Little Edison is now 2 years and 5 months old. He’s a cheerful little boy who likes to make silly faces to make us laugh.
Potty training is one of the most significant skills that he acquires. Now, he is completely diaper-free during the day (even when he is out and at school). He only wears diaper during bedtime at night. We hope that he will be ready to go completely diaper-free before his third birthday.
His eating habits remain my biggest annoyance. I tried all sort of confrontational methods of dealing with a fussy eater, but they just won’t work. For fear that he will miss out on vital nutrients; I supplement him with cod liver oil and multi-vitamin syrup. I realized that tension will only bring negative effects. Thus, I always remain calm and allow plenty of time for his meals. As a matter of fact, he can take up to 45 mins to complete his meal. It’s crazy, I know, but at least he eats!
Temper tantrum is part and parcel of his growing up. Suddenly, he couldn’t tolerate any level of frustration or he couldn’t accept the word “no” without bursting into tears. Minutes later, he returns to his normal self, happy and cheeky. I totally understand that it’s a phase of his development whereby he needs to gain better control over his temper.
Dealing with tantrum is always challenging. I always set a limit and be firm and consistent against them. Make him learn that a “no” can never be changed to a “yes” no matter how he fusses. Calming him down and explaining why he can’t get his own way are the most crucial to deal with his tantrum effectively.
In terms of speech, he is able to issue instructions confidently to everyone at home (that’s our little master!) He has a vocabulary of at least five hundred words. He likes to compare two objects in terms of size, height, colors etc, albeit not always accurate. He can recite 1 to 29, but occasionally pronounce 11 as ‘elephant’. He can recognise the numbers from 1 to 10. He is fast in picking up new words that he heard from us. However, he is still unable to use pronouns such as “I”, “me” and “you” correctly. He addresses himself by his name.
He sleeps nine hours at night (10pm – 7am) with two hours of afternoon naps. Little Edison is a good sleeper, he rarely fusses at bedtime. I love him so much for the fact that he allows me to have my 7 hours of beauty sleep every night. A good night’s sleep allows us to wake up fresh and energized the next morning.
Well, that’s our Little Edison. Just like any other children, he can amaze us and wear us down at times. My moments spent with him may not be always sweet and tantrum-free, but I certainly enjoy the beauty of being his mother.
That is because he is my child. I love him, and I will always be there for him.
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When boredom strikes, we will do some crazy things, take pictures and laugh at them.
Carry my bear with a cloth diaper
Wear ‘tudung’ and pretend to be a Malay woman. Do I look like one?
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We are planning to move Little Edison into his own toddler bed after the CNY. Is he ready for the change? The next question is where to put the bed. Should I put it in my room or in his own room? Will he be afraid to sleep alone? Will he fall off the bed in the middle of the night? All these questions are floating around in my head.
We have dismantled his crib one year ago. Now, he sleeps on a mattress on the floor (next to my bed). I lay two single-size mattresses side-by-side for him. He has a large area to roll-about but occasionally I still find him sleeping on the floor! Once in a while, he wakes up at night and he wants me to sleep next to him.
We were searching for a nice toddler bed in Ikea Tampines last month. Little Edison was delighted to see those cutesy toddler beds with colorful fun bed sheets at Ikea. Among all the designs, he was smitten by this set – a pink bed with pink bed sheet, pink heart-shape mirror, red bedside table with a matching red cabinet. Obviously, it is not meant for the boys!
We will continue our search for a toddler bed after the New Year…
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Little Edison with his adopted pets, lots of them!
What? Why? These are the two words that he likes to ask recently. While both words can be tough, the dreaded “why” is more vexing as it often requires a more thoughtful response than “what”.
I bet he wants an explanation from us or perhaps he doesn’t know any other words to express his curiosity about something. Whatever it is, I try my best to give him the most accurate answers each time (to satisfy his curiosity).
Just yesterday, when we were on our way home, he popped this question “Mama, Hello Kitty eats what?” I was speechless; I thought Hello Kitty doesn’t have a mouth. How can she eat?
Anyone has an answer? 
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Today, we are entering the forth week of school. I’m pleased to announce that Little Edison is making good progress and he has stopped crying since last week. Well done, my boy! Yay!
The three hour program at his pre-nursery class looks something like this:-
8:00am – Arrival time at school
8:15am – Circle time where the children queue up and walk to the toilet hand-in hand. The teachers will assist the younger children.
8:30am – Teacher-directed activity in English or Chinese
9:00am – Small group learning (not sure what it is?)
9:30am – Outdoor play (tricycles, sand or water play)
10:00am – Breakfast
10:30am – Music and movement (Tues/Thurs) and gym-play (Mon/Wed/Fri)
11:00am – Dismissal
In pre-nursery, I don’t expect him to learn much in terms of academics. Their play-based curriculum focuses on physical, language and socio-emotional development. I want him to attain independence, develop a positive self-esteem, learn to interact with others, learn to follow instructions and get a ‘feel’ of discipline at school.
I wish to be able to pick him up from school everyday, but I can’t due to my work. This is what I heard from my PIL after school – he will carry his school bag and water bottle, remains seated until his name is called by his teacher. When he is called, he will walk out of his classroom happily.
At this moment, I still can’t conclude that he likes going to school. Every time I ask him whether he likes to go to school, his answer is still “no need”. But he has sort-of accepted the fact that he needs to go to school no matter he likes it or not. We keep reminding him that he has grown up and all grown up kids need to go to school.
Reality is cruel, sometimes. But I’m sure the day will come when he truly enjoys going to school.
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