The past week have been a nightmare... Zac decided that he somehow got bored of his routine and wanted to 'try' something new.. lol...
For the entire week he refused to sleep at night. He would sleep from 9pm till 12/1am and then will demand for milk. After milk he refused to go back to sleep and wanted to play or watch TV. He would then nap for an hour (after he got bored) and then fuss until given milk around 3/4am. Thereafter it would be PLAY TIME all the way! Papa and I were zombified - sleep standing will not be an issue!
He would make so much noise that he would wake the entire household aka ME! Luckily he didn't wake the sister but I bet he disturbed the neighbours too.
Thankfully it all changed after a round of shopping trip on Sunday. We went out around 1pm and he didn't nap for 4 hours straight (cause I guess he was too excited with all the people and surroundings or maybe he just dislike napping in the stroller just like the sister) that he knocked off from 5pm all the way till 7am in the morning. He only woke up twice for feeds with no issues going back to sleep on his own. Yesterday night he was the same :-). Fingers crossed that he will remain with this sleeping habit. Maybe I should bring him out 'shopping' more often on weekends... hehehe
When I told my friends about this, the only question they asked me is 'did he sleep too much in the day?'. Well good question. I suspected so as well but then when I confronted the babysitter she said he slept like usual in the day. Well, I guess that is the price to pay when you are not taking care of your kids yourself...
Showing posts with label Baby Antics. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
My babysitter is driving me up the wall
First my son and now my babysitter. Isn't life great?! :-(
Every morning when I send my son to her or when we pick him up in the evening there will definitely be 'things' to hear. Sometimes it will be the same 'things' over and over and I am just so so bored. And for some reasons she only targets me, not papa.
My babysitter told me she has many years of experience being a babysitter and during her younger days she even worked in a playschool/kindergarten so she knows all about babies, kids and playschool. I honestly don't know what she knows. All I know is she likes to use all the 'old school' methods in bringing up kids. Some I am fine with, some I am not but similar to having a maid, I just have to close one eye, sometimes I close both eyes.
There are so many things that she do or say which drives me literally up the wall. You be my judge:
- likes to use powder on my kids, both my kids. Said lotion is bad for them. Go figure!
- thinks she's my breastfeeding guru. Suggests that my way of storing, warming and transporting milk could be the cause of Zac's constant throw up after feeds. To me it was nothing alarming as he's constantly growing, to her, it seems like the end of the world. She even suggests that Zac could be intolerant to breast milk!
- wants to give water to Zac who is 100% on breast milk. Said she is worried that he might not want water when he's on formula next time if we don't start the habit now (this is ok la, I can accept)
- prefers to let babies wear their mittens until 6 - 8 months old. Said she didn't want them to scratch their faces. When will Zac be able to learn how to grip? I also don't know.
- 3 years ago - your daughter got a lot of wind. 3 years later - your son got a lot of wind. Could it be the breast milk?, you didn't feed them properly?, you didn't burp them? Seems to be my fault all the time!
- prefers scheduled feeding. Said it will be better and easier for us (I wonder if it's easier for her or for us?!). She is trying to train my son to drink every 3 hours. Told her it's breast milk, some diluted some thick so follow his demand. She said can be trained. My poor boy.
- whine and whine. Everyday telling me I have a very difficult boy and I am going to suffer when he grow up. Said the same thing during Hayley's time and now she said my boy is worst than Hayley.
- against child specialist. She claimed that doctors doesn't know everything.
- change her opinion or facts very frequently. I asked her to give Hayley cheese, one a day will be ok. She said cheese is not good for kids, too salty and I should not give her everyday. But everyday when I pick Hayley up, she's eating cheese... and this is just one of the many incidences.
- spoil my kids - Hayley at age 3 is very choosy with food. I try to force her to eat everything at home and she will tell me not to force her. Asked me to be patient as she will change when she grow up. If she can advise me as such, I wonder what Hayley is eating when she's at her place? I don't dare to think.
- she is the only babysitter I know and she charged a very reasonable price
- although she isn't perfect, I know she love my daughter (will need to give her some more time to love my son). This is the most important factor to me.
- she is flexible and easy to deal with ie not calculative.
- my daughter seems to be happy going to her place indicating that she is well treated (you need to be worried if your kids refused to go to the babysitter's as something could be wrong)
Monday, February 21, 2011
My boy is driving us up the wall
Don't know what is wrong with Zac. Since last week (ie since we've placed him at the babysitter's), he's been very difficult. Every time after his feeds he will be a smiley and happy baby but 1 hour down the road he showed signs of sleepiness but then will not sleep and keeps screaming and shouting (without tears), like sounds of protests! Unless we carry him, he just won't stop. I really miss my old Zac :-(
We've tried rocking him in the bassinet, we've tried carrying and rocking him manually, we've tried the sarong (this works only sometimes) and we even tried putting him on his tummy and patting him... but most of it won't work. He will scream and shout until he gets so tired that he finally falls asleep.
Could it be that the babysitter carried him too much at her place?
Well she did complain to me that he's very difficult to handle. He keeps crying when he's sleepy but just won't go to sleep (she said the same thing to me everyday!).
What is wrong with my boy la? What is it that he wants? Haiz... I am going insane soon.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Hair pulling day
Today is one of those days where Hayley drove papa and I up the wall, the entire day. I've always blogged about her being picky with food, not wanting to eat, being difficult during meal times and today is the day where she displayed all of the above to the max. I would like to share this with all the mummies out there who may be reading my blog and I would certainly like to hear from any of you if I have done anything wrong or if there is a way that I could have done better.
She woke up at 8am this morning and refused milk. Thinking that she may not be hungry 'yet' or probably she didn't have appetite as she's been having runny nose for a week now I thought I would let her be for about 30 mins before asking her again. For the past few days it has been difficult trying to get her to finish a bottle of milk before school. 30 mins later I asked her again and she insisted that she didn't want and said that she was not hungry. She asked me for a slice of cheese. I gave her the cheese and after a few mouths she said it was 'too big' and she couldn't finish it. She has this habit of breaking up some of the cheese into small pieces and then eating only the really tiny ones and kept the big pieces where she would stack them up and eat them real slowly later. I insisted that she finished the cheese and it took her almost 30 mins to finish the small slice of cheese. I also offered her hot dog bun and she took a bite and said she didn't want anymore. I offered her biscuits and milk again about 15 mins later which she refused.
We served her lunch at 12.30pm (soup, fish and egg, ie things she will eat) and I gave her a portion which I think is small for her age but because she didn't seem to have the appetite, I didn't want to force her to eat up a huge portion and risk her throwing up (another bad habit of hers). Half way through the meal she spilled the soup on the table and I smacked her hand once cause I have warned her not to touch the hot soup. She cried, coughed and then threw up a portion of the food. I sent her to the corner. She sat there crying for like 30 mins.
