Both me and daddy observed some new sentences coming out from Lunz:
1. Let me try (when he was trying to fix the puzzle)
2. Go away (when he tried to shoo daddy away from his king-seat at the computer desk)
3. Give me a hand (when he almost fall off the sofa)
There is a lot more but I can't remember. Will update once I remembered or if there is anything new. I would overall say that he is more talkative and responsive now.
Good to know that... :)
Thursday, November 26, 2009
The Christmas Tree
Talking about the new Christmas tree that we have placed in the living room, I finally remembered to buy a few pieces of wrapping paper to wrap the empty boxes. Luckily I am somebody who likes to keep trash (which I believe will be useful to me one day). I kept a lot of empty boxes which now really prove to be useful. Hehehe....
So, both me and Lunz sat down and began our wrapping mission. He help me to tape the wrapping paper on to the box and got pretty excited to see the presents although he knew it's empty inside. He kept on counting them once I finished wrapping every piece. When I was done, I asked daddy to install the lighting. The lighting was meant to be put surrounding the presents. When everything was finally done, the tree was truly a complete makeover. With presents, it is indeed more beautiful!
The tree without the presents. Looked ordinary.
Mummy and Daddy
Everyone
So, both me and Lunz sat down and began our wrapping mission. He help me to tape the wrapping paper on to the box and got pretty excited to see the presents although he knew it's empty inside. He kept on counting them once I finished wrapping every piece. When I was done, I asked daddy to install the lighting. The lighting was meant to be put surrounding the presents. When everything was finally done, the tree was truly a complete makeover. With presents, it is indeed more beautiful!
The tree without the presents. Looked ordinary.
Mummy and Daddy
EveryoneAfter the tree makeover......
The same tree from the pictures above but after the makeover combination of presents, lighting and mini bears!
Hehehe...I sempat add in the ribbons I found from the attic also.
When nearing Christmas, I will load something into the boxes that are meant only to be open on the day itself. Let's see what Christmas gifts I can get to fill up the boxes....haha....
Christmas.....my favorite season of the year.....
The same tree from the pictures above but after the makeover combination of presents, lighting and mini bears!
Hehehe...I sempat add in the ribbons I found from the attic also.When nearing Christmas, I will load something into the boxes that are meant only to be open on the day itself. Let's see what Christmas gifts I can get to fill up the boxes....haha....
Christmas.....my favorite season of the year.....
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Successful Toilet Training
Toilet training was successful! Now the little one uses the toilet to do his business, which means me and daddy are free finally! We don't have to flush his stinky poo from the potty anymore. Yeah yeah....I know I should have started it long time ago but as an easy-yet-stinky way out, we delayed the whole matter until we saw that his butt was too big for the potty. Then only we decided to switch. Hahaha....
Last Friday was so funny, the little one accidentally pooed on the living room floor of his popo's house. Kena marah la, apa lagi. Hahaha....then, when I questioned him once I got back from work, "You ng-ng on the floor ar?", he put his hands on my mouth, signaling me to keep quiet, don't laugh at him nor nag at him. Later on, we took him to Mines, the fella got over excited with the ATM machine that he did not realize he had the urgency to visit the toilet. Hence, he pee right there and then at the ATM machine. Daddy was with him at the time while I was in one of the shops. When I approached them, I saw that he has wet his pants. Daddy told me I should see that 'tahan pee' look on his face and the 'relieve look' when he wet his pants.
Luckily I remembered there was a pair of extra clothing in his school bag. So, at least we still get our dinner in Sushi King and don't have to rush back immediately. ;)
But the good thing is, he finally don't have to use the potty anymore!
Last Friday was so funny, the little one accidentally pooed on the living room floor of his popo's house. Kena marah la, apa lagi. Hahaha....then, when I questioned him once I got back from work, "You ng-ng on the floor ar?", he put his hands on my mouth, signaling me to keep quiet, don't laugh at him nor nag at him. Later on, we took him to Mines, the fella got over excited with the ATM machine that he did not realize he had the urgency to visit the toilet. Hence, he pee right there and then at the ATM machine. Daddy was with him at the time while I was in one of the shops. When I approached them, I saw that he has wet his pants. Daddy told me I should see that 'tahan pee' look on his face and the 'relieve look' when he wet his pants.
