Cayson is 25 months old

Cayson had his first outdoor concert last week in early celebration for National Day. It was super hot that afternoon but all the children still tried their best to put on a good performance. We were very impressed by Cayson’s good showing as he danced and shook the shakers to the beat , and was quite a natural on stage. Cayen also performed to a very rap / hip hop tune with some cool moves (for their age). 

At 25 months, Cayson is now having a strong self awareness like “mine” , “my space” , “I want”, “I like” are words that are common occurrences recently. In fact, on some nights, he will rattle off the list of people and things that he likes before he sleeps, “ I like Ah Pa, I like Ah Mama, I like Ah Yen, I like Yiyi etc”

He’s also got a sense of humour as he will give me a cheeky smile whenever he’s doing something unorthodox. 

Strangely he has grown more attached to us this month , almost reminiscent of 6 months ago. This means that he sometimes cry during drop off , or if we sneak out of the house without him or even when Ah Pa goes off to toilet. He also rekindled his love for blue and wants to collect everything blue in school. Not sure what has triggered this refreshed attachment to people and blue colour as nothing has really changed but it sure reminds me of the 18 months milestone where he started going to school. 

At 25 months, he will ask for a specific 糖糖 that he has now developed a taste for , and also when he wants Ah Gong to bring him swimming. He is very clear on what he wants and what he doesn’t want. He also chooses his clothes very deliberately. He is able to hold a pen/pencil with a grip that looks almost right but at this juncture , he can only draw random lines. 

As he has been watching a lot of cartoons recently (not that I agree) , he is now able to sing along to many of the songs now and even dance the moves. It’s quite funny to hear his sing-along actually. 

Overall, he’s still a very cheerful and cheeky baby and I look forward to every moment ahead. 










































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