Joash had been sick since last Sunday so he stayed home the entire week. Many things happened that amused me but would be of no consequence to other people. However, I wanna pen them down so that I'll remember them and look back fondly when the kids are grown.
1) Joash really loves going to school. When he was told he couldn't go to school, on Monday, he actually cried. He also asked about school a few times during the course of the week but when I told him he needed to take meds to get well enough to go back to school, he stopped asking. In fact, this morning, when I asked him if he wanted to go to school, he actually looked wary and said 'no'!?! He sure hates taking meds.
2) Joash and Jayna love watching me cook. While I was preparing the meal with Jayna piggybacked in the sling, she was straining her neck to see what I was up to and making unhappy sounds since she couldn't see clearly. Joash kept pointing out the things he recognised such as fire, eggs and fishballs etc. and followed me like a shadow. Later on during playtime, he imitated some of the things I did while cooking! Haha...
3) Jayna started to cry when I left her in the room while I went to the kitchen to check on the soup. Joash suddenly ran after me with a sense of urgency and asked for a straw. I was puzzled at the request but I gave it to him anyway, and followed him back to the room. He actually gave the straw to Jayna in the hope of pacifying her! Such a good brother! He knew that his sister likes straws. Jayna wasn't very appreciative of his efforts though...
4) Joash loves to hear me read him stories as I always have sound effects that accompany the narration. When he asked for me to read the story of David for the fifth time, I tried to shorten it by skipping the evil laughter of Goliath. Joash became upset and flipped back to the previous page and did the laugh himself! LOL
5) For some strange reason, Joash suddenly brought my bible to me and said, "Read Mummy's bible". Usually, he'll lose interest after a few verses cos it does not have the beautiful illustrations in his own bible. However, he actually quietly listened to a few chapters and helped me flip the pages once in a while. I managed to read to him from the book of Matthew, John and Proverbs for 15 minutes!
6) Because of Joash's illness and Jayna's light-sleeping habit, I had to put them in separate rooms to nap in. While they slept, I kept having to alternate between the rooms cos one of them would cry for my attention and after I put that one back to bed, the other would call for me after a while and I had to go back to the other room. This happened as many as 4 times for each kid and I somehow managed to do some chores in between their cries. I felt like I was running the "
Getai". By the time either of them woke up with a smile instead of a cry, the nap time was over for him/her.
7) Many people keep telling me that the siblings look very alike. Since I think they have some very different features, I never thought they are that similar to each other. One of the days, I was playing with the both of them when they suddenly decided to climb onto my knees together, one on each knee. They both had the exact same cheeky grin on their faces. It was at that moment that I thought I was seeing two gender versions of the same person. It was quite an epiphanic moment.
