Abella 10-lian-pai (10 consecutive shots)

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My usual nite of parental bonding moment with my girls prior to their sleep. Lying together on their bed, I sang them a lullaby.. It have been a while I did not sing to them.. they enjoyed the humming as much as they used to since young... then my little girl, Abella told me..

"Mommy you are the goo-dest.." shaking her petite thumb king up.
me: "huh? googles?"
abe: "No, is Good! Goodest!"
me broke into smile... " Are u saying Best?"
abe: "Yes! Bestest Mommy!"

kekeke... she is weak in her grammer but the thought of I am the No. 1 in her heart is so sweet & touching... she just insisted to add the -est in every words bestest describe me... :)

Sweet girl... btw they didnt forget their daddy too, the daddy has an -est too...

"daddy is the strongest..."

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
to our strongest man...

(he is the only man in the family too.. :p)

Sweet...

This is my sweet Abella. Was in her dream land now.
Was doing our usual goodnite bid just now when she asked

"Why only 3 words mommy?"
(She meant 3 phrases. Usually we will bid each other gdnite by saying " Goodnight , Sweet dream and I love you" to one another before sleeping.)

So I asked, :" I can only think of 3, we may have more and how many you want?"
She simply raised her hand and show me her petite 5 fingers.

"5! I want to have 5!" She said.

"OK! So beside gd nite, sweet dream & I love you? The remaining 2 will be?" I asked.

"Goodnite mommy, Sweet dream mommy, I love you mommy... and. .. I miss you mommy!" She recited.
(Clarabelle beside us, recited after her too..)

That was sweet and I asked her how about the last phrase?

She was thinking hard. Set Clarabelle thinking too... Suddenly Abella went bingo,
"I know! I give you sweet!"

o_o

Her idea may not sound good but it does rhymes... and her thoughts is really sweet... :)
"Goodnight Mommy, Sweet Dream Mommy, I love you Mommy, I miss you Mommy, I give you sweet mommy.."

Kids afterall are very simply contented. They are happy whenever they receive candies. Her way of making me happy is giving candies. She thought that mommy will be happy just like her when received candies...:)

My dear, although mommy dont like sweets but your thought are really sweet... mommy appreciated... :)

Luckily this wont cause toothache.. ;)

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The girls saw this photo and was chattering about it...
The last sentence I overheard...

"Ha! Clarabelle's head is so big! hahaha..."

Good time, bad time

Last weekend, Clarabelle caught me surprised with her "clock reading" worksheet.

She actually had all correctly linked!

To ensure she was not guessing, I got her to do another worksheet. Confidantly and correctly, she completed it without much thinking.

I was so impressed and exaggerative excited, yelling for the daddy while giving her praises and kisses.

Quietly, I observed another girl. She was feeling envious. Trying to do something creditable too.

Slowly she drew out a box of puzzle. One by one, she fixed it in the correct sequence order. She knew I was observing her. And I knew what she wants. Though that puzzle was no longer a challenge for her. She was very familiar with it. The moment I saw her completed one strip, I was very eager to praise her.

But Abella was ambitious. She wanted to complete all the strips. True enough, when she had compeleted all, proudly she brought it to me and of course, I bestow her.

Then Clarabelle came and wanted to do the puzzle. But Abella thought that was her glory and forbidded her.

A round of squabble started.

Ended with a pool of messed up puzzle , two anguished girls and three wordless ladies...

Motherhood. Good time. Bad time.

We have a new mommy & baby at home...

One evening when I picked the girls from school, Clarabelle was talking like a baby, babbling away...


me : " Clarabelle, can you talk properly? I cant understand what are you talking about. "


then Abella : " No mommy, because Clarabelle is a baby, that's why she cant talk properly..."


