Average Attention Span

Aleesya was playing masak-masak last night and she served us : Nasi Ayam Bunga, Bebola Daging Aiskrim, Ikan Goreng Mommie, Telur Masak Bubur, Air Daun Tempe & her famous Nasi Goreng Butterfly. She named the dishes all by herself.. Wahhh, Boleh menang Materchef's Invention Test la macam ni.. Tergelak2 Ayah and Mommie with the name of those dishes.. I myself xmakan tempe, so it's a surprise how she knew tempe existed.. hehhee, pengaruh Astro la ni. It's obvious we watch AFC channel wayyy to much.. Tp xpandai2 jugak masak, asyik2 the same old dishes.. hahaha!

Aleesya is also picking up a lot in school now.. Singing the school anthem (Krista..krista...) and a few other songs (I am special, I am special...) with actions somemore. Alhamdulillah, finally she can adapt to the new change!! Except every morning, memang akan ada drama menangis jugak.. regardless Mommie baca doa or not, it will happen.. huhu. Mommie dah macam bomoh pulak, terkumat-kamit baca and hembus2 kat Aleesya.. What to do la kan, kita ikhtiar dan usaha je... after all, it's for our own kid.. =) Teacher Nur cakap Aleesya dah  start masuk her own class... before this, ikut suka hati die nak masuk whichever class she wants.. sometimes 5y class, sometimes 6y... xpadan dengan kecik!! But, the same thing happen when she was in iPlay, she is more comfortable in the i-Kds class that the teachers had to upgrade her to the class before she hit 2 years old. She is more comfortable with older kids and she likes to be challenged.. 

At home, she would make us read nursery rhymes and Peter and Jane books over and over again.. And she loves doing jigsaw puzzles, she never seem to get bored of that! In a way, it helps her to be more patient because it's a trait that is lacking in her. (She got it from me, btw) I read that by reading nursery rhymes  to our kids and solving puzzles, it can improve their concentration and memory skills. It also lengthen the average attention span of your child towards a certain thing/activity.. Before, Aleesya can only sit put for 2-3 minutes before she dashes to another thing to do.. and I am left alone to clean her mess. But now, she can easily enjoy and finish an activity (average of 5-7 mins, sometimes longer when she really enjoys it) that we do together, and also help clean up the mess.. yay! (Read more on average attention span here)

Anyway, I was thinking of sending Aleesya to swimming classes in school. It's in the morning once a week and I know she'll love it.  It will be fun to see Aleesya able to swim and how cool would that be???? But, I'm not sure whether the instructor can handle this cinonet. She has become sooo lasak nowadays, even my sisters say so.. kalah my nephews!! And she's soo brave.. she'll be the first to try anything and my nephews will then follow.. hahaha. A born leader she is! OK, back to the swimming issue - Hubby is quite worried that by adding the class, it will overpack her schedule.. Hmm, that's true.. maybe I'll just wait for another year.. In the meantime, we'll just play in the plastic pool at home for now..