2Y3M (JP) - Daily Walk with Yee

Morning Walk To Nursery
it was drizzling and Yee wanted to use the umbrella. This was the first time we saw her opening and closing the umbrella by herself (well, Mummy always let her wear raincoat ... because it was easier).

Kinder Nursery
We played with dolls and wooden blocks in the room. Yee-chan was hugging the dolls. She called a sheep doll “dog”. Yee-chan saw a picture of a train on the wooden block and happily said, “choo-choo”.
Potty Training: 15:00 (sat only)
Evening Walk From Nursery
Yee had a surprise guest - Daddy fetched her home this evening.

Playing with two small identical-looking dogs inside the car. The owner has a twin girls too.


On our way home, we met Yee's friend, あよまちゃん. They had great fun together.

2Y3M (JP) - Daily Walk with Yee

Morning Walk To Nursery
- Minutes after Daddy and Yee left for nursery, the door bell rang. They were back because Yee pointed at her head and told to Daddy, "帽子。" Mummy put on the hat for Yee. Yee really looked like a Japanese kid with the hat on.
- Daddy pointed at his watch and told Yee, “手表。小艺没有手表。"
Yee was quiet and thought for a while. Then she touched Daddy's head and said, "帽子, 没有。" Daddy was in great surprise.
Kinder Nursery
We did physical exercise today. Yee-chan was happily dancing. She danced well. After that, she raced. As she ran, she said, "ヨーイドン" cheerfully. She really ran a lot. She persevered in running till the end.
Potty Training: 15:00 (sat only)
After Nursery Walk
- Yee walked into a different car park (from yesterday). She pointed at a car and told me, "White car". Then she went around pointing at the different cars. She stopped in front of a car and said, "Nose". I was surprised. Then I realized that she was pointing at a Toyota logo in front of the car.
- Yee said, "Four" and pointed at the number on the car park lot. I asked her, "Where is three?". She ran to the next lot and pointed at the number. She did the same for two. When it came to the number one, she said, "Right here, one." I was impressed that she used the phrase 'right here'.
When You Child Is Too Quiet
Mothers are right when they said that when your kids are quiet, better check on them. I was working on the computer when I realized that Yee was unusually quiet. Then I know why ... see below photos:

There goes Mummy precious Prickly Heat, specially brought from Singapore.

After all the fun, Mummy got Yee to clean up.
Having Fun With Her Little Brother's Stuff
- Our neighbour gave us a bouncer this evening (her 13 months-old son had outgrown it). Yee was excited as she looked at it. She said, "Koh Yee's". Mummy replied, "No, darling. It is 弟弟." "'弟弟," Yee repeated as she looked at it. After showering, Yee wanted to sit on 弟弟's bouncer. Well, Mummy thought 'just let her enjoy it'. See, how Yee enjoyed her new 'chair'.

New Fave Phrase
- These few days, Yee new fave word is "I Know, I Know". And she used it numerously time this evening.
- Mummy wanted to help Yee to put on her diaper. Yee shook her head and said, "I Know, I Know".
- After washing her hands, Yee would wipe her hands dry with her personal towel. But it is often not dry. Mummy wanted to teach Yee how to dry her hands properly. But Yee replied, "I Know, I Know".
- Mummy's mobile was ringing. Yee had it and refused to give it to Mummy. As she walked away from Mummy, she said, "I Know, I Know".

2Y3M (JP) - Daily Walk with Yee

Kinder Nursery
Today, we played in the pool again. During change into swimsuit, Yee was very happy. Before entering the pool, we did warm-up exercise. Yee was very good at dancing. Yee-chan “swam” in the pool back and forth.
Potty Training: 15:00(sat only)
After School Walk
- With a two-years-old kid, things did not happen the way Mummy planned. Mummy wanted to bring Yee to the library right from school. On our way, Yee stopped to play at a car park. She ran up to the two cars and pointed at them separately and said, "White car. Black car." Then Mummy asked, "Where the blue car?" Yee ran to the nearest car and said, "Blue car." Next Mummy asked for a red car. Yee could not find one as the only red car available was actually dark maroon. Nonetheless, Mummy pointed at the car from a distant. Yee instantly identified the red car from a row of other colored cars.
- Mummy really wanted to go to the library today to borrow books for Yee. So, we reached the library 30 minutes later than plan. When leaving, Yee refused to co-operate twice (top of the staircase and at the automatic sliding door. By the time we reached home, it was 7:30pm. Mummy was exhausted while Yee was still full of energy.

