To everything there is a season...

Keziah's recent sketches

Keziah is really into drawing animals of all kinds. In this month or so that we started having three home together, she has to learn to spend more independent time. These days she's into drawing and writing short sentences. Sometimes, she even takes a storybook that she likes and copies the story.

It's really heartwarming to be getting little notes from her every day or every other day. She's drawing for her sister too!

I love the family picture right down on the right hand corner. Guess which is Mommy? Carrying little Keren on her back, with Daddy and the other two.

More Happy Call Pan

Mommy is starting to experiment more with the Happy Call Pan under the inspiration of many who shared their recipes on Facebook. More recipes can be found from the new website set up by her friend with some others.

After that perfect silver fish omelette, it's now baked pasta…The kids love it just that next time, the cheese will be more browned.

Char Siew..simply delicious! Did some vegetables using the pan as well and it seemed to draw out the sweetness especially of the corn.

Bedtime reading

It's reading time for everyone just before bed! Big and small, all alike...

Ice Skating…a first for Abel

As usual for this Christmas Season, ice skating was here at Novena Square. Keziah was so excited to go for it after last year's experience but Abel was a little reluctant. After much persuasion from his sister, he agreed to join her.

All suited up!

Abel started a little apprehensive. Simply just holding on to the staff helping out the kids.

While Keziah was having a whale of a time on ice though she wasn't very good at single blade. She's still more comfortable with the double.

Eventually Abel caught the thrill of the experience and was all smiles.

They definitely wanted more just that we had no more passes for more. Next year again!

Keren's 4 months old!

Yes, she's 4 months old and still a little 4.7 kg baby. However, she's very alert and active. Now she can reach to grasp the objects she's eyeing on very well. Keren's also biting her lips and playing peek-a-boo with blankie.

Bead craft

Keziah has been doing these crafts and Abel wants to join in too. Her pieces over the holidays.

Mommy happen to come across these at Toy'rUs that are more guided for Abel where he doesn't need to literally count the spaces but simply follow the template. He was so enthusiastic doing them. It is certainly good at training a kid's concentration and pincer grip.

His pieces in a few days...

Keren's pulling everything

Yes, her hands are fast now. She simply grabs everything, including her nappy cloth used to line her rocker, to play pee-a-boo..

Abel's fighting off nap

Abel's been struggling to fight off his nap when mommy insisted that he has his. When he finally napped, these are some interesting poses he's spotted in.

How angelic when kids sleep!

Brother and sister

Little Artist

Holiday programs are great to occupy the kids. They have been bugging me to go to Little Artist for art lesson but I never agreed coz it was really far. Since it's the holiday and Ta Ta and Nei Nei were willing to send them, we had a go. Over two sessions, they made these with other pieces underway to be completed over another 4 more sessions.

Abel's clay porcupine pencil holder

Keziah's first canvas painting. It seems like she's into ladybugs this season.

Keren's finally in dress…hands meet feet..laughing good time

It's the first time we dressed her in a dress. Cutez….

Keren's been trying to catch her feet…when will she send them to her mouth too?

A laughing good time with Daddy!

Ice cream workshop

Easy Peasy..We made it!

Gruffalo @ Forum

December hols is the best where you get many shows at the malls. The kids had been reading the story many times and we're not going to miss this one. As expected, the show by Julia Gabriel never disappoints.

Happy Call Pan

Staying home somehow draws more interest in homeward. Saw this Korean pan advertised on TV and heard so many good reviews. So it is. Mommy bought one to try. The first attempt at thick omelette filled with silver fish. Yeah, picture perfect!

Out with three

For the first time Mommy took all three out on her own on public transport. We took an MRT to Bishan to catch Barbie Princess Charm School. Thank God they are all well behaved.

Keren Hands and legs @ work

Motor skill is progressing. Play time now involves both hands and legs working concurrently.

"I can do it with eyes shut too!"

I can turn over @ 3 months 1 week

Yes, Keren is now able to turn from her tummy back down to her back. Initially, mommy thought it was a coincidence but she did it not just once but a few times thereafter. Another milestone achieved!

Keren's looking a little different

Somehow she's looking a little different. Hair is definite;y ;onger and beginning to stand up.

Keren and leg raises

She loves doing leg raises now and with that, she's shifting her CG to help her to roll onto her sides.

What do we do in the hols?

Mommy started word recognition with Abel beginning with sight words and word family 'at'. Hopefully we can sustain these little activity to get him started with reading.

Lots of craft follows…our first attempt at scratch art..

Nap is a must for growing children and of course, for mommy to take a break. Thank God whenever all three nap about the same time.

Yuquan Chinese Cultural Programme

Keziah attended 3 days of the program me and came home everyday with different items, ranging from Chinese calligraphy, flower arrangement,

Chinese painting with 墨,

to cookery, making chocolates and dumplings of which Mommy forgot to take a picture of. It was simply fun with all these activities that topped up the core word recognition and reciting of 弟子规。

Snuggle together..

Pray you will always be so close to one another even as you grow...

Keren's 3 months old

Time sure flies. Keren is 3 months old. We brought her for her jab. She now weighs 4.23 kg, length 55 cm and head circumference 38.5 cm. Pd still felt her weight gain was low and recommended the following:
1) Add MCT (Middle Chain Triglyceride) oil to increase calories of milk 3x 1.5 ml
2) 2 formula feeds to supplement
3) Continue vitamins

None of which is easy to carry out. Oil is super oily, with fm Keren still merlions and vitamins isn't easy to feed even if it's 1 ml. Somehow we still try as best as we could.

Is really gaining/doubling birth wt at 3 months important? She took 3 months to gain 1 kg when most babies would have done so in 4-6 weeks.

Nonetheless, she's still the ever happy baby….Look at all her smiles and hear her laugh out loud...

Poo...none for 12 days

Yes, we were real puzzled why Keren didn't poo for that many days. We decided to call the doc to check on her. She is on breast milk most times aside from the few feeds of formula for nights (at most 3-4 times in all). So it cant be constipation. Who knows, she finally did it after her morning feed. It was a diaper full of soft poo. She must be trying to avoid the doc.