Sunglasses

Dear Ethan

Today you took mummy's sunglasses and you said, "sun in the house! Hot!"

So you wore my sunglasses and continued playing with your toy buses.

I was speechless but really amused 😄

Happy Birthday, Ah Gong

It was ah gong's birthday. Mommy bought Nando's and off we went to condo to celebrate with him.

Ansley joined us via FaceTime too!

Farm in The City

Dear babies

Mommy took time off from work today to bring both of you and Aunty Lyn to the petting zoo today called Farm in The City.

Both of you enjoyed it so much. 

Ethan at nearly 3yo (turning 3 next week!) could name the animals and remembered most of them. Mommy was very amazed. 

Evan at 1yo 3m, could touch and respond well too!

Mommy was very surprised when you asked "where is the school bus?" Right when we arrived at the car park because you remember there was a school bus when we went to the zoo the last time - more than 6 months ago 😳

Evan saw the tortoise and went ahead to slap on its shell as if playing a drum 😅

Ethan was a bit more cautious when feeding the tortoise. But did it in the end even though he was a bit scared.

Ethan fed the rabbits and fishes patiently. And Evan wanted to jump into the water to join the fishes 😅

Evan particularly love furry animals. So he was very charmed by the rabbits 😊

Both of you took turns to sit on the poney. Since Ethan is a bit more than the minimum height (90cm), you went on the poney and could ride on it for one round. 

Evan could only strike a pose but you pointed you finger and said "there!" wanted the uncle to bring you round!

Aunty Lyn enjoyed herself as well :)

It was worth the mosquito bites and all the heat. We will be back again.

Baked A Cake

Dear Ethan

You have been making some progress with "completing an assigned task". You used to not be able to sit down to do things like Lego or a puzzle. As usual, mommy continued offering them to you and tried different ways to make them interesting. For example, Uncle Benny said mommy should read you a story with more drama (dramatic reading). You enjoyed and loved it so much you could sit down listening to mommy read a few of your faovurge books - at least 2.

Last night, we came back from dinner at Kampachi in Pavilion and you chose a few toys to play. Mommy is very proud of you for completing all of it without leaving your seat. You did really well too!

Tonight, we did these same activities again and you even kept all of it into their own IKEA bags.

After that, we played a bit of Lego. Mommy wanted to train your imagination and fine motor skills, which Teacher Tee said needs more attention to. You were very creative.

You told mommy that you were baking a cake. Then you asked mommy to pour tomato sauce (your current favorite sauce) on your cake. After that, you went round the house carrying you "cake" while singing the Pat A Cake song, asking Daddy and Aunty Lyn to take a bite ☺️

Mommy  take a video and many photos of you doing a new task or achieving a milestone but this time, you told mommy to stop!

Food Diary

IDear Evan

Mommy has been really happy to see you eat. You love food much more than Koko Ethan. Mommy has been practicing the Baby-Led weaning method with you hoping that you would not lose interest in eating and will grow up to eat much variety of food. 

There has been ups and downs. Sometimes you would eat a lot, sometimes you don't. Your favorite vegetable used to be broccoli and now you reject any greens except Japanese beans. You love any yummy food that taste good especially sweet fruits like banana and grapes!

Today, mommy asked Aunty Lyn to fry sausages and an egg for you but since it tasted a bit sourish (not sure if it should taste this way) so mommy put it a side and Aunty Lyn said she would finish it.

Mommy then let you try eating yogurt by yourself with very minimal guidance from me. You did well ☺️ but look at your face! 

Dragon fruit has also been one of your favorites. You only dislike strawberries so far because they are sour ☺️

I love seeing you eat, my darling.

Tantrum

Dear Evan

You have never been a good sleeper since young. At 1.3 age now, you would still wake up almost every other hour whenever you're teething. In terms of food, you have started to ignore the greens including broccoli which used to be your favorite. Mommy is getting a little worried. But we will try to keep train you on that.

Your tantrums have also become bad. You are very persistent and know what you want at a very young age. You cry really long and loud. Just the other day, the old Aunty staying behind our house complained that you cried really long and loud. She was concerned. 

No matter what, mommy and daddy love you for who you are. We always want the best for you.

Teacher Tee Said

Dear Ethan

Mommy went to collect your report card from Teacher Tee on the 20th of Novembef 2015.

Teacher Tee said you did well with recognizing alphabets and numbers from 1-10 but with some occasional misses. 

However the main concern was that you refuse to hold the pencil and do worksheets by yourself. Mommy was very worried that you would not be able to cope with the rest of the curriculum in school - homework and all. Daddy too. But he said that we should give you more time.

Mommy even spoke to some friends, grandma and Aunty Mei Toon, who is a psychologist to get some ideas but they all said not to worry. You will develop that and eventually learn how to write at your own pace.

Mommy hope you will work hard and get to write and enjoy coloring some day. 

So, for the year end holiday, mommy and daddy decided to still send you for the Gymboree big-boy class. You will cry every single time we leave you but you would be so happy during and at the end of the class. We hope you get to exercise more of your fine motor skills and learn how to be more patient.

You also brought home this art piece from your Kinder Cooking class from Kindy. You said you made ice-cream and chocolate biscuit 😊 but you only ate 1 little grape from the cone. You're still too picky with food!