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No More Diapers!

乖乖 has not been wearing diapers for his afternoon nap since he was three. And I have been trying to wean off 乖乖 during night time as well. Well, I was in a way 'motivated' by my sis-in-law, 婷婷, from Shenzhen. Remember, we went for this HK disneyland trip together in May this year and she was so surprised that 乖乖 is still wearing diapers at night. Apparently, 小宝was diaper-free by the age of two and this is very common there! 婷婷commented that the size of the diapers in Singapore must be very big.

Come to think of it! This is indeed true. I have seen XL, XXL sizes in the department stores and my other sis-in-law, L has already commented that Aaron is going to outgrow XXL very soon. What's next? XXXL size?

My first trial in July was a complete failure. I had woken up at 3am to remind 乖乖to xu-xu. First night and second night were un-eventful. I was about to celebrate when on the third night, 乖乖 had already xu-xu on the bed before 3am and he was still sleeping! Fourth night, it happened again! and he xu-xu again at 5plus am!! I gave up. I was so frustrated and angry to be changing bedsheet, pyjamas etc in the middle of the night. Not to mention doing this twice at night.

I decided to try again in November. So far, there has been no accidents except for 2 nights when I did not woke up to remind 乖乖 to xu-xu. Can I declare him diaper-free now?

The Zoo

I cannot remember the last time I went to the zoo - must be more than 2 decades ago. This is also 乖乖's first visit. My nephew, Aaron fell ill each time he came back from the zoo and my mum attribute this to the air (germs) there. These has added to my relunctance to bringing 乖乖 to the zoo. But I would think a 4 year old child is of appropriate age plus my SIL has corporate passes for the weekend - means that entry is FREE! There's no better time!

乖乖got the paper frame as a gift from the zoo for volunteering to dance during the animal show. Can you see his dad in the background?