Kor Khao Lak (Dec 07 - Jan 08)

We went to Kor Khao Lak, about an hour north of Phuket, to celebrate New Year!  I thought it was one of the best new year celebrations ever!!

We even got to see a Mermaid!!

Caleb and Mommy just outside our beachfront villa.

On the RPL to Kor Kaho Lak.

New Year Lantern

pirates ah har!

Caleb attended a friend's birthday party in August and the theme was princesses and pirates.... this is our little mean pirate.... ah har!

Puzzle Mania

Caleb has a fascination with puzzles.... he loves the challenge of a new puzzle, and the satisfaction of being able to complete it. He may not be patient enough for art & craft, colouring, or lego, but somehow, puzzles are different.

He's even managed to convince his granny to buy him all the puzzles in the series..... When he goes through puzzle mania, he covers the whole bedroom floor with the completed puzzles before nap time.

An overjoyed caleb after completing his puzzle ;-)

Photos from Dylan's first month celebration

I know this is a little late, but I wanted to record some of the photos from Dylan's first month celebrations....

Obviously, the star of the show didn't know that he was the reason we were having a party..... coz he was more than contented just sleeping.....

While he was sleeping.... we were feasting on seafood (not that he could really have some, even if he was awake!?!), with a wonderful view of the sunset....

And of course the ABCD team in blue (Dylan's not in the pic, coz he's asleep... but he's also in blue ;-))

Last but not least, not forgetting the cakes, cupcakes and gift boxes we had to celebrate with friends, family and colleagues....(ok, so maybe mummy went a bit overboard with all the blue stuff....;-))... No time for red eggs this time round.....

Caleb's beloved Di Di Dylan

How time has flown by. The days have turned quickly into months, and Caleb's initial apprehension and jealousy (It's not all about me anymore!) when Dylan was born, has turned into a brotherly love so sweet, filled with lots of hugs and kisses.

Here are a few pics of Dylan when he was first born:

Caleb coped with Dylan's arrival bravely, and turned to his "best friend".... his papa.... when he grappled with issues about why he now had to share mummy with someone else. Here is a snippet of their conversation: 

Caleb: Papa, why does mummy have to feed Di Di?

Papa: Because Di Di has to drink mummy's milk.

Caleb: Why does Di Di have to drink mummy's milk?

Papa: Because only mummy makes milk for Di Di.... Wait a minute... let me check, maybe Papa has milk for Di Di?? Do you think papa has milk for Di Di?

(Caleb laughs...)

Caleb: No..... Maybe I have milk for Di Di???  

(Caleb lifts up his T-shirt and checks.... then chuckles.... )

Caleb: No, I also don't have any milk for Di Di.

Papa: So I guess mummy has to feed Di Di, yah?

Nowadays, Caleb has only hugs and kisses for his brother (other than the occasional grouchiness when he wakes up from his nap ;-)), and is a great source of comfort for Dylan.

Some illustrations if I may:

Dylan: (crying his lungs out in the car)

Caleb: Di Di don't cry, Kor kor is here, ok? Kor Kor sitting next to you. Kor Kor sing to you... you don't cry.... (Caleb starts his rendition of "Jesus loves me this I know") 

or

Caleb: Di Di don't cry.... if you cry anymore, Kor Kor going to take ruler and smack your backside!

Dylan: (crying again)

Caleb: Mummy, I think Di Di is hungry. I think you better give Di Di milk.

or

Caleb: Di Di, don't cry... I tell mummy to give you milo or apple juice from her tummy, ok? 

Okie, enough of child talk, more pics of the boys:

The next holiday - Med Cruise

This post is almost a year after the last. With facebook, I thought that there was no longer a need for this blog but as I was going through the previous posts with Caleb, I realised that they marked many milestones in our lives. Now that Dylan has joined the fold, Andrea and I decided (rather Andrea insisted) that we should keep this blog going....

And what better way to start than with the holiday after Phuket in May 07 - the Get-away in Costa Del Sol followed by the Mediterranean Cruise on the Voyager of the Seas in Sept 07   

PHUKET!!

Papa and Mama decided to take me to Phuket so that they could spend more time with me before Mama started work in the wards again.

I love water slides!

Recently, I discovered a water slide at our pool downstairs. Wow... it's really fun... see how much fun I'm having? Nowadays, a ask to go for a swim everyday... :-)

Off to the ZOO!!

It was another good trip to the Zoo! Gandma and Gong Gong haven't been to the zoo over 10 years and I did my part to show them around. I'm a Friend of the Zoo afterall!

That's Ah-Chek and me on the back of the truck!

That's Ah-Chek in his natural state.

Shoppin around

I've recovered from that bout of illness. Actually, I was up and running by the time the last post was up. But Mama and Papa have been real busy and haven't found time to post more new pics. They did find time to bring me to the mall.

The HFMD gang!

You must wonder why I've been so silent for such a long time? Well, over the last 1 month, I've been down with diarrhoea (and a rather sore and painful butt), and then after I recovered from that, I got HFMD :-( I was house bound for quite awhile, but lucky for me, my Uncle Alex had HFMD too, so we got to spend quality time together chilling out at home.... and of course I got to spend time with my papa too, coz he stayed home to look after me ;-)

The HFMD gang hanging out at home ;-)What did we do to entertain ourselves after we got over the initial fever, discomfort and pain from the ulcers? Lots of running around at home, watching TV/baby signing time, playing ball, drinking cold drinks and snacking (this is the only time mommy allowed me to drink all the cold stuff I wanted, eat ice-cream, and even eat snack on all sorts of crackers. I didn't even have to eat my proper meals ;-))Ok, so Mommy couldn't resist taking a picture of my rash as it was developing.....

And of course, the highlight of each day was going for "walk walk", and getting my daily dose of fresh air. We had to sneak out though, make sure we didn't meet anyone in the lift, and I wasn't allowed to touch anything other than my car.... Didn't even have a chance to stop and say hi to any of my friends....

Oh well, it wasn't all miserable. I managed to spend time with papa and mommy coz I gave them a fever too, so they had to stay home as well ;-)

Investigating dustbins....

Recently, I've been fascinated with dustbins and throwing rubbish away.... Here I am investigating what people actually place into the dustbin...

My Tai Por's 80th Birthday Party in KL

Last month, I did my first road trip to KL for my Tai Por's 80th birthday party. The journey wasn't too bad.... I ate most of the way there, and slept for the last 1 hour of the journey ;-) What did I do there other than celebrate Tai Por's birthday? Well, there was lots of eating (basically we hopped from one coffeeshop/restaurant to another) ..... and shopping.... and I got to stay up really late..... :-P Also, we visited by great-granduncle and auntie, and I got to play with their "dog dog". These are some pics of our trip....