Lievell

Sunday, January 23, 2011

10:19 PM

Toddler : Pet Animals

Toddler : Pet Animals
Fritz is currently 22 months

We started with theme every week now. For this week, we went with Pet Animals.

Pictures

This week, I start with Pet animals as our first theme. I had prepared some pictures according to the theme. There are 6 pet animals with their homes. I also laminated them, so he won't able to tear when using it.
* Dog - kennel
* Cat - basket
* Fish - fish bowl / aquarium
* Bird - cage
* Rabbit - cage
* Turtle - pond

Matching the animals with their home


He is able to match them in the right homes. Good job!!!

Math : Paste the animals


According to the theme, I prepared a worksheet for him. I asked him to paste the animals to their homes. He has to paste the animals according to the numbers mentioned. He was so excited doing it.

Tracing Lines : Dog to its home


He learns to do tracing now. Few days before, I had given him some tracing worksheets and he loves to do it. It's a new challenge for him. He was able to make a straight line from up to down.

Based on the theme, I gave him a dog which need way to his kennel. He didn't want to be helped. He wanted to do it all by him. Though it's not correctly, at least he wanted to try it by him...

Craft
*Cat*

Preparation:
* a yellow construction paper, cut into circle shape for the face
* a light yellow construction paper, make 2 pieces of ears
* a red origami, make a nose
* a black origami, make a mouth
* 2 wiggle eyes
* glue
* black crayon

How to make it:
1. Paste the eyes, nose, mouth and ears with glue
2. Add the mustache of the cat with black crayon
3. Done!

*Turtle*

Preparation:
* a paper plate
* brown construction paper
* double tape
* 2 wiggle eyes
* green paint
* a palette and a brush
* glue
How to make it:
1. Make 4 legs, a head and a tail from the brown construction paper
2. Then put some double tape on them
3. Prepare the paper plate, paste the legs, head and tail around it
4. Prepare the green paint in the palette
5. Paint the back of the paper plate with green paint
6. Paste the wiggle eyes for the last
7. Done!

ABC's : Coloring Mm


M...is for Momma....and he was just busy coloring with green color in his both hands...

Math : Coloring # 10

Recently, he loves to count everything in Bahasa. And now he is able to count in English orally from 1 to 10 with little help....Good job!

Practical Life
*Beating the eggs*

He is totally my personal assistant in cooking. He loves to help me everything he wants to help. He is always eager to do something new. And also loves to explore it very much.

I love this kind of kid who love to learn new things. Hopefully, he will grow smart later than I expected.

He was beating the eggs when I wanted to make Macaroni Schotel. He insisted to do it by himself. Believe it or not, he wasn't messy it. He did it softly and carefully as I asked to. In the end, there was a little drop in the chair. He got the tissue then he wiped it out.

Thanks for helping me, boy! Such a great kid I have....

Learning Toys
*New Cars Toys*

Fritz has new cars toys again that we bought for him. There are 12 cars, divided into 6 types of cars. There are police cars, dump trucks, school bus, fire fighter cars, engine's cars and I forgot the last one. He loves to play with it so much.

*Drum*

Drum still HITS on this week. Still using his pajamas, getting the sticks and hitting them!

*Cutting Veggie*

Look at the way he's cutting the veggie...it's absolutely correct, rite? ^^

Miscellaneous
*Eating Stick Wafer*
Now he can show his smiling face during the photo session....^^

He really now exactly he's the main subject in every pic I take....hahahhahaha

He took the wafer...sat down on the used newspaper....ate it....finished it....and yes...all by him and messy everywhere.....

Loves this pic so much!!

Monday, January 17, 2011

12:47 AM

Toddler : 21st months 3 weeks

Toddler : 21st months 3 weeks

ABC's : Coloring Ll


Starting the week with letter L. He got the crayon and started to scribble without any hesitation. Great job!

Math : Coloring # 9

This week we continue with number 9. When I gave the paper, he didn't into it. He chose to see Cars stickers though he still wanted to color it.

Flash Card : Number

It's time for him to recognize more on numbers as he always loves to sound out the numbers. He prefers in Bahasa to English.

He still learns numbers 1, 2 and 3.

Practical Life
*Scissors*

He still continues with scissors this week and so adorable...he starts to cut the paper with my help. I hold the paper and helped him to press the scissors. You can imagine after that, he clapped his hands....again....and again....until he got tired pressing the scissors....^^

*Sorting the buttons*
He did the sorting buttons again for his practical life activity. He can concentrate longer than usual now when doing some activities. He took in and out the buttons and put inside the boxes based on the colors.

