The Bub in the Belly

And from the left.


From the right - it's Night.


And, from the left, it's Day.


There weren't many pieces so we were done in about twenty minutes. Good stuff. I thought it was very inventive and innovative, and a little cheeky. A different perspective of how art can represent movement.

The pieces were at adult height so Richard had to carry Ryan for viewing, while I carried Rachel. Rachel looked quietly and intently at the pieces, especially the more 'holographic' ones towards the back of the gallery.

If you are a believer of beautiful things for even the littlest ones, check out this list of 11 of the Best Designed Board Books over at Design Mom. Visual yumminess in every page.

Where's babydoll? Here she is!

How was your Mothers' Day? We had a simple and very lazy lunch, followed by some shopping. Lunch took so long that we missed Ryan's Shichida class. Ah well, Mothers' Day is a good reason to take a break!

This was my first Mothers' Day with two little ones. I look at my two babies and I wish I had let them come into my life earlier. If only I'd known the joy that I was delaying from experiencing!

Pre-babies, Richard and I were happy, no doubt. We worked hard, played hard, and thoroughly enjoyed life as we knew it. We knew that we'd get around to having kids one day although we never thought that we needed them.

Now we have two beautiful babies. And it turns out we needed them desperately.

So I don't know who was more grateful on Mothers' Day. Richard and the littles - for having me as their mother, to do whatever I do in my capacity as Mom. Or me - for having been given the privilege to serve as Mom, to be the recipient of tiny kisses and hugs, to be the most important person in their lives, to be bestowed unquestioning trust and unconditional love, and to be absolutely adored.

So, Happy Mothers' Day to me. And thank you, my babies, for letting me be your mom. I love you both, to the ends of the earth and all the way back again.

A little update on babydoll - she can wave hello/bye bye and clap her hands now! I demonstrated how to clap hands one day and she just looked at me without any reaction. I thought it would take a few more demonstrations but the very next day, she just started clapping away on her own.





We made a quick trip to the souvenir shop where Ryan picked up an "eco" kit. He was attracted to it because there was an alphabet stencil inside - you use the stencil to decorate a cloth bag.

Here we are outside. Ryan was especially thrilled to see the large letters outside the museum. He lovingly called each one by its name but, "R is my favourite letter!" he shouted.



After that, we went for a drink and some snacks at Marina Bay Sands. We went to Kraze Burger near the skating rink, and Ryan sat down and did his stenciling on the bag.

That was it. Everyone was pretty tired at the end of the outing, even though it was a short one!

Just photos today. Enjoy!

It's the weekend and it's back to our normal weekend routine. In addition, we are planning to go see "The Art of the Brick" exhibition at the ArtScience museum, which should be eye-popping!

I do hope to also spend more time at home tidying up. I've been traveling quite a bit and every time I do, our home turns into a pig sty. There is stuff covering every single horizontal surface of our home right now, even the floor. I am feeling overwhelmed by all that has to be tidied up, but I have to start somewhere because if I don't then who will? So resolving that is going to be a priority.

I am running behind on answering emails, I know. I'm getting some interesting queries, but they are rather detailed, so I need some time to craft my replies. If you have emailed me, rest assured I will be replying soon.

So it looks like this weekend is going to be juggling, juggling and juggling. Let's hope I survive.