Luckily I remembered there was a pair of extra clothing in his school bag. So, at least we still get our dinner in Sushi King and don't have to rush back immediately. ;)
But the good thing is, he finally don't have to use the potty anymore!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
In Da Mood for Fun!
I was awake but I was spending my sweet time lying on the bed early morning, reluctant to get up and washed my face. The weather was so good and I was really really lazy. Suddenly, daddy charged into the room.
"Mimi mimi (he follows how Lunz calls me) let's go wan teng (genting)!"
I was like, huh? Are you serious?
This daddy can really give you a surprise if he wants to. Because he is practically those like-to-stay-at-home-and-hibernate type. But when he is in the mood, he can really be unexpected. Hehe...
So, off we went. We invited mum and bro as well. We went in 2 cars and it was 12.30pm when we finally reached there. Since, we have already predicted that it would rain as usual in the evening, we chose to stay indoor instead.
On the ferris wheel.
On the train ride.
Vroom! Vroom!
We had a fun time. He was good with the drum machine game. He knows which side of the drum to hit with the drumsticks based on the the sequence shown on the screen. Hmmm....potential drum player. Some times the little one can really throw tantrum, wanting this and that. And daddy always is the patience one, attending to him. At times when he is demanding, my headache started to come. Like this trip, he wanted this and that and I had to bear with him and the headache together. According to daddy, kids are like that wor...at least he still listens to him. I mean obey his instructions. Thumbs up for daddy la. The little one wanted to hold the corn in cup by himself but daddy won't let him, so daddy had to hold for him and feed him while walking. While on the escalator, daddy had to squat so that the little one can take the spoon and feed himself while daddy holds the cup. Daddy was saying, "Boss, makan boss", which made me burst out laughing. His son is his boss....hehehe....
We left Genting and reached home almost by 7pm. Although a bit tiring, the trip overall was fun. Then daddy told me he is interested to go Ipoh this coming weekend.
BRING IT ON!!! ;)
"Mimi mimi (he follows how Lunz calls me) let's go wan teng (genting)!"
I was like, huh? Are you serious?
This daddy can really give you a surprise if he wants to. Because he is practically those like-to-stay-at-home-and-hibernate type. But when he is in the mood, he can really be unexpected. Hehe...
So, off we went. We invited mum and bro as well. We went in 2 cars and it was 12.30pm when we finally reached there. Since, we have already predicted that it would rain as usual in the evening, we chose to stay indoor instead.
On the ferris wheel.
On the train ride.
Vroom! Vroom!
We had a fun time. He was good with the drum machine game. He knows which side of the drum to hit with the drumsticks based on the the sequence shown on the screen. Hmmm....potential drum player. Some times the little one can really throw tantrum, wanting this and that. And daddy always is the patience one, attending to him. At times when he is demanding, my headache started to come. Like this trip, he wanted this and that and I had to bear with him and the headache together. According to daddy, kids are like that wor...at least he still listens to him. I mean obey his instructions. Thumbs up for daddy la. The little one wanted to hold the corn in cup by himself but daddy won't let him, so daddy had to hold for him and feed him while walking. While on the escalator, daddy had to squat so that the little one can take the spoon and feed himself while daddy holds the cup. Daddy was saying, "Boss, makan boss", which made me burst out laughing. His son is his boss....hehehe....
We left Genting and reached home almost by 7pm. Although a bit tiring, the trip overall was fun. Then daddy told me he is interested to go Ipoh this coming weekend.
BRING IT ON!!! ;)
Monday, November 16, 2009
Concert 2009
Last Saturday was Lunz's concert. All of his supporters (me, daddy, mum, 2 kaofoos, 2 kaomous, koko and mei mei) went to see him performed. We have to bring him to the hall earlier as requested by his teacher. So, we reached there at 2pm while the others came by 3.30pm. The concert started only at 4pm.
Upon reaching the hall, the little one did not joined in with the other kids. Some of the kids were already dressed up while some other were playing around. The teachers were seen busy preparing the kids for the show. I noticed that an event management company was hired to handle the PA systems and to decorate the background. The little one stuck to us like a leech. Earlier on, when I told him at home that we will be going to his concert and will be watching him sing and dance, he was still OK. He was willing to change into his sportswear and wore his shoes. I even told him that koko and meimei will be there to watch him sing and dance too.
