How has Ryan's progress been???
At this point, he has achieved 2 rows of 10 stickers already...and now on the 3rd row with 4 stars.
It took him quite long to fill the first row...because of many 'accidents'...but for the 2nd row...it was pretty fast. He achieved his 2nd Lego in 13 days...actually it was 12 days but I took one sticker away because he misbehaved one day by throwing Ally's slippers aside.
I think at one point, he had no bedwetting incidents for 10 days straight. And I was very happy with that.
I was going to write a post about it that time...but on the following night, he wet his bed again. So I decided not to write at that time.
Anyway, I regret abit for starting this Lego reward chart ...coz I am going to be 'pokai' soon!!! :P
Didn't expect that he would achieve his 10 stickers so quickly. Today I tried to be a bit 'bad'. I asked him...whether he rather want the Cars Magazine or Lego for his 3rd reward...and he answered Cars Mag! Let's see how.
I have to keep to my deal right???
Monday, May 28, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Short Genting Trip
We made a day trip up to Genting Highlands last weekend.
My dad was keen to take Ryan to see the strawberry farm there. So we planned a trip/lunch with him.
It was also the first time for Ally going up to the Highlands.
At the Genting Permai Apartment which my dad bought back in 1995. It is a pity that the area have not been maintained well throughout the years. We used to go there often when I was younger...but not anymore since having a family of my own. Very run down now.
My dad was keen to take Ryan to see the strawberry farm there. So we planned a trip/lunch with him.
It was also the first time for Ally going up to the Highlands.
Happy to be out kai kai!
Ally's first time sitting on a carousel
Hope the 'giant' pumpkin can stand the weight of 3 people!
At the strawberry farm.
Not many people there.
Doesn't Ryan look like a gangster in this photo?? The way he poses I mean...
And of all days, the weather was wet and rainy when we were up there. So couldn't walk outdoor at the peak. We were stuck at the Indoor Theme Park...and waited one hour to sit the monorail!!! When we were finally sitted inside the train, the view was pretty disappointing. Saw mostly all the construction going around the area.
Don't think would be making a trip up there for another year or more. And probably not on a weekend or school holiday.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
I am totally in love with...
...my little girl!!!
Really.
I just gush over her all the time.
It was different with Ryan when he was at this age. I guess boy and girl different.
Ally is at a stage now that I just find her so amusing and interesting.
I just love looking at her. And plant kisses on her head and cheeks ALL the time.
And the words that come out of her mouth now keeps me laughing all the time.
But only at times when she doesn't get me MAD!!!
I better savor this moment as much as possible now.
Kids grow up way too fast.
Ryan often makes this statement to me..."Mummy, why u love Allyson ..U don't love me???" especially when he sees me hugging and kissing her.
The rare times when Ally wears a dress...
Really.
I just gush over her all the time.
It was different with Ryan when he was at this age. I guess boy and girl different.
Ally is at a stage now that I just find her so amusing and interesting.
I just love looking at her. And plant kisses on her head and cheeks ALL the time.
And the words that come out of her mouth now keeps me laughing all the time.
But only at times when she doesn't get me MAD!!!
I better savor this moment as much as possible now.
Kids grow up way too fast.
Ryan often makes this statement to me..."Mummy, why u love Allyson ..U don't love me???" especially when he sees me hugging and kissing her.
The rare times when Ally wears a dress...
Friday, May 11, 2012
Finally I get to sleep on a bed!
After 2 years of sleeping on a mattress on the floor...I finally get my
wish.
Since Ally was born, our sleeping arrangement had changed. I slept with Ally in one room and Ryan and hubby in another. Then, later when Ally was almost one year, we put 3 mattresses on the floor and slept like sardines together in the small back room. It was nice and felt very close. Can read more here.
Been sleeping like that until I couldn't take it anymore. That is sleeping on the gap between the 2 mattresses. And I couldn't even turn without hitting Ryan's hand or leg. Or in the middle of the night, Ryan would suddenly plonk his leg onto my body etc.
