I am a big boy!

I learn to take care of my little brother Ayden and also appreciate his presence that i have a sibling to play with. I learn to share my toys and help around in the house...in fact most of the time, I am happy to help...like bringing my bowls and bottles etc to the kitchen sink, helping to keep my toys bit by bit and helping to throw away Ayden's soiled diapers etc..

I am getting more and more inquisitive about stuffs and happenings around me and asks lots of questions...

"Mummy are you not happy? Mummy are you sad?"
"what's that?"
"Daddy = do yi yeahhhhh" They all have no idea why I call daddy that...
"this one? not that one?"
"one min!!!!!!" asking for more time to watch the TV or play at the sand pit or my toys...

we got a new bull dozer!!!!!

Let's share!

Ayden says I am strangling him ... ...

I wanted to hold him tight... :D

Mummy brought me to West Coast Park and the Mall
before my Kelong trip with Grandpa & Grandma

There I saw Bob the builder and friends!

I like Bob too
my new found friend..

Roley?

Then macdonalds Ice cream cone!

"angry"

"happy"

Yum yum

Mummy, can I eat?

balancing on the beam

we went out and I automatically pushed
the red car out & hopped onto it

Guess what? I am playing a violin
SO creative right?

we play bang bang!

Listen! what's that sound?!
it is the postman!

I have got mail!
Thank you Auntie Tricia!

Banged!

I am in a submarine

refused to go...5 minutes please... mummy

Christmas tree!

I love all the hanging ornaments
I want to decorate my own Christmas tree next time!

Can I, Daddy???

4D3N away from home...for Kelong Trip

Just not too long ago, I went to stay over at Gong Gong Po Po house for 3D2N...
Now I went to the Kelong with them for 4D3N...
Oh...i just went in September...
When I am around, Mummy says no time to do her things.
Hehe...when I am not around...She say, still didnt manage to do much..because still have Ayden.
Hahahhahaha! Full of excuse...my mummy.

Anyway, about going to the Kelong...Unlike before...when Grandma just indicate say when they want to bring me to Kelong, this time Po Po ASKED if Mummy wants to join in if free, even GONG GONG also called and ASKED Mummy along (MUMMY IS HAPPY.)...and if not, they want to bring me...Mummy is ok with them bringing me ... just always felt kind of left out within their family...even back when we were staying togther...breakfast outing etc...

When we first shifted over here to stay, sometimes Po Po will just call on Saturday morning and say they want to bring me out and they are on the way...and ask Mummy to wake me up...and inform that I will stay over at their place for the weekend...and within like 15 mins, they appear at our door le...

Mummy welcomes them to come over and visit me...even taking me out to play or stay over is absolutely fine. However, they way Grandma does is rather imposing and Mummy is often caught by surprise at the very last minute. Rejecting them, Mummy feels bad. Not rejecting them spoils the plans Mummy made for me. All Mummy wants is just advance notice so she can make arrangements for my outing plans and also let me sleep earlier the night before...and ask rather than impose.

Even plans for my swimming classes...Mummy is trying so hard to get a SAT morning class for me, so that when Gong Gong and Po Po wants me to stay over, it will not clash and be made impossible unlike if it is a Sunday morning or Saturday afternoon class.
So far to no avail..but not giving up!

2 years 9 months old

Went over to stay at grandparents house for 3days 2 nights...
Mummy has been a little apprehensive about it as she cannot bear to part with me...and she is also worried I will return as a naughtier boy as grandparents tend to "overly-dote" and pamper the grandchildren...and worried that my grandpa and grandma will give in to me too much...
However, she understands that Gong Gong & Po Po dotes on me and misses me alot especially since we havent been seeing each other since we stayed separately... ...furthermore now it is just Gong gong and Po Po staying on their own...so it must be quiet / lonely for them.. so she should let me go...but bringing just me and not together with Ayden along, also makes mummy feel Ayden is being left out...
but perhaps Ayden is still young and alot more work to be taken care of...maybe Gong Gong and Po Po will bring Ayden along when he is older...

