Entering Kindergarden

I wrote about Kyle (my youngest) attending trials day at ki-ga (kindergarden) the other day. According to the letter from ki-ga he should enter ki-ga only in February, 2009, but after he attended the trials in ki-ga last week, yesterday the ki-ga teacher told me Kyle is already capable to enter ki-ga next fall (September)....Alamak! Terkejut sia bah...In 2 months time already? I told the teacher that he is not 100% percent "clean" yet and I was asked to do my "task" during this Summer that is to do toilet training with him. I told Hubby, he is happy about it, he thinks Kyle should attend kindy coz he has shown great interest in going to kindy. I told hubs that I can teach him at home but he thinks he should go...hmmm I have a mixed feeling..Kindergarten supposed to be an exciting time for parents and students alike but for me I don´t know whether to be happy or to be sad to hear the news haha...I think my little boy is ready for kindy, I am sure he will not cry buckets...I am sure he will enjoy there but I am still considering...I am quite happy that they´re willing to accept my son earlier, this way more than likely, my child can interact with other children, encourage him to socialize and participate with other kids but at the same time I want him to stay home at least till next year Feb or till he reach 4 yrs old in June 2009... Sometimes I feel like a selfish mom but I always worry about his mental ability since he is born premature...I worry that he is not ready to learn the kindergarden basic requirements..macam2 lah dalam fikiran saya ni. He is still my baby, he is still too young, still need a nap, still quite vulnerable and keep falling sick, I don´t want to pull him out again once he is already in ki-ga. We think his immune system is not fully developed yet, I worry he will easily pick up virus from ki-ga. But, let´s see, first, I will start with the toilet training soon and will decide when time comes. For those moms out there, any insight, tips, advices you can give me is appreciated.

Home Alone

We registered Kyle in Kenneth´s Ki-ga (I think last year). Not only in the same ki-ga also in the same group with Kenneth. He should be entering Ki-ga early next year (Feb). Yesterday when I fetched Kenneth from ki-ga, his ki-ga teacher suddenly approached Kyle and me and asked if he would like to come for a few days trial at ki-ga. I know Kyle will be excited about it, saya pun excited juga. A few times when dropping Kenneth at ki-ga Kyle doesn´t want to go home with me, he always want to go in, stay and play. Sometimes susah susah mau tarik dia bawa pulang. I was actually glad when they offered Kyle to come for the trials. This way we can see if he is ready for ki-ga but I am pretty sure he will enjoy it there. So we started today, I woke up early this morning to prepare lunch boxes for two. I woke Kyle a bit early today so that he has enough time to sit down to eat his breakfast before heading to ki-ga. He was so excited about going to ki-ga, he put on his shoes, took his jacket and carried his lunch beg (odoi terharu saya tau!, dia punya beg tu almost too big for his size haha). But I am so happy about it, knowing that my little boy is not a baby any more (but still with nappy LOL). If I manage to train him using potty this Summer I am sure he can enter ki-ga already in Autumn (over here ki-ga only accept children who are "clean", that means without wearing nappies). But we´ll see, kalau tida pun I just "keep" him with me at home for a while until he is really clean...I am not rushing. At the moment he still enjoy going to his group therapy (especially for prematured children) every Wednesday for 2 hours. This group therapy is just like a mini ki-ga. Before I took him out from the car this morning, he already said "I want to go ki-ga" (in English) LOL. I am surprised with his spirit oh. The moment he saw the toys and other children in ki-ga he totally forgot about his mama, he didn´t even look back or saying goodbye oh. I stayed for a short while peeking from outside, looking how he was doing..I think he was okay, already busy playing and sometimes following behind his big brother everywhere he goes inside the ki-ga haha... I went home, sit down and enjoy my cup of black coffee, didn´t have ideas what to do when I am suddenly home alone for 4 hours LOL..I am just not used to it. At first, I thought I wanted to go jogging tapi malas pula, I dialed my phone and spoke to my mom instead (biasalah updating about the boys hehe), spoke to my sister too (I am glad the line was fine this time). Next, I planned to buy some soil and flowers but then I stuck on the computer for hours now...ah well, let me just enjoy these few hours alone in peace hehe.... Oppss...time to cook lunch lar ...

Hubby´s Birthday

Prostttttt!!!!

Joachim turned 38 last Saturday. We thank God for another year. I didn´t throw him a huge bash. We celebrated it in our own simple way. We stayed home and just had our mini celebration just us, the four of us. Makan kek sendiri sendiri..luki kan haha... I have to admit, I am not good at all in baking (Lilian you know that kan haha) but I wanted to impress our birthday boy konon so I was searching for an idea when I finally found it in a one of my old magazines...I made strawberry cake with cream. I think the deco was superb but the taste hmm almost a disaster oh LOL. It didn´t really turn out so good hehe so sorry ladies can´t give any piece hahaha. Well, mau selalu buat experiment ni before another birthday comes this month.

The boys and me sung a birthday song for hubby before he blew his candles LOL..Sumbang habis but its fun to emberasse our birthday boy keke!. In the evening we did a little bit BBQ despite the bad weather (cloudy and drizzling most of the time). We ate while watching the opening of the European Football Championship on tv...siap dengan german weiss bier in hand bah..apa lagi singgarung lah terus haha. We had a nice cool evening.

The only thing I forgot to do was to get the boys draw a birthday card for their dad. It could be a cute surprise. I must remember to do it for his next birthday lah. I will get him a voucher for 1 hour massage in town. ( I got to know they have massage for anti-stress) it could be better for him keke..

The Big 38!!

Happy 38th Birthday dear hubby. Thank you for all that you do for our family. Thank you for making our boys EACH feel as though they are your favorite. Thank you for slaying dragons for us. Thank you being a REAL man, for standing up to any person in this world, in our defense or on our behalf. Thank you for your seeminly NEVER ENDING PATIENCE with me. Thank you for treating me like a woman. Thank you for working your rear off to provide for us and NEVER complaining about having to. Thank you for jumping through hoops to keep our home peaceful. I am blessed to have you for a husband. Our boys are blessed to have you as their dad. I am thankful that God saw fit to give you to us! Another year older and wiser, I hope that many happy years lie ahead of you,

Wir liebe dich!

Alles Gute Zum Geburtstag and Alles Alles Gute! Deine Luth, Kenneth and Kyle 7th June, 08