Category: Dylan

First Dental Checkup

Some of my friends start taking their kids to the dentist from as young as 2+ years old. And when they did, the kids already had cavities.

My friend, whose daughter is at Bryan’s age have had cavities many times. She told me to take Bryan to the dentist ASAP because cavities develop very quickly, and we should take the kids for regular dental checkup.

I had delayed taking Bryan to the dentist because
1. I check his teeth very frequently, and I don’t see any spots.
2. He never complains about toothache.
3. I did not want to scare him by taking him to the dentist too early.

But my fren said that by the time I see spots or when he starts complaining of toothache, it is too late. Yet, I procrastinated.

Until a few weeks ago, i found a very faint brown dot on his two lower incisor. *Panic* I quickly make an appointment with my dentist for Bryan’s checkup.

The dentist is quite popular and I could not secure any slots until today. Luckily I was able to book a slot that is within my lunch time. I took the kids out from daycare after their early lunch. Yeah, I took Dylan along. No harm to let the Dr have a look as well.

Neither kids were nervous about the dentist visit. Since a few days ago, i had been brainwashing Bryan about the dental visit.

Mommy: Bryan, mommy take you to the teeth dr. Dr will just check check to see if there are any chong-chong. If got, Dr will put medicine on the chong-chong so that the chong-chong die. If we don’t put medicine on it, later the chong-chong eat your teeth.
Bryan: Chong-chong eat my teeth, then I got no teeth issit?
Mommy: Yes, no teeth. Then cannot eat “sia ping” (prawn cracker), cannot eat ice-cream, cannot eat McD.
Bryan: No teeth like xxx? (a girl at his day care)
Mommy: Yes like xxx (I had no idea if she has missing teeth :P )

We had to wait a while when we got to the dentist’s office. So I took the opportunity to talk to the boys about opening their mouth wide wide for dr to check their teeth. There are also photos of dentist in action, so I showed them that this is what the dentist will do for them later.

When we got in, Bryan was very calm. He greeted the dr “hello” and then proceed to sit on the dentist’s chair.

The dentist told him that he will just count his teeth. The whole procedure takes less than 1 minute. And the dentist told me that his teeth are in perfect condition. And very good dental hygiene. *Yay*

The light brown mark on his teeth is just a small pit. It is not decay. It could have been there from day 1. Besides, he told me that the bottom incisors will fall out when he is about 6, and the top incisors 6 months later.

As soon as Bryan got down from the chair, Dylan was anxious to get on. He kept saying, “My turn, my turn”

The chair is pretty big for Dylan, so the dentist asked either hubby or me to let Dylan sit on our lap instead. So I sat on the chair, and let Dylan lay on top of me.

Dylan cleverly opens his mouth, and let the Dr “count” his teeth.. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8. Just like his brother, his teeth are in perfect condition, and very clean too.. *yay yay* I learned that there are 4 baby molars that have yet to come out. One on each side. Arghh…hope they don’t cause any problem when they come out.

Since I was there, I took the opportunity to ask some questions to the dr.

Q: Bryan fell on his teeth a few months ago. It resulted one of the top incisor to be slightly crooked now. Will there be any long term side effects?
A: If he had a fall when he was about 4, there should not be any damage to his permanent teeth as the teeth would have been in place. But if he fell on the teeth when he was 2 or 3 years old, when the permanent teeth is still not fully grown, the impact could rock the permanent teeth out of its place. And when it finally comes out, it will be crooked. For Bryan’s case, the most there may be a mark on the permanent teeth caused by the impact, but he thinks the teeth should be fine.
=> It shows just how important it is to make sure that their baby teeth are healthy to ensure a flawless smile later.

Dr also asked me if any of them are on the pacifier. I proudly said “No.” In fact, they were never on the pacifier. I asked him why.

He told me that kids who suck the pacifier to sleep tend to have weaker upper incisor caused by dryness. The worst are those who take the milk bottle to sleep. The combination of sugar in the formula and dryness due to continual sucking will cause some of the kids’ teeth to be gone by the time they were 3, if they did not receive prompt dental treatment.

I had wanted to ask if bfg to sleep is ok bo, but I didn’t because I remember that their PD told me before that bm will help protect the teeth due to the antibacterial qualities. That’s why bf children tend to have healthier teeth. Good…because lil Dylan still bf before bed and when he wakes up in the middle of the night.

I am so glad that both kids’ first dental experience had been pleasant. And the checkup is free too! I didn’t even have to pay any admin/ registration fees. Hahaha..I should have taken them there earlier. :D

Dylan’s 2nd Birthday Celebration @ School

As usual, my kids always get to celebrate their birthday – TWICE! Once at home and the other at school.