Basically, not getting a good sleep la.
Hubby wasn't too keen when I suggested moving back to the master room and sleeping on the double bed. It meant being awaken early in the morning by our neighbor who wakes up at 5:45am every day. After a few weeks of negotiating and 'complaining' to him, I finally got my wish.
So nice now to roll on a bed. No more sliding mattresses.
The kids like it too. More room to play.
Ryan gets his own single bed and Ally sleeps with me on the queen bed. Hubs still gets the floor. Poor man. He says he feels lonely and isolated down on the floor!!!
Since Ally was born, our sleeping arrangement had changed. I slept with Ally in one room and Ryan and hubby in another. Then, later when Ally was almost one year, we put 3 mattresses on the floor and slept like sardines together in the small back room. It was nice and felt very close. Can read more here.
Been sleeping like that until I couldn't take it anymore. That is sleeping on the gap between the 2 mattresses. And I couldn't even turn without hitting Ryan's hand or leg. Or in the middle of the night, Ryan would suddenly plonk his leg onto my body etc.
Basically, not getting a good sleep la.
Hubby wasn't too keen when I suggested moving back to the master room and sleeping on the double bed. It meant being awaken early in the morning by our neighbor who wakes up at 5:45am every day. After a few weeks of negotiating and 'complaining' to him, I finally got my wish.
So nice now to roll on a bed. No more sliding mattresses.
The kids like it too. More room to play.
Ryan gets his own single bed and Ally sleeps with me on the queen bed. Hubs still gets the floor. Poor man. He says he feels lonely and isolated down on the floor!!!
Monday, May 7, 2012
Sports Day & Kuala Selangpr
It was a special day for Ryan.
His Seremban family i.e his Koo Koo, uncle, cousins and his grandparents came down to stay with us for one night on the eve of Labour Day.
It was Sports day at Ryan's school on May 1st. And he was happy that his big family was there to see him.
After that, the whole gang made a trip to Kuala Selangor for seafood and walk around the fishing village. Very tourist-y already. A lot of people from out of town buying all the goodies ...from keropok to dried prawns...
The highlight of the trip was...waiting for 1 hour 30 mins at the restaurant for our food!!! Nevertheless, we all still enjoyed the food due to the freshness of the seafood.
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| Nice for the family to stop by to see Ryan on his Sports Day |
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| H-E-R-O: That was the theme for the kids presentation |
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| Hungry and walking towards a long wait at the restaurant |
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Starting em' young
This is what happens when households doesn't have a maid... Kids are expected to do their chores at a very young age...
Poor little things...
...Before anyone starts picking the phone to call the Social Welfare Department to report this Mummy....
Let me explain...
...Ryan...part of his punishment when he urines in his sleep is to wash his own blanket and pants. I thought that it might be a good lesson to him...don't want him to think that whenever he pees in his sleep, I will just wash for him. I want him to think that for every action, there is a consequence. Hoping that the thought of washing his own dirty blanket will be a deterrent for him to stop urinating at night. (Of course, I help him la. I just pretend to be stern with him. But after he leaves the bathroom, I will wash for him again.)
...Ally...she took the broom and decided to help me sweep the leaves in the porch that morning. And what a fine job she did. She went around sweeping every leave. But after that occassion...for subsequent times, she got bored after some time and left the job to me.
But actually since Ryan turned 6, I have been more strict in training Ryan to do things himself. I try not to do much things for him anymore...as I want him to be independent and not to be too dependent on me. For eg. I make him take out his own school bag from the car, keep his dirty clothes in the laundy basket, take his plate to the sink after he has finished eaten, bathe himself and change himself.
Despite of me being strict with him...yesterday I asked him...who am I to him...he told me I am his maid!!!!
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Ryan's LEGO Story
This is my LEGO story.
