This evening is the first time I saw Yee sitting with her legs crossed. I quickly grabbed the camera and took the picture.
Yee ususally sits these ways:
New Japanese Word "Mugai"I was playing piggy pack with Yee. She kept saying, "むがい” and wanted to play again and again. I somehow remember that it means "again" but I could not find this Japanese word. Will have to check with friends.
Days later .... I checked with my friends, Yee was saying, "もう一回" (one more time).
Kinder Nursery
Today, Yee cried when she came to school. In the daytime, she was in good mood. Today is the first time we went to No.4 Park. There is a slide with an interesting shape. Yee wanted to slide on it. When she heard me, “slide together?” She was happy. I was slide closely with Yee. It was very fun.
人見先生 told me that Yee hit her. I turned to Yee and talked to her softly, "Yee, sensei said you hit her. What did mummy tell you about hitting people. You cannot hit people, do you understand?" Yee looked down and nodded her head. Then I turned her around and asked her to apologize to sensei. Yee did by nodding her head in apology.
Pooh-san Haversack
Later in the evening, Yee pointed at the haversack and said, "Pooh-san". I'm not too sure if this is the first time she called "Pooh-san". Anyway, she carried it on her back and love it. I bought this a long time ago from a recycled shop while Yee was still little. It costed less than U$5. I found it a good buy and believe Yee will love it when she was ready to use it. Now at 2, Yee is ready and loves it!
On The Way To NurseryDaddy brings Yee to nursery every morning ... well except Wednesday. This morning, there is a sports event in the elementary, near our apartment. Daddy, as always patient, let Yee stood outside the gate to watch the event for a while.
As they continue to walk to the nursery, Yee saw a leaf on the floor and picked it up. She passed the leaf to Daddy and pointed at the ant on the floor. A few days ago, Daddy used a leaf to scoop up an ant and showed Yee. Yee tried and could not scoop the ant. This morning, remembering the previous experience, she handed the leaf to Daddy.
Kinder NurseryWe went to the park. We were making heart-shape sand at the sandbox. Yee gave me a scoop. We made a lot of hearts-shaped.Mummy ... The Technology Laggie
What I'm going to say will sound dumb to many people. But never mind, I'm going to say it. "Wow, this morning, I discovered that I can email photos from my mobile unto my computer. Praise God!"Here are some photos that I took of Yee from my mobile:May 2008: First arrived in Japan, at Akihabara (秋葉原)
My fave photo for my mobile wallpaper
Mid-May 2008: At the housing agent office where we desperately look for an apartment to move within two weeks
September 2008: Inside a restaurant near our place
Decemeber 2008: Yee enjoying her rice cracker in the train
Kinder NurseryWe went to the park. There were many pigeons. Yee immediately chased the pigeons. The pigeons flew away. Yee pointed at the pigeons and said, “Ah…” After that, Yee was happily sitting on the swing.
Kinder NurseryToday, we went to the park. Yee had sat on the swaying dog before. Her friends were sitting on it first. Yee was hesitating. I told her to wait for her friends to finish. Yee was great.
Kinder Nursery
Today, Yee was crying when she said goodbye to Daddy. She stopped crying immediately and was smiling as she sang. We went to the park. Yee played with the sand. Then she climbed up the slide. Yee was at the top of the slide and I called her from the bottom. I helped and Yee was able to slide on her own.
On Our Way Home
After I parked our bicycle below our apartment, Yee did not want to get down. She sat on the bike and continued to eat her banana. I decided not to rush her and let her ate while I stood beside the bike, guarding her (in case the bike lost balance).
Daddy and I have remembered what a lady told us back in Singapore last April. She has two sons and shared with us that she whenever she brought her boys to the toy department, she never rushed them. Her reasoning was that if she wanted her sons to be patiently shipping with her in future, she must be patient 'shopping' with them at the toy department too. Her words left a deep impression upon us.
Daddy has been showing a great example in never rushing Yee to "go-here, go-there". May it be at the toy department, or stopping to look at flowers, ants, etc while walking, Daddy always let Yee take time to explore her surroundings. Mummy still has a lot to learn from Daddy. Mummy is always rushing :-(
