Wye is turning 3!

Our dear En is turning 3 in a few days, gosh! Asked what cake she'd like, and she consistently and patiently answered "strawberry cake". Probed what present she'd like, but she has difficulty naming an iterm/gift. Well, guess it's a good thing then, that she doesnt' have any material want! (though she has recently persuaded us in getting a pair of Frozen jelly shoes with lights from Bata)

Capturing Ye's likes/dislikes and milestones for future reference!

- 87cm, 11kg

- Able to recite a poem by herself during Genius League class;

- Likes mushrooms. Doesn't mind bell peppers and actually most veggies;

- Just this couple of week or so, learnt (from her sis) how to put on a t-shirt on her own! Similarly capable of putting on/removing shorts/skirt. Well done!

- Likes little animals and not afraid of getting up close to them. Fed them bravely at the EcoTrail

- Started liking wearing pretty dresses, likes that the skirt can reach the floor when she kneels down

- Still uncomfortable when her hair is washed. Also afraid of swimming even if it's just sitting at the edge of the wading pool

- Likes to press lift buttons, the electronic door lock, wants to be the first to open the house door, enter the kitchen etc. Whines when she doesn't *roll eyes*

- Likes gummies and asks for it every morning. She's kind to always remember taking one for her sis at the same time.

- Has 2 bottles of milk a day 180ml each. Still likes her Nan 4 and will ask for it when she's hungry.

- Doesn't really like having clips on her hair. Tends to pull them out after some time. But is fine with ponytail. 

- Cringes when someone touches /almost touches her ear. *rolls eye again*

- Learnt how to do a ✌️ and poses with it!

- Somewhat potty trained for urine, yay! Poop not so yet cos for strange reasons she can only poop standing up! Haha.

- If she has a PM nap, she sleeps about midnight to 10ish. If she skips a nap, her wake up is about 12-13 hours and thankfully she's not the kind who'll melt down 

- Greets me "Good morning papa" when she sees me in my wfh office 😊

- Came up with the phrase from out of nowhere “很暗的名字叫wu min hui的安呢“ 

Lovely long weekend

What a memorable weekend. 

Not rushing to fulfill commitments, no deadlines to meet; just going to places where we desire to, leisurely strolling and makan. Maybe meet a group of friends or two. Some outdoors and adrenaline. Seeing the thrill, delight and excitement on my girls' faces. 

Cherishing the lovely memories. Thankful for being healthy and alive.

Resemblance between Ye and Papa / Mama

Ye caring for Yx

Yx's school had someone C+ and was last in the premises last Wed. To err on the side of caution, I decided to conduct an ART on Yx. As expected, she was crying and sobbing and tearing, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Ye ran out of the kitchen, and returned shortly with a piece of tissue (meant to dry up her sister's tears). 

So cute! I feel contented they genuinely care for each other like sisters who care about each other will. 👭

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Another occasion:

Ye felt grumpy after her nap, came out of the room whining and crying. Yx went over, hugged her and asked, "你要拿小Elsa吗？” 

This Elsa toy is favourite to both of them and they're always snatching and quarreling over it. To witness Yx offering her sister their fav toy to appease her sister, I am so proud of our first born.

Best sisters forever

Singing to a song from Frozen 2, when it goes "keep holding on tight to you", the girls do this:

Sweet sisters they are, really.

When Ye is crying, Yx will get a piece of tissue and dab up her tears.

When Yx was struggling and resisting against an ART test being done on her, Ye grabbed a tissue and threw it to her sister, and plonked back onto the sofa nonchalantly to watching her show. 

"It's okay," they encourage each other.

"So much fun!" They cheer when playing together.

As the younger sibling, Ye usually displays acts of rebellion and selfishness, at times even pushing and hitting her elder sister. Yx, being sensible and gentle, never retaliates nor holds it against her sister.

Yx cares and looks out for Ye.

Ye always looks for Yx for fun and company.

Here, yx was reading a book to Ye, who obviously hasn't a penchant for books, and instead went pointing at the pics within and incessantly asking, "这个是什么？”

My greatest wish is that u girls will be best friends forever.

What Wye2 said about salmon

Was having our family lunch at home that day and I did feeding duty. Lunch for wye2 was salmon porridge and since she doesn't have salmon often, I took the moment to point out to her what salmon is.

"See this orange piece? It's salmon, it's a fish. Do you know?"

Ye looked up at me and replied "mmm" (meaning yes). Surprised, I probed, oh u know what is salmon? 

She replied, "Wiggles.”

"Wiggles? Did they sing a song about salmon?"

She answered me with a jingle, "Salmon says..."

I almost fell off my chair when I linked the songs together. "You mean 'Simon Says'!!" 

Yx was listening to our convo too and all 3 of us broke into a laugh! Rofl!

Yx being such a doting sister

11.08.21 Wyx5 being such a sweet elder sister:

So wye2 signalled that she needed the loo (which actually turned out to be false) and I placed her on the potty. Yx, who was doing her own thing at one corner, was alerted. She quickly went over with a stool and a book and began to entertain her sister, flipping through the pages. Reason she did this was because she's seen us do this to keep her sister still on the potty. So proud and pleased that yx took it upon herself to do that, to care for her sister. ♥️

Babywye turns 2!

Babywye is no baby no more, she just turned 2!

Lest I forget, these are what she can do now:

- Sings songs, able to sing ABC, twinkle twinkle, songs from Baby Jojo etc

- Follows her sister. Almost her first thought every morning. Always excited to go down to pick her up from sch.

- When she wakes up, she hugs one of her soft toys and comes out looking for me, sometimes greets me "good morning".

- Drinks 180, 150, 18ml. Started drinking independently about 2 months ago. Likes fresh milk too, but we avoid giving her too much as it's chilled.

- Loves strawberry blueberry durian

- Loves carrot cake

- Can speak in (mandarin) phrases comprising 5-6 words

- Identifies herself as her name, but says "mei mei, mei mei" when she asks for sth, like how we usually call out to her

- Automatically hugs nai nai when we visit. Finds yeye with toys after she's done with dinner

- Enjoys hopping

- Doesn't like to pose and/or look at camera for photos

- Sleeps about 11pm+ to 8+ am in the cot without waking up (occasionally if she does, I'll hush her and she goes back to zzz), then latches/ co sleep with wifey until 9+-10+ am

- Doesn't seem ready for toilet training, she signals only after her poop is out

- Porridge for her primary meals still. Tried rice the other day and she took ages to bite. Adept at self feeding.

- Vocab is expanding rapidly every day! 

- When she hears a commotion, she'll invite herself nearer and ask, "Se mo?" (什么?)

- If our response is "huh?" (like, are u sure?), she goes, "Zhen de 真的！"