When I was 3, I often hear the word LEGO. But didn't have any interest in it.
When I was 4, Mummy bought me a DUPLO Lego box set. I didn't really enjoy playing with it and would just build simple things like a tower.
When I was 5, every time we were at the toy section, Mummy would ask if I wanted any LEGO...and I would just say DON'T WANT and go to the Hot Wheels section. I found LEGO was too hard and complicated and didn't really like building things. It was too much work.
During my 6th birthday last month...I got a LEGO Creator 3-in-1 set for a present given by my cousin Ah Ying Che Che. At first, I was excited as I never got a LEGO set that looked like an airplane. When I opened it, the pieces were so small and and interestingly shaped. So different from my DUPLO set. I had difficulty piecing the pieces together as they were rather small. But my cousins helped me and with some patience...I managed to build my first LEGO aeroplane. I felt so happy and impressed that from all those tiny pieces...could form such a nice structure.
That was the beginning of my love of building LEGO. Since that day, I have been playing LEGO almost every night. The great thing about the CREATOR series is that you can build 3 different things...so I alternated each other day ...one day was aeroplane, another was space craft ...and another was helicopter.
Mummy felt bad seeing me play with the same set for 2 weeks. So she said she will buy another CREATOR set with my birthday ang pow money. I was so excited when she gave it to me one night.
She said that LEGO is really expensive and if I want more LEGO, I would have to wait for Christmas or Birthday to get new ones. OR use my ang pow money.Wow...that is tough! She never was like that before. Last time, I asked for something, she would normally get for me straightaway. I wonder why she is so strict now.
My 3rd Creator series was given to me as a reward by Mummy and Papa a few weeks ago. It was a Dune Hopper series. Mummy had been hard on me about my buttoning...and she told me that she was proud of me with adhering to the training...and also that I have been a good boy thus far. Hurray!
Besides buiding the pieces, I also am obsessed in reading the instruction booklet. I will read it when I wake up, when I come home from school or while waiting for Mummy to prepare dinner. I can remember the steps for my first 2 Creator series by now. And I just love the little different shapes and sizes...that really interests me.
Now I am bored of my LEGO since I will build one vehicle on nights when I don't have homework. Mummy came up with a LEGO Reward System for me...to help me get new LEGOs.
In order to get one sticker, I have to NOT urine at night. If the next morning, my pants and sheets are dry...I will get one sticker. Get 10 stickers...and she will reward me with one LEGO. If I urine, I will not be penalised. I just don't get a sticker. BUT...BUT...if I misbehave or hit/push/kick Ally...or be rude to anyone...Mummy will remove one sticker from the chart.
Can't wait...can't wait.
This definitely helps me to try harder not to urine in my sleep. So far, there has been 2 'accidents'...but I am determined to work hard towards my LEGO. Wish me luck.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Fingertip painting
Allyson @ 2 yrs 9 mths
After seeing a rainbow painting in Kiboomu some time back, I wanted to do it with Ally.
All Ally does during our painting sessions is paint lines and circles. So I thought finger painting would be something different for her. She normally doesn't like to get her fingers dirty.
I was surprised that she was all too eager to get her fingers into the paint and start tapping her finger tips on the paper.
I joined her finger painting the rainbow. It was rather fun for me too. Trying to get ideas using the finger tips to make a picture.
After seeing a rainbow painting in Kiboomu some time back, I wanted to do it with Ally.
All Ally does during our painting sessions is paint lines and circles. So I thought finger painting would be something different for her. She normally doesn't like to get her fingers dirty.
I was surprised that she was all too eager to get her fingers into the paint and start tapping her finger tips on the paper.
I joined her finger painting the rainbow. It was rather fun for me too. Trying to get ideas using the finger tips to make a picture.
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| Mummy's rainbow |
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| This is Ally's paint work. |
Thursday, April 19, 2012
I feel broody when...
...I see a baby on TV.
