Trip to Taipei

Taipei Zoo (13th June)

Raohe Street Night Market (13th June)





Yummy! My Strawberry & Jelly Ice Platter!!

After a dinner of sumptuous beef "ngau lam" noodles, we headed to Raohe Street Nightmarket. We were greeted by the smell of "chou tou fu" (smelly beancurd) the moment we came out of the taxi.

The whole street was lined with eateries selling traditional Taiwanese snacks e.g. fried chicken, black pepper pau, bubble tea, barbequed squid, every other conceivable part of the duck, oyster omelette, and much more.

I found great bargains - Jonathan's pyjamas set for NT100 (SGD 5/-) and Justin's socks at NT20 (SGD 1/-) a pair. We left the night market at 11:30pm after 2 hours. Happy and satisfied.

Standing Up

Jonathan has learnt to roll over, sit & crawl.

Now, he is pulling up and standing at 7 months!! Hooray! I actually have to make extra effort to release his fingers from the crib because he holds on very tightly. The little fella is hanging on for his dear life!

His legs aren't really strong to support himself on his own yet, but if I hold him upright under his arms, he will push himself up with his feet (almost as if he's walking).

Good job, Jon! Next milestone - walking around the crib with support.

A Sleepless Night

	Sat	10 pm		Bedtime.
		10:30 pm		Jus is sleeping. One more to go.
		11:30 pm		Jon finally sleeps. Time for mummy to catch some sleep.
	Sun	12 am		Jon stirs. Pat him to sleep.
		12:45 am		Jon stirs and cries. Change his diapers.
		2 am		Jon wakes up for the 3rd time. Pat him to sleep.
		3 am		Jus wakes up.
		3:45 am		Jus stirs & starts scratching all over because dear Miss Mozzie is hungry. Falls asleep after applying Mentholatum.
		7 am		Time for milk. (**Distant sound of Jon cooing & playing in his baby cot**).
		7:45 am		Arghhh!!! Mummy sees her panda eyes.

Brotherly Love

I have heard of many stories of elder siblings becoming rebellious and jealous when the little one arrives. I didn't want that to happen, so before Jonathan was born I bought Justin a gift (supposedly from his lil' bro). When the big day arrived, I handed the gift to him saying that it was from his brother. He commented, as a matter of factly, "Di Di (aka little brother) didn't buy this for me". (*silence*) (*smiles*) But he was happy with his Thomas water bottle.

For the next few months, I actively involved him in daily activities like getting diapers, bringing Jon's milk, getting bibs, wet tissues for his brother. He gladly obliged and actually felt proud to be of help. I praised him for being such a "helpful engine".

I am glad to say that he loves his brother a lot. He even lets Jonathan grab and pull his hair without complain. Very different from his normal unruly behaviour to others. And he loves planting lots of kisses on Jonathan.

The two seem to get on very well so far. And it's amazing how Jus makes Jon laugh and giggle. Justin seems to be the only one that can play and make Jonathan laugh non-stop for a few minutes.