Little Miss Daydream: September 2012

Sunday, September 23, 2012

On supplements...

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P.L.A.Y.

Play was a hot topic recently and J has been developing in a related aspect of imaginary play. And it is very interesting and fun since I wouldn't be able to anticipate his antics all the time :D

So here are a few of his imaginary play routines now:
1. Aeroplane
He saw smoke in a car on TV once and he claimed his aeroplane is on smoke too and he would need to repair it.
He would also claim that his petrol tank is empty and refuel his plane.
J also copied our real-life actions and pretended to buy coupons for his plane. haha!
He also 'travelled' overseas as well as go to his favourite music class.

2. 'Ta Bao'
J loves to bring along a bag/basket etc and pretends to go buy food.
He also pretends to buy kopi, teh, milo, horlicks etc.
This is a very good way to make him run back and forth and engage him while I need to do something else. Haha!

3. Cooking
He loves to cook and would often go into the kitchen while my mummy cooks and say 'smells good'. So, he also would take his fork and spoon and pretend to cook vegetables, egg etc.
J also makes juice and mimics the sound of the juicer and its typically orange juice that he delivers. hee.

4. Salon
Yes, he would pretend to cut my hair. And this is only for me and not G ;)
And then J would also colour my hair in GREEN!!

J is really very fun to play with now but it is also very difficult to manage him since he is very prone to throwing tantrums. I do take a very firm stance and it can be very trying. A parallel description would be like playing the staring game while trying hard to not blink first! Let's just hope this is terrible 2s only!!

On returning to work...

Before returning to work this week, I brought X out on my own. We took a bus to Clementi. Not that adventurous but it was something that I could manage with ease. He's started to look very happily whenever our front door is opened though he's disappointed whenever he remains at home after the door is shut!

This is how he likes to stretch and I LOVE his chubby face and thighs. This is such a fun time for him and us and I look forward to when he starts solids :)

As you can see, he's wanting to EAT! :)

The best thing about going back to work is that I have a life again! The impact on X seems minimal so far since he's used to my mummy looking after him. The bonus is that he's settled into a routine in terms of feeding times. It also helps that I can work flexi-time and continue to spend time with X and J while they are awake and work again at night when they sleep. I just need to be disciplined and productive and HOPE this arrangement can work out in the longer-term and that J gets used to going to childcare full day!