22 Months Old

My Darling Daughter,

Another month has passed yet again and you are now two months shy of your second birthday. I will try my best to sort out preparations for your birthday party soon. We will have a bouncer, a pool and a variety of food while being surrounded by your loved ones!

Hari Raya this year fell on a Friday, 10th September. Since that day, your favourite word has been "Shhuuueeet". This month you have also shown us one of your many talents, singing as well as making up your own song! Sometimes we would catch you just doddling about and humming or singing to yourself. We caught you singing "Daddy, Daddy, Mummy...". When your abang Irshad was at the house the other day, I asked you to sing Irshad a song and you stalled for a while then started to sing, "Abang abang abang~" It seems like you are very attached to your abang Irshad. That same night I can just remember you walking around the living room holding your abang's hand and looking up at him. I thought it was just too adorable! I think he wanted to hang out with his brothers in the game room after that but when he let go of your hand and tried to persuade you to go into the game room with him, you pulled a long face, ran over to me and started crying and kicking. You have become a very sensitive toddler now. I guess its part of growing up.

On the 5th Day of Raya you went over to Aa'ee Vivi's house for a Raya breakfast. Your daddy told me you were playing with Irshad and either pinched or scratched his cheeks. He was about to cry but lucky your daddy told him you didn't mean it. I think you were just so "gerigitan" with him. But nevertheless, I still thought I needed to give you a pep-talk on what you did. At home, daddy told me all about it and I called you to my room to sit on my lap. You willingly did so and cutely answered my question when I asked where you had been earlier on. "Abang Irshad" was your answer. Then I asked you, did you hurt abang irshad? Did you scratch his face? Then you looked at me, thinking what to answer then you looked at your daddy. Haha. I could imagine you were probably thinking Daddy was a tattle taler for telling me. But you finally answered me and said, "abang irshad cry". I don't know if you did understand me, but it was worth a try to explain to you that what you did was wrong because you hurt abang irshad and you made him cry. That night and the next day, all you said was, "Abang akit, kish". Translated, that meant, "I hurt Abang Irshad. Can we go see him so I can kiss his cheek?" hehe. A couple of days after, she saw her Abang Irshad and all was well again.

Your Nanny has taught you the "Head Shoulders, knees & Toes" song...and everytime she sings it, you will just say the last words, like "Tooes" and "Nose"...The same thing happens when I sing the Barney song. Haha. Lately you have a fascination with keys! Everytime we leave the house, you ask for the house keys. Last week I asked you what you had in your hands. From the backseat you shouted "KEYS". Then I asked, what are they for, and you replied, "Open Door". It was the way you said that cracked me up. Sounded like you were french!

You are now a sensitive young lady and cry easily if we scold you. You have a love for "stickers" which you pronounce as 'tickers', you love riding in your little tikes car as you think you can now "drive", another word you have learnt over the past month and you now know that there is money in those green packets. Cheeky sometimes when you actually ask for money. Must teach you not to do that.

You surprised me last week though, when we were at your Grandma's house. Since they were away, we went over to check on the house. You were looking at the fish and kept saying, "Mamam fish, mamam fish". I didn't know where the fish food was so I said we would feed the fish when grandpa gets back. You still insisted on mamam-ing the fish and pointed to the cupboard. I checked the cupboard and you were right, the fish food was in the cupboard. Now Grandpa can rely on you to feed his fish when he goes away next time!

Love you princess!
xoxo

Raya 2010

21 Months Old

21 Months today

Dear Lil'Miss Mia,

You are 21 months today and Masyallah, you are growing. You are now one talkative lil toddler and you have had all sorts of antics. One day last month you started to do the "electrified" look in the mirror. Thank God that didn't last long. You looked funny when you did it and it absolutely cracked me up. That same weekend Daddy was away so we made Batik cake for Auntie Mamah. When it chilled you had your first bite and I'm positive you loved it! Just like mummy! The next day, we prepared your dinner consisting of rice and chicken but you refused to eat and cheekily asked for "Sup" instead. I had to quickly make soup for you so you would be full before bedtime. That Sunday, we met up with your Grandpa at the tyre shop to do mummy's tyres. Then we all went to Mall Manggis. Your grandpa brought you to the toy section and the moment you saw the baby alive doll, you said "Wowww". Your grandpa couldn't resist and ended up buying it for you. Since then you have been feeding your baby doll and changing her pampers...often sampai the sticker on the pampers won't stick anymore!

