Playing with Bamboo Poles

As CNY is coming, we had to change our bamboo poles. We have been using them for coming 4 years already. They were quite worn out & splintered already, mainly due to mishandling by my smart aleck ex-maids.

Kel went out this morning to buy new poles & he came back with 6 new ones. He placed them on our kitchen floor so that Asty can wiped them before hanging them up. When our notti boy saw them, he decided that they would make great toys.

Bug Bug Go Away

When we woke up this morning, I found 2 bites on Daryl's forehead.



































They were not there when we went to bed, thus I have no idea what had bitten him. Kel deduced that some kind of insect must have came into our room & bit Daryl when he was sleeping. Poor boy...

I told Asty to steam our bed & to on the Mortein Liquid Vaporiser at all the times so that we can prevent such incidents from happening again.

Crawling

For some unknown reason, Daryl decided to crawl around our room today before he sleeps. I managed to capture some pics of him crawling underneath the TV console.

















































He seems to find it amusing to crawl around our room. Luckily Asty is diligent in keeping our room clean. I shudder to think of the dust that he's accumulating if she's not.

Poo Poo Prince

Daryl finally learnt to poo while sitting on the toilet bowl! Previously I bought this Winnie the Pooh potty for him to learn how to poo, but he had refused.



























Therefore, I got this Winnie the Pooh Trainer Seat so that I can place it on the toilet bowl for him to learn how to poo.



























Today, he managed to poo while sitting on the toilet bowl. I was so happy when Asty told me about it.



























Daryl looking shy when I took this pic. I know that it's very bad of me to be taking his pics when he's pooing, but I couldn't resist. :p You couldn't also when you see how cute he looks sitting on the toilet bowl. Hahaha...



























Daryl giving me the 'look' coz I took his pics... Hahaha...





















Daryl's 'finished' product.





















Another pic of his 'finished' product.

I am keeping my fingers & toes crossed that Daryl will be potty trained soon. Wish me luck...

Saliva Daryl

I brought Daryl & Asty to Parkway Parade for dinner & to do some grocery shopping at Giant supermarket. Kel couldn't come with us as he's got an appointment. While we were at Giant, Daryl refused to sit in the supermarket trolley & wants to stand in the trolley. He is such a terror that I regretted bringing him out. For some unknown reason, he decided to blow his saliva while he's standing in the trolley.





As he was so notti that night, I decided to cut short our grocery trip & go back home. When I told Kel about it, he gloated & said that I should bring Daryl out only when he's free so that Daryl will be a good boy. Knowing my notti boy, I am sure that he'll make Kel eats his words.

Toga Toga...

After Daryl's night bath today, Asty used her creative juices to create a new look for Daryl with his bath towel.













































































So how was it? Can she have a future as a avant garde fashion designer? :p

Daryl the Dictionary Reader

Kel & I were working in the study room when Daryl came in pushing his walker. When he reached our tables, he decided to let go of his walker & explored Kel's drawers. He opened up the top drawer, took out something & walked out of the room happily. We didn't noticed what he took as we were both engrossed in our work.

A few minutes passed... Kel opened up his drawer & searched for his dictionary as he needed to look up a particular word. He couldn't find it & he turned & asked me, "Oi, you took my dictionary ah?"

I replied, "I am not so bo liao to take your dictionary. You must have taken it out & forgot to put it back"

Kel retorted, "No lah, I just put it back about 5 minutes ago after I finished using it. I am very sure that I put it back into the drawer."

Then it dawned on me... "Your baobei must have taken it!! He took something from your drawer & walked happily out of the room without his walker."

Kel went out to investigate. When he saw this, he cracked up...



































Daryl was sitting at the coffeetable there flipping through the dictionary. The best part was, he was mumbling to himself when he was doing that. It was as if he is reading it. Hahaha...

New Haircut

CNY is coming! Therefore, we decided to bring Daryl for a haircut. We were a bit reluctant to cut his hair as it had never been cut since he was born. However, his sideburns were getting a tad too long already, thus it looked kinda of untidy. We got no choice but to cut his hair.