After all the crying, we sent her to nap and she asked for milk. We gave her a bottle of milk. She woke up 2 hours later and for tea time she asked for another slice of cheese. She got her cheese and I offered her biscuits, buns, fruits and yogurt. She wanted yogurt. Gave her the yogurt and after 2 or 3 spoons, she didn't want it. A slice of cheese is all she had for tea time.
We had dinner at 7pm and half way through she complained that there were fish in her mouth and she didn't want fish and spat out whatever is in her mouth. We warned her never to do that again. After a couple more mouths, she again complained about fish in her mouth and spat out another time. This time we raised our voice (we didn't hit her at all) and she began crying and coughing and was about to throw up. We gave her 2 options, either to finish her meal or go to the corner. She said she didn't want to go to the corner but she wasn't touching her food either. After about 5 mins (she wasn't eating) I sent her to the corner. She only had half the bowl of rice. She stood at the corner for about 30 mins, crying.
Before sending her to bed at 9pm, we asked if she would like some milk and she said 'yes, but small small bottle only' indicating that she only wanted a small portion. We made the usual portion and she complained about 'powder' in her milk (lately she often complained that she could taste powder in her milk and would like us to take it out and we have to pretend to go to the kitchen and pour some out to make her happy!) and she finished it and went off to bed.
So for the entire day my almost 3 year old had 1 bowl of rice, 2 bottles of 6oz milk, 2 slices of cheese, a couple spoons of yogurt and 1 bite of the hot dog bun. So what do you think? Can any of you shed some light before we both lose all our hair?
She woke up at 8am this morning and refused milk. Thinking that she may not be hungry 'yet' or probably she didn't have appetite as she's been having runny nose for a week now I thought I would let her be for about 30 mins before asking her again. For the past few days it has been difficult trying to get her to finish a bottle of milk before school. 30 mins later I asked her again and she insisted that she didn't want and said that she was not hungry. She asked me for a slice of cheese. I gave her the cheese and after a few mouths she said it was 'too big' and she couldn't finish it. She has this habit of breaking up some of the cheese into small pieces and then eating only the really tiny ones and kept the big pieces where she would stack them up and eat them real slowly later. I insisted that she finished the cheese and it took her almost 30 mins to finish the small slice of cheese. I also offered her hot dog bun and she took a bite and said she didn't want anymore. I offered her biscuits and milk again about 15 mins later which she refused.
We served her lunch at 12.30pm (soup, fish and egg, ie things she will eat) and I gave her a portion which I think is small for her age but because she didn't seem to have the appetite, I didn't want to force her to eat up a huge portion and risk her throwing up (another bad habit of hers). Half way through the meal she spilled the soup on the table and I smacked her hand once cause I have warned her not to touch the hot soup. She cried, coughed and then threw up a portion of the food. I sent her to the corner. She sat there crying for like 30 mins.
After all the crying, we sent her to nap and she asked for milk. We gave her a bottle of milk. She woke up 2 hours later and for tea time she asked for another slice of cheese. She got her cheese and I offered her biscuits, buns, fruits and yogurt. She wanted yogurt. Gave her the yogurt and after 2 or 3 spoons, she didn't want it. A slice of cheese is all she had for tea time.
We had dinner at 7pm and half way through she complained that there were fish in her mouth and she didn't want fish and spat out whatever is in her mouth. We warned her never to do that again. After a couple more mouths, she again complained about fish in her mouth and spat out another time. This time we raised our voice (we didn't hit her at all) and she began crying and coughing and was about to throw up. We gave her 2 options, either to finish her meal or go to the corner. She said she didn't want to go to the corner but she wasn't touching her food either. After about 5 mins (she wasn't eating) I sent her to the corner. She only had half the bowl of rice. She stood at the corner for about 30 mins, crying.
Before sending her to bed at 9pm, we asked if she would like some milk and she said 'yes, but small small bottle only' indicating that she only wanted a small portion. We made the usual portion and she complained about 'powder' in her milk (lately she often complained that she could taste powder in her milk and would like us to take it out and we have to pretend to go to the kitchen and pour some out to make her happy!) and she finished it and went off to bed.
So for the entire day my almost 3 year old had 1 bowl of rice, 2 bottles of 6oz milk, 2 slices of cheese, a couple spoons of yogurt and 1 bite of the hot dog bun. So what do you think? Can any of you shed some light before we both lose all our hair?
Thursday, December 23, 2010
The big sister
The big sister loves her brother although she sometimes showed it the wrong way. Whenever she is back from the babysitter, the first thing she will ask about is 'where is baby?'. She likes to stroke his hair, touch him, disturb him and play with him. Whenever he cries, she will try to console him and ask him not to cry. Whenever I am bathing or changing Zac's diaper, she will want to be involved, either standing at the side to see and touch or play with everything from lotion or baby bath etc. She will also help with bringing his hanky, diaper, napkins or whatever we ask of her.She likes to ride her tricycle in her house and will sometimes bang into Zac's bouncinet with Zac in it sleeping. She sometimes like to rock the playpen again with Zac in it sleeping. Sometimes when I am with Zac she will want me to pay attention to her but with a little bit of explanation, she will understand and stop demanding. Never once she will hit Zac or do anything nasty to him.
Although she is not even 3, I am quite proud of her.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Bun at 33 weeks
So fast 2 weeks flew by. Today we went for our regular check up again.
Bun
Everything is going well and Bun has been upside down since 2 weeks ago and remained upside down. Today we managed to catch a clear glimpse of Bun's face. The nose, the lips, the face was extremely visible but we still can't tell who Bun looks like. Bun has a big nose (must be from the papa) and thick lips (must be from me) :-). Didn't look at all like Hayley when she was a baby.
Dr Lee said he will weight Bun again at week 34 to keep a close tab on the weight and help me decide by 36 weeks whether to go for a c-sec or to attempt natural.
Me
I only gained 0.5kg this time. Am extremely happy. This means 13.5kg weight gained so far. The pain down there is slowly returning and Dr Lee said it is normal at this stage and there is nothing he could do to help me. He also reminded me to sleep on my sides at night.
I also mentioned to him about the irregular heartbeat. He called it 'skipped beat'. He said some women will experience it although it is not normal. If I am still able to function like normal, ie it is not causing me extreme discomfort, I should not need to worry about it. He said some women who experienced serious skipped beat will need to wear a gadget 24 hours a day to monitor the heart beat.
I am also getting more and more tired by the day. Going up the stairs or walking long distance is becoming a challenge.
Hayley
Brought her along to the hospital again today. She was extremely naughty. Running here and there in the waiting area, touching this and that, refused to sit down even for 2 mins and making all sorts of noises. She will walk towards other babies or kids and play with them and annoyed their parents.
