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It has been a routine ~ to have my body wiped daily in the morning and a warm night bath before bedtime. I had learnt the basic steps of taking off my clothes on my own.. At times, I would point at my diaper; trying to tell Mom "dun forget my diaper". Well, small little milestones like this, gives Mom indescribable satisfaction.

Lately, I have been sleeping rather late; instead of the normal 9plus, am turning in only at almost 11. This seems to be worrying Mom. Initally, she suspected it gotta do with my teething which is causing extremely discomfort. The so-deemed "tiger tooth" is erupting anytime. The shape of the tooth can be seen distinctively from the flesh of my gum. That also explains why I kept putting my finger into my mouth for weeks. And, the sad part is - this stubborn tooth of mine is still not OUT yet. If Mom went out for dinner with Dad (at Chomp Chomp; since tis place is oily and crowded, am not allowed to tag along); when am with my maid, I ended up dozing off as early as 8plus! So to conclude, probably Im just all out to give Mom a hard time.. hahahaa... If Dad puts me to sleep, he means business and I mean it too - I sleep and no screams nor cries.. With mom, its always on the contrary.

Today I had my 1st taste of beancurd as well as soya milk. Well, the taste is good of course.. to the extent I left remnance on the sides of my mouth. Mom bought from "Chomp-chomp", a well known dessert named "ya-mu-ling". It consists of glutinous rice balls with peanut/sesame filling that float nicely on a bowl of beancurd with soya milk. Sounds delicious huh... I didnt get to taste the ballings but the rest of them. Mom thought my sexy pose/lips reminds her of Angelina Jolie 's...

Almost every weekend, I will have BK for breakfast - Croissanwich w/ egg. And since today is a holiday in Singapore (in view of Deepavali celebration), we went out to have breakfast. Anyway, I love it because its tasty (uhmm, unlike Mom's porridge... haa) and it has egg & cheese. Mom didnt let me have the ham nor the bacon, needless to say even sausage. Since they are processed meat, it is not good for me - a toddler to allow such food into my small tum.. See the way I eat - you will be able to tell ~ I really do enjoy my breakfast during the weekends with my family.

Im growing out of my Old Navy Hat soon. So Mom gotten a Gymboree for me. Size 2T-5T, but seems like it just fits well. Okay, I have to admit I do have a "big" head... Usually passer-bys who see me; sure to comment about head... especially so since now Im "bo-tak" (shaved head). Today, a lady saw me in Gymboree hat commented, "Eh, your son looks so COOL!" Mom will try to take a snapshot next time.

Toddler Tantrums ~ seems to be part & parcel of growing... Some parents use spanking, authority to rule the toddler while others believes in mutual communication with toddlers instead.. Mom borrowed some books from the National Library - yeap, she decided to read up some guidance book - in hope to improve the situations... She is on the 2nd book now, to summarise her findings - its all about building the right relationship with our toddlers as far as discipline or taming them is concerned. Mom has a colleague - whom believes in spanking. She had 2 gals aged 7 & 5. They had been best of friends with a buddy called - The Cane. Well, it works out well for her as both the gals are scared of her (as a mother) and rather obedient. Anyway, different strokes for different folks, so a rule may not apply to all, but we should analyse the situation & take a step at a time. Below 2 books are highly recommended by Mommy, and wish to share this with other Mommies who happen to swing by

Still as busy still.. from yesterday. Today it didnt work out well during my dinnertime. I showed my displeasure and started scooping out the porridge and threw them out of the plate.. Well, before the plate could go empty; she "replaced" with her own wallet.. Lucky its an old LV. I simply love to dig for money...

All toddlers are busy at the stage.. When I was still in Mommy's tum tum; she said that I was so hyperactive that I would sometimes punch her, kick her etc.. until she felt so painful that she literally has to "calm" me down.. Now that I am a toddler, Im still as hyperactive, non-stop doing something whole day in the house, with the maid following me, accompany me until she herself feels so tired after a hectic day... This morning, I went to take a CD from Daddy's shelf and found a good place to sit down.. I tried to open it with my tiny fingers.. Sometimes I will get frustrated if I failed to open it, so I will just throw the vent out my unhappiness... Mom said Im a rascal to all her friends and I guess m really is. A screenshot... to follow up.

Sweet Potatoes - many types in the market which Mom learnt recently. The one she bought for me was imported from Australia which cost $2 for such type of 2! Well, since its for me, she thought its worthwhile afterall and moreover bought at Cold Storage . Since the milk scandal, she is more careful in her marketing as mentioned earlier; and tends to shop more at Cold Storage since most veggie are imported from the States or other Western countries which are more reliable. There are purple sweet potatoes around too; which was imported from Vietnam.. She didnt buy that as it looks kinda... uhmm, I leave it to you to comment... Sweet Potatoes' flowers are beautiful... Used it for sweet potato porridge and sweet potato dessert.. Yes, its a delicious dessert! All you need to do is to cut the sweet potatoes into cubes form and a medium-sized smashed ginger.. Throw them all into a pot and boil.. Once the the colour of the soup turns slight orange and turn soft, its ready to be served!

Yes, trying out on my Iplay - Crumb Catcher Scoop Bib... by eating such flaky biscuits.. sure the crumbs will be anywhere in no time. Well, as the crumbs fall into the "scoop", I look at it for awhile and ignored since they are not disturbing. But rather rigid though. And folks, I am proud to say, Im grabbing a biscuit to eat all myself now! Previously yes, I am not able to since Im a lazy bum, always want to be spoon-fed.

