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.