Mummy said during the 3D2N that I was away, Ayden was kind of cranky and tough to handle...super stick to Mummy...doesn't even want Daddy....Auntie Angie says it could be because Didi is not used to Kor Kor (me) not around...afterall it is the first time..I am away from him for a few days...

Anyway, somehow I seem to understood "death" emotionally...as I get very upset when Mummy pretends to die....so upset that tears roll down my cheeks and I will say.."I don't want Mummy die...I don't want Mummy die...Mummy get up.." while attempting to pull Mummy up...
Mummy feels so touched yet bad that she made me teared...

2Years 9 months boy...
I think I am a big boy too and wants to do everything on my own.
EXCEPT things that I think I do not like. HAhahahHa

100% Diaper Free !!

I am 100% diaper free!
No more diapers even in the night! Finally!
And now I do not even want diapers anymore..I tell mummy diaper is for Ayden didi...I am already a big boy...

Usually in the middle of the night I will fuss and make noise...which means I need to go pee...but I probably not too aware of consciously since I am actually in the midst of my sleep..
so Daddy or Mummy has to diligently wake up to bring me to the toilet to pee...
then go back to sleep...
However, once in a while I wet the bed..
sometimes because I am so tired..i do not even know that...and only cry "wet wet" which is too late by then...
sometimes, it is because Mummy or Daddy didnt notice ... hmm "tired/lazy" to notice my fussing...and never get up to bring me to pee...

And Mummy thinks the way I run to the toilet to pee is soOoooOo cute!
Because, I always do it like I am so urgent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hahahha :D

engrossed in the television program..

the day we took bus
riding in the bus..

enjoying our time in the bus ride

waiting for the bus with my mac happy meal

my last milk feed just before bedtime..

i look fit right? ;p

I can play on my own with the tracks and trains...

Mummy likes this shot from the photoshoot...

she thinks it is very nolstalgic...
like kampong boy!

now can save some diaper money for mummy & daddy le!!

Mummy's Voice: Nuturing the kids...

Full Day Childcare or 3 Hours Kindergarten?
Mummy has been asking myself this question for a long time, over and over again...

Full Day Childcare seemed like a long day out there without family for you..when you are still so young, even when I will only be dropping you there at 9 and most likely fetching you back at 5.
It becomes just like a job for you...5 day Monday to Friday work week and 9am to 5pm.

Would you be happy?

Besides, it will be more taxing for you if I like to send you for music, gym, swimming or other classes... HOW?

Yet, 3 hours kindergarten is too short a period of time for you to be away from home ... as 3 hours is not enough for me to do my work... ideally I think 5 hours will be good..
like 8am to 1pm kind of...so you can still take your lunch and nap at home...then still have time to play and go for some interesting activities or classes in the late afternoon...then you can have weekends FREE!

So?

I prefer to register you for 3 hours Kindergarten program at Kinderland YCK where you will be attending childcare next year...and do a 2 hours Chinese Kindergarten program extension...so you will attend preschool from 8AM to 1PM...which is ideal....however, no chinese kindy at Pre-Nursery when you are 3 years old...

Therefore...

the immediate solution is to let you attend full day childcare and transfer you over to 3hours kindergarten (8am - 1100am)+Chinese Kindy (1115am - 115pm) when you turn 4 next year...
Hopefully this will be a good arrangement.

At least I can fetch you back during lunch time and you can take your lunch at home, shower and perhaps 3 to 5 can be your nap time. This way, I do not have to worry about having to schedule my work appointments around the timing near 5pm...or have to run up and down from town to school to fetch you home and then back to town again...

Ideally when Ayden goes to Kinderland next year, he should go for half day childcare...so I can fetch both of you back at 115pm. But if you have a little sibling to come along next year...then Ayden may have to attend full day childcare... ...which is fine too...else it will be too much for Auntie Beth to handle at home...

We shall see how things go and if you enjoy your new school next year...

unexpected HFMD!

