It's a brand new year and i am starting 2011 as a 2-year-old.
How is it so far?
I AM LOVING IT!
First of all, i am back in SG and spending lotsa time with my family and friends. I am eating alot of good food and been on many playdates. Life can be busy for a 2-year-old, i find. Esp one who is on holiday! I always seems to get plenty of attention and Mami said, the reason we are going out so often is because alot of people wants to meet me. Apparently i am sort of a mini-celebrity on Mami's facebook. Most time, people recognized ME before they recognized Mami. Hahaha!
We have been back in SG for 2 weeks now and who have i met?
How is it so far?
I AM LOVING IT!
First of all, i am back in SG and spending lotsa time with my family and friends. I am eating alot of good food and been on many playdates. Life can be busy for a 2-year-old, i find. Esp one who is on holiday! I always seems to get plenty of attention and Mami said, the reason we are going out so often is because alot of people wants to meet me. Apparently i am sort of a mini-celebrity on Mami's facebook. Most time, people recognized ME before they recognized Mami. Hahaha!
We have been back in SG for 2 weeks now and who have i met?
Gonggong, Laolao, Yeye, Nainai, Gugu, Guzhang, my new baby cousin Jared for family...
And for friends, Blythe meimei, Grace jiejie, Isabella meimei, Ethan korkor, Erin meimei, Aaron korkor, Andy didi, Sue ann meimei and many of Uncles and Aunties as well.. And i finally met Aunty Lorna who has sent me so many cool presents from Adelaide! She and Uncle Mark were in SG for holiday too so it was really nice to finally see her in person (plus she gave me even more presents! Puzzles!!!). No wonder Mami thinks i am totally spoilt... But i am really enjoying myself. Mami also said that i seem to be more sociable and friendly now compared to when we were in Melbourne. She was surprised that i will spontaneously say "Hi" to people instead of hiding behind her! Well, that's cos now i finally see how nice it can be to be around people mah! Of cos i am still abit confuse how come some of the other children don't listen to me (Mami thinks it's cos i am too bossy) but i really enjoyed being around them and playing!
Just today, we went to visit godma Angie and i played with Aaron korkor and Andy didi. It was so fun that i refused to leave! Mami promised to bring me back again.. i cant wait to play with them again! I also enjoyed my other playdates... so much so that Mami told me that i should enjoy going to childcare when we returned to Melb at the end of Feb. Err.... I am not too sure about that though... Childcare means Mami and Dadi will leave me with some teachers and friends for the WHOLE DAY... I hope i don't cry... it sounds really scary! Mami hopes that i will have some good friends there and enjoy myself.. I certainly hope so... but... but.. but...
Sigh.. anyway, let's just enjoy what i have now first and worry about that later!
So.. it turns out that we will be going to Japan during CNY! I've never been there before and i am excited to sit on aeroplane again! Mami told me that it will be snowing and i need to wear a new jacket and also mittens. Hmmm.. i don't like my new stuff... But i dont think Mami is letting me choose at all. Sigh. On the positive side, i may have a chance to go to Disneyland (provided that Dadi is agreeable!). We will be going with Gonggong, Laolao, Big and Small QQ... I think Gonggong is very excited too. He is always telling me about it!
Anyway, plenty to look forward to in the next few weeks before we go back to Melbourne. Sorry that there is not much photos for the post this time cos Mami doesn't have her computer in SG (we have to borrow Gonggong's!). Mami also said now that i am 2, she is not going to chart my monthly milestones already. It is just too tough.
So briefly on what i can do by the time i am 25mths old:
Language
- vocabulary is still expanding. Mami reckons i have a receptive language (that is words i understand) of more than 200 - 250 words but expressively uses about 150-200 (mostly English though i do understand at least 70-80% of the Mandarin equivalent and uses them less in my day to day interactions).
- uses full-sentences most time. Able to formulate 4-6words sentences such as "I want to play bus puzzles" and questions such as "What are you doing Mama?".
- uses plurals and some tense (such as /ing)
- understands and uses prepositions such as in, out, up, down
- uses adjectives in sentences such as colours and sizes (big/small)
- uses pronouns such as mine, I, you (but sometimes confused me/you)
Cognitive
- identifies shapes, colours, alphabets, numbers (up to 20)
- knows A is for __ from A to Z
- count objects confidently from 1-10 (abit unsure from 11-20, esp 13 and 15 seems to be omitted unless reminded)
- have emerging notion of time (such as before and after) and shows some ability to recall past events
- understanding of common categories (e.g. shapes, animals, vehicles, fruits/food)
- attempts and completes interconnected (jigsaw) puzzles of up to 28 pieces using a variety of strategies (trial and error, awareness of error, matching, scanning)
- putting together sequence of events for make-believe play (e.g. pretending to have tea with her toys, cutting, feeding, drinking), developing more complex play scripts that involves brief dialogues (she talking to toys, and getting the toys to 'talk' to each other)
Social/Emotional Development
- recognize and identify family and her friends
- developing more interest in her peers and initiate to interact/play/talk to them
- greets familiar others spontaneously, will respond to other's greetings (even if unfamiliar)
- less 'shy' and more confident in verbalizing to others (often other children)
- less stranger anxiety though still cautious with unfamiliar others
- shows affections readily to familiar others and will return hugs/hi 5 when initiated by unfamiliar others
- develop attachments to her belongings and soft toys
- imitates gross motor movements/actions, sounds, words, and simple expressions
Motor Skills
- running abit more fluidly but with her arms tucked close to her chest and not moving much
- attempts to jump but both feet barely off the ground
- walks up and down regular stairs (up to 3 flights) on own by holding on to the side, able to walk up and down without support for a few steps (smaller steps) with both feet on the same step
- able to isolate fingers to count 1-5
- uses spoon/fork/crayons with palmer grasp
- imitate horizontal, vertical, circular/circle strokes
- manipulate/assemble objects such as blocks, puzzles with both hands working cooperatively
- able to thread with pipe cleaner
Mami said some of these things i learnt pretty fast cos i have good memory and enjoy sit-down stuff so have good attention for them. But i dont quite like the active stuff so even though other friends are already jumping and climbing on their own, i am still pretty cautious and a little scared to try things in the playground. I guess everyone is just different and Mami & Dadi is just happy with the way i am. I am pretty happy too so i guess that's alright! :)
And for friends, Blythe meimei, Grace jiejie, Isabella meimei, Ethan korkor, Erin meimei, Aaron korkor, Andy didi, Sue ann meimei and many of Uncles and Aunties as well.. And i finally met Aunty Lorna who has sent me so many cool presents from Adelaide! She and Uncle Mark were in SG for holiday too so it was really nice to finally see her in person (plus she gave me even more presents! Puzzles!!!). No wonder Mami thinks i am totally spoilt... But i am really enjoying myself. Mami also said that i seem to be more sociable and friendly now compared to when we were in Melbourne. She was surprised that i will spontaneously say "Hi" to people instead of hiding behind her! Well, that's cos now i finally see how nice it can be to be around people mah! Of cos i am still abit confuse how come some of the other children don't listen to me (Mami thinks it's cos i am too bossy) but i really enjoyed being around them and playing!
