Lunch with Daryl

I had to post some letters today. Thus I decided to bring Daryl & Asty down to the coffeeshop near my place to have lunch together. Daryl was so happy that he was going out with us that he kept smiling when we walked down the stairs.

I let Daryl did quite a fair bit of walking today. He walked from the 6th floor's stairs to the lift landing, into the lift, out of the lift & to the end of our block. It was a very long walk. When he stopped & refused to walk, I carrried him & walked the rest of the way to the coffeeshop.

Daryl enjoyed the lunch very much. I think he likes the fact that he wasn't strapped in his pram but sitting on 2 stacked up chairs.



































He even had fish beehoon for lunch. Yummy... As he can't finished the whole bowl, he had to share it with Asty.

After the lunch, Asty carried him back to our block. Then I asked Asty to put him down so that he can walked somemore. He walked from the end of our block, to the lift landing, into the lift, out of the lift & to the bottom of the stairs leading to our house. Then I carried him down the stairs.

When we reached home, I asked Asty to bathe him so that he can take his nap. He was so tired by all the walking that he took a 3 hours nap.

Getting kissed...

Daryl 'asked' me for kisses today!! It was the 1st time that he had done that & it was not for 1 kiss, but 3 kisses!!

It happened when Kel & I were on our way out to work. When Daryl saw that we were going out without him, he crawled very quickly to us & clarmoured to be carried. I carried him up & told him that mummy & daddy are not going out. We are going to work. He seem to understand & didn't fussed anymore. Kel, who was already outside the door, told him to kiss me, but he refused to. However, he did something very surprising, he turned his head & gave me his cheek so that I can kiss him. It wasn't a fluke as he did it again & again, a total of 3 times!! Once I had done that, he gave me a very big smile. Kel was so jealous!! Hahaha...

Poo Poo...

Daryl had not been poo pooing since last Thu! This morning when we woke up, we saw that Daryl is straining very hard to try & poo, but no success. Thus I told Asty to boil some china barley for him. She replied that she had already done so. I was very impressed! This is called initiative! Am very glad that she had done it.

After drinking the barley water, Daryl tried to poo a couple of times again. Still not successful. When I checked his diapers, I can see the poo at his butt hole there. It's just that it can't come out. Poor Daryl...

In the afternoon, when I was on the phone, I heard Daryl crying very loudly. I quickly ended the call & rushed to see what had happened. I saw Asty carrying a naked Daryl & Kel trying to pull out his poo in the bathroom. Kel said Daryl tried to poo again when he was having his bath. But it was not successful again. His poo is stuck at his butt hole there & it wouldn't come out. Daryl cried even harder when he saw me. He reached out & wants me to carry him. He even call Mama... It really broke my heart when I saw that. I carried him & he went to lay his head on my shoulder. I told Kel that we have to bring Daryl to see Dr Chua to get the medicine for Daryl to poo. Seeing how distressed Daryl was, Kel agreed & he went to change.

On the way to Dr Chua's clinc, Daryl actually fell asleep during the short journey!This shows how tired he was!

At Dr Chua's clinic, he gave Daryl babylax in his butthole. When I put Daryl down, he cried again. When the medicine was deposited into his butt hole, he cried even harder. Poor poor Daryl... My heart really broke then! Once done, I carried him up & patted him. Luckily he was soothed by my patting. Dr Chua told us to give him more water as he thinks that Daryl is not drinking enough water. I made a mental note to tell Asty about it.

When we reached home, Daryl tried to poo poo again. After a while, I went to check on his diaper. I saw that he had poo out 3 small round pieces of very hard poo. I told Kel about it. Kel told me to wait for a while more for him to finish his poo pooing. I replied that it's better to wash now so that he'll not kena diaper rash. Dun wan 2 add on to his discomfort now.

While washing him, we saw that Daryl is straining again. Thus Kel sprayed water into his butt hole there. Daryl then poo out 4 more pieces of hard poo. After that, we saw that he was trying to push out a bigger piece. As it's already out, Kel went to pull it out. OMG... that piece of poo is huge!! The width is equivalent to the width of 3 of my fingers!! No wonder Daryl was in such pain!!

After the washing up, I went to pat Daryl to sleep. He fell asleep almost immediately. Poor boy! After all the hard work, he deserved a good rest.

It was 6pm when Daryl woke up. He had been sleeping for 3 hours already. When he woke up, he didn't cry, which is a very good sign! I went to take a peek at him. When he saw me, he gave me a very big smile. When I saw that, I knew that everything is okie already.

Children's Day

We went to my mum's place today for dinner. She was complaining to my sis that we have not been back for a long time already, thus she misses Daryl a lot. To satisfy her, we brought Daryl back so that he can entertain her. :)

Here'a a pic of Daryl & my mum.



























See the cheeky look on his face!!

Here are some pics of Daryl sitting in my younger sis's lap playing with her handphone.

















































See how comfortable he is sitting there!! Btw, he already figured out how to unlock my sis's hp. Hehe...

