On Our Own

Top Picture: View from our apartment

Middle Picture: Orchard Road

Bottom Picture: Mommy and Brandon at breakfast

Last night was a little rough for poor Brandon. He was up at 3 am ready to play. I could tell that he was still tired, but he just couldn't fall back asleep. Glorious jetlag, and a baby that has never been the best sleeper... I did finally get Brandon down for a nap at 6 am, and he slept until 7:40 which was when Steven was getting up for his first day of work in the Singapore office.

It was a nice morning, and Brandon and I walked Daddy to the train where we were able to say "bye" and "I love you" with no tears. Quite an accomplishment for Mommy! :)

After leaving the MRT station, we walked down Orchard Road. We passed the Starbucks and McDonald's, and I was very tempted to stop. A taste of home. However, we are in Singapore, and I want to try so hard to explore new sights, restaurants, etc. We chose a sit down coffee shop/restaurant where we were able to share a turkey and egg sandwich and Mommy was able to enjoy a decaf coffee. (There was no way I was going to risk not being able to nap when Brandon was ready to nap!)

Brandon had a hard time going down for his nap later, but when he did finally fall asleep we both slept for four hours! Like yesterday, I had to wake Brandon from his beauty sleep. We're really trying to get him back on schedule.

Our (late) afternoon consisted of another walk back to Orchard Road. We went to a food court for some dinner, and I enjoyed some chicken and rice - a dish for which Singapore is known. It was very good. Great flavor. My only complaint was that the chicken was cold. Was it suppose to be cold? Not sure... I expected the dish to be chicken mixed in with rice, but rather it was white rice and a separate sliced chicken breast. Also on the side was a bowl of soup/chicken broth. Brandon decided to pass on food this time.

After dinner, we made our first trip to the supermarket. Brandon gave a nice "Mmmm" when we walked in, and he saw blueberries. I guess now he was hungry. Go figure. We bought some fruit, vegetables, and meat. I bought a dragon fruit, which I was told is similar to a kiwi. It is pink on the outside with green spiky stems. I will post a picture of this sometime. We also bought some milk. The supermarket did sell the same organic whole milk that we buy at home, but it was around $15 a gallon! I ended up buying a non-organic Singapore brand. I'm sure it's just as good...???

Back at the apartment, I took Brandon for a swim at the pool. He went wild! The children's pool is about 1 1/2 feet deep, and he was having a blast walking around in the water. He did fall a couple of times, but it didn't seem to bother him. He is getting more fearless, which makes Mommy more fearful.

Brandon has been sleeping for about three hours now, and he has already been up three times. He is crying now. I wonder what the rest of this night will hold. Oh, well. I just enjoyed a Chang beer, and Steven just got home. It's about midnight.

Brandon and I survived our first day alone, and Daddy survived his first day at the office! I will admit that I had a few tears tonight, but that is to be expected. We will survive. :)

Love to all who are reading this and thinking of us tonight!