I'm a full-time mummy

My cheeky son, Benjamin turned 3 years old today!

Two years old stage is not really a terrible two, sure, we have experienced the ups and downs, the laughters, the crying, the pampering, the hugging, the cuddling, the scolding, the time-out-ing, but it all makes up a wonderful parenting journey!

What are the memorable events that happened to my cheeky boy within these 3 years?

• Still on breastfeeding once a day before bedtime (at least he's still sharing mummy;s breasts with his baby sister!)
  
• Potty training (pee and poop) at home: SUCCESS!

Of course there are a lot of other things to be mentioned but the above 2 are what I'm especially proud of!

I'm gonna play cheat a little bit here and recycle some stuff I wrote back when he turned 2 years old. Some of the pictures are linked to some of my blog posts, so feel free to click on it to read more (and see more pictures!). Here goes:

Ben looking around...	Ben started gurgling and making cute sounds...
Ben started giving us cute faces...	Ben's 1st visit to his pediatrician...
Ben pondering about his future?	One in a million shot of Ben's 1st sit on his own!
Ben pulled me over and gave me a kiss!	Ben's surprise look as I snapped this shot!
Ben enjoying live music...	Ben signalling to daddy 'no, no, no'!
Ben showing mummy how he brushes his teeth...	Ben showing us how old he is...
Ben with his cute teeth!	Ben, careful not to reveal too much...
Ben enjoying his float...	Ben's 1st solo walk in the park...
Ben having fun weighing himself...	Ben started his Sunday school!
Ben gazing up at me as I breastfed him...	Ben tasting the oil pastels...
Ben's 1st banana leaf rice meal!	Ben loves stickers!
Ben's 1st tantrum at Toys'R Us...	Bubble Head? Ben playing with his bubble gun!
25 months old   Ben fixing his ride-on car & laughing...	26 months old Ben relaxing on the beach...
27 months old Ben's first coconut drink!	28 months old Ben helping daddy to wash car!
29 months old Ben decided to revamp our bedroom...	30 months old And created a motorbike out of our pillows!
31 months old I just love my boy!	32 months old Ben is into light saber...
33 months old Getting harder to snap his picture!	34 months old I hope he holds my hand when I'm old...
35 months old Ben still looking cute when crying...	Ben at 3 years old!

Happy 3rd birthday to you handsome man!

Mummy, daddy and baby Alyson loves you awfully so so so much!

Read: Read: Psalm 112:1-2 (NIV), Psalm 127:3 (NIV), Proverbs 22:6 (NIV)

Ben's going to be 3 years old on 4th March! My baby boy is going to be 3 years old! Time goes by so quickly!

Anyway, we are currently busily hunting for his birthday gift, a bicycle!

We have promised him one since I started potty training him when I was in my last trimester of pregnancy. The bicycle is the reward if he can go diaper free during the day (which he is now!)

So, we have a few features we are looking for in his bicycle other than must be cheap (my budget less than RM200 which is about USD66+) and good quality! I wanted one with the passenger seat behind (you know, one day Alyson might be sitting behind?) and a cute little basket in front of the bicycle to carry stuff (like his water bottle or baby wipes or something) and hubby wanted a bicycle with metal rims (for safety purposes and long lasting durability). I also think it's important to have one where the chains are covered up so that Ben does not put his itchy fingers to investigate as well.

Wish us luck in finding this birthday gift on time!

It's almost 6 months of me being a mummy of 2 little kiddos. Ben still has his moments of bullying his little sister whenever he thinks she's hogging mummy and daddy or when he sees her inching to his 'territory' or his toys.

That aside, I do love the moments when they are together during playtime, especially when Alyson just lies there on her tummy looking up / at her big brother trying to figure out what is he trying to do. She sometimes thought her brother is playing with her! I know this because you can hear her chuckling away when Ben moves here and there.

I also love the moments when Ben is in one of his happy big brother mood and he lets her touch his toys (for few seconds) and he will stay near her for a while.

Well, that's all the updates for now. Life with 2 kids is hectic but worth it (err, please don't ask me when is next one coming!) and I hope Ben will be more accepting of his baby sister soon!