Lil Notti Nigel Again

Lil Notti Nigel calling me Mum Mum (I think). He has started to get really talkative now. He can say Hello, Hi and Papa too. He can sit up by himself, Butt Walk a bit and Push himself up. Really Dangerous now. But he still refuse to crawl ! SighS. Good and Bad thing... At least no need to worry about him hurting his knee caps.

Flash Cards and A Road Trip to KL

I went to a talk in KL on the 223/3 with Shawn, my Sis and Her Hubby. It's a talk by Glenn Doman's son on Childhood education. It's the first time in a long long time that I actually went overseas ! Pretty excited. It was a fruitful trip overall. Really learn quite a lot about swimming, exercising and educating my Boy.

I have been teaching Nigel with DIY Flash Cards for 2 months now. Using a bit of Nero Tree Method with Glenn Doman Way. His progress is pretty amazing. He can really tell which is which just after one try. But how much does he understand ?
So I came up with a plan. I made some small portable flash cards. I showed it to Nigel first, then the physical object. He love snacks. So I decided to start with that first. Apparently he understands. I put a few cards on the floor and ask him what he wants. He choose snacks and kept choosing it !! After a while, He choose Pacifiers and Dou Dou !! And he went to sleep ! Wow !! The next day, he choose snack again and Papa. So Papa gave Nigel some snacks to eat! This will really help a lot in terms of communication. Slowly I will teach him more. I will add in Water, Milk, NTUC, Grandma and Grandpa. More Day to Day items for this portable flash cards.

I'm 10 months old !

Camera Loves me ! I look sooo Handsome !

Yoz !

Splash Splash !

I love my Little Cousin cum Sister

Chicken Backside Face !!

Nigel is 10 month old. Time really flies. In another 2 months he will be BiG 1 ! I'm planning his birthday party already. Will be on 08 May at my Little Uncle's place.

He still only has one tooth.. Really wonder when the rest is coming. It's been more than a month since !! He refusing to crawl still. TOo lazy. He just points or wails and the stuff will fly to him !! But now he's trying to move with his butt.. Butt Walk. Hmmz.. He love making Faces, the most infamous is the Chicken Backside Face ( Grandma Monica name it).

He been going to Little Neuro Tree for lessons everyday Friday. So far so good. I'm using Flash Cards to teach him too. I have Flash Cards from Baby Einstein and made my own Flash cards using White Paper and red Markers. It's really tiring, imagine drawing and colouring Circles, words and numbers. I have done 1 to 10, expressions, body parts and some common items, more than 70 pcs. I can't imagine when I do 100s. SobS. But when I see Nigel learning and making progress. It's all worthwhile ! He can recongise his own Name! I'm thinking of using it as a tool for him to communicate with us since he can recongise quite a number of words already. But I haven't totally figured out how yet.

In the meantime, Lil Nigel, Grow up strong, healthy and Most Important, Be Happy Always ! Everyone Loves U !

Penny for my Thought: Lil Nigel started School

I have started Nigel at Little Neuro Tree at Hougang Branch. Little Neuro Tree Pte Ltd is a Singapore-based early childhood enrichment educator, which specializes in neuro-linguistic brain stimulation and development for children.
http://www.littleneurotree.com/

Cost: $550 for 12 lessons (weekdays). It's every Friday, from 1030 to 1130. He had his first lesson yesterday. It was in Japanese. There are 5 babies in his class. 3 girls and 2 boys. Oldest is 13 mths and youngest is 8mths. All in all, it went well. Nigel is responsive and attentive. He was dancing and clapping. Only thing is he refuse to return the learning tools after we are done ! And he took the eggs and throw at his teacher !! Hmmzz... There are also a small fight going on with him and the Lil 8 mths old Baby Girl beside him.. I thought he will be exhausted after the lesson as it was his nap time but instead he was even more energetic.

Many people think I am a little mad to bring him to school at 9mths. Actually, I wanted to start even younger but had no time. In fact, I'm already looking around for a playschool for him. Shawn and I have decided to go for Character Montessori.
http://www.cm-preschool.com/
Cost wise, $652.50/mth after Govt subsidy. He's going to start either Dec or Jan2011. It's really popular so Shawn and I have to book a space in advance for him.

