Clarke Quay

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Clarke Quay

Brandon playing at Royce Gym

Today, Brandon and I had no plans, so when we walked Steven to the train, we decided to also get on and head to Clarke Quay (pronounced "key"). Last Friday, we went to Royce Gym located in Liang Court near Clarke Quay, but we took a cab since I wasn't sure how to get there by train. It was a quick train ride - only one red line stop, a transfer to the purple line, and one stop on that.

Clarke Quay is such a cute area. Located right on the Singapore River, there are lots of restaurants and shops. I think that we need a babysitter soon so that we can go on a date there!

Wasn't really sure where I was going once I got off of the train, but after asking a couple of people, I found Liang Court (a mall). Not a far walk from the MRT station.

Royce Gym is amazing! Tons of space and tons of toys! You pay to play for one hour, and at the end of the hour someone comes to tell you your time is up. The nice thing about this is that it keeps down the crowd. They even take your temperature and your child's temperature and sanitize your hands before letting you into the gym. Clean and nice.

I met a couple more really nice people at the play gym today. One woman from New Zealand and another from Australia. The Australian woman actually lived in Naperville for three years before moving to Singapore. Nice to talk to someone about home for a bit. Since she and I were leaving the gym at the same time, she invited us to have coffee with her and a couple of her friends. People are so nice here. Especially when they find out that we are new to Singapore, most people are quick to offer their contact information and coffee and play dates.

I decided to take a cab home from the gym. It was time for Brandon's nap, and I really wanted to make it home before he crashed.

This afternoon, we went to the Forum playground. When we returned, a bunch of the kids in our building were down at the pool so we hung around down there for a bit. The children were playing with water balloons today, and Brandon loved them! He kept throwing a water balloon trying to pop it, but he couldn't throw it hard enough. A little girl had to help him.

We have decided to move to the other apartment. Not sure when the move will happen, but I'm thinking that it will be in the next week. A little sad that we will not be seeing the same children we've seen over the last few weeks down at the pool any more.

Has anyone seen my baby? I feel like Brandon has changed and matured so much in the last two weeks. His face is starting to look older, and he is even acting older. Even more personality.

When he waves now, he says "ha", which is his "hi". I feel like he is starting to imitate us more, so I don't think it will be long before he starts to say even more words. We've been singing, dancing, and listening to music more lately. Brandon is learning how to turn in a circle. It's kind of funny. Not sure if he is trying to dance or just being silly. When I sing, he also makes noise. I think he is starting to try to sing. He's going to love to sing just like Daddy! I have a feeling we're going to have a very noisy home! We aren't a quiet family!

Took a really cute video of Brandon in the bath tonight, but I don't think I want to post that on the blog and have it all over the internet. Just don't think I want to do that to little Brandon. It might surface someday when he is trying to find a good job. :)