It has been 4 months....

21 months old.....


.....since I last updated on Ethan's progress on this blog.

Height and weight:
Anyway, I didn't measure his weight and height since the last 2-3 months because I'm not as worried about his development as before. He now (thank God) eats well, drinks well, sleeps well and plays well too. When he was younger, he fell sick very often. No kidding, every month we visited the paed, sometimes twice or more. At one point, I felt so embarrassed for going back to the paed so frequently. Why my son was unwell all the time? Am I a bad mother? Can't I keep him in a better shape? I kept asking myself all these things. However, since he hit the 1-year-old mark, his health improves a lot. Thanks to the Scott's Emulsion and Colostrum capsules I give him.

Speech/Langauage Development:
He can now easily pick up simple words that we taught him and he loves to talk (not in front of strangers though). Some new words he picked up:

• moon = moon
• gar = star
• sin = raisin
• nana = banana
• apool = apple
• ah-wer = flower
  
• shoo = shoe
• bly = butterfly
• bear bear = bear
• ish = fish
• gag = scared (will say it while patting his chest)
• poot = when he lets out gas
• bess = press (he likes to press on the door bells)
  
• da gung gung = 'tai seong goong' (too much mahjong sessions with mummy)
• sig = sit
• walk = walk
• seek or oi oi = sleep
• goog = drink water

He knows most of his body parts and when asked, he will point to them. He knows where are/is his:

• ears
• nose
• eyes
• head
• leg
• hand
• tummy

Ethan showed off his skill in the video below, which was taken on 15 December 2007. I just realised I kept saying 'yeayy' in the video. Actually I always say that or clap my hands whenever he did things right just to reward him :-)


I bought him a book on animals in the jungle for his first birthday and I taught him the sound made by some of these animals. Now, when I asked him (while pointing at the picture) 'what the monkey says' he will say 'oo oo oo'. Others are
bird: jii jii jii
snake: ss ss
lion: aaaauuu
tiger: aaaauuu

Will buy another book on animals in the farm for him.

Food Intake:
2 times solid (porridge or rice) and 4 times milk (7 oz. per feed) per day. I'm happy he's taking more milk now and he can finish them most of the time. Comparing to the last update when he was 17 months old, he only took 4-6 oz per feed with the same number of feed per day.

Emotion/Character:
He is definitely showing a lot of terrible-2 signs and throws a lot of tantrum when he is with us. With other people, he behaves and is manageable. When we go out, he likes to walk unguided. If we insist on holding his hand, he will kneel or squat until we let go. Another option will be to scoop him up and carry him. He struggles of course.

Dexterity:
He also likes to feed himself using the cutleries but most of the time the food will end up on his body, table or floor. So 'malu' when we have to leave the restaurants with a major mess on the floor and table.

Favourite Songs/Shows:
When we ask him what he wants to watch, he will tell us. If we play the wrong CD, he will ask for the one he wants until we change it to the right one. Those he knows are:

• Noo-noo = Teletubbies (remember how afraid he was when he first saw it? He likes it very much now)
• Ai-yoo = Old McDonald's song
• aa-nee = Barney