Tyan's Photoblog
Ian
Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 9 January 2008 in People & Portrait.
Think i have not been posting pictures of this guy,i have been so preoccupied with Caleb going to school!
I have been trying to talk to Caleb about what he learns in school everyday.Sometimes it can be quite 'frustrating' when our conversation goes something like that:
mummy:Dear,what did you do in school today?
caleb:Today!
mummy:errr,did you colour an orange this time?
caleb:Today!
mummy:did you go to the playground?
caleb:Today!
mummy:did you sing 'Head,shoulders,knees and toes?'
Caleb starts pointing frantically all over his body,laughing away.
The school does provide a typical day of activities in school,but i wish i know exactly what they do,then i can have some conversations going with Caleb.
But yesterday,when we were walking home after our lunch and a short time at library,Caleb rubbed his eyes and said,'Tired'
I told him to bear with it a bit more and his ever cheerful 'OK!'
He then pointed to his pocket and said,'Sweet.Pocket'
I was surprised.'Oh,did your teacher give you a sweet?'
He smiled contentedly and said,'Sweet,pocket'
And lo and behold i found a sweet in his pocket indeed!
So i rewarded the little man with the sweet,also to keep him munching so he wont focus on feeling tired till we reached home.
Today when we were on our way to school,Caleb actually said,'Very tired,mummy.Caleb very tired'
I was heartbroken.I started to feel guilty that he had to go through the rigours of 'school' at such a tender age.But he seems to enjoy school so much i cant bear to withdraw him totally.I think i will let him rest one day in a week and bring him out for outings at our own pace instead.
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Oh dear,i was supposed to talk about Ian here!
This was taken just now when i played 'catching' with Ian.He was happily cruising and squealing while i 'gave chase'. Time flies,he is one!Ian's first 'intelligible' word is 'ya ya',which means bye bye. He now opens and closes his hands to say yaya when he hears us say bye bye or even when we move from one place to another. I remember Caleb's first action was clapping.Its actually very fun to watch the children grow.I cant imagine how they and i will be if i do return to the workforce!I'll worry about it when it comes.
Inés from Namur, Belgium
Love love the happiness of Ian !!!!! a big smile to begin the day ! thanks Ian !
9 Jan 2008 6:31am
Mandy from Johannesburg, South Africa
He's such a happy little guy Tyan!!! Great pics!
9 Jan 2008 6:51am
Rags from Plano, United States
there goes another heartbreaker! I like the creativity you put into todays blog.
9 Jan 2008 6:55am
kairospix from Singapore, Singapore
hey noticed you've been expereimenting with your shots - from multi-exposure, to soft-focus framing and now this multi-polaroid! cool!
did you re-take these 3 shots printed out or used photoshop?
it sounds like Caleb is fitting in fine with school and liking it - you aren't having Caleb withdrawal are you? hahaha :)
well better enjoy your time with Ian before he too joins Caleb :)
but then again there's always the possibility of having a third? hopefully a girl this time so that you and she can do girly stuff and the three men can be her protector! :)
but then it will all depend if you guys are ready for you to go back to work... that's assuming you are planning to do so...
not easy decisions to make but trust you guys will work it out fine! cheers!
9 Jan 2008 8:46am
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
What a group of happy shots. You can't beat a baby smiling. Wonderful.
9 Jan 2008 8:52am
ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany
Yeap! the center one is my favourite too! Such an adorable smile...
9 Jan 2008 9:15am
Tricia from Melbourne, Australia
awww, kids are always cute. (: ian's so charming.
9 Jan 2008 3:20pm
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
great photos of a happy baby, don't worry, just follow your intuition ;)
9 Jan 2008 3:37pm
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
I completely love Ian’s smile. It is like a wonderful ray of light onto my day. This is BEAUTIFUL. Really truly beautiful, dear babe. It really cheers my heart so much to see a child’s smile like that. Truly, BRAVO, dear babe. And Caleb definitely sounds like he’s having a good time at school. Your suggested a day off a week for free-and-easy would be perfect, imho. Truly EXCELLENT.
9 Jan 2008 11:40pm
Rabbit from Richmond, United States
awww - hey girl... don't you worry. I think you have filled yourself full of that worry stuff already. I tell my dear friend a way to approach life is to ask the question "can i control or change what is making myself worry?" hence can you do anything about one day returning to the workforce right now? is it even happening now? i think the answer is no. BAM one less thing to worry about.
I know this seems silly but think of it this way. Apply this method of thought to the things going on in your life. if the answer is YES to anything that you can control or change then set yourself a little list/task write up of a way of changing it. If the answer is no then by all means let it go. Holding on to so much worry will cause even the little things to become so much more of a challenge.
YOU are a wonderful mother and have a lot to do. Let yourself be free of some worries my dear it will do your heart a world a wealth. i send you many hugs.
ps love the laughter you caught in these photos.
10 Jan 2008 3:12pm
