"Hide" and Seek

Caleb got bored of doing the usual stuff at home and wanted us to play hide and seek with him. Our house, being your typical HDB flat, has got limited areas to hide and after a while, you got to get really creative in order to find a new hiding place. After we had done our fair share of hiding in cupboards, toilets, under the bed, under the table, under the bed covers... Caleb introduced a new dimension to "hide" and seek.
It was Caleb's turn to hide and Daddy and I couldn't help bursting out in laughter when we saw his new hiding place...

That is actually our living room, with no furniture blocking our view of Caleb at all... so you can imagine how "well hidden" he was...

It was such a one-of-a-kind moment that I had to go grab my camera and take a video of him. The vid is a bit shaky coz I couldn't help but laugh as I talk to him.

He actually looked slightly embarrassed when I told him that I could see him.

In response to his "creative" hiding place, this is where I went to hide when it was my turn next...

Well... my dear, dear Caleb laughed when he "found" me...

Caleb The Fertilizer...

We were at my aunt's chalet at Pasir Ris today and just as we were leaving, Caleb needed to pee. He was urgent... we couldn't get to a toilet in time... so Daddy let him pee at an empty grass patch. That's when I overheard him tell Daddy... "Daddy, I pee on the grass and then the grass will grow very tall..." Makes me wonder who taught him to talk like that!??!

The Birds and The Bees...and the Belly Button

Recently I had the "opportunity" to talk to my son about the birds and the bees. I was eating my dinner and Caleb was just sitting beside me and out of the blue, he just started this conversation...

Caleb: Mummy, where did Meimei come from?
Mummy: From my tummy...
Caleb: From your belly button right?
Mummy: No... my tummy...
Caleb: How did she come out of your tummy?
Mummy: I used a lot of strength and pushed her out...
Caleb: Out of your belly button???
Mummy: No... not my belly button... (hmm... this is getting tougher than I thought...) from a hole near the backside...
Caleb: Noooo... there's no hole near the backside! (he said it in this tone like I was bluffing him...)
Mummy: Haveee... You've got a hole near the backside where you poo poo right? And another hole where you pee right? Girls got one more hole for babies to come out...
Caleb: From the belly button???
Mummy: Nooo... Not from the belly button! (I'm thinking in my head... what's with the belly button!)
Caleb: Oh... Why?
Mummy:...well, you'll know when you grow up...
Caleb: oh...

And I decided it was enough for me for one night and I quickly proceeded to change the topic!

Our Family Portriat by Caleb the Artist

Two months back, I was minding the kids in our cg and trying to keep them occupied so that the rest of the adults could concentrate on having bible study. As Mother's Day was round the corner, I asked the children to try to draw a picture of themselves with their Mummy. It was then that I saw Caleb's first "real" drawing. Typically, he either scribbles lines all over the paper, or he draws some circles. Most of the time he actually insists that I draw for him coz he says he doesn't know how to draw. Well, in the presence of the other children, he actually set down and started drawing a stick man with eyes, nose, mouth, hands and legs. I was really pleasantly surprised coz he's always reluctant to draw with me so I had no idea that he could actually draw like that. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring his first "real" drawing home to keep. But... I managed to persuade him to draw me another picture of him and me and this is what he did...


It's quite a close replica of what he drew initially. I labelled the stick drawings for him so that we can tell who is who. The strokes across the mouth actually represents teeth (according to him). He attempted to give me a green dress which he "coloured" on the drawing of me. I praised him for his drawing and we proceeded to put it up in our room to encourage him.
Over the weekend, I requested for him to draw a family portrait for us as I was curious to see what he would come up with. This is what he drew for me.


He drew himself first, and told me that he was lying down. Then he drew a picture of me, followed by Daddy. Initially he told me that there was no space left for Sarah, then he said oh, I can draw here... and he proceeded to draw Sarah in next to him. Daddy and I think it was a really good attempt on his part (although Daddy does think that we look like aliens...). Well, whatever it is, to me, this family portrait is beautifully drawn and is really precious and priceless.

Sarah At 6 months

Last week was an exciting week for Sarah. She turned 6 months on Monday and throughout the week, we saw a couple of changes in her.
Well, for a start, I introduced her to semi solids. She got her first taste of rice cereal mixed with breast milk for her mid morning snack. She being very patient by nature, waited quietly for me to spoon each mouth of cereal into her mouth. Then she'll put on her trademark frown as she slowly savoured the cereal, as though she was trying to decide whether she really liked the taste of the cereal.
We also discovered that she can now sit on her own without any support. We still got to watch her though, coz sometimes she just throws herself backwards and I worry that she'll hit her head. When we went out for lunch last week, it was great for us coz we didn't have to confine her to her stroller or carry her while we eat. Instead, she got to sit in the high chair just like her kor kor.
And we think that she's on her way to start crawling. She's been making attempts to lift up her butt and try to propel herself forward so that she can reach out for things. She hasn't quite figured out how to move herself forward yet and will usually end up moving backwards instead. But we think she'll figure that out probably in a week or two... so that means it's no longer safe for us to leave her alone on our beds. I'm starting to build up barricades around our bed whenever she's sleeping there. Either that or I probably have to let her sleep on a mattress on the floor whenever she takes her naps. I really don't want to risk letting her fall off the bed. (That actually happened to Caleb and he ended up with a nasty cut and bloody mouth)
I managed to take a video of Sarah today, attempting to crawl. She's very fascinated with my handphone and goes for it whenever she sees it. And once she's set her eyes on her target, she's really persistent and will try really hard to capture it!


As you can see, she only has one objective... to stuff her prize in her mouth.