Constipated Gabe

Gabe has a constipation problem. He goes to the loo on an average of once in five days and when he does, it hurts. It's a vicious cycle - when you don't poop regularly, the accumulated stuff hardens and makes it even more difficult to purge. So it's not a surprise that he hates pooping. But he goes one step further in attempt to prevent himself from sitting on the toilet bowl. We have to drag him to the bathroom when we catch him in a crouched-up position, trying to "suck" his poop back in when it's so near to exiting, so he won't have to go through the mental and physical agony.

Apparently it's normal for kids to have constipation problems but it's interesting to see how each kid responds and in this case, try to get out of the situation...

"Wahhhh.... I don't want to mm mm mmm...!!!"

"Ahh... whatever..."

Wai Po's Birthday

Waipo turned wiser again and we took her to a nearby restaurant that has become a regular destination for our family. It's never crowded, the food's not too bad, the prices are reasonable and best of all, the kids get to see a huge bucket pour water out at the swimming pool just one level up. But first, the assembly at our home for some pictures before adjourning to fill up our tummies...

The kids with their grandparents.

Then it's our turn. What you don't see is all the fanfare happening next to the camera. "Next to" because meimei's busy looking at the distraction and not at the camera!

Another attempt :)

The wacko family. Everyone gave a different expression, all except father and son.

The yeeyee attempting to make her face visible while holding on to the kids.

Foooooooood time!

Take the excitement down a notch and catch a clearer shot!

Rou entertaining herself after her dinner.

Happy birthday to waipo!!!!

The favourite grandson...

and the favourite granddaughter. Cos there's only one of each!

Cooking Mum

Cheoklet: Shall mummy go out to work and someone else comes to take care of Gabriel and meimei?

Gabe: No. Don't want mummy to go out to work. Mummy stay at home to cook lunch for Gabriel.

Playground Date

Gabe and I took a trip to a nearby playground one evening after dinner. He was playing around, enjoying having the whole playground to himself when a little girl joined in.

He started being a little jittery and pranced around a lot more. He kept wanting to be near the little girl and started saying things like he wants to say hi to his friend, and then ran to where she was playing.

After warming up to each other, they slid down parallel slides together, and ran up and down the bouncy bridge. I learnt that she was 3 years old but Gabe was the taller one. At one point, my son ran up to the girl and wrapped his arms around her, right under the nose of her father!

From a young age, Gabe has shown his preference for pretty females. From my friends to salesgirls to the foxy lady to passer-bys. Apparently, he found the little girl at the playground to be very pretty. How did I find out?

Cheoklet: Who is more pretty? Mummy or that jiejie? (He'd always say mummy whenever I ask him to compare between me and someone else. Of late, he's grown more diplomatic and would say mummy and someone else.)

Gabe: Jie jie.

I wonder how he'll respond to questions related to me and his future wife stranded at sea.

Spouting Opposites

"My name is Gayle.

Meimei is a boy.

Mummy's a man.

Papa's a lady."