Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Friday, 23 February 2018

Growing up with Nathaniel; Week 190-216

24 February 2018
 


Week 216!
 
Long hiatus over the past months and now back to updating this space!
 
#thingsnathanielsays
 
He says...
 
21/8/2017
Chatting over watching a video on iPad...
Nat: It's an auntie because the hands not rough.
 
During bedtime...
Mama: Nat come, let's go drink milk and sleep.
Nat:  Papa come. If you no come in with me, I will sit here (on the bean bag) and wait ahh.
 
22/8/2017
Explaining why he should try whatever I gave him because he might like them and cannot be choosy over food and suddenly he interrupted me...
Nat: Mama, you talk so much later you will be thirsty you know.
 
25/8/2017
Nainai: Come back from school must read storybook, learn to do writing, Nat.
Nat: No, children must  to play, you know.
 
27/8/2017
Looking forward to going 婆婆 house...
Papa: Let's go eat breakfast together.
Nat: No, I'm not hungry. I want to go 婆婆 house.
Papa: I'm hungry. We go eat breakfast first then go 婆婆 house.
Nat: Can you send me to 婆婆 house first then you guys go eat breakfast?
 
30/8/2017
Nat staying over 奶奶 house...
Nainai: Ask Papa Mama go home first.
Nat: Papa go home first. Must take care of each other ah.
 
8/9/2017
Mama: I need to fix my nails already, all spoilt.  Next time Nat give me money so I can be 美美 Ok?
Nat: I want to give you all the 美美.
 
11/9/2017
Nat was walking backwards to basin to wash up and he knocked his head onto the basin...
Mama: You see, you see, see what I've told you.
Nat: (almost breaking into tears) No say see what I told you.
... and he buried his head into my tummy seeking for condolences
 
12/9/2017
Caught him dream-talking and putting his fingers into his lips...
(trying to remove his fingers away from his lips)
Nat: Wait. (... putting his fingers back his lips) Let me eat first. (... then he flipped his body away from me)
 
14/9/2017
Coping with the passing of 姑姑 on 14 September, 0044hrs...
Nat: Uncle M very sad. I also very sad. (... starting to cry) I don't want 姑婆 die. I want 姑婆...
Mama: Next time Papa Mama old also will die.
Nat: I don't want Papa Mama die. (... bawling)
 
24/9/2017
Aunt J: Are you sending me home?
Nat: Yes. You big girl now, you can go back yourself.
 
26/9/2017
Was asking if he can finish eating bit-size bread in the middle of convo between Nat asking Papa about pumping petrol of his car...
Mama: Can you finish the bite-size bread?
Nat: Yes.  Papa... (blah blah blah)
Mama: Nat, Mama asking you if you can finish the bite-size bread for breakfast?
Nat: I said yes already, why you still say (should meant ask) yes?
 
27/9/2017
Nat: I always think of you angry with me, I headache already.
 
3/10/2017
Nat: Mama, I stomachache.
Mama: Then poo poo in your diapers, we will change when you done.
Nat: Cannot poo in the underpants. It will get dirty. Teacher is very brave. They can wash anything. Clothes, underwear...
(I also very brave too! -__-)
 
17/10/2017
Nat was talking loudly on the escalator in the train station...
Me: Nat, don't talk so loud ok. Softly.
Nat: Echo. There is echo that's why so loud.
 
18/11/2017
Nat: Mama, where does Kinder Surprise live?
Mama: I don't know. Tell me where?
Nat: Kinder Surprise lives in kinder eggs!
 
23/11/2017
Nat: Trains have iron wheels. Cars have rubber wheels.
 
28/11/2017
In the toy shop...
Nat: Come Mama, come. Follow me. Wait you lost. You lost then I also lost.
 
25/12/2017
At Toy'rus saw a box of Lego City MRT Train set...
Nat: Mama look! It's train set!
Mama: This is for 6-12YO. How old is Nat?
Nat: I'm turning 4!
Mama: Yes so you cannot buy yet.
Nat: But when I turn 6, they sell finished already.
(... technically, this could be true... but still nay!)
 
27/12/2017
Nat: When I sleep by myself, my daddy and mommy happy.
 
