We are shifting!

Officially we will be moving in on 1st May 2010, as that's the last day to shift out of Q'town.
We got the keys to our new place on 16th Mar 2010.

I finally got a chance to come to the new house.
Although it is rented, it is almost everything Mummy loved to give to the family.
Nice, serene environment.
Good enough space to set up play area, learning area for us, the children.
Sufficient space for Mummy to set up Daddy & her work desk .
Mummy is looking forward to get us a playhouse, teeter totter, kitchen pretend play, set up sand and water play station for us and also my drawing & scribbling area!!
It is a place Golden & Silver can finally have lots of space to run about.

Moving to this new place would mean I will see lesser of Grandpa & Grandma... :(
but that would probably Mummy will not be so stressed out when it comes to disciplining Asher me. Sigh...

Mummy can never be a FULL TIME stay home mum.
Put $ aside, it is also because personal achievement in terms of work and career is also very important to her. When we shift to the new place, I will most probably continue to attend Bibinogs...until I get to attend YCK Kinderland which is full at the moment. When I am sent to school, the housemaid will then help to care for Ayden... ...which at this point of time is something Mummy is very very worried of.

Mummy has in the meantime placed me on the wait-list at YCK Kinderland... ...
though she is still very reluctant to put me into full day childcare, as she prefers to send me to 3 hours preschool...but 3 hours seem kind of short...
But that is the best solution so that Mummy can have time with Little Ayden too.
How?

Asher can play the harmonica and brushes his teeth well!

1 try was all it took!
Mummy showed me how to blow just once and I took the harmonica and started blowing...and there the musical sound came... ...
and mummy was rather impressed that it sounded quite pleasing.. ..just like a nice rythm...

I am learning well to brushing my teeth on my own too...

2 years 2 months old and house shifting soon..

During this period of time, everybody in the house is busy with house moving... ...
Soon I will be shifting to our new place, just Daddy, Mummy, Little Ayden & I with a housemaid, Golden & Silver. How would life be like without Gong Gong and Po Po?

visit to my new place...
just staying around while mummy do some packing...

I have been going to my dropped-off class at Bibignogs, my playschool and coping well since day 1 and I never cry for mummy. Mummy accompanied me for a pro-rated term of Power Tots (a parent-accompanied class) which was about a month and then sent me to the dropped off class, Mighty Tots. I am a big boy now, on my own in the class with my classmates and teachers from 9am to 12pm. Sometimes I attend twice a week and mummy is considering to put me in for 3 times a week the next term. I love the teachers here, they are all nice and loving to us, little children. At 2 years 2 months old, I am one of the youngest in the Might Tots class.

my first Mighty Tots dropped off class

my first Mighty Tots dropped off class

tired...zzz
Mummy say I looked every bit the big boy....

making grapes

making grapes

counting...

cool...

Like all kids, I love Kiddy rides. There is a train, a boat and a "musical chair" outside my school and sometimes I get to take 1 or 2 rides. I like the train one as I pretend to drive the train with the steering wheel. I like the boat one as it rocks up and down like a teeter totter...erm see saw..u know? I also like the "musical chair" one as it goes round and round ...360degrees turn. I am excited by it...u should see my smile.

Kiddy ride boat...

Kiddy Ride Train...

Kiddy ride Musical Chair...

Mummy lets me slot the coin in on my own...

Mummy wants me to understand that their is this thing call MONEY and we need to use it to "exchange" for goods or services and that everything has a value to it... so often Mummy lets me slot the coin in for the kiddy rides or when we get the trolley from the supermarket and even when we buy stuffs... and I love it! :)

Asher can pull his own pants!

I am beginning to be interested in dressing up myself...
helping to pull my pants up....sometimes I don't even want to let mummy pull my pants down...
I will pull it up when mummy pulls it down...and we both repeat it over and over again while i get like "upset" and tells mummy..."no, no" ...mummy just likes to tease me.

I can sort of find the armholes of my top and put my arms through on my own and pull down my top properly... ...

sometimes mummy says it is really adorable to see me pull my pants up as I walk... ...

Mummy's Voice: missing out on you

My Asher...time flies and you seemed a big boy now at times... ...
As much as I tell myself to blog more often about your progress, just like before...I realised I just can't seem to do it. I am sorry. I hope I will be better...

Anyway...you are now 2 years 2 months old soon...
You have been talking more...you are able to repeat after what we say, though not in full sentence, but broken up...and the teachers at Bibinogs school all seem to adore you...
the "cuteness" you displayed to them behind your "cool cool" appearance, is something that has mesmerized them deeply.

my cool boy

where's my sunglass?!

WORDS/MEMORY
You have been singing after songs while in the car...but of course not in full sentences, generally just couple of words along... ...and I noticed you seem to remember and can say/act out in advance the the words/scenarios that will follow shortly after a particular part. Your speech is improving lots of recent...can say quite a number of words in a sentence.

NUMBERS
0 to 10 ... you had been able to recognise the numbers since sometime ago...but I don't think you know how many they actually represent...Let's work harder in this COUNTING area...hopefully you Maths area will not be too bad..

A-Z ALBHAPET/PHONICS
You are doing the full A-Z Zoophonics pronounciation and action well too...able to match the different cards and since a while back you have been able to recognise the 26 letters and can say out some words that represent the letters too. :)
Oh and I think you love the Zoo Phonics time!

