Children's Day 2013

While some fathers would sleep through the night snoring or don’t even bother to move a bit when they hear their child’s cry and/or call and will just wait and leave it to the wife or mother to tend, there are surely a few exceptions – and it definitely includes Joseph. Here’s a snapshot of his thoughts posted on our Facebook page at about 11ish at night on 04 October 2013, which also happened to be Children’s Day:

Absolutely a different and affirmative perspective on seeing and/or doing Daddy duties.

Belated happy Children’s Day to our lovey dovies – Fyodor and Hendrik!

Mommy and Daddy love you heaps.  <3

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5th month

A few days after we celebrated my 5^th month on 05 September 2013, Mommy saw me rolling over from my back to my tummy to my back again. More than a week later, I started to lift myself up, like having arm push-ups. 3 weeks after, my mobility has improved a lot since I learned to move around by dragging myself to get and reach for Hendrik’s toys and other stuff that interest me. Mommy thinks that next to this is crawling, although I like it very much when Mommy supports my body and try to make me stand up. I think it’s more fun to stand up than crawling, but it is still too early, eh? Mommy also finds it very difficult to give me a bath since I move a lot in the bath tub now, thus splashing the water all over the place and all over Mommy’s shirt. I like warm water very much and I love my bath time! I also look forward to washing my hands and face with warm water when Mommy gets home from work late in the evening.

~ Mac user *_* ~

I also try my best to talk - or more exactly to babble to my family. I babble and sometimes I squeal with delight. I also get excited sometimes and I usually show this by stiffening my arms and legs. I don’t smile and laugh much though. Mommy and Daddy think that I am a serious type. But, I do smile when I am in a good mood, especially in the morning after sleeping through the night. I also smile when Daddy comes home from work. He will usually try very hard and make his best effort to make me smile. I also smile and laugh when Hendrik plays with me. He is a very good brother although I make him cry sometimes because he is afraid of my loud cry. I like to touch Mommy’s and Hendrik’s face when we play. Mommy loves me very much because she doesn’t mind if my saliva gets all over her face and shirt whenever we play or when she is carrying me. I am also being nice to people who greets me in church. I smile and sometimes babble to them. Whenever I am in a good mood, I also let them carry me and play with me.

~ 5 months 2 weeks old ~

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4th Month

I turned 4 months old last Monday, 05 August 2013. We had our Family Home Evening (FHE) that night and we invited Tita Claire to join us. It was also the first time I was still awake for FHE because I used to be already sleeping at around 8:30 pm.

Mommy gave the lesson during our FHE about some of the things we learn from the scriptures, especially about prayer. Mommy was a bit nervous and emotional because it was the first time she shared the gospel to Tita Claire and she's worried that she might not be able to deliver the message properly because she was conscious and teary-eyed. Tita Claire graced us with a closing prayer.

After FHE, Daddy, Tita Claire and Hendrik took photos of me with my 4th month cake.

I enjoyed my first FHE. It was a great night.


And oh, have I said that I can already roll-over? =P

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3rd Month

Since Mommy started going back to work again, we were not able to go out for my 3rd month celebration last 05 July 2013. But it's okay, as long as she loves me I am just fine.

Surprise! They got me a yummy cake...

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5.1 / 53

I had my 2^nd appointment with my paediatrician, Dr Lim Kwang Hsien, last 12 June 2013 to have my immunization jab at Kinder Clinic, Mount Alvernia Hospital. The shot didn’t hurt much that’s why I only cried a bit.

Just an update on my measurements – at 2 months and 7 days I already weighed 5.106kg (2kg more since I was born).  Mommy is happy with my length at 53 cm. She likes it and hopes that I will have a towering height when I grow up… =)

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2nd Month

For my 2^nd month, we went to Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA, Singapore) in the morning to have my Special Pass for Infants extended so that I can still legally stay in Singapore as a foreigner in the country. After our business with ICA, we went malling at Vivo City. We took the green line MRT from Lavender Station which is next to ICA building to Outram Park Station; then transferred to the purple line from Outram Park Station going to Harbourfront Station where Vivo City is located. All the while, my brother Hendrik looked after me, kept me safe and entertained while having my first train ride.

~ Fyodor's first train ride ~

 

At Vivo City, we did a bit of shopping. Hendrik bought his favourite “Cars” toys and Mommy bought me some clothes. We also bought my 2^nd month cake there.

~ Happy 2nd month Fyodor! ~

 

Just before heading home late in the afternoon, we lounged at Starbucks and at the same time to wait for the heavy downpour to stop.

 ~ Fyodor Sigmund @ 2 months ~

 

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1st Month

I celebrated my full-month (05 May 2013) in the church. It was special because it was the first time I attended church since I was born. It was more special because I received the Ordinance of Naming and Blessing a Child.

It was customary in the church where I and my family attends, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to bring a newborn to the the elders of the church and bless him in his name. My Daddy led the ordinance together with Bishop David Lee, Brother Jason Lim, Brother Kevin Koh, Brother Arun, Brother Irvin Yew and Brother Michael Ang.

I was given the names FYODOR SIGMUND LISONDRA SEBASTIAN. Fyodor is of Russian origin meaning "God's gift"; Sigmund is of German origin meaning "victorious protection"; Lisondra is my Mommy's maiden name; and Sebastian is my Daddy's surname.

After church, we got us a small cake to mark the occasion. =)

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