cheeky ryan

parties, holidays & outings 2007

2007-12-31T16:48:00.001+08:00

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xmas celebration 2007 (read more here...)
date * 24 december 2007, monday
place * home
guest * family members only
gift * a whizz around mountain toy set, jitterbugs, manic martians, medical toy set, thomas train wash & paint set, toy dinosaurs

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phuket holiday for ryan's 3rd birthday (read more here)

date * 17 september 2007, monday to 20 september 2007, thursday
place * phuket

gift * ang baos, playdoh set, thomas & friends take-along train set, dining set & magnet puzzle, sand castle tool set, elc cash register & scanner, elc playfood groceries, mambo t-shirt

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sentosa getaway (read more here...)

date * 15 april 2007, sunday to 17 april 2007, tuesday
place * siloso beach resort, sentosa

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chinese new year celebration 2007 (read more here...)

date * 8 february 2007, thursday to 24 february 2007, saturday
place * hong kong
gift * lots of red packet, new clothings and toys, toys ,toys…

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just wana know more

2007-08-03T10:17:00.000+08:00

fav things

food: corn, carrot, chocolate, cheese, yogurt, milk, orange, banana, apple, strawberry, soup

song: michael buble and the chipmunk (christmas) song

toy: cars, cars and more cars!!! add a bus to it and he'll play with these whole day. and kiki the monkey & bear bear, a soft toy bunny

outfit: shoes, cos that means he’s going out!

shows: sesame street, backyardigans, wonder pets, cars, happy feet

cartoon characters: elmo, lightning mcqueen, mumble

game: hide & seek, slide, cycling, chasing bubbles

colour: orange

book: the going to bed book, hey wake up & marvin wanted more, anything with dinosaurs

phrase: NO!, look, mine!

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vocabulary

2007-03-29T10:58:00.000+08:00

Update - After coming back from our hong kong trip during the chinese new year, ryan's vocab has been increasing at an exponential rate. it's hard to keep up and record what he understands and can says now so i'm gonna stop keeping this record from now on. But i must say it's really fun talking to him now as he can carry short simple conversations with us now. (**,)

ryan says
1. papa 2. mommy 3. bear bear 4. book 5. ki ki (monkey)
6. night 7. nana (banana) 8. bao bao (hug) 9. cheese 10. woof
11. dog 12. bird 13. ball 14. no more 15. bao bao (tummy full)
16. elmo 17. car 18. cow 19. more 20. cark cark (chicken's cluck)
21. bye bye 22. vroom 23. mao (cat) 24. mooo (cow moos) 25. yes
26. thank you 27. apple 28. duck 29. baa (sheep's baa) 30. no
31. eye 32. eeeee (horse's neigh) 33. down 34. go 35. baby
36. juice 37. bus 38. pig 39. por por (grandma) 40. gong gong (grandpa)
41. ju ju (uncle) 42. mah mah (granny) 43. shoe 44. fish 45. feet
46. see you 47. hello 48. gurt gurt (yogurt) 49. bib 50. love you
51. mum mum 52. nose 53. sure 54. pain 55. high five
56. miss you 57. tissue 58. mei mei (pretty) 59. soup 60. milk
61. airplane 62. elephant 63. teeth 64. pom pom (bath) 65. corn
66. hand 67. ryan 68. snake 69. excuse me 70. taxi
71. sheep 72. hot 73. cold 74. bed 75. teeth

76. back 77. sing 78. jump 79. blow 80. kai kai (going out)

81. home 82. hold 83. socks 84. stop 85. hug

86. look 87. see 88. sleep 89. wet 90. clock

91. walk 92. there 93. wait 94. nice 95. toe

96. slide 97. come 98. draw 99. take out 100. bread

101. press 102. frog 103. rain 104. lion 105. neck

106. chin 107. smell 108. moon 109. star 110. train

111. boat 112. spoon 113. fork 114. fan 115. truck

116. bike 117. bag 118. rice 119. sorry 120. goat

121. bill 122. buy 123. toy 124. good morning (cantonese) 125. come

126. good night (cantonese) 127. wait 128. cake 129. wash 130. map

131. ice cream 132. hippo 133. chair 134. draw 135. drink

136. water 137. door 138. shop 139. bowl 140. self

141. tram 142. mini 143. giraffe 145. chew

146. play 147. watch 148. lift 149. hammer 150. dinosaur

...the list goes on. He knows more than you think. So be mindful of what you say in front of him now. He absorbs everything like a sponge, so nothing vuglar please (**,)

