Multiparenting Cayen & Cayson

With a trip in between, this month really flew past. Cayson took his first flight to Hong Kong and I guess he passed with flying colours .. well , for most of the flight.  He seemed to have understood the concept of flying , as we watched so many airplanes take off while being delayed at the HK airport. And now one of his favourite books involves an airplane flying higher and higher. Earlier tonight, whilst standing at the balcony, he shrieked when he saw a plane take off into the dark sky. When asked if he wants to take a plane again, his little head would nod furiously.  This month, we discovered that he's quite a vegetable eater. He devours and repeatedly asks for extra servings of vegetables from long beans to 丝瓜 and celery. Strangely, he would refer to them as "ba" (hokkien for meat). Well, as long as he likes and eats his greens, he can call them whatever he wants.  Also, this month, we were amused by his Hokkien prowess. Ah Po was just mentioning in Hokkien  t...

Just before our trip, I heard loud banging noises coming from the washing machine. My mum said it has been like that for a while. But since we were travelling last week, we didn't get a chance to get someone to take a look.  After we returned from our trip with a big load of clothes, Mum wanted to try the washing machine again, with a small load just to test.  In the meanwhile, I just went to call up the official service hotline to enquire on the potential reasons for the noise. The diagnosis didn't sound fatal and probably require a change of part , so I made another call to another service company to compare prices. Before the service person could arrive, I realised that my laptop was not charging. In fact,  the electricity had short circuited and tripped. Not a good sign.  When the service man came , he took a quick look and gave his judgment. No point repairing , would cost too much relatively. Why?  He replied that because the constant pressure had caused s...

I realised that while Cayson's spoken vocabulary range is limited, his comprehension skills is very good , across English , Mandarin and even Hokkien. These were the incidents where he impressed me with his comprehension and even his sense of direction. Whenever ....  1. Cayen said he want to poop or when we talked about toilet - Cayson would go to the toilet , pick up the potty and deliver it to Cayen.  2. We talked about going to YiYi 's room to get something , he would walk and bring us to Yiyi's room in the corner. 3. We talked about "getting ready" and "going out", he would go to his bedroom , and get his clothes , pick out his shoes and try to put them on. If he can't reach his shoes, he would climb up the rocker and try to reach it - no qualms about height. If we mention swimming or if he wants to go swimming, he would go to the drawer to take his swimwear. If he saw us getting dressed up, he would point to himself and signal that he wants to ...