However, upon seeing the crowd, he got scared. Worst still, when a balloon burst, he burst too! He was crying and kept on saying that he wanted to leave. Maybe I was around, so daddy shooed me away while he settled him down. So, I waited at the main entrance of the hall and minutes later I saw daddy coming out from the hall. He told me that the class teacher took the little one away from him. Reason was simple. Because if Lunz kept on crying, he will distract other kids to cry as well. You know, when one cry, the rest follows. So, daddy just walked off and left him on to the hands of his teacher. I asked daddy whether he was heartbroken to see his son whining like that and he had to walk off. I was told that I was silly to think like that. I should let him growed up and let him enjoyed his concert. It's part and parcel of the learning process. You don't stumbled on anything, you don't learn. The idea was not to be over-protective.
So, since it was still early, we left the hall and daddy had a quick haircut. By the time we returned to the hall, finger food were already served. I quickly grabbed myself a curry puff and a packet drink, found ourselves a place to sit while waiting for the rest to turn up. By 4pm, the show started. On and off I saw the little one peeping outside from the changing room. He was fully changed into his Hawaiian outfit. His hair was styled up and the teacher applied blusher on his face. The show started with welcoming remarks from 3 outstanding 6 years old students with each of them presenting the speech in different languages. Then, it proceeded to the Lagu Negaraku session with one kid holding the flag while the rest stood up.
Next, was the award ceremony and the performance started after that. The little one has 2 session of performance. One was a dance called "Honey Honey" where I spotted him dancing without his partner. Everyone has a partner except for him. Maybe his partner did not showed up or anything. I'm not sure. I have to ask the teacher when I have the chance. It's a pity to see him dancing alone when every other boys has their partner. He has to do all the steps on his own including a part where the partner was supposed to hold the balloon but he had to balance the balloon at the side of his neck simply because he has no partner to hold it. :(
But, the overall idea was just to let him enjoyed himself. And I think he did, even though there was a little bit of crying in the beginning.
The concert hall.
The supporters.
Holding the balloon by himself which I think he liked it.
The other one was a Chinese song. Half way through his performance, he saw me. Then he wiped his eyes with his hands like wanted to cry. But after a moment, he was back to normal. I was proud of him because at least he did try not to cry out. He held it back and continued with his performance. He was such a brave boy.
At the end of the concert were group singing. The principle asked the parents below the stage to join in the singing and dancing just like what the kids were doing. A sign of encouragement to the children. Well, I did. I was dancing (of course, not like a mad woman la) along with the motions together with the children. I knew my son saw me and that's the point of me dancing along, to show him I cared. To show him my encouragement. And it works! Because I saw that the little one danced much better than earlier, he was happier and showed more movement.
The concert ended at around 6pm. I hugged and praised him when he came out from the changing room together with his belongings. He got a story book and a piece of hardcovered class photo from his teacher. After that, all of us headed for dinner. :)
Took this from my camera. Looks a bit dark. From left, school principal, Lunz, dunno-what-name-boy and class teacher, Lydia
Upon reaching the hall, the little one did not joined in with the other kids. Some of the kids were already dressed up while some other were playing around. The teachers were seen busy preparing the kids for the show. I noticed that an event management company was hired to handle the PA systems and to decorate the background. The little one stuck to us like a leech. Earlier on, when I told him at home that we will be going to his concert and will be watching him sing and dance, he was still OK. He was willing to change into his sportswear and wore his shoes. I even told him that koko and meimei will be there to watch him sing and dance too.
However, upon seeing the crowd, he got scared. Worst still, when a balloon burst, he burst too! He was crying and kept on saying that he wanted to leave. Maybe I was around, so daddy shooed me away while he settled him down. So, I waited at the main entrance of the hall and minutes later I saw daddy coming out from the hall. He told me that the class teacher took the little one away from him. Reason was simple. Because if Lunz kept on crying, he will distract other kids to cry as well. You know, when one cry, the rest follows. So, daddy just walked off and left him on to the hands of his teacher. I asked daddy whether he was heartbroken to see his son whining like that and he had to walk off. I was told that I was silly to think like that. I should let him growed up and let him enjoyed his concert. It's part and parcel of the learning process. You don't stumbled on anything, you don't learn. The idea was not to be over-protective.
