This was written months ago but kept in my Draft. Finally it is out of the shelf!
Erwyn has finally turned FOUR!!!
I believe this is a common illusion that most parents face when you have more than one child: I know that my son is so much younger, but very often I thought/expect him to do more than he should. This could partially due to I have an older child and she could accomplish quite a lot by herself without my asssitance. So I tend to treat my son the same way. The advantage is: My son is more independent. He could do a lot more things by himself as compared to my daughter when she was four. But at times I do feel a bit guilty for not giving him the attention he deserved.
Erwyn is one child that does not want to grow up. And he constantly remind us of that. I am extremely curious of what makes him to think likewise. I thought all children want to grow up. Perhaps we always tell him and his sister when you are older you need to do this by youself. I could imagine him saying this, "So, I no need to do if I don't grow up lor!" Sounds logically, right?
Well, I am also struggling with the idea that my son is growing up. "Please, don't grow up so quickly!" That's my secret desire. I fear for the day when my children no longer enjoy chit-chatting with me; I when my children prefer to play their own games instead of having fun with me; when they leave the nest and the house is empty. So, please... let me just enjoy kissing them, hugging them, snuggle with them, tickle them, running around with them...
Erwyn likes Mandarin. That really surprises me, A LOT! Unlike Elyse, he doesn't read a lot of books. But once in awhile he would recite to me what he learned in kindy, especially the Mandarin reading. He would flip through his Mandarin books and showed me his masterpiece. It's always my dream that my kids would be able to communicate with my parents, sharing laughter and jokes with my parents. It would never fulfil as my dad has passed away, but I wish they would do so to my mom.
My boy likes mee! Wan Tan Mee without black source, to be exact. And soup! Just like his father. All the dishes, be it chicken or fish, he named all of them chicken. He also likes to eat white rice. His favourite is plain chocolate, just like his sister. He also loves Mamee Monster and Pringles.
Little prince adores his Ah Gong. Perhaps Ah Gong plays with him most of the time. There was once Ah Gong went back to Subang for a couple of days, Erwyn missed Ah Gong so much that he almost cried. The bond between them two is strong. You may be surprised that he chooses Ah Gong over Daddy at times.
He is one cheerful little boy with lots of facial expressions. How I wish to capture every one of these precious moment in camera. His cheeky expression often brought laughter to us. I wonder how long would this last?
My little boy sweat a lot! Not his entire body though. This is only applicable to his cute little round head. Whenever he run around, or just stay in a warm room, or travel long distance in a car; his hair is so wet (due to the sweat) as though he just had a bath.
Why... why... why... That's his favourite word. I confess that at times I am so frustrated with his 'whys'. It isn't as easy as you think to answer every questions he asks. Nevertheless, I am glad that he is one curious cat that is hard to pleased.
Happy birthday, my little prince!
Mommy and Daddy love you!
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| Specially for you, my little prince |
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| Erwyn was so shy standing in front of his class and listening to his friends singing birthday song to him |
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| Cake cutting ceremony |
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| Erwyn and his classmates |
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| The little ones enjoyed the special treat |