FINE MOTOR SKILLS
You are starting to scribble lots, and I am trying to get you to write. :)
You can follow the directions pretty ok and write out the letters/numbers when held along by my hand...but of course I know it is still along way to go.
Your pincer-grab skills is getting better and you can manage stickers pretty much on your own these days...just that I will not know where they end up to be later. You are self-feeding yourself pretty well too. :)



SHARING & TAKING TURNS
Generally you are not a stingy boy. In fact I am happy that you seem pretty generous. You are often willing to give and share...I am most happy at your love and big heart towards your little brother Ayden (I know I have mentioned countless time!). Still, you are at the TERRIBLE TWOS age and there are always times you refused to budge too...Mummy got to know how to tackle that and sometimes it work, sometimes it does not. Well afterall, that's what TERRBILE TWOS does. ;p


POTTY TRAINING
You don't seem to like to sit on the potty...
anyway mummy's not spending as much effort as sometime ago to potty train you.
Just asking you to go pee every now and themn. You are able to pee when you say you want to. I guess you can understand the urge to wanna pee and poo but still not able to say it out on initiative unless we ask you. Well I will put you on intensive potty train once we shift into the new place. :P

your favourite pee spot

PICTURE RECOGNITION & READING!

You are able to recognise quite a number of pictures and say out the word like kite, castle, cake, apple, orange, boat, truck, van, cloud, moon, bird, dog, cat, tiger, lion, fire engine, ambulance, tractor, car, zebra, giraffe, elephant and many more...

COLORS/SHAPES
You can recognise quite a number of basic colors like Red, Blue, Black, White, Brown, Yellow, Green, Purple, Pink, Orange and shapes like Square, Rectangle, Triangle, Circle...

SORTING/DIFFERENCE
You are able to sort according to shapes, colors...and knows the difference between BIG and SMALL...but limited to certain objects for sorting.

IMAGINATION & CO-RELATION
I think all kids really have wonderful imagination...
Give you a clamshell and you think it can be a butterfly..that really amuses me. :)
Your love for cars, buses probably resulted in your love for ramp too...which you will just take anything flat, be it a book or a piece of cardboard and imagine it to be a ramp.
Sometimes, you put 2 lego blocks together, 1 long and 1 short and make it out to be a gun. :D

DRAMATISING & ROLE-PLAY

You simply love it!

Sometimes you are a doctor, sometimes you are just acting anyone, anything out.

And you love piggy back rides especially with daddy too.

MUSIC & MOVEMENT

I thought you didnt like to dance when you don't follow along in the playgroup sessions.

BUT I was wrong.

I tried dancing with you together at home and you love it!

Are you just trying to be COOL in class, just like what Teacher Yani says?

You like playing with all sorts of musical instruments...like tambourine, maraccas, guitar but your favorite seems to be the drum. Even if you do not have the real instruments like the guitar, you always use the broom and act as if that is your guitar... :)

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

The least to be worried about!

You exudes the most confidence and self-belief in this area, yet seldom over-attempts beyond your ability. You jump from a flight of stairs and land super well and balanced.

Maybe I should consider sending you to Gymnastics in future. Hehe..

INTERPRETATION/UNDERSTANDING

You are getting better and better at understanding and interpreting what we say as the days goes by. You are able to follow 2, 3 stages instructions and I am happy at that. Except for your occasional tantrums when you are obviously tired, grouchy or when you are simply frustrated at not being able to convey your intentions to us. I can understand that..we both need more time.

Of recent, we haven't been reading much like before...or rather eversince Little Ayden came along or even earlier during my late stage of pregnancy...
Instead you watch Doraemon so much, it has become your best friend.
Hmm..you ditch Barney for Doraemon!
Hopefully when we shift and settle in at our new place, we can get you back to reading more often. :)

Really look forward to settling in our new place!

Mummy's Voice: my Asher went to the Kelong....

Asher went to the kelong from 12th Mar to 15th Mar... ...

In his absence, I probably could get more things done...but I miss him badly.
Eventhough it is only a short few days trip...I just can't help but miss my Baby Asher.

I was told, Asher missed me when he was at the Kelong too...
He will call out for mummy..."Mummy..mummy.." BUT he knows I am not there with him.
BECAUSE...he will answer himself..."why?"... ... :D Hahahaha...

I guess it is because whenever he call out for me at home, generally the first world I utter is ... "Why?"... ...

My cute Baby Asher.

Search for my Preschool...

Search for my preschool brings us to Kinderland Yio Chu Kang... ...
Since we are shifting, mummy will no longer enrol me at Maris Stella at Holland in 2012 as originally planned. Anyway, Maris Stella doesn't take in Pre-Nursery, that's one drawback...which I cannot commence school in 2011..and it is too far now that we are shifting...

Now we are down to Kinderland at Yio Chu Kang set to commence in 2011 as I turn 3.
At the same time, if necessary, DiDi Ayden can join me at Kinderland YCK later stage.
Many considerations when it comes to pre-school selection for the children... ...

(1) Curriculum & Teachers - Our learning and whether we enjoy largely dependent
(2) Premises and Environment - Exposure to us, the kids

(3) Location to be near to home - so that we do not have to travel too far and too tiring for us

(4) Availability!!! - Becos' so often and common to be on waiting list!
(5) Enrichment programs asfter class avail in future if necessary, to avoid travelling too much

Anyway... ... I enjoyed my 2 visits to Kinderland YCK... ...

I like feeding the rabbits!

My first time with LIVE rabbits!

Up and down the swing...
i was able to swing quite a bit on my own

Aiming the one beside...

I like the playhouse...

this is just one part of the playground...

hi Mummy!

woo...slide!

Will I be going to this school?

Is it a good school?