Why so Kiasu? For language and right brain development, it's important to start at a young age as they can absorb faster. Before the age of 6, kids will be mainly using their Right Brain which is creativity, long term memory, language skills, etc. After that, will be left brain. My aim is to build a strong foundation for him so it's easier for him to learn. Also, for Character Montessori, the teachers teach the kids not only their ABCs but patience too. Shawn and I are pretty impressed with the kids there. They actually keep their toys properly, go to the toilet on their own, wash their hands and throw the rubbish away !!! If Nigel can behave like them, definitely worth every penny !!

Nigel is one smart Baby. He learns new things really fast. I just want to maximise his potential. But I don't need him to be a top student in class or get a PHD. Most important things is he enjoys learning. If he's unhappy in the class, I will definitely not force him to go. I just hope that these classes that I'm sending him to (and paying for fortune) will help him to be able to help him cope better in future. Of cos I will not cramp so much classes for him !! I wan him to enjoy his childhood. You are only a kid once. Anyway, the next school I'm looking for will be TaiChi for Kids.... hehehe .... Health is really important too. It's important to start him at a young age and TaiChi will teach him patience and to relax.

9 mths old, CNY And One Clingy Baby

It's ALL MINE !!

Little Drummer Boy

Tong: " I wan to Kick Nigel !!"

Tong: " Mummy ! Dun Stop Me !"

Yumps !!!

NTUC baby ! Nigel Love going to NTUC.

Nigel In RP shirt from Uncle Terence. Nigel "driving" to Ye Ye's Company Dinner on CNY 3th Day.

Nigel In BurBerry Romper

Nigel In Gap Romper on CNY 2nd Day.. Going to Airport to Met up with Daddy's frens

Nigel In OshKosh, Courtesy of Hello! Compass Point. At Great Grandma's place.

Nigel Turn 9 mths a week ago. Busy Busy Me have no time to update my Blog till now. Lil Nigel has learn many new stuff but still doesn't wan to crawl. He can stand for a Lil While on his own. he attempted to walk once. He can call "Papa" and "Mama" but will do it only when he really wants something and only when crying doesn't help. He love drums! He can spend more than half an hour playing with his drums. It's the best thing I have gotten !! He has cut his first tooth on 22 Jan but the second one is still long in coming... He can hold the teething Biscuit and feed himself but most of the time, he wants me to do it !! Lazy baby !! And today, I sign up him up at Lil Nero Tree. He will start his first lesson next Friday. Auntie Pam has kindly volunteered to bring him if I can't make it. All in all, One busy month !!

This is Nigel's first Chinese New Year. Loads of Hongbaos for Lil Nigel ! One Little Rich Baby. I had 5 off days in a row, starting from CNY eve to the 4th day. But I felt more tired than working for 5 full shift straight in a row. Dragging a Baby around visiting is really tiring. Plus Nigel gets fussy. Can't blame him too. I wanted to take more photos but seems impossible cos he's cranky plus I'm always the one carrying him !! He suddenly become really clingy to me. It started 2 weeks ago. He always wan me to carry him. I practically had to hide and keep quiet so I can get some rest. Even Shawn or my Dad tried to carry him away, the moment he sees or hear my voice, he will start to cry for me. In a way, I'm happy but it's tiring. SighS....

Anyway, on the first day back at work, I gotten scream at by a Customer.. And Someone was making a big scene at the shop too and all the printers went mad !! Really had a bad day on the first day at work.. Is it an Omen ?? Hmmzz...

"What a Pain ! "

Nigel is one smart Baby. He learn stuff really Fast. Grandma Monica has taught him many tricks. He Knows how to Gong Xi, tap his head, fan us and many more !! But whether he will do it anot depends on his mood .....

A Penny for my thought: What should I do now ?