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parties, holidays & outings 2006

2006-12-27T12:10:00.000+08:00

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xmas celebration 2006 (read more here...)

date * 24 december 2006, sunday
place * home
guest * family members only
gift * a samsonite kiddy backpack, 2 sets of animal figurines toy, zoo lego set, 2 country road polo tees, a pair of betula sandals, a petit bateau cardigan, a chateau de sable apparel set, a story book, a toy bus, a babygap polo tee

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family day (read more here...)

date * 16 dec 2006, saturday
place * tanjong beach, sentosa

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sentosa (read more here...)

date * 19 nov 2006, sunday
place * sentosa

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3rd zoo trip (read more here...)

date * 27 oct 2006, friday
place * singapore mandai zoo

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when the hong kong relatives visit (read more here...)

date * 13 - 16 oct 2006, friday to monday
place * east coast, duck tour, chinatown, night safari

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morning walk at the gardens (read more here...)

date * 27 sep 2006, wednesday
place * singapore botanic gardens

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two!
2nd birthday party (read more here...)

when * 16 september 2006, saturday
time * 2pm to 8 pm
place * home
guest * family members only
gift * ang baos, kiddy table & chairs, pull along cart, farmhouse toy, thomas & friends train toy

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excursion with grandparents (read more here...)

date * 11 aug 2006, friday
place * singapore mandai zoo

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1st zoo trip (read more here...)

date * 22 april 2006, saturday
place * singapore mandai zoo

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chinese new year celebration 2006

date * 21 january 2006, saturday to 4 february 2006, saturday
place * hong kong
gift * lots of red packet, new clothing and toys, toys ,toys…

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parties, holidays & outings 2004, 2005

2005-12-28T12:17:00.000+08:00

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xmas celebration 2005

date * 24 december 2005, saturday
place * home
guest * family members only
gift * hokey pokey elmoe, 2 sets of winnie the pooh mega bloks, bob the builder lego set, 5 pieces of short & long sleeves t-shirts, a pair of nike sandals

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up, up and away!
first oversea trip

date * 23 september 2005, Friday to 2 october 2005, sunday
place * hong kong

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one!
1st birthday party

when * 17 september 2005, saturday
time * 12 noon to 5 pm
place * hilton’s checkers brasserie restaurant
guest * family members only
gift * ang baos, dining set, neck cushions, toys, toys and toys…

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sharing the joy
his one month celebration

date * 17 october 2004, sunday
time * 12 noon & lasted whole day
place * home
guest * family members, relatives & close friends
birth rites * s(h)aving private ryan’s hair :)
gift * loads of it

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prequel: expecting ryan

2005-02-20T19:17:00.000+08:00

how we found out
it was 22nd january 2004, thursday, 1st day of chinese new year. i thought it was the sun, the sashimi yu seng and the house visiting that made my stomach churned, nausea and headache!

when it says positive
daddy was euphoric. family and friends were over the hill.

what daddy did
daddy had to go tokyo for meeting soon after. 1st thing he bought for ryan was the sony digital camera dsc-t1 , a bib & a combi 4-stages training mug set …sweet! (**,)

symptoms, cravings & aversions…
lots of it.
it’s not just morning but whole day sickness, no appetite, giddy spells, bloated feeling, heartburn, increase sense of smell ( i can smell a mile away). i felt sick for 3 months

then it got better
like textbook case, everything gradually got better at 2nd trimester. appetite return and along came cravings. zhu chang fen, chui kuey, curry vegetable, anything ginger (teh halia, ginger herbal tea, ginger ice cream), chips, pork chop and oranges. but there's definitely no crazy things like sending hubby out in the cold in the middle of the night to satify any cravings. i eat at regular times.

what we almost name ryan
cheng teng, cheng dol (^^,) joking of cos

d-day
in the midst of watching tv on a lazy sunday afternoon (19 september 2004), i experience spotting. my ob-gyn suggested going to hospital for a check. the ride to hospital was smooth and easy. no hurry at all.

she huffed and she puffed
i wasn’t very heavy, only 57kg, gaining 13kg during the pregnancy. at the hospital, an elderly nurse offer to push me in a wheelchair. as she pushed me towards the ward, she huffed and she puffed. it was hilarious! i felt bad for her i almost wanted to offer to push her instead!

