Kids @ 17mm, 25mm etc. – Part 18

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Amidst the torrent of blog posts on our Minton home renovation project, it’s been a while since I wrote a post on our kids, so here’s one. Of the big changes in the last month or so, we experienced a one in the form of a change of the children’s nanny. It wasn’t an easy change as we weren’t given much time for both parents and kids to make the change, but we were fortunate (and definitely very blessed!) to find one at short notice who’d be able to take care of both kids, and whom is also a Christian too. The new nanny’s home is also situated at both our work places’ general vicinity – which has both pros and cons. Good because picking up the children after work is easy, bad because it means Hannah has to wake up even earlier now to make the time for her daily school-bus pick-up (the school bus needs to travel further from the new nanny’s place to her school).

Peter has also just started teething, which he’s – thankfully – been able to ease into, alongside an increasing acceptance of solid foods that both nanny and Ling has been continuing for him. Unfortunately, he’s also been experiencing a bout of gastric flu, which – operationally – means that about five to six times a day, he’ll unload big time baby-style into his diapers! Each unloading has required a quick shower of his bottom, an exercise he initially wailed loudly about but seems to have gotten used to the routine.

The experience between Peter’s first year has been very different from Hannah’s. We only now realized how true is that old mommys’ observations of how much stronger baby boys are compared to baby girls. Peter baby punches, pinches, kicks, squirms, and scratches – and the both of us have our battle scars to show for it LOL.

Peter looks like another truck is about to him him! He doesn't drool as much now though, something we're thankful for.
Peter looks like another truck is about to hit him! He doesn’t drool as much now too, something we’re thankful for.
Hannah at a very precocious 4 years 9 months old. I think she looks tall for her age, though Ling says she only seems that way - until she's standing beside her peers.
Hannah at a very precocious 4 years 9 months old. I think she looks tall for her age, though Ling says she only seems that way – until she’s standing beside her peers.
Parents at Lentor have been very helpful this few months when we're madly running around over the weekends shopping for furniture and checking on the progress of our Minton home renovation and the like.
Parents at Lentor have been very helpful this few months when we’re madly running around over the weekends shopping for furniture and checking on the progress of our Minton home renovation and the like.
Hannah in her school uniform and waiting at her new nanny's place. Our morning routine involves us driving to the new nanny's place, and waiting for her bus pick-up. That's meant at least 5-10 minutes more of bonding time each morning while waiting for her ride.
Hannah in her school uniform and waiting at her new nanny’s place. Our morning routine involves us driving to the new nanny’s place, and waiting for her bus pick-up. That’s meant at least 5-10 minutes more of bonding time each morning while waiting for her ride.
Girls in green, and on another morning while waiting for Hannnah's ride; she's out of uniform as it's Friday - which occasionally is home clothes day for the kids.
Girls in green, and on another morning while waiting for Hannnah’s ride; she’s out of uniform as it’s Friday – which occasionally is home clothes day for the kids.