Abella & Clarabelle Master Piece

Castle of wizard

(Artefact Artist : Abella & Clarabelle)

Meteor Garden

(Doodle Artist : Abella)

Baby Finger

(Photographer : Abella)

Artist at Work

Are You Game to Spot The 5 Differences?

Spot the 5 differences in this two photo.

Answer:

1. the cloud

2. saturday

3. the "month" pocket

4. the "date" pocket

5. the "day" pocket

Heh.. heh.. I know this is nothing challenging.. just for fun lah..

Anyway, Clarabelle is the culprit who messed up this weather chart. I bought this weather chart some time ago, thinking can be a quite fun time to spend with the children, showing them the clock's hours and minutes hand... the different seasons, weather... the day in a week and months... and weather. After I had fixed up everthing, this little fellow without my notice, swop some of the card. After I rearranged it again, next moment it was messed up again! Huh, little disturbing particle!

Inculcate Children Interest in Reading

How did you do that, crazymommy ? Nikita is only 2yrs plus but check out those books she had read, Wow ! ! ! CM, you are indeed super!
I know the importance for children to start reading early but seem like I didnt enforce much to instil the interest in my children...
Currently my girls level are still at pictures. Whenever I take out a story book and try to read to them, they will keep pss... pss... (saying please), pestering me to let them have the book. They only enjoy filping those pages and not giving mummy chance to complete the story...

Constipated Abella

Lately Abella is having difficulties poo-pooing due to the consequence of not drinking plentiful water and eating enough fibre food. There were even incident where she woke up in the middle of the night, scream crying as she wanted to poo-poo but the stool must be very hard that she cramped her both legs so stiff to prevent the poo-poo coming out!
Last weekend, consecutive 3 day she was having constipation. We were advised to give her bananas, yorghurt and cheese believing will aggravate her bowel system but infact too much of these cause them constipated. In the end we resort to give her prune juice and indeed it proven to be an laxative drink. Half an hour later, she is able to pass out the stool and continuous for that day, whenever she fart, she will hv some stain on her diaper.
(actually I wanted to take photo of the piece of Abella's triumph, but the daddy feel disgusted and refused to fetch me the camera)

Discipline (part 2) of Potty Training

Last weekend I was chatting over the phone wif Bernice's mother and of course, our conversation never exclude children. I still find potty training my girls are so difficult whereas it's so simple and not worth a task to her.

I tick check the list of symptom telling if my children are ready for potty:

1. Pull down their own pant (tick)

2. Say out the word "poo-poo" (tick)
and they know that poo-poo comes out from backside. Hahaha, this reminds me of this morning incidents. Abella was lying on the sofa while my maid changed her soiled pamper, and Clarabelle was standing behide her. The maid was bending forward and Clarabelle pointed the maid's backside and said poo-poo! Hahaha, the shy maid was so embarassed saying " no...kaka didnt poo-poo... " Clarabelle insisted, pointing at her backside, noded her head, reciting poo poo...poo poo...
Sometime when i do recap with their body anatomy, they will include their backside, pointing to it and say poo-poo.

3. No problem sitting on the potty but half and hour gone, still no outcome... instead triggle mummy's nature call as keep making the hmm...hmm... sound. Whereas it took only 2 days for Bernice to be potty trained. She was saying I have to enforce " Dont messed with mummy! " and " Hoot!" (Hoot - in hokkien means whack). When the children poo-poo didnt tell, Hoot! When they wee-wee didnt tell, Hoot! Though mum will feel heart pain but it's the fastest way as children will know that we are in charge and we are not kidding! Then Bernice sometime will tell her mum she wants to wee-wee but when brought to the loo and no wee-wee, the mummy say must Hoot! also. Hahaha, the children are so smart, they will take advantage of anything to catch adult's attention. Hai... though I always disagreed spanking, but I think moderate or appropriate one still essential when administering discipline.

I also realise that most of the children after 1st birthday still not potty trained are mostly working mother's child and dont have a care giver willing to take up the task. If just depending on the time after mummy's back from work is not sufficient. As when we are home, the most things we wanted to engage in is just talking, cuddling and gazing at the them, but not chasing after bare bottom children, hooting their backside and cleaning up those pee spot. And weekends are mostly outing, so???

"Aunty" Baby

Hahaha! I cannot stop myself from laughing whenever i see my girls wearing these apparel. These passed down apparel though very 70th in "Ah gogo" cuts & typical aunty flowery prints, still the children look so cute! I feel that children at this age are so unimaginable lovely. Whatever move they made, it's just so cute. Whatever act they done, it's just so lovely. Whatever words they said, it's just so sweet. They are just so acceptable! Maybe because they are innocent and small, that why whatever from them are so pure and cute. Just imagine if an much older age trying to imitate them? Adversly we feel like puking.

Last nite I kissed Abella's forehead wishing her good nite. Followed by i kissed Clarabelle's forehead and on the lip too. Abella saw and made an erh-erh sound telling me to kiss on her lips too, most willing i satisfied her. The father saw, he made a smooch lip ? ? ? Disgusting!

Baby's slipper

My mum bought this pair of slipper from hainan for my girls. Cost S$2 dollars only, i think. Im not a brand nor price conscious person but somehow i just cannot appreciate this slipper. Thought it was pinkish with cutie cartoon... nope, i dont have chemical. However my girls love to wear it and went flip flap flip flap around the house. Since it teaches my girls to recognise right shoe for right foot and vice versa and i am not an ungrateful person, till today, i am still accommodating the slipper.

There is a saying love can be cultivated thru time. Now i dont find this slipper eye sore already and i allow my children wear them out too :p

Working Mother guilt

I enjoy watching this american sitcom " Desperate Housewife " showing on TV every monday 10pm. This week there was a scene where Lyn rushed home from work hoping to catch some time with her fav son before he turned in. She was diasppointed when saw her son had slept. She tried to make up by forcing the son to wake up earlier next day to bring him out for breakfast before school... Whatever it is I can understand how a working mother feel. We are always hoping to achieve a balance in work and family. We will feel guilty for cases like this. However this seldom happen on working father. I dont see my children's father feeling guilty when he cant make it home to spend the evening with them or even tell them bedtime stories.

For whomever like this sitcom, you may wish to try out Which Desperate Housewife are You?
My result : I am Bree. Though Im not as perfectionist as her but I like her perfection. I like Lyn for her capable and chivalrous. I like Gabrie drive. She knows what she wants and want it when she wants it.