Baby Le Xin

Friday 31 May 2013

Swimming @ Tampines Swimming Complex

Do you know the importance of a father's involvement in a child's life? In many blog entries which I have posted, you can tell how I have intentionally created opportunities for my hubby to be involved in Le Xin's routine, play and outdoor exploration. All fathers should inspire to be a positive influence in their child/children's life and I believe my life would have been very different if I wasn't raised by my Dad who has the strongest influence in what I am currently doing.

So get your husband involved...
Be it feeding your child, bringing your child for a walk, bathing him/her or even just reading a simple bedtime story, you should encourage your hubby to spend more time with your child, hence giving yourself a little break at the same time fostering the bond between the two of them. I am glad most of the time my dear hubby is willing to be involved, even though he complains a little at times, his love for Le Xin will still somehow makes him DO IT! 

To find out more information on how Daddies can be involved in a child's life you can visit this website.....
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So one fine day, Daddy Scott decided to take leave just to spend it with Le Xin and he decided to bring her to Tampines Swimming Complex for a swim. If you have read this,  this and this, I supposed you already knew how much Le Xin loves water haha so she was  really excited about the outing. In fact, we usually have to take some  time to wake her up in the morning but on that day, the minute she heard me saying Alright Le Xin wake up, we are going to the swimming pool......she literally jumped out from her bed!

Getting ready to enter the swimming complex

Le Xin must be thinking....Why did you make me push this when I can just go underneath it? hahaha

Le Xin was really scared initially, she couldn't balance herself well with the float.

 She decided to just place her face on the float instead...

 Daddy Scott continued to encourage her by guiding her on where to place her arms and how to kick the water with her legs....

Soon, she gained the confidence to swim on her own with her float....Well done!


Le Xin was trying to swim gracefully and Daddy Scott finds that she looks so funny and cute!

Le Xin lifted her two chubby legs....

Next, she tried to remove her float 

It appeared that she was enjoying herself  as she jumped in the water without the float...

Daddy Scott went over and offered her some support....

 Bonding time.....

Daddy Scott taught Le Xin how to float too!


Daddy Scott was having a headache.... How should I convince her to use her float again?...

Le Xin swam over....

picked up her float...

and wanted to explore the deeper part of the pool without her float and luckily Daddy Scott
stopped her in time! 

Daddy Scott placed the float over head and said You have to use this okay?

Le Xin started to show an angry face so Daddy Scott had to look at her sternly and remind her
of the safety rules in the pool....

Soon the both of them were swimming happily again....

Then they went to the deeper part of the pool and started swimming...

Even though it became quite hot, Daddy Scott was still willing to soak himself in the pool with Le Xin while MummyT2X hid at a corner to snap snap snap......haha I am very scared of the sun :p

I took a classic photo of Daddy Scott and Le Xin's back just like the one he helped me to take in this post.

Wow they are going to do something fun....

Practise kicking......

But look what Le Xin tried to do the whole time whahahahha she is super funny!

Time to go home, Le Xin was really exhausted by then....

We had lunch out in Delifrance @ Tampines Mall and after that........

Le Xin sat on her favourite Barney and Friends KOR KOR BEI (That's what we like to call this kind of machine)


I didn't think "Family Bonding" is sooooooo important until I had my own family....Since both Daddy Scott and I are working, we hardly have the time to bond together as a family. When we are back from work, most of the time we are very tired. Yes, even though I spend my time with Le Xin doing different sorts of activities on a daily basis, the big idea of having the 3 of us doing something together as a family would require what I call EFFORT! And I am very grateful that Daddy Scott takes the effort to bring us to the pool and I somehow I really touched by his action.

Family members and friends who are close with me would know that my hubby enjoys fishing. He used to fish a lot with his friends to an extent that I got really mad at him! Even after I gave birth he still continued fishing with his friends. However, in recent years, he seldom goes fishing anymore. He has decided to spend more time at home with Le Xin and me. Though most of the time, I am the one involved in Le Xin's routines, as a father, he also did his part by playing with her, showering her and feeding her when I am busy and I know I have to be grateful for his help!

I think most importantly we always have to focus on what our spouses have been doing for us, not what they are not doing for us. The more we feel that the other party isn't doing enough, the more frustrated we will become. I have learnt to come to terms with that and so I lead a happier life these days. Lesser Expections and More Surprises! hahaha

Anyway my relationship with Daddy Scott is a funny one, though we often quarrel a lot but we will always be friends again in a day or two because of LE XIN our bao bei and you need to know why because she is too cute....so we have to patch up  to bond again....whahahahha :) Just kidding :p but seriously which couple do not quarrel at home at all? Unless one party is always the one accommodating but that's not very healthy too isn't it? Okay leaving you guys with a short clip of Le Xin!

Tuesday 28 May 2013

Playing in The Petite Park @ Changi City Point

After leaving Changi Airport, we went to Changi City Point to meet Daddy Scott. I was like sharing with Daddy Scott how disappointed Le Xin  felt when she knew she can't go in and play at the play system in Changi Airport and Daddy Scott was like So let's bring her to the one upstairs....Hooray!!!! I was just waiting for him to say that and best part was he decided to give us a treat so Le Xin and I can go in to play for FREE whahahahha :) MummyT2X becomes a Manja Queen suddenly :p

Let's check out our learning experience playing in The Petite Park!