Ever since the 3rd shave, seems like hair grows kinda better. I dunno but Mom still finds my hair rather fine and very unlikely, it will grow as thick as it deems to be.. Afterall, I wasnt born with lots of hair when I was a newborn. And everytime after the shave, the tiny hair makes it hard to maintain since they are soft and fine... Feeling envious, Mom did noticed some toddlers (boys of course) hair are much neater with the bushy hair they have... Anyway, she is determined to comb my hair in nice order as it grows this time. She is not gonna let it be wild like previous.. So sometimes when Mom flipped back some of the pics, she thought my hair looked as though "wake-up hairstyle" done by some salons.. boy!

Im back to my porridge once again since none of them works for long; be it set dinner, or any similar kind. Mom works out something to distract my attention. She lets me join in the feeding session but placing a set of utensils before me. Well, as Mom feeds me, I either feed myself or Mom. If not, most of the time, am tring to find the meat pieces from the porridge using my spoon or picking the food up and see it dropping off the spoon while I tilt it down.. Somehow, it really works and Im back to eating.. again! I looked serious huh.. especially so when m indulging onto something I fancy.

As I grow older; I began to take lesser naps and sometimes I can even skip them all. So when the night falls, I started to feel crouchy and eventually throw tantrums before I turn in. So at times; Mom will put me at my playmat for a good 5mins while she takes 5... Hiak hiak hiak... So either running around ... or dance round and round, I will eventually be tired out but still, very reluctant to be on my bed.. I will bawl (without tears)... to get Mom's attention so as to win a carry-go-round... Means to carry me to put me to sleep instead. This is because, Dad cannot withstand my crying sounds even though they are fake as he worries it may lead to traumatism instead... ***Sigh*** Well, what to do... so Mom will only leave me to cry until I doze off myself WHEN dad is not at home.. DADDY, SAVE ME (from the claws...)!

Yee Yee (mom's sis) brought some Swiss Rolls & Éclairs for us. Well, they are simply delicious and I have my share too! A small swiss roll since Mom forbids me to have the latter. I love it because it is sweet, nice-smelling & because it is a CAKE. I love cakes, same like Mom. Any types of cakes, as long as they are made of butter and eggs.

Since I am growing into toddlerhood now, I am always amazed by small little wonders around me.. Mom handed me a pen ~ and I started poking the table, drawing.. ops, scribbling I would say on paper and even on my hand. Take a look at my palm, ink all over. Well, Mom showed me my own hands and told me the consequences of misuse of pen and not holding it properly. I have the tendency of switching hands everytime I hold something. Usually I will use left hand, but I will pass to my right hand at times. Mom tried to let me hold in my right hand, but sometimes it just dont work that way. Well, guess Im fated to be a left-hander like Dad, or probably able to switch between like Mom.

Mom took a snip of my lashes when I was sound asleep... If I am a girl; Mom would already trim my lashes so that it will grow thicker next time. But since Im a boy, guess it doesnt really matter. But looking at my lashes, Mom does find it beautiful (or perhaps in every Mom's heart, their baby is the most beautiful gift from the above). Mom's lashes arent that much as mine, but Dad's probably is. Another resemblance of dad again.

After checking out my shelve, to only find out boxes of cookies left unopened. Since the milk scandal, Mom has been extremely careful during her marketing spree. She started to check the labels and manufacturer. Glad to say, she usually buys Gerber or if not cookies made from Europe or USA. The big C is now out of Mom's dictionary for the moment. So, sometimes we pay extra for the quality is always worth the price.

A very distinctive characteristic of Daddy is - he is a highly organised person whom you seldom can find any of his stuffs lying anywhere in the house. I would say, he is a very neat person and that is also the reason why he never lost his things. If he does, usually Mom had a part in it - ie, she took it, used it and misplaced it somewhere... best part is, she forgot where she left or put it. Mom believes I had inherit this trait from him - she is confused. When a person gets too organised in his things, this person tends to be a perfectionist at the same time. He or she will not be able to stand it - to see their own things in a mess. Plus the fact that I am a person who "loves" to be clean as well. If I see any dirt or even ants crawling, I will pick them up with my fingers and throw in the dustbin. Weird - isnt it for a 16-month old baby? Sometimes I took out the stack of plates to play, step, throw and after which, I will place them back if I am in a good mood. If I cant

Its time to start some childproofing at home since I love to open drawers, cabinets, anything that has doors, u name it. Mom bought the Multi-Purpose Latch from Kidstools at KP. Well, it is not really that secure but at least it will take me some time to pull this rubber thingy out. Mom is looking at the other childproofing products from Safety 1st instead. Outlet Cover with Cord Shortener Multi-Purpose Appliance Latch

5 days after my shave; can see tiny hairs growing out and Mom had been applying Brandy (VSOP) on my smoothie diligently. The chinese believe that brandy will trigger hair growth which in turn produce thicker output. Well, we will see the difference in a few months time. A tiny bit of brandy will be poured into a mini cup - to facilitate easy application...

Mom is still not able to figure out as to - why I refused to eat porridge and even rice during dinner time. So today, she decided to make mini shepherd pie for change - since its TGIF. Okay, I finished the whole pie in fact. And till that point, she realised the reason why I am not eating. During my dinnertime, my tray is full of "toys" and objects to keep me occupied. So... well, lets hope she had guessed correctly this time. She will try this trick again tomorrow night and see how it goes.

It is a public holiday - went out with Mommy at Swensens to have lunch. She shared BBQ chicken with Por-port and I got a share from it. I did not really enjoy it that well but prefer ice-cream instead since its sweet and cool. But of course, Mom will not allow - his son to indulge in cold & sweet stuffs to much. So she only let me have a few tiny spoons of ice-cream. Thereafter, Mom went Kiddy Palace to buy a bath sponge from Pigeon and another BabySafe bolster case. Duh ~ she thought to interchange with the other 3 cases since I love to smell my bolster - for hygiene purposes.