updated by mommy @ 1 yar 10 months 2 weeks and 3 days old
These are the 3 things that makes me very irritated and angry with her lately.
Scared ... scared..
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Since the Melaka incident, she always say "scared..scared.." out of no reason. Little bit of things will frighten her such as sound, funny faces, people with costume, dark colours and who knows what else...
She was scared of the lady who dressed in olden days costume in the tv.
She was scared of the "lion head" tissue paper box displayed at my parent's house.
She was scared of the "Fok Lok Sau" statue at my parent's house.
SHe was scared of the cat shadow at the window.
She was scared of one of the pictures in the bedtime baby book that she used to read every night.
She claimed she was scared at the entrance of the restaurant.
She claimed she was scared middle of the night in the hotel room (with dim light on).
She claimed she was scared suddenly even in her own room.
She claimed she was scared after hearing some sound (not even loud).
Problem is she will start crying when she was scared and kept saying "scared..scared.." and nothing can calm her down. Even if you leave the place or tell her nothing. She will cling on me like koala bear and refused to be put down or even sit down. It takes some time for her to cool down.
I really don't know how to let her know there is nothing to be afraid of..
Itchy..itchy..
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She has been complaning itchy usually at her stomach or back about few months back. There was nothing but she will just complained about the itchness. It was still bearable.
Then, few weeks before CNY, she got a lot of mosquitoes bites very frequently. She then complained even more about the itchness at the bites areas + the stomach and back area. Fair enough, it was itchy and I bought some medicated cream for her to apply. She has been scractching herself till leaving some marks around her hands and legs. It was still bearable as I understand her situation.
Later came the allergy. Her whole body has become so itchy that she has been complaining most of the time. I tried to apply calamine lotion and scratched for her. Nothing we can do and just hope the medicine can helped her. But with the hot weather, the medicine seems not helping.
From then, she has been complaining itchiness on her whole body..though she has recovered from her allergy, she already developed the habits of complaining itchy. She will get so frustrated with her itchiness and started whinning and crying. I need to help her scratch and scratch for a LONG time. I think it has become a habit.
Now, the frequent place she complained about her itchness are her back where her length is, her upper buttock where the pampers waist line is and her buttock. Well, on and off her hands and legs too..
I really thought of cutting her hair short, so that her hair will not irritates her. But she won't look as cute and pretty as now. Also, hubs prefers her hair long.
I also thought of potty trained her, so that she can off diaper soon. Then, her bottom will be more airy and clean and dry.
I really don't know how to help her get rid of this bad habit.
"Milk...milk.." then spit it out..
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She would cry for milk whenever she sees her milk bottle or milk basket or heard the word "milk".
But when you make it for her, she will suck but then spit it out the next moment. She will let the milk flow out from her mouth and dripped on to her shirt and neck. Now whenever she drinks milk, I must get ready a handkerchief, in case she does this. You never know when she will spit her milk out.
If you don't give her milk, she will cry and cry..as if we abuse her and don't let her drink. But if we make, she will basically waste the whole bottle of milk. There is no way you can force her to drink the milk if she doesn't want to.
So, I have been seeing bottles of bottles of milk (full bottle) went down the drain. I really feel heartache to waste milk like that. I hate it whenever she does this.
Any suggestion how to resolve this bad habit of her? I am thinking I will just let her cry if she is requesting her milk out of her normal milk time. It is better that she cry than wasting the milk. I also hope by doing this, she will know she won't get her milk if she is really not hungry,
These 3 habits really drive me up to the wall. I need more patience to deal with her and this bad habits and I really hope she will outgrown this bad habits of her soon...
Monday, January 30, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Chinese New Year 2012
updated by mommy..
This is Isabel's 2nd year celebrating Chinese New Year. She is bigger now but also cheekier. Let's see how she "behaved" during this 1 week holiday in Melaka and Ipoh.
21 Jan (Sat)
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We left KL to Melaka in the evening at 5pm and it was way past her nap time. I purposely delayed her nap time, so that she can sleep through the journey. Out of my expectation, she was crying in the car, complaining itchiness over her body (her allergy). Though I have given her medicine, it didn't seems to help. Darren has already asleep, so we asked my helper to carry her out from the car seat. She sort of fell asleep in her arm but Darren also leaning on her. It was kind of hard for her to manage 2 kids at the back. So half way through, hub suggested that I sit at the back, carrying Isabel while Darren can lean on my helper side to sleep. We put the car seat at the front seat and I sat at the back carrying Isabel and she slept through the 2nd half of the journey.
She woke up when we arrived and heard Darren calling grandpa. She looked outside and followed calling grandpa. To my surprise, she suddenly uttered "elephant" and I was surprised that she still can remember the wooden elephant in my in law's house. She really has good memory.
She was fine entering my in law's house and she wanted to greet the elephant. She wasn't too scared this time and more willing to touch and go near the elephant.
Everytime we bring her to some other places, she will said "elephant", asking us to bring her out to the hall again. She and the elephant....
At night, we served her rice with ABC soup but she didn't seems to want it. Well, we just feed her milk then.
Bedtime was the worse. She was totally making herself so comfortable till she refused to sleep at night. Though she played so much at night, we expected her to be tired. How wrong we were that she wonders in the room in darkness on her own. Even daddy and kor kor has already asleep, she was not sleepy. I was kinda frustrated and losing my patience.
The funny part is, she walked towards hubby who was snoring at that time, making a "silent" hand sigh (pointing index finger at the mouth) and said "shhhh" a few times. She asked the daddy to be quiet...hahaha..this is the problem of her sleeping alone and never see other people sleeping before. I guess she found it funny seeing people sleeping and not used to sleeping with us. Hence, she has problem falling asleep.
