I am going to SCHOOL! ~

I love going to school! ~

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Wa is 21 months now, and we feel she could be feeling quite bored at home facing just the maid all day long. She has always liked to play with the children at church, and so we thought it might be good to send her to child care so she has some interaction with other kids, and also pick up some skills (hopefully ^_^).

There are many child care centers around my place, i think is because Seng Kang is a new town with LOTS OF LOTS OF children. However when i went around to ask, all the centers were all filled up and i have to be on waiting list! Oh my, i didn't expect this?!

In the end, we found Cambridge Children Development Center, a franchise CC around the island. The SK branch is newly opened and only about 5 mins' walk from our block, and still have one place in the toddler class. So thankful for this wonderful opportunity, and we quickly enrolled her. We thought, well in future she can tell other pple, "i studied in Cambridge when i was 2 yrs old. How about you?" hahaha ~~~

We prayed for her adaptation to the new environment many days leading up to the actual day. We were wondering if she would cry, refuse to let us go, and how we should react and manage all these drama. Anyway we committed to God and ask that His angels will guide and protect wawa.

The big day finally arrived. While walking to school, i keep preping her about what to expect in school, she would meet teachers and friends, learn to sing songs, play games etc. We dropped her at the door, the teacher picked her up and voila, she went in without a tear! WOW it was a milestone for US!

It's been about 3 weeks now, and each day she's quite happy to be in school. When we ask her what she learnt, if she sang any songs, she'll break out in her own tune which nobody understands haha. Also, she became a little more "bossy" at home, like telling us to keep the toys (points to the toy box and say "put"), telling us to sit down, stand at a certain place etc. We think she's trying to act like her teacher! LOL!

We're very thankful and happy that she's enjoying the new routine. We put her there for half a day now. Probably some time down the road we'll let her stay there for the whole day :)

To the ZOO!

WAhhhh! What did we see??

Oh it should be rrroarrr! ~~

Only two out of three are real ^_^

We fed wawa some ice-cream on the sunny day hehe

Wawa was excited to see the actual size giraffe!

National day holiday! and it was our first trip to the zoo with wawa! I had wanted to bring wawa to the zoo for a long time now and finally we set out early in the morning on national day!

When wawa was much younger, we started to show her pictures of animals, and i also pasted wall decor animal stickers right above her cot. She could point to each one as you name them, and well you could say she was "familiar" with her animal friends. However, i think she lacks the real perspective of how big/small these animals are. Hence i was really keen to bring her to the zoo and let her see for herself the "real friends"!

Initally wawa felt some fear when she saw the animals. When she came up close and personal with a tank of swimming fishes, she was quite frightful and refused to go near! She was clinging to us most of the time like a koala... it was actually quite hilarious ^_^ However, she loved the monkeys, the giraffes, and also the horses in the children's play area. She was very amused and enjoyed imitating them by making strange sounds!

We went home slightly after lunch as she was already pretty tired in just a few hours. Overall, it was a great experience, and we are very thankful to God for the great weather. Mommy friends, do plan a trip to the zoo but be prepared to spend just at most 3-4 hours for the $18 ticket haha. Don't worry, your child's smiles will make your money worth :)