for so long that i have nearly forgotten my password! Gotten into this page finally after the third tries.. I have been too busy to get on with my life and thus no time to blog these days.. Busy with work and of course with family as well.  Kids are growing too fast and we adults need to constantly keep up with them.  Work is coming on fast and furious too but i am still enjoying.. been travelling around lately, went to US for meeting in April, June, and later in July (to Shanghai) and then back to US again in Aug/Sep.. wanted to plan for a family trip end of year but all of us were so busy.. wonder when we can really go.. but i really really wanted to bring Cepheus and Calyce out for holidays since we have got their passports ready! We havent have had a decent holiday ever since they were born!

Cepheus is getting cheekier (is there such a word? haha) by the day, and super active, he is getting skinnier too but stronger, seeing them grow each day is a wonderful experience any parent can get.  Seeing them healthy and safe is of utmost importance to me right now.  nothing else matters, their happiness does.  At one time, my work got me so bogged up that i have no time to entertain them and keep them company at night that i felt so guilty for the entire week.  I told myself as a parent, that is my most important job right now, being parents is a full time job and there is no way we can escape from it.  And this is the job that i want to do best right now.  NOthing else matters, i should really reprioritise my life and learn to better manage my time.. Perhaps my boss is right, i am still a mom first at heart.. but this doesnt mean i do not care about my career, i just get lesser sleep and lesser time for myself..

Cepheus is into Wii and spider man these days and teacher also commented that he is extremely active in school, he sometimes is so cheeky that he thought he can 'bluff' his way out.. but we need to tune him back on the right path again telling him that 'bluffing' is not the right way to get out of trouble.  Calyce is growing up to be super duper sweet and sticky now and is 'smarter' as well. she learns that 'tantrums' and 'crying' when she is being 'bullied' by her brother works most of the time and tends to throw her weight around at times.. haha.. what fun to see them getting jealous at each other and fighting for our constant attention.  Calyce will even come over to us to 'kiss' us on our lips when we told her 'sayang'.. but she kinda get confused over 'mama' (妈妈）and '嬷嬷' , sigh, the same conflict continues but i tend to close one eye now.. no point getting irritated over such unreasonable or 'bo liao' cases when i am already so bogged down with work and everything else.. as i say, as long as they are happy, nothing else matters now.

Calyce is growing up and still dislikes milk, she still refuse to drink from the straw (for milk) and i managed to get her to drink some but not all last night.. it is a battle to fight when getting my children to drink milk, is that an inheritance? haha.. anyway, as long as they are strong and healthy, that's most important.  Cepheus still have that small lumps on his neck and we are scheduled to bring him back for a checkup in August when Calyce is due for the (5-in-1) jab booster.  Wanted to bring Cepheus to have Hep A vaccine as well since company is paying for it.. kids these days have so many benefits and vaccine to take compared to our last, i wonder if its good or bad sometimes.. 

Anyway, we are bringing Cepheus to watch Spiderman 4 in the cinema on monday! and i am getting so excited over it, its the first time he is going to the theatre for a real movie and i really hope he can seat through it.. else there goes our money again.

on his third birthday!  I have been forcing him and coaxing him to pee and poo in the toilet bowl in vain for several weeks.  however, with encouragement from his teacher as well as i have been reminding him at home.  Cepheus suddenly attain enlightenment and propose to ask his teacher and me to bring him to the toilet bowl to pee and poo! which i am amazed. i mean i have been telling and forcing him on times but failed, and accidents always happen.  But suddenly he just act on his own accord which makes me so heart warmed.  I guess cepheus is really a stubborn mule at times.  the more you force him, the more he rebel and refuse.  And when you leave him alone, he starts to think otherwise.. sigh.... now he only wear diapers during sleep time.  I am wondering should i just let him quit diaper fully on his own or should i start to train him too.. sigh..

And he is THREE!! Till now, i can't really believe that i am already a mother of TWO and with Cepheus turning 3 years old! I still feel like he just came out of my tummy the day before! LOL

I have really enjoyed myself these 3 years.  Although having Cepheus have totally changed my life my and even more so now with Calyce on board.  i believe the change is for the better and i will continue to work hard for my family.  I love my family and i believe they love me too!

however, recently, Cepheus has been kicking fuss and bullying his sister.. sigh.. i wonder how to make him love Calyce more (??)..

haha forgot to mention that i finally visited USS again on 20th April! We had our team building for the second quarter in 2012 and i suggested that we should just go USS because i want to take the rides! And this time, i have such a hell of fun because i finally can take the rides (not pregnant this time round!) hehehe.. i tried the cyclon (hanging roller coaster, which sent my tears flying), Mummy (indoor roller coaster ride, which makes my feet wobbily), Transformers (i rode twice as it was really enjoyable), Magadascar (boat ride), and Shrek (theatre) it was really really very very fun..  I have not had such fun in years.. and i am truly very happy on that day.. kekeke..

on so many occassions that i told myself to update this blog but it was really late into the night already when i really get the time to do so like now, that many a times i chose my bed instead.. but tonight, i must complete my update by hook or by crook!

Many things happened this month but i can't recall much except that Calyce finally plucked up enough courage to walk on her own and many steps too now that she is @ 14 mths!! however, as she is still walking quite wobbily, LOL, she still prefers to crawl most of the times.  But we will still continue to encourage her to walk on her own as she is doing very pretty well on it on her own already.  Calyce is not only able to walk on her own but she loves porridge alot too now, as well as very daring to try new foods, esp what we are eating.. and so she have tasted her first bite at rice and she seemed to love it, although my sis is so appalled at how come she is so happy towards eating just 'plain white rice' hahaha.. Calyce have grown to be more receptive to foods nowadays and its good behavior as it wil make things easier when she goes to school.  oh talking about school, i am intending to enroll her into Cepheus childcare at Nurturestar.  However, the school is currently full at the moment, and i just have to keep on waiting, the best is August when she turns 18 mths, else the worst will be dec or Jan 2013.. another concern i have is eating at school, till now, she only have 4-5 teeth, wonder why she grow it so slowly.. and if by 18 mths still did not have enough teeth to eat solid, i wonder what the school will prepare for her..  or do we have to bring our own food??

Oh yes, i am going to fly again soon, to USA again.. i am not a fan of US, as there are no cheap branded to buy (unlike europe) hahaha.. i only always go there for kids stuff where the factory outlets can sell really cheap there, like children's palace, osh gosh, carters, gap, disney etc.. i wonder what age of clothings should i stock up for the children now as i have bought quite alot for calyce and cepheus the previous times that i am there.. There isnt much for myself though, I rather go asia like korea or taiwan whereby i can shop shop shop till i drop. i really wish i could go to taipei this year end as per our plan with my sister and her hubby.  I dont think myself and Dear could manage two kids by ourselves going on a trip .. even if could, it will be so damn tiring....  

I will be flying next wednessday and will land by the followng thursday.  We will be celebrating Cepheus 3rd birthday on friday with his friends in school.  WoW time flies, and cepheus is 3 already.  He have been particularly sticky to me these days as he got older.  Perhaps he finally realise that mommy is still the best  LOL..  Talking about cepheus, his school closed down for 10 days last month due to HFMD and he is still strong and steady unaffected at all.  His immunity system have built up quite strong the past year.  However, he still get sick now and then esp with virus attack.  Is there any way to strenghten our immunity against virus? hmmm...

Cepheus lump on his neck is still not subsiding, the PD said have to monitor for the next 6 months.  I really hope its nothing serious and that it will subside by itself if it is truly lymph nodes.. let's pray for the best.  he is a good kid and definitely deserve the best!