Going to school..

updated by mommy on my 3 yrs, 5 mths and 3 weeks old.

Since my maid is going back for holiday, we have decided to send Darren to holiday program at the preschool that he has attended once in July. It is a 3.5 hrs program from Monday to Friday, nearby my house. This program only lasted a month (Nov).

Monday (9/11/09) - 1st day
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We have been telling him about going to school since Sunday but he did not seem interested. Main reason I guess it is not his favourite school (T&G) and also my in laws are around. He has been very attached to my in laws lately.

On Monday morning, first thing after he woke up was to switch on the CCTV in the room to check where is my in laws. He started sobbing and said that his grandparents are going home. He saw the luggage bags in the living hall through the CCTV. He then went down, played with them a while but we know he was not himself that day. I guess he is sad that his grandparents are going home.

Time to go to school but he insisted that he wanted to follow my mil to my fil's car - back to Melaka. It took us a while to finally get him into my car and off we went to school. He was not happy and refused to let me go home. Unlike his first day in the same school in July, this time, he wanted me to stay with him. Teachers were surprised coz he was very independant the last time. He did not want his friends, teachers and refused to join the class. He wants me to play with him. On and off he asked to call his grandparents but I lied to him that I did not bring my hp. Once, he was standing near a table and his eyes suddenly filled with tears (but did not cry out), he was asking for his grandparents. It was kind of sad and heartbroken seeing him like that. He was not as chatty and quite emotional that day.

I was with him all the time in the school until school finished.

Tuesday (10/11/09) - 2nd day
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He is back to his normal self. He wanted Daddy to send him to school. I let him choose his own favourite clothes to school. Daddy just dropped him there and he waved bye-bye to Daddy. I fetched him back later and found out from the teacher that he has been a good boy, follow instructions very well. Teachers seems very impressed with him. I was proud of him, very very. As a reward of being such a good and dear boy, I bought him a guitar (he has been asking for one). He was happy. Mommy even happier.

Wednesday (11/11/09) - 3rd day
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He woke up 7.30am by the noise created by daddy. Mommy was still in bed. He played until 9am and daddy sent him to school. I thought he should be ok but how wrong was I until I received a call from hubby at 9.15am, telling me that he did not let hubby go away. He wanted hubby to stay with him. He was crying badly on the phone. I need to go over to rescue hubby.

When I reached there, he was in the classroom but kept coming out to check on us. Hubby left and I was there. He does not let me go, no matter how hard i try to convince and explain to him. He seems happy when doing art & craft but bored when comes to the speed reading session. He has been coming in and out the classroom often and go to the toilet and play with water. He seems ok in school, just that he wanted me to be around.

Thursday (12/11/09) - 4th day
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I am the one sending him to school today. Daddy is too soft hearted seeing him crying like that. I gave him a surprise by putting kit kat in his bag and asked him to check his bag in the classroom. He was ok and waved bye-bye to me. When I picked him up from school, he did not take any of his snacks, including the kit kat. He seems ok.

Friday (13/11/09) - 5th day
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I send him to school today. Get him to choose his favourite clothes and prepared hard-boiled egg (his favourite) to school for snack time. I was playing and singing song with him during the journey and he seems happy and kept laughing. After reached the school, he was holding my hands tight. I know he wants me to go in, by looking at his expressions. Luckily the teacher distracted his attention by asking him to put his slippers at the shoe rack, he let go my hand. I immediately walked down and stairs and by the time he turned around, I am on my way down. He forced to wave bye-bye to me and i continue walking down, did not want to give him a chance to hold me back.

Hopefully he is ok later....

Honestly, every time after sending him to school, I feel like I am missing something. I miss him a lot, I miss his presence. I think it is not only him who experience separation anxiety, but myself too. I have no choice, he has to go school. If not, i won't be able to do housework next week when my maid is not around. I just hope that he is happy in school and will not give me any problem going to school next week.

Darren, mommy wants you to know that mommy loves you very much and not only you miss me in school, I miss you very much at home too. I love you, Darren!!!

p/s: Hope he will not get any mosquito bites anymore coz I found out he was bitten by mosquitoes at school - not 1 or 2 bites but a few. Hopefully the teacher will take some action in killing the mosquitoes. (The teacher must be thinking this mommy is very fussy and protective over the kid. But which mother doesn't, right?)

The baby is a .......

Daddy and mommy brought me to the hospital yesterday and wanted to show me the baby. I didn't understand a single thing but daddy kept insisted that the black and white image in the screen is mei mei.....

Anyway, I just know that....the doctor told mommy the baby is a ...

GIRL.... and

mommy said, "Darren, you have your wish come true...you have a mei mei now..."

