I remembered when I was expecting Shannon and asked her questions such as whether she looked forward to have a little sister and how was she going to help look after her sister. She replied she would help bath her, feed her, change her diaper, play with her....thank you mummy's little helper!
Mummy's Little Helper
Rachel can be quite a handful but at the same time an angel at times. I was busy in the kitchen one day and it was time for Shannon to have her porridge. She happily picked up the spoon and volunteered to help me feed Shannon and she did such a good job!
24-Month Milestones
At 24 months, Shannon is able to:
- repeat words she hears
- use short phases of 2-3 word sentences
- recognize names of familiar people, objects and body parts
- follow simple instructions
- jump with both feet off the ground
- go up and down steps
- take off her pants
- brush her teeth
- take off her shoes
- find an object if you hide it
- sort objects by shape or colours
- play make-believe
- open doors
- kick a ball forward
- hold a pen (in a correct writing position) and scribble on paper
- indicate to us if she wants to urinate or have a bowel movement. She is off diaper during day time.
Shannon turns 2!
Shannon turns 2 on August 11! We held a small family celebration 2 days earlier to celebrate Shannon's birthday, belated birthday for my mum and Singapore's 44th birthday.
Shannon is already joining in the fun that her sister and cousins are having. She wants a share of everything that the older children do. I'm glad she has a group of cousins and sister of close age group to play and grow up with.
Primary 1 Registration
Today is the 1st day of Phase 2C Primary One school registration in Singapore. I made an important decision today, i.e. to decide a Primary school for Rachel. To me, it is an important decision because deciding for one child, also means it affects the other child in 4 years' time.
I have been deliberating over the choice of 2 schools, both near to our home vicinity (within 1 km). The reason for shortlisting these 2 schools is because, one has a string ensemble CCA (which I hope Rachel will be able to join when she progresses to Pri 3), and for the other school, hearsay among mothers and teachers in the neighbourhood that it is a better school in terms of its academic results as it gives out a lot of school work for the children.
Up till last night, I could not decide which school to pick. So I drove Rachel to both schools for her to take a look and gave the choices to her. I asked her which school does she prefer to study in for her Primary school years. To help her further, I told her, if 1 school has to play violin, the other school has a lot of homework to do, which one would she choose.
She replied me without hesitation, the latter school. The choice is clear to her. When I asked her why is it that she does not like to play violin. She said because she can't sit down when she's playing violin. What a reason!
Hearing my little girl, I finally sorted out my thoughts, as much as I would like her to continue playing violin, I do not want to assert too much pressure on her that she must take up a CCA in that in school. I will just let her continue with her weekend violin class.
The primary one placement results will be out on August 11. Past records of this school showed that balloting is required even for those staying within 1km. I hope I do not have to go through the balloting phase this year given that the birth rate was considerably low in Year 2003.
I have been deliberating over the choice of 2 schools, both near to our home vicinity (within 1 km). The reason for shortlisting these 2 schools is because, one has a string ensemble CCA (which I hope Rachel will be able to join when she progresses to Pri 3), and for the other school, hearsay among mothers and teachers in the neighbourhood that it is a better school in terms of its academic results as it gives out a lot of school work for the children.
Up till last night, I could not decide which school to pick. So I drove Rachel to both schools for her to take a look and gave the choices to her. I asked her which school does she prefer to study in for her Primary school years. To help her further, I told her, if 1 school has to play violin, the other school has a lot of homework to do, which one would she choose.
She replied me without hesitation, the latter school. The choice is clear to her. When I asked her why is it that she does not like to play violin. She said because she can't sit down when she's playing violin. What a reason!
Hearing my little girl, I finally sorted out my thoughts, as much as I would like her to continue playing violin, I do not want to assert too much pressure on her that she must take up a CCA in that in school. I will just let her continue with her weekend violin class.
The primary one placement results will be out on August 11. Past records of this school showed that balloting is required even for those staying within 1km. I hope I do not have to go through the balloting phase this year given that the birth rate was considerably low in Year 2003.
No. 1 Fan
Shannon is Jie Jie's No. 1 violin fan. Everyday without fail, she would ask to watch the violin performance of Rachel that we downloaded onto our phones as video clips. Even Barney show video clips couldn't catch her attention as long as the violin video clip. And everytime, she sees Rachel's violin case and music stand (with her violin book) in any part of the house, she will raise her arms to show the action of playing violin.
Last night, just for fun, I let Shannon had a try at playing Jie Jie's violin. She liked it so much that she didn't want to let go of it when we told her to keep it back in the case. How I wish Jie Jie has as much enthusiasm as her little sister when it comes to playing her violin.
Last night, just for fun, I let Shannon had a try at playing Jie Jie's violin. She liked it so much that she didn't want to let go of it when we told her to keep it back in the case. How I wish Jie Jie has as much enthusiasm as her little sister when it comes to playing her violin.