Mick

This is a picture of Mick taken for his playschool registration April this year. The picture turned out pretty well. None of my own passport sized photos turned out so good. He even managed to give a smile. Mick is simply Mick. Loves to talk, showing a little bit of cheekiness and also a sense of humor.
I still remember when he first started talking I used to list down the number of words he was able to say, the list started off with 10 words, then within 2 months he had picked up about 50 words. Now at 28 months, I have just lost count. He is able to make 3-4 sentences now. And is starting to use local slang like lah, hor, adoi, alamak and all at the right times too.
We are preparing him for the arrival of his siblings. Hopefully, it will not affect him that much. Initially when we first told him that he was going to get a brother and a sister, he had nightmares. He would wake up in the middle of the night and say “mama, please don’t sayang babies, sayang Mick only”. We stopped mentioning about the babies. Last night, he came and told me that on Saturday he wants to go to Queensbay Mall and Sunshine Square to buy clothes for the babies. Says, he wants to get pink, purple, blue and white colors. That’s quite an achievement on his side.
I have been doing some search on the internet, here are some recommendations from some experts on how to introduce a baby to the older sibling without causing much sibling rivalry.
- a young child should definitely be part of the reception committee, before any other family members or friends arrive
- the mother have someone other than herself carry the baby into the house and she devote herself to the older child exclusively for a short time after coming home
- the child should accompany the father to the hospital to pick up mother and infant
- give the older child one large present to celebrate the birth of the new brother or sister, choosing one that emphasizes his or her maturity, such as a new game or some more sophisticated art materials
- to help yourself feel better and to make your older child feel wanted is to include him or her in every possible part of the care of the baby. Even a two year old can fetch a diaper from upstairs, perch on a stool beside you at the dressing table, or help you pat the baby dry after a bath. Little kids can sort the baby's laundry, help you gently pat up a burp after a feeding, and entertain the baby with nursery songs and finger plays.