The funniest thing today is when we were leaving Dr Lee's office. The moment she stepped out from the room she said this 'hello everybody' while waving her hands to everyone seated in the waiting area. Sometimes we don't know if we should be angry, happy, proud or sad to have such a child! Maybe a combination of everything best described how we feel.....
Bun
Everything is going well and Bun has been upside down since 2 weeks ago and remained upside down. Today we managed to catch a clear glimpse of Bun's face. The nose, the lips, the face was extremely visible but we still can't tell who Bun looks like. Bun has a big nose (must be from the papa) and thick lips (must be from me) :-). Didn't look at all like Hayley when she was a baby.
Dr Lee said he will weight Bun again at week 34 to keep a close tab on the weight and help me decide by 36 weeks whether to go for a c-sec or to attempt natural.
Me
I only gained 0.5kg this time. Am extremely happy. This means 13.5kg weight gained so far. The pain down there is slowly returning and Dr Lee said it is normal at this stage and there is nothing he could do to help me. He also reminded me to sleep on my sides at night.
I also mentioned to him about the irregular heartbeat. He called it 'skipped beat'. He said some women will experience it although it is not normal. If I am still able to function like normal, ie it is not causing me extreme discomfort, I should not need to worry about it. He said some women who experienced serious skipped beat will need to wear a gadget 24 hours a day to monitor the heart beat.
I am also getting more and more tired by the day. Going up the stairs or walking long distance is becoming a challenge.
Hayley
Brought her along to the hospital again today. She was extremely naughty. Running here and there in the waiting area, touching this and that, refused to sit down even for 2 mins and making all sorts of noises. She will walk towards other babies or kids and play with them and annoyed their parents.
The funniest thing today is when we were leaving Dr Lee's office. The moment she stepped out from the room she said this 'hello everybody' while waving her hands to everyone seated in the waiting area. Sometimes we don't know if we should be angry, happy, proud or sad to have such a child! Maybe a combination of everything best described how we feel.....
Thursday, August 12, 2010
I want to go school!
Everyday whenever my little rascal spotted a passing school bus or a school van she will say 'Bas sekolah, I want to go school' with puppy eyes. I don't know if she knows what a school is and what she will get from a school but we tried our best to prepare her by telling her that she will have friends in school, she will learn ABCs, learn to count, draw, paint, and play with friends. She will have a teacher who will teach and guide her. Don't know if it all make sense to her yet.
I called the Montessori Playschool mentioned in Alice's blog but sad to know that they are full for now. The principal said they might have classes starting mid October provided they successfully rent the additional corner house they are currently still discussing about. Anyway, I will need to wait until end Sept for the outcome and she will keep me informed. Hopefully it will be good news. As there are many playschools around where we lived (Alice and I live nearby I think :-)), but I always prefer to go to a place that a friend has been to so I know that it is realiable rather than sending my rascal to somewhere I don't even know or have not heard of.
As for rascal, everyday we try to talk sense into her in preparing her for school. You see, my rascal is not like any ordinary rascal. She's rough, impatient and loud. I know some kids are like that but I do hope it's not permanent. When she's at the playground and if someone in front of her going up the stairs to the slide slowly, she will sometimes ask that kid to 'go away'. I always tell her she can't say that whenever I heard it. Sometimes she will even push the children in front regardless of their age. Again I will interfere and she is slowly showing improvements. So we are quite afraid that she will end up making enemies in school (and end up hating school) rather than enjoying it. Or she may even give the teachers so much headache that they teacher will ask us to take her home (I know I think too far ahead.. hehe). So we have now started to talk sense into her by telling her that if she wants to go to school, she must be a good girl. She must not scold others, she must not push other kids, she must share, she must listen to the teacher and we even tell her she must eat fruits and vegetables if she wants to go school. The fruits and vege part worked sometimes :-).
Eventhough she's rough and impatient, she likes to play with other kids. When she's at the playground she will pretend that she's friend with a particular kid and start following that kid. Or she will start a conversation with that kid like 'catch me' or 'you cannot catch me' etc and most of the time they ignored her. If some kids are running around, she will run around as well as if she's part of them. Sometimes it breaks my heart to see that she has no one to play with but luckily Bun is on the way :-).
I can't wait for her to experience her first day of school. I hope she will enjoy it and I hope it comes soon!
I called the Montessori Playschool mentioned in Alice's blog but sad to know that they are full for now. The principal said they might have classes starting mid October provided they successfully rent the additional corner house they are currently still discussing about. Anyway, I will need to wait until end Sept for the outcome and she will keep me informed. Hopefully it will be good news. As there are many playschools around where we lived (Alice and I live nearby I think :-)), but I always prefer to go to a place that a friend has been to so I know that it is realiable rather than sending my rascal to somewhere I don't even know or have not heard of.
As for rascal, everyday we try to talk sense into her in preparing her for school. You see, my rascal is not like any ordinary rascal. She's rough, impatient and loud. I know some kids are like that but I do hope it's not permanent. When she's at the playground and if someone in front of her going up the stairs to the slide slowly, she will sometimes ask that kid to 'go away'. I always tell her she can't say that whenever I heard it. Sometimes she will even push the children in front regardless of their age. Again I will interfere and she is slowly showing improvements. So we are quite afraid that she will end up making enemies in school (and end up hating school) rather than enjoying it. Or she may even give the teachers so much headache that they teacher will ask us to take her home (I know I think too far ahead.. hehe). So we have now started to talk sense into her by telling her that if she wants to go to school, she must be a good girl. She must not scold others, she must not push other kids, she must share, she must listen to the teacher and we even tell her she must eat fruits and vegetables if she wants to go school. The fruits and vege part worked sometimes :-).
Eventhough she's rough and impatient, she likes to play with other kids. When she's at the playground she will pretend that she's friend with a particular kid and start following that kid. Or she will start a conversation with that kid like 'catch me' or 'you cannot catch me' etc and most of the time they ignored her. If some kids are running around, she will run around as well as if she's part of them. Sometimes it breaks my heart to see that she has no one to play with but luckily Bun is on the way :-).
I can't wait for her to experience her first day of school. I hope she will enjoy it and I hope it comes soon!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Do kids know when they are lying?
Some interesting conversations with my 2 year 5 months old got me thinking.
I saw some bruises on her feet, obviously from her constant running around, climbing and bumping into furnitures.
Me: why your feet got so many scars? (she knows the word scar but don't really know what a bruise means yet)
Hayley: because papa pinch me, mummy pinch me lor
Me: when did papa or mummy pinch you?
Hayley: huh?!
Me: repeat my question again
Hayley: huh?!
This can go on and on.....
Scenario 2
She was scratching her ears until they bled
Me: what's wrong with your ear?
Hayley: because I notty papa beat me lor
Me: when did papa beat you?
Hayley: ha?!
Me: repeat my question again?
Hayley: ha?!
Again this can go on and on......