...I see a baby when I go shopping.
...I see a baby on a stroller.
...I see a baby on a blog.
...I hear of someone I know is preggers.
...I watch any Mummy parenting shows on the telly.
...I watch any romantic lovey dovey movie.
...looking at Ally when she is all cute and funny.
...after viewing the kids baby videos and photos.
.. I am at the baby department and see how cute and lovely all the little onesies are. As well as the thrill of buying new baby accessories.
...the feeling of holding a cute chubby baby in your arms and their cute chuckles and smiles.
That is all the fuzzy unrealistic part of me...
BUT when reality sets in...
I don't feel broody when...
...I recall the first 12 months of the baby's life...and all the midnight feeds and sleepless nights, walking around the room holding the crying baby and rocking the baby to sleep.
...I am trying to nap...and I hear the baby wake up with its shrieky motorcycle engine cry and the sarong is shaking vigorously up and down. And my heart just flops down and think..."hear we go again!"
...I think that I have to watch reruns of Elmo, Barney and Baby shows for another 3-4 years down the road!!! ( Ultimate nightmare!!!)
...I have to fight with my kids to watch my programmes on the telly...and think to myself...I want my life back!!!
...listening to nursery rhymes and baby music for another few more years down the road!!! Driving me INSANE!
...the kids are being super duper difficult and all my energy is spent trying to coax them or handle the situation.
...I am tired at the end of the day and hubs still wonders why I don't want to spend more time with him! (cough! cough!) :p
...the thought of a toddler going through the terrible two stages and the difficult three stages strikes me that I have to go all over that again.
Basically I really salute people who can be parents for no.3 and no.4 times. Having 2 kids is nice and comfortable. Having a bigger family is also great.But with so many conflicting thoughts...it can be hard to really make the decision to move forward or stop there. I guess I will still be yo-yoing with these thoughts until my biological clock really stops ticking...which is only a few years from now.
*Broody is defined as having the desire to have a baby*
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...I see a baby when I go shopping.
...I see a baby on a stroller.
...I see a baby on a blog.
...I hear of someone I know is preggers.
...I watch any Mummy parenting shows on the telly.
...I watch any romantic lovey dovey movie.
...looking at Ally when she is all cute and funny.
...after viewing the kids baby videos and photos.
.. I am at the baby department and see how cute and lovely all the little onesies are. As well as the thrill of buying new baby accessories.
...the feeling of holding a cute chubby baby in your arms and their cute chuckles and smiles.
That is all the fuzzy unrealistic part of me...
BUT when reality sets in...
I don't feel broody when...
...I recall the first 12 months of the baby's life...and all the midnight feeds and sleepless nights, walking around the room holding the crying baby and rocking the baby to sleep.
...I am trying to nap...and I hear the baby wake up with its shrieky motorcycle engine cry and the sarong is shaking vigorously up and down. And my heart just flops down and think..."hear we go again!"
...I think that I have to watch reruns of Elmo, Barney and Baby shows for another 3-4 years down the road!!! ( Ultimate nightmare!!!)
...I have to fight with my kids to watch my programmes on the telly...and think to myself...I want my life back!!!
...listening to nursery rhymes and baby music for another few more years down the road!!! Driving me INSANE!
...the kids are being super duper difficult and all my energy is spent trying to coax them or handle the situation.
...I am tired at the end of the day and hubs still wonders why I don't want to spend more time with him! (cough! cough!) :p
...the thought of a toddler going through the terrible two stages and the difficult three stages strikes me that I have to go all over that again.
Basically I really salute people who can be parents for no.3 and no.4 times. Having 2 kids is nice and comfortable. Having a bigger family is also great.But with so many conflicting thoughts...it can be hard to really make the decision to move forward or stop there. I guess I will still be yo-yoing with these thoughts until my biological clock really stops ticking...which is only a few years from now.
*Broody is defined as having the desire to have a baby*
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
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