9teen Months

Credits: Full Of Wonder at Weeds and Wildflowers

Caitlyn is 19 months old…In a few months time we’ll be celebrating her 2nd birthday. So fast!!? Yeah…I know.

For a 19 months old baby I think she is way advanced for her age. Many people say it’s because she has a brother to learn from. I do think so too. Anything Aiden does she’ll follow. Anything Aiden likes she likes. Anything Aiden has she’ll want a share too… even all the boys stuff :-( As a result of that, she behaves like a boy most of the time (much to my dismay) And Greg will off and on tease me saying… “So much to your hopes of sending her for ballet..” 

But luckily she’s not all tomboy, she only follows her brother… she is really a girly girl at heart. She loves all the girl stuff like soft toys, handbag, shoes, pink… She’ll do her little twrilly dance and butt shake whenever she hears a tune that she likes… Like what Greg said is true, children are products of their environment… there’s a very, very slight chance my daughter will grow up to be a tomboy. :-D

Milestone at 19 months:

  • Has altogether 12 teeth. She was very grouchy for a few weeks before this and ate very little because the 2 molars at the bottom were coming out. It must have been very painful… poor dear. 
  • She is no longer on a diet!! Yeah!! She has gotten back her appetite and is eating better now. It must have been because of the molars. 
  • Wants to eat on her own… but she really is a messy eater!! She’ll end up covered with food after a meal. :-(  Although she tries to use the fork and spoon, she end up using her hands anyway.. So we try to give her more finger food. 
  • She can count 1-10!! And 5-1 backwards, thanks to Little Einsteins! 
  • Has a temper to match her mother… :-(  (I’m not so sure if that’s a milestone.. keke)
  • She has also expanded her vocabulary. She can say quite a few words now, quite clearly. Sometimes she’ll surprise us with a full sentence like, “Where you going?” and “What you doing?” I guess it’s because we are always ‘going’ somewhere and I’m always checking on them (Aiden and her) and asking “What are you doing?” :-P  
  • Calls everyone by name in the family like Dadi, Popo, Kung Kung, Jiu Jiu, Kor Kor, Yeh Yeh….and she calls me Mi or sometime Mi mi :-) Very cute! And she calls our maid Ga Ga. 
  • She’ll be screaming “Shoos! Shoos!” whenever she wants to go out. Then she’ll go off looking for her shoes and handbag… Sigh!
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Handsome Boy

Credits: Full Of Wonder at Weeds and Wildflowers 

Journalling Reads:

What Mommy and Daddy was afraid of really happened… The doctor recommends that you wear glasses or there might be a chance that your eyesight will get worst or you might develope lazy eyes. So Daddy and I got you to an optician to get you  a pair of glasses. I was worried how you’ll handle it with all the running and jumping about,You are not exactly the type that sits still, but luckily the doctor said that you’ll only need to have them on whenever you are watching tv,playing video games and when you are reading or writting.

We were also worried about how you’ll take it…having to wear glasses and if the other kids at school will make fun of you or not. So we quickly kind of like ‘briefed’ your teacher and both pairs of grandparents not to over re-act when they see you or made you feel any less just because you wear glasses now. But looks like all our worries are out the window, you  are so comfortable with the glasses and you look so, so cute and handsome!!

For some of you who have been following my blog will remember that Aiden had some eye allergy a few weeks back. I wrote about it in this post. Well, after the follow up check-up, the doctor recommended that he wears glasses… Greg and I were worried about this and that… sigh! But Aiden has been such a trooper… looks like it just Mommy and Daddy who is all worried about nothing. He didn’t make a peep, went to the optician, got fitted and wore the glasses as if he has been wearing forever…  Don’t you think he looks so cute?

Well, the doctor says that it may not be permanent. It might get better, it might not.. We’ll have to take him to get checked again in 6 months time and we’ll know. But at the moment he’ll have to wear the glasses when he is in front of the tv and whenever he reads and writes. 

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Simple

Credits: Cutie Pie kit by Franziska Altmann at Sunshine Studio Scraps.

It’s really funny how parents are.. well, I speak for myself at least!! (I’m just hoping I’m not the only one :-D ) I always tend to buy Aiden and Caitlyn toys whenever we go out and we almost never fail to visit Toys R Us or the toys department when we go out. And 90% of the time we’ll walk out with something… be it a matchbox car or even something simple like a ball or blocks! And when Aiden gets something Caitlyn is sure to have her share too (have to be fair mah..) Then we’ll have all these toys at home which they’ll forget and get over with in like a couple of days, then it’s off to the store again… :-( Daddy is always not so happy about that. 

So lately I have been trying not to buy anymore toys for them… Instead I’ve been taking them to the park or setting up some swimming sessions with my friend’s kids…It is also in my plan to get my kids closer to nature. Well, It’s kinda working :-)

This photo was taken while we were out for a picnic at the Taman Tun park. Caitlyn found two leaves and she was happily playing with it for ages! It strike me that she really doesn’t need all those canggih toys that I’ll usually buy her… just two dried leaves and she is a happy bunny! 

So.. I guess I better plan more picnics now.. 

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