Exercise Books

jamie drew a ball, balloon & sun herself and briefly told me a story of it. (I wrote it down) Learning phonics at home . Filled in the missing blanks & finally spelt "cat, fat" herself. Jamie formed a triange (left) using cut out strips. Learning to write her own name with the help of starting points. Above are what I've started teaching Jamie using those conventional exercise books that we used during our school days.

One Piece Knobbed Puzzle

Started Jeremy on this puzzle. Need a lot of patience just to make him sit down to do this.

Those Little Surprises

Here's are those little surprises, one after another. Thanks CQ for everything!

A Special Date

** I was invited !!! :p

A,E,I, O, U

Recently, I have enrolled Jamie into Zoo Phonics for a 2 hourly once a week programme hoping that she will develop phonemic awareness which is an essentiial step in learning to read on her own. She will also be acquiring letter-writing pemanship skills to prepare her for sentence writing at the next level.

As she is moving into sounding out all the letters of the alphabets, I am more conscious of my pronounciation with all the beginning , middle and ending sounds of words, blending and word families etc. Who says we can't learn with our kids??

My Breastfeeding Journey with Jeremy

Wanted to blog this little achievement of mine long time ago. I totally weaned Jamie off when she was around 7.5months old and for Jeremy, its 14mths !! In fact, he self weaned so it was a breeze for both of us. Looking back, I have no regrets of all the obstacles and late nights pumping and to breastfeed him. Afterall, seeing how strong and smart he is, I would still say, berastmilk is the best !!

Fisher Price Learn Through Music Interactive Learning System

Got this from a supplier (the toy has been retired from the market for quite some time) and the children love it very much!! Especially this Jeremy who keeps pressing the arrow button, watching the images move from page to page!! Good investment!

Proud Son

So glad that Jeremy is beginning to verbalise words (some are 3 letters words) alot more these days. Basically he picks up new skills and language pretty fast. This morning I just taught him to sign "more" if he wants to eat more. And surprisingly, he did it so many times when he wanted bread from me!! Soon when he is ready, I will start him off on some Montessori materials that I did with Jamie when she was about 2yrs old.

Happy Lunar New Year

Gong Xi, Gong Xi, Xin Nian Hao!! This is what Jamie will say instead of the usual way of Gong Xi Fa Cai. She says this is what her teacher has taught her in school. Mmm, afterall, going to school isn't that bad huh??

Laminator

Finally got a cheap home used laminator from Levine!! Yea thks pal! With this laminator, I will be busy laminating alot of the Montessori materials as well as some old photographs that I do not have the softcopy.

FOR SALES ~ Vtech Baby Exploration Activity Table

Anybody keen??

Turquoise Rose Embriodery Ladies Tank Top from Korea

Isn't it nice? I got it from online for a mere 6 bucks!! haha who says nice clothes are expensive??

My Friend

It's always good to know that somebody understands how much hard work & time you have invested to homeschool your kids. And I'm grateful to Levine, my friend, who also has a 3.5yrs old son.

We share information, resources and ideas on how to teach our kids at the comfort of our home. I will not be who I am without her for she is someone who is so much more creative and resourceful than I! Thanks Levine!

My Friend

It's always good to know that somebody understands how much work you have done to homeschool your kids. And I'm grateful to Levine, my friend who has a 3.5yrs old son. We share information, resources and ideas on how to teach our kids at the comfort of our home. I will not be who I am without her as she is someone who is so much more creative and resourceful than I! Thanks Levine!

Birthday Goody Bag from School

This is Jamie's 2nd bday goody bag from her classmates since the beginning of the year. I am very pleased that she's finally in school, getting to know new friends, learning to queue up, work in groups and enjoy singing songs.

I am Back!!

Finally back to blogging after 2 months of rest!! Been very busy during last December and last month when Jamie finally in school!! Yippee!! But this month's quite bad as both Jamie & Jeremy fall ill since 2 weeks ago. They are now recovering after series of nebulising, various medicines and now on antibiotics. Thank God they are getting well! Will be coming back for more 2 months of updates!! LOL

Fresh Flowers

Fresh from Far East Flora at Thomson for only 5 bucks, cool! And Jeremy got to see so many different types of flowers and potted plants while his jie-jie was in school ;p

Jeremy turning 1 tomorrow....