Yes..yes..i told you all I wanted a mei mei..So, now, don't tell me what if the baby is a di di .....doctor said..the baby is a mei mei...... (we all hope the doctor did not make a mistake).

Anyway, it was daddy's birthday yesterday and we went to "fireman" for dinner. I was happy because grandma and grandpa were with us too. I enjoyed watching the "fireman show" and the fireman even invited me to the stage and let me hold the stick with fire.

At night, mommy brought a slice of marble cake to represent daddy's birthday cake. Since mommy could not take sweet things and daddy also does not like cake, mommy said no point we get a big cake. I sang the birthday song to daddy, I blow the candles and I cut the cake. I make a card for daddy too.......

So, you may ask where are the photos or videos?????

I deleted all the files in the camera at night before I sleep and before mommy actually uploaded into the camera...Mommy and daddy were angry but I found them funny when daddy shouted, "OH MY GOODNESS.." and I followed him to say the 3 words...

Anyway, the memory is with us....even without the photos....All of us have a great time yesterday.

Darren scared Daddy put Darren in the bag!!!

updated by mommy..

Last night we were planning for a holiday and hubby asked Darren...

Daddy: Darren, do you want to sit aeroplane?
Darren: No. Darren sits Daddy's car.
Daddy: Why? Why you don't want to sit aeroplane? (Daddy and mommy were puzzled why Darren is not interested in sitting aeroplane..)
Darren: Very dark.
Daddy: The aeroplane not dark one.
Darren: Daddy's bag too big.

While Daddy was still puzzled about Darren's answer, suddenly mommy burst into laughter. Mommy recalled back one of their conversations 3 weeks back while daddy was packing his luggage for his Bangkok trip.

3 weeks ago....

Mommy: Darren, do you want to follow Daddy to Bangkok?
Darren: Yes..
Mommy: Ask daddy to pack you inside the luggage bag and you follow daddy take aeroplane and fly to Bangkok, ok?
Darren: (after thinking a while..smiling cheekily and answered) OK.
Mommy: But you cannot come out throughout the journey in the aeroplane and must stay inside the luggage bag until you reached Bangkok. Is it ok with you?

Now, can you relate his answer based on the above conversations 3 weeks ago? He is referring the darkness in the bag and thought that he has to be in the luggage bag if we have to take aeroplane. That's why he rather sits daddy's car...hahahaha..... (I am amazed with his memory and never realised he can still remember what i told him...)

Daddy: (laughing) Darren sits with Daddy, not in the bag. Darren sits on daddy's lap, ok?
Darren: No. Darren sits daddy's car.
Daddy: Why? Aeroplane can fly very high, you know?
Darren: Darren scared Daddy put Darren in the bag....
Daddy + Mommy: (Laughing non-stop)...

It took Daddy a while to convince and affirm Darren that we won't put him in the bag but to sit together with us in the aeroplane. Finally, he happily agreed to sit the aeroplane but daddy sits at the back and he sits in front - Darren drives the aeroplane. Hahahaha.....

Lessons learn: Do not teach the wrong thing to children because they BELIEVE and REMEMBER. I learn my lesson here....hahaha....

Side note: When asked him where he wants to go for holiday, he said Penang because Penang got "BEACH". Hahaha.....

Darren's stomach got mommy's didi...

updated by mommy on my 3 years 4 months 2 weeks and 1 day old.

Since he always refer the baby as "mei mei", he always say, "Mommy's stomach got Darren's mei mei." One day, he suddenly told me, "Mommy, Darren eat a lot, drink a lot. Darren's stomach got mommy's didi..." Hahaha.....Sometimes, he even tell me, "Mommy, Darren's nguat nguat (pretending vomit). Darren's stomach got mommy's didi.."

He is using the "opposite" here. My stomach is mei mei and his stomach is a didi...cheeky boy!!

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I think he is getting bored lately staying at home whole day. No playgroups, no classes, no playground. He only likes to play blocks and play dough everyday. So, he gets pretty moody on certain time of the day and he will tell me

"Darren no friend, Darren upset."
"If Darren got 10 friends, Darren very happy!"

Lately, he started to complain to me that he got stomach ache, he wants to vomit. Initially i got worried but later i realised he is just trying to get our attention. Poor boy....one funny conversation we have about his stomach ache was...

Mommy: Darren, do you still have stomach ache? (He was complaining stomach ache the night before when we were having dinner outside and he refused to eat.)
Darren: No. Darren no stomach ache. Darren at home, no wind blow. So, Darren no stomach ache. Darren go kai kai, got wind, so stomach ache.
Mommy: *pengsan*

Hahaha...coz whenever he has stomach ache, we said his stomach got wind. To him, the wind is like those wind blow from outside. So, if he is outside, then got wind blow. At home, no wind blow, then no stomach...hahaha.........