Nigel is not around tonight. Bunking over at my Mum's cos I'm sick and also tired. But somehow unable to sleep. Too many thoughts running thru my Brain. Maybe by penning it down, I will be more relax. Quite a few Major stuffs going on at the same time. Lots of uncertainty, Lots of Risk and Lots of Planning to do which is still yet to be done.
One major issue is of Cos Money. My family situation is pretty bad in a way. My Dad just lost his job due to a certain corrupted overseas G*** (which I better not mention, dun wan to get arrested). My second Sis is also jobless. My brother is starting his Uni soon. My mum lost her babysitting job. So only Me and my Youngest Sister is working. Plus the new Biz is going to be up and running. Some of my Spare cash have to be going to the Biz.
Another Issue is Time. It's hard to have a full time job and do so many things at one go. Just this week alone. I had to co-ordinate a few orders while working my my full time job. On Monday, I was bathing Cranky Nigel and at the same time trying to co-ordinate some last min deliveries ! Plus my Full Time job is not smooth sailing. Got 2 fraud case, appointment and order problem. Can't even spend my off days in peace from work. I even had nightmares ! Just yesterday, I had nightmare about my stupid Job !! MioHome, Appointments, bad customers all at one go !! Had a bad headache when I woke up. Luckily, Nigel was smiling at me. So all is Bliss again. So Shawn and I decided that One of Us may have to quit. But Who ?? Not a easy decision. Shawn's Job is getting worst. Lots of Overtime, Loads of work, Pay getting lesser Plus Lots of people resign, and A Horrible Top management who have nothing better to do but come up with crazy policies. But Shawn is still Fine with his Job. For Me, pay is more or less stable. But I hate my Job. From the Business aspect, Shawn is good with getting more sales and brands. For me, I'm better at planning and logistics. So How ? SighS.
It seems like a really bad time to start a new business which none of us has experience in except for Shawn's Sister, Julie. Most of my family being jobless and with Nigel to feed. It seems like a big risk to take now. But it's a golden chance with a big potential to grow. A chance which will allow all of us to be release from our current situation. Too much at stake to give up but also much to loss if fail. Will The Lotus Bloom or Wither? I guess it's really up to all of us involved in this to give it our best shot. I believe in Fate. I guess there is a reason why bad things are happening together. It could be a blessing actually. To push us forward cos we can't look backwards anymore. May the Lotus Bloom....

Nigel and His Pranks

Nigel and Shawn in the same pose

Shawn carrying Nigel with the Baby carrier for the 1st Time. Notice Nigel's frightened look..

Nigel Smiling while Poor Daddy is Sick with Fever (laying on the background)

Sweet Lil "Angel"

"I Love my New Drum !"

Nigel is full of tricks and pranks. One of his Latest is pulling table cloth. He got into his Lil head that if there' something on the table that he can't reach, he just have to pull the table cloth towards him !!! You can see it on the video....

Sometimes I really can't imagine what's going thru his lil mind. He really does things that amazes us. Lately he love car rides. So if he sees someone getting out of the car, he wants the Driver to carry him cos he know that person owns the car !! He knows Who he can Bully too ! He always bully my maid and Shawn. He will throw stuff and let the 2 of them pick up for him repeatedly but he knows with my and my parents he can't do that ! He loves making "music" so I have gotten for him a Alphabet Drum and a small Lil Drum. I will play with one and he will play with the other one. He will follow my beat !! And so many other clever Lil tricks he has. He can Gong Xi Gong Xi, Wave goodbye (depends on his mood). Lately he crys when I go to work..SobS....

Is he a genuis ?? All I know is that He's just one Playful, Notti Lil Boy who love to torment his Parents !

Sleepless Nights ..... Updates..

Teaching Nigel Numbers and Shapes at 1230am !

Lil Nigel has been a really notti boy.. He's been having trouble sleeping. For the 4th night in a row, he's been awake past 12mn. Sometimes he will sleep around 9pm, then suddenly he will wake up crying and screaming. SighS. My Mum says might be due to teething issues. But he's been really hard to handle at night. Always crying and screaming when we try to put him to sleep. Only my dad can do it. Sometimes My Mum or Moi have to hold him and pat him to sleep. In the daytime, he's alright, just that he's really choosy about who's putting him to sleep. He prefers Me or my mum. When my Maid try, he will make a fuss. He even bullies her by throwing his pacifiers out of the sarong !! He's getting really smart. He knows he can bully my maid cos she don't scold him. But still, it doesn't explain why he makes sure a big fuss at night. It's like he's a totally different baby. Is it the Supernatural ??? Or really just teething ??