We went to Kel's regular salon for Daryl's haircut as Kel also wanted to cut his hair. When it was Daryl's turn, he refused to sit in the chair & have his hair cut. I got no choice but to carry him on my lap. The stylist put this protective cover on me so that Daryl's hair will not get into my clothes. Then she put a towel on the back of Daryl's neck to catch the cut hairs. The notti boy refused to wear the towel & kept pulling it off. I told the stylist not to put it on & commenced to cut his hair.

During the hair cut, Daryl was very fidgety. In order to keep him still, I had to distract him with a timer. The stylist was very skilled & experienced. She managed to cut Daryl's hair in a very short time. When she finished, Daryl's shirt was covered with hair. I got off the chair & tried to dust off as much hair as I can. Then I changed Daryl into the spare set of clothes which I had brought along. Luckily I had brought it along. If not, Daryl will have to 'suffer'. Kel still said that I am crazy to bring along a spare set of clothes. Man...

Here's Daryl with his new hairstyle.

LittleTouch LeapPad Learning System

I bought the LittleTouch LeapPad Learning System for Daryl in Mar 2006. He has been reading it on & off with my close supervision coz I don't want him to destroy it. :p

Daryl surprised me tonight by taking the LeapPad & carrying it to me, indicating that he wants to read it. So I put him on our bed & he began to read it.









His 'reading' seems more like mumbling to me, but as long as he is 'reading', I am okie with it. :p

Daryl the Finger Pointer

Daryl is so cheeky these days that I can't stand him at times!! He did something really funny just now during dinner time.

I was sitting on the floor watching TV & waiting for dinner to be served. We decided to have our dinner at the coffee table today as we wanted to watch TV at the same time. Daryl was standing beside me watching TV also. He got bored watching the TV program & he took the remote control which controls the TV's volume & played with it. While he was playing with it, he accidentally off the TV's volume. I turned around to look at him. His 1st reaction was, he turned to look at me & wagged his index finger at me & went "Or...". It was as if it was my fault that the TV's volume is off. When I saw that, I don't know whether I should laugh or cry. Kel saw what Daryl did & he was laughing his head off!!

What a naughty boy...

Sleeping Daryl

We, or rather Kel went CNY shopping at Sheng Siong this afternoon. Why did I say that only Kel went? Coz Daryl fell asleep during the journey to Sheng Siong. When we reached Sheng Siong, we didn't have the heart to wake him up. Thus, Kel went alone while we waited in the car. I couldn't resist taking some pics of the sleeping Daryl. He looks so angelic when he's sleeping, but he's such a terror when he's awake.

Playtime at Esther's House

Esther & I decided to meet up for some shopping & lunch at the last minute today. She needs to buy a cabin trolley for Julian & some wet wipes for Nicole. We decided to meet at Raffles City so that we can shop at Robinsons.

As we were late, we met Esther & Nicole at Robinsons where they were already doing their shopping. Esther managed to get what she wanted. For me, I got Daryl the The First Years Toddler Flatware Travel Set 3-Pack. This would be useful when we are out with Daryl. I realised that not all places have kid sized utensils, especially at hawker centres. Unfortunately, that happens to be Kel's favourite makan place.

After shopping, we had a very nice dim sum lunch at Szechuan Court. When we finished our lunch, we walked around Raffles City before adjoining to Esther's place.

We had a great time there, especially Daryl. He spent the whole afternoon playing with Nicole.





















Nicole : Get up... I want to sit in my car...





















Daryl : Don't want, I was here 1st...
Nicole : Okie, since you don't want to get up, I'll make you get up...





















Nicole decided to get into the car with Daryl together.





















Daryl : Mummy... Nicole is sitting on me...





















Daryl : Hmph... I shall be a gentleman & let her have the car then. (Actually, it's coz mummy made me give up the car to Nicole. Mummy said that as Nicole is a gal, I can't bully gals, so I have to give up the car to her)

When we saw that, Esther & I couldn't stopped laughing.