She also like to sleep on the cold floor. She will roll and roll until the hard floor and sleep there. I just let het be..
If I am not wrong, she slept at 3am+ that night...."shake head"..I fell asleep few times and woke up couldn't find her on the mattress. Really gave me a shock.
22 Jan (Sun) - CNY eve
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ISabel woke up around 8am+ but I fed her the allergy medicine again. So, she fell asleep again until 11am+. In the afternoon, hub brought us to the Aeon Jusco, Melaka. Darren didn't want to follow and stayed back. She was having a good time walking around the shopping centre since we didn't bring stroller to Melaka.
We spotted a place outside Jusco just nice for Isabel to play inside. It was like and indoor playland for children. The entrance fee is only RM8 for unlimited time. We brought her there and she was having a good time running here and there, climbing up the inflatable slides and slide it down. She was very adventurous and daring. She even followed some of the older children, trying to walk down the slides. Luckily I was there in time to catch her...*heart attack*. She also like to play at the play house. She wanted to try almost everything..We spent about an hour there and finally convinced her to leave.
She fell asleep in the car when we turned out from Jusco and it was nice that we need to fetch an aunty back to my in law's house for reunion dinner. She slept through the 1.5 hr journey in the car.
After we reached home, she had a great time exploring grandpa's garden, swing, kor kor's bicycle, the new year lightings, etc....
This night is better. She slept around 11pm+ and didn't wonder around anymore. THank God...at least I can rest earlier.
23 Jan (Mon) - 1st day of CNY
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Isabel woke up around 10am+. Today we didn't do much thing except staying at home. Besides the elepahnt that she likes, she also want to sit on Darren's bicycle whenever she sees Darren riding on it. She was getting a bit restless at home. She then played with my sunglasses in the room.
At night, we brought her to an open house. There was a clown there entertaining kids and giving away sculptured balloon. Hub carried her and walked towards the clown and she suddenly frightened by the clown. She was crying non-stop and she was in total hysteria. I never thought the consequence can be that bad. Hub brought her to the car and she even refused to come out from the car. She was just too scared.
I was having a hard time calming her down. Slowly I brought her to the garden that has lesser crowd and sat at the swing. She sat there quietly. Suddenly, there were loud fireworks around and she was frighten again. Sigh....hubs and I were so stressed with her that night. We didn't really enjoy ourselves that night. We should just have left her at home with my grandparents...
That night, it was like the 1st night. She refused to sleep and wonder around. Hubs stopped her and caused her to cry non-stopped again until she felt tired and fell asleep around 1am+. THis girl...I am speechless..she is just so unpredicatable and hard to sleep..
24 Jan (Tues) - 2nd day of CNY
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She woke up early in the morning but she fell asleep again. So,we slept until almost 12pm. Good as we intended to go back later in the late afternoon and she can sleep during the journey. She was getting very restless throughout the day. In the afternoon, while hubs was napping and mil chatting with me, I gave her some bowls and measuring cup, add in some water and let her play with it.
She played with it for a couple of hours. At least I have some peaceful moment, no need to chase her around. If not, she just love to play at the steps and jump from the steps. Really not easy taking care of her in Melaka. She just like the steps so much - walking up and down like an adult but she couldn't manage that..it means, I have to be there everytime she step up or down the steps. Tirng..tiring...
We left KL around 6pm and went straight to May's house. She was in her good mood as she nappned in the car. She shaked hand with everyone and willing to call them. Again, she wanted to sit at the steps again and running among the crowd. It was stressful as she tends to run over someone's leg and tripped on the floor. I was just worried she will fall and hit herself on her head or lips.
Then I get her to sit down and watch tv. Suddenly she saw something on the tv and suddenly cried and demanded to be carried. She was scared again...It was not easy to calm her down once she claimed she is scared.
25 Jan (Wed) - 3rd day of CNY
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She woke up around 8am++ but I put her down to sleep again until 10am+ because I needed to pack for Ipoh trip. We left KL around 12pm after lunch at Ipoh Old Town and she slept through the jpurney there again. Thank God..the traffic was smooth.
She was ok in my parent's house until she saw the "lion dance" figurine tissue box on the table. She claimed she was scared but it was much controllable. She played with Charlotte and imitated how she sits. It was funny. She behaved well in my parents place.
Towards the evening, we checked into Tower REgency hotel. I wanted her to nap after shower before we go for our dinner but she was too excited about the new place and refused to sleep. She was so active, walking around with the hotel slipper.
At night, we went for dinner at Sheraton restaurant. She was ok eating on her own on her high chair until my bil came and played with her. She suddenly burst into tears and finally fell asleep in my helper's arm until we left the restaurant.
At night, she refused to sleep again. We have to let her cry till she was tired. If I am not wrong, she slept around 1am++. She slept in between hub and I in the king size bed while Darren slept at the extra single bed we booked for him. We were having a hard time sleeping coz she was sleeping horizontally between us.
26 Jan (Thurs) - 4th day of CNY
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Woke up around 9.30am and went to the hotel for buffet breakfast but it was lousy. So, i decided to go out and eat. While in the car, she requested for raisins and I gave her a bowl. She finished it and wanted more but I didn't want to give so much. SHe was crying in the car. She was already in her crying mood and she refused to stop even we have stepped into the coffee shop. She then wanted me to sing her ABC song NON-STOP. I didn't do it and she cried again..she cried throughput our meal there. Hubs has to feed me because I wasn't able to eat on my own. Until the lady who sat behind me said "siau mei mei, you already cried very long. What happened to you? You don't looked pretty anymore lor.." REally pai seh...I never encountered this kind of situation before with Darren. She was really too demanding.
