The other day when I went to pick Athan up at his day care, I was told the boy was bitten by another boy. When I heard the news, I honestly thought I heard Mr A has bitten a child at the centre! Confession…. I was relieved when I was told again that Athan was bitten, and not the *bite-r*.  Why did I feel this way? Well, this boy has always been feisty and judging from the way he fights with his brother at home, it is likely that he will bite someone when provoked, rather than the other way around.  Anyway. Apparently, Athan did nothing at all. This boy just took his arm and decided to bite him (wrist area) when they were all sitting on the mat.  Athan did not cry and so I suppose the bite was only superficial although it has left a mark.  The staff applied cold pack on the bitten area immediately and the parents on both sides were informed. Case closed.

I do remember Calvin was bitten at day care before when he was younger as well.  Biting is a very common thing amongst young children.  They do that when frustrated or upset and can’t express their own emotions.  Thank God that both boys has no such tendency but the way they express themselves is through crying or tantrum or hitting each other!  Kids…..

I am guilty of not writing much about Mr A, especially on his growth and devlopment.  Well, second child syndrome — is what this is called!  OK, here’s a quick update on our dear Mr A.  He has been going to day care twice a week since beginning of the year.  There was a time when he was happy to be left with the carers etc.  Somehow, for the past few weeks, he has been crying again when left with the carers at the centre.  It is the same with grandma as well.  He simply needs to cry for a few minutes when separated from me or the father.  Fortunately, the boy always stop after a few minutes and is happy whenever we pick him up.  So I guess it is separation anxiety or a phase that he is going through.  Hope this will soon pass. We have also started toilet training with him.  It started well, I have to say.  He can tell us when he needs to do his #2 and he usually is quite good sitting on the toilet.  However, when the crying at daycare started, the toilet training went downhill ….. not going anywhere at all!  So I decided to stop and start again later.  No point rushing him through it and get stressed out.

He is turning 3 next March!  So quick.  I just can’t stop treating him like a baby sometimes …. :)  Robin always tell me not to treat him like a baby else he will climb all over me.  he is right.  The boy absolutely knows how to press my buttons and get away with things.  He thinks he is a big boy though … always telling me and others he is a *big* boy. And then he will ask me “why am I a big boy?” 🙂 Cute.

Athan is a very bubbly child.  On a given day, he is always happy and chatty and he likes to talk to himself when he plays.  On his own, he can be kept busy with cooking set toys and blocks.  I can get on with my chores without a problem.  He seldom bothers me if he knows where I am in the house.  If he is paying with the cooking set, he will make tea and cook lunch for me! How nice. He is also quite patient, he can wait for me in the car while I unload bags of groceries into the house before taking him out of the car.  I appreciate that, I have to say.

He plays well with Calvin most days now.  Of course there are days when they fight like cats and dogs, but I have to say they are much better now as compared to earlier days.  Athan can still be quite destructive as in he will destroy his brother’s creation (blocks) without hesitation!  This will set Calvin screaming away.  I think he likes the reaction. He also enjoys playing at the backyard with Calvin.  Both of them have numerous games and things to do at the backyard.  They also enjoys watching their favourite dvd together.  Their recent favourite is Wall-E.  They have watched it many many times and still loves it.

Come next school term, Mr A will be at a local 3-yr-old kindy class for once a week!  How exciting.  It is a short class — only 2.5 hours.  However, I think it will be a good introduction for him to a school system and will get him ready for school in 2011 when he turns 4!  Calvin benefited from the 3-yr-old kindy and I think Athan will to.  We’ll see.

Athan continues to be a picky eater.  He is a good eater, but only with food that is familiar to him.  He is not very adventurous with food and seldom tries any new food without a big protest. He loves his rice – very very chinese.  He eats vegetables too, especially broccoli, cauliflower and carrots. He loves noodles too and soup.  Only recently has he shown interest in pasta.  He used to dislike it when he was younger, especially the sauce.  Lately however, he has been eating pasta and the sauce without protest.  That’s an improvement.

We are all very blessed to have Athan in our family.  He has brought much joy and laughter into our home.  We thank God for him.  Here’s a dose of Athan for you:

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