I sent Little Edison to school this morning. In the car, we had a little conversation about his school. I asked him whether he likes his friends and he said “yes”. I talked about the paintings that he did at school, and he said “paint red and blue”.
And I asked him whether he likes the food at school, and he replied “spit into the dustbin!” Ok, I got the message that he doesn’t really like the food there.
We reached the school slightly early today. We walked up the stairs together, hand-in-hand, and we counted the steps as we walked. After having his temperature taken at the entrance, we walked to his classroom and dropped off his bag.
He gave his teacher a cheery hello. Then, I said goodbye to my little baby and kissed him before I left. He waved goodbye to me and he smiled. I guess he wanted to tell me that he will take care of himself at school. I can read his message from his gestures.
He walked to the lift, leading to the hall on second floor, with his teacher and friends. At that instance, somehow, I realized that my little baby has grown up so much. I can still remember him as a baby (and his yucky milky smell!) and he is now a wonderful little boy who still thinks that Dora is a boy.
I remind myself everyday to cherish every moment with him. Because kids, they really grow up so fast before we realize it.
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Every night after Little Edison is asleep; I will sit on his bed and watch him sleep in the dark. I love the peacefulness of a sleeping child. So quiet and natural. Sometimes, I will cover him with my blanket, snuggle next to him and we go to sleep together.
I will scruff up his hair, touch his soft and chubby cheeks, kiss his fingers, smell his hair and whisper “Mommy loves you” in his ears. But of course, I don’t want to wake him up. I just sit, watch and admire him. It’s certainly one of the most beautiful moments of being a mother.
No matter how bad is my day, just a short moment of watching him sleep instantly brings me into a new perspective – refreshed and recharged. I will cherish every moment with Little Edison while he is still young. He is such a bright and loving boy, I’m so blessed to have him in my life.
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Every night before he sleeps, he will arrange his toy cars accordingly. He has his own arrangement that nobody can touch or change it.
The smaller cars will be on the sofa – the blue bus, followed by the green mini car, ambulance and the racing car. The bigger cars will be on the TV cabinet. They are parked side-by-side next to our DVD player.
That’s our Little Edison – he is cute, isn’t he?
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“What is this? Can I use?” The curious cat asked.
Little Edison’s favorite thing to say is, “I don’t want!” and it really annoys me to the max. He doesn’t want to eat. He doesn’t want to go to school. He doesn’t want to listen to me and the list goes on. It has been a terrible month for me.
During the working hours, my office seems like an oasis of calm. After work, I face with uncontrolled chaos at home. The poor helper is struggling to run after Little Edison and to feed him. The worried mother-in-law is trying her best to persuade him to eat. On the contrary, I proceed with my dinner, watch TV and read the newspaper.
Truth be told, I’ve given up. If he refuses to eat, let him go hungry. It’s a simple equation: don’t eat equals to hungry, which I want him to fully understand. It’s sometimes crazy and frustrating dealing with his hunger strike. I hope that it’s just a common childhood phase and he will grow out of it very soon.
I noticed that he is fast in picking up words from us. When we are talking, he will listen and try to participate in our conversation. I keep reminding my hubby to be extra careful in his words now. The other day, when we were driving along KPE passing by the ERP gantry, he suddenly said “ERP! Chee-bye!” (note: this is vulgar words in Hokkien). I was shocked and at the same time, I wanted to laugh. It’s definitely something that he picked up from my hubby. I hope there is no other ‘Hokkien words’ in his vocabulary.
Whenever a mischievous twinkle sparkles in his eyes, he starts to do funny acts that really drive me up the wall. He threw two pieces of his kitchen toys from our window down to the garden on the first floor. Our unit is located on the 7th floor. He laughed and clapped his hands after he did that (???). I gave him a serious warning, but he didn’t seem to bother. Two days ago, I found two ten dollar notes in the dustbin in our bedroom. It must be him again. And not forgetting those marker drawings on our leather sofa which I’ve yet to clean.
My Little Edison – he brings ‘joy’ to my everyday life!
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A clingy toddler – does it sounds familiar to you? How many of us have dealt with our toddler’s extreme clinginess? You know what I meant – it’s the weeks or even months when your toddler decides that YOU are the only person in the world they need to be concerned with.
Oh well, I’m just right at the center of this mess now. Little Edison is going through a stage where every departure brings a bucketful of tears. Whenever I’m at home, he will cling to me like a koala bear. Whenever I’m out of sight, he will freak out and start screaming for me.
Separation anxiety is often triggered by a stressful change in our toddler’s life. I begin to suspect whether it is caused by his school – the occasional meltdowns when I drop him at school or the change of our helper – he couldn’t get-along with her.
In the morning, he wants only ME to feed him, clean him and change him into his school uniforms. When I get home from work, he wants only ME to feed him, bathe him, play with him and pat him to sleep at night. You see, I’m virtually maid-less. Although my helper is there, but she can’t help much as Little Edison insists on me.
A clingy toddler is REALLY very difficult to deal with. I’m getting very exhausted and frustrated every day. I hope this clingy phase will be over very soon. Someone please detach this koala bear from me!
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