Standing in the Corner

We usually practise 'standing in the corner' whenever the kids misbehave. Yesterday night, Ethan was told to 'stand in the corner', and Sophie promptly responded to Daddy's command, and also followed Ethan to 'stand in the corner'. It was such a funny sight! Ethan was sullen, and Sophie was looking at him wondering what happened with a very obedient face.

I couldn't resist, and repeated the instruction, so that I could get them both in this picture - however, as you can see, they found it funny, and the moment was lost. Nevertheless, I captured it!

These are the moments you cherish and it's what makes the kids so adorable!

Note: Sophie just sprouted her first pre-molar on the lower right side.

A Day at Botanic Gardens

Today, I took half-day off to follow the boys on their school excursion to the Botanic Gardens.

We walked the whole of Evolution Garden and had our picnic lunch at the Palm Valley in front of the Symphony Stage. This is where the Singapore Symphony Orchestra plays their "Classics in the Park" once in a while.

Anyhow, weather was on our side, and it was a pretty cloudy day, and it started drizzling only when the kids returned to the coach which brought them back to school. For me, I had to go back to work for a 1pm meeting. (Sigh).

Fun at the Pool

Last Sunday, the boys had fun at Ryan & Colin's new place. They played in the shallow pool and were chasing each other around with their water guns.

Sophie was happily eating some snacks with Daddy while the boys played - her swimsuit was at the school and we didn't bring it back home. She was eager to get in but the boys were really rough, so we didn't want her to go into the pool. She had fun watching the boys anyway.

How Does Poop Taste?

Ask Sophie. Yup, she must have tasted some! It was all over her face, shirt and bed!

Moral of the story: You must NOT wear only diapers for a baby who just pooped and went to sleep. Just when you think it's safe...it 'bites' you back!

Sophie fell asleep in the car on the way home, and she had pooped a small amount. So I wore her a new diaper, and let her sleep, thinking that she would be too hot to wear a pants over the new diaper.

I regretted NOT wearing any pants, as this is the result. I had left her alone in her baby room for about half-an-hour or so, and when I came back, a cheeky and smiling and SOILED Sophie was looking at me. She even laughed! I panicked and was screaming my head off as I carried her to bathe! She had poop all over her FACE and her hands, and her shirt, and the diaper was really really clean.

She must have escaped and pulled out of her diapers when she was awake, and then, conveniently pooped on her bed, and then, played with the poop! Poop was on the bed railings, on the sheets, on everything that she touched!!

EEEKKKS!

It's a good thing she is now on antibiotics (due to her cough), and so, we are not so worried...I hope she will not get any other infection from licking her poop. Who knows how much she licked......or ATE?!!!?! I cannot imagine!

Joy is...

This is what you get when Sophie is really happy. I caught this on camera while we were both attending my colleague's wedding party at Sheraton Towers hotel's ballroom on Saturday. She was seated at her pram most of the time, and did not give me any trouble. She is really a joy to be with. My other colleagues on the table were impressed that she was so well-behaved throughout the course of the Chinese dinner. Daddy had to babysit the 2 boys, as we did not want to bring everyone along to the wedding. It would be too chaotic.

Sophie's got the cough and fever today, so I'm home with her. Hopefully she gets better tomorrow. She didn't sleep well the whole of today...only episodes of half-hour naps.