My Parentology Lab

The uneventful story happened few days back(On Monday's evening). When I finished baking some almond flakes for my 3rd batches of Pavlova. While I rested it by the side of the oven, my girl who was too keen to get a closer look at the flakes or perhaps wanted to smell the fragrance kissed by the oven tray(right above her upper lips, as shown in the picture)!

I know it was painful but she didn't cry nor complain a single word, just snuggled and buried her mouth into my thigh. Thought she was sobbing but she was then gave me a smile, I should have gave her the most courageous award for her bravely and high threshold for pain!

The story didn't end there! On Tuesday afternoon, when I picked her from her Montessori, her form teacher told me when she asked about the wound above her lips, my girl told her that the oven kissed her... (slapped forehead)! Never mind, yesterday her teacher complained to me that she also told other teachers some different stories(scratch head), she told Teacher Sue Lin she actually fell down and hit her lips and to Teacher Joanne she said she has banged on the cabinet!!!

Shall I crown her a supeer imaginative child or a 'Bullshit Queen'(Stuck tongue out)?!!!

Just now when I was blogging X's potty train milestone, he fretted and kept pointing the packet of chocolate I placed on the shelf. Since his lips were red (sign of heatiness), I didn't allow him to have any of it but I did console him by giving him Cocoon jelly instead.

After he finished 1, he requested for another, I complied since the portion wasn't that much(approximately 10g per jelly cup). He finished it too in a split second and wanted for more, I stared at him and said sternly, " You already have 2!"

To my surprise he replied, " *Ai three!"
*Ai= Want in Hainanese

Yesterday marked the 1st time X(19 months old) went napkin-less! Yes, I only put him on diaper at night or during family outing, other time he will be wearing napkins.

Yesterday morning after a nice warm bath, he requested to put him on a bear printed pants. I warned him, if I put that for him he will have to inform me anytime when he feel like peeing. True enough, yesterday was the 1st time he didn't urinate in his pants(he did wet his pants during some uncontrolled water play in the bath room). From time to time he will tell me his urge for peeing and he even successfully pooped in the potty, though some might be faked alarm!

Today, he still insisted to wear pants. He did peed in his pants this morning, but that was in the playground when he got too engrossed into exploring the field. When the time he told me, he already incompetently peed in his pants.

Anyway, I must admit he did a great job in initiating potty training, proud of him!

Oh Noooooo! This afternoon when I drove to fetch J from her Montessori, her teacher caught up with me and complaint about her again! She told me J was 'naughty' (right in front of her), my girl was staring blankly, looked unhappy since her teacher betrayed her. Her teacher actually told me J didn't want teacher complain anything about her to me... sigh~!

Again, her teacher has high hopes on her, and she wishes J will behave in class and stop being influenced by other children who were more active and playful! Along the way back I just kept quiet, she prompted me to talk by distracting me with other subject, but I ended up warning her again, " You are not going any where(outing) if I heard your teacher complain about you again!"

I'll have to observe how she would behave after the 'lecture', hopefully the situation can improve... end of story(for now)!

Instead of taking commands, X(19 months old) actually likes to instruct and give orders!

Yesterday morning X patted his diaper, looked at me while bugging me, "Mama, change!" pointing at his diaper, he repeated the same sentences until I grabbed a napkin and changed his soiled diaper! Just now in the Kopitiam, when I brought him to have lunch he kept pointing at the pau steamer and pestered me to buy a pau for him. Since I didn't buy any pau for them for quite some time, I just got him one char siew pao. Without guidance, he peeled the paper off the pau and slowly munching and nibbling on the filling, when it's time to fetch his sister, I found he finished the char siew(braised pork) filling and left some of skin untouched(sigh~! What a picky eater)!

This morning, he kept bugging me to give him spirulina tablet, he insisted to wear shirts with bear or ducks printed on it, he handed me a box and ask me, " Mama, open!"... well, congratulation to him for knowing what he wants but frankly, it's kind of bothersome too... *bitter smile!

At 19 months old, he is learning to count from 1- 10. When we say 1, he will recite 2; if we said 3, he will reply 4; the numbers go on till number 10(although the number 6,7 and 8 sound sluggish)!

I never thought X(19 months old) would be so eager to attend school, not until this morning!

All this while I pushed him in a stroller while walked his sister to kindie, but since now he is old enough to walk on his own without straying away (I reckon), I dared myself to try holding his hand and allow him to walk on his own!

He was rather submissive along our way to J's kindie. Upon reaching, coincidentally J's teacher wanted me to sign a document and I had to let go of X's hand. In a split second, this little boy of mine rushing into the kindie compound, straight away invading entering the classroom! He didn't even bother whether I was tailing him nor the presence of other strangers (teachers)... (rolled eyes)!

The teachers were giggling and chuckling when X complied of what they asked, to take off his shoes and wash his hands before entering the class(he actually queuing behind his sister in order to wait for his turn to wash hands)! However it was getting late for class, the teachers tried to sweet talk him back to me but he refused and struggled by flinching their hand away, he left the teacher no choice but to carry him to me, muahahahaha!

I can see through his face, he was rather upset that he couldn't join his sister at school. However I have tried to inquire J's headmistress about sending X to her school by next year, indirectly she rejected X's enrollment. She explained they are having more children compared to before(when J's time), they'll only take those children who will be 3 years old or older. What a pity!

It's our daily sleep routine that J will give me a peck on my mouth before she sets off to her slumber land. Just now right before she went to bed, she gave me warm and slimy kisses as usual. Since her father(TK) was lying by her side, I prompted her to give him a kiss as well.

But since her father has a bad breath(due to gastritis), she seems reluctant to do so. To my surprise she gave another incredible excuse instantaneously, she answered nonchalantly, " I don't want, papa's face is OILY lar!"

Immediately TK frowned and muttered, " You don't like papa?" She paused for awhile and replied, " No lar, I'll give you a hug, A HUG IS BETTER!" Seriously, I don't think my rusty brain can twist and turn so fast... and certainly not at her age!!!