Update from Dadi - Development at 28mths

motor skills:

• not very good with her throws yet
• very cautious when going about running, climbing and jumping. possibly cos there weren’t that many kids that she can model after. hope the situation improves after she has started childcare. physiotherapist friends noted the need to strengthen those core muscles
• enjoys dancing around and better with full body coordinations
• now attempts finer motor movements, like drawing more curves, thread through buttons, turn dials on some of her toys (e.g. wind up toys)
• seems interested in tracing alphabets/characters from books

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cognitive:

• definitely doing representational play with loads of her own scripting. now she’s into reenacting/modeling adult practices like tucking her toys in bed, making food with playdoh and building playground with megabloks for her toys
• sings and dances with her toys. enjoys listening to nursery rhymes/music cds. and can be rather insistent on selective tracks
• imaginative in using of objects as tools
• enjoys and excels at playing puzzles. able to complete >30-piece puzzles on her own.
• enjoys painting but seems to prefer playing on the piano. attempts to play on piano with both hands and sing along, often ‘remixing’ songs she knows or changing lyrics to familiar tunes
• memory holds for about 2 mths (?) cos she cant remember some of the poetry that she cld rattle off just 2 mths back.
• recognises alphabets but still has yet memorised her numbers beyond 12.

affective:

• started childcare 2 weeks back and she’s learning to cope with the separation (when we drop her off). initial wailing/crying/protesting has reduced in magnitude. she is now ‘resigned’ into having to get ready to get off her stroller and wave byebye…no more protest pukings and more explorations and observations of other kids at childcare. hope she will start playing more soon.
• seems more attached to the mom. would prefer her mom to play and work with her if she’s around. but if she realised that i’m the only one at home with her, she exhibits attachment though not necessarily the same level)
• does ‘protests’ deliberately (e.g. tries to cry and make herself throw up when she gets really upset) if she does not get her way and can understand that she’d done something wrong

language:

• talks in complete short sentences, picking up and using phrases and sequences that we use frequently. sentences range from 3 to 5 words in english and mandarin
• can hold simple conversation over the phone
• can ask simple question ‘You want?’ ‘Papa take?’ “ermmm we go there?’, ‘papa & yingxi & mama go supermarket’
• articulates things she remembers and reenacts them with her toys/ found objects
• definitely in Subject-Verb-Object word order. she understands how to reply by rearticulating our simple questions as her answers and changing intonnations. uses the conjunction ‘and’ frequently, uses some preposition ‘at’, ‘in’
• can articulate her intentions very clearly bilingually, but has a preference for english. possibly due to her increasing exposure to english in childcare and her mom. i’d still make it a point to converse in mandarin when i’m with her
• also mashes up her own sentences/speech with ‘phrase-sounding gibberish’, often when she goes into ‘extended’ conversation during imaginative play. other times when conversing with adults her speech is usually understandable
• vocabulary increasing, often picking up from material on tv and whenever we point out to her things on the go. often correctly labeling physical landmarks/objects/activities with related vocab/verbs
• repeats to herself some words/phrases that she finds interesting (she is going on about ‘indonesia’???)
• no discernable ‘accents’ when speaking in Mandarin. general pronunciation issues for her age in both english and mandarin

Lazy Mami

I am been getting really lazy with regards to updating Kiddo's blog and filling in her thought bubbles.

It is hard to 'chart' her milestones because she just seems to come into them quickly and suddenly. And somedays it is quite hard to keep track on what she knew and what she has just learnt. She still surprises us each day. I guess it is also harder now to think about what she will want to say because she is actually becoming quite her own little person and what a little precocious little person she is. She teases. She sulks. She demands. She wheedles. One minute she is driving me up the wall by fussing for no rhyme or reason, next minute she is on my lap kissing and hugging me, pulling my face with both her little hands next to hers demanding that i kiss her back.

What i wouldn't do for that kid...

