:: afiq and adib's progress : part 5 ::

afiq and adib has developed significant interest in two areas:-

No. 1 : swimming or using their term - mandi kolam
No. 2 : main masak²

on No. 1, i have no problem with it, except than being too tired after 'swimming' together with them in a muslimah swimming suit. luckily, i still can fit in the suit with tummy not showing that much. ;)

when they started to swim or rather play with water, i noticed 2 different characters between them (again!) adib is very confident that he don't mind to walk alone despite 'tertonggeng' dalam air. (the water was quite deep for them - 0.6m) he will then immitate how ikan koi swims and tells me, "mommy, macam ikan". immitate ikan koi means, bending his knee and let his chin to touch the water and held his head up like ikan koi asking for food. :D he can float himself by holding the side of the pool, and pretending that he's a boat.

afiq on the other hand, agak kurang confident to walk around the pool alone. he prefers to hold my hand and ask me to walk together with him. normally, he'll be the first to be out of the pool sebab tak tahan sejuk. adib on the other hand, akan berendam sampai afiq dah siap wash himself up.


muka happy berendam dalam air


output swimming

on No. 2, i don't mind my kids to like main masak². but husband has significant concern that he's afraid that the kids will develop into mat lembut. i understand his fear, but i thought those activities will eventually help the kids to master their hand and eye coordination! masa memula the kids develop interest in cooking, i was thinking of buying a small kitchen to let them play with it (though i know it cost a sum), but OH is not agreeable to my ideas that i have to calm it down. what say u? anyone reading this blog who's an expert in kids' development? is it ok or is it not ok to let your sons to play cooking? please share with me your views.

btw, it has been a while since i last share their ;atest vocab development. so, here goes the latest:-

:: scene 1 ::
mommy : afiq adib, macamana mengaji? alhamdulillahirabbil..?
afiq adib : alamin.
and after that afiq will continue.. : abang main ball.
apa motif dia aku pun tatau!

:: scene 2 ::
adib was sitting quietly in the SLOW moving car due to extreme heavy traffic (read: driving less than 30km/hr), while afiq was playing his truant, panjat keliling kereta. he suddenly fell off and said, "daddy bawak laju cangat!"

hahahah.. dia tak ngakuk dia yang bersalah panjat kerusi..

:: scene 3 ::
all of us (me, OH, in laws, OH's aunt and the boys) were getting bored in the loooong journey to mersing last eid. afiq was grumbling over many things. recalling his encounter of terhantuk dengan 'lori koyek tanah' at in laws' place many hours ago, etc.

guess adib got fed up, and he suddenly said,"Pening Kepala!"

everyone laughed off!

:: scene 4 ::
mommy : gajah makan apa?
afiq/adib : gajah makan TUBU (read : tebu).. manissssss

mommy : cookie monster makan apa?
afiq/adib : cookie manter (no s) makan bikut (biskut), ada pimish (ada kismis)

mommy : zirafah makan apa?
afiq/adib : jilapah makan daun.

mommy : turtle makan apa?
afiq/adib: turtle makan sayo.
mommy : sayo apa?
afiq/adib : sayo bokokoli (brocolli)
mak mertua aku dengo terus comment, amboi, sayo mahal saje!

:: scene 5 ::
mommy : adib nak naik apa?
adib : adib nak naik kapal terbang
mommy : adib naik kapal terbang nak pegi mana?
adib : adib nak pegi cardiss (cardiff)
mommy : adib nak jumpa pi mosh (mickey mouse)?
adib : adib nak jumpa gupi (goofy)
mommy : adib nak jumpa goofy??
adib : ngan pimosh..
tingginya angan² anak aku yang sorang nih.

:: scene 6 ::
mommy : afiq duduk dengan nenek (maid) kejap yek. mommy nak semayang.
afiq : mommy nak semayang apa?
mommy : mommy nak semayang asar.
afiq : mommy nak semayang apa?
mommy : mommy nak semayang tawih (terawikh)

baru dia diam. dia nak dengar jawapan terawikh.

:: scene 7 ::
adib threw a tantrum early in the morning. dia terbangun when we picked him up to send him to my mom's. he said,"kita lumah kita"

is he trying to tell me that he prefers to stay here rather than elsewhere? kids yang baru 2 tahun 4 bulan pun dah tahu menilai where is his home?

owh, i miss my kids!