Eyebrow Raising

I was getting ready for a shower when Micah ran in and announced, "I need to poo-poo, Mom."

So I dawdled a bit in the room, as he is usually quite fast.
Sure enough, he chirped "I'm done," just as I got all my clean clothes out of the closet.

As I washed him, he asked,
"Mom, what do you call that again? The one that only girls have."

"Err...? You mean where they shee-shee (pee) from?
Oh, man. Are we gonna hit the B&B Qs again?

"No, the other one you said."

"Oh?"
Now I am puzzled and honestly scared. I don't know what he's asking about and I'm not sure if I have the time to prepare the answer appropriately. This is like a pop quiz of life!

"What 'baby' again?

"Oh, you mean ..."

"Baby fat!
Yeah, baby fat*. Now I remember. I like that."

He chuckles as he walked out of the bathroom, leaving me laughing, shaking my head and my jelly-belly.

Yeah, only girls (moms) have them: Baby-fat.


*It was my older sis who told me of the term "baby fat". It's the fat you gain with every baby you have. He over heard me telling that to Gadget-daddy and since that, more that 4 months ago, he will now and then bring up the topic.

Kids' Krazy Kuote

Funny quotes from my boys today:

Micah, after playing with Myron:
Mom, when I am big enough, I want to have a trillion babies.



Max when called for Brush-teeth time:
But, mom, Transformers don't brush their teeth.

Funny Max

Max made us laugh the other day.

First, he acted a little fishy when he came down the stairs with his hands behind his back. I asked him what he was hiding, and he sheepishly showed me a diaper he had taken out from Myron's bag of diapers.

After questioning his intention, I smiled, struggling to not giggle, and got him an "empty"* diaper.

And this was what his "bright idea" was:

Max, you are so funny and so cute!
Love you, darling.

* The "empty" diaper was introduced by an aunt who pulled out the filling of a used diaper (the valcro strap kind, and not poo-ed on of course), washed it and then uses it as a cover for holding up cloth nappies. safer and more convenient than a safety pin!

Almost Five And Pretty Funny

Entertaining us:
Micah has been entertaining us with his very funny antics and jokes.



A couple of songs he came up with:

Eat some leaves*
Eat some leaves from the tippy-toppy trees
Eat some leaves
The ones covered with bird poo-poo are the best

and,

1, 2 ,3, 4, 5,
Once I caught a dead fish,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go,
Because it is already dead
It is already dead,
So you cannot eat it.


His favourite jokes are (thanks to Tigger):

Why do birds fly south for the winter?
Because it's too far to walk.

Who stole the soap out of the bath room?
The rubber (robber) duckie, because it's a robber and a duck, so it steals.


Micah also likes to quote the funny parts from the shows, at least the parts he thinks are funny.
The other funny thing he likes to do is to re-enact snippets from his cartoon, and this sometimes he will tell you, "Look, Mom. I'll do it again for you - in SLOW motion." And those can really send you rolling on the floor, especially with the facial expressions.


Entertaining himself:
The other day, while his two little brothers were napping, he wanted to do some painting.
Not painting on a paper, but his truck.



He also drew this when we were playing pretend in the room.


The poster was to show our room is a "Cat's Feeding Room."

At other times he will be racing around the house, jumping on the beds in every room and playing at the back yard with the cats.

He loves babies, since the time he was very little.

Max and Myron, 2009

Micah and Max, 2005


Micah and cousin Xue Han, 2007

Micah,
you are so funny and so brilliant.
Stay happy and creative, my boy.
You are so special and we love you so much.



*When I asked him why he did not sing his "Eat the leaves" song to his teachers,
he said, "It's embarrassing. It's only for you."
That made me laugh.

What You Hear Is Not What He Means

The boys were playing together then I heard Micah say,
"Max, mo-I have a truck?"

But before Max answers, Mommy jumps, in:
"Micah, it's 'may I have,' not 'mo I have'"

We all giggled and laugh as Micah really tried to to correct himself.
He still said "mo-I" a few times, and then we knew he was doing it on purpose.
Then he asked nicely, "Max, may I have a truck?"


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After a while they were playing some other pretend games. This time, Max was going to give a present to Micah. It was actually just an empty box.

Their pretend play ended like this:

"Max, please, give it to me."

"No, wait. You must wom-it first" (holding it between his palms, trying to "warm it").

Micah then bent over at his waist and went "Urrrgh" (pretend to vomit).

Mommy, reading the papers near by, burst into peals of laughter.
Both the boys looked at me and laughed at me laughing.

So I explained to Micah what his brother had mean.

"Oh" he said. "Vomit means must go to the toilet, Max."

Max laughed. "Wait, koh-koh. Let me wom-it first."

And we all laughed again.


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These kids are so funny.