Abella took Clara's bag and say : " Come baby, mommy holds your hand..."

and both of the just walk off, leaving me, the real mommy behind -_-"

Well... It's very normal for children at this age to inmitate or role play. But seeing it still, is so funny! Ha ha :)

Abella's heart

One night, after dinner, the two girls were having great time, playing catching with their two Ah yi.

Then little Abella came to me, looked & sounded worried...
" mommy... my... here is moving..."

Her hand was placing on the top left of her chest.
Apparently that was her heartbeat.

Me smiling: " my dear, that is your heartbeat. "
I guided her hand to place at my top left chest.
"can you feel it dear? that's mommy's heartbeat..."

She seem amazed but glad that she was normal. Happily she resumed her chasing game.

Gazing at her little back... I wonder if the happy-go-lucky Clara ever aware of that... and I wonder, the earlier Abella realise her heart exist, also imply she will meet the world of reality/cruelty eariler?

Now I wish my girls, not only have a heart of gold, passionate & compassionate, but also a brave & strong heart :)

Heartshape picture, courtesy of DHD Multimedia Gallery

Just a gag...

A conversation with Abella in the car last evening after school...

Me : " Children, what will you like to have for dinner? Rice or noodle?"
Abe : " Mommy I want soup..."
Me : " Oh.. you'll like to have soup... ok, I 'll try to order soupy food for you but sometime we may not get it...hm... what soupy food? (saw a big LASKSA sign outside) How about lasksa? "
(kekeke... trying to tease her :p)
Abe still nod her head innocently... then on 2nd thought she asked : " Mommy, is lasksa chilli hot or not? "
Muahahaha! I bursted into laughter : " Yes is chilli hot... kekeke "
She pleaded : " Mommy, I dont want lasksa... "
I dont want to tease her further : " No lar... mommy wont order lasksa for you, just kidding lar..."

The man driving, gave me a white eye...

:p

Expression

Ugly eyes face

Happy face

Angry face

Ugly face

Kekeke... I ask Abella to show me a funny face and she really can do a series of expression! Kekeke... she is so funny \(^-^)/

Abella . Clarabelle

Eversince I bought the 25 pieces puzzle for the girls, Abella seem to have cultivate the interest in it and she is doing very well. She can complete the puzzle without my assistant. I think she has the potential and I even thought of getting her more challenging one, say 500 pieces!!! heheheh :p
See, everynight the diligent girl insist to play the puzzle before bed, "mommy, I want to play the puzzle... just a while only... last one... "
Whereas the hyperactive-playful-cheeky Clarabelle already fallen into her deep deep dreamland...

Abella & Clarabelle love singing. But Clarabelle is the cheeky one who will always change the lyrics of the song or singing nonsensically with the rhythm.
Example, heard of a chinese 儿歌, wei wei 不要怕 ?

the original lyric...
wei wei 不要怕, 你是个好娃娃
自己跌倒，自己爬
你看山上为你开满红花
你是个好娃娃
你要是跌到就要自己爬

Clarabelle's lyric...
yi ji pu ah pa
ni ji ji ji hua
yi ji pu ah pa
ni yi ji ji pah
yi ji pu ah pa
ni ji ji ji ah

then repeat again and again -_-

Abella . Clarabelle
13 kg . 14.5 kg
95 cm . 96 cm
detailed . carefree
neat . untidy
concentrate . distracting

Update...

Girls, what's today news huh? kekeke...

Tomorrow will be the girls one month old in the school. Generally I would say they are adapting well. Since last week, when I wave bye to them, they will still cranky and trying their luck if can pester me to accompany them in school. But very soon they realised the fact, just request a kiss from me :* and happily wave bye to me. Clarabelle even tell me to be careful... such a dear right?

Though they are adapting well in the school but children are also vulnerable to virus. Almost near to every weekend, they will sure bring back some germs too. Imagine for just 3 weeks only, they were MC for 3 days?!!

