Ai Ai's fine motor skills

Here is Ai Ai engrossed in her newly acquired skill - using a pair of scissors.

Yesterday was the first time she used a pair of scissors to cut paper successfully by herself.

It's not a perfect straight line, but just little cuts here and there.

Still, I am proud of her for having learnt to handle the scissors :)

Migraine Again!

It's that time of the month and my migraine is here again!
It all started on Monday when I had bad backache in the afternoon.
I took a noon nap with Ai Ai, and then woke up with a bad migraine.
It was so bad that I couldn't eat much dinner and then started throwing up at night... nothing came up cos I didn't eat much, but just gastric juices.
This auntie had wanted to catch the last episode of the AIDS Chinese drama on Channel 8, but the lights from the TV simply made me retch non-stop and I had to give it up 15mins into the show :(
Tried to sleep it off, but ended up popping a Cataflam at 3am.
R couldn't help much as he was away for his reservist, and he had to stay in camp that night.

I must say Ai Ai was pretty good throughout the whole day.
She basically roamed about the apartment by herself while I laid in bed, but she did throw a few tantrums when I couldn't play with her or take her downstairs for her walk, which I did in the end.

Yesterday was much better. R came back in the afternoon so I got the car and went to see my favourite TCM doc.
The old man took a longer time this round taking my pulse, and finally, without me telling him a single thing, he asked if I had been vomitting and had some stomach problem.
Isn't he amazing? All this just by taking my pulse and no stethoscope to hear my growling stomach.
He gave me 2 days worth of bitter herbs for my tummy, after which I should go back to him again... hmmm, no prizes for guessing the reason, my friends! ;)

P/S. dated 3 Dec: OK, let me clarify here... I am not preggers (I thought I was quite clear that I was having my period :)) but yes, we are finally ready to try for #2... to embark upon the journey of sleepless nights again!
And seeing the TCM doc? Well, it's really to "tiao" my body as I believe in TCM's theory of the body being in harmony.

My hot babe in her ao dai

My good friend L bought Ai Ai a pretty pink ao dai from Vietnam and this little vainpot couldn't wait to put it on.

After L and her little Bees left our place after the playsession last week, Ai Ai kept saying "wear", psuhing me the ao dai.

So I put it on for her but did not button it up fully in case she tears the delicate buttons.

This picture at this angle does not do any justice to her slim legs, but haha, how I wish her legs are really this plump and juicy! :)

She'll be wearing the ao dai during Chinese New Year 2009!

Ai Ai's craft

We invited Wendy and her younger daughter Nana to our place last week for a playsession.

The kids each made a Xmas card (with their mommy's help of course).

Normally Ai Ai holds the pencil with her left hand, and so I am trying to learn how to write with my left hand so I can guide her little hand.

This time Ai Ai picked up the pencil with her right hand cos she had her bottle of glue in her left which she refused to put down.

So I guided her little right hand and wrote a really neat message... the recipients of this card should be receiving it in these 2 days :)

My Shopping Queen

Here is my little shopping queen rushing for the Food Safari at Suntec City.
We were so looking forward to the African chapati (yes, Ai Ai loves chapati), but it turned out to be a disappointment.
It's really just a wrap, like burritos, except that it contains only meat and some raw vege.

And this are pictures of Ai Ai hurrying us along.
She'd say "Hurry, Daddy!", or "Hurry, Mommy!"

The trip wasn't a total waste though.

We got a DVD player cum recorder so I can finally record my Japan Hour :)

My new helpers

This is my little helper.
When I am not looking, she likes to take out her wet wipes and start wiping everything in our flat.
When she takes the lift, she wants to help by pressing all the buttons.
When she does a pee in her potty, she wants to help by pouring it away by herself.

She seems to agree that a handheld vacuum cleaner will take a load off our housework, so we got ourselves a new helper, the Electrolux Ergorapido.
Yes, another of Mommy's new gadgets :)
Daddy, being an engineer, obviously thinks the Dyson is THE machine.
But without the wireless handheld function which we can hoover while standing, it's a definite no-no.
Not to mention its price!

The one Ai Ai is holding is a Philips. The Electrolux one we got is this one.

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Saturday was Mum's birthday.
We had lunch at Raffles Town Club and Ai Ai kept asking to go pee pee/poop poop, but she actually really wanted to play hide and seek with grandma in the toilet!


She's been saying Happy Birthday Grandma or Happy Birthday Mama ever since Saturday.
She called grandma "Mama" before she could pronounce "grandma".
I've got a video of her singing Happy Birthday Grandma, but will need Roy to convert the file before I can post it up.

Here's the bike-crazy Ai Ai - she wants to wear her helmet and sit in her bicycle-seat even at home!

Ai Ai's Potty Training

Ai Ai has been dry throughout the last 3 nights, but she'll wake up at 6am, bang her door and shout "Poo Poo Potty".
She really means pee, but still can't really differentiate it yet.
I'm really proud of her - that she could stay dry for those nights.
But then she ends up waking so early and starts getting cranky by 11am, before her scheduled lunch at 11:30am and nap at 12noon.

Updates.....

I had a really bag migraine last Thursday, which lasted till Sunday.
Luckily Mum was here to help out with Ai Ai when the electricians came on Saturday to fix the wiring for our new TV storage area.

Yes, I call it a TV storage area cos it's supposed to store our entire study of many books/magazines plus miscellaneous stuff like our tennis rackets, roller blades and the Deuter backpack carrier for Ai Ai.
Not sure if it will be able to hold these things... well, we'll know this Fri when the carpenters have installed it.

Meanwhile, here are some updates of Ai Ai:

Picture of her reading her borrowed copy of "Potty Book" after our trip to the library.
She was reading it in the stroller throughout our trip back home, and caused quite a few amused stares.
I also met my usual GP who was on his way home, and Dr. Goh was quite amazed that she was actually reading the book.
Hee, she's obviously just looking at the pictures... probably eyeing the handsome kor kor sitting on his potty! :)

This is Ai Ai on one of her walks downstairs.

She insisted on carrying her little furry pink handbag!

This is Ai Ai looking out of the window forlornly with her swimsuit in hand.

Hmm... it was too early and too cold to go swimming.