Just today, we went to visit godma Angie and i played with Aaron korkor and Andy didi. It was so fun that i refused to leave! Mami promised to bring me back again.. i cant wait to play with them again! I also enjoyed my other playdates... so much so that Mami told me that i should enjoy going to childcare when we returned to Melb at the end of Feb. Err.... I am not too sure about that though... Childcare means Mami and Dadi will leave me with some teachers and friends for the WHOLE DAY... I hope i don't cry... it sounds really scary! Mami hopes that i will have some good friends there and enjoy myself.. I certainly hope so... but... but.. but...
Sigh.. anyway, let's just enjoy what i have now first and worry about that later!
So.. it turns out that we will be going to Japan during CNY! I've never been there before and i am excited to sit on aeroplane again! Mami told me that it will be snowing and i need to wear a new jacket and also mittens. Hmmm.. i don't like my new stuff... But i dont think Mami is letting me choose at all. Sigh. On the positive side, i may have a chance to go to Disneyland (provided that Dadi is agreeable!). We will be going with Gonggong, Laolao, Big and Small QQ... I think Gonggong is very excited too. He is always telling me about it!
Anyway, plenty to look forward to in the next few weeks before we go back to Melbourne. Sorry that there is not much photos for the post this time cos Mami doesn't have her computer in SG (we have to borrow Gonggong's!). Mami also said now that i am 2, she is not going to chart my monthly milestones already. It is just too tough.
So briefly on what i can do by the time i am 25mths old:
Language
- vocabulary is still expanding. Mami reckons i have a receptive language (that is words i understand) of more than 200 - 250 words but expressively uses about 150-200 (mostly English though i do understand at least 70-80% of the Mandarin equivalent and uses them less in my day to day interactions).
- uses full-sentences most time. Able to formulate 4-6words sentences such as "I want to play bus puzzles" and questions such as "What are you doing Mama?".
- uses plurals and some tense (such as /ing)
- understands and uses prepositions such as in, out, up, down
- uses adjectives in sentences such as colours and sizes (big/small)
- uses pronouns such as mine, I, you (but sometimes confused me/you)
Cognitive
- identifies shapes, colours, alphabets, numbers (up to 20)
- knows A is for __ from A to Z
- count objects confidently from 1-10 (abit unsure from 11-20, esp 13 and 15 seems to be omitted unless reminded)
- have emerging notion of time (such as before and after) and shows some ability to recall past events
- understanding of common categories (e.g. shapes, animals, vehicles, fruits/food)
- attempts and completes interconnected (jigsaw) puzzles of up to 28 pieces using a variety of strategies (trial and error, awareness of error, matching, scanning)
- putting together sequence of events for make-believe play (e.g. pretending to have tea with her toys, cutting, feeding, drinking), developing more complex play scripts that involves brief dialogues (she talking to toys, and getting the toys to 'talk' to each other)
Social/Emotional Development
- recognize and identify family and her friends
- developing more interest in her peers and initiate to interact/play/talk to them
- greets familiar others spontaneously, will respond to other's greetings (even if unfamiliar)
- less 'shy' and more confident in verbalizing to others (often other children)
- less stranger anxiety though still cautious with unfamiliar others
- shows affections readily to familiar others and will return hugs/hi 5 when initiated by unfamiliar others
- develop attachments to her belongings and soft toys
- imitates gross motor movements/actions, sounds, words, and simple expressions
Motor Skills
- running abit more fluidly but with her arms tucked close to her chest and not moving much
- attempts to jump but both feet barely off the ground
- walks up and down regular stairs (up to 3 flights) on own by holding on to the side, able to walk up and down without support for a few steps (smaller steps) with both feet on the same step
- able to isolate fingers to count 1-5
- uses spoon/fork/crayons with palmer grasp
- imitate horizontal, vertical, circular/circle strokes
- manipulate/assemble objects such as blocks, puzzles with both hands working cooperatively
- able to thread with pipe cleaner
Mami said some of these things i learnt pretty fast cos i have good memory and enjoy sit-down stuff so have good attention for them. But i dont quite like the active stuff so even though other friends are already jumping and climbing on their own, i am still pretty cautious and a little scared to try things in the playground. I guess everyone is just different and Mami & Dadi is just happy with the way i am. I am pretty happy too so i guess that's alright! :)
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