Le Xin didn't put on sock that day so we bought a pair of cute little socks for her before she entered into The Petite Park :)

The first thing she tried was a big yellow slide. She had to climb up and slide down and she was laughing the whole time when she sliding down cause it was kind of bumpy haha 

Hooray, I am right on top...

 Sliding down......

Climbing up again...

Crossing over...

Here's a video clip of Le Xin playing the yellow slide....enjoy :)


Next, she went on to explore with balls....

Do you wanna join me? There's just so many things you can do here :)

Diving right in.....

Kicking the balls

Throwing them...

Did I forget to mention you can pretend you are floating?

Try to hide your face too!

Yes and your body too :) haha

Alright somehow I look more like I am drowning, don't worry MummyT2X didn't force me to do any of these stunts and I am not suffocating for sure :p

Here's a video clip of Le Xin playing in the ball pool


Next, Le Xin went on to play with  her favourite------> BALLOONS!

She loves it sooooo much that she just couldn't stop playing with them and let me tell you I almost have to drag her to other play stations. The fan was blowing at her despite the cold air-con and I was really concerned and worried that she might catch a cold but she just refused to leave......and I just can't understand why?

Firstly, these rainbow steps have safety tape attached to each step which makes climbing very safe

I am going to climb up to check out the balloons that I will be playing :)

Le Xin just enjoys tossing the balloons up in the air...

She tried to hug and carry two huge balloon even though they were just too big for her little hands to hold...

Okay I will try the smaller one instead....

I will choose this! A blue balloon - My favourite colour :)

Haha I will hug and squeeze it :)

How should I throw this big balloon up high?

Can you find me? Nope, the balloon is soooo big it's covering my head haha

Mummy do you want this yellow balloon? asked Le Xin 

I don't want to leave this place, I still want to play can?

Le Xin played with the balloons for a longggggggg longggggg time, she didn't want to play at other play stations at all. I persuaded her for a long long time before she finally decided to leave and try others :(

 Alright alright let's try something else then. Le Xin started to feel a little grumpy but she kept telling me after trying other stations she wanted to play with the balloons again. 真的拿她沒辦法 :o

Le Xin decided to explore a car that she found beneath the balloon holding area above.....She stoop on the platform and tried to climb up onto a yellow car....

It looks quite dangerous to me....but my brave Le Xin has decided to be brave and adventurous!

Look how happy she was.....

I  am ready.....here I go :)

Let's watch this video to see what she did....


It was sooo cool to watch her coming down from the slope, I seriously thought she would be very scared to try this but she just enjoyed doing it over and over again....

She kept pushing her car to the top and started to propel forward by pushing her leg till her car was moving on the slope and finally till it hit the protective pillow....

Next, we went on to have a boat ride!

Climbing in and out of the boat while the boat was shaking....

She began to feel uneasy when the boat started moving.....

Trying to balance, I hope you didn't have any motion sickness haha :p

MummyT2X hopped on to join Le Xin, but she was totally not interested to look at the camera :( 

Something caught her attention....

It was the slide......

The swing.......

 The rocking motorbike....

And the rocking dino or was it a dragon....hmm.....

Before we left, we also went to explore the dramatic and manipulative corner which was set up at another area of The Petite Park....let's call it the quiet corner but as you know how quiet can the children be? haha :p

Beads Roller Coaster every toddler's favourite!

 Soft Foam Blocks -  Safe, colourful and fun

Train, bridges and tunnels - Creative and Imaginative Play

  Puzzles - For both cognitive and logical thinking

Mummy you see I found a banana said Le Xin

Dramatic Corner - Having a fun time with role playing....

 Hiding in Petite Ville's Playhouse!

 I am a fire-fighter....

Le Xin must be thinking what she was supposed to use this for? whahahahha :) Cuteness~

Look at I am about 82cm

 I will definitely grow taller soon :)

Alright we have come to end of this post.....I hope you enjoy reading the above as I share with you one of the best hangout you can bring your child to...I read a few posts written by other parents about The Petite Park but they seemed to focus more on the place than their child/children.....As for me, I am only interested in what my darling girl did at The Petite Park afterall I am not advertising for TPP right? Hahaha but I really find this place quite cool and affordable! $16 for unlimited play and $4 for two pairs of socks - Le Xin's and mine :) I went there on a weekday so I am really not sure if this unlimited play time will be the same on weekends?

What I like was the bonding I had with Le Xin......Alright and honestly let's take it that it was actually ME who wanted soooo badly to go in and play and that's why I have Le Xin to thank for, because of her..... I always get to relive my childhood. Thus, to do her justice...// I will end this post with a SUPER CUTE PICTURE OF LE XIN once again hahaha!

This photo clearly shows how much fun she had at The Petite Park! Just sliding down from the slide....

Thank you!!! I truly hope there's a place with more learning stations like that for the children to play but PLEASE ALSO KEEP THE PRICING AFFORDABLE haha :p