Adik - then and now

was browsing the lappy to get photos of adik ...I am in the process of selecting photos to be printed off ..and also thinking of having a photobook made to document certain phases of our life...like Adik's and Al's early years ...our family holidays and what nots ....my parents are not satisfied of having pictures of their grandkids in digital form, they prefer the hardcopy versions - in the albums!

anyway, found these pictures of adik ....i think he was 1 year old at this time ..some photos are blurry as they were taken using my mobile at the time ....and what strikes me was that Adik does not change much over the years ....

and also, we noticed that most of adik's clothes are RED ...hahahaha ....red suits him very well as he is fair ....his favourite colour which I started on him since he was born. I always, without fail, will buy him several red item of clothing for every special occassion - birthdays, christmas, gawai and what not .....i really think red suits him :-) power colour gitu ...

it was the, and here's the "now" pictures (taken in 2012):

he is a big boy now ...and a very cheeky one at that! He is somewhat impatient (like me) ...and he can definitely imitate my mulut muncung! In fact, his mulut muncung is so me that my closest family notice and often commented on ...hahaha a boy after my own heart :-) His daddy often said that he is mama's little boy coz he always run to mama for help, he always look for mama when things dont go his way, and his tantrum is very much similar to mama ....i think the next step is to introduce adik to Uncle Fendi and Aunty Liz - so they can verify if adik's mulut juih is similar to mine ...hahahaha

Adik's schooling experience

It has been 3 weeks since adik started at his pre-school ...we actually planned to send him to school next year but when Jane met up with the principal, she suggested that Adik start in November ..as there was some slot free ...adik went to a pre-school which specialised in behavioural interventioan ...he has speech delay and upon advice from various professional people, we send him to this school ...we were given a list of names, but we found this one to be the most convenient for us ...and when we checked out the place, we found that we like its structure and the staffs there are very friendly and professional ...and they do not enroll students all at once, it is a staggered process .....since, there was a free slot in November, we immediately took it ....

a bit sullen on his first day ...hehehe he was not used to waking up early!

we were all apprehensive about his first day, knowing that Adik is a bit shy and always avoid strangers ...how will he cope in a room full of strangers, and not one familiar face around??? those were the questions that we have ...but, God knows best ...and adik actually coped extremely well on his first day ....we were the ones who have extreme traumatic stresses on that day!

Like i said earlier, it has been three week already ...we are happy to note that adik has made tremendous progress ...the teachers are telling me that he did well in school ...he even mix around with the older kids, play together etc .....and his anxiety attack is less than before ...he is able to stay the whole 3 hours in the school with people who are not familiar to him ...dont get me wrong, he has his  good days and bad days ...there are days that he will cry when daddy drops him off ...but the teacher said he would cry on and off for 30 mins and after that he will be ok ...and there are days when he would wave his daddy off and be independent ....essentially he is coping really well ...much better than we has expected ...it is a long way to go, but at least he has taken the first steps ....

during my school run day ...

the decision to send him to school which is a bit far from home was agreed by everyone in the family ...we recognised that there will be times when mummy or daddy will be unable to pick him up ...due to their work commitment ...so, me and my parents are helping anyway we could ...for now, I am helping to pick him up from school ...alternate days with mummy depending on our schedules ...while my dad picks up Al from his school ....it is not easy as everybody has their own work schedule, but for his sake, we are making these arrangements between us ....we love him so much and we pray that these schooling experience will be useful to him in the longrun ....and from this three week, progress can be seen ...am so proud of my little hero!

Adik is 4 years old today

Happy birthday to you,

you live in a zoo,

you look like a monkey

anddddddd you smell like one too!

That is adik's favourite birthday song - from Madagascar Movie ....

My boy is 4 years old today ...how time flies ....and he will be going to kindy next year ...i am so proud of him. He really is a very special boy to me, always has ..and always will be. Mama loves you, Airell.

We are not planning on having anything today - just our usual makan2 ...but we will be celebrating his birthday belatedly - by going to spend next weekend at the beach!!! yeayyyy ...looking forward to that ....and will keep it updated in future postings.

my cheeky monkey

sometimes they can be really handful ...really naughty ...and ignore what you are saying ...
but they are such a delight ....manage to turn the most tense and frustrating day into wonderful moment in split seconds ....it just seemed like yesterday that adik is one month old ...now he is 3 and a half and getting to be quite handful most of the times

 showing his cheeky side :-)

Today he cried loudly when he saw the grandparents left for the cottage ..he wanted to go with them ..poor boy ...he often chose to sleep with the grandparents rather than the parents ...he would rather stay at home with the grandparents than going out with the family ....he would love to go out of both nenek and aki tag along ....and now, as I am typing this post, the poor boy is already asleep ...AFTER he spoke with the grandparents on the phone :-)

I am going to miss this boy terribly when I leave ....