3/1/2018
Mama: Nat, do you like dogs?
Nat: Yes. Mama likes Uncle Donald's dogs?
Mama: No, I'm afraid of dogs.
Nat: Dogs are my favourite. Don't be afraid Mama. Everyone likes dogs except for you.
 
10/1/2018
Was putting on my earrings...
Nat: Mama, at night sleep don't wear OK.
Mama:  Ok. But why?
Nat: Because wear already will pain.
 
20/1/2018
Received a Diaso Barbie doll (which I received as prize when I went out to answer a question from a roadside entertainer) and get to open it one week later...
Nat: I want to give her a name. My doll name is Keresa. (... don't ask me how to spell this name, he just pronounced it as Keresa... could be Casera, Teresa...)
 
Milestones from Week 190-216;
 
  1. Right molar sprouting out, feeling "hang hang" and having running nose - 26/8/2017...
  2. Week194; wants to order his own drinks when we dine out - 23/9/2017...
  3. Week193/194; acceptance of cheese from cheeseburger and cheesedale - 24/9/2017...
  4. Week195; running fever over the weekend...
  5. Week196; lao sai on Sunday...
  6. Complained stomachache and poo around 8+pm and at 10+pm vomited dinner's karage+rice on bed - 17/10/2017...
  7. Week202; starting to eat Yakotori (chicken meatball, beef ball), cut down milk to only 1 bottle during bedtime...
  8. Fever since 12/11/2017 evening... went visit PD for sore throat and on+off fever - 14/11/2017...
  9. Week202; starts to talk about Jesus in schools and listens to Christian songs...
  10. Made me drive home, else he starts to fuss and cry until I'm seated in the driver seat - 22/11/2017...
  11. Week204; make funny faces when I scold him...
  12. Had fever on 10/12/2017, 2.30am and no school on 11/12/2017...
  13. Week207/208; training to sleep by himself...  (mission failed after few nights)...
  14. Had fever 39 degrees on 11/2/2018 night, no school on 12&13/2/2018. Nose bleed - 13/2/2018...
 
28 Aug - Family-fie! #week191

 
 
28 Aug - Another shot with my curly fries! #week191

 
 
30 Aug - #OOTD for the week! #week191

 
 
3 Sep - Another touristy weekend at Sentosa! #week192

 
 
3 Sep - Fun-luge-ing down the dragon trail! #week192

 
 
9 Sep - Another fun Saturday at Shawn's birthday party! #week192

 
 
22 Sep - *screams* OPPA! #week194

 
 
23 Sep - "Dude, check out my new ride!" #week194

 
 
4 Oct - "Happy Moon Festival!" #week196

 
 
4 Nov - #swag Saturday! #week200

 
 
23 Nov - Another beautiful morning calls for a wefie! #week203

 
 
26 Dec - Us, the newly recruited elves at the Santa's workshop! #week208

 
 
30 Dec - "I'll be the coolest Dad!" #week208 #nerf #starwars

 
 
7 Jan - Happy meal, happy kid! #week210 #nathanielturns4

 
 
12 Jan - le drama king! His favourite breakfast - toasted bread w/egg dip! #week210

 



21 Jan - Celebrating his favourite Aunt J's birthday! #weekweek212
 


28 Jan - Group shot with the 大姨婆 who came back for a 2-weeks home visit! #week213

 
11 Feb - Papa takes swim coaching seriously! #week215




16 Feb - 恭喜你发财!#week215 #OOTD



*ps: entries updated as at Week 216!

Saturday, 30 December 2017

2017 Christmas Celebrations

30 December 2017


Of 2017 Christmas celebrations!


29 Nov - We're ready!
(our sturdy Xmas tree that is been with us for the past 3 years' celebration) #4weekstochristmas #xmas2017


27 Nov - Do-Re-Me!  Mandatory shot with the Takashimaya Xmas tree! #week203 #4weekstochristmas #xmas2017

 

15 Dec - Christmas celebration in school, all dressed up in Christmas colors!  With our little Santarina! #week206 #1weektochristmas #xmas2017
 

16 Dec - This duo are all decked out for Xmas party with the HXDA clan! #week206 #1weektochristmas #xmas2017
 

16 Dec - Family shot at Ng's 2D Xmas tree!  Very creative, very nice! #week206 #1weektochristmas #xmas2017


24 Dec - Papa, Nat Nat & Mama! Hosted Christmas dinner with the Yeos and family! #week208 #1moresleeptochristmas #xmas2017
 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!


