Tyan's Photoblog
Caleb and sponge painting
Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 9 September 2007 in People & Portrait.
Been raining most part of the day recently so we havent been able to go out much. This was taken abt one and a half week ago.It was raining outside for the whole morning,Ian slept for a longer time and Caleb and I could actually do quite a number of things together. We ate our chocolate cake,did a few simple jigsaw puzzles,read stories about this ladybird series of jungle animals(Swinging Sally-gorilla,Muddy Molly-Hippo,Roaring Rory-lion,and i have yet to collect these 3 others:Hissing Hattie-snake,Huge henry-elephant and Stripey Sam-tiger) and we did sponge painting!
Bought from the bookstore 3 patterned sponges and laid the papers and Caleb had a fun time rolling the paint rollers on the newspapers. And needless to say,after a while,he started rollin the paint on the floor,my arm and legs...I kept psychoing myself-fun 1st,cleaning up 2nd,fun 1st,cleaning up 2nd...lol
@Nancy: thanks for the compliments,you havent seen me when my horns come out,just that i dont blog abt those times,heh heh heh....(sinister laugh)
@ChaCha: thanks cha2!
@Rags: thanks Rags,you mean these words to Caleb or me?lol
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
neat...I thought he was looking for a new recipe for you to cook ;) Sweetie, you still haven't told me which one you were? I challenge you to post a photo of yourself tomorrow (Monday:)
9 Sep 2007 9:55am
@Lorraine: hi babe!sigh...dont think i am up to accepting your challenge man..no courage,esp after having 2 kids...you know,the skin starts to sag,and the love handles sort of stays there permanently,eyebags,etc....wait till i get my makeover someday,ok?haha
@Markus: thanks Marcus and thanks for coming by:)
Vanessa from Kent, United Kingdom
Its nice to see kids stimulated with things they enjoy Tyan, look at that concentration on Calebs face.
Fantastic shot
9 Sep 2007 1:44pm
Rabbit from Richmond, United States
Eeeeep! Painting - oh no i think you may need more newspaper than that!
9 Sep 2007 3:30pm
@Rebel Szczesny: thanks REbel,i am honoured by your comment,lol:)
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
Wow, love the deep look of focus and concentration on Caleb's face as he does this, tyan! He's really got something fabulous brewing there! A very precious moment and memory most brilliantly captured, babe! :)
9 Sep 2007 10:08pm
@Rebecca: thanks babe!I hope AM3 still works when they turn 20!:)
bronzebilly u.k. from cardiff, United Kingdom
another great candid shot tyan--I've been a bit busy lately,but when I've got time I take a look at your blog first to catch up with things--your blog is so natural and rewarding it's really refreshes me after a busy period--keep on being unique--Unclebilly
9 Sep 2007 11:27pm
@bronzebilly u.k.: thank you so much Uncle billy for your very kind words and i am very happy this bloggie refreshes you somewhat,it has made my day!;)
rainsocks from Singapore
I was telling Felix what a wonderful mom you are, to take the effort to stimulate Caleb with different activities despite having to deal with the mess afterwards! No outsourcing to a maid!! Kudos to you!!
9 Sep 2007 11:55pm
Joanie from Singapore
Hey I did some sponge painting with my gal using fingerpaint just on Saturday but she didn't like the paint. After she got some paint on her hand, she didn't want to touch the sponges anymore. Arghhh...The books you have sound interesting. Where did you get them?
10 Sep 2007 12:32am
@Joanie: from Borders,ladybird series.maybe keziah is afraid to get dirty..caleb recently developed a dislike for sand too:)
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
LOL. Wonderful image and story behind it. Sponge painting and keeping perspective with where the painting/cleanup happens and how, has to be one of those great opportunities in patience and trust that the Lord sets before all parents of young children who are learning to interact with their enviroment in creative ways. Blessings to you, and thank you tyan for the many nice comments you have left at my site over the weekend; I've been away from the computer and am trying to do some catch up tonight.
10 Sep 2007 1:17am
@Viewfinder: thanks VF for coming by and your very wise and kind words indeed!Thanks for coming though you are so busy,blessings to you too!
rainsocks from Singapore
btw any suggestions what to do with a coming to 6 mth old baby???
10 Sep 2007 3:28am
@rainsocks: haha,to be v honest,i dont think i did much with Caleb when he was 6 months old cos i was a working mom then,but i have a slight impression i tried to flash cards as all the other moms in my workplace are doing.later found i was too harsh on his very young mind.Now that i have to cope with 2,i can hardly 'do' anything with my 2nd one,who is 8 months old,in fact i wish he is sleeping most of the time so that i can do other things! But i read from books you can talk and sing to the baby. Talk includes doing a commentary of all that you are doing,like,'Mommy is going to take off your clothes and bathe you...now stretch your left hand,etc',you can also ask him rhetorical questions,like,'isnt it a beautiful day today?',or you can invest in some baby cds,and play it when he is awake.abt 6 months,i also start propping Ian up to let him sit up,i also dangle things in front of him to grab,and put green beans in plastic medicine bottles to let him shake...
to be very honest,i find that i dont really have as much attention as i used to have for one child.Sometimes i was telling my hub,Ian seemed to grow up without us knowing,haha.