When weekend comes, he'll be super happy coz can go kai kai....

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He is so choosy nowadays that he choose his own clothes (home wear, going out clothes and even pyjamas) to wear. He just like to wear that few particular clothes. Now I need to hide those clothes. He will make noise when he could not find those clothes. His favourite going out clothes are jeans (a must) and Nike white t-shirt.

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Since I got pregnant, I have not joined him for outdoor play. Once in a while when my maid has the time in the evening, i'll let them play at the front porch. Hubby has bought a bicycle for him about 2 mths back and he still did not know how to cycle. Few days back, only I realised that he can now cycle but not the proper way. But at least the bicycle can move. I feel like a bad mother, did not even know that my boy can cycle....i must admit that i have neglected him a lot during the past 2 months...

See how he cycles...


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He is in a very "PASSIONATE" mood this 2 days. He has been kissing everything and everywhere. He will kiss his mickey mouse soft toy, his big small pillow, every part of my body like hair, leg, hand, stomach, face...., he even go and kiss the sofa, clothes, furniture...I just don't know why and kept telling him not to do it...He even got beaten from me once when he tried to kiss my maid's hair and pants....

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Finally...he still loves his mei mei a lot. He loves to play with her too lately. He will want to buy toys for mei mei when we go shopping. Here are some pictures that shows how he loves his mei mei....(sorry for the big stomach and the stretch marks..i know..it looks more like 6 mths pregnant instead of 4 months...)

Kissing mei mei...


Playing with mei mei (he will geli my stomach and thought mei mei will get geli too..)


Hugging mei mei and listen to what mei mei say to Darren...


Playing and singing to mei mei....

Happy 40 months old!!

Wah...time flies...if a man aged 40, this will be his golden year *many girl interested in men at this age**. But I am just 40 month old..wonder is there any girl interested in a 40 months old boy..hahaha....

Anyway, this will be just a short update of me..

1. I've started diaperless at night since last Thursday. So far so good, no accidents. The pampers make my thigh so painful, so i requested mommy to take it off for me. Mommy is proud of me...

2. Speech has improved a lot. Started to tell stories and talk in sentences but I always omit those words like " with, to, is.." . Pronounciation still not that clear. Only mommy and kakak can understand me well.

3. I'm getting more cheeky...some examples are..

Situation 1: Daddy bought a new blackberry phone and I took out daddy's old Nokia phone and asked, " Daddy, give Darren!!"
Daddy answered, " Nope. This is for mommy. Daddy gives mommy. So, this is mommy's phone now, ok?"
I tried to pester daddy to give me the phone but daddy still insisted that the phone is for mommy. So, I took the phone and put into mommy's handbag and told mommy, "Daddy gives mommy. This is Mommy's phone."
Later, I went to mommy and asked for mommy's phone. When mommy took out her old phone, I asked her, " Mommy, give Darren!"

I know if daddy's phone pass to mommy, then mommy's phone should pass to me, right? But to my disappointment...mommy told me, " You already got a handphone, remember?"
I answered, " No"
Mommy then said, " Your mickey mouse handphone.."
Alamak....

Situation 2: Daddy bought a netbook for mommy. I have been using it more than mommy. Although daddy always remind me that it is mommy's netbook, I always protest by saying it is mine. When mommy told me, I can have her old notebook and the new one is hers, I answered her by saying.., "That one old and heavy. Darren cannot carry!" So, I owned the netbook now.

4. Thanks to H1N1 scare....mommy has stopped all my playgroups and classes. My first day to a half day school also become the last day (2 August) coz mommy said we belongs to the high risk group wor...better dun risk ourselves. So, we quarantine at home most of the time.

I think that's all i can think of now...will update more if have any extra to add...

About me and the baby Part 2

Some other conversations we have about the baby...

Morning when I was having my morning milk feed and mommy is having her bread first and then the soya milk (mommy said the soya milk is milk milk for baby one). Mommy finished her bread first. While she was having her soya milk, I finished my milk.
Mommy: Wah...Darren No.1. (When come to eating, we always see who finish first.)
Darren: No..Darren No 2.
Mommy: (wondering why No 2 coz I am still drinking my milk) Who is No. 1 then?
Darren: Mommy No.1; Darren No.2; Mei Mei No.3.
Mommy: hahahaha....

Since I always refer baby to mei mei..
Mommy: Darren, we don't know whether the baby is mei mei or not. What if is a di di? Will you like him??
Darren: Di di poke eyes.
Mommy: No..mommy promise this didi will not poke your eyes, ok? Why don't you ask the baby are you a didi or mei mei? (I like to talk to mei mei through mommy's belly button.)
Darren: (Flip up mommy's clothes, put my mouth near mommy's belly button) You didi? (change to lower voice) NO; (Change back to normal voice) Darren mei mei? (Change to lower voice) YES.
Darren: (COver back the clothes and told mommy) yes, Darren mei mei.

