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18.11.09

Yet another of Adri's amazing moments

I was enjoying the tranquility of the night while sipping a cuppa when i heard the room door open.
It was 10.30pm, an hour since my little princess had been put to bed.
Out from the room toddled Adri.
I certainly wasn't expecting her to be awake at that hour; Adri has been sleeping through the night since she was 2.5 months (Thank God!!!).


Adri: Mummy! (Adri offered the widest possible grin)

Mummy: Yes, Adri? Why aren't you asleep? You should be sleeping.

Adri: *Grins* Mummy...

Mummy: Yes...?

Adri: I love...

Mummy: Who do you love?

Adri: I love Sai! (Sai = Poop)

Before i could react to her strange object of "affection", Adri showed me her five fingers.
Nothing unusal with flashing her fingers to me, right?

Nothing, except that the five fingers were covered with poop!
Adri's poop!

Apparantly, Adri had pooped in the night, after her milk.
Instead of telling Mart or me, she had decided to "explore" and play with her poop!

Mummy: EEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKSSSSS!

Adri: HEE HEE HEE!!! (and grins)
She prob found it funny when i freaked out and rushed her to the washroom.

Cheeky, isn't she? =/
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Kisses

Yesterday could possibly be one of the most unpleasant evenings for Adri.
She was sent to the "naughty corner" twice and was hit once on her hand for her repeated refusal to head Daddy's and Mummy's instructions and warnings and doing things that really irritated us.

Feeling a "guilty" for being that harsh on my little princess, I decided to be a little sweeter to her, just to affirm her that we still loved her.

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16.11.09, Sleep Time

Mummy: It's sleeping time, Adri. Goodnight. (Smuack! Mummy plants a kiss on Adri's right cheek)

Adri: *Smiles* Another one? How about Adri's face? (and points at her left cheek)

Mummy: Oh, you want another kiss on your left cheek? Ok, Mummy will kiss you goodnight on your left cheek.

Adri: How about Adri's head? Here here... (and points at her forehead)

Mummy: On your forehead? Okie, Mummy will kiss you goodnight on your forehead.

Adri: How about Adri's nose? (and points at her nose)

Mummy: Ok, another kiss for Adri, on Adri's nose)



Adri obviously didn't mind tha affection that i was showering her with and decided to ASK (reminds me of the biblical verse "ask and you shall receive"..)

Note how she managed to name her cheek and forehead this time round!

Adri: How about Adri's cheek? (and points at her left cheek)

Mummy planted yet another kiss (and smiles with satisfaction that her princess actually managed to replace "face" with "cheek")

Adri: How about Adri's forehead?

Mummy: *Smuack!* (kisses Adri with an even broader smile)

Adri: How about Adri's nose?

Mummy: *Smuack!*

Adri: How about Adri's mouth? (and she pointed at her lips as she pouted her lips, ready to receive the kiss)

Mummy: *Shocked* No, Adri. Not on your lips. Erm...erm...Mummy is not well. Mummy cannot kiss you on your lips.


I was really taken aback by her last request and being ill was the fastest "excuse" i could come up with. Well, it was an excuse, not a lie. My nose was a little running.
Hmm.. what if Adri asks for a kiss on her lips on an occassion that i am totally well?
Oops, I certainly won't be comfortable with that!
How else should i say no?
Hmm...
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Adri's 1st...

Of late, Adri refuses to be held or carried while she's out shopping with us.
Well, not that she had allowed herself to be restrained but Mummy and Daddy had always managed to win the power struggle.

15.11.09
At a shopping mall

Just like what every parent would do when surrounded by crowds of unfamiliar faces, I was holding on fast to my little one's hand, for fear that she might get lost in the sea of strangers.
As expected, Adri tried, countless of times, to shake me off but each to no avail.
Adri whined, but i was to used to it to be embarrassed by it. Neither was Daddy.
Adri probably reckoned that all her usual tricks didn't work and decided to calm down. She walked with complete silence, holding on fast to the little plastic bag that she was helping me with.
Just when Mummy was grinning away and thought that Adri had given up trying, this is what my clever princess came up with:

Adri: Wait first, Mummy, wait first. Adri hold plastic bag properly.

Mummy took a glance at the plastic bag and realised it was slipping off her shoulder and naturally thought that she had wanted to place the handles of the bag on her shoulder, liken to how she had always loved to have her little handbags carried and I let go of her hand without a second thought ...

Guess what Adri did?

Yes, you are right!

The very second i let her loose, she sped off! And she did so without turning back to check if we were able to catch up with her.

Of course, i couldn't run after her. Mart did.

I couldn't cos:
1) I was pregnant (that's pretty obvious)
2) I was too shocked. I had not expected my 2-year-old to be to resort to trickery! Couldn't grapple with the possibility that those moments of silence were actually times when she was "thinking" or "plotting"?
She's only abt to turn 2!
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After her attempt to run away, i exhanged roles with Mart and got him to watch her while i lugged the heavy shopping bags around.

Apparantly, Adri had not given up hope on running away.

Daddy and Adri were engaged in a casual conversation with Adri in Daddy's arms when...

Adri: There! (and pointed to an item some distance away)

Following that, Adri used up every ounce of energy to struggle out of Daddy's arms. Yes, Daddy was distracted and Adri managed to run away.

Yes! Yet again!

I think you can imagine how shocked both Mart and I were!

Has Adri really outwitted us or have we belittled what these littles one can do?