She will be starting at childcare next week and I am not sure how she will cope there. She had 3 days in another childcare (we had to switch cos our first choice told us they have a place for her) and was doing fairly well till the last day where she broke into tears when i left. After which, she would always say 'no' with her head on her chest when we asked if she wanted to go play with friends in school. I hope she wont have too much difficulty settling into a new routine. I think she may cry, but the good thing about her since our last trip home, is that she has grown more open and bond easier with adults (instead of being fearful of strangers). She can be calmed pretty quickly if she has a stable caregiver that she can identify with. Hoping for the best...

Since coming back to Melb, she has really started chatting alot and getting quite fluent in Mandarin as well. Just the other day, she actually managed to 'converse' (i.e. answer questions) with her Laolao over the phone in Mandarin. Nowadays, she enjoys dancing and singing to Mandarin children CDs and is quite mesmerized by her own reflection in the mirror (she prances and dances infront of it everyday). It is always funny to watch her.

Frankly, i am quite contented with how she is developing and i guess i no longer look at or look for milestones/development quite so carefully anymore. She is showing me that she has her pace of growing and yes, i am sure there are things she should be doing (or doing better) but i am happy with where she is and she seems happy enough doing what she do. I think that's enough for me. :)

2011 and I am a happy 2 year old!

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?

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! :)

Update from Dadi - Development at 24mths

Thankfully Dadi is doing his Masters which involves looking at child development so he has been keep track of my development (cos Mami sorta gave up after a while - she say it is going too fast for her old brain.. tsk tsk)

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cognitive development:

• reads books / recall certain texts in books/prints (e.g. whereabouts the picture of a ‘spider’ in a book, sometimes will be triggered by another activity that may have mentioned the word ‘spider’). but she does only refer to certain ‘key’ books that she’d read more often.
• can recite to 20 and sometimes 25 in english, still trying to figure out the logic of 12-19 in mandarin. (10+1 kinnda logic). not necessarily understanding the math of anything more than 10 yet.
• counting objects out 1 by 1 but usually double counts the 1st object she points to
• exhibits more clearly long term memory. e.g. can remember and state some activities that she’d done over a few weeks ago e.g. remembering that i’d taught her how to play the abacus at ikea 3 days after. (upon seeing a picture of an abacus during a bedtime storytelling session, she took my finger and attempted to move the beads in the picture. and said play at chair cos she sat on a chair at ikea and played with the real abacus then). e.g. remembering that family friends bought her a birthday cake close to 3 weeks after the incident.
• can remember more names of people like her playmates, and some of the family friends and relatives
• exhibits preferences for TV programs and remembers their approx. show times (midday is sesame st., evening in the nite garden, or playschool)
• but also starts to exhibit some degree of ‘forgetting’ e.g. drew blank responses from what we’d taught her previously (like location and names of some countries on the world map)
• does not distinguish between english and mandarin text when she ‘reads’ aloud. but she is exhibiting an understanding that the alphabet is different from mandarin characters (through labeling exercises e.g. she does not pronounce 苹果when shown the word apple)
• can play on her own for extended period of time approx. 20 min (she moves from activity to activity like talking to her plushes, reads books, rolls around the mat and walks around the apartment looking for objects/ walks to see the aquarium) gets longer should the TV be on
• loves playing and building stuff with her megabloks (make robot! make jellyfish!, make choochootrain!)
• remembers activities and their relations. e.g. swimming at bother in laws pool when we show her her swimming costume / us taking out the suitcase means taking an airplane / unfolding the blanket means sleeping / when seeing either of us resting, she’d lower volume in a learnt behavior and whispers ‘Papa sleeping, shhhhh’
• she has more complex imaginary play (more props/plushes involved with clearer activities like cooking and having a meal play)
• she starting to play with actual jigsaw puzzles
• more aware of new sights and sounds and will CONSTANTLY ask about them (points and says ‘whazzat?’. sometimes will uses ‘whazzat’ to maintain interaction with us. )
• knows the concept of big and small, left and right, short and tall, and most colours all these in both english and mandarin
• can navigate confidently through my iphone and across the several pages of applications. she has learnt to switch off the phone whenever i asked for it back, or changes menu/closes / switches between apps on her own. she’s also beginning to try out other apps rather than just going for the usual ones like before
• she loves anything with rhythmic beats (e.g. she turned on song on my iphone, drags out her 2 empty milk tins and started drumming to the beat / dancing to the jingle whenever she’s in a departmental store)

physical development:

