about a boy

So we added more vcds to his (ever) growing collection. A mixture of Barney, Sesame Street and Winnie the Pooh, a smattering of Max Lucado… and we have a likely four eyed monster on our hands.
That said, some of the videos are really good. And no, it is not because they have been drummed into [...]

We have been busy really. Jayden turned 19 months old! We are still trying to feed him solids but he is well, erhmm… on a self imposed ‘liquid diet’. Feed him almost any sort of clear soup and he’d drink it. Quite happily too. Try and sneak in some morsel of solid food and he’d [...]

We decided to visit the airport on the spur of the moment. And I think Jayden loved it. It was not his virgin trip there but it was one where he probably had the most fun. At Harris’, he met a new friend and they chased each other round the cd racks whilst we watched [...]

So since we have gotten the Kura bed all fixed up, Jayden has his own bed to sleep on. No more baby cots. He is a big boy now.
Nevermind that he has been showing up in our bedroom at 5am like clockwork (for the past two days). Bolster in one hand, whimpering face all around, [...]

Thought this textured collage is a nifty parent-child project. Simple enough and relatively fuss free. Just watch out on who is holding the pair of scissors. At the moment, more for archival sake, seeing that he doesn’t quite know how to wield crayons and all. But friends whose kids are older might like it for [...]

We apologise for the radio silence. Jayden has been hard at work learning the ropes of accounting (some admin and how to use the computer at the same time, talk about steep learning curve). He needs to earn his keep. Especially after all the trouble he caused.
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Seriously, we have been pretty busy. After said post, [...]

We have been pretty laid back about sending Jayden for enrichment classes. We are not quite ready to start on a slew of programmes designed to “encourage, nurture, train, improve, develop” his abilities. I guess we rather he learns at his own pace. I remember telling my mum when I finished my last paper for [...]

So we had some ’spare’ time this past weekend and we packed it all in. Saturday we headed to Carrefour Suntec with my parents for a bit of grocery shopping. We hovered around the bicycle section for a bit, considering whether to get one (for ourselves, not the little fella!) when we plonked him down [...]

Sunday saw us at Kids Loft (Cluny Court) to celebrate the birthday of Kayley. Little Kayley turned 2 and had a wonderful party for the young and young-ish guests.
We have not really brought Jayden for any classes, preferring to let him be so the exposure to a class of song and dance, interaction, musical activity, [...]

You know those leashes that you sometimes see used on children? I have not gotten one for myself / Jayden because I cannot shake the feeling that they are so harsh but I thought this line from Max Lucado’s 3:16 good to share.
The strap serves two functions, yanking and claiming. You yank your child out [...]