1st weekend, they had cough, fever n running nose. On 2nd week Friday, they came home with cough & running nose again. Luckily they recovered over the weekend. Then 3rd week Thursday, Abella had diarrhoea & both still coughing... -_-

I know this is inevitable and hopfully they can overcome those virus very soon. If not mummy's A-leave will gone very soon... I believe both of you want mummy to bring you for holiday this year right? So you must practice good hygiene and take good care of yourself hor ;)

Feedback from the teacher...
Both of them enjoy school very well. Participate in all the activities. They are a pair of joyous kids.

Abella
Very independant. Take instructions. Social skill yet to be developed. Attached to selective teachers, in fact one only -_-

Clarabelle
Good social skill. Very fun child but likes to depend on teacher assistant.

Yesterday went to fetch the girls. Spotted Abella's craft pinned up... haha! Abella's happy face. Asked where's Clarabelle's craft? Teacher say not done yet. Hm... distracting girls, no focusing, that explain why she cant finish her craft -_-

Then I was looking for a child called Lucus, who had sunk all his insicors & canines into my Abella's wrist few days ago. Luckily he went off earlier, if not... hiak hiak hiak...

No lah, just curious to meet the boy :p Abella was no really frightful, infact very brave to articulate the whole incident to me...

Abe : "Lucus snatch my toy... Lucus cry... and bite me... then Abella cry... 张老师 carry me... Lucus naughty... ... ..."

and then repeat again to her ah ma... and again to ah yi...and daddy...and ah gong....

Complaint queen... -_-

How Abella watch ? ? ?

CNY is drawing near... started spring cleaning and packing and realised many of the house items have to overhaul... -_-

Yesterday the sofa was sent to upholstery leaving a big empty space in the living room infront of the TV.

That night, the moment the girls stepped in, Abella realised the amiss : "Oh Daddy! Where is the sofa?"

The daddy play along, asking Clarabelle : "Oh yah! Where is the sofa?"

Clarabelle puzzled : "Huh? Where is the sofa?"

Kekeke...

But then, Abella's concern is : "Where is the sofa... How Abella watch TV now... how... sit where???"

*big eyes*.... kekeke.... she's so funny when she's worried... kekeke

angel . monster

She is an angel...
The next moment... monster -_-

My dad, their Ah gong

See, this was Abella's first STAR received from the school.

Clarabelle did not get any but...

see, the doting Ah gong made her one.

Daddy... :)

Star

Last evening Abella had an little achievement awaiting for me. She had a well-behave sticker STAR on her collar!
" Who give you the star?" I asked her.
"teacher... " proud but shy, pulling her collar showing me her star.

Most probably she did not cry that day so the teacher gave her a star as an encouragement. Indeed their daddy told me that morning when she reach school, she waved bye to him then ran to the playground. Their teacher 张老师 say Abella is a very sensible child. Clarabelle also but she wants to 撒娇...

Abella, keep it up! and
Clarabelle, must buck up oh :)

Homonymous?

ANG was Abella's sirname. That day I was teaching her to recognise her sirname by spelling A-N-G, Ang. She noted : " Mummy, A-N-G is Ang, is not angry. " Showed me her folded arms.

Err... yes A-N-G is not angry is Ang...

I realised, if slang A-N-G, it sound like a-n-g-r-y -_-

The the long-winded girl goes A-N-G is Ang, not angry... is Ang, not angry...

My two Ah girl

For quite sometime, I have been obeserving the girls' behaviour. My mom told me children 三岁定性. So I quite concern my children turn out a good personality & happy person.

Abella used to be serious & introvert. She was not expressive, seldom smile. Im so worried she turn into a melancholy child. But eversince she recovered from a fever two months ago, she has become more cheerful, more smile on the face and sometimes even do funny act. She talks alot too, listen and express what she wants. Im so glad she's more interacting & fun now.

However, the used to be cheerful & talkative Clarabelle has become temperamental instead. She is always moody, selective listening and dont speak up. Thought she is still very funny, always do silly act, playful, always want to have fun and dont bother much things.

