D'Anecdotes

My hubby and I fetched our little pumpkin from school today. While hubby was helping D to wear his socks, I was chatting with the Teacher Assistant, asking how D was today.

She said that D was really very active. And he was the first one among his classmates to wake up from the nap. Apparently upon waking up, he started singing. *snorts* And none of the teachers could figure out what song he was singing. 

Yes, last evening, I finally heard D sing (continuously) "E-I-E-I-O" from the kid's song "Old MacDonald Had A Farm". The reason why it's note-worthy is that when he was a baby, he could only 'sing' "Eee-yah eee-yah.." tunelessly.

I swear, D must be the only child I know who gets so happy at the thought of eating his medicine (fever, running nose & cough). I've been feeding him the medley of meds lately just before he sleeps as he's been sniffing and coughing and his mucus have been flowing freely like twin rivers down his nose.

Every time I get ready to prepare the syringes of meds, he will toddle over quickly to the table on his tiny feet, voluntarily place his precious pacifier on the table, and CLAP HIS HANDS in anticipation. *cue in an incredulous look from me*

When the teacher asked him to open his mouth for inspection of possible HFMD ulcers, he stuck his tongue out instead. So the teacher explained that all she needed to see was the insides of his mouth and the tongue was not needed, but he stuck his tongue out again (he probably didn't understand the difference between the tongue and the mouth in general hahaha!). 

So I was told by my mom that a little girl from D's class knows his name and calls him to say bye when he's getting ready to go home (my son can only call mama, papa & his respective grandparents at this point in time! how advanced is that little girl??). 

You know you're a mom when...

11th July 2014: D’Anecdotes from Skool

Yesterday was the very first time that D walked to class by himself (no crying jags, no need for the teacher to carry him in…).

First step towards growing up!

6 July 2014 Baby Talk - Lesson: "Eat Bread"

D loves to eat. So I tried to teach him how to say "eat bread". It came out as "eet... bruh!"

D's Grandma: So how was D today in school? Was he a good boy? [*always a loaded question, this one]

D's Teacher: Well. First of all, he took a sip out of every water bottle he could get his hands on. Secondly, he gobbled up his food really fast and then started eating from his 'neighbour's plate.

I don't know if this is the pre-cursor to the Terrible Twos but D is an absolute terror at times. He loves to throw his toys all over the floor and just plain refuses (stubborn like the proverbial bull) to pick them up and put them away properly.

However, we realised that there are currently 3 things which will "motivate" him to clear up his toys immediately once these words are mentioned:

"Gai-gai" - Or, the promise to take him out for a walk.

"Wash your butt" - Or, to take him for his nightly shower before bedtime.

"Brush your teeth" - To brush his teeth right after drinking his night-time milk.