Jenson @ 1 1/2 yrs

19 Months to be exact!

Time really flies so much faster when you have 2 kids... One moment no. 2 was just a newborn, being cradled & nursed in my arms and the next, he's such an agile toddler, wriggling from your arms as you try to cuddle & kiss him.

My little boy did not have a chance to attend classes like his older sister but yet, I do not seem to see him lagging behind in areas. In fact, I do think his motor skills are naturally way better than Jill's! (On hindsight, all those baby enrichment classes may all be nothing but fanfare afterall! - just my 2cents)

Last weekend, My GYM had an open house. And I thought it would be a great opportunity to bring Jenson there for an hour of free trial. True enough he had a whale of a time, running around the carpeted area, climbing up and down. He enjoyed music & movement circle time, clapping his hands to the music beats, he was intrigued by puppet story telling time and he loved the toys that were poured out onto the floor for him to explore.

Still deliberating if we should sign him for this.....

Long Easter Weekend

Dw got baptised over the weekend. It's been sometime since I felt so much emotions and this certainly was a very meaningful weekend for us as a family.

His baptism mass was a long one, it being held on Holy Saturday's Easter Vigil but Jill had a great experience with the church being in total darkness and having lighted candles around. It started at 8pm and with the fellowship and all, by the time we reached home it was close to midnight! Needless to say Jenson missed his usual bedtime of 9pm and was kinda grouchy. Yet overall I must say I'm pleased that he was still manageable and was totally cool being out so late.

neophyte Dw with his Godma!


It was a busy weekend, where we started off with Goldilocks play on Friday afternoon and we finished Sunday with a whole morning / afternoon playing at the airport. And of course we had lotsa fun in the pool too!

Didi enjoying his Mac's hashbrown


Jill - trying out ice skating for the 1st time - fail ! :( Nevertheless it was a good experience! :)


Finally, decorating an easter egg at I12...


I'm looking forward to the next weekend, it feels so good having my days packed to the brim with so many activities!

Baby Shrek

I love it when they are at this age cos I can TOTALLY do anything I want to them, even if its for just 3 minutes before they get irritated & yank it off. So there I have it, my ultra cute baby Shrek!

Not good

It has not been a good day. It has been a long time since I have felt this horrid.. I hate expectations & I hate the feeling of being taken for granted. At this point I wish I were a multi faceted bitch with tons & tons of money so I can just dismiss everything am, everything I'm doing, pack up with a fake forced smile and disappear for a month, maybe longer all by myself. I don't want to be with people, I don't want to talk to anyone. Emotions. I hate them. They are the cause of every damn downfall.

It's a shitty day.

Hà Nội

We survived the 1st trip we had ever taken on our own - just the 4 of us! It was strenuous & draining. Will we ever do it again? I say AYE!!! But I'm not sure if Dw will wanna do one so soon. He says wait till didi is older. Jill was generally ok as usual. But when put her & didi together, it's just double the dose of hell.

This boy cannot remain still, we can't even bribe him with money! Give him a dollar note to play with and he swanks it away. Food works for that split second, he chomps it and off he goes again. There's no stopping him. So yes, we ran round the plane, we ran round restaurants, we ran round hotels. He even went so far to try knocking on hotel doors. I caught him just as he made his 1st knock and I scrambled as far as I could. Sorry mate, yes that was my son :(

But as tiring as it was, I want to choose to see the positive side of things, now being the New Year and all. It was good fun bonding with the 2 of them, with no help from the maid nor grandparents. We did everything ourselves, clearing the poop, coping with the outbursts, feeding. It has been sometime since we were so hands on and it was fun for me cos dw & I did them together and I felt so proud of the man I married.

Around our hotel... (2nd photo was taken by Jill!)

The lovely Bach & Hoa from Hanoi Kids, who brought us round... & Hoa was just simply great with Jill! Thanks so much & we wish you both all the best in your studies & career!

The cheeky one who kept peeking out from the curtains on the plane

Egg coffee @ Giang Cafe, down a dingy alley which I would never have been able to find on my own, thnks Bach for a great coffee find!

Just so adorable!

He came back from cool Hanoi with super rosy cheeks, just can't stop gushing over his cuteness!!

A little sad

Today was Jill's appt with her eye doctor and he wrote a prescription for her. I felt really down when dw called to tell me that. At age 4, she's way too young to put on glasses! At least that's what I think! I'm not really sure of what's exactly happening. I was too confused to ask dw to repeat what he just said. I'm just sad.

On a brighter note, didi had his 1st video arcade adventure on X'mas day... he seemed that he had a good time.. guess his dad is determined to start him young..

And in 2 days, our family of 4 are taking off to Hanoi, a trip off the beaten track, with 2 kids in tow. Not sure how smart of an idea that is ..