A Lil' Boy And His Stickers

Kyrell L.O.V.E.S. stickers!!

And what better way to keep them close to you?

Paste it on your face/hair/body/clothes!!

That's what Kyrell did.

Amazingly, he can remeber the type of stickers he has on him most of the times, even if there's over 5 of them at each time ^_^

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Mcdonald breakfast before we go to Tampines Mall

TV Addict

As much as I hate to admit it, and despite my intial determination to minimise Kyrell's number of hours of watching TV, Kyrell is but a TV Addict!!

If all started when he started coming to my workplace in Jul'09, because watching VCDs was a good way to keep him occupied and quiet for a while when I get on with my work. I bought a portable disc player couple of days after he started coming. He was watching Elmo and Wheels on the bus VCDs then - More educational and age appropriate. Of cos, by Aug, he got quite restless watching them.

Then in mid Oct, while doing some packing at home, we took out the 19" TV which my father has given us, brand new, and we placed it in our living room. Before that, there was no TV for a few months. So after work when we reached home, I will placed Kyrell in his playyard and turned on the TV for him while I do my chores. He would be watching Elmo VCDs.

In end Oct or Nov, we bought UP and showed him, he loves it and always asked to "play again" when it finished, in tears!! This goes on and on.. everyday.. for weeks. On weekdays, we only let him watch in the bedroom, not everyday but close. On weekends, if we were home the whole day or early in the night, we will let him watch.. time and again.. it could be as many as 3-4 times consecutively in a night!! Now, don't be too alarm, it is usually the 2nd disc that we replayed because the time is shorter (usually less then an hr or slightly more) and more exciting. But still, it is getting too much eventually.

So we introduced him to Incredible and Bolt in Dec. He likes them but not as much. He will still asked for "Peh Peh" (aka Mr Fredrickson character in UP). Meanwhile, in Nov, he was also watching Charlotte's Web in the living room, everday, after we are home. He likes this too so when the disc finished, he will cry to watch again, I will replay the 2nd disc for him. This was his 2nd most watched disc following UP.

We all know watching too much TV is not good but that aside, there are some good things that actually came out of it all. Kyrell learnt new names and words, he can speak in sentences on what he watched, he can even hummed the music of UP!!

Some words/names that Kyrell has picked up since watching these disc...

1) UP
No of times watched : between 40-50 times or maybe even more (most watched)
Names : Mr Fredrickson, Russell, Kevin
Words : Skeleton, brush, set fire on the house, blimp, construction site, angry
Songs : able to hum the song

Dialogue
Kyrell : Oh no Peh peh (old uncle) house ..
Mummy : What happened to peh peh house?
Kyrell : Float up to the sky...
Mummy : Where did it float to?
Kyrell : Paradise Fall

Kyrell : Peh peh house is on fire.. burnt
Mummy : Who set the fire?
Kyrell : Bad guy...naughty (sometimes he will cont with "ask policeman catch")


2) Charlotte's Web
No of times watched : at least 30 times
Names : Charlotte, Wilbur, Templeton

3) Bolt
Names : Bolt, Penny
Words : Hamster

Dialogue
Kyrell : Oh no Penny...
Mummy : What happened to Penny?
Kyrell : Bad guy catch Penny
Mummy : Then what happened?
Kyrell : Bolt save Penny


4) Incredible
Words : Incredible

5) G-Force
Words : Guinea pig

6) Night At The Museum ((part I and II)
Words : Cupid, Giant Octopus, Dinosaur

7) Transformer (part I and II)
Names : Optimus Prime, Bubble Bee, Megatron, Autobot, Uncle Sam

Able to sing "Transformer, robot in disguise" haha...

The most commonly used words that Kyrell says in almost all of these shows are "bad guy" because there is at least one character in each of it who potrays as being bad and will try to hurt the good guy/animal :)

And because there are were or some actions which is deemed not appropriate for kids (or even adults), Kyrell also uses alot of this sentence - "cannot do that, very dangerous" :)

MPV

Asked Kyrell what car he likes, he would probably answer "MPV car!" haha...
This boy likes big cars/vehicles.. he has gotten pretty good at identifying the different type of vehicles. But he would still asked me this whenever we passed one by "what is that mummy?". This must be his (one of the) fav sentence right now!! :)

We have been considering to change to a bigger car so hubby has been looking around, one day he asked Kyrell this :

Daddy : Kyrell, can dad dad sell away the car?
Kyrell : (shook his head while engrossed on watching TV)
Daddy : can I sell away the car? no car?
Kyrell : (shook his head again)
Daddy : dad dad will buy a new car, what do you like?
Kyrell : MPV car!!
Daddy : -_-

This dialogue happened about 2-3 months ago, hubby has since asked similar questions on few occassions and each time, Kyrell's reply is either "MPV" or "SUV" (sometimes) haha...

