Author: yoongz

Tobias acquired a couple of new things to play with. Check them out:

Here’s Tobias enjoying the comforts of his new Elephant sleeping bag:

We figured that since his Godparents are moving back to NZ, his cot there will be given away. So he’ll need something to sleep in when we do stay over in Luzern. We have found a new family willing to put us up (or at least put up with us – hehhehee 😉 Tobias loved his Elephant so much – he spent a whole 2hrs in it – even forgoing going over to play with Anatasia.

Here’s Tobias with his new backpack (which we got free from Migros) & a new beachball (which was given to him by our visitors on 1st Aug):

He actually posed for this photo – 1st time ever!!!

Now onto not so glad things – Walter is away for 3x weeks – in hot hot Texas for work. He has been gone only since 2nd Aug – so 1x day. Tobias woke up this morning & after having his chocolate drink, he rushed into our bedroom going:”Go wake Daddy up, go wake Daddy up!” He found he wasn’t there & rushed to the front room but Daddy wasn’t there either – i had to tell him:”Daddy is working in Texas.” & Tobias repeats exactly that. i’m not sure if he really understands what that means – not likely. i’m sure he misses Walter – just doesn’t know how to say it yet.

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So the taking off of his PJs continue, even though the weather has cooled slightly in the last 2x days.
This morning we found more than the PJs off – he even took off his diaper (pull-ups)!!! Smart kid – but the downside is … he peed on his bed! So mummy had to clean & wash.
We could not scold him cos he really didn’t know that he isn’t suppose to take off his diaper & pee on the bed – though after saying that, he does know that, :”Peepee goes in the toilet.”
Sigh!
Anyhow we have very very firmly told him that he is not to take off his diaper in bed again & that if he needs to pee & wants to do it in the potty, he should call us & WE will take off his diaper.
Hopefully, no more wet bed… at least till we start night-training.
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So what has been happening at the Yoongz?
Well, we’ve been busy trying to tie down holiday plans with some friends – just going to the countries around switzerland – but still it takes so much work – have to look up car rentals – decide on whether or not to rent 1x big car or just 1x small car & we drive our little car. Then accomodation is a whole other ball game – sigh! Still some more work to go … hopefully all can be settled within this week.

The weather has also been hot hot – which for me is ok – but i think Tobi is feeling the heat a bit more – we have found him several times in his bed, asleep without his PJs on, only diapers. He goes to sleep with PJs on & when we check him before we go to bed, he is without them – sigh 🙂

This past weekend – we had great fun. It was Naomi’s 2nd Birthday Party (she has appeared in previous entries). There was a small party at the Bachmanns, small affair but it was nice & cozy. Our pastor & his wife even got to meet someone from their home country (NZ) & found out that they knew quite a few of the same people in NZ. Shows you how small the world can get – wasn’t there some theory about 6 degrees of separation? – something like everyone actually knows everyone else – just through 6x different people or something like that.

Here’s a photo of the cake blowing:

Tobias was hoping he could blow out the candles from where he was standing – he even puffed up his chest & blew – hehhehehee 😉

Then on Sunday after church, the Bachmanns invited us to go along with them & their family for a grill in the forest. This is something which Swiss people do lots of – or so i gather. They like to take a walk into the forest & have a small grill & enjoy the nature which surrounds them – something which we could never do in Singapore. One of the plus points of living here. Well, the spot they picked was by a small stream so the kids had lots of fun playing in the water.

Here’s a photo of Tobias & Daddy, Naomi & her grandfather by the stream:

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