So, we decided to cancel my plan going to my parent's place and detour back to the hotel and let her cry her heart out. I think she cried for almost 2 hour in total. I also cancelled my lunch appointment with my parents because of her. We then napped together until 3.30pm. Poor kor kor, he was forced to stay with us in the hotel throughout the morning and afternoon.
We then went for tea time, then proceeded to my parent's place in the evening. THis time she was not ok. She claimed that she was scared againa after seeing the "fok lok sau" figurine in the hall. She was crying and crying until hubs gave her pacifier and she fell asleep in my arm.
SHe was really not in her mood at all today. Hubs and I were getting too stress up by her. At night, again, she cried herself to sleep.
27 Jan (Fri) - 5th day of CNY
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Today is better. SHe woke up fresh and since Darren was not with us, it was easier to take care of her. We checked out the hotel and joined my mother and brother's family for breakfast. She took a short nap at the coffeeshop.
Around 1pm, we left for my nanny's house. She was fine there and she loves playing with Goh Cheng Nam's brother, Cheng Fong. SHe was kind enough to share the ipad with him. She behaved extremely well at my nanny's place. Everyone said she was cute and pretty. Well, for the first time, I was proud of her. We spent a total of 3 hours + there and she was fine..thank GOd again...
Pictures taken with my 80 years old nanny (top left) and others...
We left Ipoh around 6pm and she and Darren were already very tired. They slept through the journey back.
However, that night, she woke up more than 10 times throughout the night, requesting me to carry her and only she will go back to sleep.
side note: I was so stressed up by her abnormal difficult behaviour that few days and requested my 2nd sister to go to temple and pray for her. Though I am not the supersticious type, I have no choice but to try it out. It was really testing for us to handle her tantrums. Hope she will get better soon.
28 Jan (Sat) & 29 Jan (Sun) - 6th & 7th day of CNY
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We didn't go anywhere and decided to stay at home and rest. I wanted her to get back her routine and eat some proper food. SHe has not been taking proper meal for about a week and survived mainly on milk. She also took a lot of junk like biscuits and raisin and cranberries.
On Sat, I bought some yong sum soh and barley to boil for the family. She is starting to have some running nose as her nose is a bit runny.
On Sat night, she still wakes up very frequent (almost every hour). I hope she can settle back to her normal self soon.
This is Isabel's 2nd year celebrating Chinese New Year. She is bigger now but also cheekier. Let's see how she "behaved" during this 1 week holiday in Melaka and Ipoh.
21 Jan (Sat)
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We left KL to Melaka in the evening at 5pm and it was way past her nap time. I purposely delayed her nap time, so that she can sleep through the journey. Out of my expectation, she was crying in the car, complaining itchiness over her body (her allergy). Though I have given her medicine, it didn't seems to help. Darren has already asleep, so we asked my helper to carry her out from the car seat. She sort of fell asleep in her arm but Darren also leaning on her. It was kind of hard for her to manage 2 kids at the back. So half way through, hub suggested that I sit at the back, carrying Isabel while Darren can lean on my helper side to sleep. We put the car seat at the front seat and I sat at the back carrying Isabel and she slept through the 2nd half of the journey.
She woke up when we arrived and heard Darren calling grandpa. She looked outside and followed calling grandpa. To my surprise, she suddenly uttered "elephant" and I was surprised that she still can remember the wooden elephant in my in law's house. She really has good memory.
She was fine entering my in law's house and she wanted to greet the elephant. She wasn't too scared this time and more willing to touch and go near the elephant.
Everytime we bring her to some other places, she will said "elephant", asking us to bring her out to the hall again. She and the elephant....
At night, we served her rice with ABC soup but she didn't seems to want it. Well, we just feed her milk then.
Bedtime was the worse. She was totally making herself so comfortable till she refused to sleep at night. Though she played so much at night, we expected her to be tired. How wrong we were that she wonders in the room in darkness on her own. Even daddy and kor kor has already asleep, she was not sleepy. I was kinda frustrated and losing my patience.
The funny part is, she walked towards hubby who was snoring at that time, making a "silent" hand sigh (pointing index finger at the mouth) and said "shhhh" a few times. She asked the daddy to be quiet...hahaha..this is the problem of her sleeping alone and never see other people sleeping before. I guess she found it funny seeing people sleeping and not used to sleeping with us. Hence, she has problem falling asleep.
She also like to sleep on the cold floor. She will roll and roll until the hard floor and sleep there. I just let het be..
If I am not wrong, she slept at 3am+ that night...."shake head"..I fell asleep few times and woke up couldn't find her on the mattress. Really gave me a shock.
22 Jan (Sun) - CNY eve
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ISabel woke up around 8am+ but I fed her the allergy medicine again. So, she fell asleep again until 11am+. In the afternoon, hub brought us to the Aeon Jusco, Melaka. Darren didn't want to follow and stayed back. She was having a good time walking around the shopping centre since we didn't bring stroller to Melaka.
We spotted a place outside Jusco just nice for Isabel to play inside. It was like and indoor playland for children. The entrance fee is only RM8 for unlimited time. We brought her there and she was having a good time running here and there, climbing up the inflatable slides and slide it down. She was very adventurous and daring. She even followed some of the older children, trying to walk down the slides. Luckily I was there in time to catch her...*heart attack*. She also like to play at the play house. She wanted to try almost everything..We spent about an hour there and finally convinced her to leave.
She fell asleep in the car when we turned out from Jusco and it was nice that we need to fetch an aunty back to my in law's house for reunion dinner. She slept through the 1.5 hr journey in the car.
After we reached home, she had a great time exploring grandpa's garden, swing, kor kor's bicycle, the new year lightings, etc....
This night is better. She slept around 11pm+ and didn't wonder around anymore. THank God...at least I can rest earlier.
