I am 34 Months Old

Hi all, yesterday, I turned 34 months old. It's a coincidence that it was also a Tuesday yesterday. If you remember, I was actually borned on a Tuesday and so, it's kind of like I was exactly 34 months as well as X weeks old. (X because Mama already lost count of how many weeks old I am)

A week or two ago, Mama wanted to update about my development as she saw quite a bit of changes in me but she procrastinated and now, she can only write based on her memory.

The month that passed, I started going to a new school. I also started to use the terms "Papa" and "Daddy" on my father interchangeably. Papa commented that this means I know they are the same in meaning. Likewise, I call my mother "Mama" or "Mummy" nowadays.

Also, a phrase I used everyday is "Gugu online". I picked this up after our last video conversation with Aunty Cheyanne and Uncle Denton. Since then, I had always said "Gugu online" to indicate I want to turn the computer on and perhaps, to have a video chat with my Uncle and Aunty in USA.

I even used this as an excuse to turn the computer on by myself. Mama had warned me that if she caught me turning the computer on by myself, she will cane me. Mama thinks it's not so much of me missing Aunty Cheyanne nor Uncle Denton but more of an excuse to turn on the computer. Yet, there had been a few occasions when Mama obliged me by logging on to MSN and to see if Aunty Cheyanne is online and I had obediently waited for Mama to log on. So perhaps, I do want to have video chat afterall. :)

Sometimes, Mama let me type her userid and her password by showing me where to find the buttons of the letters on the keyboard. I will use my right index finger to type the letters one by one.

I am brushing my teeth more regularly. In fact, for the past few days, I had kind of brushed 2 or 3 times a day. Mama was careful that I do not use the toothpaste more than twice a day as it's not good for me to be ingesting so much fluoride. To be more precise, I am not really brushing but more of biting my tooth brush though Mama had been a little more successful in helping me brush a little by raising her voice at me, insisting I let her do a little brushing ;p

Talking about raising her voice, I am very quick to apologise and do what Mama or Papa says if they raise their voices at me. Particularly, when Mama gets frustrated with me. Papa often says that though I say sorry but I am not truly repentant because I will soon make another similar mistake. ;p

I love to drink water too. If possible, I much prefer to drink it from the cups and bottles rather than use my drinking bottle that comes with a straw.

A couple of weeks ago, Mama bought me a pair of training chopsticks to help me learn to use chopsticks. See, this is me practising. We first used it on real food but it was a little messy and Mama came up with the idea of rolling small pieces of kitchen towels into balls or pieces and teach me to "clip" the pieces into a clean bowl. This was rather a good way for me to spend time as well as develop my fine motor skills.

I am also pretty creative with some ideas.


Last week, Mama took out some Chinese New Year Decoration which she meant to put on the wall of our living room. When she handed the boards to me, I quickly ran to my room to attempt to put them there. Mama had never thought of decorating my room. Perhaps she should decorate it as well.

Another instance was when I told Mama "rub eyes". I was actually referring to being intimate, you know, like two persons rubbing their noses together but instead of rubbing noses, I said "rub eyes". Of course, that's kind of almost impossible to do but Mama thinks it's a clever idea.

I am also imitating many things I see. Just now, I saw Papa use his toe to press the button on the DVD machine and I soon tried to do likewise when I had the opportunity. I am also getting cheeky. Mama observed that I started swirling my body when I pee in the bathroom. She thinks I probably learnt it when I saw my friend pee in school as she thought I was not intelligent enough to figure that out.

Then again, she found out that in school, we use the small Ikea stool to elevate ourselves so that we can use the adult toilet bowl and so, it can't quite be I was imitiating my school friend. Well, maybe it's really because I am a boy and well, boys will be boys. :D

This month, I started attending a new school. It's a few bus stops away from our place and Mama has to learn to plan her schedule well or end up spending $3 or more on bus fares each day because each trip on the bus cost her $0.71. She will bring me to school, make another trip to Yew Tee to do marketing and if she is in a rush, she will take a bus home to leave her grocery at home before going to the school to pick me up. From school, we will take another bus home or to Yew Tee MRT station where I often take my train rides. Looks like Mama should plan her trips more carefully to minimise taking the bus so often.

Ok, that's about all for the moment. Mama will update again if she finds more things she can write about. :D