oops, it's been too long.
wanted to update on n's word bank which quite suddenly grew by leaps and bounds. not too sure if it can be fully attributed to start childcare in september, or that it was just time that he started making himself understood. he can now call everyone in the family, including grandparents on both sides. he also can count from 1 to 12 (or more, can't really be sure) and can recognise the numbers. he can also make out more alphabets than just "A" now ... B, C, D, E, X, O thanks to some signboards and playground equipment that he comes into contact with regularly. he knows poo poo goes into the potty but still refuses to use it. "uh oh wet wet" is probably his longest sentence to date. no more, mum mum, dirty, smelly, goodnight, nen-nen, star, circle, square, jump, hop, swish, up, pop, bang, bye bye, (ba)nana, (ele)phant, bubble, throw, hot, car, broom-broom, train, bombomchi are all words he can say in context. he literally went from zero to hero. haha.
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at the other end, my mini adult h has started piano lessons since september, which means having to practice with her every night before the bedtime routine can start. given that i normally reach home at 8 and n sleeps around 8.30-8.45 nowadays, it means that it is pretty difficult for me to put her to sleep by 10. the good thing is that she enjoys playing the piano and is happy to sit down to practice every night. sometimes she even tinkers on it herself in the morning when she gets up and also when she gets back from childcare.
she is still as enthusiastic about ballet as ever.
am now trying to interest her in learning to read. she can read a couple of words here and there, but not extensive nor fast enough yet. once she's able to, there'll be so many storybook worlds she can explore on her own!