Title of this entry: Adri's 1st Lies?
I'm not sure. I certainly hope today's her first attempt to lie. But then again, she did such a great job at it that i seriously doubt...
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Forgetful Mummy..

Adri did something really sweet before she and I slipped into slumberland last night and I was sure I would be blogging abt the heart-warming incident today.

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Much to my dismal, regardless of how hard i tried to recall (I literally sat staring at this blog window for half an hour), I just couldn't (and i still don't) remember the slightest detail!

Oh my, the scattered-brain syndrome common to all "bump carrying" women is slipping in!

Okie, i foresee myself jumping out of bed just to pen down minute details in the middle of night.. =(

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Colleagues and I were having a casual conversation over lunch about names of babies. I mentioned that i am one who is particular abt names. I believe you being what your name implies.

At that, one asked me, "So what's the meaning of your name?"

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BLANK.

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I used to respond so readily to the meaning of "Julia", my baptism name, but at that split moment (and minutes after that), i simply couldn't recall anything close to "the youthful one".

Of course, i had to sieve that out from the internet. =(

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My my... wouldn't you agree with me?

The scattered-brain syndrone is creeping in...slowly but surely. =(

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12.11.09, 6.45pm

Drats! I still can't rem what i was supposed to blog on! =(

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Simple Joy =)

10.11.09

One of the sweetest statements Adri has ever said to me:

"I love Mummy, you know?"


Joy of motherhood. =)
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Say a Lil' Prayer

How would you feel if you were the subject of the following prayer?

"Dear God,
I pray for Yee Yee*.
Amen!"

If i were the subject mentioned in the prayer, i would have felt extremely blessed.

Adri made the above request to God spontaneously (without any coaching) before she slept yesterday.

Isn't that awesome?
Isn't that sweet?

This mummy is blessed indeed, to have such a precious. =)
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* Yee Yee refers to my eldest sis, Adri's eldest auntie.
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Visit to the Gynae's.

Phew! Finally, Adri is taking her afternoon nap and i can have a quick lunch and put up a quick entry on Baby #2.

Woke up feeling terribly excited as i had not "seen" Baby for a month. I was scheduled to take the blood and down syndrome test this morning.

Dr Chen: Wow, you've grown so big.
Me: Yes, Dr Chen, and i don't know why. My weight is more or less the same. You mentioned that it's cos the gas in me?
Before i received any scolding, I hastily clarified:
Me: I have been good. I have not been taking fizzy drinks, unlike during my first pregnancy.
Dr Chen: Are you still constipated?
Me: Nope. I've been taking bananas regularly.
Dr Chen: Have you been taking a lot of cold drinks?
Me: Erm...once in while
Dr Chen: *laughs at the absence of conviction in my reply*

Dr Chen: Baby's doing very well. A very active baby! Let's try to measure baby's neck thickness, listen to baby's heartbeat, take measurement of baby's size and...have a look at baby's gender!

Believe it or not, the whole scan took some 35 to 40 mins!
Why?
Baby's one of the most active Dr Chen had ever seen. Baby did not fail to wriggle, twist, punch and push all the while. Without being stationery, any measurement taken would have been deemed inaccurate.
While Dr Chen ran the scanner all across my tummy, i was having a good time watching my little active one on screen. =D

Factsheet of Baby #2 @ 14 weeks
Heartbeat - 146 beats per minute (Once more, i went "wow" when i heard baby's heartbeat)
Neck thickness - 1.?? (can't rem. but Dr said it was good)
Length - 8.22 cm (Baby's grown so much! Measurement taken a month ago was 2.23cm!)
Gender - remains a mystery (Baby's feet covered his/her gentials)

At the end of the scan, Dr Chen agreed that Baby was a lot more active than Adri. She added that Adri was already rather active for a girl. Oh Oh...Is baby a boy or a girl?
Hopefully, Mummy's and Daddy's curiosity will be satistified come 24 Nov, when Baby is 17 weeks. =)
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String of Words...

Before i get any more scattered-brain, i do want to pen down those memorable moments of my princess. =)

Adri has been adding lots of joy to both the Wong and Toh family lately.
She’s getting a lot more expressive, both with her varied (cheeky) facial expressions and with the amazing statements she makes.
Here’s yet another example of how amazing lil’ children can be:

Excerpt I
Mummy: Adri, Mummy has had her bath. Mummy has finished bathing. Mummy wants to go out (of the bedroom, to the living room). Do you want to go out?
Adri: No, no need. I need to stay in the room, you know?


Excerpt II
Adri: Mummy, Mummy! Look here, look at me! See Adrielle climb over.

Adri was trying to climb onto the bed from the bay-window.


Mummy was appalled because those weren’t repeated utterances of mine!
Can you just imagine the euphoria + satisfaction i felt at that moment?
My baby has learnt to string words together to express herself!


The following is an example of a repeated utterance of mine:

01.11.09

Mummy: Ok, Adri. It’s time for your milk. Mummy is going to prepare the water. Mummy is going to boil the water.

A few seconds later...

Mummy: Listen, Adri. The water is boiling, do you hear the water boiling?
Adri: *silence but listens intently*


02.11.09 (Today)

Daddy: It’s milk time! Daddy is going to boil water to make your milk.
Adri: The water is boiling! Can you hear the water boiling? (Of course, the water wasn’t boiling cos Daddy had just started the electic kettle)


My! Although the time frame wasn’t quite right, Adri sure has a good memory and was trying to apply the concept of boiling water in the milk preparation process, wasn’t she?

I AM REALLY PROUD OF MY BABY. =)
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