loves his toy golf set and Barney..(Did I mention Daddy Koh hates Barney?)
5) Loves soup and rice
6) Can sing and dance
7) Can listen to instructions

Time really flies, this little boy has indeed grown and progress alot..

Pics.

Brought our little rascal to the Singapore Flyer today. Though we dun really find it very special or memorable, our little guy seems to enjoy himself. Another 10 days and he is going to school, really dunno what will he do when we are not around. He is learning how to talk now and Ihave trying to make him more independent. Now whenever we reached home, he will sit at the entrance, take off his shoes and put it in the right place (Though not very neatly placed, but we still think its already an acheivement), then head towards the toilet waiting for us to wash his little hands and feet. Also, he now knows how to take his own clothing and deposit it in his laundry basket, and also to dispose his own diapers. Its enjoyable seeing him doing all these little tasks and he enjoyed doing it too..heheh


Pics we took today