Daryl the Harry Potter Fan

I borrowed the whole set of Harry Potter's books from Kat who is a huge fan. Little did I know that her nephew is 1 also.

I came out of the bathroom after my shower when I saw Daryl reading The Goblet of Fire. He was even flipping the pages. Luckily he didn't bend the pages. If not, Kat is going to kill me. :p

Kat's 22nd Birthday

Today is Kat's 22nd birthday. As she is on leave, she decided to have her hair cut & coloured by my stylist at The Hair Spa & Salon. I fixed an appointment for her at 1pm. Thus we decided to meet for lunch 1st at Sakae Sushi, Wheelock Place.

After lunch, I brought Kat to my stylist there. After that, I brought Daryl to Forum Galleria while waiting for Kat to finish her haircut. When we were there, we went to VitaKids where I bought 2 boxes of biscuits for Daryl. Since we got a lot of time to while away, I brought Daryl to Toys R Us. Over there, Daryl is in toys heaven coz there are so many toys there. He spent like 1.5 hours playing there.





















Daryl sitting on the floor while playing with the Fisher Price's Brilliant Basics Stacking Action Blocks.





















Daryl decided to get up after a while coz he got bored. I am not surprised as the toy is meant for 6 months & above. The best thing is, he put the toy back onto the shelf instead of leaving it onto the floor. He's such a good boy! :p





















Daryl pushing the Pooh Airplane Activity Ride-On around Toys R Us



A vid of Daryl pushing it.



A vid of Daryl playing with the VTech Grow & Go Activity Walker.

After spending 1.5 hours there, I decided to leave Toys R Us as I estimated that Kat's haircut should be about done already.

At the exit, we passed by the Les Enphants boutique. Daryl saw a pair of Disney sandals with Pooh Bear on it. He picked up the sandals & give it to me. I asked him whether he likes the sandals or not & he make some noise, thus I presumed that he said yes. I asked the sales assistant for a pair in his size so that he can try it on. When he tried it on, he was so happy that he walked around the whole boutique in his new shoes. Seeing the happy look on his face, I decided to buy it. As there are 3 colours available - blue & yellow, dark & light blue & brown, I asked Daryl to choose the one which he likes. He choose the brown coloured pair. I paid for the sandals & left the boutique.

On the way back to the salon, Kat smsed me to let me know that she's about done already. We met outside the salon & we went to NYDC Cafe at Wheelock Place for tea. When we reached the cafe, we found Daryl snoozing in his pram. Poor boy, think he must have been tired out already. I inclined the pram so that Daryl can sleep more comfortably. Kat & I had a very nice afternoon tea. Halfway through our tea, Daryl woke up & fed some of the newly bought biscuits to him.



























A grouchy Daryl eating the cheese biscuits which I bought for him just now.

After tea, I asked Kat to choose her birthday cake which I'll buy for her. She chose the Boo Boo cake as her birthday cake. My sis got expensive tastes... I paid for the tea & cake & we went back to my mum's place.





















Daryl. This pic was taken by Kat while we were on the way back to my mum's place

As my mum didn't cook, Kat & I went out to the nearby coffeeshop to buy dinner back. It was a very sumptuous dinner, we had oatmeal prawns, prawn paste chicken, veggies with fish slices, etc. After dinner, we sang Kat the birthday song, she made her wish / wishes & she cut the cake.




























Kat's birthday cake





















Kat making her wish / wishes





















Kat blowing out the candles





















Pris, Daryl & Kat. Daryl is too engrossed in playing with Kat's hp





















See Daryl's grouchy face



























The birthday gal & Daryl





















Pris, Mum, Kat & Daryl





















Mum, Kat, Daryl & Me





















Kat & Daryl again. See how happy he is.

We left my mum's place at about 9pm as Daryl is fussing. He was so tired that he fell asleep once we were in the car.