Recognising pictures, words and numbers

This is about Royston. Mummy pasted the photo frames, number charts, A-Z picture charts & counting charts around the dining and living areas. This is one way both boys can learn freely in their own creative ways. Royston always point to the photo frames to find himself, you also know to point to elephant, ball and car and this evening I hear you say two. You learn things pretty fast & like flash cards since young. You can stay for about 5 minutes waiting for mummy to complete flashing the picture cards. You & Charlton also like to take books and flip and flip. There are books inside the cars for you to take and flip. I think this is good way to cultivate both boys to learn reading books as they grow older.

A mind of his own

This is about Charlton. You are having your bath last evening in the bath tub for about 10minutes. Scared it is too long for you to soak in the water, mummy tried to get you out from bath tub & you refused. I tried to take away the cup that you used to scoup the water in & out and you whined, so no choice I continue let you enjoy your bath for another 5minutes. After a short while, you placed the cup on the floor and started to flip flap the water. You really like to play in the water. Which kid doesn't like ? Royston and Aston also like to play in the water. It is another time I wanted to get you out from the bath tub and this time you happily get up and let me wipe you and dressed into your pyjamas. Mummy is happy that I did not force you out from the bath. You willingly get out after a short while. Good boy..muacks muacks muacks !!!!!

Daddy love for the boys

We need to go to Suntec City to buy a washing machine from the Electrical fair. It is the last day of the fair so we thought go there take a look and buy it at the low price. We decided to bring Aston & Charlton along with us. We can only handle two children. Joan agrees to take care Royston so Royston will stay behind. I know daddy feel bad about leaving Royston at home. He brought Royston to have a short shopping trip to NTUC just now and I guess daddy is trying to be fair not to let Royston miss out going outdoors.

Wah wah wah....loud cries :(

Royston has been crying very loud for the last few days. Did you play too much during day time ? You are suddenly awakened from deep sleep and cry fiercely. This seems to be what the old folk says "hum been". I dashed into your bedroom and quicky stuff pacifier into your mouth. No cries now. Hope you can sleep better now after drinking the colic drops.

Mummy & Son bonding

Charlton is very observant to what mummy is wearing. You notice that mummy wear different clothings and want me "bao bao" you, like you want to go out "gai gai". You will point to the door & blah some words that means asking me carry you out. These few days when you see mummy walking down the stairs, you will get ready get up and walk towards the dining area and raise your hands up. Mummy will carry you on my lap, I take my breakfast and you sit on my lap patiently. Then mummy will continue carry you to daddy's car and after telling you we are getting ready to go work, you will reach out for 阿媽 to go for your morning strolls.

Father & Son bonding

Royston will always sit besides daddy every morning watching how daddy feed the fishes and drink coffee. He will normally play the coffee stirrer after daddy finish drinking the coffee. When Charlton want to join the fun, Royston will beat his hands to shun him away. We are amused by Royston's actions, is it he did not like to be disturbed in his bonding with daddy ? Mummy thought that it is better to be careful of Royston's quiet character. It looks like some sort of selfishness, dislikes sharing or self-centerness. We must enforce good character building for them.

Good memory

Charlton took one scotch tape from one cupboard in the living and started to play with it for a short while. Shortly, he walked to another cupboard, opened the door and took out one ziplog bag full of scotch tapes and put it inside. He must have seen someone did that before and remember it. Great acheivement for a 15+ mth toddler !

From Toothing to Teething

Both babies have 12 teeths now. 2 central incisors & 2 side incisors each on lower and upper gum and 2 molars each on hind side of lower gum & upper gum. The molars are the most difficult ones to sprout out, however Charlton & Royston did not fuss or whine on those few weeks.

The smiles on your face is very nice and charming now and will even more superb when you have the neat set of teeth ! Soon, will be soon !!!!! Yeah !

Injection hurts

Both babies took the 15mth MMR jab today. Royston took the jab first because you are already very sleepy and starts to whine when we reach the clinic. You cried very loudly and burst into tears. The next is Charlton, he looks happy and did not realise the jab about to poke onto him. He cries the moment he lie on the cushion getting ready for the jab. Charlton suppressed his cries for a few seconds before it become full blown loudness.

There are chicken pox to take during 16mth and Polio&DTPa to take during 18mth.
Hopefully by then both babies will build up their pain threshold index.

At 15mths, Charlton has grown to 10.4kg and Royston has grown to 9.9kg.