Unassisted walk...

Daryl walked unassisted today!!

I was in the kitchen cutting an apple for Daryl when Kel shouted for me. I quickly rushed out to see what happened & I saw Daryl walking towards the dining table from the sofa UNASSISTED!! I was so happy to see that. When he was about to reach the dining table, he sat down & started to crawl. Think he was too tired already. Even though it's a short distance, I am very happy already. My baby is finally walking!!

Notti Daryl

Daryl is 13 months old on 25 Sep 2006!!

His way of celebrating this mini milestone in his life is to wake me & Kel up at about 5am today. *faint* The best thing is: the 2 of us only slept at about 2am coz we were trying to rush a report out. Thus we only got about 3 hours of sleep each.

When Daryl woke up at about 5am, I hugged him tight, hoping that he'll go back to sleep. No such luck! Then Kel tried. Also no luck! He flipped here & there, rolled here & there, kicked me & Kel, he even stood up! *faint*

After a while, Kel got fed up. Thus he carried Daryl up & put him in his cot. Ah... peace & quiet... Daryl entertained himself for a while by playing with his pooh bear toys. But our peace & quiet lasted for only 5 mins. Daryl soon got bored, so he stood up in his cot & started to call us. We ignored him. Then my notti boy decided that he'll throw things at us to wake us up. Luckily his aim is not that good, so he only managed to hit Kel who is nearer to him. Hahaha... Heng ah... He threw his pillow, 2 bolsters, 2 pooh bear toys out. When that got no response from us, he started to cry. Initially it was still bearable, after a while, his cries got louder & louder. Haiz...

Kel then woke up & brought him out to the living room so that I can sleep longer. But it's of no use. As I am already awake, it's very difficult for me to go back & sleep. So I woke up also.

I dun know whether I should laugh or cry. Laugh because Daryl is so smart that he can throw his stuff at us (he usually throw them onto the floor instead) Cry because I got only 3 hours of sleep. From this incident, it shows that my baby is growing up already. He is no longer the baby boy which he used to be. :)

Daryl walked 3 steps

Daryl walked 3 steps by himself today!!

He did it when we were both on the bed watching TV. He was so happy to have my company that he refused to sleep at his usual bedtime. He was rolling about, trying to somersault, etc... Suddenly, he got up, stood there for a while, then he started walking!! He took 3 steps before collapsing on the bed. Hehe...

I tried to get him to walk again, but he refused to. Notti boy...

1st Step...

Daryl took his 1st unassisted step today!

In the evening, I was sitting on the sofa watching TV while Daryl is standing at the coffee table playing with his toys. Suddenly he turns around, gave me a very big smile & lunged towards me. I immediately rushed forward as I was so worried that he would fell down. Then I realised that Daryl had just took 2 steps. Why 2 steps? Coz he had reached the sofa already. Thus there's no more space for him to walk anymore. I was so happy when I saw that. I gave him a very big kiss & he turned back to play with his toys.

I don't think he knows how happy he had made me. To him, it could be be just 2 small little steps. But to me, it's the 1st step to his independence.

The Little Gym

We were invited to Nicole's The Little Gym class today. Esther told me that The Little Gym had extended an invitation to 1 of Nicole's baby pals to attend 1 of their session. Since it's the 1st time that Daryl will be attending these kind of classes, we decided that we'll bring Daryl there for an eye opener.

It was a disaster initially. Coz when the singing started, Daryl was scared out of his wits. Poor Daryl! We had to bring him out of the class to calm him down. He only managed to calm down after about 20 mins. By then, the session was already half way through. He only managed to participate in the free & easy session. Luckily he managed to enjoy himself in the end, especially during the bubble time.

No No...

Daryl knows how to shake his head!! I saw Daryl shaking his head & kicking his legs on Sat morning when he was watching Sesame Street. However, I didn't get a chance to capture it on video as it was so short. On Sun, I realised that when we said the word "No No", he'll shake his head. So i managed to capture a few videos of him. Here's 1 of them:



He's so cute!! Seeing this video always makes me laugh. The best thing is that he'll say papa sometimes when he does that. Kel is so happy about it.

Sexy Daryl

For some unknown reason, 1 of Daryl's hands got loose from his sleepsuit tonight. Think that his sleepsuit is too big for him. But I got no choice coz he outgrows his clothes so fast. Thus I have to buy bigger size clothes for him. Anyway, here are some pics to show how sexy he is:

Sesame Street Show

Today is our lucky day!! Why?? Coz we were given 2 tickets by Esther to watch the Sesame Street show. Yipee!! On 1 hand, I am very happy that I can bring Daryl to see the show. On the other hand, I am sad that Esther & Julian had to give up their tickets coz they were both sick. I hope that they'll recover soon.

