The little one has been attending art classes with his daddy for about 3 months now and today is his last class for the term!
We continued to sign him up for another term cos he really does seem to enjoy the classes plus it's good bonding time with daddy every sat morning ;) mummy is hoping that it will give me some break in future when the younger one comes along.
I think it helps that he has quite a few friends in this class - faith, Clara, Kayla ;) and he enjoys meeting them every weekend.
The only negative thing is that very often his art work comes back with hmmm rather manly colours and daddy says it looks like war craft! ;)
Friday, November 26, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Parent teacher meeting ;)
The big one and I went to the little one's parent teacher meeting this afternoon. I have always liked his teachers for this year, teacher phyu phyu and teacher Wern and have always found it a pleasure to talk to them ;) today at the meeting, they commented on the little one's improved verbal skills and said that that's an area which he has really made a vast improvement! The little one used to only mumble to himself but is now able to converse a lot more and even hold a simple conversation. We are so proud of him!
His ability to converse better has also helped him play better with his friends. The teachers commented that he would share stories with his friends about what he is doing and also auntie sari! And they will reply ... How cute!!
Eating, drinking has not been a problem and the teachers hope that he can stay longer in school next year as they are going to really launch into the full elfa curriculum. Sounds a bit daunting but I am quite sure the little one can cope with the changes. Have decided to let him stay in school but perhaps for the first few months still choose to fetch him ourselves rather than put him on the school bus. I definately hope that with the new baby coming, he will cooperate!
His ability to converse better has also helped him play better with his friends. The teachers commented that he would share stories with his friends about what he is doing and also auntie sari! And they will reply ... How cute!!
Eating, drinking has not been a problem and the teachers hope that he can stay longer in school next year as they are going to really launch into the full elfa curriculum. Sounds a bit daunting but I am quite sure the little one can cope with the changes. Have decided to let him stay in school but perhaps for the first few months still choose to fetch him ourselves rather than put him on the school bus. I definately hope that with the new baby coming, he will cooperate!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
All sorts of stuff
The bun in the oven is already 34 weeks and this mummy to be is still relatively I'll prepared! Well, at least compared to last time. Haven't packed my bag, haven't applied for leave, have not assembled the cot, haven't done lots!
Yet, why am I so tired? Hopefully in the next month I can better set aside some time to do all of those things! Including getting all the Chinese herbs ready for confinement.
The little one is really learning how to express himself and I continue to be amazed by him. Realized that he can recongize quite a few Chinese characters like fei (fly) and kou (mouth). All thanks to his teachers in school no doubt! And he is becoming quite the little reader who insists on reading me the books ;) and sometimes making up his own stories!
Am hoping that he will take to the baby well and all will be smooth!
Yet, why am I so tired? Hopefully in the next month I can better set aside some time to do all of those things! Including getting all the Chinese herbs ready for confinement.
The little one is really learning how to express himself and I continue to be amazed by him. Realized that he can recongize quite a few Chinese characters like fei (fly) and kou (mouth). All thanks to his teachers in school no doubt! And he is becoming quite the little reader who insists on reading me the books ;) and sometimes making up his own stories!
Am hoping that he will take to the baby well and all will be smooth!
Monday, November 15, 2010
It's my car!
Am starting to see the little one exerting more and more of his will on situations. Today he told me so clearly that "it is my toy!!" and didn't want to share it with me. Find that he is really starting to be so sturborn and the only thing that works is distraction. Had to get him to keep his toys by devising a new game of guessing where the dinosaurs are. Well at least it works!
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Rainy Sunday
Didn't do much today cos it has been raining the whole day. Staying at home is a relatively safer option ;) anyways, we did manage to do a trip to ikea this
morning. Tried to buy a baby bath tub cos we needed one for the new baby but it's out of stock due to a supplier problem. Can you imagine that? Finally got one at istean .. Some lucky baby brand but that should do!!
Monday, November 8, 2010
Ramblings
The Big One is away for a 1 week reservist stint and yes, we miss him a lot a home. Especially the Little One, who i think misses the daddy who will rough it out with him and play "horsie" where he gets to climb on the Big One and ride him like a horse. Not that the Big One's back can take it that well, but he gallently lets the Little One ride it every night :) Let's just hope that his back can withstand another little boy on it!
