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Vai : 4 years, 5 months

25 January 20118 Comments


[Right after school, taken today]

A few quick updates on our little guy:

– Vai is Kindergarten 1 this year. And as his sister is already off to school by the time he himself gets ready for the school bus to pick him up at 10.35am, I have more ‘alone’ time with him. Which is something that I treasure because being the second child, he has his sister around most of the time.

– He hasn’t had much afternoon naps over the past year. And now that his big sister needs to wake up at 6am on school days, they both go to bed at around 8.30pm (and he wakes up at about 8.30 the next morning)

–  Still automatically walks over to our bedroom and sleeps next to me in the middle of the night.


[Waiting for school bus to come]

– An affectionate little guy. He likes to cuddle up. He can say, ‘Love you, Mommy’, and gives me a kiss on the cheek. He likes to hold my arm or put his arms around me when he sleeps.

– One with a soft heart. He could sob and cry when he’s feeling sad about something.

There’s a time in Hong Kong when he went out with Daddy and Anya. They had some french fries for snacks and he said he wanted to save a piece for me. He said, ‘I’d like to bring one back for Mommy to try’. And so he carried that one piece in his little fingers. When he was close to reaching home, he accidentally dropped it on the ground. He stood there, feeling sad, but Daddy said, ‘It’s okay. Just pick it up and bring it back with you anyway.’ (To us, what matters is the intention and the heart). And when I opened the door, with that piece of french fries still in his hand, he quickly hugged my legs and sobbed, saying, ‘Vai wanted to give you this, but it fell on the ground’, and he sobbed again. I was very touched by that. God bless your loving heart, Vai.


[At Hong Kong International Airport, 1 Jan 2011]

– Still a cheeky and playful little guy.

– Likes to protect and help when his big sister says she can’t do something.

eg. When Anya was about to slip and fall (due to the wet floor after some heavy rain), he’d go and hold his sister’s hand, and say to her, ‘It’s OK. I hold your hand now so you don’t fall, okay?’

Or, when Anya was feeling afraid to go to the bathroom all by herself at night, he’d automatically go and accompany her.

– Still is very into cars and Lightning McQueen. But he’s willing to accompany his sister and watch the movies that she likes.

– Usually automatically kisses my tummy as well after giving me a kiss (eg. when we say good bye to each other)


[Feeling all nice and warm during winter in Hong Kong last December]

– Brushes his own teeth and cleans up all by himself upon reaching home from school (ie. Takes off uniform, washes up his hands, feet, towels himself dry, and puts on his home clothes)

– Likes to eat cereals (daily!)

– Loves pasta

– Likes sweets and candies (but is only given a quota of two / day by mommy, for his teeth’s sake)

– Likes to ask for food (again) although it’s already time for bed.

– Weighs about 19kg.

We love you, Vai!

And we just know that you’ll be a great big brother, just like how you’ve been a great little brother to Anya.

8 Comments »

  • Leonny says:

    @byihui:

    🙂 Yeah … hope he grows up to be the kind of person God wants him to be …

    Happy New Year to you all too!!

  • byihui says:

    vai is so sweet, observant and attentive I think he’ll be a wonderful boyfriend/husband next time! *wink* 🙂 happy new year to you and family!

  • Leonny says:

    @alohamolly:

    Hi hi … thanks for dropping by!

    I went over to your blog! Love the pre-wedding pics!! (and I wonder if it’s the wife or the hubby who’s writing me this note =)

    Anyway, yes … such tender gestures are such a treasure, aren’t they? And frankly, I never expected it to come from my kids, esp. not from our son. Interesting and heart-warming for me to see how the little man in our house is the soft hearted one …

    =)

    Stay in touch!

  • Leonny says:

    @xin:

    Disagreements sih pasti ada, namanya jg siblings yah 🙂 Rebutan mainan atau maunya duluan in something, juga ada.

    Tapi ya mereka dari kecil selalu di ajarin ttg pentingnya love one another esp. those in own family, dan bgmn ‘Wanting what I want and not caring about what the other wants or feels’ itu part of being a sinful human being, dan itu ga bener dll … Jadi, over time, kalaupun mereka disagree about something, situasinya itu ga ‘parah’ (eg. ga sampe pukul2an)

    Ya, proses ya … yg jadi ortu mereka jg terus perlu sabar2 ngajarin dan ngulangin prinsip2nya 🙂

  • Leonny says:

    Hi Rebekah! 🙂

    Thanks for dropping by …

    That particular episode touched my heart, and I’d just like to remember it too in the years to come.

  • alohamolly says:

    Vai is such a darling!

    My tears almost drop when i read about the “french fry
    ” part ..sniff sniff… 🙂

    My boy is similar in a way..how many times i love such tender gestures from this young gentleman of ours!

    Have a smooth pregnanthood! Keep writing!

    CHeers!

  • xin says:

    Anya dan Vai suka berantem / rebutan mainan or something ga jie?

  • rebekah says:

    awww. the story about the fries made me tear up.

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