Mommy's Midnight Ramblings

So the guys are asleep and I can't sleep...
...due to a late afternoon nap. I was tired after an afternoon out with my mom, but when I got back, Max had just woken from his nap and both boys wanted time with Mommy.

Micah was talking in his sleep...
... I have the thermometer...
... Look what I discovered...

This pregnancy so far, compared to the last two...
... has given me more back ache - I know... it's age!!
... but my sense of smell not too badly heightened. Can still managed washing my boys after they poo and can handle Gadget-daddy's sweaty laundry after his badminton games.
... the occasional heart burn and cramps is still happening.
... now I want more meat, but still need my dose of sweets each day.
... sometimes I feel bored but can't decide what I want to do.

Gadget-daddy's snoring...
... think I shall sneak into bed now... with the iPod.
:D

Good nite.

"Complete the Sentence" Tag

Thank you, Little Prince's Mummy, for this tag :

1. Life is full of ups and downs.

2. I smile when I think of something happy, even when I'm by myself.

3. I can't sleep when I started night feeds 4.5 years ago and my bio-clock is still cranky till today.

4. I love the smell of 1. bread baking in the oven; 2. freshly brewed coffee.

5. When I can't sleep, 1. play games on the iPod; 2. Read; 3. do the laundry.

6. I often dream about something strange that has all sorts of mismatched adventures strung together.

7. I get irritated 1. by mosquitoes and flies; 2. When I have to repeat myself umpteen times.

8. I like the sound of 1. my boys laughing together; 2. the crashing waves of the sea.

9. People often call me 1. Kin; 2. Mummy.

10. I wish I could have the same kind of energy I had when I was 18!!

11. The best creation in the world is er... all of Nature is beautiful... Can't decide which one's best.

12. 1st 3 words that comes to my mind: Boys, boys, boys.

13. I've discovered that nothing replaces the love of a parent, mum and dad alike.

14. When I'm in love, I'm totally lost in love.

15. A baby is born with the power to change the world, beginning with the parents: they change your night to day and day to night...

16. Before I met my husband, I could never have imagined what being in love was like.

17. A good marriage requires love, communication and change/sacrifices.

18. I dislike 1. cigarette smoke; 2. loud noises; 3. flashes of badly coordinated coloured-light. (hence you'll never find me in a disco.)

19. I say 'I Love You' every day to the 3Ms in my life.

20. My favourite subject in school was Biology.

I'll pass on this tag to:

Ann
Fern
Ling
Mott
Mummy-yeoh

Adventures With Daddy- Part 2.

It was a rainy evening.

Gadget-daddy still felt like it was good to take his son out.
So we got out the umbrellas, and Gadget-daddy got his poncho on.

The we decided to get Micah a make-shift raincoat - by using a garbage bag.

Just as they were getting ready to go out, Max woke up from his nap. Mommy figured he was not warmed-up yet to be taking a walk in the rain, so off went Daddy and Micah.

Just one minute after they had set off, Max started crying wanting Daddy and koh-koh. When he found out that they had "gone out for a little while", he insisted he wanted to go with them.

So a phone call and another plastic bag and a smaller umbrella got him set for an adventure too.

The three guys went off walking in the rain with an umbrella each.
(Of course grandma was not at all pleased with our idea of fun, fearing they might catch a cold.)


Mommy went to pick them up mid way from the usual pick-up spot with a tumbler of hot milo.

Gadget-daddy drove slowly all the way back while the boys enjoyed their hot drinks in the car.

Quite a fun rainy afternoon for all.

All set for a walk in the rain.

Adventures With Daddy- Part 1.

A few nights a go, Gadget-daddy took the boys out on a night walk. Each one armed with a torch light and with long pants on, in case of pesky mozzies, they took a walk to the playground.



It is the familiar path they usually take in the evening, about 1.7km* from the house to where I usually pick them up.

So when I picked them up at the same spot, they were delighted and had loads to tell me.

"Mom, we heard the crickets, you know, but we could not see where they were hiding."

"Mom, we saw our old frogs**. They have grown and they giggled when we shined our torch lights on them. There were two of them."

"My pants are a little bit wet. I splashed into a puddle."

"My pants are a little bit wet. I sat on a wet spot."

I'm sure the experience of walking though a park in the night was really enthralling for the boys. Well, these are the things that I am glad Gadget-daddy was around to do with the boys.

Just waiting till they are old enough to go camping out in the open in a tent. I'm sure that would be really fun too.



* 1.7km: This is an accurate measurement by Gadget-daddy's latest gadget, the iPhone, which has GPS and this thing that measures how far you've traveled and can also indicate your speed by foot, etc.