We arranged a small party for Dylan at his daycare on the actual day of his birthday. Hubb and I took half day off to celebrate this special occasion with him.

Dylan Birthday 2

Dylan was preoccupied in a group coloring activity when we arrived. He does not seem to be surprised by our presence.

Dylan Birthday3Both kids were happy to see the Mickey Mouse cake. Big brother Bryan also gave a kiss to Dylan. Dylan does not favor any particular cartoon. But since he knows Mickey and is a little mousie himself, we got him a Mickey cake.
DSC02521The part all the kids have been waiting for…birthday song singing time!

DSC02513_1Dylan was singing the song to the plush Tigger, a present from one of the teachers.

DSC02555Cake cutting time!

Dylan birthdayA group photo with some of the teachers

Dylan Birthday photo with mommy & daddy

How can mommy & daddy miss out on the fun, right?

Dylan Birthday1While everyone is eating cake in the kitchen, my 2 boys are running around the hall, having fun. They know they can have their way and not get scolded by the teachers because their daddy & mommy is around.

Dylan is so “spoilt” at his daycare. Can you believe it that he received more presents from his teachers at daycare than the party at home. That is because for the party at home, all our guests gave him angpows instead. Daddy & mommy have yet to open the angpows to get him a gift. Most probably they will all go to his savings account.

Dylan’s 2nd Birthday Party

Honestly, it is very tiring to host birthday parties at home. There are lots of things to buy and prepare. Then there’s the cleaning before and after the event. Just thinking of it was enough to make me tired.

Though I will say, “Aiyo, no need to do party at home liao la..just celebrate in school and go out to eat,” I will always end up doing a birthday party at home for the boys. And it is all because…the boys LOVES it! They love having parties at home. They can have dinners with family all year round, but a birthday party at home only comes twice a year, one each for them.

So a party I have…again…Besides, it is CNY, so it would be a birthday cum CNY get-together for the family too.

This time, we wanted to do something different. BBQ! Inspired by my niece who had requested a BBQ party for her birthday last year. But she did not have a party in the end because her parents got her a netbook instead.

Anyway, hubb loves BBQ and it has been a long time since we’ve been to one. So this one is also for the man of the house :)

As usual, both my MIL and my mom helped. MIL fried instant noodles so that the guests can have something to eat while waiting for the rest of the food to cook. My mom made birthday “jelly eggs” and santan jelly. I’ve asked my mom to stop making red eggs for the party since no one eats them. So we replaced them with red jelly eggs instead, and the kids loves them!

I marinated and prepared the rest of the stuff.
BBQ stuff
Lamb, spicy & non spicy chicken, chilli squid with vege wrapped in banana leaf & foil, sausages, fishballs and satay

With grandparents & greatgrandma

Since it was such a hot season, I boiled a big pot of chrysanthemum tea for the guests instead of just cordial, beer and other canned drinks.

And now..here comes the cake. Since the weather is so hot, I decided to make a oreo ice-cream cake with a chocolate sponge base instead.
Dylan's birthday cake

Dylan's cake

Hubb thinks that I should have just buy a cake instead of spending so much time to make one. Well, until the kids start demanding for cakes with fancy deco that I cannot oblige, I think I will continue to make their birthday cakes. It doesn’t matter if the kids may not know how to appreciate it now. It just gives me a sense of satisfaction that their birthday cake was made with LOVE by mummy….(syiok sendiri :P , cannot meh!).

Anyway, I asked Bryan, you want mommy to buy cake or make. And my boy proudly replied, “I want mommy to make.” *grins*
Singing birthday song

Dylan blow cake

But don’t ask me to make cakes for 50-60 kids for school’s birthday party. That one I will continue to buy… kakakakakakaka

The best part of having a birthday party during CNY is ……..Bryan playing fireworks

FIREWORKS!!! Of course!!!!!

playing fireworksNeedless to say, my boys had a blast playing with the fireworks. I had bought mostly the pop-pop crackers + the stick fireworks, since my boys are still small. But the seller gave me some of the more “fun” fireworks. Those that spins to the sky and explodes into colorful fires! Bryan loved those, but I got scolded by my cousins and aunts for buying those “dangerous” fireworks for my son to play.

Here’s some other photos from the night…

Cute Dylan

2 young grand-aunties

with cousin Mel

Another party celebration at school for Dylan on Thursday and then I don’t have to plan for another party for the next 8 months…*phew*

First Dry Night

Bryan was fully potty trained including nights not long after he turned 2. I did not expect him to be so “independent” as we only started potty training after he turned 2. So our potty training period was actually very short.

