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Ali, Trevor reminds me of a toad. hahaha sorry..

all the Harry Potter books lah.. but it has always been the name i associate with toads.

Terry, Theodore, Terrence, Thierry etc.. I like classic names like Thomas and Timothy. these names will nv go out of fashion.
Peanut, hang in there. sometimes i wonder if it is our expectations. we expect our kids to behave in a certain way and if they dun we all get worked out. May be they are simply too young to behave that way.
try to rem having a meltdown won't help cos she doesn't understand. I m sure u are a gd mum!
have to rem that how u react sets an example. if u are always yelling, she will yell in return. If the only time she gets a reaction from u (whether gd or bad) is when she clings to u then u must keep praising and talking to her when she isn't clingy lor. haha.. but every kid is diff.. trust ur instincts ya?
Re: words
Kiki, erm i do hear that boys dun talk as fast as gals but Z is ok leh.. he can hold simple conversation with us now. we ask him questions and he ans accurately. Nowadays he will call us to see things he wants to see. he will say "mama, come, see aeroplane in sky". Or if he wants to show me his balloons, he will thrust it in my face and SCREAM loudly, "SEEEEE mama BALLOON!" Last night he woke up in the middle and start having a conversation with my back. say "mama, pee pee a lot a lot" then "mama, poo poo a lot a lot".. not funny at 2am in the morning. if he wants biscuits or bread, he will say "mama, i want biscuit/bread please" take a breath then continue "a lot biscuit/bread pls". >.<"