2 years and 4 months old

Dear anakku Amirah Elisha,

Today, you are 2 years and 4 months old. Happy Birthday, sayang! we are so proud of you and your progress, dear.

its been a while since mama updated the last entry. amirah pon dah dapat adik, Amirah Elfina who just turned to 6 months old last 5th March. We call her Baby Fina or Fina or Adik. Amirah loves her very much. she never hurt her baby sister and really takes care of her... mama noticed today that when Baby Fina's saliva drooled from her mouth, Amirah quickly got off from the bed and grabbed a tissue to wipe her little sister's saliva off her sister's mouth. that is so caring of her! and everytime she got home from the nursery, she would ran into the house to find Baby Fina to say hi to her and kissed her. such a very sweet kakak.

mak tok and tok ayah had gone back to Perlis. and amirah so far had managed to go to the nursery without fail unlike when mak tok and tok ayah were around. she would become very lazy to go when they were around. hehehe...alhamdulillah she is doing better in the nursery and getting used to the environment.

she even has friends now. nevertheless, there were times when she got home with a little bruise. some kid apparently bit her back once and pinched her back once. mama had discussed with the owner of the nursery and she promised us that she would make sure that amirah would feel happy in the nursery and so far she is from what we had noticed.

amirah's pronunciations are getting better now. her vocabularies are getting improved. some other words that mama could think of she can say now:
tok ayah
tow truck
police
pororo, aish, boopy (all pororo characters), minnie mouse, duck (donald), dibo, pooh, sponge bob, apin (upin ipin's cat), pat pat (little einstein)
bomba
choo choo (train or bus)
nyam nyam (eat)
kakak, mama, papa, adik, baby
ami-ah (amirah)
buah
banana
mama mia
nyamuk
digigit
nak
poo poo
car
fish
milk
air
dan sebagainya... tak larat nak list down...

she now knows how to make a simple sentence. Eg:
"mama, kakak nak!", "papa, kakak poo poo", "baby milk/air", "kakak milk/air", etc

she really enjoys singing. kejap kejap nyanyi... kejap kejap nyanyi... her first song that we notice she can sing clearly is "Nina Bobo"

Nina Bobo
Lullaby
(Bahasa Indonesia)

Nina bobo,
oh, nina bobo,
kalau tidak bobo,
digigit nyamuk.

Adik sayang,
adikku sayang
tidurlah tidur
dalam buaian.

Other version

Ni-na bo-bok, Ni-na bo-bok.
Ka-lau ti-dak bo-bok di-gi-git nya-muk.
Ma-ri, no-na, Ni-na pu-as sa-ya.
Ka-lau ti-dak bo-bok di-gi-git nya-muk.

Lullaby
(English)

Lullaby
Oh, lullaby
If you are not sleeping
The mosquito will bite you.

Dear brother/sister
My dear brother/sister
Sleep oh, sleep
Oh, lullaby.

Other version

Nina, sleep, Nina, sleep.
If you don't sleep you will be stuck by a mosquito.
Come, lady, Nina, make me content.
If you don't sleep you will be stuck by a mosquito.

Yes, it is an indonesian song. amirah was raised by listening to indonesian children folk songs. her grandparents (SiDi and SiTi) have a nice collection of Indonesian children songs which amirah really enjoys listening to the music. Another song that she likes besides twinkle twinkle little star is "Naik Naik ke Puncak Gunung"

Naik Naik ke Puncak Gunung
Children's Song
(Bahasa Indonesia)

Naik naik ke puncak gunung
Tinggi tinggi sekali
Naik naik ke puncak gunung
Tinggi tinggi sekali
Kiri kanan kulihat saja
Banyak pohon cemara*
Kiri kanan kulihat saja
Banyak pohon cemara.*

and also "Satu Satu"

Satu Satu
Children's Song
(Bahasa Indonesia)

Satu, satu, aku sayang Ibu
Dua, Dua, juga sayang ayah*
Tiga, Tiga, sayang adik-kakak

Satu, Dua, Tiga, sayang semuanya.

Nevertheless, amirah also does listen to english children songs such as the followings:
10 little ducks
row row row your boat
london bridge is falling down
twinkle twinkle little star
baa baa black sheep
if you're happy and you know it
and many more

in conclusion she likes singing. oh, not to forget and dancing too!

lately, she likes jumping here and there. she also seems to be practicing of some routine and singing some songs that we are not familiar of. a few days later we received a sms from the owner of the nursery:

".....pihak taska akan membuat perjumpaan dgn ibu bapa mengikut giliran dari sekarang untuk berkongsi tahap aktiviti anak2 anda. konsert bagi kanak2 pula akan berlangsung tidak lama lagi dan untuk makluman, anak2 anda sedang berlatih sekarang! TQ"

i see... no wonder why... hehe.. can't wait to have the first ever meeting with her teachers and to see her concert! need to prepare a videocam since our previous videocam was stolen.

dah besar rupanya anak mama and papa ni. keep it up! we are proud of you, dear..