So, since it was still early, we left the hall and daddy had a quick haircut. By the time we returned to the hall, finger food were already served. I quickly grabbed myself a curry puff and a packet drink, found ourselves a place to sit while waiting for the rest to turn up. By 4pm, the show started. On and off I saw the little one peeping outside from the changing room. He was fully changed into his Hawaiian outfit. His hair was styled up and the teacher applied blusher on his face. The show started with welcoming remarks from 3 outstanding 6 years old students with each of them presenting the speech in different languages. Then, it proceeded to the Lagu Negaraku session with one kid holding the flag while the rest stood up.
Next, was the award ceremony and the performance started after that. The little one has 2 session of performance. One was a dance called "Honey Honey" where I spotted him dancing without his partner. Everyone has a partner except for him. Maybe his partner did not showed up or anything. I'm not sure. I have to ask the teacher when I have the chance. It's a pity to see him dancing alone when every other boys has their partner. He has to do all the steps on his own including a part where the partner was supposed to hold the balloon but he had to balance the balloon at the side of his neck simply because he has no partner to hold it. :(
But, the overall idea was just to let him enjoyed himself. And I think he did, even though there was a little bit of crying in the beginning.
The concert hall. 
The supporters.
Holding the balloon by himself which I think he liked it.The other one was a Chinese song. Half way through his performance, he saw me. Then he wiped his eyes with his hands like wanted to cry. But after a moment, he was back to normal. I was proud of him because at least he did try not to cry out. He held it back and continued with his performance. He was such a brave boy.
At the end of the concert were group singing. The principle asked the parents below the stage to join in the singing and dancing just like what the kids were doing. A sign of encouragement to the children. Well, I did. I was dancing (of course, not like a mad woman la) along with the motions together with the children. I knew my son saw me and that's the point of me dancing along, to show him I cared. To show him my encouragement. And it works! Because I saw that the little one danced much better than earlier, he was happier and showed more movement.
The concert ended at around 6pm. I hugged and praised him when he came out from the changing room together with his belongings. He got a story book and a piece of hardcovered class photo from his teacher. After that, all of us headed for dinner. :)
Took this from my camera. Looks a bit dark. From left, school principal, Lunz, dunno-what-name-boy and class teacher, LydiaTuesday, November 10, 2009
My Rest Day
I took my replacement leave yesterday. Nothing much in particular but just for the sake of resting. I just finished some of the projects at work and thought I decided to give myself a break. So, I took a nice day off with an initial planning that both daddy and I will have a nice day out together for a movie and lunch.
Mana tau, I didn't get to see any movie (because there isn't any nice movie now) and I didn't get a good lunch either. The day started like this.....
I was a bit dizzy from the flu pill that I took on Sunday night. So, Monday morning I woke up with a heavy head. Then, Lunz started to lau gai. Told me that he didn't want to go school and took his house clothes for me to change instead. Both daddy and I insisted that he should go and after much persuasion, he gave in. So, we changed him into his uniform and off we went.
When I walked him inside his school compound and passed him to his teacher, I walked off and turned around later to find him wiping his face. I can't bring myself to hop into the car and drove off because I knew he was crying. When he saw me hesitated, he broke down completely, sobbing on the bench. Gosh, if I'm rushing to work, I would have no choice but to leave him to the hands of his teacher. But there I am, knowing I'm not working and planned to have a nice time while my son was crying away struck my conscience. So, I walked back in and told the teacher I'll be bringing him home instead. Well, since his exam was over and in another 2 weeks, school holidays would start anyway, I decided to let him skipped school. This was the first time in the whole year that he actually cried at school when I left. Never before I faced this situation, even during he first started school.
Maybe he was not feeling well, maybe it's Monday blues, maybe it's separation anxiety or maybe he just bully mummy....I'm not sure. Anyway, daddy said it's a wrong move because he said Lunz will try it again next time. Cry and no school. He said I shouldn't let it happened. Well, no doubt what he said could be true but no harm in breaking the rules once in awhile. It depends on situations.
