Thomas: A love-hate relationship

My parents had been trawling the toy shops in search of a toddler-size automated Thomas. After a year of hunting, they finally found it in Toys "R" Us. They were hoping Kai would be thrilled with it, and went on about how they managed to get a discount for it.

But he didn't take to it at all.

Rather than hop on and enjoy the ride, he sees it as his own real-life working rail way. So all he does is, switch it on (it's bloody noisy btw) and watch it go round and round and round and round... And that's how he'd react if you ask him if he wants a ride^!

I can't force him to use it for the purpose it's designed for. I feel bad for my parents too, but I suppose they have to be contented with the fact that he likes it though for a totally different reason.

I'm considering bringing the set downstairs and charge neighbouring kids a dollar per one minute ride...

Love affair with THE thumb: Twilight days yet?

Kai loves to suck on his left thumb. He's got a corn on his tiny thumb by now, and some people have been shaking their heads and going "tsk tsk" when they see him do it.

On Friday, MIL cut the fingernail on that particular thumb a little too deeply. He placed it in his mouth, pulled it out immediately and then said, "Painful!"

MIL felt very bad.

The amazing thing is that he stopped sucking his thumb thereafter. It has been two whole days now and he has not been sucking on his thumb. There were times when I caught him fingering his mouth, but that was it. And he seems like a different boy now; more grown up.

Could this be it? The solution to thumb sucking? 

Transformation

I have reached another level with my two-year-old son.

Today, the first thing I heard through the 'baby' monitor was "Mama!" rather than his cries.

And for the first time in my parenting history, I jumped out of bed immediately (rather than pretend to be asleep for a few more minutes).

Then, he said to me: "Cold water."

Stunned. After pouring him a glass of water, he said: "Watch TV."

*faint* My two-year-old is making sense!