Dear Baby,
Half the month was spent with a cough and a runny nose, but you are a bundle of sunshine as usual and unless you were really uncomfortable, you didn't cry or fuss much. Thank you for making it easy for me when we are worried sick whenever you had fever, or when you threw up your phlegm together with milk. You've no idea how much your bright smile and boundless energy (oh yes, even when you are unwell) makes me feel more at ease.
Being able to tell us that "my throat pain pain" makes it so much easier for us.
Words
Speaking of communication, you are also exploring emotions now.
The other day we didn't allow you to do something (I can't recall what it is), you surprised us by saying "TT is angry." And you could tell us the reason why.
You see a character in TV crying, you tell me "Aunty sad sad."
(Opps. You are not supposed to have screen-time but we are relacing the rules a little since you are turning two soon!)
That day you fed Ah Gong coffee, which is your favourite activity by the way - feeding us, you said out loud, "TT is very happy. Because TT feed Ah Gong."
You are also starting to give very loud and patronising laughs that goes like this.
"HA. HA. HA."
Dressing up
We see more even more independence this month.
Even though you have difficulty pulling your shorts up all the way, you still try and yay! you can now put on your shorts by yourself!
Putting on your socks is the next challenge you set for yourself. I think trying to put on my bedroom socks helped. I can see that gave you a huge confidence boost that you can do it.
You can also retrieve the milk bottle from the cot by yourself now, and you are so proud about it. Using the same technique and improvising a little, you also managed to get the ball out in Daiso by yourself when we refused to help you take it. There's just no stopping you, isn't it?
There is no way to contain you in the house either. Absolutely no way. It used to be shut-the-door-and-you-won't-be-able-to-enter. But now you can open every single door. Even the very heavy household shelter door. You can even lock and unlock the door.
And that pajama struggle? We got that this month!
You insisted on putting on pajamas that we don't even own.
We don't have any pajamas that are orange, baby...!
You can now tie your hair into a cute little ponytail! Oh, I love it.
One day you even attempted to put on the hairclip by yourself. Not bad!
Negotiation
We see negotiation taking place as well.
"Mummy! (in your sweetest voice ever.) Can I watch Hi-5?"
"Polite word?"
"Peeeasee?"
I looked on as if I was considering.
"One. One only. After that, close the laptop."
And if I did not respond, you will say it in Mandarin while holding up your finger to indicate "ONE".
And when you make us do things, we don't even know of we should laugh or cry because it sounds so demanding.
"I WANT this."
"TT do it myself."
And when you are sweet and polite about it,
"TT feed mama. Okay?"
"Jiu jiu carry TT. Okay?"
No.....
Logic
I enjoy observing this most.
You enjoy playing with that kiddy basketball setup that jiujiu has in his room so you make him carry you for a slam dunk all the time. He gave you a teddy to put in (because we thought that would stop you from asking to put the ball in) and that got stuck. But you still insisted and when we told you the bear is there, "Take bear out then can put in the ball already."
You saw your wet apron hanging to dry.
"Apron wet wet. TT cannot wear this."
Boy, you are talking up a storm aren't you?
Play
Play this month involved a lot of imagination.
You made us go up the escalator while we were in the playroom.
You walk around singing with an invisible mic (I think you picked that up from grandpa).
And whenever you had problems sitting down quietly while we were travelling in the bus, and I reminded you to sit down, you will do so quietly then pretend to fasten your seatbelt. I love it when you look at me and go "fasten your seatbelt." *nod*.
We also explored painting with different techniques other than the paintbrush. You did hand-printing, as well as vegetable and fruit painting.
We also attended two trial sessions at My Gym. We missed the third one due to the haze.
A big girl now
You really are a big girl now. You're even more meticulous than me and that makes it difficult to leave the house without you now. Whatever I forget to bring along, you will always ask "What's that?" and I'll remember.
I'm sorry and a little embarrassed that I'm reliant on you this way.
But I'm really glad that you are my trusty little helper.
Thank you, love.
Cuddles and Smooches,
Mommy
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