October 4, 2011

October 4, 2011.  This is the day our little boy officially became a Big Boy.  As some of you may have known, he's been wee-wee trained since last year.  He doesn't wear a nappy to school, when we go out and during his afternoon naps.  He can not wear a nappy at night when he sleeps but we still make him wear one "just in case." 

But pupu training's another thing.  He knows when he needs to go but will always insist on putting the nappy and doing number 2 in them. Then last night, October 4, 2011, he pooped in the potty!  It was a bitter-sweet moment, with him crying and holding his poop until he can no longer hold it and just let go.  . I wiped his pwet-pwet (butt) with tissue and touched his pwet-pwet to show him how fantastic it is not to feel the poop on your butt.  When he stood up, he felt so proud to see this giant poop on the bowl!  He said "I did it Mum and my pupu looks like it has a crest on the head!"  -- "crest on the head" (after the Parasaurolophus, hmmm, little boy's dinosaur phase).

And oh, before he "let go," he kept asking for a nappy and I told him that daddy went down to get his nappy because we ran out of nappies. After his "success," he said "my baby sister will just use the nappy that Daddy bought."

Sorry for this cheesy post, my heart is just bursting with joy with this milestone.  This milestone came a little late but it was sweet nonetheless.  

Playing at the Indoor Playground

Here are some forgotten videos from long ago (July 2011).  It's just three months ago but we've been seeing a lot of positive changes in the little boy that three months feel like a decade ago.  They grow up so fast!

Biking Boy

The first time  I brought the bike to school, he got really excited.  He was so proud to show his classmate how to use the bike bell.  I think he got challenged when his classmate borrowed the bike. 

This is the second time he rode his "big boy bike."  I dragged the bike to school again and he had so much fun. 

New Skill

Rafa has a new skill:  he can "utot" (fart) at will.  He looks really funny trying to get the "utot" out.

Hotel Sleepovers

Rafa likes staying at hotels.  Whenever we have a sleepover, he would beg us not to leave.

Itsie-Bitsie Spidering

Rafa lying on top of Mum,
Mum was tickling Rafa.

Rafa: Don't tickle me Mum! (laughing)
Mum : I'm not tickling you! (denying)
Rafa: You're not ticke-wing me,
you're just itsie-bitsie spidering me!

Lucky For You-- You Know Rafael!

When we told him that we'll watch Rio on TV, he immediately picked out who he'll be.  He picked the black/white toucan named Rafael without knowing that the toucan's name is Rafael.  He thought we were pulling his leg when we told him that the name of the bird is Rafael.  He would say "No, I'm not Rafael.  What's my name?" So we christened the toucan "Murano".  But we tried to "show" him that the toucan's name is Rafael.  We played and replayed the part where the toucan said "Lucky for you, you know Rafael!" But instead of believing us, hearing his "real"  name (real life name) mentioned by "him" (the toucan Rafael) was too amusing for him. He'd laugh out loud and this line had become his favorite Rio line.

So whenever we ask him, "what did Murano say?"
He will say "Lucky for you, you know Rafael!"

Sometimes, he'd say "Murano said 'lucky for you, you know Rafael' and I laugh-ted! Hahahaha."

To see the clip from Rio, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK6SkBbFepA.  Rafa's favorite line appears within 0:09 seconds into the clip.

Indeed, we are lucky because we know you, Rafael!