Updates on Irfan
September 7th, 2009
Irfan had his 3-week break early August but I sent him for the “Summer Programme” for one week and the week after that he was with me as my parents were abroad. Life with Irfan is getting a bit simpler on one hand, but on the other hand, it’s getting a tad complicated. As he is very much independent these days, he tends to have his own mind and ways regarding certain things. Clothes that I’ve laid out for him for the past 3 years plus or so may not be as “happening” as he wants them to be. So he’d spend an additional 10 minutes staring at his clothes and choosing what he wants to wear. Nevermind that sometimes he looks like a clown. :P Weekday mornings prove to be even crazier than before because on top of choosing what he wants to wear, he chooses what he wants to eat as well and it just drives me nuts at times because it delays our schedule even more!
His diet is also starting to change. Things that he used to like, he just doesn’t want them anymore these days. However, rice is still his main staple. He tends to eat lesser during dinner and although it used to worry (and stress!) me, I just let him eat whatever he wants. Don’t get me wrong - he still eats. Just that it’s not that big of a portion like how it used to be. But he still eats plenty during lunch. Probably because he works hard in school? Heh.
Speaking of his school, as of last week he has been promoted to the upper class with the older boys and girls. And so far, he has been ok in that class but he tells me that he misses his teacher from his previous class as he was very attached to her. And ever since being in the class with the older kids, he told his teacher that he doesn’t want to drink milk in school anymore as he’s a big boy now and will only drink his milk at home. Malu ka? Hahahahaha!
His latest craze is the iPod touch where he learns how to spell simple words and writes ABC and 123 on the screen but I was told by Dr. Sharmila (his paed at Prince Court) that when it comes to these things, one should always go back to basics. Well, he gets his basics from school (he holds the pencil real well anyway) so he gets to use all the techy stuff with uslah. At least it keeps him still while we’re out dining and such. :)
Got him his flu jab last Saturday as we’ll be in Europe in December and with the H1N1 and everything else around, I didn’t want to take any chances. He needs to get the second jab next month and I think we’ll get ours too. A family friend of the inlaws who was in Frankfurt got the H1N1 and slipped into a coma for 39 days and passed on. Sigh. Quite scary, innit? Hopefully we’ll be okay then. Dahlah winter. Ish! One can only pray and doa. InsyaAllah.
p/s: No pictures of Irfan as I haven’t touched my camera in more than a month! Eeeeep!
September 7th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Good to read Irfan’s update :) Wow, he chooses his own clothes now…hehehehe. Big boy already. Ashley would still let me choose her outfits but she insists on wearing the shoes she likes. Must be another shoeholic :P Hey, what type of flu shot is this? The normal yearly flu shot or something special. Hmmm…perhaps we should get one too :)
Haha. Sometimes he lets me chooselah. But sometimes he wants to dress himself up. And ditto to the shoes too. I think our kids are way advanced that we were during our timelah. Haha!
As for the flu jab - yup, it’s the annual flu jab. But since it’s Irfan’s first time, he has to get 2 shots first and then next year onwards it’ll be an annual affair. My mom told me that it’s RM60 at SJMC (she had it before going to Colombo) but I’m not sure how much it costs at Prince Court as the bill goes straight to Khazanah. Heh.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Are you like me? Sometimes I get emotional thinking just how fast they are growing up.. :( Crazy right..
September 10th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Eack! no photos?? miss seeing ur beautiful photos..
time passes quick n u r on ur way to europe this Dec..this nice.. just be extra caution esp on the h1n1. n sorry to hear about the dismiss of a family friend..
September 10th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
uh’oh. this reminds me that i’ve forgotten to take gibran for his yearly flu jab. ohgosh.
that bit about your family friend passing on due to H1N1 is just so sad..
irfan is just such a big boy now isnt he. so opinionated and independent.
September 15th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Time flies… all grown up boy now :)
September 15th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
oh..wishing u n family Selamat Hari Raya..
September 24th, 2009 at 9:02 am
ya ya when in front of other ppl they tend to be shy and suddenly became an adult.
wah going to europe, syiok nye. Winter some more, more chances to take nice pics!