Mary and Joseph, acted out by Victoria and Gian
The angels sing
Chipotle Chicken
18 hours ago
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Victoria's Kindy Concert: Part 2
Victoria in her play act on stage. She waits patiently for the principal to finish her speech.
Mary and Joseph, acted out by Victoria and Gian
The angels sing
Mary and Joseph, acted out by Victoria and Gian
The angels sing
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Victoria's skin prick test result
This is a happy post.
Last Saturday we brought Victoria for her pre-scheduled appointment with this immunologist from Pantai Hospital. This was her 2nd visit, the first being one to introduce ourselves to the doctor.
So last Saturday she was tested via a skin prick test on chicken, eggs, cow's milk, wheat/rye/barley, latex (connected with kiwi/strawberry/dragonfruit/etc), shrimps, tropical dustmites, international dustmites, pandan, mushroom and fungus (mok yue).
She aced them all - NO REACTION!
Although the result was expected as this only confirms the results in April this year at Tangkak (her other allergist doctor), the true test is eating.
On the way back, I asked her what would be the first food she wants to eat. She said chicken rice. We were abit hesitant since the rice has margarine which we know she was allergic to, but if we don't try, we wouldn't know if she's been healed. So I gave her a quarter of the chicken and rice. Her inner arm started to itch and became red an hour later. My joy quavered. But the consolation was I knew she could eat chicken as I have been giving her chicken a few weeks back, starting with kampong chicken then to the normal white chicken.
The next day-Sunday, we ate outside after church. She tasted a little of chicken curry laksa, herbal duck mee sua and nasi lemak with curry chicken.
On Monday, we tested her on egg. Yes, egg. Half a fried egg. No itch. No reaction. Truly, this is a miracle happening in front of me. This is the day that we have all been waiting for, for over one year, my brave little girl has remained patient, and persevered and faithful. After all the tears and prayers, this is it.
On Tuesday, I gave her half fried egg for breakfast based on her request. She is one very happy girl these few days, I tell ya. No reaction. PTL!!! For lunch, she ate shreded chicken wan tan mee - one of her favourites before she had to "puasa"
Why the rush in testing her with eggs? Well, initially I planned to test her on one food type each week, but we hasten the process with eggs because we needed to catch the current MAS promotion to book our tickets back to UK. (I will blog about this another time).
The next one month will be an exciting month, giving her a variety of food little at a time, to reaffirm the test results.
And each time, we say a prayer of thanksgiving.
Last Saturday we brought Victoria for her pre-scheduled appointment with this immunologist from Pantai Hospital. This was her 2nd visit, the first being one to introduce ourselves to the doctor.
So last Saturday she was tested via a skin prick test on chicken, eggs, cow's milk, wheat/rye/barley, latex (connected with kiwi/strawberry/dragonfruit/etc), shrimps, tropical dustmites, international dustmites, pandan, mushroom and fungus (mok yue).
She aced them all - NO REACTION!
Although the result was expected as this only confirms the results in April this year at Tangkak (her other allergist doctor), the true test is eating.
On the way back, I asked her what would be the first food she wants to eat. She said chicken rice. We were abit hesitant since the rice has margarine which we know she was allergic to, but if we don't try, we wouldn't know if she's been healed. So I gave her a quarter of the chicken and rice. Her inner arm started to itch and became red an hour later. My joy quavered. But the consolation was I knew she could eat chicken as I have been giving her chicken a few weeks back, starting with kampong chicken then to the normal white chicken.
The next day-Sunday, we ate outside after church. She tasted a little of chicken curry laksa, herbal duck mee sua and nasi lemak with curry chicken.
On Monday, we tested her on egg. Yes, egg. Half a fried egg. No itch. No reaction. Truly, this is a miracle happening in front of me. This is the day that we have all been waiting for, for over one year, my brave little girl has remained patient, and persevered and faithful. After all the tears and prayers, this is it.
On Tuesday, I gave her half fried egg for breakfast based on her request. She is one very happy girl these few days, I tell ya. No reaction. PTL!!! For lunch, she ate shreded chicken wan tan mee - one of her favourites before she had to "puasa"
Why the rush in testing her with eggs? Well, initially I planned to test her on one food type each week, but we hasten the process with eggs because we needed to catch the current MAS promotion to book our tickets back to UK. (I will blog about this another time).
The next one month will be an exciting month, giving her a variety of food little at a time, to reaffirm the test results.
And each time, we say a prayer of thanksgiving.
Monday, November 23, 2009
The two little flers...
... have their days where they fight like husband and wife (Vic would stomp off and decide not to play or talk with William) and there are days when the two of them are soooo loving to each other.
