Me quite fed up, Sam fell sick again!
Think this time hubby passed the germs to Sam: he got the flu last week, and Sam started having phlegm on Monday. Tuesday night he was coughing through the night, so I brought him to the doctor on Wednesday morning.
Dr Ong said to monitor Sam's temperature, cos a lot of kids recently developed chest infection. That got me worried, so followed doctor's advice to a tee - plenty of rest, no trips to the playground, plenty of water, no citrus fruits, etc etc.
Already had to forgo the planned trip to the Science Centre with my sister & her daughter on Wednesday cos of the doctor's visit. Had thought if Sam's illness was not serious, could go the next day. Instead, now I can't even bring him to Jurong Point for the Thomas & Friends show on Friday as planned.
Sigh! And now, me also stuck at home because of him. :(
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Monday, 16 March 2009
A Toilet Training Attempt
Today had the sudden brainwave of letting Sam trying wearing underwear instead of diapers. Thought he would understand the need to go toilet to pee better when he's not wearing diapers.
Well, what happened was, he enjoyed wearing his underwear - hand-me-downs from his cousin, Thomas & Friends print - but he didn't quite get the concept of having to inform me to go to toilet!
1st time he peed onto the floor, he was quite surprised, and a trifle scared. I guess he was afraid I would scold him. But then I didn't, explained the process to him again, then, let him try another underwear again.
1 hour later, during dinner, he started to position himself funnily in his Ikea chair, ramping himself all the way to the front. Yes, he's trying to stop himself peeing! So after cleaning up the mess I gave up and put diapers on him again.
Half hour before bedtime, he informed his grandfather he poo-poo. We rushed to the bedroom, plastic bag, wipes & diaper all in tow, only to find he's only peed in the diaper. Luckily I had the sense to ask him:"Sam wants to poo-poo huh?"
He said Yes! So a quick rush to put his training seat on the toilet bowl, plonked him on, promised him plenty of toilet paper to throw into the bowl should he succeed, and 2 min later, he did poo-poo into the toilet bowl!!!!
Ooooooh! was soooo glad he did, cos it was such a smelly affair!!! ;) Hope Sam would learn to do his 'big' business in the toilet bowl regularly, then I wouldn't have to clean him up!!!
Well, what happened was, he enjoyed wearing his underwear - hand-me-downs from his cousin, Thomas & Friends print - but he didn't quite get the concept of having to inform me to go to toilet!
1st time he peed onto the floor, he was quite surprised, and a trifle scared. I guess he was afraid I would scold him. But then I didn't, explained the process to him again, then, let him try another underwear again.
1 hour later, during dinner, he started to position himself funnily in his Ikea chair, ramping himself all the way to the front. Yes, he's trying to stop himself peeing! So after cleaning up the mess I gave up and put diapers on him again.
Half hour before bedtime, he informed his grandfather he poo-poo. We rushed to the bedroom, plastic bag, wipes & diaper all in tow, only to find he's only peed in the diaper. Luckily I had the sense to ask him:"Sam wants to poo-poo huh?"
He said Yes! So a quick rush to put his training seat on the toilet bowl, plonked him on, promised him plenty of toilet paper to throw into the bowl should he succeed, and 2 min later, he did poo-poo into the toilet bowl!!!!
Ooooooh! was soooo glad he did, cos it was such a smelly affair!!! ;) Hope Sam would learn to do his 'big' business in the toilet bowl regularly, then I wouldn't have to clean him up!!!
Saturday, 7 March 2009
School Holiday Planning
Sam has gotten to the stage where I've now joined the group of mothers worldwide on planning how to entertain our children during their school holidays!!!!!!
Yes! Sam's playgroup follows the schooling calendar, which means in one week's time, I'll be having Sam at home for a whole week! Oh, can't wait for him to get into the childcare centre so that I won't have this problem!!!
Anyway, now already on the lookout of all the different possibilities to keep him entertained & keeping myself sane. Already planning to meet friend on Monday, now thinking where's the best place to go.