Scenario 3
Papa and I were talking in the car and she didn't want to be left out
Hayley: calling me or making all sorts of sounds trying to get my attention
Me: Shhh... mummy and papa talking, you cannot interrupt, mummy will talk to you after this ok? You cannot be so rude..
Hayley: Shhh.... keep quiet, if not papa will beat you!
*FAINT*
Maybe we have used the word beat too much in the past and it's now haunting us.
- Do kids know how to lie?
- Do they even know they're lying?
- Or are they just implying whatever that comes to mind ie whatever we've been indrectly teaching/showing them?
I saw some bruises on her feet, obviously from her constant running around, climbing and bumping into furnitures.
Me: why your feet got so many scars? (she knows the word scar but don't really know what a bruise means yet)
Hayley: because papa pinch me, mummy pinch me lor
Me: when did papa or mummy pinch you?
Hayley: huh?!
Me: repeat my question again
Hayley: huh?!
This can go on and on.....
Scenario 2
She was scratching her ears until they bled
Me: what's wrong with your ear?
Hayley: because I notty papa beat me lor
Me: when did papa beat you?
Hayley: ha?!
Me: repeat my question again?
Hayley: ha?!
Again this can go on and on......
Scenario 3
Papa and I were talking in the car and she didn't want to be left out
Hayley: calling me or making all sorts of sounds trying to get my attention
Me: Shhh... mummy and papa talking, you cannot interrupt, mummy will talk to you after this ok? You cannot be so rude..
Hayley: Shhh.... keep quiet, if not papa will beat you!
*FAINT*
Maybe we have used the word beat too much in the past and it's now haunting us.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
My trick: How to put an energizer bunny to sleep
OK I have tested this trick 4 days in a row and it seems to work (hopefully I won't jinx it by mentioning it here).
The trick to put an energizer bunny to sleep at night is to
1. switch off the light, total darkness except for lights from outside
2. put the bunny next to me or in a place she's comfortable with, ie not afraid or far from me
3. put bunny in a lying down position, ie ready to close her eyes to lala land
4. start telling stories... yes this is the magical trick
When I tell her stories, be it something that happened in the day or stories from story books, and they must be stories that interests her, she will lie down and stare at me and will listen until I finished the story or until she is bored. By then she would have started yawning and her eyes are already half closed. Only when I tell her stories, she will stay in one position, won't jump up and down or move about and that will guarantee her to fall asleep in 30 mins. So far it has worked for 4 days. The only headache is I have to come up with different stories or change the stories to keep her interested so I have to do my so called 'homework' every night. I am quite keen to see how long this trick will last me :-)
The trick to put an energizer bunny to sleep at night is to
1. switch off the light, total darkness except for lights from outside
2. put the bunny next to me or in a place she's comfortable with, ie not afraid or far from me
3. put bunny in a lying down position, ie ready to close her eyes to lala land
4. start telling stories... yes this is the magical trick
When I tell her stories, be it something that happened in the day or stories from story books, and they must be stories that interests her, she will lie down and stare at me and will listen until I finished the story or until she is bored. By then she would have started yawning and her eyes are already half closed. Only when I tell her stories, she will stay in one position, won't jump up and down or move about and that will guarantee her to fall asleep in 30 mins. So far it has worked for 4 days. The only headache is I have to come up with different stories or change the stories to keep her interested so I have to do my so called 'homework' every night. I am quite keen to see how long this trick will last me :-)
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wo Bu Yao Sui Jiau
Ok, that is what my little monster is saying whenever we ask her to nap. My little monster aka energizer bunny is always so energized that I am a little worried. I always wonder if she is one of those hyperactive kids? I heard that is actually a disease and needs to be checked and treated. My mom, the babysitter, my friends and colleagues who met her will ask me the same thing 'where did she get all those energy from?'.
My little monster only sleeps about 9 hours each night (once a blue moon 8 hours). On top of that she naps for about 1.5 - 2 hrs daily (sometimes 1 hour). So all in she only takes about 9 - 11 hours a day which I think is not sufficient for a kid her age. But then again, I know some report will say that every kid will have different sleep requirements so we should not fret especially if they are growing up healthily.
However I do have a big problem. It is very hard to get her to nap in the day or sleep at night. Napping is slightly easier as we just put her into the cradle and since she has nothing to do and nowhere to go (she won't dare to jump out from the cradle on her own, at least not yet), she will eventually nap. We'll have to worry when we're not at home and there is no cradle. Getting her to nap is like a battle. Once she was at my mom's and it took my mom 2 hours to coax her to nap.
As for night time, we normally bring her to bed at 9pm. She'll finish her last bottle of milk, brushes her teeth and will be ready for bed by 9.30pm. However, it will take her at least 1 - 1.5 hours to fall asleep. On a few occasions 2! We tried various methods ie switching on the night light and that didn't help. She will run around the room or jump from our bed to her bed or simply play by herself. We also tried switching off all the lights and she will insist that we turn the night light on as she is afraid of monsters. If we refused to switch it on, she will switch it on herself. We asked her numerous times about the monster and she will point to the door, to the clock to the curtain and we ALWAYS assure her that there are no monsters. But every night she will say the same thing over and over. Sometimes we allow her to sleep in our bed or we'll sleep with her in her bed. Even that she will still say she's afraid. And one of us will sleep with her every night and she is not even sleeping alone!
Is this what a 2 year 4 months old kid will normally do or do any mummies out there have any better ideas on how to put a 2 year old to sleep without us losing our patience?
My little monster only sleeps about 9 hours each night (once a blue moon 8 hours). On top of that she naps for about 1.5 - 2 hrs daily (sometimes 1 hour). So all in she only takes about 9 - 11 hours a day which I think is not sufficient for a kid her age. But then again, I know some report will say that every kid will have different sleep requirements so we should not fret especially if they are growing up healthily.
However I do have a big problem. It is very hard to get her to nap in the day or sleep at night. Napping is slightly easier as we just put her into the cradle and since she has nothing to do and nowhere to go (she won't dare to jump out from the cradle on her own, at least not yet), she will eventually nap. We'll have to worry when we're not at home and there is no cradle. Getting her to nap is like a battle. Once she was at my mom's and it took my mom 2 hours to coax her to nap.
As for night time, we normally bring her to bed at 9pm. She'll finish her last bottle of milk, brushes her teeth and will be ready for bed by 9.30pm. However, it will take her at least 1 - 1.5 hours to fall asleep. On a few occasions 2! We tried various methods ie switching on the night light and that didn't help. She will run around the room or jump from our bed to her bed or simply play by herself. We also tried switching off all the lights and she will insist that we turn the night light on as she is afraid of monsters. If we refused to switch it on, she will switch it on herself. We asked her numerous times about the monster and she will point to the door, to the clock to the curtain and we ALWAYS assure her that there are no monsters. But every night she will say the same thing over and over. Sometimes we allow her to sleep in our bed or we'll sleep with her in her bed. Even that she will still say she's afraid. And one of us will sleep with her every night and she is not even sleeping alone!
