First time to pee in the potty 第一次使用小馬桶

今天小恩恩第一次主動坐上她的小馬桶成功地撒了尿。為了鼓勵她的進步，Mommy和外婆都鼓掌歡呼，並熱烈地給小恩恩一個大的擁抱。


話說這個小馬桶是Mommy 今年4月的時候買的，小恩恩看到時覺得很好奇，經常站立在上面玩或是打開蓋子腳踩在裡頭蹲著玩。Mommy和外婆曾經嘗試要訓練她如厠的計畫一直沒有成功，每次要小恩恩坐上去，不到3秒鐘，一下就起身跑走。就這樣小馬桶放了將近半年，只能算是小恩恩的玩具。

這幾天或許是到學校的關係，小恩恩似乎有意願學習班上的同學上厠所的樣子了，希望小恩恩能愈來愈進步，早日向尿布說Bye-bye。

First Day at Preschool 開學第一日

It was Angela's first day to go to preschool. On her way to school, Angela was so excited, but when Grandma said goodbye to her, Angela showed sign of separation anxiety and cried aloud in the classroom. Miss Chen, one of the two teachers, came to carry Angela and conformed her for nearly half an hour to stop her crying.

Normally, a full-day preschool program is from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. However, since Angela is under the age of 2, long school hours may become too much burden on her and may not good for her development. So, Mommy reconsidered the program and decided to let Angela attend half-day preschool.

The first half of Friday's program schedules 50-minute English listening, chanting and singing , 15-miniute break, 50-miniute walking and outdoor activities, 30-minute educational theme teaching and 40-miniute lunch time. The teachers also help young toddlers with potty training and self-care skills.

This evening when Mommy was home, Angela eagerly showed me her new books and CDs from school. Mommy played one of the CDs "Go to School", and Angela watched, sang and danced happily. Mommy hopes that Angela enjoys preschool programs, which stimulate growth and development, and gradually learns gross and fine motor skills, emotional and social skills, and intellectual skills.

Yesterday Angela got her school uniform and school bag with eating utensils. When Mommy help her try on her pinafore, Angela seemed so happy. She also was eager to looked inside her bag.

Get ready for preschool 準備上學去

Yesterday Angela visited preschool with Daddy and Mommy. It was an informal visiting in preparation for her beginning with formal preschool this October. Since last week Mommy and Daddy have repetitively told Angela that she is going to enroll in a preschool program at nearby Rixin primary school. In order to help little Angela be familiar with new environment and help her get along with new people, Mommy and Daddy not only taught school-related words and phrases to Angela, but also reinforced her social interaction skills, especially controlling her temper tantrums and behaviors.
When Mommy and Daddy introduced Angela to the teacher, most toddlers showed interest in this newcomer at class since Angela looks so small and so active. While Angela seems too young to attend preschool, she is very excited about meeting with big boys and girls and looking forward to playing with new friends.

Singing my first nursery rhyme 妹妹背著洋娃娃

Angela has loved to listen to nursery rhymes, both in Chinese and in English, since she was 8-month old. Recently her language ability has significantly improved and she is able to repeat two or three words when Mommy sings songs to her. Sometimes she can also tap the rhyme of the song's melody and dance around to familiar songs. Recently, she has liked to hear a popular Chinese nursery rhyme named "A little girl carries a doll" when she asks to be carried African style.
This weekend Angela had a lot of fun playing with Uncle LiChin. Uncle Lichin amused Angela with her favorite song "Little girl carries a doll" while carrying her on his back.