E: Xavier's 2 Years Vs Yorick's 99th Days

Xavier's 2 Years Old Celebration

this time the celebration was a mini one, but we did a calculation and found that we will have spend as much money if we throw a party for xavier. well, lesson learnt.. haha..

went to swensen for lunch and cake on the actual day, 9 aug 2010, with the grandparents, sil & children. my bil was on business trip. enjoyable lunch though with minor hiccups. samson & i selected a ice-cream cake for him and since it was the actual day, xavier had a complimentary ice-cream from swensens.. yummy :)

after that we went to eric's house, where the guys took more than an hour to bring back our dinner. no choice, national day is a holiday and people were pouring into every restaurant and eatery. did not take much photos as we were all busy eating.. haha..


Yorick's 99th Days Old Celebration

we had one for xavier's 101 days old, but my dear hubby did a miscalculation and instead we had it on yorick's 99th days. anyway, just a mini celebration for the 4 of us. the cake was brought from 'the icing store' at jurong point. it was nice. i think i will get mine from there, provided i have decided to celebrate my birthday. lolz..

E: A Day in Sentosa Siloso Beach

samson & i decided to have a pre-celebration of xavier's 2 years old birthday and headed to Sentosa on 6 Aug 2010. we went to Siloso Beach, Underwater World & Universal Studio. i guess i have alot of fun at the beach as compared to the other twos, as it is the first time that xavier has played with the sand and sea. not that we don't want him to play with it, but singapore doesn't really have clean beaches (at least in my view). haha..

at first, he was kinda reluctant to go and let his feet touch the sand. samson & i were trying hard to persuade the poor kiddo and slowly lure him. it was a hot day and the sand are biting our feet. nevertheless, we managed to find a shady spot and started playing there.

xavier enjoyed using the beach toys we bought and kept destroying the sand statues that samson made. you can hear it from his laughter and samson's complaint. brought him to the sea and we were all splashing towards each other. we kept going to and fro the sand and sea. the pic i like most is the one where samson and xavier 大手牵小手 walking towards the beach.

wonder when will we bring yorick with us as well... hmm...

E: Crying Toddler Vs Smiling Baby

Crying Toddler: Xavier

recently, xavier has been throwing tantrums often, perhaps either he is in the 'terrible two' stage, or bcos of his bb bro or he is still trying hard to adapt to the childcare life. whatever the reason is, it can be quite tiring to handle a toddler who cried alot, and screaming the top of his lungs.. lolx..

mummy is learning ways to handle his tantrums, at times where it is getting too overwhelmed, she will just step back and leave him alone, keeping her sanity in place. however, he is still mummy's sweetheart cos the bubbly nature of him is still within him and she loves seeing him smiling, dancing and playing away :)

Smiling Baby: Yorick

i guess all have to agree that a child at his baby stage is the most adorable time of his life.. everyday, just can't get enough to see his smiling face, and trying all means and ways to get that sweet and assuring smile from the child i loved.

so far yorick is still quite a nice baby, i mean he will kick a fuss when hungry or sleep (trust me, when he is hungry, he can cry out loud like his bro) and having a bit of sleeping problem, but he will self-entertain himself after you meet his needs. he is kinda active too, like to 'talk' to you when awake and easily returns you a hearty laugh.