Celine is visiting!

I get really excited when Celine comes to visit...

It would be really nice if she were living here instead of Sungei Petani, but well.. she does visit every few months.

Aaron is also 18months and growing really well. He is talkative, like his mommy and pretty tall. He is just starting to walk but is really active, throwing himself fully into whatever piques his interest.

Celine, my old friend of over 20 years is still the same..it's amazing how we seem to stay still in time when we see our contemporaries.. she's amazing, coping so well with motherhood and looking after her family without her base of support here in Singapore.

Yesterday they came over for a mini play date. Madison didn't seem to mind sharing her toys with him too much once she'd warmed up. A stark contrast to when we were at the park earlier and she refused ( to my chagrin ) to share her toys with another kid there. I think he likes coming over to the Novena house because it is now play central ( thanks to Pa ) . He'd just bought Madison a new 2 man tent that we set up in the middle of the hall. Of course it was way larger than what he'd expected, but then, the kids loved it, so what ?!!!

Elizabeth is still screaming her head off whenever other people try and carry or handle her. Not too good there. Not sure why. Maybe colic? I think it's quite puzzling for the most of us because we compare her to Madison, but also because it's quite stressful. Hopefully she'll grow out of it soon. Geok is still on part time, working 3 days a week and having long weekends. Their new maid arrived 2 days ago.

So.. we're supposed to go to the zoo tomorrow afternoon if everything works out well... Madison is due for her final shot today ( for the next 5 years !! HOORAY!!!)... I usually whip out the paracetamol suppository, EMLA patch to prep her for the shot. Even better when I give her the shot. Distract and stab. At KKH they kinda make it pretty obvious they are going to give the shot, but making her straddle me, holding her down and then going 1,2,3... before she's even anywhere near the needle she's already stressed and crying! But Chris is covered by Singhealth, so... too bad... subsidised healthcare means cost savings for us!