A lot has happened since I last posted. The biggest thing was our family minus Addin going on a 6 day holiday to Singapore. Somehow the planning stages already felt different and better for Jeff and I. For the first time we weren't so worried about bringing an abundance of things with us in case at any point Raiyan may insist on having something, anything- remember items of the week? The thought of introducing Raiyan to new things was also not as intimidating. The idea of changing plans at the last minute was also not as daunting as before. Instead, we really just wanted to focus on having a good time.
And indeed, syukur alhamdulillah, Raiyan had a blast and not a single tantrum surfaced throughout the 6 days! In our very tight schedule we managed to go to Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, Botanical Gardens and the Museum (not that that was his interest!). Even when we were at shops, we always managed to give him (and Alisha) a break by letting them run wild at the toy store or the indoor playgrounds many of the shopping malls thankfully have in place. The best part was he was always communicating his feelings and wants properly and appropriately instead of just screaming for what he wants like what he used to do. If he was feeling tired from all the walking, he would tell his babah "Babah, I am tired". And he would always ask us "where are we going?" when we haven't told him yet. And of course he did not stop yapping away at the zoo!!! But funnily, when we ask him if he wants to go to the zoo again, he said "Nooo! We went already... that's too much zoo!"
Raiyan is also much much more social now and he will always approach other children and try to start playing with them. At one of the playgrounds, he was definitely playing together with another girl for almost half an hour! And only after that long did Jeff spill the beans about his condition to the girl's father and he said he really had no idea!
Another big thing happening since my last post was Raiyan's 5 year old check up at the clinic. Luckily he was able to understand our early warnings about the injection so we didn't endure a complete nightmare when he was getting the jab. The great part was that the nurse whilst checking his development thought that he is completely ok but probably just a little shy!
Now the meeting with the doctor was a different story... see, there was this bunch of letter blocks on the doctor's table so unsurprisingly, he was verrrryyyy distracted and engrossed in looking through all the letters on the blocks that he failed to really listen to what the doctor was saying to him. Nonetheless, the doctor said overall, he does seem fine but he DID think Raiyan may be mildly autistic because of the part where Raiyan was ignoring him. (I guess our medical authorities really only start paying attention to a child's development at 5 huh?) Soon before we resorted to being slightly disappointed with the fact that Raiyan didn't talk much with the doctor (stupid blocks!) out of nowhere he just said "Babah! The "C" is missing because I can't spell cat!"
Meaning (which we hope the doctor noticed) he was distracted with the blocks because he wanted to make sure that ALL the alphabet were there!! Some things never change huh!!!
School's starting in 9 days time and Raiyan is going to be in year 1! Will keep everyone updated about that then but in the meantime, we are enjoying the rest of Raiyan's holiday! So sorry I'm not able to blog much this month!
And indeed, syukur alhamdulillah, Raiyan had a blast and not a single tantrum surfaced throughout the 6 days! In our very tight schedule we managed to go to Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, Botanical Gardens and the Museum (not that that was his interest!). Even when we were at shops, we always managed to give him (and Alisha) a break by letting them run wild at the toy store or the indoor playgrounds many of the shopping malls thankfully have in place. The best part was he was always communicating his feelings and wants properly and appropriately instead of just screaming for what he wants like what he used to do. If he was feeling tired from all the walking, he would tell his babah "Babah, I am tired". And he would always ask us "where are we going?" when we haven't told him yet. And of course he did not stop yapping away at the zoo!!! But funnily, when we ask him if he wants to go to the zoo again, he said "Nooo! We went already... that's too much zoo!"
Raiyan is also much much more social now and he will always approach other children and try to start playing with them. At one of the playgrounds, he was definitely playing together with another girl for almost half an hour! And only after that long did Jeff spill the beans about his condition to the girl's father and he said he really had no idea!
Another big thing happening since my last post was Raiyan's 5 year old check up at the clinic. Luckily he was able to understand our early warnings about the injection so we didn't endure a complete nightmare when he was getting the jab. The great part was that the nurse whilst checking his development thought that he is completely ok but probably just a little shy!
Now the meeting with the doctor was a different story... see, there was this bunch of letter blocks on the doctor's table so unsurprisingly, he was verrrryyyy distracted and engrossed in looking through all the letters on the blocks that he failed to really listen to what the doctor was saying to him. Nonetheless, the doctor said overall, he does seem fine but he DID think Raiyan may be mildly autistic because of the part where Raiyan was ignoring him. (I guess our medical authorities really only start paying attention to a child's development at 5 huh?) Soon before we resorted to being slightly disappointed with the fact that Raiyan didn't talk much with the doctor (stupid blocks!) out of nowhere he just said "Babah! The "C" is missing because I can't spell cat!"
Meaning (which we hope the doctor noticed) he was distracted with the blocks because he wanted to make sure that ALL the alphabet were there!! Some things never change huh!!!
School's starting in 9 days time and Raiyan is going to be in year 1! Will keep everyone updated about that then but in the meantime, we are enjoying the rest of Raiyan's holiday! So sorry I'm not able to blog much this month!
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