Developments of Shannon...

Shannon has been growing so quickly. Now she loves to smile, laugh and make noises. She recently also learnt to lift up her head when lying on her tummy and even sitting down with some support. Check her out here...

My Craze about Thomas...

As you can know, I am crazy about cars and trains... Or to be more specific, anything that has wheels in them, hahahaha... Recently, Mummy just bought me this set of Thomas the trains that connects via magnet. I am simply thrilled!!!

To add on to this craze, my latest words learnt are car brands like Lamborghini, Porsche and Ferrari (Mummy thinks this is going to be such an expensive hobby!!! Hahaha...) Other related words learnt are taxi, crane and ambulance.

Shannon and ME!!!

Here's some photos Mummy took for Shannon and me this weekend. Look how well-behaved Shannon is compared to me...

Now I can also say: SHANNON when Mummy asked me what Mei Mei's name is...

I Am Sick Again...

It was just a few days after my 2nd birthday. I have been running a high fever for the last two days now, with a temperature as high as 39.8 degree celcius with no other symptoms like running nose or cough. Mummy had given me a depository in my butt and it has brought my temperature down last night so low that the thermometer was unable to detect. Mummy was so scared, but to her worse fear, after the temperature dipped, it shot back up again. So this morning, Mummy took me to the clinic.

After the doctor checked me, she told Mummy that my fever was caused by a throat infection. Whilst waiting for me to pee pee to get a urine test done, Mummy felt me shivering. When we retook my temperature, it was 40.2 degree celcius. So the doctor decided to give me some medicine in the meantime to bring my temperature down. Luckily this time, after the temperature went down and coupled with the antibiotics that the doctor prescribed, my fever subsided permanently. But I had to miss school for three days this week as Mummy decided that even though my fever was gone, she needed to keep me at home to make sure I only return to school when I fully recover in case I fall sick again or I spread the virus to the other kids in school... Sigh...

I Am Two Years Old...

I am finally two years old... And now I can tell others very clearly when they asked me the following three questions:

1. What is your name? Answer: Matthias (Sometimes, I say "Bus". Probably something to do with my craze about anything with wheels... Hahaha)


2. How old are you? Answer: Four!!! (Haha, cos I know this will make Mummy mad)


3. I am a BOY...

Our family shot...

My birthday present from Mummy. I am always "eyeing" this when I see other kids riding this whenever Mummy brings me down to the playground to play. Finally I have my own!!!

My Birthday Celebration @ Elite Happy Kids

Mummy held a little birthday celebration for me in school. Here's some of the photos taken at school with my little classmates...

Mummy and ME!!!

My little classmates, waiting for me to distribute my birthday cake. Giving out my birthday goody packs...

Mummy's Thoughts - Going Back to Work Soon...

It's been official. I am returning to work on November 16. I have been back at my office and my bosses have been asking me when I will be returning to work. I guess with the gradual recovery of the capital markets, US IPOs are starting to pick up again and my department is quite understaffed. Much as I would like to spend more time with Matt and Shann, I think I am also pretty eager to return to work. I guess it keeps my sanity intact. I am definitely not cut out to be a full time stay home mum, given my limited patience. Being a working mum helps to keep a better balanced lifestyle for me.

I guess again, just as in 2007 when Matt arrived, this coming year is going to be a challenge for Mummy for several reasons:

1. Adapting to having 2 kids at home, with the addition of Shannon, as compared to only Matt in the past
2. Picking up a new US IPO
3. Daddy also taking a new project role that requires him to be away for as much as 2/3 of his time in Mexico and Indonesia

Logistics have been worked out and has been working smoothly so far. We got Matt attending school at Elite Happy Kids, that will keep him in school learning new things, until he returns home on a school bus at 4pm daily. He's made good progress for his first week at Elite Happy Kids. Teacher Connie also commented that he is participating in the activities and he is playing with a few of the other kids in class. He goes to the reading corner and picks up books for the teachers to read to him. On Friday, when I left him, he even told me that I forgot to give him his school bag. We then got our domestic helper to come in for 3 hours on a daily basis, instead of twice a week previously. Once I return to work, I guess she will have to take over the role of cooking dinner from my mum.

Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope things work out smoothly...

Autumn Glimpses of Shannon...

Mummy says Shannon has grown a fair bit in the last month since we returned. Since Shannon was two months, she started sleeping through the night (as opposed to me at 3.5 months of course...) Shannon has also started to laugh and smile and she is really talkative, always making baby noises and wanting us to "chat" with her...

Here's some of her photos since we returned...

Enjoying Last Moments of Beautiful Outdoor Autumn Weather...

Except for two days last week when we had a sudden dip in temperature of 15 degree celcius as a result of the cool air that came from the North (where we had to bring out our winter gear) to only 6 degree celcius, we have been enjoying nice cooling sunny weather of about 20 degree celcius. Check out my outdoor moments. It won't be too long more before the temperature dips again, cos based on the weather forecast, it's going to be rainy for the coming week. Sigh, no more outdoor playground time for me this week...

First Day @ Elite HappyKids...

Today is my 1st day at Elite Happy Kids. Here's how my school looks like...




Here's how Mummy has decided on the logistics. As Elite is a 10 minutes' walk from Mummy's office, she has decided to drop me off in school before work and get the school bus to send me home. Obviously, on the 1st day, I refused to let Mummy out of sight and cried badly when I suddenly found Mummy missing.

At the end of the day, when Mummy came back and checked with Teacher Connie. Teacher Connie said that I have cried for a while and was ok after that.


Here's what Elite Happy Kids focuses on: Physical development, theater, music, art, gardening, cooking, reading and languages (English & Mandarin)...