Cycling with a Toddler

I've been wanting to take toddler E cycling since he turned 1 year old. But daddy E was not convinced that he would be safe at such a young age. I knew that it could be done because I'd seen another mom with two kids, one looked under a year old and the other maybe 2 or 3 years old, carry both of them on her bicycle. The younger one was in front and the older one in the back.

But to appease daddy E, I did not push the bicycle matter until toddler E grew older and more confident in his mobility. And it was a happy coincidence that Giant (like Zellers but selling more fresh foods) was having a sale on bicycles. So I bought one and got a child-seat (carries up to 25kg) installed.

It is toddler E's FAVOURITE thing in the world. He loves riding on the back and stopping over at various playgrounds in the neighbourhood to do his thing and explore. 

Taken 14 July

Driving Miss Daisy?

The bicycle is being housed at my parents' place in the east side of the island (we live in the west) because their neighbourhood is more bike-friendly (in my opinion anyway) and very close to East Coast Park.

Captain Underpants?

7 July - Toddler E has discovered where I stashed the superhero underwear that's meant for when he's 4 years old. I might have been a tad bit too overzealous about buying clothing for 'big kid E' rather than toddler E when we visited my sister in Las Vegas early this year. 

So he finds them, puts a pair on his head and comes over to pose for photos.

He's doing this pretty regularly now, he especially likes the pair meant to represent the Flash. I explained to him that the Flash's superhero ability is to run really fast and he was running up and down the hallway saying 'I'm the Flash!' for a good 20 minutes.

How you doin'? (His expression makes me think of Joey from Friends)

Also for future reference, introduce toddler to Captain Underpants. 

It's a Bear Hunt!

I read about the Singapore Innovative Childrens Festival and wanted to take toddler E to watch a performance or two. After looking through the list, I decided on It's a Bear Hunt! on 28 June since his current favourite bedtime book is We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury.

Bring a bear for the performance

Beginning

Great energy from the performers

I was wondering how toddler E would behave since it's his first time attending a performance where he needs to stay in his seat. Once the performance started, he LOVED it. The performers made a game of enlisting help from the audience (in this case, the kids more so than the adults) in searching for the Gain IQ bear mascot. Toddler E had a great time yelling along with the other kids in the audience whenever the bear made an appearance.

So excited to have his picture taken with a bear

He even wanted his picture taken with the bear mascot. Toddler E is normally wary of larger than life, stuffed mascots but he couldn't wait to take a picture this time. I had to wrangle him back into the line because he ran all the way to the front and nearly photo-bombed another child.

Painting

                                        Pictures taken 21 June 2013

Starting out nice and neat

Whenever toddler E gets bored in the afternoons, breaking out the paints usually cheers him up. And it's good for my conscience since he demands TV whenever he gets bored. Painting is creative, hands-on and keeps my busy boy happy.

Which means mama is happy too.

I need a bit of colour

That's his 'I'm not done, stop taking photos!' face

Piano Man

It was a hot afternoon on 13 April and there wasn't much to do. I guess toddler E decided to liven things up a bit and put on an impromptu piano show.

La la la!

Deep in thought during his performance

First Trip to the Zoo

Took toddler E on his first trip to the Singapore Zoo with Ollie and auntie J on 26 March. It was a pretty hot & humid day, which is the norm for Singapore. J's hubby had a free pass for entrance to the zoo from his company so we used it that day (Thanks Ollie's dad!).

We walked around at first (note to self: eat or pack breakfast because the prices are ridiculous for a kaya toast set) and had a bite to eat before venturing further into the zoo. After walking through some exhibits, we saw that Splash Safari was about to start and took the opportunity to rest and enjoy a show.

Waving for the camera in his old man singlet

Looking for the star of the show

Splash Safari

No action shots of the show in progress because toddler E and I were both busy watching! It was a good one with a sea lion. Toddler E remembered sea lions from our visit to San Francisco as a stopover on our way back to Singapore after my sister's wedding in Las Vegas.

In memory of an icon, Ah Meng the orang utan

It was nice to see Ah Meng, albeit as a statue. I'll always remember her as the face of the zoo when I was a kid growing up.

While Mama Was Sleeping (14 June)

Someone's figured out how to turn on the camera even when my iPhone is in locked mode. I found these pictures in my photo album.

What's up my nose?

Is that my chin??

Huh, so this button takes pictures?