En's Outings (I)

With boys, it is sometimes quite hard to stay cooped up at home. Esp. these days when En moves around so much and is often up to mischief with dangerous stuff, no matter how hard we try and hide the wires, block the fan. shut the doors to the cupboards..

If he is not trying to test the limits of danger, he will be hiding his balls and building blocks underneath the sofa and cupboard, and in my current preggie state, it is too much effort to keep hunting for these treasures, no matter how much he likes the game..

Well, I always believe that novel experiences augment the brain - something like an extreme stimulation to the brain perhaps, well ..so on fine weathered days, we have brought him to the beach and to the gardens.. I thought he will be excited with Sentosa, given he always can't seem to get enough of playing with water during his bath-time..

Much to our surprise, En was not excited at all by the beach.. he seems to find the sand dirty and was hesitant to lay his hands on the sand.. well, i suppose i should be thankful that for once, he was not putting everything that he touched into his mouth.. but more surprising was his seeming fear for the sea water.. we tried to place him by the edge of the water and he was not impressed at all. So much for novel and stimulating experiences...

Still, I am not giving up.. I am of the view that the outdoors do babies a lot of good.. well, when En starts going to school, he will spend half of the day cooped up in classroom, when he progresses to work, he will spend 3/4 of his time cooped up in the office jungle (unless he really chooses the alternative career such as tram driver in the zoo? etc). He will never be the kampong boy for sure, but he should see more of this world beyond his cot and playpen in our tiny flat... and this I will try to make happen..