Christmas in Singapore

Thursday 18th December 2008

This week has been another quiet week as I am still feeling unwell. I started with a fever again last Thursday and I am just about feeling better now. So, me and mummy have been keeping away from other babies so that I do not pass the lurgy on and so that I am better ready for the 14 hour flight this evening!! This has meant no swimming, no music, no playgroups and no coffee for mummy!!

The main event of the week was on Sunday when we had our Singapore christmas. The weather was lovely and warm which is not like Christmas, but it was a bit rainy, which apparently is normal. I had quite a few presents under the tree, which Santa had delivered early for me, although it was a slow process as I had to open one and go back to bed for a sleep as I was not well. The first present I opened had come all the way from Auntie Noelle in England and was a dressing gown for when I get out of the pool so I am snuggly and warm - although mummy has packed it to go to the UK as she says I will need it there. I also got presents from both of my grandparents - a walk on/ride on toy from the northern ones, which I helped daddy put together as you can see in the pictures and a ball popper from the southern ones, which is hilarious as it means mummy has to run around the lounge chasing balls, whilst I sit and point!! I got some other presents from mummy and daddy as well, but I will fill you in on them as I start playing with them - I have been to unwell to play properly this week.

The other main event was on Tuesday and a visit to the doctors (again). The verdict is a sore throat and ears and explains why I have not been eating. The lovely doctor said that I am allowed jelly and ice cream to make me feel better though - yummy!! We also bumped into Isobel there, who was having her jabs before flying off to the US for Christmas - so that was nice to catch up before we left.

Anyway, we fly off this evening. I am feeling better thanks to my magic medicine and am hoping to sleep for the whole flight!! Bring on the woolly jumpers and see you all soon,

Eleanor xx

Christmas and bank holidays

Thursday 11th December 2008

We had a long bank holiday weekend which was nice. We went out to buy a Christmas Tree and decorated it at the weekend, mummy and daddy placed it on a box so that I cannot get at it, but I have shown no interest in it whatsoever - although when the presents started appearing that was a different matter - all that crinkly paper!! Mummy also bought me a snow globe which is fun and Great Grandma and Grandad sent me a bauble which we have placed on the tree.

We added to our Christmas fun by heading up to Orchard Road and seeing all of the lights, the theme is a sweetie wonderland, it was very pretty. On Monday we headed out to Sentosa, a small island south of Singapore mainland. We went out on the train and came home on the cable cars which was fun. We went to Silosa beach for lunch and then headed to Underwater World to see the fishes - it was however a typical bank holiday and rained all day, mummy and daddy were even concerned that I might need to put a jumper on!!

On Tuesday I went to Charlottes birthday party which was fun, and we played with lots of toys whilst the mummies drank tea!! Then on Wednesday we went round to Ava's for tea and toys, which was good fun too, she has a pussy cat so I was practicing being gentle for when I see Snaggle at Christmas. In the afternoon we went swimming again, although I did not enjoy it very much as mummy discovered this morning when I woke up and was unwell again. I am trying my hardest to be better before we head back to the UK but in the meantime am getting lots of mummy and daddy cuddles to make me feel better.

I have learnt a few skills this week as well. I managed last week to sit up in my cot by myself which shocked mummy when she walked in, however I managed to shock daddy more by standing up when he walked in to get me after my nap!!!

Anyway must dash, time for tea and my bath

Speak soon

Els x

Edited to add - this weeks pictures are me doing my blog(!), at Charlotte's house, me and mummy on the tram at Sentosa and me and daddy hanging out in Orchard Road looking at the pretty lights.

Feeling sorry for myself (and mummy)

Thursday 4th December 2008

Hi All,

Well a bit of a bad week this week. The week began okay as daddy returned from his travels on Friday. But baby signs was cancelled on Sat as Joyce was ill, so we went out and finally bought some furniture for our balcony. Sunday daddy played football over at Turf City, so me and mummy had a very long leisurely lunch at Horse City (next door). However, this is where the problem began as I got into trouble with mummy for refusing to go to sleep at all all day!!!

Then on Monday, I went back to bed before breakfast which is unusual, then after breakfast and then again before lunch and mummy finally worked out that I was poorly when she got me out of bed and realised I had a temperature and was warm enough to heat the whole of the UK in the snowy weather!! Daddy came home from work to collect his suitcase before heading off to China and between the pair of them they attempted to take my temperature - ha ha very funny, I was not happy at all about them trying to stick things in my ear! They finally worked out it was 38.8, which is hotter than normal - poor me!! My temperature remained until weds morning, but I am still not really well and am far more clingy than normal and believe it or not I am off my food!!!! Except for weetabix, banana and yoghurt, which i am just about managing to munch down.

It does mean though that I have missed my last music class of the term, a play morning at one of the other babies houses (who lives in Seaview so it was quite handy), my swimming lesson and a Christmas Party. We did sneak out for a quick coffee with Hannah and Charlotte though - otherwise I think mummy might have gone mental!!!

Daddy returned home from his travels today though, so missed most of me being ill, although he did keep ringing mummy to check on me and it is a bank holiday this weekend, so I get to spend more time with my daddy - yippee!!! Hopefully, I will be back to normal soon as I have my first birthday party to go to next week - chocolate and cake, mmm think I can feel another illness coming on, watch this space.....

Ellie xx

PS This weeks photos are of 1)me practicing being a worm, 2)in the coffee shop, 3)opening my advent calender (mummy said I was too poorly to eat the chocolates, so she helped me out!!) and 4)trying to work out how to hang the baubles on the Christmas Tree!!