Lilfe Goes Chugging On

Abang and Adik are getting on with whatever that pre-school boys do, while Mummy and Daddy are a touch busy with work this week.

Adik has been having accident-free days for, what, 3 days already? I know, I'm obsessed with this toilet training! I feel like I should have those big signboards like they do in factories - XXX Days Without Any Accidents. In fact, he's even had one diaper-free day. That was when he had one nap which was an hour and a half long, after which his diaper was still dry so I immediately took it off and took him to the loo to pee. Hooray! My next goal is to be brave enough to get him to go commando while in the car.

Abang is not so reluctant to go to kindergarten now. After the 2-week break last month, he wasn't as keen to go to kindergarten as he usually was. We think it's because his principal was on maternity leave and she's the only teacher that he feels comfortable with. Last year there were two other teachers he was close with but they've both left (although one of them may come back next year).

We've been doing our usual Kepong Run on Wednesdays. Yesterday, I was in for a treat. Abang found a ratty old MAGGI box and very excitedly said, "YAY! Now we can play in the box!" Of all the nice, expensive and "developmentally appropriate" toys that are available at Nenek's house, he chose a box. A brown, cardboard MAGGI box of all things.

Since Adik is in that I-Will-Do-All-That-Abang-Does phase, as soon as Abang was in the box, so was Adik. As soon as Abang came out of the box, so was Adik. If Abang tripped and complained "SAKIT" - wait for it - so did Adik. Complete with a pretend "tripping and falling". And the whine!

The World Wrestling Federation, WWF (not to be confused with World Wildlife Fund), has also been to our house! And it's even on film.

Abang pointed out to me a very cute kitten at the back of Nenek's house. I managed to get a photo of it, but not before Adik tried to feed the other cats and got swiped! Talk about swiping the hand that feeds you. Poor Adik bawled and howled.

I don't think we'll be rescuing anymore kittens anytime soon. The last one we rescued required so many trips to the vet!

Life Goes On!