At Forum ToyRUs

Transformers, another one of his fav too...

Checking out Incredible figurines

Finally bought some MPVs cars for him.. 4 in fact! Happily playing already @ Forum Mac :)

Mummy, Are You All Right?

I was having migraine since this morning, it was getting on-and-off throughout the day, by the time we left my grandpa shop, its back again and it was making me real sick...........

I badly need a dose of sugar (and still hoped to shop abit hee) so suggested that we go to Tanglin Mall, I was thinking of going to Starbucks for some pastries. Instead hubby said that we should go for proper meal instead afterall it was already 5pm or so.

Much to my disappointment, we went to the food court and I had pasta (cream base) and a glass of orange juice (big mistake!). Luckily Kyrell was asleep, we put him on the bench, so I was able to eat in peace. After that, we went to Starbucks, thinking of having my much desired cake but who knows, by the time we were seated on the comfortable sofa, I was already quite sick and loses all my appetite, so we left :(

When we were in the car, Kyrell woke up but was still sleepy so he was wriggling around, on my tummy, coupled with the food I took earlier and the turning/bumpy ride, I was getting nausea and with a head that is about to explode! When we were mid way home, I could hold no longer, grabbed a plastic bag quickly and vomitted in it - LOTSA!! Kyrell was sitting on my lap then, not moving an inch, an angel, did not fuss or disturbed me... instead when I was done, I put him on the seat beside me and wiped myself, the mat. Luckily he did not get it from me. Kyrell then patted my back, asking softly "mummy, are you all right?"

That was sooooooo sweet of him! I never knEw he can say that sentence and used it appropriately, he really learnt whatever we taught him!! MUCKS MUCKS!!

I told him I was ok, that I just vomitted (good opportunity to 'demostrate' what vomitting is heee). He repeated what I said and sat quietly throughout the rest of the journey. When I was better, I asked him if he got scared because mummy vomitted, he said 'scared' :)

When we were near home, I vomitted again. Haiz... It was a horrid feeling, my stomach felt empty. Like my guts were throwing out too. But I was feeling slightly better. And when we reached home, I diarrhoed abit :(

But but... I was glad to say that I was already ok after that!! What a Saturday!!

Do You Want...??

Out of curiosity, I asked Kyrell this question after we showered, with him lying on the bed, waiting for me to wear his PJs...


Mummy : Kyrell, do you want mummy to have another baby?
Kyrell : (shake head)
Mummy : Do you want a didi?
Kyrell : (shake head)
Mummy : Do you want a meimei?
Kyrell : (shake head)
Mummy : Do you like didi or meimei?
Kyrell : (did not response)
Thinking that he may not understand what I was trying to say, I tried again..
Mummy : Do you want mummy have another baby? (touched my tummy)
Kyrell : Mummy have Kyrell (pats his own chest)



Aww.... tears immediately welled up and I felt "sourisly" deep in my heart!!! Can he get any sweeter? My darling! My baby!! Mummy loves you!!!!!


Actually this question was not post merely for fun, I do not want to stop at one, definitely would like to give Kyrell a sibling(s) but the time is not right to go for #2 now, there is no caregiver....


But I do have my reserve...

Caan I give as much love and time to #2 as I have given Kyrell?


Will I neglect Kyrell when #2 comes along?

Will I play favourtism subconsciously?


How do I divide my time with more than 1 child + work + take care of mum + doing housechores??


I do not want to think about it manz... will take things when it comes along. Right now, I have this words from Kyrell to chew on, I'm contented, I'm blessed~


>_<


(I asked Kyrell again, shortly after, and he seems to ok with the thought and kinda prefer a meimei over didi, hubby also asked him, he did not say much but did not say no either)

Speaking In Sentences

Kyrell has been speaking in sentences now, sometimes I can't even remember what new words he has picked up, to me, its all natural. Here's some of our conversation snippets :

When doing something ie showering him
Kyrell : Mummy, what are You Doing? (and he say this with an american accent, very cute!)
Mummy : Mummy bathing for you

While feeding him
Kyrell : eh eh eh...
Mummy : (looked at him)
Kyrell : cannot eh...
Mummy : then what must you say when you want to eat?
Kyrell : please mummy...
Sometimes he will continue with "I want to eat xxxx". Currently, I am teaching him to say with the word "may I" at beginning of the sentence.

When we are watching adults TV programs, if it did not catch his attention, Kyrell will say "I don't want watch this one, I want watch XXX, mummy change channel... pleassssseeeee mummy"

Whenever we are home and he saw his play yard, he goes
Kyrell : play yard so messy
Mummy : yah, who messed up?
Kyrell : baby/kyrell
Mummy : then do you want to help mummy pack up?
Sometimes he will sing the song "pack up pack up" and helped packed up abit OR he will totally ignore me haiz...