So, I sent him back to mum's house and went off for McD breakfast with daddy. Then, both of us spent some time at home before fetching the little one at lunch hour to do our shopping. Daddy decided to cook dinner, so we went to Jusco and bought the stuffs. Daddy cooked assam fish and asparagus stir-fry prawn for dinner. When it comes to cooking, he can really cook way much better than I do. I mean I didn't even thought of putting 'fa tiu chow' (one sort of cooking wine) into the asparagus dish. And just with the combination of it, the dish can be damn tasty with the right amount of everything. I finished everything and only realized I was so busy eating that I forgot to take a picture of it to post in my blog.
Then, we set up another Christmas tree. Jingle bells...jingle bells.....Christmas is coming, a sign showing how time flies. We put the much bigger Christmas tree in the living room, next to the sofa. So, both me and Lunz was really busy plucking the ornaments from the previous tree and putting them on the new tree. We did not dismantled the old tree, it was being left there at where it was but of course, with fewer decorations as most of the ornaments has been stolen! Hahaha....
I think what is still lacking are the presents under the tree. We will wrapped up some empty boxes and put them under the tree. Just to beautify the tree. The real presents will be topped up later nearing Christmas day. It's too early to buy now. Will take a picture of the tree soon!
That's how I practically spend my planned-but-not-materialized rest day!
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I'm not finished yet. Just to add on, I'm currently training the little one to poo in the toilet rather than in the potty. Well, he is so big now that the standard regular size potty can't support his fat, round buttocks. Last Thursday and Friday, my mum succeeded in getting him to poo in the toilet but when it comes to weekend, I thought that by hiding the potty, he has no choice but to go for the toilet. Mana tau, he preferred to store it inside him instead. So, he did not do his business for 2 days until I finally took out the potty for him. But, yesterday daddy managed to get him to sit on the toilet. So, on and off, we will see how it goes.
Mana tau, I didn't get to see any movie (because there isn't any nice movie now) and I didn't get a good lunch either. The day started like this.....
I was a bit dizzy from the flu pill that I took on Sunday night. So, Monday morning I woke up with a heavy head. Then, Lunz started to lau gai. Told me that he didn't want to go school and took his house clothes for me to change instead. Both daddy and I insisted that he should go and after much persuasion, he gave in. So, we changed him into his uniform and off we went.
When I walked him inside his school compound and passed him to his teacher, I walked off and turned around later to find him wiping his face. I can't bring myself to hop into the car and drove off because I knew he was crying. When he saw me hesitated, he broke down completely, sobbing on the bench. Gosh, if I'm rushing to work, I would have no choice but to leave him to the hands of his teacher. But there I am, knowing I'm not working and planned to have a nice time while my son was crying away struck my conscience. So, I walked back in and told the teacher I'll be bringing him home instead. Well, since his exam was over and in another 2 weeks, school holidays would start anyway, I decided to let him skipped school. This was the first time in the whole year that he actually cried at school when I left. Never before I faced this situation, even during he first started school.
Maybe he was not feeling well, maybe it's Monday blues, maybe it's separation anxiety or maybe he just bully mummy....I'm not sure. Anyway, daddy said it's a wrong move because he said Lunz will try it again next time. Cry and no school. He said I shouldn't let it happened. Well, no doubt what he said could be true but no harm in breaking the rules once in awhile. It depends on situations.
So, I sent him back to mum's house and went off for McD breakfast with daddy. Then, both of us spent some time at home before fetching the little one at lunch hour to do our shopping. Daddy decided to cook dinner, so we went to Jusco and bought the stuffs. Daddy cooked assam fish and asparagus stir-fry prawn for dinner. When it comes to cooking, he can really cook way much better than I do. I mean I didn't even thought of putting 'fa tiu chow' (one sort of cooking wine) into the asparagus dish. And just with the combination of it, the dish can be damn tasty with the right amount of everything. I finished everything and only realized I was so busy eating that I forgot to take a picture of it to post in my blog.
Then, we set up another Christmas tree. Jingle bells...jingle bells.....Christmas is coming, a sign showing how time flies. We put the much bigger Christmas tree in the living room, next to the sofa. So, both me and Lunz was really busy plucking the ornaments from the previous tree and putting them on the new tree. We did not dismantled the old tree, it was being left there at where it was but of course, with fewer decorations as most of the ornaments has been stolen! Hahaha....
