Saturday, August 17, 2013
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
A @ 25 months
Oh, my, this month, it seem like everyday A surprises us with some new word, phrase, or understanding. It's hard to remember them all, but here are some examples.
A: Mommy, Rice milk! (for a long time he only said, milk and not clearly) but now it is very clear
Me: Okay, I'll give you a little bit.
A: No, not a little bit, A LOT!!
A: "Eat that!" (opening freezer himself), pointing, "Up there!"
Me: This? (ice cream)
A: No, down
Me: this?
A: yes!
I take it out,
A: Open it!
so I open it and give it to him A says, "wait, Alex take off shoes"
... and when he's done, he tells me, "mommy, hold this" giving me his mostly eaten strawberry bar.
One day as I rolled down my window on the right, A is sitting in the back,
"my side! Open it" (while pointing to his side of window") showing he know what he is talking about
Or I say, its time to say bye-bye, and he will say, "not yet mommy", or "okay, I am ready, mommy"
These days, most stuff is his, as in "Alex's phone, my phone, Alex's shoe, Alex's clothes" or "Alex's turn"
And some bad words he picked up from the siblings or made up himself,
"chicken boobie" whenever he doesn't like his bro/sis,
"stupid shoe" he made that up himself when he is having trouble taking it off.
"meanie, jiejie(sis) or jiejie, meanie butt" when he thinks sis is not doing things his way.
"no kissing me"
Or on eating a juicy piece of chicken or whatever, A says, "tasty!"
He also knows to say , "thank you, (insert name)" or "sorry, mommy" when prompted.
He seems to understand most everything we tell him and can def. follow directions. He is moving past just picking up key words to saying more close to a full sentence.
I'm sure it is the case with other 25 months old, but A have strong preference on who does what. For example, since he is very close to me, he will want me to do/get him everything. Everything is "mommy do it, mommy get it" I have to buckle his seat belt, (if his sis/bro did it, there will be lots of screaming/crying) or I have to get him milk. "Daddy have to cajole him into letting him get it for A, like C'mon, daddy will do it ", then only if he agrees will he happily let you go. Otherwise, you will hear him protest!! Getting back to seat belt, there is one time I forgot to buckle him up, and he yells, "Alex not buckled up!":) Thanks, buddy! He also tells us, "(insert name), buckle up!!
A is esp. affectionate with me, and tells me many times a day, "I love you, mommy", "wo ai ni, mommy"( in Chinese), kisses, hugs me. It is probably because I do the same to him.
I was talking to one of my friend that A is pretty cautious and for whatever reason does not put anything in his mouth without my permission. Even when he picks orange cherry tomatoes, he only picks the one I tell him too. He will hold a yellow/orange one but won't pull it off until I okay it. He has also been loving to play with water beads, but he never puts in his mouth. I feel confident that he knows this is not for consumption. I think it is part of his personality or maybe he can tell this is not for eating as we are not eating it.
Independence: A is able to open the frig. and get food for himself now so he likes doing that. He feeds himself. He always helps his brother unload the dishwasher and he is learning to sweep. Whenever he sees one of us sweeping, he takes out his little sweeper.
And A says," okay, mommy I'll clean up." when I tell him to clean up and he actually does. (which is the best.) He also helps me charges my phone and knows when the battery is running low. Essentially, he likes to do things himself and you can see the joy in his face when he is able to the task. Sometimes he will do it over and over just to make sure he can do it. This month he figured out how to unbuckle the top part of his seat belt. Also, he is mostly potty trained at night. We put on diaper when he naps/night but it has always been dry this month.
Physical development : A loves to moves and to just go, go go whether that is a car ride to somewhere or out to our driveway. He loves to throw/catch balls. A favorite game is throwing/catching balloons filled with some water. He loves to climb whether it is at the playground or at home on the couch or on me. He likes to roll too and walk down on the slide. He watches his sis do situp and does them too. He can almost do a full split and will often walk on tip toe. He likes to kick his soccer ball and hold tennis racket. He loves to help pick up tennis balls and brings it to us. He tries to imitate everything we do.
Social:One thing I hope A gets better is when he meets our adult friends. Most of the time, he will turn his head away from the person who is saying hi or give you the look he does not wish to talk to you or say hi until at least for some time, usually when it is time to leave. He doesn't seem to have this problem with kids his age. He might not say hi but he won't turn his head away. A usually is interested in what his siblings are doing rather than what his little friends are doing, but sometimes, he will watch them and play side by side. He might even show them how to play certain things or how not to. He is only affectionate with only one friend, a sweet, sweet girl 2 weeks apart from him. They def. have a bond.
Sleep: And as since birth, we still struggle with sleep. I have com to the conclusion that A just does not need a lot of sleep. These days, A either skips the afternoon nap entirely and get sleepy around 9pm or he will take a nap around 4-5 in the afternoon and then he really have a hard time sleeping at night like 10. And he always cries for us when we try to put him to sleep. It is def. not like my oldest where I can do the usual bed routine and turn on some music and she will drift to sleep by herself. Or my second oldest, he will be be falling asleep sometimes while he is still eating. But no matter when he goes to sleep at night, A is usually up between 7-8. Once in a great while, he wakes up in the middle of the night, comes to sleep with us and in those cases, he might sleep closer to 8:30.