23 Jan (Mon) - 1st day of CNY
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Isabel woke up around 10am+. Today we didn't do much thing except staying at home. Besides the elepahnt that she likes, she also want to sit on Darren's bicycle whenever she sees Darren riding on it. She was getting a bit restless at home. She then played with my sunglasses in the room.
At night, we brought her to an open house. There was a clown there entertaining kids and giving away sculptured balloon. Hub carried her and walked towards the clown and she suddenly frightened by the clown. She was crying non-stop and she was in total hysteria. I never thought the consequence can be that bad. Hub brought her to the car and she even refused to come out from the car. She was just too scared.
I was having a hard time calming her down. Slowly I brought her to the garden that has lesser crowd and sat at the swing. She sat there quietly. Suddenly, there were loud fireworks around and she was frighten again. Sigh....hubs and I were so stressed with her that night. We didn't really enjoy ourselves that night. We should just have left her at home with my grandparents...
That night, it was like the 1st night. She refused to sleep and wonder around. Hubs stopped her and caused her to cry non-stopped again until she felt tired and fell asleep around 1am+. THis girl...I am speechless..she is just so unpredicatable and hard to sleep..
24 Jan (Tues) - 2nd day of CNY
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She woke up early in the morning but she fell asleep again. So,we slept until almost 12pm. Good as we intended to go back later in the late afternoon and she can sleep during the journey. She was getting very restless throughout the day. In the afternoon, while hubs was napping and mil chatting with me, I gave her some bowls and measuring cup, add in some water and let her play with it.
She played with it for a couple of hours. At least I have some peaceful moment, no need to chase her around. If not, she just love to play at the steps and jump from the steps. Really not easy taking care of her in Melaka. She just like the steps so much - walking up and down like an adult but she couldn't manage that..it means, I have to be there everytime she step up or down the steps. Tirng..tiring...
We left KL around 6pm and went straight to May's house. She was in her good mood as she nappned in the car. She shaked hand with everyone and willing to call them. Again, she wanted to sit at the steps again and running among the crowd. It was stressful as she tends to run over someone's leg and tripped on the floor. I was just worried she will fall and hit herself on her head or lips.
Then I get her to sit down and watch tv. Suddenly she saw something on the tv and suddenly cried and demanded to be carried. She was scared again...It was not easy to calm her down once she claimed she is scared.
25 Jan (Wed) - 3rd day of CNY
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She woke up around 8am++ but I put her down to sleep again until 10am+ because I needed to pack for Ipoh trip. We left KL around 12pm after lunch at Ipoh Old Town and she slept through the jpurney there again. Thank God..the traffic was smooth.
She was ok in my parent's house until she saw the "lion dance" figurine tissue box on the table. She claimed she was scared but it was much controllable. She played with Charlotte and imitated how she sits. It was funny. She behaved well in my parents place.
Towards the evening, we checked into Tower REgency hotel. I wanted her to nap after shower before we go for our dinner but she was too excited about the new place and refused to sleep. She was so active, walking around with the hotel slipper.
At night, we went for dinner at Sheraton restaurant. She was ok eating on her own on her high chair until my bil came and played with her. She suddenly burst into tears and finally fell asleep in my helper's arm until we left the restaurant.
At night, she refused to sleep again. We have to let her cry till she was tired. If I am not wrong, she slept around 1am++. She slept in between hub and I in the king size bed while Darren slept at the extra single bed we booked for him. We were having a hard time sleeping coz she was sleeping horizontally between us.
26 Jan (Thurs) - 4th day of CNY
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Woke up around 9.30am and went to the hotel for buffet breakfast but it was lousy. So, i decided to go out and eat. While in the car, she requested for raisins and I gave her a bowl. She finished it and wanted more but I didn't want to give so much. SHe was crying in the car. She was already in her crying mood and she refused to stop even we have stepped into the coffee shop. She then wanted me to sing her ABC song NON-STOP. I didn't do it and she cried again..she cried throughput our meal there. Hubs has to feed me because I wasn't able to eat on my own. Until the lady who sat behind me said "siau mei mei, you already cried very long. What happened to you? You don't looked pretty anymore lor.." REally pai seh...I never encountered this kind of situation before with Darren. She was really too demanding.
So, we decided to cancel my plan going to my parent's place and detour back to the hotel and let her cry her heart out. I think she cried for almost 2 hour in total. I also cancelled my lunch appointment with my parents because of her. We then napped together until 3.30pm. Poor kor kor, he was forced to stay with us in the hotel throughout the morning and afternoon.
We then went for tea time, then proceeded to my parent's place in the evening. THis time she was not ok. She claimed that she was scared againa after seeing the "fok lok sau" figurine in the hall. She was crying and crying until hubs gave her pacifier and she fell asleep in my arm.
SHe was really not in her mood at all today. Hubs and I were getting too stress up by her. At night, again, she cried herself to sleep.
27 Jan (Fri) - 5th day of CNY
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Today is better. SHe woke up fresh and since Darren was not with us, it was easier to take care of her. We checked out the hotel and joined my mother and brother's family for breakfast. She took a short nap at the coffeeshop.
Around 1pm, we left for my nanny's house. She was fine there and she loves playing with Goh Cheng Nam's brother, Cheng Fong. SHe was kind enough to share the ipad with him. She behaved extremely well at my nanny's place. Everyone said she was cute and pretty. Well, for the first time, I was proud of her. We spent a total of 3 hours + there and she was fine..thank GOd again...
Pictures taken with my 80 years old nanny (top left) and others...
We left Ipoh around 6pm and she and Darren were already very tired. They slept through the journey back.