Tong Tong and Him also seems to have some telepathic connection somehow. They tend to misbehave together !! Both of them refusing to sleep~~

One of the Sleepless Nights. Nigel Playing with his Fave toy.. Nuk pacifiers boxes. My dad discovered that if you let Nigel play with them, he will actually fall asleep.

A Brand New Year

rA picture with Tong Tong before the outing. Matching Rompers from Petit Bateau and socks

Stephy: Look here Boys, I got something really interesting !!

Kyan: Can I have your toy please !!
Nigel: NO !!

Stephy: Wan to try some ? It's really Yummy !

OooOOo.. I got a pretty Gf !

Kyan: Wat's tat on ur face ??

New Year Outing
Date: 1.1.2010
Time: 2pm
Venue: TCC @ Plaza Singapore
Attendees: Joanna and Turiya (my Maid), Deanna, Eric and their miad, Fianna and Kun, Skye and Binly
VIPs: Nigel, Stephanie and Kyan
It's a memorial day, the start of a brand new year. We old time friends decided to met up with our babies. Given Nigel's horrible record. We decided to met outside this time and at noon. It was a really great day !! All Babies are at their best behaviour and pose for great photos. Next Outing, will be at CNY. Hope Nigel behaves !!

Big 8 !!

Hi Everyone ! I'm 8 Mths Oldz !! I'm A Happy Lil Boy Cos I'm Filled with Lots of Love, Hugz & Kisses ( with lots of Drools) !! I Love My Mum and Dad, Ah Gor and Ah Kor, Aunties and Uncles ! I Love Ah Ma's Special Yummy Porridge and Mummy's Home Made Stuff And I really Love my Sweeties. I love Driving Daddy's Car, I'm going to have One Jus like Daddy's Copen to drive my Many Gf's around with. And Of Cos, I Still Love to Swim !! Mummy and Daddy, I'm starting to learn to miss U.. Can U spend more time with me ???

GoodBye 2009...What will 2010 Bring ?

2009 is a truely eventful year for Shawn and Moi, full of ups and downs. Full of heart stopping moments and Full of Joy. A year where I experience the true terror and heartache of almost losing my baby and the true joy of motherhood. Overall, it's been a wonderful year cos of Lil Nigel and Lil Shannon. The 2 Lil Delights of everyone's heart.
2009.. I will always remember this wonderful year !!
Welcome 2010 ! What will you bring ??
I wish with all my heart that it will be a year full of joy and delight.

May his Days be filled with joy and laughter !

Funny Face !!

I'm so Pretty !!

I have a Uber Big Heart !

Smile !

Mummy !! I have really big cute eyes

And of cos, A nice swimming session to celebrate New Year !

And Guess wat ! Nigel can stand ! But of cos with some support....

Mama Baobei Interview

Lil Nigel, Shawn and I had an interview with Si Min from Mama Baobei Magazine around 2 months back. Interview is mainly on Prenatal Education .....

Grandpa's Memorial Service

On the 18th & 19th of Dec is my Grandpa's 3th Year Death Anniversary.... The highlight was the Huge "House", 2 storey tall !! Wow ! Estimated cost I heard was 10k .... Took 5 lorrys to move the house to the burning site at Jalan Kayu. Plus the tentage, food, transport and stuffs like paper money, I think it cost near 100k for the entire event !! As usual, a big turn out as my Grandpa is a very popular guy.

Penny for my Thoughts .. Our Younger Generation

Just Yesterday, a 15 yr old just said to me " Aren't you going to apologise to me?" I was totally shocked. The Mobile Phone she wanted was out of stock and she wan me to apologise to her. Like it's any fault of mine ! Like Mother Like Daughter.. I can tell her mum is also one of a kind. Just for the sake of peace, I apologise on behalf of my company. In my many years of working in the telco industry, it's the first time anyone ask that of me and a young kid !! OMG !! In my line of work, I met with loads of people everyday. I have seen all kinds of characters. But what shock me is our younger Generations. Lots of them are rude, full of themselves and act like they own the whole world. I have met many who scold their parents in front of me, calling them stuipd and stuff.. I even met one mother who beg me to ask her son to get a cheaper phone cos she has no money. It's really terrible. If it's my mum, she would have just slap me on the spot !!! Another incident which I could not forget was these 2 girls, I ask them which are they looking for in a phone since they can't decide what they want. They rudely said "Obviously can call and sms!!!" ..... Another incident which happen recently, Shawn was in a lift with a teenager and his mum, he was scolding his mum all the foul languages and the mum just kept quiet !! My mum would have throw me out of the house !!