The younger one would sit at the bottom of the stairs and ask the sister to sit beside him. He would go hug her, and she would insist on feeding him. He would throw his balls down the railings and she will happily pick them up, much to his amusement.
They can fight over the same thing or over different things like which DVD to watch. Sometimes, William would hit his jie jie on the head, or pinch. Most of the other times, Victoria would mumble something about William not loving her and she will sulk and make some self-pity statements.
But after all these, it's normally the boy who would make the first move to make up by hugging his jie jie back. (Good training, right?)
The younger one would sit at the bottom of the stairs and ask the sister to sit beside him. He would go hug her, and she would insist on feeding him. He would throw his balls down the railings and she will happily pick them up, much to his amusement.
They can fight over the same thing or over different things like which DVD to watch. Sometimes, William would hit his jie jie on the head, or pinch. Most of the other times, Victoria would mumble something about William not loving her and she will sulk and make some self-pity statements.
But after all these, it's normally the boy who would make the first move to make up by hugging his jie jie back. (Good training, right?)
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Happy bedtime shots...
... taken last nite of my soon-to-be 19 month old baby. He's a true darling in the bedroom whenever I put him to sleep.
Last nite he was laughing so happily that I couldn't resist not snapping his pictures. It all started when I wanted to make a phone call, and he decided to help me hold my phone to my ear, and then take it away all of a sudden. I entertained him by pretending to be shocked, and he burst out in laughter. What's so funny? Beats me, but like I said, he's a true darling.
Last nite he was laughing so happily that I couldn't resist not snapping his pictures. It all started when I wanted to make a phone call, and he decided to help me hold my phone to my ear, and then take it away all of a sudden. I entertained him by pretending to be shocked, and he burst out in laughter. What's so funny? Beats me, but like I said, he's a true darling.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Little miss-something
Victoria is a...
1. Little Negotiator
She negotiates on almost everything. We have moved on from her crying aka lau gai days just because she cannot get her way, and she negotiates on a deal we can both agree on. For example, this little 4.5yo negotiates with me when she wants to wear her socks. She reasons as she negotiates. Just because once when it rained heavily in the afternoon and I didn't want her to catch a cold, I suggested she wear her socks and long sleeve (she used to, until I "trained" her to stop) during her nap. Thereafter, every time it rains in the afternoon, or ABOUT to rain, she becomes happy and is quick to ask me if she can wear her socks. If I say no (just to be difficult), she tells me it's raining and she's cold. Then I pretend to have some concerns about her not taking it off after she wakes and she "promises" to do so.
Just the other day she was having her early dinner before her music class. She kept telling me she couldn't finish her dinner and initially I ignored her. She was rather persistent, and continued saying, "Mummy I cannot finish, how?" After some time, she realise that's not leading to the answer she wants to hear, so she tried a different tactic. I was surprised when she suggested to me to keep her dinner till after music class and she "promise" she will have it all polished off!! I hesistated. Then she yelled, "promise or not? You trust me?"
OK OK.
2. Little Complainer
Yes, she complains. About small things like why the maid didn't help her with xxx, that she doesn't have 2 sunshades in the car just like her brother, that she cannot watch her Snow White DVD, that she doesn't want to eat her vege and yesterday she got scolded for complaining about having too much to eat! Thank God her complaints are not the same everyday and these mainly depend on her mood.
3. Little Helper
My Victoria is forever my little helper, exactly what my gynae has "prophesized"! She loves to watch the maid cook and willingly extends her hand in whatever we ask her to do. Sometimes, she makes uncalled for initiaves by washing the plates with the Dettol Handwash (because that's the only soap that she can use). She loves cutting garlics and even asked to cut onions too but of course that's a no no. We give her a butter knife and chopping board to cut the garlics and she happily chops away. Yesterday evening whilst I was taking my bath, I suddenly realised that I had forgotten to put a new towel in the bathroom. And guess who came to my rescue? Victoria! She came upstairs to complain to me that Daddy didn't let her watch her DVD but allowed William to watch his Donutman instead, hoping that I will overturn Daddy's decision. Haha, of course that didn't happen. Instead, I got her to bring me my towel from outside. She even asked me, just to be sure, "What colour is your towel?"
4. Little Miss Perfect
When it comes to Heh Heh (remember her favourite doll?), she must dress Heh Heh in the way that she wants. The doll wears a complete set of long sleeve, long pants (both rolled up), diapers (sponsored by William), socks and mittens. Sometimes Heh Heh is also wrapped up in a white nappy cloth just like a newborn. And how is she super miss perfect here? She insists that Heh Heh's mittens must be tightly worn (I don't know why she can't do this herself) and will bug you until you do it for her.
