I Am A Fairytale Princess Now

With the little one now sleeping in his bed at night, there's more space on our bed. Sometimes though, he wakes up in the middle of the night and will say "mama hair" or "want some more hair" or "mama lie on bed, hair" which are really just requests for me to scoot over to the edge of my bed and rapunzel my hair down the side of the bed so he has something to hold on to. Lol.

Fart is Funny

Me: close your eyes and sleep

AC: close your eyes and fart hahahahahahahaha

2.5

How is my little baby now a cheeky little joker with the sweetest heart? How has it already been two and a half years? The boy loves to laugh and likes to say silly words and gets us to repeat it or sing it and he will laugh and laugh and laugh. Last night we spent quite some time singing random songs about a-bla-bla-bla. Lol.

Sometimes, he will ask me to cry. Then when I go waaaaaaaaah he will come up to me and pat pat pat my shoulder till I stop, then say "no more crying!" Hehe so sweet. Likewise when I tell him that there is some part of me that is painful, he will gently stroke the area and say "pain pain, go away! No more pain." 

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My sister and family was in town for a month in July and it was really awesome go see the kids play together. Her baby was too young to join in the fun, and initially AC would get jealous and cryyyyy when me or nanny would pick up the baby. Over time he got used to it, and would even ask to carry the baby or give him hugs.

The two firstborns got along together and had so much fun. It was so cute to see the older girl teach him how to ask for things (Can I borrow your toy please?) and he would follow her when she ate her meals and he would want to feed himself and finish his food too. 

They would run around and laugh and jump on the bed and it was such a joy to watch. Now I feel like I need to have more playdates with other kids! 

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He has also started sleeping in his own bed, only crawling back into bed with us in the initial days and also when he was not feeling too well. It's amazing to see how much he has grown, and how big he is getting. While I enjoy having more space in bed, one habit he hasn't outgrown is the need to hold my hair when he is falling asleep. Sometimes, in the middle of the night, he will call out "Mama? Hair... Lie down.." and will wait for me to lie down close enough to the edge of the bed and let my hair fall down so he can grab at it. 

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Ok, better get back to work now. 

Oh really?

Daddy: You're coughing. What food cannot eat when coughing?

AC: Pasta

Daddy: Pasta is ok. Fried food cannot. Cold drinks cannot. Ice cream cannot. 

AC: Ice cream caaaaaaan! CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM CAAAAAAAN! 

4.30am Sleep Talk

Porridge! 

Scooter Success

We bought the little one a scooter a couple of months ago but he never quite seemed to get the hang of how it worked. Instead of stepping on it and kicking off, he was happy to push it along like how he would push his luggage.

Fast forward to this lazy afternoon. We're lazing around at home when we hear the little one say "I learn! I learn! I learn scooter!" and he is scooting his way from the room to the living room. 

Hurrah! We never really pushed him to figure out how to use the scooter so it was quite a pleasant surprise to see that he had figured it all out by himself. 

The boy is growing up and learning ao fast, it's really such a joy to watch. 

Growing Up

I've written before that we bedshare with the little one. Even though +3 has said that the little one should be sleeping in his own room, I said that we should wait till he could open the doors to our rooms easily in case he wakes up in the middle of the night. 

I get it. We don't want the boy to become dependant on sleeping with us as he gets older, but he's only 2+, and I do enjoy having him in the bed with us.

However, last night, the boy trotted to his room after changing to his PJs and brushing his teeth. "Sleep in bed," he said, crawling up into his bed. 

I asked if he wanted to sleep in mama's bed and he said no. 

(breathe)

Anyway, I didn't want to discourage him but I wasn't ready for him to sleep alone in his room, so we brought his bed into the room with us. 

Last night he slept in his bed but woke up in the middle of the night crying. We ended up putting back in our bed and he slept soundly till late in the morning. 

Tonight, he said he wanted to sleep in his bed again and he just woke up again. Carried him for a while and when he calmed down, I put him back in his bed where he is still sleeping.

Sigh. 

I've got mixed feelings. Part of me is happy that he is growing up and asserting his independence and need for his own space. But part of me misses my baby sleeping next to me, holding my hair and snoring next to my ear.

Parenthood isn't easy but I'm loving this journey so far.