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Her Birthday

Doa selamat for her by her grandparent's frens

the kids can't wait for the delicious cake

confused and blurr : Sophie refused to give the bday pack

Bday girl with mommy and auntie Noi

With Mommy and Daddy

"ala sayang cucu atuk"

Wowee!! Sophie's 3!!

Sophie is turning 3 today. Since I am now in the 5th months of pregnancy, I'm always thought back on how I dealt with it when I was pregnant 3 years ago. And now, my toddler has grown up and soon will be a big sister. How time flies…

When I had ordered one cake for Sophie, I just couldn’t believed that it’s been 3 years now with the girl who always pampered herself with kisses and hugs, the girl who prefers to be in her world during her daytime, the girl who taught herself to be independent when her parents out for work and vacation, a girl who pampers to her grandparents, lovely aunt Noi, Busu Boy and her Acu, the girl who jumps so hard to the Barney I Love You song and Playhouse Disney song, the girl who responds to most requests with “O…K..” but didn’t turn out as she said, the girl who says goodnight with kisses to her parents and to her coming lil’ sister/brother and the girl who has taken over our life and made us a million times blissful and happier?

I was screaming out of my head telling myself “Owh..what I’m gonna do when everything would be this fast? How do I feel when she’s going to be in kindy then primary then secondary school?” sigh.. now she’s 3, whether she’s on track or not, I’m pretty confidence that she’s going to be a bright, cheerful and lovely child. I hope tonite’s small celebration with her Atuk and Nenek and all their friends will be a memorable for her.

Happy 3rd birthday my love.. mommy and daddy love you to bits.

a SUCCESS of 12 hrs toilet trained

I took a week off when I was thinking that I totally need a time off and need to spend more time alone with Sophie even I was afraid I'm not gonna make it for at least a day. Since we have a public holiday for Federal Territory day and Chinese New Year, I have taken 2 more days off to get a full weekend off. We went back to Hubby's hometown and Sophie was overwhelmed to see her Opah and her Acu. First word came out was "Acu" just exactly how she's excited to see her Busu Boy. Hmmm... no idea why.. It’s was great to see MIL looked healthier than I saw her few months back. Sophie’s Opah is a diabetic; same as her granddad a.k.a my dad even to say that Sophie’s Opah has suffered in higher level diabetes than her Atuk. We were glad to see her that week and I supposed she’s even overjoyed to see her grandchild after sometime. We had a picnic, we had a great time there and luckily we didn’t face any traffic jams on our journey home and had a day quality time in our home before Hubby got busy back in the office.

I was browsing about toilet training last few months to get real understanding on how parents out there managed to get their children properly trained. I admit I'll somehow been a very tough mommy even some people do not believe it. So it’s essential for me to have a better perspective on how patient you could be in handling this matter when you’re not convinced your toddler is ready for a ‘big’ change. I have done few tips given in the forums for the preparation of Sophie gets the idea that she’s now a big girl. I tried to recall how my mom did successfully made me ‘diaper less’ , but we know that would not be possible to do it since we tend to forget what we’ve been through during our childhood unless there’s something big and impacted on how we grown up. So, that case not particularly impacted me much I supposed, that's why I don't remember on how and when I was 'diaperless'.

So, I’ve decided to try the toilet training on Wednesday, which you all must know that first few days without diaper on your child would caused you a minor heart attack. Trust me; I was out of sudden burst out the anger towards Sophie even I was aware that thing would happen. I was whispering to myself, I’m a bad mother..owh no!! I’m the worst mother in the world!! How I supposed to handle my other children soon if I didn’t do well for my 1st child? Sophie was crying when I was totally mad at her, I didn’t even look and entertained her needs, and I was just sat around and watching television to take sometime to cool down myself. I was regretting what I’ve done; unquestionably I’m a bad mother. I was trying not put a blame on the imbalance hormone of my pregnancy… so I just admitted all my fault, and wished that I’m not going to be a bad mother for the next few days..pls..

1st day without diaper – did not success. I ended up put the diaper back on her after that since I could not be sure how impatient I would be if it would happen again.

2nd day- accidentally ‘shishi’ at the kitchen area. Fed-up, upset and given up.

3rd day – stressful day for both of us!! However she’s improved a bit when she tried to inform me that she wanted to take a pee.

Saturday – went out to KLCC, so I didn’t even dare.

Sunday – 12 hrs successfully toilet trained! Finally!! From 8am to 8pm, she seemed to know when and where she supposed to go, managed to alert her needs and I’m relieved that everything went well. Alhamdulillah… And now, toilet training going smoothly at her granny’s house.. ;)

The ALIMkids Playgroup sessions

Hannah and Mama, Aunt Nany - Sophie was so excited to see her fren during the playgroup. She was called Camilla actually since another student also has a similar name as her, Sofia. Aunt Nany looked fresh after her confinement period of her 2nd child ;)

Her 1st session - Artsy part .. colors..

Sophie's 2nd session - Actively participated with singing and other activities. This time around, I must admit that I'm proud of her. She's improved a lot, she's communicated with her teacher and frens, she took part with all the activities done.. well.. not bad for the 2nd session.. and as a result, she couldn't wait for another playgroup session.

Artsy work - Shapes... her own decorated star

Posing with Hannah and their stars.. hmmm dua2 star x clear..Adoiii

at the end the session - - Sophie and Mommy!!