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September 26, 2009

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He talks non-stop…

September 26, 2009 in Ethan, Growing Up | 2 comments

… from the moment he wakes up till he sleeps (by the way, he normally does NOT take an afternoon nap).

 

(Negotiating)

Daddy: Ethan, go and take your bath.
Ethan: No, let me play with my toys first.
Daddy: No…take a shower and THEN you can play with your toys.
Ethan: No Daddy, wait for Mommy first.
Daddy: Mommy’s busy.  Daddy will bathe for you.
Ethan: No Daddy.  I’m dizzy.  I want to sleep first.

(Complaining)

Ethan: Mommy, I hurt my finger.
Mommy: Awww…come here darling, Mommy will kiss and make it better (kisses his finger). 
Ethan: I feel better.
Mommy: Okay, good 🙂
Ethan: I want new finger, Mommy!

Ethan: Ouch Mommy…my feet (points to a bump).
Mommy: Aww, lemme see, darling.
Ethan: I want a Band-Aid Mommy.
Mommy: Okay, here’s a Band-Aid.  You feel better now?
Ethan: Yeah…
Ethan(runs off to show Daddy): Look Daddy!  I have a Dinosaur band-aid!
Ethan: I want new feet Daddy!

(On the way home from school)

Ethan: I wanna say “I love you Daddy”, Mommy…
Mommy: Okay.  I’ll call Daddy when we reach home, okay?
Ethan: Okay.
Mommy: What about Mommy?  Don’t you want to say, “I love you Mommy”?
Ethan: No…Hannah says “I love you Mommy”, Ethan says “I love you Daddy”.

(Making sense)

Ethan: Mommy…carry!
Mommy: Why? Are you lazy?
Ethan: No, I’m dizzy.

Ethan: Mommy…carry!  Carry Mommy!
Mommy: Are you a lazy pig, Ethan?
Ethan: NO, I’m not a lazy pig.  Daddy’s the lazy pig!

(Placing a Request)

Mommy: Mmm – mm- mmm- mmm-mmm- mmm- hmmm (humming a song)
Ethan; No Mommy, don’t say “mmm mmm mmm”.  Sing!
Mommy (singing): Polly put the kettle on…

(Protective)

Stranger (to Hannah): Hi baby! (Smiles and touches Hannah on the head/cheek/hand)
Ethan: NO AUNTY!!! No touching Hannah!

(Mr Manners)

We were about to pay for our parking at the mall, when a stranger arrived at the parking payment machine at the same time as us.  The man promptly stepped in front of me and proceeded to make the payment.

Ethan (pointing at the man): No Uncle!  THAT’S NOT NICE, Uncle!

The uncle ignored him.  So much for politeness in our society!

(Taking turns)

Ethan (playing the piano at Uncle Tee Bin’s house and singing): Twinkle twinkle little star…
Mommy (sits down next to him and starts to play too)
Ethan: No Mommy.  Wait for turn! 

Hannah’s visit to the hospital

September 26, 2009 in Growing Up, Hannah, Parenting | 1 comment

 

My motherly instincts are always in extra full force when any one of my kids are not feeling well.  And that was how it was last week when Hannah fell sick.

I worried when she registered a fever of 38.5°C that night.  I was relieved that giving her the PCM suppository helped to bring it down.

She also had cough and a runny nose, so although we didn’t like the idea of bringing her to the hospital and exposing her to germs, we decided to bring her in for a checkup.

As soon as I explained what she was there for, we were asked to wait while the nurse assessed Hannah.  Her temperature then was 38°C.

We were then asked to go to the Accident and Emergency section where Hannah was to take a throat swab and then we had to wait for 1 hour for the results.

An hour of worrying later, the throat swab test for Influenza A was NEGATIVE.  Hannah was prescribed the usual Polaramine and Rhinathiol.  She had a little bit of an ear infection which the doctor hoped would subside by the next day (which it did).

She’s back to her normal cheerful adorable self now, and I am none the happier… 🙂

 

The picky eater update

September 26, 2009 in Ethan, Food & Feeding, Growing Up | No comments

 

He loves:

  • Rice with soy sauce gravy
  • Butter sandwich drizzled with a little bit of sugar.  Shape of sandwich will be requested by him.  Current favorites are STAR, TRAIN and TRUCK.  Coming in a close second are DIAMOND and SQUARE.
  • Koay teow from the chicken hor fun served at Old Town.  You should hear him say “Koay Teow” 🙂
  • Roti Bakar from Old Town (sometimes only, depending on mood)
  • Bananas
  • Apples
  • Blueberry muffin
  • “Golden bread” a.k.a. golden potato bread.
  • Hard-boiled egg white with some soy sauce.
  • Homemade pancake with maple syrup.
  • Milo chilled.
  • Fresh milk.  He now ASKS for fresh milk.  It was so funny that day when he spelled “SEGAR” and asked me what it was.
  • Pediasure milk chilled.
  • Vanilla ice cream from McDonald’s.
  • Fries.
  • Chocolate “anything”!

BUT… over the past few days, I learnt that he has been eating quite well in school. 🙂

It was one of my primary concerns that he would not eat at all in school and go hungry.  So I always ask the teacher to let me know what he has eaten, if he has.  A few days ago, Ethan told me happily that he SWALLOWED chicken!  I was ecstatic, but I wasn’t sure if he was kidding or not.  So I asked his teacher and she said yes, they served fried noodles, and there were pieces of chicken on top, and he ate them! 

The following day, Ethan told me he ate carrots. I checked with the teacher and she said he was served porridge with carrots and he ate it too, albeit being fed.  And today, he told me he ate chicken, carrots AND mushroom!

But why won’t he eat the chicken at home?

Maybe it’s because his teacher told him he has to finish his lunch at school before he can go home… LOL