Is this what a 2 year 4 months old kid will normally do or do any mummies out there have any better ideas on how to put a 2 year old to sleep without us losing our patience?
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Give credit where credit is due
Over the last few weeks I have been complaining about the 2 year 4 months old monster at home. I forgot to realise that despite her growing up, becoming rebellious and testing my limits every single minute, like most toddlers would at her age, she has actually done many nice and becautiful things to make my day.
So this post is dedicated to my sweet little monster. Hopefully one day when she is old enough to read and understand this, she will appreciate everything we have done for her and work harder to give us more money so both me and papa can retire and shake legs at home [hahahaha].
Here are those sweet moments :-)
So this post is dedicated to my sweet little monster. Hopefully one day when she is old enough to read and understand this, she will appreciate everything we have done for her and work harder to give us more money so both me and papa can retire and shake legs at home [hahahaha].
Here are those sweet moments :-)
- when I sneezed she will offer to get me a tissue
- when I coughed she will ask me if I am ok and will want to pat my chest or my back - papa's cough doesn't have such an effect
- when she spotted a scar or a bruise on me she will say this "oh pain pain, don't touch ok, later put cream, don't touch, good girl'
- when she is in a good mood during bed time, she will kiss me on the lips and say good night automatically, when she is not in a good mood, I will have to request for it
- she is my little helper at home. She wants to help with everything like bringing her own high chair to the dining table, carrying her own bowl of rice to the table, putting laundry into the washing machine, folding laundry etc
- she will pluck flowers from the road side and give them to me
- she will ask for my baby bump (ie wants me to lift up my shirt) and said she wanted to sayang baby
- when I am seated on the floor and can't get up, she will help by pulling me up
- she will out of a sudden say she love me, this can happen anytime, anywhere. It has never happened to papa though
- she willingly shares her goodies with me, ie ice cream, sweets, chocolates etc
- when she is sleeping, she sometimes wants me to pat her on the back. I always complain that it makes me tired patting her and she will say this 'never mind, pat slowly ok, no need hard hard'.
How can I not love her? :-)
Friday, July 2, 2010
Terrible 2 Version 2.1
I think we finally understood what Terrible 2 meant in the last couple of days. We thought she was at the Terrible 2 stage much earlier but boy we were wrong. That was just a sneak peak. Now we are finally experiencing the real Terrible 2, the newest updated version, just released, Version 2.1!
Version 2.1 resulted in so much more spanking, more in the last few days than she ever endured in the last 2 years and 4 months of her life combined. Version 2.1 is so much more exciting, blood boiling, stressful and nerve wrecking. Here are some features:
Version 2.1 resulted in so much more spanking, more in the last few days than she ever endured in the last 2 years and 4 months of her life combined. Version 2.1 is so much more exciting, blood boiling, stressful and nerve wrecking. Here are some features:
- today she likes corns and suddenly tomorrow she doesn't like it anymore and said it was 'not nice' and refused to eat it or worst chew on it and then spit it out on the floor, on the table or anywhere she wants
- will touch and play with everything we forbid her to despite us threathening her with the rotan... there is no fear, not until you spank her
- after showering, refused to put on her clothes and will run around the house naked... you can scream and shout all you want, she is not listening.
- drink water from the cup and then pour the water onto the floor
- enter the house, run around with her shoes on and when you ask her to take it off and put it on the rack, she showed no reaction
- inform you that she wanted to pee but she had already peed slightly into her pants...happening almost everyday.. wasn't like that before
- shouts NO to you very loudly and sternly whenever she dislike something
- if she wants something, she has to get it... else will cry or beat you
- if she chooses to ignore you, you can call until you lose your voice and still she won't respond
- refuses to brush her teeth and prefers to play with my listerine or floss or toilet flush instead
We hope version 3.1 will be released soon and we can't wait to buy it from the store! We hope Version 3.1 will be less rebellious and less frustrating to deal with.
For the time being, we constantly remind each other to be patient... and just hope we don't end up with more white hair or wrinkles along the way..
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
When our tolerance level dropped to ZERO
Yesterday night we went to see a house nearby at an area that we've been eyeing at for a while. We went after dinner and had to bring the girl along.
As soon as we reached the house, the agent was already there waiting with the door wide open. We got down and immediately she made herself at home in that bare house. She started running from the front to the back to the front again and demanded to see the toilets, the yard behind, wanted to see upstairs, wanted to see everything. She wasn't at all scared of the strange place or the stranger and we were surprised. Everywhere we go she will follow and she will want to lead the way. She'll run and bang into the agent or bang into us. Everytime we talk to the agent, she will want to have her say as well (to the agent that is) and will interrupt our conversation with her own questions. Papa tried to control her by carrying her but she refused and struggled to be let down. The moment she was down, she will again make herself at home, got all excited (like she's the one buying the house) and will make lots of noise. We are not sure if she really liked the house or she was just being inquisitive. We controlled ourselves but didn't enjoy the viewing as we didn't really manage to discuss about the house or think about the possibility of renovation (it was a second hand house) because of the rascal.
On our way out from the house (while still standing at the porch), rascal saw the moon and started pointing at the moon and said very loudly 'I see moon, I see moon' and in a very excited manner. We were talking to the agent at that time and she will do everything - using hand gestures, facial emotions etc to attract our attention while continuing to say 'I see moon'. We felt so embarass at that time as she behaved like a spoilt brat.
As soon as we got into the car, papa's tolerance level dropped to zero. He took out the rotan (we kept one in the car) and smacked her a couple of times. She cried, didn't want to look at us, and when I passed her a tissue to wipe the tears, she used the tissue to cover her face, minimising contact with us. We then explained to her that she cannot be so rude and interrupt our conversation, she cannot run around the house when we asked her not to, and she cannot talk so loudly. She said ok to all 3, appeared to understand what we're trying to convey but a few mins later when she got home, she started interrupting our conversations again. Sigh...
I hope this is just another one of those phases that will pass by quickly as she grows. Else I really don't know how to teach this girl of mine and I know constant caning is not a permanent solution.
As soon as we reached the house, the agent was already there waiting with the door wide open. We got down and immediately she made herself at home in that bare house. She started running from the front to the back to the front again and demanded to see the toilets, the yard behind, wanted to see upstairs, wanted to see everything. She wasn't at all scared of the strange place or the stranger and we were surprised. Everywhere we go she will follow and she will want to lead the way. She'll run and bang into the agent or bang into us. Everytime we talk to the agent, she will want to have her say as well (to the agent that is) and will interrupt our conversation with her own questions. Papa tried to control her by carrying her but she refused and struggled to be let down. The moment she was down, she will again make herself at home, got all excited (like she's the one buying the house) and will make lots of noise. We are not sure if she really liked the house or she was just being inquisitive. We controlled ourselves but didn't enjoy the viewing as we didn't really manage to discuss about the house or think about the possibility of renovation (it was a second hand house) because of the rascal.