I think what is still lacking are the presents under the tree. We will wrapped up some empty boxes and put them under the tree. Just to beautify the tree. The real presents will be topped up later nearing Christmas day. It's too early to buy now. Will take a picture of the tree soon!
That's how I practically spend my planned-but-not-materialized rest day!
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I'm not finished yet. Just to add on, I'm currently training the little one to poo in the toilet rather than in the potty. Well, he is so big now that the standard regular size potty can't support his fat, round buttocks. Last Thursday and Friday, my mum succeeded in getting him to poo in the toilet but when it comes to weekend, I thought that by hiding the potty, he has no choice but to go for the toilet. Mana tau, he preferred to store it inside him instead. So, he did not do his business for 2 days until I finally took out the potty for him. But, yesterday daddy managed to get him to sit on the toilet. So, on and off, we will see how it goes.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
I Can Read!
He can read now....simple sentences like:
The goat and the girl.
The ball and the doll.
The car and the ball.
The queen has a ring.
The violin is on the table.
The fox is in the box.
They play with the yo-yo in the box.
I think the school and his bedtime story reading plays an important role in building up his words recognition. I'm so happy that he knows how to read now. Parents, you can start off with an easy reading book. A book with one or two short sentences the most per page will do the job. Read and trace your finger along each word as you read. Your little one's eyes will follow along and capture each word. It works!
We went to his school yesterday to collect his report book. Even though sick (few days ago during his exam), he managed to get 96% for is numbers and Chinese tests. He got 100% for his English test. He did not sat for his writing test as I found out that he was sick and did not let him go to school. Anyway, according to his report book, a lot of things about him has improved based on his teachers' observations such as participation in group singing. Academic wise he is doing very good. Just a little bit reserved when it comes to socializing. According to his teacher, he can now write on his own, no longer need his teacher to hold his hands while writing. I think all this is more to self-confidence and independence. He is slowly getting there....
Talking about independence, my boy knows how to take care of me. For example, when I brought him to do groceries shopping, he would push the trolley for me, he will take the things from me and put inside the trolley, he will put the already paid items into the trolley (I think he is pretty strong to carry the plastic bags containing stuffs and load them into the trolley one by one), he would offer to pay the cashier...with ahem ahem....my money of course...and take the balance from the cashier.
This is just one part, not to mention other examples, like he shooed me to work when I opened the first floor gate of mum's apartment to accompany him up to mum's house. He took the things from me once I opened the gate (he knew it's his stuff) and said, "mimi, go to work". Then he just walked straight up without looking back. I mean he was sick and I intended to walked him up but....I was like, wow....my boy has really grown up. Independent.
The goat and the girl.
The ball and the doll.
The car and the ball.
The queen has a ring.
The violin is on the table.
The fox is in the box.
They play with the yo-yo in the box.
I think the school and his bedtime story reading plays an important role in building up his words recognition. I'm so happy that he knows how to read now. Parents, you can start off with an easy reading book. A book with one or two short sentences the most per page will do the job. Read and trace your finger along each word as you read. Your little one's eyes will follow along and capture each word. It works!
We went to his school yesterday to collect his report book. Even though sick (few days ago during his exam), he managed to get 96% for is numbers and Chinese tests. He got 100% for his English test. He did not sat for his writing test as I found out that he was sick and did not let him go to school. Anyway, according to his report book, a lot of things about him has improved based on his teachers' observations such as participation in group singing. Academic wise he is doing very good. Just a little bit reserved when it comes to socializing. According to his teacher, he can now write on his own, no longer need his teacher to hold his hands while writing. I think all this is more to self-confidence and independence. He is slowly getting there....
Talking about independence, my boy knows how to take care of me. For example, when I brought him to do groceries shopping, he would push the trolley for me, he will take the things from me and put inside the trolley, he will put the already paid items into the trolley (I think he is pretty strong to carry the plastic bags containing stuffs and load them into the trolley one by one), he would offer to pay the cashier...with ahem ahem....my money of course...and take the balance from the cashier.
This is just one part, not to mention other examples, like he shooed me to work when I opened the first floor gate of mum's apartment to accompany him up to mum's house. He took the things from me once I opened the gate (he knew it's his stuff) and said, "mimi, go to work". Then he just walked straight up without looking back. I mean he was sick and I intended to walked him up but....I was like, wow....my boy has really grown up. Independent.
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