A: Mommy, Rice milk! (for a long time he only said, milk and not clearly) but now it is very clear
Me: Okay, I'll give you a little bit.
A: No, not a little bit, A LOT!!
A: "Eat that!" (opening freezer himself), pointing, "Up there!"
Me: This? (ice cream)
A: No, down
Me: this?
A: yes!
I take it out,
A: Open it!
so I open it and give it to him A says, "wait, Alex take off shoes"
... and when he's done, he tells me, "mommy, hold this" giving me his mostly eaten strawberry bar.
One day as I rolled down my window on the right, A is sitting in the back,
"my side! Open it" (while pointing to his side of window") showing he know what he is talking about
Or I say, its time to say bye-bye, and he will say, "not yet mommy", or "okay, I am ready, mommy"
These days, most stuff is his, as in "Alex's phone, my phone, Alex's shoe, Alex's clothes" or "Alex's turn"
And some bad words he picked up from the siblings or made up himself,
"chicken boobie" whenever he doesn't like his bro/sis,
"stupid shoe" he made that up himself when he is having trouble taking it off.
"meanie, jiejie(sis) or jiejie, meanie butt" when he thinks sis is not doing things his way.
"no kissing me"
Or on eating a juicy piece of chicken or whatever, A says, "tasty!"
He also knows to say , "thank you, (insert name)" or "sorry, mommy" when prompted.
He seems to understand most everything we tell him and can def. follow directions. He is moving past just picking up key words to saying more close to a full sentence.
I'm sure it is the case with other 25 months old, but A have strong preference on who does what. For example, since he is very close to me, he will want me to do/get him everything. Everything is "mommy do it, mommy get it" I have to buckle his seat belt, (if his sis/bro did it, there will be lots of screaming/crying) or I have to get him milk. "Daddy have to cajole him into letting him get it for A, like C'mon, daddy will do it ", then only if he agrees will he happily let you go. Otherwise, you will hear him protest!! Getting back to seat belt, there is one time I forgot to buckle him up, and he yells, "Alex not buckled up!":) Thanks, buddy! He also tells us, "(insert name), buckle up!!
A is esp. affectionate with me, and tells me many times a day, "I love you, mommy", "wo ai ni, mommy"( in Chinese), kisses, hugs me. It is probably because I do the same to him.
I was talking to one of my friend that A is pretty cautious and for whatever reason does not put anything in his mouth without my permission. Even when he picks orange cherry tomatoes, he only picks the one I tell him too. He will hold a yellow/orange one but won't pull it off until I okay it. He has also been loving to play with water beads, but he never puts in his mouth. I feel confident that he knows this is not for consumption. I think it is part of his personality or maybe he can tell this is not for eating as we are not eating it.
Independence: A is able to open the frig. and get food for himself now so he likes doing that. He feeds himself. He always helps his brother unload the dishwasher and he is learning to sweep. Whenever he sees one of us sweeping, he takes out his little sweeper.
And A says," okay, mommy I'll clean up." when I tell him to clean up and he actually does. (which is the best.) He also helps me charges my phone and knows when the battery is running low. Essentially, he likes to do things himself and you can see the joy in his face when he is able to the task. Sometimes he will do it over and over just to make sure he can do it. This month he figured out how to unbuckle the top part of his seat belt. Also, he is mostly potty trained at night. We put on diaper when he naps/night but it has always been dry this month.
Physical development : A loves to moves and to just go, go go whether that is a car ride to somewhere or out to our driveway. He loves to throw/catch balls. A favorite game is throwing/catching balloons filled with some water. He loves to climb whether it is at the playground or at home on the couch or on me. He likes to roll too and walk down on the slide. He watches his sis do situp and does them too. He can almost do a full split and will often walk on tip toe. He likes to kick his soccer ball and hold tennis racket. He loves to help pick up tennis balls and brings it to us. He tries to imitate everything we do.
Social:One thing I hope A gets better is when he meets our adult friends. Most of the time, he will turn his head away from the person who is saying hi or give you the look he does not wish to talk to you or say hi until at least for some time, usually when it is time to leave. He doesn't seem to have this problem with kids his age. He might not say hi but he won't turn his head away. A usually is interested in what his siblings are doing rather than what his little friends are doing, but sometimes, he will watch them and play side by side. He might even show them how to play certain things or how not to. He is only affectionate with only one friend, a sweet, sweet girl 2 weeks apart from him. They def. have a bond.
Sleep: And as since birth, we still struggle with sleep. I have com to the conclusion that A just does not need a lot of sleep. These days, A either skips the afternoon nap entirely and get sleepy around 9pm or he will take a nap around 4-5 in the afternoon and then he really have a hard time sleeping at night like 10. And he always cries for us when we try to put him to sleep. It is def. not like my oldest where I can do the usual bed routine and turn on some music and she will drift to sleep by herself. Or my second oldest, he will be be falling asleep sometimes while he is still eating. But no matter when he goes to sleep at night, A is usually up between 7-8. Once in a great while, he wakes up in the middle of the night, comes to sleep with us and in those cases, he might sleep closer to 8:30.
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