I'm kind of feeling guilty for not arranging a party bash for Jeremy though father-in-law has pre-arrange for a afternoon lunch at a restaurant. So, I'm trying to do whatever I can and ere's the cake I have just ordered :D

* pix taken from ecreative. Name will be changed of course...

No-No-No

It's great to see how much Jeremy has grown each day and these days, he doesn't like us to hold his hands and he will shake off his hand whenever we try to hold him. For some reasons, he also loves to shake his head which I think he is trying to express his dislikes in this manner. Seeing him grow, Jeremy is somewhat later in achieving his little milestones as compared to his sister. Perhaps this is why many have told me that boys are slower than girls ?

(03-11-06) I'm 11th Months Old !

See those 2 teeth on top? Hurray! I can chew better!!

Self Made Banana Smoothie

Jamie loves to do things herself especially after watching Preschool Power. Tonight, I allowed her to peel, cut & blend her own banana smoothie. After everything was done, Jamie sat down quietly and finished up the drinks , having so contented !

Before & After

Bought this set of puzzles at Kiddy Palace. What made me wanting to buy is that it teaches Jamie the concept of before & after. For eg, white shirt after some painting on it becomes a colored shirt etc.

(06-10-06) Sibling Affection

Oh , see Jeremy's 2nd tooth ? More obvious now...

Too bad the camera is still faulty, else this pix will be a good one!! See how happy Jeremy was?

(31-10-06) 2nd Accident

See the line?? Apparently he woke up and got himself stucked in between the cot (this is what I guessed as I was still in my dreamland when it happened).

** camera still faulty **

(23-10-06) The Accident

Jeremy bumped himself onto the floor and hurt his upper lips. See the swell ? Btw, our digicam dropped and ended up with such quality photos :(

Papa wif Jeremy

The Guys!

(21-10-06) Home Studio

Recently Chunquan bought some equipment for home studio photography and so we took some cool pictures with the kids. Personally I loved this photo... Jamie's gentle smile & Jeremy's cheeky look! Right papa?

(15-10-06) Baby Sign

Caught Jeremy signing this "sleepy" sign that I taught him months ago. Two important signs that I taught him are, sleep & milk !! Isn't it wonderful to be able to communicate with a baby using sign language?

(15-10-06) Ballerina Princess

See how Jamie moves in her leotard and tutu?? Cute !! Just hope that she will continue on this new hobby for long.

(04-10-06) A Day at Ah Yee's House

Since gonggong & popo were away for a holiday trip to China, so I brought the children to Lisa's house for a swim instead. This was also Jeremy's 1st swimming experience. He had a wonderful time in the pool while Jamie happily enjoyed playing with her cousin and was so relunctant to get out of the pool, lol!!

(03-10-06) 38 Months & 10 Months

Both kids are growing up. See their eyes? Don't they resemble each other ?

(23-09-06) Brainy Baby Arts VCD

Got this VCD from Levine free! The children had fun watching it! I find Brainy Baby has very good educational values as it teaches about colors, music, english, right & left brain, numbers, alphabets etc in a fun, lively and interactive manner.

(22-09-06) Leapster Multimedia

Jamie learns about mixing colors and did some simple coloring activities. A very good handy device for young preschoolers!

(22-09-06) First Haircut

This is my 1st attempt to trim Jeremy's hair. Isn't it straight? So tough trimming his hair as he kept moving his head and turning his body.

11-09-06 (Can't Resist)

This is one of the "forbidden" pictures that I'm not allowed to put up at my blog... but I simply love this expression...couldn't resist not putting it up!

And tonight we have finally settled Jamie's new single sized bed and passed her baby cot to Jeremy , yea!

Pre-School Ballet @ Dancepointe Singapore

So Jamie will be learning ballet on every Sunday starting next week onwards. Apparently I enrolled her for a trial lesson today to see if she is keen in learning ballet or not. After few attempts of seeking confirmation from her, the answer she gave was a "yes!" Can't wait to see how she looks like in her tutus and pointe shoes!

