Another Banana

That day, Sze Yi and Sze Juin were talking to each other about something, I can't really recall. Then when Sze Juin mumbled something in Mandarin, Sze Yi didn't quite get it and told her sister, "Don't say in Chinese, pls say in English". But of course Sze Juin don't know what she meant and continued saying in Mandarin.

And Sze Yi kept asking her sister to repeat that in English. Hubby then chipped in, "Why, you're not Chinese? Why have to say in English?"

Sze Yi replied, "No, I'm English".

Daddy's first thought was, "Gosh, another banana like Mommy!" (LOL!)

Honestly, I've seen many scenarios where Sze Yi requested us to repeat what we said in English, like the colors, etc... because she didn't know how to say that in Mandarin. And it's funny to hear her say things in Mandarin at times, her slang was like an Amoh trying to speak Mandarin!

Sigh, and we planned to send her to a Chinese school later...

My little mousey

Yesterday when I went to fetch Sze Juin from the babysitter's house, she told me that my little mousey's getting very good at getting her attention.

Scenario 1
Babysitter: Ni chiang huai dan, Auntie bu  yau ni liao
(You're so naughty, Aunty don't want you already)
SJ: Yau la, yau la, yau la (kept on saying until the babysitter have to say what SJ wished to hear)

Scenario 2
When the babysitter tried to ignore her, SJ would use both her hands to pull the babysitter's face till she looked at her

I guess she'll miss my little mousey when she finished her contract end of this month. And it surprised me when the babysitter said bye bye to her, SJ replied, "See you!" and happily trotted away after me, before she went on with our usual conversations.

SJ: Mommy ah, Daddy leh?
Me: At home
SJ: Jie Jie leh?
Me: At home
SJ: Aunty leh?
Me: At her house too
SJ: Oh, ni kan, Aunty chuan, mei mei (Oh, you see, Aunty wears, pretty - pointing to her blouse and pants)

Recently the babysitter had given SJ and SY some very nice clothes and shoes too, which SJ happily paraded in front of MIL (she really turned round and round, with one hand holding her buttock, in front of MIL). What a funny sight - we couldn't help laughing as she kept saying, "Amah, ni kan" (Amah, you see) and turned until MIL paid attention to her.

My Potty Story Episode 2

Now that I have been successfully potty trained during the day time (@ ~19 months), Mommy's hoping that I could graduate fully for the night as well before my diapers stock ran out. The last pack was finishing soon, you see, and if she buy a new one, it would take me ages to finish that. Jie Jie's unfinished one was passed on to me after she's fully potty trained, and that was XL size. I'm still in L size currently. So you know how early my graduation would be compared to Jie Jie's if I could make it this season :)

My potty progress as of now:
- I could hold my wee wee/poo poo until they find a suitable place for me to do my business
- I refused to use the diapers when there's really no choice, so there're times when Mommy even made me wait until we went home coz it's hard to find a suitable place
- I could take off my pants on my own and go to the potty when I'm at home
- I've never wet the bed during my afternoon naps so far

How nice if could stay dry during the night time too...

There were nights when my pampers were dry. So Mommy would recycle that and use it for the following night. But that's the most that Mommy would dare to venture so far, as she's not sure if there'd be side effects if she recycled for more than 2 days. Hence, I would get a fresh one after Day 2. Oh, have I told you that I'm allergic to all types of diapers (including the bum genius cloth diapers) except Mamy Poko? So, before I was potty trained, I would wear lampin (the traditional cloth diaper) at my babysitter's house, and Mamy Poko at home - Mommy had experimented with several different types of cloth diapers and disposable diapers but to no avail. My skin seems to like Mamy Poko better.

Even though it's been a few nights in a row for a few weeks that my diapers were continuously dry, Mommy's still dare not take the risk yet, or else she'll have lots of cleaning to do. Now that I hardly wear diapers during the day time, I refused to wear one at night too. Sometimes, I even slept without any diapers or pants on throughout the night, ooops! (Yeah, that's when Mommy gave up fighting with me, and she also dozed off after I fell asleep). But if I accidentally wee wee on the bed, I would quickly wake Mommy up, and she would bring me to the potty. No doubt the bed's a bit wet, but at least I saved her further work (no need to clean the bed protector, just the bedsheet would do) since the potty's also quite full by the time I was done. Mommy always praised me for my ability to hold my wee wee.

If it's not due to a few accidents on and off, Mommy would have declared me fully graduated. It's been close to a week when she consecutively found my diapers dry after waking up in the mornings. But during the recent KL trip, I was diaperless throughout the entire trip - except for using 1 diaper at night which gave me away. You see, last 2 weekends, Mommy and Daddy took me to KL to attend a close friend's wedding dinner. And you know what? Daddy didn't want to take Jie Jie along because she's naughty!

How did I survive?
- I could wait until Daddy found a resting point when I announced that I wanted to use the toilet, while we're travelling
- I poo poo at the hotel toilet bowl coz Mommy forgot to bring my potty along
- I went to the ladies (ahem, yes like a big girl) 2-3 times during the wedding dinner
- and NO accidents!

Ah, but my diaper that night was rather heavy, coz I slept until 10.30 am the following day. Too tired from the whole trip, I missed my afternoon naps and I was really very tired. That gave me away.

But this week, I have been dry all night (even though I've been drinking milk and water in the middle of the night). Mommy found a solution - if she could make me use the potty before I sleep, I would made it till the next morning. Just that at times, I threw tantrums and refused to use the potty before sleeping.

So, hopefully my next potty story would be the final episode. And that better be before my diapers stock ran out!

When A 20-month Old Spice Up Her Vocab...

Recently, Sze Juin picked up a lot of slangs in her vocab. Some, I'm not sure where she picked that up from, like Mommy ah... Daddy ah.. etc (which she kept saying sometime in Dec last year), but obviously the rest were from her sister. For the past few weeks, she added 'lo' and 'lah' into her vocabulary as well. It's funny when you hear a 20-month old speaking words like "bu yau la (don't want la)", "mei you la (don't have la)", "no lah", mommy lai lah (mommy come la)", "sorry lo!", etc.

There's a funny incident that happened last night. She was very excited and it's hard to put her to sleep. She stood on the bed, folded both arms, and kept saying, "Angry!". When I paid no attention to her, she called her Daddy, "Daddy, Ni Kan... Angry!" (Daddy, you see.. Angry!). Then, she lay down with her butts facing up, put both her hands at the side of her face, and imitated her Jie Jie sulking pose, while swinging both her legs in the air (her knees touching the bed). I wished I had taken a video so it saved me all these description. Anyway, she sulked there for awhile, and when nobody entertained her, she suddenly said, "Sorry lo!".

That went on for awhile, so I took Sze Yi out with me to sleep in another room, since Sze Juin was disturbing her Jie Jie from falling into sleep. But I heard her disturbing her Daddy from the other room, and when Daddy didn't response, she called out, loud and clear, "Boy! Sorry lo!". If you've read this post earlier, you'll know why she called her Daddy Boy :) And that's the first time I heard her called him that too.