Notes from mommy: OMG, we pray hard is a mei mei then. If not, how to change his mind set that is a di di (if is a boy).

When I am having my favourite food like tau foo fah or potato chips.
Mommy: Darren, can you share some with mommy?
Darren: No.
Mommy: How about mei mei? Mei mei want to eat wor.
Darren: OK. (feed it to mommy's mouth. Then I eat one spoon, another spoon for mei mei.)
I am very generous with my mei mei.

Since mommy starting her morning sickness, I have started to take shower instead of bubble bath in my baby bathtub. (Shower is faster). So, one day, mommy asked kakak to take the bath tub out from the bathroom and kept at the upstairs living hall. I saw that and insisted to put the bathtub back in the bathroom.
Mommy: No Darren. You big boy already. No need bathtub ok? You take shower ok?
Darren: Darren big boy. No need bubble bath. This (pointing at the bathtub) Darren mei mei.
Mommy: Yes..this is for the baby next time ok?
Darren: for Darren mei mei. (Smiling)

Mommy and daddy think that I will be a good kor kor next time.

About me and the baby

Guess most of your already know that I am going to be a kor kor soon...mommy wanted me to jot down this, so that next time when baby is big, he/she knows how much we welcome him/her into our world.

Some conversations about the baby...

Mommy: Darren, you like di di or mei mei?
Darren: mei mei ...yi yi mei mei (I always refer di di and mei mei to my aunty's twin babies)
Mommy: Mommy gives you a baby, ok?? Not yi yi's one.
Darren: Yes..Darren's mei mei...
(From then on, he always mentioned about Darren's mei mei instead of yi yi's mei mei.)

Darren always refers baby to mei mei..so...
Mommy: DArren, we don't know the baby is di di or mei mei. We called baby, ok?
Darren: No. Mei mei...
Mommy: What if it is a di di? You like di di?
Darren: No..di di poke eyes..(coz my sister twin boy tried to poke his eyes once)
Mommy: Mommy tells didi don't poke your eyes...
Darren: No..mei mei..Darren wants mei mei....

Daddy and mommy were talking about baby's name and i was playing with the blocks.
Daddy: what name should we give the baby if is a girl?
Mommy: Don't know..any good names that starts with D?
Daddy: Darren, what name you want to name mei mei?
Darren: DIBO...
Daddy and mommy pengsan....

Daddy helped to bathe Darren over the weekend...
Daddy: Do you like daddy or mommy to bathe you?
Darren: Daddy
Daddy: Why you don't like mommy to bathe you ar?
Darren: Mommy uyuak..uyuak.... (pretend vomitting)....
I am now very good in imitate the sound of mommy's vomiting.

One night I was not behaving well and daddy scolded me..
Daddy: You are so naughty. Next time mei mei also don't like you.
Darren: (starting sobbing, then turn to loud cry...crying pityfully)...
Darren: No...mei mei hug Darren...mei mei "bau" (carry) Darren...mei mei hug Darren...
I am really scared that mei mei doesn't like me in the future.

At night when having my night feed before bedtime, I wanted mommy to hold my bottle
Mommy: Next time mommy got baby already have to feed baby. Where got so many hands to hold bottle for you? Darren big boy already. Hold your own bottle, ok?
Darren: Ok...(obediently hold his bottle now)...

At night, I wanted mommy to sleep with me on my bed...
Mommy: Darren gonna be kor kor already, you got to sleep on your own ok? Mommy got baby, not feeling well and have to sleep on the bed.
Darren: Ok...(obediently sleep on his own)
BUT not for long...now I wanted grandma to nap with me in the afternoon and daddy to sleep with me at night.

On and off, I will pull up mommy's shirt and put my mouth near her belly button and say "Hello mei mei" through mommy's stomach.
I will then put my ear at mommy's stomach to hear whether mei mei got say Hi to me or not.
I always hear "hello kor kor" in return but it sounded like mommy's voice la.

When I am behaving well or doing something great like eating by myself, sleep on my own or hold my own bottle, I always asked mommy to pull up her shirt to reveal her belly button, so that mei mei can see that I am a good kor kor.

Overall...I know I will be a good kor kor and I can't wait to hold my mei mei soon... We love you, mei mei!!

p/s: Mommy said she will post a video on how I imitate her vomitting in her next post..So stay tuned..

Also, we want to apologize that we won't be leaving any comments on your blog coz mommy is too tired and once she has settled with her pregnancy, she will soon visit your blog.