• toilet trained. can go on long periods without wearing diapers but she still has them on during naps and night time. she can hold the pee and poo rather well but gets reasonably upset when she really needs to go
• right hand dominant, has to be reminded to use her left hand to support a bowl etc etc
• getting good at playing with her megabloks though lego blocks are still too small for her
• manages a more ‘holistic’ form of dancing (now doing the steps and waving hands) as compared to just moving her butt from side to side previously
• manages to run at a steadier gait (loves chasing after pigeons) but still working on hopping
• still not very confident when going about playing in playgrounds. wary of heights and the slide is not always something that she’ll try. though she now loves to get onto the swing
• likes to climb steps and counts them when stepping
• about 85 cm tall and 10.5 kg in weight

social & emotional development:

• talks comfortably in front of strangers often saying hello and whats that/ what you doing, do this, come here. but often than not other kids do not respond but she didn’t seem to mind.
• expresses her needs clearly, understands the concept of hugging and to a certain degree sharing/giving
• stranger anxiety expressed through down turned eyes and bowed heads. especially so when in the company of elderly strangers. for unknown reasons, she tend not to warm up to the elderly
• approaching terrible 2s hence more insistent on certain routines and preferences e.g. starts to dislike vegs but will still eat carrots and broccoli!
• will keep or set things back to their original positions when asked & on most occasions she does that on her own. in fact she does get somewhat frustrated should she not get to keep stuff when she said she wants to
• enjoys ‘reading’ aloud back to us / to herself and engages us with questions of her own (usually ‘whatzzat’ or some gibberish)
• likes new experiences and material objects especially when is told that they belong to her e.g. new toys, clothes and shoes (she goes ‘whoa…’)
• likes to pose for camera (she will prompt ’1,2,3 cheese’ and beams)
• enjoys reactions of others, often expecting others to clap upon her completion of a song/dance routine and she’d join in the clapping. usually will repeat her ‘performance’ just to get the reactions

language development:

• sings along with songs/jingles while watching tv shows
• sings many complete verses from about 3 of her favourite songs to date, like 夜上海 and 月亮代表我的心. sings the whole of Twinkle twinkle little star (also the Mandarin version) and 拔萝卜. does attempt to parrot phrases from some other songs, usually doing a pretty good job with catching and singing the chorus.
• learnt to converse more in Mandarin (probably from the exposure in the recent trips to China, HK & inevitably having watched quite alot of Mandarin cartoons like 喜洋洋)
• recites about 80% of about 5-7 of her favourite nursery rhymes and 唐诗 on her own.
• answers questions predominantly in english but her speech does contain both english and mandarin phrases. will answer in mandarin (if asked) after she answers in english. will answer in mandarin should the vocab was first introduced to her in mandarin (mental branding i suppose)
• vocab increased in both english and mandarin, largely due to the traveling in the past 2 mnths.
• makes remarks almost appropraitely with phrases she’d picked up from our speech. e.g.: she makes exclamations along with facial expressions and exaggerated body language such as ‘ i forget’ / 忘记了！/OH NO!/Is that so?/How bout dis wan?

23 months and 3 weeks

I have been away for so long... but that's because i've been travelling alot with my Mami and Dadi. I spent 5 weeks away from Melbourne during Sept and Oct. I went to visit my big QQ in HK, then see Gonggong and Laolao and xiao QQ in Humen. I also went with them and Kaka Ann and Kaka Yati to Shanghai! We visited quite a few places and also went to the world expo there. It was all very exciting.

