Sweetie's 2

Yes, this Sweetie turns 2 yesterday and what could be more exciting than to have a Hello Kitty Ice Cream Cake for birthday, yeah!

It has been an amazing day which marks another milestones for this little one. Her diapers was dry throughout while we were at Everland yesterday and today. She would tell me when she wanted to pee.

Guess telling her that she's a big girl now makes her feel different. Yet the day before, she still preferred to pee on her diapers. Or maybe it could be the new diapers brand which mummy bought that she doesn't want to pee on it? (Mummy bought the Japanese brand "Goo.n" which has many pictures of various animals on it. It could be due to the animal pictures on the diapers or maybe the diapers is just so soft and comfy that she doesn't want to pee on it?).

Nevertheless, just glad that this little one knows that she's 2 years old and has grown up now.

Here's a summary of her achievement over the 2 years:
1) 9-month: Totally off the pacifier; Able to stand on her own with support; Loves waving her hand to say hello and clapping; Able to open and drink through the straw from her Jiejie's magmag (waterbottle)

2) 10-month: Able to feed herself from her 200ml milk bottle; Expert at climbing onto the bed, over the bedrail (hee...)

3) 13-month: Able to walk on her own without support; Drive the kiddy motorised car

4) 14-month: Pee in her potty for the first time, Able to say and identify "Star"

5) 15-month: Poo in her potty for the first time; Able to climb up onto the dining chair herself, up and down the tricycle herself

6) 16-month: Able to wear and take off the boots herself

7) 17-month: Able to tell mummy when she wants to poo; Able to say 3 syllable word "Pororo" and "banana", Able to identify the letter "P", "E" etc; Able to identify body parts "hair, eyes, nose, mouth, ears, fingers, toes"

8) 22-month: Able to identify colours; Able to wear and take off her pants herself; Able to sing the A-B-C song herself;Able to buckle the seat belt herself (on high chair and stroller); Able to count up 1-14 in sequence.

9) 24-month: Able to tell Mummy when she wants to pee/poo (diapers dry throughout the day), Able to say and identify A-Z well; Able to express her thoughts into words she wants mummy to get up in the morning "Mummy, wakey, wakey, wake up, come out" and when I'm somewhere out of her sight "Mummy, where are you?".

Her academic achievement may not be comparable to her Jiejie, but it's not a problem cos' every kid is different and learning should cater accordingly to each learning pace. Well, she's just 2 only.

From my observation of people around, it seems that the second child usually has a lower learning ability as compared to the first (gee... cos' the parents had already exhausted all their energy on the first child?)

It is a TOTALLY different experience in having 2 vs 1 kid (haha... guess I'm getting exhausted with 2). Usually, the attention given will have to be split, which thus naturally puts the second child at a disadvantage in comparison.

The second child, however, may gain some intangible skills like sharing, socialising and companionship which kind of offset the cons.

To me, my Sweetie is a cheerful, happy baby and that's the most important yardstick for her achievement.

Forever, my sweetie pie.

Happy Birthday, Sweetie.

Inside Kitty 2009

Being fans of Hello Kitty (haha... except Daddy), we went to an exhibition "Inside Kitty" at Seongnam Arts Center which was held specially to commemorate Hello Kitty's 35th birthday. Thank God my Sweetie was yet 24 months (though almost), so don't have to pay. This was my darlings' first visit to an Arts Exhibition. They have been to the museums here in Korea, but guess this was their first- ever-enjoyable exhibition.

The exhibition showcased the creativity of various designers on Hello Kitty. If possible, mummy would want to buy 2 of the exhibits home.

The first is the fan design concept which becomes a table when opens up, with a glass placed on it. On the wall is a similar concept of an apple which is transformed to a display rack.

Mummy's favourite is the Hello Kitty sofas. Look so sweet and comfy that you just want to own one. It would be great to get 1 for my Cutie and another for my Sweetie (ya, in my dreams).

Since we are at an Arts Exhibition, mummy got to get a little artistic too.

For information, the ribbon for Hello Kitty is on the right while it is on the left for her sister, Mimmy. Hee... got it?

