Updates on my three heroes

CAUTION!
This entry is long...and there is no photos. I'm doing it for my own personal record. But you can still read if you want to:)

On Hubby
Hubby has officially joined the 30s club on 15th September 2007!

HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY, DEAR!

So we are now both in our 30s..hehehe...He actually made a vow long time ago to control his diet as he reached 30. So, on 15th September he also officially started his diet regime. Takde lagi tambah nasi dua tiga pinggan macam dulu. He also reduced his asam pedas intake. I know it is not an easy step to do as you are used to eat whatever and whenever you want, but he is determined to do it. So I just support, motivate and remind him every now and then.

Hmmm..he's not exactly the fat and big type, but he is also no longer the "Matpet" (term used to described mat-mat dadah, which is also Hubby's nickname in school) I used to know. Anyway, no matter what size he's in, I still love him the same. Oh, don't get the wrong idea that I persuaded him to do so. No! It's his own choice...

As for the birthday celebration, nothing much. Just a wish from all of us. I haven't bought him his birthday gift as yet. I just gave him a card, bought all the way from OZ. Tengoklah keadaan macamana. Probably we will celebrate on the 1st day of Raya ke, coz that's his birthday as well (according to kalendar Islam).

On Ashraff

Nowadays, Ashraff asked lots of questions. Almost every single thing he saw. The questions are becoming tougher these days. It is no longer "apa?" but more to "kenapa?". So, yeah, tough especially if you yourself does not the answer.

He also quite a chatterbox. He is so good in talking that I almost thought that he's not just a mere 3 yo. He talks like he's 5yo boy or something. I would say that I love to layan dia bercakap. It's so fulfilling. And I'm amazed by all his vocabs, be it English or Malay. His English vocab also increased drastically. Like the other day I asked him whether he likes lasagne (coz we were both watching Garfield who loves eating lasagne. And he answered "I don't like lasagne. I like fish." Terbuntang mata I when he could reply in such good sentence structure. I was just expecting "No" for an answer.

Ashraff is into numbers these days. He'll tell you the number everytime he saw one. He'll count and count almost anything. He tried to "do the numbers" with his finger and I have to show him with my finger so he could follow. He still have problem doing no 3.

He is also learning the different languages. Like when he saw a Malay movie or TV show, he'll ask "dia cakap apa ni?". And I'll answer "dia cakap Melayu." Or when he saw an English movie, he'll ask "dia cakap apa ni?". And I'll tell "English". He'll then replied "oh, sama macam Garfield, Barney and Power Rangers kan?"...hehehe...Now he can differentiate English, Melayu, Cina, India, Indonesia and Japanese (coz Ultraman's songs are all in Japanese..dia hafal okay lagu2 Jepun tu..).

He is also partially toilet-trained. He still put on his diapers, but he'll tell you whenever he wants to go to toilet. My thanks goes out to my aunty (tempat yang I menumpang while my mak, abah & hubby were away). She's the one who managed to train him to do his business in the toilet. What she did was she urut Ashraff's lower abdomen sebab kata dia Ashraff ni kuat melompat so ada possibility tempat kencing dia jatuh. After the urut session, terus Ashraff boleh do his biz in toilet. This aunty of mine has years of experience taking care of children (including me) and she's good in it. Even Ashraff has gained lots of weight within the span of one week staying with her.

But Ashraff still put his diaper on coz at one time, we tried to take it off, tengok2 bocor merata. So for the time being, we let him wear diapers first. Give it a few more days, then we'll try to take off the diaper. After all, business "number 2" still in the diaper.

What else? Oh now, Ayah is teaching him "Alif, Ba, Ta" and we intend to buy a CD for that. And also I want to start introducing him to alphabet.

On Aliff

Oh, what can I say about my Japanese-looking boy? He has gone through quite a milestone. Aliff could now stand on both feet, unsupported. At first he was just doing it unconsciously like he was holding a toy in one hand, while the other hand hold on to something. But suddenly without realising, dia lepas tangan yang tengah pegang something tu, and used both hands to play with the toys. Meaning which, he was standing unsupported, without him realising it.

After a while, he got used to the idea and now he could stand unsupported every now and then, and usually it lasted for few seconds (now becoming longer). Now, bibik told me two days ago that Aliff has started to take few steps forward. I guess he wanted so much to walk because he seems impressed with his Abang's ability to run and jump. I can see it in his eyes that he really wants to join in the fun. And he always reached out his hands to people / object infront of him everytime he was standing unsupported. I really hope he could walk before his first birthday, just like Ashraff. Ashraff stands unsupported when he was 11 months old, and within the span of 4 days, he could walk. And within one week, he could run steadily. I've never gone through "jalan-jalan jatuh" stage with Ashraff. This is because Ashraff is the type that is determined. He'll try and try to practice the new skill he got almost every hour. Kitaorang yang tengok pun jadi penat tengok dia trying...

Unlike Ashraff, Aliff is a more relax and cool type. He's the type that "alah...kalau tak dapat jalan, merangkak je lah..."

Aliff sekarang ni pun dah pandai melawan. If the brother took his toys, he'll crawl back very fast to his brother, and tried to snatch that thing away. And if he could not get it, dia akan pukul muka abang dia. Ashraff was crying yesterday sebab adik pukul muka dia. And if Aliff still could not get it, he'll shout really loudly (not crying, just a shout) tanda marah.

This small boy is also very active, which is quite the same as Ashraff. Cuma Ashraff ni ada sifat penggeli. So kalau bawah meja tu ada habuk, he won't go in there. And kalau tempat tu ada air sikit-sikit, he won't step on it. Yang kecik ni, semua main redah - belakang curtain, bawah meja, bawah kerusi, dalam dapur...

One thing I noticed about Aliff is he's the quiet type. So, he'll do everything in silent. Like tahu-tahu je, benda tu dah pecah..atau buku tu dah koyak..atau tiba-tiba je dia dah bawah kerusi. As opposed to him, Ashraff is loud. He'll do things with his hands..and mouth. So you can detect where he went to or what is he doing. In Aliff's case, monitoring him is a bit harder. But since he's not the mengelupur type like Ashraff, he seldom falls down. Thus, I'm not scared that much. So far, with him, belum lagi ada incident jatuh katil...

Aliff is also an analytical person. Like when he enters a new place (a room, for e.g.), he'll take sometime to analyse the new surrounding. He'll study the faces that he saw, and if that face is familiar to him, he'll smile. But if that's the first time he saw you, big possibility he'll cry. Unless you have that warm look that makes his heart mealt...then he'll smile back at you.

Oh, the two boys have contrast personalities..and contrast look. One look like Japanese/Korean with his straight, black hair...and another one..hmmm...more of a Malay with a wavy, brownish hair. But both are of the same gender..and both comes out from Ibu's tummy. But they do not like adik-beradik at all! Not that I mind though...it's just something to note.

In terms of personality, the elder brother, I'd categorise as the Extremist as he could move from a cheeky, lively boy to the most rebellious, monstrous lad in split second. As for Aliff, I'd say he's just stays at the Median point. He's not as cheeky as his brother...and he's also not that loud. This is just my judgement at this point of time. Maybe they'll change as they get bigger.

Phewhhh...I told you it'll be long. That's it. Two entries in two days time. Enough to menghilangkan perasaan gatal tangan nak blog. Now back to work...Have a nice day everybody!