WHAT TIME IS IT? ITS MILKSHAKE TIME!

Once again, its Ryan's favourite drink time. As always he gets his usual dose for the weekend. Just some pics ... nothing out of the ordinary!

Looking all grown-up!

Standing tall !

YOGURT ANYONE?

I know most guys do not fancy yogurt but luckily my boy does. As I love yogurt too, I decided to get my kid to try it when he was much younger. I was ecstatic that he loved eating yogurt. I used to buy the baby version (more expensive) but have since switched to regular ones. I love to eat the fruity flavoured ones, especially mangoes and peaches because they are usually the best combination - not too sweet & not too tart.

I usually buy them (from NTUC) only when they are "on sale" & discounted (@$ 5.50) - its actually a lot of difference from the usual price ($6 +). The expiry date is still at least 3 to 4 weeks, so there's still a lot of time to "demolish" the whole tub easily. I tend to buy the giant tub, its actually more economical but will suggest the smaller single-serving-tub if you have difficulty finishing it before it expires. To those who are interested, the yogurt is also Halal cerified.

These are some pics of Ryan having his usual yogurt fix. Whenever I open the fridge door & he sees the big yogurt tub, he will point to it & say "Burp" - that's what he calls yogurt, haha ... don't ask me why. Everytime we are in the the supermarkets, & we pass by the chillers, Ryan will excitedly point to the same yogurt tubs (with the right flavour) & exclaim loudly, "Mama, burp ... buy burp!" & I have to constantly remind him ... "We still have some at home". So in honour of one of my kid's favourite snack/dessert ... here he is, messy mouth & all ...

I can't help but notice his VERY high forehead. I guess he takes after me ... but his is much higher (than mine) & protudes out even more. I try to cover it with his fringe sometimes but just like mine, I kinda accept it as it is. I don't think you can hide a high forehead that much. Just have to live with it ... just like I did. They say people who have high foreheads are smart ... errm, I dearly hope so, for Ryan's sake ...

Here's not forgetting some random pics ... again. As always, its kiddy rides .... for Ryan!

THE TIME BEFORE ... BEDTIME

Ryan has some pre-rituals before his usual daily bedtime. If its still early in the night, we let him have some playtime on our bed before he has to "retire" to his own cot. He will be dressed in his jammies & he will be rolling around, dancing, jumping, chatting, sitting on his parents tummies & do what most 2 year olds will do.

Do all toddlers behave like this? Haha ... I'm only assuming. All I know is that Ryan is one hyper-active child. The only time he keeps still (& quiet) is when he sleeps. He's quite talkative & yaks non-stop (courtesy of his Mummy's genes ... duh!). Infact, hubby & me think that he's quite chatty for a boy ... errm, he's always saying something & he's recently always asking - "What's that?" - bout a million times!

You would think that I am relieved that my boy is soooooo inquisitive & talkative ... don't get me wrong, I really am! I would rather that he is curious-by-nature, has a desire to know & learn as many things as possible & able to vocalise his needs & wants. It's just that if your kid says, "Mama, Papa ... bus, train" 20 times in a row ... errm, it kinda grates on the nerves. I know, I know ... I shouldn't "discourage" him to talk when he wants to ... I guess I just need to gather my nerves & "puff-up" in the patience department. I guess as parents we need buckets-full of patience & nerves of steel. This is something I am sorely lacking ... I am sad to admit. Hubby is the more-patient parent in this household.


This is what I think I need to do :

I need to step up & be the patient mum that Ryan needs.

I need to learn to grit my teeth, when its called for.

I need to be more "gracious" & humour my kid.

I need to be more "cool" ... as a cucumber?

I need to take deep, deep breaths .... and smile : )

In most of the pictures that I take of Ryan, you will always see a smile amongst them. I guess that's because (most times), Ryan is a HAPPY child. Of course, there are times that he acts up, & show his stubborn side but a lot of times, he's rather easy to please. Give him his Playhouse Disney Channel & some all-time favourite toys, & he's happy as can be.

