Thursday 3 September 2015

A Little Achievements by Our Princesses

It was a busy August month for me. Busy at work or at home too. :) However, I'm trying to update the blog too whenever I can.

Let's talk about Abigail.






Abigail has achieved her milestones of diapers free in the afternoon. She has done in just in a matter of 5 days, with the cooperation and encouragement from the daycare auntie; I am now saving a little more on diapers money. :) Abigail has done it without any force or using reward chart like the sister. We are so proud of her.

As a mother, we are very concern on our kid's "output" or passing of motion. It is the sign to tell us if our child is doing well as just like the computer term, (Input --> Process --> Output). As some of us may know that Abigail was having so much of troubles passing motion when she was younger. 

Everyone that saw her doing it during those days will asked me the same questions : 
" Did you give her prune juice?"
" How about pro-biotic?"
" Why not try on potty?"
and the lists go on and on. 

I even have experiences that people think I tortured my child when she try to strain it out or push it in order to pass her motions. She will be sweating, her face will be red; she cried and tears. So, as a mother; I am tearing too for her. I used to ask her to put her hand on my shoulder, I will hug her, I will make the sound "hmmm... hmmm..." to help her. I will encouraged her. I tried everything for her from prune juices, pro-biotic, potty, seater, Elmo toilet training books for her to see, rewards chart, asking friends on paed contacts who are able to help..

So, when thinking back those days when people asked me the questions above; I was really feeling mad as "No Mother" like to see their child suffered like that. As I am writing this, I can remembered all those difficult moments, Ivan and I will be discussing about how to help her, daycare Amma will text me and expressed her happiness in text message "Abigail has poo-poo.". We tears a lot for her over "poo-poo" issue!... how ironic and funny parenting processes! 

Now, Abigail is able to do it for herself. She is able to pass motions without any help now. She even learning and wanted to clean after herself. We are so happy for her now. :)


And now let's talk about Annabelle.

Annabelle now can relates many things that she learnt in school and in her life. Her command of words are good, although sometime the words "La...", "this one?", "that one?" will come into the conversations. But she accepts feedback very well and will correct it herself. 

Annabelle loves writing Chinese wordings. I am glad she does as we would like to send her to Chinese school at Year 1.

Now, whenever I have time at home; I will coach her on her writing, her reading, and also recognizing Chinese words. The roads are a little steep as I rarely speak to her in Mandarin which I regretted. But I know it is still very much possible to do it now.

Gambateh to Jie Jie Annabelle and mummy Shirley.

(by the way, need to loop papa Ivan along to speak in Mandarin.) :)

Annabelle and Abigail are our jewel.

Papa Ivan Vincent once said:"There is nothing can replace and nothing more precious than having them."