The following week you attended your first kindermusik class with Teacher Deon. Co-incidently, the music school is located just in front of your Uncle Ayah's house. Grandma accompanied us during your first class and your face lit up when she walked through the door. It was a nice experience to see how you would react in front of a class full of kids. You reminded me of your Daddy when he attends functions in a room of people he doesn't know. Very quiet and reserved. I guess it takes you time to charge-up then you take after mummy. You become a little socialite! The kindermusik class isn't just a normal music class, it helps teach you to learn new words to extend your vocabulary and understand commands. And after one class, you learnt a new word. I caught you stomping on the bed saying "march, march". Then a couple of nights after that, I told you to switch on the bedroom lamp but it wouldn't come on, so I told you to switch on the plug, and you did do so. Music class has taught you to understand my commands.

Last month we received an Akira stereo as a lucky draw gift during their annual dinner. We decided to put it in your room so you can listen to the radio. Ever since we set it up, it has mostly been on the "Al-quran" channel. Funnily enough, since then, you now sleep really soundly in your room during nap time and you don't cry when I leave you upstairs alone while I go to the kitchen. I just hear you shout "mummy, mummy" to make sure i'm still downstairs and not outside..haha. The other day we were out, just the two of us and I had Maher Zain's song on and was singing away. You joined in singing "Insyallah" but only singing the "Awwah" and the "wayyyy" part. It was too too cute! On one of the days, I was sitting on the bed watching TV and you were beside me. I caught you holding your hands up in a scooped manner and assumed you were trying to perfect your "Do'a" hands then you started doing your "Amin" correctly in front instead of sideways! Excellent my love!

The Sunday before the Ramadhan began, we were invited by Zane & his mama to their pool party. It was a nice and intimate gathering. And you were in the paddling pool nearly all afternoon. The next day you had diarrhea and felt feverish. I assume you drank too much pool water which you often like to do. Due to your sensitive skin, you started getting a diaper-rash. It was the worst one ever. It came to a point where I decided you were not to wear pampers and so I let you walk around the house with just panties. Everytime you looked like you wanted to do a number two, which was obvious as you would start crying, I would quickly put you on the toilet. We did this until your rash subsided. I thought I would be able to kill two birds with one stone and potty train you in the process, but I was wrong.

Since you have the Barbie cartoon collection, you have become a ballerina. I ask you to do the ballerina dance and you would swirl, dance around and around on your tip toes with your arms up high. Must send you to Ballet class when you are abit older. The other day Daddy asked you how much did you love him, you replied "Much" with your arms wide open! Sometimes you say the cutest things. Recently I accidentally hit my elbow on the table and you just looked at me and said "Dum dum"...Cheeky monkey!

Its nice to hear your vocabulary increasing. Besides learning the word "March" at music class, you have also learned to say "MILK" when you want your bottle of milk and Stuck when you get stuck..hehe. As for parts of your body, you now know where your armpits are! Yesterday, you saw a white car pass us by on the road, pointed and said 'daddy', then you saw a red vitara pass by and said 'mummy'. It took me awhile to realize you were associating the passing cars with the same colours as ours. I think its time to teach you colours!

Before it slips my mind, if you ever read this, I want you to know I apologize if you grow up to be a neat freak like mummy. You have already been showing signs like picking bits off my blouse, especially if I'm wearing black and you have started tucking things away neatly in your drawer in my room. At least I know you'll be a tidy kid! Talking about drawers, I love it when we are about to go out and I would tell you to get your shoes. You would run to your room, open the bottom drawer and choose the shoes you want to wear. If you're in a nice dress, you normally take out your hari raya shoes which I put back. If we're just nipping out, I would tell you to wear sandles and you choose between your sandles or your crocs. What makes this rirual even cuter is the fact that you open your top drawer to take your socks, after you have picked your shoes! It won't be long now and you'll be dressing yourself...sigh...

Love you loads baby girl

Sunday Funday in Muara

"Lil Miss Mia"

It was the last Sunday before Ramadhan begins and we received an invite from Zane & his Mama to attend a sunday funday event at their residence. Zane's mama rented the water slide and we had a whole spread of yummy food! We arrived at midday and didn't leave till 8pm! Mia slept like a baby that night! Thank you Abby for a great Sunday!

