the magic

I like, I love, walking around the block with him. In the morning, in the evening.

Not because I am afraid he would fall.

But because I just like it. I like the magic I feel every time his tiny fingers hook with mine.

The Vehicle

Some body fell in love at first sight with this toy bus. He had to wait for another month to be able to have it.

Than the other one thought he should have a toy car too, for his brother did. But he didn't like that classic bus. He chose this orange Lamborghini.

Between Ar and Ir, who do you think like the bus (or the lamborghini)?

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See. They may look alike a lot. But they are totally different person.

The Bath Tub.

Err....
Or bath tube?

Loop Loop Tie your Shoe

I never found tying shoe lace is complicated. But I heard it is, to some people. I remember how complicated it is to Sponge Bob Squarepants, until he finally did it with the help of his song. I just found the lyric here, and here it is.

You wanna learn how to tie your shoe?

It's a very easy thing to do

Just sit on down and I'll give you the scoop..

What's that? It's called loop-de-loop

You put your laces each hand

go over and under again, you make loop-de-loop and pull

and your shoes are looking cool

You go over and back, left to the right, loop-de-loop and pull 'em tight.

Like the bunny ears on a Christmas bow, lace 'em up and you're ready to go!

You make your loop-de-loop and pull, and your shoes are looking cool.

I think whoever sees this episode should learn that tying shoe lace is simple. But it has made my children think the opposite. And for years they chose to wear shoes without laces.

Few days ago I accompanied Ibit and Ar and Ir bought their school shoes. Ibit and Ar chose their shoes without laces. But Ir decided to have the ones with laces. He asked me if I would teach him to tie them. And I said off course I would.

I tried to remember what Sponge Bob did but I failed. I thought I could have searched on youtube how to do it, but I didn't have much time. So I just showed Ir how I do it and he succeded in his first try.

He made it. And he looks darn so cool...

Ujian Kenaikan Tingkat (lagi)

hari Minggu kemarin, Ar Ir dan Ibit mengikuti ujian kenaikan tingkat Tae Kwon Do.

Ar dan Ir yang memang sudah lebih dulu ikut Tae Kwon Do, mengikuti ujian dari kuning-strip ke hijau. sedang Ibit berusaha untuk menambahkan strip pada sabuk kuningnya

Dek Ai' sengaja kuajak mengantar kakak-kakaknya. awalnya dia merasa tidak nyaman, seperti biasa ketika berada di tempat baru. tapi melihat para peserta ujian yang bersemangat, dia minta turun dan masuk ke tengah barisan. aku rikuh mau ikut masuk dan mengajaknya keluar. tapi para penguji sepertinya membiarkan saja, karena toh para peserta ujian sedang satu per satu keluar untuk berlari 2 km sebagai pemanasan sebelum ujian.

hm... mungkin Dek Ai' ingin seperti kakak-kakaknya :D

The Super Sensitive

I always thought Ir was so sensitive.
May be he is. But dek Ai' must be super sensitive then.

Whenever he sees a little 'hard' thing around, such as some one falling, or a fight, or a scream; he cries.
He likes to hear me singing. But when I get to hi-tones, he cries.

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This evening I helped my twins doing their math homework. I did my best to explain the method. I repeat it again and again, but still they didn't understand. It was simple. But it was me who couldn't explain it well.
Then I started speaking loud. Dek Ai' was sleepy and hugging me. I should have taken him to bed. But I still hadn't finished helping the twins doing their homework. I lost my patience. Then I start yelling. I didn't notice that my loud voice has made Ai' cry. The louder I yelled, the louder he cried. Suddenly I realized Dek Ai' was like, crying hysterically.

I, right then stop yelling. I lower my tone, brought Ai' away from the twins and tried to calm him down. I know it was my voice that made him cry. But I needed to be away from the twin to stop yelling.
I still said half whispering to the twins, 'I give up. I don't know how to make you understand. I'm not a good teacher. Ask your teacher tomorrow how to do it.'

It took few minutes for me to calm down Dek Ai' until he finally fell asleep. Right now I'm feeling like I have been a terrible monster and frightened my own baby.

God, I need to gain more patience.

The Sickies

Katanya memang sedang musim. Belakangan ini cuaca tidak karuan. Habis panas terik, hujan deras. Lalu panas, hujan, panas, hujan.

Sejak awal minggu lalu satu-satu anggota keluarga dikunjungi demam dan flu. Mulai dari aku, Dan, Ibit, lalu Ar, eMbak, Dek Ai'. Mudah-mudahan Ir kuat bertahan tetap sehat, tidak ikut-ikutan sakit.

Ibit yang paling parah. Panasnya tidak turun sampai 4 hari, sehingga dokter memutuskan untuk rawat inap. Hasil lab darah selama beberapa hari relatif bagus. Trombosit sempat turun sampai 127 ribu di hari ke 2 rawat (hari ke 5 panas), tapi besoknya sudah 153 ribu. Dengue-nya juga negatif. Kata dokter, amandelnya bengkak besar. Mungkin itu penyebab panas dan batuknya yang tidak berhenti.

Ada yang bilang aku kecapekan, karena acara yang penuh minggu lalu. Bisa jadi. Dan Ibit juga. Dan orang-orang mengomeli aku karena keseringan mengajak Ibit bercapek-capek...

Ya sih. Sejak sebulan yang lalu jam pelajaran setiap hari Senin - Kamis ditambah, untuk persiapan ujian akhir. Durasi latihan Tae Kwon Do juga ditambah, persiapan ujian kenaikan tingkat bulan depan. Masih ditambah latihan-latihan bersama KPJ untuk rekaman dan pentas Blakotang. Dan kemudian proses rekamannya yang sampai pagi. Pentas launchingnya sampai hampir tengah malam. Jadi memang minggu lalu ada hari-hari yang full dari pagi sampai malam, bahkan sampai pagi lagi.

Aku agak merasa bersalah juga. Tapi Ibit bilang dia senang menjalani semuanya. Bahkan dia kecewa karena tidak bisa ikut tampil membawakan Blakotang di Cakra TV karena sedang sakit...

Memang anaknya aktif dan menikmati banyak kegiatan. Fisiknya yang kurang mendukung. Ini PR buat emaknya.

Cepat sembuh mbak Ibit, minggu depan ujian Tae Kwon Do. Si... Jak!