*Stickers*

He really LOVES Cars. He can mention some characters; McQueen, Sally, Hudson, Mater, Chick Hick, and King. And I forgot who's more.

He also played with Mickey's stickers. He still loves him, he never ever forgets Mickey I think...^^

Learning Toys
*Shape Sorter*
He asked me to get this for playing. He took off all the shapes and did completely.....all by himself!!

*Pooh Puzzle*

He starts to be able doing this puzzle thhough I still curious whether he did it because he remembered the patterns or he was really able doing it.

*Dining set tools*

He took out his dining set tools and he really enjoyed playing with it for several minutes. He used his imagination while doing it. He pretended he stirred the spoon to make milk and drank it after that. I really love seeing him now, he starts using his imagination now!

*Mega Blocks*
Now he is able to make a tower from his blocks. It's the highest tower he could make! (as the blocks are only few ^^)

*Alphabet Small Foam*

For few days, he enjoys his time playing with it. He can put in the right path for A, B, D, O and T. Great job, boy! ^^

*Mickey's Drum*

*YaY*

Finally he got a drum!!

We've got this drum 50% from its price. It's just cost 90,000 rupiah. And the most one is it's Mickey!!!

When he woke up, he saw a box of drum and the pic was Mickey. He asked me to get it out. Then we asked Uncle to help us. We had a lil confuse when made it. And finally we can make it!!

Just few minutes after that, he broke the cymbals and just look out the pic, Uncle was holding it for him.... hahahahahahahaha.....

Fun Time
*Saturday*

Wow! What a surprise when I saw him sitting in the high chair in the restaurant!

We went to Lippo Karawaci Mall to buy some outfits for Chinese New Year. After we had some, we had a dinner in a restaurant. And I was so surprising when I saw him inside the high chair.

He also ate a lot! ^0^
We had dinner at Sapo Oriental and he ate half portion of rice. He also sat still till we finished. Great time!!

*Sunday*
The next day, we went to Pluit Village, still we looked for some outfits for me.

Then we visited one of the store which sells some Chinese's things for the New Year. We took some pics there.
Gong Xi...Gong Xi...

using umbrella in front of the store

And finally, I had some clothes for me with cheaper price of course! ^^

Monday, January 10, 2011

12:26 AM

Children

Children
Actually, I don't wanna compare my kid with other kids out there. But sometimes, I just feel a little bit pity with some of them. They don't feel as lucky as Fritz. They don't have any care or attention from their real parents as they prefer work in the office to take care of their own children by themselves. They are just believe the caring to grandparents, day care, nanny or even maid.

I don't wanna blame anything on this and for any reasons it's so selfish.

The most important thing that all the kids want are just the belonging of their parents, no one else. Why are they so selfish, prefer raise some money than their kids? Actually, I don't wanna judge some parents like that. But the fact, they love their money than their children. And they love being together with their peers than spend a little time for their own kids.

For me, I love to stay at home. And yes, I do have some problems like other parents do. I missed my past time, when I could hang out with friends to the malls or cafes, do some chit chat with friends, buy some "MY" stuffs, go to the cinema just the two of us with my hubby, watch TV till late with loud voice, eat what I wanna eat, don't care about my attitude, and so on. Ooooh I missed it very-very-very much.

And I have to face the reality. I love my kid so I have to release my time, all for him. I have a kid who really needs lots of my attention. He needs me beside him to wipe his tears when he falls down. He needs me to comfort him when he feels scared or may be when he feels happy. And I don't put it really hard. I love being a mom. Really. I love this job more than everything very much.

And if u say that we have plenty of money to afford our daily life...that's totally wrong!! Honestly, I don't have any enough money for our daily life. We lack of money! And of course it's a big problems for me and my hubby as we have a kid to raise up.

I had a good job before I decided to resign from it right after I delivered my baby. I know this was a brave decision of me as my hubby had just resigned too from his work 3 months before it. And till the baby was born, he still hadn't any job, jobless. My will to take care of my baby by myself was hardly accepted by my hubby.

Until now, we are still struggling for money. And I believe, He is never asleep. He knows that I do the right decision. I choose raising up children than money.

I just don't wanna my boy is growing up with someone else. It's not because of putting any trustworthy to someone and it's not for pampering him too. That I just do to make my boy growing up with his perfect and suitable person ever in the world, his MOM! The person who can give him lots of comfy, lots of love and really know him very much from head to toe.