On our way out from the house (while still standing at the porch), rascal saw the moon and started pointing at the moon and said very loudly 'I see moon, I see moon' and in a very excited manner. We were talking to the agent at that time and she will do everything - using hand gestures, facial emotions etc to attract our attention while continuing to say 'I see moon'. We felt so embarass at that time as she behaved like a spoilt brat.
As soon as we got into the car, papa's tolerance level dropped to zero. He took out the rotan (we kept one in the car) and smacked her a couple of times. She cried, didn't want to look at us, and when I passed her a tissue to wipe the tears, she used the tissue to cover her face, minimising contact with us. We then explained to her that she cannot be so rude and interrupt our conversation, she cannot run around the house when we asked her not to, and she cannot talk so loudly. She said ok to all 3, appeared to understand what we're trying to convey but a few mins later when she got home, she started interrupting our conversations again. Sigh...
I hope this is just another one of those phases that will pass by quickly as she grows. Else I really don't know how to teach this girl of mine and I know constant caning is not a permanent solution.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Feeding time nightmare
My 2 year old is currently at a phase where feeding becomes a nightmare. I am not sure if this is part of the package of 'Terrible Twos'. She wasn't like that when she was younger.
Now she will eat her lunch/dinner in a slow motion manner. Sometimes she won't even chew and lunch/dinner can lasts up till 1 hour or more or until I gave up, whichever comes first. I thought she was bored with porridge for lunch so sometimes we cooked her fried rice, sometimes noodles but still with the same results. We tried putting her in front of the TV, letting her watch her favourite programme while I feed her (I will not let her walkabout) and it's still the same. I also tried switching off the TV, remove all the toys and put her on the high chair so she can concentrate and again she's eating in the same manner. Chew 2x and stop, chew again when I threathen her with a rotan and then stops. Papa claimed that we're both getting high blood pressure because of this, me stresses during lunch and he stresses during dinner - we take turns :-)
Dinner is just the same. She'll take so long that her food would turn cold and I'm worried it'll be bad for her little tummy if she's consuming cold food. Please please tell me this is just another one of those ordinary phase that a 2 year old would display. Although she struggled with rice/noodles, she does like soup and can drink half a bowl really quickly.
If this is not part of an ordinary phase, I might really need to look into changing her eating plans, maybe starve her a little longer before lunch and dinner or maybe feed her rice with soup. Will she get enough nutrients with just rice and soup?
And oh, just to put this to note, she picked up a small piece of spinach the other day from her rice and said 'yucks'. Sigh.... and she also picked up a grain of brown rice (we're currently mixing white and brown rice) and said she didn't like it. Double sigh....
Now she will eat her lunch/dinner in a slow motion manner. Sometimes she won't even chew and lunch/dinner can lasts up till 1 hour or more or until I gave up, whichever comes first. I thought she was bored with porridge for lunch so sometimes we cooked her fried rice, sometimes noodles but still with the same results. We tried putting her in front of the TV, letting her watch her favourite programme while I feed her (I will not let her walkabout) and it's still the same. I also tried switching off the TV, remove all the toys and put her on the high chair so she can concentrate and again she's eating in the same manner. Chew 2x and stop, chew again when I threathen her with a rotan and then stops. Papa claimed that we're both getting high blood pressure because of this, me stresses during lunch and he stresses during dinner - we take turns :-)
Dinner is just the same. She'll take so long that her food would turn cold and I'm worried it'll be bad for her little tummy if she's consuming cold food. Please please tell me this is just another one of those ordinary phase that a 2 year old would display. Although she struggled with rice/noodles, she does like soup and can drink half a bowl really quickly.
If this is not part of an ordinary phase, I might really need to look into changing her eating plans, maybe starve her a little longer before lunch and dinner or maybe feed her rice with soup. Will she get enough nutrients with just rice and soup?
And oh, just to put this to note, she picked up a small piece of spinach the other day from her rice and said 'yucks'. Sigh.... and she also picked up a grain of brown rice (we're currently mixing white and brown rice) and said she didn't like it. Double sigh....
Friday, April 16, 2010
My daughter bullies me
We recently removed her cot and is in the midst of training her to sleep on a mattress (single). We are hoping to get her a bed frame later when we are sure she's adapting it well but at the moment she is sleeping on the floor, the mattress in between the wall and our master bed. It's been almost a week now.
Every night when I accompany her to bed and the moment I switched off the light, she will stand up and lean her body against my bed and call for me in an extremely heart melting way. She'll say she wanted to 'sayang' me or kiss me or hug me and will proceed to hug my head or put her face against mine. If not she'll sit on her mattress and say she can't see me and wants me to sleep on the edge of the bed (almost falling off type). When I warned her with a rotan, she'll change her tactic and will lie on the mattress but will call out to me to say good night like 20X at least until I asked her to stop. She can go on and on eventhough I did acknowledge everytime she calls.
There was a night when she went to the extreme of repeating what she did over and over until I asked the papa to come to the room. The papa came, warned her and left the room. After he left, she lied down quietly in her bed and finally fell asleep.
When the papa accompany her to sleep, she will not behave that way. Why is she bullying me huh?
On one hand I am happy cause I really like it when she's so attached to me, and the stroking and the sayang-ing but on the other hand I am annoyed that she's not going to sleep despite being in the dark room for almost 1.5 hrs and I could hardly keep my eyes open.
Looking at the way things are going, we're definitely not buying her the bed frame anytime soon. Isn't it scary that a 2 year old can identify who she can bully and how to bully?
Every night when I accompany her to bed and the moment I switched off the light, she will stand up and lean her body against my bed and call for me in an extremely heart melting way. She'll say she wanted to 'sayang' me or kiss me or hug me and will proceed to hug my head or put her face against mine. If not she'll sit on her mattress and say she can't see me and wants me to sleep on the edge of the bed (almost falling off type). When I warned her with a rotan, she'll change her tactic and will lie on the mattress but will call out to me to say good night like 20X at least until I asked her to stop. She can go on and on eventhough I did acknowledge everytime she calls.
There was a night when she went to the extreme of repeating what she did over and over until I asked the papa to come to the room. The papa came, warned her and left the room. After he left, she lied down quietly in her bed and finally fell asleep.
When the papa accompany her to sleep, she will not behave that way. Why is she bullying me huh?
On one hand I am happy cause I really like it when she's so attached to me, and the stroking and the sayang-ing but on the other hand I am annoyed that she's not going to sleep despite being in the dark room for almost 1.5 hrs and I could hardly keep my eyes open.