Just yesterday, I gave him a packet of blackcurrant & apple juice, before he tasted it, he said "like ribena like that" I wonder where he picked up the word "like that".

Kyrell can get very impatient when he wants to eat something, he can't wait for you to open it up/feed him, it happens again past 2 days, he kept repeating "I want xxx" but when I looked at him, he goes "wait a moment" and put he hands up heee....

Kyrell has learnt the word and meaning of "same" so whenever he sees something that resembles what he has, he will go "same!" or "Kyrell have this one at home" or "Kyrell have this one at ah mah place"

Recently he has invented his own words "zhu bi", I really have no idea where did it come from but apparently, it refers to some thing or someone he likes, he will say "zhu bi mummy!" or "zhu bi dad dad!" or "zhu bi hanky!" and most often he say it with a sweet smile or hug :)

He also learns to use the word "in front, behind, on the, on top of, under".. sometimes he gets confused but he is putting the words to use most times ie "ambulance behind dad dad car", or when he dropped his apple, he says "apple on the shirt", or "hanky under blanket".

He uses the word "this is a" too, like "this is a car" but it does sound like "this a car" alot of times, omitting the "is" sound.

Kyrell is also mindful of the following:
ie when his friends or other kids are not wearing shoes, he goes "shoes where?" or when I carry him and did not put on his shoes, he says the same thing. He makes sure he or somebody else wears the shoes when out :p
ie when he saw the construction worker not wearing a helmet, or cyclist not wearing one, he goes "uncle helmet where?" and pat his own head haha...

Kyrell will thank me sometimes when I gives him food/toy etc, recently he has learnt to say in a sentence like "thank you mummy for the XXX" awww... so sweet!

Wiping

While I busied in the kitchen, Kyrell pulled out the wet wipes from the table next to his playyard and started "wiping"!! He must have pulled out about 10 pcs of it, all only touching his "house" then he just threw on the floor... all the while saying "help mummy wipe" or "baby wiping house/door" *faint*





Thanks for helping, baby.. but you are wasting mummy's wipes and I have to end up clearing the mess keke..

Be With Mummy

Kyrell is able speak in short sentences now and can expressed himself so it has been quite easy to guess how he feels. One example is this :

Last night when home alone with Kyrell, I was in the study room and Kyrell came out of our sleeping room and walked towards me, I rushed over because the floor is wet from mopping and I do not want him to fall. Asked him why did he come out, he said "mummy 抱 抱". So I carried him to the study room and cont'd the chores :p

Mummy : Kyrell you need to sleep early today because you have to go to school tomorrow
Kyrell : Don't want go school...
Mummy : Why don't want?
Kyrell : (thought hard and gave me a sad look)
Mummy : Did anyone bully you in school?
Kyrell : No
Mummy : Then why? Is it because you want to be with mummy?
Kyrell : Be with mummy...
Mummy : (heart melts)

This is what makes me forget all of the day's hardwork and tiredness!

Sleeptalking

Kyrell was sleep talking this morning, around 645am. We heard him saying "Don't want wear this one" then "wear this one"!! Think he must be dreaming of me giving him some clothes or shoes that he doesn't wanna wear :p

Of late, he has been choosing his new shoes over the crocs, I have bought a pair of sandles for him 2 weeks back and ever since, he has been wanting to wear them when out. Same as clothes, also choosing what he wants, sometimes I let him, sometimes I insist on giving him what I have chosen.

Should I give in all the time, to train him to have a mind of his own and "rebel" me? Any commetns/thoughts are welcome.

Little Person, Big Umbrella

It was drizzling when I went to fetch Kyrell today. I was hoping that it won't the rain won't get heavier otherwise, I have no clue on how to bring Kyrell home!

Acutally its just the walk to the bus stop that I worry about because after that its bus/train/cab and sheltered. Luckily the rain seem to get smaller but I would still need to use an umbrella...

Needless to say, Kyrell was thrilled at the idea of using an umbrella and with him holding it, duh. He insisted on holding the umbrella (thank god, its lightweight) without me helping out. I wanted to help by holding at the brim or the top of the umbrella while he holds on to the pole, but he screamed and 'slapped' my hand away, doesn't want me to help at all! Boy~

So, instead of a 10 mins walk, we took much longer to reach the bus stop all because the little person was walking with an umbrella bigger than him, blocking his view most of the time and playing with the umbrella occassionally. And me? Walking in front of him, in the rain :(

Can you see him? Hee...






Its quite dark so you may not see clearly


After we crossed the road, when walking to the bus stop, I wanted to keep the umbrella, little person here wailed and does not want to let go of the pole! I gotta tricked him into it, told him that he can hold for me after I have fold it. He was happy with it and said "baby bag" after he got hold of the folded piece haha... then was playing with it. Cried again when I wanted to keep it in my bag before we board the bus. PHEW...

