אֵיתָן (ee-thuhn) solid, enduring (1 Ki 4:31, Ps 89) & טליה (tal-yuh) dew of heaven (God's kindness)
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Rubber Time
The Boys
Sunday, 4 November 2007
Eating on the Run
Last week after buying a load of groceries we decided to grab a bite of lunch in the newly renovated food area outside the supermarket at Plaza Singapura. Unfortunately most of them were more like Take Away outlets -- and so the ever-useful shopping trolley became a high chair as well!
Wednesday, 31 October 2007
Boys' Toys
A strange feeling of deja vu hit me as I was looking at this photo of Ethan -- somehow his handphone fascination reminded me of someone else when he got his new handphone! (see Blog Post of 22 Sept 06) No mystery where Ethan gets his love of techie toys from!
Sunday, 28 October 2007
Baby Food - Adult Food
Thursday, 25 October 2007
Fascinated
Wednesday, 24 October 2007
Walking is Hard Work
Tuesday, 23 October 2007
Chawan Mushi
Monday, 22 October 2007
I Think I'm In Control
Thursday, 11 October 2007
Rain Drops on My Head
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
Ethan Loves Music
New Haircut
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
De De
What does this oft-repeated phrase conjure in Ethan's mind? It could be:
- Daddy (this is Ivan's vote, backed up by the fact that Ethan sometimes says De De when he sees a picture of his Daddy)
- Computer - as in compu-de-de (this is Ethan's favourite thing and he also says de de when looking at the PC even when it's off and no picture of Daddy is on it)
- Anything Electronic (Ethan sometimes says it when he sees a handphone)
- All of the above (Daddy is highly associated with the computer and handphone so de de could all these things which make him happy)
New Eyes Checkup
Ivan now has perfect vision in his right eye with 75 degree astimatism remaining in his left eye. We'll see if it resolves at the 3 month checkup. Looking at things with 2 eyes he has 6/6 vision so all is good.
Thursday, 4 October 2007
Egg Sandwich
Monday, 1 October 2007
New Eyes
Sunday, 30 September 2007
Brunch Date - No Ethan!
Saturday, 29 September 2007
Birthday Number One
Almost One
Thursday, 27 September 2007
Feeding Myself
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Our Anniversary!
In just a few more days Ethan will turn 1, which will be quite a celebration for the family! What an action-packed last few years getting married, being in ministry, travelling to so many places, having a wonderful baby boy, and seeing God do so many fantastic things. Really nothing ordinary at all.
Intrepid Explorer
Monday, 24 September 2007
You Got Rhythm Baby
Sunday, 23 September 2007
Baby French Toast
Friday, 21 September 2007
Crawly Crawly
I suddenly realized that I haven't taken any videos of Ethan crawling around yet! He's so cute padding around with his little hands slapping the floor and we must remember these times as soon he'll be walking about. This clip has nothing but him investigating things and crawling around... very cute, but the kind of thing only parents watch over and over again!
Thursday, 20 September 2007
Brush Your Teeth
Saturday, 15 September 2007
Boat People
Baby French Toast (safe for babies)
Make batter using 45ml formula, 1 egg yolk, 1 tbl spoon plain flour. Cut off edges from bread slices and cook in toaster over or pan-fry on a non-stick pan without oil. Note there is no butter, sugar, or salt. You may add appropriate mashed fruit.
Orange Butter Crepes with Rum
(today's was a rush job with no orange peel and no ice-cream)
Friday, 14 September 2007
Finger Foods
But that's a minor detail to the overall joy of having acquired the skill of being able to feed oneself -- and here he is looking very pleased with himself!
Wednesday, 12 September 2007
Vertical Joys
Wednesday, 5 September 2007
Cousins
Monday, 3 September 2007
Sleep Kit
Friday, 31 August 2007
Standing Tall
Thursday, 30 August 2007
Vivo City with Friends
Though both boys weren't at their cutest they did enjoy their day out in Vivo City and loved staring at the balloons we got for them. We lounged around in a coffee joint afterwards. Do you think the babies look alike? Cos people say Terence and Ivan look alike... someone even congratulated Terence thinking he was Ivan at our wedding 3 years ago.
Tuesday, 28 August 2007
Trying Not to Sleep
Saturday, 25 August 2007
The Reading Room
Friday, 24 August 2007
Daddy's Funny Goggles
I slept a lot that first day with most of the discomfort (mild-moderate stinging pain) coming 5 hours after the operation when the numbing eye drops wore off. So I took some panadol and was okay again. The next day I woke up and discomfort was gone and I was seeing clearly. The check-up went well and I am now seeing nearly 6/6 which is very good recovery after 1 day. Vision will fluctuate in the first 7 days but I am seeing very well now and am very satisfied! Must be gentle with the eyes and diligent with my eye drops especially in this first week as the eye heals.
Dr Julian Theng who set up the Eagle Eye Centre at Mt Alvernia did a great job and is very reassuring, which helps you keep calm. Plus his staff are all excellent and the $1 cappucino is quite good considering it comes from a machine! He spot on cleared my 550+ myopia and 350+ astigmatism though I have thin corneas. So I highly recommend him and his centre. Thanks to Judy and Yogi who recommended him to us! I also bought his small book called "A Long Sighted Look at Presbyopia" and now understand what presbyopia is and what we can expect as we go past 40 and may need reading glasses. I always thought that was long-sightedness setting in but it's not! If you were misinformed like me it's a good read as many opticians will not know the various types of treatments available so it's good to educate oneself.
I'm looking forward to be able to play rough and boisterous games with Ethan now without having to take off my glasses and look for a safe place to put them all the time. And now when he rides on my shoulders I can properly see where I am walking! Renata says she has now married the man in her wedding album. Ha ha... if you don't know what she means, click on the wedding album link on the right!