(05-09-06) 9 Months Old

I can't believe Jeremy is now 9 months old. It seems like time spend with him passes faster than time spent with Jamie when she was an infant. Oh gosh! I'm going to miss his babyhood soon :( This is his usual pastime... happily digging into the box of mini boardbooks, looks front & back of each books before throwing it as far as he can! What a mess!!

Bye Bye...

4 days after Jamie's toilet trained... she finally pass motion not into the diaper but potty!!! **hippie hurray!!** This really calls for a celebration!! And she will have her wish granted....4 Super Stars & moon !!

Bigger Challenge

Now that Jamie can pass urine into the potty, she is now being challenged to pass motion into the potty as well. I said to her................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Me : Jamie, do you want these bright musical stars to be on the wall next to your bed? *********************************************************** Jamie : Yes! *********************************************************** Me : But you have to poo poo into the potty first, ok? *********************************************************** Jamie : Yes *********************************************************** Me : So where are you going to poo poo ? *********************************************************** Jamie : ...in the potty! *********************************************************** Me : **leaping with joy** ** The above wallables can be found here!

Report from Home : Our Guys Are Down

Jeremy suddenly had running nose in the wee hours (suspecting he got it from CQ who is sick 2days ago) and the next thing I knew was, he's ill!! Without delay, I rushed him to the paed's clinic at Mount Alvernia. His appetite and milk intake has obviously taken a dip. Heartache to see him so unwell and not his usual self... haiz just hope that the virus will not pass on to any of us at home. [Updated on 2 Sept, 4pm : Jamie is now confirmed having running nose since this morning! And that's 3 now ;-( ] *1st time sick @ 9mois

(31-08-06) Let's Celebrate!!

Today probably is one of my greatest satisfaction so far.... achievement in helping Jamie to be potty trained. YES! She finally allow herself to pass urine in the potty the entire afternoon till bedtime, 3 times!! How I did it? Well, I simply encouraged and with lotsa of lotsa of patience and understanding. Of course also with the help of this little gadget which captivated her so much! :D

Peter Potty

A friend introduced this portable boys' potty to me few days ago which she has already placed an order with Amazon. I'm rather amazed by this little gadget and told her that she can consider passing this to me 2years later when Jeremy is capable of using it.

Mathematics

Did a simple patterns concept with Jamie this afternoon after chatting with a friend who did it with her 3yr old son. I'm pleasantly surprised that she's able to grasp the logic faster than I expected which I thought she needs at least few days more before I can see results. Well done!

(21-08-06) I'm Too Sexy

Gee...mama said she wanted to snap some photos of my sexy body and asked me to pose. Cheers!!

(24-08-06) Jamie's 1st Dental Visit

After months of asking around, I've finally brought her to this dental clinic located at Suntec City. Thought this will be an easy job for her since we have been reading books about dental visits. But she simply refused to sit on the chair though the KidsCentral channel was switched on with the TV stucked from the ceiling! Finally she was willing to lie down....but it was on me then I lied down on the chair. The review : good set of teeth and no decay or whatsoever... but it confirmed that our girl's lower jaw somewhat is growing faster that her upper jaw. Dentist will review her next year.

(15-08-06) Life Cycle

Taught Jamie this....

(20-08-06) Hey See My Tooth!!

After months of drooling... we finally see the little tooth emerging out !! Yea and Jeremy is 2mths ahead of his Jie-Jie when Jamie had her first tooth cut after 10mths of age.

Art & Craft with Mama

Jamie chose an Art & Craft children reference book herself at the library on Monday. So I decided that we shall make full use of the book with her playdough. And here it is!!

First Taste of Fish

The porridge definitely taste SWEET! Yummy!! It's organic brown rice + steamed threadfin :D

07-08-06 (Books Books Books)

After enquiring from a fren, I finally managed to locate the newly built NLB!! So, zoomed.... and both Jamie & Jeremy have their first National Library card ! So we will be visiting the library preferably once a week.

06-08-06 (My 1st Bicycle)

Here's the present we bought for Jamie.