Cannot Be Angry

While driving back home in the evening, just before hubby wants to make a left turn into our street, a car on our right abruptly makes a turn to the left and cuts into our line in front, causing hubby to sway our car to avoid hitting its bumper!

This caused Kyrell and I to 'roll' in the back seat and I asked "what happened?". Of course, this (the car) pissed hubby very much, he kept quiet and nod his head when I asked if the car in front has made a sudden turn in front.

Then he tailed the car when it made turns and dropped off a female passenger near our house and turned into a housing estate, hubby followed and stopped beside it and was about to scold the driver when we noticed that the driver was a female and she was already apologising before we rolled down our windows. Hubby held his toungue and took a moment, he said "do you know I have a baby at the back?", the lady apologised again.

Well we let the matter rest since no harm was done and let the driver drove off first.. funnily, as if sensing all these, Kyrell said "aunty bad guy" just before we rolled up our car windows! I sure hope she did not hear it~

Hubby was still fuming mad when we parked our car and I told Kyrell to say "dad dad don't be angry" but instead he said "dad dad cannot be angry". That very much appeased hubby and he alight, carried Kyrell and said "yes you have to remind dad dad about this" hehe... because dad dad is always getting angry about something *dud*

Mummy I Love You

Kyrell was very sweet today, he said "Mummy I love you" without me asking him to :)
He would do something and suddenly turned back to look at me and say the magic word! So how can I resist kissing him!!??

He knew how to say "i love you" when he was about 16 months old but it was always said when we told him so...

Sayang & Sorry

Last night while on our bed, I was buttoning Kyrell's pj when he kicked me on my chest (he was lying down). It was quite a strong blow and it hurts, so I told Kyrell that mummy "pain pain", he laughed and kicked even more.

Seeing no empathy received from him, I pretended to cry and buried my face, leaving gaps to peep at him. He was abit "moved" and came nearer to me, I cried even louder. He pat me on my shoulder and said "sayang" then followed by "sorry".

I did not forgive him immediately but go on telling him that he cannot kick mummy because it hurts. He wasn't really listening in, took the TV remote controller and said "watch jim jam", repeating the sentence over and over. I ignored him and continued emphasizing his wrongdoings and that mummy still "pain pain", and as if to end it quick and so he could watch his fav programmes, he promptly said "sayang" and "sorry" to me! I guessed I just have to take it slow and teach him what is right and wrong abit at a time, well at least he did apologise to me~

While waiting for me to cook dinner + clean up the house (took 1hr), he obediently sat on his sundeck chair and read his Little Touch LeapPad, without getting up at all!

Oh No~!

Something happened that really brightens up my morning!

While I unload Kyrell's stuffs into his cubbies, he was whisked away by his teacher, his classmate Cara (whom Kyrell dearly calls her Cara mei mei) walked over to me and said "Oh No~!" complete with expressions! That looked and sound very familar. It happened again when she will walked away, then peeped at me, slant her head and said "Oh No~!" She was sooooooooooooo adorable!

Teacher Ain came over and said "Do you know who she learnt Oh No from? It was Kyrell" No wonder keke... Kyrell likes to say "Oh dear" too but unfortunately his fav words now should be "Don't want" and "Mai" ^_^

Lizard

While bathing Kyrell tonight, there was a lizard that appears on the stool where I placed the shampoos, right behind me. Kyrell said "lizard lizard" and pointed at the direction behind me, I quickly turned to see something that looks like it (ok I was not wearing my spec and so can't see clearly), to my horror, I jumped up and 'hide' behind Kyrell *duh*

Kyrell was quite excited initially but then sensing my fear, he got frightened as well. So much for teaching him to be brave riiiiiight. Anyway he started turning to me, asking me to carry him but his hair was still covered with shampoo so I did not carry him up.

Both of us kept a distance while I washed off his shampoo (me still hiding behind him), all the time eyes transfixed on the lizard! Luckily it did not seem to move much. PHEW.

Here's the conversation that went on~
Mummy : mummy scared of lizard, are you scared of lizard?
Kyrell : ...
Mummy : are you scared? 怕 怕 吗?
Kyrell : *shake head*
Mummy : wow Kyrell so brave boy, not scared of lizard?
Kyrell : scared lizard...
Mummy : do you want to play with lizard?
Kyrell : play lizard ah
Mummy : do you want to hold hands with lizard?
Kyrell : hold hands lizard ah
Mummy : do you want to 抱 抱 lizard?
Kyrell : 抱 抱 lizard ah... mummy 抱 抱 lizard
Mummy : ....

The next few days that followed, Kyrell kept looking for the lizard whenever I shower him, whether he wants to play with it or scared of it, I do not know heee