PonyTales

My little songbird at home caught in videos singing ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ and ‘ABC’ songs. Enjoy!

Click here and here for the songs…

Somehow, I could not embed youtube videos into my blog

At 2.5, she said "MoOOOMMMMY!" at the top of her lung when she sees me. It is such a heart warming feeling all over being a Mom and seeing her grow. She was so tiny when she was born, her leg barely bigger than a fat chicken thigh (I remembered). Just a few blink and now she is a chubby girl already. Trying out my high heels and telling me always, she wanted to eat noodle instead of rice.

Just a year ago, she could only point at things and mumble something, usually not comprehensible. Now, she is correcting me. When I pointed at Dora and said "That’s Isa..", she will very quickly replied, "NO, that’s Dora!".

Just 2 years ago, I was worried and worked up about feeding her solid and not knowing what food is right for her and weather she had enough to eat or too much. Now, she finishes her meals by herself (when she is a good girl) and when I put more food into her plate, she exclaimed, "Nooo…full already!" while rubbing her tummy.

Just about 8 months ago, we were all in the roller coaster ride of getting her acquainted to play school…the crying and oh so difficult parting. Now, she wakes up in the morning and told me, "No school today Mommy", "Today holiday, i dun wanna go school", but she went anyway without much complain later. She even bring me around her school compound and showed me those photos that the teacher put up, explaining to me the events in school. That was what I was doing 8 months ago, trying to tell her how nice and interesting a school can be…

At 2.5 now, when I tell her I am not well. She replied, "Mommy sick sick!?…it’s ok…" and pat me on the head to soothe me. When I tell her I am hungry, she pull out her cooking set, and later, "Mommy, i cook bread with strawberry jam inside, eat Mommy…". When I was helping myself to an extra serving of fried potato, she said, "Mommy…dun eat so much!"….LOL!

It is never a dull moment…

I think in other words, it is also know as ‘nosy’. These days, I am starting to see that Zoe is getting more and more inquisitive, observing my actions and words, wanting to know more. Simply just wanted to be the center of attention. She will get particularly upset if I do not stop half way to gave her the attention she wants.

Scene 1

While I was eating breakfast at the dining table. Daddy already served her favourite cheesecake and she was enjoying it, but she came to me anyway.

Zoe: Mommy, what you eating?
Me: Bread…
Zoe: I want to eat bread also….(pouting and showing me the puppy face)

Scene 2

I was busy cooking dinner at the kitchen and she came up to me carrying her two boxes of puzzles.

Zoe: Mommy, what you doing?
Me: Mommy cooking dinner…very busy (trying to hint that I cannot play puzzle with her now)
Zoe: I wanna play puzzle, Mommy come come…..come with me…. (trying to peel me away from the kitchen)
Me: Mommy cannot play puzzle with you now….Mommy is cooking dinner….later ok!
Zoe: eeeehhh…..Mommy play puzzle with you (me)…I want to play puzzle….
Me: (gotta kneel down and look her in the eyes) Not now Zoe! Mommy finish cooking dinner, then we play puzzle together (stern voice).
Zoe: …Later Mommy play puzzle with you, ok!? ok!?
Me: OK!

Scene 3

Seated at the dining table, having dinner with Daddy while chatting with Daddy. Zoe is eating dinner as well….Out of a sudden….

Zoe: I dun want…I dun want….(push her dinner away)
Me: What’s wrong Zoe…are you full already?
Zoe: Mommy stop! I dun want ….I dun want….
Me: Why Zoe?…..what is wrong?
Zoe: eeehhh…..(trying to jump down from her seat)
Me: Mommy feed you ….ok?
Zoe: ok…Mommy feed you….we sit there….

She actually wanted my attention and is not happy that I am chatting with Daddy and enjoying dinner. As long as I am fully focused on her, she is happy and contented. She does not really demonstrate such reaction towards Daddy to get his attention. Most of the time, Daddy is free to do his own stuff…grrrr….

On several occassion, she also ask ‘Why?’ to statement or answer I gave her. I found myself explaining and talking longer sentences to her. It is extra effort and time, but part of me actually start to like this little conversation that I can have with her. It is like the beginning of another phase, where we have Mommy-daughter conversation and probably…juicy gossip later….hahaha!