ByeBye to Tot-Tot

Today Ethan started his playgroup. Today Ethan stopped his pacifier.


Mommy had to take action to stop Ethan from his beloved buddy "Tot-Tot" - the pacifier. He has been asking for it after the playgroup. He want it merely is because he is sleepy or hungry. He showed a BIG tantrum on the way home, til he vomited on his car seat. This was very hard for both daddy and mommy. On the other hand, Samantha was asking us to give him the "Tot-Tot". Sigh !! Sorry baby! Mommy has to do this.

Well, basically drama goes on for few days. Yes, few days. Lucky us! Now we officially win him off the pacifier. Hooray !!

1st day in playgroup

Ethan is officially joining the playgroup, which he is used to company his sister there for the past 1 year. He is very aggressive today and mommy had to chase after him everywhere. He drove the toy car and mommy was so worried that he might accidently hit someone there. We started downstair for introduction. Merely this session is to let all parents get to know each other and as well as the children.

Playgroup started at about 9.30am. When it was about 10.15am, we headed upstair for "Circle of time" which all of us will sit around in a circle and have some nursery songs. Ethan managed to sit still for a while and he wanted to walk around already. Hmm.. this is just like his sister when she is first joined pg.

10.30am is the snack time. Ethan cant wait for the playtime, so he didnt eat much and headed to the play room straight away. After this continue with story time. However not many children are paying attention. Cant blame them, only 1st day mah!!

Ethan's Vocabulary

Ethan now uses a few words throughout the day.

• Mommy
• Daddy/Papa
• Mummum -> Food
• Oh O -> when something is not right, or dropped to the floor
• Bye -> bye bye
• Baby -> Open. When he wants to get something opened, "Baby"
• Car -> Car. He got this one exactly. He can even identify my car from a row of cars in the parking lot.
• Cat -> Cat. When he sees a cat. "Cat. Cat. Cat". We wonder where this came from.
  
• Too too -> Train. He is now fascinated with trains. Thomas and Friends will rule part of the world!
• Ahh Nee -> Ernie from Sesame Street.
• Thop Thop -> His pacifier. Now.. how can we get him off this!
• bag -> bag
  
• Kok-kok -> pointing at the part which hurt
• Jie-jie -> samantha
• Up -> up
  
• Ma-ma -> grandma
• Po-po -> grandma
• Kung-kung -> grandpa
• O -> surprise !
  
• Throw -> throw
  
• Walk-walk -> wanna get off bed/stroller
  
• Bao-bao -> alternative mode of transport, ie carry me!!
  
• Wet-wet -> a place that is wet
• Shh-shh -> spray
• Gok-> clock/watch
• Hi -> raise hand and say hi
• Ep -> he will raise his pointer in front of his serious face
• Nen-nen -> his favorite milk
• Book -> any book
  
  

Trying to teach him the following:

• Thank you - but he just makes 2 sounds
• Please - not much luck here. He sometimes just screams :(
  
• PooPoo -> He sometimes gives a signal to us when he wants to go. This is good.
  

We're Back!

Ok ok.. it's been a while.

Time to blog!!!

Fake Measles Quarantine

Ethan had reseola. No more mixing around the others!

Dancing mode

This lil guy can easily get distracted with music/ nursery rhemes either during his sis playgroup or from cartoon channel. Smart guy..

Mama

Ethan can now say this phase quite well except 'mum mum' (eat). He can actually look at me whenever he is saying this word. This makes this mommy very proud. :p kiasu mom!! I was kind of sad since samantha started with 'papa' first.