Last weekend has been a weekend of hanging out with boys. I even skipped my routine sat morning run at Mac Res just to be there at Raymond's place. No, I am just plain lazy. It's nice to sleep in on Sat morning.
So the boys were Randall and Ruben (1-2 months) and Russell. Like most men who are not fathers (or not yet), I don't have a natural inclination to carry them. They're too fragile. Talking to babies? Sounds like a strange idea to me. In the evening, went over to a ex-sec schoolmate house to visit her and Jayden her 1 month old son.
Russell will be turning 2 come this Sep. At home, he loves to play, almost anything is fun to him.
I realise adult sometimes make the most ignorant comments on kids. When I saw Russell taking out the DVD album, selects the DVD of his choice, and put it in the tray of the DVD player, I almost wanted to shout:"Wah, Russell, you so smart ah. Know how to put on your fav DVD." Well, Raymond guide him a little though.
Being a kid is fun because the world is so new to them, and there's endless learning to be done. Like for instance, how to operate the DVD player. But why does it surprise adults that kids are acquiring new skill and ability every single day. So the next time I see a kid carrying out a task, I shall refrain myself from making the ignorant remark "Wah, so crever ah, so-and-so knows how to do ...!"
When I was a kid, I am puzzled by some adults inability to remember my siblings name. I have 4 sisters, Ying, Ling, Min and Ping. The adults kept asking the same question year in year out. When they see Ying, they mistaken her as Ling. When the see Ping, they thought she is Min. I thought to myself, why can't they get it right.
Now that I am an adult, I realise I am having the same problem too. In the church, there are a few siblings that I have to pause for a second before I can put a name to their face. Adrain, Addis and Angelo. Eliot, Sherwin and Eric. Fiona and Vanessa. Sandy and Sherine. Rebecca and Kelly. And now Russell and Ruben. I hope I wouldn't be that boring Uncle who always ask them the same question. "Are you so-and-so or is that your brother/sister."
Showing posts with label Russell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russell. Show all posts
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Friday, 9 April 2010
Ikea with Raymond and little Russell
This evening boy's night out, Raymond, Jerry and Russell head out to Ikea!!!
Russell is now 18th month old and he's talking to people. But toddlers being toddlers, they formed their own vocab. Take for instance, "Tuh Tuh" is the word for "thank you". "up purn" is the word for "ice-cream". Whenever he say "up purn", he puts on a unique expression. He's so adorable.
Russell loves food, therefore, I conclude that he's a true blue Singaporean, even as young as he is. His eyes lit up when I put down the 6 nicely fried golden brown chicken wing on the table. I couldn't give him the raw salmon sandwich, so I pinch a bit of the bread and put it in his mouth. He put on a big smile. My heart melt. Why is he so unbelievably and incredibly cute??
Russell is very responsive. "Do you want ice cream?". He nodded his head. "Do you want chicken wings?". He nodded his head. "Do you want...?" He nodded his head. Basically, Russell nod his head whenever he hears a sentence with the word "Do you want" in it.
Russell couldn't sit for too long like most kids. We headed to the toys department. Russell was walking around randomly with the soft toy ball in his hands. He can say "ball" too. He likes to play with older kids, but maybe in the eyes of those kids, it seems more like Russell is disturbing them.
It's time to fetch mommy from church to home. We left Ikea and head back to church at Punggol. Little Russell could recognise the church building. After sitting in the car for 3 mins while waiting for Sherlee, he point to the main door and say "go there". He has quite a husky voice, at the same time kiddy.
So Sherlee and Raymond drove off with his 1-week old new Toyota Wish, with Russell looking out of the window and admiring the world that he'll be spending the next many decades discovering. I hope he'll grow up liking Uncle Jerry, because Uncle Jerry absolutely adore him.
Russell is now 18th month old and he's talking to people. But toddlers being toddlers, they formed their own vocab. Take for instance, "Tuh Tuh" is the word for "thank you". "up purn" is the word for "ice-cream". Whenever he say "up purn", he puts on a unique expression. He's so adorable.
Russell loves food, therefore, I conclude that he's a true blue Singaporean, even as young as he is. His eyes lit up when I put down the 6 nicely fried golden brown chicken wing on the table. I couldn't give him the raw salmon sandwich, so I pinch a bit of the bread and put it in his mouth. He put on a big smile. My heart melt. Why is he so unbelievably and incredibly cute??
Russell is very responsive. "Do you want ice cream?". He nodded his head. "Do you want chicken wings?". He nodded his head. "Do you want...?" He nodded his head. Basically, Russell nod his head whenever he hears a sentence with the word "Do you want" in it.
Russell couldn't sit for too long like most kids. We headed to the toys department. Russell was walking around randomly with the soft toy ball in his hands. He can say "ball" too. He likes to play with older kids, but maybe in the eyes of those kids, it seems more like Russell is disturbing them.
It's time to fetch mommy from church to home. We left Ikea and head back to church at Punggol. Little Russell could recognise the church building. After sitting in the car for 3 mins while waiting for Sherlee, he point to the main door and say "go there". He has quite a husky voice, at the same time kiddy.
So Sherlee and Raymond drove off with his 1-week old new Toyota Wish, with Russell looking out of the window and admiring the world that he'll be spending the next many decades discovering. I hope he'll grow up liking Uncle Jerry, because Uncle Jerry absolutely adore him.
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
Russell
Have you seen Russell? He is such an adorable boy. Every Sunday, I'd look out for him. And since he is such a popular boy, I have to literally fight with others to carry him. There are many others who are like me, crazy about Russell. He's simply the cutest baby in the church.
Last Sunday, I manage to squeeze in 30 mins to hang out with Raymond, Sherlee and Russell at Causeway point. I was rewarded with 10mins of time with Russell. Sherlee put him to sleep in the sarong. Anyway, 10mins is really enough, that boy is BIG! He's so heavy for a boy his age. Super chubby.
I've already started to pester Raymond to let me bring Russell out for a day. I might not know what I am asking for. Taking care of a kid is no easy task. Actually, I really don't know what I am asking for. I saw those parent carrying their kid on their back. Really tempted to get one for myself. http://www.rei.com/product/765143 (kids not included).
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