Independent Sweetie (Part 4)

The amazing powers of M&Ms.

This Sweetie is also quite good with counting 1-14 too. She is also able to verbalise her thoughts and speak simple sentences with mummy. Of course, what mummy loves most is her sweetie smile, it just brightens my day.

Korean speaking Cutie

Gee... see my 37-month old Cutie doing a self-introduction of herself in Korean language.



We were at Everland (yes, for the third consecutive time, it was a beautiful sight for the flowers were in full bloom that week). It's currently the Flower Festival and there are many brightly-coloured flowers everywhere at the Rose Garden and Four Seasons Garden. My darlings love it. Everytime at the mention of Everland, you can see their eyes brighten up and their eagerness to go there again.

Everland (2)

There was a water play area for kids at Everland, so let my darlings have some fun. My Cutie enjoyed herself greatly (guess she remembered the time I brought her to Jacob Ballas Children's Garden in Singapore). My Sweetie was a little apprehensive of the jet of water at the beginning. But subsequently, she had a lot of fun when her Jiejie brought her around. That's when they got further and further away from the edge (where mummy was standing).

Mummy felt very heartwarming to see my Cutie looking out for her meimei and called out to her to join her, for it's Mummy's wish is that they will love and care for each other throughout their lives.

Sweetie's Independence (Part 3)

Look at my brave Sweetie. She wanted to experience feeding the birds herself (haha... a great contrast from her Jiejie who was too scared to go near). This is a close adventure with the birds in Everland. This Sweetie was actually quite fascinated with this experience (see her experession at the end of the video). Hee...

Once she had wanted to walk on her own and so mummy decided to hide behind the crowds but still watching over her. Gee..., she didn't cry at all, just walked calmly around looking for mummy on her own. Guess Mummy had better not lose sight of her in future, else how to find this little girl among the crowds. *Sigh*

Everland (1)

We went to Everland (a big theme park in Korea). The visit brought back beautiful memories for daddy and mummy during our tour here in 1998. Mummy was very lucky then to "high-5" with a bear in the Safari World (Everland's Z00), haha... just wondering is that bear still around now.

Mummy remembered then we did not get to tour the whole place (cos' it's just impossible to do so in just a day), so was glad that now we have signed up for the annual membership. We can thus go for the various places and rides at our own pace, rather than rushing around (estimate time to queue per ride is about half an hour minimum). My darlings love Everland. Mummy told her that we will go again next week if she's a good girl. Then she asked if we will go everyday if she is good everyday. Haha...

Then the next day, my Cutie told me "let's go to EverSEA". Mummy corrected her it's Everland and she still said EverSea (referring to another place). Dun know where she got this idea from, but this reminds me of the 2 themeparks in Japan - DisneyLand and DisneySea. Mmm... maybe Korea can consider building a EverSea in future. Great idea.

It's Bathtime

Caught my Sweetie bathing in the "bathtub" oneday (a box that mummy used for keeping all the balls). She got a "sponge" and "showerhead" too.

After that, my Cutie also joined in to bathe her little babies. The box of cereal and yoghurt bottle became her "sponge" and "soap". Haha... guess they really enjoy their bath time, from the way they imitate the scene in the bathroom.

Driving Fun

Daddy got to know a park that has kiddy car rental for kids and so off we went. My darlings were very happy too (partly cos' they can bring their "babies" along too).

The amazing thing about the kiddy cars here is that it has remote control function, so that the poor adult don't have to bend their back to help to steer the wheel (ie. besides moving forward and backward, we can control left and right too). The only problem is that the adult has to constantly follow closely behind the car as the sensor range is very short.

My Cutie was able to control the remote control, thus it was quite fun too to "drive" using the remote control. When switched to manual mode, it was easy for my Sweetie to drive by just stepping on the pedals. Guess she remembers the time when she drives her motorised kiddy car at home in Singapore too (see post dated 19 August 2008). Gee... she was only 13 months old then.

My Cutie also enjoyed driving the car herself. See my Sweetie having a great time dancing too. She's quite good with forming simple sentences now and hee... not forgetting her "please" too.

"Mama, hug hug me please".