"The Innocent face"

The baywatch babe

In the Pool with abby & baby ranya

Mia's new found friend

Awww....Sayang baby Ranya

With Abby

With Abby & Baby Ranya

Another new-found friend, Lil Miss Hannah

In the Pool with the boys.....

But will always have time for Lil Master Zane!

Yippy Toddler Kindermusik Classes

Mia Listening to the "Wishy Washy" Story

Yesterday, Mia attended her first Music Class. Took her a while to warm up but I think she did well. This Yippy Toddler Class is somewhat like Kindermusik which helps with toddler's developments, help them learn to listen to instructions and in general to help stimulate early childhood development. Since Mia has started Yippy, her vocabulary has also increased.

Playing with instruments
(After this class, she started saying "march march" at home)

With Grandma

20 Months old

Little Miss Mia basar sudah!

"The Sasat Tourist at 20 months today"

My Sweet little princess,

Another month has passed and you are a month older and closer to your second birthday. My oh my how time flies by. My cheeky little monkey, you have now progressed to using three words in a sentence. Sometimes they are all jumbled up, like recently I stopped by the corner shop and you said "Opok buy mummy" which I assume was, "Mummy buy keropok" but sometimes you'll say your words in perfect order, like when you were watching TV with Daddy, the channel went fuzzy due to the rain and you said "Daddy, what happened?" or when the time your nanny played hide & seek with you and you said "Mummy, where's auntie?" But my favorite was when we were suppose to go out, I went to my room to change and you couldn't find me so you shouted "Mummy, where are you?" heheehehe....Pintar anak mummy eh!

The first time you used three words in a sentence was the day after we had a small family function at Mami Sinah's house. The night was filled with good food and great company, as usual. Since all your 'big' kaka's were home from abroad, all their friends were in the house too. Many of them were musically talented and a few of them played a piece on the piano, as did your mami sinah and Grandpa too! The next day you were re-living the night with your Grandma and said "Kaka play piano"....Grandma was so proud of you!

You had your swimming lesson early this month, the only one this month as it has been raining alot lately. So in the pool, while splashing around you suddenly said, "Uh-oh, Poo-poo", and held your bum. I immediately freaked out and told you not to poop in the pool. Skalinya, I felt warm water...rupanya wee-wee. hehehee...must try and get you those swimming diapers!

I am happy that you are becoming more articulate my love. Mummy can now understand you more than before. Yet, I still think its ashame that I wasn't able to teach you baby sign language when you were younger. I know you can understand us as sometimes we ask you questions and you answer correctly. When asked "where's daddy?" you would reply "Home"....I've even heard you reply "Ball" if daddy is playing football and "Werk" if daddy is at work. When you see someone cry in person or on the TV, you would always say "why?". Another word you like is more of a command, "Watch" is normally the word you will use followed by you shoving a particular dvd in my face..haha. The other day you I asked you what you wanted to watch and you kept on saying "Empess, empess". It took me a while to realize you were actually telling me you wanted to watch one of your Barbie "Princess" cartoons. Recently at Baby Hapidz birthday, he was chewing on the sudocream top and apparently you were being the big sister and said, "Hapis, don't eat!" Belabih!

There was something you did a couple of weeks ago that cracked me up. Auntie Kyla was at the house watching TV with us and I suddenly smelt an unpleasant but familiar smell. You had pooped in your diapers, so I told you to change your pampers. While getting a fresh clean diaper, Auntie Kyla kept on saying, "Eeee...smelly poo poo eh, change pampers." You then did something that proves you are your father's daughter. You went over to Auntie Kyla, turn around, put your smelly bum in her direction then walked off. Penyaya banar! hahaha. Cheeky bum!