At one time, Max would call
the excavator an exegator,
Mommy was nanny and
"the jungle" came out as "ber-jungle."
Orang-utan sounded like "oh-wan-tan," and
not to forget the kickapoo funny.

Micah, when much younger, would say
"sneeep" for sleep and
"sfmall-sfmall" for small, small.

As much as we need to correct them to speak accurately, we can also enjoy these baby moments.

No Sleeping On the Job

When we got home today, after settling some stuff, got myself some noodles for lunch (both boys nibbled off Mommy's bowl too), we headed up to the room do a little reading.

After a while, the boys were back to playing with their cars (continue from yesterday), and I fell asleep. Now and then, they yelled for my attention to look at what they were doing. Then they turned on the computer and said they wanted to look at some Ferrari on YouTube.

By then I had had some 40 minutes of no-uninterrupted sleep.

When I sat at the computer to check my mail, Micah said,
"Mom, are you done with your nap?
Now come play LegoCity with me."


Hah! That's my 4 year old checking on me on the job.

Then Max came in with a baby rattle he found in a toy box and said,
"Mommy, this is to wake you up..."
And he danced and shook the rattle with all his might.


Well, that tells how much Mommy's present presence means to them.

More Of Micah's Dreams

Micah woke up from his nap today and told his dream to his grandparents and uncle, and then me and then his Daddy when he got back from badminton:

I dreamt that Daddy was going to shower me, but he used a hose from a fire engine instead.


I am sure he was thrilled and entertained by his funny dream.

Funny Cuties

My boys can sometimes be very fun and funny, especially when they are trying to escape sleep. Here are a few clever dress-ups.

My Jedi Knights:
Not like they know anything of Star Wars yet, but they were playing with Daddy's raincoat.



Funny Bunny:
Max started this when he insisted he was going to put on his own pajamas.
He had no problems with the pants, but the shirt was tricky.



After that both of them decided they would be a couple of bunnies with floppy ears (the sleeves).


Recently I ordered a 3-D book through Micah's school.
Here are they boys taking turns having a look at Polar animals in 3-D.
(Mommy used her hair band to help hold the glasses down.)


Have a good weekend.

Man-kid

There's this piece of argument between the boys that has been repeated a few times and I just MUST record this (though I have not heard it in the last month).




Micah: Max, You cannot do that cause you're just a kid. I can do it cause I'm a man.

Max: No, I can do it. I'm a man.

Micah: No. You're a kid. I am a man.

Max: No. I can. I'm a man.

Micah: No. I'm a man. You're a kid.

Max: No. I'm a man. You're a kid.

Micah: No. I'm a man. You're a kid.

Max: No. I'm a man. You're a kid.

Micah: Actually, I'm not a man. I'm a man-kid.

Max: No. You're a kid. I'm a man.

Micah: Ok. We are both man-kids. We are just too small to be a man.

Max: No. I'm a man.

Micah: Nooo. We are both man-kids, Max.

Max: Koh-koh man-kid and Max man-kid?

Micah (impatiently): Yeeesss...

Max: OK.


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Mommy over-hearing this from the kitchen is completely amused and bewildered.
Who could have thought of such a term as "man-kid"?

Tricky B&B Qs

Micah asked some tricky birds and bees questions the last two days.


Q 1. Testicles

I was putting on his diapers for him 2 nights ago and he was checking out his own anatomy.

Micah: Mommy, what's this thing? (squeezing one of the two)
Mommy: Don't do that (trying not to sound too panicky).That's what you need when you're big to be a Daddy.
Micah: What? How to be a Daddy?
Mommy: Yes. That's how you'll have your baby. Then you'll be a Daddy.
Micah: But I'm not a girl. I cannot have a baby. XB (cousin sister) is a girl. Next time she can have a baby.
Mommy: Yes, but all babies must have a Daddy too, right?

Silence for a couple of seconds.

Micah: Where's Daddy?
Mommy: Downstairs, doing some work.
Micah: Can we read still?
Mommy: No, it's time to sleep.

Phew. Escape!
I'm sure he'll come back on this on another time least expected. Just hope it won't be in a too public a place.
EEeek!



2. Girls' Anatomy

Max was already asleep. I was going to get a quick shower, so I asked Micah to take his milk first and I'll come back to snuggle in a while. As I walked into the bath room, he came in after me..

Micah: Mommy, girls have no k-k-jiao (penis)? Then how do they shee-shee?
Mommy: Well, there is also a place, near the bum.
Micah: Let me see yours. I want to see it. Where?
Mommy: No you can't. Go drink your milk.

Mommy pushed him out of the bath room and made sure the door is locked.
I was lost between being baffled and bewildered.
Definitely nervous.

Where is Gadget-daddy?! Hey isn't this suppose to be your job?!
You settle the boys and I'll do the girls (if and when any).
Phfffff....