Morning StruggleI let Yee slept in till 9am before I turned on the nursery rhymes to lure her to wake up. We left the house around 9:45am. Yee refused to take the route to school. I tried to turn right at different junctions but it did not work. She seemed to recognise the way to school. After 40 minutes, I was exasperated. It was 10:30am (My Japanese class at the community centre started at 10am). I walked her home to take the bike. Yee boarded the bike willingly. Outside the school, she refused to get down from the bike. After much persuasion, Yee still refused to get down. I had no choice but to carry her down. Yee cried terribly. Inside the school, I passed her to her teacher and left for my Japanese class.Kinder NurseryYee-chan also cried when she came to school today. After cuddling her, she gradually stopped crying. She may be in this manner for a while. I am very happy that she came to school. We played with dolls today. Yee-chan played happily with the kangaroo doll.Potty Training: 15:00Feedback from teacher: Yee-chan did not take nap.On Our Way Home- It was drizzling so I decided to walk instead of riding the bike. On our way to Lawson store (100yen store), Yee wanted to make left at a junction (I think her teacher brought her to a nearby park by that way). She was standing in the middle of a small road and refuse to walk with me. I let her standing there crying (while keeping a keen eye on any vehicles coming this way). Then I told her sternly, "Yee, do not repeat what you did this morning." Yee turned to look at me. I continued, "We're going to the store. Come and hold Mummy's hand." Yee stood there thinking. After a while, she gave me a smile, walked towards me and held my hand.- I wondered what was the difference between this incident and the morning?
Puzzle Time
Yee loves puzzle and plays with them everyday. It was interesting to observe that Yee loved to put all four puzzles together and played with them.
Bedtime
I thought Yee would sleep early since she did not have any nap today. In fact, she was dozing off during dinner time. But this little girl refused to sleep at 10:10pm! Her eyes are heavy but she refused to sleep. I left the news channel on while laying on the bed with her. It was 10:30pm and Yee was still playing with curtain. Finally, I turned off news channel and the light in the living room. Within 10 minutes, Yee dozed off. I am looking forward to the day whereby Yee would go to bed by herself.
Kinder NurseryYee-chan cried for a short while when she came to school. She cried for about 5 minutes. After that she was fine. She was dancing during physical exercise. She made two boxes with the blocks. During lunch, she said, “おいしい” (delicious).
Potty Training: 15:00
Yee Quick Imitation
Daddy was showing Mummy a Japanese phrase that he had learned. Daddy had written it on his palm. Moments later, we saw Yee holding a pencil and was writing on her palm. We were surprised at how quick she learned.
Mummy was so tired after a long day of Japanese class, swimming, summer festival (30minutes from home) and laundry. All Mummy wanted was to do "brain dead" stuff like watching a movie. However, Yee had other things in mind. She wanted to sing the actions songs. And insisted that Mummy sang and acted with her :-(
Morning Walk to SchoolDaddy asked Yee, “石头在那里？”Yee replied, “石头， 没有。”Kinder NurseryWe played with dolls in the room today. Yee-chan did not play with her favourite dog but she played with a sheep. When her friend took her toy, she said loudly, “ギャーギャー" and made a fuss. After Yee-chan took it back, she played with her friends happily.After School Walk- When we came out of the nursery, Yee did not want to sit on the bike. She wanted to walk. I have been pondering whether I should walk Yee home from the nursery. But I know that Yee enjoyed riding on the bike. Moreover, she got to see a different perspective of things from the bike. Perhaps, I should alternate between riding and walking home.- It has become a challenge to think about where to bring Yee for a walk. This evening, I decided to bring her to a bookstore near our house.
After School WalkLast night, I suddenly realized that the evenings were much shorter (at home) because Yee took her evening walk around the neighbourhood every evening after school. What used to take 15minutes to be home has become one hour.a) Yee Did It AgainThe moment Yee saw the camera, she posed for the camera and came running to Mummy, saying, "I see."
b) Laundry Mat Not knowing why, Yee enjoy going into this laundry mat and sat on the table.
c) Take PictureWhenever we passed the neighbour's house, Yee would stop by the potted plants, stretched out her hand and said, "take pciture." Mummy gave her the mobile with the camera mode on.
Super TimeThis was the first time we sat on the floor to have our supper.
Bedtime Teeth-brushingI took the toothbrush to the room to brush Yee's teeth. Yee took it from me, walked to the washroom. As she was walking, she turned to me, raised her hand to signal stop and said, "Wait." She did not want me to follow her. After placing the toothbrush in the holder, she ran back to the room happily.
