Being Creative and Imaginative

Jayden is showing a different game plan since he turns 2. Playing with his favorite toys forklifts and trucks is never be the same again.. He started lifting big and small things with his forklifts (yea, it is super forklifts) from things as big as a bolster and as small as a toothpick! :o)

He is able to categorize things of different colors together.. For example, when I ask him where is his red forklift, he will first find his red forklift and after that, he will search for other red stuffs that he has and says "more red".. and so on with other color such as blue, yellow and so on..

We received some Montessori toys for Jayden's birthday present and he seems to be playing them well too.. He is imaginative enough to connect the railways, running the train on the track, stack up the bricks (which I dunno why they are there for!), lifting the bricks up with his forklift, and let his trucks running over the bricks too!! Lately he also plays forklift fights with Daddy.. That's a rough boy play! Hehehe

Jayden poses with his forklifts around
Playing forklift fights with Daddy

He has also identified the North-South pole of the magnet.. Of course he hasn't understood the different terms of North and South, but he has definitely gotten the idea that one side will attach and the other expel. :o)

Experimenting the magnetic fields :o)

Attach and move the train and cargo

Moving on different surface..

Goatmilk

Today I start to introduce a little bit of goatmilk to Jayden... Result is.. He took a sip, then a second sip, then 'blehhh' he refused to drink at all!! Yea, we should all know by now that the result is negative..

Then, Mommy tried to take a sip.. second sip.. then something was crumbling in my tummy.. It feels like it is bloating up and getting ready to throw up!! Yucks!! I just hate the smell of goat.. Guess JJ inherited that from Mommy.. Sigh...

Will try again perhaps a week or two later..

Hand Stand

Last night around 1.30am, I was having a dream in my sleep. I am not sure if it's a dream of I was actually half sober. Anyway, let's put it this way.. a thought suddenly came to my mind when I was sleeping.. "Where is Jayden now.. Is he sleeping in the right position? Will be fall down from bed?" Just before my thought wandered further, I was waken up by Jayden's cries..

I bounced out from the bed and spotted Jayden's location immediate. The moment I saw his position, my feeling spontaneously switched from worry to funny.. Jayden was in a 'hand-stand' position!! One of his hand was touching the floor pushing himself up while the rest of his body leaning against the side of the bed.

After I carried him out of the danger, lying on the bed, I still couldn't help laughing silently.. :P

Dairy Products

Since Jayden turns 2, I have been introducing some mild dairy products to Jayden. Nonetheless, most of the food that I introduce to him lately are of those he had been having before but showing allergy reactions.

However, this time around, the allergy reactions seem to be much milder than previously. The food that I tried feeding him including food with traces of milk, soy, egg and nuts such as rice crackers, and food that has milk as part of the ingredients such as yogurt, Rocky biscuit sticks, white bread, cultured drink, milk chocolate, chocolate spread and cheese slices.

So far these are the food that are at the acceptable level for him. I will try to progressively introduce a wider range of food to him.. Hopefully by 3 he will be able to be 100% immune to dairy products. :o)

As for egg, I have not officially tested it on him. But during our few dine out lately, Jayden seems to be reacting to some of the food that we are eating (mainly at the hawker stalls that are frying noodles with eggs). I seriously think that's the reaction to the egg as they don't use any cow milk produce there. Maybe I will try to let him has traces of eggs again in about 3-6months time and observe his reactions..

Meanwhile, I have not been working on soy and nuts products. Guess I will try on soy products in probably about 3 months time, and nuts should be on a later stage as the paediatrician does not really encourage me to introduce nuts to Jayden till he is 5, possibly.

And the good news is.. our fridge is for the first time being stored with plenty of cow milk produces.. which plenty of them have been longing for by.. who else but Mimi.. :P

A sense of Complete

While Jayden and Hubby were sleeping like a log last night, I couldn't fall asleep!! :o(

I turned to my left I saw my most beloved man, I turned to my right I saw my most beloved little man.. A sense of gratitude swept across me.. Bliss..

Suddenly I feel how complete and wonderful my life is.. I am so blessed to be able to wake up and sleep with two greatest man being with me..

God has definitely been very loving and gracious to me.. :o)