Last night, Abella took the school bag I've left on the table despite I told her not to. Clarabelle being embolden, took another bag, both happily playing with it. Then the daddy happen to pass by, quickly they placed back the bag. When daddy walked off, Clarabelle : " Oh! No more..." (puzzle? she meant daddy walk off)she took the bag again, So did Abella. So daring huh? Dont put mommy in the eyes??! So I called the magical words, "DADDY!!!" Immediately, their face turn green (esp Clara), quickly they putted back the bags.

The daddy received my sos, came asking what's happening. The daddy gave them a good "briefing" after listened to my complained and walked off. Abella accepted our explaination and went off playing again but Clarabelle instead, display her temper over her unsatifaction. She lay herself flat on the floor. This is her trademark. Even Abella knows. Whenever she lay flat on the floor, she is angry with something.

The loving Abella saw moody Clarabelle, came telling me: " Mommy, Clarabelle is sad..." I acknowledge Abella but I have to ignore Clara cos I know she wants to catch my attention. I dont give in either as I want her to learn to accept discipline and explaination. By displaying such attitute on her unsatifaction will not help her any.

After sometime, she realise I dont budge. She stand up mumbling she wants to sleep and tried hopping onto the bicycle. Abella saw, quickly went to assist her. After she got seated, she still displayed a unhappy face then closed her eyes pretending to sleep. Sweet Abella took the front seat and offer to fetch her home...(puzzle? that's their kid's talk) She wants to cheer her up : " Clarabelle we have reached! Are you happy?" Clara finally smile and cheered "Happy!" but very soon she turned moody again. Abella continue to pacify her: " clarabelle dont be sad huh? Be happy ok?" but Clarabelle just dont budge. Dishearted Abella told me : "Mommy, Clarabelle dont want to be happy... she wants to be sad..."

Awwh... Abella is such a love... so sensible with a heart of empathy...

As for Clarabelle, most probably we had to find another approach to correct her character. Maybe by soft approach or reverse psychology, I have to try it out very soon...

Sweet sister...

This morning little Abella asked two stickers from me... one for herself, another one she left it beside the asleep clarabelle...






Aww... isnt she sweet...
She told me : " mommy see, frog angry..." (see left frog)

then : " this one happy! " (see right frog)

Children are so cute... :)

Best shot from my IXUS 800

I want to thanks my IXUS 800, without you I wont be able to instantly capture such clear feature of "yang-or" Abella and proven her, Good Actor!

See how she cramped her face feature together, oozing out the tears... is so full of emotion!

Hahaha! This pic gonna to be one of my best collection ;)

My "Yang Or" girl

Notice the scar on Abella's left leg? It was freshly injured yesterday when I was holding her hand going up an escalator then she was trying to leap on another moving flight but fail and hit the flight. My "yang or" girl, esp Abella more incline to "小姐 " screamed to her lung. Luckily I was able to pacify her and magically, she stop crying instantly. I thought shdnt be that painful then, not when we reached home in the evening, I realise actually there were 2 scratches and a abrasion with some bleeding. This time my "yang or" Abella really whipped from the bottom of her lung and wont stop. When the daddy back from parking his car, asked what happen? She cried even more sorrowful! Leaving us a perplexing question, so painful meh? During outing she is having so much fun... -_- then the daddy gave me an "seng pai" look.

*eye rolling*

Anyway, I dont denine it can be quite painful. Trying to distract her, I prompted her many hers favourite things but she rejected, finally apple juice ticker her thoughts.

While waiting for the daddy home with the apple juice, she saw her scar leg, triggle her cry again...

then while playing, clara accidentally step her toe...she whine...

while trying to fix up a puzzle toy but fail...she whine...

Mine "yang or" girl.... but I like it :p

"Yang or" - in teochew mean act pityful by whinning to gain sympathy. Nomally effective on children but not some "old" child.