1. Little Negotiator
She negotiates on almost everything. We have moved on from her crying aka lau gai days just because she cannot get her way, and she negotiates on a deal we can both agree on. For example, this little 4.5yo negotiates with me when she wants to wear her socks. She reasons as she negotiates. Just because once when it rained heavily in the afternoon and I didn't want her to catch a cold, I suggested she wear her socks and long sleeve (she used to, until I "trained" her to stop) during her nap. Thereafter, every time it rains in the afternoon, or ABOUT to rain, she becomes happy and is quick to ask me if she can wear her socks. If I say no (just to be difficult), she tells me it's raining and she's cold. Then I pretend to have some concerns about her not taking it off after she wakes and she "promises" to do so.
Just the other day she was having her early dinner before her music class. She kept telling me she couldn't finish her dinner and initially I ignored her. She was rather persistent, and continued saying, "Mummy I cannot finish, how?" After some time, she realise that's not leading to the answer she wants to hear, so she tried a different tactic. I was surprised when she suggested to me to keep her dinner till after music class and she "promise" she will have it all polished off!! I hesistated. Then she yelled, "promise or not? You trust me?"
OK OK.
2. Little Complainer
Yes, she complains. About small things like why the maid didn't help her with xxx, that she doesn't have 2 sunshades in the car just like her brother, that she cannot watch her Snow White DVD, that she doesn't want to eat her vege and yesterday she got scolded for complaining about having too much to eat! Thank God her complaints are not the same everyday and these mainly depend on her mood.
3. Little Helper
My Victoria is forever my little helper, exactly what my gynae has "prophesized"! She loves to watch the maid cook and willingly extends her hand in whatever we ask her to do. Sometimes, she makes uncalled for initiaves by washing the plates with the Dettol Handwash (because that's the only soap that she can use). She loves cutting garlics and even asked to cut onions too but of course that's a no no. We give her a butter knife and chopping board to cut the garlics and she happily chops away. Yesterday evening whilst I was taking my bath, I suddenly realised that I had forgotten to put a new towel in the bathroom. And guess who came to my rescue? Victoria! She came upstairs to complain to me that Daddy didn't let her watch her DVD but allowed William to watch his Donutman instead, hoping that I will overturn Daddy's decision. Haha, of course that didn't happen. Instead, I got her to bring me my towel from outside. She even asked me, just to be sure, "What colour is your towel?"
4. Little Miss Perfect
When it comes to Heh Heh (remember her favourite doll?), she must dress Heh Heh in the way that she wants. The doll wears a complete set of long sleeve, long pants (both rolled up), diapers (sponsored by William), socks and mittens. Sometimes Heh Heh is also wrapped up in a white nappy cloth just like a newborn. And how is she super miss perfect here? She insists that Heh Heh's mittens must be tightly worn (I don't know why she can't do this herself) and will bug you until you do it for her.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Victoria's Kindy Concert: Part 1
Today is a special day. The four grandparents and cousin Grace made their way up from Seremban early in the morning, to come to see and support Victoria at her annual year end concert. Victoria plays Mother Mary in a short play on Christmas. They children were all dressed up in biblical costumes and they were all very sporting.Proud mummy with Vic holding her doll (named Harry whose role is Baby Jesus)
After the play. Peeping through...
I want to note here, that hubby and I are very proud of you, our little princess Victoria. It's such joy to see how you've grown into a matured little girl and with mixed feelings I see her enjoy her time with her kindy friends. This is because next year Victoria will join a new school in preparation for Primary One.
Waiting for the children to walk in. William.
Mummy with my two wonderful children
I was worried that Vic will not be able to wake up early in time this morning. Last nite I tried not to talk too much about her concert for fear she might get too excited, but casually mentioned that she should sleep early so she will have no problem waking up early. This morning, before William (normally the first or second to wake) or I open our eyes, I heard hubby and Victoria's voice.
Vic was pretty cool at kindy. Didn't see her nervous at all. William watched for a while, then tried to sleep but couldn't, I think he was just excited with all that is happening around him.
After the concert was a little makan to fill the little (and big) tummies. Truly a wonderful concert, a wonderful day (we attended a gathering in the evening, will blog about this later) and all praise to God. I will post up more pictures on the concert itself after I receive the official photographs as the pictures in my camera came out too blur and with red eye effect (the little kids do look rather scary with the red eyes, haha).
Good friends. Victoria, Amanda and Chloe.
Another good friend, "Angel" Alena. They play together most whilst waiting for the mummies to pick them after school.
Victoria with Yuriko.
And this is with "Joseph" played by Gian. The two of them held hands during the play, and after the play when we told them to smile for the photographer, they were playfully stepping on each other's toes. Hhmmm...
-to be continued- Friday, November 13, 2009
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