However, that night, she woke up more than 10 times throughout the night, requesting me to carry her and only she will go back to sleep.
side note: I was so stressed up by her abnormal difficult behaviour that few days and requested my 2nd sister to go to temple and pray for her. Though I am not the supersticious type, I have no choice but to try it out. It was really testing for us to handle her tantrums. Hope she will get better soon.
28 Jan (Sat) & 29 Jan (Sun) - 6th & 7th day of CNY
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We didn't go anywhere and decided to stay at home and rest. I wanted her to get back her routine and eat some proper food. SHe has not been taking proper meal for about a week and survived mainly on milk. She also took a lot of junk like biscuits and raisin and cranberries.
On Sat, I bought some yong sum soh and barley to boil for the family. She is starting to have some running nose as her nose is a bit runny.
On Sat night, she still wakes up very frequent (almost every hour). I hope she can settle back to her normal self soon.
My CNY new clothes..
See how many new clothes I have for Chinese NEw year. Actually mommy didn't buy a lot, most of them are from my birthday present last year which I couldn't wear by then. Until today, I still cannot finish wearing them...
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Learning journey - Jan 2012 Chinese New Year Theme
A quick update on my learning journey in January 2012. We did not do a particular theme but instead we are influence by the festive air and decided to do a CNY theme instead.
Let's see what activity I have for the CNY theme.
We are supposed to cover Body Part in this month. Hence, we are learning that too. Together with my other flash card but no picture card this month :(.
Let's see what I enjoyed and what's not..
Sound shaker. I kind of like shaking it. Shaking up and shaking down. Mommy tried to shake one of the shaker under a blanket and get me to guess which one she shaked but I didn't understand the game at all and not responding to her game.
Hanging ornaments. I am supposed to hang the ornaments on the tree provided but I didn't want to do that. I was admiring and looking at the ornaments one by one and decided to wear it on my wrist instead.
Later I decided it was more fun pouring the fish ornament from bowl to bowl.
Inserting coins. Yes, I like it and I inserted all the coins inside the coin box.
Then later I poured it all out and decided it was more fun putting the coins in the bowl and pouring it over and over again. Mommy tried teaching me sorting the different sizes of coins and I was just managed to sort the biggest size. I didn't want to do that for other 2 sizes.
Sensory box. I took out the flower and said "flower". I was looking at the flowers and the cards placed inside the sensory box. I like it so so only. But I like the flower though.
Later, I matched the actual flower to the flower I found in one of the ang pow packets inside the sensory box. I told mommy, "same..same."
And do I look pretty with the flowers on my head?
I then went over to the world map and said "ding dong" and point at Russia. We have no country and world language learning this month.
I played with the bunny puppet and tried to put the flowers on bunny's ears too.
I then read the book about parts of the body and I know quite a lot about it. I can point to the parts like
- eye, ear ,mounth, nose, head, hand, hair, eyebrow, cheek, lips, teeth, tongue, fingers, fingernails, leg, toes, knee, buttock, button (belly button).
I get confused with
-chin to cheek
-elbow
-knee
-ankle
I also studied my alphabet "B" to ball and the sound of "B".
Finally, mommy helped to decorate the tree and we brought it down and we pasted kor kor's handmade CNY card from school on the wall...and hence, this is our CNY corner. We love it very much. Nice?
Wishing everyone "Gong Xi Fat Chai"!!
Let's see what activity I have for the CNY theme.
We are supposed to cover Body Part in this month. Hence, we are learning that too. Together with my other flash card but no picture card this month :(.
Let's see what I enjoyed and what's not..
Sound shaker. I kind of like shaking it. Shaking up and shaking down. Mommy tried to shake one of the shaker under a blanket and get me to guess which one she shaked but I didn't understand the game at all and not responding to her game.
Hanging ornaments. I am supposed to hang the ornaments on the tree provided but I didn't want to do that. I was admiring and looking at the ornaments one by one and decided to wear it on my wrist instead.
Later I decided it was more fun pouring the fish ornament from bowl to bowl.
Inserting coins. Yes, I like it and I inserted all the coins inside the coin box.
Then later I poured it all out and decided it was more fun putting the coins in the bowl and pouring it over and over again. Mommy tried teaching me sorting the different sizes of coins and I was just managed to sort the biggest size. I didn't want to do that for other 2 sizes.
Sensory box. I took out the flower and said "flower". I was looking at the flowers and the cards placed inside the sensory box. I like it so so only. But I like the flower though.
Later, I matched the actual flower to the flower I found in one of the ang pow packets inside the sensory box. I told mommy, "same..same."
And do I look pretty with the flowers on my head?
I then went over to the world map and said "ding dong" and point at Russia. We have no country and world language learning this month.
I played with the bunny puppet and tried to put the flowers on bunny's ears too.
I then read the book about parts of the body and I know quite a lot about it. I can point to the parts like
- eye, ear ,mounth, nose, head, hand, hair, eyebrow, cheek, lips, teeth, tongue, fingers, fingernails, leg, toes, knee, buttock, button (belly button).
I get confused with
-chin to cheek
-elbow
-knee
-ankle
I also studied my alphabet "B" to ball and the sound of "B".
Finally, mommy helped to decorate the tree and we brought it down and we pasted kor kor's handmade CNY card from school on the wall...and hence, this is our CNY corner. We love it very much. Nice?
Wishing everyone "Gong Xi Fat Chai"!!
Friday, January 20, 2012
Allergic to ?????
On Wednesday night, mommy was cleaning me up and changing me to pyjamas and discovered some red dots on my feet, sole and also palm. Initially she thought it was mosquito bites but it wasn't after some detail look at it.