Of course, when i was travelling, i had a lot of chance to try different food. There are the nice dimsums in HK and also the wonderful cooking by Kakas in Humen. In Shanghai we had xiao long bao and steamboat too. It was nice spending time with everyone. I learnt a lot of things while i was there. I learnt how to sing a few chinese oldies that Gonggong like, like 夜上海 and 月亮代表我的心. I also learnt to converse more in Mandarin and watch quite alot of Mandarin cartoons like 喜洋洋. Most of all, i discover my interest for chinese opera after a visit to the HK national museum. It was all very amusing for my grandparents. They were surprise that a little girl like me will like such music!
Of cos, there were also alot of shopping too. Everyone bought me things such as clothing, hats, toys, books and accessories. And i had a chance to visit Disneyland again, this time with Mami's friend Aunty Gracie, her husband Uncle Colin and Nat Didi. We had alot of fun in Disneyland and i was so excited to meet my good friends Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie Mouse again! On this trip, i also had a chance to visit the swimming pool at QQ's house. I really REALLY like the bubble pool (aka jacuzzi) in the changing room. Most time i refused to leave and would get really upset when Mami try to change me.
It was a good 5 weeks of holiday for me and it was fantastic to have all the company even though it can be quite tiring travelling at times from different places. Alot of people say that i am really lucky to have chance to take aeroplane so many times before i am 2 years old but to tell you all the truth, it is very TIRING, especially when you cannot sleep well on the plane (although i love the food on the plane and the toys the nice stewardess jiejie always give me).
Anyway, i was back in Melbourne in Nov and managed to meet up with my friends Grace Jiejie and Blythe Meimei again. I also met alot of other of Mami's friends. But sad to say Blythe Meimei now has gone back to SG and i have one less friend in Melbourne. *sigh*. Another sad thing that happened in Nov is that my Ah Zhor (Mami's grandma) passed away in Humen, 3wks after we came back to Melbourne. So we had to fly back to China again. where we met up with Vanessa Biao Yi and other granduncles and grandaunty. It was a long flight from Melb to Sg then to HK, and then a ferry to Humen. Mami got to see Ah Zhor again but to me, it seemed like Ah Zhor was orh-orhing. Mami asked me to friend-kiss Ah Zhor and say byebye... usually I am quite scared of Ah Zhor but because she was sleeping, she wasnt as scary so i told her byebye and friend-kissed her. After that i didn't see Ah Zhor again.
We spent a week in Humen and flew back to Melbourne after that. Once we came back, i had a hard time getting back to sleep. Mami said it was because of all the travelling... it took a while for me to settle down in the night time but i think it is better now. Mami and Dadi just re-do my room and moved me to my own big bed. I am not sure how i feel about it yet because tonight will be my first there in it. I am a little scared but Mami think i will be fine because i am going to be a big girl soon cos it will be my 2nd birthday next week! I am not sure what my Mami and Dadi has planned for me.. but i hope there will be an Elmo cake there! *Heehee* Update again when i am a 2-year old!

21 months

In 3 months time, i will be 2 years old! Wow! Time really passes very fast.

Let's see what did i learn over the last month...

1) I am now officially a day toilet trained toddler! That means i can tell Mami i need to go peepee or poopoo when i need to in the day and dont need to wear diapers! But i still wear a diaper when i go to sleep la!

2) I can sing alot of songs! And by that i don't mean just the last word only. I can see the whole of Twinkle twinkle little star (also the Mandarin version) and 拔萝卜！I am also reciting about 60-70% of the nursery rhymes and 唐诗 on my own. Mami thinks i am absolutely adorable when i talk in my baby voice and when i try to sing Dadi's favourite hokkien song - 一百万!

3) I can recognize most of the alphabets (capital letters) and count from 1 to 20 (with occasional gap from 14 - 17). I am also counting objects out 1 by 1!

4) I am not afraid to go down slides anymore! I will even ask Mami to bring me to the 'playground' to play with 'slides' and 'swing'! Heh heh i used to be quite scare of these physical activities but now i think they are alright. :)

5) I have learnt what's Mami, Dadi, QQ, 小QQ and my own name!

Over the last month, i had fun going on playdates with Grace Jiejie and Blythe Meimei. It was very nice that Aunty Andrea open up her house for us to play that. She also makes us food and treats us to ice cream *yummy*! I love playing with my friends!

I am also been getting new toys made by Dadi. I especially like Mr Bunbun and i will bring him out with me sometimes. He is very good company and likes to go shopping too! Dadi just got a new sewing machine and i hope i will get more toys from him!