Kel thinks that it is a waste of time bringing Daryl to see such shows as he thinks that Daryl will not enjoy the show. However, he is wrong!! Here's some pics to prove it:


















































Daryl enjoyed the show a lot!! He was so engrossed in it!! Usually he'll be very frightened of loud noises. He is even afraid of the noise from the grass cutters whenever they cut the grass at my block downstairs & we live on the 8th floor!! I swear that I am going to kill my 1st maid if I ever see her.

After the show, we decided to take some pics with Big Bird.


















































See how happy Daryl is!!

That night, he slept very early coz he was so exhausted. Thank you Esther & Julian for giving Daryl such a memorable experience!!

Matthew's 21st Birthday Party

We were invited to Matthew's 21st birthday party at Aranda Country Club today. As Daryl is the only baby there, he had special priviledges. 1 of them is having the whole king-sized bed to himself so that he can roll all over the bed. In addition, he also have the chance to wear the crown for the nite.



































See the cheeky look on his face!!

3rd Wedding Anniversary

It's our 3rd wedding anniversary today & it's the 1st time that Daryl is celebrating with us!!

To celebrate this occasion, we decided to bring Daryl out for lunch @ Crystal Jade for a very sumptuous dim sum lunch. To our disappointment, when we reached Crystal Jade, we found out that it's undergoing extensive renovations. Thus it's closed. Lucky for us, Crystal Jade had shifted their operations to another outlet at the 2nd level. Thus we made our way there. While waiting for our dim sum to be served, we took some pics.





















Daryl & Kel. Kel loves this pic a lot as it shows how much Daryl resembles him.





















Another pic of Kel & Daryl. I love this as I managed to capture a smiling Daryl.

After lunch, we shopped around Taka before heading for home. It was how we spent our 3rd anniversary.

Changing Bedsheets...

My notti boy decided that he's going to help me to change his cot's bedsheets today. You may asked how can he do it?? Well, here's how he did it...

2nd day of Chinese New Year

Today is the 2nd day of Chinese New Year. As per previous years, we went back to my mum's place to bai nian & have lunch there. However, this year is slightly different as we got a new member who's joining us.

This is the 1st year which Daryl goes to my mum's place to bai nian, thus my mum is very excited about our visit. She cooked a very sumptuous lunch for us to partake. However, it's a pity that Daryl can't eat much of the food as he's still too young.

After our lunch, we went to my Gu Po's house for a visit. When we reached her house, Gu Po & Gu Jie were so excited to see him that they raised their voices when they saw us. They last saw him when he was just a month old. Now he's all grown up already. Their loud voices scared Daryl so much that he cried very loudly, thus I had to pacify him. He calmed down after a while. However, he wouldn't let anyone else carry him. It was only towards the end of our visit that he allowed Gu Po & Gu Jie to carry him, but only for a short while. We left after about 1 hour's time. Before we left, Gu Po & Gu Jie told us to visit them more often.

After that, we went to my Grandma's place. It's been a while since we visited. When I saw Grandma, I couldn't believe how much she had aged. She couldn't recognized us at all despite the fact that we are her fav grandkids. This is the result of the dementia which she's suffering from. Haiz... We took some pics with her for remembrance.





















Cheeky Daryl





















Me & Daryl





















Grandma





















Grandma & Mum





















Mum & Daryl





















Mum & a pouting Daryl





















Grandma & Daryl. Grandma is holding an orange for Daryl to play with





















Another pic of Grandma & Daryl





















Grandma & Daryl again. I like this pic as it shows the closeness betweent Grandma & Daryl



























Grandma smiling as she watches Daryl play with the orange

About 2 hours later, we went back to my mum's place. Mum told us to have our dinner there since we don't have any plans.

After dinner, we were sitting at the sofa watching TV when Daryl decided to use my finger as his teether.





Here's a vid of me playing with Daryl





















Mum, Daryl, Me & Kel



























Daryl was so happy when I supported him while he was standing





















A family pic

We left my mum's place at about 9pm as Daryl is tired already. This spells the end of the 2nd day of CNY for us.

Katherine's 21st Birthday

My youngest sis - Katherine finally turns 21 years old this year. As it's a milestone in her life, she decided to celebrate it @ Aloha Loyang.

For the celebration, she booked a chalet for 3 days 2 nights, we decided to stay there to let Daryl experience chalet living. :p This would be the 2nd time that he's staying at a chalet. However, the amount of things that we have to bring is not any lesser than the last time. Can you imagine, Daryl's stuff occupies 1 small suitcase, while Kel & my stuff is stuffed into a gym bag, Haiz...



























Cheeky Daryl





















Daryl with Pris




































Daryl with Kat's good fren. She's also staying with us at the chalet.





















Kat's birthday cake



























Kat making a wish



























Kat blowing out the candles



























Kat cutting the cake





















Family pic

You may wonder why Daryl is not in the above pics. It's coz he already slept at about 7+. It's a good thing too as I can enjoy myself at the BBQ. :p