She just monitored me through the night and the next morning, I woke up complaining itchy on my palm and feet. Later, she also slowly discovered that my body and back started to have some red dots..something like what I had developed after the Roseala virus. However, luckily that I have no fever and still extremely active.
She brought me see doctor yesterday and doctor said it is very likely to be allergic. Allergic to what??? The only 3 things mommy can think of were..
1. Fresh "Wai San" - fresh burdock in english. I was fed with the soup boiled with wai san, white reddish and carrot the night before. First time trying this.
2. Mommy brought me for a walk in my tricycle that evening itself and suddenly attacked by a swamp of mosquitos near the bushes area. I might get biten by some insects and it runs in my body and hence, causes this. I had about 5 BIG BITES on my legs and it swell like a 20 sens coin size.
3. During the walk, my legs/body could have accidently touches some leaves or something that caused the allergic.
So, mommy is refraining me from going out of the house at the moment in the evening. I am only allowed to play in the porch.
Now, I am on medication and the allergic didn't seems to subside. Though after I woke up from my sleep and the dots seems disappear, but after a while, it comes back. And now, the worse is my back. Look at it yourself...
Mommy feels so heartache seeing me so itchy and the patches on my back. She hope I can get well before Chinese NEw Year.
Look at the big mosquito bite I had.
Updated at night
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My allergy didn't seems improving and getting worse. My whole body, hands, arms and legs also get rashes. So, mommy decided to bring me to the doctor again.
The doctor has to prescribe "steroid" for my condition, together with antihistamine for 2 days. If condition improved after 2 days of steroid, I still need to continue the antihistamine for another day until it has fully recovered. Or else, I need to see the doctor again.
The steroid pill is very very bitter. Doctor advised mommy to mix it with something and let me eat after a meal.
Clever daddy mixed it with ice-cream for me. Initially I tasted a bit bitter but later daddy kept feeding me ice-cream, then the bitter taste has gone away. Yeah...1 dose done. Mommy is worried for the next 3 doses. Moreover, I will develop cough after eating too much ice-cream.
Just hope this steroid will work on me soon....the itch is terrible. I am scratching myself till scratched mark everywhere with scars.
She just monitored me through the night and the next morning, I woke up complaining itchy on my palm and feet. Later, she also slowly discovered that my body and back started to have some red dots..something like what I had developed after the Roseala virus. However, luckily that I have no fever and still extremely active.
She brought me see doctor yesterday and doctor said it is very likely to be allergic. Allergic to what??? The only 3 things mommy can think of were..
1. Fresh "Wai San" - fresh burdock in english. I was fed with the soup boiled with wai san, white reddish and carrot the night before. First time trying this.
2. Mommy brought me for a walk in my tricycle that evening itself and suddenly attacked by a swamp of mosquitos near the bushes area. I might get biten by some insects and it runs in my body and hence, causes this. I had about 5 BIG BITES on my legs and it swell like a 20 sens coin size.
3. During the walk, my legs/body could have accidently touches some leaves or something that caused the allergic.
So, mommy is refraining me from going out of the house at the moment in the evening. I am only allowed to play in the porch.
Now, I am on medication and the allergic didn't seems to subside. Though after I woke up from my sleep and the dots seems disappear, but after a while, it comes back. And now, the worse is my back. Look at it yourself...
Mommy feels so heartache seeing me so itchy and the patches on my back. She hope I can get well before Chinese NEw Year.
Look at the big mosquito bite I had.
Updated at night
-----------------
My allergy didn't seems improving and getting worse. My whole body, hands, arms and legs also get rashes. So, mommy decided to bring me to the doctor again.
The doctor has to prescribe "steroid" for my condition, together with antihistamine for 2 days. If condition improved after 2 days of steroid, I still need to continue the antihistamine for another day until it has fully recovered. Or else, I need to see the doctor again.
The steroid pill is very very bitter. Doctor advised mommy to mix it with something and let me eat after a meal.
Clever daddy mixed it with ice-cream for me. Initially I tasted a bit bitter but later daddy kept feeding me ice-cream, then the bitter taste has gone away. Yeah...1 dose done. Mommy is worried for the next 3 doses. Moreover, I will develop cough after eating too much ice-cream.
Just hope this steroid will work on me soon....the itch is terrible. I am scratching myself till scratched mark everywhere with scars.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
My first movie - Alvin and the Chipmunks 3
@ 1 year 10 months and 1 day old
Today daddy brought me to watch my first movie in the cinema at Pavilion KL.
Alvin and the Chipmunks 3
Mommy was half hearted but looking at the movie time would be my nap time, mommy was willing to give me a try.
We reached Pavilion around 12pm and walkd around for a while. Then, we had our lunch at the Duck King at 2pm+ and finished around 3.00pm. Then, we walked a while, then headed towards the cinema. Checked the movie and this show was the perfect show for that time, 4.15pm.
But I was already extremely sleepy because it had past my normal nap time. I was dozing off in the stroller and though mommy tried to wake me up, I couldn't stay awake. It was just 3.45pm at that moment and mommy suggested that I wear my sweater first, the carry me up and let me sleep inside the cinema.
It was quiet at first and I slept very well. About half an hour later, I started to hear some loud sound, though mommy tried to cover my ear with handkerchief. I then opened my eyes a bit, it was a bit dark, then I tried to close my eyes again. Then I heard some loud noise again, I opened my eyes,.until kor kor's hand accidently hit my head and I opened my eyes widely and I started to get frighten.
The show was about to start by then. Mommy tried to comfort me by telling me it was a big tv but I was frighten by the loud sound and dark environment. Mommy then brought me outside a while and I settled down. She brought me back again when the show has started.