I am down with HFMD...most likely.
Mummy did not bring me to see doctor... ...that's why we say most likely.

For the past week, in fact probably since Monday 11th Oct 2010 thereabout, I began to be fussy over food again...and I have not behaved like that for quite a while...
Mummy thought I was just being difficult and did not think much of it.

Once I complained ..."Mouth painful" ... Mummy thought I probably knocked into some toy..and just hush hush me over it...as I did not really create a fuss out of it...
I kept sticking my little finger into my mouth and I was salivating quite a bit...
but I was still my active self, running about, climbing here and there...
and everytime I went to school, the teachers checked my hands and feet and mouth too...nothing unusual...

eating bread...mummy fed me one by one...

little red dots on my palms but not quite visible on the photo

ulcers in my mouth

little red dots on my feet...

According to what Mummy has read, HFMD begins with a fever...
hmm...I did not have a fever so far...Mummy had not noticed any...
it was only until Friday...that is when I said "mouth painful" again... then Mummy checked my mouth again thoroughly and saw quite a few ulcers...three on the inner part of my lower lip and a patch on the right tip of my tongue...
that's when Mummy think it should be HFMD!

Originally she thought of bringing me to the doctor the next morning...but then...
there is no specific medicine for HFMD anyway...they will just tell you to give plenty of water, be extra careful with the cleanliness especially the hands, avoid crowded areas etc...
And since I was behaving just like normal, no fever...so Mummy did not bring me to the doctor afterall...but I do have more red little dots on my palms and soles... ...

During these few days when I rejected my meals, Mummy will try to give me small pieces of cornflakes or bread...and at least I ate some...then I drank lots of "Cold Cold Ribena" too...plus Mummy gave me more jelly to eat... I showed some difficulty to drink my milk though I will still finish it after some time...
I also gestured in silence more rather than speak out the words...

Overall, Mummy is glad and a little surprised that I have been such a great boy despite the discomfort of having HFMD.

32 months old baby = 2 years 8 months old toddler!

Time flies and soon I will be three years old.
I want to be a part in everything...and I want to do everything on my own...(except eating) hahahhaha :D this is the most infuriating part for mummy and really test her patience...

Sometimes Mummy finds it very tough to handle both of us at the same time to engage in the same activity...so needs Auntie Beth to help...
Good thing is Auntie Beth is also very into playing with us! :) Mummy is happy with this...

our handprints & footprints...

we discover about colors

Ayden also wants to do it on his own

after imprinting my handprint

now is my footprint

purple is my favourite color recently..

2 babies!!

both drinking milk together before bedtime

enjoying our sand pit

I can play for hours on my own at the sandpit...just give me my bulldozer, dumper truck and some sand play toys...I will be happy to entertain myself... :)

Mummy's Voice: My Big Boy...

Asher has really grown...

He learns to "take care" and look out for his Little Brother Ayden...
He is capable of striking conversations with us in sentences...although some of the words are not well pronounced...
He is capable of displaying emphathy to people around and I really like it!
He can eat on his own, although sometimes still requires some nagging from me....but it is really much, much better than before..
He remembers his friends by name and can relate to you what he did...
He is almost totally diaper free now, but with occasional accidents over night...
He alters his tone of speech to mimic different people or when he talks to different people...
He can read some simple words and enjoys a wide range of activities...from reading, to play fighting to drawing & messy painting, to sand castle building, water play, to playing with his toy vehicles, play pretend musical toys, cooking...beginning to enjoy dancing to the rhythm of music, unlike when he was younger...so much...i just cannot finish naming all..

I hope Asher & Ayden will be able to enjoy their toddlerhood and childhood as much as possible!

Children's Day 2010! We went to the ZOO!

1st October 2010 Friday

We went to the Zoo....FINALLY!!!

Asher & Ayden together with Daddy, Mummy and Auntie Beth.

The happiest part was Daddy managed to stay throughout the trip.

I saw many animals...

:)
I looked cool right..

My Mummy & I

I hope for more such trips to come...as I really want Daddy to be with us...