2009 update thus far...

it was off to a good start thus far and mummy recently went for the detailed scan at TMC and confirmed that ryan's gona have a baby BROTHER!! this time round, mummy was kinda disappointed since she has been hoping for a daughter. we kinda knew the gender when we saw lc cheng last month for the 4th month visit and baby's gender identification was in full view as he was in a frontal view on his side but mommy was still in hope till the detailed scan! hahaha... so choice of name was Dylan (to date) though daddy likes Brandan.

ryan has started pre-school at calvary pandan kindergarte which is just 1 min drive from our place. class starts from 830am to 1130am and we always barely make it in time cos of the constant dragging of feet and diversion antics of our lil rascal. first thing he says when we wakes will be "i dun wana go school daddy!" or "today go school?" and if the reply is "yes" he will scream "no dun wana go school daddy!" and off he goes to roll on the bed a lil longer saying "i'm so tired! let me sleep plss!" while at school, he's adapting well and following the daily programme. we bought 3 sets of uniforms for him and mama margaret bought a pair of white shoes from bata. i was at a loss at wat to do on the first day of school and mommy took leave to witness the milestone. tehteh dominic and mama margaret had to pick mommy as mommy was supposed to stay at home and daddy to send ryan to school and head for the office thereafter. while at school, daddy videoed the entire scene of ryan getting out of the car and walking up the steps carrying his turtle backpack. he was alrite till i told him i had to leave for the office and thats when he started to be clingy and i was at a total loss! to make matters worse, teh teh dominic came in and told ryan it's ok and mama margaret is waiting outside!! OMG!! ryan's not supposed to know that!! mama and mommy had to hide when we ryan turned round to look. hahaha... tehteh dominic as usual took some pics and then went out. i stayed with ryan for a lil while longer and then i told him i will be back to get him. his fav teacher mdm christian sure knew how to distract first-day goers like ryan and soon ryan waved goodbye to me while i hurried off. i joined mommy who was waiting outside and we went to peeped into his class and ryan was seen mingling with his classmates and appeared fine. mommy went off with tehteh and mama while i headed off to the office. when i returned with mommy to pick ryan at 1115, we went to peek at ryan once again and saw that he was playing by himself with one of those fishing toys while the rest of the class was listening to the teacher's story telling. hahaha.... when he got out of class and walking to the gate, we waved and smiled at him and he waved back as he approached us. i picked him up and gave him a big hug of assurance and we walked to the car. he said" i wana say bye to my frens!" hahaha...he did just that while we drove off to mama's.

ryan wore his white shoes for the next few days and seeing that other kids do not adhere to the "regulation", ryan wore his blue and green puma shoes alternating daily between the two. he wore his crocs twice to school and was scolded by mama. hahaha... each day, i will put on his socks for him and by dismissal, his socks will be in a ziploc in his bag! hahaha... he prob couldnt stand the stuffiness! each day i would ask him wat he had for bfast in school and sometimes he would try to trick me with "noodles again" (one of his fave). we are actually amazed with his level of adaptability as he was able to adapt well in school after i leave and even his teachers were shocked that i was not intending to stay with him throughout for the first few days at least. hahaha... i wanted to try leaving him to adapt and he was up to it! hahaha... i was sooo proud of my lil rascal. at dismissal, he will always say"i cannot find daddy!" hahaha....but i always tell him that daddy wiill go to the office and always be the first person he sees whenver he got out of class and that has been true to date! to see him looking out for me and waving back is such a heart-warming experience!

ryan's fave color has been red for the longest time and all his coloring assignments have red as the majority color and the occasional blue and green (prob inputs from his teachers). his fave teacher is mdm christian (a plump chinese teacher who is ever so passionate with kids) and mrs tay comes a close second and each morning i m rest asssured with leaving ryan with either of them as they are always capable of distracting him with something (milo, help with bringing paint bottles for paint class, see the lion dance drawings on the notice board and such) one of ryan's fave is watching the lion dance performances whenevr one comes by to the temple downstairs and he will always make someone carry him to the window to witness the sight and he will go "cheng cheng cheng" with his hands on his head simulating. tehteh dominc bought him one of those scaled down version from chinatown and he went "i scared!" hahahaha...wat a waste of money! and to think he would enjoy it so much going "cheng cheng" around the house! hahaha... only recently he overcame the fear and goes around now "cheng cheng" much to out amusement! mommy recorded the episodes on her mobile and he would always pick up her mobile and say " i wana watch cheng!" and the video would loop endlessly till he was distracted by something else! hahaha....

something to add, unc eugene and daddy bought a RC (remote controlled) car each for $399 for a ready-to-run set and it comes with nitro fuel! one of our childhood aspirations, we were exhilarated at the purchase and the cars were zooming around the carpark at cashew heights! wat an experience with the loud engine and exhaust sounds!