Can other else understand our kid as we do?

I just put on much pity for some kids when they have to be cared by not their parents. If your reasons it's all about money. I'm totally disagree. We can raise lots of money, but we are gonna miss all the moments with them.

When they grow up, times will erase our existent beside him. Our place will be changing with their friends, then his special friends. When they get married, they will stay close with their couple. And we are left behind.

I just wanna stand beside him as long as I can stand for him. And it just takes few years, 7 to 8 years before he will ask us to not hold his hands anymore when he walks.

I love the moments when he calls me "Mama". When he just needs me when he cries. Adores me so much, feeling that I have the biggest fans ever in the world. Holds my hands tightly when he walks.

I love every single of the moments we passed. And one day, I'm gonna miss those very much. I will not regret it at all coz I ever have all those moments in my life. It will be the most precious moment ever!

I just wanna do the best for my boy....everything.....
12:26 AM

Toddler : 21st months 2 weeks

Toddler : 21st months 2 weeks

ABC: Coloring Kk

He starts to do letter Kk. I mentioned some words starting with K in Bahasa, such as Kambing, Kuda, Kucing, Koko, Kentucky (fried chicken).


Math : Coloring #8
He is willing to recognize some numbers now! He wanted to repeat after me when I said it was number 8. Good progress!!

And still...he loves to scribble the crayon with two hands...^^

Shape : Oval
I'm so happy that he wanted to use the paint now. He stamped the oval shape by him! I love this pic so much!!
And in the end, he showed his dirty his hands....and he didn't show any disgusting face.....Yay!!

Practical Life
*Threading*

Hmmm...actually, he still survives to do threading. He wants to do it and really eager to put the strings into the holes.

But, he didn't have any lots of patience. So he preferred to take in and out ALL the big beads from the bottle.

*Scissors*

He was really eager practicing how to use a scissor when I gave him. He tried and tried and finally he gave up coz he couldn't success do it. ^^ Next time we try again, ok boy?

Learning Toys
*Number Puzzle*

We continued learning numbers a while after finishing the paper. He is able now to recognize number 1 and 7...but still, he sometimes forgets. He shows progress in numbers. Yay!!

*Puzzl-O*

As he can speak now, he is able to mention some animals and sometimes he repeats after me. Mostly, he knows the name of animals in this puzzl-O. Yeah!!

*Alphabet Puzzle*

He recognizes the letter A, B and C already...and O...as Opa, his fave person in this world!

Physic : Playing with a ball

He loves to play with balls recently.

In the afternoon, when it was raining outside, he asked me to get down this ball. Then, he went here and there, kicking and holding this big beach ball.

That afternoon was full with his laughter, playing the balls with Pop and Uncle..

Miscellaneous
*Tongue Out*

He LOVES to imitate someone or something. This pic shows that he just imitated McQueen when he was winning the race by pulling out his tongue.
*Mr Repairman*

He likes to play with tools. I have a box of small screwdrivers and he sometimes plays with it. He pretends to fix the drawers. I didn't know where he got this idea, but he's so creative, right?


12:08 AM

Opa's Sister in law's Birthday

Opa's Sister in law's Birthday

Bogor...

This morning, we went to Bogor for celebrating one of Opa's sister in law's birthday. She is the first in law of Opa, as Opa has lots of in laws.

Opa's mom, or we called her Ma'Oco (great grandma), has 13 children. She is more than 80 years now and she has got Alzheimer right now. She is just remember her last child and she really loves him so much as her little baby. Kinda cute...

Back to the topic...
Opa's first sister in law is, I think, 60 years old now. She has big families too and she invited all of them. Her house was so crowded with families and relatives.

We arrived at almost 1 o'clock in the noon and we were already starving. Not take lots time, we went rush to the food table and took our food.

I, Ali, Fritz and my bro decided to eat our late lunch in the 2nd floor and I found three of our cousins. We had chit chat and asked some news from them. We really had some much fun seeing some relatives and heard news from them.

At 4 o'clock, we decided to go home as it's already afternoon and we were afraid we've got traffic jam in the way.

Before we went to the free way, Opa needed to buy some papayas and guavas. So we went through Surya Kencana street to buy those which the Ngohiang place it takes. We had toge goreng in the car and Ngohiang to bring home as our dinner.

What a really tired day, we had traffic jam in the way home. We arrived at almost 7 PM.