I refused to go in intially but later, I saw the chipmunks. I can recognise the chipmunks. I always watch the chipmunks singing "waka waka" song in the Ipad. I called those chipmunks "mei mei". So, I kept telling mommy "mei mei", "cute cute". Mommy then brought me to the seat.
I like the singing part and I was less afraid. But on and off, I still try to tell mommy, "scare scare" and tried o hide my face in mommy's shoulder or chest. Mommy has to keep assure me that it is ok and cute cute.
Slowly I started to enjoy the movie. Mommy also started to relax a bit. I know she was quite worried and stressed at first. I then finished the whole movie without making much fuss..
There was this part of the movie that I was very scared - the eruption of the volcano. I was so scared and I kept turning to mommy and told her I was scared. Mommy hug me tightly, and she can feel my shiver/rapid breathing or me feeling want to cry. Luckily it was over fast, then I was back to normal.
Overall, it was a good experience for me and mommy was very proud of me. She never expect I would enjoy the movie so much, maybe it is something that I am familiar with. I also think I behaved very well. Kor kor also enjoyed the movie very much.
Daddy said, next time will bring us watch "Madasgascar" since I like animals.
Today daddy brought me to watch my first movie in the cinema at Pavilion KL.
Alvin and the Chipmunks 3
Mommy was half hearted but looking at the movie time would be my nap time, mommy was willing to give me a try.
We reached Pavilion around 12pm and walkd around for a while. Then, we had our lunch at the Duck King at 2pm+ and finished around 3.00pm. Then, we walked a while, then headed towards the cinema. Checked the movie and this show was the perfect show for that time, 4.15pm.
But I was already extremely sleepy because it had past my normal nap time. I was dozing off in the stroller and though mommy tried to wake me up, I couldn't stay awake. It was just 3.45pm at that moment and mommy suggested that I wear my sweater first, the carry me up and let me sleep inside the cinema.
It was quiet at first and I slept very well. About half an hour later, I started to hear some loud sound, though mommy tried to cover my ear with handkerchief. I then opened my eyes a bit, it was a bit dark, then I tried to close my eyes again. Then I heard some loud noise again, I opened my eyes,.until kor kor's hand accidently hit my head and I opened my eyes widely and I started to get frighten.
The show was about to start by then. Mommy tried to comfort me by telling me it was a big tv but I was frighten by the loud sound and dark environment. Mommy then brought me outside a while and I settled down. She brought me back again when the show has started.
I refused to go in intially but later, I saw the chipmunks. I can recognise the chipmunks. I always watch the chipmunks singing "waka waka" song in the Ipad. I called those chipmunks "mei mei". So, I kept telling mommy "mei mei", "cute cute". Mommy then brought me to the seat.
I like the singing part and I was less afraid. But on and off, I still try to tell mommy, "scare scare" and tried o hide my face in mommy's shoulder or chest. Mommy has to keep assure me that it is ok and cute cute.
Slowly I started to enjoy the movie. Mommy also started to relax a bit. I know she was quite worried and stressed at first. I then finished the whole movie without making much fuss..
There was this part of the movie that I was very scared - the eruption of the volcano. I was so scared and I kept turning to mommy and told her I was scared. Mommy hug me tightly, and she can feel my shiver/rapid breathing or me feeling want to cry. Luckily it was over fast, then I was back to normal.
Overall, it was a good experience for me and mommy was very proud of me. She never expect I would enjoy the movie so much, maybe it is something that I am familiar with. I also think I behaved very well. Kor kor also enjoyed the movie very much.
Daddy said, next time will bring us watch "Madasgascar" since I like animals.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Open...open...(yes, I can unzip my sleeping bag)..
@ 1 year 9 months 4 weeks 1 day old
Mommy's nightmare is here..it happened much earlier than what she is expected.
I CAN UNZIP THE SLEEPING BAG ON MY OWN AND TOOK OUT MY LEGS..
Mommy's main intention of putting me in sleeping bag is to prevent me from climbing out from the playpen (since I am sleeping on my own in my own room). The sleeping bag will restrict my leg movement. Of course, it also served its secondary purpose of keeping me warm.
I loved it initially and I thought it was pretty. I wanted to wear it for most nights..how stupid I was until I find out the true colour of this sleeping bag. I started not to like it...about a month back..
Every night and morning, I tried to remove it by unzipping the zipper. Sometimes can and sometimes cannot.but today, I finally able to do it with ease and took out my leg.
Now, mommy has to think of another way to prevent me from climbing out from the playpen...
p/s: It's already 11.30pm and everyone is already in dreamland, except mommy and me. Mommy wanted to sleep but she has to make sure I sleep first before she can go to bed...I can sense that she is getting frustrated with me and started to scold me just now, I felt so sad and immediately my tears filled my eyes but I dare not cry. I better sleep now before she starts to beat me...nite nite...
Mommy's nightmare is here..it happened much earlier than what she is expected.
I CAN UNZIP THE SLEEPING BAG ON MY OWN AND TOOK OUT MY LEGS..
Mommy's main intention of putting me in sleeping bag is to prevent me from climbing out from the playpen (since I am sleeping on my own in my own room). The sleeping bag will restrict my leg movement. Of course, it also served its secondary purpose of keeping me warm.
I loved it initially and I thought it was pretty. I wanted to wear it for most nights..how stupid I was until I find out the true colour of this sleeping bag. I started not to like it...about a month back..
Every night and morning, I tried to remove it by unzipping the zipper. Sometimes can and sometimes cannot.but today, I finally able to do it with ease and took out my leg.
