Some more updates

At 18 months….

Weight: 10kgs already

Height: Still no idea

I’m beginning to talk more now, in 3-4 words sentences like :-

- mei-mei eat mum-mum
- rye-yi (Rye Li) pom-pom (our home slang for shower) [I’m mummy’s assistant to boss my cher-cher around the house]

Suddenly, in less than a month, I’m a parrot, mostly repeating what people say to me but in fewer words. You still can make out what I’m trying to say. Mummy is fine with this as long as I don’t start questioning her back with the “why’s” and “what’s” like how my cher-cher annoys her with. What she doesn’t know is that I’m absorbing all around me and I soon will (hehehe!)

When mummy finishes talking on her mobile phone, I’ll go “dat?” (as in referring to “Who is that?”) and she will always tell me who she was talking to. This, I learnt from my cher-cher, the questions she can ask my papa over the phone when he is away for his business trips, fuyoh! When my mummy has the time she will blog about it and you will then know why I’m also learning how to ask questions.

I can even go “huh?” when you call my name or when you’re talking to me and I didn’t hear you properly as if I totally understood your conversation with me. This is called CONsultant in training. I’ll make a good saleswoman in the future as I can also deceive you with my ever-so-innocent look when I’m caught in the wrong. So much so that you’ll also believe me as I’m very good with “It-wasn’t-me” look. I can even answer mummy when she asked me “Who is the naughty girl?” and I’ll go “cher-cher” very innocently. :D

I’m already attending the toddler’s class at Aunty Ng’s and learning my 123s and ABCs. I can also differentiate colours but not necessary right all the time. My all time favourite colours at this moment is “yehlo” and “perpuh”

Thanks to my cher-cher too, I love watching TV especially Mickey Mouse, whatever Mickey Mouse shows. I am told that my cher-cher only started watching TV like after 2 years old so it has been a real privilege that I got to watch TV when I was only a few months old. But my serious watching only begun a few months back and soon, I’ll probably fight with my cher-cher to watch Playhouse Disney channel as she loves Disney channel now. I really need to learn how to use the remote control properly as every time I press on it, I can’t seem to find my Mickey Mouse.

And finally, yes finally (mummy is so happy about this!), I am sleeping through the night. If I don’t get up at 6 plus in the mornings to ask for milk, mummy will wake me to drink milk so that I can continue to sleep after that while she gets ready for work.

Some updates

At 17 months…..

Weight: 9.5kgs (this was found out when I had to see the doctor last weekend as I was having quite high fever and found out I was having throat and ear infection)

Height: No idea (mummy didn’t want me to cry my lungs out as I hate taking this measurement at the doctor’s)

Physical: I’m very active like any other toddlers and I love climbing although I do have my falls now and then. I love my freedom and don’t seem to care to follow my parents closely when we’re out of the house but there was one time I could not find mummy and I started to cry. Did I learn my lesson after that? Nope! I still will walk and run without checking whether I’m being followed by mummy or papa. However, when at home, I’m very clingy especially to mummy. I always want her to carry me but she always says “No!” and I have no choice but to resort to my Kakak or my papa. But I’ll still get mummy’s attention eventually with my ever so pathetic cries and also at times, hanging on to mummy’s legs while she is at the computer.

Speech: I know more words than before but I only use the most 2 words at one go other than my usual gibberish baby talk. I love imitating words from my family and will usually say the last word or sound from that word, for example: Grandma = “ma”, Grandpa = “pa” but I can call my Ah Por = “por-por” and my Ah Kong = “tom-tom” – I pronounce the k’s as t’s

I can call out names and when you ask me my name, I’ll answer “hey yi” (haye li) and I know my cher-cher’s name is “rai yi” (rye li)

Open to me is “pahpen” even though I can say “oh” and love saying “uh oh” when I make a mistake.

Also my favourite word lately is “min”. This started from Vitamin but then lead to for whatever food, I will refer them as to “min”. And lately, I will use this for whatever things I want as well. No matter how many times mummy corrects me, I will say “min” for whatever I want.

Character: I will go into tantrums if I do not get my way. And most of the time I will be ignored if I have my tantrums. There was one time, mummy totally ignored me and walked away to her room while I was lying down on the floor, screaming and crying. I got up and went to her room to look for her. She thought I wanted her to carry me and opened her arms to me but I pushed them away, got down on my knees and started screaming and crying again. She ignored me again and walked to the kitchen. I also got up and followed her there and got down on the floor to continue my screaming and crying. She got fed up, carried me to the naughty corner and left me there to cry. I wanted to get up but she threatened me with the cane (by the way, I’m terrified of the cane although mummy has yet to touch me with the cane) so I remained there till I realized it was a waste of time crying so I calmed down and only then, I got my way after that with mummy. Mummy thinks it’s a sign I’m heading into my Terrible Twos stage.

I also do not let anyone bully me. I will push my sister away or pinch her if she is in my way while telling her firmly “No!”. At times, I will scream to her “NO!” And as always, mummy and papa will scold me but I still do them anyway as I do not like to be bullied. I also do this at Aunty Ng’s and yes, I also get punished there. As much as I do not like to be punished, whenever I feel that I’m being at a disadvantage, I will stand my grounds!

Food intake: I do not like porridge anymore and hence, I’m eating whatever my family is eating and I so love this especially during our recent Hong Kong holiday. Mummy still tries and feed me porridge but it’s not her cooking anymore but those from outside which is much tastier and I will eat them when I feel like it. If not, it’s rice dishes with soup. I don’t seem to like pasta (tomato base) or cheesy stuff very much like my sister but will have a go at tasting them anyway. I’m more adventurous at tasting all sorts of food and when I don’t like them, you cannot force me to eat them further.

As for milk, I usually drink between 5-6.5 oz and most times I do not finish them. I still have a bad habit of taking my own sweet time finishing my milk.