2Y3M (JP) - Daily Walk with Yee

Morning Affair
- For two consecutive mornings (after the weekend), Yee did not cry on her way to school. On Sunday evening, Daddy told Yee that she was going to school the next day and she must not cry. On Morning & Tuesday mornings, Daddy and Mummy did the same and Yee was fine.
- Mummy realized that it is important to prepare children for what is to come. Mummy think that for the last few weeks, Yee thought that she was going out and was surprised when she was being led to school.
- New Chinese words that Daddy taught Yee. Daddy showed Yee his mobile and said, "电话" Yee repeated after Daddy. Then Daddy kept his mobile in his pant's pocket. A while later, Daddy asked, "爸爸的电话在哪里？" Yee reached into Daddy's pocket to retrieve it.
Kinder Nursery
We played in the pool today. Yee-chan swam a lot. And together with friends, took buckets of water and poured onto the body.
Feedback From Teacher
Yee wore her diaper on her own today.
Milestone: Yee Taught Mummy A Game
- Last night, Yee held Mummy's palm in her left hand. Then put all the fingers tips (right hand) together to form an inverted cone. As Yee was saying, "ば、ば、し”, her five fingertips were 'bouncing' on Mummy's palm. Yee repeated the phrase twice and then, used her fingers to tickle Mummy's neck. She repeated this a couple of times and then requested an exchange of role.
- Yee was playing the same game with her fave dancing chick (two nights later). Mummy quickly took a video and managed to capture a bit.

2Y3M (JP) - Daily Walk with Yee

Kinder Nursery
It has been a while since we played in the pool. Yee-chan was very happy when changing into swimsuit. After the preparation exercise, she entered the pool. Yee-chan was happily crawling around in the pool.
New Puzzle
Daddy bought a new puzzle for Yee. It was much bigger and have more pieces to work on. Yee loved puzzle and had been playing with it a few times a day. Though she had a new one, Yee did not forget her old ones, which she played first before switching to the new one this evening.

Shower Time
Some time last week, Yee suddenly fancied taking a shower in the bathtub, under the shower head. She would turn around and let the water poured down on her.


Playtime
- Mummy told Yee to put her book back onto the shelf before she could play 'table tennis'. Yee was eager and busy in opening the box to take out toys and with her outstretched hand said, "Mummy, どうぞ." signaling Mummy to put back the book for her.
- Yee gave Mummy a yellow bat while she had the orange one. After playing for a while, Mummy decided to use the reverse side of the bat which is green. Mummy showed Yee and told her that. Yee came near to Mummy, pointing at the green ball in her hand and then at Mummy's bat and said, "same, green".

2Y3M (JP) - Daily Walk with Yee

Yee was in high spirit on our way to church.

We had lunch at Ringerhut. The adults were happily chatting away. Then we realized that Yee was feeling being neglected ... as witnessed below.

Mummy was standing at the opposite side of the traffic. Yee wanted to cross the road during "Red Man". Daddy had to pull her back hard.


Yee played happily while waiting for Daddy.

We were at a second-hand shop where Yee spotted this pair of winter boots and insisted on wearing them. It was only 50 yen (S$0.75). So we thought "well, just let her have fun." Mummy thought Yee looked pretty trendy with this boots.

2Y3M (JP) - Hanabi (花火)

Getting ready for our first Hanabi this year.

Yee stopped by to greet her fave Japanese character...
... Anpanman.

It was an extremely windy night (and a little chilling for adults) by the bay where we waited to watch the fireworks. We were afraid that Yee would catch a cold and bought the only towel available at the Lawson convenient store. Thank God that Mummy had a hair pin which she could to hold the towel together. Yee was exceptionally quiet throughout the whole event.

On our way home, Yee started to cheer up and had fun.

2Y2M (JP) - Daily Walk with Yee

Kinder Nursery
Yee-chan was very happy today. She played with toys and mini cars. She put a lot of food into the lunch box and made a delicious lunch set. Then she lent her lunch box to her friend. Yee-chan was very great.
Potty Training: 15:00
Handicraft from Kinder Nursery
Mummy likes the handicraft made by Kinder Nursery - it is personal and memorable - look at Yee's palm prints.

2Y2M (JP) - Daily Walk with Yee

Morning Walk With Daddy
- Yee tried to open the umbrella. Daddy helped her and she had fun balancing herself while holding the umbrella and her beloved Elmo's bag. Yee tried to run while holding the two items. Daddy taught her to hold the upper end of the handle so that it was easier and she did it. Yee used the umbrella to point at the ant and said，"蚂蚁” and then pointed at the grass and said "草". Then Yee passed Daddy her bag and continued to play with the umbrella. Soon she had played enough with the umbrella and asked Daddy for her bag again!
- At the nursery, Daddy was surprised that when Yee was about to take off her shoes, she passed her bag to her teacher (instead of Daddy).
Kinder Nursery
Yee-chan did not cry when she came to school today. She was very happy. For the rest of the day, she was in good spirit. We did physical exercise together. Yee-chan was having fun by moving her body. Yee-chan loves “はとぽっぽ体操".
Potty Training: 15:00

2Y2M (JP) - Daily Walk with Yee

Morning Struggle
I 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 Nursery
Yee-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: 15:00
Feedback 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.

2Y2M (JP) - Daily Walk with Yee

Kinder Nursery
Yee-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.

2Y2M (JP) - 千葉市稲毛海浜公園

A beautiful day at the seaside

Thank God for friends who dote on Yee

"Camera, camera, who has the greatest body of all?"




We accidentally chanced upon a "free" water resort. We didn't have swimsuits with us but it did not deter the great sacrificing doting Daddy who led Yee into great fun in their pants.



Daddy tried to bring Yee to another place of fun, but Yee preferred to remain at the same place.






On our way home from Mr Donut, Yee suddenly danced and said, "Shake, shake, shake."