Another trait that you have, but have gotten from me is being a sensitive little human. How does mummy know you are sensitive? Well, earlier this month we were propped up in front of the TV, watching yet again The Heffalump movie, where Lumpy's character is introduced to the Pooh series. Anyhoo, there was this part where Lumpy wanted to go back to his mother after playing all day with Roo but couldn't find his mummy. So Lumpy was sooo upset as if he wanted to cry and kept on saying he wanted his mummy. Bear in mind, we have watched this a gazillion times so mummy assumed it would be like every other time we have watched this. Boy! was I wrong. Suddenly you started crying. I had thought that I accidentally squashed your arm or maybe you wanted Nenen and I kept saying no. But it wasn't that too. I asked you what's the matter. You then pointed to the TV, still crying, watching lumpy and said, "Lumpy, Mummy" and continued to cry. Awww...mummy pun ikut nangis. I had tears in my eyes seeing you cry. Kesian anak mummy. So Daddy and myself explained to you thats its only a movie and Lumpy will find his mummy later on. When Lumpy found his mummy and hugged her, you did the same to me...awww...paham pun if mummy nada. hehehehe. This was the highlight of your day, so the next day at Grandpa's house, thats all you could talk about. You told your grandpa about "Lumpy, mummy, cry"...hehehe..too too cute!

As for the parts of your body, we have now included shoulders, knees and toes....this is so you can sing along to the "Head, shoulders, knees and toes" song..hehehe...You also recognize a couple more animals now. I have made A4 size flash cards of animals and go through them with you once in a while. You name them all correctly and you know what they sound like. Must increase to different animals soon.

So my love, continue learning away. I love you munchkin! xoxo

Mia enjoying her boat ride around kampong aying!

Daddy's Little Empess


Mama Mia


Mia & Grandpa


Mia & Mama

19 months today

Dearest Lil'Miss Mia,

At 19 months, you officially know your name, though you may not know how to pronounce it properly yet. I would point to myself and ask you who I am, you would say "Mammie", then I'd point to your daddy and you would say, "Daddy", then I would point to you and ask you who you are, you would say "Anya"...haha...we started contemplating maybe that too could be your nickname! hehe..Since you've learned how to say 'mummy', I hear it all the time now! Its one of your favourite words.

Last month, I bought you a Doodle Pad and I must say it does keep you occupied sometimes. When we first got it, I drew a round face with big beady eyes, a nose, a mouth, ears and spiky hair. Instantly you said "Granpa"! I found that to be too cute! It makes me quiet proud and thankful that you are becoming articulate with your words my love. The one time that made me proud as well as laugh like a hyenna, was when I was on the toilet, you walked in and saw me and said, "Eh Mummy change Pampers!". At least you know pampers and wee-weeing go together! haha.

Besides talking and babbling on, you also like to sing. Definitely a trait you have picked up from your daddy! I often catch you singing the last word of a verse, especially if it ends in O's or U's. Like the Tigger & Pooh theme song, which goes something like this..."My friend Tigger and Poooo~", So of course you would sing the "Ooooo" part. Pintar anak mummy!

As for knowing the parts of your body, we have increased it to a couple more. You now know where your Eyes, nose, mouth, ears, hair, hands, fingers, feet, tummy, tongue, teeth, ninin, bumbum and kikilala are! I love you when you are sitting alone and point to the parts yourself and say the words. You can say, Eyes, nosh, moush, ears, hair, hands, peet and bam bam...hahaha....Must teach you the other parts this month!

As for animals, you shocked me when we were out looking at books and you saw a picture of a turtle and said "Tutel"...I didn't know you had familiarized yourself with that particular amphibian! You also know and say "Ants" when you see these irritating insects on the floor...then you just step on them! hahaha...

Since your Nanny, who I assumed made you fresh bubur every morning, decided she thought she could feed you IndoMie for breakfast instead as its easier to make, you gained a little bit of weight. I was quite worried so I decided to first give your lazy nanny a telling off, then implemented the healthy lifestyle regime. You now have cereal for breakfast, specifically Honey Stars, which are your favourite. Because of this change, I have realized you like milk, just like your daddy! And anything in a carton with a straw, you will drink! Really, all I can say is that, you have a really healthy appetite!

A couple of weeks ago, you did me proud. I was watching television and you were on your knees sitting beside me with your hands scooped, then you flopped your whole body, faced-down onto the mattress, then you came back up onto your knees with scooped hands again. It took me a while to realize, you were actually imitating your Granpa doing his prayers! Pintar anak solehah mummy!

You are growing up too fast my love, macam orang basar sudah! I wonder what's in store for you this month..love you sweetums! xoxo