My recent progress

I can say out my pee/poo urge since a week ago!

Adults listen!
You can introduce potty training to your babies young... but they pick up so fast when they are ready for it... ...

When I was much younger around 18 months old, Mummy tried to potty train me but not quite successful; One, it was tough to be consistent as she wasn't my only carer and it was tough to ensure the same routine practice. Two, I was probably not as ready compared to now too...

Recently after we shifted here, ( I was about 27months old plus) we started again.
No diapers during the day, many times even bare butt...no shorts for me...
Now I am able to say out my pee & poo urge since 1 week ago.
SO that is as good as saying, I completed the whole cycle from:

Mummy reminding me to go pee/poo in the potty
to
I running to the potty on my own to pee/poo
to
I being able to tell the adults I want to pee/poo...
all in just barely 2 weeks!

I can also recognise some of our names...

i ran to the potty to pee on my own!

So far, I generally go to the potty to pee only upon Mummy's reminder... ...

But today, I ran to the potty to pee on my own initiative!! I am beginning to recognise the urge and can learn to control my urge to pee....

Mummy saw me run run run to the potty direction and ran after me...she wanted to catch me in action when I rush there to pee... those times, I am not wearing any bottom at all... ;p *shy shy*

Imagine me in my singlet, no bottoms, but wearing my boots and run run run to my potty....it's an amusing sight Mummy wants to remember for as long as she can...so she can make fun of me when I am older.... :D

I poo in the potty on my own and went on to call mummy!!

Progressing into my 28th month, Mummy has been consistently trying o get me to pee & poo in the potty...so I am literally diaper free during the day and only wear diapers when I go to bed. Back in Qtown, she wasn't really able to enforce this habit for me.

And I am also much more ready for it of recent... Mummy finds it very amusing that whenever I want to poo, I will hide at a place or ask the adults to go away.... ...do all toddlers behave like the way I do?

On 21st May 2010, I poo in the potty on my own initiative and when I am done, I even called mummy to come and take a look! That pleased her and surprised her so much. She was so happy! :) Efforts to teach me really paid off!

Once, I even carried the potty to show mummy I poo-ed in the potty... hahaha....mummy was shocked & happy but worried I will topple the potty...

Another time, I refused to sit in the potty to poo and while standing.... my poo dropped off onto the floor when Iwalked 2 steps away from the potty...that was a funny sight too...hheheheh Mummy went...yeee yeee...

Oops

Mummy come take a look! I poo-ed!

PoO Poo & Pee Pee

Mummy is happy to save some diaper $!

27 months old today!

We haven't been updating the blogs...
I am now 27th month old = 2 years 5 months old.

Our 1st maid, employed on 30th April to come to our new place with us hasn't been "impressive" and leaves mummy very worried most of the times. For the time being, Waipo has been staying with us for 2 weeks to help care for us while Mummy is out...but this is not a long term solution.

Mummy is still not convinced to leave Baby Ayden in the hands of this helper..Auntie Cora....perhaps she needs more time....afterall it's just 2 weeks+... At 27 months old, I still need my pacifier to go to bed...mummy is trying to help me kick this habit. Although she doesn't like it that the pacifier is the first thing I always ask for whenever I am crying sadly...i go "tu tu...tu tu...i want tu tu..", still she can't deny that it is very amusing and cute to see that.. ;p

How?

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! :)