Tuesday got training, so that'll be a day off for me.
Friday thinking of bringing Sam to see the Thomas & Friends show at Jurong Point. Now only wondering if I should try to get him for the 1pm or the 4 pm show. Both timings are very bad since they coincide with Sam's naptime.
Wed or Thurs I'm thinking of brining Sam to the Science Centre. It seems to be one of the few places where there'll be exhibits suitable for Sam to play & learn at the same time.
Or maybe can bring Sam to the Jurong Birdpark to play in the water playground. Now that hubby bought the 3-park membership, it won't be a heartache to go to the Birdpark for just a few hours.
Just remembered - 14 & 15 March supposed to have open house of Supreme Court. Must check that out if possible: I've never been inside the court before!
Important reminder to self: don't bring Sam out every single day, else he'll have a hard time adjusting back to school schedule again!!!
Yes! Sam's playgroup follows the schooling calendar, which means in one week's time, I'll be having Sam at home for a whole week! Oh, can't wait for him to get into the childcare centre so that I won't have this problem!!!
Anyway, now already on the lookout of all the different possibilities to keep him entertained & keeping myself sane. Already planning to meet friend on Monday, now thinking where's the best place to go.
Tuesday got training, so that'll be a day off for me.
Friday thinking of bringing Sam to see the Thomas & Friends show at Jurong Point. Now only wondering if I should try to get him for the 1pm or the 4 pm show. Both timings are very bad since they coincide with Sam's naptime.
Wed or Thurs I'm thinking of brining Sam to the Science Centre. It seems to be one of the few places where there'll be exhibits suitable for Sam to play & learn at the same time.
Or maybe can bring Sam to the Jurong Birdpark to play in the water playground. Now that hubby bought the 3-park membership, it won't be a heartache to go to the Birdpark for just a few hours.
Just remembered - 14 & 15 March supposed to have open house of Supreme Court. Must check that out if possible: I've never been inside the court before!
Important reminder to self: don't bring Sam out every single day, else he'll have a hard time adjusting back to school schedule again!!!
Monday, 2 March 2009
Very Naughty Sam
Very very very angry with Sam: he's bullied another classmate in school today!
This time, he went after an older boy - took his biscuits, hit him, bit him, and when the teacher punished him to sit in a corner, he still went and took a 2nd bite on the boy when the teacher's back was turned!!!!
And when the teacher told me about this and I glared at Sam, he still had the cheek to pretend to cry!!!!! He was all red-eyed & tears dropping on the floor with his head bowed, but the moment I told him to stop crying he stopped!!!!!
I was so angry I didn't carry him as usual, and walked him all the way to the bus interchange instead, scolding him all the way.
Was still angry when giving him the shower. Was still angry giving him his lunch, so much so my in-laws are the ones feeding him now to make sure he's fully fed. I'm in the mood to just let him sit in his high chair and eat as much as he wants, and if he gets hungry later that's his bloody problem!!!
This time, he went after an older boy - took his biscuits, hit him, bit him, and when the teacher punished him to sit in a corner, he still went and took a 2nd bite on the boy when the teacher's back was turned!!!!
And when the teacher told me about this and I glared at Sam, he still had the cheek to pretend to cry!!!!! He was all red-eyed & tears dropping on the floor with his head bowed, but the moment I told him to stop crying he stopped!!!!!
I was so angry I didn't carry him as usual, and walked him all the way to the bus interchange instead, scolding him all the way.
Was still angry when giving him the shower. Was still angry giving him his lunch, so much so my in-laws are the ones feeding him now to make sure he's fully fed. I'm in the mood to just let him sit in his high chair and eat as much as he wants, and if he gets hungry later that's his bloody problem!!!
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
A Rainbow
A rainbow contrasting the still-grey sky after an afternoon of rain.
1st instinct upon seeing this from our study room window: take out handphone and snap a pic.
2nd instinct: call Sam to come & see this. And surprisingly today he came running at my 1st call (if only he's so δΉ– everytime!) and was thus held up high to see the rainbow.
