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Hannah is beginning to role-play a lot these days. She started picking up the comb and *combing* her hair a few months ago, and just lately, she began holding my cellphone to her ear, as if she was talking to someone.
I wonder if this is a sign of things to come…..hmmm….
You can tell them “NO, do NOT play with the curtains!”, “Be careful guys, please do NOT pull the curtains!” and a whole list of concoctions involving the words NO and DO NOT, but they will still go back.
You can put them on the naughty stool over and over again, but they would still be giggling away and playing with each other in and out of the curtains. Their laughter and squeals have even led me to believe that they are genuinely enjoying themselves!
You think it’s a kid thing?
There’s no doubt how much Hannah adores her big brother Ethan. She loves to play with him all the time, and looks on in awe as he goes about his funny antics, and laughs hysterically when he does funny things.
But she doesn’t quite behave as he did when Ethan was her age.
*Gung-ho* is a word that is quite aptly used to describe Hannah. For she may seem sweet and adorable, but I think deep down inside she’s a real toughie. We’ve started using “No” to indicate to Hannah she is not supposed to do something, but all she does is turn around, look at us with a look that says, “Huh? Why am I not supposed to do this?” and then calmly she will walk away. No tears, no whining. Ethan, on the other hand, used to bawl the very moment we firmly said, “No”.
One of the *weird* things that attract Hannah is the TV panel at the bottom of our TV. It’s an enclosed panel that flips open when pushed. And our girl figured it out. So she would walk to the TV, push the panel open, and then swiftly walk away. Even though we have told her countless times NOT to do it, she still does it.
And what’s even funnier is how Ethan would promptly shut the panel and tell Hannah, “No Hannah…stop doing that!”
And Hannah will repeat it over and over again.
Upon the insistence of Ethan, I put Hannah on the naughty stool a few times, but it doesn’t appear to work YET because Hannah seems to enjoy being on the stool.
Although Ethan and Hannah look almost the same, with those killer long eyelashes and BIG eyes, they have totally different behaviours. And that’s what makes them unique and special, no?
Several weeks ago, when I had exhausted all methods of getting Ethan to sleep, I introduced the concept of “counting sheep” to him. I explained that he should imagine seeing the sheep jump over a fence in front of him, and count them as he lay down on the bed.
So Ethan said out loud, “Okay, Mommy. One… two… three…four… five…six…. seven… eight… nine… TEN! There are TEN SHEEP Mommy!”
Duh.
So I told him to count in his head, NOT out loud. And that he was suppose to keep counting ’em sheep.
And this time he counted only THREE. And he still could not fall asleep.
There was another time when I asked him to count sheep yet again, and he replied, “There are NO SHEEP today, Mommy.”
Even though Hannah cannot yet eat these cookies, she still insists on grabbing hold of the cookie jar and strutting around with it…almost like holding her own bag! 🙂
I’ll have to admit she does look cute! 🙂
Guess who’s been getting into the American Idol craze recently? Do you think Ethan can pass the scrutiny of the judges, especially with his unique rendition of the ABC song, which he learnt from Choo Choo Soul?
Well…Ethan himself certainly thinks so!
…and then lately, he has been saying this…
Surely, he will give Ellen Degeneres a run for her money, huh? 🙂
Why did Ethan say, “Oh no, our house is falling down!”
Because in spite of the fact that we told him not to spin round and round, he did exactly that, and when he stopped his spinning act, he lost his balance a little and made that exclamation.
SIGH. Kids…you just GOTTA love ’em!
Ethan: Daddy, can I watch Playhouse Disney, please?
Daddy: Just a minute. Daddy wants to watch TV first.
Ethan: Why you wanna watch TV Daddy?
Daddy: Because Daddy wants to watch sports.
Ethan: Which channel Daddy? Channel 812?
Daddy: Yes Ethan. Channel 812. I’ll let you watch 613 in a minute, okay?
Ethan: Why Daddy? Why you want to watch sports on channel 812, Daddy?
Daddy: Because Daddy likes to watch sports.
Ethan: And WHY Daddy? Why you like to watch sports Daddy?
Daddy: Errr….because I was born that way.
Ethan: And WHY are you born that way Daddy?
Daddy: Errrr….go and ask your Ah Ma…
Ethan: Which Ah Ma, Daddy? The Ipoh Ah Ma or the Taiping Ah Ma, Daddy?
Daddy: The Taiping Ah Ma.
Ethan: Okay….now can I watch 613 Daddy?
After several weeks of collecting the Guardian Big Headz stamps, some of the times Mommy had to insist on being given extra stamps for purchasing Star Buy items, and being presented with additional stamps from both his grandmas during Christmas, Ethan finally finished collecting all 40 stamps entitling him to a Big Headz soft toy from Guardian.
What started out as an activity I thought up during the school holidays turned into a craze for Ethan. He obviously LOVES numbers, and of course seeing those 40 squares fill up with stickers, and having to count them every time he stuck those stamps on the card, was also one of the main reasons he was adamant to complete his collection.
Each time we visited Guardian, he would run up to the Big Headz display, hug the ZEBRA and say, “I love you, Zebra!”
No points for guessing which animal he would choose then.
And on New Year’s Day, Ethan happily stuck his 40th stamp on his Big Headz card.
When we walked into the Guardian store to redeem the zebra, Ethan went up to the counter, holding his card, and said loudly, “I want a Zebra, PLEASSSSEEEE???!!”
If I were in charge of redemption, I would have given the toy to him, whether or not he had a full card! 🙂
Hannah loves to play with toys, especially those that belong to Ethan’s. Unfortunately most of the time when she attempts to play with his toys or read his books, all she gets is Ethan saying, “NO! These are MINE!” or “MY Toys!” or “Hannah, play with the Alphabet Zoo!” (she has a spinning Alphabet Zoo toy that is catered for kids 6 months and over, and Ethan has learnt to *assign* that toy to her)
Obviously playing with just one toy is never enough and Hannah gets bored after a while. But too bad she is not *allowed* to touch other toys most of the time.
So what’s a girl to do?
She’ll sometimes stay up late, and wait for her big brother to sleep and THEN she’ll have full reign over all the toy cars, trains and books she has been barred from touching. 🙂