Looking at the way things are going, we're definitely not buying her the bed frame anytime soon. Isn't it scary that a 2 year old can identify who she can bully and how to bully?
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Oh My Got!
Yes you heard me right, it is 'Oh My Got!'. My 25 months old is now using this phrase very regularly.
When it rains heavily outside and with loud thunders, she will run to the door, stare at the rain and say 'Oh My Got!'
When I drop a glass spoon on the floor and broke it she will say 'Oh My Got!'
When she drop her hanky on the floor she will say 'Oh My Got!'
When she dropped her toys on the floor and they splattered everywhere she will say 'Oh My Got!'
My oh my, I know they say 'monkey see monkey do' but this adult monkey don't usually use the phrase 'Oh My God' at home that much so how did the little monkey pick it up? Could it be from other adult monkeys?
When it rains heavily outside and with loud thunders, she will run to the door, stare at the rain and say 'Oh My Got!'
When I drop a glass spoon on the floor and broke it she will say 'Oh My Got!'
When she drop her hanky on the floor she will say 'Oh My Got!'
When she dropped her toys on the floor and they splattered everywhere she will say 'Oh My Got!'
My oh my, I know they say 'monkey see monkey do' but this adult monkey don't usually use the phrase 'Oh My God' at home that much so how did the little monkey pick it up? Could it be from other adult monkeys?
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
A mother's heartache
I was feeding her porridge for lunch one day and she was seated in her high chair. She wasn't chewing the food in her mouth and was eating extremely slowly.
Me: you quickly bite and swallow and finish your porridge
Hayley: I 'pau pau' (cantonese for full) already
Me: no not yet, still got a lot, you quickly eat
Hayley: I 'pau pau' already
Then she did the burp sound
Hayley: see I burp already, I pau pau already
Me: you want me to take rotan or not?
Folded her arms and turning her face away from me.
Hayley: I want to talk you... (her version of I don't want to talk to you)
Me: Oh you don't want to talk to me? Then I also don't want to talk to you. You don't ask me for vitamin C later ok?
She immdiately put down her hands and smiled and called me 'mummy' so lovingly...
You say la, kek sim (heartache) or not? She's only 25 months old. Imagine what it would be like when she turned 15 and has her own room?!
Me: you quickly bite and swallow and finish your porridge
Hayley: I 'pau pau' (cantonese for full) already
Me: no not yet, still got a lot, you quickly eat
Hayley: I 'pau pau' already
Then she did the burp sound
Hayley: see I burp already, I pau pau already
Me: you want me to take rotan or not?
Folded her arms and turning her face away from me.
Hayley: I want to talk you... (her version of I don't want to talk to you)
Me: Oh you don't want to talk to me? Then I also don't want to talk to you. You don't ask me for vitamin C later ok?
She immdiately put down her hands and smiled and called me 'mummy' so lovingly...
You say la, kek sim (heartache) or not? She's only 25 months old. Imagine what it would be like when she turned 15 and has her own room?!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Her bad habits
My oh my, just noticed 2 very bad habits my little one developed over the last few days (at 2 years 1 month old):
1. She bit her nails - she bit them until they were so deep they bled.
2. She dig her nose and then put the finger into her mouth - adoi, who taught her that????
Papa and I clearly don't bite our nails and of course we don't dig our nose (except when we're cleaning it in the bathroom in private) and put the finger into the mouth. Could she have picked it up at the babysitter's or elsewhere?
How to put a stop to it? I was told by the babysitter that she will bite her nails when she's about to sleep. I try to observe her at night and will smack her if I caught her doing it but have not been successful so far.
I caught her twice digging her nose during day time and putting it into her mouth and I flicked her fingers. I also constantly remind her not to do them and she always say OK OK.
Worst come to worst if she's still doing this in the next few days, I will resort to applying chillies on her fingers!
1. She bit her nails - she bit them until they were so deep they bled.
2. She dig her nose and then put the finger into her mouth - adoi, who taught her that????
Papa and I clearly don't bite our nails and of course we don't dig our nose (except when we're cleaning it in the bathroom in private) and put the finger into the mouth. Could she have picked it up at the babysitter's or elsewhere?
How to put a stop to it? I was told by the babysitter that she will bite her nails when she's about to sleep. I try to observe her at night and will smack her if I caught her doing it but have not been successful so far.
I caught her twice digging her nose during day time and putting it into her mouth and I flicked her fingers. I also constantly remind her not to do them and she always say OK OK.
Worst come to worst if she's still doing this in the next few days, I will resort to applying chillies on her fingers!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Vocabulary of a 2 year old
Anyone knows what is the standard vocab of a 2 year old?
I have seen 2 year olds who can't communicate at all and still mumbles and rambles. I have seen 2 year olds who can communicate very well and gets the message across clearly. I know every kid will learn at their own pace but what is the standard for a 2 year old?
Mine has very good vocab, I think. She knows a lot of words (she knows most of the things we feed her by name) and can easily get her message across, to me at least :-). Occasionally the papa doesn't know what she is saying and I will convey the message. It is so weird that whatever words coming out from her mouth seems so clear to me and I just don't understand why the papa didn't get it. I guess that is a gift we mothers have :-)
Even my in laws said she is very smart for her age. They kept forgetting that she is only 2 years old because of the words she knows. She surprised them.
Here is a recent conversation between me and her:
Some fireworks in the background during her bedtime
Hayley: what sound?
Me: fireworks
Hayley: fireworks ah? Pretty hor... [after a while] scared.. [making the sad face]
Me: no need to be scared, it's far far away
Hayley: oh, far far away ah, fireworks go far far away
Me: yeah it's far far away so no need to be scared
Hayley: scared.. [still making the sad face]
Me: OK, mummy will beat fireworks ok. [pretending to beat the pillows] Shh... fireworks, keep quite. Hayley is sleeping. Don't be naughty, keep quiet and go away.
Hayley: Mummy beat fireworks hor. [she imitate me pretending to beat the fireworks with her hands] shoo.. go away fireworks. Naughty. Quiet [then there was silcence]. Fireworks no more oredi. Fireworks go far far oredi.
Me: yeah
Hayley: mummy, scared [making the sad face again]. Hold hand [reaching out her hand from the cot]
I held her hand until she feel asleep :-)
I have seen 2 year olds who can't communicate at all and still mumbles and rambles. I have seen 2 year olds who can communicate very well and gets the message across clearly. I know every kid will learn at their own pace but what is the standard for a 2 year old?
Mine has very good vocab, I think. She knows a lot of words (she knows most of the things we feed her by name) and can easily get her message across, to me at least :-). Occasionally the papa doesn't know what she is saying and I will convey the message. It is so weird that whatever words coming out from her mouth seems so clear to me and I just don't understand why the papa didn't get it. I guess that is a gift we mothers have :-)
Even my in laws said she is very smart for her age. They kept forgetting that she is only 2 years old because of the words she knows. She surprised them.