He seemed more puzzled than excited at the sight. But at least he caught a view of the phenomenon........
Apparently there's a 2nd rainbow above this one, just faintly visible in my photo. I only knew about the 2nd one after reading someone else's blog........
Saturday, 21 February 2009
Free Visit to Peranakan Musuem
Went all the way to Clarke Quay today only to find the free 2009 tickets for the Singapore Bumboat rides had been given out already. So made our way to the Peranakan Museum instead, which was given free admission this weekend (21 & 22 Feb 09), thus saving us $8/adult.
Most importantly, are the activities available for children, including free clay modeling, stencil-making & Chinese calligraphy, and also featuring Chinese Orchestra performances and cooking demonstrations! I expected the activities to be targeted at older children (I was right, designed for ages 5 ~ 10 yrs), but thought Sam may be able to handle the clay modelling, since it would be similar to the Play-doh he enjoys, then I'll have a chance to catch the "Serenity in Stone: The Qingzhou Discovery" exhibition.
The Old Tao-Nan School campus seem flooded by people today, partly because it's so small, I think. The children activities were hosted in the Lecture Room on the ground floor. Sam was way too young for the stencilling, but fortunately for me, the clay modelling was done on Ikea tables & chairs, just the right size for Sam. So hubby & I took turns to visit the exhibits, while the other watched over Sam.
Sam is really too young to make full use of the materials to make the intended lotus flower on the cardboard, which can then be placed in the provided photo frame. He also poured glue into the tealight, which was meant for sticking the clay petals around to form a tealight holder. But he made his clay balls & generally got occupied, so that was enough for me. ;)
The exhibits of Serenity in Stone are mightily impressive. It's amazing how the colours on the stone sculptures got preserved all these years, all the way from the 6th century!! True, as hubby commented, the similar-looking Buddha statues bored us non-artists after 2 full rooms of exhibits, but I still find it interesting to note the different art styles used in the 2 different periods the sculptures were made.
I made a quick dash through the Peranakan wedding exhibition rooms on the 2nd level, and found several stations designed for children (about Primary school level, I guess. There's an area designed for school programs) to participate in, including embossing Peranakan designs on a specially designed paper provided at the ticket counter. The lady there kindly provided one for me upon inquiry, but the colouring picture on the other side of the paper is way too advanced for young Sam, esp. since he seemed to have inherited my lousy artisitic talents, or rather, non-talents.
Sam hadn't torn down the roof when I returned 20 min later, but he's pooped! Fortunately there's a diaper changing fold-down station in the toilet for the disabled on the ground floor.
Meanwhile hubby had found out the Asian Civilisations Museum would be hosting a new exhibition from mid-March, featuring artefacts from Emperor Kang Xi's period. So now he's looking forward to our next visit to that museum, while I'm praying the ACM would be a more toddler-friendly museum than the National History Museum. Perhaps if I'm lucky, the ACM would be holding some kind of open-house next month too................
Most importantly, are the activities available for children, including free clay modeling, stencil-making & Chinese calligraphy, and also featuring Chinese Orchestra performances and cooking demonstrations! I expected the activities to be targeted at older children (I was right, designed for ages 5 ~ 10 yrs), but thought Sam may be able to handle the clay modelling, since it would be similar to the Play-doh he enjoys, then I'll have a chance to catch the "Serenity in Stone: The Qingzhou Discovery" exhibition.
The Old Tao-Nan School campus seem flooded by people today, partly because it's so small, I think. The children activities were hosted in the Lecture Room on the ground floor. Sam was way too young for the stencilling, but fortunately for me, the clay modelling was done on Ikea tables & chairs, just the right size for Sam. So hubby & I took turns to visit the exhibits, while the other watched over Sam.