** The frogs: A couple of weeks before school ended I bought Micah's class a couple of froglets - those tadpoles almost a full-grown frogs with a bit of a tail left. At the end of the week we took them back and later in the evening we went to the park to let them go at a pond.
Unknown to the boys, but Grandma and I saw, one was very quickly snapped up by a crow, and another was dragged to the bottom of the pond by a fish. Sad endings which we saved the boys from.
We actually went and bought two more the following week but this time we let them out in our backyard. Soon after that we had to go out and we never saw them again. Hopefully this time they had a longer lifespan on their own. Who knows where these two are now.

Full Day's End: Me Talking, He Snoring

We've had a very full day today.

The last we did was to send my mom and sister back after their visit. My brother had to work today and he's the only one who drives in my mom's house now.

Both the boys fell asleep on the way home and so Gadget-daddy and I managed a little cuddle and chat time on the bed (on the floor).

We talked about the party we went to today and how the boys were at the party - the funny things they did or said, some of the things that the boys did/said that impressed us, and exchanging news, piecing infos together, on what we had managed to discover about our friends we met today.

Happy Birthday, Caitlin!

We talked about his family and a little of mine.

We talked about a message he sent me while at his badminton game, of wanting to go back-packing in Europe, maybe in three years time, so that we can save enough. Me, not too keen on that, especially as we are talking about bringing the whole troop of three little monkeys with us.

So the next best thing is to stay with friends we have in Europe... Er, we have friends in UK, Germany and maybe Holland (they might not be there anymore in three years time). So I said, "Maybe renting a motor home might be better." In my mind I was already thinking of how much we could save on accommodation and have most of meals in simple cookouts ....
But before I could go any further in expressing my idea...

Snores.

All I hear is snoring in the room... from my three wonderful guys - all exhausted.

Hmmm... now I shall go play my game on the iPod till my eyes can't stay peeled.

Good night and have a good week ahead.

Three Boys and Cars

Nope, not Gadget-daddy and the two boys, but rather, both the boys and their baby brother.

Yesterday night, Max and Micah had decided it was time to get their baby brother, though still in Mommy's womb, to play cars together.

Max: Here, Baby. This car is for you.
(places a car on top of Mommy's belly.

Micah joined in: Here's another one for you , Baby.
(Starts rolling a toy car over the belly and both giggled.)

Then they took turns blowing raspberries on Mommy's belly to tickle their brother.



Looks like they can't wait for another one to play with and do car races with.

Does everything took too "set"?

Every Man Has His Vice

Every man has his vice....

And Gadget-daddy's is...

Gadgets.

Obvious, right?

He drools over those electronic toys, compares different gadgets and their applications and tell me how impressed he is about a certain item...

Actually this has been a long time passion, since the time he got into computer studies, he'd tell me all kinds of stuff, some quite impressive, but I am actually a skeptic when it comes to computers and what we think we can make it do for us.

Anyway, his latest indulgence has been infecting the whole clan:

The iPod Touch and his iPhone.

Well, not like we touch much of his phone, but the boys and Mommy have been fighting over the iPod touch to either play games (Mommy on Bejewelled and the boys on Eat, Bunny, Eat) or watch a movie... So there, we are infected.


Well, some things of the future is here for us now, I guess.

The Holiday - So Far

This week we have kept ourselves well entertained.

On Monday we stayed home. Later in the afternoon, Gadget-daddy and Mommy went out to run an errand. After the errand, we went to catch a movie: 007, Quantum of Solace. So it was our holiday. :)

On Tuesday Gadget-daddy went to the office so the boys and Mommy and grandma went to the market down in town for noodles. It was an outing Micah had missed since he started school. We used to go there once a week and visit this place with an old fire engine on display, but they have recently removed it. There was also a shop selling lamp shades which has an attraction for the boys: They have their pet turtles and terrapins in some of their ceramic pots. So it was again a rekindling of friendship for Micah and the reptiles, as well as the shop owners.

On Wednesday we went to the Science Center, mainly because our books were due and we went to pick up some new books. The boys have so far enjoyed three of the nine book: One on Trains, one a picture book on the alphabet and one on cars.

Tomorrow we are going swimming with a friend and kids at her condo. She's getting noodles for lunch, much to my boys' delight. I have promised to being some chicken nuggets. I think this is more for Mommy to meet and old schoolmate as well.

Friday, open for the moment. Might head to a shopping mall to pick out a specific Christmas card.

Saturday, we have a movie date with a few friends. We are going to "move it, move it" for the Madagascar 2!! Oh! Can't wait for it. We all love those crazy animals.

Sunday, we have a birthday party!!

That's what we've been up to, and our line up for the rest of week.