Adam @ 22 months

Adam’s already 22 months. In only 2 months he’ll be 2 years old….

He just got a new haircut. The guy who did his hair thought he was a girl! Halfway through he said “Good girl!” I was like….”what???’. No wonder he was cutting the hair really weird…eugh…now he looks like a girl! Sian Adam…when the hair grows a bit hopefully we can remedy the haircut a bit…

I only take Adam once a week now to his toddler group. I wish I could take him more often because he’s made so much progress. He interacts so well with the other kids. He’s always gentle and generous with them. Whenever a kid tries to pick a fight with him and throws a tantrum, he will usually just observe quietly first. Normally the kid’s mom or the teacher will be trying to calm him down and offer the kid another toy ( so that he won’t try and grab the one Adam is playing with). Upon discovering why the kid is crying (usually the kid will be screaming something like “No! I want that one!That one is mine!” *pointing to the toy in Adam’s hand) Adam will immediately hand him his toy and quickly find an extra toy to give as well as an extra until the kid stop crying. Later on if the kid is still in a bad mood and trying to grab whatever Adam is playing with next, he will happily hand it over. The kid’s mom will be apologising profusely to me and to Adam. And me, I just sit around watching the whole thing without saying anything, feeling like I want to cry because I am so proud of Adam. This has happened so many times. He must’ve picked up this behaviour from his Daddy…Good job Adam..

He’s starting learn to say more words – ‘Hello’, ‘poop’, ‘bee’, ‘eat’, ‘pee’, ‘kum’ (assalamualaikum), ‘nonut’ (donut), ‘cap’ (kicap),

He loves SpongeBob! Oh dear….eversince we’ve been quarantined at home he’s been getting restless and bored sometimes…so he started flicking through the channels and discovered the wonderful world of SpongeBob! Aduh…dulu kalau tgk tv pun Islamic Channel je…lain tak minat…

He hates going to sleep! Every naptime and bedtime it would be a nightmare to try and put him to sleep. Once we switch off the lights in the bedroom he will start crying and try to climb out of bed..Even when he’s really tired and sleepy. Nangis2 then terlelap…sian tgk dia..tapi kang kalau tak insist on putting him to sleep cranky pulak tak cukup rest…Does anybody have any tips?

Though he hates his bedtime, he loves his bedtime story session. He chose his Arabic letters book for reading at bedtime. Now he’s learned a few letters already. He can say ‘ Waw’, ‘Mim’, ‘Nun’, ‘Ya’, ‘Ba’, ‘Ha’ and he recognised which ones are the right letters.

He knows how to clean up after his own mess if asked nicely. He can wipe up spilled drinks, throw thrash in the bin, use the small broom to sweep the floor, gather his toys in the box and of course his favourite, vacuum.

He gives me lots and lots of kisses! He knows it is my weakness! Lately we’ve been taking a page out of Supernanny and try to practise giving him a 2 minutes sit out on the chilling out couch every time he misbehaves, after that he will say sorry and gives us a kiss. Now every time he sees me upset and starting to get mad at him, he will immediately offer me a kiss. Really melts my heart, that boy.

Happy 22 month birthday Adam…I love you!