Here is a recent conversation between me and her:
Some fireworks in the background during her bedtime
Hayley: what sound?
Me: fireworks
Hayley: fireworks ah? Pretty hor... [after a while] scared.. [making the sad face]
Me: no need to be scared, it's far far away
Hayley: oh, far far away ah, fireworks go far far away
Me: yeah it's far far away so no need to be scared
Hayley: scared.. [still making the sad face]
Me: OK, mummy will beat fireworks ok. [pretending to beat the pillows] Shh... fireworks, keep quite. Hayley is sleeping. Don't be naughty, keep quiet and go away.
Hayley: Mummy beat fireworks hor. [she imitate me pretending to beat the fireworks with her hands] shoo.. go away fireworks. Naughty. Quiet [then there was silcence]. Fireworks no more oredi. Fireworks go far far oredi.
Me: yeah
Hayley: mummy, scared [making the sad face again]. Hold hand [reaching out her hand from the cot]
I held her hand until she feel asleep :-)
Hyperactive or just inquisitive?
I was always asked these questions:
'does she ever get tired?'
'how come she has so much energy, what did you eat when you were carrying her?'
'are you not tired running after her?'
'did you eat a lot of crabs last time?'
'how to send her to school like this? teacher surely scared of her, she won't even sit down for 1 min'
And these remarks:
'aiyoh, she really non stop one hor'
'you are such a drama queen la'
'she's so daring la'
'you better start thinking of what to let her learn to channel all these energies so it won't go to waste'
'you must be dancing too much when carrying her that's why now she is like you, non stop'
'I am so tired just watching her'
All the above are Hayley related. You see, everywhere I take her be it the grandparent's house, my friend's house or my grandma's house and everyone will more or less be asking or saying the above remarks about her.
I am just not sure if this is normal. From the questions and remarks I've got (some from experienced mothers), I am starting to get concerned. Should I get her checked for being hyperactive? Is that a disease and should I be worried? I have no other kids to compare her to. I can compare her to my sister's but the 2 girls are from my limited observation much slower and steadier than Hayley is. In layman terms, they are 'girlie'. They will play a ball for a while and that's typically tossing the ball to each other or kicking very gently once in a while. Or they will sit down for an hour playing with their barbie dolls. As for Hayley, she will dash for the ball, she will run so fast and so clumsily that she looks like she will end up banging herself against the wall or the door and she will even make a dive for the ball which looks like she will knock her head against the floor. She likes to run towards a mattress I leaned against the wall and just bang herself towards it.
The babysitter said she behave exactly like a boy. Is that so? Come to think of it, she likes playing with her remote control car or gadgets.
Papa assured me that she's just being inquisitive and not hyperactive. Every new thing excites her and she's got short focus. Whereas my in laws said she behaved exactly like the father when he was her age. They had to spend a lot of time watching over him just like how we watched over her.
The little Miss Inquisitive likes to ask 'what's this' like a hundred times whenever or wherever. Whatever new food you plan to put into her mouth, she will ask 'what's this' and she will not open until you tell her what it is. If she's happy with your answer she will open her mouth. If not, she will turn her head away. She'll point to a tree or a house or a shop and ask 'what's this' although she knows it's a tree or car or shop cause she will sometimes answer herself when I didn't. Apart from 'what's this', 'what sound' is also as popular. She's a scaredy cat who's terrified of noises especially fireworks. Any small little bangs or knocks or slamming of doors and she will be asking 'what sound' and saying that she's scared the whole night.
Like everything in the world, there are pros and cons. Because of her energy and charm, she's very likeable. She amazes everyone wherever she goes. Once I sang 'boom boom pow' and swayed my my hips a few times and then she imitated me immediately with the singing and the dancing. Everyone just laughed.
When she's not busy asking questions, she likes to explore gadgets. Her favourites are mobile phones, laptops (ours and not hers) and my camera. Below are the 2 photos she took of me using my camera. Not bad for a 2 year old eh?
'does she ever get tired?'
'how come she has so much energy, what did you eat when you were carrying her?'
'are you not tired running after her?'
'did you eat a lot of crabs last time?'
'how to send her to school like this? teacher surely scared of her, she won't even sit down for 1 min'
And these remarks:
'aiyoh, she really non stop one hor'
'you are such a drama queen la'
'she's so daring la'
'you better start thinking of what to let her learn to channel all these energies so it won't go to waste'
'you must be dancing too much when carrying her that's why now she is like you, non stop'
'I am so tired just watching her'
All the above are Hayley related. You see, everywhere I take her be it the grandparent's house, my friend's house or my grandma's house and everyone will more or less be asking or saying the above remarks about her.
I am just not sure if this is normal. From the questions and remarks I've got (some from experienced mothers), I am starting to get concerned. Should I get her checked for being hyperactive? Is that a disease and should I be worried? I have no other kids to compare her to. I can compare her to my sister's but the 2 girls are from my limited observation much slower and steadier than Hayley is. In layman terms, they are 'girlie'. They will play a ball for a while and that's typically tossing the ball to each other or kicking very gently once in a while. Or they will sit down for an hour playing with their barbie dolls. As for Hayley, she will dash for the ball, she will run so fast and so clumsily that she looks like she will end up banging herself against the wall or the door and she will even make a dive for the ball which looks like she will knock her head against the floor. She likes to run towards a mattress I leaned against the wall and just bang herself towards it.
The babysitter said she behave exactly like a boy. Is that so? Come to think of it, she likes playing with her remote control car or gadgets.
Papa assured me that she's just being inquisitive and not hyperactive. Every new thing excites her and she's got short focus. Whereas my in laws said she behaved exactly like the father when he was her age. They had to spend a lot of time watching over him just like how we watched over her.
The little Miss Inquisitive likes to ask 'what's this' like a hundred times whenever or wherever. Whatever new food you plan to put into her mouth, she will ask 'what's this' and she will not open until you tell her what it is. If she's happy with your answer she will open her mouth. If not, she will turn her head away. She'll point to a tree or a house or a shop and ask 'what's this' although she knows it's a tree or car or shop cause she will sometimes answer herself when I didn't. Apart from 'what's this', 'what sound' is also as popular. She's a scaredy cat who's terrified of noises especially fireworks. Any small little bangs or knocks or slamming of doors and she will be asking 'what sound' and saying that she's scared the whole night.
Like everything in the world, there are pros and cons. Because of her energy and charm, she's very likeable. She amazes everyone wherever she goes. Once I sang 'boom boom pow' and swayed my my hips a few times and then she imitated me immediately with the singing and the dancing. Everyone just laughed.
When she's not busy asking questions, she likes to explore gadgets. Her favourites are mobile phones, laptops (ours and not hers) and my camera. Below are the 2 photos she took of me using my camera. Not bad for a 2 year old eh?
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