Next next friday, i will be flying off again. I am going to go HK to see QQ JJ, then off to Humen to see 姥姥 and 公公. We will also be going to Shanghai. That means i will be away for a month from Melbourne and all my friends! Well, i am sure i will see them once i get back.. and i will definitely bring back some presents! In the meantime, I am looking forward to going swimming and eating all the good food there again. I am sure QQ and everyone is also looking forward to seeing me there soon!

Till next time! Byebye!

20 months and 1 week

Dadi has been 'copying' from Mami's little posts about me on Circle of Moms (facebook thingy) so now it's her turn to do so. This is what Dadi noted of me in my 20th month!

cognitive dev:

• able to imitate movement (will attempt to imitate jump or dance from what she sees on TV and finer finger movements of my hand, e.g. scissors, paper, stone)
• STILL uses toys inappropriately (anything can be a phone)
• recognizes self in mirror (will ‘comment’ on her clothes or parts of herself/ blabber incessantly in front of mirror)
• remembers where objects are located/ person resides (even in abstract terms such as faraway places i.e. Singapore)
• uses objects as tool
• recognizes shapes, most alphabets and numbers
• notices little objects and small sounds
• sits alone for short period of time with book/tv
• more symbolic thinking in pretend play. observed ability to switch perspectives when playing with her plushes
• object permanence fully achieved (she’s been looking and asking for my iphone at all places and at all times!)

physical dev:
• enjoys unceasing activity
• carries objects in both hands
• points with index finger
• picks up small objects with index finger and thumb
• turn pages confidently
• walking independently, sideways, in rounds and backwards
• eager to walk up and down stairs with aid
• some degree of hand preference (Right)
• no longer watches feet when walking
• YET to master jumping with both feet off floor, throw
• can walk fast but yet to transit smoothly from walking to running. improved drooling but dribbles still noticeable at times

social & emotional development
• imitates adult behavior like wiping, cooking, stirring
• solitary play
• laughs when chased
• explores reactions of others
• imagines toys have life qualities
• responds to praise but not so much scolding (been getting her to understand the need to apologise)
• little/ no sense of sharing (never gives up things that she likes e.g. food, toys, crayons) unless ordered by parents
• temper tantrums (crying, saying ‘no’ when she doesn’t get her way and pointing everywhere and sounding very irritable when she’s really tired)
• engages in parallel play with other kids
• hugs spontaneously
• clingy in front of strangers
• communicates her wants ‘i wan i wan’, sensation e.g. ‘pain pain’ / ‘cold cold’
• points, verbally ‘orders’, pulls my finger or tug my pants when she wants something / go somewhere

language development
• expanding vocabulary of about 100 words (both English and Mandarin)
• ’parrots’ last words/ phrases by others
• has good memory. will articulate certain words on pages of some of her books (such as last words/phrases on selected lyrics of songs and poetry)
• manages to sing more words in ‘twinkle twinkle lil star’
• manages 3 word utterances
• refers to self as ‘I’ and ‘Yingxi’, but not quite getting whats ‘me’ and ‘you’ yet
• asserts wants ‘i wan i wan’
• points to named objects (nana – banana) more often
• spontaneous humming/singing/blabbering
• use ’self’ when wanting to eat on her own
• uses some short incomplete (3-4 word) sentences at times
• utter names of shapes, most alphabets and numbers in English while numbers too in Mandarin
• sometimes make connections to words she hears and replies in Mandarin
• will reply in Mandarin if communicated to in Mandarin, likewise for English

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In other news, Gonggong and Laolao has gone back to Singapore and I've been having tons of playdates with Grace Jiejie and Blythe Meimei :)

I have also started REAL toilet training and now Mami doesnt let me wear diapers in the day anymore, except during naptime and sleeping time. I still need reminders to ask to go peepee but i can tell Mami if i needed to poopoo!

Mami say she wants to compile a list of the vocab i know but she has yet to do anything yet. Hahaha and in the meantime, i just keep learning more words, at this rate, she wont be able to catch up!
Spring time is coming and i can hardly wait!