Why are our younger generation behaving this way ???
I notice a pattern. Most of the parents are actually pretty old. Older than my mum and dad. So I think they tend to dote and pamper them too much. So the kids tend to climb all over their parents thus do not know what is "Respect".
Singaporeans' way of life is a big problem. Too busy working to tend to their kids, so most of the time their kids are left in the childcare, nanny or grandparents. As caretakers, most of them would not really discipline the kids. They are just focus on the kids physical well-being.
"Weekend Parents". Only spending "quantity" time with their children during the weekends. During this time, there is no time to disciplines their children. Mainly will be spent doing homework, going out shopping and stuff.
Also, too much focus on studies. Everything is about getting top in class, getting As. And plus reward system.." If you get top in class, I will give you this and that" No much time spend on their spiritual development.
And lastly, the new way of teaching kids. "Shouldn't beat them, should just tell them what is wrong and explain to them". I have seem many parents who is using that method. It's a total disaster. I known a few of them myself. I'm definitely not using this method. I do believe in " Sparing the rod and spoil the child".

Looking at the Lil Man is sleeping peacefully like a Lil Angel. I wonder will he grow up to be a menace like those kids. I'm also an "old" parent and I'm too busy working to spend time with the Lil Man. Will I become one of the parents that let him climb all over me ??
I'm trying to learn from my parents. They did a good job of bringing me up. My mum is housewife. So she had the time to discipline my siblings and I. She definitely is a firm believer of the cane !! My dad would come home and spend the time with us every evening. They don't pressure us on our studies. As long as we try our best, it's good enough for my parents. Most important is for them is that we respect our elders and is happy. My parents seldom quarrel too.
Shawn and I agree that we will bring Nigel up the old way.
Definitely discipline him when he's naughty. Of cos we will explain to him why it's wrong but sometimes, they are really too young to understand. Dr Teoh told me on my previous visit :"It's important to show them why it's wrong to do certain things, Just let him touch the hot kettle and he will learn why he should not touch it" Nigel is one inquisitive baby. He want to touch everything and anything. My dad noticed that once you let him touch it, he will be happy and not insist on touching it again.
Focus more on his well being and health too. Swimming and music lessons are my focus now. Studies-wise, no point forcing him to the top and get all As. Most important is that he's happy. Of cos, Job-wise, Shawn finally decided that he need a job change. He's been coming home really late since the launch of Iphone (4.30Am on the first day !! ) and gets only one Off day a week. As for Moi, working towards my Internet biz. So hopefully, Shawn and I will not be one of those weekends parents. Right now, Thanks Guan Yi that my parents are taking care of him now. They definitely will love and discipline the Lil Man. And Lil Man loves them very muchy too !

"I'm 7 Months Old !!"

Yoz !!

**HuGzZzz**

I'm Uber CoooOoool

Cute Dimpley Paw

"ZzzZZzZZZZzZ"

I'm 7 months old already. I'm 71cm and 7.4kg. I can sit all by myself. I love Pumpkins and Corns but best of all, I love to eat Ah Ma's homemade porridge cos she puts in loads of great stuff and LOVE into it. I'm a Big Brother now too. I love to kiss and hugz Lil Tong Tong. I know Lil Tong Tong and Me are going to be Great Buddies cos We are both 2 Crowners ! And soonz, Tong Tong and I can going Swimming together too ! But Mummy Dearest, Can you please spend more time with me soonest ??

Do I really have to do it ??

"There go nothing !! MuackZzz"

Tong: "Wat's Happening ??"

"Taste Nice.. Can I do it AgAin ??

Tong:..... Yucks!!

We are going to be Great Buddies !! Let's torment our parents together !!


So Mummy, Do I get my reward now ???