Kieran, 3 year old

Kieran is 3 year old and he is very active, smart, cheeky and happy.
He actually can tell me, "爸爸去哪裡？我很想爸爸。我們一家人在一起才幸福嘛。"
Once he spoilt my iPhone cover and he knew he was wrong. He said "Mummy, I'm so sorry. 我弄壞你的東西。"
Makes my heart melt when he said it! We don't know where he learn to say such things from!

I am teaching him some basics of writing, reading, alphabets in capital letters and small letters, 1-10, and some chinese words.

We do bread making together.

We do painting together.

Everyday, when the weather is fine, we go to the playground together.

We do lots of fun together!

Left handed?

Kieran has been showing preference for left hands. Here's a picture of him tracing straight lines. I've got him a few books from Popular Bookstore that he can practise tracing, reading etc.

I'm amazed by this boy's intellectual development. At just 3 years old, he can recite several Tang poems (唐诗), recites 满江红 and first few verses of 弟子规, talks and reasons like an adult, understands Mandarin mostly but also understands and speaks some English, recognise several Chinese words like (人，外，小，一，多), and can already trace lines well enough. I'm not starting on the writing because I don't want him to learn how to read and write so quickly but I think if I do, he'll be able to write well already.

And my mom came to teach me how to make tasty soft bread today!

Before baking

After baking.

Easy to guess which shape is for Kieran and which is for Caitlin! Car shape bread for Kieran and bear shape one for Caitlin :)

The children shaped the dough and played with the flour. Delicious and healthy wholemeal bread for the family!

Kieran is obsessed with Transformers and any vehicles that can transform into robots lately. He's a fan of Robocar Poli and Tobot! Here's daddy teaching Kieran how to transform an Autobot Hound, and Mei mei Caitlin is watching closely beside them. A family bonding time before bed.

Never fail to amaze us!

The children never cease to amaze us! Kieran said he's going to do yoga, and went to spread the 3-fold mattress out by himself, then he put his hands and head on the mattress and did a somersault! I never knew he could do somersault by himself, and I clapped and told him to show it to papa later. He ran out to look for papa, and then realised papa is working. Haha!

And two days ago, my little daughter has learnt to stand up by pressing her hands onto a support. 

At 10 months old, Caitlin can call "Mama!", "Ah ma" and crawl with hands and feet, leopard crawl at times, and stand up by herself with support.

Regarding toilet training Kieran, it was a great success. After a few weeks of accidents at night, he don't need to wake up to pee anymore. Now, its 一觉到天亮. I was afraid he might pee and would wake him up to pee when he stirred in his sleep, but he, sleepy eyed, told me "I want to sleep" and fall back to sleep. For nap time too, he skipped the mid-nap pee which he used to have few weeks ago. He's also willing to pee into the public toilet, other people's house's toilets, and he's pooping into toilet bowl on a kid's toilet seat, and would tell us when he needs to go. Very very happy with his progress. Considered fully toilet trained at 32 months!

pretty girl!

Breadmaking with the children

Kieran has a white nose and Caitlin enjoys kneading the dough.