Monday, 26 December 2016

Growing up with Nathaniel; Week 144-156


26 December 2016
 
Week 156!




Merry Christmas!
 
Ho ho holy shit!  Where has all the time gone to?!?!


Had almost a week of no school and this time we really suspected he was infected with HFMD.  Thank Guan-yin Ma that with his good health, he wasn't pretty much affected by HFMD but rashes developed through his arms and legs but not palm nor sole and two ulcers on his tongue.  So we really not too sure if he was down with HFMD.  We kept him away from school for a week in time for his school Christmas celebration thou'.
 
#thingsnathanielsays
 
He says "碰碰跳跳", "prettiful (beautiful)", "before tomorrow", "巴士 (which sounded like bastard)", "ahfer (in short for afterwards)", "butter zhong (when he sings Brother John)"...
 
5/10/2016
Livie: Can I try?
Nat: Why not. (answers without thinking)
 
6/10/2016
Nat: Why you angry everyday?
 
12/10/2016
Nat: Papa go dentist already?  Teeth still painful?
 
15/10/2016
Me: Nat, can you give me 1?
Nat: No. Go Kitchen find somemore...
 
7/11/2016
Informing him that Munic was hospitalized...
Nat: Uncle Music stay in hospital, so poor thing.
 
8/11/2016
Nat: Motorbike cannot stand. Knock head. Bleeding. Police can help.
(I think he meant ambulance not police...)
 
8/11/2016
Me: Do you want to attend birthday party?
Nat: (nods his head) My birthday is 5th of January. My birthday is coming. (and he starts to sing happy birthday song). Happy birthday to Nat Nat... Happy birthday to Nat Nat...
 
8/11/2016
Points to the floor tiles of the lift landing...
Nat: This is train track, don't stand here. Nat Nat stand here. Wait the train bang you.
 
15/11/2016
Pretends to talk on the phone...
Nat: Hello. Ah, look over thereee... Yes yes, coming... bye.
 
15/11/2016
Nat: Nat at is a taller boy now.
 
17/11/2016
Nat: I want to eat waffles biscuit.
Me: How about tomorrow then eat on the bus?
Nat: (thinks for a moment...) Mmm... alright!
 
17/11/2016
Saw the signage outside the MRT station... "4 Min"...
Nat: 4 min train come...
 
17/11/2016
Trying to mimic my tone when scolding him...
Nat: You shout shout here, shout shout there...
 
18/11/2016
爷爷 humming into the tune from the iPhone song...
Nat: 爷爷 You drive, no singing. I watch.
 
19/11/2016
Woke up and saw Papa eyes red...
Nat: Papa what happen to your eye?
Papa: Papa eye pain.
Nat: Wash your eyes with water then no pain.
 
22/11/2016
Starting to willing eat medicine and accepting the taste of medicine...
Nat: Medicine is like Yakult, no? It's so yum-meh...
 
23/11/2016
Eating the cough lollipop...
Nat: Itz taste good.
 
24/11/2016
Playing Christmas song and I sing along...
Me: Jingle bell jingle bell...
Nat: Mama stop, ahfer cannot hear.
 
24/11/2016
Rubbing his eyes during bedtime...
Nat: Eye pain.
I trying to rub for him...
Nat: Don't rub, wait for Papa to rub for me.
 
4/12/2016
Nat: Mama, sleeping no watch iPhone. (caught using iPhone again...) Mama, again?  Again and again?
Me: Ooops, sorry.
 
10/12/2016
Napping in the car ride...
Nat: Mama, open your eyes, we reaching school.
(Trying to open my eyes...)
Nat: Mama, open your eyes bigger!
(Then he opens his eyes wide...)
 
14/12/2016
Tries to let go of my hand to press the traffic light button...
Me: Nat, cannot let go my hand. Must hold hand.
Nat: Why people never hold hand (points to the pedestrians across the street)?
Me: Because they are strangers, strangers don't hold hands. You cannot hold strangers hands you know.
 