Now, mommy has to think of another way to prevent me from climbing out from the playpen...
p/s: It's already 11.30pm and everyone is already in dreamland, except mommy and me. Mommy wanted to sleep but she has to make sure I sleep first before she can go to bed...I can sense that she is getting frustrated with me and started to scold me just now, I felt so sad and immediately my tears filled my eyes but I dare not cry. I better sleep now before she starts to beat me...nite nite...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Sliding on my own
@ 1 year 9 months & 4 weeks old
Yesterday marked the first time I climb up and slide down a tunnel slide on my own - with daddy and mommy keeping an eye on me. I can sensed both of them were anxious and worried.
I was very excited and happy and kept wanted to do it again. So I slide down the tunnel slide a few times. Mommy taught me to lie down flat and put my hand on my chest when sliding down but I tried to get up a few times half way sliding down. Later, I wanted to climb up and explore further but daddy didn't allow. He said it was hard for them to monitor me up there.
This evening, mommy was with me alone. Kor kor was playing with his friend. I wanted the slide again. Didn't I tell you before I love slides? This time mommy sat at the bottom and let me climb up on my own (better grip without long pants and shoes). I climb up and slide down myself..it was not too difficult and I think I can handle myself very well.
Later, I wanted to climb up there again and mommy get kor kor to help me. I went up first, then kor kor hold me, while mommy quickly climb up and catch hold of me. I then walked happily up there. It was tiring for mommy to take care of me in the playground nowadays.
Yesterday marked the first time I climb up and slide down a tunnel slide on my own - with daddy and mommy keeping an eye on me. I can sensed both of them were anxious and worried.
I was very excited and happy and kept wanted to do it again. So I slide down the tunnel slide a few times. Mommy taught me to lie down flat and put my hand on my chest when sliding down but I tried to get up a few times half way sliding down. Later, I wanted to climb up and explore further but daddy didn't allow. He said it was hard for them to monitor me up there.
This evening, mommy was with me alone. Kor kor was playing with his friend. I wanted the slide again. Didn't I tell you before I love slides? This time mommy sat at the bottom and let me climb up on my own (better grip without long pants and shoes). I climb up and slide down myself..it was not too difficult and I think I can handle myself very well.
Later, I wanted to climb up there again and mommy get kor kor to help me. I went up first, then kor kor hold me, while mommy quickly climb up and catch hold of me. I then walked happily up there. It was tiring for mommy to take care of me in the playground nowadays.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
New year new routine??
Well, I am turning 22 months old this month and it means I need less sleep and more play time. But mommy still prefer me to take 2 naps a day, with in between 3-4 hour wake time. Because I am growing older and with the 2 naps a day, I am sleeping later and later - around 10 to 11pm nowadays. It was ok during the school holiday because everyone was allowed to sleep late and wake up late but with the school reopen, kor kor has to sleep early.
Hence, mommy thought maybe it is time for me to switch to 1 nap a day, so that I can sleep early at night too. It sounds good, but come to this new routine, there are many adjustment needed to be made for mommy and kakak at home.
Usually if I take 2 naps a day, my latest routine is like:
8.00am - 9.00am Wake up time
12.00pm - 2.00pm Nap time
5.30pm - 7.00pm Nap time
10.00pm - 11.00pm Bedtime
The 2 naps fall on kakak's cooking lunch and dinner time, then mommy has the time to fetch kor jor back from school and bau bei in the evening. If we switch to 1 nap a day, it means I will be napping at 2pm to 4pm - this is the most free time for kakak. Mommy and kor kor also will be at home at this time. Then, mommy and kakak will be having a hard time adjusting their cooking and "fetching" time to take care of me while the other busy with work. So, they need to adjust themselves to this new routine if I switch to 1 nap.
Mommy is kind of reluctant to make this adjustment. It is not benefiting her but it will benefit kakak a lot as she has more free time to herself.
Anyway, somehow I still need to make this changes soon as I really need lesser sleep nowadays. It is a transition time whereby certain days I am still taking 2 naps a day and some days (when I wake up late, mommy no longer wake me up at 8am+ now), I will only take 1 nap a day. Everyone, including myself, is getting confused with this changes in my routine.
Hopefully I will adjust to my new routine soon...though mommy still wish I can take 2 naps a day but it is IMPOSSIBLE..I am turning 2 soon and I will soon be taking 1 nap a day..
Mommy, mommy...you really need to make this adjustment..
Hence, mommy thought maybe it is time for me to switch to 1 nap a day, so that I can sleep early at night too. It sounds good, but come to this new routine, there are many adjustment needed to be made for mommy and kakak at home.
Usually if I take 2 naps a day, my latest routine is like:
8.00am - 9.00am Wake up time
12.00pm - 2.00pm Nap time
5.30pm - 7.00pm Nap time
10.00pm - 11.00pm Bedtime
The 2 naps fall on kakak's cooking lunch and dinner time, then mommy has the time to fetch kor jor back from school and bau bei in the evening. If we switch to 1 nap a day, it means I will be napping at 2pm to 4pm - this is the most free time for kakak. Mommy and kor kor also will be at home at this time. Then, mommy and kakak will be having a hard time adjusting their cooking and "fetching" time to take care of me while the other busy with work. So, they need to adjust themselves to this new routine if I switch to 1 nap.
Mommy is kind of reluctant to make this adjustment. It is not benefiting her but it will benefit kakak a lot as she has more free time to herself.
Anyway, somehow I still need to make this changes soon as I really need lesser sleep nowadays. It is a transition time whereby certain days I am still taking 2 naps a day and some days (when I wake up late, mommy no longer wake me up at 8am+ now), I will only take 1 nap a day. Everyone, including myself, is getting confused with this changes in my routine.
Hopefully I will adjust to my new routine soon...though mommy still wish I can take 2 naps a day but it is IMPOSSIBLE..I am turning 2 soon and I will soon be taking 1 nap a day..
Mommy, mommy...you really need to make this adjustment..
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