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milestones

2004-10-20T19:17:00.000+08:00

his first

what * grab rattle. clasp both hands in front of body.
when * 3 months old, 20 december 2004, monday

what * can lift head and shoulder up steadily when on his tummy
when * 3 months old, 24 december 2004, friday

what * can roll from tummy to back
when * 3 months old, 30 december 2004, thursday

what * can roll from back to tummy
when * 4 months old, 8 february 2005, tuesday

what * sit unaided
when * 6 months old

what * pull to standing
when * 6 and half months old

what * crawling
when * actually ryan rarely crawl...

what * stand unaided
when * can't remember! he's in the playpen mostly at that time, so he kinda stands & walk well inside but needed help when i place him on the floor

what * cruising
when * can't remember too!

what * first step
when * 11 months old

what a feast!
starting on solid

when * at 5 and half months old
what was it * baby rice cereals

first tooth (actually two teeth, lower jaw first and second incisor)

when * at 10 months old
experiences * drooling, mild fever, mild diaper rash, IRRITABLE!
therefore * ryan started brushing his teeth

subsequent teeth

upper jaw first and second incisor
when * at 12 months old
experiences * drooling, mild fever, mild diaper rash, refusing food, IRRITABLE!

upper jaw third and fourth incisor & lower jaw third incisor
when * at 16 months old
experiences * drooling, mild fever, mild diaper rash, refusing food, IRRITABLE!

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birth story

2004-09-27T19:17:00.000+08:00

it's a pretty rough account of what happen, so here goes...

on 19th september 2004, sunday

3pm
spotted some discharge, called mom for advice and decided to wait and see.

6pm
called doctor chan and was advice to admit to hospital for her to give me a check up. went for shower and left for hospital.

7pm
reached hospital. proceeded to labour ward at delivery suite 7 and waited for dr chan.

7.30pm
dr chan arrived and gave me an examination. i was only 1cm dilated but was adviced to admit to hospital.

8pm
moved to post natal ward #654 for rest and observations.

on 20th september, monday

6am
woke and prepared to go back to delivery suite.

7am
backed at delivery suite 8 and waited for dr chan. hubby arrived.

9am+
dr chan arrived, examined and broke my water.

11am+
asked for an epidural and was eventually put on drip.

12 to 5pm+
nothing much happened. felt very bored as i was confined to the bed for several hours so i napped for a short while. i didn't felt any pain as i was on epidural, only felt contractions.

6pm
dr chan arrived and examined. i was only 6cm dilated after many hours and was deem risky to wait any longer.

6pm+
i was moved to an operation theatre for an emergency c-section.

i think i kinda went into shock as i was not mentally prepared for cesarean. i vomitted once on the ot table and my hair smelled of milo because i had alot of it earlier at the delivery suite.

7.17pm
first cry heard. ryan was delivered. the nurse brought ryan to my arms for me to look and i gave him a kiss.

delivering ryan was pretty fast. within 10-15mins in the cesarean ryan was delivered. it was the stitching up that took more time.

after i calmed down i pretty much enjoyed listening to conversations between my dr and my anesthesian about applying some platinum credit cards. yes, i was awake the whole time because i was already on epidural and so i could feel some tugging here and there at my lower abdomen, but definitely no pain at all.

9pm
transfered back to post natal ward for rest and recovery.

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day 1

2004-09-20T19:17:00.001+08:00

on ryan's birthday.

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all you wana know about little ryan...

2004-09-20T19:17:00.000+08:00

name * ryan cheng chung ngok 郑宗岳

birthday * 20 september 2004, monday

time * 19:17

length * 52cm

weight * 2.915kg

head circumference * 35cm

blood group * a+ (same as daddy)

place of birth * gleneagles hospital, singapore

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