This week happens to be quite a hell week at work too.. so that doesn't help. Its nice to hear the Little One calling out for me the minute i step through the door. It makes everything at work that much more bearable and reminds me that i need to make full use of the maternity leave and be with the kids more. I do miss working parttime and being there more for the Little One and more time for myself. But for now, i need to finish up my work! so that i can go on maternity in peace :)
Was spending story time with the Little One who tonight, insisted on drawing. So i took out the paper and colour pencils and let him doddle. He suprised me by being able to name a smile face that i drew out for him! and he draw long straight lines that he tells me is a dinosaur! and then he went to draw a house that ehrm, looked nothing like a house. But cheers for the effort! We are keeping him at home these few days cos lots of kids are sick in school and he hasn't really recovered fully from the block nose attack. Am hoping that the good weather stays this way for us, with lots of sunshine and clear skies so that there will not be another relapse. So he gets to terrorise aunty sari the whole day at home and watch loads to TV!
Am sleepy now so am going to go to bed soon.. weight check on the little One on sat: 16.1kg :)
This week happens to be quite a hell week at work too.. so that doesn't help. Its nice to hear the Little One calling out for me the minute i step through the door. It makes everything at work that much more bearable and reminds me that i need to make full use of the maternity leave and be with the kids more. I do miss working parttime and being there more for the Little One and more time for myself. But for now, i need to finish up my work! so that i can go on maternity in peace :)
Was spending story time with the Little One who tonight, insisted on drawing. So i took out the paper and colour pencils and let him doddle. He suprised me by being able to name a smile face that i drew out for him! and he draw long straight lines that he tells me is a dinosaur! and then he went to draw a house that ehrm, looked nothing like a house. But cheers for the effort! We are keeping him at home these few days cos lots of kids are sick in school and he hasn't really recovered fully from the block nose attack. Am hoping that the good weather stays this way for us, with lots of sunshine and clear skies so that there will not be another relapse. So he gets to terrorise aunty sari the whole day at home and watch loads to TV!
Am sleepy now so am going to go to bed soon.. weight check on the little One on sat: 16.1kg :)
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Now i can talk...
At 31 months, i must say that the verbal skills of The Little One has really exploded! He had been a relatively late talker, at 24 months, he didn't seem to catch on words or phrases, still speaking baby talk quite a lot of the time. It slightly improved after starting school, and i think the influence of other kids talking finally rubbed some off him, but still, it was that few phrases and words.
We did not doubt that he could talk, cos he can sing very well. He could sing most of the nursery rhymes he was taught and even the chinese songs from the DVD. But perhaps he didn't see the need to talk??
Finally at 31 months, it is as though the speech button has been activated and he is stay loads loads more than he used to. Be it naming colors that he sees, animals that he is playing it, or even having conversations with his toys.. the yaking never stops! Sometimes he even talks and talks till he falls asleep :)
We did not doubt that he could talk, cos he can sing very well. He could sing most of the nursery rhymes he was taught and even the chinese songs from the DVD. But perhaps he didn't see the need to talk??
Finally at 31 months, it is as though the speech button has been activated and he is stay loads loads more than he used to. Be it naming colors that he sees, animals that he is playing it, or even having conversations with his toys.. the yaking never stops! Sometimes he even talks and talks till he falls asleep :)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
His new books...
Have always loved the Scholastic set of books that the Little One has. And thankfully, he likes them too :) He has 2 sets, one which is a First Words series and the other, a collection of old time stories like The Three Little Pigs.
About 2 weeks ago, the Big One and I were both on leave so decided to send the Little One to school whilst we try to shop at Taka. Had to get some baby stuff plus visit Kino. And at this visit, i saw a set that i had to get for the Little One!
:) wanted to wait till xmas and give it to him as a xmas pressie but couldn't contain myself! So i opened the set and have started reading it to him :) So far so good, he has his favourite stories as usual. And it is now a bedtime routine for him to read the books before nights off! I don't think he can recongise the words and is "read" it out of memory but am still happy at that :) He can read some titles already like "bubbles" and "in the playground", only becos i think he can associate that with his favourite activities.
Daddy and i have avid readers and i hope the Little One will develope the same interest too!
About 2 weeks ago, the Big One and I were both on leave so decided to send the Little One to school whilst we try to shop at Taka. Had to get some baby stuff plus visit Kino. And at this visit, i saw a set that i had to get for the Little One!
:) wanted to wait till xmas and give it to him as a xmas pressie but couldn't contain myself! So i opened the set and have started reading it to him :) So far so good, he has his favourite stories as usual. And it is now a bedtime routine for him to read the books before nights off! I don't think he can recongise the words and is "read" it out of memory but am still happy at that :) He can read some titles already like "bubbles" and "in the playground", only becos i think he can associate that with his favourite activities.Daddy and i have avid readers and i hope the Little One will develope the same interest too!
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