Talking

Sihuai loves to talk till she falls asleep. Tonite her conversation:
You go to work.Siyuan goes to school. The school bus is for him, not for you.
You go to work. You cannot go to work in this (pointing at my pajamas). You buy more clothes.
My clothes too big for you.  (no,no, papa is too big for you clothes, i said). You buy more clothes.

etc etc etc

Speaking

Sihuai is now able to converse and once gave me a six word sentence - i don't want papa sit here.
She's not yet two. Siyuan only started on sentences of that length after turning three.
The whole thing is amazing to us.

New Fighting Technique

The kids seem to be growing so fast - even their fights have evolved. Previously, Siyuan would give soft fake pushes and Sihuai would resort to biting.
Today, they were trading punches. Sihuai lost becos she has a shorter reach. She waited a minute, till Siyuan was distracted and then jabbed him in the eye. A second time, she pulled his ear.

Defense of the smaller!

Coming Home

Managed to come home before Sihuai slept Friday evening and was amply rewarded. Siyuan was at the door when I opened it, gave me a hug, turned and yelled to his sister to come out.
Sihuai came running from the bedroom, big grin on her face, and I got a BIG hug :)