I thought Bryan was an exception and he was considered very advance. So I do not expect the same from Dylan.

Dylan started to sleep without diapers last week at school. And through the recent long weekend, his afternoon naps were dry too. *great job Dylan*

And this morning, he woke up with a dry diaper too! Hubb was very surprised when he changed him this morning as his diaper was so light! He thought that I had just changed his diaper.

Is this an indication that he will also be “fast” like his gege? I don’t know but we are not going to pressure him. He is not even 2 yet! I am already very proud of the fact that he can stay dry through afternoon naps and that we can take him kai-kai diaperless, so anything more is a BIG BONUS!

Songkran Party

Bryan blowing water
When I find out that I am pregnant with Dylan, I was a bit worried as their age gap was only slight above 2. I was worried that I will not be able to handle 2 boys.

Now I am glad that their age gap is so close, as they really play very well with each other. Last weekend, we let them out of the house to play on the porch, while I prepared lunch.

It started with bubbles play, then some cooking play with water…and then it turned out to a full fledge water play!

Dylan playing with water hose

And all these while, what is mommy & daddy doing?

Mommy = Cooking in the kitchen
Daddy = Watching tv at the living room while keeping an eye on them (of course)

Bryan & Dylan Playing water

I think that they are so lucky to have each other. No matter how much we love them as parents, we can’t play with them as “crazy” as a sibling can. And no cousins or friends can spend as much time with them as a sibling can too! And me and hubby are glad to have some extra time to ourselves since the boys have each other.

Can’t wait for them to grow up and watch how their bond continues to grow deeper. I think they are going to be a great brother and friend to each other!

Where’s my brother?

Yesterday, in the middle of the night, Bryan woke me up
Bryan: MOMMY! Didi is GONE! *I can see panic in his face*

Dylan is a very “mobile” sleeper lately, and he has wedged himself so close to me that I had to sleep sideways to give him more room. And Bryan could not see Dylan because Dylan was too close to me.

Me: Nah…Didi is here la…

Bryan: Oh * Goes back to sleep*

That’s how close both the brothers are. They will look for each other before they sleep and first thing when they wake up. Correction :- First thing when they wake up is MOMMY. Second thing is their gege or didi.

Well Done Dylan!

Previously, Dylan will cry when i drop him off at school, it it were anyone else other than Ms S who greet him at the gate.

But for the last 2 weeks, Dylan would happily wave bye bye to me no matter who it was at the gate.

I do not dare to blog about this at first, coz scared pantang..but since it has been 2 weeks…I think it is safe to conclude that he is really settled into school.

And yesterday, i was greeted with another good news when i picked him up from school.

He had been diaperless through his afternoon nap and no wee-wee in bed too! It was the first time that the teacher let him nap without diapers and we are happy that it was a successful one too.

Well done Dylan! Keep it up!

Our Langkawi Hotel

Most of my friend’s children like to stay in hotel. But not Bryan.

When I told him that we will sleep at the hotel.

Bryan: I don’t want. I want to sleep at home.
Mummy: We have to sleep in the hotel. Our house is very far away. The hotel is nice.
Bryan: Why nice?
Mummy: Because hotel got swimming pool.
Bryan: My house also got swimming pool. My swimming pool got dolphin and star fish one

I think he didn’t like hotels because he didn’t like having to squeeze with everyone in a king bed.

Thus for this trip, I made sure that we have a double room – with 2 queen beds. So sleeping is definitely no longer a problem..plenty of space for everyone.

We pulled the 2 beds together and have the boys slept in the middle. I slept next to Dylan, and hubb next to Bryan.

Bryan woke up the next morning and told his daddy,
“Daddy! When you sleep, don’t Brrr Brrr Brr la. People can wake up one you know. People want to sleep!”

We stayed at the Awana Porto Malai. We have the pier right at the hotel. So the location is very good for island hopping. And there are lots of colorful fishes at the pier, so we had a great time feeding the fishes there.

The downside is there is no beach, but I have no plans to take the boys to the beach anyway. What for, when we can get to the beach in less than 10 mins from our house. Yeah, Langkawi has cleaner water and beaches than Penang, but I don’t think the boys could tell the difference.

And there is a lovely children’s pool at the hotel. The boys had a wonderful time at the pool. Bryan enjoyed it tremendously, esp the water slide.

At the end of the trip. He told me. “I want to go swim at the hotel swimming pool again. I want to play the slide. But I want to go home to sleep.”

Looks like there’s really no place like home.

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