Gabriel's Best Friend

Today's blog is dedicated to his best friend.

Who is Baby G's best friend? It is not a someone, but actually a 'something'. It is none other than Froggie (or Froggy)..

Froggie came to us when Baby G was literally still a baby. It was a gift from one of Ah Ma's friend; I still remember it was given to him when we were down in Tiong Bahru for breakfast. It came wrapped in a Takashimaya wrapper. Initially Baby G didn't really take to Froggie. He also had other soft toys that accompanied him on his bed & during play. I didn't really notice when was the exact moment that Froggie actually became a part of Baby G's life and ours too.



Froggie would 'follow' Baby G just before his bath. He will be placed just outside the bathroom and will be collected once Baby G finishes his bath.



What Baby G wears, Froggie also wears the same.




Froggie accompanies Baby G during play time. He simply sits there quietly with Baby G. Sometimes, Baby G will talk to him and 'look after' him. When he's playing with the cooking toys, he'll cook for Froggie to eat too.



When Baby G is sick, Froggie will also be there for him.



Froggie is always with Baby G when he is sleeping. Just before bed, he will make sure Froggie is around, else we have to find him. Froggie also travels with us on holidays, in fact, this is the only occasion that Froggie is allowed out of the house. We do not allow Froggie out of our house cause we are worried that once Froggie gets lost outside, he is irreplaceable. He's not like Mickey Mouse or Barney or those famous soft toys that are easily found in any shopping centre. Once Froggie is gone, I will never ever be able to replace him.

Now that Baby G is much older, Froggie still remains a part of his life. Although he knows that Froggie is not real, he still treats him like a good friend. Froggie still sleeps with Baby G and goes on holidays with us.

One thing Baby G doesn't like is when we wash Froggie. Baby G says that the smell is not the same or that the feel is different but no choice, Froggie has to be washed. The entire day after Froggie is washed, he'll just be complaining & nagging at us. After that, it's back to normal.

Baby G also has, a few times, requested for Froggie to be brought to school to accompany him during his nap time. He's promised me that he'll not touch Froggie except during nap. I have remained steadfast & resisted all of his begging & cajoling. Think he has more or less accepted it. However, on rare occasions, he'll tell me that his school friend's mother allows his friend to bring a soft toy. Although he doesn't specifically asks for Froggie, I know when he's trying to hint to me. I just ignore the hint. Haha.

Just wondering when he'll ever outgrow Froggie.... til then, Froggie will always be an extended part of the family.....

San

Happy Father's Day

A bit late in my post for this celebration..... but better late than never.

We decided to go down Changi Airport's T3 for our Father's Day celebrations, after hearing a number of comments that it's a place suitable for the family. Earle Swensons was our choice since we had the free ice cream courtesy of Baby G's Kid's card.

San

Birthday Weekend

Birthday Celebrations - Day 1
Baby G's birthday celebrations began very early. In fact, it started on Friday itself when he went to Sentosa's Underwater world for his school excursion. He only got back around 3pm. He was pleasantly surprised when I went over around 4pm to pick him up. He was still in the midst of having his afternoon snacks when he saw me. I told him to finish his snacks while I waited outside. I could even hear him telling his friends that his mummy is here to pick him up. While on the way back, he couldn't stop talking about his trip to the Underwater World. He talked about the fishes he saw, the stingray and the 'aeroplane' fish (can't figure what fish that was).

In the evening when Daddy returned home, we decided to go down to VivoCity to pick up our fan from Best Denki as the one in my room has finally konked out. Baby G was very excited to be able to go out again. After getting our fan, we walked around a little and finally had stopped at Swensons for his 'free' ice-cream with the Swensons' Kid Card. We thought we could have desserts but he actually ordered the Kids' meal cause he told us he was still hungry. I think he just wanted a chop on his card. Hahaha.




Birthday Celebrations - Day 2
On Saturday, we went to his 'I Can Read' classes earlier than usual as we wanted to catch the KungFu Panda II movie in the evening (courtesy of Daddy's company's free tickets). He was very excited and even told his teacher our plans for the evening.

The movie ended around 730pm and we wanted to have pasta for dinner, but can't seem to find anything suitable at Suntec. In the end, we walked all the way to Millenia and settled on Bab Noodle.



Birthday Celebrations - Day 3 (Actual day)
In the morning, we set out early to catch the RSAF Open House. Too many pics from there to post here so will do so via FB instead.

For his actual birthday party, we decided to have a BBQ at our block downstairs. It was generally a family affair.

This year, we asked him to select the cake he wanted and he chose Mickey with the aeroplane picture on top.

Besides enjoying putting the candles on and blowing them out, he especially loved opening all of his presents... and boy, there were so many of them, courtesy from all the family members.

Happy Birthday my darling boy.....

San

ps. He made me a promise that once he turns 5, he'll no longer drink from the milk bottle. I must say, so far, he's kept his promise to me.