Sam is really too young to make full use of the materials to make the intended lotus flower on the cardboard, which can then be placed in the provided photo frame. He also poured glue into the tealight, which was meant for sticking the clay petals around to form a tealight holder. But he made his clay balls & generally got occupied, so that was enough for me. ;)
The exhibits of Serenity in Stone are mightily impressive. It's amazing how the colours on the stone sculptures got preserved all these years, all the way from the 6th century!! True, as hubby commented, the similar-looking Buddha statues bored us non-artists after 2 full rooms of exhibits, but I still find it interesting to note the different art styles used in the 2 different periods the sculptures were made.
I made a quick dash through the Peranakan wedding exhibition rooms on the 2nd level, and found several stations designed for children (about Primary school level, I guess. There's an area designed for school programs) to participate in, including embossing Peranakan designs on a specially designed paper provided at the ticket counter. The lady there kindly provided one for me upon inquiry, but the colouring picture on the other side of the paper is way too advanced for young Sam, esp. since he seemed to have inherited my lousy artisitic talents, or rather, non-talents.
Sam hadn't torn down the roof when I returned 20 min later, but he's pooped! Fortunately there's a diaper changing fold-down station in the toilet for the disabled on the ground floor.
Meanwhile hubby had found out the Asian Civilisations Museum would be hosting a new exhibition from mid-March, featuring artefacts from Emperor Kang Xi's period. So now he's looking forward to our next visit to that museum, while I'm praying the ACM would be a more toddler-friendly museum than the National History Museum. Perhaps if I'm lucky, the ACM would be holding some kind of open-house next month too................
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
New Measures at Playschool
Took nearly 10min to get Sam into the playschool today, and he was only the 5th in queue. All because of the new measures the playgroup adopted against outbreak of Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease.
Apparently there's been an outbreak of such cases in the area recently, and the principal of Talent Plus group came to inspect the branch here yesterday, and was astonished our branch washed the toddlers' hands with water instead of the anti-bacterial lotion used in other branches.
So today all parents were not allowed into the main room of the RC. Each child was supposed to be seated just inside the entrance of the doorway, where the teacher would inspect the mouth, hands & feet of the toddler with gloved hands, before squirting some anti-bacterial lotion on the hands for cleaning purposes.
Well, after 1.5 mths of the old routine parents/grandparents/maids accompanying the toddlers all the way into the small classroom & taking their shoes off & washing their hands, most of the toddlers were appalled at having someone else trying to do it for them. The 3rd girl in the queue started crying & refused to sit down on the chair for inspection, clinging on to her grandfather. That started the rest of the children in the queue, including my Sam, crying too.
The assistant teacher resorted to letting the adults into the doorway of the main room to help take of the children's shoes, and the poor teacher had to peer into the screaming toddlers' mouth for the inspection, raising the soles of feet dangling in the air while hands were tightly clasped around the parents' necks.
Really, starting a new routine at this time is like starting a new school term all over again. Good luck to the teachers! And I'm expecting an unsettled Sam over the next few days to school again........
Apparently there's been an outbreak of such cases in the area recently, and the principal of Talent Plus group came to inspect the branch here yesterday, and was astonished our branch washed the toddlers' hands with water instead of the anti-bacterial lotion used in other branches.
So today all parents were not allowed into the main room of the RC. Each child was supposed to be seated just inside the entrance of the doorway, where the teacher would inspect the mouth, hands & feet of the toddler with gloved hands, before squirting some anti-bacterial lotion on the hands for cleaning purposes.
Well, after 1.5 mths of the old routine parents/grandparents/maids accompanying the toddlers all the way into the small classroom & taking their shoes off & washing their hands, most of the toddlers were appalled at having someone else trying to do it for them. The 3rd girl in the queue started crying & refused to sit down on the chair for inspection, clinging on to her grandfather. That started the rest of the children in the queue, including my Sam, crying too.
The assistant teacher resorted to letting the adults into the doorway of the main room to help take of the children's shoes, and the poor teacher had to peer into the screaming toddlers' mouth for the inspection, raising the soles of feet dangling in the air while hands were tightly clasped around the parents' necks.
Really, starting a new routine at this time is like starting a new school term all over again. Good luck to the teachers! And I'm expecting an unsettled Sam over the next few days to school again........
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