Funny how, the littlest things keeps a child happy & contented. Ryan is no exception! Sometimes I wish I can "borrow" some of his enthusiasm for life ... coz life is so carefree & wonderful through the eyes of a 2 year old, don't ya think? No worries in the world ...

RANDOM PICS - MILKSHAKE & RIDE

What time is it? Its random pics time ... haha!

Ryan having a go at one of his favourite bike rides. Though he has the makings of a "hell rider" when he poses on rides (especially on bikes like this), you can be assured that Mummy will NOT ALLOW it. Eventhough hubby can ride too, the only "ride" that I will allow Ryan to learn are tricycles & bicycles ... never the motorcycle! This Mummy is too speed-phobia & safety conscious to allow it ... so that's that! Now, kiddy bike rides ... that's another matter all together.

You can see the swollen blue-black on his right eyebrow, courtesy of his over excitement, whilst waiting for the Madagascar show, in the previous post.

We proceeded to McDonald's soon after, for Ryan's usual milkshake. I realised that the following photos did not feature the said drink ... hhmm, I wonder why? Maybe it was on the table & I didn't catch it in the pics. Oh well, we have plenty of milkshake photos to last a lifetime anyway. The photos are kinda cute, as I managed to get him quite up close. He was giving me some poses that "highlighted" his eyes ... so that's always adorable to me!

Oh, these are my fingers.

A BOY IS STILL A ... SMALL MAN!

We were at a mall & saw that they were gonna be showing Madagascar 2 in the atrium. It had singing & dancing lion, zebra, penguins. It was cute & VERY LOUD! I took some vids of the show & will try to upload them later on. I doubt it will come through as Blogger is very unpredictable & not very reliable ... so don't get your hopes up, ya!

Here he is, waiting patiently for the show. Whilst holding on to the railings, he kept hitting his head (his eyebrows to be precise), & he got a huge bump later on (which you can see in the next post). Well, you know kids, can't keep still, can't keep the blue-blacks away!

Here we are at yet another food court. When I downloaded these pics, I realised that this post plus in the other 2 previous posts, Ryan was wearing the same outfit. I guess they were either taken on the same day or we "recycled" the outfits because it wasn't dirty. (I recently disabled the date function on my digicam, felt that the dates were distracting to the photos).

Ermm .. okay, we do tend to do that. If you were a parent of toddlers at any one time, you'll understand my stand to re-use clothes, that are not in any way dirty. It makes sense doesn't it, he already uses so many clothes in a week so I didn't feel bad about making him wear "yesterday's" clothes as long as they are wearable & not dirty. I remembered when he was a baby, I had tonnes of laundry because I tend to change at least 3 or four outfits daily, for him, so can you imagine the volume of my laundry? Now all that's changed. Lesser changes, lesser laundry ... happier mummy ... hehe!

Ryan enjoying his weekly prata.

This pic is the reason for this post title. Can you see the nearly nude free postcard that Ryan picked up nearby at the stand? Errm ... I didn't realise that the model was practically nude, eventhough all the important bits are unseen. The main thing is not so much the picture of the sexy girl but can you see the look on Ryan's face, whilst looking at the picture. Haha .. maybe its just a candid picture of him looking at something interesting ... or maybe its just a male's "admiration" of the female form.

As a mother of a very young boy, I have begun to realise all boys are really .... SMALL MEN! Ultimately, these young innocent male minds will grow up to be full of raging male hormones, waiting for similar female raging hormones. Don't get me started on the thought of teenage-hood. Even tween-hood scares me ... Ryan as a teenager, wow ... can't wait for the hormones to escape! His cheekiness is evident even now, as a two year old. He can be very cheeky & "naughty" & can even say the Malay word for br***ts ... something I'm so NOT proud of (we said it to explain to him that word coz he keeps asking us - "whats that?" - his favourite new term).

So eventhough I hope & pray that Ryan will grow up to be respectable of women & be a gentleman, I also know that boys will be boys ... but I am sure gonna try to explain & guide him - to be not so cheeky & hold him in rein. I said I will try but I never said that I will succeed. If he's anything like his Daddy, I need a lot of hope, prayers & luck ... haha!

Attacking his prata with gusto!

Hubby having prata too, just like his boy!