14/12/2016
He was telling his classmate about his birthday...
Nat: My birthday is today, 5th of January.
(His classmates ignored him and ran off playing...)
Nat: Caleb Phua, I am talking to you, stop running...
(Chasing his classmates with his "wheel" on hand...)
 
23/12/2016
Me: Can you sing song for me?
Nat: Later afher school, afher 奶奶 house, go home then I sing.
Me: I want now.
Nat: Everything now... now... now?
(This is how we told him off each time he wants something now...)
 
26/12/2016
In RWS carpark...
Nat: The carpark so skinny. 臭臭。
Me: Smelly isit?
 
26/12/2016
Leaving USS...
Me: Did you have fun?
Nat: I don't like cars, I don't like bumble bee... I like shows, I like colors... (later...) Tomorrow we coming back again right?
Papa: We are not coming back tomorrow. You don't like so many things.
Nat: (suddenly change of statement) I like cars, I like bumble bee, I like everything...
 
Milestones from Week 144-156;
  1. Crying + coughing = vomited milky and sticky substance during bedtime - 15/10/2016...
  2. Had slight fever the night before, 37.7 degree + voice sounds croase (maybe sorethroat); skipped school - 22 & 23/11/2016...
  3. Week 151 - pretend to play and talk by himself. Relate imaginary story - 26/11/2016...
  4. Learnt to use the word "Shame shame" when I tried to lift up his shirt or see him bath - 17/12/2016...
  5. Developed fever on the night of 15/12, 37.5 degree; skipped school on 16/12  + suspected HFMD have rashes on arms and few dots on soles and two ulcers on 18/12; skipped school from 19-22/12/2016...


06 Oct - Having tea-snack during school. They are having some Children's Day carnival event in the school. #week144


 
15 Oct - Gem biscuits are so gooooood!. #week145

 
15 Oct - Playdate with Renee! #week145

 
22 Oct - Early birthday celebrations for Papa with uncle and aunty Yeos! #week146


28 Oct - LEGOLAND Day 1! #week147
 
 
29 Oct - LEGOLAND Day 2! #week147

 
30 Oct - Thomas the train town! #week148

 
06 Nov - OOTD! #week149

 
12 Nov - At Baby Jernise's 1st YO birthday party! #week149

 
15 Nov - How can one perspires until like dis when sleeping with fan blasting at mode 3?! #week150

 
18 Nov - 1st school excursion to Gardens by the Bay waterplay park! #week150

 
27 Nov - Deck in new swimsuit that 姨婆婆 bought! New waterplay at Compass1 mall. #week152

 
28 Nov - Family wefie!  Papa trying out the new camera in B&W mode. #week152

 
28 Nov - "I'll choose fries over spaghetti, anytime!" #week152

 
17 Dec - That smile! #week154

 
23 Dec - School celebrating Christmas in class! Parents were last minute not invited due to recent new cases of HMFD. #week155

 
24 Dec - Was at the bus stop waiting to go Anchorpoint Mall to collect Christmas orders! #week155



25 Dec - Posed like the new Rayban model! #week156

 
25 Dec - Merry Christmas! #week156











*ps: entries updated as at Week 156!

Sunday, 25 December 2016

2016 Christmas Celebrations!

25 December 2016


A quick post before Y2016 Christmas ends...

Merry Christmas!

Wishing all a merry merry Christmas and wonderful time with your dearest!

 
Our yearly affair with the HXDAs - this time the family extended to more and more "underage" members into the clan!  #week155

 
Invited the family and Yeos over, but unfortunately Livie was down with HFMD therefore Lut's are not able to make it this year...

 
A group picture before the Christmas gift exchange starts...

 
Second year celebrating Christmas in our home, with our curly fries!  #week155

 
Just me and ah Thiang... who got me the limited edition Hello Kitty G-shock watch!


Year 2016 hasn't been a smooth sailing year for me... lotsa downs (health, family matters which I am still trying hard to fine tune it...) than ups (work life still very blessed with a good boss)...

I hope in Year 2017 to come, she will treat me better and be kinder to me... #prayforme  #godblessme